27428 Sun Dec 15, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues

Across Clues :

1. Chess player's study, 8. Painting stolen from 71-Across, 13. Cashless deal, 17. Crunchy root vegetables, 19. Fertilizer compound, 20. Painting stolen from 64-Across, 21. Winter setting in New England, 23. Hunter on high, 24. Like the Beatles' "Yesterday," key-wise, 25. Plum variety often used in spirits, 26. ___ center, 27. Made eyes at, 28. Schedules, 31. Architectural annexes, 33. Bronx cheer, 35. Capital on the Río de la Plata, 39. "Anchors Aweigh" grp., 40. One step ___ time, 41. Oodles, 42. Downhill event, 44. Prefix with health, 48. Niçoise salad need, 50. Role for Jay Silverheels, 52. Charles de Gaulle's birthplace, 53. Neighborhood grocery stores, 54. Painting stolen from 21-Across, 56. Nobelist Bohr, 58. Evenhanded, 59. Customary practice, 60. Popeye's witchy foe in early comics, 62. Like a car's wheels, 64. Bar with hashish pipes, 66. Baseball great Hershiser, 68. Solution strength, in chemistry, 70. Fat used in candlemaking, 71. Common scale range, 75. Champing at the bit, 77. Fog and haze generated for a theatrical production, 81. Flimsy, as an excuse, 82. Pillow cover, 84. Fastens, in a way, 86. Nose around, 87. Director DuVernay, 88. Crumple into a ball, 90. Informal speech, 92. Painting stolen from 33-Across, 93. Painting stolen from 105-Across, 95. Opened or closed like an eye, in film lingo, 97. No longer interested in, 98. Tour de France units: Abbr., 99. Bout enders, for short, 101. Health professional focused on nutrition, 105. Household appliance that makes a hissing sound, 108. "Right now!", 109. Connecticut coastal town near Stamford, 110. Has the gumption, 111. Actress Thurman, 114. Abbr. on a music score, 116. Member of la familia, 117. "Get ___!", 118. Classic nursery rhyme, 124. Toronto team, for short, 125. Attacked by mosquitoes, say, 126. Claudius, vis-à-vis King Hamlet, 127. Land in the sea, 128. Iditarod entries, 129. Annual star-studded fashion event

Down Clues :

1. Three, in Torino, 2. Letters associated with baseball and batteries, 3. Many '90s music purchases, 4. Painting stolen from 101-Across, 5. Enjoys as a hobby, 6. Gets irritated by, 7. Title for Manchin or Murkowski: Abbr., 8. First cars made by Ford, 9. See 122-Down, 10. Hair removal brand, 11. Salinger's "For ___ – With Love and Squalor", 12. "Penn & Teller: Fool Us" airer, 13. Painting stolen from 35-Across, 14. "___ we're waiting …", 15. Cactuslike plants, 16. Duffer's obstacle, 18. '60s campus activist grp., 19. "1984" drudge, 20. Eccentric types, 22. Certain emergency message, 28. Surgeon's stitch, 29. Actress Creel of "Saved by the Bell", 30. Beauty spot?, 32. Place to keep plants, 34. Abundant, 35. Motel proprietor in "Psycho", 36. Ancient Greek region for which part of the Mediterranean is named, 37. Innocent sort, 38. God of the Qu'ran, 43. Hodgepodges, 45. Dark, in poesy, 46. Like some vowels and memories, 47. 90° from norte, 49. On dry ground, 51. Basic skateboard trick, 55. Root in some speckled chips, 57. Adjust to, as a thermostat, 59. ___ Clan, iconic hip-hop group of the 1990s, 61. Catches on, 63. Painting stolen from 53-Across, 65. Some partners in lesbian couples, 67. Franz who composed "The Merry Widow", 69. Mapped out again, 71. Deception, 72. Shankar at Woodstock, 73. Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan, 74. Acme's antonym, 76. Plunder, archaically, 78. Online tracker, 79. Old-fashioned trinket shop vendors, 80. Twitch, 83. Think aloud, 85. Bergen's dummy Mortimer, 89. Identifies, 91. "Half a truth is often a ___": Benjamin Franklin, 94. Painting stolen from 77-Across, 96. Abandons, 100. Places of refuge, 102. Xerox : copy machine :: ___ : kitchen wrap, 103. Most boring, 104. Lines at the theater?, 105. Corporate department, 106. Culmination of many a "Law & Order" episode, 107. Desensitizes, 110. Painting stolen from 118-Across, 112. It might be held during vacation, 113. Comedian Johnson of "Laugh-In", 115. Big inits. in fuel additives, 119. From Jan. 1 until now, 120. Male turkey, 121. Actress de Armas of "Knives Out", 122. With 9-Down, legendary Giant, 123. A nursing one has snaps

