2424 Sat Aug 24, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Part of a Mideast capital's name, 4. Twinkletoes they're not, 8. Nuts and bolts, 14. Actress who voiced Mei Lee's strict mother in Pixar's "Turning Red", 16. Second slide of many a meeting deck, 17. Put in a similar part, 18. "The ___ of suffering is experience": Harry Truman, 19. Legs (it), 20. Prominent feature of a jacket, 22. Fooled, 23. Many a rescue, 24. Actress Anne of "Wag the Dog", 25. ___ fries (South American side), 26. Dope, 27. Dried meat product with a rhyming name, 29. Digital agreements?, 30. "Pleeeease?", 31. Spiteful, as a comment, 32. Hoped-for deadlines, 34. They often roll around in the snow, 35. Habitat for sphagnum moss, 38. Book between Joel and Obadiah, 39. Sian ___, director of the Best Picture winner "CODA", 40. Start of a Spanish cheer, 41. Bus. driver?, 42. Tizzy, 43. Hardly open, 44. Nephrologist's specialty, 46. Affectionate way to walk, 48. What "e" might mean, 49. Vulnerable part of one's personality, 50. Perfumery assortment, 51. River in the name of a Best Picture winner, 52. Pop artist ___ English

Down Clues :

1. What Flovent can treat, 2. Sights along the Gulf Coast, 3. Prepares for transplanting, 4. Creatures often depicted with green skin, 5. Strong, as a bond, 6. Candidate for a "forever home", 7. Full of gimmicks, 8. Drink of boiled grains with purported detoxifying effects, 9. "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men" writer, 1941, 10. Singers do this, 11. Rushing, 12. Obsolescent means of music storage, 13. Down time?, 15. Skillful, 21. Batman adversary with a stitched burlap mask, 24. Country singer with the 2012 hit "Wanted", 25. Poet who first penned the phrase "no country for old men", 27. Small hint, 28. Leaps on stage, 29. Head lines?, 30. Spoon, 32. Original parent co. of Fortune and People, 33. Snarky reply to some unsolicited advice, 34. Kooks, 35. Olympic snowboarding event, 36. Take too far, 37. Many Grindr users, 40. Campers, e.g., 42. Shut (up), 43. Commercial lead-in to bank, 45. Diarist who helped edit Henry Miller's "Tropic of Cancer", 47. Deg. from Yale's Geffen School

Sat Aug 24, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 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. Part of a Mideast capital's name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABU




• The clue is 4. Twinkletoes they're not. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OAFS

  Possible Answer : clod, lout, lubber, lummox, stumblebum, oaf, lump, gawk, goon




• The clue is 8. Nuts and bolts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BASICS

  Possible Answer : basic, bedrock, staple, rudiments, basics, fundamental_principle, basic_principle, fundamentals, BASIC




• The clue is 14. Actress who voiced Mei Lee's strict mother in Pixar's "Turning Red". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SANDRAOH




• The clue is 16. Second slide of many a meeting deck. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGENDA

  Possible Answer : docket, order_of_business, agenda, schedule, agendum




• The clue is 17. Put in a similar part. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TYPECAST

  Possible Answer : type, typecast




• The clue is 18. "The ___ of suffering is experience": Harry Truman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REWARD

  Possible Answer : honour, payoff, reinforcement, repay, reward, advantage, honor, reinforce, wages, pay_back

  Possible Opposite Answer : dishonor, penalty




• The clue is 19. Legs (it). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOOFS

  Possible Answer : hoof_it, hoof, foot, leg_it




• The clue is 20. Prominent feature of a jacket. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TITLE

  Possible Answer : deed_of_conveyance, style, claim, form_of_address, entitle, deed, title, championship, rubric, title_of_respect, statute_title




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

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

  The answer: HAD

  Possible Answer : consume, possess, cause, give_birth, birth, give, feature, throw, have, deliver, have_got, induce, experience, own, sustain, hold, let, make, suffer, accept, take, stimulate, receive, take_in, bear, ingest, get

  Possible Opposite Answer : lack, refuse, abstain




• The clue is 23. Many a rescue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUTT

  Possible Answer : mongrel, mutt, cur




• The clue is 24. Actress Anne of "Wag the Dog". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HECHE




• The clue is 25. ___ fries (South American side). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YUCA




