2426 Monday Aug 26, 2024 NYT Crossword Clues by Zachary David Levy

Across Clues by Zachary David Levy : Aug 26, 2024

1. Square dance venue, 5. San ___, capital of Puerto Rico, 9. The "I" of T.G.I.F., 12. Spring ___ (encounter plumbing problems), 14. Popular dance fitness program, 15. Backwoods denial, 16. Abba hit of 1979, 19. Like some smartphone purchases, 20. What a three-way intersection can form, 21. 'N Sync hit of 2000, 25. Situated on, 26. Adore, informally, 27. Olympic gold medalist Raisman, 28. Things stuck on snowman "arms", 31. Rocks that may contain precious metals, 33. Arouse, as interest, 34. Mötley Crüe hit of 1987, 41. Start of Caesar's boast, 42. Loudly praise, 43. Pennsylvania governor Josh, 46. Opposite of NNE, 49. Lisbon greeting, 50. Boat propellers, 51. Beach Boys hit of 1964, 54. Religious ceremony, 57. Italy's Isle of ___, 58. Coveted Scrabble space … or the sheet music for 16-, 21-, 34- or 51-Across?, 63. Beethoven's "___ to Joy", 64. State that's home to one end of the Appalachian Trail, 65. Where "all my ex's live," in song, 66. In favor of, 67. Present in a favorable light, 68. City surrounding Vatican City

Down Clues by Zachary David Levy : Aug 26, 2024

1. Something checked at an airport counter, 2. Oscar winner Mahershala, 3. Sleep stage, for short, 4. Coastal African desert, 5. Skittish, 6. "Errr … I mean …", 7. Assist with a crime, 8. Pesters, 9. Jail cell occupant, 10. Maxi pad alternative, 11. Uses a broom, 13. Its capital is Nairobi, 14. Quickly fly past, 17. Scottish Highlander, 18. "Zero stars from me!", 21. Outlet for an internet commentator, 22. ___ Gagarin, first man in space, 23. At any point, 24. Man's name that's a fruit spelled backward, 29. Brainpower measures, for short, 30. Pull, 32. Makes a mistake, 33. Lead-in to law or launch, 35. Bio. or chem., 36. Needlefish, 37. "___ two minds on this …", 38. Spot for a satellite dish, 39. Athleisure lead-in to "lemon", 40. Lee of Marvel Comics, 43. In a sense, 44. Beehive or bob, 45. More hipsterish, 46. Entrap, 47. Bay Area enforcement org., 48. German sausage, 52. The Huskies of the N.C.A.A., 53. Not as mean, 55. Some church donations, 56. Spring, 59. Motion-sensing Nintendo console, 60. Kitchen brand with a palindromic name, 61. Head-butt, 62. Suffix with Sudan or Japan

Monday Aug 26, 2024 NYT Crossword Clues

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 26, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Square dance venue. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: BARN

  Possible Answer : barn, b




• The clue is 5. San ___, capital of Puerto Rico. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: JUAN




• The clue is 9. The "I" of T.G.I.F.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ITS

  Possible Answer : IT, information_technology




• The clue is 12. Spring ___ (encounter plumbing problems). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ALEAK




• The clue is 14. Popular dance fitness program. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ZUMBA




• The clue is 15. Backwoods denial. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: NAW




• The clue is 16. Abba hit of 1979. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: GIMMEGIMMEGIMME




• The clue is 19. Like some smartphone purchases. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: INAPP




• The clue is 20. What a three-way intersection can form. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: TSHAPE




• The clue is 21. 'N Sync hit of 2000. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: BYEBYEBYE




• The clue is 25. Situated on. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ATOP

  Possible Answer : atop




• The clue is 26. Adore, informally. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: LUV




• The clue is 27. Olympic gold medalist Raisman. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ALY




• The clue is 28. Things stuck on snowman "arms". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: MITTENS

  Possible Answer : mitten




• The clue is 31. Rocks that may contain precious metals. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ORES

  Possible Answer : ore




• The clue is 33. Arouse, as interest. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: PIQUE

  Possible Answer : offend, pique, irritation, temper




• The clue is 34. Mötley Crüe hit of 1987. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: GIRLSGIRLSGIRLS




• The clue is 41. Start of Caesar's boast. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ICAME




• The clue is 42. Loudly praise. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: TOUT

  Possible Answer : gas, blow, tout, bluster, ticket_tout, shoot_a_line, gasconade, touter, boast, vaunt, brag, tipster, swash




• The clue is 43. Pennsylvania governor Josh. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: SHAPIRO




• The clue is 46. Opposite of NNE. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: SSW

