27448 Sat Jan 04, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 04, 2025

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

Sat Jan 04, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Home in the country?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USEMBASSY




• The clue is 10. Red container, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CASK

  Possible Answer : barrel, caskful, cask




• The clue is 14. Second woman, after Kathryn Bigelow, to win a best director Oscar (2020). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHLOEZHAO




• The clue is 15. ___ Huang, whose "Fresh Off the Boat" memoir was turned into an ABC sitcom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDDIE




• The clue is 16. Alternative to a chop or shank. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAMBSTEAK




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

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

  The answer: CRAZE

  Possible Answer : delirium, cult, madden, furor, fury, frenzy, fad, furore, craze, rage, hysteria




• The clue is 18. Shopping meccas of old. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGORAE

  Possible Answer : public_square, agora




• The clue is 19. Sauce named after a steward to Louis XIV. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BECHAMEL

  Possible Answer : bechamel_sauce, white_sauce, bechamel




• The clue is 21. Hit entertainment org. in Vegas?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UFC




• The clue is 22. Informal suggestions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RECS




• The clue is 23. Historic founder of the Shakers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANNLEE




• The clue is 26. "Totally didn't see that one coming," sarcastically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHOCKING

  Possible Answer : take_aback, scandalise, shocking, shameful, floor, disgraceful, ball_over, blow_out_of_the_water, scandalize, traumatise, scandalous, shock, offend, traumatize, lurid, appal, appall, outrage




• The clue is 30. Head shop purchase, nowadays. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VAPE




• The clue is 31. Language spoken in northern New York. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOHAWK

  Possible Answer : Mohawk, mohawk_haircut, mohawk




• The clue is 33. What goes around in the Pacific?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEI

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




• The clue is 34. [Back off!]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRR




• The clue is 35. Supports. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPHOLDS

  Possible Answer : carry_on, maintain, continue, preserve, bear_on, uphold

  Possible Opposite Answer : discontinue




• The clue is 36. Recording inits.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VHS




• The clue is 37. ___ on one's 38-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACT

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : refrain




• The clue is 38. See 37-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEHALF

  Possible Answer : behalf




• The clue is 39. Name combining with El-, Eg- or Engel-. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BERT




• The clue is 40. Just *done* with something. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOOVERIT




• The clue is 42. Development area. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UTERUS

  Possible Answer : uterus, womb




• The clue is 44. Un animal del zodíaco. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORO




• The clue is 45. Hip-hop group with the 1990 hit "100 Miles and Runnin'". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NWA




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

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

  The answer: THEWORST




• The clue is 50. Fudge substitute. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DARNIT




• The clue is 54. "Holy oleo!" speaker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROBIN

  Possible Answer : robin, American_robin, Erithacus_rubecola, redbreast, Old_World_robin, robin_redbreast, Turdus_migratorius




• The clue is 55. Designation for some apartments. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOWINCOME




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

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

  The answer: INANE

  Possible Answer : mindless, inane, vacuous, asinine, fatuous




• The clue is 58. Creature whose name means "forest person". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORANGUTAN

  Possible Answer : Pongo_pygmaeus, orang, orangutan, orangutang




• The clue is 59. Simon of "Shaun of the Dead". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEGG




• The clue is 60. Get carried along, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIGGYBACK

  Possible Answer : pig-a-back, pickaback, piggyback

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Holder of the longest winning streak in N.C.A.A. men's basketball history (88 games). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UCLA

• The clue is 2. High-piled style. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAG

  Possible Answer: screw, nookie, shag, piece_of_ass, shtup, roll_in_the_hay, screwing, fuck, piece_of_tail, fucking, ass, nooky

• The clue is 3. Popular red Halloween costume. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELMO

• The clue is 4. Ochlocracy, by another name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOBRULE

• The clue is 5. "Take care". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BESAFE

• The clue is 6. Ancient figure called the "huey tlatoani" by his subjects. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: AZTECEMPEROR

• The clue is 7. "___ Came to Me" (2023 rom-com). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHE

• The clue is 8. Maker of the 900 in '94 and the 9-3 in '99. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAAB

• The clue is 9. Join the team?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YOKE

  Possible Answer: brace, twain, pair, dyad, duo, duad, coupling, span, distich, link, couple, twosome, couplet, duet, yoke

  Possible Opposite Answer : unyoke

• The clue is 10. Music stand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CDRACK

• The clue is 11. David Stern's successor as N.B.A. commissioner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADAMSILVER

• The clue is 12. L or M, but not N or O. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIZE

  Possible Answer: sizing, size, size_of_it

• The clue is 13. Collapse, with "over". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEEL