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

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

  The answer: ASS

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




• The clue is 27. Dried meat product with a rhyming name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TURKEYJERKY




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

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

  The answer: PINKYSWEARS




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

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

  The answer: CANTI




• The clue is 31. Spiteful, as a comment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CATTY

  Possible Answer : catty, bitchy, cattish, cattie




• The clue is 32. Hoped-for deadlines. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TARGETDATES




• The clue is 34. They often roll around in the snow. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WINTERTIRES




• The clue is 35. Habitat for sphagnum moss. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOG

  Possible Answer : bog, bog_down, peat_bog




• The clue is 38. Book between Joel and Obadiah. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMOS

  Possible Answer : Amos, Book_of_Amos




• The clue is 39. Sian ___, director of the Best Picture winner "CODA". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEDER




• The clue is 40. Start of a Spanish cheer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VIVA

  Possible Answer : oral_exam, viva_voce, viva, oral_examination, oral




• The clue is 41. Bus. driver?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CEO

  Possible Answer : chief_operating_officer, CEO, chief_executive_officer




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

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

  The answer: PANIC

  Possible Answer : terror, scare, panic, affright




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

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

  The answer: CAGEY

  Possible Answer : cagey, chary, cagy, canny, clever




• The clue is 44. Nephrologist's specialty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KIDNEY

  Possible Answer : kidney




• The clue is 46. Affectionate way to walk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARMINARM




• The clue is 48. What "e" might mean. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONLINE

  Possible Answer : online, on-line

  Possible Opposite Answer : off-line




• The clue is 49. Vulnerable part of one's personality. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOFTSIDE




• The clue is 50. Perfumery assortment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCENTS

  Possible Answer : odor, scent, fragrance, olfactory_property, odourise, wind, nose, aroma, odorize, odour, perfume, smell

  Possible Opposite Answer : deodorize, deodourise




• The clue is 51. River in the name of a Best Picture winner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KWAI

  Possible Answer : kwai, yuan




• The clue is 52. Pop artist ___ English. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RON

  Possible Answer : Bokkos, Daffo, Ron

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. What Flovent can treat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTHMA

  Possible Answer: asthma_attack, bronchial_asthma, asthma

• The clue is 2. Sights along the Gulf Coast. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAYOUS

  Possible Answer: bayou

• The clue is 3. Prepares for transplanting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNPOTS

• The clue is 4. Creatures often depicted with green skin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORCS

• The clue is 5. Strong, as a bond. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AAA

  Possible Answer: AAA, abdominal_aortic_aneurysm

• The clue is 6. Candidate for a "forever home". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOSTERKITTEN

• The clue is 7. Full of gimmicks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHTICKY

• The clue is 8. Drink of boiled grains with purported detoxifying effects. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARLEYWATER

• The clue is 9. "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men" writer, 1941. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGEE

  Possible Answer: James_Agee, Agee

• The clue is 10. Singers do this. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEW

  Possible Answer: sew, tailor, sew_together, run_up, tailor-make, stitch

• The clue is 11. Rushing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INAHURRY

• The clue is 12. Obsolescent means of music storage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CDRACKS

• The clue is 13. Down time?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SADDAY

• The clue is 15. Skillful. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEFT

  Possible Answer: dextrous, deft, dexterous

• The clue is 21. Batman adversary with a stitched burlap mask. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THESCARECROW

• The clue is 24. Country singer with the 2012 hit "Wanted". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUNTERHAYES

• The clue is 25. Poet who first penned the phrase "no country for old men". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEATS

  Possible Answer: W._B._Yeats, William_Butler_Yeats, Yeats

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

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

  The answer: TINGE

  Possible Answer: soupcon, colour, tinct, mite, touch, tint, pinch, jot, hint, undertone, speck, tinge, color, distort

• The clue is 28. Leaps on stage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JETES

  Possible Answer: jet, gush

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

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

  The answer: PARTS

  Possible Answer: constituent, contribution, division, separate, parts, theatrical_role, office, break_up, disunite, part, persona, start, depart, set_forth, break, split, component_part, section, start_out, component, portion, parting, split_up, share, set_off, take_off, divide, role, voice, percentage, function, set_out, character, region, piece

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

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

  The answer: CANOODLE

  Possible Answer: canoodle

• The clue is 32. Original parent co. of Fortune and People. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIMEINC

