Tuesday, September 24, 2024 NYT Crossword Answers | Complete guide

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NYT Crossword Answers for today, September 24, 2024

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Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Bread served with baba ghanouj. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PITA

  Possible Answer : pocket_bread, pita




• The clue is 5. Consent (to). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACCEDE

  Possible Answer : accede, enter, give_in, defer, acquiesce, submit, bow, assent

  Possible Opposite Answer : dissent




• The clue is 11. Symbol in the sky above Gotham City. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAT

  Possible Answer : at-bat, flutter, lick, clobber, cricket_bat, bat, chiropteran, squash_racket, cream, thrash, drub, squash_racquet




• The clue is 14. Reddit Q&As. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMAS




• The clue is 15. Like the Bosporus, notably. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NARROW

  Possible Answer : specify, constringe, narrow, minute, specialize, constrict, contract, narrow_down, specialise, pin_down, nail_down, peg_down, narrow-minded

  Possible Opposite Answer : diversify, wide, widen, broad-minded




• The clue is 16. Zendaya's role on "Euphoria". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUE

  Possible Answer : sorrow, ruefulness, Ruta_graveolens, regret, herb_of_grace, rue, repent




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

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

  The answer: VALLEYFORGE




• The clue is 19. Sampled a beet, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATE

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




• The clue is 20. Comedy club host. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMCEE

  Possible Answer : master_of_ceremonies, emcee, host, compere




• The clue is 21. Lengthen with unnecessary material, as a speech. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAD

  Possible Answer : domiciliation, diggings, aggrandise, inkpad, tramp, launchpad, bolster, lard, digs, launching_pad, inking_pad, dramatise, footslog, embellish, slog, tablet, embroider, blow_up, plod, fill_out, trudge, launch_pad, pad_of_paper, launch_area, stamp_pad, lodgings, aggrandize, pad, dramatize




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

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

  The answer: ATOM

  Possible Answer : speck, mote, atom, corpuscle, particle, molecule




• The clue is 23. State trees of Massachusetts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELMS

  Possible Answer : elm, elm_tree, elmwood




• The clue is 26. Hair removal brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAIR




• The clue is 28. London lad. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHAP

  Possible Answer : chap, bloke, fissure, crevice, gent, fella, crack, cranny, feller, lad, blighter, cuss, fellow




• The clue is 31. San Francisco examiner?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FORTYNINER




• The clue is 36. Was out in front. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LED

  Possible Answer : conduce, conduct, light-emitting_diode, extend, LED, lead, run, precede, leave, guide, result, head, chair, go, take, top, direct, pass, contribute, moderate

  Possible Opposite Answer : follow




• The clue is 37. Nickname for dad. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAPA

  Possible Answer : dad, pop, pa, pappa, papa, dada, daddy




• The clue is 38. What tahini is made from. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SESAME

  Possible Answer : sesame, benny, benne, Sesamum_indicum, benni




• The clue is 39. Walker who wrote "The Color Purple". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALICE




• The clue is 41. [Not my typo]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIC

  Possible Answer : set, sic




• The clue is 43. Pie variety whose pronunciation inspires debate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PECAN

  Possible Answer : pecan_tree, pecan, Carya_illinoinsis, Carya_illinoensis




• The clue is 44. Comes down as a wintry mix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLEETS

  Possible Answer : sleet




• The clue is 46. Road crew's supply. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALT

  Possible Answer : Strategic_Arms_Limitation_Talks, saltiness, SALT, common_salt, salinity, salt, table_salt




• The clue is 48. Single or double. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIT

  Possible Answer : bang, attain, score, smasher, dispatch, polish_off, striking, smash, collision, make, off, stumble, arrive_at, run_into, gain, come_to, hitting, impinge_on, tally, bump_off, rack_up, remove, pip, hit, reach, murder, slay, shoot, collide_with, strike

  Possible Opposite Answer : miss




• The clue is 49. Boston herald?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAULREVERE




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

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

  The answer: POLS

  Possible Answer : politico, politician, pol, political_leader




• The clue is 52. What baking soda and vinegar simulate, in a classic science fair experiment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAVA

  Possible Answer : lava




• The clue is 53. Facts and figures. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DATA

  Possible Answer : data, datum, information, data_point




• The clue is 55. Signals on set. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CUES

  Possible Answer : discriminative_stimulus, pool_cue, clew, remind, cue_stick, clue, cue, prompt, pool_stick




• The clue is 58. ___-warrior (certain activist). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECO




• The clue is 60. Surveys. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCANS