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 15, 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. Chess player's study. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TACTICS

  
  

  Possible Answer : manoeuvre, tactics, maneuver, tactic




• The clue is 8. Painting stolen from 71-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MONET

  
  

  Possible Answer : Claude_Monet, Monet




• The clue is 13. Cashless deal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWAP

  
  

  Possible Answer : swop, switch, swap, barter, trade




• The clue is 17. Crunchy root vegetables. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RADISHES

  
  

  Possible Answer : daikon, Japanese_radish, radish, radish_plant, Raphanus_sativus, Raphanus_sativus_longipinnatus




• The clue is 19. Fertilizer compound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POTASH

  
  

  Possible Answer : potassium_hydroxide, potash, caustic_potash




• The clue is 20. Painting stolen from 64-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KAHLO

  
  



• The clue is 21. Winter setting in New England. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (19 letters)

  The answer: EASTERNSTANDARDTIME

  
  



• The clue is 23. Hunter on high. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORION

  
  

  Possible Answer : Orion, Hunter




• The clue is 24. Like the Beatles' "Yesterday," key-wise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INF

  
  



• The clue is 25. Plum variety often used in spirits. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOE

  
  

  Possible Answer : Prunus_spinosa, Alleghany_plum, Prunus_alleghaniensis, blackthorn, Allegheny_plum, sloe




• The clue is 26. ___ center. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REC

  
  



• The clue is 27. Made eyes at. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OGLED

  
  

  Possible Answer : ogle




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

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

  The answer: SLATES

  
  

  Possible Answer : slate, slat, slating, ticket




• The clue is 31. Architectural annexes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLS

  
  

  Possible Answer : ell




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

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

  The answer: GOYANKEES

  
  



• The clue is 35. Capital on the Río de la Plata. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (20 letters)

  The answer: BUENOSAIRESARGENTINA

  
  



• The clue is 39. "Anchors Aweigh" grp.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USN

  
  

  Possible Answer : USN, US_Navy, United_States_Navy, Navy




• The clue is 40. One step ___ time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATA

  
  



• The clue is 41. Oodles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALOT

  
  



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

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

  The answer: SLALOM

  
  

  Possible Answer : slalom




• The clue is 44. Prefix with health. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TELE

  
  



• The clue is 48. Niçoise salad need. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUNA

  
  

  Possible Answer : tunny, Anguilla_sucklandii, Opuntia_tuna, tuna_fish, tuna




• The clue is 50. Role for Jay Silverheels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TONTO

  
  



• The clue is 52. Charles de Gaulle's birthplace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LILLE

  
  

  Possible Answer : Lille




• The clue is 53. Neighborhood grocery stores. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BODEGAS

  
  

  Possible Answer : bodega




• The clue is 54. Painting stolen from 21-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERNST

  
  

  Possible Answer : Max_Ernst, Ernst




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

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

  The answer: NIELS

  
  



• The clue is 58. Evenhanded. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FAIR

  
  

  Possible Answer : fair, average, honest, bonnie, fairly, funfair, mediocre, bazaar, fairish, sightly, just, clean, evenhandedly, carnival, bonny, comely, reasonable, middling