• The clue is 33. Snarky reply to some unsolicited advice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIDIASK

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

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

  The answer: WACKOS

  Possible Answer: nutter, wacko, whacko

• The clue is 35. Olympic snowboarding event. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIGAIR

• The clue is 36. Take too far. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVERDO

  Possible Answer: overdo, exaggerate

• The clue is 37. Many Grindr users. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAYMEN

• The clue is 40. Campers, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VANS

  Possible Answer: caravan, new_wave, vanguard, avant-garde, van

• The clue is 42. Shut (up). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PENT

  Possible Answer: write, compose, indite, pen, pent, shut_up

• The clue is 43. Commercial lead-in to bank. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CITI

• The clue is 45. Diarist who helped edit Henry Miller's "Tropic of Cancer". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIN

• The clue is 47. Deg. from Yale's Geffen School. 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

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (41 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (35 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky

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

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Prized gem in Chinese culture	4
2A	5. Long (for)	4
3A	9. Wise one	4
4A	13. Lyft competitor	4
5A	14. Trims, say	5
6A	16. Bullet point on an agenda	4
7A	17. ___ Scotia	4
8A	18. Actress Judi with an Oscar and a Tony	5
9A	19. Hawaiian bird with a reduplicative name	4
10A	20. Smooths (over)	7
11A	22. Pest at a comedy club	7
12A	24. Soda bottle units	6
13A	25. Food court locale	4
14A	26. "This American Life" host Glass	3
15A	27. Suffix in the names of many languages	3
16A	28. "Please don't go!"	4
17A	30. French cosmetics company founded in 1909	6
18A	32. "For ___ a jolly good fellow ..."	3
19A	34. Crafts' partner	4
20A	36. "A Whole New ___" ("Aladdin" song)	5
21A	37. CVS rival ... or a phonetic hint to the answers on this puzzle's perimeter	9
22A	40. "What a shame!"	5
23A	43. Chopped down	4
24A	44. Broody music genre	3
25A	47. Hardest substance in the human body	6
26A	49. Aide: Abbr.	4
27A	51. Sound from a pound	3
28A	53. Energy-carrying chemical found in all living things, in brief	3
29A	54. Santa makes one	4
30A	56. Pompadour or pigtails	6
31A	58. "Magic Mirror on the wall, who is the ___ one of all?"	7
32A	60. Site of a paper jam	7
33A	61. Milkshake flavor	4
34A	62. ___ dish (lab item)	5
35A	64. Father	4
36A	65. "___ I a Woman?" (Sojourner Truth speech)	4
37A	66. Plastic wrap brand	5
38A	67. Colleges, to Aussies	4
39A	68. Stuff growing on a tree trunk	4
40A	69. Acidic ingredient in guacamole	4
41A	70. Money maker	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Prized gem in Chinese culture"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite
• Similar words include: hussy, wear, fornicatress
• Opposite of: refresh

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Answer: JADE

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2A: "5. Long (for)"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a coniferous tree
• Similar words include: yen, languish, yearn
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PINE

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3A: "9. Wise one"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
• Similar words include: sage-green, salvia
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SAGE

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4A: "13. Lyft competitor"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: UBER

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5A: "14. Trims, say"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
• Similar words include: redact, edit, blue-pencil
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EDITS

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6A: "16. Bullet point on an agenda"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
• Similar words include: token, detail, particular
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ITEM

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7A: "17. ___ Scotia"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the process
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NOVA

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8A: "18. Actress Judi with an Oscar and a Tony"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DENCH

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9A: "19. Hawaiian bird with a reduplicative name"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NENE

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10A: "20. Smooths (over)"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
• Similar words include: colour, polish, semblance
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: GLOSSES

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11A: "22. Pest at a comedy club"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections
• Similar words include: badgerer
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: HECKLER

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12A: "24. Soda bottle units"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
• Similar words include: cubic decimetre, cubic decimeter, litre
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: LITERS

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13A: "25. Food court locale"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
• Similar words include: promenade, shopping centre, center
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MALL

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14A: "26. "This American Life" host Glass"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a militant organization of irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive british forces from northern ireland and achieve a united independent ireland
• Similar words include: individual retirement account, Provos, anger
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IRA

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15A: "27. Suffix in the names of many languages"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the compass point midway between east and southeast
• Similar words include: east southeast
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ESE

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16A: "28. "Please don't go!""