  Possible Answer : skim, run_down, CAT_scan, read, scan, rake, glance_over




• The clue is 64. One of 20 quadrillion worldwide, per a recent estimate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANT

  Possible Answer : emmet, pismire, ant




• The clue is 65. Kansas City star?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRAVISKELCE




• The clue is 68. Item in a tailor's kit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIN

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : unpin




• The clue is 69. Untapped, as potential. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LATENT

  Possible Answer : latent




• The clue is 70. Derrière. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REAR

  Possible Answer : tush, lift, set_up, fundament, prat, put_up, seat, erect, keister, derriere, behind, buttocks, bum, rump, back, tooshie, backside, posterior, rear, rear_end, hindquarters, bottom, butt, parent, buns, tail_end, bring_up, arse, ass, back_end, raise, rise, stern, fanny, can, tail, nurture, nates, rise_up, hind_end, rearward

  Possible Opposite Answer : head, level, front




• The clue is 71. Southwest forecast, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETA

  Possible Answer : eta, Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna, Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom, Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty, ETA




• The clue is 72. Personnel in vestments. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLERGY

  Possible Answer : clergy

  Possible Opposite Answer : laity




• The clue is 73. Evidence of healing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCAB

  Possible Answer : strikebreaker, scab, rat, blackleg, fink

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Smooth over, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAVE

  Possible Answer: pave

• The clue is 2. Muslim leader. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMAM

  Possible Answer: imaum, imam

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

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

  The answer: TALC

  Possible Answer: talc, talcum

• The clue is 4. What someone counting sheep wishes to be. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASLEEP

  Possible Answer: deceased, numb, departed, at_rest, at_peace, asleep, benumbed, gone

  Possible Opposite Answer : awake

• The clue is 5. Choice for the indifferent. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANY

  Possible Answer: whatever, any, whatsoever

• The clue is 6. Half-___ (coffee order). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAF

• The clue is 7. Trim, as a photo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CROP

  Possible Answer: lop, pasture, crop, range, work, dress, harvest, trim, cut_back, clip, browse, craw, prune, cultivate, snip, graze

• The clue is 8. Like a drive in the woods?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERRANT

  Possible Answer: errant

• The clue is 9. Hot summer period named for the constellation Sirius. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOGDAYS

• The clue is 10. Doe : deer :: ___ : sheep. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EWE

  Possible Answer: ewe, Ewe

• The clue is 11. Nanny's nightmare. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAT

  Possible Answer: brat, little_terror, terror, holy_terror, bratwurst

• The clue is 12. Bronco or Beetle, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AUTO

  Possible Answer: auto, motorcar, machine, automobile, car

• The clue is 13. Overflow (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEEM

  Possible Answer: teem, pour, pullulate, stream, swarm

• The clue is 18. Fish that can swim backward. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EEL

  Possible Answer: eel

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

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

  The answer: ARISE

  Possible Answer: go_up, rise, come_up, spring_up, develop, originate, grow, bob_up, get_up, uprise, lift, turn_out, arise, stand_up, rise_up, rebel, move_up

  Possible Opposite Answer : turn_in, go_to_bed, fall, sit_down

• The clue is 24. R.I.S.D. grad's degree. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MFA

  Possible Answer: Master_of_Fine_Arts, MFA

• The clue is 25. Absorbs, with "up". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOPS

  Possible Answer: sop, SOP, douse, drench, souse, standard_operating_procedure, standard_procedure, sops, soak_through, soak, dowse, standing_operating_procedure

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

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

  The answer: INEPT

  Possible Answer: clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, awkward, tactless, inept, feckless, ill-chosen

• The clue is 28. Necklace fastener. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLASP

  Possible Answer: clench, hold, clutches, clutch, clasp, grip, buckle, brooch, grasp

  Possible Opposite Answer : unbuckle, unclasp

• The clue is 29. Very, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HELLA

• The clue is 30. "Bye-bye," to Bonaparte. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADIEU

  Possible Answer: good_day, au_revoir, auf_wiedersehen, adieu, bye-bye, goodbye, so_long, cheerio, sayonara, adios, good-bye, good-by, bye, goodby, arrivederci

• The clue is 32. Hike. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAISE

  Possible Answer: ascent, arouse, enhance, lift, climb, set_up, hike, elicit, salary_increase, put_up, erect, fire, promote, advance, upgrade, leaven, evoke, wage_hike, farm, prove, stir, put_forward, rear, enkindle, provoke, parent, conjure_up, acclivity, bring_up, conjure, produce, kick_upstairs, recruit, call_forth, levy, heave, upraise, heighten, kindle, resurrect, wage_increase, elevate, call_down, raise, rise, grow, get_up, invoke, nurture