  Possible Opposite Answer : foul, unfairly, unfair




• The clue is 59. Customary practice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WONT

  
  

  Possible Answer : wont, habit




• The clue is 60. Popeye's witchy foe in early comics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEAHAG

  
  



• The clue is 62. Like a car's wheels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXLED

  
  



• The clue is 64. Bar with hashish pipes. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: HOOKAHLOUNGE

  
  



• The clue is 66. Baseball great Hershiser. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OREL

  
  



• The clue is 68. Solution strength, in chemistry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TITER

  
  

  Possible Answer : titre, titer




• The clue is 70. Fat used in candlemaking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUET

  
  

  Possible Answer : suet




• The clue is 71. Common scale range. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: FROMONETOTEN

  
  



• The clue is 75. Champing at the bit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAGER

  
  

  Possible Answer : eager, eagre, tidal_bore, bore, aegir

  Possible Opposite Answer : uneager




• The clue is 77. Fog and haze generated for a theatrical production. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: SMOKEEFFECTS

  
  



• The clue is 81. Flimsy, as an excuse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAME

  
  

  Possible Answer : game, crippled, square, gimpy, lame, feeble, halting, cripple, halt




• The clue is 82. Pillow cover. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAM

  
  

  Possible Answer : false, fictive, sham, fake, role_player, fictitious, imposter, simulate, affect, pretender, assumed, assume, put_on, shammer, pretend, pseud, faker, postiche, dissemble, fraud, pseudo, impostor, pretended, feign




• The clue is 84. Fastens, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAPES

  
  

  Possible Answer : tape_measure, intercept, pink, tapeline, magnetic_tape, exploit, tape_recording, tap, solicit, beg, taping, bug, tapdance, record, rap, videotape, tape, wiretap, mag_tape, tip, knock

  Possible Opposite Answer : erase




• The clue is 86. Nose around. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOOP

  
  

  Possible Answer : snoop, snooper, sleuth, stag, spy




• The clue is 87. Director DuVernay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVA

  
  



• The clue is 88. Crumple into a ball. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WADUP

  
  



• The clue is 90. Informal speech. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLANG

  
  

  Possible Answer : slang_term, dupe, fool, put_on, befool, put_one_over, argot, lingo, gull, cant, vernacular, put_one_across, cod, slang, patois, take_in, jargon, slang_expression




• The clue is 92. Painting stolen from 33-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOYA

  
  

  Possible Answer : Francisco_de_Goya, Francisco_Jose_de_Goya_y_Lucientes, Francisco_Jose_de_Goya, Goya, Goya_y_Lucientes, Francisco_Goya




• The clue is 93. Painting stolen from 105-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIRO

  
  

  Possible Answer : Miro, Joan_Miro, black_pine, miro, Podocarpus_ferruginea, Prumnopitys_ferruginea




• The clue is 95. Opened or closed like an eye, in film lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRISED

  
  



• The clue is 97. No longer interested in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVER

  
  

  Possible Answer : o'er, terminated, over, ended, all_over, complete, concluded




• The clue is 98. Tour de France units: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KMS

  
  

  Possible Answer : km, klick, kilometer, kilometre




• The clue is 99. Bout enders, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOS

  
  

  Possible Answer : kos, kayo, knockout, KO, coss




• The clue is 101. Health professional focused on nutrition. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (19 letters)

  The answer: REGISTEREDDIETITIAN

  
  



• The clue is 105. Household appliance that makes a hissing sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEAMIRON

  
  



• The clue is 108. "Right now!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAT

  
  



• The clue is 109. Connecticut coastal town near Stamford. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DARIEN

  
  



• The clue is 110. Has the gumption. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DARES

  
  

  Possible Answer : make_bold, dare, defy, daring, presume




• The clue is 111. Actress Thurman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UMA

  
  

  Possible Answer : genus_Uma, Uma




• The clue is 114. Abbr. on a music score. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRES

  
  



