27421 Sat Dec 07, 2024 NYT Luke K. Schreiber

Across Clues :

1. Undertook, in an idiom, 7. Stressed half the time, say, 13. Dance class outfit, 15. Host of a record eight Olympic Games as of 2024, 16. What helps grease the wheels?, 18. Attacks, 19. One might be used in math class or studied in history class, 20. High-___, 22. Renowned conductor born in Bombay, 23. Words of support, 24. Weak parts of a logical argument, 26. Introducer of the "New Look" in 1947, 27. Illegal substance, in sports lingo, 28. Evil act, 30. Nathan Hale, notably, 31. Plea of innocence, 33. Driving competitions amidst everyday traffic, 34. Subject of a rap battle between Hamilton and Jefferson in "Hamilton", 35. Like the two Super Bowl teams in early January, for short, 36. Getting dirty, 37. Huck's pal, 40. Kind of contract, 42. Like the gargoyles of Notre-Dame, 43. Popular apple variety, 44. Changes color in fright, 46. Home turf?, 47. Rest stop sights, informally, 48. Beliefs associated with Plato, 50. Parts of some massages, 52. In which you might confront the elephant in the room?, 53. Pompous pronoun, 54. "Subsequently …", 55. Mouths that don't talk

Down Clues :

1. Unfair charge, informally, 2. Highest-ranking Asian American politician before Harris, 3. Like nobility, 4. Midwestern tribe, 5. Jamie of "M*A*S*H", 6. Not to, 7. "___ My Life" (Bon Jovi hit), 8. *Cough*, 9. Measured (out), 10. "I think we agree, the past is over" and "They misunderestimated me", 11. Part of a nuclear family?, 12. Bright shade of yellow, 14. Hot water, 17. It doesn't go over well, 21. Gifted orator, 24. Hockey great Eric, 25. Maritime route, 28. Siege deterrents, 29. Chatting privately with, for short, 31. Spanish honorific title, 32. "Jeepers!", 33. Signal of impending danger, 34. Box in many trucks, 35. Moderator's assortment, 37. Uproar, 38. First Nations people, 39. All the shots one doesn't take, per a saying, 41. Draw out with water, 43. Wild, 45. Swing around, 47. Largest isle of the Inner Hebrides, 49. ID created in 1936, 51. Most successful American video game franchise, for short

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 07, 2024

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

New York Times, Saturday, December 7, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Undertook, in an idiom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BITOFF




• The clue is 7. Stressed half the time, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IAMBIC

  Possible Answer : iambic




• The clue is 13. Dance class outfit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNITARD

  Possible Answer : leotard, cat_suit, body_suit, unitard




• The clue is 15. Host of a record eight Olympic Games as of 2024. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEUSA




• The clue is 16. What helps grease the wheels?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: MOTOROIL




• The clue is 18. Attacks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SETSON




• The clue is 19. One might be used in math class or studied in history class. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RULER

  Possible Answer : swayer, rule, ruler




• The clue is 20. High-___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RES

  Possible Answer : re, Ra, atomic_number_75, RES, Re, rhenium, ray, reticuloendothelial_system




• The clue is 22. Renowned conductor born in Bombay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEHTA




• The clue is 23. Words of support. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AYES




• The clue is 24. Weak parts of a logical argument. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAPS

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




• The clue is 26. Introducer of the "New Look" in 1947. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIOR

  Possible Answer : Christian_Dior, Dior




• The clue is 27. Illegal substance, in sports lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PED




• The clue is 28. Evil act. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISDEED

  Possible Answer : misbehaviour, misbehavior, misdeed




• The clue is 30. Nathan Hale, notably. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPY

  Possible Answer : descry, espy, sight, sleuth, undercover_agent, spy, stag, snoop, spot




• The clue is 31. Plea of innocence. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: DONTBLAMEME




• The clue is 33. Driving competitions amidst everyday traffic. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: ROADRALLIES




• The clue is 34. Subject of a rap battle between Hamilton and Jefferson in "Hamilton". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: CENTRALBANK




• The clue is 35. Like the two Super Bowl teams in early January, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TBD




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

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

  The answer: SOILING

  Possible Answer : colly, grime, begrime, bemire, soiling, soilure, soil, dirtying, dirty

  Possible Opposite Answer : clean




• The clue is 37. Huck's pal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOM

  Possible Answer : tomcat, tom, Tom, gobbler, tom_turkey, Uncle_Tom, turkey_cock




• The clue is 40. Kind of contract. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORAL

  Possible Answer : viva, viva_voce, unwritten, oral_examination, oral_exam, oral

  Possible Opposite Answer : aboral, anal




• The clue is 42. Like the gargoyles of Notre-Dame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STONE

  Possible Answer : rock, Harlan_Fiske_Stone, pit, Harlan_Stone, Harlan_F._Stone, Edward_Durell_Stone, gem, Harlan_Fisk_Stone, Isidor_Feinstein_Stone, I._F._Stone, Oliver_Stone, stone, endocarp, gemstone, lapidate, Stone, Lucy_Stone




• The clue is 43. Popular apple variety. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FUJI

  Possible Answer : Prunus_incisa, Fuji-san, Fuji, fuji_cherry, Fujiyama, Mount_Fuji, fuji, Fujinoyama




• The clue is 44. Changes color in fright. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PALES

  Possible Answer : picket, chum_up, blanch, pal, pale, pal_up, blench




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

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

  The answer: SOD

  Possible Answer : superoxide_dismutase, greensward, SOD, turf, sod, sodomite, sward, bugger, sodomist




• The clue is 47. Rest stop sights, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEMIS

  Possible Answer : rig, tractor_trailer, trucking_rig, semitrailer, semifinal, trailer_truck, articulated_lorry, semi




• The clue is 48. Beliefs associated with Plato. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDEALS

  Possible Answer : saint, paragon, nonesuch, ideal, nonsuch, apotheosis, nonpareil




• The clue is 50. Parts of some massages. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: NECKRUBS




• The clue is 52. In which you might confront the elephant in the room?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIRCUS

  Possible Answer : Circus, carnival, genus_Circus, circus




• The clue is 53. Pompous pronoun. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROYALWE




• The clue is 54. "Subsequently …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOTHEN




• The clue is 55. Mouths that don't talk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DELTAS

  Possible Answer : delta

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Unfair charge, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUMRAP

• The clue is 2. Highest-ranking Asian American politician before Harris. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INOUYE

• The clue is 3. Like nobility. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TITLED

  Possible Answer: title, highborn, titled, style, coroneted, entitle

• The clue is 4. Midwestern tribe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTOES

  Possible Answer: Oto, Otoe

• The clue is 5. Jamie of "M*A*S*H". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FARR

• The clue is 6. Not to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FRO

• The clue is 7. "___ My Life" (Bon Jovi hit). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITS

  Possible Answer: information_technology, IT

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

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

  The answer: AHEM

  Possible Answer: ahem, hem

• The clue is 9. Measured (out). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: METED

• The clue is 10. "I think we agree, the past is over" and "They misunderestimated me". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: BUSHISMS

• The clue is 11. Part of a nuclear family?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISOTOPE

  Possible Answer: isotope

• The clue is 12. Bright shade of yellow. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANARY

  Possible Answer: stoolpigeon, sneak, canary_bird, stool_pigeon, fink, snitch, sneaker, canary, canary_yellow, snitcher, stoolie, canary-yellow

• The clue is 14. Hot water. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: DIRESTRAITS

• The clue is 17. It doesn't go over well. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: LEADBALLOON

• The clue is 21. Gifted orator. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: SPELLBINDER

  Possible Answer: spellbinder

• The clue is 24. Hockey great Eric. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LINDROS

• The clue is 25. Maritime route. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEALANE

• The clue is 28. Siege deterrents. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOATS

  Possible Answer: fosse, moat

• The clue is 29. Chatting privately with, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DMING

• The clue is 31. Spanish honorific title. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DON

  Possible Answer: preceptor, put_on, get_into, Don_River, father, wear, Don, don, assume

• The clue is 32. "Jeepers!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EEK

• The clue is 33. Signal of impending danger. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: REDALERT

• The clue is 34. Box in many trucks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CBRADIO

• The clue is 35. Moderator's assortment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOPICS

  Possible Answer: issue, topic, subject, matter, theme

• The clue is 37. Uproar. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUMULT

  Possible Answer: rumpus, din, commotion, ruckus, tumultuousness, garboil, tumult, turmoil, ruction, uproar

• The clue is 38. First Nations people. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OJIBWA