  Possible Answer: keel, careen, swag, lurch, stagger, reel

• The clue is 15. Things sent from some online accounts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECHECKS

• The clue is 20. Kickstarter activity. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: CROWDFUNDING

• The clue is 23. Portmanteau term for airplane fuel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVGAS

• The clue is 24. Traffic figure, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NARCO

• The clue is 25. Iconic bit of media merch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NPRTOTEBAG

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

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

  The answer: SHOAT

  Possible Answer: piggy, piglet, shote, shoat

• The clue is 27. Room for a meal, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALL

  Possible Answer: dorm, residence_hall, anteroom, foyer, manor_hall, Granville_Stanley_Hall, manse, student_residence, entrance_hall, G._Stanley_Hall, antechamber, Marguerite_Radclyffe_Hall, Hall, vestibule, mansion_house, Charles_Francis_Hall, Asaph_Hall, mansion, hall, Radclyffe_Hall, dormitory, Charles_Martin_Hall, residence, lobby, hallway

• The clue is 28. Writer of 1929's "Letters From a Father to His Daughter" while imprisoned. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEHRU

  Possible Answer: Jawaharlal_Nehru, Nehru

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

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

  The answer: GISTS

  Possible Answer: marrow, pith, kernel, burden, core, heart, inwardness, effect, heart_and_soul, nub, nitty-gritty, center, gist, centre, sum, essence, substance, meat

• The clue is 32. Hesitant response to "Is that you?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHHI

• The clue is 35. Premium service with discounts on rides. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UBERONE

• The clue is 39. Babe in the woods?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEARCUB

• The clue is 41. Oath activity. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VOWING

  Possible Answer: vow, consecrate

• The clue is 43. Like some country singers' voices. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TWANGY

• The clue is 46. Word with round or power. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRIP

  Possible Answer: activate, head_trip, turn_on, jaunt, tripper, stumble, actuate, trip-up, trip, trigger_off, misstep, get_off, trip_out, spark, slip, spark_off, touch_off, set_off, trigger, trip_up, travel

• The clue is 47. Perfect over time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HONE

  Possible Answer: perfect, hone

• The clue is 48. Refuse to eat?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOP

  Possible Answer: pigswill, squish, spill, mire, swill, treacle, slop, glop, slops, mush, squelch, slosh, splash, splosh, splatter, pigwash

• The clue is 49. Spelling seen in credits. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORI

  Possible Answer: torus, toroid, tore

• The clue is 51. "___ chance". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTA

• The clue is 52. Cook's offering with chips?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMAC

• The clue is 53. Many a charity run. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENK

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

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

  The answer: WAG

  Possible Answer: wit, waggle, shake, wag, card

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (36 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (38 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky

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

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Areas of development	5
2A	6. Punch-in-the-stomach sounds	4
3A	10. Genre for Blackpink and Stray Kids	4
4A	14. Helvetica-like typeface	5
5A	15. Button to hit after accidentally deleting an entire manuscript	4
6A	16. International footwear retailer based in Quebec	4
7A	17. Stealthiest of stealthy warriors	12
8A	19. Warren Beatty film based on "Ten Days That Shook the World"	4
9A	20. Reporters often carry them	8
10A	21. Relaxed	6
11A	23. "Call Her Daddy" podcast host Cooper	4
12A	24. Words of denial	4
13A	26. "___ Just Not That Into You"	3
14A	27. Activist Brockovich	4
15A	29. Case opener	8
16A	33. Location that requires tickets for checking out, but not checking in	8
17A	36. End of a municipal address?	3
18A	37. 1887 drama on which a Puccini opera is based	7
19A	40. Things opened before passengers exit an aircraft	10
20A	42. Composers' rights org.	3
21A	43. Difference between a B and a C, perhaps	8
22A	45. Star of NBC's "The Blacklist"	11
23A	47. TV's warrior princess	4
24A	50. "Done!," in geometry class	3
25A	51. Brief moments, in brief	4
26A	54. ___ Hashana	4
27A	56. Units equal to roughly a quarter of a calorie	6
28A	59. Cook outside?	8
29A	61. River through Kazakhstan	4
30A	62. Sports craze of the 2020s … as seen three times in this grid?	10
31A	64. Little more than	4
32A	65. Ingredient in some mouthwashes	4
33A	66. Clay being of Jewish folklore	5
34A	67. Troubadour, e.g.	4
35A	68. Thomas Hardy heroine who's described as "a pure woman"	4
36A	69. Wheel connectors	5

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Areas of development"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus
• Similar words include: womb, uterus
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: WOMBS

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2A: "6. Punch-in-the-stomach sounds"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OOFS

