NY Times Crossword Complete Solution: May 13, 2025
Our expert breakdown helps you solve the May 13 NYT crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.
Across Clues and Answers (39)
Clue #1: 1. Gremlins and Pacers of old autodom
Clue #2: 5. Playful prank
Clue #3: 10. Includes on an email, in brief
Clue #4: 13. Jamie of TV's "M*A*S*H"
Clue #5: 14. Die down
Clue #6: 15. Guitarist Clapton
Clue #7: 17. Ladled party drink
Clue #8: 19. Dalai ___
Clue #9: 20. Use a scope
Clue #10: 21. Voting against
Antonyms: pro
Clue #11: 22. "You can stop explaining"
Clue #12: 24. To-do pile's place
Clue #13: 26. The Midwest states, agriculturally speaking
Clue #14: 28. Came back from a deficit
Antonyms: demobilize
Clue #15: 31. Princess's torment in a classic fairy tale
Clue #16: 32. ___ Speedwagon
Clue #17: 33. One of a salty septet
Clue #18: 34. Blanket draping a mountain at dawn
Clue #19: 36. Oscar winner Spacek
Clue #20: 38. Cafeteria shout that might provoke the moves at 17-, 26-, 54- and 64-Across?
Clue #21: 41. Proctor's cue
Antonyms: end
Clue #22: 44. Roger Rabbit or Bugs Bunny, e.g.
Clue #23: 45. Circle section
Clue #24: 48. In the style of
Clue #25: 49. Wall St. debut
Clue #26: 51. Kind of family
Antonyms: conventional
Clue #27: 54. Bone-in cut whose name became an endearment
Clue #28: 57. Many-headed monster of myth
Clue #29: 58. Non-mono, say
Clue #30: 59. "Superberry" of South America
Clue #31: 62. Voting against
Antonyms: pro
Clue #32: 63. Personal shopper, e.g.
Clue #33: 64. Bright yellow creature that moves about 6.5 inches per minute
Clue #34: 67. Castle defense
Clue #35: 68. Like noble gases
Clue #36: 69. Carefree feeling
Antonyms: difficulty
Clue #37: 70. Co. behind the "Book Review" podcast
Clue #38: 71. Bewilder
Clue #39: 72. "Two pools of light, a mirror bright," in generative A.I. poetry
Across Clues and Answers (39)
Clue #1: 1. Shindig
Clue #2: 2. Sites for lots of yachts
Clue #3: 3. Fall apart, as a cookie
Clue #4: 4. ___ Lanka
Clue #5: 5. Skipper, informally
Clue #6: 6. Lie next to
Clue #7: 7. Cold sweat
Clue #8: 8. Series-ending abbr.
Clue #9: 9. Bring back from a furlough
Clue #10: 10. Center of a paparazzi swarm
Clue #11: 11. Lunar landscape features
Clue #12: 12. "Fresh as a daisy" and "strong as an oak"
Clue #13: 16. Laser pointer or ball of yarn
Clue #14: 18. Vehicle that's hailed
Clue #15: 23. Grind, as one's teeth
Clue #16: 25. King in Norway's Fairhair dynasty
Clue #17: 27. It's a choice
Clue #18: 29. Like Dashboard Confessional's music
Clue #19: 30. Possible response to "Nuh-uh!"
Clue #20: 35. West Coast air hub
Clue #21: 37. European country where the Renaissance started
Clue #22: 39. How crab legs may be served
Clue #23: 40. African animal with horns
Clue #24: 41. Aromatic fir
Clue #25: 42. Rapture
Antonyms: depression
Clue #26: 43. Time for a tailgate party
Clue #27: 46. Court surface at the French Open
Clue #28: 47. Go on a pub crawl, say
Clue #29: 50. What exposure therapy may treat
Clue #30: 52. ___ Pet
Clue #31: 53. Stoves
Clue #32: 55. George ___, M.L.B. player with batting titles in three different decades
Clue #33: 56. Like windows
Clue #34: 60. Sagan of astronomy
Clue #35: 61. Feed the kitty
Clue #36: 65. "Your point being?"
