Wed Oct 09, 2024 NYTCrossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. "RuPaul's Drag Race" airer, 4. Self-assurance, 10. Letter that's sixth in the Greek alphabet, not last, 14. "I'm on vacation" email inits., 15. High-end German car, casually, 16. Dwarf planet with the largest mass, 17. Fanatic, 18. Photography option commonly represented by a 37-Across, 20. Coffee order specification, 22. Like Igor's posture, 23. N.F.L. team whose helmet features a 37-Across, 25. Relish, 29. Arm of the Mediterranean, 30. Lick … or slick, 32. Game whose name is shouted, 33. Episode interruptions, 34. Hitch, 36. Buy and then quickly sell, 37. What's formed by connecting this puzzle's circled letters from A to F and then back to A, 40. Port, for one, 41. Far from friendly, 42. Poetic praise, 43. "___ So Fine" (1963 #1 hit), 44. Deli order, 45. Houses, 48. Ready to be drawn, perhaps, 50. Drink with a 37-Across in its logo, 52. Shield, 55. Muslim denomination, 56. Character with a 37-Across on his forehead, 60. Counterpart of flow, 61. [Gasp!], 62. Tangle, 63. Drink aptly found within "social event", 64. Tikka masala go-with, 65. Don't have a choice, 66. Dead end?

Wed Oct 09, 2024 NYTCrossword Clues Hints

Down Clues :

1. Friend on "Friends", 2. "Fair point!", 3. Ixnay, 4. Jackson 5 song that begins "You went to school to learn, girl", 5. Bird with a showy mate, 6. Madagascar mammal, 7. Portentous signs, 8. Soldier for hire, in brief, 9. Surfer dude, 10. Princess of Nintendo games, 11. Queen Victoria has one named for her, 12. "___ the Voice of the Lobster" (Lewis Carroll poem), 13. Pale wood, 19. Fedora fabric, 21. Coat, as with flour, 24. This is a deep cut, 26. Took the lead, 27. Squadron, e.g., 28. Grammy category, 30. What might be out for a spell?, 31. French toast ingredient, 34. Haughty sort, 35. Naught, 36. Big name in tourism guides, 37. Concern when transferring a title deed, 38. The Horned Frogs of the N.C.A.A., 39. Common clown name, 40. "Doctor ___", 44. Agile, 45. Certify, 46. Pot brownie, e.g., 47. Naval engineer, 49. Kitchen cover-up, 50. "Catch my drift?", 51. Was part of a series, say, 53. Neon sign word, 54. Soften, with "down", 56. Sweetie, 57. "I've got it!", 58. Molecule involved in protein synthesis, 59. Greek consonant

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 09, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. "RuPaul's Drag Race" airer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MTV




• The clue is 4. Self-assurance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APLOMB

  Possible Answer : aplomb, sang-froid, assuredness, poise, cool




• The clue is 10. Letter that's sixth in the Greek alphabet, not last. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZETA

  Possible Answer : zeta




• The clue is 14. "I'm on vacation" email inits.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OOO




• The clue is 15. High-end German car, casually. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEEMER




• The clue is 16. Dwarf planet with the largest mass. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERIS

  Possible Answer : Eris




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

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

  The answer: NUT

  Possible Answer : bollock, crackpot, nut_case, junky, ball, testis, testicle, en, addict, orchis, Nut, freak, nut, junkie, fruitcake, crank, screwball, ballock, egg




• The clue is 18. Photography option commonly represented by a 37-Across. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: CAMERAFLASH




• The clue is 20. Coffee order specification. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICED

  Possible Answer : ice, frost




• The clue is 22. Like Igor's posture. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUNCHED

  Possible Answer : stooped, hunched, hunch_over, round-backed, hump, stooping, hunch_forward, round-shouldered, hunch, crooked




• The clue is 23. N.F.L. team whose helmet features a 37-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHARGERS

  Possible Answer : battery_charger, courser, charger




• The clue is 25. Relish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAPUP




• The clue is 29. Arm of the Mediterranean. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AEGEAN

  Possible Answer : Aegean, Aegean_Sea




• The clue is 30. Lick … or slick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WET

  Possible Answer : pixilated, blind_drunk, lactating, sloshed, soaked, crocked, pie-eyed, wet, stiff, fuddled, sozzled, pissed, smashed, blotto, slopped, plastered, squiffy, loaded, besotted, moisture, cockeyed, tight, soused

  Possible Opposite Answer : dry




• The clue is 32. Game whose name is shouted. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNO




• The clue is 33. Episode interruptions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADS

  Possible Answer : advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, ad, advertizing




• The clue is 34. Hitch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNAG

  Possible Answer : hitch, tear, rip, snag, hang-up, rent, rub, split




• The clue is 36. Buy and then quickly sell. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLIP

  Possible Answer : insolent, somersault, twitch, flip_over, pass, summersault, throw, pitch, flick, interchange, flip_out, toss, flip, riffle, summerset, riff, alternate, thumb, flip-flop, tack, turn_over, switch, leaf, somersaulting, impudent, sky, somerset, snotty-nosed




• The clue is 37. What's formed by connecting this puzzle's circled letters from A to F and then back to A. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: LIGHTNINGBOLT




• The clue is 40. Port, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WINE

  Possible Answer : wine-colored, wine-coloured, vino, wine




• The clue is 41. Far from friendly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COLD

  Possible Answer : stale, dusty, common_cold, frigidity, insensate, cold-blooded, moth-eaten, cold, inhuman, coldness, frigidness, low_temperature, frigid

  Possible Opposite Answer : hotness, hot




• The clue is 42. Poetic praise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODE

  Possible Answer : ode




• The clue is 43. "___ So Fine" (1963 #1 hit). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HES

