0912 NYT: Thursday September 12, 2024 | Puzzle Breakdown

NYT Crossword Thursday September 12, 2024 Puzzle Breakdown: Your Complete Guide

Here are the puzzles for New York Times Crossword of September 12, 2024 which brings another set of fun and enticing clues and questions. Below are the explanations for the across and down clues which will assist you in completing today’s puzzle.

NYT Thursday September 12, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Like some bad breakups. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MESSY

  Possible Answer : messy, mussy




• The clue is 6. Item of clothing in a Prince hit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BERET

  Possible Answer : beret




• The clue is 11. Fender Bassman, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMP

  Possible Answer : AMP, ampere, adenosine_monophosphate, amp, adenylic_acid, A




• The clue is 14. What Romeo and Juliet planned to do in Mantua. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELOPE

  Possible Answer : run_off, elope




• The clue is 15. Obsessive fan of anime or video games, from the Japanese. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTAKU




• The clue is 16. "I can't ___ …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIE

  Possible Answer : Trygve_Lie, lie_down, Lie, lie, Trygve_Halvden_Lie, rest, prevarication, lie_in, dwell, consist

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise




• The clue is 17. Limb?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIFEPARTNER




• The clue is 19. Key not found on a Mac. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALT

  Possible Answer : altitude, EL, ALT, elevation




• The clue is 20. Head of France. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TETE




• The clue is 21. Put at a table, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEAT

  Possible Answer : posterior, place, stern, bottom, fundament, ass, derriere, arse, tooshie, sit_down, buttocks, hindquarters, invest, rear_end, rear, prat, keister, bum, seat, behind, tail, fanny, butt, backside, tush, nates, tail_end, buns, hind_end, can, sit, induct, rump




• The clue is 22. Gets ready for the national anthem, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RISES

  Possible Answer : boost, emanation, originate, resurrect, go_up, ascent, get_up, acclivity, grow, uprise, stand_up, climb, lift, arise, wax, wage_hike, advance, rear, raise, prove, jump, surface, climb_up, come_up, ascend, rebel, hike, move_up, cost_increase, turn_out, rising, salary_increase, upgrade, spring_up, mount, heighten, wage_increase, rising_slope, rise_up, develop, ascending, rise, procession, ascension

  Possible Opposite Answer : wane, turn_in, set, descent, fall, sit_down, go_to_bed




• The clue is 24. "Obviously!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUH




• The clue is 26. Bills. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEAKS

  Possible Answer : nozzle, bill, snoot, pecker, pick, snout, hooter, nib, neb, beak, honker, schnoz, peck, schnozzle




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

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

  The answer: SPAYS

  Possible Answer : castrate, spay, alter, neuter




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

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

  The answer: FIRSTMATE




• The clue is 34. This guy!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIM




• The clue is 35. Sultanate on the island of Borneo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRUNEI

  Possible Answer : Negara_Brunei_Darussalam, Brunei




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

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

  The answer: BROS




• The clue is 38. Petrichor is the aroma produced by this. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAIN

  Possible Answer : rainwater, rain_down, rain, pelting, rainfall




• The clue is 40. Insert, as a video in a post. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMBED

  Possible Answer : implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant




• The clue is 41. Folk rock's Mumford & ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SONS

  Possible Answer : boy, Word, Son, son, Logos

  Possible Opposite Answer : girl, daughter




• The clue is 42. Golden rule word. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNTO




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

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

  The answer: DEADEN

  Possible Answer : blunt, damp, dampen, deaden, girdle

  Possible Opposite Answer : enliven




• The clue is 45. Bit of décor at a tiki bar. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEI

  Possible Answer : chaplet, lei, garland, wreath, leu, coronal




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

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

  The answer: GOODBUDDY




• The clue is 48. "Not so!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FALSE

  Possible Answer : fake, simulated, treacherously, treasonably, assumed, imitation, untrue, fictitious, faux, off-key, mistaken, false, put_on, traitorously, faithlessly, pretended, sour, fictive, delusive, sham

  Possible Opposite Answer : true




• The clue is 50. It might cause some unsurprised looks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOTOX

  Possible Answer : Botox, botulinum_toxin_A




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

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

  The answer: ELM

  Possible Answer : elmwood, elm, elm_tree




• The clue is 52. "Fathoms ___" (opening song of "The Little Mermaid"). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BELOW

