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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Monday, May 02, 2022
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 74 (38 Across, 36 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.1 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Monday Puzzle May 02, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Sound of a sneeze | 5 |
| 2A | 6. Op-___ (newspaper columns) | 3 |
| 3A | 9. Capital of Oregon | 5 |
| 4A | 14. Something a mutinying pirate might have to walk | 5 |
| 5A | 15. December 31, for short | 3 |
| 6A | 16. Topic in a dictionary or on a utility bill | 5 |
| 7A | 17. Not in a million billion years | 9 |
| 8A | 19. Championship mementos | 5 |
| 9A | 20. Big band ___ (time span after the Jazz Age) | 3 |
| 10A | 21. Boxing family surname | 3 |
| 11A | 22. Counterpart of length | 7 |
| 12A | 24. Beverage often stored in a cellar | 4 |
| 13A | 26. "Ave ___" (prayer) | 5 |
| 14A | 28. Term of endearment | 3 |
| 15A | 29. Document digitizations | 5 |
| 16A | 31. Utah national monument called Shash Jaa' in Navajo | 9 |
| 17A | 34. Domain | 5 |
| 18A | 36. Establish legislatively | 5 |
| 19A | 37. Soup scooper | 5 |
| 20A | 38. Small container for carrying a drink when away from home | 5 |
| 21A | 39. Man's name that's an anagram of ELGIN | 5 |
| 22A | 40. Rolls-___ | 5 |
| 23A | 41. Be protective of, as a mother hen might | 9 |
| 24A | 43. Loose, collarless shirt popular in India | 5 |
| 25A | 47. Feasted | 3 |
| 26A | 48. Messages that might come with emojis | 5 |
| 27A | 50. Stuff from a bog | 4 |
| 28A | 51. Not full, as an effort, informally | 7 |
| 29A | 54. Sleep briefly | 3 |
| 30A | 56. Palindromic explosive | 3 |
| 31A | 57. Run ___ of (come into conflict with) | 5 |
| 32A | 58. Like some fashion boots | 9 |
| 33A | 61. Fruit of the Loom competitor | 5 |
| 34A | 62. Debit inits. on some SNAP cards | 3 |
| 35A | 63. To whom Alfalfa wrote "You're scum between my toes!" | 5 |
| 36A | 64. The "A" in WASP | 5 |
| 37A | 65. Female deer | 3 |
| 38A | 66. Sugary | 5 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. Sound of a sneeze"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACHOO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "6. Op-___ (newspaper columns)"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a rapid automatic system to detect plastic explosives in passengers' luggage using x-ray technology and computers; designed for use in airports
- Words that mean the same thing: ED, erectile dysfunction, male erecticle dysfunction
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EDS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "9. Capital of Oregon"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that capital of the state of oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the willamette river
- Words that mean the same thing: capital of Oregon
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SALEM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. Something a mutinying pirate might have to walk"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
- Words that mean the same thing: board, plump, plank over
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PLANK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. December 31, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NYE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. Topic in a dictionary or on a utility bill"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the act of using
- Words that mean the same thing: exercise, use, utilization
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: USAGE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "17. Not in a million billion years"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NEVEREVER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "19. Championship mementos"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
- Words that mean the same thing: resound, call up, skirt
- The opposite would be: open chain
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RINGS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "20. Big band ___ (time span after the Jazz Age)"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
- Words that mean the same thing: earned run average, epoch, geological era
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "21. Boxing family surname"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that united states prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
- Words that mean the same thing: Cassius Marcellus Clay, Muhammad Ali, Cassius Clay
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "22. Counterpart of length"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
- Words that mean the same thing: comprehensiveness, width, largeness
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BREADTH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "24. Beverage often stored in a cellar"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that fermented juice (of grapes especially)
- Words that mean the same thing: vino, wine-colored, wine-coloured
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WINE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "26. "Ave ___" (prayer)"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
- Words that mean the same thing: Calophyllum longifolium, mare
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MARIA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "28. Term of endearment"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BAE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "29. Document digitizations"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
- Words that mean the same thing: CAT scan, scan, read
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SCANS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "31. Utah national monument called Shash Jaa' in Navajo"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BEARSEARS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "34. Domain"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a domain in which something is dominant
- Words that mean the same thing: region, land, kingdom
