XWordHint Crossword Complete Solution: July 08, 2025
Our expert breakdown helps you solve the July 08 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.
Across Clues and Answers (35)
Clue #1: 1. Main idea
Clue #2: 5. Holders of squid ink
Clue #3: 9. Quickly put (together)
Clue #4: 13. Even once
Antonyms: never
Clue #5: 14. Acerbic humor
Clue #6: 15. Witch's incantation
Antonyms: unspell
Clue #7: 16. Airport that Captain Sully departed from
Clue #8: 18. Fusilli or fettuccine
Clue #9: 19. Channel with a yellow rectangle logo, informally
Clue #10: 20. British celebrity restaurateur Gordon ___
Clue #11: 21. Animation studio behind "Scooby-Doo"
Clue #12: 24. Speaker of Arabic or Hebrew
Clue #13: 27. One of many on a self-driving car
Clue #14: 28. What colors on opposite ends of the color wheel can do
Clue #15: 29. Went fast
Antonyms: decelerate, linger
Clue #16: 30. Nine months, typically, for a human pregnancy
Clue #17: 33. "___ me anything"
Antonyms: obviate
Clue #18: 34. Crave
Clue #19: 37. By way of
Clue #20: 38. Insects whose queens are fed royal jelly
Antonyms: differ
Clue #21: 40. His and ___
Clue #22: 41. Fails to mention
Antonyms: include, attend_to
Clue #23: 43. Long looks
Clue #24: 45. Cheddar, dough, bacon or cabbage
Clue #25: 46. What a pleasure-seeker seeks
Clue #26: 49. "La Traviata" and "La Bohème"
Clue #27: 50. Capital of Canada
Clue #28: 53. Alums
Clue #29: 54. Outstanding effort ... or a feature of 16-, 21-, 34- and 46-Across?
Clue #30: 57. Windows : Microsoft :: ___ : Apple
Clue #31: 58. Place for a coin collection?
Clue #32: 59. Body part covered by a cap
Clue #33: 60. [Um, I can hear everything you're saying, you know]
Clue #34: 61. Obedience class command
Clue #35: 62. Obedience class command
Antonyms: depart, change
Across Clues and Answers (35)
Clue #1: 1. Styling product
Clue #2: 2. Tennis great Lendl
Clue #3: 3. Japanese video game giant
Clue #4: 4. "To be honest ..."
Clue #5: 5. Unruffled
Clue #6: 6. Supplementary part
Clue #7: 7. Some video effects, in brief
Clue #8: 8. Blue expanse
Clue #9: 9. Generator of junk mail
Clue #10: 10. Better choice, given the options
Clue #11: 11. Place for baptisms and wedding vows
Clue #12: 12. Beach, in Spanish
Clue #13: 15. Crosses swords
Clue #14: 17. Mystery writer Christie
Clue #15: 20. No-name
Clue #16: 22. Bad-mouth
Clue #17: 23. Disagreements
Clue #18: 24. Part of the healing process
Clue #19: 25. "What ___ can I say?"
Clue #20: 26. Lets bygones be bygones
Clue #21: 29. Lip gloss quality
Clue #22: 31. Pop singer Ora
Clue #23: 32. Turn to pulp
Clue #24: 35. Rock out on stage?