  Possible Answer : beneath, under, to_a_lower_place, at_a_lower_place, down_the_stairs, downstairs, on_a_lower_floor, below, infra

  Possible Opposite Answer : upstairs, above




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

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

  The answer: APOP




• The clue is 56. River through Louisville. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHIO

  Possible Answer : Ohio_River, Ohio, OH, Buckeye_State




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

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

  The answer: RNA

  Possible Answer : RNA, ribonucleic_acid




• The clue is 61. Dine?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WINEPAIRING




• The clue is 64. See 67-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACT

  Possible Answer : human_activity, represent, routine, behave, playact, deed, act, act_as, roleplay, number, dissemble, move, turn, bit, play, pretend, work, do, human_action, enactment

  Possible Opposite Answer : refrain




• The clue is 65. Large wedding band, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OCTET

  Possible Answer : eight, eightsome, ogdoad, octette, octonary, eighter, 8, octad, VIII, eighter_from_Decatur, octet




• The clue is 66. Former title for Pete Buttigieg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAYOR

  Possible Answer : city_manager, mayor




• The clue is 67. With 64-Across, bad thing to be caught in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THE




• The clue is 68. Pregnancy increments. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEEKS

  Possible Answer : week, hebdomad, workweek, calendar_week




• The clue is 69. Nose-in-the-air type?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLANE

  Possible Answer : flat, aeroplane, level, sheet, shave, plane, planing_machine, skim, carpenter's_plane, woodworking_plane, airplane, planer

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Hot deli order. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MELT

  Possible Answer: mellow_out, fade, mellow, unthaw, melting, melt, disappear, unfreeze, thawing, run, dethaw, thaw, dissolve, evaporate, melt_down, meld

• The clue is 2. Legal writer Mystal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELIE

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

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

  The answer: SOFT

  Possible Answer: lenient, flaccid, cushy, balmy, diffused, mild, indulgent, gentle, piano, voiced, soft, easy, subdued, easygoing, sonant, diffuse, flabby, delicate

  Possible Opposite Answer : forte, loud, hard, hardened, unvoiced

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

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

  The answer: SPEEDY

  Possible Answer: quick, rapid, speedy

• The clue is 5. "You betcha". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEP

• The clue is 6. Tunnel (through). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BORE

  Possible Answer: pay, put_up, deport, eagre, bear, have_a_bun_in_the_oven, suffer, calibre, behave, acquit, drill_hole, deliver, contain, birth, comport, brook, support, assume, stand, take_over, eager, tolerate, accept, dullard, drill, caliber, bore-hole, gauge, tire, hold, carry, turn_out, tidal_bore, stick_out, bore, stomach, wear, give_birth, conduct, yield, aegir, gestate, endure, abide, expect, digest, have

  Possible Opposite Answer : interest

• The clue is 7. Singer James. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETTA

• The clue is 8. Railing post?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RANT

  Possible Answer: blah, claptrap, spout, rabbit_on, harangue, jabber, fustian, rave, bombast, rant, mouth_off, ranting

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

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

  The answer: EKE

• The clue is 10. One of 27 on Disney World's Cinderella Castle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TURRET

  Possible Answer: gun_enclosure, gun_turret, turret

• The clue is 11. Sushi order topped with salmon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALASKAROLL

• The clue is 12. Progress markers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MILESTONES

  Possible Answer: milestone, milepost

• The clue is 13. Rewards for a "good boy". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETS

  Possible Answer: ducky, darling, pet, PET, deary, positron_emission_tomography, dearie, favourite, favorite

• The clue is 18. It can come before Wednesday. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASH

  Possible Answer: ash, ash_tree

• The clue is 23. Feet in a meter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IAMBS

  Possible Answer: iambus, iamb

• The clue is 25. Charger option, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USB

• The clue is 26. Track that fans flip for?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BSIDE

• The clue is 27. [Meh]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHRUG

  Possible Answer: shrug

• The clue is 28. Spot to store sheet music. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIANOBENCH

• The clue is 29. "Did it happen already?!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMITOOLATE

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

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

  The answer: FUMED

  Possible Answer: smoke, reek, fume, fumed, fumigate

• The clue is 31. Not on good terms (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INBAD

• The clue is 32. Like much marshland. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REEDY

  Possible Answer: reedy, reedlike, wheezy

• The clue is 33. Nail polish brand with a "Get It Girl" pink. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESSIE

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

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

  The answer: REDUX

  Possible Answer: redux

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

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

  The answer: NODTO

• The clue is 44. Bills might pass in this, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NFL

• The clue is 47. Lab report?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOWWOW

• The clue is 49. Unmoved by ethical arguments. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMORAL

• The clue is 51. Org. that tests the waters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPA

  Possible Answer: EPA, Environmental_Protection_Agency

• The clue is 52. 2024 Charli XCX album with a lime green cover. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAT

  Possible Answer: terror, brat, little_terror, bratwurst, holy_terror

• The clue is 53. Chip in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTE

  Possible Answer: ante

• The clue is 54. Give in on Christmas Eve, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEEK

  Possible Answer: glint, glance, peep, peek

• The clue is 55. Goes (for). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPTS

  Possible Answer: opt, choose, prefer

• The clue is 57. "Howdy!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIYA

• The clue is 58. Aware of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INON

• The clue is 59. Creature popularized in Charles Perrault's "Tales of Mother Goose". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OGRE

  Possible Answer: monster, fiend, ogre, demon, devil

• The clue is 62. Glass blocks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICE

  Possible Answer: methamphetamine, meth, water_ice, crank, chicken_feed, internal-combustion_engine, ice, frosting, shabu, deoxyephedrine, methamphetamine_hydrochloride, frappe, Methedrine, sparkler, chalk, ICE, icing, trash, glass, frost, ice-skating_rink, ice_rink

• The clue is 63. Hellion. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMP

  Possible Answer: scamp, elf, brownie, imp, scalawag, rapscallion, scallywag, gremlin, pixie, pixy, hob, monkey, rascal

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (37 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: Tricky

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

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Constellation word before Major or Minor	4
2A	5. Something to blow off or let off	5
3A	10. "So-o-o cute!"	3
4A	13. Western defense grp.	4
5A	14. "I ___ been a contender ..."	6
6A	15. Lead-in to natal or nuptial	3
7A	16. *Outdoor sport with sticks (1979, 1984)	11
8A	18. Gentle touch	3
9A	19. Letters for a mind reader	3
10A	20. Grunt from a pigpen	4
11A	21. Athlete's representative	5
12A	23. Take weapons away from	6
13A	25. *Period for Fred, Wilma and Pebbles (2016, 2023)	8
14A	28. More in-your-business	6
15A	30. Encourages to buy a more expensive model, say	7
16A	31. Ernest Hemingway's "To Have and Have ___"	3
17A	32. Monster of folk tales	4
18A	34. Goal for collectors	3
19A	35. *Temporary guest from a canine shelter (1988, 1991)	9
20A	39. Oscars airer	3
21A	42. "Pencils down!"	4
22A	43. Double-decker, e.g.	3
23A	45. Strings along	7
24A	48. Some steaks	6
25A	51. *Popular fruit dessert (2001)	8
26A	53. Rebel as a group	6
27A	55. Zimbalist Jr. of "77 Sunset Strip"	5
28A	56. Plastic Ono Band's "Happy ___ (War Is Over)"	4
29A	58. Network for "The Wire" and "Euphoria"	3
30A	59. Birthplace of the bossa nova, informally	3
31A	60. Academy Award category ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the starred clues	11
32A	64. Vietnamese holiday with a palindromic name	3
33A	65. Baltimore baseball pro	6
34A	66. Colorful body part ... or a colorful flower	4
35A	67. "___ gratia artis" (classic MGM motto)	3
36A	68. Chicken noodle scoop	5
37A	69. Heredity unit	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Constellation word before Major or Minor"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: URSA

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2A: "5. Something to blow off or let off"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
• Similar words include: steam clean, steamer
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: STEAM

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3A: "10. "So-o-o cute!""

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AWW

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4A: "13. Western defense grp."

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an international organization created in 1949 by the north atlantic treaty for purposes of collective security
• Similar words include: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NATO

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5A: "14. "I ___ been a contender ...""

