27423 Tue Dec 10, 2024 NYT Brian Callahan and Geoffrey Schorkopf

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 10, 2024

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

New York Times, Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Asimov who coined the term "robotics". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISAAC

  Possible Answer : Isaac




• The clue is 6. Gospel that includes the Sermon on the Mount. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATTHEW

  Possible Answer : Saint_Matthew, St._Matthew_the_Apostle, St._Matthew, Gospel_According_to_Matthew, Levi, Matthew, Saint_Matthew_the_Apostle




• The clue is 13. Hearst mag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COSMO




• The clue is 14. Period of accountability since 2017. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: METOOERA




• The clue is 15. Work ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETHIC

  Possible Answer : ethical_code, ethic, value_orientation, value-system, moral_principle




• The clue is 16. Hidden feature in a video game. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EASTEREGG




• The clue is 17. Great Basin people. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UTE

  Possible Answer : Ute




• The clue is 18. "Old MacDonald" sounds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OINKS

  Possible Answer : oink, grunt, squeal




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

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

  The answer: SLOE

  Possible Answer : Prunus_alleghaniensis, blackthorn, Prunus_spinosa, Allegheny_plum, Alleghany_plum, sloe




• The clue is 21. Do some modeling for a figure drawing class, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POSENUDE




• The clue is 23. Run ___ (go off the rails). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMOK

  Possible Answer : amok, amuck, possessed, demoniacal, demoniac, murderously, berserk




• The clue is 25. Problem for shoes on a rainy day. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUD

  Possible Answer : muck, mud, clay, mire, muck_up




• The clue is 26. Orange/tangerine/grapefruit hybrid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UGLI

  Possible Answer : tangelo, ugli, ugli_fruit




• The clue is 28. "___ not you, ___ me". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITS

  Possible Answer : IT, information_technology




• The clue is 31. Dramatic cry in paintball. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMHIT




• The clue is 34. Piece of asparagus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPEAR

  Possible Answer : gig, fishgig, lance, shaft, fizgig, spear_up, spear




• The clue is 35. Third-to-last Greek letter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHI

  Possible Answer : khi, ch'i, ki, chi, qi




• The clue is 36. Fly ball?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWARM

  Possible Answer : horde, swarm, stream, teem, pullulate, cloud, drove, pour




• The clue is 37. Ben Solo's father in "Star Wars". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAN

  Possible Answer : Han_dynasty, Han




• The clue is 38. Al of "Today". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROKER




• The clue is 40. Muscle used in pull-ups, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAT

  Possible Answer : lat, latissimus_dorsi




• The clue is 41. Not chemically reactive. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INERT

  Possible Answer : torpid, sluggish, neutral, inert, indifferent, soggy




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

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

  The answer: OASES

  Possible Answer : oasis, haven




• The clue is 44. "That hits the spot!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHH




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

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

  The answer: LAST

  Possible Answer : endure, stopping_point, finish, live_on, net, survive, lastly, final_stage, go, shoemaker's_last, hold_up, end, final, hold_out, death, finale, last-place, finally, close, concluding, terminal, conclusion, in_conclusion, live, utmost, finis, last, lowest, cobbler's_last

  Possible Opposite Answer : first




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

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

  The answer: ARF




• The clue is 47. Big boats. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARKS

  Possible Answer : ark, Ark_of_the_Covenant, Ark




• The clue is 49. Teeth that are typically the first to grow in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INCISORS

  Possible Answer : incisor




• The clue is 54. Kind of bean used in miso. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOYA

  Possible Answer : soya_bean, soybean_plant, soya, soy, soybean, soja, soja_bean, Glycine_max




• The clue is 56. Church reading. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PSALM

  Possible Answer : Psalm, psalm




• The clue is 57. Church seating. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEW

  Possible Answer : pew, church_bench




• The clue is 58. "No need to fear me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IWONTBITE




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

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

  The answer: AGILE

  Possible Answer : nimble, agile, spry, quick




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

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

  The answer: BIGDEALS




• The clue is 64. Mythical lamp dweller. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GENIE

  Possible Answer : jinni, djinny, djinni, djinn, genie, jinnee




• The clue is 65. "Chilean" food fish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEABASS




• The clue is 66. Vote into office. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELECT

  Possible Answer : elite, chosen, elect

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Freeze over. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICEUP

• The clue is 2. ___ voce (quietly). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOTTO

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

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

  The answer: ASHES

  Possible Answer: ash, ash_tree

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

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

  The answer: AMI

• The clue is 5. Rich liquid added to curries. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COCONUTMILK

• The clue is 6. Likely aftermath of a toddler's playtime. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MESS

  Possible Answer: mickle, raft, kettle_of_fish, spate, good_deal, muddle, pickle, sight, wad, great_deal, jam, lot, tidy_sum, stack, mess_hall, fix, heap, mass, batch, pot, deal, mess, messiness, hole, muckle, peck, plenty, muss, slew, flock, passel, mountain, mint, hatful, pile, mussiness, mess_up, quite_a_little

• The clue is 7. Lawyer: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATT

• The clue is 8. Something squeezed when trying on a pair of shoes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOE

  Possible Answer: toenail, toe

• The clue is 9. Trunk of the body. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORSO

  Possible Answer: body, torso, trunk

• The clue is 10. Taekwondo moves done with an outstretched leg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEELKICKS

• The clue is 11. Thus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERGO

  Possible Answer: ergo

• The clue is 12. Worker's compensation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAGE

  Possible Answer: earnings, wage, pay, remuneration, engage, salary

• The clue is 14. Some movie set workers … or what you do when filling in the shaded squares?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: MAKEUPARTISTS

• The clue is 16. Finish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: END

  Possible Answer: conclusion, remainder, finish, close, remnant, stop, closing, destruction, terminal, last, terminate, final_stage, cease, end, goal, oddment, ending, death

  Possible Opposite Answer : beginning, begin

• The clue is 19. T-shaped contraceptive, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IUD

  Possible Answer: intrauterine_device, IUD

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

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

  The answer: EMIR

  Possible Answer: ameer, amir, emir, emeer

• The clue is 23. In the manner of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALA

  Possible Answer: ala

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

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

  The answer: MIRRORIMAGE

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

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

  The answer: GENT

  Possible Answer: lad, fella, blighter, gent, bloke, Gand, chap, fellow, cuss, Gent, Ghent, feller

• The clue is 29. Rapper Megan ___ Stallion. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEE

• The clue is 30. Elton John and Mick Jagger, for two. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIRS

  Possible Answer: sir, Sir

• The clue is 31. Tenerife, por ejemplo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISLA

• The clue is 32. [You're gorgeous, dahling!]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MWAH

• The clue is 33. Fitness discipline for thousands of years. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HATHAYOGA

• The clue is 34. "___ Gotta Have It" (Spike Lee film). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHES

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

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

  The answer: OAFS

  Possible Answer: lump, stumblebum, gawk, lout, lummox, clod, lubber, oaf, goon

• The clue is 42. "Illmatic" rapper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAS

  Possible Answer: sodium, Na, atomic_number_11

• The clue is 46. Knee part commonly repaired by a sports doc. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACL

• The clue is 48. Genre for SZA or H.E.R.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RANDB

• The clue is 50. "No can do, lassie". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAE

• The clue is 51. Give a take. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPINE

  Possible Answer: guess, sound_off, imagine, reckon, opine, speak_up, suppose, think, speak_out, animadvert

• The clue is 52. Ancient artifact. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RELIC

  Possible Answer: token, keepsake, relic, souvenir

• The clue is 53. With 59-Down, staple beverage of the South. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWEET

  Possible Answer: odoriferous, sugariness, dessert, sweetly, cherubic, Sweet, angelic, sweetened, unfermented, odorous, afters, sugared, sweet, fresh, seraphic, mellifluous, mellisonant, scented, sweet-scented, honeyed, perfumed, sweet-smelling, sweet-flavored, confection, dulcet, gratifying, sweetness, angelical, Henry_Sweet

  Possible Opposite Answer : sour, dry, salty

• The clue is 54. Bro and sis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIBS

  Possible Answer: sibling, cognate, sib, blood_relation, blood_relative

• The clue is 55. Boo-boo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWIE

• The clue is 56. Czech lager, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PILS

• The clue is 59. See 53-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEA

  Possible Answer: Camellia_sinensis, tea, afternoon_tea, tea_leaf, teatime

• The clue is 60. Some undergrad degs.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAS

  Possible Answer: Ba, AB, Artium_Baccalaurens, Bachelor_of_Arts, barium, BA, atomic_number_56

• The clue is 62. Vibe (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEL

  Possible Answer: gelatin, gel, colloidal_gel, mousse

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Across Clues and Answers (39)

Clue #1: 1. Like some colors or Zoom users

5-letter answer Answer: MUTED

Word Help: Synonyms: muffle, subdued, mute

Clue #2: 6. "___ it go?"