Clue #25: 36. Where hens rest in henhouses
Clue #26: 39. Fame and fortune
Clue #27: 42. Spiky hairdos
Clue #28: 44. Build up
Clue #29: 45. Going both ways
Antonyms: nonreciprocal
Clue #30: 46. Set of tenets
Clue #31: 47. Celebrity who sometimes put gifts under her audience members' seats
Clue #32: 48. John who married Pocahontas
Clue #33: 51. "It ___ be long"
Clue #34: 52. Half of base x height, for a triangle
Clue #35: 54. Campfire residue
Clue #36: 55. "The Raven" poet
Clue #37: 56. Mission-critical
Antonyms: atonality
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Wednesday, October 16, 2024
No 27371 Wed Oct 16, 2024 NYTimes Crossword Clues Hints
Across Clues :
1. Friend on "Friends", 5. Besmirch, 10. U.S. immigration policy, familiarly, 14. From which Christmas lights might hang, 15. Dystopian horror film of 2013, with "The", 16. Birds with wings about one-tenth the length of their bodies, 17. Three tickets, 19. Cheeky, 20. "Is that OK with you?", 21. "Despite all that ...", 23. L'il ___, 26. With money, 29. Makes apprehensive, 31. Put forth, as a question, 32. Well-worn, 33. Onetime Houston athlete whose helmet featured a derrick, 35. Frodo Baggins's pursuers, 39. Introductory foreign language class suggested by this puzzle's theme, 43. First British P.M. appointed by Queen Elizabeth II, 44. Sung tribute, 45. Tax prep pro, 46. "Tangible" balance sheet item, 49. Host, 51. More revered, 55. Comedian Youngman, 56. Goddess associated with the owl, 57. Outback hoppers, 59. Suffix with Jumbo, 60. Crazy reason, 66. Bits of advice, 67. Object of finger-pointing on "Fantasy Island", 68. Instruments heard at luaus, for short, 69. Subside, 70. Number of blessings at a Jewish wedding, 71. See 64-Down
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| Wed Oct 16, 2024 NYTimes Crossword |
Down Clues :
1. Li of martial arts fame, 2. Item on a boathouse wall, 3. Time of anticipation, 4. Sycophants, 5. Neuter, 6. "Thou sing'st sweet ___": Shak., 7. Hosp. areas usually on the ground floor, 8. Get wiser, supposedly, 9. Computer troubleshooting options, 10. Look to for support, 11. Revise, 12. Drop an F-bomb, say, 13. Founder of the Pacific Fur Company, 1810, 18. Singer with the 2008 album "Backwoods Barbie", 22. V.I.P. section?, 23. InDesign developer, 24. Bundled, as hay, 25. Nonverbal attention-getter, 27. Run, 28. Like Loki and Thor, 30. Transgress, 34. One miraculously healed by Jesus, 36. Poison found naturally in castor beans, 37. Airer of hearings, 38. Suspect, 40. Somewhat, 41. "The Office" role, 42. "Alrighty, then. As I was saying …", 47. ___ Juan, 48. Resells at hiked-up prices, 50. What to do before a marathon, perhaps, 51. Lacking gloss, 52. Open courtyards, 53. Looks to sell, 54. It might go way over your head, 58. The appearance of a butterfly in a home, for some, 61. Fútbol cheer, 62. Basketball's King James, from 2003-10 and 2014-18, 63. Prez #34, 64. Doc treating 71-Across, 65. Symbol on the collar of Krypto the Superdog
Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 16, 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:
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The clue is 1. Friend on "Friends". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: JOEY
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The clue is 5. Besmirch. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SMEAR
Possible Answer : smutch, smirch, defame, besmirch, asperse, cytologic_smear, sully, slur, blot, smear, spot, stain, blur, smudge, calumniate, malignment, cytosmear, vilification, daub, denigrate, slander
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The clue is 10. U.S. immigration policy, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: DACA
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The clue is 14. From which Christmas lights might hang. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EAVE
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The clue is 15. Dystopian horror film of 2013, with "The". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: PURGE
Possible Answer : regorge, regurgitate, chuck, retch, spue, purging, be_sick, purge, upchuck, purgation, sick, purify, honk, flush, scour, cast, puke, throw_up, sanctify, vomit, vomit_up, cat, disgorge, barf, spew
Possible Opposite Answer : rehabilitate, keep_down
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The clue is 16. Birds with wings about one-tenth the length of their bodies. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EMUS
Possible Answer : Emu_novaehollandiae, electromagnetic_unit, emu, Dromaius_novaehollandiae
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The clue is 17. Three tickets. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: TRESPASSES
Possible Answer : take_advantage, usurpation, sin, transgress, encroachment, intrusion, violation, overstep, intrude, trespass
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The clue is 19. Cheeky. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PERT
Possible Answer : saucy, impertinent, irreverent, pert
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The clue is 20. "Is that OK with you?". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: MAYI
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The clue is 21. "Despite all that ...". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: EVENSO
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The clue is 23. L'il ___. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ABNER
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The clue is 26. With money. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: CONTENDER
Possible Answer : rival, challenger, competition, competitor, contender