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REALM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "36. Establish legislatively"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that order by virtue of superior authority; decree
- Words that mean the same thing: reenact, ordain, act out
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ENACT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "37. Soup scooper"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another
- Words that mean the same thing: lade, laden
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LADLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "38. Small container for carrying a drink when away from home"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that bottle that has a narrow neck
- Words that mean the same thing: flaskful
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FLASK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "39. Man's name that's an anagram of ELGIN"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NIGEL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "40. Rolls-___"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROYCE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "41. Be protective of, as a mother hen might"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HOVEROVER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "43. Loose, collarless shirt popular in India"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a loose collarless shirt worn by many people on the indian subcontinent (usually with a salwar or churidars or pyjama)
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KURTA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "47. Feasted"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
- Words that mean the same thing: use up, run through, rust
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "48. Messages that might come with emojis"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the words of something written
- Words that mean the same thing: text edition, text, school text
- The opposite would be: trade edition
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TEXTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "50. Stuff from a bog"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PEAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "51. Not full, as an effort, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HALFASS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "54. Sleep briefly"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a period of time spent sleeping
- Words that mean the same thing: snooze, catch a wink, pile
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NAP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "56. Palindromic explosive"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene
- Words that mean the same thing: trinitrotoluene
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TNT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "57. Run ___ of (come into conflict with)"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that especially of a ship's lines etc
- Words that mean the same thing: foul, fouled
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AFOUL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "58. Like some fashion boots"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: THIGHHIGH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "61. Fruit of the Loom competitor"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HANES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "62. Debit inits. on some SNAP cards"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EBT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "63. To whom Alfalfa wrote "You're scum between my toes!""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DARLA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "64. The "A" in WASP"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANGLO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "65. Female deer"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the united states; created in 1977
- Words that mean the same thing: Department of Energy, Energy Department, Energy
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DOE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 38 Across: "66. Sugary"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that english phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
- Words that mean the same thing: sweet-scented, sugariness, mellifluous
- The opposite would be: sour, salty
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SWEET
Great job if you got it right!
Solve the Down: NYT Monday Puzzle May 02, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Source of some wire stories | 6 |
| 2D | 2. Religious official | 6 |
| 3D | 3. Capital of Cuba | 6 |
| 4D | 4. 1/2 + 1/2 | 3 |
| 5D | 5. Vegetable with pentagonal cross sections | 4 |
| 6D | 6. Worthy of coveting | 8 |
| 7D | 7. Easter egg colorer | 3 |
| 8D | 8. Neighbor of Montenegro | 6 |
| 9D | 9. "What-e-e-ever you say ..." | 4 |
| 10D | 10. China's continent | 4 |
| 11D | 11. Indigenous reclamation movement | 8 |
| 12D | 12. Custardy dim sum dessert | 7 |
| 13D | 13. Breathable fabrics | 6 |
| 14D | 18. Dutch ___ disease | 3 |
| 15D | 23. Once in a blue moon | 6 |
| 16D | 25. Infuriate | 6 |
| 17D | 27. Sleep phase | 3 |
| 18D | 30. Passover ritual | 5 |
| 19D | 32. Nosh between meals | 5 |
| 20D | 33. Become less harsh | 6 |
| 21D | 35. Rations out | 6 |
| 22D | 37. Partner of "prosper" in a Vulcan saying | 8 |
| 23D | 38. Online game with a Battle Royale mode | 8 |
| 24D | 39. Opposite of "I love it!" | 7 |
| 25D | 40. Tyrannosaurus ___ | 3 |
| 26D | 41. "You crack me up!" | 6 |
| 27D | 42. "By the power ___ in me ..." | 6 |
| 28D | 44. End a career | 6 |
| 29D | 45. Get into a snarl | 6 |
| 30D | 46. To boot | 6 |
| 31D | 49. Droop | 3 |
| 32D | 52. Coal or gas | 4 |
| 33D | 53. To boot | 4 |
| 34D | 55. Some advanced degree holders | 4 |
| 35D | 59. "A Black Lady Sketch Show" channel | 3 |
| 36D | 60. "Yee-___!" | 3 |
Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!
Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!
