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 (33 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: Challenging

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. What suggests that relief is at hand?	10
2A	11. Some	4
3A	15. "News to me"	10
4A	16. Shankar who co-composed the score for 1982's "Gandhi"	4
5A	17. "Well, now everyone will know"	15
6A	19. Family nickname	3
7A	20. Spot for a light punishment	5
8A	21. Eponym of U.S. track and field's Male Athlete of the Year Award	5
9A	22. Member of the World Cup's "Tartan Army" fan base	4
10A	23. Acronymic weapon	5
11A	25. Tree whose name has multiple pronunciations	5
12A	27. Laugh, laugh, laugh	8
13A	30. Geneticist's finding	5
14A	31. Wasteful government spending, informally	4
15A	32. Big name in sandals	4
16A	33. "It's ___ or nothin'!" (classic kids' commercial slogan)	4
17A	34. Many of the characters in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"	5
18A	35. Word with block or platform	4
19A	36. Tangy hybrid	4
20A	37. Gobsmacks	4
21A	38. Elephant mascot of the Alabama Crimson Tide	5
22A	39. Elf, say	8
23A	41. They may be covered	5
24A	42. Opportunity on Mars, say	5
25A	43. Piece of ice in the drink?	4
26A	44. Name of "the other reindeer" in a common Christmas mondegreen	5
27A	46. Waffle patterns	5
28A	48. Where baked Alaska is believed to have been invented, oddly enough: Abbr.	3
29A	51. Field you make tracks in	15
30A	54. Blue rasp-"brr!"-y treat?	4
31A	55. Flying nuisance	10
32A	56. Besmirches	4
33A	57. What someone might get quickly around lunchtime	10

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. What suggests that relief is at hand?"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: STRESSBALL

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2A: "11. Some"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AFEW

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3A: "15. "News to me""

10 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: IHADNOIDEA

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4A: "16. Shankar who co-composed the score for 1982's "Gandhi""

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RAVI

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5A: "17. "Well, now everyone will know""

15 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: CATSOUTOFTHEBAG

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6A: "19. Family nickname"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a female person who has the same parents as another person
• Similar words include: te, sister, International System
• Opposite of: brother

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Answer: SIS

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7A: "20. Spot for a light punishment"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
• Similar words include: radiocarpal joint, carpus, articulatio radiocarpea
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: WRIST

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8A: "21. Eponym of U.S. track and field's Male Athlete of the Year Award"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states athlete and black american whose success in the 1936 olympic games in berlin outraged hitler (1913-1980)
• Similar words include: Owen, Robert Owen, Sir Richard Owen
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OWENS

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9A: "22. Member of the World Cup's "Tartan Army" fan base"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a native or inhabitant of scotland
• Similar words include: Scotsman, Scotchman
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SCOT

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10A: "23. Acronymic weapon"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TASER

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11A: "25. Tree whose name has multiple pronunciations"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that wood of a pecan tree
• Similar words include: Carya illinoensis, pecan tree, Carya illinoinsis
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PECAN

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12A: "27. Laugh, laugh, laugh"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: BUSTAGUT

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13A: "30. Geneticist's finding"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TRAIT

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14A: "31. Wasteful government spending, informally"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that meat from a domestic hog or pig
• Similar words include: pork barrel, porc
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PORK

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15A: "32. Big name in sandals"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TEVA

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16A: "33. "It's ___ or nothin'!" (classic kids' commercial slogan)"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NERF

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17A: "34. Many of the characters in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit""

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence
• Similar words include: animated cartoon, toon, cartoon
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TOONS

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18A: "35. Word with block or platform"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
• Similar words include: dog, bounder, cad
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HEEL

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19A: "36. Tangy hybrid"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: UGLI

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20A: "37. Gobsmacks"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
• Similar words include: awe, veneration, fear
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AWES

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21A: "38. Elephant mascot of the Alabama Crimson Tide"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BIGAL

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22A: "39. Elf, say"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: TOYMAKER

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23A: "41. They may be covered"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a short musical composition with words
• Similar words include: vocal, strain, birdsong
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SONGS

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24A: "42. Opportunity on Mars, say"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
• Similar words include: bird of passage, roamer, scouter
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ROVER

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25A: "43. Piece of ice in the drink?"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier
• Similar words include: iceberg, Alban Berg
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BERG

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26A: "44. Name of "the other reindeer" in a common Christmas mondegreen"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that small ovoid fruit of the european olive tree; important food and source of oil
• Similar words include: Olea europaea, European olive tree
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OLIVE

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27A: "46. Waffle patterns"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines
• Similar words include: power grid, power system, control grid
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: GRIDS

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28A: "48. Where baked Alaska is believed to have been invented, oddly enough: Abbr."

