July 11, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Across Clues (39 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, July 11, 2019

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (39 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Thursday Puzzle July 11, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Takes out	4
2A	5. Deckhand	4
3A	9. Covertly drops a line to	4
4A	13. Make faces, perhaps	4
5A	14. Window's counterpart	5
6A	16. ___-chic (hippie-influenced style)	4
7A	17. RED ROOT	10
8A	19. Groan-inducing dice roll	4
9A	20. Note below F, perhaps?	5
10A	21. Judean king	5
11A	23. Undefined degree	3
12A	24. Certain red wine, to connoisseurs	3
13A	26. SLIP UP	8
14A	28. Kind of scenario	6
15A	31. Comfort	6
16A	32. Give a good beatin'	4
17A	33. Ornamental pond fish	3
18A	35. One of many in Jesus' crown	5
19A	37. Line of clothing	3
20A	38. DIAPER	7
21A	41. Org. whose members meet in an alley	3
22A	42. Live in a studio	5
23A	44. "___: Cyber" (2010s TV spinoff)	3
24A	45. Symbol of England	4
25A	46. Altogether	6
26A	49. Long-handled weapon	6
27A	51. WENT ON	8
28A	53. Fortune	3
29A	54. It "lives from constraints and dies from freedom," per Leonardo da Vinci	3
30A	55. Went after	5
31A	57. Tennis star Naomi	5
32A	61. "I dare you!"	4
33A	63. NAME TAG	10
34A	65. Blood moon, to some	4
35A	66. Slightly brown	5
36A	67. Old Dodge	4
37A	68. Cause of class struggle?	4
38A	69. Video file extension	4
39A	70. Handful of golfers?	4

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. Takes out"

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 kill intentionally and with premeditation
• Words that mean the same thing: murder, remove, hit
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OFFS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Deckhand"

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 implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion
• Words that mean the same thing: swob, mop, dab
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Covertly drops a line to"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BCCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Make faces, perhaps"

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 a gully that is shallower than a ravine
• Words that mean the same thing: describe, delineate, drawing card
• The opposite would be: deposit, push
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Window's counterpart"

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 long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
• Words that mean the same thing: gangway
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AISLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. ___-chic (hippie-influenced style)"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. RED ROOT"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEZIMOTSUC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Groan-inducing dice roll"

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 obscene terms for feces
• Words that mean the same thing: stool, make, take a crap
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Note below F, perhaps?"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEEME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Judean king"

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 king of judea who (according to the new testament) tried to kill jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in bethlehem (73-4 bc)
• Words that mean the same thing: Herod the Great
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEROD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Undefined degree"

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 last or greatest in an indefinitely large series
• Words that mean the same thing: n-th
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Certain red wine, to connoisseurs"

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 compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
• Words that mean the same thing: hack, taxicab, taxi
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. SLIP UP"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STNEDUTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Kind of scenario"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WHATIF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Comfort"

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 the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
• Words that mean the same thing: soothe, consolation, comfort
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOLACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Give a good beatin'"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WHUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Ornamental pond fish"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KOI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. One of many in Jesus' crown"

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 something that causes irritation and annoyance
• Words that mean the same thing: irritant, sticker, spine
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THORN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Line of clothing"

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 the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
• Words that mean the same thing: ahem
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. DIAPER"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEGNEVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Org. whose members meet in an alley"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Live in a studio"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONAIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. "___: Cyber" (2010s TV spinoff)"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CSI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. Symbol of England"

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 large gregarious predatory feline of africa and india having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
• Words that mean the same thing: Leo, Leo the Lion, social lion
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. Altogether"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INTOTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. Long-handled weapon"

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 an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade
• Words that mean the same thing: poleaxe
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POLEAX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "51. WENT ON"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GNITSIXE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. Fortune"

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 (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
• Words that mean the same thing: good deal, dole out, mete out
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. It "lives from constraints and dies from freedom," per Leonardo da Vinci"

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 products of human creativity; works of art collectively
• Words that mean the same thing: artistic production, artwork, graphics
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "55. Went after"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SETAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "57. Tennis star Naomi"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that port city on southern honshu on osaka bay; a commercial and industrial center of japan
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OSAKA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "61. "I dare you!""

