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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 74 (33 Across, 41 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.9 letters
January 18, 2023 Wednesday NYT - Complete Across Solutions
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Recede | 3 |
| 2A | 4. Submit, as homework | 6 |
| 3A | 10. "Yeah ... I don't think so" | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Gymnast Suni of Team U.S.A. | 3 |
| 5A | 15. Plaza resident of fiction | 6 |
| 6A | 16. What some flakes are made of | 4 |
| 7A | 17. 59-Across from someone who's paying? | 10 |
| 8A | 19. Thus | 4 |
| 9A | 20. Feature of Jupiter's moon Europa | 5 |
| 10A | 21. Apple field worker? | 5 |
| 11A | 23. Acronymic title for a legendary athlete | 7 |
| 12A | 26. 23-Across, in boxing | 3 |
| 13A | 27. Purchase | 3 |
| 14A | 30. 59-Across from an anxious caller? | 14 |
| 15A | 33. Sound of intrigue | 3 |
| 16A | 34. Thoroughly enjoy | 5 |
| 17A | 35. 59-Across from a frustrated parent? | 13 |
| 18A | 41. "I'm ___ of you" (Valentine's Day message for a plant lover?) | 5 |
| 19A | 42. Mole that should definitely be removed? | 3 |
| 20A | 43. 59-Across from a carpooler? | 14 |
| 21A | 50. Record label for H.E.R. and SZA | 3 |
| 22A | 51. Letters of amusement | 3 |
| 23A | 52. Erstwhile | 7 |
| 24A | 54. Tons o' | 5 |
| 25A | 56. Singing rodent of cartoondom | 5 |
| 26A | 57. Bridges in film | 4 |
| 27A | 59. "Come here often?," e.g. … or a hint to 17-, 30-, 35- and 43-Across | 10 |
| 28A | 63. "Frozen" snowman | 4 |
| 29A | 64. It might include a plus one | 6 |
| 30A | 65. Feminist assn. since 1966 | 3 |
| 31A | 66. Storage containers | 4 |
| 32A | 67. Like matryoshka dolls | 6 |
| 33A | 68. Speech fillers | 3 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. Recede"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
- Words that mean the same thing: wane, reflux, ebb away
- The opposite would be: tide
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EBB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "4. Submit, as homework"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HANDIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. "Yeah ... I don't think so""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UMNO
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Clue 4 Across: "14. Gymnast Suni of Team U.S.A."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that united states filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in america (born in 1957)
- Words that mean the same thing: Lee Yuen Kam, Robert Edward Lee, Rose Louise Hovick
- The opposite would be: windward
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Plaza resident of fiction"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELOISE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. What some flakes are made of"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BRAN
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Clue 7 Across: "17. 59-Across from someone who's paying?"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ITSMYTREAT
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Clue 8 Across: "19. Thus"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (used as a sentence connector) therefore or consequently
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERGO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "20. Feature of Jupiter's moon Europa"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
- Words that mean the same thing: sea
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OCEAN
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Clue 10 Across: "21. Apple field worker?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ITPRO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "23. Acronymic title for a legendary athlete"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: THEGOAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "26. 23-Across, in boxing"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that united states prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
- Words that mean the same thing: Cassius Clay, Muhammad Ali, Cassius Marcellus Clay
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "27. Purchase"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an advantageous purchase
- Words that mean the same thing: grease one's palms, bribe, steal
- The opposite would be: sell
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BUY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "30. 59-Across from an anxious caller?"
Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANSWERTHEPHONE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "33. Sound of intrigue"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
- Words that mean the same thing: aah
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OOH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "34. Thoroughly enjoy"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EATUP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "35. 59-Across from a frustrated parent?"
Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CLEANYOURROOM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "41. "I'm ___ of you" (Valentine's Day message for a plant lover?)"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that compound leaf of a fern or palm or cycad
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FROND
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "42. Mole that should definitely be removed?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
- Words that mean the same thing: undercover agent, sleuth, espy
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "43. 59-Across from a carpooler?"
Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DOYOUNEEDARIDE
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Clue 21 Across: "50. Record label for H.E.R. and SZA"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RCA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "51. Letters of amusement"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "52. Erstwhile"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that belonging to some prior time
- Words that mean the same thing: quondam, former, old
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ONETIME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "54. Tons o'"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOTSA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "56. Singing rodent of cartoondom"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALVIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "57. Bridges in film"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about movies/film.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: JEFF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "59. "Come here often?," e.g. … or a hint to 17-, 30-, 35- and 43-Across"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PICKUPLINE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "63. "Frozen" snowman"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OLAF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "64. It might include a plus one"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a colloquial expression for invitation
- Words that mean the same thing: ask for, ask over, call for
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INVITE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "65. Feminist assn. since 1966"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the momentary present
- Words that mean the same thing: nowadays, like a shot, at once
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NOW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "66. Storage containers"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a container; usually has a lid
- Words that mean the same thing: bin, binful, bank identification number
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BINS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "67. Like matryoshka dolls"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that inhabit a nest, usually after building
- Words that mean the same thing: nest, snuggle, cuddle
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NESTED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "68. Speech fillers"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
- Words that mean the same thing: Er, atomic number 68, emergency room
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERS
Great job if you got it right!
NYT Wednesday Crossword Down Clues - January 18, 2023 Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Poet who wrote "April is the cruellest month" | 5 |
| 2D | 2. "You ___!" (informal affirmative) | 6 |
| 3D | 3. Appear in public | 6 |
| 4D | 4. "Whoa, take it easy!" | 6 |
| 5D | 5. Prefix with rock or country | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Neither's partner | 3 |
| 7D | 7. Game piece with multiple faces | 3 |
| 8D | 8. Name meaning "God is salvation" | 6 |
| 9D | 9. Annoy | 6 |
| 10D | 10. Cab alternative | 4 |
| 11D | 11. 1983 hit song that begins with "Domo arigato" | 8 |
| 12D | 12. Prod, and then some | 3 |
| 13D | 13. Famous bed-in participant | 3 |
| 14D | 18. They have issues, in brief | 4 |
| 15D | 22. Certain itinerant musician | 5 |
| 16D | 24. "___ Flux" (1990s animated sci-fi series) | 4 |
| 17D | 25. Setting for the "Iliad" | 4 |
| 18D | 28. "E pluribus ___" | 4 |
| 19D | 29. Informal affirmative | 3 |
| 20D | 31. Ones being pointed to at a distance | 5 |
| 21D | 32. Good, in Chinese | 3 |
| 22D | 35. Certain slip-on shoe | 4 |
| 23D | 36. Die-hard follower | 8 |
| 24D | 37. Ambient musician Brian | 3 |
| 25D | 38. Grown-up | 5 |
| 26D | 39. Topknot, for one | 4 |
| 27D | 40. Reynolds of "Deadpool" | 4 |
| 28D | 41. N.Y.C. drive, with "the" | 3 |
| 29D | 44. Straight-up | 6 |
| 30D | 45. Five-time Olympic sprinting gold medalist ___ Thompson-Herah | 6 |
| 31D | 46. Harvested | 6 |
| 32D | 47. "___ be OK" | 4 |
| 33D | 48. Heavenly | 6 |
| 34D | 49. Key of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 | 6 |
| 35D | 53. Celeb gossip show | 5 |
| 36D | 55. Exterminates | 4 |
| 37D | 57. Word with snow or day | 3 |
| 38D | 58. QB Manning | 3 |
| 39D | 60. Drugstore chain known for long receipts | 3 |
| 40D | 61. Baby fox | 3 |
| 41D | 62. Great Basin tribe | 3 |
Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!
Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!
