2409 Sunday Sep 08, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Smacks, 6. "Obey your thirst" or "Got milk?", 14. Tiki bar fruit, 20. Painter Rousseau, 21. Admit guilt, perhaps, 22. Porcelain coating, 23. Extra, 24. Age 1, 26. Tugboat greetings, 27. Drive in Beverly Hills, 28. Modern-day alternative to a cash till, 29. Memo heading, 30. Awful, in slang, 33. Quarry, 37. Age 5, 41. ___ al-Fitr (end of Ramadan), 42. Actor Paul, 43. One of 13 in a standard game of "Jeopardy!", 44. Animal whose name is pronounced with a "y" sound by many Spanish speakers, 46. ___ Rabbit, 47. Many an airport shuttle, 48. Age 16, 51. Rare bill, 53. Unvarnished, 56. Govt. lawyers, 57. Battery options, 58. Chris of "Jurassic World", 60. Succulent source of syrup, 62. Subj. of some training, 63. Alternative to the pill, in brief, 66. Age 18, 72. Political analyst Walter, 73. "It's whatever", 74. Award-winning Janelle, 75. Laughing gas or quicklime, 76. "The Kite Runner" protagonist, 78. Goal, 81. Feature of the Pizza Hut logo, 82. Prefix from the Latin for "needle", 83. Age 21, 87. Built-___ (some shelving), 89. Dwelling with a circular frame, 90. Vacation isle in the Ionian Sea, 91. Parts of vintage movie collections, 96. "However …," in texts, 97. Hide-out spot, 98. Age 65, 101. Any of the six in football's "New Year's Six", 103. Bug, 104. Possible threat to one in debt, 105. Director Kazan, 106. Pirate's haul, 109. ___ Picchu, 110. Age 100, 116. Place to store seasonal décor, 117. Give the lay of the land, 118. Warmly acknowledges, 119. "Good grief!", 120. Like black-tie affairs, 121. Broad view, 122. Social media request

Down Clues :

1. Worrywart's words, 2. Pertaining to the pursuit of pleasure, 3. Country that counts the French president as a co-prince, 4. Write-in, often, 5. Church recitation, at times, 6. Letters aptly found in "Obamacare", 7. ___ Pérignon, 8. Glittering, 9. Singer Jackson who wasn't a part of the Jackson 5, 10. Pundit's writing, 11. Stick, 12. Travel lead-in to "méxico", 13. "Hip Hop Is Dead" rapper, 14. Edible shell, 15. Diplomat Kofi, 16. Way to bulk up one's chest, 17. Opposite of un adversaire, 18. Desire, 19. Neighbor of Niger: Abbr., 25. "Assumption of the Virgin" painter, 30. Join a petition, 31. Game whose name must be said to win, 32. "Proud Mary" band, for short, 33. They follow quarters, 34. Leechlike, 35. Name rhymed with "says" in Taylor Swift's "Betty", 36. Major or May, politically, 38. It may come loose, 39. Nice Nikon, for short, 40. Went downhill, 45. Janine's boss on "Abbott Elementary", 48. "Whip It" band, 49. Gawk, 50. Word with ship or shorts, 51. Decorate, in a way, 52. Symbol for a winding road, 53. Way to go, 54. "Good grief!", 55. John who explored the Northwest Passage, 58. Tour grp., 59. Mouselike, 61. Tree along Central Park's Literary Walk, 62. Head of staff?, 64. Close relative of Hindi, 65. Give some shade?, 67. Years of service, 68. Something on an ear … or, in a different sense, a foot, 69. About whom Lennon wrote "I Want You (She's So Heavy)", 70. Thai's neighbor, 71. Out of patience, 77. Competitors who know their limits?, 78. Together, 79. Neighbor of Lebanon: Abbr., 80. Tick off, 83. Picnic invitation abbr., 84. Thermostat setting, 85. Val Kilmer's "Top Gun" role, 86. Homophone of "wee", 87. Wee, 88. Casual refusal, 91. Flowing movement between yoga poses, 92. QVC alternative, 93. Channel owned by Paramount, for short, 94. Like red card recipients, 95. Deceptive argument, 97. Delicately pretty, 99. Gab, 100. French kisser?, 102. Secluded valleys, 106. School with the mascot Big Al, for short, 107. Oscar-nominated Lena, 108. World capital with the most appearances in the New York Times crossword, 109. Non-Egyptian people who used hieroglyphics, 110. "___: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World" (1997 nonfiction best seller), 111. Mess up, 112. German for "never", 113. AOL was an early one, in brief, 114. Doctoral graduation cap, 115. Driver's target, in brief