  Possible Opposite Answer : demote, level, lower, descent

• The clue is 33. Kind of chip named for its inventor, Ignacio Anaya. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NACHO

  Possible Answer: nacho

• The clue is 34. Part of an online thread. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMAIL

  Possible Answer: email, electronic_mail, netmail, e-mail

  Possible Opposite Answer : snail_mail

• The clue is 35. Uses Airbnb or Vrbo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RENTS

  Possible Answer: split, rip, charter, take, tear, lease, snag, economic_rent, let, engage, hire, rent

• The clue is 37. World Heritage Site in Jordan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETRA

• The clue is 40. Prison divisions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CELLS

  Possible Answer: cadre, prison_cell, jail_cell, cell, electric_cell, cellular_telephone, cellphone, mobile_phone, cubicle, cellular_phone

• The clue is 42. One way to pay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CARD

  Possible Answer: card, wit, carte, visiting_card, posting, bill, placard, circuit_board, batting_order, add-in, tease, circuit_card, identity_card, poster, carte_du_jour, bill_of_fare, lineup, scorecard, wag, calling_card, menu, notice, plug-in, board

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

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

  The answer: SEVERAL

  Possible Answer: respective, various, several

• The clue is 47. Grazing land. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEA

  Possible Answer: pasture, grazing_land, pastureland, lea, ley

• The clue is 50. Clear out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VACATE

  Possible Answer: resign, vacate, renounce, lift, revoke, overturn, abandon, annul, countermand, repeal, rescind, empty, give_up, reverse

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

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

  The answer: PACERS

  Possible Answer: pacer, pacesetter, pacemaker

• The clue is 54. [Shaking my head]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSK

  Possible Answer: tut-tut, tut, tsk

• The clue is 55. Item of apparel for Zorro or Dracula. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAPE

  Possible Answer: mantle, cape, ness

• The clue is 56. Condo, 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, whole, building_block, social_unit, unit

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

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

  The answer: ETNA

  Possible Answer: Mount_Etna, Mt_Etna, bunsen_burner, bunsen, Etna, etna

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

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

  The answer: OVER

  Possible Answer: complete, o'er, all_over, ended, terminated, concluded, over

• The clue is 61. Smart ___ (wiseacre). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALEC

• The clue is 62. Org. for the SEC and ACC. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NCAA

• The clue is 63. Belgrade native. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SERB

  Possible Answer: Serb, Serbian

• The clue is 65. Extra attention, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TLC

  Possible Answer: TLC, tender_loving_care

• The clue is 66. Gerund suffix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ING

• The clue is 67. Total dump. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STY

  Possible Answer: eye_infection, stye, sty, hordeolum, pigpen, pigsty

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (37 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (34 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Moderate

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

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Fruit preserves	3
2A	4. Bottled water brand	6
3A	10. Status ___	3
4A	13. "Long, long ___ ..."	3
5A	14. High school assessment scored from 1 to 5	6
6A	15. Address starting "http"	3
7A	16. Pearl or peridot	3
8A	17. Despise	6
9A	18. Conclusion	3
10A	19. Quick punches	4
11A	21. "You," archaically	4
12A	23. One taking office dictation	5
13A	25. Blunder	5
14A	28. Concert pianos	6
15A	30. Like haunted houses and lifelike dolls	6
16A	31. Sardine container	3
17A	32. Accede to an agreement without getting everything one wants	6
18A	35. "___-haw!"	3
19A	36. Dominican slugger Sammy	4
20A	38. Coolness, in Gen Alpha slang	4
21A	39. Roosters' mates	4
22A	40. Nightmare scenario	8
23A	43. Emerged victorious ... or what this puzzle's constructor did, as indicated by the shaded squares	12
24A	47. Smokey Robinson's record label	6
25A	48. Capital of Oman	6
26A	50. North Carolina university	4
27A	51. Leo XIV, for one	4
28A	54. Jingle or ditty	4
29A	55. Filing job, for short?	4
30A	56. Touch	4
31A	57. ___ Menken, composer of "Little Shop of Horrors"	4
32A	58. Poems of praise	4
33A	59. More than a few, but less than a lot	4
34A	60. A village in Wales has one with 58 letters — the world's longest	4
35A	61. It might read "Miss Universe"	4
36A	62. Burn the surface of	4
37A	63. "Curses!"	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Fruit preserves"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that preserve of crushed fruit
• Similar words include: kettle of fish, mob, chock up
• Opposite of: free

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Answer: JAM

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2A: "4. Bottled water brand"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DASANI

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3A: "10. Status ___"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: QUO

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4A: "13. "Long, long ___ ...""

