XWordHint Crossword Complete Solution: June 11, 2025
Our expert breakdown helps you solve the June 11 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.
Across Clues and Answers (35)
Clue #1: 1. Obstinate fool
Clue #2: 4. Co. badges, e.g.
Clue #3: 7. Keeps burning, say
Clue #4: 13. Apt name for a fretful fellow
Clue #5: 14. Yogi's accessory
Antonyms: unsnarl, disentangle
Clue #6: 15. Goes off track
Clue #7: 16. Jabber
Clue #8: 17. Chang or Eng Bunker, notably
Clue #9: 19. Just managed, with "out"
Clue #10: 21. Mix up
Clue #11: 22. Recoils suddenly
Clue #12: 23. ___ Haute, Ind.
Clue #13: 25. On its way
Antonyms: unsent
Clue #14: 27. Throwing a ball and grasping a pencil, e.g.
Clue #15: 32. Grammy-nominated poet Nikki ___
Clue #16: 34. Percolated
Clue #17: 37. Balm additive
Clue #18: 38. Observes Ramadan, say
Clue #19: 40. Stretchiness
Antonyms: starve, take
Clue #20: 41. National park that's home to the Pretty Rocks Landslide
Clue #21: 43. Like pumpkin spice latte and peppermint mocha
Antonyms: year-round
Clue #22: 45. Provider of crucial testimony
Clue #23: 47. Unbuckled seatbelt alert
Clue #24: 48. Zigzag
Antonyms: unweave
Clue #25: 51. Solomonic figures
Clue #26: 55. Craft drafts, for short
Clue #27: 58. Sporty auto feature
Clue #28: 59. Copyright wrongs
Clue #29: 62. Sounds heard during a cuteness overload
Clue #30: 63. Took to the sky
Clue #31: 64. Young 'un
Clue #32: 65. Soccer star Messi, familiarly
Clue #33: 66. Approach
Clue #34: 67. Spot for wallowing
Clue #35: 68. One of four featured on the Yale Nature Walk
Across Clues and Answers (35)
Clue #1: 1. To date
Clue #2: 2. Sticking point for a gardener?
Clue #3: 3. Celestial phenomena observed at perigees
Clue #4: 4. Some online exchanges, in brief
Clue #5: 5. Speaker's spot
Clue #6: 6. Walks or runs
Clue #7: 7. French possessive
Clue #8: 8. Bridge support
Clue #9: 9. Swearword
Clue #10: 10. Aussie's neighbor
Clue #11: 11. Nobel laureate Wiesel
Clue #12: 12. Figs. with two dashes
Clue #13: 15. Jeter in Cooperstown
Clue #14: 18. Natural dividing line on a U.S. map, as suggested by this puzzle's circled letters
Clue #15: 20. Strongly suggested
Clue #16: 24. Fig. at a train station
Clue #17: 26. Titan maker
Clue #18: 28. Really killing it, so to speak
Clue #19: 29. Strand in a cell
Clue #20: 30. The World Map is the largest one to date, with 11,695 pieces
Clue #21: 31. Does some creative accounting?
