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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Friday, February 24, 2023
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 68 (32 Across, 36 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.5 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Friday Puzzle February 24, 2023
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Cover story | 5 |
| 2A | 6. How many packages are sent | 5 |
| 3A | 11. Kings and queens, e.g. | 6 |
| 4A | 12. Something that maybe you shouldn't hold | 6 |
| 5A | 13. Discreet look? | 14 |
| 6A | 15. Transport in the film "Roman Holiday" | 5 |
| 7A | 16. Something plaited | 5 |
| 8A | 17. It's 328 feet in an Olympic-size pool | 3 |
| 9A | 18. Gaelic tongue | 4 |
| 10A | 19. Smart ___ | 4 |
| 11A | 20. What musicians pluck on an mbira | 4 |
| 12A | 21. Trail mix bit | 3 |
| 13A | 22. One who collects just for kicks? | 11 |
| 14A | 25. Not completely worthless | 6 |
| 15A | 27. Wayne ___ | 5 |
| 16A | 28. Sources of psilocybin, informally | 7 |
| 17A | 30. Shell filling station? | 7 |
| 18A | 34. Nordic noir author Larsson | 5 |
| 19A | 36. Two-bit | 6 |
| 20A | 37. Green cappuccino alternative | 11 |
| 21A | 41. Question from a friendly interviewer | 3 |
| 22A | 42. Calls someone by the wrong name, say | 4 |
| 23A | 43. Word with snake or four | 4 |
| 24A | 44. Unite | 4 |
| 25A | 45. One end of Suez? | 3 |
| 26A | 46. Aboveboard | 5 |
| 27A | 48. ___ Hunt, Tom Cruise's role in "Mission: Impossible" | 5 |
| 28A | 49. One who makes videos, e.g. | 14 |
| 29A | 52. Country singer Jason | 6 |
| 30A | 53. Workplace for a roughneck | 6 |
| 31A | 54. Sweater over a turtleneck, say | 5 |
| 32A | 55. One side of a '90s boy band rivalry | 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. Cover story"
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 (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
- Words that mean the same thing: exculpation, self-justification, excuse
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALIBI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "6. How many packages are sent"
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: BYAIR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "11. Kings and queens, e.g."
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 a separate part of a whole
- Words that mean the same thing: firearm, slice, bit
- The opposite would be: disassemble
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PIECES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "12. Something that maybe you shouldn't hold"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
- Words that mean the same thing: stew, grievance, score
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GRUDGE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "13. Discreet look?"
Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: NOMAKEUPMAKEUP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "15. Transport in the film "Roman Holiday""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a motorbike that can be pedaled or driven by a low-powered gasoline engine
- Words that mean the same thing: mop, mop up, moon around
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOPED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "16. Something plaited"
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 hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
- Words that mean the same thing: twist, plait, braid
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TRESS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "17. It's 328 feet in an Olympic-size pool"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
- Words that mean the same thing: overlap, lick, circle
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LAP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "18. Gaelic tongue"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any of several related languages of the celts in ireland and scotland
- Words that mean the same thing: Goidelic, Gaelic
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERSE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "19. Smart ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALEC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "20. What musicians pluck on an mbira"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about music.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that prong on a fork or pitchfork or antler
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TINE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "21. Trail mix bit"
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 usually large hard-shelled seed
- Words that mean the same thing: nut case, addict, crank
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NUT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "22. One who collects just for kicks?"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SNEAKERHEAD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "25. Not completely worthless"
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 capable of being put to use
- Words that mean the same thing: available, functional, useable
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: USABLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "27. Wayne ___"
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 mansion of a lord or wealthy person
- Words that mean the same thing: manor house
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MANOR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "28. Sources of psilocybin, 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: SHROOMS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "30. Shell filling station?"
