0918 NYT Crossword Wednesday, Sept 18, 2024 | Puzzle Answers

Complete Guide to NYT Crossword Tuesday, Sept 18, 2024 | Puzzle Answers

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

NYT Connections answers and clues for wednesday, September 18, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. When les Jeux Olympiques de Paris took place. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETE




• The clue is 4. Jewelry fastener. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLASP

  Possible Answer : clench, clasp, hold, grasp, grip, clutch, brooch, buckle, clutches

  Possible Opposite Answer : unbuckle, unclasp




• The clue is 9. Like the watches in Dali's "The Persistence of Memory". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIMP

  Possible Answer : gimp, limp, wilted, hitch, hobble




• The clue is 13. Lawless princess. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: XENA




• The clue is 15. Meal with matzo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEDER

  Possible Answer : Seder, Passover_supper




• The clue is 16. Roughly 75% of Russia is in it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASIA

  Possible Answer : Asia




• The clue is 17. House of worship at the top of 67-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRINITADEIMONTI




• The clue is 20. Largest arboreal mammal, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORANG

  Possible Answer : orangutan, orang, Pongo_pygmaeus, orangutang




• The clue is 21. Head honcho at a barbecue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PITMASTER




• The clue is 22. Unfilled space. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LACUNA

  Possible Answer : blank, caisson, coffer, lacuna




• The clue is 24. Half of a Dashiell Hammett detective couple. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NORA




• The clue is 25. Subreddit overseer, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOD

  Possible Answer : modernistic, modern, mod




• The clue is 26. 24th and final letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMEGAS

  Possible Answer : Z, omega




• The clue is 31. Gum ball, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAD

  Possible Answer : compact, jampack, sight, deal, pile, spate, mass, wad, quid, muckle, plug, tidy_sum, great_deal, chaw, mountain, jam, peck, bundle, mess, ram, mickle, raft, chew, batch, passel, good_deal, pot, hatful, mint, lot, chock_up, plenty, flock, heap, cud, cram, slew, stack, pack, quite_a_little




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

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

  The answer: BOSOMS

  Possible Answer : knocker, squeeze, embrace, breast, bosom, boob, hug, heart, tit, titty




• The clue is 38. Reference. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CITE

  Possible Answer : cite, summon, citation, quote, adduce, mention, quotation, acknowledgment, name, abduce, summons, refer, advert, reference, bring_up, credit




• The clue is 39. Disney daughter of King Triton. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARIEL




• The clue is 41. Gave it one's all. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRIEDHARD




• The clue is 43. Cutesy term for a swap. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRADESIES




• The clue is 45. Region of ancient Greece. 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 46. ___ Basil, singer of the 1982 hit "Mickey". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TONI




• The clue is 47. Source of saffron. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CROCUS

  Possible Answer : crocus




• The clue is 49. Color similar to hazelnut. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAN

  Possible Answer : topaz, suntan, burn, tangent, bronze, sunburn, tan




• The clue is 50. Fabric sample. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWATCH

  Possible Answer : swatch




• The clue is 52. Govt. agency that investigates, among other things, arson. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATF

  Possible Answer : ATF, Bureau_of_Alcohol_Tobacco_and_Firearms




• The clue is 54. TV personality Kotb. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HODA




• The clue is 57. Beethoven's Third. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EROICA




• The clue is 61. Classic comedy that often plays during holiday movie marathons. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOMEALONE




• The clue is 66. Black-and-white predators. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORCAS

  Possible Answer : sea_wolf, grampus, killer, orca, Orcinus_orca, killer_whale




• The clue is 67. Architectural attraction in Rome depicted by this puzzle's grid?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THESPANISHSTEPS




• The clue is 69. Money maker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MINT

  Possible Answer : sight, deal, pile, spate, mass, wad, muckle, coin, tidy_sum, great_deal, mountain, peck, mess, mickle, raft, batch, passel, good_deal, pot, hatful, mint, mint_candy, lot, plenty, flock, strike, heap, slew, stack, quite_a_little