NYT Crosswords: September 08, 2024

Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 08, 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. Smacks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHAPS

  Possible Answer : whap, sock, bop, bash, bonk, whop




• The clue is 6. "Obey your thirst" or "Got milk?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADSLOGAN




• The clue is 14. Tiki bar fruit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAPAYA

  Possible Answer : papaya_tree, Carica_papaya, pawpaw, melon_tree, papaya, papaia




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

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

  The answer: HENRI




• The clue is 21. Admit guilt, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COPAPLEA




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

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

  The answer: ENAMEL

  Possible Answer : enamel, tooth_enamel




• The clue is 23. Extra. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADDON




• The clue is 24. Age 1. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: AMATEURSTANDING




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

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

  The answer: TOOTS

  Possible Answer : booze-up, carouse, claxon, toot, carousal, honk, blare, bender, beep




• The clue is 27. Drive in Beverly Hills. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RODEO

  Possible Answer : rodeo




• The clue is 28. Modern-day alternative to a cash till. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IPAD




• The clue is 29. Memo heading. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INRE




• The clue is 30. Awful, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUCKY




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

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

  The answer: STONEPIT




• The clue is 37. Age 5. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIRSTINCLASS




• The clue is 41. ___ al-Fitr (end of Ramadan). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EID




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

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

  The answer: DANO




• The clue is 43. One of 13 in a standard game of "Jeopardy!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CATEGORY

  Possible Answer : family, category, class




• The clue is 44. Animal whose name is pronounced with a "y" sound by many Spanish speakers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LLAMA

  Possible Answer : llama




• The clue is 46. ___ Rabbit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRER




• The clue is 47. Many an airport shuttle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VAN

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




• The clue is 48. Age 16. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRIVINGCRAZY




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

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

  The answer: TWO

  Possible Answer : 2, deuce, II, two, ii




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

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

  The answer: PURE

  Possible Answer : thoroughgoing, stark, virgin, perfect, utter, double-dyed, virginal, sodding, consummate, vestal, everlasting, virtuous, arrant, pure, unadulterated, saturated, complete, staring, gross

  Possible Opposite Answer : unsaturated, impure




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

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

  The answer: DAS

  Possible Answer : DA, district_attorney, dassie, coney, hyrax, cony, das




• The clue is 57. Battery options. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AAAS

  Possible Answer : abdominal_aortic_aneurysm, AAA




• The clue is 58. Chris of "Jurassic World". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRATT




• The clue is 60. Succulent source of syrup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGAVE

  Possible Answer : century_plant, agave, American_aloe




• The clue is 62. Subj. of some training. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CPR

  Possible Answer : cardiopulmonary_resuscitation, CPR, kiss_of_life, mouth-to-mouth_resuscitation, cardiac_resuscitation




• The clue is 63. Alternative to the pill, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IUD

  Possible Answer : intrauterine_device, IUD




• The clue is 66. Age 18. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (21 letters)

  The answer: GIVEITTHEOLCOLLEGETRY




• The clue is 72. Political analyst Walter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMY




• The clue is 73. "It's whatever". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEH




• The clue is 74. Award-winning Janelle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MONAE