Clue #22: 32. Meander (about)
Clue #23: 33. Saint Martin, par exemple
Clue #24: 35. Actress Mendes
Clue #25: 36. Torre ___ Greco, Italy
Clue #26: 39. Celebration whose full name translates as "festival of the first day"
Clue #27: 42. Menlo Park, N.J., famously
Clue #28: 44. Hem, but not haw
Clue #29: 46. Screwy
Clue #30: 49. I, for one
Antonyms: consonant
Clue #31: 50. Surrey town known for its salt
Clue #32: 51. Most bulk email
Clue #33: 52. Thomas ___ Edison
Clue #34: 53. Appreciation
Antonyms: fall_back, lose
Clue #35: 54. Pulitzer-winning author Jennifer
Clue #36: 56. Certain vipers
Clue #37: 57. X-rated material
Clue #38: 60. ___ Lingus
Clue #39: 61. Stratego piece
Expert Solving Strategies
- Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
- Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
- Check vowel patterns in partially solved words
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Thursday, August 8, 2024
Thursday August 08, 2024 NYT Crossword Answers
Thursday August 08, 2024 - NYT Crossword Clues Answers
Welcome to NYT Puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is one of the most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today's puzzle
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Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 08, 2024
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
Across Clues and Answers:
- 1. Catherine ___, last wife of King Henry VIII - Show Answer
PARR
(4 letters)
Synonyms: parr, Catherine_Parr, Parr
- 5. Basic level of a popular ridesharing app - Show Answer
UBERX
(5 letters)
- 10. Part of a routine - Show Answer
JOKE
(4 letters)
Synonyms: jest, laugh, put-on, gag, antic, prank, joke, caper, trick, jape, jocularity
- 14. Orchestra tuner - Show Answer
OBOE
(4 letters)
Synonyms: hautbois, oboe, hautboy
- 15. "You can't make me!" - Show Answer
NEVER
(5 letters)
Synonyms: never, ne'er
Antonyms: ever
- 16. Dry - Show Answer
ARID
(4 letters)
Synonyms: desiccate, desiccated, arid, waterless
- 17. Mixed drink with an alliterative name - Show Answer
SCOTCHANDSODA
(13 letters)
- 19. Fuse by heat - Show Answer
WELD
(4 letters)
Synonyms: dyer's_mignonette, Reseda_luteola, weld, Theodore_Dwight_Weld, dyer's_rocket, Weld
- 20. Bad weather forecast, informally - Show Answer
TSTORMS
(7 letters)
- 21. Preceder of the Three Kingdoms in Chinese history - Show Answer
HANDYNASTY
(10 letters)
- 23. Slightest idea - Show Answer
CLUE
(4 letters)
Synonyms: hint, cue, clew, clue
- 24. "The Lucy-___ Comedy Hour" (classic TV release) - Show Answer
DESI
(4 letters)
- 25. Tons - Show Answer
SCADS
(5 letters)
Synonyms: loads, scads, gobs, dozens, stacks, tons, rafts, scad, scores, heaps, piles, oodles, lots, lashings, slews, wads
- 27. Kind of school - Show Answer
MED
(3 letters)
Synonyms: Master_of_Education, MEd
- 28. Sudden inspirations? - Show Answer
GASPS
(5 letters)
Synonyms: pant, gasp, heave, puff
- 33. He asked Bud "Who's on first?" - Show Answer
LOU
(3 letters)
- 34. Cry of terrier? - Show Answer
ARF
(3 letters)
- 35. Response to an anticlimactic reveal - Show Answer
OHTHAT
(6 letters)
- 36. "It's not as simple as it sounds" - Show Answer
EASIERSAIDTHANDONE
(18 letters)
- 40. Forever, poetically - Show Answer
ETERNE
(6 letters)
- 41. A carved one hangs in the chamber of the Massachusetts House of Representatives - Show Answer
COD
(3 letters)