• The clue is 70. Posteriors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUMPS

  Possible Answer : croupe, derriere, fanny, nates, rear_end, stern, posterior, tail_end, ass, tush, prat, backside, bottom, bum, hindquarters, butt, keister, croup, fundament, can, rump, buttocks, hind_end, seat, buns, tooshie, arse, tail, rear, behind




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

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

  The answer: SIRE

  Possible Answer : father, engender, beget, mother, get, generate, bring_forth, forefather, sire




• The clue is 72. Mother ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LODE

  Possible Answer : lode, load




• The clue is 73. Heart vessel support. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STENT

  Possible Answer : stent




• The clue is 74. Louse egg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIT

  Possible Answer : nit

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Sing the praises of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXTOL

  Possible Answer: extol, exalt, glorify, laud, proclaim

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

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

  The answer: TERRA

• The clue is 3. Pioneering 1940s computer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENIAC

• The clue is 4. Winter hrs. in Winnipeg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CST

  Possible Answer: Central_Time, Central_Standard_Time, CST

• The clue is 5. Go for a rebound, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAP

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

• The clue is 6. Extra ingredient. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADDIN

• The clue is 7. Make sure of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEETO

• The clue is 8. Flower on a proverbial "path". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRIMROSE

  Possible Answer: primrose, primula

• The clue is 9. Its capital is Vientiane. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAOS

  Possible Answer: Lao_People's_Democratic_Republic, Laos, Lao, Laotian

• The clue is 10. Contradictory contraction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISNT

• The clue is 11. Small arachnid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MITE

  Possible Answer: pinch, mite, tinge, jot, hint, speck, soupcon, touch

• The clue is 12. Kings or queens, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAIR

  Possible Answer: brace, copulate, yoke, dyad, twin, couplet, duad, pair_off, couple, partner_off, pair, twosome, distich, duo, twain, mate, span, match, duet, geminate

• The clue is 14. Per ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANNUM

  Possible Answer: annum

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

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

  The answer: IGNOBLE

  Possible Answer: untitled, ungentle, ignoble

  Possible Opposite Answer : noble

• The clue is 19. Palindromic term of address. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAAM

• The clue is 23. Hubbub. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADO

  Possible Answer: fuss, stir, flurry, hustle, bustle, ado

• The clue is 27. Letter between Delta and Foxtrot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECHO

  Possible Answer: resound, reverberation, sound_reflection, echo, repeat, Echo, replication, recall, ring, reverberate

• The clue is 28. ___ sequoia, world's most massive tree species. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIANT

  Possible Answer: giant, heavyweight, gargantuan, goliath, behemoth, hulk, whale, giant_star, elephantine, jumbo, monster, titan, colossus

• The clue is 29. Bright spots?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATRIA

  Possible Answer: atrium

• The clue is 30. Car with a three-box design. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEDAN

  Possible Answer: sedan, saloon, sedan_chair

• The clue is 31. Bulb measures. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WATTS

  Possible Answer: watt, Isaac_Watts, Watts, Watt, W, James_Watt

• The clue is 32. Exit sign feature. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARROW

  Possible Answer: pointer, arrow

• The clue is 33. ___ Prince, a.k.a. Wonder Woman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIANA

  Possible Answer: Princess_of_Wales, Princess_Diana, Diana, Lady_Diana_Frances_Spencer

• The clue is 35. Mix up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STIR

  Possible Answer: fuss, agitate, ado, shift, bring_up, hustle, budge, stimulate, touch, conjure_up, put_forward, shake, call_forth, raise, arouse, conjure, call_down, stir, flurry, shake_up, bustle, splash, invoke, excite, evoke

• The clue is 36. "Oh! Oh! ___" (onetime snack brand slogan). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OREO

  Possible Answer: oreo, oreo_cookie

• The clue is 37. Odds and ends: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISC

• The clue is 40. Correct type. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDIT

  Possible Answer: redact, blue-pencil, edit, edit_out, delete, cut

• The clue is 42. Linux software packages, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DISTROS