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The clue is 29. Makes apprehensive. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: DAUNTS
Possible Answer : pall, scare_off, frighten_away, scare_away, frighten_off, daunt, scare, dash
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The clue is 31. Put forth, as a question. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: POSED
Possible Answer : get, baffle, bewilder, sit, impersonate, model, flummox, posed, place, puzzle, lay, amaze, posture, nonplus, dumbfound, put, position, vex, stupefy, gravel, pose, perplex, present, personate, beat, mystify, stick, set
Possible Opposite Answer : unposed
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The clue is 32. Well-worn. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OLD
Possible Answer : old, Old, quondam, onetime, erstwhile, older, one-time, honest-to-goodness, previous, sometime, sure-enough, honest-to-god, former
Possible Opposite Answer : young, new
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The clue is 33. Onetime Houston athlete whose helmet featured a derrick. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: OILER
Possible Answer : tanker, oil_well, tank_ship, oil_tanker, oiler
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The clue is 35. Frodo Baggins's pursuers. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ORCS
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The clue is 39. Introductory foreign language class suggested by this puzzle's theme. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: BEGINNERSPANISH
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The clue is 43. First British P.M. appointed by Queen Elizabeth II. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EDEN
Possible Answer : Garden_of_Eden, promised_land, Shangri-la, nirvana, Eden, heaven, paradise
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The clue is 44. Sung tribute. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: PAEAN
Possible Answer : panegyric, pean, eulogy, encomium, paean
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The clue is 45. Tax prep pro. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CPA
Possible Answer : certified_public_accountant, CPA
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The clue is 46. "Tangible" balance sheet item. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ASSET
Possible Answer : asset, plus
Possible Opposite Answer : liability
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The clue is 49. Host. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: MYRIAD
Possible Answer : myriad, innumerous, multitudinous, ten_thousand, 10000, countless, infinite, unnumberable, innumerable, unnumerable, unnumbered, numberless, uncounted
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The clue is 51. More revered. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: MASSACRED
Possible Answer : mow_down, massacre, slaughter
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The clue is 55. Comedian Youngman. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: HENNY
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The clue is 56. Goddess associated with the owl. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ATHENA
Possible Answer : Pallas, Athene, Athena, Pallas_Athene, Pallas_Athena
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The clue is 57. Outback hoppers. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ROOS
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The clue is 59. Suffix with Jumbo. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TRON
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The clue is 60. Crazy reason. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: LOCOMOTIVE
Possible Answer : locomotive, locomotor, engine, railway_locomotive, locomotive_engine
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The clue is 66. Bits of advice. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TIPS
Possible Answer : tippytoe, topple, lean, pourboire, tip, backsheesh, tiptoe, bung, baksheesh, tip_off, slant, hint, peak, wind, top, lead, steer, crest, angle, tap, summit, tumble, gratuity, confidential_information, bakshis, crown, tilt, fee, bakshish, point
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The clue is 67. Object of finger-pointing on "Fantasy Island". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: PLANE
Possible Answer : airplane, aeroplane, planer, carpenter's_plane, skim, sheet, shave, level, flat, plane, planing_machine, woodworking_plane
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The clue is 68. Instruments heard at luaus, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: UKES
Possible Answer : ukulele, uke
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The clue is 69. Subside. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EASE
Possible Answer : simpleness, allay, ease, relieve, relaxation, facilitate, still, alleviate, relief, rest, informality, repose, simplicity, comfort, easiness
Possible Opposite Answer : difficulty
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The clue is 70. Number of blessings at a Jewish wedding. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SEVEN
Possible Answer : heptad, 7, septet, septenary, seven-spot, seven, vii, sevener, VII
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The clue is 71. See 64-Down. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PETS
Possible Answer : positron_emission_tomography, ducky, favourite, pet, darling, PET, favorite, deary, dearie
Down Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. Li of martial arts fame. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: JET