4-letter answer Answer: HOWD

Clue #3: 10. Matterhorn, for one

3-letter answer Answer: ALP

Word Help: Synonyms: alp

Clue #4: 13. Drink with ground nutmeg

6-letter answer Answer: EGGNOG

Word Help: Synonyms: eggnog

Clue #5: 15. Like most TV broadcasts, now

4-letter answer Answer: INHD

Clue #6: 16. Mauna ___

3-letter answer Answer: KEA

Word Help: Synonyms: Nestor_notabilis, kea

Clue #7: 17. Heavy hitter?

6-letter answer Answer: SLEDGE

Word Help: Synonyms: sledgehammer, sleigh, maul

Clue #8: 18. Flying Cloud and Royale, for two

4-letter answer Answer: REOS

Clue #9: 19. Threw one's hat in the ring

3-letter answer Answer: RAN

Word Help: Synonyms: endure, be_given, range
Antonyms: idle, malfunction

Clue #10: 20. Sight next to a barn, often

4-letter answer Answer: SILO

Word Help: Synonyms: silo

Clue #11: 21. General Mills brand

5-letter answer Answer: TOTAL

Word Help: Synonyms: full, summate, total

Clue #12: 23. Damage, so to speak

4-letter answer Answer: COST

Word Help: Synonyms: toll, monetary_value, cost

Clue #13: 24. Goes to hell

4-letter answer Answer: ROTS

Word Help: Synonyms: rotting, hogwash, waste

Clue #14: 26. Strengthens, as a relationship

7-letter answer Answer: CEMENTS

Word Help: Synonyms: cementum, cement

Clue #15: 28. Gag costume

7-letter answer Answer: APESUIT

Clue #16: 31. Skier's transport

4-letter answer Answer: TBAR

Clue #17: 32. Exercised authority over

8-letter answer Answer: GOVERNED

Word Help: Synonyms: govern, governed, order
Antonyms: deregulate

Clue #18: 34. Form of solitaire won when only the four highest cards remain

6-letter answer Answer: ACESUP

Clue #19: 38. ___ rage (risk of certain drugs)

4-letter answer Answer: ROID

Clue #20: 39. N.B.A. coach Popovich

5-letter answer Answer: GREGG

Clue #21: 41. First razor to feature a pivoting head

4-letter answer Answer: ATRA

Clue #22: 42. Workers' rights grp.

6-letter answer Answer: AFLCIO

Clue #23: 44. Delicacy in France and China

8-letter answer Answer: FROGLEGS

Clue #24: 46. Word before tight or time

4-letter answer Answer: HANG

Word Help: Synonyms: give_ear, cling, hang

Clue #25: 48. Structures commonly seen at ski resorts

7-letter answer Answer: AFRAMES

Clue #26: 49. Conspirator

7-letter answer Answer: SCHEMER

Word Help: Synonyms: plotter, schemer

Clue #27: 52. Spittoon sound

4-letter answer Answer: PTUI

Clue #28: 53. Essence

4-letter answer Answer: CRUX

Word Help: Synonyms: Crux, crux_of_the_matter, Crux_Australis

Clue #29: 54. Meal in which a cup of wine is poured for the prophet Elijah

5-letter answer Answer: SEDER

Word Help: Synonyms: Passover_supper, Seder

Clue #30: 56. Have bottled-up anger

4-letter answer Answer: STEW

Word Help: Synonyms: lather, grizzle, sweat

Clue #31: 60. "Nelson's blood"

3-letter answer Answer: RUM

Word Help: Synonyms: funny, odd, peculiar

Clue #32: 61. "Sure"

4-letter answer Answer: OKAY

Word Help: Synonyms: okeh, sanction, hunky-dory
Antonyms: disapprove

Clue #33: 62. Files taxes in June, perhaps

6-letter answer Answer: ISLATE

Clue #34: 64. Ballyhoo

3-letter answer Answer: ADO

Word Help: Synonyms: stir, flurry, bustle

Clue #35: 65. Like Solomon, famously

4-letter answer Answer: WISE

Word Help: Synonyms: sassy, impertinent, fresh
Antonyms: foolish

Clue #36: 66. Former Nissan S.U.V.

