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NY Times Crossword Complete Solution: April 22, 2025

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NY Times Crossword Answers April 22, 2025

Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. Island north of Jamaica

4-letter answer Answer: CUBA

Word Help: Synonyms: Cuba, Republic_of_Cuba

Clue #2: 5. Give off, as rays

4-letter answer Answer: EMIT

Word Help: Synonyms: emit, give_out, breathe
Antonyms: absorb

Clue #3: 9. Cold treat that might be topped with sprinkles and crushed Oreos

5-letter answer Answer: FROYO

Clue #4: 14. Greeting at sea

4-letter answer Answer: AHOY

Clue #5: 15. Oscar winner Sorvino

4-letter answer Answer: MIRA

Clue #6: 16. Romantic sort

5-letter answer Answer: LOVER

Word Help: Synonyms: lover, buff, devotee

Clue #7: 17. Red Hot Chili Peppers

15-letter answer Answer: CAROLINAREAPERS

Clue #8: 20. Hold close to the heart

3-letter answer Answer: HUG

Word Help: Synonyms: clinch, bosom, hug

Clue #9: 21. Difficult burden

4-letter answer Answer: ONUS

Word Help: Synonyms: encumbrance, onus, incumbrance

Clue #10: 22. Assert

4-letter answer Answer: AVER

Word Help: Synonyms: verify, assert, avow

Clue #11: 23. Person chosen by ballot

7-letter answer Answer: ELECTEE

Clue #12: 25. Old hand

3-letter answer Answer: PRO

Word Help: Synonyms: pro, professional
Antonyms: anti, con

Clue #13: 26. "___ matter of fact ..."

3-letter answer Answer: ASA

Clue #14: 29. Green Day

13-letter answer Answer: SAINTPATRICKS

Clue #15: 32. Part of N/A

3-letter answer Answer: NOT

Word Help: Synonyms: not, non

Clue #16: 33. German exclamation

3-letter answer Answer: ACH

Clue #17: 34. Swab in a toiletry kit

4-letter answer Answer: QTIP

Clue #18: 35. "The Thinker" sculptor

5-letter answer Answer: RODIN

Word Help: Synonyms: Rodin, Francois_Auguste_Rene_Rodin, Auguste_Rodin

Clue #19: 38. Interjection that's composed only of the consonants in "takes to task," appropriately

3-letter answer Answer: TSK

Word Help: Synonyms: tsk, tut-tut, tut

Clue #20: 39. Imperatives

5-letter answer Answer: MUSTS

Word Help: Synonyms: mustiness, must, moldiness

Clue #21: 40. Analogous

4-letter answer Answer: AKIN

Word Help: Synonyms: consanguineous, kin, cognate

Clue #22: 41. Kit ___ bar

3-letter answer Answer: KAT

Word Help: Synonyms: khat, quat, Arabian_tea

Clue #23: 42. ___ Tomé and Príncipe

3-letter answer Answer: SAO

Clue #24: 43. Earth, Wind & Fire

13-letter answer Answer: GREEKELEMENTS

Clue #25: 47. Bud holder

3-letter answer Answer: EAR

Word Help: Synonyms: ear, capitulum, auricle

Clue #26: 48. Pen filler

3-letter answer Answer: INK

Word Help: Synonyms: ink

Clue #27: 49. Takes, as a credit card

7-letter answer Answer: ACCEPTS

Word Help: Synonyms: swallow, take, admit
Antonyms: refuse, reject

Clue #28: 52. The "E" of EGOT

4-letter answer Answer: EMMY

Word Help: Synonyms: Emmy

Clue #29: 54. "Dude!"

4-letter answer Answer: BRUH

Clue #30: 55. The Texans, on scoreboards

3-letter answer Answer: HOU

Clue #31: 56. They Might Be Giants

15-letter answer Answer: BASEBALLPLAYERS

Clue #32: 60. Menzel of "Frozen"

5-letter answer Answer: IDINA

Clue #33: 61. Red carpet affair

4-letter answer Answer: GALA

Word Help: Synonyms: gala, blowout, gala_affair

Clue #34: 62. ___ Major

4-letter answer Answer: URSA

Clue #35: 63. Fill at a station

5-letter answer Answer: GASUP

Clue #36: 64. One of the A's in AAA: Abbr.

