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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Thursday, January 13, 2022
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 74 (35 Across, 39 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.1 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Thursday Puzzle January 13, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Urgent order | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Alternatives to dogs | 5 |
| 3A | 10. Winter hrs. in Seattle | 3 |
| 4A | 13. "Mas Que ___" (classic Brazilian song from the 1960s) | 4 |
| 5A | 14. Certain bite risk | 6 |
| 6A | 16. Quizzical cries | 3 |
| 7A | 17. Striped polecat's defense | 4 |
| 8A | 18. ___ pan (kitchen utensil) | 6 |
| 9A | 19. "The sweetest joy, the wildest ___ is love": Pearl Bailey | 3 |
| 10A | 20. Important warning before you answer 32-, 40- and 52-Across? | 12 |
| 11A | 23. Maneuvered (for) | 6 |
| 12A | 26. Skyline features | 6 |
| 13A | 27. Skyline feature | 5 |
| 14A | 28. Top suit | 3 |
| 15A | 31. Interruption | 5 |
| 16A | 32. 2003 Pixar animated adventure | 13 |
| 17A | 35. Start to profit? | 3 |
| 18A | 36. Pad, so to speak | 5 |
| 19A | 37. Pirates' domain | 3 |
| 20A | 40. 2004 Quentin Tarantino martial arts film | 13 |
| 21A | 45. Suburb about 20 miles WNW of Boston | 5 |
| 22A | 47. Low island | 3 |
| 23A | 48. Birthplace of Pythagoras | 5 |
| 24A | 49. Petitions | 6 |
| 25A | 51. "___? We don't need no stinking ___!" | 6 |
| 26A | 52. 1993 Warner Bros. family drama | 12 |
| 27A | 56. Investment inits. | 3 |
| 28A | 57. Disinclined | 6 |
| 29A | 58. Texas is the largest U.S. producer of these | 4 |
| 30A | 62. Hullabaloo | 3 |
| 31A | 63. Makes merry | 6 |
| 32A | 64. Thought | 4 |
| 33A | 65. Acoustics, for one: Abbr. | 3 |
| 34A | 66. Striped yellow balls, in pool | 5 |
| 35A | 67. Stretch in logic | 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. Urgent order"
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 as soon as possible
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASAP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. Alternatives to dogs"
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 a very troublesome child
- Words that mean the same thing: terror, bratwurst, holy terror
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BRATS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. Winter hrs. in Seattle"
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 standard time in the 8th time zone west of greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridian west; used in far western states of the united states
- Words that mean the same thing: Pacific Standard Time, Pacific Time
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PST
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Clue 4 Across: "13. "Mas Que ___" (classic Brazilian song from the 1960s)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about music.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a quantity of no importance
- Words that mean the same thing: goose egg, cypher, cipher
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NADA
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Clue 5 Across: "14. Certain bite risk"
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 an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain
- Words that mean the same thing: madness, hydrophobia, lyssa
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RABIES
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Clue 6 Across: "16. Quizzical cries"
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 midwestern state in north central united states in the great lakes region
- Words that mean the same thing: OH, Ohio, Buckeye State
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OHS
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Clue 7 Across: "17. Striped polecat's defense"
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 property detected by the olfactory system
- Words that mean the same thing: smell, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ODOR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "18. ___ pan (kitchen utensil)"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set; may be folded around e.g. ham or cheese or jelly
- Words that mean the same thing: omelette
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OMELET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "19. "The sweetest joy, the wildest ___ is love": Pearl Bailey"
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 misery resulting from affliction
- Words that mean the same thing: woefulness, suffering
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WOE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "20. Important warning before you answer 32-, 40- and 52-Across?"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about history.
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: SPOILERALERT
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Clue 11 Across: "23. Maneuvered (for)"
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 move or proceed at an angle
- Words that mean the same thing: slant, angle, tip
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANGLED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "26. Skyline features"
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 a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
- Words that mean the same thing: spire, steeple
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPIRES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "27. Skyline feature"
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 a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
- Words that mean the same thing: predominate, loom, hulk
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOWER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "28. Top suit"
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 corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)
- Words that mean the same thing: chief executive officer, chief operating officer
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CEO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "31. Interruption"
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 a mistake resulting from inattention
- Words that mean the same thing: sink, slip away, relapsing
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LAPSE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "32. 2003 Pixar animated adventure"
Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: THEYFOUNDNEMO
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Clue 17 Across: "35. Start to profit?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that negation of a word or group of words
- Words that mean the same thing: not
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NON
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Clue 18 Across: "36. Pad, so to speak"
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 any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
- Words that mean the same thing: stick out, suffer, dwelling house
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ABODE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "37. Pirates' domain"
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 division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
- Words that mean the same thing: ocean
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "40. 2004 Quentin Tarantino martial arts film"
Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert 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: SHEKILLEDBILL
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Clue 21 Across: "45. Suburb about 20 miles WNW of Boston"
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: ACTON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "47. Low island"
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 coral reef off the southern coast of florida
- Words that mean the same thing: key, Florida key
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CAY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "48. Birthplace of Pythagoras"
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 region of western asia minor colonized by ancient greeks
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IONIA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "49. Petitions"
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 appeal or request earnestly
- Words that mean the same thing: plead
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PLEADS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "51. "___? We don't need no stinking ___!""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)
- Words that mean the same thing: badge
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BADGES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "52. 1993 Warner Bros. family drama"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about history.