• The clue is 116. Member of la familia. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIA

  
  

  Possible Answer : transient_ischemic_attack, TIA




• The clue is 117. "Get ___!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIFE

  
  



• The clue is 118. Classic nursery rhyme. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (18 letters)

  The answer: MARYHADALITTLELAMB

  
  



• The clue is 124. Toronto team, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAFS

  
  

  Possible Answer : flip, riffle, flick, folio, leaf, thumb, leafage, riff, foliage




• The clue is 125. Attacked by mosquitoes, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BITTEN

  
  

  Possible Answer : sting, bite, seize_with_teeth, prick, burn




• The clue is 126. Claudius, vis-à-vis King Hamlet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POISONER

  
  

  Possible Answer : poisoner




• The clue is 127. Land in the sea. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISLE

  
  

  Possible Answer : islet, isle




• The clue is 128. Iditarod entries. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLEDS

  
  

  Possible Answer : sled, sledge, sleigh




• The clue is 129. Annual star-studded fashion event. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: METGALA

  
  

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Three, in Torino. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRE

  
  

• The clue is 2. Letters associated with baseball and batteries. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AAA

  
  

  Possible Answer: AAA, abdominal_aortic_aneurysm

• The clue is 3. Many '90s music purchases. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CDS

  
  

  Possible Answer: Cd, cd, candle, compact_disk, CD, certificate_of_deposit, candela, standard_candle, cadmium, compact_disc, atomic_number_48

• The clue is 4. Painting stolen from 101-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TITIAN

  
  

  Possible Answer: Titian, Tiziano_Vecellio

• The clue is 5. Enjoys as a hobby. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISINTO

  
  

• The clue is 6. Gets irritated by. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHAFESAT

  
  

• The clue is 7. Title for Manchin or Murkowski: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEN

  
  

  Possible Answer: sen

• The clue is 8. First cars made by Ford. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MODELAS

  
  

• The clue is 9. See 122-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTT

  
  

• The clue is 10. Hair removal brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAIR

  
  

• The clue is 11. Salinger's "For ___ – With Love and Squalor". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESME

  
  

• The clue is 12. "Penn & Teller: Fool Us" airer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THECW

  
  

• The clue is 13. Painting stolen from 35-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARGENT

  
  

  Possible Answer: John_Singer_Sargent, Sargent

• The clue is 14. "___ we're waiting …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHILE

  
  

  Possible Answer: piece, spell, while, patch

• The clue is 15. Cactuslike plants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALOES

  
  

  Possible Answer: aloes, bitter_aloes, aloe

• The clue is 16. Duffer's obstacle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POND

  
  

  Possible Answer: pool, pond

• The clue is 18. '60s campus activist grp.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SDS

  
  

  Possible Answer: SD, Coyote_State, South_Dakota, Mount_Rushmore_State

• The clue is 19. "1984" drudge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PROLE

  
  

  Possible Answer: prole, worker, proletarian

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

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

  The answer: KOOKS

  
  

  Possible Answer: queer_bird, odd_man_out, kook, queer_duck, odd_fish, odd_fellow

• The clue is 22. Certain emergency message. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALERTTEXT

  
  

• The clue is 28. Surgeon's stitch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUTURE

  
  

  Possible Answer: sutura, fibrous_joint, surgical_seam, suture

• The clue is 29. Actress Creel of "Saved by the Bell". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEANNA

  
  

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

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

  The answer: SALON

  
  

  Possible Answer: beauty_salon, beauty_parlour, beauty_shop, beauty_parlor, salon

• The clue is 32. Place to keep plants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SILL

  
  

  Possible Answer: sill

• The clue is 34. Abundant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUMEROUS

  
  

  Possible Answer: numerous, legion

• The clue is 35. Motel proprietor in "Psycho". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BATES

  
  

  Possible Answer: flutter, clobber, bat, bate, drub, cream, thrash, lick

• The clue is 36. Ancient Greek region for which part of the Mediterranean is named. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IONIA

