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Date: Monday, January 25, 2021
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 78 (35 Across, 43 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.7 letters
January 25, 2021 Monday NYT - Complete Across Solutions
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Modern Persia | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Arnaz who loved Lucy | 4 |
| 3A | 9. Become acclimated | 5 |
| 4A | 14. "Finding ___" (2003 Pixar film) | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Alternative to a wood, in golf | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Name said twice before "Wherefore art thou" | 5 |
| 7A | 17. In vogue | 4 |
| 8A | 18. Oscar the Grouch's home | 10 |
| 9A | 20. International Court of Justice location, with "The" | 5 |
| 10A | 22. Bulls in a bullfight | 5 |
| 11A | 23. Old weapon in hand-to-hand combat | 9 |
| 12A | 26. Place for a nest | 4 |
| 13A | 30. Digital picture, maybe | 4 |
| 14A | 31. Less fresh | 6 |
| 15A | 33. Emergency call in Morse code | 3 |
| 16A | 36. Wild guess | 4 |
| 17A | 39. With 60-Across, one of two U.S. vice presidents to resign from office | 5 |
| 18A | 40. Result of a football blitz, maybe | 15 |
| 19A | 44. Completely anesthetized | 5 |
| 20A | 45. Exercise that might be done on a mat | 4 |
| 21A | 46. Cover gray, perhaps | 3 |
| 22A | 47. Like vinegar | 6 |
| 23A | 49. "Holy moly!" | 4 |
| 24A | 52. English channel, informally, with "the" | 4 |
| 25A | 53. Bit of fashionable footwear | 9 |
| 26A | 58. Home in the shape of a dome | 5 |
| 27A | 60. See 39-Across | 5 |
| 28A | 62. Dreaded cry from a boss ... or a hint to the ends of 18-, 23-, 40- and 53-Across | 10 |
| 29A | 67. Listing in a travel guide | 4 |
| 30A | 68. Texas ___ (school NW of Houston) | 5 |
| 31A | 69. Dealer in futures? | 4 |
| 32A | 70. It's a plot! | 4 |
| 33A | 71. News media | 5 |
| 34A | 72. Rival of Harvard | 4 |
| 35A | 73. Wood for boat decks | 4 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. Modern Persia"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a theocratic islamic republic in the middle east in western asia; iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as persia until 1935; rich in oil
- Words that mean the same thing: Persia, Islamic Republic of Iran
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: IRAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. Arnaz who loved Lucy"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DESI
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Clue 3 Across: "9. Become acclimated"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
- Words that mean the same thing: conform, accommodate, adjust
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ADAPT
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Clue 4 Across: "14. "Finding ___" (2003 Pixar film)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about movies/film.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: NEMO
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Clue 5 Across: "15. Alternative to a wood, in golf"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
- Words that mean the same thing: press, atomic number 26, cast-iron
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IRON
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Clue 6 Across: "16. Name said twice before "Wherefore art thou""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an ardent male lover
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ROMEO
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Clue 7 Across: "17. In vogue"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that elegance by virtue of being fashionable
- Words that mean the same thing: last word, stylishness, chichi
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: CHIC
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Clue 8 Across: "18. Oscar the Grouch's home"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GARBAGECAN
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Clue 9 Across: "20. International Court of Justice location, with "The""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HAGUE
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Clue 10 Across: "22. Bulls in a bullfight"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: TOROS
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Clue 11 Across: "23. Old weapon in hand-to-hand combat"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BATTLEAXE
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Clue 12 Across: "26. Place for a nest"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
- Words that mean the same thing: tree branch, branch, arm
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LIMB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "30. Digital picture, maybe"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
- Words that mean the same thing: run down, skim, glance over
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SCAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "31. Less fresh"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
- Words that mean the same thing: cold, stale, moth-eaten
- The opposite would be: fresh
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STALER
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Clue 15 Across: "33. Emergency call in Morse code"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code
- Words that mean the same thing: so, soh, sol
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SOS
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Clue 16 Across: "36. Wild guess"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a sudden sharp feeling
- Words that mean the same thing: knife thrust, shot, thrust
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STAB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "39. With 60-Across, one of two U.S. vice presidents to resign from office"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPIRO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "40. Result of a football blitz, maybe"
Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: QUARTERBACKSACK
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Clue 19 Across: "44. Completely anesthetized"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that located below or beneath something else
- Words that mean the same thing: below, nether
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UNDER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "45. Exercise that might be done on a mat"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that hindu discipline aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility that is achieved through the three paths of actions and knowledge and devotion
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YOGA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "46. Cover gray, perhaps"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
- Words that mean the same thing: dyestuff
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DYE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "47. Like vinegar"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that being or containing an acid; of a solution having an excess of hydrogen atoms (having a ph of less than 7)
- Words that mean the same thing: acid, acidulous, acidulent
- The opposite would be: alkaline
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACIDIC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "49. "Holy moly!""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EGAD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "52. English channel, informally, with "the""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BEEB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "53. Bit of fashionable footwear"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANKLEBOOT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "58. Home in the shape of a dome"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome
- Words that mean the same thing: iglu
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IGLOO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "60. See 39-Across"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AGNEW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "62. Dreaded cry from a boss ... or a hint to the ends of 18-, 23-, 40- and 53-Across"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YOUREFIRED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "67. Listing in a travel guide"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
- Words that mean the same thing: website, internet site, place
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SITE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "68. Texas ___ (school NW of Houston)"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AANDM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "69. Dealer in futures?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a person with unusual powers of foresight
- Words that mean the same thing: vaticinator, prophesier, visionary
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "70. It's a plot!"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in english-speaking countries
- Words that mean the same thing: Akko, Akka, Accho
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACRE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "71. News media"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the state of demanding notice or attention
- Words that mean the same thing: compress, contract, crusade
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PRESS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "72. Rival of Harvard"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a university in connecticut
- Words that mean the same thing: Elihu Yale, Yale University
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YALE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "73. Wood for boat decks"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding
- Words that mean the same thing: Tectona grandis, teakwood
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TEAK
Great job if you got it right!