  Possible Answer : atomic_number_2, helium, he, He




• The clue is 44. Deli order. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUB

  Possible Answer : torpedo, submarine, hoagy, Cuban_sandwich, hero, grinder, bomber, sub, substitute, submarine_sandwich, fill_in, hero_sandwich, stand_in, poor_boy, U-boat, zep, Italian_sandwich, hoagie, pigboat, wedge




• The clue is 45. Houses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABODES

  Possible Answer : home, residence, abode, habitation, dwelling, dwelling_house, domicile




• The clue is 48. Ready to be drawn, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONTAP




• The clue is 50. Drink with a 37-Across in its logo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GATORADE




• The clue is 52. Shield. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PROTECT

  Possible Answer : protect




• The clue is 55. Muslim denomination. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHIA

  Possible Answer : Shiah_Islam, Shia, Shiah




• The clue is 56. Character with a 37-Across on his forehead. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: HARRYPOTTER




• The clue is 60. Counterpart of flow. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBB

  Possible Answer : ebb, ebb_out, wane, ebb_away, ebb_down, ebb_off, reflux, ebbing

  Possible Opposite Answer : tide




• The clue is 61. [Gasp!]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHNO




• The clue is 62. Tangle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENMESH

  Possible Answer : ensnarl, enmesh, mesh




• The clue is 63. Drink aptly found within "social event". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALE

  Possible Answer : ale




• The clue is 64. Tikka masala go-with. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAAN

  Possible Answer : naan, nan




• The clue is 65. Don't have a choice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEEDTO




• The clue is 66. Dead end?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEE

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Friend on "Friends". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MONICA

• The clue is 2. "Fair point!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOUCHE

• The clue is 3. Ixnay. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: VOTEAGAINST

• The clue is 4. Jackson 5 song that begins "You went to school to learn, girl". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABC

  Possible Answer: first_rudiment, ABCs, ABC, alphabet, ABC's, rudiment, first_principle

• The clue is 5. Bird with a showy mate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEAHEN

  Possible Answer: peahen

• The clue is 6. Madagascar mammal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEMUR

  Possible Answer: lemur

• The clue is 7. Portentous signs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMENS

  Possible Answer: prognostication, prognosticate, augur, portent, foreshadow, betoken, bode, prefigure, predict, foretell, prognostic, forecast, prodigy, auspicate, omen, presage, portend

• The clue is 8. Soldier for hire, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MERC

• The clue is 9. Surfer dude. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAH

• The clue is 10. Princess of Nintendo games. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZELDA

• The clue is 11. Queen Victoria has one named for her. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERA

  Possible Answer: epoch, geological_era, earned_run_average, ERA, era

• The clue is 12. "___ the Voice of the Lobster" (Lewis Carroll poem). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIS

  Possible Answer: Cordyline_terminalis, atomic_number_22, ti, Ti, si, titanium, te

• The clue is 13. Pale wood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASH

  Possible Answer: ash_tree, ash

• The clue is 19. Fedora fabric. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FELT

  Possible Answer: mat, experience, sense, matte_up, felt_up, find, matte, feel, mat_up, finger, palpate, felt, matt-up

• The clue is 21. Coat, as with flour. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DREDGE

  Possible Answer: drag, dredge

• The clue is 24. This is a deep cut. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GASH

  Possible Answer: gash, cut, slice, slash

• The clue is 26. Took the lead. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: PULLEDAHEAD

• The clue is 27. Squadron, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNIT

  Possible Answer: unit_of_measurement, building_block, social_unit, unit, whole

• The clue is 28. Grammy category. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POP

  Possible Answer: soda, pop_up, daddy, pop_music, crop_up, tonic, dad, bulge, protrude, papa, bulge_out, toss_off, down, bug_out, belt_down, popping, bolt_down, popular, dada, come_out, start, soda_pop, pa, soda_water, pappa, pop, kill, pour_down, drink_down, pop_out

• The clue is 30. What might be out for a spell?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAND

  Possible Answer: wand, verge, scepter, baton, sceptre

• The clue is 31. French toast ingredient. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGG

  Possible Answer: orchis, eggs, bollock, testis, ballock, testicle, egg, nut, ball

• The clue is 34. Haughty sort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOB

  Possible Answer: snoot, prig, snob, snot

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

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

  The answer: NIL

  Possible Answer: zippo, zilch, naught, nil, cipher, nada, null, nothing, goose_egg, zero, nix, cypher, zip, aught

• The clue is 36. Big name in tourism guides. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FODORS

• The clue is 37. Concern when transferring a title deed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIEN

  Possible Answer: lien, spleen

• The clue is 38. The Horned Frogs of the N.C.A.A.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TCU

• The clue is 39. Common clown name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOBO

• The clue is 40. "Doctor ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHO

  Possible Answer: WHO, World_Health_Organization

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

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

  The answer: SPRY

  Possible Answer: spry, agile, nimble, quick

• The clue is 45. Certify. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATTEST

  Possible Answer: manifest, bear_witness, attest, take_the_stand, testify, certify, evidence, demonstrate

• The clue is 46. Pot brownie, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDIBLE

  Possible Answer: comestible, victuals, pabulum, edible, eatable, victual

  Possible Opposite Answer : inedible

• The clue is 47. Naval engineer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEABEE

• The clue is 49. Kitchen cover-up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APRON

  Possible Answer: forestage, proscenium, apron

• The clue is 50. "Catch my drift?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GETME

• The clue is 51. Was part of a series, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACTED

  Possible Answer: playact, pretend, roleplay, work, behave, play, move, represent, do, act, act_as, dissemble

  Possible Opposite Answer : refrain

• The clue is 53. Neon sign word. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPEN

  Possible Answer: subject, heart-to-heart, open_up, open, undecided, open_air, undetermined, unresolved, clear, assailable, overt, spread, afford, undefendable, give, undefended, exposed, capable, unfastened, opened, candid, unfold, out-of-doors, surface, loose, spread_out, receptive, outdoors

  Possible Opposite Answer : close, shut, fold, unreceptive, closed, covert

• The clue is 54. Soften, with "down". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TONE

  Possible Answer: smell, intone, flavour, look, tone_up, feel, inflect, feeling, musical_note, modulate, tonicity, tonus, whole_step, shade, quality, tincture, step, tone, tone_of_voice, spirit, pure_tone, whole_tone, strengthen, tint, flavor, note, chant, timber, timbre

  Possible Opposite Answer : atonicity

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

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

  The answer: HON

• The clue is 57. "I've got it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHA

• The clue is 58. Molecule involved in protein synthesis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RNA

  Possible Answer: RNA, ribonucleic_acid

• The clue is 59. Greek consonant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RHO

  Possible Answer: rho

No 27379, Thursday Oct 24, 2024 NYT Crossword by Ella Dershowitz

Across Clues :

1. Workplace for a young Abraham Lincoln, 4. Marine animal with distinctive eye patches, 8. Promote oneself, 13. Had beef, perhaps, 14. Sport, 15. Writes with a point?, 17. Selecting for a jury, 19. Nickname alternative to Teddy, 20. Bash, 21. "If it's brown, lay down. If it's black, fight back. If it's ___, say goodnight!" (bear advice), 23. Vinyl records, slangily, 24. Stinging jellyfish, 26. North Dakota's most populous city, 28. Epsilon follower, 29. They end in diciembre, 31. "Darn it!", 32. Emphasis-providing suffix, 33. Thick Japanese noodle, 34. Words of protest, 35. "Who's interested?" ... or, phonetically, what four answers in this puzzle are vis-à-vis the answers next to them, 38. Get ready to fly, 40. Ancient Peruvian, 41. "Also also ...," for short, 44. Hefty read, 45. "Dude!", 46. Bareilles who wrote the music and lyrics for Broadway's "Waitress", 47. Frank Sinatra's reads "The best is yet to come", 50. Arrogantly confident, 52. City that's home to the World of Coca-Cola museum: Abbr., 53. Actress Salma, 55. Radiator sound, 56. Proponents of crystal healing, 58. On the same side, 61. Totally forgets to do something, informally, 62. Sports team's assignment, 63. DiFranco who played Persephone in "Hadestown", 64. Tip-off that you've forgotten something in the toaster, 65. Move gradually, 66. GPS option: Abbr.

 Thursday Oct 24, 2024 NYT- 27379

Down Clues :

1. Antioxidant-infused water brand, 2. Costs of withdrawing, 3. Emphasizes, in a way, 4. Baby that's up all night?, 5. Big name in outdoor gear, 6. "Must this conversation happen again?", 7. Cry of frustration, 8. Fighting fish, 9. Last choice, often, 10. Crush, 11. Take to the door, 12. Security deposit payers, 16. Makes more alluring, with "up", 18. Flour in Indian cuisine, 22. Theoreticals, 24. Singer with the 2023 #1 hit "Kill Bill", 25. Word after leading or lunch, 27. Serengeti herd, 30. Live, 33. Prefix with directional, 34. Cone ___ (iconic costume piece for Madonna), 35. Got rid of, 36. Really got to work, with "down", 37. Second, 38. Abdominal floor exercises, 39. Mishmash, 41. Cook until a crust forms, 42. Roll call response, 43. Voice, 44. Becomes less tense, 45. "I tell ya ...", 46. Personal stake, in a metaphor, 48. Animated film character with a Scottish accent, 49. French cup, 51. Reproach, 54. Deftness, 57. Prefix with system, 59. Table support, 60. Block in Atlantic City

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 24, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Workplace for a young Abraham Lincoln. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAR

  Possible Answer : bar, banish, stop, prevention, Browning_automatic_rifle, block_off, taproom, legal_profession, BAR, streak, debar, stripe, ginmill, blockade, saloon, barricade, exclude, barroom, relegate, legal_community, cake, block_up, block, measure

  Possible Opposite Answer : unbar




• The clue is 4. Marine animal with distinctive eye patches. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORCA

  Possible Answer : killer, orca, killer_whale, sea_wolf, Orcinus_orca, grampus




• The clue is 8. Promote oneself. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOAST

  Possible Answer : swash, feature, blow, bluster, gas, self-praise, tout, shoot_a_line, brag, boasting, jactitation, sport, vaunt, boast, gasconade




• The clue is 13. Had beef, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATE

  Possible Answer : run_through, corrode, eat_on, use_up, rust, exhaust, wipe_out, eat, consume, eat_up, deplete, Ate, feed




• The clue is 14. Sport. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEAR

  Possible Answer : fall_apart, assume, have_on, bear, wear_off, bust, article_of_clothing, break, wear_thin, outwear, wear_down, fag, tire, put_on, endure, don, jade, tire_out, fatigue, wearing, wear, wear_upon, get_into, wear_out, clothing, wearable, hold_out, vesture, fag_out, weary, habiliment

  Possible Opposite Answer : refresh




• The clue is 15. Writes with a point?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETCHES

  Possible Answer : etch, engrave




• The clue is 17. Selecting for a jury. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMPANELING

  Possible Answer : impanel, panel, empanel




• The clue is 19. Nickname alternative to Teddy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEO




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

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

  The answer: FETE

  Possible Answer : festival, feast, fiesta, fete, celebrate




• The clue is 21. "If it's brown, lay down. If it's black, fight back. If it's ___, say goodnight!" (bear advice). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHITE

  Possible Answer : egg_white, Stanford_White, flannel, Patrick_White, clean, Edward_White, white-hot, Andrew_D._White, Edward_Douglas_White_Jr., blanched, white, Patrick_Victor_Martindale_White, livid, bloodless, T._H._White, Caucasian, E._B._White, Elwyn_Brooks_White, gabardine, ovalbumin, snowy, ashen, lily-white, whiteness, Edward_D._White, Andrew_Dickson_White, whitened, whiten, blank, tweed, Theodore_Harold_White, White_River, White, White_person, albumen

  Possible Opposite Answer : black, blacken




• The clue is 23. Vinyl records, slangily. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAX

  Possible Answer : wax, full, climb, mount, rise

  Possible Opposite Answer : wane




• The clue is 24. Stinging jellyfish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEANETTLE




• The clue is 26. North Dakota's most populous city. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FARGO

  Possible Answer : Fargo




• The clue is 28. Epsilon follower. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZETA

  Possible Answer : zeta




• The clue is 29. They end in diciembre. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANOS

  Possible Answer : Fatah_Revolutionary_Council, Black_September, Abu_Nidal_Organization, ANO, Arab_Revolutionary_Brigades, Revolutionary_Organization_of_Socialist_Muslims, Fatah-RC




• The clue is 31. "Darn it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUTS

  Possible Answer : haywire, bollock, loco, fruitcake, loony, crackers, junky, kookie, round_the_bend, junkie, bonkers, nut, freak, barmy, buggy, nutty, egg, batty, fruity, ball, ballock, wacky, Nut, crackpot, loopy, bats, nuts, testicle, daft, crank, orchis, around_the_bend, kooky, balmy, en, testis, screwball, dotty, nut_case, whacky, addict, cracked




• The clue is 32. Emphasis-providing suffix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASS

  Possible Answer : butt, hind_end, prat, nooky, atomic_number_33, arsenic, tush, American_Samoa, Eastern_Samoa, tail_end, piece_of_tail, can, stern, fucking, shag, screwing, rump, tail, roll_in_the_hay, rear_end, posterior, shtup, seat, nates, screw, fanny, rear, ass, bum, piece_of_ass, fundament, tooshie, backside, behind, derriere, AS, buttocks, fuck, nookie, arse, keister, bottom, hindquarters, As, buns




• The clue is 33. Thick Japanese noodle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UDON




• The clue is 34. Words of protest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUTS




• The clue is 35. "Who's interested?" ... or, phonetically, what four answers in this puzzle are vis-à-vis the answers next to them. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANYTAKERS




• The clue is 38. Get ready to fly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAXI

  Possible Answer : taxi, taxicab, hack, cab




• The clue is 40. Ancient Peruvian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INCA

  Possible Answer : Inca, Inka, Incan




• The clue is 41. "Also also ...," for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PPS




• The clue is 44. Hefty read. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOME

  Possible Answer : tome




• The clue is 45. "Dude!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRUH




• The clue is 46. Bareilles who wrote the music and lyrics for Broadway's "Waitress". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARA




• The clue is 47. Frank Sinatra's reads "The best is yet to come". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEADSTONE

  Possible Answer : tombstone, headstone, key, gravestone, keystone




• The clue is 50. Arrogantly confident. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COCKY

  Possible Answer : cocky




• The clue is 52. City that's home to the World of Coca-Cola museum: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATL




• The clue is 53. Actress Salma. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAYEK

  Possible Answer : Hayek, Friedrich_August_von_Hayek




• The clue is 55. Radiator sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HISS

  Possible Answer : sizz, whoosh, siss, bird, boo, sibilate, hushing, hoot, sibilation, snort, razz, fizzle, Bronx_cheer, raspberry, hissing, razzing, hiss

  Possible Opposite Answer : applaud




• The clue is 56. Proponents of crystal healing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEWAGERS




• The clue is 58. On the same side. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLIED

  Possible Answer : allied, ally, Allied, confederate, confederative




• The clue is 61. Totally forgets to do something, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPACES

  Possible Answer : distance, outer_space, infinite, blank, blank_space, place, quad, space




• The clue is 62. Sports team's assignment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEED

  Possible Answer : source, come, cum, ejaculate, seminal_fluid, semen, germ, seed, sow, seeded_player




• The clue is 63. DiFranco who played Persephone in "Hadestown". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANI

  Possible Answer : ani




• The clue is 64. Tip-off that you've forgotten something in the toaster. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMOKE

  Possible Answer : dope, sens, fastball, locoweed, pot, green_goddess, hummer, Mary_Jane, smoke, smoking, roll_of_tobacco, fume, gage, bullet, grass, skunk, sess, weed, heater




• The clue is 65. Move gradually. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDGE

  Possible Answer : butt, bound, boundary, inch, march, butt_against, abut, sharpness, border, edge, adjoin, butt_on




• The clue is 66. GPS option: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RTE

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Antioxidant-infused water brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAI

  Possible Answer: Bai, Baic

• The clue is 2. Costs of withdrawing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATMFEES

• The clue is 3. Emphasizes, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPEATS

  Possible Answer: reiterate, reduplicate, repeat, ingeminate, retell, take_over, repetition, echo, reprise, replicate, recapitulate, duplicate, reprize, restate, recur, iterate, double

• The clue is 4. Baby that's up all night?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWLET

  Possible Answer: owlet

• The clue is 5. Big name in outdoor gear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REI

• The clue is 6. "Must this conversation happen again?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANWENOT

• The clue is 7. Cry of frustration. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARGH

• The clue is 8. Fighting fish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BETTA

• The clue is 9. Last choice, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTHER

  Possible Answer: other, early, former

  Possible Opposite Answer : same

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

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

  The answer: ACE

  Possible Answer: champion, hotshot, tops, maven, I, whiz, virtuoso, adept, sensation, topnotch, ace, wiz, top-notch, A-one, star, one, first-rate, Allied_Command_Europe, nail, single, breeze_through, whizz, angiotensin_converting_enzyme, superstar, ACE, tiptop, sweep_through, unity, crack, genius, sail_through, pass_with_flying_colors, wizard, angiotensin-converting_enzyme, super, mavin, 1

• The clue is 11. Take to the door. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHOWOUT

• The clue is 12. Security deposit payers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENANTS

  Possible Answer: tenant, renter

• The clue is 16. Makes more alluring, with "up". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEXES

  Possible Answer: sex, excite, wind_up, sexuality, turn_on, gender, sexual_practice, sexual_urge, arouse, sexual_activity, sex_activity

• The clue is 18. Flour in Indian cuisine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATTA

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

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

  The answer: IFS

• The clue is 24. Singer with the 2023 #1 hit "Kill Bill". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SZA

• The clue is 25. Word after leading or lunch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LADY

  Possible Answer: peeress, gentlewoman, Lady, lady, dame, madam, noblewoman, ma'am

  Possible Opposite Answer : Lord, nobleman

• The clue is 27. Serengeti herd. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GNUS

  Possible Answer: gnu, wildebeest

• The clue is 30. Live. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONAIR

• The clue is 33. Prefix with directional. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNI

• The clue is 34. Cone ___ (iconic costume piece for Madonna). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRA

  Possible Answer: bra, brassiere, bandeau

• The clue is 35. Got rid of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXED

  Possible Answer: ax, axe

• The clue is 36. Really got to work, with "down". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KNUCKLED

  Possible Answer: knuckle

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

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

  The answer: ECHO

  Possible Answer: reverberate, Echo, replication, repeat, sound_reflection, recall, echo, ring, reverberation, resound

• The clue is 38. Abdominal floor exercises. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOETAPS

• The clue is 39. Mishmash. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMALGAM

  Possible Answer: dental_amalgam, amalgam

• The clue is 41. Cook until a crust forms. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PANSEAR

• The clue is 42. Roll call response. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRESENT

  Possible Answer: salute, stage, represent, present, demo, pose, gift, acquaint, portray, lay_out, submit, nowadays, exhibit, face, deliver, award, show, confront, introduce, give, present_tense, demonstrate

  Possible Opposite Answer : absent, future

• The clue is 43. Voice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAY

  Possible Answer: read, allege, order, enjoin, say, suppose, state, pronounce, tell, sound_out, aver, articulate, enounce, enunciate

• The clue is 44. Becomes less tense. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THAWS

  Possible Answer: unfreeze, warming, melting, dissolve, unthaw, dethaw, thaw, thawing, melt

• The clue is 45. "I tell ya ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOY

  Possible Answer: male_child, boy, son

  Possible Opposite Answer : female_child, daughter, girl

• The clue is 46. Personal stake, in a metaphor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKIN

  Possible Answer: pare, cutis, bark, peel, hide, shinny, tegument, scrape, shin, pelt, sputter, struggle, clamber, scramble, skin

• The clue is 48. Animated film character with a Scottish accent. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHREK

• The clue is 49. French cup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TASSE

  Possible Answer: tasse, tasset

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

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

  The answer: CHIDE

  Possible Answer: call_down, berate, bawl_out, take_to_task, trounce, dress_down, chide, reproof, scold, call_on_the_carpet, lambaste, rag, remonstrate, reprimand, chew_up, chew_out, have_words, jaw, rebuke, lecture, lambast

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

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

  The answer: EASE

  Possible Answer: still, relief, comfort, easiness, informality, alleviate, simpleness, ease, simplicity, allay, relieve, repose, rest, facilitate, relaxation

  Possible Opposite Answer : difficulty

• The clue is 57. Prefix with system. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECO

• The clue is 59. Table support. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEG

  Possible Answer: branch, ramification, pegleg, stage, peg, leg, wooden_leg

• The clue is 60. Block in Atlantic City. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIE

  Possible Answer: exit, break, drop_dead, fail, die, give_way, expire, croak, choke, perish, become_flat, break_down, cash_in_one's_chips, pall, go, buy_the_farm, die_out, conk_out, give-up_the_ghost, dice, kick_the_bucket, decease, give_out, snuff_it, go_bad, pass_away, pop_off, conk, pass

  Possible Opposite Answer : be_born

Sunday NYT Down Solutions October 26, 2025 - Every Vertical Clue Decoded with Hints

Today's NYT Crossword Down Clues October 26, 2025 - Complete Top-to-Bottom Answers

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 74 Down clues. We have all the vertical answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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NYT Down Clues - Sunday, October 26, 2025

Down Clues Statistics

Detail	Information
Date	October 26, 2025
Day of Week	Sunday
Total Down Clues	74 clues
Direction	Vertical (Top to Bottom)
Difficulty	Tricky

All Down Clues - Complete List

Here are all 74 Down clues for today's puzzle. These go vertically from top to bottom.