  
  

  Possible Answer: Ionia

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

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

  The answer: NAIF

  
  

  Possible Answer: naif, naive

  Possible Opposite Answer : sophisticated

• The clue is 38. God of the Qu'ran. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLAH

  
  

  Possible Answer: Allah

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

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

  The answer: OLIOS

  
  

• The clue is 45. Dark, in poesy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBON

  
  

  Possible Answer: ebon, ebony

• The clue is 46. Like some vowels and memories. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LONG

  
  

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : unretentive, short

• The clue is 47. 90° from norte. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESTE

  
  

• The clue is 49. On dry ground. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASHORE

  
  

  Possible Answer: ashore

• The clue is 51. Basic skateboard trick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLLIE

  
  

• The clue is 55. Root in some speckled chips. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TARO

  
  

  Possible Answer: cocoyam, taro, taro_plant, taro_root, Colocasia_esculenta, edda, eddo, dasheen, dalo

• The clue is 57. Adjust to, as a thermostat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SETAT

  
  

• The clue is 59. ___ Clan, iconic hip-hop group of the 1990s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WUTANG

  
  

• The clue is 61. Catches on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GETSWISE

  
  

• The clue is 63. Painting stolen from 53-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEGAS

  
  

  Possible Answer: Degas, Edgar_Degas, degas, Hilaire_Germain_Edgar_Degas

• The clue is 65. Some partners in lesbian couples. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEMS

  
  

• The clue is 67. Franz who composed "The Merry Widow". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEHAR

  
  

  Possible Answer: Franz_Lehar, Lehar

• The clue is 69. Mapped out again. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPLOTTED

  
  

• The clue is 71. Deception. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLAM

  
  

• The clue is 72. Shankar at Woodstock. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAVI

  
  

• The clue is 73. Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMAR

  
  

• The clue is 74. Acme's antonym. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NADIR

  
  

  Possible Answer: nadir, low-water_mark

  Possible Opposite Answer : zenith

• The clue is 76. Plunder, archaically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REAVE

  
  

  Possible Answer: loot, strip, despoil, rifle, foray, ransack, pillage, reave, plunder

• The clue is 78. Online tracker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COOKIE

  
  

  Possible Answer: biscuit, cooky, cookie

• The clue is 79. Old-fashioned trinket shop vendors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOYMEN

  
  

• The clue is 80. Twitch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPASM

  
  

  Possible Answer: cramp, spasm, muscle_spasm

• The clue is 83. Think aloud. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUSE

  
  

  Possible Answer: think_over, meditate, contemplate, muse, chew_over, mull, excogitate, ruminate, Muse, speculate, reflect, mull_over, ponder

• The clue is 85. Bergen's dummy Mortimer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNERD

  
  

• The clue is 89. Identifies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEGS

  
  

  Possible Answer: pin, thole, peg, pegleg, nail, rowlock, peg_down, nog, wooden_leg, tholepin, nail_down, oarlock, stick, leg

• The clue is 91. "Half a truth is often a ___": Benjamin Franklin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GREATLIE

  
  

• The clue is 94. Painting stolen from 77-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKEEFFE

  
  

• The clue is 96. Abandons. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DITCHES

  
  

  Possible Answer: ditch, chuck, trench, dump

• The clue is 100. Places of refuge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OASES

  
  

  Possible Answer: oasis, haven

• The clue is 102. Xerox : copy machine :: ___ : kitchen wrap. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARAN

  
  

  Possible Answer: saran

• The clue is 103. Most boring. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRIEST

  
  

  Possible Answer: teetotal, juiceless, ironical, dry, ironic, wry

  Possible Opposite Answer : phlegmy, wet, sweet

• The clue is 104. Lines at the theater?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIALOG

  
  

  Possible Answer: dialogue, dialog, duologue

• The clue is 105. Corporate department. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALES

  
  

  Possible Answer: gross_revenue, sales, sales_agreement, sales_event, sale, gross_sales, cut-rate_sale

