27421 Sat Dec 07, 2024 NYT Luke K. Schreiber

Across Clues :

1. Undertook, in an idiom, 7. Stressed half the time, say, 13. Dance class outfit, 15. Host of a record eight Olympic Games as of 2024, 16. What helps grease the wheels?, 18. Attacks, 19. One might be used in math class or studied in history class, 20. High-___, 22. Renowned conductor born in Bombay, 23. Words of support, 24. Weak parts of a logical argument, 26. Introducer of the "New Look" in 1947, 27. Illegal substance, in sports lingo, 28. Evil act, 30. Nathan Hale, notably, 31. Plea of innocence, 33. Driving competitions amidst everyday traffic, 34. Subject of a rap battle between Hamilton and Jefferson in "Hamilton", 35. Like the two Super Bowl teams in early January, for short, 36. Getting dirty, 37. Huck's pal, 40. Kind of contract, 42. Like the gargoyles of Notre-Dame, 43. Popular apple variety, 44. Changes color in fright, 46. Home turf?, 47. Rest stop sights, informally, 48. Beliefs associated with Plato, 50. Parts of some massages, 52. In which you might confront the elephant in the room?, 53. Pompous pronoun, 54. "Subsequently …", 55. Mouths that don't talk

Down Clues :

1. Unfair charge, informally, 2. Highest-ranking Asian American politician before Harris, 3. Like nobility, 4. Midwestern tribe, 5. Jamie of "M*A*S*H", 6. Not to, 7. "___ My Life" (Bon Jovi hit), 8. *Cough*, 9. Measured (out), 10. "I think we agree, the past is over" and "They misunderestimated me", 11. Part of a nuclear family?, 12. Bright shade of yellow, 14. Hot water, 17. It doesn't go over well, 21. Gifted orator, 24. Hockey great Eric, 25. Maritime route, 28. Siege deterrents, 29. Chatting privately with, for short, 31. Spanish honorific title, 32. "Jeepers!", 33. Signal of impending danger, 34. Box in many trucks, 35. Moderator's assortment, 37. Uproar, 38. First Nations people, 39. All the shots one doesn't take, per a saying, 41. Draw out with water, 43. Wild, 45. Swing around, 47. Largest isle of the Inner Hebrides, 49. ID created in 1936, 51. Most successful American video game franchise, for short

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 07, 2024

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

New York Times, Saturday, December 7, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Undertook, in an idiom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BITOFF




• The clue is 7. Stressed half the time, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IAMBIC

  Possible Answer : iambic




• The clue is 13. Dance class outfit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNITARD

  Possible Answer : leotard, cat_suit, body_suit, unitard




• The clue is 15. Host of a record eight Olympic Games as of 2024. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEUSA




• The clue is 16. What helps grease the wheels?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOTOROIL




• The clue is 18. Attacks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SETSON




• The clue is 19. One might be used in math class or studied in history class. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RULER

  Possible Answer : swayer, rule, ruler




• The clue is 20. High-___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RES

  Possible Answer : re, Ra, atomic_number_75, RES, Re, rhenium, ray, reticuloendothelial_system




• The clue is 22. Renowned conductor born in Bombay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEHTA




• The clue is 23. Words of support. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AYES




• The clue is 24. Weak parts of a logical argument. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAPS

  Possible Answer : leap, leaping, jump_off, spring, saltation, bound, jump, bounce




• The clue is 26. Introducer of the "New Look" in 1947. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIOR

  Possible Answer : Christian_Dior, Dior




• The clue is 27. Illegal substance, in sports lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PED




• The clue is 28. Evil act. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISDEED

  Possible Answer : misbehaviour, misbehavior, misdeed




• The clue is 30. Nathan Hale, notably. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPY

  Possible Answer : descry, espy, sight, sleuth, undercover_agent, spy, stag, snoop, spot




• The clue is 31. Plea of innocence. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: DONTBLAMEME




• The clue is 33. Driving competitions amidst everyday traffic. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: ROADRALLIES




• The clue is 34. Subject of a rap battle between Hamilton and Jefferson in "Hamilton". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: CENTRALBANK