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "63. NAME TAG"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RETEPTNIAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "65. Blood moon, to some"

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 sign of something about to happen
• Words that mean the same thing: betoken, prodigy, augur
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "66. Slightly brown"

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 dish of sauteed food
• Words that mean the same thing: sauteed
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAUTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "67. Old Dodge"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OMNI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "68. Cause of class struggle?"

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 trying something to find out about it
• Words that mean the same thing: exam, examine, mental test
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "69. Video file extension"

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 set of standards adopted by the moving pictures experts group for the compression of digital video and audio data or a file of data compressed according to those standards
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MPEG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "70. Handful of golfers?"

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 the starting place for each hole on a golf course
• Words that mean the same thing: tee, football tee, golf tee
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Thursday NYT Crossword July 11, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Figures at a racetrack	4
2D	2. Let go	4
3D	3. Rattle	4
4D	4. Stretchy headwear	7
5D	5. ___ João de Meriti, Brazil	3
6D	6. Employed by	4
7D	7. They may be packed for a trip in the mountains	5
8D	8. Says quickly without thinking	6
9D	9. ___ World Service	3
10D	10. Thanksgiving centerpiece	10
11D	11. One talking on and on and on	10
12D	12. They outrank frosh	5
13D	15. Affordable, in company names	5
14D	18. It may be well done	4
15D	22. "Keep Climbing" sloganeer	5
16D	25. Need for a triathlon	4
17D	27. -	3
18D	28. "Well, I guess if everyone else is ..."	10
19D	29. History and literature, e.g.	10
20D	30. Problem for a mariner	3
21D	32. "Am I supposed to know this person?"	3
22D	34. Close of business?	3
23D	36. Old ___, "Game of Thrones" caretaker	3
24D	38. Rubbish	5
25D	39. Subj. of some thought experiments	3
26D	40. Six-stringed instrument	4
27D	43. ___ Tech, notable bankruptcy of 2016	3
28D	45. "I'd rather we skip it"	7
29D	47. Strata	5
30D	48. Yoked pair	6
31D	50. Pillage	4
32D	51. Gal in "Wonder Woman"	5
33D	52. Gobble	5
34D	56. Place for un béret	4
35D	58. "Je t'___" (French for "I love you")	4
36D	59. Xanadu resident	4
37D	60. Without change	4
38D	62. It may be placed in mines	3
39D	64. Coatroom item	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. Figures at a racetrack"

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 the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
• Words that mean the same thing: betting odds
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Let go"

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 people who are free
• Words that mean the same thing: relieve, dislodge, disengage
• The opposite would be: unfree, confine
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Rattle"

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 disturb the composure of
• Words that mean the same thing: unnerve, unsettle, enervate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FAZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Stretchy headwear"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWIMCAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. ___ João de Meriti, Brazil"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Employed by"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WITH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. They may be packed for a trip in the mountains"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
• Words that mean the same thing: seat, keister, shag
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Says quickly without thinking"

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 utter impulsively
• Words that mean the same thing: blurt, ejaculate, blunder out
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLURTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. ___ World Service"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BBC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Thanksgiving centerpiece"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity
• Words that mean the same thing: richness, profuseness, profusion
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CORNUCOPIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. One talking on and on and on"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that orchid growing along streams or ponds of western north america having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf
• Words that mean the same thing: Epipactis gigantea, spouter, prater
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHATTERBOX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. They outrank frosh"

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 second-year undergraduate
• Words that mean the same thing: sophomore, soph
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOPHS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "15. Affordable, in company names"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ECONO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. It may be well done"

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 the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
• Words that mean the same thing: sum, inwardness, heart
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. "Keep Climbing" sloganeer"

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 low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DELTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Need for a triathlon"

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 motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
• Words that mean the same thing: pedal, cycle, bicycle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BIKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. -"

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 the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in morse code
• Words that mean the same thing: dash
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. "Well, I guess if everyone else is ...""

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WHENINROME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. History and literature, e.g."

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
• Words that mean the same thing: humanity, humans, man
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HUMANITIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Problem for a mariner"

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 droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
• Words that mean the same thing: befog, haze over, cloud
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. "Am I supposed to know this person?""

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 a united nations agency to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services
• Words that mean the same thing: World Health Organization
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Close of business?"

