NYT 0906 Friday Sep 06, 2024 Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 06, 2024

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

NYT 0906 Friday Sep 06, 2024 Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

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

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

  The answer: BABY

  Possible Answer : mollycoddle, sister, pamper, cocker, coddle, child, infant, featherbed, indulge, spoil, baby, babe, cosset




• The clue is 5. They often have multiple horns. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKABANDS




• The clue is 13. Spy's assumption. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIAS

  Possible Answer : also_known_as, alias, false_name, a.k.a., assumed_name




• The clue is 15. One might be reached at a summit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEACEDEAL




• The clue is 16. Part of the military brass?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUGLE

  Possible Answer : bugleweed, bugle




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

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

  The answer: INTHEZONE




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

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

  The answer: UMPTEENTH

  Possible Answer : umpteenth, umptieth, umteenth




• The clue is 20. Compete in a Summer Olympic sport. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FENCE

  Possible Answer : wall, surround, palisade, fence_in, contend, debate, argue, fencing, fence




• The clue is 21. Claim in court. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HARM

  Possible Answer : hurt, injury, harm, trauma, impairment, damage, scathe




• The clue is 22. Peke's squeak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YIP

  Possible Answer : yap, yelping, yip, yelp




• The clue is 24. Something made just for show?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SET

  Possible Answer : situated, put, primed, define, exercise_set, mark, coiffure, coiffe, fit, specify, do, sic, jell, set, Set, countersink, typeset, solidification, dictated, lay_out, band, fixed, correct, solidifying, ready, go_down, congeal, determine, rig, circle, curing, placed, fix, hardened, readiness, arrange, coif, localise, fructify, place, plant, position, lay, dress, lot, determined, bent, laid, stage_set, limit, gear_up, localize, hardening, located, Seth, prepare, rigid, pose, set_up, go_under, adjust

  Possible Opposite Answer : rise




• The clue is 25. Agcy. that helps start-ups. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SBA

  Possible Answer : SBA, Small_Business_Administration




• The clue is 27. Keir Starmer and others, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PMS

  Possible Answer : premier, PMS, post-mortem_examination, necropsy, autopsy, post-mortem, premenstrual_syndrome, PM, postmortem_examination, Pm, postmortem, promethium, atomic_number_61, phase_modulation, Prime_Minister




• The clue is 30. Emily's List, e.g., informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAC

  Possible Answer : political_action_committee, PAC




• The clue is 32. Rembrandt and Sargent, notably. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: PORTRAITARTISTS




• The clue is 39. "Much appreciated". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: ITMEANSALOTTOME




• The clue is 40. Line from a blame-shifter. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: THATWASNTMYIDEA




• The clue is 41. A split one may need trimming. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: END

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : begin, beginning




• The clue is 42. Garden swimmer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOI




• The clue is 43. "Go to the ___, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise": Proverbs 6:6. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANT

  Possible Answer : emmet, ant, pismire




• The clue is 44. Faux finish?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAS

  Possible Answer : dada, daddy, public_address_system, pappa, Keystone_State, pop, protoactinium, papa, dad, Pa, atomic_number_91, P.A., PA_system, PA, P.A._system, pascal, Pennsylvania, pa, protactinium, pas




• The clue is 47. Where the malleus and incus bones are found. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAR

  Possible Answer : auricle, spike, capitulum, pinna, ear




• The clue is 49. Jerry's car of choice on "Seinfeld". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAAB




• The clue is 52. Pangolin scales, functionally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARMOR

  Possible Answer : armor, armour




• The clue is 54. Transient. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPHEMERAL

  Possible Answer : ephemeral, short-lived, fugacious, ephemeron, transitory, passing, transient




• The clue is 59. Youth-centric magazine spinoff. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEENVOGUE




• The clue is 61. Subject of the classic song lyric "I'll see you in my dreams". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRENE




• The clue is 62. Competition with many missions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPACERACE




• The clue is 63. Roman goddess of childbirth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIANA

  Possible Answer : Princess_Diana, Diana, Lady_Diana_Frances_Spencer, Princess_of_Wales




• The clue is 64. Where one person's trash is another's treasure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YARDSALE




• The clue is 65. Unsullied environment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDEN

  Possible Answer : paradise, Eden, Garden_of_Eden, Shangri-la, heaven, promised_land, nirvana

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Hindu gentleman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BABU

  Possible Answer: baboo, babu

• The clue is 2. Booster, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALUM

  Possible Answer: potash_alum, alumna, graduate, ammonia_alum, potassium_alum, ammonium_alum, alumnus, grad, alum

• The clue is 3. Powerful D.C. lobby, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIGPHARMA

• The clue is 4. Crimean town in 1945 headlines. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YALTA