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that gone by; or in the past
• Similar words include: agone
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AGO

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5A: "14. High school assessment scored from 1 to 5"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: APEXAM

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6A: "15. Address starting "http""

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the address of a web page on the world wide web
• Similar words include: universal resource locator, uniform resource locator
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: URL

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7A: "16. Pearl or peridot"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
• Similar words include: stone, jewel, treasure
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GEM

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8A: "17. Despise"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
• Similar words include: hate
• Opposite of: love

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Answer: DETEST

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9A: "18. Conclusion"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that either extremity of something that has length
• Similar words include: destruction, final stage, conclusion
• Opposite of: begin, beginning

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Answer: END

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10A: "19. Quick punches"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
• Similar words include: stab, dig, thrusting
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: JABS

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11A: "21. "You," archaically"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: THEE

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12A: "23. One taking office dictation"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: STENO

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13A: "25. Blunder"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
• Similar words include: mistake, computer error, fault
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ERROR

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14A: "28. Concert pianos"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
• Similar words include: M, one thousand, thousand
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: GRANDS

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15A: "30. Like haunted houses and lifelike dolls"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that annoying and unpleasant
• Similar words include: creepy-crawly
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: CREEPY

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16A: "31. Sardine container"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
• Similar words include: can, put up, Sn
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TIN

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17A: "32. Accede to an agreement without getting everything one wants"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a long wooden bench with a back
• Similar words include: reconcile, go down, square off
• Opposite of: float

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Answer: SETTLE

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18A: "35. "___-haw!""

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: YEE

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19A: "36. Dominican slugger Sammy"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SOSA

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20A: "38. Coolness, in Gen Alpha slang"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure
• Similar words include: atmosphere, gloriole, glory
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AURA

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21A: "39. Roosters' mates"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that adult female chicken
• Similar words include: hen, biddy
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HENS

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22A: "40. Nightmare scenario"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that state in which the conditions of life are extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or terror
• Opposite of: utopia
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: DYSTOPIA

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23A: "43. Emerged victorious ... or what this puzzle's constructor did, as indicated by the shaded squares"

12 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: CAMEOUTONTOP

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24A: "47. Smokey Robinson's record label"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the largest city in michigan and a major great lakes port; center of the united states automobile industry; located in southeastern michigan on the detroit river across from windsor
• Similar words include: Detroit, Motor City
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MOTOWN

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25A: "48. Capital of Oman"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes
• Similar words include: Masqat, capital of Oman, muscadel
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MUSCAT

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26A: "50. North Carolina university"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ELON

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27A: "51. Leo XIV, for one"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the head of the roman catholic church
• Similar words include: pontiff, Catholic Pope, Vicar of Christ
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: POPE

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28A: "54. Jingle or ditty"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
• Similar words include: tune up, melodic line, melodic phrase
• Opposite of: untune

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Answer: TUNE

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29A: "55. Filing job, for short?"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MANI

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30A: "56. Touch"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
• Similar words include: march, edge, border
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ABUT

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31A: "57. ___ Menken, composer of "Little Shop of Horrors""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ALAN

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32A: "58. Poems of praise"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
• Similar words include: ode
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ODES

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33A: "59. More than a few, but less than a lot"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
• Similar words include: approximately, around, roughly
• Opposite of: no

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Answer: SOME

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34A: "60. A village in Wales has one with 58 letters — the world's longest"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a language unit by which a person or thing is known
• Similar words include: gens, key, distinguish
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NAME

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35A: "61. It might read "Miss Universe""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
• Similar words include: waistcloth, girdle, window sash
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SASH

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36A: "62. Burn the surface of"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make very hot and dry
• Similar words include: scorch, withered, singe
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SEAR

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37A: "63. "Curses!""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DRAT