  Possible Answer : sou'-sou'-west, SSW, south_southwest




• The clue is 49. Lisbon greeting. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: OLA

  Possible Answer : ola, olla




• The clue is 50. Boat propellers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: OARS

  Possible Answer : oar




• The clue is 51. Beach Boys hit of 1964. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: FUNFUNFUN




• The clue is 54. Religious ceremony. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: RITUAL

  Possible Answer : rite, ritual




• The clue is 57. Italy's Isle of ___. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: CAPRI

  Possible Answer : Capri




• The clue is 58. Coveted Scrabble space … or the sheet music for 16-, 21-, 34- or 51-Across?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: TRIPLEWORDSCORE




• The clue is 63. Beethoven's "___ to Joy". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ODE

  Possible Answer : ode




• The clue is 64. State that's home to one end of the Appalachian Trail. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: MAINE

  Possible Answer : Pine_Tree_State, Maine, ME




• The clue is 65. Where "all my ex's live," in song. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: TEXAS

  Possible Answer : Texas, TX, Lone-Star_State




• The clue is 66. In favor of. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: FOR




• The clue is 67. Present in a favorable light. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SPIN

  Possible Answer : spin, tailspin, twist, reel, birl, twisting, whirl, spin_out, spin_around, twirl, gyrate




• The clue is 68. City surrounding Vatican City. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ROME

  Possible Answer : Eternal_City, capital_of_Italy, Roma, Rome, Italian_capital

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Something checked at an airport counter. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: BAG

  Possible Answer: udder, bagful, purse, dish, bag, cup_of_tea, pocket, old_bag, base, grip, bulge, handbag, travelling_bag, suitcase, pocketbook, traveling_bag

• The clue is 2. Oscar winner Mahershala. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ALI

  Possible Answer: Ali, Cassius_Clay, Muhammad_Ali, Cassius_Marcellus_Clay

• The clue is 3. Sleep stage, for short. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: REM

  Possible Answer: rapid_eye_movement_sleep, REM, rapid_eye_movement, paradoxical_sleep, REM_sleep

• The clue is 4. Coastal African desert. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: NAMIB

• The clue is 5. Skittish. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: JUMPY

  Possible Answer: highly_strung, jolting, jumpy, edgy, jittery, bumpy, jolty, overstrung, uptight, rough, nervy, restive, high-strung, rocky

  Possible Opposite Answer : smooth

• The clue is 6. "Errr … I mean …". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: UMM

• The clue is 7. Assist with a crime. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ABET

  Possible Answer: abet

• The clue is 8. Pesters. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: NAGS

  Possible Answer: nag, hack, plug, common_scold, jade, peck, scold, scolder, nagger, hen-peck

• The clue is 9. Jail cell occupant. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: INMATE

  Possible Answer: convict, yardbird, inpatient, inmate, yard_bird, con

  Possible Opposite Answer : outpatient

• The clue is 10. Maxi pad alternative. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: TAMPON

  Possible Answer: tampon

• The clue is 11. Uses a broom. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: SWEEPS

  Possible Answer: broom, end_run, sweep_up, chimneysweeper, embroil, expanse, drag, traverse, brush, cross, drag_in, tangle, chimneysweep, swing_out, sail, span, slam, sweep, sweep_oar, swing

• The clue is 13. Its capital is Nairobi. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: KENYA

  Possible Answer: Kenya, Republic_of_Kenya

• The clue is 14. Quickly fly past. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ZIPBY

• The clue is 17. Scottish Highlander. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: GAEL

  Possible Answer: Gael

• The clue is 18. "Zero stars from me!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: IHATEIT

• The clue is 21. Outlet for an internet commentator. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: BLOG

  Possible Answer: web_log, blog

• The clue is 22. ___ Gagarin, first man in space. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: YURI

• The clue is 23. At any point. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: EVER

  Possible Answer: always, of_all_time, ever_so, ever, e'er

  Possible Opposite Answer : never

• The clue is 24. Man's name that's a fruit spelled backward. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: EMIL

• The clue is 29. Brainpower measures, for short. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: IQS

  Possible Answer: I.Q., intelligence_quotient, IQ

• The clue is 30. Pull. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: TUG

  Possible Answer: jerk, labour, tugboat, push, tug, tote, tower, towboat, drive, lug, labor

• The clue is 32. Makes a mistake. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: SLIPSUP

• The clue is 33. Lead-in to law or launch. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: PRE

• The clue is 35. Bio. or chem.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: SCI

• The clue is 36. Needlefish. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: GAR