  Possible Answer: Ojibwa, Chippewa, Ojibway

• The clue is 39. All the shots one doesn't take, per a saying. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISSES

  Possible Answer: Miss, young_lady, omit, fille, miss, leave_out, overlook, young_woman, pretermit, lack, missy, lose, drop, neglect, misfire, girl, overleap, escape

  Possible Opposite Answer : hit, attend, attend_to, have

• The clue is 41. Draw out with water. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEACH

  Possible Answer: strip, leach, percolate, leaching

• The clue is 43. Wild. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FERAL

  Possible Answer: ferine, savage, feral

• The clue is 45. Swing around. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLUE

  Possible Answer: curve, swerve, slide, slew, slip, sheer, slue, skid, veer, trend, cut

• The clue is 47. Largest isle of the Inner Hebrides. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKYE

• The clue is 49. ID created in 1936. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SSN

• The clue is 51. Most successful American video game franchise, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COD

  Possible Answer: gull, put_on, collect, befool, fool, bait, tantalize, slang, take_in, seedcase, cod, put_one_over, codfish, put_one_across, COD, dupe, C.O.D., ride, rag, razz, tantalise, twit, tease, taunt, cash_on_delivery, rally, pod

27454 Fri Jan 10, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

NYT Crosswords: January 10, 2025

 Fri Jan 10, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Ducked (out). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNUCK

  Possible Answer : mouse, pinch, abstract, slip, nobble, sneak, swipe, snarf, creep, lift, filch, hook, pussyfoot, pilfer, cabbage, purloin




• The clue is 6. High chairs?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STOOLS

  Possible Answer : faeces, faecal_matter, crap, pot, take_a_shit, take_a_crap, BM, can, toilet, ordure, stool, dejection, shit, fecal_matter, feces, make, defecate, crapper, ca-ca, throne, potty, commode, tiller




• The clue is 12. Polo participants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PONIES

  Possible Answer : shot_glass, pony, trot, crib, jigger




• The clue is 14. Sarcastic response to an obvious statement. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHOKNEW




• The clue is 15. GarageBand and iMovie, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IOSAPPS




• The clue is 17. "Don't wait up" occasion, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOTDATE




• The clue is 18. "This is ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CNN




• The clue is 19. Makes fit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAILORS

  Possible Answer : sartor, sew, tailor-make, orient, seamster, cut, tailor




• The clue is 21. It might change your perspective. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LSD

  Possible Answer : lysergic_acid_diethylamide, LSD




• The clue is 22. "No doubt in my mind". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: YEAHIMSURE




• The clue is 24. Do some light work?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LASE




• The clue is 25. Brainstorm out loud. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: SPITBALL

  Possible Answer : spitball, spitter




• The clue is 26. Text with 114 suwar, in a classic spelling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KORAN

  Possible Answer : al-Qur'an, Quran, Koran, Book




• The clue is 27. Walk in the park, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STROLL

  Possible Answer : amble, perambulation, promenade, saunter, stroll




• The clue is 28. ___ swear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PINKY

  Possible Answer : little_finger, pinky, pinkie




• The clue is 29. M.L.B. team that was the first to trade a player for himself (Harry Chiti in 1962). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: METS




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

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

  The answer: GANG

  Possible Answer : gang_up, bunch, pack, work_party, crowd, ring, crew, gang, mob




• The clue is 31. Some court statements. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLEAS

  Possible Answer : plea, supplication




• The clue is 33. Weight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BURDEN

  Possible Answer : gist, weight, burthen, encumbrance, onus, loading, effect, core, burden, charge, saddle, essence, incumbrance, weight_down, load

  Possible Opposite Answer : unburden




• The clue is 35. Capital where the won is spent. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEOUL

  Possible Answer : capital_of_South_Korea, Seoul




• The clue is 36. "Be right there!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: WAITASEC




• The clue is 38. Org. for seniors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AARP

  Possible Answer : AARP, Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Retired_Persons




• The clue is 39. Insert in a tall glass, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: BENDYSTRAW




• The clue is 41. Basic cable channel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USA

  Possible Answer : U.S., United_States, America, USA, U._S._Army, United_States_of_America, U.S.A., United_States_Army, the_States, US, Army, US_Army




• The clue is 42. Component of many a trial. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLACEBO

  Possible Answer : placebo




• The clue is 43. Bear necessity?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FUR

  Possible Answer : pelt, fur




• The clue is 44. Private watering hole?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANTEEN

  Possible Answer : canteen, mobile_canteen




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

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

  The answer: SURMISE

  Possible Answer : speculation, hypothesis, surmisal, surmise, conjecture, supposition, guess, suspect




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

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

  The answer: ENGROSS

  Possible Answer : engage, immerse, steep, plunge, absorb, soak_up, engross, occupy, engulf




• The clue is 49. They're set in rings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STONES

  Possible Answer : Harlan_F._Stone, gemstone, Harlan_Fiske_Stone, Oliver_Stone, endocarp, gem, Stone, Harlan_Stone, Harlan_Fisk_Stone, Lucy_Stone, Edward_Durell_Stone, Isidor_Feinstein_Stone, lapidate, stone, pit, I._F._Stone, rock




• The clue is 50. Rathskeller supply. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEINS

  Possible Answer : stein, beer_mug, Gertrude_Stein, Stein




• The clue is 51. Growing pain?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANGST

  Possible Answer : angst

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Salacious. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPICY

  Possible Answer: piquant, racy, gamy, hot, risque, juicy, gamey, savory, naughty, spicy, zesty, savoury, blue

• The clue is 2. Unclaimed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOONES

• The clue is 3. Opens, as a onesie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNSNAPS

• The clue is 4. Counterpart to Britain's MI6. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIA

  Possible Answer: CIA, Central_Intelligence_Agency

• The clue is 5. Didn't soft-pedal something, say. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: KEPTITREAL

• The clue is 6. Surf site. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHORE

  Possible Answer: land, shore_up, set_ashore, shoring, prop_up, prop, shore

• The clue is 7. Squirts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOTS

  Possible Answer: yearling, tote_up, add_together, sum_up, add_up, sum, tally, total, add, bambino, summate, tot_up, tot, toddler

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

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

  The answer: OKD

• The clue is 9. For fun. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONALARK

• The clue is 10. Hypothetical starting point?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LETSSAY

• The clue is 11. 2024 NATO inductee. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWEDEN

  Possible Answer: Sweden, Sverige, Kingdom_of_Sweden

• The clue is 13. Sources of many unwelcome messages online. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: SPAMBOTS

• The clue is 14. It stands out in a print. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHORL

  Possible Answer: spiral, gyre, volute, curlicue, helix, roll, whorl, coil, scroll, curl, ringlet, lock

• The clue is 16. Natural rug fibers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SISALS

  Possible Answer: sisal, Agave_sisalana, sisal_hemp

• The clue is 20. Quiet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LULL

  Possible Answer: tranquillize, lull, tranquilize, quieten, still, letup, calm, calm_down, tranquillise, quiet

  Possible Opposite Answer : agitate

• The clue is 23. "Feel free to reach out". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HITMEUP

• The clue is 24. Nile superlative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LONGEST

  Possible Answer: longsighted, tenacious, farseeing, prospicient, farsighted, foresightful, foresighted, long, longest, recollective, retentive

  Possible Opposite Answer : unretentive, short

• The clue is 26. Not quite, informally. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: KINDASORTA

• The clue is 28. Rolling source of entertainment. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: PARTYBUS

• The clue is 30. They'll show you the way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GUIDES

  Possible Answer: run, maneuver, pathfinder, guide_on, guidebook, scout, lead, direct, draw, channelise, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, guide, conduct, channelize, usher, take, template, templet, steer, pass, head

• The clue is 31. ___ poet (description of Robert Burns). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEASANT

  Possible Answer: provincial, Goth, tyke, churl, tike, peasant, bucolic, boor, barbarian

• The clue is 32. Grand Marnier ingredient avec un cognac. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LORANGE

• The clue is 33. Court seat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BANC

• The clue is 34. Making weaker, in gamer jargon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NERFING

• The clue is 35. Sriracha and sambal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAUCES

  Possible Answer: sauce

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

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

  The answer: WEANS

  Possible Answer: ablactate, wean

• The clue is 37. Prompts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAUSES

  Possible Answer: do, crusade, reason, cause, movement, have, induce, lawsuit, stimulate, campaign, make, causal_agent, causa, drive, effort, get, causal_agency, case, suit, grounds