4-letter answer Answer: AMER

Clue #37: 65. Grunt

4-letter answer Answer: PEON

Word Help: Synonyms: drudge, peon, navvy

Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. What to try clearing if a webpage isn't loading

5-letter answer Answer: CACHE

Word Help: Synonyms: hive_up, hoard, memory_cache

Clue #2: 2. D.I.Y. moving option

5-letter answer Answer: UHAUL

Clue #3: 3. Argentine author Jorge Luis ___

6-letter answer Answer: BORGES

Word Help: Synonyms: Jorge_Luis_Borges, Jorge_Borges, Borges

Clue #4: 4. Edebiri of "The Bear"

3-letter answer Answer: AYO

Clue #5: 5. Noteworthy

7-letter answer Answer: EMINENT

Word Help: Synonyms: eminent, lofty, towering

Clue #6: 6. Stately French dance, or its accompanying music

6-letter answer Answer: MINUET

Word Help: Synonyms: minuet

Clue #7: 7. Nest egg options, for short

4-letter answer Answer: IRAS

Word Help: Synonyms: Irish_Republican_Army, wrath, IRA

Clue #8: 8. Blacktop material

3-letter answer Answer: TAR

Word Help: Synonyms: pitch, gob, seafarer

Clue #9: 9. Chocolate or peppermint

6-letter answer Answer: FLAVOR

Word Help: Synonyms: flavor, spirit, look

Clue #10: 10. Double Dutch need

4-letter answer Answer: ROPE

Word Help: Synonyms: circle, roofy, forget_me_drug

Clue #11: 11. Takes it a bit too far on stage

8-letter answer Answer: OVERACTS

Word Help: Synonyms: ham, ham_it_up, overact
Antonyms: underact

Clue #12: 12. "Quit ___ complainin'!"

3-letter answer Answer: YER

Clue #13: 13. Short conjunctions

3-letter answer Answer: ORS

Word Help: Synonyms: operating_theater, operating_theatre, Oregon

Clue #14: 18. Beachgoer's take-along

6-letter answer Answer: LOTION

Word Help: Synonyms: application, lotion

Clue #15: 19. "A fragile juxtaposition of land, oceans, and clouds," per Neil deGrasse Tyson

5-letter answer Answer: EARTH

Word Help: Synonyms: globe, Earth, earthly_concern

Clue #16: 24. Tooth next to an incisor

6-letter answer Answer: CANINE

Word Help: Synonyms: eyetooth, eye_tooth, canine_tooth

Clue #17: 25. Prepare for a trip

4-letter answer Answer: PACK

Word Help: Synonyms: pack, coterie, camp
Antonyms: unpack

Clue #18: 27. "S.N.L." segment

4-letter answer Answer: SKIT

Word Help: Synonyms: skit

Clue #19: 28. Venomous symbols of Egyptian royalty

4-letter answer Answer: ASPS

Word Help: Synonyms: asp, asp_viper, Vipera_aspis

Clue #20: 30. Ctrl+V command

5-letter answer Answer: PASTE

Word Help: Synonyms: glue, paste, library_paste

Clue #21: 31. "Their exact words were …"

6-letter answer Answer: IQUOTE

Clue #22: 35. Anger

4-letter answer Answer: RAGE

Word Help: Synonyms: passion, craze, furor

Clue #23: 36. Pod in Creole cooking

4-letter answer Answer: OKRA

Word Help: Synonyms: okra_plant, gumbo, Abelmoschus_esculentus

Clue #24: 37. Feature of the Brontë sisters but not the Brothers Grimm?

8-letter answer Answer: DIERESIS

Word Help: Synonyms: diaeresis, umlaut, dieresis

Clue #25: 38. Converse

4-letter answer Answer: TALK

Word Help: Synonyms: verbalize, lecture, babble
Antonyms: keep_quiet

Clue #26: 39. La ___, region of central Spain

6-letter answer Answer: MANCHA

Clue #27: 41. Nairobi is its largest city

5-letter answer Answer: KENYA

Word Help: Synonyms: Republic_of_Kenya, Kenya

Clue #28: 42. Lay

7-letter answer Answer: SECULAR

Word Help: Synonyms: layman, profane, worldly
Antonyms: religious, unworldly

Clue #29: 44. Korean dish similar to sushi rolls

6-letter answer Answer: KIMBAP

Clue #30: 45. Agatha Christie detective

6-letter answer Answer: MARPLE

Clue #31: 46. Orb

6-letter answer Answer: SPHERE

Word Help: Synonyms: celestial_sphere, arena, welkin

Clue #32: 50. Part between the waist and the neck

5-letter answer Answer: TORSO

Word Help: Synonyms: torso, body, trunk

Clue #33: 51. Sarandon of "Thelma & Louise"

5-letter answer Answer: SUSAN

Clue #34: 53. Specials may not be found on it

4-letter answer Answer: MENU

Word Help: Synonyms: carte_du_jour, fare, card

Clue #35: 54. "Kapow!"

4-letter answer Answer: BLAM

Clue #36: 56. Massive

3-letter answer Answer: BIG

Word Help: Synonyms: with_child, bounteous, liberal
Antonyms: small, little

Clue #37: 57. Abbr. on a tube of Crest

3-letter answer Answer: ADA

Word Help: Synonyms: adenosine_deaminase, ADA

Clue #38: 58. Traveler's alternative to JFK

3-letter answer Answer: LGA

Clue #39: 59. "Ya better believe it!"

