27404 Tue Nov 19, 2024 NYT by Erik Agard

Across Clues :

1. Auctioneer's mallet, 6. Faucet fault, 10. Something dipped in a party dip, 14. Keep hope ___, 15. Saga sage since 1980, 16. Head over heels, 17. Find a way to avert disaster, 19. "Who ___?", 20. Like content that causes secondhand embarrassment, 21. Thin wedge, 23. Sweltering, 24. "The Walking Dead" channel, 25. Out of the ordinary, 27. Because someone challenged you to, 29. Helpful ads, in brief, 31. Cry of frustration, 33. W.N.B.A. star Brittney, 34. Having multiple levels, 37. Get ready to compete, 38. Have a sleepover, 41. "___ we?", 42. Gymnast Biles, 43. Guitarist Santana, 45. Thing to wring, 46. Common surname in Pakistan, 50. Sci-fi author Butler, 52. Grads-to-be: Abbr., 54. Soccer cheer, 55. Admirer, 56. C.F.O. or C.T.O., 58. Low tie score, 60. Gratis, 62. What 17- and 38-Across combine to form?, 64. Gets it wrong, 65. Type of earring, 66. Neutral color, 67. ___ golf, 68. Phoenix franchise, 69. Express contempt

Down Clues :

1. Piece of equipment that might read "Tighten until click", 2. They're set to go off, 3. Actress ___ A. Fox of "Set It Off", 4. Steady, 5. Stop holding on, 6. Hue granter?, 7. Counterparts of cones, 8. ID is required when sending a letter there, 9. Shelling out, 10. Moviemaking tech, 11. Rosh ___, 12. "Don't bother with that", 13. Houndstooth or herringbone, 18. Made a safe bet, 22. First name in civil rights history, 26. Game of throws, 28. Mournful songs, 30. "How ___ Got Her Groove Back", 32. Common pronoun pair, 35. Head over heels, 36. Some band recordings, 38. Track-and-field star Richardson, 39. Law firm leaders, 40. "You got it!", 41. Expressed contempt, 44. Portions equal to roughly 17%, 47. Long sandwich, 48. Claim, 49. Half of a rhyming synonym of "haphazard", 51. Quintet found in a supervocalic word, 53. Overlooks disrespectfully, 57. "Stop being ridiculous!", 59. Biblical garden, 61. Key that's missing an "ape", 63. Some band recordings, informally

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 19, 2024

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

New York Times, Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Auctioneer's mallet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAVEL

  Possible Answer : gavel




• The clue is 6. Faucet fault. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRIP

  Possible Answer : drip_mold, drip_mould, drip, dribble, drop, trickle, dripping




• The clue is 10. Something dipped in a party dip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHIP

  Possible Answer : potato_chip, cow_dung, scrap, buffalo_chip, micro_chip, break_off, Saratoga_chip, flake, nick, fleck, chipping, chip_shot, break_away, cut_off, bit, silicon_chip, chip_off, cow_chip, check, crisp, poker_chip, microprocessor_chip, splintering, come_off, chip, microchip, knap




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

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

  The answer: ALIVE

  Possible Answer : live, animated, awake, active, alive, alert

  Possible Opposite Answer : unanimated, dead




• The clue is 15. Saga sage since 1980. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YODA




• The clue is 16. Head over heels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAGA

  Possible Answer : doddering, dotty, crazy, doddery, wild, senile, gaga




• The clue is 17. Find a way to avert disaster. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: SAVETHEDAY




• The clue is 19. "Who ___?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISNT




• The clue is 20. Like content that causes secondhand embarrassment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRINGE

  Possible Answer : cower, quail, cringe, funk, crawl, wince, shrink, fawn, recoil, creep, squinch, grovel, flinch




• The clue is 21. Thin wedge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHIM

  Possible Answer : shim




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

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

  The answer: HOT

  Possible Answer : live, red-hot, hot, blistering, spicy, raging

  Possible Opposite Answer : cold




• The clue is 24. "The Walking Dead" channel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMC




• The clue is 25. Out of the ordinary. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODD

  Possible Answer : odd, funny, unpaired, left_over, peculiar, queer, uneven, unmated, rum, leftover, singular, left, unexpended, rummy, curious, unmatched, remaining

  Possible Opposite Answer : even




• The clue is 27. Because someone challenged you to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONADARE




• The clue is 29. Helpful ads, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PSAS

  Possible Answer : prostate_specific_antigen, PSA




• The clue is 31. Cry of frustration. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAH




• The clue is 33. W.N.B.A. star Brittney. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRINER




• The clue is 34. Having multiple levels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIERED

  Possible Answer : tiered




• The clue is 37. Get ready to compete. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRAIN

  Possible Answer : caravan, trail, railroad_train, train, string, geartrain, civilise, gear, discipline, rail, wagon_train, cultivate, educate, coach, prepare, civilize, school, condition, power_train, gearing, check, take_aim, take, direct, groom, aim, develop




• The clue is 38. Have a sleepover. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: SPENDTHENIGHT




• The clue is 41. "___ we?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHALL




• The clue is 42. Gymnast Biles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIMONE




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

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

  The answer: CARLOS

  Possible Answer : Ilich_Ramirez_Sanchez, Taurus, Glen_Gebhard, Hector_Hevodidbon, Michael_Assat, Carlos, Ilich_Sanchez, Sanchez, Andres_Martinez, Salim, Carlos_the_Jackal




• The clue is 45. Thing to wring. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOP

  Possible Answer : swob, mop, mow, wipe_up, pout, mop_up, swab




• The clue is 46. Common surname in Pakistan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAH

  Possible Answer : Shah_of_Iran, Shah




• The clue is 50. Sci-fi author Butler. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OCTAVIA




• The clue is 52. Grads-to-be: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SRS

  Possible Answer : steradian, atomic_number_38, Sr, strontium, sr




• The clue is 54. Soccer cheer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLE




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

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

  The answer: FAN

  Possible Answer : sports_fan, lover, devotee, winnow, rooter, fan, buff




• The clue is 56. C.F.O. or C.T.O.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXEC

  Possible Answer : White_House, EXEC




• The clue is 58. Low tie score. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONEALL




• The clue is 60. Gratis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FREE

  Possible Answer : loose, costless, destitute, unfreeze, gratuitous, unloose, devoid, exempt, barren, free_people, justify, innocent, spare, dislodge, complimentary, detached, relieve, free, liberate, give_up, resign, discharge, unblock, unloosen, liberal, absolve, rid, disengage, relinquish, gratis, disembarrass, release

  Possible Opposite Answer : obstruct, unfree, blame, enforce, lodge, confine, block, bound, freeze




• The clue is 62. What 17- and 38-Across combine to form?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: TIMEBUDGET




• The clue is 64. Gets it wrong. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERRS

  Possible Answer : stray, mistake, err, drift, slip




• The clue is 65. Type of earring. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOOP

  Possible Answer : wicket, hoop, basketball_hoop, ring, basket




• The clue is 66. Neutral color. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEIGE

  Possible Answer : ecru, beige




• The clue is 67. ___ golf. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DISC

  Possible Answer : record, phonograph_recording, magnetic_disc, phonograph_record, platter, disk, magnetic_disk, saucer, disc




• The clue is 68. Phoenix franchise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUNS

  Possible Answer : Sun, sunshine, Dominicus, solarize, sunbathe, Sunday, solarise, sun, sunlight, insolate, Lord's_Day




• The clue is 69. Express contempt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNEER

  Possible Answer : leer, sneer

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Piece of equipment that might read "Tighten until click". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GASCAP

• The clue is 2. They're set to go off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALARMS

  Possible Answer: alarm, alarm_system, appall, warning_signal, alarm_clock, warning_device, consternation, alarum, dismay, horrify, appal, alert

• The clue is 3. Actress ___ A. Fox of "Set It Off". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VIVICA

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

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

  The answer: EVEN

  Possible Answer: still, flush, yet, level, even, even_out, regular, fifty-fifty, eve, tied, evening, eventide

  Possible Opposite Answer : odd, uneven

• The clue is 5. Stop holding on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LETGO

• The clue is 6. Hue granter?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DYE

  Possible Answer: dye, dyestuff

• The clue is 7. Counterparts of cones. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RODS

  Possible Answer: retinal_rod, pole, rod, rod_cell, perch, gat

• The clue is 8. ID is required when sending a letter there. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDAHO

  Possible Answer: Gem_State, ID, Idaho

• The clue is 9. Shelling out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAYING

  Possible Answer: paid, remunerative, yield, paying, ante_up, pay, bear, make_up, give, pay_up, pay_off, salaried, stipendiary, compensable, compensate, gainful, devote

  Possible Opposite Answer : default

• The clue is 10. Moviemaking tech. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CGI

• The clue is 11. Rosh ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HASHANAH

• The clue is 12. "Don't bother with that". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IGNOREIT

• The clue is 13. Houndstooth or herringbone. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PATTERN

  Possible Answer: form, traffic_pattern, rule, normal, model, practice, shape, pattern, convention, approach_pattern, design, radiation_diagram, blueprint, formula, radiation_pattern, figure

• The clue is 18. Made a safe bet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEDGED

  Possible Answer: weasel-worded, circumvent, skirt, parry, dodge, hedge_in, elude, hedged, put_off, sidestep, fudge, duck, evade, hedge

• The clue is 22. First name in civil rights history. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MARTIN

  Possible Answer: martin, Mary_Martin, Dean_Martin, Steve_Martin, Martin, Dino_Paul_Crocetti, St._Martin

• The clue is 26. Game of throws. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DARTS

  Possible Answer: darts, scud, flash, dart, flit, shoot, dash, scoot, fleet, flutter

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

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

  The answer: DIRGES

  Possible Answer: threnody, requiem, coronach, lament, dirge

• The clue is 30. "How ___ Got Her Groove Back". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STELLA

  Possible Answer: Frank_Stella, Stella, Frank_Philip_Stella

• The clue is 32. Common pronoun pair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEHIM

• The clue is 35. Head over heels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INLOVE

• The clue is 36. Some band recordings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEMOS

  Possible Answer: exhibit, demonstration, show, demo, demonstrate, present

• The clue is 38. Track-and-field star Richardson. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHACARRI

• The clue is 39. Law firm leaders. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARTNERS

  Possible Answer: cooperator, married_person, partner, collaborator, pardner, spouse, better_half, mate

• The clue is 40. "You got it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOPROB

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

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

  The answer: SCOFFED

  Possible Answer: scoff, barrack, flout, gibe, jeer

• The clue is 44. Portions equal to roughly 17%. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIXTHS

  Possible Answer: one-sixth, sixth

• The clue is 47. Long sandwich. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOAGIE

  Possible Answer: Cuban_sandwich, hero_sandwich, submarine, wedge, bomber, hoagy, sub, hoagie, torpedo, submarine_sandwich, poor_boy, hero, zep, grinder, Italian_sandwich

• The clue is 48. Claim. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLEGE

  Possible Answer: allege, aver, say

• The clue is 49. Half of a rhyming synonym of "haphazard". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HELTER

• The clue is 51. Quintet found in a supervocalic word. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AEIOU

• The clue is 53. Overlooks disrespectfully. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNUBS

  Possible Answer: rebuff, snub, cut, cold_shoulder, disregard, ignore, repulse, repel

• The clue is 57. "Stop being ridiculous!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CMON

• The clue is 59. Biblical garden. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDEN

  Possible Answer: Shangri-la, promised_land, nirvana, Garden_of_Eden, Eden, heaven, paradise

• The clue is 61. Key that's missing an "ape". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESC

• The clue is 63. Some band recordings, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPS

2408 Thu Aug 22, 2024 USA Today Crossword Clues Hints

UAS Today Across Clues:

Clue	Answer	Letter Frequency
Less Than Jake genre	SKA	S: 1, K: 1, A: 1
The Burn Book in “Mean Girls,” for one	PROP	P: 2, R: 1, O: 1
Opposite of boom	BUST	B: 1, U: 1, S: 1, T: 1
Dip out suddenly	BAIL	B: 1, A: 1, I: 1, L: 1
Chip away at	ERODE	E: 2, R: 1, O: 1, D: 1
“___ the Woods”	INTO	I: 1, N: 1, T: 1, O: 1
Tracy Chapman’s vocal range	ALTO	A: 1, L: 1, T: 1, O: 1
Reasoning used to solve sudoku puzzles	LOGIC	L: 1, O: 1, G: 1, I: 1, C: 1
Leo’s symbol	LION	L: 1, I: 1, O: 1, N: 1
Tiered bed part that’s lower to the ground	BOTTOMBUNK	B: 2, O: 2, T: 1, M: 1, K: 1, N: 1, U: 1
Yearn	LONG	L: 1, O: 1, N: 1, G: 1
Whichever	ANY	A: 1, N: 1, Y: 1
Selfie stance	POSE	P: 1, O: 1, S: 1, E: 1
Overdue library book penalties	FINES	F: 1, I: 1, N: 1, E: 1, S: 1
“When the first ___ you see may not be a ___” (“Konstantine” lyric)	STAR	S: 1, T: 1, A: 1, R: 1
Instrument used for tuning	OBOE	O: 2, B: 1, E: 1
Wander around	ROAM	R: 1, O: 1, A: 1, M: 1
Was sure of	KNEW	K: 1, N: 1, E: 1, W: 1
“Killing Eve” network	BBC	B: 2, C: 1
Bar fixture that simulates riding a bucking animal	MECHANICALBULL	M: 1, E: 1, C: 2, H: 1, A: 2, N: 1, I: 1, K: 1, L: 1, B: 1, U: 1
Fluffy scarf	BOA	B: 1, O: 1, A: 1
Printer product	TONER	T: 1, O: 1, N: 1, E: 1, R: 1
Spanish for “water”	AGUA	A: 2, G: 1, U: 1
Turn bad	ROT	R: 1, O: 1, T: 1
Texting segue	BTW	B: 1, T: 1, W: 1
“Bad at Love” singer	HALSEY	H: 1, A: 1, L: 1, S: 1, E: 1, Y: 1
Make certain	ASSURE	A: 2, S: 2, U: 1, R: 1, E: 1
Pirate flag emblem	SKULL	S: 1, K: 1, U: 1, L: 2
Insulting the other team, say	TALKINGTRASH	T: 2, A: 2, L: 1, K: 1, I: 1, N: 1, G: 1, R: 1, S: 1, H: 1
Doesn’t wear out	LASTS	L: 1, A: 1, S: 2, T: 1
Anger	IRE	I: 1, R: 1, E: 1
Main artery	AORTA	A: 2, O: 1, R: 1, T: 1
Throbs	ACHES	A: 1, C: 1, H: 1, E: 1, S: 1
“I told you!”	SEE	S: 1, E: 2
___ flush	ROYAL	R: 1, O: 1, Y: 1, A: 1, L: 1
Social equal	PEER	P: 1, E: 2, R: 1
“Jumanji” sketch show	SNL	S: 1, N: 1, L: 1
Eggy spread	MAYO	M: 1, A: 1, Y: 1, O: 1