Possible Answer: gush, cat_valium, coal-black, jet-propelled_plane, spirt, sooty, jet, super_acid, K, blue_jet, pitchy, jet-black, honey_oil, super_C, reverse_lightning, green, squirt, special_K, jet_plane, spurt, fountain
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The clue is 2. Item on a boathouse wall. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OAR
Possible Answer: oar
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The clue is 3. Time of anticipation. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EVE
Possible Answer: eve, eventide, evening, Eve, even
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The clue is 4. Sycophants. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: YESMEN
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The clue is 5. Neuter. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SPAY
Possible Answer: castrate, alter, spay, neuter
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The clue is 6. "Thou sing'st sweet ___": Shak.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: MUSIC
Possible Answer: euphony, medicine, music
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The clue is 7. Hosp. areas usually on the ground floor. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ERS
Possible Answer: ER, atomic_number_68, erbium, emergency_room, Er
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The clue is 8. Get wiser, supposedly. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: AGE
Possible Answer: geezerhood, years, maturate, mature, old_age, long_time, historic_period, age, senesce, get_on, eld
Possible Opposite Answer : rejuvenate
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The clue is 9. Computer troubleshooting options. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: RESETS
Possible Answer: reset, readjust
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The clue is 10. Look to for support. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: DEPENDON
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The clue is 11. Revise. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: AMEND
Possible Answer: rectify, remediate, improve, better, remedy, meliorate, repair, ameliorate, amend
Possible Opposite Answer : worsen
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The clue is 12. Drop an F-bomb, say. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CURSE
Possible Answer: maledict, swearword, nemesis, swearing, condemnation, damn, blaspheme, imprecate, whammy, unchurch, excommunicate, jinx, hex, bedamn, anathemize, curse_word, bane, scourge, beshrew, cuss, oath, torment, expletive, swear, curse, execration, anathemise
Possible Opposite Answer : communicate, bless
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The clue is 13. Founder of the Pacific Fur Company, 1810. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ASTOR
Possible Answer: Nancy_Witcher_Astor, John_Jacob_Astor, Astor, Viscountess_Astor
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The clue is 18. Singer with the 2008 album "Backwoods Barbie". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: PARTON
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The clue is 22. V.I.P. section?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: VEE
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The clue is 23. InDesign developer. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ADOBE
Possible Answer: adobe_brick, adobe
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The clue is 24. Bundled, as hay. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: BALED
Possible Answer: bale
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The clue is 25. Nonverbal attention-getter. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: NUDGE
Possible Answer: nudge, poke_at, jog, prod
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The clue is 27. Run. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: OPERATE
Possible Answer: mesh, manoeuver, manoeuvre, function, control, lock, operate_on, run, maneuver, go, work, engage, operate
Possible Opposite Answer : disengage, malfunction
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The clue is 28. Like Loki and Thor. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: NORSE
Possible Answer: Scandinavian_language, Norseman, Northman, Norse, North_Germanic, Scandinavian, Norwegian, North_Germanic_language, Nordic
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The clue is 30. Transgress. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SIN
Possible Answer: goof, sin, transgress, wickedness, hell, sinning, sinfulness, Sin, blunder, boob, trespass, sine, drop_the_ball
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The clue is 34. One miraculously healed by Jesus. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: LEPER
Possible Answer: lazar, leper
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The clue is 36. Poison found naturally in castor beans. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: RICIN
Possible Answer: ricin_toxin, ricin
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The clue is 37. Airer of hearings. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CSPAN
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The clue is 38. Suspect. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SHADY
Possible Answer: fishy, funny, shadowed, umbrageous, shadowy, suspect, fly-by-night, louche, suspicious, shady
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The clue is 40. Somewhat. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: INASENSE
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The clue is 41. "The Office" role. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: PAM
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The clue is 42. "Alrighty, then. As I was saying …". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ANYHOO