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 heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to saddam hussein's government of iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of sunni and shiite arabs and kurds who hope to build a new government
• Words that mean the same thing: Iraqi National Congress
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Old ___, "Game of Thrones" caretaker"

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 your grandmother
• Words that mean the same thing: nanna, grannie, gran
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Rubbish"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that worthless or dangerous material that should be removed
• Words that mean the same thing: scoria, impurity, slag
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DROSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Subj. of some thought experiments"

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 apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
• Words that mean the same thing: clairvoyance, second sight, extrasensory perception
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Six-stringed instrument"

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 any of a family of bowed stringed instruments that preceded the violin family
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VIOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. ___ Tech, notable bankruptcy of 2016"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ITT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. "I'd rather we skip it""

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LETSNOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Strata"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
• Words that mean the same thing: tier up, grade, level
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Yoked pair"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OXTEAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. Pillage"

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 goods or money obtained illegally
• Words that mean the same thing: gelt, simoleons, pillage
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Gal in "Wonder Woman""

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GADOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Gobble"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EATUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "56. Place for un béret"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TETE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "58. "Je t'___" (French for "I love you")"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "59. Xanadu resident"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "60. Without change"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "62. It may be placed in mines"

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 explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene
• Words that mean the same thing: trinitrotoluene
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TNT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "64. Coatroom item"

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 wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
• Words that mean the same thing: wooden leg, tholepin, stick
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEG

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	56	71.8%
Short Answer	18	23.1%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.3%
Geography	1	1.3%
History	1	1.3%
Sports	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	39
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	10 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 Thursday, 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!

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Last Updated: October 01, 2025 at 06:30 PM

XWordHint Crossword Answers May 17, 2026 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

Master today's NYT crossword with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun. Perfect for crossword lovers who want that satisfying "aha!" moment.

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (65 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (75 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. Snag	6
2A	7. Italian sparkling wine	4
3A	11. John ___, personification of Objectivism, for Ayn Rand	4
4A	15. Code for Queens-landers?	3
5A	18. ___ polaris	6
6A	19. Intl. group formed in 1945	5
7A	20. Purple dish eaten with a spoon	8
8A	22. Lottery commission?	12
9A	24. Prison terms?	8
10A	25. Smell, e.g.	5
11A	26. University of Alabama rallying cry	8
12A	28. President's middle name (accented on the first syllable) or California city (accented on the second)	6
13A	29. Shower stall?	9
14A	31. Slanted type: Abbr.	4
15A	32. Get one's feet wet?	4
16A	36. Dir. from St. Paul to Duluth	3
17A	37. Guido ___, Baroque painter from Bologna	4
18A	38. Automates?	7
19A	42. How mashed avocado might be served	9
20A	45. Acquire, in a way	5
21A	47. "Yep, noticed that"	4
22A	48. Battle cry?	7
23A	49. PC IDs	3
24A	52. What regular customers pay less for?	3
25A	53. A good Wordle starting word, by the looks of it	5
26A	54. When Memorial Day is observed	5
27A	55. Grim Grimm character	4
28A	56. Trounce	4
29A	58. Bamboozled	3
30A	59. Upscale shirtmaker	4
31A	60. Symbol of the American West	7
32A	63. Former	7
33A	65. Yellow submarine?	15
34A	69. Infantile	7
35A	72. Prepares	7
36A	73. Put on the line	4
37A	77. Mien	3
38A	78. Surname for a family of fictional Kansans	4
39A	80. One whose pride can be protective	4
40A	81. "___ a stinker?" (Bugs Bunny line)	5
41A	82. Affect emotionally	5
42A	84. Cologne conjunction	3
43A	86. Freight weight	3
44A	87. Stolen base?	7
45A	89. Pelvic parts	4
46A	90. Love, in Lyon	5
47A	92. Bit of flooring for a patio, say	9
48A	94. Blood vessel?	7
49A	96. Page (through)	4
50A	99. Org. for pugilists	3
51A	100. Go downhill, in a way	4
52A	101. Pizzeria in "Do the Right Thing"	4
53A	102. Fire starter?	9
54A	105. Showy kind of push-up	6
55A	108. Salty cheese made from sheep's milk	8
56A	109. Creature-friendly org.	5
57A	114. Padlock?	8
58A	116. Confidence men?	12
59A	118. Rock-bottom review	8
60A	119. 1957 #1 hit for Debbie Reynolds	5
61A	120. Demonstrate complete disrespect for, in a way	6
62A	121. What a clear plastic bag is not	3
63A	122. "Right now!"	4
64A	123. "Your point being?"	4
65A	124. Roxane's beloved, in classic literature	6