Synonyms: put_one_across, bait, pod, collect, ride, cash_on_delivery, dupe, put_one_over, gull, take_in, befool, rally, twit, cod, COD, rag, C.O.D., fool, seedcase, put_on, tantalise, codfish, tantalize, tease, slang, razz, taunt
- 42. Itty-bitty - Show Answer
WEE
(3 letters)
Synonyms: pee, pee-pee, weensy, teentsy, itsy-bitsy, teensy-weensy, bitty, puddle, itty-bitty, urinate, take_a_leak, pass_water, spend_a_penny, bittie, micturate, weeny, teensy, piddle, make, wee, relieve_oneself, teeny-weeny, teeny, make_water, wee-wee, piss
- 43. Galileo, by birth - Show Answer
PISAN
(5 letters)
- 44. Name spelled out in "The Alphabet Song" - Show Answer
STU
(3 letters)
- 45. Immune system agent - Show Answer
TCELL
(5 letters)
- 47. Golden rule preposition - Show Answer
UNTO
(4 letters)
- 49. Arctic food fish - Show Answer
CHAR
(4 letters)
Synonyms: coal, sear, cleaning_woman, charwoman, cleaning_lady, blacken, char, scorch, charr, woman
- 50. Ornate lighting fixture - Show Answer
CHANDELIER
(10 letters)
Synonyms: pendant, chandelier, pendent
- 54. Sours - Show Answer
GOESBAD
(7 letters)
- 57. Setting for the FIFA World Cups of 2002 and 2022 - Show Answer
ASIA
(4 letters)
Synonyms: Asia
- 58. Part of a clock depicted four times in this puzzle? - Show Answer
MINUTEHAND
(10 letters)
- 60. Darkness - Show Answer
MURK
(4 letters)
Synonyms: murk, fogginess, fog, murkiness
- 61. It happens - Show Answer
EVENT
(5 letters)
Synonyms: effect, issue, event, upshot, consequence, outcome, result, case
- 62. Jazz singer Jones - Show Answer
ETTA
(4 letters)
- 63. Weapon that shares an etymology with "spade" and "spatula" - Show Answer
EPEE
(4 letters)
Synonyms: epee
- 64. Company with a purple heart in its logo - Show Answer
AETNA
(5 letters)
- 65. Ricotta ingredient - Show Answer
WHEY
(4 letters)
Synonyms: milk_whey, whey
Down Clues and Answers:
- 1. Thread component - Show Answer
POST
(4 letters)
Synonyms: carry, situation, stake, spot, Emily_Post, position, place, postal_service, post, office, C._W._Post, brand, station, Wiley_Post, put_up, billet, send, mail_service, Post, Charles_William_Post, Emily_Price_Post, military_post, mail, berth
- 2. Fundamentals - Show Answer
ABCS
(4 letters)
Synonyms: first_principle, ABCs, rudiment, ABC's, alphabet, first_rudiment, ABC
- 3. Fundamental issues - Show Answer
ROOTCAUSES
(10 letters)
- 4. Like old chestnuts - Show Answer
RETOLD
(6 letters)
Synonyms: retell, repeat, restate, ingeminate, recite, fictionalise, reiterate, iterate, fictionalize
- 5. "Let go, you brute!" - Show Answer
UNHANDME
(8 letters)
- 6. Porgy's partner - Show Answer
BESS
(4 letters)
Synonyms: make_up, be, comprise, follow, constitute, equal, live, beryllium, glucinium, represent, embody, personify, atomic_number_4, cost, exist, Be
Antonyms: differ
- 7. ___ Morales, former president of Bolivia - Show Answer
EVO
(3 letters)
- 8. Bad way to get caught - Show Answer
REDHANDED
(9 letters)
- 9. Revealing images - Show Answer
XRAYS
(5 letters)
- 10. First nonhuman species encountered in the "Star Wars" franchise - Show Answer
JAWA
(4 letters)
- 11. Valuable deposits - Show Answer
ORES
(4 letters)
Synonyms: ore
- 12. Bagpiper's garb - Show Answer
KILT
(4 letters)
Synonyms: kilt
- 13. Circular current - Show Answer
EDDY
(4 letters)
Synonyms: whirlpool, Eddy, purl, swirl, eddy, twist, Mary_Baker_Eddy, Mary_Morse_Baker_Eddy, whirl
- 18. French vineyards - Show Answer
CRUS
(4 letters)
Synonyms: crus
- 22. Ill-advised time for an ocean swim - Show Answer
NIGHT
(5 letters)
Synonyms: dark, nighttime, night, Nox, Night