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: COULDA

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6A: "15. Lead-in to natal or nuptial"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PRE

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7A: "16. *Outdoor sport with sticks (1979, 1984)"

11 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: FIELDHOCKEY

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8A: "18. Gentle touch"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the sound made by a gentle blow
• Similar words include: tap, glib, rap
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PAT

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9A: "19. Letters for a mind reader"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
• Similar words include: E.S.P., clairvoyance, extrasensory perception
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ESP

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10A: "20. Grunt from a pigpen"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: OINK

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11A: "21. Athlete's representative"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: AGENT

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12A: "23. Take weapons away from"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that remove offensive capability from
• Similar words include: demilitarise, demilitarize, unarm
• Opposite of: arm

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Answer: DISARM

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13A: "25. *Period for Fred, Wilma and Pebbles (2016, 2023)"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: STONEAGE

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14A: "28. More in-your-business"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that offensively curious or inquisitive
• Similar words include: prying, nosy, snoopy
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: NOSIER

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15A: "30. Encourages to buy a more expensive model, say"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: UPSELLS

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16A: "31. Ernest Hemingway's "To Have and Have ___""

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that negation of a word or group of words
• Similar words include: non
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NOT

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17A: "32. Monster of folk tales"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cruel wicked and inhuman person
• Similar words include: devil, demon, fiend
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OGRE

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18A: "34. Goal for collectors"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: SET

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19A: "35. *Temporary guest from a canine shelter (1988, 1991)"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: FOSTERDOG

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20A: "39. Oscars airer"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
• Similar words include: ABCs, alphabet, ABC's
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ABC

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21A: "42. "Pencils down!""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an instance or single occasion for some event
• Similar words include: clip, prison term, sentence
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TIME

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22A: "43. Double-decker, e.g."

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
• Similar words include: charabanc, omnibus, motorbus
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BUS

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23A: "45. Strings along"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: LEADSON

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24A: "48. Some steaks"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TBONES

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25A: "51. *Popular fruit dessert (2001)"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: BERRYPIE

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26A: "53. Rebel as a group"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: RISEUP

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27A: "55. Zimbalist Jr. of "77 Sunset Strip""

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EFREM

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28A: "56. Plastic Ono Band's "Happy ___ (War Is Over)""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a christian holiday celebrating the birth of christ; a quarter day in england, wales, and ireland
• Similar words include: Christmas Day, Dec 25, Christmas
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: XMAS

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29A: "58. Network for "The Wire" and "Euphoria""

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: HBO

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30A: "59. Birthplace of the bossa nova, informally"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: RIO

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31A: "60. Academy Award category ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the starred clues"

11 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: BESTACTRESS

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32A: "64. Vietnamese holiday with a palindromic name"

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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33A: "65. Baltimore baseball pro"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
• Similar words include: Old World oriole, American oriole, New World oriole
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ORIOLE

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34A: "66. Colorful body part ... or a colorful flower"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
• Similar words include: sword lily, iris diaphragm, fleur-de-lis
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IRIS

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35A: "67. "___ gratia artis" (classic MGM motto)"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere
• Similar words include: are, argon, Arkansas
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ARS

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36A: "68. Chicken noodle scoop"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another
• Similar words include: laden, lade
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LADLE

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37A: "69. Heredity unit"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (genetics) a segment of dna that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding dna as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
• Similar words include: factor, cistron
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GENE

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Like expired parking meters	5
2D	2. ___ Bran	6
3D	3. Bobby, Peter or Greg, to Carol Brady	7
4D	4. Internet pioneer	3
5D	5. "Coming ___ to a theater near you"	4
6D	6. Partner of nips	5
7D	7. Relative of a reindeer	3
8D	8. Suffix with lemon or orange	3
9D	9. Ancient Central American pyramid builders	6
10D	10. They go to a higher court	7
11D	11. Round up, as cattle	7
12D	12. Receiving the most rain	7
13D	14. Grandfather clock sound	5
14D	17. Piquant triangular chip	6
15D	22. "Gosh!"	3
16D	24. Starting on	4
17D	26. Small castle tower	6
18D	27. Guest opinion column	4
19D	29. Corkscrew-shaped pasta	6
20D	33. Opal or ruby	3
21D	36. "Enough already!"	4
22D	37. Double-reed woodwind player	6
23D	38. Biceps, boastfully	4
24D	39. Canadian province north of Montana	7
25D	40. More brawny	7
26D	41. Bugs Bunny's supply	7
27D	44. "Now, you listen to me ..."	7
28D	46. Beats by ___ (headphone brand)	3
29D	47. Word with sex or status	6
30D	49. Support for a knee or a neck	5
31D	50. Enters a game at the half, say	6
32D	52. Praise enthusiastically	5
33D	54. Group assisting a sheriff	5
34D	57. Like a bull or buck	4
35D	61. Memorable period	3
36D	62. Caesar of old comedy	3
37D	63. 18-wheeler	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Like expired parking meters"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that not given support
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: UNFED