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Snag"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
• Similar words include: bug
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: GLITCH

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2A: "7. Italian sparkling wine"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ASTI

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3A: "11. John ___, personification of Objectivism, for Ayn Rand"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GALT

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4A: "15. Code for Queens-landers?"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LGA

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5A: "18. ___ polaris"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the first light of day
• Similar words include: sunrise, daybreak, first light
• Opposite of: sunset

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AURORA

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6A: "19. Intl. group formed in 1945"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: THEUN

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7A: "20. Purple dish eaten with a spoon"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ACAIBOWL

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8A: "22. Lottery commission?"

12 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: DRAWINGBOARD

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9A: "24. Prison terms?"

8 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: PENNAMES

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10A: "25. Smell, e.g."

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a general conscious awareness
• Similar words include: sensory faculty, smell out, signified
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SENSE

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11A: "26. University of Alabama rallying cry"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ROLLTIDE

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12A: "28. President's middle name (accented on the first syllable) or California city (accented on the second)"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DELANO

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13A: "29. Shower stall?"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: RAINDELAY

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14A: "31. Slanted type: Abbr."

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ITAL

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15A: "32. Get one's feet wet?"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that english tennis player who won many women's singles titles (born in 1945)
• Similar words include: Virginia Wade
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: WADE

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16A: "36. Dir. from St. Paul to Duluth"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the compass point that is midway between north and northeast
• Similar words include: north northeast, nor'-nor'-east
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NNE

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17A: "37. Guido ___, Baroque painter from Bologna"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: RENI

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18A: "38. Automates?"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates
• Similar words include: wrist bone, carpal bone, carpal
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CARPALS

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19A: "42. How mashed avocado might be served"

9 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OVERTOAST

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20A: "45. Acquire, in a way"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an addition that extends a main building
• Similar words include: extension, wing, annexe
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ANNEX

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21A: "47. "Yep, noticed that""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ISAW

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22A: "48. Battle cry?"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
• Similar words include: countenance, stock warrant, warranty
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: WARRANT

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23A: "49. PC IDs"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information
• Similar words include: information processing, informatics, IP
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: IPS

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24A: "52. What regular customers pay less for?"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
• Similar words include: brag, gasconade, flatulence
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: GAS

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25A: "53. A good Wordle starting word, by the looks of it"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a fixed look with eyes open wide
• Similar words include: gaze
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: STARE

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26A: "54. When Memorial Day is observed"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: INMAY

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27A: "55. Grim Grimm character"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cruel wicked and inhuman person
• Similar words include: monster, demon, devil
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OGRE

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28A: "56. Trounce"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: WHUP

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29A: "58. Bamboozled"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
• Similar words include: accept, cause, take
• Opposite of: refuse, lack

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Answer: HAD

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30A: "59. Upscale shirtmaker"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ETON

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31A: "60. Symbol of the American West"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern united states having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit
• Similar words include: Carnegiea gigantea, sahuaro
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SAGUARO

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32A: "63. Former"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that belonging to some prior time
• Similar words include: old, one-time, erstwhile
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ONETIME

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33A: "65. Yellow submarine?"

15 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CHICKENSANDWICH

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34A: "69. Infantile"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that characteristic of a baby
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: BABYISH

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35A: "72. Prepares"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that poised for action
• Similar words include: ready, set, cook
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: READIES

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36A: "73. Put on the line"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
• Similar words include: put on the line, peril, gamble
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: RISK

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37A: "77. Mien"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
• Similar words include: publicize, strain, publicise
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AIR

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38A: "78. Surname for a family of fictional Kansans"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on beaufort scale
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GALE

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39A: "80. One whose pride can be protective"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that large gregarious predatory feline of africa and india having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
• Similar words include: king of beasts, Leo, Leo the Lion
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LION