Clue #37: 66. Get it
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: December 26, 2024
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
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Across Clues with Answers:
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The clue is 1. Targets of crunches, informally. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ABS
Possible Answer : type_AB, Artium_Baccalaurens, BA, AB, Ab, group_AB, abdominal, Av, ABS, abdominal_muscle, Bachelor_of_Arts, ab, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
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The clue is 4. "Smart" guy. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ALEC
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The clue is 8. Vibes. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: AURAS
Possible Answer : gloriole, halo, air, glory, aura, atmosphere, nimbus, aureole
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The clue is 13. Hawaiian dish with cubed fish. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: POKEBOWL
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The clue is 15. Perceptive. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ASTUTE
Possible Answer : astute, shrewd, sharp
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The clue is 16. End-of-year hope. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: PAYRAISE
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The clue is 17. Lawyers, collectively. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: THEBAR
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The clue is 18. Astronauts' outpost, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ISS
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The clue is 19. Like the last name of swimming legend Diana Nyad. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: APT
Possible Answer : minded, given, liable, disposed, tending, apposite, pertinent, clever, apt
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The clue is 21. Original N.Y.C. subway line. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: IRT
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The clue is 22. Vampire hunter's weapon. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: STAKE
Possible Answer : bet, impale, hazard, back, adventure, jeopardize, stakes, game, punt, venture, gage, post, bet_on, stake, interest, wager
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The clue is 25. "Well, that's just perfect". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: GREAT
Possible Answer : heavy, swell, expectant, bang-up, cracking, with_child, large, dandy, capital, corking, neat, peachy, slap-up, smashing, nifty, great, enceinte, keen, majuscule, bully, gravid, outstanding, not_bad, big, groovy
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The clue is 27. Telluride maker (that's 6,000+ miles away from Telluride). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: KIA
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The clue is 28. Faith Hill hit with the lyric "It's perpetual bliss". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: THISKISS
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The clue is 29. Slim-fitting bottom. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: PENCILSKIRT
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The clue is 31. Humorist Bombeck. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ERMA
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The clue is 32. Spoiled. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: BAD
Possible Answer : badness, tough, spoilt, unsound, defective, badly, unfit, forged, sorry, regretful, high-risk, uncollectible, speculative, risky, bad, big, spoiled
Possible Opposite Answer : good, goodness, unregretful
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The clue is 33. Forgo a ring, maybe. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: KNOCK
Possible Answer : bang, criticize, knock, pick_apart, whang, tap, criticise, roast, knocking, strike_hard, bump, rap, smash, whack, ping, belt, bash, pink
Possible Opposite Answer : praise
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The clue is 35. Fills in the gaps of, in a way. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: PUTTIES
Possible Answer : putty
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The clue is 37. Futuristic zappers. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: RAYGUNS
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The clue is 39. Samira Wiley's role on "The Handmaid's Tale". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: MOIRA
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The clue is 40. Pops. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: DAD
Possible Answer : dada, pop, daddy, papa, dad, pappa, pa
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The clue is 41. A thing of the passed?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OBIT
Possible Answer : necrology, obituary, obit
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The clue is 42. Wetland fuel source. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: PEATBOG
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The clue is 44. Breaking the fourth wall, say. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: META
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The clue is 45. Cartoon frame. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CEL
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The clue is 47. Snarkily disparaging. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SNIDE
Possible Answer : sneering, snide, supercilious
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The clue is 48. Like a baby in need of burping. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: GASSY
Possible Answer : flatulent, colicky, gassy
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The clue is 49. Dismiss abruptly. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: AXE
Possible Answer : axe, ax
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The clue is 50. Dutch banking giant. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ING
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The clue is 51. Get to 21 first in cornhole, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: WIN
Possible Answer : come_through, pull_ahead, get_ahead, gain_ground, gain, profits, winnings, advance, win, make_headway, deliver_the_goods, succeed, bring_home_the_bacon, acquire
Possible Opposite Answer : fail, fall_back, lose, losings
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The clue is 52. Oscar nominee for "Carrie". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SPACEK
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The clue is 55. Peak picker-uppers, as depicted three times in this puzzle's grid. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: SKILIFTS