Antonyms: day
- 24. Actual - Show Answer
DEFACTO
(7 letters)
- 25. "Don't give up on your dreams. ___ longer" (quip) - Show Answer
SLEEP
(5 letters)
Synonyms: log_Z's, slumber, eternal_sleep, rest, kip, quietus, nap, eternal_rest, sopor, sleep, catch_some_Z's
Antonyms: wake
- 26. Raccoon relative - Show Answer
COATI
(5 letters)
Synonyms: Nasua_narica, coon_cat, coati-mondi, coati, coati-mundi
- 27. ___ Butterworth's - Show Answer
MRS
(3 letters)
Synonyms: Mr., Mrs, Mrs., Mister, Mr
- 29. Within reach - Show Answer
ATHAND
(6 letters)
- 30. Hybrid fixture with a tub and nozzle - Show Answer
SHOWERBATH
(10 letters)
- 31. Group of experts - Show Answer
PANEL
(5 letters)
Synonyms: impanel, control_panel, dialog_box, board, venire, control_board, empanel, panel, jury, gore, instrument_panel
- 32. What many tins are made of, despite their name - Show Answer
STEEL
(5 letters)
Synonyms: sword, brand, steel, blade, nerve
- 34. Equal - Show Answer
ARE
(3 letters)
Synonyms: make_up, are, be, comprise, follow, constitute, equal, live, represent, embody, personify, cost, exist, ar
Antonyms: differ
- 35. Like most primes - Show Answer
ODD
(3 letters)
Synonyms: odd, remaining, curious, rummy, unexpended, uneven, unmated, peculiar, unpaired, leftover, left_over, left, funny, queer, rum, unmatched, singular
Antonyms: even
- 37. ___ Aldridge, early Black American playwright - Show Answer
IRA
(3 letters)
Synonyms: ira, Provisional_IRA, Irish_Republican_Army, IRA, individual_retirement_account, wrath, anger, Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army, Provos, ire
- 38. The blahs - Show Answer
ENNUI
(5 letters)
Synonyms: tedium, boredom, ennui
- 39. The vowels not seen in "bad debt," ironically - Show Answer
IOU
(3 letters)
Synonyms: IOU
- 44. Try hard - Show Answer
STRIVE
(6 letters)
Synonyms: endeavour, reach, endeavor, strive, strain
- 45. Proverbs pronoun - Show Answer
THEE
(4 letters)
- 46. Vegan cheese ingredient, often - Show Answer
CASHEW
(6 letters)
Synonyms: cashew, Anacardium_occidentale, cashew_nut, cashew_tree
- 48. Site of a Herculean labor - Show Answer
NEMEA
(5 letters)
Synonyms: Nemea
- 49. Terra ___ - Show Answer
COTTA
(5 letters)
- 50. Turned out - Show Answer
CAME
(4 letters)
Synonyms: get_along, hail, derive, number, descend, make_out, follow, fare, get, total, amount, come_in, add_up, occur, do, come_up, fall, come, arrive, issue_forth
Antonyms: leave, go
- 51. Robber's order - Show Answer
HANDSUP
(7 letters)
- 52. Where drinks are toasted with "Sláinte!" - Show Answer
EIRE
(4 letters)
Synonyms: Republic_of_Ireland, Ireland, Eire, Irish_Republic
- 53. The Dead Sea is one, technically - Show Answer
LAKE
(4 letters)
Synonyms: lake
- 54. Tim of "Project Runway" - Show Answer
GUNN
(4 letters)
- 55. Dealer's request - Show Answer
ANTE
(4 letters)
Synonyms: ante
- 56. Its 80-year anniversary was observed in June of 2024 - Show Answer
DDAY
(4 letters)
- 59. Zero preceder - Show Answer
NET
(3 letters)
Synonyms: profit, last, mesh, lucre, web, earnings, sack, meshing, sack_up, profits, clear, cyberspace, final, internet, nett, net_income, network, net, net_profit, meshwork
Antonyms: gross
Saturday, November 8, 2025
XWordHint Crossword Answers November 08, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips
Master today's NYT crossword with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun. Perfect for crossword lovers who want that satisfying "aha!" moment.
Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (36 clues)
- Across Clues - Detailed Hints
- Down Clues Table (36 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. Where Caitlin Clark played college hoops | 4 |
| 2A | 5. R-V guy? | 3 |
| 3A | 8. Adds to a timeline, say | 5 |
| 4A | 13. One who's off-base? | 9 |
| 5A | 16. See 41-Across | 5 |
| 6A | 17. Accessory with a grid of numbers | 9 |
| 7A | 18. "To repeat ..." | 5 |
| 8A | 19. Unacceptable | 7 |
| 9A | 20. They're not up to much | 6 |
| 10A | 22. Player — or piece of equipment — at Barclays Center | 3 |
| 11A | 23. Instrument with a neck, informally | 3 |
| 12A | 24. Supreme Court justice Gorsuch | 4 |
| 13A | 26. John Coltrane album whose title suggests making major progress | 10 |
| 14A | 30. General with orders? | 3 |
| 15A | 31. "Magnum, P.I." setting | 4 |
| 16A | 32. "Then it was well with me, in days ___ I was born": Housman | 3 |
| 17A | 33. Saver's asset | 6 |
| 18A | 35. Dude who might be in a row | 7 |
| 19A | 37. "You're not just imagining that tone" | 7 |
| 20A | 38. Makes sense | 6 |
| 21A | 39. .pdf alternative | 3 |
| 22A | 40. City between Sacramento and Salt Lake City on I-80 | 4 |
| 23A | 41. With 16-Across, group that began in the 2010s, familiarly | 3 |
| 24A | 42. Roquefort, e.g. | 10 |
| 25A | 45. Book of Mormon figure | 4 |
| 26A | 47. C.I.A. forerunner | 3 |
| 27A | 48. ___ Technica (news site) | 3 |
| 28A | 49. Something often hit without you seeing it | 6 |
| 29A | 51. Liverpudlians, e.g. | 7 |
| 30A | 55. Burdened | 5 |
| 31A | 56. Job for a driller | 9 |
| 32A | 58. ___ au poivre (entree that's often flambéed) | 5 |
| 33A | 59. Mali Empire ruler who single-handedly made the value of gold almost worthless by giving away so much of it | 9 |
| 34A | 60. Largest Bengali-speaking city in the world | 5 |
| 35A | 61. Financial report abbr. | 3 |
| 36A | 62. Exam with a max score of 1520 | 4 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Where Caitlin Clark played college hoops"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a member of the siouan people formerly living in iowa and minnesota and missouri
- Similar words include: IA, Hawkeye State, Ioway
- Pattern: ____
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2A: "5. R-V guy?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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3A: "8. Adds to a timeline, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
- Similar words include: station, C. W. Post, send
- Pattern: _____
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4A: "13. One who's off-base?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (baseball) the person who plays the shortstop position
- Similar words include: short
- Pattern: _________
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5A: "16. See 41-Across"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the 1st letter of the greek alphabet
- Pattern: _____
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6A: "17. Accessory with a grid of numbers"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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7A: "18. "To repeat ...""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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8A: "19. Unacceptable"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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9A: "20. They're not up to much"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that person who does no work
- Similar words include: idler, loafer, layabout
- Pattern: ______
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10A: "22. Player — or piece of equipment — at Barclays Center"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the tcp/ip network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
- Similar words include: web, net profit, lucre
- Opposite of: gross
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11A: "23. Instrument with a neck, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a small guitar having four strings
- Similar words include: ukulele
- Pattern: ___
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12A: "24. Supreme Court justice Gorsuch"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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13A: "26. John Coltrane album whose title suggests making major progress"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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14A: "30. General with orders?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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15A: "31. "Magnum, P.I." setting"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an island of central hawaii (between molokai and kauai); the chief island of the state
- Similar words include: Oahu Island
- Pattern: ____
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16A: "32. "Then it was well with me, in days ___ I was born": Housman"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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17A: "33. Saver's asset"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers
- Similar words include: parsimoniousness, penny-pinching, parsimony
- Pattern: ______
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18A: "35. Dude who might be in a row"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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19A: "37. "You're not just imagining that tone""