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The clue is 47. ___ Juan. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SAN
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The clue is 48. Resells at hiked-up prices. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SCALPS
Possible Answer: scalp
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The clue is 50. What to do before a marathon, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: RESTUP
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The clue is 51. Lacking gloss. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: MATTE
Possible Answer: matt, matte_up, matte, matt-up, flatness, mat_up, flat, felt, matted, lustrelessness, lusterlessness, mat, felt_up
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The clue is 52. Open courtyards. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ATRIA
Possible Answer: atrium
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The clue is 53. Looks to sell. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SHOPS
Possible Answer: shop, shop_at, tell_on, sponsor, shit, grass, betray, snitch, frequent, store, buy_at, give_away, patronize, denounce, rat, stag, shop_class, workshop, patronise, browse
Possible Opposite Answer : boycott
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The clue is 54. It might go way over your head. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: DRONE
Possible Answer: monotone, dawdler, trailer, drone_on, drone_pipe, poke, lagger, bourdon, droning, pilotless_aircraft, radio-controlled_aircraft, drone, laggard
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The clue is 58. The appearance of a butterfly in a home, for some. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OMEN
Possible Answer: bode, omen, prognostication, portent, auspicate, foretell, presage, prognostic, prodigy, foreshadow, forecast, Muscat_and_Oman, Oman, prefigure, prognosticate, predict, Sultanate_of_Oman, betoken, portend, augur
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The clue is 61. Fútbol cheer. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OLE
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The clue is 62. Basketball's King James, from 2003-10 and 2014-18. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CAV
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The clue is 63. Prez #34. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: IKE
Possible Answer: Dwight_David_Eisenhower, Dwight_D._Eisenhower, Eisenhower, Dwight_Eisenhower, President_Eisenhower, Ike
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The clue is 64. Doc treating 71-Across. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: VET
Possible Answer: veterinary, ex-serviceman, veterinarian, veteran, veterinary_surgeon, vet
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The clue is 65. Symbol on the collar of Krypto the Superdog. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ESS
Possible Answer: E, einsteinium, Es, atomic_number_99
Friday, July 19, 2024
December 12, 1994 NYT Clues Answers
NYT Crossword and Answers - December 12, 1994
Welcome to NYT Puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is a most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today puzzle:
Across:
- 1. Sobbed: WEPT
- 5. Dangerous March date: IDES
- 9. First-class, in slang: PRIMO
- 14. Lotion ingredient: ALOE
- 15. Kind of tide: NEAP
- 16. Boisterous festivity: REVEL
- 17. Bottle tops: CAPS
- 18. ___ Rivera, Calif.: PICO
- 19. Warner ___ (Charlie Chan of film): OLAND
- 20. 1943 musical composed by 37-Across: ONETOUCHOFVENUS
- 23. Poker opener: ANTE
- 24. "High" time: NOON
- 25. Parts of table settings: PLATES
- 28. Source of some PBS programs: BBC
- 29. Six-foot two, for example: TALL
- 33. Prying tool: LEVER
- 34. Mother of Hermes: MAIA
- 35. "Get outta here!": SHOO
- 36. Numero ___: UNO
- 37. Composer Kurt: WEILL
- 38. Popular oil additive: STP
- 39. Gabby bird: MYNA
- 41. ___ of Fame: HALL
- 42. Grudge: SPITE
- 44. Bridge option: PASS
- 45. Light switch positions: ONS
- 46. Loewe's partner on Broadway: LERNER
- 47. Trudge: PLOD
- 49. Othello's ancient: IAGO
- 50. 1928 work composed by 37-Across with "The": THREEPENNYOPERA
- 57. Ache (for): YEARN
- 58. Moses' attire: ROBE
- 59. One corner in Monopoly: JAIL
- 60. Coke rival: PEPSI
- 61. Hardly ___ (rarely): EVER
- 62. Sicilian spewer: ETNA
- 63. Vaudeville's Ole: OLSEN
- 64. June honorees: DADS
- 65. Sounds of reproof: TSKS
Down:
- 1. Texas city: WACO
- 2. Dash: ELAN
- 3. John Paul, e.g.: POPE
- 4. Having a valid will: TESTATE
- 5. Feeds the computer: INPUTS
- 6. Clear the winter windshield: DEICE
- 7. Apiece: EACH
- 8. One may be roseate: SPOONBILL
- 9. Utah city: PROVO
- 10. Caves in: RELENTS
- 11. ___ the Terrible: IVAN
- 12. Diner's card: MENU
- 13. Early auto maker: OLDS
- 21. It's unique: ONER
- 22. Kind of point: FOCAL
- 25. Well-padded: PLUMP
- 26. See 31-Down: LENYA
- 27. Three English rivers: AVONS
- 28. Fights to save a sinking boat: BAILS
- 30. Bret Harte character: AHSIN
- 31. With 26-Down, wife of 37-Across: LOTTE
- 32. Gentle runner: LOPER
- 34. Rambled: MEANDERED
- 37. Rodeo yell: WHOOP
- 40. Slander: ASPERSE
- 42. Utah lily: SEGO
- 43. Light plane: PROPJET
- 46. Cake features: LAYERS
- 48. Red Square figure: LENIN
- 49. Not yet risen: INBED
- 50. Printer's goof: TYPO
- 51. Dog command: HEEL
- 52. Hip songs: RAPS
- 53. Exploding star: NOVA
- 54. Gobbles: EATS
- 55. Where to do figure eights: RINK
- 56. "Oh, woe!": ALAS
Monday, August 12, 2024
NYT Monday, August 12, 2024 | Crossword Clues Solution Blog
The Crossword hints blog is an one of the most popular crossword clue puzzles with answers solver. Here are the clues and answers for today nyt puzzle.