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The clue is 60. "Money talks". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: CASHISKING
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The clue is 61. Unapproved, pharmaceutically. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: OFFLABEL
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The clue is 62. Remained home for supper. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ATEIN
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The clue is 63. CBS drama with five spinoffs. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: NCIS
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The clue is 64. In need of salt, say. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ICY
Possible Answer : wintry, arctic, gelid, frozen, icy, frosty, frigid, polar, glacial
Down Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. Home screen selection. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: APP
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The clue is 2. Stole onstage. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: BOA
Possible Answer: feather_boa, boa
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The clue is 3. Difficult area of a jigsaw puzzle, maybe. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SKY
Possible Answer: flip, toss, sky, pitch
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The clue is 4. Humble. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ABASE
Possible Answer: humiliate, humble, chagrin, mortify, abase
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The clue is 5. Lane in DC?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: LOIS
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The clue is 6. Grossed-out cries. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EWS
Possible Answer: electronic_warfare, EW
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The clue is 7. Given the go-ahead. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: CLEARED
Possible Answer: authorize, realize, crystallise, exonerate, pull_in, pass, light_up, crystalise, net, make, sack, illuminate, clear, elucidate, take_in, crystalize, sort_out, crystallize, exonerated, shed_light_on, solve, sack_up, authorise, straighten_out, clear_up, top, exculpate, exculpated, bring_in, vindicated, enlighten, unclutter, brighten, discharge, acquit, absolved, gain, cleared, earn, assoil, realise
Possible Opposite Answer : bounce, convict, uncleared, clutter, overcast
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The clue is 8. Pizza oven residue. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ASH
Possible Answer: ash, ash_tree
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The clue is 9. Beehive State native. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: UTE
Possible Answer: Ute
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The clue is 10. Toys once marketed as having "Over three billion combinations, but only one solution". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: RUBIKSCUBES
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The clue is 11. Chess : check :: go : ___. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ATARI
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The clue is 12. Tempur-Pedic competitor. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SERTA
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The clue is 14. Early 20th-century composer who introduced the typewriter as a percussion instrument. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: ERIKSATIE
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The clue is 15. Negative campaign tactic. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: ATTACKAD
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The clue is 20. Signature item. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: PEN
Possible Answer: indite, playpen, pen, penitentiary, write, compose
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The clue is 22. Prefix with any family member. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: STEP
Possible Answer: stair, pace, footstep, measure, tone, footfall, ill-use, mistreat, whole_tone, dance_step, ill-treat, stride, step, whole_step, tread, maltreat, gradation, footmark, stone's_throw, abuse, footprint
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The clue is 23. Steady engine sound. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: THRUM
Possible Answer: hum, beat, drum, strum, thrum
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The clue is 24. Focus on making others happy. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: AIMTOPLEASE
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The clue is 25. They might accompany SAT scores. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: GPAS
Possible Answer: grade_point_average, GPA
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The clue is 26. Minute. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TINY
Possible Answer: petite, flyspeck, lilliputian, midget, bantam, tiny, diminutive
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The clue is 30. Slangy term for an obsession with branded fashion items. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: LOGOMANIA
Possible Answer: logorrhea, logomania
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The clue is 32. Coffeehouse poets. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: BEATNIKS
Possible Answer: beatnik, beat, beats, beat_generation, beatniks
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The clue is 34. Sweaters and such. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: KNITS
Possible Answer: knitting, plain, rumple, knit_stitch, plain_stitch, knitwork, pucker, cockle, knit, crumple, entwine
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The clue is 36. 401(k) alternatives. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: IRAS
Possible Answer: ire, Irish_Republican_Army, individual_retirement_account, ira, Provos, anger, IRA, Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army, wrath, Provisional_IRA
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The clue is 37. Short-lived fashion. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: RAGE
Possible Answer: furore, craze, storm, fury, ramp, passion, furor, madness, rage, fad, cult
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The clue is 38. Court-ordered delay. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: STAY
Possible Answer: ride_out, continue, arrest, bide, rest, hitch, halt, stop, last_out, abide, appease, outride, persist, detain, stoppage, check, stick, stay, stay_on, quell, delay, stay_put, stick_around, remain
Possible Opposite Answer : change, move, depart
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The clue is 40. Lewis Carroll's real last name, hence Lewis's last name in "Jurassic Park". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: DODGSON