• The clue is 106. Culmination of many a "Law & Order" episode. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRIAL

  
  

  Possible Answer: trial_run, run, trial, tribulation, visitation, test, tryout

• The clue is 107. Desensitizes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUMBS

  
  

  Possible Answer: blunt, benumb, numb, dull

• The clue is 110. Painting stolen from 118-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DALI

  
  

  Possible Answer: Salvador_Dali, Dali

• The clue is 112. It might be held during vacation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAIL

  
  

  Possible Answer: get_off, chain_mail, post, mail, ring_armor, ring_mail, ring_armour, send, chain_armour, chain_armor, postal_service, mail_service

• The clue is 113. Comedian Johnson of "Laugh-In". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTE

  
  

• The clue is 115. Big inits. in fuel additives. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STP

  
  

  Possible Answer: STP, s.t.p.

• The clue is 119. From Jan. 1 until now. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YTD

  
  

• The clue is 120. Male turkey. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOM

  
  

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

• The clue is 121. Actress de Armas of "Knives Out". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANA

  
  

  Possible Answer: ana, Ana

• The clue is 122. With 9-Down, legendary Giant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEL

  
  

• The clue is 123. A nursing one has snaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRA

  
  

  Possible Answer: bandeau, brassiere, bra

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

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

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Medium

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. First female musical artist to have a simultaneous #1 film and #1 album, familiarly	3
2A	4. Rebound, as a pool shot	4
3A	8. Requirement for domestic air travel starting in 2025	6
4A	14. Body part that might "pop"	3
5A	15. Words of understanding	4
6A	16. ___ State, nickname for New York	6
7A	17. Soften, as a message	8
8A	19. Kitchen strainers	6
9A	20. "Don't go!"	4
10A	21. Appear gradually from the black, as a film image	6
11A	23. Industrialist Lilly	3
12A	24. Native led by Montezuma	5
13A	26. A very high price, so to speak	9
14A	28. Cereal variety from Switzerland	6
15A	30. Lead female character	7
16A	31. Summer temp, say	6
17A	34. River's bottom	3
18A	35. Dentist, colloquially	11
19A	38. Actress Long of "Boyz N the Hood"	3
20A	39. Gets back together	6
21A	40. Shipped without prepaid postage, for short	7
22A	42. Much of Mauritania and Mali	6
23A	47. Japanese stadium that has hosted M.L.B. and N.F.L. games	9
24A	50. Martian explorer	5
25A	51. Last number in a countdown	3
26A	52. Surgical stitch	6
27A	54. Used a loom	4
28A	55. Related to spiritual cause and effect	6
29A	57. Collection of tasks … or what 17-, 26-, 35- and 47-Across comprise?	8
30A	59. Timeless, to a poet	6
31A	60. Small vortex	4
32A	61. "Thanks, Captain Obvious!"	3
33A	62. Best-of-seven games, say	6
34A	63. Make airtight	4
35A	64. Fancy hotel amenity	3

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. First female musical artist to have a simultaneous #1 film and #1 album, familiarly"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: JLO

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2A: "4. Rebound, as a pool shot"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
• Similar words include: banking concern, deposit, cant
• Opposite of: mistrust, withdraw

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Answer: BANK

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3A: "8. Requirement for domestic air travel starting in 2025"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: REALID

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4A: "14. Body part that might "pop""

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: EAR

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5A: "15. Words of understanding"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ISEE

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6A: "16. ___ State, nickname for New York"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
• Similar words include: conglomerate, imperium
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: EMPIRE

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7A: "17. Soften, as a message"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: TONEDOWN

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8A: "19. Kitchen strainers"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
• Similar words include: sift, strain, screen
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SIEVES

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9A: "20. "Don't go!""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that continuing or remaining in a place or state
• Similar words include: delay, stick, quell
• Opposite of: depart, change

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Answer: STAY

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10A: "21. Appear gradually from the black, as a film image"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: FADEIN