• The clue is 75. Laughing gas or quicklime. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OXIDE

  Possible Answer : oxide




• The clue is 76. "The Kite Runner" protagonist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMIR

  Possible Answer : emeer, amir, ameer, emir




• The clue is 78. Goal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIM

  Possible Answer : aspire, intention, object, shoot_for, intent, take_aim, direct, train, objective, drive, calculate, purpose, bearing, propose, take, point, heading, purport, draw_a_bead_on, target, design, aim, place, get




• The clue is 81. Feature of the Pizza Hut logo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROOF

  Possible Answer : cap, roof, ceiling




• The clue is 82. Prefix from the Latin for "needle". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACU




• The clue is 83. Age 21. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARADMISSION




• The clue is 87. Built-___ (some shelving). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INS

  Possible Answer : IN, Indiana, Hoosier_State, Immigration_and_Naturalization_Service, in, atomic_number_49, In, inch, indium, INS




• The clue is 89. Dwelling with a circular frame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YURT

  Possible Answer : yurt




• The clue is 90. Vacation isle in the Ionian Sea. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CORFU




• The clue is 91. Parts of vintage movie collections. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VHSTAPES




• The clue is 96. "However …," in texts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTOH




• The clue is 97. Hide-out spot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEN

  Possible Answer : hideaway, hideout, den, lair




• The clue is 98. Age 65. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FINISHTHEJOB




• The clue is 101. Any of the six in football's "New Year's Six". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOWLGAME




• The clue is 103. Bug. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANNOY

  Possible Answer : nark, rile, gravel, get_to, irritate, get_at, nettle, vex, annoy, chafe, rag, bother, devil




• The clue is 104. Possible threat to one in debt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPO




• The clue is 105. Director Kazan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELIA

  Possible Answer : Charles_Lamb, Lamb, Elia




• The clue is 106. Pirate's haul. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOOTY

  Possible Answer : swag, loot, plunder, prize, pillage, booty, dirty_money




• The clue is 109. ___ Picchu. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MACHU




• The clue is 110. Age 100. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: CENTENNIALSTATE




• The clue is 116. Place to store seasonal décor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATTIC

  Possible Answer : loft, Ionic, dome, noodle, Ionic_dialect, Attic, garret, bonce, attic, bean, noggin, Classical_Greek




• The clue is 117. Give the lay of the land. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORIENT

  Possible Answer : East, eastern_hemisphere, orient, tailor, orientate, Orient, point

  Possible Opposite Answer : disorient




• The clue is 118. Warmly acknowledges. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMILESAT




• The clue is 119. "Good grief!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEESH




• The clue is 120. Like black-tie affairs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRESSY

  Possible Answer : dressy




• The clue is 121. Broad view. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PANORAMA

  Possible Answer : diorama, view, scene, cyclorama, panorama, vista, prospect, aspect




• The clue is 122. Social media request. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADDME

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Worrywart's words. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHATIF

• The clue is 2. Pertaining to the pursuit of pleasure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEDONIC

  Possible Answer: hedonistic, hedonic, epicurean

• The clue is 3. Country that counts the French president as a co-prince. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANDORRA

  Possible Answer: Andorra, Principality_of_Andorra

• The clue is 4. Write-in, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PROTESTVOTE

• The clue is 5. Church recitation, at times. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SINS

  Possible Answer: trespass, blunder, sine, transgress, boob, hell, drop_the_ball, sinfulness, wickedness, sin, sinning, Sin, goof

• The clue is 6. Letters aptly found in "Obamacare". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACA

• The clue is 7. ___ Pérignon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOM

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

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

  The answer: SPARKLY

  Possible Answer: coruscant, effervescent, sparkly, scintillant, glittering, glittery, aglitter, bubbling, glistering, glinting, frothy, scintillating, fulgid

• The clue is 9. Singer Jackson who wasn't a part of the Jackson 5. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LATOYA