• The clue is 44. Well-read sorts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCHOLARS

  Possible Answer: student, scholar, assimilator, scholarly_person, bookman, learner

• The clue is 48. Dubai's home: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UAE

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

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

  The answer: CHAP

  Possible Answer: chap, bloke, feller, cranny, fella, lad, crack, cuss, blighter, gent, fissure, crevice, fellow

• The clue is 53. Some stops along the Oregon Trail. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FORTS

  Possible Answer: fort_up, garrison, fortress, fort, fortify

• The clue is 55. Toroidal treat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DONUT

  Possible Answer: sinker, doughnut, donut

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

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

  The answer: ANIME

  Possible Answer: anime, gum_anime, Zanzibar_copal

• The clue is 58. Entrap during a winter storm. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICEIN

• The clue is 59. ___ pants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAPRI

  Possible Answer: Capri

• The clue is 60. Something of value. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASSET

  Possible Answer: plus, asset

  Possible Opposite Answer : liability

• The clue is 61. Web code letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HTML

  Possible Answer: hypertext_mark-up_language, hypertext_markup_language, HTML

• The clue is 62. Home of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHIO

  Possible Answer: Ohio, OH, Buckeye_State, Ohio_River

• The clue is 63. Repair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEND

  Possible Answer: doctor, restore, darn, repair, bushel, fix, mending, mend, fixture, touch_on, heal, fixing, furbish_up, patch, reparation

  Possible Opposite Answer : break

• The clue is 64. Sunrise direction, in San Salvador. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESTE

• The clue is 65. Its website has a Fantasy section. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESPN

• The clue is 68. F.D.R.'s successor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HST

NYT Mini Crossword Trivia Week 3 July 17, 2026 - Daily Answers

NYT Mini Puzzle Trivia Week 3 July 17, 2026 - Solved

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Mini Crossword has 20 clues total. We have all the answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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• Puzzle Information
• Grid Layout
• Across Clues (10 total)
• Down Clues (10 total)
• How to Solve Faster
• Common Questions

About Today's Puzzle

NYT Mini Crossword Grid - Friday, July 17, 2026

Puzzle Statistics

Detail	Information
Date	July 17, 2026
Grid Size	5 x 5 squares
Total Clues	20 clues
Across Clues	10 clues
Down Clues	10 clues
Average Solve Time	Under 1 minute

Today's Trivia Week {week_num} NYT Mini Crossword Grid Layout

This puzzle uses a 5 by 5 grid. That means 5 boxes across and 5 boxes down.

5x5 Crossword Grid Pattern

	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
Row 1
Row 2
Row 3
Row 4
Row 5

How to Solve This Puzzle Fast

1. Read all the clues first - your brain will start working on them
2. Fill in the short words first (3 letters or less)
3. Use the crossing letters to help with harder words
4. If a clue has a question mark (?), it's probably a joke or play on words
5. Common short words: THE, AND, ARE, FOR, NOT

Quick Facts About This Puzzle

• Total squares in grid: 25 (5 times 5)
• Average time to solve: Less than 1 minute
• Best time to play: During a coffee break
• Difficulty level: Made for everyone to enjoy

Across Clues - 10 Total

These clues go from left to right in the puzzle.

Across Clues List

Number	Clue
1 Across	45. Phonies
2 Across	64. "What on earth will you show some respect for?"
3 Across	17. Had a little of this and that, say
4 Across	41. Common accompaniment to ribs
5 Across	43. Comedian Margaret
6 Across	59. French seafood topping named after another country
7 Across	35. Pacifists' initiative
8 Across	65. Be alert
9 Across	27. Put into play
10 Across	51. Start of a tragedy

Hints and Answers for Across Clues

Need help? Here are hints and answers for each clue above. Also check out these helpful guides:

• March 25 2021 NYT Clues Solutions
• Xwordhint Crossword Answers October 01
• September 22 2020 NYT Clues Solutions

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1 Across: "45. Phonies"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 5 letters
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: S___S

Answer:

Click to reveal

SHAMS

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2 Across: "64. "What on earth will you show some respect for?""