6-letter answer Answer: XTERRA

Clue #37: 67. ___ diem

3-letter answer Answer: PER

Clue #38: 68. Old flames

4-letter answer Answer: EXES

Word Help: Synonyms: x, ex-wife, ex

Clue #39: 69. Old long-haul hwy. from Detroit to Seattle

5-letter answer Answer: USTEN

Across Clues and Answers (39)

Clue #1: 1. Rat's nest

4-letter answer Answer: MESS

Word Help: Synonyms: muss, hatful, pile

Clue #2: 2. Lumpy fruit

4-letter answer Answer: UGLI

Word Help: Synonyms: ugli_fruit, tangelo, ugli

Clue #3: 3. Neutrogena shampoo with a slash in its name

4-letter answer Answer: TGEL

Clue #4: 4. Came out in favor of a certain breakfast product?

12-letter answer Answer: ENDORSEDCHEX

Clue #5: 5. Follow relentlessly

3-letter answer Answer: DOG

Word Help: Synonyms: frankfurter, wienerwurst, click

Clue #6: 6. Grammy-winning trumpeter Al

4-letter answer Answer: HIRT

Clue #7: 7. Like Ionesco's play "The Bald Soprano"

6-letter answer Answer: ONEACT

Clue #8: 8. Sugary bulk breakfast purchase?

14-letter answer Answer: WHOLEBAGOFTRIX

Clue #9: 9. Certain calculus expert, for short

3-letter answer Answer: DDS

Word Help: Synonyms: DDS, DD, Doctor_of_Divinity

Clue #10: 10. Home of minor-league baseball's RubberDucks

5-letter answer Answer: AKRON

Word Help: Synonyms: Akron

Clue #11: 11. Merest

5-letter answer Answer: LEAST

Word Help: Synonyms: to_the_lowest_degree, least
Antonyms: most

Clue #12: 12. Is nearly out of breath

5-letter answer Answer: PANTS

Word Help: Synonyms: heave, bloomers, drawers

Clue #13: 14. Doing some shopping for breakfast?

14-letter answer Answer: GETTINGONESKIX

Clue #14: 22. Big name in blenders

5-letter answer Answer: OSTER

Clue #15: 23. Places to find the items at the ends of 4-, 8- and 14-Down

12-letter answer Answer: CEREALAISLES

Clue #16: 25. Not just my

3-letter answer Answer: OUR

Clue #17: 27. Fella

3-letter answer Answer: MAC

Word Help: Synonyms: mac, mackintosh, macintosh

Clue #18: 28. Indian tourist destination

4-letter answer Answer: AGRA

Word Help: Synonyms: Agra

Clue #19: 29. Sound in a disappearing act

4-letter answer Answer: POOF

Word Help: Synonyms: pouf, poof, queen

Clue #20: 30. Morally contemptible

4-letter answer Answer: EVIL

Word Help: Synonyms: immorality, wickedness, malign
Antonyms: good, goodness

Clue #21: 33. For sure, for short

3-letter answer Answer: DEF

Clue #22: 35. One might be cut at an angle

4-letter answer Answer: STEM

Word Help: Synonyms: stem, stanch, root_word

Clue #23: 36. Craving

4-letter answer Answer: URGE

Word Help: Synonyms: root_on, inspire, barrack

Clue #24: 37. "Nah, I'm good"

4-letter answer Answer: PASS

Word Help: Synonyms: sink, snuff_it, go_on
Antonyms: running, failing

Clue #25: 40. "You did a ___ job raisin me!" (punny Mother's Day card line)

5-letter answer Answer: GRAPE

Word Help: Synonyms: grapevine, grapeshot, grape_vine

Clue #26: 43. Words of affirmation

3-letter answer Answer: IAM

Clue #27: 45. Softhearted supervillain of "Despicable Me"