  Possible Answer: Yalta

• The clue is 5. In transit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SENT

  Possible Answer: get_off, send, transport, mail, send_out, station, direct, sent, post, air, ship, send_off, broadcast, charge, transmit, place, commit, institutionalise, institutionalize, beam

  Possible Opposite Answer : unsent

• The clue is 6. Comedian Griffin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KATHY

• The clue is 7. Frankfurter's cry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACH

• The clue is 8. Part of a slider. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEEFPATTY

• The clue is 9. Shipbuilder's tool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADZE

  Possible Answer: adze, adz

• The clue is 10. Crayola's atomic tangerine and shocking pink, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEONS

  Possible Answer: Ne, atomic_number_10, neon

• The clue is 11. Chicken or mashed potato. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DANCE

  Possible Answer: trip_the_light_fantastic, trip_the_light_fantastic_toe, terpsichore, saltation, dancing, dance

• The clue is 12. Nasty fall?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLEET

  Possible Answer: sleet

• The clue is 14. Nostradamus, supposedly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEER

  Possible Answer: oracle, illusionist, prophesier, seer, vaticinator, visionary, prophet

• The clue is 15. Certain chess tactic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIN

  Possible Answer: pin, pin_tumbler, tholepin, PIN_number, pivot, personal_identification_number, flag, rowlock, PIN, stick, bowling_pin, immobilize, trap, immobilise, thole, oarlock, fall, peg

  Possible Opposite Answer : unpin

• The clue is 19. Deep-fried Latin American fare. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMPANADA

• The clue is 23. Swear words?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IPROMISE

• The clue is 25. What female llamas do to show disinterest in a mate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIT

  Possible Answer: spitting, spatter, tongue, skewer, spew, ptyalize, spittle, sprinkle, expectoration, spit_out, ptyalise, spue, pitter-patter, spit, patter, saliva

• The clue is 26. "Ice cream or cake?" response, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOTH

  Possible Answer: both

• The clue is 28. White peg, in Battleship. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISS

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : attend_to, hit, attend, have

• The clue is 29. Was awful. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STANK

  Possible Answer: stink, reek

• The clue is 31. "___ Never Sleeps" (banking slogan). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CITI

• The clue is 33. Spot for a toque. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TETE

• The clue is 34. Things touched by touchy topics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAWNERVES

• The clue is 35. Bajo's opposite. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALTO

  Possible Answer: alto, contralto, countertenor

• The clue is 36. It's leavened with sour milk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SODABREAD

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

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

  The answer: TMEN

• The clue is 38. "Take a ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEAT

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

• The clue is 44. Con target. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PATSY

  Possible Answer: fool, fall_guy, mug, mark, chump, patsy, sucker, soft_touch, gull

• The clue is 45. Relative of a pupusa. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREPA

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

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

  The answer: SMEAR

  Possible Answer: malignment, cytologic_smear, smirch, spot, smudge, cytosmear, daub, slur, sully, slander, blur, blot, vilification, denigrate, asperse, smutch, calumniate, besmirch, defame, stain, smear

• The clue is 48. Grand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REGAL

  Possible Answer: regal, majestic, imperial, royal, purple

• The clue is 50. Surrounded by. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMID

• The clue is 51. Treetop dwelling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AERIE

  Possible Answer: aerie, eyrie, eyry, aery

• The clue is 53. Ready for a drive, perhaps?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONCD

• The clue is 55. Shade akin to mauve. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PUCE

  Possible Answer: puce

• The clue is 56. Giggle syllable. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEE

• The clue is 57. Burrell of the Food Network. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANNE

  Possible Answer: Anne

• The clue is 58. Tend (toward). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAN

  Possible Answer: incline, tend, list, run, tip, skimpy, lean, be_given, thin, leaning, inclination, slant, angle, tilt

  Possible Opposite Answer : fat, rich

• The clue is 60. "Kia ___" (New Zealand greeting). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORA

  Possible Answer: OS, oculus_sinister, Os, osmium, operating_system, os, atomic_number_76, bone

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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: Moderate

