No 27379, Thursday Oct 24, 2024 NYT Crossword by Ella Dershowitz

Across Clues :

1. Workplace for a young Abraham Lincoln, 4. Marine animal with distinctive eye patches, 8. Promote oneself, 13. Had beef, perhaps, 14. Sport, 15. Writes with a point?, 17. Selecting for a jury, 19. Nickname alternative to Teddy, 20. Bash, 21. "If it's brown, lay down. If it's black, fight back. If it's ___, say goodnight!" (bear advice), 23. Vinyl records, slangily, 24. Stinging jellyfish, 26. North Dakota's most populous city, 28. Epsilon follower, 29. They end in diciembre, 31. "Darn it!", 32. Emphasis-providing suffix, 33. Thick Japanese noodle, 34. Words of protest, 35. "Who's interested?" ... or, phonetically, what four answers in this puzzle are vis-à-vis the answers next to them, 38. Get ready to fly, 40. Ancient Peruvian, 41. "Also also ...," for short, 44. Hefty read, 45. "Dude!", 46. Bareilles who wrote the music and lyrics for Broadway's "Waitress", 47. Frank Sinatra's reads "The best is yet to come", 50. Arrogantly confident, 52. City that's home to the World of Coca-Cola museum: Abbr., 53. Actress Salma, 55. Radiator sound, 56. Proponents of crystal healing, 58. On the same side, 61. Totally forgets to do something, informally, 62. Sports team's assignment, 63. DiFranco who played Persephone in "Hadestown", 64. Tip-off that you've forgotten something in the toaster, 65. Move gradually, 66. GPS option: Abbr.

 Thursday Oct 24, 2024 NYT- 27379

Down Clues :

1. Antioxidant-infused water brand, 2. Costs of withdrawing, 3. Emphasizes, in a way, 4. Baby that's up all night?, 5. Big name in outdoor gear, 6. "Must this conversation happen again?", 7. Cry of frustration, 8. Fighting fish, 9. Last choice, often, 10. Crush, 11. Take to the door, 12. Security deposit payers, 16. Makes more alluring, with "up", 18. Flour in Indian cuisine, 22. Theoreticals, 24. Singer with the 2023 #1 hit "Kill Bill", 25. Word after leading or lunch, 27. Serengeti herd, 30. Live, 33. Prefix with directional, 34. Cone ___ (iconic costume piece for Madonna), 35. Got rid of, 36. Really got to work, with "down", 37. Second, 38. Abdominal floor exercises, 39. Mishmash, 41. Cook until a crust forms, 42. Roll call response, 43. Voice, 44. Becomes less tense, 45. "I tell ya ...", 46. Personal stake, in a metaphor, 48. Animated film character with a Scottish accent, 49. French cup, 51. Reproach, 54. Deftness, 57. Prefix with system, 59. Table support, 60. Block in Atlantic City

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 24, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Workplace for a young Abraham Lincoln. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAR

  Possible Answer : bar, banish, stop, prevention, Browning_automatic_rifle, block_off, taproom, legal_profession, BAR, streak, debar, stripe, ginmill, blockade, saloon, barricade, exclude, barroom, relegate, legal_community, cake, block_up, block, measure

  Possible Opposite Answer : unbar




• The clue is 4. Marine animal with distinctive eye patches. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORCA

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




• The clue is 8. Promote oneself. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOAST

  Possible Answer : swash, feature, blow, bluster, gas, self-praise, tout, shoot_a_line, brag, boasting, jactitation, sport, vaunt, boast, gasconade




• The clue is 13. Had beef, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATE

  Possible Answer : run_through, corrode, eat_on, use_up, rust, exhaust, wipe_out, eat, consume, eat_up, deplete, Ate, feed