3-letter answer Answer: GRU

Clue #28: 47. Common stove residue to be cleaned up

6-letter answer Answer: GREASE

Word Help: Synonyms: soil, grime, dirt

Clue #29: 49. Doggie bag morsel

5-letter answer Answer: SCRAP

Word Help: Synonyms: bit, fight, scrap

Clue #30: 50. Coarse

5-letter answer Answer: CRUDE

Word Help: Synonyms: rough, vulgar, stark
Antonyms: refined

Clue #31: 51. "___ me "

5-letter answer Answer: HUMOR

Word Help: Synonyms: humor, mood, wit

Clue #32: 55. Products with peak sales before Easter, say

4-letter answer Answer: DYES

Word Help: Synonyms: dyestuff, dye

Clue #33: 57. Lip-puckering

4-letter answer Answer: TART

Word Help: Synonyms: tangy, tart, fancy_woman

Clue #34: 58. Raison d'___

4-letter answer Answer: ETRE

Clue #35: 59. Move to solid food, say

4-letter answer Answer: WEAN

Word Help: Synonyms: wean, ablactate

Clue #36: 61. Be in debt

3-letter answer Answer: OWE

Word Help: Synonyms: owe

Clue #37: 63. "The Fifth Beatle" Sutcliffe

3-letter answer Answer: STU

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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 (39 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. Traditional roofing material for a Cape Cod-style house	5
2A	6. Onetime Volvo competitor	4
3A	10. Letters on Ivan Drago's tracksuit in "Rocky IV"	4
4A	14. Concession admission	5
5A	15. Tourist hot spot in Uttar Pradesh	4
6A	16. Heard, but not seen	4
7A	17. Also + Frozen water	10
8A	19. Actress Rooney	4
9A	20. Hoopsters might hang on to them	4
10A	21. Mate	3
11A	22. Name of eight English kings	5
12A	23. Put into practice	3
13A	24. Three squared + Slide	11
14A	27. Brand with "counting sheep" mascots	5
15A	29. Stop right there!	3
16A	30. ___ Luís, Brazilian city of 1.1+ million	3
17A	31. Veterinarian's interest	7
18A	35. Buzzed, in a way	4
19A	36. Italian "darling" + Top-shelf	13
20A	39. Deep shade of green	4
21A	40. Like kilts and some drapes	7
22A	41. "___ is a revolt against fate": André Malraux	3
23A	42. Prefix with tracking	3
24A	43. Uncool bunch	5
25A	47. Northern tribe + Toe trouble	11
26A	52. "Niiiiice!"	3
27A	53. Dances around?	5
28A	54. Org. with a fraud hotline	3
29A	55. "___ upon a midnight dreary ..."	4
30A	56. Stink	4
31A	57. Auto + Consumed	10
32A	60. Cavuto of cable news	4
33A	61. Fruit so named for its wrinkly skin	4
34A	62. Sharp fingernail, humorously	5
35A	63. Curling current	4
36A	64. Get the win over	4
37A	65. Multiheaded monster of myth	5

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Traditional roofing material for a Cape Cod-style house"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of numerous trees of the family cupressaceae that resemble cedars
• Similar words include: cedarwood, true cedar, cedar tree
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CEDAR

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2A: "6. Onetime Volvo competitor"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SAAB

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3A: "10. Letters on Ivan Drago's tracksuit in "Rocky IV""

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CCCP

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4A: "14. Concession admission"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ILOSE

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5A: "15. Tourist hot spot in Uttar Pradesh"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a city in northern india; former capital of the mogul empire; site of the taj mahal
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AGRA

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6A: "16. Heard, but not seen"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an examination conducted by spoken communication
• Similar words include: viva, oral examination, viva voce
• Opposite of: aboral, anal

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Answer: ORAL

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7A: "17. Also + Frozen water"

10 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: TOOKNOTICE

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8A: "19. Actress Rooney"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that hindu god of death; opposite of kama
• Similar words include: Dolichotis patagonum
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MARA

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9A: "20. Hoopsters might hang on to them"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
• Similar words include: rim, flange, lip
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RIMS

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10A: "21. Mate"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: PAL

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11A: "22. Name of eight English kings"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
• Similar words include: Joseph Henry, H, Patrick Henry
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HENRY

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12A: "23. Put into practice"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of using
• Similar words include: exercise, function, role
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: USE

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13A: "24. Three squared + Slide"