• The clue is 39. "God ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLESS

  Possible Answer: sanctify, bless, sign, consecrate, hallow

  Possible Opposite Answer : desecrate, curse

• The clue is 40. Pull with force. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WREST

  Possible Answer: wrest

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

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

  The answer: PEON

  Possible Answer: navvy, drudge, galley_slave, peon

• The clue is 45. Prefix with athlete. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRI

• The clue is 47. Start to work?: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MON

  Possible Answer: Mon, Monday

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (39 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (42 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging

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. Start issuing stock, in Wall Street lingo	5
2A	6. Live the single man's life, slangily	6
3A	12. Part of some box sets	3
4A	15. Pungent	5
5A	16. Stick (to)	6
6A	17. Joey of kid-lit	3
7A	18. One with thick skin, notably	5
8A	19. Customizable Asian-fusion dish	10
9A	21. Charlatan	5
10A	22. Ex-Yankee with appearances on "Shark Tank," familiarly	4
11A	23. "Stay" singer Lisa	4
12A	24. In unison	5
13A	26. To an extreme degree	7
14A	29. [Oh no!]	4
15A	32. Stone that's often carved	4
16A	34. "And you ___ ...?"	3
17A	35. "No, thanks"	7
18A	37. Tiny pieces of technology	8
19A	42. Amundsen who went to the South Pole 15 years before he flew over the North Pole	5
20A	43. Sound of a stone landing in a pool	4
21A	45. Tone used to create an antique vibe	5
22A	46. So darling	8
23A	48. Scare the bejesus out of	7
24A	50. Lead-in to Pen	3
25A	51. Speck in the sea	4
26A	53. Zebras in the field?	4
27A	54. Article of summer wear	7
28A	58. On which to watch the Beeb	5
29A	60. Retail giant with a three-syllable name in four letters	4
30A	61. Bring home	4
31A	63. In base eight	5
32A	67. Oil bigwig?	10
33A	70. Cease-fire	5
34A	71. Bit of ticket info	3
35A	72. Community traversed by the Pacific Coast Highway	6
36A	73. Shadow	5
37A	74. ___-Man	3
38A	75. Lines 9 through 14 of a classic sonnet	6
39A	76. Aerodynamic, maybe	5

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Start issuing stock, in Wall Street lingo"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: GOIPO

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2A: "6. Live the single man's life, slangily"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: BACHIT

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3A: "12. Part of some box sets"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a digital recording (as of a movie) on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set
• Similar words include: videodisk, videodisc
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DVD

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4A: "15. Pungent"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that strong and sharp
• Similar words include: blistering, caustic, sulphurous
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ACRID

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5A: "16. Stick (to)"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that be compatible or in accordance with
• Similar words include: stick by, bind, hold fast
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ADHERE

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6A: "17. Joey of kid-lit"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ROO

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7A: "18. One with thick skin, notably"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast asia and africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout
• Similar words include: rhinoceros
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RHINO

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8A: "19. Customizable Asian-fusion dish"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: NOODLEBOWL

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9A: "21. Charlatan"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not
• Similar words include: stumper, toughie, sticker
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: POSER

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10A: "22. Ex-Yankee with appearances on "Shark Tank," familiarly"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AROD

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11A: "23. "Stay" singer Lisa"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states physiologist (born in germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924)
• Similar words include: Jacques Loeb
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LOEB

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12A: "24. In unison"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ASONE

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13A: "26. To an extreme degree"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that used as intensifiers
• Similar words include: abysmally, rottenly, dreadfully
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: AWFULLY

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14A: "29. [Oh no!]"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
• Similar words include: pant, puff, heave
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GASP

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15A: "32. Stone that's often carved"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite
• Similar words include: wear down, tire, hussy
• Opposite of: refresh

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Answer: JADE

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16A: "34. "And you ___ ...?""