  Possible Answer: needlefish, Lepisosteus_osseus, garfish, garpike, gar, billfish

• The clue is 37. "___ two minds on this …". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: IMOF

• The clue is 38. Spot for a satellite dish. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ROOF

  Possible Answer: ceiling, roof, cap

• The clue is 39. Athleisure lead-in to "lemon". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: LULU

  Possible Answer: looker, beauty, dish, mantrap, ravisher, sweetheart, peach, stunner, lulu, knockout, smasher

• The clue is 40. Lee of Marvel Comics. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: STAN

• The clue is 43. In a sense. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: SORTOF

• The clue is 44. Beehive or bob. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: HAIRDO

  Possible Answer: hairstyle, hairdo, hair_style, coiffure, coif

• The clue is 45. More hipsterish. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: ARTIER

  Possible Answer: arty

• The clue is 46. Entrap. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SNARE

  Possible Answer: snare, noose, hook, trammel, trap, side_drum, snare_drum, entrap, gin, ensnare

• The clue is 47. Bay Area enforcement org.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SFPD

• The clue is 48. German sausage. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: WURST

• The clue is 52. The Huskies of the N.C.A.A.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: UCONN

• The clue is 53. Not as mean. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: NICER

  Possible Answer: courteous, skillful, decent, nice, overnice, squeamish, prissy, gracious, dainty

  Possible Opposite Answer : nasty

• The clue is 55. Some church donations. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ALMS

  Possible Answer: alms

• The clue is 56. Spring. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: LEAP

  Possible Answer: bounce, spring, jump_off, bound, saltation, leaping, jump, leap

• The clue is 59. Motion-sensing Nintendo console. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: WII

• The clue is 60. Kitchen brand with a palindromic name. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: OXO

• The clue is 61. Head-butt. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: RAM

  Possible Answer: jampack, RAM, random_access_memory, ram, Aries, tup, random_memory, jam, wad, Ram, read/write_memory, force, Aries_the_Ram, cram, random-access_memory, ram_down, chock_up, drive, pound, crash

• The clue is 62. Suffix with Sudan or Japan. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ESE

  Possible Answer: east_southeast, ESE

Soure from : The New York Times

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (37 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (38 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Moderate

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. ___ canto	3
2A	4. Lessons that might be spelled out for you?	4
3A	8. Photographer Diane	5
4A	13. Wide-open Q&A	3
5A	14. Coffee option	4
6A	15. Snatching sound, in the comics	5
7A	16. Nonverbal "well done"	8
8A	18. Well-known scheme designer	5
9A	19. One of the two Boolean values, in programming	4
10A	20. Disney princess whose name is one letter off from a common princess accessory	5
11A	22. Gimlet base	3
12A	23. Dundee dissent	3
13A	25. Cars with retractable roofs	8
14A	27. What Neapolitan ice cream is divided into	6
15A	30. Compete (for)	3
16A	31. Bit in a breakfast bowl	3
17A	32. Benefactor with a limited number of grants?	5
18A	35. Symbol of the "Black is beautiful" movement	4
19A	39. College concern seen in 16-, 25-, 49- and 63-Across?	14
20A	42. Cathedral recess	4
21A	43. Full of zing	5
22A	44. Tallahassee sch.	3
23A	45. Get rid of	3
24A	47. Tea traders?	6
25A	49. Accidentally burn, perhaps	8
26A	54. Influential power	3
27A	55. Feel under the weather	3
28A	56. It's a start!	5
29A	58. ___-free	4
30A	61. Brand in the feminine care aisle	5
31A	63. Results of wearing some uncomfortable shoes	8
32A	65. Mexican street food typically served with cheese, chili and lime	5
33A	66. Hit TV series set at the fictional William McKinley High School	4
34A	67. Cpl. or sgt.	3
35A	68. Grannies	5
36A	69. Fictional lover of Rochester	4
37A	70. Many Ph.D.s-to-be, for short	3

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. ___ canto"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
• Similar words include: B
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BEL

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2A: "4. Lessons that might be spelled out for you?"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
• Similar words include: ABC's, first principle, ABC
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ABCS

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3A: "8. Photographer Diane"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ARBUS

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4A: "13. Wide-open Q&A"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AMA

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5A: "14. Coffee option"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
• Similar words include: trickle, dripping, drip mould
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DRIP

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6A: "15. Snatching sound, in the comics"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: YOINK

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7A: "16. Nonverbal "well done""

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: HIGHDIVE

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8A: "18. Well-known scheme designer"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PONZI

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9A: "19. One of the two Boolean values, in programming"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
• Similar words include: unfeigned, genuine, lawful
• Opposite of: false, untruthful