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- Pattern: _______
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20A: "38. Makes sense"
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- Pattern: ______
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21A: "39. .pdf alternative"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a licensed medical practitioner
- Similar words include: Commerce Department, Commerce, doctor
- Pattern: ___
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22A: "40. City between Sacramento and Salt Lake City on I-80"
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- Think of something that a city in western nevada at the foot of the sierra nevada mountains; known for gambling casinos and easy divorce and remarriage
- Pattern: ____
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23A: "41. With 16-Across, group that began in the 2010s, familiarly"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that informal term for information
- Pattern: ___
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24A: "42. Roquefort, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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25A: "45. Book of Mormon figure"
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- Pattern: ____
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26A: "47. C.I.A. forerunner"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a mouth or mouthlike opening
- Similar words include: os, oculus sinister, OS
- Pattern: ___
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27A: "48. ___ Technica (news site)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere
- Similar words include: atomic number 18, Arkansas, Land of Opportunity
- Pattern: ___
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28A: "49. Something often hit without you seeing it"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy; suspended from a height for blindfolded children to break with sticks
- Pattern: ______
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29A: "51. Liverpudlians, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a native or inhabitant of great britain
- Similar words include: Briton, Brit, Britisher
- Pattern: _______
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30A: "55. Burdened"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that remove with or as if with a ladle
- Similar words include: ladened, loaded, ladle
- Pattern: _____
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31A: "56. Job for a driller"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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32A: "58. ___ au poivre (entree that's often flambéed)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish
- Pattern: _____
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33A: "59. Mali Empire ruler who single-handedly made the value of gold almost worthless by giving away so much of it"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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34A: "60. Largest Bengali-speaking city in the world"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the capital and largest city of bangladesh
- Similar words include: capital of Bangladesh, Dacca
- Pattern: _____
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35A: "61. Financial report abbr."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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36A: "62. Exam with a max score of 1520"
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- Pattern: ____
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Library fig. | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Red state? | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Refuses to | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Cephalopods with a name derived from Greek mythology | 9 |
| 5D | 5. Visit | 4 |
| 6D | 6. Shortening for a city that omits "onto" | 3 |
| 7D | 7. John who won a National Book Award for his novel "The Centaur" | 6 |
| 8D | 8. Tool used in building some castles | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Elizabeth of "WandaVision" | 5 |
| 10D | 10. Fifth wheels? | 10 |
| 11D | 11. Phrase spoken by a dog in a burning room, in a 2010s meme | 10 |
| 12D | 12. Unfortunate | 3 |
| 13D | 14. Show, as of appreciation | 5 |
| 14D | 15. Graph type with sets of points | 11 |
| 15D | 21. Football roster planning documents | 11 |
| 16D | 23. Sport ___ | 3 |
| 17D | 25. Game that aptly draws millions each day? | 5 |
| 18D | 26. Where someone might be led on the way to being tricked | 10 |
| 19D | 27. "Who knew?!" | 10 |
| 20D | 28. Sellout letters | 3 |
| 21D | 29. 2019 Harry Styles song whose subject "lives in daydreams with me" | 3 |
| 22D | 31. Grown-up | 5 |
| 23D | 34. Philatelist's prize | 9 |
| 24D | 36. Fella | 3 |
| 25D | 37. Games-organizing org. | 3 |
| 26D | 39. Comme ___ Garçons (fashion label) | 3 |
| 27D | 43. Outfit for G.I. Joe | 6 |
| 28D | 44. Lucas's younger sister on "Stranger Things" | 5 |
| 29D | 46. Pussyfoot | 5 |
| 30D | 50. Singer Paul | 4 |
| 31D | 51. Strong connection | 4 |
| 32D | 52. Encumbrance | 4 |
| 33D | 53. Overseer of Artemis | 4 |
| 34D | 54. Bedframe part | 4 |
| 35D | 55. The F.D.A. approved a form of this to treat anxiety in 2024, for short | 3 |
| 36D | 57. Kind of milk | 3 |
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1D: "1. Library fig."