Down Clues Decoded - Monday NYT Crossword January 25, 2021
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Not give an ___ (be stubborn) | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Give a makeover, informally | 5 |
| 3D | 3. Spanish girlfriend | 5 |
| 4D | 4. "Hey, don't jump in front of me in the line!" | 6 |
| 5D | 5. Insult | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Time span sometimes named after a president | 3 |
| 7D | 7. Rather, informally | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Where work may pile up | 5 |
| 9D | 9. Best Picture winner set in 1-Across | 4 |
| 10D | 10. Swims at the Y, say | 8 |
| 11D | 11. "The Walking Dead" network | 3 |
| 12D | 12. Cause of a sleepless night for a princess, in a fairy tale | 3 |
| 13D | 13. Whole bunch | 3 |
| 14D | 19. Greek counterpart of Mars | 4 |
| 15D | 21. Yadda, yadda, yadda | 3 |
| 16D | 24. Zap with a light beam | 4 |
| 17D | 25. Contest attempt | 5 |
| 18D | 27. Classic work that's the basis for Shakespeare's "Troilus and Cressida" | 5 |
| 19D | 28. "Goodness gracious!" | 5 |
| 20D | 29. Not having two nickels to rub together | 5 |
| 21D | 32. "For shame!" | 3 |
| 22D | 33. Fledgling pigeon | 5 |
| 23D | 34. Weight whose abbreviation ends in a "z," oddly | 5 |
| 24D | 35. "Sexy" lady in a Beatles song | 5 |
| 25D | 37. Blood grouping system | 3 |
| 26D | 38. Hole-some breakfast food? | 5 |
| 27D | 41. Nickname for the Cardinals, with "the" | 8 |
| 28D | 42. Prefix with -pod or -partite | 3 |
| 29D | 43. Zoo enclosure | 4 |
| 30D | 48. Foal : mare :: ___ : cow | 4 |
| 31D | 50. Lawyers' org. | 3 |
| 32D | 51. Took care of someone else's pooch | 6 |
| 33D | 54. Loud | 5 |
| 34D | 55. Land with a demilitarized zone | 5 |
| 35D | 56. Delayed | 5 |
| 36D | 57. Four: Prefix | 5 |
| 37D | 59. Insets in a crown | 4 |
| 38D | 61. Line on a calendar | 4 |
| 39D | 62. Talk, talk, talk | 3 |
| 40D | 63. Regatta implement | 3 |
| 41D | 64. French "a" | 3 |
| 42D | 65. Wriggly fish | 3 |
| 43D | 66. Dr. of hip-hop | 3 |
Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!
Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!