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40A: "81. "___ a stinker?" (Bugs Bunny line)"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AINTI

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41A: "82. Affect emotionally"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the event of something coming in contact with the body
• Similar words include: tactual sensation, tinge, disturb
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TOUCH

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42A: "84. Cologne conjunction"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: UND

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43A: "86. Freight weight"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a united states unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
• Similar words include: gross ton, long ton, short ton
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TON

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44A: "87. Stolen base?"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it
• Similar words include: pelt along, bucket along, rush along
• Opposite of: linger

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Answer: HOTFOOT

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45A: "89. Pelvic parts"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an ancient city in asia minor that was the site of the trojan war
• Similar words include: Ilium, ilium, Ilion
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ILIA

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46A: "90. Love, in Lyon"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
• Similar words include: liaison, affair, intimacy
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AMOUR

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47A: "92. Bit of flooring for a patio, say"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: STONETILE

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48A: "94. Blood vessel?"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
• Similar words include: family relationship, affinity, relationship
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: KINSHIP

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49A: "96. Page (through)"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
• Similar words include: riffle, foliage, flip
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LEAF

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50A: "99. Org. for pugilists"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
• Similar words include: leucocyte, leukocyte, white corpuscle
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: WBC

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51A: "100. Go downhill, in a way"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
• Similar words include: sleigh, sledge
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SLED

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52A: "101. Pizzeria in "Do the Right Thing""

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SALS

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53A: "102. Fire starter?"

9 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: CANOPENER

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54A: "105. Showy kind of push-up"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ONEARM

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55A: "108. Salty cheese made from sheep's milk"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: PECORINO

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56A: "109. Creature-friendly org."

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ASPCA

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57A: "114. Padlock?"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: MATTRESS

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58A: "116. Confidence men?"

12 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a federal agent who engages in trust busting
• Similar words include: trustbuster
• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: TRUSTBUSTERS

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59A: "118. Rock-bottom review"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: ITSTINKS

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60A: "119. 1957 #1 hit for Debbie Reynolds"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that plain-woven (often glazed) fabric of wool or wool and cotton used especially formerly for linings and garments and curtains
• Similar words include: tam-o'-shanter, tam
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TAMMY

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61A: "120. Demonstrate complete disrespect for, in a way"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SPITAT

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62A: "121. What a clear plastic bag is not"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an artifact designed to be played with
• Similar words include: play, fiddle, miniature
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TOY

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63A: "122. "Right now!""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: STAT

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64A: "123. "Your point being?""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OKSO

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65A: "124. Roxane's beloved, in classic literature"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: CYRANO

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Roams (about)	4
2D	2. Entice	4
3D	3. Country with many Farsi speakers	4
4D	4. They often have AAA backing	4
5D	5. Colonial news source	5
6D	6. Iconic role for Harrison Ford	3
7D	7. "You've Really Got ___ on Me" (1960s hit)	5
8D	8. Deck application	6
9D	9. Proverbial slowpoke	6
10D	10. Iconic role for Harrison Ford	7
11D	11. Display amazement, in a way	4
12D	12. Star pitcher	3
13D	13. Mechanism for local funding	7
14D	14. Feature of the tone-deaf	6
15D	15. ___ Linda (San Bernardino suburb)	4
16D	16. Verdon of "Damn Yankees"	4
17D	17. In addition	4
18D	19. Steakhouse orders	6
19D	21. Alternative to a bouncy house	7
20D	23. Direct a smile toward	6
21D	27. Fizzling out	5
22D	30. Erelong	4
23D	31. Skating exhibitions	8
24D	32. "Holy moly!"	5
25D	33. Before, in Bordeaux	5
26D	34. Skin: Prefix	5
27D	35. Misjudgment	7
28D	39. Japanese beer brand	5
29D	40. Crazylegs Hirsch, from 1949 to 1957, informally	5
30D	41. Greta Garbo, by birth	5
31D	43. T-Swift, by another nickname	3
32D	44. Bouncing character in "The House at Pooh Corner"	6
33D	46. Yep's opposite	3
34D	50. Trim	5
35D	51. Seasoning from the ocean	7
36D	53. What some houses are built on	4
37D	55. Cask wood	3
38D	57. Prefix with -form or -verse	3
39D	60. Inept sorts	8
40D	61. One source of news	5
41D	62. Burger toppers	6
42D	64. Savings banks	7
43D	66. Lofty	4
44D	67. "Life ___ beach"	3
45D	68. Home for an 80-Across	3
46D	69. Printing technique that uses wax	5
47D	70. Garlicky spread	5
48D	71. Bear	5
49D	74. Packed like sardines, say	5
50D	75. It's a wrap	5
51D	76. Passed, as bad checks	5
52D	79. Brian in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame	3
53D	81. Experienced a bit of turnover?	3
54D	83. Mary ___, "The Boating Party" artist	7
55D	85. Sweet, in Seville	5
56D	87. Schmooze	6
57D	88. Back in the day	4
58D	90. Malady	7
59D	91. Do something because of	7
60D	93. A score	6
61D	95. Pollster Lou or singer Emmylou	6
62D	97. Polar wear	6
63D	98. Discussion sites	6
64D	103. ___ Beach, Calif.	5
65D	104. Hoarse	5
66D	105. Fail to mention	4
67D	106. Intl. group formed in 1949	4
68D	107. Online marketplace with personalized gifts	4
69D	108. "Hey there!"	4
70D	110. Awaken	4
71D	111. Creature-friendly org.	4
72D	112. Prefix in many Ocean Spray drink names	4
73D	113. Regarding	4
74D	115. Reggae relative	3
75D	117. Gamecocks' sch.	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Roams (about)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months
• Similar words include: jazz around, gallivant, spur
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GADS