• The clue is 35. Like the two Super Bowl teams in early January, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TBD




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

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

  The answer: SOILING

  Possible Answer : colly, grime, begrime, bemire, soiling, soilure, soil, dirtying, dirty

  Possible Opposite Answer : clean




• The clue is 37. Huck's pal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOM

  Possible Answer : tomcat, tom, Tom, gobbler, tom_turkey, Uncle_Tom, turkey_cock




• The clue is 40. Kind of contract. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORAL

  Possible Answer : viva, viva_voce, unwritten, oral_examination, oral_exam, oral

  Possible Opposite Answer : aboral, anal




• The clue is 42. Like the gargoyles of Notre-Dame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STONE

  Possible Answer : rock, Harlan_Fiske_Stone, pit, Harlan_Stone, Harlan_F._Stone, Edward_Durell_Stone, gem, Harlan_Fisk_Stone, Isidor_Feinstein_Stone, I._F._Stone, Oliver_Stone, stone, endocarp, gemstone, lapidate, Stone, Lucy_Stone




• The clue is 43. Popular apple variety. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FUJI

  Possible Answer : Prunus_incisa, Fuji-san, Fuji, fuji_cherry, Fujiyama, Mount_Fuji, fuji, Fujinoyama




• The clue is 44. Changes color in fright. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PALES

  Possible Answer : picket, chum_up, blanch, pal, pale, pal_up, blench




• The clue is 46. Home turf?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOD

  Possible Answer : superoxide_dismutase, greensward, SOD, turf, sod, sodomite, sward, bugger, sodomist




• The clue is 47. Rest stop sights, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEMIS

  Possible Answer : rig, tractor_trailer, trucking_rig, semitrailer, semifinal, trailer_truck, articulated_lorry, semi




• The clue is 48. Beliefs associated with Plato. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDEALS

  Possible Answer : saint, paragon, nonesuch, ideal, nonsuch, apotheosis, nonpareil




• The clue is 50. Parts of some massages. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NECKRUBS




• The clue is 52. In which you might confront the elephant in the room?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIRCUS

  Possible Answer : Circus, carnival, genus_Circus, circus




• The clue is 53. Pompous pronoun. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROYALWE




• The clue is 54. "Subsequently …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOTHEN




• The clue is 55. Mouths that don't talk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DELTAS

  Possible Answer : delta

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Unfair charge, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUMRAP

• The clue is 2. Highest-ranking Asian American politician before Harris. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INOUYE

• The clue is 3. Like nobility. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TITLED

  Possible Answer: title, highborn, titled, style, coroneted, entitle

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

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

  The answer: OTOES

  Possible Answer: Oto, Otoe

• The clue is 5. Jamie of "M*A*S*H". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FARR

• The clue is 6. Not to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FRO

• The clue is 7. "___ My Life" (Bon Jovi hit). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITS

  Possible Answer: information_technology, IT

• The clue is 8. *Cough*. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHEM

  Possible Answer: ahem, hem

• The clue is 9. Measured (out). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: METED

• The clue is 10. "I think we agree, the past is over" and "They misunderestimated me". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUSHISMS

• The clue is 11. Part of a nuclear family?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISOTOPE

  Possible Answer: isotope

• The clue is 12. Bright shade of yellow. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANARY

  Possible Answer: stoolpigeon, sneak, canary_bird, stool_pigeon, fink, snitch, sneaker, canary, canary_yellow, snitcher, stoolie, canary-yellow

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

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: DIRESTRAITS

• The clue is 17. It doesn't go over well. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: LEADBALLOON

• The clue is 21. Gifted orator. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: SPELLBINDER

  Possible Answer: spellbinder

• The clue is 24. Hockey great Eric. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LINDROS

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

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

  The answer: SEALANE

• The clue is 28. Siege deterrents. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOATS

  Possible Answer: fosse, moat

• The clue is 29. Chatting privately with, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DMING

• The clue is 31. Spanish honorific title. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DON

  Possible Answer: preceptor, put_on, get_into, Don_River, father, wear, Don, don, assume