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3A: "10. Genre for Blackpink and Stray Kids"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: KPOP

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4A: "14. Helvetica-like typeface"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ARIAL

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5A: "15. Button to hit after accidentally deleting an entire manuscript"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
• Similar words include: unmake, loosen, unwrap
• Opposite of: make, wrap

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Answer: UNDO

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6A: "16. International footwear retailer based in Quebec"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ALDO

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7A: "17. Stealthiest of stealthy warriors"

12 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: NINJAMASTERS

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8A: "19. Warren Beatty film based on "Ten Days That Shook the World""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
• Similar words include: redness, red ink, Bolshevik
• Opposite of: gain

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Answer: REDS

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9A: "20. Reporters often carry them"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a pad of paper for keeping notes
• Similar words include: notepad
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: NOTEPADS

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10A: "21. Relaxed"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ATEASE

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11A: "23. "Call Her Daddy" podcast host Cooper"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ALEX

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12A: "24. Words of denial"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NOTI

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13A: "26. "___ Just Not That Into You""

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in texas and kansas)
• Similar words include: helium, he, He
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: HES

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14A: "27. Activist Brockovich"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an early name of ireland that is now used in poetry
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ERIN

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15A: "29. Case opener"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
• Similar words include: line of reasoning, literary argument, disceptation
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: ARGUMENT

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16A: "33. Location that requires tickets for checking out, but not checking in"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a room where coats and other articles can be left temporarily
• Similar words include: cloakroom
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: COATROOM

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17A: "36. End of a municipal address?"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GOV

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18A: "37. 1887 drama on which a Puccini opera is based"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: LATOSCA

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19A: "40. Things opened before passengers exit an aircraft"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: CABINDOORS

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20A: "42. Composers' rights org."

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a measure of someone's weight in relation to height; to calculate one's bmi, multiply one's weight in pounds and divide that by the square of one's height in inches; overweight is a bmi greater than 25; obese is a bmi greater than 30
• Similar words include: body mass index
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BMI

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21A: "43. Difference between a B and a C, perhaps"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: HALFSTEP

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22A: "45. Star of NBC's "The Blacklist""

11 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: JAMESSPADER

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23A: "47. TV's warrior princess"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: XENA

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24A: "50. "Done!," in geometry class"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a relativistic quantum theory of the electromagnetic interactions of photons and electrons and muons
• Similar words include: quantum electrodynamics
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: QED

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25A: "51. Brief moments, in brief"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the systeme international d'unites
• Similar words include: sec, secant, Securities and Exchange Commission
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SECS

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26A: "54. ___ Hashana"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ROSH

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27A: "56. Units equal to roughly a quarter of a calorie"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
• Similar words include: J, Joule, James Prescott Joule
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: JOULES

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28A: "59. Cook outside?"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that expose one's body to the sun
• Similar words include: sun
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: SUNBATHE

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29A: "61. River through Kazakhstan"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: URAL

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30A: "62. Sports craze of the 2020s … as seen three times in this grid?"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: PICKLEBALL

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31A: "64. Little more than"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small pond of standing water
• Similar words include: bare, simple
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MERE

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32A: "65. Ingredient in some mouthwashes"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in africa
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ALOE

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33A: "66. Clay being of Jewish folklore"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means
• Similar words include: automaton, robot
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: GOLEM

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34A: "67. Troubadour, e.g."

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: POET

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35A: "68. Thomas Hardy heroine who's described as "a pure woman""

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TESS

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36A: "69. Wheel connectors"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a shaft on which a wheel rotates
• Similar words include: axle
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AXLES

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. "Should we?," informally	5
2D	2. A.L. East athlete	6
3D	3. Money maker	6
4D	4. Peninsula south of California, colloquially	10
5D	5. It's an affront	4
6D	6. One-up	5
7D	7. Worst-possible Amazon rating	7
8D	8. Prez on a U.S. coin	3
9D	9. Slugger Sammy	4
10D	10. Holder of the N.B.A.'s career points record before LeBron passed him in 2023	6
11D	11. "You've overstayed your welcome"	8
12D	12. Figures on DraftKings or FanDuel	4
13D	13. Put forward	4
14D	18. ___ Nicolas, remotest of California's Channel Islands	3
15D	22. Set of notches in a dictionary	10
16D	25. Classic Camaros	5
17D	28. "Didn't mean to offend you"	7
18D	30. Best ever, informally	4
19D	31. Neither's partner	3
20D	32. Common fixtures over fireplaces	3
21D	34. Part of U.S.M.A.: Abbr.	4
22D	35. Accounts	5
23D	37. Prez two decades after 8-Down	3
24D	38. "I'll answer all your questions" session, online	3
25D	39. Site of a huge annual crowd	11
26D	41. High place to view a high art	8
27D	44. Paintings on plaster	7
28D	46. Bit of food for a hamster	6
29D	48. Some	6
30D	49. ___ Simpson, musical sister of Jessica	6
31D	52. Certain salad veggies	5
32D	53. Where Rudolph could first be seen in 2000, for short	3
33D	55. Command posts	5
34D	56. Checkers move	4
35D	57. Product with a Cakesters variety	4
36D	58. Said angrily	4
37D	60. Lou ___, "Mambo No. 5" singer	4
38D	63. Speck in la Seine	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. "Should we?," informally"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: WANNA