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| NYT Monday, August 12, 2024 - Crossword Clues Solution |
Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 12, 2024
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
Across Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. Major purchase when furnishing a dining room. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TABLE
Possible Answer : postpone, defer, put_over, remit, set_back, tabular_array, tabularise, tabulate, tabularize, put_off, mesa, shelve, board, table, hold_over, prorogue
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The clue is 6. Reprimanding sounds. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TSKS
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The clue is 10. ___ de gallo (salsa variety). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PICO
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The clue is 14. White wetland wader. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: EGRET
Possible Answer : egret
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The clue is 15. Company name aptly found in "The bookcase came together like a charm!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: IKEA
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The clue is 16. Broadway's "Dear ___ Hansen". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EVAN
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The clue is 17. *One leaving money under a pillow. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: TOOTHFAIRY
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The clue is 19. Southern cornbread. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PONE
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The clue is 20. Noisy bedmate. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SNORER
Possible Answer : snorer
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The clue is 21. Sean who played Rudy in "Rudy". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ASTIN
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The clue is 22. *Hobbes, vis-Ã -vis Calvin. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: IMAGINARYFRIEND
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The clue is 26. Submission to a record label in the 1990s. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: DEMOCD
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The clue is 27. "Humble" home. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ABODE
Possible Answer : suffer, stomach, brook, abide, support, habitation, stand, bide, bear, domicile, tolerate, endure, stay, stick_out, dwelling, home, put_up, abode, dwelling_house, residence, digest
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The clue is 28. Narcissist's flaw. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EGO
Possible Answer : self-importance, ego, self, egotism
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The clue is 29. Toe woe. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: BUNION
Possible Answer : bunion
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The clue is 32. "Seriously?!" … or what one might ask of the answers to starred clues in this puzzle?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)
The answer: AREYOUFORREAL
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The clue is 38. One on maternity leave. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: NEWMOM
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The clue is 39. California's Monterey ___ Aquarium. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: BAY
Possible Answer : embayment, bay_tree, Laurus_nobilis, bay_laurel, alcove, quest, bay, true_laurel
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The clue is 41. Indian yogurt drink. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: LASSI
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The clue is 43. Frozen ocean water. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SEAICE
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The clue is 46. *Cryptid in the Scottish Highlands. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: LOCHNESSMONSTER
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The clue is 50. Prefix with -naut. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ASTRO
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The clue is 51. Period of one's prime. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: HEYDAY
Possible Answer : heyday, blossom, efflorescence, flush, peak, prime, flower, bloom
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The clue is 52. Arnaz who loved Lucy. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: DESI
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The clue is 53. *"Ho, ho, ho!" hollerer. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: SANTACLAUS
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The clue is 57. British boarding school. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ETON
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The clue is 58. "Keep it down!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HUSH
Possible Answer : still, pipe_down, silence, quiesce, hush_up, quiet, shut_up, quieten, hush, stillness, quiet_down
Possible Opposite Answer : louden
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The clue is 59. Rwandan minority. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TUTSI
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The clue is 60. 0%. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: NONE
Possible Answer : none
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The clue is 61. Dollar bills. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ONES
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The clue is 62. Finger-painting smudge. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SMEAR
Possible Answer : smear, slander, daub, smirch, defame, slur, smutch, blot, besmirch, asperse, cytologic_smear, spot, vilification, calumniate, malignment, smudge, denigrate, sully, cytosmear, blur, stain
Down Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. Vietnamese New Year. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TET
Possible Answer: Tet
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The clue is 2. "A long time ___ …". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: AGO
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The clue is 3. Sis's sibling. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: BRO
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The clue is 4. "What are you waiting for?!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: LETSGO
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The clue is 5. Pertaining to a cultural group. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ETHNIC
Possible Answer: heathenish, ethnic, pagan, heathen, ethnical, cultural
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The clue is 6. Princess's headwear. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TIARA
Possible Answer: tiara
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The clue is 7. Person who might need a lift?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SKIER
Possible Answer: skier