Complete Down Clues List

Number	Clue
1 Down	1. Pro's camera type
2 Down	2. Numismatist's acquisition
3 Down	3. "Got it," on a radio
4 Down	4. Kutcher of "That '70s Show"
5 Down	5. Like the most pedantic pedant
6 Down	6. Windows upgrades, perhaps
7 Down	7. The "A" in STEAM
8 Down	8. Asian honorific that's an anagram of an English honorific
9 Down	9. Laddie's cap
10 Down	10. "Yes, captain!"
11 Down	11. Letter before zeta
12 Down	12. Singer Page or LaBelle
13 Down	13. Bargain bin abbr.
14 Down	14. Tops of waves
15 Down	15. "Come off it now!"
16 Down	16. Courtyards
17 Down	17. First section of the "Iliad"
18 Down	18. 2013 title role for Asa Butterfield
19 Down	24. Collector's item?
20 Down	26. Addis Ababa residents
21 Down	29. Carrier with a Flying Dutchman magazine
22 Down	32. Jazz trumpeter Baker who was sometimes called the "Prince of Cool"
23 Down	33. "Catch!"
24 Down	34. Handle
25 Down	36. Oprah or Ellen
26 Down	38. Industrial ___
27 Down	39. "Much obliged," in a text
28 Down	40. Head honcho
29 Down	42. Shamefaced
30 Down	44. Kimono closer
31 Down	46. The headline "Kids Make Nutritious Meals," e.g.
32 Down	47. Run off with
33 Down	49. Source of onomatopoeic words
34 Down	50. 1990s Indian P.M.
35 Down	51. Mark on a freshly polished shoe
36 Down	53. Coveter's sin
37 Down	55. Source of some natural dyes and sugars
38 Down	59. The good dinosaur in "The Good Dinosaur"
39 Down	61. Liverpudlian, e.g.
40 Down	63. It holds the line
41 Down	65. Most exceptional
42 Down	66. Pests that bug pups
43 Down	67. Kidnap
44 Down	68. "The ___ the limit!"
45 Down	69. Prepare to drive
46 Down	70. "Not to mention …"
47 Down	72. Breed of Smoky, the first known therapy dog, familiarly
48 Down	75. Objectivist author Rand
49 Down	78. Go out with
50 Down	80. Disposable items by the door of an open house, perhaps
51 Down	82. Sheltered side
52 Down	83. Typical univ. applicants
53 Down	86. "___ Eyes" (Eagles tune)
54 Down	88. Undesirable marks in high school
55 Down	89. X's, to Aphrodite
56 Down	90. Uses "lefty-loosey" on
57 Down	92. Commencement ritual
58 Down	94. Books with legends
59 Down	98. Small crowns
60 Down	100. Location of the malleus, incus and stapes
61 Down	101. Maroon, in a way
62 Down	103. Its leaves are eaten by giraffes
63 Down	104. Froth
64 Down	105. Pay tribute to
65 Down	106. One of the sisters in Chekhov's "Three Sisters"
66 Down	107. Sexology subject
67 Down	108. Pun-filled, say
68 Down	109. ___ squash
69 Down	112. Tax code issues
70 Down	113. Often-skinned body part
71 Down	115. Country music's ___ Young Band
72 Down	117. Head of production?
73 Down	118. PC connection
74 Down	119. Arcade game with pressure sensors for the feet, familiarly

Detailed Hints and Answers for All Down Clues

Need help? Here are comprehensive hints and answers for each Down clue. Also check these helpful guides:

• August 10 2023 NYT Clues Solutions
• November 04 2023 NYT Clues Solutions
• February 04 2023 NYT Clues Solutions
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Complete Down Solutions:

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1 Down: "1. Pro's camera type"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'R'
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 1

Answer:

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SLR

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2 Down: "2. Numismatist's acquisition"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'C' and ends with 'N'
• Word pattern: C__N
• Similar words: strike, mint
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
• This is Down clue number 2

Answer:

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COIN

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3 Down: "3. "Got it," on a radio"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'R' and ends with 'R'
• Word pattern: R___R
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 3

Answer:

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ROGER

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4 Down: "4. Kutcher of "That '70s Show""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'N'
• Word pattern: A____N
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: British choreographer (1906-1988)
• This is Down clue number 4

Answer:

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ASHTON

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5 Down: "5. Like the most pedantic pedant"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'P' and ends with 'T'
• Word pattern: P______T
• Similar words: lowly, trivial
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: inferior in rank or status
• This is Down clue number 5

Answer:

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PETTIEST

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6 Down: "6. Windows upgrades, perhaps"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'P' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: P___S
• Similar words: dose, pan off
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
• This is Down clue number 6

Answer:

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PANES

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7 Down: "7. The "A" in STEAM"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: A__S
• Similar words: artistry, liberal arts
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 7

Answer:

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ARTS

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8 Down: "8. Asian honorific that's an anagram of an English honorific"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'I'
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 8

Answer:

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SRI

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9 Down: "9. Laddie's cap"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'T' and ends with 'M'
• Similar words: tam-o'-shanter, tammy
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: a woolen cap of Scottish origin
• This is Down clue number 9

Answer:

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TAM

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10 Down: "10. "Yes, captain!""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'R'
• Word pattern: A____R
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 10

Answer:

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AYESIR

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11 Down: "11. Letter before zeta"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'E' and ends with 'N'
• Word pattern: E_____N
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: the 5th letter of the Greek alphabet
• This is Down clue number 11

Answer:

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EPSILON

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12 Down: "12. Singer Page or LaBelle"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'P' and ends with 'I'
• Word pattern: P___I
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 12

Answer:

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PATTI

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13 Down: "13. Bargain bin abbr."