Helpful hints:

• This word has 15 letters
• It starts with 'I' and ends with 'D'
• Word pattern: I_____________D

Answer:

Click to reveal

ISNOTHINGSACRED

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3 Across: "17. Had a little of this and that, say"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 15 letters
• It starts with 'O' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: O_____________E

Answer:

Click to reveal

ORDEREDALACARTE

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4 Across: "41. Common accompaniment to ribs"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 15 letters
• It starts with 'M' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: M_____________S

Answer:

Click to reveal

MOISTTOWELETTES

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5 Across: "43. Comedian Margaret"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 3 letters
• It starts with 'C' and ends with 'O'
• This is a short form or acronym

Answer:

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CHO

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6 Across: "59. French seafood topping named after another country"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 15 letters
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: S_____________E

Answer:

Click to reveal

SAUCEAMERICAINE

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7 Across: "35. Pacifists' initiative"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 15 letters
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'T'
• Word pattern: A_____________T

Answer:

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ANTIWARMOVEMENT

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8 Across: "65. Be alert"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 15 letters
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'Y'
• Word pattern: S_____________Y

Answer:

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STANDATTHEREADY

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9 Across: "27. Put into play"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 4 letters
• It starts with 'U' and ends with 'D'
• Word pattern: U__D

Answer:

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USED

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10 Across: "51. Start of a tragedy"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 4 letters
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'I'
• Word pattern: A__I

Answer:

Click to reveal

ACTI

Down Clues - 10 Total

These clues go from top to bottom in the puzzle.

Down Clues List

Number	Clue
1 Down	8. Approaches
2 Down	45. Incite to attack, as a dog
3 Down	56. Learned
4 Down	13. Prefix with -nautics
5 Down	26. Rough, in a way
6 Down	62. Sch. that releases admission decisions on Pi Day
7 Down	4. Pulitzer-winning author whose only two novels were published 55 years apart
8 Down	57. Disney antagonist who rules the Pride Lands
9 Down	28. Fabric fragment
10 Down	46. Exhausted

Hints and Answers for Down Clues

Need help? Here are hints and answers for each clue above. You might also like:

• NYT Crossword Down November 12 2025 All
• September 02 2021 NYT Clues Solutions
• March 09 2021 NYT Clues Solutions

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1 Down: "8. Approaches"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 5 letters
• It starts with 'N' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: N___S

Answer:

Click to reveal

NEARS

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2 Down: "45. Incite to attack, as a dog"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 5 letters
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'N'
• Word pattern: S___N

Answer:

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SICON

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3 Down: "56. Learned"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 4 letters
• It starts with 'W' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: W__E

Answer:

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WISE

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4 Down: "13. Prefix with -nautics"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 4 letters
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'O'
• Word pattern: A__O

Answer:

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AERO

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5 Down: "26. Rough, in a way"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 6 letters
• It starts with 'U' and ends with 'N'
• Word pattern: U____N

Answer:

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UNEVEN

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6 Down: "62. Sch. that releases admission decisions on Pi Day"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 3 letters
• It starts with 'M' and ends with 'T'
• This is a short form or acronym

Answer:

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MIT

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7 Down: "4. Pulitzer-winning author whose only two novels were published 55 years apart"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 3 letters
• It starts with 'L' and ends with 'E'
• Another word like this: leeward

Answer:

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LEE

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8 Down: "57. Disney antagonist who rules the Pride Lands"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 4 letters
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'R'
• Word pattern: S__R

Answer:

Click to reveal

SCAR

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9 Down: "28. Fabric fragment"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 6 letters
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'H'
• Word pattern: S____H

Answer:

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SWATCH

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10 Down: "46. Exhausted"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 5 letters
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'T'
• Word pattern: S___T

Answer:

Click to reveal

SPENT

How to Solve the NYT Mini Crossword Faster

Here are the best tips from expert solvers:

Step-by-Step Strategy

1. Quick Scan: Read all clues once. Your brain starts working on them right away.
2. Easy First: Fill in the shortest words (2-3 letters). These are usually simple words like "IT" or "ON".
3. Use Crossings: When letters cross, they help you figure out harder words.
4. Watch for Wordplay: Clues with question marks (?) are jokes or puns.
5. Common Words: Remember these appear often: ERA, ORE, ATE, ICE.