2408 Thu Aug 22, 2024 USA Today Crossword Clues Hints

Down Clues:

Clue	Answer	Letter Frequency
Places to get blowouts	SALONS	S: 1, A: 1, L: 1, O: 1, N: 1
Rewards for cats, casually	KITTYTREATS	K: 1, I: 1, T: 2, Y: 2, R: 1, E: 1, A: 1, S: 1
All the time	ALOT	A: 1, L: 1, O: 1, T: 1
In all likelihood, casually	PROBS	P: 1, R: 1, O: 1, B: 1, S: 1
Go ___ (ignore orders)	ROGUE	R: 1, O: 1, G: 1, U: 1, E: 1
Thor’s dad	ODIN	O: 1, D: 1, I: 1, N: 1
Light 49-Down	PECK	P: 1, E: 1, C: 1, K: 1
“LUNCH” singer Eilish	BILLIE	B: 1, I: 2, L: 2, E: 1
Labor group	UNION	U: 1, N: 2, I: 1, O: 1
Peach pit	STONE	S: 1, T: 1, O: 1, N: 1, E: 1
Ice-grabbing tool	TONGS	T: 1, O: 1, N: 1, G: 1, S: 1
___ ghanoush	BABA	B: 2, A: 2
Muppet with a pet goldfish	ELMO	E: 1, L: 1, M: 1, O: 1
TV mogul Winfrey	OPRAH	O: 1, P: 1, R: 1, A: 1, H: 1
Poultry	FOWL	F: 1, O: 1, W: 1, L: 1
Rep. who said “We open doors so others can walk through them”	AOC	A: 1, O: 1, C: 1
In the past	ONCE	O: 1, N: 1, C: 1, E: 1
Big squeeze	BEARHUG	B: 1, E: 1, A: 1, R: 1, H: 1, U: 1, G: 1
Company that makes Barbie	MATTEL	M: 1, A: 1, T: 2, E: 1, L: 1
Relatives	KIN	K: 1, I: 1, N: 1
App glitches	BUGS	B: 1, U: 1, G: 1, S: 1
“My heart’s been borrowed and yours has been ___ / All’s well that ends well to end up with you”	BLUE	B: 1, L: 1, U: 1, E: 1
Pottery material	CLAY	C: 1, L: 1, A: 1, Y: 1
Animal sounds in “Over the Moon”	MOOS	M: 1, O: 2, S: 1
As we speak	NOW	N: 1, O: 1, W: 1
Site with a piano in the game Clue	BALLROOM	B: 1, A: 1, L: 2, R: 1, O: 2, M: 1
“Long hair (No ___) / It’s my type (That’s right)” (“Red Wine Supernova” lyric)	BRA	B: 1, R: 1, A: 1
Trumpets’ section	BRASS	B: 1, R: 1, A: 1, S: 2
Place to say “I do”	ALTAR	A: 1, L: 1, T: 1, R: 1
Say	UTTER	U: 1, T: 2, E: 1, R: 1
Fire engine feature	SIREN	S: 1, I: 1, R: 1, E: 1, N: 1
Protest, in a way	KNEEL	K: 1, N: 1, E: 1, L: 1
Lock lips	KISS	K: 1, I: 1, S: 2
Sansa Stark’s sister	ARYA	A: 2, R: 1, Y: 1
“Please don’t go!”	STAY	S: 1, T: 1, A: 1, Y: 1
Angelic ring	HALO	H: 1, A: 1, L: 1, O: 1
One length of a pool	LAP	L: 1, A: 1, P: 1
High card	ACE	A: 1, C: 1, E: 1
“___ Used to Be Mine” (“Waitress” song)	SHE	S: 1, H: 1, E: 1

Letter Frequency Radar Chart - USA Today Crossword Answers

27443 Mon Dec 30, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 30, 2024

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

Mon Dec 30, 2024 NY Times

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Brainy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMART

  Possible Answer : impudent, sassy, hurt, impertinent, smarting, overbold, chic, fresh, saucy, smartness, ache, bright, voguish, wise, smart

  Possible Opposite Answer : stupid




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

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

  The answer: ZANY

  Possible Answer : clownish, silly, zany, goof, goofy, whacky, goofball, wacky, twat, cuckoo, clownlike, cockamamy, sappy, goose, buffoonish, bozo, jackass, fathead, cockamamie




• The clue is 10. Desktop computer that might run Sonoma or Sequoia. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMAC




• The clue is 14. Choir member. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENOR

  Possible Answer : tenor, tenor_voice, strain




• The clue is 15. Writer Wiesel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELIE




• The clue is 16. Forbidden. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOGO




• The clue is 17. Waiter's imperative after bringing food. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENJOY

  Possible Answer : savour, delight, revel, relish, love, bask, enjoy, savor

  Possible Opposite Answer : suffer




• The clue is 18. Flower that reflects yellow when held under one's chin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUTTERCUP

  Possible Answer : butter-flower, butterflower, buttercup, crowfoot, kingcup, goldcup




• The clue is 20. It might have a twist or hole. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLOT

  Possible Answer : plot_of_land, plot, patch, diagram, plot_of_ground, secret_plan, game, plat