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: TACOBAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "34. Nordic noir author Larsson"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium 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: STIEG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "36. Two-bit"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: CHEAPO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "37. Green cappuccino alternative"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: MATCHALATTE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "41. Question from a friendly interviewer"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "42. Calls someone by the wrong name, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that to make a mistake or be incorrect
- Words that mean the same thing: stray, drift, mistake
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERRS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "43. Word with snake or four"
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 opinion or judgment
- Words that mean the same thing: centre, eye, middle
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EYES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "44. Unite"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a friendly nation
- Words that mean the same thing: friend
- The opposite would be: foe
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALLY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "45. One end of Suez?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the 26th letter of the roman alphabet
- Words that mean the same thing: izzard, ezed, zed
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ZEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "46. Aboveboard"
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 sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual morality
- Words that mean the same thing: legitimate, lawful
- The opposite would be: illicit
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LICIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "48. ___ Hunt, Tom Cruise's role in "Mission: Impossible""
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: ETHAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "49. One who makes videos, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: CONTENTCREATOR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "52. Country singer Jason"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium 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: ALDEAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "53. Workplace for a roughneck"
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 rig used in drilling for oil or gas
- Words that mean the same thing: oil rig, drill rig, drilling rig
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OILRIG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "54. Sweater over a turtleneck, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
- Words that mean the same thing: level, stratum, bed
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LAYER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "55. One side of a '90s boy band rivalry"
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: NSYNC
Great job if you got it right!
February 24, 2023 Down Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Guide
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. "Save Me" singer Mann | 5 |
| 2D | 2. ___ climbing (discipline that debuted at the 2020 Olympics) | 4 |
| 3D | 3. "Ugh!" | 3 |
| 4D | 4. Sort of creature symbolizing rebirth in ancient Egypt | 6 |
| 5D | 5. Emphatic confirmation about oneself | 7 |
| 6D | 6. Wireless support providers, at times | 4 |
| 7D | 7. ___ it up | 3 |
| 8D | 8. One of two penguin species endemic to Antarctica | 6 |
| 9D | 9. Lizard with a third eye | 6 |
| 10D | 10. Shilled for | 6 |
| 11D | 11. Miley Cyrus or Hannah Montana | 7 |
| 12D | 12. Some sports V.I.P.s | 3 |
| 13D | 13. "Whenever works" | 6 |
| 14D | 14. Hardly touch, as one's food | 6 |
| 15D | 15. What QR codes might pull up | 5 |
| 16D | 19. Cause of fatigue | 6 |
| 17D | 20. Contraction, for one | 5 |
| 18D | 22. Animal identified by its number of toes | 5 |
| 19D | 23. Passes | 6 |
| 20D | 24. La ___-Posay (skin-care brand) | 5 |
| 21D | 26. They're good for poaching | 5 |
| 22D | 29. Choose … or choice | 6 |
| 23D | 31. One unlikely to make a pass | 7 |
| 24D | 32. Electrically neutral, in chemistry | 6 |
| 25D | 33. One-named singer with the 1997 hit "Show Me Love" | 5 |
| 26D | 35. Princess Diana or Diana Ross | 7 |
| 27D | 37. Spirit of Oaxaca | 6 |
| 28D | 38. Space between leaf veins | 6 |
| 29D | 39. In | 6 |
| 30D | 40. Metaphor for fitting items into a moving van | 6 |
| 31D | 44. Creepy story? | 5 |
| 32D | 46. Cordelia's father | 4 |
| 33D | 47. Road trip stopover | 3 |
| 34D | 48. Take in | 4 |
| 35D | 50. Place for a graphic image | 3 |
| 36D | 51. Ron who played Tarzan | 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. "Save Me" singer Mann"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium 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: AIMEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. ___ climbing (discipline that debuted at the 2020 Olympics)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an advantage held by a competitor in a race
- Words that mean the same thing: extend, track, jumper lead
- The opposite would be: deficit, follow
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEAD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. "Ugh!""