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11A: "23. Industrialist Lilly"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ELI

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12A: "24. Native led by Montezuma"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of the nahuatl people who established an empire in mexico that was overthrown by cortes in 1519
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AZTEC

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13A: "26. A very high price, so to speak"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: TOPDOLLAR

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14A: "28. Cereal variety from Switzerland"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that mixture of untoasted dry cereals and fruits
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MUESLI

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15A: "30. Lead female character"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the main good female character in a work of fiction
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: HEROINE

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16A: "31. Summer temp, say"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a british term)
• Similar words include: houseman, medical intern, interne
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: INTERN

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17A: "34. River's bottom"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
• Similar words include: bottom, retire, know
• Opposite of: get up, turn out

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Answer: BED

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18A: "35. Dentist, colloquially"

11 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: TOOTHDOCTOR

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19A: "38. Actress Long of "Boyz N the Hood""

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NIA

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20A: "39. Gets back together"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: REUNES

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21A: "40. Shipped without prepaid postage, for short"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SENTCOD

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22A: "42. Much of Mauritania and Mali"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern africa
• Similar words include: Sahara Desert
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SAHARA

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23A: "47. Japanese stadium that has hosted M.L.B. and N.F.L. games"

9 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: TOKYODOME

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24A: "50. Martian explorer"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
• Similar words include: roamer, wanderer, scouter
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ROVER

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25A: "51. Last number in a countdown"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Similar words include: matchless, nonpareil, peerless
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ONE

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26A: "52. Surgical stitch"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)
• Similar words include: sutura, fibrous joint, surgical seam
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SUTURE

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27A: "54. Used a loom"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that interlace by or as if by weaving
• Similar words include: tissue, wind, meander
• Opposite of: unweave

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Answer: WOVE

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28A: "55. Related to spiritual cause and effect"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: KARMIC

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29A: "57. Collection of tasks … or what 17-, 26-, 35- and 47-Across comprise?"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: TODOLIST

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30A: "59. Timeless, to a poet"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ETERNE

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31A: "60. Small vortex"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that founder of christian science in 1866 (1821-1910)
• Similar words include: whirl, Mary Morse Baker Eddy, swirl
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EDDY

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32A: "61. "Thanks, Captain Obvious!""

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DUH

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33A: "62. Best-of-seven games, say"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that similar things placed in order or happening one after another
• Similar words include: serial publication, serial
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SERIES

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34A: "63. Make airtight"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
• Similar words include: Navy SEAL, stamp, sealskin
• Opposite of: unseal

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Answer: SEAL

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35A: "64. Fancy hotel amenity"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a health resort near a spring or at the seaside
• Similar words include: health spa, watering place, watering hole
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SPA

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Material that's been deliberately thrown overboard	6
2D	2. Philosopher who wrote the "Tao Te Ching"	6
3D	3. Fancy and elaborate	6
4D	4. Auction action	3
5D	5. Since	4
6D	6. Just getting started with	5
7D	7. Martial art with bamboo swords	5
8D	8. Places to live	10
9D	9. Key with one sharp	6
10D	10. Subject of much Jane Goodall research	3
11D	11. More alert and energetic	8
12D	12. Limerick's locale	7
13D	13. Fancy	6
14D	18. They wink and blink	4
15D	22. Filmmaker Nora	6
16D	25. Advertising award	4
17D	27. Southwestern wolf	4
18D	29. Presents	10
19D	32. Punctual people are said to arrive on this	6
20D	33. End of an academic address	3
21D	35. One fiddling around in a workshop	8
22D	36. Like granola bars, typically	4
23D	37. Onetime leader in St. Petersburg	4
24D	38. Newborn child	7
25D	40. Excites	6
26D	41. Trigonometry ratio	6
27D	43. Coyote's cry	4
28D	44. Steers clear of	6
29D	45. Excites	6
30D	46. First name of the Queen of Soul	6
31D	48. Quiets on Zoom	5
32D	49. Wear away	5
33D	53. Classic Icelandic saga	4
34D	56. Scanner whose field strength is measured in teslas, for short	3
35D	58. Toondom's Olive	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Material that's been deliberately thrown overboard"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm
• Similar words include: flotsam
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: JETSAM