• The clue is 10. Pundit's writing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPED

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

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

  The answer: GLUE

  Possible Answer: gum, mucilage, glue, paste

• The clue is 12. Travel lead-in to "méxico". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AERO

• The clue is 13. "Hip Hop Is Dead" rapper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAS

  Possible Answer: sodium, Na, atomic_number_11

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

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

  The answer: PEAPOD

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

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

  The answer: ANNAN

• The clue is 16. Way to bulk up one's chest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PADDEDBRA

• The clue is 17. Opposite of un adversaire. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMI

• The clue is 18. Desire. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEN

  Possible Answer: languish, yen, yearn, pine, hankering, ache

• The clue is 19. Neighbor of Niger: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALG

• The clue is 25. "Assumption of the Virgin" painter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TITIAN

  Possible Answer: Tiziano_Vecellio, Titian

• The clue is 30. Join a petition. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIGN

  Possible Answer: signaling, subscribe, ratify, gestural, signalize, sign, signal, sign_up, sign_of_the_zodiac, mansion, foretoken, signed, signalise, sign_on, polarity, star_sign, house, augury, contract, signboard, bless, planetary_house, sign-language, mark, preindication

• The clue is 31. Game whose name must be said to win. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNO

• The clue is 32. "Proud Mary" band, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CCR

• The clue is 33. They follow quarters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEMIS

  Possible Answer: trucking_rig, semi, rig, tractor_trailer, articulated_lorry, semitrailer, semifinal, trailer_truck

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

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

  The answer: PARASITIC

  Possible Answer: bloodsucking, leechlike, epenthetic, parasitical, parasitic

• The clue is 35. Name rhymed with "says" in Taylor Swift's "Betty". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INEZ

• The clue is 36. Major or May, politically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORY

  Possible Answer: Tory

• The clue is 38. It may come loose. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEA

  Possible Answer: teatime, tea_leaf, Camellia_sinensis, tea, afternoon_tea

• The clue is 39. Nice Nikon, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLR

• The clue is 40. Went downhill. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLID

  Possible Answer: slue, slither, skid, slew, slide, slip

• The clue is 45. Janine's boss on "Abbott Elementary". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVA

• The clue is 48. "Whip It" band. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEVO

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

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

  The answer: GAPE

  Possible Answer: gawp, gawk, yawn, gape, yaw, goggle

• The clue is 50. Word with ship or shorts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CARGO

  Possible Answer: shipment, load, consignment, loading, freight, lading, cargo, payload

• The clue is 51. Decorate, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRIM

  Possible Answer: well-kept, garnish, trim, cut, clip, trim_back, bring_down, tailored, trim_down, cut_down, reduce, lop, pare, trig, clipping, spare, clean-cut, shave, prune, trimming, trimness, snip, crop, shipshape, passementerie, cut_back, dress

• The clue is 52. Symbol for a winding road. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAVYARROW

• The clue is 53. Way to go. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PATH

  Possible Answer: way, itinerary, course, route, way_of_life, track, path

• The clue is 54. "Good grief!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UGH

• The clue is 55. John who explored the Northwest Passage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAE

• The clue is 58. Tour grp.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PGA

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

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

  The answer: TIMID

  Possible Answer: shy, diffident, fainthearted, faint, timid, faint-hearted, unsure, cautious

  Possible Opposite Answer : brave, confident, bold

• The clue is 61. Tree along Central Park's Literary Walk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELM

  Possible Answer: elm, elmwood, elm_tree

• The clue is 62. Head of staff?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLEF

  Possible Answer: clef

• The clue is 64. Close relative of Hindi. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: URDU

  Possible Answer: Urdu

• The clue is 65. Give some shade?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DYE

  Possible Answer: dyestuff, dye

• The clue is 67. Years of service. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TERM

  Possible Answer: terminal_figure, condition, terminus, term, full_term

• The clue is 68. Something on an ear … or, in a different sense, a foot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CORN