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: HEFREEDWILLY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "56. Investment inits."
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 militant organization of irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive british forces from northern ireland and achieve a united independent ireland
- Words that mean the same thing: anger, Provisional IRA, individual retirement account
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IRA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "57. Disinclined"
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 (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed
- Words that mean the same thing: antipathetical, loath, indisposed
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AVERSE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "58. Texas is the largest U.S. producer of these"
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 annual grass of europe and north africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
- Words that mean the same thing: oat
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OATS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "62. Hullabaloo"
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 loud harsh or strident noise
- Words that mean the same thing: tumult, cacophony, rumpus
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "63. Makes merry"
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 unrestrained merrymaking
- Words that mean the same thing: jollify, make whoopie, revelry
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REVELS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "64. Thought"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
- Words that mean the same thing: estimate, approximation, musical theme
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IDEA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "65. Acoustics, for one: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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: SCI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "66. Striped yellow balls, in pool"
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 cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
- Words that mean the same thing: Nina from Carolina, nine, club
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NINES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "67. Stretch in logic"
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 light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
- Words that mean the same thing: bound, jump, jump off
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEAP
Great job if you got it right!
January 13, 2022 Down Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Guide
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Year in Brazil | 3 |
| 2D | 2. Word before case or sack | 3 |
| 3D | 3. Flurry | 3 |
| 4D | 4. Chimichurri ingredient | 7 |
| 5D | 5. Chicks, say | 5 |
| 6D | 6. Actor Malek | 4 |
| 7D | 7. ___ Tesfaye, a.k.a. The Weeknd | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Flooring option | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Some card readers | 5 |
| 10D | 10. Standing like Wonder Woman, say | 11 |
| 11D | 11. They're constantly lapped | 6 |
| 12D | 12. Kind of fly | 6 |
| 13D | 15. Jump scares, in horror movies | 6 |
| 14D | 21. Ideal, informally | 4 |
| 15D | 22. Gallagher of rock's Oasis | 4 |
| 16D | 23. Subject line abbr. | 4 |
| 17D | 24. Home of N.Y.C.'s Public Theater | 4 |
| 18D | 25. Singer with the 2016 #1 album "This Is What the Truth Feels Like" | 11 |
| 19D | 28. Apt rhyme for "Rubik" | 5 |
| 20D | 29. "The ___ Holmes Mysteries," young adult series about a 14-year-old detective | 5 |
| 21D | 30. Not as expected | 5 |
| 22D | 33. Kind of branch depicted on German euro coins | 3 |
| 23D | 34. Formerly known as | 3 |
| 24D | 38. Political correspondent Mystal | 4 |
| 25D | 39. [Sigh] | 4 |
| 26D | 41. Rime | 4 |
| 27D | 42. Cause to be admired | 6 |
| 28D | 43. Anachronistic verb in the age of smartphones | 4 |
| 29D | 44. Lotion alternative | 7 |
| 30D | 45. Green bugs | 6 |
| 31D | 46. One of a character class in Dungeons & Dragons | 6 |
| 32D | 50. Upside-down L, on a calculator | 5 |
| 33D | 51. Approve | 5 |
| 34D | 53. Goddess in the Hindu pantheon | 4 |
| 35D | 54. Small bird with a loud song | 4 |
| 36D | 55. Man, for one | 4 |
| 37D | 59. Ending with Gator or hater | 3 |
| 38D | 60. Rooibos, e.g. | 3 |
| 39D | 61. Exhaust | 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. Year in Brazil"
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 palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the plo in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries
- Words that mean the same thing: Abu Nidal Organization, Fatah Revolutionary Council, Fatah-RC
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Word before case or sack"
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 experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness; ; - christina rossetti
- Words that mean the same thing: pitiful, lamentable, sorry
- The opposite would be: glad
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Flurry"
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 rapid active commotion
- Words that mean the same thing: bustle, hustle, stir
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Chimichurri ingredient"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves
- Words that mean the same thing: Petroselinum crispum
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PARSLEY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Chicks, say"
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 young of an animal cared for at one time
- Words that mean the same thing: hover, hatch, loom
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BROOD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Actor Malek"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the posterior part of the mandible that is more or less vertical
- Words that mean the same thing: ramus
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RAMI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. ___ Tesfaye, a.k.a. The Weeknd"
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 norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)
- Words that mean the same thing: Niels Abel, Niels Henrik Abel
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ABEL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Flooring option"
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 flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces
- Words that mean the same thing: roofing tile
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TILE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Some card readers"
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 a person with unusual powers of foresight
- Words that mean the same thing: vaticinator, illusionist, oracle
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEERS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Standing like Wonder Woman, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: POWERPOSING
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Clue 11 Down: "11. They're constantly lapped"
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 the land along the edge of a body of water
- Words that mean the same thing: prop up, shore, prop
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHORES
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Clue 12 Down: "12. Kind of fly"
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 bloodsucking african fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc.