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Spree	3
2D	2. What the number of candles on a birthday cake signifies	3
3D	3. High-waisted fashion trend of the 1990s	8
4D	4. Physiques that aren't quite perfect	7
5D	5. Copies	4
6D	6. Actor's workplace	3
7D	7. Cut out	3
8D	8. Thomas ___, early political cartoonist and critic of Boss Tweed	4
9D	9. "Sign me up!"	7
10D	10. Reality show starring the "Fab Five"	8
11D	11. Big coffee holder	3
12D	12. Dated	3
13D	20. Newswoman Curry	3
14D	22. Before, to Shakespeare	3
15D	23. Certain members of a police dept.	4
16D	24. Musical threesome	4
17D	26. Go on before the main show, say	4
18D	27. Liquors that go in Manhattans	4
19D	29. Superfan's ticket purchase	10
20D	30. It measures audience feedback	10
21D	33. Ballerina's skirt	4
22D	34. Gait faster than a walk	4
23D	37. Give a tut-tut, e.g.	8
24D	39. Place to hang a fedora	8
25D	41. Classic archery wood	3
26D	42. Shiba ___ (Japanese hunting dog)	3
27D	43. Piña ___	6
28D	44. Makes up (for)	6
29D	45. Sight-related	6
30D	46. Southernmost country in Central America	6
31D	47. Short office messages	5
32D	49. Core belief	5
33D	52. Thin woodwind	4
34D	53. Pouncing predator	4

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Spree"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sharp projection on an edge or surface
• Similar words include: dag
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: JAG

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2D: "2. What the number of candles on a birthday cake signifies"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that how long something has existed
• Similar words include: old age, mature, maturate
• Opposite of: rejuvenate

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Answer: AGE

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3D: "3. High-waisted fashion trend of the 1990s"

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: MOMJEANS

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4D: "4. Physiques that aren't quite perfect"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: DADBODS

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5D: "5. Copies"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
• Similar words include: aper, imitator, ape
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: APES

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6D: "6. Actor's workplace"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
• Similar words include: circle, localise, fit
• Opposite of: rise

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Answer: SET

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7D: "7. Cut out"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
• Similar words include: ax
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AXE

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8D: "8. Thomas ___, early political cartoonist and critic of Boss Tweed"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states political cartoonist (1840-1902)
• Similar words include: Thomas Nast
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NAST

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9D: "9. "Sign me up!""

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: IMTHERE

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10D: "10. Reality show starring the "Fab Five""

8 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: QUEEREYE

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11D: "11. Big coffee holder"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: URN

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12D: "12. Dated"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
• Similar words include: sometime, onetime, erstwhile
• Opposite of: new, young

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Answer: OLD

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13D: "20. Newswoman Curry"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ANN

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14D: "22. Before, to Shakespeare"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ERE

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15D: "23. Certain members of a police dept."

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SGTS

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16D: "24. Musical threesome"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
• Similar words include: ternary, tercet, troika
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TRIO

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17D: "26. Go on before the main show, say"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
• Similar words include: undecided, outdoors, unfastened
• Opposite of: fold, covert

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Answer: OPEN

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18D: "27. Liquors that go in Manhattans"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the seed of the cereal grass
• Similar words include: rye, Secale cereale, rye whiskey
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RYES

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19D: "29. Superfan's ticket purchase"

10 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: SEASONPASS

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20D: "30. It measures audience feedback"

10 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: CLAPOMETER

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21D: "33. Ballerina's skirt"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that south african prelate and leader of the antiapartheid struggle (born in 1931)
• Similar words include: ballet skirt, Desmond Tutu
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TUTU

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22D: "34. Gait faster than a walk"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a slow pace of running
• Similar words include: jog, lope, clip
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TROT

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23D: "37. Give a tut-tut, e.g."

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
• Similar words include: monish, caution, warn
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: ADMONISH

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24D: "39. Place to hang a fedora"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: HATSTAND

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25D: "41. Classic archery wood"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the english yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: YEW

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26D: "42. Shiba ___ (Japanese hunting dog)"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: INU

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27D: "43. Piña ___"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: COLADA

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28D: "44. Makes up (for)"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make amends for
• Similar words include: repent, aby, abye
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ATONES

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29D: "45. Sight-related"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments
• Similar words include: optical, visual, opthalmic
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: OCULAR

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30D: "46. Southernmost country in Central America"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a republic on the isthmus of panama; achieved independence from colombia in 1903
• Similar words include: leghorn, Republic of Panama, Panama hat
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: PANAMA

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31D: "47. Short office messages"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a written proposal or reminder
• Similar words include: memoranda, memo, memorandum
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MEMOS

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32D: "49. Core belief"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
• Similar words include: dogma
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TENET

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33D: "52. Thin woodwind"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
• Similar words include: hautbois, hautboy
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OBOE

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34D: "53. Pouncing predator"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that large american feline resembling a lion
• Similar words include: panther, cougar, painter
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PUMA

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Expert Solving Strategies

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Today's Puzzle Stats

37 Across Clues

34 Down Clues

71 Total Clues

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