Letter Tips That Really Help

• The letter E is the most common in English
• Words ending in S are often plurals
• If you see "___" in a clue, the answer fits those blanks exactly
• Abbreviations in clues mean the answer is also abbreviated

Time Goals to Aim For

Your Time	Skill Level	What It Means
Under 30 seconds	Expert	You know the puzzle patterns very well!
30-60 seconds	Advanced	Great job! You solve quickly.
1-2 minutes	Good	You're doing well. Keep practicing!
Over 2 minutes	Learning	You'll get faster with practice.

Puzzle Numbers and Facts

Today's Puzzle by the Numbers

Total Clues:	20 clues to solve
Grid Size:	5 boxes across, 5 boxes down
Total Squares:	25 squares to fill
Average Time:	Most people solve in 52 seconds
Difficulty:	Easy

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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 (25 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (45 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. Savory Chinese dish prepared on a griddle	15
2A	16. Ended something bad for good	15
3A	17. Had a little of this and that, say	15
4A	18. Dream setting, for short	3
5A	19. Does as a group?	4
6A	20. Air	4
7A	21. Water bearer	4
8A	23. It's a trap!	5
9A	27. Put into play	4
10A	31. Apply for an in-office job?	3
11A	32. Chase, in a way	3
12A	35. Pacifists' initiative	15
13A	40. Historical figure known to have acquired and dissected human corpses	15
14A	41. Common accompaniment to ribs	15
15A	42. It lacks a permanent host, for short	3
16A	43. Comedian Margaret	3
17A	44. Landform commonly seen in a crescent shape on Mars	4
18A	45. Phonies	5
19A	47. Candy bar similar to Heath	4
20A	51. Start of a tragedy	4
21A	54. They typically come in sets of four	4
22A	58. One who's been fleeced?	3
23A	59. French seafood topping named after another country	15
24A	64. "What on earth will you show some respect for?"	15
25A	65. Be alert	15

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Savory Chinese dish prepared on a griddle"

15 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: SCALLIONPANCAKE

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2A: "16. Ended something bad for good"

15 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: MADEACLEANBREAK

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3A: "17. Had a little of this and that, say"

15 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: ORDEREDALACARTE

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4A: "18. Dream setting, for short"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep
• Similar words include: rapid eye movement sleep, rapid eye movement, REM sleep
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: REM

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5A: "19. Does as a group?"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that distinguished from bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
• Similar words include: cervid
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DEER

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6A: "20. Air"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
• Similar words include: mode, temper, humour
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MOOD

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7A: "21. Water bearer"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
• Similar words include: pitcher
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EWER

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8A: "23. It's a trap!"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that equipment designed to serve a specific function
• Similar words include: apparatus, frame-up
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SETUP

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9A: "27. Put into play"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
• Similar words include: victimized, victimised, utilise
• Opposite of: misused

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Answer: USED

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10A: "31. Apply for an in-office job?"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
• Similar words include: break away, hunt down, track down
• Opposite of: malfunction, idle

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Answer: RUN

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11A: "32. Chase, in a way"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that seek someone's favor
• Similar words include: romance, court, solicit
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: WOO

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12A: "35. Pacifists' initiative"

15 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: ANTIWARMOVEMENT

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13A: "40. Historical figure known to have acquired and dissected human corpses"

15 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: LEONARDODAVINCI

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14A: "41. Common accompaniment to ribs"

15 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: MOISTTOWELETTES

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15A: "42. It lacks a permanent host, for short"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SNL

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16A: "43. Comedian Margaret"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: CHO