• The clue is 32. "Jeepers!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EEK

• The clue is 33. Signal of impending danger. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REDALERT

• The clue is 34. Box in many trucks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CBRADIO

• The clue is 35. Moderator's assortment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOPICS

  Possible Answer: issue, topic, subject, matter, theme

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

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

  The answer: TUMULT

  Possible Answer: rumpus, din, commotion, ruckus, tumultuousness, garboil, tumult, turmoil, ruction, uproar

• The clue is 38. First Nations people. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OJIBWA

  Possible Answer: Ojibwa, Chippewa, Ojibway

• The clue is 39. All the shots one doesn't take, per a saying. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISSES

  Possible Answer: Miss, young_lady, omit, fille, miss, leave_out, overlook, young_woman, pretermit, lack, missy, lose, drop, neglect, misfire, girl, overleap, escape

  Possible Opposite Answer : hit, attend, attend_to, have

• The clue is 41. Draw out with water. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEACH

  Possible Answer: strip, leach, percolate, leaching

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

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

  The answer: FERAL

  Possible Answer: ferine, savage, feral

• The clue is 45. Swing around. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLUE

  Possible Answer: curve, swerve, slide, slew, slip, sheer, slue, skid, veer, trend, cut

• The clue is 47. Largest isle of the Inner Hebrides. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKYE

• The clue is 49. ID created in 1936. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SSN

• The clue is 51. Most successful American video game franchise, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COD

  Possible Answer: gull, put_on, collect, befool, fool, bait, tantalize, slang, take_in, seedcase, cod, put_one_over, codfish, put_one_across, COD, dupe, C.O.D., ride, rag, razz, tantalise, twit, tease, taunt, cash_on_delivery, rally, pod

XWordHint Crossword Answers November 15, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (35 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (37 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Medium

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

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Unable to move while holding a sleeping baby, in slang	10
2A	11. Branded T-shirts, pens, phone chargers, etc.	4
3A	15. Many a role for Keanu Reeves or Bruce Willis	10
4A	16. Something you should avoid	4
5A	17. Production company behind TV's "Grey's Anatomy," named for its founder	10
6A	18. Not had by	4
7A	19. Assists after a breakdown	4
8A	20. It's used for hair therapy	6
9A	22. Racket	3
10A	23. That way	3
11A	24. Subject of "the talk"	3
12A	25. Swear off, with "of"	6
13A	27. Offering on a sushi menu	3
14A	28. How one might react during a scary movie	8
15A	30. Win dough?	10
16A	34. "No duh!," in modern lingo	4
17A	35. Kidney-related	5
18A	36. ___ Trung Thu, harvest festival in Southeast Asia	3
19A	37. Chick of jazz	5
20A	38. Gem with a "black" variety	4
21A	39. "One …"	10
22A	41. Game show figure	8
23A	43. Twist targets, informally	3
24A	44. Currency of Qatar	6
25A	45. Sail on the front of a foremast	3
26A	46. Trophy	3
27A	49. Fantasy monster whose name is an anagram of another fantasy monster	3
28A	50. Westminster Abbey has one named after King Henry VII	6
29A	53. ___ platter	4
30A	54. Fine	4
31A	56. Bad way to be caught	10
32A	58. Source of umami in Japanese cuisine	4
33A	59. Boisterously joyful	10
34A	60. Pot filler	4
35A	61. "Darn tootin'!"	10

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Unable to move while holding a sleeping baby, in slang"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: NAPTRAPPED

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2A: "11. Branded T-shirts, pens, phone chargers, etc."