Clue 1 Down: "1. Source of some wire stories"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: APNEWS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Religious official"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a clergyman or other person in religious orders
- Words that mean the same thing: ecclesiastic, churchman, divine
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CLERIC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Capital of Cuba"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the capital and largest city of cuba; located in western cuba; one of the oldest cities in the americas
- Words that mean the same thing: capital of Cuba, Cuban capital
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HAVANA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. 1/2 + 1/2"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
- Words that mean the same thing: unity, peerless, nonpareil
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ONE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Vegetable with pentagonal cross sections"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
- Words that mean the same thing: Abelmoschus esculentus, Hibiscus esculentus, lady's-finger
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OKRA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Worthy of coveting"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that causing envy
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ENVIABLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Easter egg colorer"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
- Words that mean the same thing: dyestuff
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DYE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Neighbor of Montenegro"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a historical region in central and northern yugoslavia; serbs settled the region in the 6th and 7th centuries
- Words that mean the same thing: Srbija
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SERBIA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. "What-e-e-ever you say ...""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
- Words that mean the same thing: certainly, sure enough, trusted
- The opposite would be: uncertain, unsure
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SURE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. China's continent"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to europe on the west to form eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASIA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Indigenous reclamation movement"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LANDBACK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Custardy dim sum dessert"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EGGTART
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Breathable fabrics"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the number of openings per linear inch of a screen; measures size of particles
- Words that mean the same thing: mesh, meshwork, mesh topology
- The opposite would be: disengage
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MESHES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "18. Dutch ___ disease"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any of various trees of the genus ulmus: important timber or shade trees
- Words that mean the same thing: elmwood, elm tree
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELM
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Clue 15 Down: "23. Once in a blue moon"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- Words that mean the same thing: seldom
- The opposite would be: often
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: RARELY
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Clue 16 Down: "25. Infuriate"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that put into a rage; make violently angry
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ENRAGE
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Clue 17 Down: "27. Sleep phase"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep
- Words that mean the same thing: rapid eye movement sleep, REM sleep, paradoxical sleep
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: REM
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Clue 18 Down: "30. Passover ritual"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that (judaism) the ceremonial dinner on the first night (or both nights) of passover
- Words that mean the same thing: Passover supper
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SEDER
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Clue 19 Down: "32. Nosh between meals"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
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- This could be something that a light informal meal
- Words that mean the same thing: collation, bite, nosh
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SNACK
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Clue 20 Down: "33. Become less harsh"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: EASEUP
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Clue 21 Down: "35. Rations out"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that allow to have
- Words that mean the same thing: accord, deal, deal out
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ALLOTS
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Clue 22 Down: "37. Partner of "prosper" in a Vulcan saying"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers
- Words that mean the same thing: orpin, orpine, live-forever
- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: LIVELONG
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Clue 23 Down: "38. Online game with a Battle Royale mode"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about sports.
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- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: FORTNITE
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Clue 24 Down: "39. Opposite of "I love it!""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: NOTAFAN
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Clue 25 Down: "40. Tyrannosaurus ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
- Words that mean the same thing: king, male monarch
- The opposite would be: female monarch, queen
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The answer is: REX
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Clue 26 Down: "41. "You crack me up!""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: HAHAHA
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Clue 27 Down: "42. "By the power ___ in me ...""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that provide with power and authority
- Words that mean the same thing: vest, robe, invest
- The opposite would be: divest
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The answer is: VESTED
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Clue 28 Down: "44. End a career"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
- Words that mean the same thing: go to bed, bed, strike out
- The opposite would be: get up, turn out
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The answer is: RETIRE
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Clue 29 Down: "45. Get into a snarl"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
- Words that mean the same thing: drag in, sweep up, maze
- The opposite would be: unknot, unravel
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The answer is: TANGLE
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Clue 30 Down: "46. To boot"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ATTHAT
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Clue 31 Down: "49. Droop"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a shape that sags
- Words that mean the same thing: sag down, swag, flag
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: SAG
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Clue 32 Down: "52. Coal or gas"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
- Words that mean the same thing: fire
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: FUEL
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Clue 33 Down: "53. To boot"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that in addition
- Words that mean the same thing: likewise, besides, as well
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ALSO
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Clue 34 Down: "55. Some advanced degree holders"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation; the highest degree awarded graduate study
- Words that mean the same thing: Ph.D., PhD
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: PHDS
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Clue 35 Down: "59. "A Black Lady Sketch Show" channel"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: HBO
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Clue 36 Down: "60. "Yee-___!""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus crataegus
- Words that mean the same thing: hawthorn
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: HAW
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 48 | 64.9% |
| Short Answer | 16 | 21.6% |
| Geography | 2 | 2.7% |
| Abbreviation | 2 | 2.7% |
| Sports | 2 | 2.7% |
| Food & Drink | 2 | 2.7% |
| History | 1 | 1.4% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 38 |
| Down Clues | 36 |
| Total Clues | 74 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.1 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 9 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Monday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: September 10, 2025 at 08:48 AM
