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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 74 (37 Across, 37 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.0 letters
March 22, 2022 Across Hints: NYT Tuesday Crossword Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Prepared, with "up" | 6 |
| 2A | 7. Snake in ancient Egyptian art | 3 |
| 3A | 10. Crowdsourced map app | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Final syllable of a word, in linguistics | 6 |
| 5A | 15. Singer Rawls | 3 |
| 6A | 16. Wide-eyed with wonder | 4 |
| 7A | 17. Oxymoronic stage name for the D.J. Norman Cook | 10 |
| 8A | 19. Puddle-jumper? | 4 |
| 9A | 20. "Phooey!," to Shakespeare | 3 |
| 10A | 21. Frontiersman Wyatt | 4 |
| 11A | 22. Admit, with "up" | 4 |
| 12A | 23. Rashida Jones's role on "Parks and Recreation" | 3 |
| 13A | 25. Unquestioning followers, in slang | 7 |
| 14A | 27. First three words famously said by Kamala Harris to Joe Biden upon winning the 2020 election | 7 |
| 15A | 30. Gradually increased | 7 |
| 16A | 33. Hard-to-find game cards, in collector's lingo | 5 |
| 17A | 35. "Am I the problem here?" | 6 |
| 18A | 36. Reverberate | 4 |
| 19A | 39. In ___ words | 5 |
| 20A | 41. Sound likely not made by a Tyrannosaurus rex, despite what "Jurassic Park" would have you believe | 4 |
| 21A | 42. Welcomed at the door | 6 |
| 22A | 44. Streaming service rebranded with the suffix Max in 2020 | 5 |
| 23A | 46. Fragrance | 7 |
| 24A | 48. Singularity | 7 |
| 25A | 52. Gentleman: Sp. | 7 |
| 26A | 54. "The Simpsons" storekeeper | 3 |
| 27A | 55. Vodka brand that sounds like a toast | 4 |
| 28A | 57. Reassuring words after a fall | 4 |
| 29A | 58. ___ Jose, Calif. | 3 |
| 30A | 59. "Ple-e-e-ease?" | 4 |
| 31A | 60. Ones with minority views | 10 |
| 32A | 64. Oodles | 4 |
| 33A | 65. Before, poetically | 3 |
| 34A | 66. Act as a go-between | 6 |
| 35A | 67. Icy hazard at sea | 4 |
| 36A | 68. When doubled, a 2010s dance fad | 3 |
| 37A | 69. Object represented visually twice in this puzzle | 6 |
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. Prepared, with "up""
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 set the level or character of
- Words that mean the same thing: gear, pitch
- The opposite would be: ungeared
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GEARED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "7. Snake in ancient Egyptian art"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that of southern europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
- Words that mean the same thing: Naja haje, Vipera aspis, asp viper
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASP
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Clue 3 Across: "10. Crowdsourced map app"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WAZE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. Final syllable of a word, in linguistics"
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 the last syllable in a word
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ULTIMA
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Clue 5 Across: "15. Singer Rawls"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. Wide-eyed with wonder"
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 highly excited
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AGOG
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Clue 7 Across: "17. Oxymoronic stage name for the D.J. Norman Cook"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FATBOYSLIM
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Clue 8 Across: "19. Puddle-jumper?"
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 various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
- Words that mean the same thing: salientian, Gaul, batrachian
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FROG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "20. "Phooey!," to Shakespeare"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "21. Frontiersman Wyatt"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EARP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "22. Admit, with "up""
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 (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield
- Words that mean the same thing: fesse, Fez, Fes
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FESS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "23. Rashida Jones's role on "Parks and Recreation""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "25. Unquestioning followers, in slang"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHEEPLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "27. First three words famously said by Kamala Harris to Joe Biden upon winning the 2020 election"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WEDIDIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "30. Gradually increased"
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!