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

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

  The answer: WEAR

  Possible Answer : fall_apart, assume, have_on, bear, wear_off, bust, article_of_clothing, break, wear_thin, outwear, wear_down, fag, tire, put_on, endure, don, jade, tire_out, fatigue, wearing, wear, wear_upon, get_into, wear_out, clothing, wearable, hold_out, vesture, fag_out, weary, habiliment

  Possible Opposite Answer : refresh




• The clue is 15. Writes with a point?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETCHES

  Possible Answer : etch, engrave




• The clue is 17. Selecting for a jury. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMPANELING

  Possible Answer : impanel, panel, empanel




• The clue is 19. Nickname alternative to Teddy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEO




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

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

  The answer: FETE

  Possible Answer : festival, feast, fiesta, fete, celebrate




• The clue is 21. "If it's brown, lay down. If it's black, fight back. If it's ___, say goodnight!" (bear advice). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHITE

  Possible Answer : egg_white, Stanford_White, flannel, Patrick_White, clean, Edward_White, white-hot, Andrew_D._White, Edward_Douglas_White_Jr., blanched, white, Patrick_Victor_Martindale_White, livid, bloodless, T._H._White, Caucasian, E._B._White, Elwyn_Brooks_White, gabardine, ovalbumin, snowy, ashen, lily-white, whiteness, Edward_D._White, Andrew_Dickson_White, whitened, whiten, blank, tweed, Theodore_Harold_White, White_River, White, White_person, albumen

  Possible Opposite Answer : black, blacken




• The clue is 23. Vinyl records, slangily. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAX

  Possible Answer : wax, full, climb, mount, rise

  Possible Opposite Answer : wane




• The clue is 24. Stinging jellyfish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEANETTLE




• The clue is 26. North Dakota's most populous city. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FARGO

  Possible Answer : Fargo




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

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

  The answer: ZETA

  Possible Answer : zeta




• The clue is 29. They end in diciembre. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANOS

  Possible Answer : Fatah_Revolutionary_Council, Black_September, Abu_Nidal_Organization, ANO, Arab_Revolutionary_Brigades, Revolutionary_Organization_of_Socialist_Muslims, Fatah-RC




• The clue is 31. "Darn it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUTS

  Possible Answer : haywire, bollock, loco, fruitcake, loony, crackers, junky, kookie, round_the_bend, junkie, bonkers, nut, freak, barmy, buggy, nutty, egg, batty, fruity, ball, ballock, wacky, Nut, crackpot, loopy, bats, nuts, testicle, daft, crank, orchis, around_the_bend, kooky, balmy, en, testis, screwball, dotty, nut_case, whacky, addict, cracked




• The clue is 32. Emphasis-providing suffix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASS

  Possible Answer : butt, hind_end, prat, nooky, atomic_number_33, arsenic, tush, American_Samoa, Eastern_Samoa, tail_end, piece_of_tail, can, stern, fucking, shag, screwing, rump, tail, roll_in_the_hay, rear_end, posterior, shtup, seat, nates, screw, fanny, rear, ass, bum, piece_of_ass, fundament, tooshie, backside, behind, derriere, AS, buttocks, fuck, nookie, arse, keister, bottom, hindquarters, As, buns




• The clue is 33. Thick Japanese noodle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UDON




• The clue is 34. Words of protest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUTS




• The clue is 35. "Who's interested?" ... or, phonetically, what four answers in this puzzle are vis-à-vis the answers next to them. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANYTAKERS




• The clue is 38. Get ready to fly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAXI

  Possible Answer : taxi, taxicab, hack, cab




• The clue is 40. Ancient Peruvian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INCA

  Possible Answer : Inca, Inka, Incan




• The clue is 41. "Also also ...," for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PPS




• The clue is 44. Hefty read. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOME

  Possible Answer : tome




• The clue is 45. "Dude!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRUH




• The clue is 46. Bareilles who wrote the music and lyrics for Broadway's "Waitress". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARA




• The clue is 47. Frank Sinatra's reads "The best is yet to come". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEADSTONE

  Possible Answer : tombstone, headstone, key, gravestone, keystone




• The clue is 50. Arrogantly confident. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COCKY

  Possible Answer : cocky




• The clue is 52. City that's home to the World of Coca-Cola museum: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATL




• The clue is 53. Actress Salma. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAYEK

  Possible Answer : Hayek, Friedrich_August_von_Hayek




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

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

  The answer: HISS

  Possible Answer : sizz, whoosh, siss, bird, boo, sibilate, hushing, hoot, sibilation, snort, razz, fizzle, Bronx_cheer, raspberry, hissing, razzing, hiss

  Possible Opposite Answer : applaud




• The clue is 56. Proponents of crystal healing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEWAGERS




• The clue is 58. On the same side. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLIED

  Possible Answer : allied, ally, Allied, confederate, confederative




• The clue is 61. Totally forgets to do something, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPACES

  Possible Answer : distance, outer_space, infinite, blank, blank_space, place, quad, space




• The clue is 62. Sports team's assignment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEED

  Possible Answer : source, come, cum, ejaculate, seminal_fluid, semen, germ, seed, sow, seeded_player




• The clue is 63. DiFranco who played Persephone in "Hadestown". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANI

  Possible Answer : ani




• The clue is 64. Tip-off that you've forgotten something in the toaster. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMOKE

  Possible Answer : dope, sens, fastball, locoweed, pot, green_goddess, hummer, Mary_Jane, smoke, smoking, roll_of_tobacco, fume, gage, bullet, grass, skunk, sess, weed, heater




• The clue is 65. Move gradually. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDGE

  Possible Answer : butt, bound, boundary, inch, march, butt_against, abut, sharpness, border, edge, adjoin, butt_on




• The clue is 66. GPS option: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RTE

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Antioxidant-infused water brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAI

  Possible Answer: Bai, Baic

• The clue is 2. Costs of withdrawing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATMFEES

• The clue is 3. Emphasizes, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPEATS

  Possible Answer: reiterate, reduplicate, repeat, ingeminate, retell, take_over, repetition, echo, reprise, replicate, recapitulate, duplicate, reprize, restate, recur, iterate, double

• The clue is 4. Baby that's up all night?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWLET

  Possible Answer: owlet

• The clue is 5. Big name in outdoor gear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REI

• The clue is 6. "Must this conversation happen again?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANWENOT

• The clue is 7. Cry of frustration. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARGH

• The clue is 8. Fighting fish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BETTA

• The clue is 9. Last choice, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTHER

  Possible Answer: other, early, former

  Possible Opposite Answer : same

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

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

  The answer: ACE

  Possible Answer: champion, hotshot, tops, maven, I, whiz, virtuoso, adept, sensation, topnotch, ace, wiz, top-notch, A-one, star, one, first-rate, Allied_Command_Europe, nail, single, breeze_through, whizz, angiotensin_converting_enzyme, superstar, ACE, tiptop, sweep_through, unity, crack, genius, sail_through, pass_with_flying_colors, wizard, angiotensin-converting_enzyme, super, mavin, 1

• The clue is 11. Take to the door. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHOWOUT

• The clue is 12. Security deposit payers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENANTS

  Possible Answer: tenant, renter

• The clue is 16. Makes more alluring, with "up". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEXES

  Possible Answer: sex, excite, wind_up, sexuality, turn_on, gender, sexual_practice, sexual_urge, arouse, sexual_activity, sex_activity

• The clue is 18. Flour in Indian cuisine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATTA

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

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

  The answer: IFS

• The clue is 24. Singer with the 2023 #1 hit "Kill Bill". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SZA

• The clue is 25. Word after leading or lunch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LADY

  Possible Answer: peeress, gentlewoman, Lady, lady, dame, madam, noblewoman, ma'am

  Possible Opposite Answer : Lord, nobleman

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

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

  The answer: GNUS

  Possible Answer: gnu, wildebeest

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

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

  The answer: ONAIR

• The clue is 33. Prefix with directional. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNI

• The clue is 34. Cone ___ (iconic costume piece for Madonna). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRA

  Possible Answer: bra, brassiere, bandeau

• The clue is 35. Got rid of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXED

  Possible Answer: ax, axe

• The clue is 36. Really got to work, with "down". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KNUCKLED

  Possible Answer: knuckle

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

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

  The answer: ECHO

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

• The clue is 38. Abdominal floor exercises. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOETAPS

• The clue is 39. Mishmash. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMALGAM

  Possible Answer: dental_amalgam, amalgam

• The clue is 41. Cook until a crust forms. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PANSEAR

• The clue is 42. Roll call response. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRESENT

  Possible Answer: salute, stage, represent, present, demo, pose, gift, acquaint, portray, lay_out, submit, nowadays, exhibit, face, deliver, award, show, confront, introduce, give, present_tense, demonstrate

  Possible Opposite Answer : absent, future

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

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

  The answer: SAY

  Possible Answer: read, allege, order, enjoin, say, suppose, state, pronounce, tell, sound_out, aver, articulate, enounce, enunciate

• The clue is 44. Becomes less tense. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THAWS

  Possible Answer: unfreeze, warming, melting, dissolve, unthaw, dethaw, thaw, thawing, melt

• The clue is 45. "I tell ya ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOY

  Possible Answer: male_child, boy, son

  Possible Opposite Answer : female_child, daughter, girl

• The clue is 46. Personal stake, in a metaphor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKIN

  Possible Answer: pare, cutis, bark, peel, hide, shinny, tegument, scrape, shin, pelt, sputter, struggle, clamber, scramble, skin

• The clue is 48. Animated film character with a Scottish accent. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHREK

• The clue is 49. French cup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TASSE

  Possible Answer: tasse, tasset

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

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

  The answer: CHIDE

  Possible Answer: call_down, berate, bawl_out, take_to_task, trounce, dress_down, chide, reproof, scold, call_on_the_carpet, lambaste, rag, remonstrate, reprimand, chew_up, chew_out, have_words, jaw, rebuke, lecture, lambast

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

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

  The answer: EASE

  Possible Answer: still, relief, comfort, easiness, informality, alleviate, simpleness, ease, simplicity, allay, relieve, repose, rest, facilitate, relaxation

  Possible Opposite Answer : difficulty

• The clue is 57. Prefix with system. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECO

• The clue is 59. Table support. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEG

  Possible Answer: branch, ramification, pegleg, stage, peg, leg, wooden_leg

• The clue is 60. Block in Atlantic City. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIE

  Possible Answer: exit, break, drop_dead, fail, die, give_way, expire, croak, choke, perish, become_flat, break_down, cash_in_one's_chips, pall, go, buy_the_farm, die_out, conk_out, give-up_the_ghost, dice, kick_the_bucket, decease, give_out, snuff_it, go_bad, pass_away, pop_off, conk, pass

  Possible Opposite Answer : be_born

Today Crossword solution online - January 10, 1990 | XWordHint

Published on Wednesday, January 10, 1990 • Daily puzzle hints • Crossword clues © The New York Times

Master the NYT crossword from January 10, 1990 with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun.

Puzzle Difficulty: Moderate

Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!

Across Clues - Strategic Hints (37 clues)

1A: "1. ___ rule (generally)"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ASA

2A: "4. "___ of God ... ": Herbert"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ANACT

3A: "9. Command to a dog"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that be around, often idly or without specific purpose
• Similar words include: pose, ride, model
• Opposite of: arise, stand

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SIT

4A: "12. Carpentry, for one"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an ability that has been acquired by training
• Similar words include: attainment, acquisition, accomplishment
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SKILL

5A: "15. Old Portuguese coin"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the basic unit of money on sao tome e principe
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DOBRA

6A: "16. Pub order"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the united states an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ALE