  Possible Answer: corn_whisky, Zea_mays, corn, edible_corn, clavus, maize, corn_whiskey, Indian_corn

• The clue is 69. About whom Lennon wrote "I Want You (She's So Heavy)". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONO

  Possible Answer: Ono, Yoko_Ono

• The clue is 70. Thai's neighbor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAO

  Possible Answer: Lao, Laotian

• The clue is 71. Out of patience. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXASPERATED

  Possible Answer: incense, aggravate, exasperated, worsen, browned_off, cheesed_off, infuriate, exacerbate, exasperate

  Possible Opposite Answer : better

• The clue is 77. Competitors who know their limits?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATHLETES

• The clue is 78. Together. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASONE

• The clue is 79. Neighbor of Lebanon: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISR

• The clue is 80. Tick off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIFF

  Possible Answer: huff, miff, seeing_red

• The clue is 83. Picnic invitation abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BYOB

• The clue is 84. Thermostat setting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AUTO

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

• The clue is 85. Val Kilmer's "Top Gun" role. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICEMAN

  Possible Answer: iceman, hatchet_man

• The clue is 86. Homophone of "wee". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUI

• The clue is 87. Wee. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITTY

• The clue is 88. Casual refusal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAH

• The clue is 91. Flowing movement between yoga poses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VINYASA

• The clue is 92. QVC alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HSN

• The clue is 93. Channel owned by Paramount, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHO

• The clue is 94. Like red card recipients. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EJECTED

  Possible Answer: boot_out, force_out, release, turf_out, expel, eject, chuck_out, turn_out, squeeze_out, discharge, exclude, exhaust, squirt

• The clue is 95. Deceptive argument. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOPHISM

  Possible Answer: sophistry, sophistication, sophism

• The clue is 97. Delicately pretty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAINTY

  Possible Answer: exquisite, dainty, twee, prissy, kickshaw, mincing, treat, goody, niminy-piminy, prim, overnice, delicacy, squeamish, nice

• The clue is 99. Gab. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NATTER

  Possible Answer: chit-chat, confab, visit, shoot_the_breeze, claver, confabulate, chatter, gossip, jaw, chitchat, chat, chaffer, natter, chew_the_fat

• The clue is 100. French kisser?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOUCHE

• The clue is 102. Secluded valleys. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GLENS

  Possible Answer: glen

• The clue is 106. School with the mascot Big Al, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAMA

• The clue is 107. Oscar-nominated Lena. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLIN

• The clue is 108. World capital with the most appearances in the New York Times crossword. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSLO

  Possible Answer: Oslo, Christiania, capital_of_Norway

• The clue is 109. Non-Egyptian people who used hieroglyphics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAYA

  Possible Answer: Maya, Mayan, Mayan_language

• The clue is 110. "___: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World" (1997 nonfiction best seller). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COD

  Possible Answer: collect, C.O.D., tease, gull, taunt, COD, rally, dupe, befool, slang, pod, put_one_across, seedcase, codfish, cash_on_delivery, cod, put_on, bait, put_one_over, tantalize, fool, ride, tantalise, rag, twit, razz, take_in

• The clue is 111. Mess up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERR

  Possible Answer: err, drift, slip, stray, mistake

• The clue is 112. German for "never". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIE

• The clue is 113. AOL was an early one, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISP

• The clue is 114. Doctoral graduation cap. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAM

  Possible Answer: tam, tammy, tam-o'-shanter

• The clue is 115. Driver's target, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETA

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

January 16, 1990 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Published on Tuesday, January 16, 1990 • Daily puzzle hints • Crossword clues © The New York Times

Master the NYT crossword from January 16, 1990 with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun.

Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky

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

Across Clues - Strategic Hints (37 clues)

1A: "1. Mimic"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who copies the words or behavior of another
• Similar words include: imitator, copycat, emulator
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: APER

2A: "5. Bell and Kettle"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that informal terms for a mother
• Similar words include: mama, mamma, momma
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MAS

3A: "8. Yearned"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that feel physical pain
• Similar words include: yearn, ache, yen
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ACHED

4A: "13. Brood"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who wastes time
• Similar words include: lounger, moon around, dillydallier
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MOPE

5A: "14. Stone"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
• Similar words include: hide, pour, fur
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PELT

6A: "15. Archie or Grace"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states composer of works noted for their use of the american vernacular (1893-1969)
• Similar words include: Marianne Craig Moore, Dudley Moore, Henry Moore
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MOORE

7A: "16. Certain test"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
• Similar words include: battery-acid, back breaker, dose
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ACID

8A: "17. Arab chief"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in africa or arabia)
• Similar words include: emeer, amir, ameer
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: EMIR

9A: "18. Cat-___-tails"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ONINE

10A: "19. Trickery"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: HOCUSPOCUS

11A: "22. Pokey"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

Click to reveal answer

Answer: STIR

12A: "23. Polar or ice follower"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a tight-fitting headdress
• Similar words include: roof, detonator, crownwork
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CAP

13A: "24. Worker for a company"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a worker who is hired to perform a job
• Opposite of: employer
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: EMPLOYEE

14A: "26. Plotted"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
• Similar words include: intrigue, connive, scheme
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SCHEMED

15A: "30. Rapid in a river"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SAULT

16A: "31. Chat"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that light informal conversation for social occasions
• Similar words include: gab, chitchat, small talk
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CAUSERIE

17A: "33. Nodule of stone"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (mineralogy) a hollow rock or nodule with the cavity usually lined with crystals
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: GEODE

18A: "36. Abbr. at Kennedy"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ARR

19A: "37. Emulates a cheerleader"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
• Similar words include: shout, scream, call
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: YELLS

20A: "40. One-tenth of XXX"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
• Similar words include: terzetto, troika, trinity
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: III

21A: "41. Italo ___, Italian Fascist leader"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BALBO

22A: "44. "See ___, alligator""

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: YOULATER

23A: "47. Brigham or Robert"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any immature animal
• Similar words include: untested, Thomas Young, Loretta Young
• Opposite of: aged, old

Click to reveal answer

Answer: YOUNG

24A: "50. Altar boy"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in the roman catholic church but not in the anglican church or the eastern orthodox churches
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ACOLYTE

25A: "51. Fortify"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fortify by furnishing with battlements for defense
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: EMBATTLE

26A: "54. Charpoy"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sheath worn to protect a finger
• Similar words include: camp bed, crib, fingerstall
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: COT

27A: "55. Overwhelm"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a disorderly crowd of people
• Similar words include: mob, root, rabble
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ROUT

28A: "56. Olio"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a motley assortment of things
• Similar words include: farrago, odds and ends, jumble
• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: HODGEPODGE

29A: "61. Standards"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
• Similar words include: norm, average
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: NORMS

30A: "63. Cribs"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a container; usually has a lid
• Similar words include: bank identification number, ABA transit number, bin
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BINS

31A: "64. Evangelist Roberts"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an examination conducted by spoken communication
• Similar words include: unwritten, oral exam, viva
• Opposite of: anal, aboral

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ORAL

32A: "65. Aunt in "Oklahoma!""

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ELLER

33A: "66. Collections of sayings"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that type genus of the anatidae: freshwater ducks
• Similar words include: ana, genus Anas, Ana
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ANAS

34A: "67. Catch a thief"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
• Similar words include: apprehend, collar, nab
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: NAIL

35A: "68. "Just ___": Nancy Reagan"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SAYNO

36A: "69. Roman household god"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LAR

37A: "70. "___ boy!""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ATTA

Down Clues - Strategic Hints (39 clues)

1D: "1. Shanghai nurse"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else
• Similar words include: maid, housemaid, wetnurse
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AMAH

2D: "2. Not much, in Mexico"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: POCO

3D: "3. The "Aeneid," e.g."