• The clue is 21. What a sleeve covers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARM

  Possible Answer : weapon, branch, weapon_system, build_up, fortify, limb, gird, sleeve, subdivision, arm

  Possible Opposite Answer : disarm




• The clue is 22. "Don't worry about me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMOKAY




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

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

  The answer: HOURGLASS

  Possible Answer : hourglass




• The clue is 26. Surface for doing exercises. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAT

  Possible Answer : lustrelessness, felt_up, matt-up, entangle, flat, matte_up, Master_of_Arts_in_Teaching, lusterlessness, MAT, mat_up, gym_mat, felt, matt, matting, matte, mat, snarl, flatness, tangle, matted

  Possible Opposite Answer : unsnarl, disentangle




• The clue is 27. Globes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORBS

  Possible Answer : eyeball, globe, orbit, ball, orb, revolve




• The clue is 28. Going out romantically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONADATE




• The clue is 32. #1 pal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BESTIE




• The clue is 35. Language suffix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESE

  Possible Answer : ESE, east_southeast




• The clue is 36. Father. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIRE

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




• The clue is 37. Music genre prefix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALT

  Possible Answer : altitude, EL, ALT, elevation




• The clue is 38. N.F.L. all-star game. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PROBOWL




• The clue is 41. Texter's reaction to a joke. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOL




• The clue is 42. Some beers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALES

  Possible Answer : ale




• The clue is 44. Bathroom fixture. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUB

  Possible Answer : vat, tub, bathtub, tubful, bath, bathing_tub




• The clue is 45. Clinks a glass and gives a speech to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOASTS

  Possible Answer : toast, drink, pledge, crispen, goner, crisp, wassail, salute




• The clue is 47. Indian pastries with savory fillings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAMOSAS

  Possible Answer : samosa




• The clue is 49. Obnoxious person, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOOL

  Possible Answer : instrument, pecker, peter, prick, putz, creature, joyride, puppet, tool, shaft, cock, dick, tool_around




• The clue is 50. "All you need is love and a ___" (old saying). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAT

  Possible Answer : cast, cat-o'-nine-tails, honk, guy, Arabian_tea, hombre, throw_up, big_cat, retch, African_tea, vomit, regurgitate, Caterpillar, barf, CAT, sick, regorge, upchuck, disgorge, vomit_up, spew, spue, be_sick, computed_axial_tomography, qat, computerized_tomography, cat, bozo, khat, quat, computed_tomography, kat, true_cat, computerized_axial_tomography, puke, purge, chuck, CT

  Possible Opposite Answer : keep_down




• The clue is 51. Place for policy wonks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THINKTANK




• The clue is 56. Huge to-dos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCENES

  Possible Answer : fit, scenery, panorama, setting, view, vista, prospect, tantrum, conniption, shot, aspect, picture, scene




• The clue is 59. "Sounds good!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YES

  Possible Answer : yes

  Possible Opposite Answer : no




• The clue is 60. Norse god of war and death. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODIN

  Possible Answer : Odin




• The clue is 61. Make logical sense ... or what the ends of 18-, 23-, 38- and 51-Across do. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOLDWATER




• The clue is 63. Grammarian's concern. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USAGE

  Possible Answer : use, employment, usage, custom, exercise, utilization, usance, utilisation




• The clue is 64. Troubles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILLS

  Possible Answer : ill, complaint, ailment




• The clue is 65. Number of planets before Pluto was demoted. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NINE

  Possible Answer : ix, IX, nine, 9, ball_club, club, ennead, baseball_club, nine-spot, niner, Nina_from_Carolina




• The clue is 66. Food item that might come with lox. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAGEL

  Possible Answer : beigel, bagel




• The clue is 67. El ___, Tex.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PASO




• The clue is 68. Exhausted, metaphorically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEAD

  Possible Answer : beat, all_in, perfectly, numb, drained, bushed, deadened, idle, utterly, utter, absolutely, short, suddenly, abruptly, dead, stagnant

  Possible Opposite Answer : live, alive, living




• The clue is 69. Put forth, as effort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXERT

  Possible Answer : exert, maintain, exercise, wield

SMART

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Basketball star Curry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEPH

• The clue is 2. ___ Park, location of Edison's first major laboratory. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MENLO

• The clue is 3. Type of pear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANJOU

  Possible Answer: Anjou, anjou

• The clue is 4. Plant affliction that's below ground. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROOTROT

• The clue is 5. Attempt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRY

  Possible Answer: attempt, try_out, adjudicate, try_on, try, endeavour, hear, render, assay, test, prove, effort, examine, stress, endeavor, sample, judge, strain, taste, essay, seek

• The clue is 6. Creatures that are actually black with white stripes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZEBRAS

  Possible Answer: zebra

• The clue is 7. What grads become. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALUMS

  Possible Answer: potash_alum, graduate, grad, ammonia_alum, ammonium_alum, alum, alumnus, potassium_alum, alumna

• The clue is 8. Tiny complaint. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIT

  Possible Answer: nit

• The clue is 9. Abominable Snowman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YETI