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. ___ Plateau, home to the tomb of King Khufu	4
2A	5. Discovers	9
3A	14. "There's my cue"	4
4A	15. "Dios mío!"	9
5A	16. Superbright	4
6A	17. Couple's last coupling, perhaps	10
7A	18. Mounted warrior skilled in martial arts	7
8A	20. Retired pro wrestler Flair	3
9A	21. Sibling's cry of protest, maybe	6
10A	22. Guard for some time?	8
11A	27. Unit whose name derives from the Latin word for "heat"	7
12A	29. Completely lose it	6
13A	30. Bunk alternatives	4
14A	31. Leave a lasting mark on	4
15A	33. Because	5
16A	34. Self-doubter's question	3
17A	35. Huddling, as teammates	7
18A	37. Mom-and-pop group	3
19A	38. Rock musician Bob	5
20A	40. "Enough out of you!"	4
21A	41. Costco competitor, informally	4
22A	42. England's George V vis-à-vis Russia's Nicholas II	6
23A	44. Good places for a deep dive into research?	7
24A	46. Recollection, say	8
25A	48. Primates found only in and around Madagascar	6
26A	50. Slip	3
27A	51. Explode, as a paintball	7
28A	52. Enthusiastic cry when one's favorite song comes on the radio	10
29A	57. Idle	4
30A	58. Excessively greedy	9
31A	59. Berkshire town	4
32A	60. Of an indefinitely large number	9
33A	61. Spanish muralist José María ___	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. ___ Plateau, home to the tomb of King Khufu"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an ancient egyptian city on the west bank of the nile opposite cairo; site of three great pyramids and the sphinx
• Similar words include: El Giza, Gizeh
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GIZA

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2A: "5. Discovers"

9 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: SNIFFSOUT

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3A: "14. "There's my cue""

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IMON

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4A: "15. "Dios mío!""

9 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: AYCARAMBA

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5A: "16. Superbright"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
• Similar words include: atomic number 10, Ne
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NEON

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6A: "17. Couple's last coupling, perhaps"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: BREAKUPSEX

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7A: "18. Mounted warrior skilled in martial arts"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a japanese warrior who was a member of the feudal military aristocracy
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SAMURAI

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8A: "20. Retired pro wrestler Flair"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RIC

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9A: "21. Sibling's cry of protest, maybe"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception
• Similar words include: unjust
• Opposite of: fair

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Answer: UNFAIR

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10A: "22. Guard for some time?"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: RENTACOP

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11A: "27. Unit whose name derives from the Latin word for "heat""

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food
• Similar words include: small calorie, large calorie, nutritionist's calorie
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: CALORIE

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12A: "29. Completely lose it"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: GOLOCO

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13A: "30. Bunk alternatives"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sheath worn to protect a finger
• Similar words include: fingerstall, crib, camp bed
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: COTS

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14A: "31. Leave a lasting mark on"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make an etching of
• Similar words include: engrave
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ETCH

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15A: "33. Because"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SINCE

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16A: "34. Self-doubter's question"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AMI

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17A: "35. Huddling, as teammates"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that surround completely
• Similar words include: introduce, put in, shut in
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: INCLOSE

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18A: "37. Mom-and-pop group"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: FAM

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19A: "38. Rock musician Bob"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SEGER

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20A: "40. "Enough out of you!""

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (poetic) tranquil silence
• Similar words include: quiet, still, quiesce
• Opposite of: louden

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Answer: HUSH

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21A: "41. Costco competitor, informally"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
• Similar words include: SAM, surface-to-air missile
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SAMS

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22A: "42. England's George V vis-à-vis Russia's Nicholas II"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the child of your aunt or uncle
• Similar words include: cousin-german, first cousin, full cousin
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: COUSIN

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23A: "44. Good places for a deep dive into research?"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SEALABS

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24A: "46. Recollection, say"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: ANECDOTE

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25A: "48. Primates found only in and around Madagascar"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails
• Similar words include: lemur
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: LEMURS

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26A: "50. Slip"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that to make a mistake or be incorrect
• Similar words include: slip, drift, mistake
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ERR

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27A: "51. Explode, as a paintball"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: GOSPLAT

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28A: "52. Enthusiastic cry when one's favorite song comes on the radio"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: THATSMYJAM

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29A: "57. Idle"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that be idle; exist in a changeless situation
• Similar words include: stagnate, idle, slug
• Opposite of: work

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Answer: LAZE

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30A: "58. Excessively greedy"

9 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
• Similar words include: predatory, ravening, vulturine
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: RAPACIOUS

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31A: "59. Berkshire town"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ETON

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32A: "60. Of an indefinitely large number"

9 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that last in an indefinitely numerous series
• Similar words include: umptieth, umteenth
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: UMPTEENTH

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33A: "61. Spanish muralist José María ___"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SERT