11 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: NINETIESKID

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14A: "27. Brand with "counting sheep" mascots"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SERTA

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15A: "29. Stop right there!"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
• Similar words include: hostel, hostelry, auberge
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: INN

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16A: "30. ___ Luís, Brazilian city of 1.1+ million"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SAO

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17A: "31. Veterinarian's interest"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
• Similar words include: creature, fauna, animal
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ANIMALS

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18A: "35. Buzzed, in a way"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a lofty level or position or degree
• Similar words include: in high spirits, high-pitched, heights
• Opposite of: low spirits, low

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Answer: HIGH

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19A: "36. Italian "darling" + Top-shelf"

13 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____________

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Answer: CARAMELDELITE

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20A: "39. Deep shade of green"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MOSS

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21A: "40. Like kilts and some drapes"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that pleat or gather into a ruffle
• Similar words include: plicate, ruffle, pleat
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: PLEATED

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22A: "41. "___ is a revolt against fate": André Malraux"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
• Similar words include: graphics, artistic production, fine art
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ART

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23A: "42. Prefix with tracking"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: GEO

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24A: "43. Uncool bunch"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
• Similar words include: grind, swot, nerd
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NERDS

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25A: "47. Northern tribe + Toe trouble"

11 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: CREEPINGOUT

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26A: "52. "Niiiiice!""

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
• Similar words include: aah
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OOH

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27A: "53. Dances around?"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HORAS

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28A: "54. Org. with a fraud hotline"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the bureau of the treasury department responsible for tax collections
• Similar words include: Internal Revenue Service
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IRS

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29A: "55. "___ upon a midnight dreary ...""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that on one occasion
• Similar words include: one time, in one case, at one time
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ONCE

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30A: "56. Stink"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any property detected by the olfactory system
• Similar words include: odour, olfactory sensation, smell
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ODOR

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31A: "57. Auto + Consumed"

10 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CARBONDATE

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32A: "60. Cavuto of cable news"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NEIL

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33A: "61. Fruit so named for its wrinkly skin"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin
• Similar words include: tangelo, ugli fruit
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: UGLI

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34A: "62. Sharp fingernail, humorously"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TALON

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35A: "63. Curling current"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that founder of christian science in 1866 (1821-1910)
• Similar words include: purl, twist, whirlpool
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EDDY

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36A: "64. Get the win over"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the supreme effort one can make
• Similar words include: practiced, outflank, better
• Opposite of: bad, ill

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Answer: BEST

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37A: "65. Multiheaded monster of myth"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones
• Similar words include: Snake
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HYDRA

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Oranges, but not apples	6
2D	2. Precocious literary resident of the Plaza Hotel	6
3D	3. One who expects the apocalyptic worst	6
4D	4. Aims to sell for, as a price	4
5D	5. Last name in "The Last Jedi"	3
6D	6. Evil one	5
7D	7. Flexible	5
8D	8. Eyebrow, essentially	3
9D	9. Sweetie	3
10D	10. Follows through on one's R.S.V.P., say	5
11D	11. Turns the volume way up	8
12D	12. Posture	8
13D	13. Toy with a scent trademarked by Hasbro	7
14D	18. Cosmetics alternative to Essie	3
15D	22. Clutch producer	3
16D	24. Mama's mama	4
17D	25. Swinton of 2024's "The Room Next Door"	5
18D	26. Hawaii, often, on a map	5
19D	28. Besmirches	4
20D	32. Head of the design firm behind One Dallas Center	5
21D	33. Noggin	5
22D	34. Stein's contents	3
23D	35. Secrete	4
24D	36. A little rusty, perhaps	8
25D	37. Element of a certain belt	8
26D	38. Period of abstinence, for some	4
27D	39. Speed equal to roughly 767 miles per hour	7
28D	42. It'll find a way, for short	3
29D	44. Noted name in clowns	6
30D	45. Falsify, as a photo	6
31D	46. Two-time Grammy-winning Easton	6
32D	48. Primitive	5
33D	49. When tripled, a 1962 Elvis movie title	5
34D	50. Go around	5
35D	51. Troupe for troops, in brief	3
36D	55. Jazz great Anita	4
37D	57. Greenhorn	3
38D	58. Input on an alcohol retailer's website	3
39D	59. Advanced degree?	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Oranges, but not apples"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of numerous fruits of the genus citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions
• Similar words include: citrous fruit, citrus fruit, citrus tree
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CITRUS