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2D: "2. A.L. East athlete"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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

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Answer: ORIOLE

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3D: "3. Money maker"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Think of something that a skilled worker who coins or stamps money
• Similar words include: moneyer, coiner
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MINTER

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4D: "4. Peninsula south of California, colloquially"

10 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: __________

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Answer: BAJAMEXICO

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5D: "5. It's an affront"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
• Similar words include: smacking, bang, slapdash
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SLAP

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6D: "6. One-up"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Think of something that be or do something to a greater degree
• Similar words include: outflank, outperform, outgo
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OUTDO

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7D: "7. Worst-possible Amazon rating"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ONESTAR

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8D: "8. Prez on a U.S. coin"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Think of 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)
• Similar words include: President Roosevelt, President Franklin Roosevelt, F. D. Roosevelt
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: FDR

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9D: "9. Slugger Sammy"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SOSA

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10D: "10. Holder of the N.B.A.'s career points record before LeBron passed him in 2023"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ______

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Answer: KAREEM

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11D: "11. "You've overstayed your welcome""

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ________

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Answer: PLEASEGO

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12D: "12. Figures on DraftKings or FanDuel"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
• Similar words include: betting odds
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ODDS

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13D: "13. Put forward"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Think of something that affected manners intended to impress others
• Similar words include: stick, puzzle, get
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: POSE

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14D: "18. ___ Nicolas, remotest of California's Channel Islands"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SAN

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15D: "22. Set of notches in a dictionary"

10 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: __________

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Answer: THUMBINDEX

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16D: "25. Classic Camaros"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: IROCS

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17D: "28. "Didn't mean to offend you""

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: _______

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Answer: NOSHADE

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18D: "30. Best ever, informally"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Think of something that any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
• Similar words include: caprine animal, laughingstock, Capricorn the Goat
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GOAT

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19D: "31. Neither's partner"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NOR

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20D: "32. Common fixtures over fireplaces"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Think of something that broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; ; - ernie kovacs
• Similar words include: video, tv, idiot box
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TVS

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21D: "34. Part of U.S.M.A.: Abbr."

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ACAD

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22D: "35. Accounts"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Think of something that a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
• Similar words include: tale, narrative, story
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TALES

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23D: "37. Prez two decades after 8-Down"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that 36th president of the united states; was elected vice president and succeeded kennedy when kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973)
• Similar words include: President Lyndon Johnson, President Johnson, Johnson
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LBJ

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24D: "38. "I'll answer all your questions" session, online"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AMA

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25D: "39. Site of a huge annual crowd"

11 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: TIMESSQUARE

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26D: "41. High place to view a high art"

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: ________

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Answer: OPERABOX

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27D: "44. Paintings on plaster"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Think of something that a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
• Similar words include: fresco
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: FRESCOS

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28D: "46. Bit of food for a hamster"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Think of something that a small sphere
• Similar words include: shot
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: PELLET

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29D: "48. Some"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ______

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Answer: NOTALL

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30D: "49. ___ Simpson, musical sister of Jessica"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ASHLEE

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31D: "52. Certain salad veggies"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
• Similar words include: cucumber, cuke
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CUKES

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32D: "53. Where Rudolph could first be seen in 2000, for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SNL

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33D: "55. Command posts"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered
• Similar words include: helm
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HELMS

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34D: "56. Checkers move"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sudden and decisive increase
• Similar words include: start, saltation, jumpstart
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: JUMP

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35D: "57. Product with a Cakesters variety"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that chocolate cookie with white cream filling
• Similar words include: oreo cookie
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OREO

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36D: "58. Said angrily"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a quarrel about petty points
• Similar words include: bicker, skewer, bickering
• Opposite of: boo

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Answer: SPAT

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37D: "60. Lou ___, "Mambo No. 5" singer"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BEGA

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38D: "63. Speck in la Seine"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ILE

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Today's Puzzle Stats

36 Across Clues

38 Down Clues

74 Total Clues

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