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
• Similar words include: represent, ar, exist
• Opposite of: differ

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Answer: ARE

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17A: "35. "No, thanks""

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ILLPASS

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18A: "37. Tiny pieces of technology"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: NANOBOTS

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19A: "42. Amundsen who went to the South Pole 15 years before he flew over the North Pole"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ROALD

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20A: "43. Sound of a stone landing in a pool"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash
• Similar words include: plunk down, plank, plump down
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PLOP

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21A: "45. Tone used to create an antique vibe"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a shade of brown with a tinge of red
• Similar words include: reddish brown, burnt sienna, mahogany
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SEPIA

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22A: "46. So darling"

8 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that having characteristics that attract love or affection
• Similar words include: lovable
• Opposite of: hateful

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Answer: LOVEABLE

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23A: "48. Scare the bejesus out of"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned
• Similar words include: rigidify, ossify, lapidify
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: PETRIFY

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24A: "50. Lead-in to Pen"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a self-report personality inventory based on hans eysenck's factor analysis of personality which assumes three basic factors (the two most important being extraversion to introversion and neuroticism)
• Similar words include: Eysenck Personality Inventory
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EPI

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25A: "51. Speck in the sea"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small island
• Similar words include: islet
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ISLE

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26A: "53. Zebras in the field?"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or american football) who is expected to ensure fair play
• Similar words include: referee, ref
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: REFS

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27A: "54. Article of summer wear"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: TANKTOP

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28A: "58. On which to watch the Beeb"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
• Similar words include: television set, tv set, television receiver
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TELLY

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29A: "60. Retail giant with a three-syllable name in four letters"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IKEA

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30A: "61. Bring home"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
• Similar words include: bring in, pull in, clear
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EARN

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31A: "63. In base eight"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that of or pertaining to a number system having 8 as its base
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OCTAL

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32A: "67. Oil bigwig?"

10 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: ARTCURATOR

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33A: "70. Cease-fire"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
• Similar words include: cease-fire, armistice
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TRUCE

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34A: "71. Bit of ticket info"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
• Similar words include: words, dustup, wrangle
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ROW

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35A: "72. Community traversed by the Pacific Coast Highway"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MALIBU

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36A: "73. Shadow"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: UMBRA

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37A: "74. ___-Man"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
• Similar words include: emmet, pismire
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ANT

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38A: "75. Lines 9 through 14 of a classic sonnet"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
• Similar words include: six, half a dozen, 6
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SESTET

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39A: "76. Aerodynamic, maybe"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make slick or smooth
• Similar words include: flowing, satiny, silken
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SLEEK

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. John Irving's "The World According to ___"	4
2D	2. Número that's half of dieciséis	4
3D	3. Anatomical ring	4
4D	4. Dessert with rings on top, literally	23
5D	5. Features of leftovers, at times	5
6D	6. Dessert in a boat, literally	11
7D	7. Found darling	6
8D	8. Jimmy known for shoes	4
9D	9. "___ Gabler" (Ibsen play)	5
10D	10. Opposite of virtually, to texters	3
11D	11. Ball bearer	3
12D	12. [That looks so delicious!]	5
13D	13. "Wheel of Fortune" purchase	5
14D	14. Big name in surround sound	5
15D	20. Dessert with a streusel-like topping, literally	16
16D	25. Drinks with or without pulp, for short	3
17D	27. Peaked	3
18D	28. Cold-weather coat	5
19D	29. Follower of "Gossip" or "Gone"	4
20D	30. Potatoes, in some Asian cuisines	4
21D	31. Pole, e.g.	4
22D	33. Music producer Brian	3
23D	36. "Intelligence is the ability to ___ to change": Stephen Hawking	5
24D	38. Triangular dessert, literally	13
25D	39. Early Ron Howard TV role	4
26D	40. Small squabble	4
27D	41. Comments	4
28D	44. Aromatic bit of attire	3
29D	47. Some text beneath a headshot, in brief	3
30D	49. Fish that may return to the ocean to spawn	3
31D	52. Flashing light	6
32D	54. Accessory on "Downton Abbey" or "Bridgerton"	5
33D	55. So-called "Rubber City," home of Goodyear	5
34D	56. Cereal box abbr.	5
35D	57. Sounds of laughter	5
36D	59. Pose for which you must plant your body on the mat?	5
37D	62. Working hard	4
38D	64. Lipstick unit	4
39D	65. It's a lot!	4
40D	66. Damage caused by a mole, maybe	4
41D	68. Syllables of hesitation	3
42D	69. "Norma ___"	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. John Irving's "The World According to ___""

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: GARP

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2D: "2. Número that's half of dieciséis"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OCHO

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3D: "3. Anatomical ring"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
• Similar words include: flag, iris diaphragm, fleur-de-lis
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IRIS

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4D: "4. Dessert with rings on top, literally"