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2D: "2. ___ Bran"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that dried grape
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: RAISIN

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3D: "3. Bobby, Peter or Greg, to Carol Brady"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the son your spouse by a former marriage
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: STEPSON

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4D: "4. Internet pioneer"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AOL

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5D: "5. "Coming ___ to a theater near you""

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that in the near future
• Similar words include: shortly, presently, before long
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SOON

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6D: "6. Partner of nips"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that eatables (especially sweets)
• Similar words include: tuck, gather, pucker
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TUCKS

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7D: "7. Relative of a reindeer"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in europe and `moose' in north america
• Similar words include: Cervus elaphus, American elk, Cervus elaphus canadensis
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ELK

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8D: "8. Suffix with lemon or orange"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: ADE

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9D: "9. Ancient Central American pyramid builders"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of an american indian people of yucatan and belize and guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between ad 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy
• Similar words include: Mayan language, Maya, Mayan
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MAYANS

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10D: "10. They go to a higher court"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that earnest or urgent request
• Similar words include: appeal, prayer, entreaty
• Opposite of: repel

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Answer: APPEALS

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11D: "11. Round up, as cattle"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an angry dispute
• Similar words include: quarrel, haggle, brawl
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: WRANGLE

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12D: "12. Receiving the most rain"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
• Similar words include: soused, sozzled, squiffy
• Opposite of: dry

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Answer: WETTEST

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13D: "14. Grandfather clock sound"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
• Similar words include: gong, bell
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CHIME

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14D: "17. Piquant triangular chip"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DORITO

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15D: "22. "Gosh!""

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
• Similar words include: g, g-force
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GEE

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16D: "24. Starting on"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ASOF

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17D: "26. Small castle tower"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small tower extending above a building
• Similar words include: gun turret, gun enclosure
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TURRET

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18D: "27. Guest opinion column"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OPED

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19D: "29. Corkscrew-shaped pasta"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ROTINI

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20D: "33. Opal or ruby"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
• Similar words include: treasure, gemstone, precious stone
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GEM

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21D: "36. "Enough already!""

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the event of something ending
• Similar words include: hold on, lay off, stop over
• Opposite of: begin, continuant consonant

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Answer: STOP

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22D: "37. Double-reed woodwind player"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a musician who plays the oboe
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: OBOIST

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23D: "38. Biceps, boastfully"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
• Similar words include: torpedo, hit man, ordnance
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GUNS

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24D: "39. Canadian province north of Montana"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one of the three prairie provinces in western canada; rich in oil and natural gas and minerals
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ALBERTA

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25D: "40. More brawny"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that muscular and heavily built
• Similar words include: burly, beefy, husky
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: BEEFIER

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26D: "41. Bugs Bunny's supply"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
• Similar words include: cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa, carrot
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: CARROTS

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27D: "44. "Now, you listen to me ...""

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SEEHERE

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28D: "46. Beats by ___ (headphone brand)"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DRE

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29D: "47. Word with sex or status"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
• Similar words include: symbolisation, symbolic representation, symbolization
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SYMBOL

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30D: "49. Support for a knee or a neck"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a support that steadies or strengthens something else
• Similar words include: energize, duet, stabilize
• Opposite of: de-energise, sedate

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Answer: BRACE

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31D: "50. Enters a game at the half, say"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SUBSIN

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32D: "52. Praise enthusiastically"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that praise, glorify, or honor
• Similar words include: glorify, exalt, laud
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EXTOL

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33D: "54. Group assisting a sheriff"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a temporary police force
• Similar words include: posse comitatus
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: POSSE

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34D: "57. Like a bull or buck"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
• Similar words include: virile, manly, manful
• Opposite of: female

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Answer: MALE

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35D: "61. Memorable period"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Similar words include: epoch, geological era, earned run average
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ERA

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36D: "62. Caesar of old comedy"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SID

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37D: "63. 18-wheeler"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise
• Similar words include: getup, fishing gear, cheat
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RIG

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

Begin with fill-in-the-blank clues and short 3-4 letter words. These are your foundation.

Decode the Clues

Question marks indicate wordplay or puns. "Maybe" suggests multiple interpretations.

Use Cross-References

Let intersecting letters guide you. One correct answer unlocks several others.

Build Vocabulary

Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.

Today's Puzzle Stats

37 Across Clues

37 Down Clues

74 Total Clues

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