  Possible Answer: abominable_snowman, yeti

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

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

  The answer: INROADS

  Possible Answer: inroad

• The clue is 11. Shirley Temple and Virgin Bloody Mary, for two. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOCKTAILS

• The clue is 12. H₂O, in Mexico. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGUA

  Possible Answer: agua_toad, Bufo_marinus, agua

• The clue is 13. "I understand you". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COPY

  Possible Answer: copy, written_matter, replicate, imitate, simulate, re-create, transcript

• The clue is 19. Character described by Austen as "a heroine whom no one but myself will much like". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMMA

• The clue is 21. Canadian province that's home to the Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump World Heritage Site. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALBERTA

  Possible Answer: Alberta

• The clue is 24. Grasp tightly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRIP

  Possible Answer: hold, spellbind, grasp, handgrip, bag, fascinate, transfix, traveling_bag, grapple, clutch, clutches, adhesive_friction, travelling_bag, grip, hairgrip, clench, suitcase, traction, bobby_pin, clasp, handle

• The clue is 25. Meh. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOSO

• The clue is 29. Units of force. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEWTONS

  Possible Answer: newton, N, Newton, Sir_Isaac_Newton, Isaac_Newton

• The clue is 30. Gait faster than a walk but slower than a canter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TROT

  Possible Answer: trot, pony, crib, jog, clip, lope, Trotskyist, Trotskyite, Trot

• The clue is 31. Snakelike fish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EELS

  Possible Answer: eel

• The clue is 32. Sheep sounds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAAS

  Possible Answer: baas, blat, blate, baa, bleat

• The clue is 33. "Enchanted" girl in a Gail Carson Levine book. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLA

• The clue is 34. Biomedical building blocks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEMCELLS

• The clue is 35. Recede, as the tide. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBB

  Possible Answer: ebb_down, ebb_out, reflux, ebbing, ebb, ebb_away, ebb_off, wane

  Possible Opposite Answer : tide

• The clue is 39. Remove from office. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUST

  Possible Answer: drum_out, oust, throw_out, expel, kick_out, boot_out

• The clue is 40. Cry made while pointing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOOK

  Possible Answer: looking_at, take_care, depend, expect, feeling, spirit, wait, search, front, look, reckon, tone, see, await, flavour, expression, looking, attend, aspect, flavor, facial_expression, seem, face, smell, bet, feel, appear, calculate, count

  Possible Opposite Answer : back

• The clue is 43. No-goodnik. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOANDSO

• The clue is 46. Jazz combo instrument. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALTOSAX

• The clue is 48. Dish served from a crockpot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEW

  Possible Answer: sweat, swither, grizzle, stew, fret, lather, grudge, brood

• The clue is 49. In stacks, like a wedding cake. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIERED

  Possible Answer: tiered

• The clue is 52. Evil hench-animal in "The Lion King". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HYENA

  Possible Answer: hyena, hyaena

• The clue is 53. "The early bird gets the worm," for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADAGE

  Possible Answer: adage, proverb, saw, byword

• The clue is 54. Landlocked African country. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIGER

  Possible Answer: Republic_of_Niger, Niger, Niger_River

• The clue is 55. Prepared to propose. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KNELT

  Possible Answer: kneel

• The clue is 56. Wish for a romantic pairing between, in modern parlance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHIP

  Possible Answer: embark, send, ship, transport

  Possible Opposite Answer : disembark

• The clue is 57. Pepsi or Coke. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COLA

  Possible Answer: Cola, genus_Cola, Colon, dope, Aspinwall, Costa_Rican_colon, colon, El_Salvadoran_colon, cola

• The clue is 58. Contents of a 23-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAND

  Possible Answer: guts, backbone, Baroness_Dudevant, gumption, Sand, sandpaper, Amandine_Aurore_Lucie_Dupin, moxie, sand, grit, George_Sand

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• The clue is 62. "How to ___ a ___" (common tutorial topic). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIE

  Possible Answer: link_up, draw, bind, standoff, attach, affiliation, wed, tie, marry, sleeper, tie-up, necktie, splice, tie_beam, link, crosstie, bond, linkup, connect, railroad_tie, association, tie-in

  Possible Opposite Answer : untie, disconnect

• The clue is 63. Purple yam common in Filipino cooking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UBE

XWordHint Crossword Answers September 22, 2026 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

Master today's NYT crossword with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun. Perfect for crossword lovers who want that satisfying "aha!" moment.