Possible Answer: Lewis_Carroll, Charles_Dodgson, Reverend_Dodgson, Carroll, Charles_Lutwidge_Dodgson, Dodgson
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The clue is 43. Hamper, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: BIN
Possible Answer: bin, binful, bank_identification_number, BIN, ABA_transit_number
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The clue is 45. Caesar's first stabber. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CASCA
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The clue is 46. One living abroad. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: EXPAT
Possible Answer: expatriate, exile, expat
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The clue is 48. Bass organs. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: GILLS
Possible Answer: gill, branchia, lamella
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The clue is 51. Something that's often free in airports but expensive on airplanes. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: WIFI
Possible Answer: wireless_local_area_network, WLAN, WiFi, wireless_fidelity
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The clue is 53. Life force. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CHI
Possible Answer: ch'i, qi, chi, ki, khi
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The clue is 54. Köln one. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EIN
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The clue is 56. Fast-food chain with 30,000+ locations. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: KFC
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The clue is 57. "Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity" org.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: FBI
Possible Answer: Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation, FBI
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The clue is 58. Gumshoe. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TEC
Possible Answer: police_detective, investigator, detective, tec
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The clue is 59. Roguish. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SLY
Possible Answer: crafty, guileful, foxy, knavish, slick, tricky, cunning, sly, dodgy, tricksy, wily
Monday, September 8, 2025
August 22, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint
Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
- Across Clues (37 clues)
- Down Clues (42 clues)
- Category Breakdown
- Complete Puzzle Statistics
- Pro Solving Tips
Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Monday, August 22, 2022
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 79 (37 Across, 42 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.0 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Monday Puzzle August 22, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
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| 1A | 1. Bird with keen binocular vision | 3 |
| 2A | 4. Unit of bacon or cloth | 5 |
| 3A | 9. Throw away | 4 |
| 4A | 13. Language spoken in Bangkok | 4 |
| 5A | 15. French ___ (region east of Suriname) | 6 |
| 6A | 16. First part of a play | 4 |
| 7A | 17. Black Forest Ham and Cold Cut Combo, for two | 16 |
| 8A | 20. Bible book with 150 sacred poems | 6 |
| 9A | 21. Away from the sun, say | 7 |
| 10A | 22. "Favorite" or "prodigal" one | 3 |
| 11A | 23. Sugary | 5 |
| 12A | 25. ___ port in a storm | 3 |
| 13A | 26. Region encompassing a city and its suburbs | 9 |
| 14A | 30. Honoree on the third Sunday in June | 3 |
| 15A | 32. ___ Gagarin, first person in space | 4 |
| 16A | 33. Cube or sphere | 5 |
| 17A | 35. Must, informally | 5 |
| 18A | 39. Pre-calc class | 4 |
| 19A | 40. Keep the beat with one's feet, say | 6 |
| 20A | 42. Actor Oldman | 4 |
| 21A | 43. Commotion | 5 |
| 22A | 45. Clean vigorously | 5 |
| 23A | 46. Utter delight | 4 |
| 24A | 47. Spot for a soak | 3 |
| 25A | 49. One-size-fits-all hosiery | 9 |
| 26A | 51. Free ___ bird | 3 |
| 27A | 54. Hotel customer | 5 |
| 28A | 56. Hall-of-Fame QB Dawson | 3 |
| 29A | 57. Nelson who wrote "Long Walk to Freedom" | 7 |
| 30A | 59. "I've got it!" | 6 |
| 31A | 62. Nonmainstream productions like "Pink Flamingos" and "Eraserhead" | 16 |
| 32A | 66. Goulash or gumbo | 4 |
| 33A | 67. Online brokerage pioneer | 6 |
| 34A | 68. Rolaids competitor | 4 |
| 35A | 69. "Child's play!" | 4 |
| 36A | 70. Bowling alley rentals | 5 |
| 37A | 71. Bartender on "The Simpsons" | 3 |
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. Bird with keen binocular vision"
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 nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
- Words that mean the same thing: bird of night, bird of Minerva, hooter
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: OWL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "4. Unit of bacon or cloth"
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 relatively long narrow piece of something
- Words that mean the same thing: plunder, pillage, denude
- The opposite would be: dress
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: STRIP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "9. Throw away"
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 flipping a coin
- Words that mean the same thing: sky, toss out, cast out
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: TOSS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "13. Language spoken in Bangkok"
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 native or inhabitant of thailand
- Words that mean the same thing: Siamese, Tai, Central Thai
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: THAI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. French ___ (region east of Suriname)"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a geographical region of northeastern south america including guyana and surinam
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: GUIANA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. First part of a play"
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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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: ACTI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "17. Black Forest Ham and Cold Cut Combo, for two"
Quick Info: This answer has 16 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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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: SUBWAYSANDWICHES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "20. Bible book with 150 sacred poems"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an old testament book consisting of a collection of 150 psalms
- Words that mean the same thing: psalm, Psalm, Book of Psalms
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: PSALMS