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The answer is: EDGEDUP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "33. Hard-to-find game cards, in collector's lingo"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RARES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "35. "Am I the problem here?""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ISITME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "36. Reverberate"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
- Words that mean the same thing: resound, reverberate, repeat
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ECHO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "39. In ___ words"
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 not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; - the white queen
- Words that mean the same thing: former, early
- The opposite would be: same
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OTHER
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Clue 20 Across: "41. Sound likely not made by a Tyrannosaurus rex, despite what "Jurassic Park" would have you believe"
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 deep prolonged loud noise
- Words that mean the same thing: thunder, wail, hollering
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "42. Welcomed at the door"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEENIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "44. Streaming service rebranded with the suffix Max in 2020"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HBOGO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "46. Fragrance"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a distinctive odor that is pleasant
- Words that mean the same thing: aromatize, essence, fragrance
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PERFUME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "48. Singularity"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the quality of being united into one
- Words that mean the same thing: unity
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ONENESS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "52. Gentleman: Sp."
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!
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The answer is: HIDALGO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "54. "The Simpsons" storekeeper"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: APU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "55. Vodka brand that sounds like a toast"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SKOL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "57. Reassuring words after a fall"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IMOK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "58. ___ Jose, Calif."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "59. "Ple-e-e-ease?""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CANI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "60. Ones with minority views"
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 person who dissents from some established policy
- Words that mean the same thing: contestant, objector, protester
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DISSENTERS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "64. Oodles"
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 the sun (or solar disc) which was the deity of a monotheistic cult under the pharaoh akhenaten
- Words that mean the same thing: Aten
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "65. Before, poetically"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "66. Act as a go-between"
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 act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
- Words that mean the same thing: intercede, arbitrate, mediate
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LIAISE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "67. Icy hazard at sea"
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 large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier
- Words that mean the same thing: iceberg, Alban Berg
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BERG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "68. When doubled, a 2010s dance fad"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NAE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "69. Object represented visually twice in this puzzle"
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 (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field
- Words that mean the same thing: attracter, attraction, attractor
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MAGNET
Great job if you got it right!
Solve the Down: NYT Tuesday Puzzle March 22, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Belly laugh | 6 |
| 2D | 2. Julia Louis-Dreyfus role on "Seinfeld" | 6 |
| 3D | 3. Go to | 6 |
| 4D | 4. ___-eye steak | 3 |
| 5D | 5. Punk offshoot | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Word with latter or red-letter | 3 |
| 7D | 7. Deity of Islam | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Fancy evening party | 6 |
| 9D | 9. Lifted weights, informally | 10 |
| 10D | 10. Breakfast appliance | 10 |
| 11D | 11. Shook on | 8 |
| 12D | 12. Places where you might find okapis and gnus (besides crossword puzzles!) | 4 |
| 13D | 13. ___ Benedict | 4 |
| 14D | 18. Six-line stanza | 6 |
| 15D | 24. Vaccine approver, in brief | 3 |
| 16D | 26. Newspaper parts: Abbr. | 3 |
| 17D | 28. Debris from welding or power drilling | 10 |
| 18D | 29. Heavy metal band whose name includes an actual heavy metal | 10 |
| 19D | 31. Actress Thurman | 3 |
| 20D | 32. According to | 3 |
| 21D | 34. Movie theater reproof | 3 |
| 22D | 36. Mentalist's power | 3 |
| 23D | 37. Third letter in an alphabet song | 3 |
| 24D | 38. Judge Judy title | 8 |
| 25D | 40. Kindle purchases | 6 |
| 26D | 43. Birth control option, for short | 3 |
| 27D | 45. "I hadn't thought of it that way" | 3 |
| 28D | 47. New York city where Mark Twain is buried | 6 |
| 29D | 49. Enter gingerly, as a hot tub | 6 |
| 30D | 50. Few and far between | 6 |
| 31D | 51. Slowly phase out, in lingo | 6 |
| 32D | 53. "Look for yourself" | 5 |
| 33D | 55. It may cover a cut | 4 |
| 34D | 56. Feminist Millett who popularized the concept of the patriarchy | 4 |
| 35D | 61. Stately tree | 3 |
| 36D | 62. Actress Long | 3 |
| 37D | 63. @, as a verb | 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. Belly laugh"
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 a burst of deep loud hearty laughter
- Words that mean the same thing: laugh loudly, belly laugh
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GUFFAW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Julia Louis-Dreyfus role on "Seinfeld""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELAINE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Go to"
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 be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
- Words that mean the same thing: see, pay heed, go to
- The opposite would be: miss
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATTEND
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. ___-eye steak"
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 support resembling the rib of an animal
- Words that mean the same thing: guy, ridicule, jest at
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RIB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Punk offshoot"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EMO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Word with latter or red-letter"
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 time for earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
- Words that mean the same thing: daylight, twenty-four hour period, solar day
- The opposite would be: night
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DAY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Deity of Islam"
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 muslim name for the one and only god
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALLAH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Fancy evening party"
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 a party of people assembled in the evening (usually at a private house)
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SOIREE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Lifted weights, informally"
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!