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2D: "2. Entice"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
• Similar words include: decoy, enticement, hook
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LURE

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3D: "3. Country with many Farsi speakers"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a theocratic islamic republic in the middle east in western asia; iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as persia until 1935; rich in oil
• Similar words include: Persia, Islamic Republic of Iran
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IRAN

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4D: "4. They often have AAA backing"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope
• Similar words include: tow, towage
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TOWS

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5D: "5. Colonial news source"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who weeps
• Similar words include: weeper, town crier
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CRIER

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6D: "6. Iconic role for Harrison Ford"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that imperial dynasty that ruled china (most of the time from 206 bc to ad 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of chinese civilization
• Similar words include: Han dynasty
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: HAN

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7D: "7. "You've Really Got ___ on Me" (1960s hit)"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AHOLD

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8D: "8. Deck application"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface)
• Similar words include: sealant
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SEALER

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9D: "9. Proverbial slowpoke"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
• Similar words include: capsize, turn turtle, polo-neck
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TURTLE

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10D: "10. Iconic role for Harrison Ford"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a state in midwestern united states
• Similar words include: Hoosier State, Robert Indiana, IN
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: INDIANA

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11D: "11. Display amazement, in a way"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an expression of openmouthed astonishment
• Similar words include: gawp, yaw, goggle
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GAPE

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12D: "12. Star pitcher"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Similar words include: tiptop, whiz, unity
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ACE

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13D: "13. Mechanism for local funding"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: LANDTAX

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14D: "14. Feature of the tone-deaf"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TINEAR

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15D: "15. ___ Linda (San Bernardino suburb)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LOMA

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16D: "16. Verdon of "Damn Yankees""

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GWEN

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17D: "17. In addition"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that in addition
• Similar words include: as well, besides, likewise
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ALSO

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18D: "19. Steakhouse orders"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TBONES

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19D: "21. Alternative to a bouncy house"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: BALLPIT

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20D: "23. Direct a smile toward"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: GRINAT

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21D: "27. Fizzling out"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the time when something ends
• Similar words include: expire, give way, anxious
• Opposite of: be born, nascent

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Answer: DYING

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22D: "30. Erelong"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that at another time
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ANON

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23D: "31. Skating exhibitions"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: ICESHOWS

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24D: "32. "Holy moly!""