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that valuable goods
• Similar words include: keel, dirty money, lurch
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SWAG

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3A: "15. Many a role for Keanu Reeves or Bruce Willis"

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: ACTIONHERO

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4A: "16. Something you should avoid"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NONO

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5A: "17. Production company behind TV's "Grey's Anatomy," named for its founder"

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: SHONDALAND

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6A: "18. Not had by"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ONTO

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7A: "19. Assists after a breakdown"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope
• Similar words include: towage, tow
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TOWS

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8A: "20. It's used for hair therapy"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: HOTOIL

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9A: "22. Racket"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a loud harsh or strident noise
• Similar words include: rumpus, tumult, cacophony
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DIN

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10A: "23. That way"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal)
• Similar words include: yonder
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: YON

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11A: "24. Subject of "the talk""

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that activities associated with sexual intercourse
• Similar words include: sexuality, turn on, sexual practice
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SEX

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12A: "25. Swear off, with "of""

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that turn away from sin or do penitence
• Similar words include: regret, rue, atone
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: REPENT

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13A: "27. Offering on a sushi menu"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AHI

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14A: "28. How one might react during a scary movie"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: INTERROR

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15A: "30. Win dough?"

10 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: PRIZEMONEY

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16A: "34. "No duh!," in modern lingo"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OBVI

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17A: "35. Kidney-related"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that of or relating to the kidneys
• Similar words include: nephritic
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RENAL

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18A: "36. ___ Trung Thu, harvest festival in Southeast Asia"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the new year in vietnam; observed for three days after the first full moon after january 20th
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TET

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19A: "37. Chick of jazz"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: COREA

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20A: "38. Gem with a "black" variety"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OPAL

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21A: "39. "One …""

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: FIRSTOFALL

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22A: "41. Game show figure"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of a panel
• Similar words include: panellist
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: PANELIST

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23A: "43. Twist targets, informally"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances
• Similar words include: AB, Ab, Bachelor of Arts
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ABS

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24A: "44. Currency of Qatar"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the basic unit of money in saudi arabia
• Similar words include: Qatari riyal, riyal, Saudi Arabian riyal
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: RIYALS

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25A: "45. Sail on the front of a foremast"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)
• Similar words include: baulk, jibe, balk
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: JIB

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26A: "46. Trophy"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
• Similar words include: transfuse, loving cup, cupful
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: CUP

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27A: "49. Fantasy monster whose name is an anagram of another fantasy monster"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ORC

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28A: "50. Westminster Abbey has one named after King Henry VII"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a place of worship that has its own altar
• Similar words include: chapel service
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: CHAPEL

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29A: "53. ___ platter"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PUPU

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30A: "54. Fine"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an endorsement
• Similar words include: all right, alright, approve
• Opposite of: disapprove

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Answer: OKAY

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31A: "56. Bad way to be caught"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: FLATFOOTED

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32A: "58. Source of umami in Japanese cuisine"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a thick paste made from fermented soybeans and barley or rice malt; used in japanese cooking to make soups or sauces
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MISO

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33A: "59. Boisterously joyful"

10 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that play boisterously
• Similar words include: coltish, frolic, run around
• Pattern: __________

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Answer: ROLLICKING

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34A: "60. Pot filler"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that agitation resulting from active worry
• Similar words include: swither, sweat, fret
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: STEW

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35A: "61. "Darn tootin'!""

10 letters Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: __________

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Answer: YESINDEEDY

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Incredibly bad	5
2D	2. Exclamation often made while covering the face	5
3D	3. L.G.B.T.Q. vacation destination on Cape Cod, for short	5
4D	4. Spam might fill them	4
5D	5. Angling tool	3
6D	6. Ducks are seen on ice here	7
7D	7. Showy purple flower	5
8D	8. Organic energy source	4
9D	9. ___ Laszlo, cosmetics businessman	4
10D	10. Betray	7
11D	11. ___-Cat	3
12D	12. Brand associated with push-ups	9
13D	13. Form of literature coined by Sartre	9
14D	14. Face justice, in a way	9
15D	21. Unexposed side	3
16D	24. Author Silverstein	4
17D	26. Mathematician's output	6
18D	27. Plant whose nectar produces the mildly toxic "mad honey"	6
19D	28. Dormant	5
20D	29. Brings in	4
21D	30. Places to keep play things	9
22D	31. Set for service?	9
23D	32. "Regardless …"	9
24D	33. ___ Day and the Knights, fictional R&B band in "Animal House"	4
25D	37. Salad choice	4
26D	39. Lenten event	7
27D	40. High point of 1950s car design?	7
28D	42. Close of business?	3
29D	45. Martial artist who appeared in three "Expendables" films	5
30D	46. Good-looker	5
31D	47. Flip	5
32D	48. Like a baby's fingers, perhaps	5
33D	51. Plant that thrives in dry climates	4
34D	52. Hangs out, with "around"	4
35D	53. Give the finger?	4
36D	55. "That hurts!"	3
37D	57. Condition of Freud's "Rat Man," in brief	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Incredibly bad"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that offensive or even (of persons) malicious; ; ; ; ; ; - ezra pound
• Similar words include: filthy, foul, tight
• Opposite of: nice