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Kitchen brand inspired by 18-Across	5
2D	2. "Seriously?!"	11
3D	3. Issue in a modern remote work setting	11
4D	4. Corn and wheat, for two	7
5D	5. Garment worn with a bodice called a choli	4
6D	6. 365th out of 365, in brief	3
7D	7. Words of comfort	5
8D	8. Not being real about	6
9D	9. Honey is high in this	8
10D	10. Deplete	3
11D	11. Yogis' utterances	3
12D	12. Purple drink ingredient at a boba tea shop	3
13D	13. "... plus ___"	3
14D	17. Unfruitful	6
15D	19. Animated 2011 film set in Brazil	3
16D	22. Person that's best left alone	7
17D	23. Wong of Netflix's "Beef"	3
18D	24. Shoot the breeze	11
19D	25. Philosophy of "Keep things simple," in a sense	11
20D	26. "How do ___ grow? They grow out of your life": Robert Penn Warren	5
21D	28. Scratch that!	4
22D	30. "Julius Caesar" role	5
23D	32. Plot device?	4
24D	35. Shimmer colorfully	8
25D	36. Hello or goodbye, abroad	6
26D	39. Computer key that might be pressed repeatedly in a panic	3
27D	41. Tastes	7
28D	43. Average Joe, in modern slang	6
29D	45. ___ Bleus, nickname for France's World Cup team	3
30D	47. Check for fit	5
31D	49. What might go straight to the heart?	5
32D	51. Deep cut	4
33D	52. Monodrama that debuted in 1989	3
34D	53. Country ___	3
35D	54. Unwanted place for bugs	3
36D	55. Parlor offering, for short	3
37D	56. Project	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Kitchen brand inspired by 18-Across"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: GINSU

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2D: "2. "Seriously?!""

11 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: IMEANCOMEON

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3D: "3. Issue in a modern remote work setting"

11 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: ZOOMFATIGUE

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4D: "4. Corn and wheat, for two"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year
• Similar words include: yearly, annual, yearbook
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ANNUALS

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5D: "5. Garment worn with a bodice called a choli"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a dress worn primarily by hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body
• Similar words include: saree
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SARI

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6D: "6. 365th out of 365, in brief"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NYE

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7D: "7. Words of comfort"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ICARE

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8D: "8. Not being real about"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make a copy of with the intent to deceive
• Similar words include: wangle, forge, talk through one's hat
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: FAKING

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9D: "9. Honey is high in this"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits
• Similar words include: levulose, fruit sugar, laevulose
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: FRUCTOSE

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10D: "10. Deplete"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
• Similar words include: tire, muggins, fool
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SAP

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11D: "11. Yogis' utterances"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OMS

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12D: "12. Purple drink ingredient at a boba tea shop"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: UBE

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13D: "13. "... plus ___""

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
• Similar words include: assess, task, revenue enhancement
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TAX

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14D: "17. Unfruitful"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
• Similar words include: waste, destitute, desolate
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: BARREN

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15D: "19. Animated 2011 film set in Brazil"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: RIO

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16D: "22. Person that's best left alone"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one who lives in solitude
• Similar words include: troglodyte, withdrawn, reclusive
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: RECLUSE

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17D: "23. Wong of Netflix's "Beef""

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
• Similar words include: Muhammad Ali, Cassius Clay, Cassius Marcellus Clay
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ALI

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18D: "24. Shoot the breeze"

11 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory
• Similar words include: natter, chatter, consult
• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: CONFABULATE

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19D: "25. Philosophy of "Keep things simple," in a sense"

11 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: OCCAMSRAZOR

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20D: "26. "How do ___ grow? They grow out of your life": Robert Penn Warren"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
• Similar words include: poem, verse form
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: POEMS

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21D: "28. Scratch that!"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation
• Similar words include: itchiness, scratch, urge
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ITCH

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22D: "30. "Julius Caesar" role"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CASCA

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23D: "32. Plot device?"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that socks and stockings and tights collectively (the british include underwear)
• Similar words include: hose down, hosiery, hosepipe
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HOSE

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24D: "35. Shimmer colorfully"

8 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that be iridescent
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: IRIDESCE

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25D: "36. Hello or goodbye, abroad"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SHALOM

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26D: "39. Computer key that might be pressed repeatedly in a panic"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ESC

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27D: "41. Tastes"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
• Similar words include: taste, sample, try
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SAMPLES

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28D: "43. Average Joe, in modern slang"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: NORMIE

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29D: "45. ___ Bleus, nickname for France's World Cup team"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
• Similar words include: LE, lupus erythematosus
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LES

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30D: "47. Check for fit"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TRYON

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31D: "49. What might go straight to the heart?"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: STENT

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32D: "51. Deep cut"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a wound made by cutting
• Similar words include: slice, slash, cut
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GASH

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33D: "52. Monodrama that debuted in 1989"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TRU

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34D: "53. Country ___"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
• Similar words include: overact, ham actor, gammon
• Opposite of: underact

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Answer: HAM

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35D: "54. Unwanted place for bugs"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: APP

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36D: "55. Parlor offering, for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
• Similar words include: intertwine, Thematic Apperception Test, cheapness
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TAT

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37D: "56. Project"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
• Similar words include: project, bulge, prominence
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: JUT

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

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Build Vocabulary

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

Today's Puzzle Stats

33 Across Clues

37 Down Clues

70 Total Clues

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