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17A: "44. Landform commonly seen in a crescent shape on Mars"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans
• Similar words include: sand dune
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DUNE

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18A: "45. Phonies"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
• Similar words include: sham, shammer, fake
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SHAMS

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19A: "47. Candy bar similar to Heath"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SKOR

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20A: "51. Start of a tragedy"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ACTI

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21A: "54. They typically come in sets of four"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
• Similar words include: mitt, hand, paw
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PAWS

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22A: "58. One who's been fleeced?"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of a people living in southern benin and togo and southeastern ghana
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EWE

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23A: "59. French seafood topping named after another country"

15 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: SAUCEAMERICAINE

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24A: "64. "What on earth will you show some respect for?""

15 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: ISNOTHINGSACRED

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25A: "65. Be alert"

15 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: STANDATTHEREADY

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Sweet sandwich	5
2D	2. Rod whom the annual A.L. batting title is named after	5
3D	3. Google smartphone feature that edits the photographer into the group shot	5
4D	4. Pulitzer-winning author whose only two novels were published 55 years apart	3
5D	5. Pie crust ingredient	4
6D	6. Slush Puppie alternative	4
7D	7. Dated many years ago?	4
8D	8. Approaches	5
9D	9. Mate	3
10D	10. What the names of all but one continent end with	3
11D	11. Airer of the original "Star Trek" series	3
12D	12. Marathoner's woe	5
13D	13. Prefix with -nautics	4
14D	14. Kaelin of the O.J. trial	4
15D	15. Pulled (out)	4
16D	22. Spoils	5
17D	24. Unearthed?	6
18D	25. Island nation north of Fiji	6
19D	26. Rough, in a way	6
20D	28. Fabric fragment	6
21D	29. Kitt who played Catwoman	6
22D	30. Marvel antagonist who wears a metal mask	6
23D	32. Headed out	4
24D	33. Never to be repeated	4
25D	34. First name of the singer dubbed the "King of Soul"	4
26D	35. Poor gift-giving?	4
27D	36. Like some lights	4
28D	37. Grind away	4
29D	38. Cut down on greens?	3
30D	39. Small amounts	5
31D	45. Incite to attack, as a dog	5
32D	46. Exhausted	5
33D	48. Knightley of "Bend It Like Beckham"	5
34D	49. Completely defeated	5
35D	50. Like marshes	5
36D	51. Thrift store tag	4
37D	52. Something big when all the world's a stage?	4
38D	53. It might be on a roll	4
39D	55. Exasperated cry	4
40D	56. Learned	4
41D	57. Disney antagonist who rules the Pride Lands	4
42D	60. Station information, for short	3
43D	61. "I've had a breakthrough!"	3
44D	62. Sch. that releases admission decisions on Pi Day	3
45D	63. Wizard	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Sweet sandwich"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SMORE

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2D: "2. Rod whom the annual A.L. batting title is named after"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that englishman and cavalier poet whose lyric poetry was favored by charles i (1595-1639)
• Similar words include: Thomas Carew
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CAREW

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3D: "3. Google smartphone feature that edits the photographer into the group shot"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ADDME

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4D: "4. Pulitzer-winning author whose only two novels were published 55 years apart"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in america (born in 1957)
• Similar words include: Lee Yuen Kam, leeward, Tsung Dao Lee
• Opposite of: windward

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Answer: LEE

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5D: "5. Pie crust ingredient"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog
• Similar words include: aggrandise, embellish, blow up
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LARD

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6D: "6. Slush Puppie alternative"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ICEE

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7D: "7. Dated many years ago?"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OLDE

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8D: "8. Approaches"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that move towards
• Similar words include: near, draw close, come near
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NEARS

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9D: "9. Mate"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
• Similar words include: chum, chum up, brother
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PAL

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10D: "10. What the names of all but one continent end with"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that mother of the ancient irish gods; sometimes identified with danu
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ANA

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11D: "11. Airer of the original "Star Trek" series"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NBC

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12D: "12. Marathoner's woe"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
• Similar words include: muscle spasm, spasm, cramp iron
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CRAMP