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The answer is: PUMPEDIRON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Breakfast appliance"
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!
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The answer is: WAFFLEIRON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Shook 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!
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The answer is: AGREEDTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Places where you might find okapis and gnus (besides crossword puzzles!)"
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 facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition
- Words that mean the same thing: zoo, menagerie, zoological garden
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ZOOS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. ___ Benedict"
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 oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
- Words that mean the same thing: testis, orchis, nut
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EGGS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "18. Six-line stanza"
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 cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
- Words that mean the same thing: six, Captain Hicks, sixer
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SESTET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "24. Vaccine approver, in brief"
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 federal agency in the department of health and human services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products
- Words that mean the same thing: Food and Drug Administration
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FDA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "26. Newspaper parts: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PGS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "28. Debris from welding or power drilling"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IRONFILING
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "29. Heavy metal band whose name includes an actual heavy metal"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IRONMAIDEN
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Clue 19 Down: "31. Actress Thurman"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- This could be something that a benevolent aspect of devi; `splendor'
- Words that mean the same thing: genus Uma
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: UMA
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Clue 20 Down: "32. According to"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: PER
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Clue 21 Down: "34. Movie theater reproof"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about movies/film.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: SHH
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Clue 22 Down: "36. Mentalist's power"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
- Words that mean the same thing: E.S.P., extrasensory perception, second sight
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ESP
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Clue 23 Down: "37. Third letter in an alphabet song"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about music.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: CEE
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Clue 24 Down: "38. Judge Judy title"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: HERHONOR
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Clue 25 Down: "40. Kindle purchases"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: EBOOKS
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Clue 26 Down: "43. Birth control option, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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- This could be something that contraceptive device consisting of a piece of bent plastic or metal that is inserted through the vagina into the uterus
- Words that mean the same thing: intrauterine device
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: IUD
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Clue 27 Down: "45. "I hadn't thought of it that way""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
- Words that mean the same thing: g-force, g
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: GEE
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Clue 28 Down: "47. New York city where Mark Twain is buried"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ELMIRA
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Clue 29 Down: "49. Enter gingerly, as a hot tub"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: EASEIN
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Clue 30 Down: "50. Few and far between"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- Words that mean the same thing: thin
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: SPARSE
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Clue 31 Down: "51. Slowly phase out, in lingo"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
- Words that mean the same thing: sundown
- The opposite would be: sunrise
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The answer is: SUNSET
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Clue 32 Down: "53. "Look for yourself""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: GOSEE
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Clue 33 Down: "55. It may cover a cut"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
- Words that mean the same thing: rat, strikebreaker, blackleg
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SCAB
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Clue 34 Down: "56. Feminist Millett who popularized the concept of the patriarchy"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: KATE
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Clue 35 Down: "61. Stately tree"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about geography.
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- This could be something that any of various trees of the genus ulmus: important timber or shade trees
- Words that mean the same thing: elmwood, elm tree
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ELM
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Clue 36 Down: "62. Actress Long"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: NIA
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Clue 37 Down: "63. @, as a verb"
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 label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.
- Words that mean the same thing: chase, give chase, dog
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAG
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 48 | 64.9% |
| Short Answer | 14 | 18.9% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 3 | 4.1% |
| History | 2 | 2.7% |
| Abbreviation | 2 | 2.7% |
| Geography | 2 | 2.7% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.4% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.4% |
| Music | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 37 |
| Total Clues | 74 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.0 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 Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: September 11, 2025 at 05:20 AM