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Answer: TRUE

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10A: "20. Disney princess whose name is one letter off from a common princess accessory"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TIANA

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11A: "22. Gimlet base"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
• Similar words include: cotton gin, snare, noose
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GIN

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12A: "23. Dundee dissent"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NAE

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13A: "25. Cars with retractable roofs"

8 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: CROPTOPS

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14A: "27. What Neapolitan ice cream is divided into"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
• Similar words include: third, one-third, third gear
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: THIRDS

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15A: "30. Compete (for)"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
• Similar words include: contend, compete
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: VIE

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16A: "31. Bit in a breakfast bowl"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that annual grass of europe and north africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OAT

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17A: "32. Benefactor with a limited number of grants?"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the koran and believed by muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals
• Similar words include: djinni, jinnee, djinny
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: GENIE

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18A: "35. Symbol of the "Black is beautiful" movement"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a rounded thickly curled hairdo
• Similar words include: Afro hairdo
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AFRO

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19A: "39. College concern seen in 16-, 25-, 49- and 63-Across?"

14 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________

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Answer: GRADEINFLATION

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20A: "42. Cathedral recess"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar
• Similar words include: apsis
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: APSE

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21A: "43. Full of zing"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that having an agreeably pungent taste
• Similar words include: zestful, yeasty, barmy
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ZESTY

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22A: "44. Tallahassee sch."

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: FSU

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23A: "45. Get rid of"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
• Similar words include: ax
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AXE

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24A: "47. Tea traders?"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (yiddish) a vulgar shrew; a shallow coarse termagant
• Similar words include: yenta
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: YENTAS

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25A: "49. Accidentally burn, perhaps"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: OVERBOOK

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26A: "54. Influential power"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the chance to speak
• Similar words include: enounce, suppose, enjoin
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SAY

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27A: "55. Feel under the weather"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that aromatic bulb used as seasoning
• Similar words include: pain, trouble, garlic
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AIL

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28A: "56. It's a start!"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the beginning or early stages
• Similar words include: attack, onslaught, onrush
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ONSET

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29A: "58. ___-free"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a native or inhabitant of scotland
• Similar words include: Scotsman, Scotchman
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SCOT

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30A: "61. Brand in the feminine care aisle"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a disposable absorbent pad (trade name kotex); worn to absorb menstrual flow
• Similar words include: sanitary towel, sanitary napkin
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: KOTEX

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31A: "63. Results of wearing some uncomfortable shoes"

8 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: ALISTERS

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32A: "65. Mexican street food typically served with cheese, chili and lime"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ELOTE

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33A: "66. Hit TV series set at the fictional William McKinley High School"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that great merriment
• Similar words include: mirthfulness, mirth, gloating
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GLEE

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34A: "67. Cpl. or sgt."

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NCO

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35A: "68. Grannies"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NANAS

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36A: "69. Fictional lover of Rochester"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a shallow salt lake in south central australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent
• Similar words include: Lake Eyre
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EYRE

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37A: "70. Many Ph.D.s-to-be, for short"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite
• Similar words include: tantalum, Ta, atomic number 73
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TAS

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Bangkok currency	4
2D	2. Doha dignitary	4
3D	3. Heineken subsidiary whose name means "small bodies of water"	9
4D	4. Go on, in dialogue	3
5D	5. One who eats crisps and uses a loo	4
6D	6. Kind of duty	5
7D	7. Stab, in a way	5
8D	8. Spanish exclamation akin to "Oh, baby!"	6
9D	9. Small hopper in the Hundred Acre Wood	3
10D	10. "Spot on!"	5
11D	11. Open, as a fanny pack	5
12D	12. Scrapes	5
13D	17. Get wind of	4
14D	21. Knickknack	7
15D	24. "We stand today on the ___ of a new frontier": John F. Kennedy, 7/15/1960	4
16D	26. Nursing spot	4
17D	27. Attire for a fraternity party, maybe	4
18D	28. Instrument originating in ancient Sumer	4
19D	29. Jump at, as an opportunity	7
20D	33. Opposite of SSW	3
21D	34. Maybes	3
22D	36. "In da Club" rapper	9
23D	37. Parks in history	4
24D	38. Albatross, so to speak	4
25D	40. Beloved	4
26D	41. Thumbs-up votes	4
27D	46. PlayStation alternatives	6
28D	48. So-called "father of the American cartoon"	4
29D	49. Like the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey	5
30D	50. It takes a bow in a concert hall	5
31D	51. Sir ___ Hercules John	5
32D	52. Indigenous people at the center of 2023's "Killers of the Flower Moon"	5
33D	53. ___ green	5
34D	57. Layer	4
35D	59. Sea creature that can weigh 400 pounds at birth	4
36D	60. Possessive of a Chinese menu?	4
37D	62. Zeta follower	3
38D	64. Go on dates with	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Bangkok currency"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the basic unit of money in thailand
• Similar words include: tical
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BAHT