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (31 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (41 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky

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. Makes a sullen face	5
2A	6. Beetle amulet in ancient Egypt	6
3A	12. Sudden and unexpected	6
4A	14. Was overprotective, in a way	7
5A	16. ___ algebra	6
6A	17. Still in its packaging	8
7A	19. 50/52-Across musician	12
8A	21. #1 hit from 50/52-Across ("You can feel it all over")	7
9A	24. Like a scratchy voice	5
10A	25. Best possible	5
11A	26. Billionaires' boats	6
12A	30. Resident of Africa's fourth-largest country	6
13A	32. Secrecy contracts, in brief	4
14A	33. Name that's a body part backward	3
15A	36. Obligation	4
16A	37. #1 hit from 50/52-Across ("Why did those days ever have to go?")	5
17A	39. Greek "I"	4
18A	40. Perched	3
19A	41. Fraudulent offer	4
20A	42. Not sinking	6
21A	44. Like pagodas and some cakes	6
22A	46. "Clemency" star Woodard	5
23A	47. ___ point (center)	5
24A	50. With 52-Across, double album released on September 28, 1976, that spent 13 straight weeks at #1	7
25A	52. See 50-Across	12
26A	56. Spy's identifier	8
27A	57. Bloc party?	6
28A	61. Whistlers in the kitchen	7
29A	62. ___ Kreme	6
30A	63. Doughnut quantities	6
31A	64. Work ___	5

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Makes a sullen face"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a disdainful grimace
• Similar words include: pout, hornpout, eelpout
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: POUTS

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2A: "6. Beetle amulet in ancient Egypt"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient egyptians
• Similar words include: scarabaeus, Scarabaeus sacer
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SCARAB

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3A: "12. Sudden and unexpected"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
• Similar words include: sharp, disconnected, precipitous
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ABRUPT

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4A: "14. Was overprotective, in a way"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
• Similar words include: hover, loom, vibrate
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: HOVERED

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5A: "16. ___ algebra"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
• Similar words include: analog, additive, elongate
• Opposite of: digital, nonlinear

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Answer: LINEAR

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6A: "17. Still in its packaging"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that not yet opened or unsealed
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: UNOPENED

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7A: "19. 50/52-Across musician"

12 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: STEVIEWONDER

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8A: "21. #1 hit from 50/52-Across ("You can feel it all over")"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SIRDUKE

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9A: "24. Like a scratchy voice"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
• Similar words include: gravelly, rasping, rough
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RASPY

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10A: "25. Best possible"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
• Similar words include: nonsuch, saint, nonesuch
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: IDEAL

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11A: "26. Billionaires' boats"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
• Similar words include: racing yacht, yacht
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: YACHTS

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12A: "30. Resident of Africa's fourth-largest country"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a native or inhabitant of libya
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: LIBYAN

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13A: "32. Secrecy contracts, in brief"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NDAS

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14A: "33. Name that's a body part backward"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RAE

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15A: "36. Obligation"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an onerous or difficult concern
• Similar words include: burden, incumbrance, load
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ONUS

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16A: "37. #1 hit from 50/52-Across ("Why did those days ever have to go?")"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: IWISH

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17A: "39. Greek "I""

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
• Similar words include: smidge, whit, smidgeon
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IOTA

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18A: "40. Perched"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the sabbath by jews and some christians
• Similar words include: sit, model, baby-sit
• Opposite of: arise, stand

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Answer: SAT

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19A: "41. Fraudulent offer"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a fraudulent business scheme
• Similar words include: bunco, mulct, defraud
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SCAM

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20A: "42. Not sinking"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that aimlessly drifting
• Similar words include: planless, undirected, rudderless
• Opposite of: aground

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Answer: AFLOAT

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21A: "44. Like pagodas and some cakes"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that having or arranged in tiers
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TIERED

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22A: "46. "Clemency" star Woodard"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ALFRE

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23A: "47. ___ point (center)"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that having or localized centrally at a focus
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FOCAL

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24A: "50. With 52-Across, double album released on September 28, 1976, that spent 13 straight weeks at #1"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SONGSIN

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25A: "52. See 50-Across"

12 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: THEKEYOFLIFE

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26A: "56. Spy's identifier"

8 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: CODENAME

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27A: "57. Bloc party?"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a politically organized body of people under a single government
• Similar words include: res publica, Carry Amelia Moore Nation, body politic
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: NATION

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28A: "61. Whistlers in the kitchen"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
• Similar words include: kettleful, timpani, tympani
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: KETTLES

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29A: "62. ___ Kreme"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: KRISPY

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30A: "63. Doughnut quantities"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a large number or amount
• Similar words include: 12, stacks, dozen
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DOZENS

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31A: "64. Work ___"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group
• Similar words include: ethical code, moral principle, value-system
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ETHIC

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Buddy	3
2D	2. ___-Wan Kenobi	3
3D	3. Vase with a base	3
4D	4. Popular times for tacos	8
5D	5. Pancake-flipping tool	7
6D	6. Feng ___	4
7D	7. Scoop holder	4
8D	8. Declare definitively	4
9D	9. Segments of news shows	7
10D	10. Venues for concerts and competitions	6
11D	11. Road curves	5
12D	13. "Star ___ II: The Wrath of Khan"	4
13D	15. Profound	4
14D	18. Like some humor and runs	3
15D	20. "Oy ___!"	3
16D	21. Grain storage structures	5
17D	22. Broadway star Menzel	5
18D	23. Argue against	5
19D	27. "Demon Slayer" or "Attack on Titan"	5
20D	28. Contents of plastic sleeves or jewel cases, informally	3
21D	29. "lol"	4
22D	31. "Love it!"	4
23D	33. They might be thatched	5
24D	34. Pioneer in arcade games	5
25D	35. Devoured	5
26D	38. "This means ___!"	3
27D	39. Cry in response to a doorbell	8
28D	41. Feature of "rendezvous" and "laissez-faire"	7
29D	43. Celebratory hoopla	7
30D	44. Start liking	6
31D	45. Broadband connection type, in brief	3
32D	47. Government agcy. founded to enforce antitrust laws	3
33D	48. "I see"	4
34D	49. Formally yielded	5
35D	51. Pig's cry	4
36D	53. Ivy League school in New Haven	4
37D	54. Sign of things to come	4
38D	55. ___ up (come clean)	4
39D	58. "... or thereabouts"	3
40D	59. Nail polish brand	3
41D	60. It has M.S.G. in it	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Buddy"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: PAL