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The clue is 8. Actress Washington of "Scandal". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: KERRY
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The clue is 9. Speak aloud. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SAY
Possible Answer: enounce, order, state, enjoin, read, articulate, enunciate, suppose, pronounce, say, allege, sound_out, tell, aver
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The clue is 10. Discontinued competitor of Coke Zero. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: PEPSIONE
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The clue is 11. Words on an Election Day sticker. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: IVOTED
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The clue is 12. Bluey or Snoopy. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: CANINE
Possible Answer: canid, eye_tooth, cuspid, canine_tooth, eyetooth, dogtooth, canine, laniary
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The clue is 13. Upright, as hair. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ONEND
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The clue is 18. A fan (of). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: FOND
Possible Answer: adoring, affectionate, fond, doting, partial, warm, tender, lovesome
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The clue is 21. ___ Day, occasion for planting trees. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ARBOR
Possible Answer: bower, arbor, mandril, arbour, mandrel, pergola, spindle
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The clue is 22. Ending with sulf- or fluor-. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: IDE
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The clue is 23. Lead-in to Man or mansion. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: MEGA
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The clue is 24. Love, in Spanish. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: AMOR
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The clue is 25. One might have farm animals, fried food and a Ferris wheel. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: FAIR
Possible Answer: fairly, bonny, sightly, fairish, mediocre, just, middling, funfair, evenhandedly, reasonable, bonnie, honest, comely, bazaar, clean, fair, average, carnival
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The clue is 29. Backside. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: BUM
Possible Answer: tush, rat, bottom, arse, stern, fuck_off, keister, crumb, stinkpot, git, butt, behind, grub, lowlife, stinker, arse_around, rotter, crummy, bum, rear, skunk, idler, bum_about, dirty_dog, posterior, do-nothing, loafer, puke, hobo, backside, scum_bag, loll, lounge_about, lounge_around, loaf, buttocks, rump, fundament, cheap, layabout, buns, hind_end, tail_end, nates, cadge, ass, sponge, seat, cheesy, tail, tinny, tramp, prat, fanny, bum_around, waste_one's_time, loll_around, frig_around, derriere, punk, so-and-so, chintzy, tooshie, hindquarters, rear_end, arse_about, sleazy, can, mooch
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The clue is 30. Sci-fi ship. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: UFO
Possible Answer: flying_saucer, unidentified_flying_object, UFO
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The clue is 31. When repeated, sound effect for Cookie Monster. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NOM
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The clue is 33. Induct into a Hall of Fame, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: ENSHRINE
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The clue is 34. Like the questions asked in 20 Questions. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: YESNO
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The clue is 35. Baby's boo-boo. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OWIE
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The clue is 36. Ever so slightly. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ABIT
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The clue is 37. Tie, as shoes. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: LACE
Possible Answer: enlace, lace, lacing, braid, spike, plait, entwine, intertwine, interlace, fortify, lace_up, twine
Possible Opposite Answer : untwine
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The clue is 40. "___ out!" (ump's shout). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: YER
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The clue is 41. Finish behind. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: LOSETO
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The clue is 42. Follows, as a hunch. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ACTSON
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The clue is 43. Vending machine drink. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SODA
Possible Answer: pop, soda_water, soda_ash, washing_soda, soda_pop, tonic, sal_soda, sodium_carbonate, soda
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The clue is 44. Puts into law. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ENACTS
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The clue is 45. Arkham ___, institution for many Batman foes. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ASYLUM
Possible Answer: mental_home, asylum, mental_hospital, refuge, sanctuary, mental_institution, institution, insane_asylum, psychiatric_hospital
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The clue is 46. Filled with cargo. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: LADEN
Possible Answer: ladened, loaded, oppressed, load, load_up, lade, ladle, laden
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The clue is 47. Olympic snowboarder White. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SHAUN
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The clue is 48. Have a feeling. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SENSE
Possible Answer: smell, sensory_faculty, sense, good_sense, sentience, smell_out, common_sense, sensation, mother_wit, gumption, signified, horse_sense, feel, sentiency
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The clue is 49. The answers to the starred clues in this puzzle … or are they?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: MYTHS
Possible Answer: myth
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The clue is 53. "Billions" airer, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SHO
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The clue is 54. Chowed down. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ATE
Possible Answer: eat_up, feed, run_through, rust, exhaust, wipe_out, deplete, eat_on, consume, use_up, corrode, eat, Ate
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The clue is 55. Summer Olympics powerhouse. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: USA
Possible Answer: the_States, U.S., USA, U.S.A., America, United_States, United_States_of_America, US_Army, U._S._Army, Army, United_States_Army, US
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The clue is 56. Knight's title. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SIR

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