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2D: "2. Philosopher who wrote the "Tao Te Ching""

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: LAOTZU

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3D: "3. Fancy and elaborate"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details; ; -john milton
• Similar words include: flowery
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ORNATE

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4D: "4. Auction action"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
• Similar words include: beseech, press, conjure
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BID

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5D: "5. Since"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ASOF

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6D: "6. Just getting started with"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NEWAT

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7D: "7. Martial art with bamboo swords"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: KENDO

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8D: "8. Places to live"

10 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
• Similar words include: mansion house, manse, mansion
• Pattern: __________

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Answer: RESIDENCES

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9D: "9. Key with one sharp"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: EMINOR

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10D: "10. Subject of much Jane Goodall research"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
• Similar words include: copycat, caricature, anthropoid
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: APE

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11D: "11. More alert and energetic"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that full of life and energy
• Similar words include: zippy, full of life, live
• Opposite of: dull

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Answer: LIVELIER

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12D: "12. Limerick's locale"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of ireland; achieved independence from the united kingdom in 1921
• Similar words include: Republic of Ireland, Irish Republic, Hibernia
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: IRELAND

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13D: "13. Fancy"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
• Similar words include: want, hope, trust
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DESIRE

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14D: "18. They wink and blink"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that opinion or judgment
• Similar words include: optic, eye, oculus
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EYES

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15D: "22. Filmmaker Nora"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: EPHRON

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16D: "25. Advertising award"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (greek mythology) the muse of history
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CLIO

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17D: "27. Southwestern wolf"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LOBO

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18D: "29. Presents"

10 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cause to come to know personally
• Similar words include: inclose, present, innovate
• Pattern: __________

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Answer: INTRODUCES

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19D: "32. Punctual people are said to arrive on this"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: THEDOT

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20D: "33. End of an academic address"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EDU

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21D: "35. One fiddling around in a workshop"

8 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an unskilled person who tries to fix or mend
• Similar words include: fiddler, tinker
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: TINKERER

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22D: "36. Like granola bars, typically"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OATY

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23D: "37. Onetime leader in St. Petersburg"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a male monarch or emperor (especially of russia prior to 1917)
• Similar words include: czar, tzar
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TSAR

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24D: "38. Newborn child"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a baby from birth to four weeks
• Similar words include: newborn, newborn infant, newborn baby
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: NEONATE

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25D: "40. Excites"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that stir up or tend; of a fire
• Similar words include: stoke
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: STOKES

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26D: "41. Trigonometry ratio"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
• Similar words include: cos
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: COSINE

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27D: "43. Coyote's cry"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a long loud emotional utterance
• Similar words include: ululation, yowl, yammer
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HOWL

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28D: "44. Steers clear of"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
• Similar words include: deflect, forefend, annul
• Opposite of: confront, validate

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Answer: AVOIDS

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29D: "45. Excites"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ______

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Answer: REVSUP

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30D: "46. First name of the Queen of Soul"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ARETHA

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31D: "48. Quiets on Zoom"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a deaf person who is unable to speak
• Similar words include: dampen, muffle, dull
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MUTES

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32D: "49. Wear away"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that become ground down or deteriorate
• Similar words include: fret, gnaw at, wear away
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ERODE

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33D: "53. Classic Icelandic saga"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that tropical starchy tuberous root
• Similar words include: taro root, cocoyam, taro
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EDDA

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34D: "56. Scanner whose field strength is measured in teslas, for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images
• Similar words include: magnetic resonance imaging
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MRI

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35D: "58. Toondom's Olive"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OYL

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Expert Solving Strategies

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Today's Puzzle Stats

35 Across Clues

35 Down Clues

70 Total Clues

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