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13D: "13. Prefix with -nautics"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AERO

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14D: "14. Kaelin of the O.J. trial"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: KATO

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15D: "15. Pulled (out)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EKED

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16D: "22. Spoils"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
• Similar words include: ruin, smash, bankrupt
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: RUINS

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17D: "24. Unearthed?"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ERODED

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18D: "25. Island nation north of Fiji"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small island republic on the tuvalu islands; formerly part of the british colony of gilbert and ellice islands until it withdrew in 1975 and became independent of the united kingdom in 1978
• Similar words include: Ellice Islands
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TUVALU

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19D: "26. Rough, in a way"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture
• Similar words include: odd, mismatched, spotty
• Opposite of: even

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: UNEVEN

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20D: "28. Fabric fragment"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sample piece of cloth
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SWATCH

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21D: "29. Kitt who played Catwoman"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EARTHA

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22D: "30. Marvel antagonist who wears a metal mask"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DRDOOM

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23D: "32. Headed out"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
• Similar words include: depart, exit, cash in one's chips
• Opposite of: stay in place, come

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: WENT

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24D: "33. Never to be repeated"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that on one occasion
• Similar words include: at one time, in one case, erst
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ONCE

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25D: "34. First name of the singer dubbed the "King of Soul""

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)
• Similar words include: Elisha Graves Otis, genus Otis
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OTIS

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26D: "35. Poor gift-giving?"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that money or goods contributed to the poor
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ALMS

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27D: "36. Like some lights"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
• Similar words include: atomic number 10, Ne
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NEON

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28D: "37. Grind away"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
• Similar words include: labour, labor, grind
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TOIL

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29D: "38. Cut down on greens?"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a loft in a barn where hay is stored
• Similar words include: cut down, haymow, mop
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MOW

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30D: "39. Small amounts"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a slight but appreciable amount
• Similar words include: pinch, mite, hint
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MITES

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31D: "45. Incite to attack, as a dog"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SICON

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32D: "46. Exhausted"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that pass time in a specific way
• Similar words include: worn out, exhausted, expend
• Opposite of: unexhausted

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SPENT

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33D: "48. Knightley of "Bend It Like Beckham""

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: KEIRA

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34D: "49. Completely defeated"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that have ownership or possession of
• Similar words include: possess, own, have
• Opposite of: unowned

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OWNED

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35D: "50. Like marshes"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that having a tone of a reed instrument
• Similar words include: reedlike, wheezy
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: REEDY

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36D: "51. Thrift store tag"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ASIS

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37D: "52. Something big when all the world's a stage?"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the actors in a play
• Similar words include: stray, tramp, disgorge
• Opposite of: keep down

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CAST

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38D: "53. It might be on a roll"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that tropical american prickly pear of jamaica
• Similar words include: Opuntia tuna, tunny, Anguilla sucklandii
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TUNA

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39D: "55. Exasperated cry"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ARGH

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40D: "56. Learned"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a way of doing or being
• Similar words include: wise to, fresh, impudent
• Opposite of: foolish

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: WISE

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41D: "57. Disney antagonist who rules the Pride Lands"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
• Similar words include: pit, mark, scratch
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SCAR

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42D: "60. Station information, for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a system for screening luggage in airports; an agent passes a swab around or inside luggage and then runs the swab through a machine that can detect trace amounts of explosives
• Similar words include: explosive trace detection
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ETD

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43D: "61. "I've had a breakthrough!""

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AHA

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44D: "62. Sch. that releases admission decisions on Pi Day"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an engineering university in cambridge
• Similar words include: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MIT

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45D: "63. Wizard"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Similar words include: angiotensin-converting enzyme, champion, topnotch
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ACE

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

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Decode the Clues

Question marks indicate wordplay or puns. "Maybe" suggests multiple interpretations.

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Let intersecting letters guide you. One correct answer unlocks several others.

Build Vocabulary

Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.

Today's Puzzle Stats

25 Across Clues

45 Down Clues

70 Total Clues

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