Clue 1 Down: "1. Poet who wrote "April is the cruellest month""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that british poet (born in the united states) who won the nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965)
- Words that mean the same thing: Mary Ann Evans, George Eliot, Thomas Stearns Eliot
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELIOT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. "You ___!" (informal affirmative)"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BETCHA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Appear in public"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BESEEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. "Whoa, take it easy!""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HEYNOW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Prefix with rock or country"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
- Words that mean the same thing: altitude, EL, elevation
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Neither's partner"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NOR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Game piece with multiple faces"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
- Words that mean the same thing: decease, choke, drop dead
- The opposite would be: be born
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Name meaning "God is salvation""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (old testament) the first of the major hebrew prophets (8th century bc)
- Words that mean the same thing: Book of Isaiah
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ISAIAH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Annoy"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus urtica or family urticaceae)
- Words that mean the same thing: nark, annoy, gravel
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NETTLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Cab alternative"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UBER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. 1983 hit song that begins with "Domo arigato""
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about music.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MRROBOTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Prod, and then some"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
- Words that mean the same thing: hen-peck, nagger, hack
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NAG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Famous bed-in participant"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that united states musician (born in japan) who married john lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933)
- Words that mean the same thing: Yoko Ono
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ONO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "18. They have issues, in brief"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
- Words that mean the same thing: mag, magazine
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MAGS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "22. Certain itinerant musician"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that someone who plays the bagpipe
- Words that mean the same thing: genus Piper, bagpiper
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PIPER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "24. "___ Flux" (1990s animated sci-fi series)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the supreme being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe
- Words that mean the same thing: eon
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AEON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "25. Setting for the "Iliad""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains
- Words that mean the same thing: troy weight, Ilion, Ilium
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TROY
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Clue 18 Down: "28. "E pluribus ___""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UNUM
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Clue 19 Down: "29. Informal affirmative"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YEP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Down: "31. Ones being pointed to at a distance"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: THOSE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Down: "32. Good, in Chinese"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that 10 hao equal 1 dong in vietnam
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HAO
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Clue 22 Down: "35. Certain slip-on shoe"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: CROC
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Clue 23 Down: "36. Die-hard follower"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: LOYALFAN
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Clue 24 Down: "37. Ambient musician Brian"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about music.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ENO
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Clue 25 Down: "38. Grown-up"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a fully developed person from maturity onward
- Words that mean the same thing: fully grown, full-grown, grown
- The opposite would be: juvenile
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The answer is: ADULT
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Clue 26 Down: "39. Topknot, for one"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: UPDO
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Clue 27 Down: "40. Reynolds of "Deadpool""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: RYAN
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Clue 28 Down: "41. N.Y.C. drive, with "the""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that 32nd president of the united states; elected four times; instituted new deal to counter the great depression and led country during world war ii (1882-1945)
- Words that mean the same thing: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Roosevelt, President Roosevelt
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: FDR
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Clue 29 Down: "44. Straight-up"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: NOSPIN
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Clue 30 Down: "45. Five-time Olympic sprinting gold medalist ___ Thompson-Herah"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ELAINE
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Clue 31 Down: "46. Harvested"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that gather, as of natural products
- Words that mean the same thing: harvest, draw, glean
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: REAPED
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Clue 32 Down: "47. "___ be OK""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ITLL
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Clue 33 Down: "48. Heavenly"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that terms referring to the judeo-christian god
- Words that mean the same thing: Jehovah, Almighty, Lord
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: DIVINE
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Clue 34 Down: "49. Key of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about music.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: EMINOR
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Clue 35 Down: "53. Celeb gossip show"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ENEWS
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Clue 36 Down: "55. Exterminates"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that kill intentionally and with premeditation
- Words that mean the same thing: slay, polish off, remove
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: OFFS
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Clue 37 Down: "57. Word with snow or day"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
- Words that mean the same thing: business, line of work, caper
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: JOB
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Clue 38 Down: "58. QB Manning"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ELI
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Clue 39 Down: "60. Drugstore chain known for long receipts"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a summary of your academic and work history
- Words that mean the same thing: resume, curriculum vitae, CV
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: CVS
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Clue 40 Down: "61. Baby fox"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a case for containing a set of articles
- Words that mean the same thing: outfit, kit out, kit up
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: KIT
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Clue 41 Down: "62. Great Basin tribe"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a member of the shoshonean people of utah and colorado and new mexico
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: UTE
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 45 | 60.8% |
| Short Answer | 20 | 27.0% |
| Music | 3 | 4.1% |
| Sports | 2 | 2.7% |
| History | 2 | 2.7% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.4% |
| Geography | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 33 |
| Down Clues | 41 |
| Total Clues | 74 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.9 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 14 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: September 04, 2025 at 08:22 PM