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that continuing or remaining in a place or state
• Similar words include: appease, quell, persist
• Opposite of: depart, change

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Answer: STAY

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17A: "30. French cosmetics company founded in 1909"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: LOREAL

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18A: "32. "For ___ a jolly good fellow ...""

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in texas and kansas)
• Similar words include: helium, atomic number 2, He
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: HES

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19A: "34. Crafts' partner"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
• Similar words include: artistic creation, humanistic discipline, nontextual matter
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ARTS

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20A: "36. "A Whole New ___" ("Aladdin" song)"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that everything that exists anywhere
• Similar words include: existence, humanity, reality
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: WORLD

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21A: "37. CVS rival ... or a phonetic hint to the answers on this puzzle's perimeter"

9 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: WALGREENS

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22A: "40. "What a shame!""

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SOSAD

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23A: "43. Chopped down"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make or shape as with an axe
• Similar words include: hew out, hew, hand-hewn
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HEWN

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24A: "44. Broody music genre"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EMO

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25A: "47. Hardest substance in the human body"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth
• Similar words include: tooth enamel
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ENAMEL

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26A: "49. Aide: Abbr."

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ASST

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27A: "51. Sound from a pound"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ARF

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28A: "53. Energy-carrying chemical found in all living things, in brief"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue; the major source of energy for cellular reactions
• Similar words include: adenosine triphosphate
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ATP

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29A: "54. Santa makes one"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
• Similar words include: heel, listing, lean
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LIST

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30A: "56. Pompadour or pigtails"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
• Similar words include: coiffure, hair style, coif
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: HAIRDO

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31A: "58. "Magic Mirror on the wall, who is the ___ one of all?""

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
• Similar words include: mediocre, bonny, sightly
• Opposite of: foul, unfair

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Answer: FAIREST

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32A: "60. Site of a paper jam"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone whose occupation is printing
• Similar words include: printing machine, pressman
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: PRINTER

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33A: "61. Milkshake flavor"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: OREO

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34A: "62. ___ dish (lab item)"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PETRI

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35A: "64. Father"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
• Similar words include: generate, engender, bring forth
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SIRE

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36A: "65. "___ I a Woman?" (Sojourner Truth speech)"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AINT

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37A: "66. Plastic wrap brand"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various thermoplastic resins used to make things
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SARAN

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38A: "67. Colleges, to Aussies"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: UNIS

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39A: "68. Stuff growing on a tree trunk"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MOSS

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40A: "69. Acidic ingredient in guacamole"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
• Similar words include: linden, lime hydrate, calcium oxide
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LIME

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41A: "70. Money maker"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
• Similar words include: hatful, strike, great deal
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MINT

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Jaguar's home	6
2D	2. Totally ban	7
3D	3. Faithful follower	7
4D	4. Clear, as a board	5
5D	5. Base of a statue	8
6D	6. March 15, e.g.	4
7D	7. Diarist Anaïs	3
8D	8. ___ Sketch (classic drawing toy)	5
9D	9. Kitchen fixture that might have a double or single basin	4
10D	10. Artist's workshop	7
11D	11. Army leader	7
12D	12. May birthstone	7
13D	15. Shape of conchiglie pasta	5
14D	21. Cohort above jrs.	3
15D	23. Ronald McDonald, e.g.	5
16D	25. "This one's on me!"	7
17D	29. Cry of frustration	4
18D	31. "Titanic" heroine	4
19D	33. Did the backstroke, say	4
20D	35. Works with a needle	4
21D	38. One-named "Hello" singer	5
22D	39. Induct into a hall of fame, perhaps	8
23D	40. Froth seen at the beach	7
24D	41. Most populous Canadian province	7
25D	42. 2014 nonfiction best seller subtitled "A Brief History of Humankind"	7
26D	45. "Shaken, not stirred" drink	7
27D	46. Use DoorDash or Grubhub, e.g.	7
28D	48. Some speech impediments	5
29D	50. ___ chi (Chinese martial art)	3
30D	52. Not see the ___ for the trees	6
31D	55. Amazing bargain	5
32D	57. "To recap ..."	5
33D	59. Decays	4
34D	60. British baby carriage	4
35D	63. The first "T" in TNT	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Jaguar's home"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
• Similar words include: hobo camp
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: JUNGLE