Clue 1 Down: "1. Not give an ___ (be stubborn)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
- Words that mean the same thing: in, edge, column inch
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INCH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Give a makeover, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REHAB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Spanish girlfriend"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMIGA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. "Hey, don't jump in front of me in the line!""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NOCUTS
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Clue 5 Down: "5. Insult"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the site of an archeological exploration
- Words that mean the same thing: labor, travail, archeological site
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DIG
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Clue 6 Down: "6. Time span sometimes named after a president"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
- Words that mean the same thing: earned run average, epoch, geological era
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Rather, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SORTA
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Clue 8 Down: "8. Where work may pile up"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INBOX
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Best Picture winner set in 1-Across"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between canis major and the southern cross; now divided into carina and pyxis and puppis and vela
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARGO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Swims at the Y, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DOESLAPS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. "The Walking Dead" network"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Cause of a sleepless night for a princess, in a fairy tale"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that seed of a pea plant used for food
- Words that mean the same thing: pea plant
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PEA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Whole bunch"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a united states unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
- Words that mean the same thing: gross ton, long ton, short ton
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TON
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Clue 14 Down: "19. Greek counterpart of Mars"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (greek mythology) greek god of war; son of zeus and hera; identified with roman mars
- Words that mean the same thing: ar, are
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "21. Yadda, yadda, yadda"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ETC
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Clue 16 Down: "24. Zap with a light beam"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LASE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "25. Contest attempt"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an item inserted in a written record
- Words that mean the same thing: debut, entree, entering
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ENTRY
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Clue 18 Down: "27. Classic work that's the basis for Shakespeare's "Troilus and Cressida""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a greek epic poem (attributed to homer) describing the siege of troy
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ILIAD
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Clue 19 Down: "28. "Goodness gracious!""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
- Words that mean the same thing: clemency, mercifulness
- The opposite would be: mercilessness
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The answer is: MERCY
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Clue 20 Down: "29. Not having two nickels to rub together"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that become separated into pieces or fragments
- Words that mean the same thing: reveal, discover, break up
- The opposite would be: repair, keep
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The answer is: BROKE
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Clue 21 Down: "32. "For shame!""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
- Words that mean the same thing: tut, tut-tut
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: TSK
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Clue 22 Down: "33. Fledgling pigeon"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled
- Words that mean the same thing: squabby, dove
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SQUAB
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Clue 23 Down: "34. Weight whose abbreviation ends in a "z," oddly"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound
- Words that mean the same thing: troy ounce, snow leopard, Panthera uncia
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: OUNCE
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Clue 24 Down: "35. "Sexy" lady in a Beatles song"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about music.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SADIE
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Clue 25 Down: "37. Blood grouping system"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in australia when europeans arrived
- Words that mean the same thing: native Australian, Aboriginal, Australian Aborigine
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ABO
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Clue 26 Down: "38. Hole-some breakfast food?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.
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- This could be something that (yiddish) glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust
- Words that mean the same thing: beigel
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: BAGEL
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Clue 27 Down: "41. Nickname for the Cardinals, with "the""
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the male is bright red with black wings and tail
- Words that mean the same thing: scarlet tanager, Piranga olivacea, firebird
- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: REDBIRDS
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Clue 28 Down: "42. Prefix with -pod or -partite"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: TRI
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Clue 29 Down: "43. Zoo enclosure"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
- Words that mean the same thing: batting cage, John Cage, cage in
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: CAGE
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Clue 30 Down: "48. Foal : mare :: ___ : cow"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that young of domestic cattle
- Words that mean the same thing: sura, calfskin
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: CALF
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Clue 31 Down: "50. Lawyers' org."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth; worn by arabs
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ABA
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Clue 32 Down: "51. Took care of someone else's pooch"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: DOGSAT
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Clue 33 Down: "54. Loud"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
- The opposite would be: quiet
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: NOISY
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Clue 34 Down: "55. Land with a demilitarized zone"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an asian peninsula (off manchuria) separating the yellow sea and the sea of japan; the korean name is dae-han-min-gook or han-gook
- Words that mean the same thing: Korean Peninsula, Dae-Han-Min-Gook, Han-Gook
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: KOREA
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Clue 35 Down: "56. Delayed"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ONICE
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Clue 36 Down: "57. Four: Prefix"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: TETRA
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Clue 37 Down: "59. Insets in a crown"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
- Words that mean the same thing: precious stone, treasure, gem
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: GEMS
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Clue 38 Down: "61. Line on a calendar"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any period of seven consecutive days
- Words that mean the same thing: hebdomad, calendar week, workweek
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: WEEK
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Clue 39 Down: "62. Talk, talk, talk"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that informal terms for the mouth
- Words that mean the same thing: trap, gob, yelp
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: YAP
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Clue 40 Down: "63. Regatta implement"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an implement used to propel or steer a boat
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: OAR
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Clue 41 Down: "64. French "a""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: UNE
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Clue 42 Down: "65. Wriggly fish"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in europe and america; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: EEL
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Clue 43 Down: "66. Dr. of hip-hop"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: DRE
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 57 | 73.1% |
| Short Answer | 17 | 21.8% |
| Movies/Film | 2 | 2.6% |
| Music | 1 | 1.3% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 35 |
| Down Clues | 43 |
| Total Clues | 78 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.7 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 15 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Monday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
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Last Updated: September 19, 2025 at 09:17 PM