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Clue 9 Across: "21. Away from the sun, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that within a building
- Words that mean the same thing: inside
- The opposite would be: outdoors, outside
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The answer is: INDOORS
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Clue 10 Across: "22. "Favorite" or "prodigal" one"
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 male human offspring
- Words that mean the same thing: Word, Logos, boy
- The opposite would be: girl, daughter
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SON
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Clue 11 Across: "23. Sugary"
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 english phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
- Words that mean the same thing: Henry Sweet, afters, angelical
- The opposite would be: sour, salty
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SWEET
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Clue 12 Across: "25. ___ port in a storm"
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 or some or every or all without specification
- Words that mean the same thing: whatsoever, whatever
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANY
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Clue 13 Across: "26. Region encompassing a city and its suburbs"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: METROAREA
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Clue 14 Across: "30. Honoree on the third Sunday in June"
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 an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
- Words that mean the same thing: daddy, pappa, pa
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DAD
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Clue 15 Across: "32. ___ Gagarin, first person in space"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YURI
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Clue 16 Across: "33. Cube or sphere"
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 matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure
- Words that mean the same thing: firm, self-coloured, strong
- The opposite would be: hollow, liquid
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SOLID
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Clue 17 Across: "35. Must, informally"
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: GOTTA
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Clue 18 Across: "39. Pre-calc class"
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 mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions
- Words that mean the same thing: trim, trigonometry, clean-cut
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TRIG
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Clue 19 Across: "40. Keep the beat with one's feet, say"
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: TOETAP
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Clue 20 Across: "42. Actor Oldman"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a city in northwest indiana on lake michigan; steel production
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GARY
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Clue 21 Across: "43. Commotion"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HOOHA
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Clue 22 Across: "45. Clean vigorously"
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 place that is scoured (especially by running water)
- Words that mean the same thing: purge, flush, abrade
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SCOUR
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Clue 23 Across: "46. Utter delight"
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 great merriment
- Words that mean the same thing: gloat, gloating, gleefulness
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GLEE
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Clue 24 Across: "47. Spot for a soak"
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 relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
- Words that mean the same thing: bathtub, tubful, bath
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TUB
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Clue 25 Across: "49. One-size-fits-all hosiery"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TUBESOCKS
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Clue 26 Across: "51. Free ___ bird"
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: ASA
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Clue 27 Across: "54. Hotel customer"
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 visitor to whom hospitality is extended
- Words that mean the same thing: client, invitee, Edgar Guest
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GUEST
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Clue 28 Across: "56. Hall-of-Fame QB Dawson"
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: LEN
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Clue 29 Across: "57. Nelson who wrote "Long Walk to Freedom""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that south african statesman who was released from prison to become the nation's first democratically elected president in 1994 (born in 1918)
- Words that mean the same thing: Nelson Mandela, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MANDELA
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Clue 30 Across: "59. "I've got it!""
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 an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire
- Words that mean the same thing: constantan
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EUREKA
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Clue 31 Across: "62. Nonmainstream productions like "Pink Flamingos" and "Eraserhead""
Quick Info: This answer has 16 letters. It's a expert clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UNDERGROUNDFILMS
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Clue 32 Across: "66. Goulash or gumbo"
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 agitation resulting from active worry
- Words that mean the same thing: lather, swither, grudge
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STEW
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Clue 33 Across: "67. Online brokerage pioneer"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ETRADE
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Clue 34 Across: "68. Rolaids competitor"
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 an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
- Words that mean the same thing: stomach, tummy, tum
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TUMS
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Clue 35 Across: "69. "Child's play!""