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2D: "2. Doha dignitary"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in africa or arabia)
• Similar words include: ameer, emeer, amir
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EMIR

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3D: "3. Heineken subsidiary whose name means "small bodies of water""

9 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: LAGUNITAS

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4D: "4. Go on, in dialogue"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
• Similar words include: add together, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, lend
• Opposite of: subtract, take away

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Answer: ADD

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5D: "5. One who eats crisps and uses a loo"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a native or inhabitant of great britain
• Similar words include: Briton, Britisher, britt
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BRIT

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6D: "6. Kind of duty"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that of or relating or belonging to a city
• Similar words include: civil
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CIVIC

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7D: "7. Stab, in a way"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
• Similar words include: fizgig, shaft, gig
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SPEAR

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8D: "8. Spanish exclamation akin to "Oh, baby!""

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: AYPAPI

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9D: "9. Small hopper in the Hundred Acre Wood"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ROO

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10D: "10. "Spot on!""

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
• Similar words include: beano, keno, lotto
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BINGO

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11D: "11. Open, as a fanny pack"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that open the zipper of
• Opposite of: zip up
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: UNZIP

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12D: "12. Scrapes"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
• Similar words include: scrape, bark, cutis
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SKINS

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13D: "17. Get wind of"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
• Similar words include: try, see, pick up
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HEAR

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14D: "21. Knickknack"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
• Similar words include: bangle, gewgaw, trinket
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: NOVELTY

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15D: "24. "We stand today on the ___ of a new frontier": John F. Kennedy, 7/15/1960"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the boundary of a surface
• Similar words include: butt, butt against, boundary
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EDGE

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16D: "26. Nursing spot"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the small projection of a mammary gland
• Similar words include: mamilla, tit, mammilla
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TEAT

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17D: "27. Attire for a fraternity party, maybe"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient rome
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TOGA

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18D: "28. Instrument originating in ancient Sumer"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
• Similar words include: mouth organ, harmonica, dwell
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HARP

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19D: "29. Jump at, as an opportunity"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SEIZEON

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20D: "33. Opposite of SSW"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the compass point that is midway between north and northeast
• Similar words include: north northeast, nor'-nor'-east
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NNE

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21D: "34. Maybes"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IFS

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22D: "36. "In da Club" rapper"

9 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: FIFTYCENT

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23D: "37. Parks in history"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
• Similar words include: genus Rosa
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ROSA

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24D: "38. Albatross, so to speak"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an onerous or difficult concern
• Similar words include: incumbrance, load, encumbrance
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ONUS

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25D: "40. Beloved"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
• Similar words include: beloved, darling, affectionately
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DEAR

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26D: "41. Thumbs-up votes"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AYES

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27D: "46. PlayStation alternatives"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: XBOXES

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28D: "48. So-called "father of the American cartoon""

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states political cartoonist (1840-1902)
• Similar words include: Thomas Nast
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NAST

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29D: "49. Like the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OAKEN

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30D: "50. It takes a bow in a concert hall"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of the numerous plants of the genus viola
• Similar words include: genus Viola
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: VIOLA

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31D: "51. Sir ___ Hercules John"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ELTON

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32D: "52. Indigenous people at the center of 2023's "Killers of the Flower Moon""

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of the siouan people formerly living in missouri in the valleys of the missouri and osage rivers; oil was found on osage lands early in the 20th century
• Similar words include: Osage River
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OSAGE

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33D: "53. ___ green"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states circus clown (1898-1979)
• Similar words include: Grace Patricia Kelly, Weary Willie, Gene Kelly
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: KELLY

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34D: "57. Layer"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
• Similar words include: tier up, level, grade
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TIER

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35D: "59. Sea creature that can weigh 400 pounds at birth"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
• Similar words include: sea wolf, killer whale, killer
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ORCA

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36D: "60. Possessive of a Chinese menu?"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TSOS

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37D: "62. Zeta follower"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
• Similar words include: Basque Homeland and Freedom, Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Euskadi ta Askatasuna
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ETA

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38D: "64. Go on dates with"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
• Similar words include: date, see to it, go through
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SEE

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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

37 Across Clues

38 Down Clues

75 Total Clues

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