7A: "17. Children's game"

11 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: HIDEANDSEEK

8A: "19. Ballerina Slavenska"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MIA

9A: "20. Draftsman's tool"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PENCIL

10A: "21. Driver's annoyance"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)
• Similar words include: roundabout way
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DETOUR

11A: "23. Doctrine"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
• Similar words include: dogma
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TENET

12A: "25. Construction piece"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: IBEAM

13A: "26. Emulate what Dixie did in 1861"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that withdraw from an organization or communion
• Similar words include: splinter, break away
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SECEDE

14A: "29. Aged: Abbr."

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AETAT

15A: "31. Blunder"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that to make a mistake or be incorrect
• Similar words include: stray, slip, drift
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ERR

16A: "32. Traffic sign"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the event of something ending
• Similar words include: contain, full point, discontinue
• Opposite of: start, continuant consonant

Click to reveal answer

Answer: STOP

17A: "34. S. Pacific sea"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a variable color averaging a deep pink
• Similar words include: red coral, precious coral
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CORAL

18A: "38. Take hold of"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together
• Similar words include: clutches, clutch, clench
• Opposite of: unbuckle, unclasp

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CLASP

19A: "41. Brazilian coffee"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the former capital and 2nd largest city of brazil; chief brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
• Similar words include: Rio de Janeiro
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: RIO

20A: "42. Jack"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
• Similar words include: scalawag, varlet, rapscallion
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: KNAVE

21A: "43. Rhythm"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
• Similar words include: pacing, pace
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TEMPO

22A: "44. A neighbor of Pol."

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a former communist country in eastern europe and northern asia; established in 1922; included russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (ukraine and byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 december 1991
• Similar words include: Russia, Soviet Union, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: USSR

23A: "46. Receive"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
• Similar words include: begin, start out, pose
• Opposite of: leave, take away

Click to reveal answer

Answer: GET

24A: "47. Disturbed"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an unhappy and worried mental state
• Similar words include: bowl over, broken, disturb
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: UPSET

25A: "49. Late bloomers"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus aster with showy daisylike flowers
• Similar words include: aster
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ASTERS

26A: "52. Fiber for textiles"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that tall perennial herb of tropical asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax
• Similar words include: Chinese silk plant, ramee, China grass
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: RAMIE

27A: "54. Lays by"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
• Similar words include: salve, save, bring through
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SAVES

28A: "56. Story handed down"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
• Similar words include: fable, caption
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LEGEND

29A: "57. Hard, unctuous preparation"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a hard medicated paste made of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CERATE

30A: "60. Pop star from Nigeria"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
• Similar words include: fruit drink
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ADE

31A: "61. Amusement for children"

11 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: JUMPINGROPE

32A: "65. Juan or Domingo"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SAN

33A: "66. Harsh to the taste"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that strong and sharp
• Similar words include: caustic, acid, sulfurous
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ACRID

34A: "67. Ruhr city"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a city in western germany; industrial center of the ruhr
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ESSEN

35A: "68. Explosive"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene
• Similar words include: trinitrotoluene
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TNT

36A: "69. Ayes"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an affirmative
• Similar words include: yes
• Opposite of: no

Click to reveal answer

Answer: YESES

37A: "70. Tennis unit"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
• Similar words include: coif, curing, sic
• Opposite of: rise

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SET

Down Clues - Strategic Hints (39 clues)

1D: "1. Residue"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the residue that remains when something is burned
• Similar words include: ash tree
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ASH

2D: "2. Omit"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a gait in which steps and hops alternate
• Similar words include: bound off, cut, skim
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SKIP

3D: "3. Nurse's ___"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
• Similar words include: adjutant, aide-de-camp, auxiliary
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AIDE

4D: "4. Confuse"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that mix up or confuse
• Similar words include: puddle, muddle
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ADDLE

5D: "5. C.P.A.'s interest"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known
• Similar words include: atomic number 102, no, nobelium
• Opposite of: yes