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 posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
- Words that mean the same thing: easygoing, well-heeled, easily
- The opposite would be: uneasy, quickly
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EASY
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Clue 36 Across: "70. Bowling alley rentals"
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 particular situation
- Words that mean the same thing: place, shoe, brake shoe
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHOES
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Clue 37 Across: "71. Bartender on "The Simpsons""
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: MOE
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August 22, 2022 Down Hints: NYT Monday Crossword Guide
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Extra N.B.A. periods, for short | 3 |
| 2D | 2. Clobber but good | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Scientific workplaces | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Figure (out) | 4 |
| 5D | 5. ___ Maria (liqueur) | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Competed in a 10K, say | 3 |
| 7D | 7. Not mainstream | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Received quick cash for, in a way | 6 |
| 9D | 9. Food in a hard or soft shell | 4 |
| 10D | 10. Ellen ___, first Hispanic woman in space | 5 |
| 11D | 11. Back of a boat | 5 |
| 12D | 12. Oscar winner Spacek | 5 |
| 13D | 14. "Told you so!" | 9 |
| 14D | 15. Athlete on the pommel horse or parallel bars | 7 |
| 15D | 18. ___ gobi (curry dish) | 4 |
| 16D | 19. Attachment to a dog collar, informally | 5 |
| 17D | 23. Chooses | 7 |
| 18D | 24. Stay at home during, as a hurricane | 7 |
| 19D | 26. Story that's not to be believed | 4 |
| 20D | 27. Continental currency | 4 |
| 21D | 28. Quartet minus one | 4 |
| 22D | 29. Aussie hoppers | 4 |
| 23D | 31. "Shucks!" | 9 |
| 24D | 34. Smear on, as makeup | 4 |
| 25D | 36. Soft mineral | 4 |
| 26D | 37. Arduous journey | 4 |
| 27D | 38. Thumbs-up votes | 4 |
| 28D | 41. Orchestral introduction in a musical or opera | 7 |
| 29D | 44. Tool for boring holes | 5 |
| 30D | 48. Sticks out | 6 |
| 31D | 50. Medieval worker | 4 |
| 32D | 51. Cause to chuckle | 5 |
| 33D | 52. Christmas list keeper | 5 |
| 34D | 53. Range from Venezuela to Chile | 5 |
| 35D | 55. Habitat for humanity? | 5 |
| 36D | 58. Like early-morning grass | 4 |
| 37D | 59. Finishes up | 4 |
| 38D | 60. "America's Got Talent" judge Heidi | 4 |
| 39D | 61. Snowballs, in a snowball fight | 4 |
| 40D | 63. Gold, in Guadalajara | 3 |
| 41D | 64. Dubai's country, for short | 3 |
| 42D | 65. Opposite of NNW | 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. Extra N.B.A. periods, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: OTS
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Clue 2 Down: "2. Clobber but good"
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: ____
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The answer is: WHUP
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Clue 3 Down: "3. Scientific workplaces"
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 workplace for the conduct of scientific research
- Words that mean the same thing: lab, science lab, research lab
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LABS
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Clue 4 Down: "4. Figure (out)"
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 type genus of the suidae
- Words that mean the same thing: Sus, genus Sus
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SUSS
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Clue 5 Down: "5. ___ Maria (liqueur)"
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 brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply; symptoms depend on the site of the blockage
- Words that mean the same thing: transient ischemic attack
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: TIA
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Clue 6 Down: "6. Competed in a 10K, say"
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 move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
- Words that mean the same thing: draw, die hard, unravel
- The opposite would be: idle, malfunction
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The answer is: RAN
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Clue 7 Down: "7. Not mainstream"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a pop group not affiliated with a major record company
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: INDIE
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Clue 8 Down: "8. Received quick cash for, in a way"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that leave as a guarantee in return for money
- Words that mean the same thing: soak, pawn, hock
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PAWNED
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Clue 9 Down: "9. Food in a hard or soft shell"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of mexican descent
- Words that mean the same thing: greaser, wetback
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TACO
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Clue 10 Down: "10. Ellen ___, first Hispanic woman in space"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that united states biochemist (born in spain) who studied the biological synthesis of nucleic acids (1905-1993)
- Words that mean the same thing: Severo Ochoa
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: OCHOA
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Clue 11 Down: "11. Back of a boat"
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 the rear part of a ship
- Words that mean the same thing: inexorable, unappeasable, posterior
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STERN
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Clue 12 Down: "12. Oscar winner Spacek"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about movies/film.