- Words that mean the same thing: tzetze, glossina, tsetse fly
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TSETSE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "15. Jump scares, in horror movies"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
- Words that mean the same thing: raw material, staple fiber, basic
- The opposite would be: unstaple
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STAPLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "21. Ideal, informally"
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: PERF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "22. Gallagher of rock's Oasis"
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: LIAM
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Clue 16 Down: "23. Subject line abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ATTN
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Clue 17 Down: "24. Home of N.Y.C.'s Public Theater"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: NOHO
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Clue 18 Down: "25. Singer with the 2016 #1 album "This Is What the Truth Feels Like""
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: ___________
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The answer is: GWENSTEFANI
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Clue 19 Down: "28. Apt rhyme for "Rubik""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that having three dimensions
- Words that mean the same thing: three-dimensional
- The opposite would be: linear
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The answer is: CUBIC
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Clue 20 Down: "29. "The ___ Holmes Mysteries," young adult series about a 14-year-old detective"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: ENOLA
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Clue 21 Down: "30. Not as expected"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that in a manner differing from the usual or expected
- Words that mean the same thing: strangely, curiously, peculiarly
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ODDLY
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Clue 22 Down: "33. Kind of branch depicted on German euro coins"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
- Words that mean the same thing: oak tree
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: OAK
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Clue 23 Down: "34. Formerly known as"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: NEE
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Clue 24 Down: "38. Political correspondent Mystal"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ELIE
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Clue 25 Down: "39. [Sigh]"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
- Words that mean the same thing: ala, unluckily, unfortunately
- The opposite would be: fortunately, luckily
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The answer is: ALAS
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Clue 26 Down: "41. Rime"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
- Words that mean the same thing: hoarfrost, rime, gray
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: HOAR
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Clue 27 Down: "42. Cause to be admired"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that make attractive or lovable
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ENDEAR
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Clue 28 Down: "43. Anachronistic verb in the age of smartphones"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
- Words that mean the same thing: telephone dial
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: DIAL
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Clue 29 Down: "44. Lotion alternative"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: BODYOIL
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Clue 30 Down: "45. Green bugs"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that any of various small plant-sucking insects
- Words that mean the same thing: aphid
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: APHIDS
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Clue 31 Down: "46. One of a character class in Dungeons & Dragons"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a clergyman or other person in religious orders
- Words that mean the same thing: divine, churchman, ecclesiastic
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: CLERIC
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Clue 32 Down: "50. Upside-down L, on a calculator"
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 cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
- Words that mean the same thing: vii, septet, heptad
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SEVEN
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Clue 33 Down: "51. Approve"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that give a benediction to
- Words that mean the same thing: consecrate, sign, hallow
- The opposite would be: desecrate, curse
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The answer is: BLESS
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Clue 34 Down: "53. Goddess in the Hindu pantheon"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that hindu mother goddess; supreme power in the universe; wife or embodiment of the female energy of siva having both beneficent and malevolent forms or aspects
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: DEVI
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Clue 35 Down: "54. Small bird with a loud song"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about music.
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- This could be something that english architect who designed more than fifty london churches (1632-1723)
- Words that mean the same thing: jenny wren, Sir Christopher Wren
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: WREN
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Clue 36 Down: "55. Man, for one"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a small island
- Words that mean the same thing: islet
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ISLE
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Clue 37 Down: "59. Ending with Gator or hater"
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 sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
- Words that mean the same thing: fruit drink
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ADE
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Clue 38 Down: "60. Rooibos, e.g."
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 beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
- Words that mean the same thing: afternoon tea, tea leaf, Camellia sinensis
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: TEA
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Clue 39 Down: "61. Exhaust"
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 watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
- Words that mean the same thing: blackjack, play out, fool
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: SAP
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 47 | 63.5% |
| Short Answer | 16 | 21.6% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 3 | 4.1% |
| Music | 2 | 2.7% |
| History | 2 | 2.7% |
| Movies/Film | 2 | 2.7% |
| Abbreviation | 2 | 2.7% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 35 |
| Down Clues | 39 |
| Total Clues | 74 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.1 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 13 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 Thursday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 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!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: September 12, 2025 at 02:19 PM