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2D: "2. Totally ban"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that do away with
• Similar words include: get rid of
• Opposite of: establish

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Answer: ABOLISH

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3D: "3. Faithful follower"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an ardent follower and admirer
• Similar words include: buff, fan, lover
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: DEVOTEE

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4D: "4. Clear, as a board"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that remove from memory or existence
• Similar words include: score out, wipe out, rub out
• Opposite of: record

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Answer: ERASE

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5D: "5. Base of a statue"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a support or foundation
• Similar words include: plinth, stand, base
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: PEDESTAL

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6D: "6. March 15, e.g."

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that in the roman calendar: the 15th of march or may or july or october or the 13th of any other month
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IDES

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7D: "7. Diarist Anaïs"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NIN

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8D: "8. ___ Sketch (classic drawing toy)"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ETCHA

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9D: "9. Kitchen fixture that might have a double or single basin"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
• Similar words include: bury, swallow hole, sump
• Opposite of: source, float

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Answer: SINK

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10D: "10. Artist's workshop"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a studio especially for an artist or designer
• Similar words include: artist's workroom
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ATELIER

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11D: "11. Army leader"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a general officer of the highest rank
• Similar words include: superior general, ecumenical, cosmopolitan
• Opposite of: particular, specific

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Answer: GENERAL

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12D: "12. May birthstone"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: EMERALD

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13D: "15. Shape of conchiglie pasta"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
• Similar words include: casing, scale, vanquish
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SHELL

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14D: "21. Cohort above jrs."

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite
• Similar words include: Sr, steradian, atomic number 38
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SRS

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15D: "23. Ronald McDonald, e.g."

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a rude or vulgar fool
• Similar words include: merry andrew, goof, clown around
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CLOWN

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16D: "25. "This one's on me!""

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: MYTREAT

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17D: "29. Cry of frustration"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ARGH

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18D: "31. "Titanic" heroine"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of many shrubs of the genus rosa that bear roses
• Similar words include: stand up, develop, prove
• Opposite of: turn in, set

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Answer: ROSE

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19D: "33. Did the backstroke, say"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that travel through water
• Similar words include: drown, swim, float
• Opposite of: sink

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Answer: SWAM

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20D: "35. Works with a needle"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fasten by sewing; do needlework
• Similar words include: sew, run up, stitch
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SEWS

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21D: "38. One-named "Hello" singer"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ADELE

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22D: "39. Induct into a hall of fame, perhaps"

8 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that enclose in a shrine
• Similar words include: shrine, saint
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: ENSHRINE

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23D: "40. Froth seen at the beach"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SEAFOAM

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24D: "41. Most populous Canadian province"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the smallest of the great lakes
• Similar words include: Lake Ontario
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ONTARIO

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25D: "42. 2014 nonfiction best seller subtitled "A Brief History of Humankind""

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that of or relating to or characteristic of homo sapiens
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SAPIENS

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26D: "45. "Shaken, not stirred" drink"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cocktail made of gin (or vodka) with dry vermouth
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: MARTINI

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27D: "46. Use DoorDash or Grubhub, e.g."

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ORDERIN

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28D: "48. Some speech impediments"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a speech defect that involves pronouncing `s' like voiceless `th' and `z' like voiced `th'
• Similar words include: list-processing language, lisp, LISP
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LISPS

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29D: "50. ___ chi (Chinese martial art)"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a native or inhabitant of thailand
• Similar words include: Thai, Siamese
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TAI

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30D: "52. Not see the ___ for the trees"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
• Similar words include: wood, timberland, timber
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: FOREST

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31D: "55. Amazing bargain"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an advantageous purchase
• Similar words include: slip, buy, bargain
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: STEAL

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32D: "57. "To recap ...""

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: INSUM

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33D: "59. Decays"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
• Similar words include: guff, molder, hogwash
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ROTS

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34D: "60. British baby carriage"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
• Similar words include: stroller, baby buggy, go-cart
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PRAM

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35D: "63. The first "T" in TNT"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TRI

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Expert Solving Strategies

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Today's Puzzle Stats

41 Across Clues

35 Down Clues

76 Total Clues

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