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'I' and ends with 'R'
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 13

Answer:

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IRR

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14 Down: "14. Tops of waves"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'C' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: C____S
• Similar words: top, cap
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: the top line of a hill
• This is Down clue number 14

Answer:

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CRESTS

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15 Down: "15. "Come off it now!""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'G' and ends with 'L'
• Word pattern: G_____L
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 15

Answer:

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GETREAL

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16 Down: "16. Courtyards"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'A'
• Word pattern: A___A
• Similar words: atrium
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 16

Answer:

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ATRIA

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17 Down: "17. First section of the "Iliad""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'B' and ends with 'I'
• Word pattern: B___I
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 17

Answer:

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BOOKI

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18 Down: "18. 2013 title role for Asa Butterfield"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'E' and ends with 'R'
• Word pattern: E___R
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 18

Answer:

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ENDER

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19 Down: "24. Collector's item?"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'O' and ends with 'T'
• Word pattern: O_____T
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 19

Answer:

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OLDDEBT

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20 Down: "26. Addis Ababa residents"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 10 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: E________S
• Similar words: Ethiopian
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia
• This is Down clue number 20

Answer:

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ETHIOPIANS

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21 Down: "29. Carrier with a Flying Dutchman magazine"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'K' and ends with 'M'
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 21

Answer:

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KLM

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22 Down: "32. Jazz trumpeter Baker who was sometimes called the "Prince of Cool""

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• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'C' and ends with 'T'
• Word pattern: C__T
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 22

Answer:

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CHET

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23 Down: "33. "Catch!""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'H' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: H__E
• Similar words: Hera, hither
• Opposite of: there
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: the present location; this place
• This is Down clue number 23

Answer:

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HERE

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24 Down: "34. Handle"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'N' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: N__E
• Similar words: discover, key out
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: a language unit by which a person or thing is known
• This is Down clue number 24

Answer:

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NAME

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25 Down: "36. Oprah or Ellen"

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• This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'T' and ends with 'R'
• Word pattern: T____R
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 25

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TVSTAR

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26 Down: "38. Industrial ___"

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• This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
• Similar words: mature, senesce
• Opposite of: rejuvenate
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: how long something has existed
• This is Down clue number 26

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AGE

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27 Down: "39. "Much obliged," in a text"

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• This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'T' and ends with 'X'
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 27

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THX

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28 Down: "40. Head honcho"

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• This word has 9 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'T' and ends with 'A'
• Word pattern: T_______A
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 28

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TOPBANANA

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29 Down: "42. Shamefaced"

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• This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'R' and ends with 'L'
• Word pattern: R____L
• Similar words: remorseful, contrite
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
• This is Down clue number 29

Answer:

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RUEFUL

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30 Down: "44. Kimono closer"

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• This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'O' and ends with 'I'
• Similar words: obeah
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 30

Answer:

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OBI

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31 Down: "46. The headline "Kids Make Nutritious Meals," e.g."

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• This word has 9 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'Y'
• Word pattern: A_______Y
• Similar words: equivocalness
• Opposite of: unequivocalness
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 31

Answer:

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AMBIGUITY

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32 Down: "47. Run off with"

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• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'F' and ends with 'H'
• Word pattern: F___H
• Similar words: nobble, abstract
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: make off with belongings of others
• This is Down clue number 32

Answer:

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FILCH

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33 Down: "49. Source of onomatopoeic words"

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• This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: S____S
• Similar words: fathom, phone
• Opposite of: silence
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
• This is Down clue number 33

Answer:

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SOUNDS

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34 Down: "50. 1990s Indian P.M."

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• This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'R' and ends with 'O'
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 34

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RAO

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35 Down: "51. Mark on a freshly polished shoe"

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• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'F'
• Word pattern: S___F
• Similar words: mule, drag
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: a slipper that has no fitting around the heel
• This is Down clue number 35

Answer:

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SCUFF

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36 Down: "53. Coveter's sin"

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• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'E' and ends with 'Y'
• Word pattern: E__Y
• Similar words: invidia, enviousness
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 36

Answer:

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ENVY

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37 Down: "55. Source of some natural dyes and sugars"

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• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'B' and ends with 'T'
• Word pattern: B__T
• Similar words: beetroot, common beet
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 37

Answer:

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BEET

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38 Down: "59. The good dinosaur in "The Good Dinosaur""

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• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'O'
• Word pattern: A__O
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 38

Answer:

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ARLO

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39 Down: "61. Liverpudlian, e.g."

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'B' and ends with 'N'
• Word pattern: B____N
• Similar words: Britisher, Brit
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
• This is Down clue number 39

Answer:

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BRITON

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40 Down: "63. It holds the line"

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• This word has 10 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'C' and ends with 'N'
• Word pattern: C________N
• Similar words: clothes peg, clothes pin
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 40

Answer:

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CLOTHESPIN

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41 Down: "65. Most exceptional"

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• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'B' and ends with 'T'
• Word pattern: B__T
• Similar words: adept, in force
• Opposite of: badly
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: the supreme effort one can make
• This is Down clue number 41

Answer:

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BEST

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42 Down: "66. Pests that bug pups"

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• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'F' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: F___S
• Similar words: flea
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 42

Answer:

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FLEAS

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43 Down: "67. Kidnap"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'T'
• Word pattern: A____T
• Similar words: kidnap, nobble
• Opposite of: adduct
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 43

Answer:

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ABDUCT

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44 Down: "68. "The ___ the limit!""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: S__S
• Similar words: flip, toss
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
• This is Down clue number 44

Answer:

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SKYS

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45 Down: "69. Prepare to drive"

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• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'T' and ends with 'P'
• Word pattern: T___P
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 45

Answer:

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TEEUP

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46 Down: "70. "Not to mention …""

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• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'O'
• Word pattern: A__O
• Similar words: besides, as well
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: in addition
• This is Down clue number 46

Answer:

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ALSO

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47 Down: "72. Breed of Smoky, the first known therapy dog, familiarly"

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• This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: Y____E
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 47

Answer:

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YORKIE

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48 Down: "75. Objectivist author Rand"

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• This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'N'
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 48

Answer:

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AYN

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49 Down: "78. Go out with"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
• Similar words: attend, discover
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 49

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SEE

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50 Down: "80. Disposable items by the door of an open house, perhaps"