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: ICK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Sort of creature symbolizing rebirth in ancient Egypt"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
- Words that mean the same thing: overhang, beetling, mallet
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BEETLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Emphatic confirmation about oneself"
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: ISUREAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Wireless support providers, at times"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
- Words that mean the same thing: brassiere, bra, bandeau
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BRAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. ___ it up"
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: YUK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. One of two penguin species endemic to Antarctica"
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 medium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the adelie coast of antarctica
- Words that mean the same thing: Adelie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADELIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Lizard with a third eye"
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 large herbivorous tropical american arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in central america and south america
- Words that mean the same thing: common iguana, Iguana iguana
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IGUANA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Shilled for"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: REPPED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Miley Cyrus or Hannah Montana"
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: POPSTAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Some sports V.I.P.s"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
- Words that mean the same thing: gm, g, gram
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GMS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. "Whenever works""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: NORUSH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "14. Hardly touch, as one's food"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.
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: PECKAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "15. What QR codes might pull up"
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 list of dishes available at a restaurant
- Words that mean the same thing: card, menu, carte du jour
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MENUS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "19. Cause of fatigue"
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 deficiency of red blood cells
- Words that mean the same thing: anaemia, genus Anemia
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANEMIA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "20. Contraction, for one"
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 severe spasm of pain
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: THROE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "22. Animal identified by its number of toes"
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 disinclination to work or exert yourself
- Words that mean the same thing: laziness, acedia, tree sloth
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLOTH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Down: "23. Passes"
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 order by virtue of superior authority; decree
- Words that mean the same thing: act out, enact, reenact
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ENACTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Down: "24. La ___-Posay (skin-care brand)"
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: ROCHE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Down: "26. They're good for poaching"
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 greenish-yellow pear
- Words that mean the same thing: bosc
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BOSCS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Down: "29. Choose … or choice"
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 pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
- Words that mean the same thing: pick out, take, prize
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SELECT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Down: "31. One unlikely to make a pass"
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: BALLHOG
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Clue 24 Down: "32. Electrically neutral, in chemistry"
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: APOLAR
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Clue 25 Down: "33. One-named singer with the 1997 hit "Show Me Love""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ROBYN
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Clue 26 Down: "35. Princess Diana or Diana Ross"
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: GAYICON
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Clue 27 Down: "37. Spirit of Oaxaca"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons
- Words that mean the same thing: mescal, Lophophora williamsii, peyote
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: MEZCAL
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Clue 28 Down: "38. Space between leaf veins"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that small space in a tissue or body part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing
- Words that mean the same thing: ring of color
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: AREOLA
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Clue 29 Down: "39. In"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that in accord with the latest fad
- Words that mean the same thing: voguish
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: TRENDY
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Clue 30 Down: "40. Metaphor for fitting items into a moving van"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that 100 tetri equal 1 lari in georgia
- Words that mean the same thing: tetri
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: TETRIS
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Clue 31 Down: "44. Creepy story?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
- Words that mean the same thing: dome, Classical Greek, bean
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ATTIC
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Clue 32 Down: "46. Cordelia's father"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that british artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)
- Words that mean the same thing: Edward Lear, King Lear
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: LEAR
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Clue 33 Down: "47. Road trip stopover"
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 hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
- Words that mean the same thing: auberge, lodge, hostel
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: INN
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Clue 34 Down: "48. Take in"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- Words that mean the same thing: take in, realize, pull in
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: EARN
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Clue 35 Down: "50. Place for a graphic image"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that the starting place for each hole on a golf course
- Words that mean the same thing: football tee, golf tee, teeing ground
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: TEE
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Clue 36 Down: "51. Ron who played Tarzan"
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: ELY
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 49 | 72.1% |
| Short Answer | 8 | 11.8% |
| Sports | 4 | 5.9% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 4 | 5.9% |
| Music | 1 | 1.5% |
| History | 1 | 1.5% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.5% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 32 |
| Down Clues | 36 |
| Total Clues | 68 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.5 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 14 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 Friday, 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 04, 2025 at 02:56 AM