23 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: PINEAPPLEUPSIDEDOWNCAKE

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5D: "5. Features of leftovers, at times"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any property detected by the olfactory system
• Similar words include: odor, olfactory perception, smell
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ODORS

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6D: "6. Dessert in a boat, literally"

11 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: BANANASPLIT

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7D: "7. Found darling"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that love intensely
• Similar words include: worshipped, idolized, idolised
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ADORED

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8D: "8. Jimmy known for shoes"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CHOO

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9D: "9. "___ Gabler" (Ibsen play)"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HEDDA

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10D: "10. Opposite of virtually, to texters"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: IRL

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11D: "11. Ball bearer"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the starting place for each hole on a golf course
• Similar words include: teeing ground, football tee, tee up
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TEE

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12D: "12. [That looks so delicious!]"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that pretentious or silly talk or writing
• Similar words include: drivel, taradiddle, tarradiddle
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DROOL

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13D: "13. "Wheel of Fortune" purchase"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
• Similar words include: vowel sound
• Opposite of: consonant

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Answer: VOWEL

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14D: "14. Big name in surround sound"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states electrical engineer who devised the dolby system used to reduce background noise in tape recording
• Similar words include: Ray M. Dolby
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DOLBY

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15D: "20. Dessert with a streusel-like topping, literally"

16 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________________

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Answer: BLUEBERRYCRUMBLE

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16D: "25. Drinks with or without pulp, for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OJS

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17D: "27. Peaked"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network
• Similar words include: pallid, wide area network, pale
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: WAN

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18D: "28. Cold-weather coat"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
• Similar words include: ice, Robert Lee Frost, rime
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FROST

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19D: "29. Follower of "Gossip" or "Gone""

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a young woman
• Similar words include: miss, daughter, female child
• Opposite of: male child, son

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Answer: GIRL

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20D: "30. Potatoes, in some Asian cuisines"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ALOO

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21D: "31. Pole, e.g."

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any member of the people of eastern europe or asian russia who speak a slavonic language
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SLAV

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22D: "33. Music producer Brian"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ENO

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23D: "36. "Intelligence is the ability to ___ to change": Stephen Hawking"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
• Similar words include: conform, adjust, accommodate
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ADAPT

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24D: "38. Triangular dessert, literally"

13 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: APPLETURNOVER

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25D: "39. Early Ron Howard TV role"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OPIE

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26D: "40. Small squabble"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a quarrel about petty points
• Similar words include: fuss, bickering, spat
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TIFF

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27D: "41. Comments"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the chance to speak
• Similar words include: enunciate, allege, say
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SAYS

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28D: "44. Aromatic bit of attire"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
• Similar words include: wreath, garland, coronal
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LEI

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29D: "47. Some text beneath a headshot, in brief"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BIO

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30D: "49. Fish that may return to the ocean to spawn"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in europe and america; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EEL

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31D: "52. Flashing light"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Think of something that scientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object; can make moving object appear stationary
• Similar words include: strobe light, stroboscope
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: STROBE

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32D: "54. Accessory on "Downton Abbey" or "Bridgerton""

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Think of something that a jeweled headdress worn by women on formal occasions
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TIARA

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33D: "55. So-called "Rubber City," home of Goodyear"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Think of something that a city in northeastern ohio; the heart of the united states rubber industry
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AKRON

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34D: "56. Cereal box abbr."

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NETWT

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35D: "57. Sounds of laughter"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
• Similar words include: peal, roll, ring
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PEALS

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36D: "59. Pose for which you must plant your body on the mat?"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that native to eastern asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers
• Similar words include: genus Lotus, Nymphaea lotus, Egyptian water lily
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LOTUS

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37D: "62. Working hard"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ATIT

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38D: "64. Lipstick unit"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
• Similar words include: subway system, thermionic tube, underground
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TUBE

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39D: "65. It's a lot!"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in english-speaking countries
• Similar words include: Akka, Akko, Accho
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ACRE

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40D: "66. Damage caused by a mole, maybe"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
• Similar words include: leakage, wetting, passing water
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LEAK

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41D: "68. Syllables of hesitation"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: UMS

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42D: "69. "Norma ___""

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RAE

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Expert Solving Strategies

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Today's Puzzle Stats

39 Across Clues

42 Down Clues

81 Total Clues

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