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• This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'B' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: B_____S
• Similar words: dirty money, bootie
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: a slipper that is soft and wool (for babies)
• This is Down clue number 50

Answer:

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BOOTIES

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51 Down: "82. Sheltered side"

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• This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'L' and ends with 'E'
• Similar words: Tsung Dao Lee, Robert E. Lee
• Opposite of: windward
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 51

Answer:

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LEE

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52 Down: "83. Typical univ. applicants"

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• This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
• Similar words: steradian, Sr
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 52

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SRS

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53 Down: "86. "___ Eyes" (Eagles tune)"

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• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'L' and ends with 'N'
• Word pattern: L__N
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 53

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LYIN

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54 Down: "88. Undesirable marks in high school"

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• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: A__E
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 54

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ACNE

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55 Down: "89. X's, to Aphrodite"

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• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'C' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: C__S
• Similar words: qi, chi
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 55

Answer:

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CHIS

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56 Down: "90. Uses "lefty-loosey" on"

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• This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'U' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: U______S
• Similar words: unscrew
• Opposite of: screw
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: loosen something by unscrewing it
• This is Down clue number 56

Answer:

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UNSCREWS

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57 Down: "92. Commencement ritual"

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• This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'C' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: C_____S
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 57

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CAPTOSS

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58 Down: "94. Books with legends"

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• This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: A_____S
• Similar words: book of maps, atlas
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 58

Answer:

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ATLASES

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59 Down: "98. Small crowns"

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• This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: T____S
• Similar words: tiara
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: a jeweled headdress worn by women on formal occasions
• This is Down clue number 59

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TIARAS

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60 Down: "100. Location of the malleus, incus and stapes"

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• This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'E' and ends with 'R'
• Similar words: pinna, spike
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
• This is Down clue number 60

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EAR

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61 Down: "101. Maroon, in a way"

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• This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'E' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: E____E
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 61

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ENISLE

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62 Down: "103. Its leaves are eaten by giraffes"

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• This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'A'
• Word pattern: A____A
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
• This is Down clue number 62

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ACACIA

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63 Down: "104. Froth"

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• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: S___E
• Similar words: suds, froth
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: foam or froth on the sea
• This is Down clue number 63

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SPUME

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64 Down: "105. Pay tribute to"

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• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'H' and ends with 'R'
• Word pattern: H___R
• Similar words: award, laurels
• Opposite of: disrespect
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
• This is Down clue number 64

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HONOR

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65 Down: "106. One of the sisters in Chekhov's "Three Sisters""

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• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'I' and ends with 'A'
• Word pattern: I___A
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 65

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IRINA

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66 Down: "107. Sexology subject"

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• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'G' and ends with 'T'
• Word pattern: G___T
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 66

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GSPOT

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67 Down: "108. Pun-filled, say"

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• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'W' and ends with 'Y'
• Word pattern: W___Y
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: combining clever conception and facetious expression
• This is Down clue number 67

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WITTY

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68 Down: "109. ___ squash"

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• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'N'
• Word pattern: A___N
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 68

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ACORN

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69 Down: "112. Tax code issues"

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• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: T__S
• Similar words: steer, topple
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
• This is Down clue number 69

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TIPS

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70 Down: "113. Often-skinned body part"

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• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'K' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: K__E
• Similar words: human knee, stifle
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 70

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KNEE

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71 Down: "115. Country music's ___ Young Band"

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• This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'E' and ends with 'I'
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 71

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ELI

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72 Down: "117. Head of production?"

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• This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'P' and ends with 'E'
• Similar words: make water, puddle
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: liquid excretory product
• This is Down clue number 72

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PEE

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73 Down: "118. PC connection"

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• This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'L' and ends with 'N'
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 73

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LAN

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74 Down: "119. Arcade game with pressure sensors for the feet, familiarly"

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• This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'D' and ends with 'R'
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 74

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DDR

Expert Strategies for Solving Down Clues

Master the vertical clues with these professional tips:

Why Start with Down Clues?

• Down clues often reveal key letters for intersecting words
• Vertical patterns can unlock difficult sections
• Many prefixes and suffixes run vertically
• Down answers often help solve Across clues

Down Clue Patterns to Recognize

1. Fill-in-the-blank clues: These are usually the easiest Down entries
2. Prefixes and suffixes: Common word parts often run vertically
3. Abbreviations: Look for clues with "Abbr." or shortened forms
4. Plural indicators: Words ending in 'S' are common in Down
5. Pop culture references: Names and titles often appear vertically

Time-Saving Down Techniques

Technique	How It Helps
Scan all Down first	Get a mental map of the vertical flow
Fill short Down words	3-4 letter words are often prefixes or connectors
Use crossing letters	Across letters help confirm Down answers
Look for themes	Related Down answers often share a theme

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Frequently Asked Questions About Down Clues

What are Down clues in crossword puzzles?

Down clues are the vertical entries in a crossword puzzle that read from top to bottom. They're numbered and correspond to specific columns in the grid.

Should I solve Down or Across clues first?

Many solvers alternate between Down and Across clues to build momentum. Down clues can help unlock difficult sections by providing key intersecting letters. The best approach is to solve the clues you find easiest first, regardless of direction.

How many Down clues are in today's puzzle?

Today's NYT crossword has 74 Down clues.

Are Down clues easier than Across clues?

Neither direction is inherently easier. The difficulty depends on the specific clues and your knowledge. However, Down clues often contain helpful prefixes, suffixes, and word parts that can be easier to guess.

How do Down clues interact with Across clues?

Down and Across clues intersect at various points in the grid. Solving one can provide letters that help solve the other, making the puzzle easier as you progress.

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Last Updated: October 26, 2025 at 05:13 AM

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