Click to reveal answer

Answer: NOS

6D: "6. Presidential nickname"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ABE

7D: "7. Commendation or honor"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that money available for a client to borrow
• Similar words include: course credit, accredit, deferred payment
• Opposite of: debit, cash

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CREDIT

8D: "8. Retract"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TAKEBACK

9D: "9. S. Pacific island group"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of samoa in the south pacific
• Similar words include: Samoan Islands, Independent State of Samoa, Samoa i Sisifo
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SAMOA

10D: "10. Latin name for Troy"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an ancient city in asia minor that was the site of the trojan war
• Similar words include: Ilion, Troy
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ILIUM

11D: "11. Rip apart"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
• Similar words include: snap, deplume, rent
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TEAR

12D: "13. Festina ___ (make haste slowly)"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LENTE

13D: "14. Fastened a sneaker"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that spin,wind, or twist together
• Similar words include: enlace, lace up, lace
• Opposite of: untwine, unlaced

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LACED

14D: "18. Padres and Pirates"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
• Similar words include: IX, ball club, club
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: NINES

15D: "22. Wyo.'s ___ Range"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of the large western branch of sioux people which was made up of several groups that lived on the plains
• Similar words include: Teton Dakota, Lakota, Teton Sioux
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TETON

16D: "24. Followers of a Chinese religion"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an adherent of any branch of taoism
• Similar words include: Taoist, Tao
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TAOISTS

17D: "26. Dissenting body"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a subdivision of a larger religious group
• Similar words include: faction, religious order, religious sect
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SECT

18D: "27. A wife of Al Jolson"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ERLE

19D: "28. Pack tightly"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that crowd or pack to capacity
• Similar words include: bone up, wad, jam
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CRAM

20D: "30. Collection of poems"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme
• Similar words include: epic poem, epic, heroic poem
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: EPOS

21D: "33. Unfeigned"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
• Similar words include: genuine, dependable, rightful
• Opposite of: untruthful, false

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TRUE

22D: "35. Craze"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a feeling of intense anger
• Similar words include: furore, fury, passion
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: RAGE

23D: "36. State"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that report or maintain
• Similar words include: verify, affirm, assert
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AVER

24D: "37. "___ Do It," 1928 song"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a brutal terrorist group active in kashmir; fights against india with the goal of restoring islamic rule of india
• Similar words include: allow, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba
• Opposite of: disallow, prevent

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LETS

25D: "39. Froth"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that foam or froth on the sea
• Similar words include: froth, suds
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SPUME

26D: "40. Fop"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a vain and talkative person (chatters like a parrot)
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: POPINJAY

27D: "45. Black bird"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
• Similar words include: prey, Corvus corax, pig
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: RAVEN

28D: "48. Beguile"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that induce to have sex
• Similar words include: make, score
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SEDUCE

29D: "50. Durable fabric"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a twilled woolen fabric
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SERGE

30D: "51. Autocrats"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TSARS

31D: "52. Kind of fortification"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: REDAN

32D: "53. Representative"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
• Similar words include: broker, agentive role, federal agent
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AGENT

33D: "55. They turn litmus red"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
• Similar words include: loony toons, acid, superman
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ACIDS

34D: "56. Hold out"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the temporal end; the concluding time
• Similar words include: close, concluding, death
• Opposite of: first

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LAST

35D: "58. Throw lightly"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of flipping a coin
• Similar words include: chuck, cast away, thrash about
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TOSS

36D: "59. Fencer's weapon"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: EPEE

37D: "62. Miniver or Grundy"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a form of address for a married woman
• Similar words include: Mrs., Mr, Mr.
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MRS

38D: "63. Quiche Lorraine, e.g."

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
• Similar words include: Proto-Indo European
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PIE

39D: "64. Suffix with exist"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ENT

Puzzle Stats

37 Across

39 Down

76 Total

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