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: WOWIE

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25D: "33. Before, in Bordeaux"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AVANT

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26D: "34. Skin: Prefix"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DERMO

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27D: "35. Misjudgment"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (christianity) holding views that disagree with accepted doctrine; especially disagreement with papal infallibility
• Opposite of: inerrancy
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ERRANCY

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28D: "39. Japanese beer brand"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ASAHI

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29D: "40. Crazylegs Hirsch, from 1949 to 1957, informally"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LARAM

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30D: "41. Greta Garbo, by birth"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a native or inhabitant of sweden
• Similar words include: swedish turnip, rutabaga plant, turnip cabbage
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SWEDE

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31D: "43. T-Swift, by another nickname"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a branch of the tai languages
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TAY

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32D: "44. Bouncing character in "The House at Pooh Corner""

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TIGGER

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33D: "46. Yep's opposite"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NAW

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34D: "50. Trim"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
• Similar words include: trim, rationalize, snip
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PRUNE

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35D: "51. Seasoning from the ocean"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SEASALT

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36D: "53. What some houses are built on"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
• Similar words include: specification
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SPEC

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37D: "55. Cask wood"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
• Similar words include: oak tree
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OAK

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38D: "57. Prefix with -form or -verse"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: UNI

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39D: "60. Inept sorts"

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: SCHLUMPS

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40D: "61. One source of news"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that medium for communication
• Similar words include: radiocommunication, tuner, radio receiver
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RADIO

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41D: "62. Burger toppers"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the bulb of an onion plant
• Similar words include: onion plant, Allium cepa, onion
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ONIONS

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42D: "64. Savings banks"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers
• Similar words include: parsimony, thrift, penny-pinching
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: THRIFTS

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43D: "66. Lofty"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: HIGH

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44D: "67. "Life ___ beach""

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ISA

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45D: "68. Home for an 80-Across"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the habitation of wild animals
• Similar words include: hideaway, hideout, lair
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DEN

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46D: "69. Printing technique that uses wax"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BATIK

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47D: "70. Garlicky spread"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that garlic mayonnaise
• Similar words include: aioli sauce, garlic sauce
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AIOLI

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48D: "71. Bear"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic `reynard the fox'
• Similar words include: brown bear, Ursus arctos
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BRUIN

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49D: "74. Packed like sardines, say"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: INOIL

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50D: "75. It's a wrap"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
• Similar words include: steal, slip
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: STOLE

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51D: "76. Passed, as bad checks"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently
• Similar words include: kite, kit, kit out
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: KITED

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52D: "79. Brian in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ENO

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53D: "81. Experienced a bit of turnover?"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
• Similar words include: use up, deplete, eat up
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ATE

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54D: "83. Mary ___, "The Boating Party" artist"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: CASSATT

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55D: "85. Sweet, in Seville"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DULCE

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56D: "87. Schmooze"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that rub elbows with
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: HOBNOB

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57D: "88. Back in the day"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: ONCE

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58D: "90. Malady"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
• Similar words include: complaint, ill
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: AILMENT

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59D: "91. Do something because of"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: REACTTO

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60D: "93. A score"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
• Similar words include: 20, xx, XX
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TWENTY

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61D: "95. Pollster Lou or singer Emmylou"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states author who wrote the stories about uncle remus (1848-1908)
• Similar words include: Townsend Harris, Zellig Sabbatai Harris, Bomber Harris
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: HARRIS

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62D: "97. Polar wear"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a british term)
• Similar words include: parka, windcheater, windbreaker
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ANORAK

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63D: "98. Discussion sites"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Think of something that a public meeting or assembly for open discussion
• Similar words include: meeting place, forum, assembly
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: FORUMS

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64D: "103. ___ Beach, Calif."

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PISMO

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65D: "104. Hoarse"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
• Similar words include: scratchy, gravelly, grating
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RASPY

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66D: "105. Fail to mention"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: OMIT

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67D: "106. Intl. group formed in 1949"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an international organization created in 1949 by the north atlantic treaty for purposes of collective security
• Similar words include: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NATO

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68D: "107. Online marketplace with personalized gifts"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ETSY

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69D: "108. "Hey there!""

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PSST

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70D: "110. Awaken"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
• Similar words include: stimulate, hustle, shift
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: STIR

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71D: "111. Creature-friendly org."

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PETA

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72D: "112. Prefix in many Ocean Spray drink names"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CRAN

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73D: "113. Regarding"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ASTO

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74D: "115. Reggae relative"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SKA

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75D: "117. Gamecocks' sch."

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: USC

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Expert Solving Strategies

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Today's Puzzle Stats

65 Across Clues

75 Down Clues

140 Total Clues

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