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2D: "2. Red state?"
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- Think of something that a midwestern state in north central united states in the great lakes region
- Similar words include: Buckeye State, Ohio River, OH
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3D: "3. Refuses to"
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- Think of something that an established custom
- Similar words include: habit
- Pattern: ____
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4D: "4. Cephalopods with a name derived from Greek mythology"
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- Think of something that someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure
- Similar words include: paper nautilus, argonaut, nautilus
- Pattern: _________
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5D: "5. Visit"
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- Think of something that continuing or remaining in a place or state
- Similar words include: stay put, ride out, detain
- Opposite of: change, move
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6D: "6. Shortening for a city that omits "onto""
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- Think of something that a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill
- Pattern: ___
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7D: "7. John who won a National Book Award for his novel "The Centaur""
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- Think of something that united states author (born 1932)
- Similar words include: John Updike, John Hoyer Updike
- Pattern: ______
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8D: "8. Tool used in building some castles"
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- Think of something that a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
- Similar words include: bucket, pailful
- Pattern: ____
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9D: "9. Elizabeth of "WandaVision""
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- Pattern: _____
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10D: "10. Fifth wheels?"
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- Pattern: __________
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11D: "11. Phrase spoken by a dog in a burning room, in a 2010s meme"
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12D: "12. Unfortunate"
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- Think of something that experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness; ; - christina rossetti
- Similar words include: lamentable, distressing, sorry
- Opposite of: glad
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13D: "14. Show, as of appreciation"
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- Think of something that an individual instance of a type of symbol
- Similar words include: keepsake, relic, item
- Pattern: _____
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14D: "15. Graph type with sets of points"
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- Pattern: ___________
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15D: "21. Football roster planning documents"
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- Pattern: ___________
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16D: "23. Sport ___"
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- Think of something that a member of the shoshonean people of utah and colorado and new mexico
- Pattern: ___
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17D: "25. Game that aptly draws millions each day?"
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- 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: keno, beano, bingo
- Pattern: _____
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18D: "26. Where someone might be led on the way to being tricked"
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- Pattern: __________
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19D: "27. "Who knew?!""
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20D: "28. Sellout letters"
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- Pattern: ___
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21D: "29. 2019 Harry Styles song whose subject "lives in daydreams with me""
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- Pattern: ___
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22D: "31. Grown-up"
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- Pattern: _____
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23D: "34. Philatelist's prize"
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24D: "36. Fella"
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- Pattern: ___
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25D: "37. Games-organizing org."
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- Pattern: ___
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26D: "39. Comme ___ Garçons (fashion label)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
- Similar words include: stilboestrol, stilbestrol, diethylstilbesterol
- Pattern: ___
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27D: "43. Outfit for G.I. Joe"
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- Pattern: ______
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28D: "44. Lucas's younger sister on "Stranger Things""
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- Think of something that any plant of the genus erica
- Similar words include: true heath
- Pattern: _____
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29D: "46. Pussyfoot"
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- Think of something that a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible
- Similar words include: fink, snitcher, sneaker
- Pattern: _____
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30D: "50. Singer Paul"
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- Pattern: ____
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31D: "51. Strong connection"
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- Think of something that an electrical force linking atoms
- Similar words include: attachment, adherence, Julian Bond
- Pattern: ____
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32D: "52. Encumbrance"
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- Think of something that an onerous or difficult concern
- Similar words include: encumbrance, incumbrance, burden
- Pattern: ____
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33D: "53. Overseer of Artemis"
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- Think of something that an independent agency of the united states government responsible for aviation and spaceflight
- Similar words include: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Pattern: ____
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34D: "54. Bedframe part"
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- Think of something that a thin strip (wood or metal)
- Similar words include: spline
- Pattern: ____
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35D: "55. The F.D.A. approved a form of this to treat anxiety in 2024, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid
- Similar words include: lysergic acid diethylamide
- Pattern: ___
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36D: "57. Kind of milk"
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- 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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