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2D: "2. Precocious literary resident of the Plaza Hotel"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ELOISE

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3D: "3. One who expects the apocalyptic worst"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DOOMER

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4D: "4. Aims to sell for, as a price"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that inquire about
• Similar words include: ask, call for, need
• Opposite of: obviate

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ASKS

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5D: "5. Last name in "The Last Jedi""

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: REN

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6D: "6. Evil one"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (judeo-christian and islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of god; tempter of mankind; master of hell
• Similar words include: Beelzebub, Prince of Darkness, Old Nick
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SATAN

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7D: "7. Flexible"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that moving quickly and lightly
• Similar words include: quick, spry, nimble
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AGILE

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8D: "8. Eyebrow, essentially"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
• Similar words include: spark, electric arc, discharge
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ARC

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9D: "9. Sweetie"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BAE

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10D: "10. Follows through on one's R.S.V.P., say"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
• Similar words include: add up, issue forth, fall
• Opposite of: leave, go

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: COMES

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11D: "11. Turns the volume way up"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CRANKSIT

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12D: "12. Posture"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a railcar where passengers ride
• Similar words include: baby carriage, pushchair, passenger car
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CARRIAGE

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13D: "13. Toy with a scent trademarked by Hasbro"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: PLAYDOH

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14D: "18. Cosmetics alternative to Essie"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OPI

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15D: "22. Clutch producer"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that adult female chicken
• Similar words include: biddy
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: HEN

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16D: "24. Mama's mama"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NANA

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17D: "25. Swinton of 2024's "The Room Next Door""

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TILDA

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18D: "26. Hawaii, often, on a map"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one
• Similar words include: gusset, insert
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: INSET

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19D: "28. Besmirches"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
• Similar words include: mariner, seaman, tar
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TARS

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20D: "32. Head of the design firm behind One Dallas Center"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: IMPEI

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21D: "33. Noggin"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh
• Similar words include: melon vine
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MELON

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22D: "34. Stein's contents"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: ALE

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23D: "35. Secrete"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
• Similar words include: pelt, hide out, conceal
• Opposite of: show

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HIDE

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24D: "36. A little rusty, perhaps"

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
• Similar words include: rust, corrode, eat
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CORRODED

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25D: "37. Element of a certain belt"

8 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of mars and jupiter)
• Similar words include: star-shaped
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ASTEROID

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26D: "38. Period of abstinence, for some"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a period of 40 weekdays from ash wednesday to holy saturday
• Similar words include: bring, Lententide, contribute
• Opposite of: borrow

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LENT

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27D: "39. Speed equal to roughly 767 miles per hour"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MACHONE

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28D: "42. It'll find a way, for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on earth by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver
• Similar words include: Global Positioning System
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: GPS

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29D: "44. Noted name in clowns"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: RONALD

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30D: "45. Falsify, as a photo"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a licensed medical practitioner
• Similar words include: furbish up, restore, doc
• Opposite of: break

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DOCTOR

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31D: "46. Two-time Grammy-winning Easton"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SHEENA

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32D: "48. Primitive"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
• Similar words include: ahead of time, early on, other
• Opposite of: middle, late

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Answer: EARLY

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33D: "49. When tripled, a 1962 Elvis movie title"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a young woman
• Similar words include: girl, young lady, little girl
• Opposite of: son, male child

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: GIRLS

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34D: "50. Go around"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
• Similar words include: ambit, orb, cranial orbit
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ORBIT

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35D: "51. Troupe for troops, in brief"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: USO

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36D: "55. Jazz great Anita"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ODAY

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37D: "57. Greenhorn"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an awkward and inexperienced youth
• Similar words include: rookie, young carnivore, greenhorn
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CUB

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38D: "58. Input on an alcohol retailer's website"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that how long something has existed
• Similar words include: long time, mature, maturate
• Opposite of: rejuvenate

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AGE

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39D: "59. Advanced degree?"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that last or greatest in an indefinitely large series
• Similar words include: n-th
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NTH

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Expert Solving Strategies

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Decode the Clues

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Today's Puzzle Stats

37 Across Clues

39 Down Clues

76 Total Clues

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