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2D: "2. ___-Wan Kenobi"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (west indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery
• Similar words include: obeah
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OBI

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3D: "3. Vase with a base"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: URN

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4D: "4. Popular times for tacos"

8 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the third day of the week; the second working day
• Similar words include: Tuesday, Tues
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: TUESDAYS

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5D: "5. Pancake-flipping tool"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a turner with a narrow flexible blade
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SPATULA

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6D: "6. Feng ___"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SHUI

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7D: "7. Scoop holder"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any cone-shaped artifact
• Similar words include: conoid, strobile, strobilus
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CONE

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8D: "8. Declare definitively"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
• Similar words include: avouch, assert, affirm
• Opposite of: disavow

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Answer: AVOW

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9D: "9. Segments of news shows"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
• Similar words include: report, written report, theme
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: REPORTS

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10D: "10. Venues for concerts and competitions"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a particular environment or walk of life
• Similar words include: orbit, arena, sphere
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ARENAS

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11D: "11. Road curves"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
• Similar words include: air embolism, twist, bend dexter
• Opposite of: straighten, unbend

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Answer: BENDS

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12D: "13. "Star ___ II: The Wrath of Khan""

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TREK

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13D: "15. Profound"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the central and most intense or profound part
• Similar words include: trench, recondite, bass
• Opposite of: shallow

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Answer: DEEP

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14D: "18. Like some humor and runs"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
• Similar words include: dry out, prohibitionist, ironical
• Opposite of: sweet, phlegmy

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Answer: DRY

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15D: "20. "Oy ___!""

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: VEY

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16D: "21. Grain storage structures"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cylindrical tower used for storing silage
• Similar words include: silo
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SILOS

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17D: "22. Broadway star Menzel"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: IDINA

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18D: "23. Argue against"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
• Similar words include: controvert, refute
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: REBUT

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19D: "27. "Demon Slayer" or "Attack on Titan""

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a hard copal derived from an african tree
• Similar words include: Zanzibar copal, gum anime
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ANIME

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20D: "28. Contents of plastic sleeves or jewel cases, informally"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
• Similar words include: candela, atomic number 48, standard candle
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: CDS

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21D: "29. "lol""

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HAHA

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22D: "31. "Love it!""

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a city in southeastern france on the mediterranean; the leading resort on the french riviera
• Similar words include: dainty, gracious, overnice
• Opposite of: nasty

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Answer: NICE

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23D: "33. They might be thatched"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
• Similar words include: ceiling, cap, roof
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ROOFS

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24D: "34. Pioneer in arcade games"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ATARI

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25D: "35. Devoured"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that take in solid food
• Similar words include: wipe out, feed, consume
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EATEN

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26D: "38. "This means ___!""

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
• Similar words include: state of war, warfare
• Opposite of: peace, make peace

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Answer: WAR

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27D: "39. Cry in response to a doorbell"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: ILLGETIT

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28D: "41. Feature of "rendezvous" and "laissez-faire""

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SILENTZ

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29D: "43. Celebratory hoopla"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a gaudy outward display
• Similar words include: ostentation, flash, flourish
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: FANFARE

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30D: "44. Start liking"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TAKETO

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31D: "45. Broadband connection type, in brief"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds
• Similar words include: digital subscriber line
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DSL

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32D: "47. Government agcy. founded to enforce antitrust laws"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an independent agency of the united states federal government that maintains fair and free competition; enforces federal antitrust laws; educates the public about identity theft
• Similar words include: Federal Trade Commission
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: FTC

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33D: "48. "I see""

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OHOK

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34D: "49. Formally yielded"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
• Similar words include: concede, yield, grant
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CEDED

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35D: "51. Pig's cry"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
• Similar words include: grunt, squeal
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OINK

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36D: "53. Ivy League school in New Haven"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a university in connecticut
• Similar words include: Yale University, Elihu Yale
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: YALE

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37D: "54. Sign of things to come"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sign of something about to happen
• Similar words include: Muscat and Oman, Sultanate of Oman, portent
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OMEN

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38D: "55. ___ up (come clean)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield
• Similar words include: fesse, Fez, Fes
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FESS

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39D: "58. "... or thereabouts""

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ISH

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40D: "59. Nail polish brand"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OPI

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41D: "60. It has M.S.G. in it"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NYC

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Expert Solving Strategies

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Today's Puzzle Stats

31 Across Clues

41 Down Clues

72 Total Clues

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