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Answer: NASTY

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2D: "2. Exclamation often made while covering the face"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ACHOO

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3D: "3. L.G.B.T.Q. vacation destination on Cape Cod, for short"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PTOWN

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4D: "4. Spam might fill them"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
• Similar words include: cannister, Sn, tin can
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TINS

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5D: "5. Angling tool"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a long thin implement made of metal or wood
• Similar words include: perch, pole, gat
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ROD

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6D: "6. Ducks are seen on ice here"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a city in southern california (southeast of los angeles); site of disneyland
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ANAHEIM

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7D: "7. Showy purple flower"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any polemoniaceous plant of the genus phlox; chiefly north american; cultivated for their clusters of flowers
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PHLOX

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8D: "8. Organic energy source"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PEAT

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9D: "9. ___ Laszlo, cosmetics businessman"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ERNO

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10D: "10. Betray"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: DODIRTY

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11D: "11. ___-Cat"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SNO

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12D: "12. Brand associated with push-ups"

9 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: WONDERBRA

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13D: "13. Form of literature coined by Sartre"

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: ANTINOVEL

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14D: "14. Face justice, in a way"

9 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: _________

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Answer: GOONTRIAL

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15D: "21. Unexposed side"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in america (born in 1957)
• Similar words include: Shelton Jackson Lee, Lee Yuen Kam, Robert Edward Lee
• Opposite of: windward

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Answer: LEE

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16D: "24. Author Silverstein"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SHEL

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17D: "26. Mathematician's output"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
• Similar words include: trial impression, validation, test copy
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: PROOFS

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18D: "27. Plant whose nectar produces the mildly toxic "mad honey""

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: AZALEA

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19D: "28. Dormant"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that unable to move or resist motion
• Similar words include: indifferent, sluggish, soggy
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: INERT

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20D: "29. Brings in"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the tcp/ip network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
• Similar words include: sack, meshwork, web
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NETS

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21D: "30. Places to keep play things"

9 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: PROPROOMS

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22D: "31. Set for service?"

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: REPAIRKIT

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23D: "32. "Regardless …""

9 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: INANYCASE

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24D: "33. ___ Day and the Knights, fictional R&B band in "Animal House""

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)
• Similar words include: Elisha Graves Otis, genus Otis
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OTIS

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25D: "37. Salad choice"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: COBB

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26D: "39. Lenten event"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: FISHFRY

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27D: "40. High point of 1950s car design?"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane
• Similar words include: vertical fin, vertical stabilizer, tail fin
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: TAILFIN

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28D: "42. Close of business?"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LLC

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29D: "45. Martial artist who appeared in three "Expendables" films"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: JETLI

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30D: "46. Good-looker"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CUTIE

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31D: "47. Flip"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that become turned or set on end
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: UPEND

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32D: "48. Like a baby's fingers, perhaps"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that short and plump
• Similar words include: tubby, roly-poly, dumpy
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PUDGY

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33D: "51. Plant that thrives in dry climates"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in africa
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ALOE

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34D: "52. Hangs out, with "around""

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: PALS

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35D: "53. Give the finger?"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that tall coarse perennial american herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous
• Similar words include: stab, jabbing, Phytolacca americana
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: POKE

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36D: "55. "That hurts!""

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: YOW

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37D: "57. Condition of Freud's "Rat Man," in brief"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OCD

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Expert Solving Strategies

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Today's Puzzle Stats

35 Across Clues

37 Down Clues

72 Total Clues

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