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NYC

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29A: "51. Field you make tracks in"

15 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: MUSICPRODUCTION

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30A: "54. Blue rasp-"brr!"-y treat?"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ICEE

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31A: "55. Flying nuisance"

10 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: GATECHANGE

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32A: "56. Besmirches"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: TARS

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33A: "57. What someone might get quickly around lunchtime"

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: ABITETOEAT

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Sets (on)	4
2D	2. Cuisine with the #1 dish in a CNN "World's 50 Best Foods" poll	4
3D	3. Intruders in urban trash cans	4
4D	4. Ones who might cut the line, in brief?	3
5D	5. Ski slope vehicle	7
6D	6. Lose affection for	6
7D	7. Wiped out, in slang	5
8D	8. Fusses	4
9D	9. No-nos at some highway intersections	9
10D	10. Trap neighbor	3
11D	11. Relationship-defining question	11
12D	12. Bejeweled target of a heist in "Ocean's Twelve"	10
13D	13. McMullin of Utah politics	4
14D	14. Features of some early presidential portraits	4
15D	18. Whole lot	4
16D	22. Films in which many stars might appear	11
17D	24. Grills, say	4
18D	25. Competitor of Rao's	5
19D	26. One likely to be "healthy, wealthy and wise," per Benjamin Franklin	10
20D	27. Vocal critic	5
21D	28. Iris settings	5
22D	29. Lofty	4
23D	30. Bit of threaded hardware	4
24D	31. Attempt to seize control	9
25D	34. Perspective	4
26D	38. One dish commonly in the 12-dish Sviata Vecheria, a traditional Ukrainian Christmas dinner	7
27D	40. Faire ___ (get by with, in French)	4
28D	41. Charm	6
29D	43. European fixture	5
30D	44. Skip over	4
31D	45. Title boy in a 2021 Pixar film	4
32D	47. Word that comes from Sanskrit for "bread"	4
33D	48. Score somewhat akin to an A-	4
34D	49. Flexible practice?	4
35D	50. Website associated with the domain www.news.com	4
36D	52. Tour org.	3
37D	53. Fields Medal winner Terence	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Sets (on)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that urge to attack someone
• Similar words include: set, sic
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SICS

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2D: "2. Cuisine with the #1 dish in a CNN "World's 50 Best Foods" poll"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a native or inhabitant of thailand
• Similar words include: Tai, Central Thai, Siamese
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: THAI

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3D: "3. Intruders in urban trash cans"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
• Similar words include: crumb, stinker, betray
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RATS

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4D: "4. Ones who might cut the line, in brief?"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a rapid automatic system to detect plastic explosives in passengers' luggage using x-ray technology and computers; designed for use in airports
• Similar words include: male erecticle dysfunction, ED, explosive detection system
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EDS

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5D: "5. Ski slope vehicle"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SNOWCAT

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6D: "6. Lose affection for"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SOURON

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7D: "7. Wiped out, in slang"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BITIT

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8D: "8. Fusses"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a rapid active commotion
• Similar words include: stir, hustle, flurry
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ADOS

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9D: "9. No-nos at some highway intersections"

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: LEFTTURNS

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10D: "10. Trap neighbor"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a broad flat muscle on either side of the back
• Similar words include: latissimus dorsi
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LAT

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11D: "11. Relationship-defining question"

11 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: AREWEATHING

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12D: "12. Bejeweled target of a heist in "Ocean's Twelve""

10 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: FABERGEEGG

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13D: "13. McMullin of Utah politics"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EVAN

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14D: "14. Features of some early presidential portraits"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
• Similar words include: wig, wigging
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: WIGS

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15D: "18. Whole lot"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
• Similar words include: innkeeper, master of ceremonies, boniface
• Opposite of: parasite

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Answer: HOST

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16D: "22. Films in which many stars might appear"

11 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: SCIFIMOVIES

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17D: "24. Grills, say"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that inquire about
• Similar words include: take, necessitate, enquire
• Opposite of: obviate

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Answer: ASKS

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18D: "25. Competitor of Rao's"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PREGO

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19D: "26. One likely to be "healthy, wealthy and wise," per Benjamin Franklin"

10 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: EARLYRISER

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20D: "27. Vocal critic"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BOOER

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21D: "28. Iris settings"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid
• Similar words include: uvea
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: UVEAS

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22D: "29. Lofty"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a garment size for a tall person
• Similar words include: improbable, marvellous, grandiloquent
• Opposite of: short

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Answer: TALL

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23D: "30. Bit of threaded hardware"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TNUT

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24D: "31. Attempt to seize control"

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: POWERGRAB

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25D: "34. Perspective"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
• Similar words include: select, choose, film
• Opposite of: give, refuse

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Answer: TAKE

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26D: "38. One dish commonly in the 12-dish Sviata Vecheria, a traditional Ukrainian Christmas dinner"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a russian or polish soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation
• Similar words include: borsht, bortsch, borsh
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: BORSCHT

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27D: "40. Faire ___ (get by with, in French)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AVEC

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28D: "41. Charm"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that induce to have sex
• Similar words include: score, make
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SEDUCE

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29D: "43. European fixture"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a basin for washing genitals and anal area
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BIDET

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30D: "44. Skip over"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that prevent from being included or considered or accepted
• Similar words include: leave out, exclude, drop
• Opposite of: include, attend to

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Answer: OMIT

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31D: "45. Title boy in a 2021 Pixar film"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LUCA

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32D: "47. Word that comes from Sanskrit for "bread""

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ROTI

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33D: "48. Score somewhat akin to an A-"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
• Similar words include: ix, Nina from Carolina, niner
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NINE

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34D: "49. Flexible practice?"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that hindu discipline aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility that is achieved through the three paths of actions and knowledge and devotion
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: YOGA

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35D: "50. Website associated with the domain www.news.com"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CNET

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36D: "52. Tour org."

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: PGA

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37D: "53. Fields Medal winner Terence"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an adherent of any branch of taoism
• Similar words include: Taoist
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TAO

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

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Decode the Clues

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

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Today's Puzzle Stats

33 Across Clues

37 Down Clues

70 Total Clues

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