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
• Similar words include: heroic poem, heroic, epos
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: EPIC

4D: "4. Solves a "weighty" problem"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cut down on; make a reduction in
• Similar words include: abbreviate, slim down, deoxidize
• Opposite of: expand, blow up

Click to reveal answer

Answer: REDUCES

5D: "5. Off. note"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MEMO

6D: "6. Movie restaurateur"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ALICE

7D: "7. Plays the banjo"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that sound of strumming
• Similar words include: thrum, strum
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: STRUMS

8D: "8. Latin I word"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AMO

9D: "9. Kind of table"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall
• Similar words include: cabinet, console table, soothe
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CONSOLE

10D: "10. Giddy or haughty"

10 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: HOITYTOITY

11D: "11. Athlete Banks or Nevers"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ERNIE

12D: "12. Steel-plow inventor"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states industrialist who manufactured plows suitable for working the prairie soil (1804-1886)
• Similar words include: John Deere
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DEERE

13D: "14. Piquant"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that having the piquant burning taste of peppers
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PEPPERY

14D: "20. Identical"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern scandinavia and herding reindeer
• Similar words include: Lapp, Lapplander, Sami
• Opposite of: unlike, other

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SAME

15D: "21. Resort of a sort"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a health resort near a spring or at the seaside
• Similar words include: watering hole, health spa, watering place
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SPA

16D: "25. Box for fruit"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that ancient celtic god
• Similar words include: lugsail, block, lugworm
• Opposite of: unstuff

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LUG

17D: "26. Plant disease"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
• Similar words include: blackleg, rat, fink
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SCAB

18D: "27. Pedro's face"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CARA

19D: "28. Tumult"

10 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: HURLYBURLY

20D: "29. What Caesar cast"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
• Similar words include: become flat, pall, break down
• Opposite of: be born

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DIE

21D: "32. Bridge expert Culbertson"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ELY

22D: "34. ___ of Worms: 1521"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a prescribed selection of foods
• Similar words include: dieting
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DIET

23D: "35. Ireland, to a Gael"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of ireland; achieved independence from the united kingdom in 1921
• Similar words include: Irish Republic, Republic of Ireland, Ireland
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: EIRE

24D: "38. Mauna ___"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LOA

25D: "39. It has a "sweet smell""

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
• Similar words include: achiever, succeeder, winner
• Opposite of: loser, failure

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SUCCESS

26D: "42. Gondoliers"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who drives or rides in a boat
• Similar words include: boatman, boater, waterman
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BOATMEN

27D: "43. "Include me ___": Sam Goldwyn"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
• Similar words include: come out of the closet, stunned, away
• Opposite of: safe

Click to reveal answer

Answer: OUT

28D: "45. Chicago attraction"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
• Similar words include: intertwine, grummet, iteration
• Opposite of: open circuit, uncoil

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LOOP

29D: "46. City in central Pa."

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a town in central pennsylvania
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ALTOONA

30D: "48. Certain degree"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that last or greatest in an indefinitely large series
• Similar words include: n-th
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: NTH

31D: "49. Worldwide"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope
• Similar words include: planetary, worldwide, world
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: GLOBAL

32D: "51. Sea birds"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of europe and greenland
• Similar words include: white-tailed sea eagle, Haliatus albicilla, gray sea eagle
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ERNES

33D: "52. Scratch"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MOOLA

34D: "53. Suburb of Minneapolis"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: EDINA

35D: "57. Growl"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: GNAR

36D: "58. Mild oath"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DRAT

37D: "59. Pace"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
• Similar words include: pace
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: GAIT

38D: "60. Actress Raines"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ELLA

39D: "62. Hit sign"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SRO

Puzzle Stats

37 Across

39 Down

76 Total

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