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- This could be something that a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
- Words that mean the same thing: effeminate, pantywaist, emasculate
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SISSY
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Clue 13 Down: "14. "Told you so!""
Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: IWASRIGHT
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Clue 14 Down: "15. Athlete on the pommel horse or parallel bars"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an athlete who is skilled in gymnastics
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GYMNAST
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Clue 15 Down: "18. ___ gobi (curry dish)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
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- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALOO
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Clue 16 Down: "19. Attachment to a dog collar, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IDTAG
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Clue 17 Down: "23. Chooses"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
- Words that mean the same thing: select, choose, pick out
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SELECTS
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Clue 18 Down: "24. Stay at home during, as a hurricane"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WAITOUT
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Clue 19 Down: "26. Story that's not to be believed"
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 traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MYTH
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Clue 20 Down: "27. 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: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EURO
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Clue 21 Down: "28. Quartet minus one"
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 cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
- Words that mean the same thing: troika, trey, tierce
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TRIO
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Clue 22 Down: "29. Aussie hoppers"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROOS
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Clue 23 Down: "31. "Shucks!""
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DOGGONEIT
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Clue 24 Down: "34. Smear on, as makeup"
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 material used to daub walls
- Words that mean the same thing: plaster, smirch, smudge
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DAUB
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Clue 25 Down: "36. Soft mineral"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder
- Words that mean the same thing: talcum
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TALC
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Clue 26 Down: "37. Arduous journey"
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 journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TREK
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Clue 27 Down: "38. Thumbs-up votes"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AYES
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Clue 28 Down: "41. Orchestral introduction in a musical or opera"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
- Words that mean the same thing: preliminary, overture
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: PRELUDE
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Clue 29 Down: "44. Tool for boring holes"
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 long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes
- Words that mean the same thing: screw auger, plumber's snake, wimble
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: AUGER
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Clue 30 Down: "48. Sticks out"
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 something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
- Words that mean the same thing: hump, bag, protuberance
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: BULGES
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Clue 31 Down: "50. Medieval worker"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that (middle ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
- Words that mean the same thing: helot, villein
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SERF
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Clue 32 Down: "51. Cause to chuckle"
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 occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
- Words that mean the same thing: disport, divert
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: AMUSE
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Clue 33 Down: "52. Christmas list keeper"
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 the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at christmas
- Words that mean the same thing: Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Father Christmas
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SANTA
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Clue 34 Down: "53. Range from Venezuela to Chile"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a mountain range in south america running 5000 miles along the pacific coast
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ANDES
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Clue 35 Down: "55. Habitat for humanity?"
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 the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
- Words that mean the same thing: solid ground, globe, land
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: EARTH
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Clue 36 Down: "58. Like early-morning grass"
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 wet with dew
- Words that mean the same thing: bedewed
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: DEWY
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Clue 37 Down: "59. Finishes up"
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 either extremity of something that has length
- Words that mean the same thing: terminate, finish, goal
- The opposite would be: beginning, begin
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The answer is: ENDS
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Clue 38 Down: "60. "America's Got Talent" judge Heidi"
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: KLUM
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Clue 39 Down: "61. Snowballs, in a snowball fight"
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 projectiles to be fired from a gun
- Words that mean the same thing: ammunition
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: AMMO
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Clue 40 Down: "63. Gold, in Guadalajara"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ORO
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Clue 41 Down: "64. Dubai's country, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: UAE
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Clue 42 Down: "65. Opposite of NNW"
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 the compass point midway between south and southeast
- Words that mean the same thing: sou'-sou'-east, south southeast
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: SSE
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| General Knowledge | 55 | 69.6% |
| Short Answer | 12 | 15.2% |
| History | 4 | 5.1% |
| Geography | 2 | 2.5% |
| Food & Drink | 2 | 2.5% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.3% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 1 | 1.3% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.3% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 42 |
| Total Clues | 79 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.0 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 16 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 moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
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Last Updated: September 07, 2025 at 09:16 PM