3-letter answer Answer: YUP

Expert Solving Strategies

• Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
• Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
• Check vowel patterns in partially solved words

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Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 16, 2024

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

New York Times, Monday, December 16, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Team that won the most medals at the 2024 Olympics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USA

  Possible Answer : United_States, US, Army, United_States_of_America, USA, United_States_Army, America, U.S., U.S.A., US_Army, U._S._Army, the_States




• The clue is 4. Ann ___, Mich.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARBOR

  Possible Answer : bower, mandril, spindle, mandrel, arbour, pergola, arbor




• The clue is 9. Some laptops. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PCS

  Possible Answer : personal_computer, PC, microcomputer




• The clue is 12. Director Ephron. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NORA




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

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

  The answer: SUAVE

  Possible Answer : bland, debonaire, politic, debonair, suave, debonnaire, smooth




• The clue is 15. What cilantro tastes like to some people. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOAP

  Possible Answer : Georgia_home_boy, grievous_bodily_harm, scoop, goop, liquid_ecstasy, lather, max, easy_lay, soap




• The clue is 16. Enemy of the Jedi. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SITH




• The clue is 17. Sound of an unfortunate bird poop landing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPLAT

  Possible Answer : splat




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

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

  The answer: TELL

  Possible Answer : William_Tell, order, tell_apart, Tell, narrate, severalise, secernate, say, differentiate, distinguish, assure, severalize, enjoin, secern, tell, evidence, state, separate, recount, recite




• The clue is 19. Tidbit in a nutritious pudding. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHIASEED




• The clue is 21. Bulgy belly button. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUTIE




• The clue is 22. Hi-___ image. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RES

  Possible Answer : atomic_number_75, re, Re, RES, Ra, rhenium, ray, reticuloendothelial_system




• The clue is 23. Department handling media inquiries. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRESSOFFICE




• The clue is 26. Is distressing to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EATSAT




• The clue is 28. End of a college URL. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDU




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

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

  The answer: CON

  Possible Answer : confidence_trick, confidence_game, gyp, hornswoggle, con, scam, memorise, bunko_game, sting, learn, gip, hustle, inmate, rook, short-change, defraud, con_game, yardbird, nobble, goldbrick, victimize, bunco, memorize, diddle, mulct, bunko, yard_bird, bunco_game, swindle, convict, flimflam

  Possible Opposite Answer : pro




• The clue is 30. Habeas corpus, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WRIT

  Possible Answer : writ, judicial_writ




• The clue is 31. Like the direction of this answer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACROSS

  Possible Answer : crossways, across, crosswise




• The clue is 34. Timeout at work … as represented visually by this puzzle's circled letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COFFEEBREAK




• The clue is 38. Bits of wisdom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEARLS

  Possible Answer : drop, bone, off-white, pearl, bead, ivory




• The clue is 39. Faller during fall. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAF

  Possible Answer : riff, leaf, flick, foliage, flip, leafage, riffle, thumb, folio




• The clue is 42. "Don't mind ___ do". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IFI




• The clue is 45. Prefix with -ceratops. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRI




• The clue is 46. Packaging for a stack of cookies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLEEVE

  Possible Answer : sleeve, arm




• The clue is 48. Competition whose winner gets a tiara and sash. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISSAMERICA




• The clue is 52. Gesture of approval. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOD

  Possible Answer : nod




• The clue is 53. Carelessly sits (down). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLOPS

  Possible Answer : plump, plop, plunk_down, plunk, plank, flump, plump_down, plonk




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

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

  The answer: ELEGANCE

  Possible Answer : elegance

  Possible Opposite Answer : inelegance




• The clue is 56. Muppet with his own "world" on "Sesame Street". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELMO




• The clue is 57. Blingy piece of neckwear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHAIN

  Possible Answer : chain_of_mountains, range, strand, chain, Chain, Ernst_Boris_Chain, concatenation, Sir_Ernst_Boris_Chain, range_of_mountains, mountain_range, string, mountain_chain, chemical_chain

  Possible Opposite Answer : unchain




• The clue is 59. Teddy Grahams shape. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEAR

  Possible Answer : endure, suffer, stand, assume, pay, yield, acquit, tolerate, bear, comport, put_up, give_birth, accept, support, deport, abide, birth, stomach, deliver, wear, hold, expect, have_a_bun_in_the_oven, turn_out, behave, brook, take_over, carry, gestate, stick_out, contain, have, conduct, digest

  Possible Opposite Answer : bull




• The clue is 60. Ingredient in bug spray. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEET




• The clue is 61. Worth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VALUE

  Possible Answer : respect, evaluate, valuate, rate, measure, prize, treasure, esteem, appraise, note_value, prise, value, economic_value, time_value, assess, appreciate

  Possible Opposite Answer : disrespect, disesteem




• The clue is 62. Initials on an "Organic" sticker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USDA

  Possible Answer : USDA, Department_of_Agriculture, Agriculture_Department, Agriculture




• The clue is 63. Make a mistake. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERR

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




• The clue is 64. Phil ___, QB who won two Super Bowls with the Giants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIMMS




• The clue is 65. Sun, in San Juan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOL

  Possible Answer : Sol, soh, so, sol, colloidal_suspension, colloidal_solution

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Remove, as a bottle cap. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNSCREW

  Possible Answer: unscrew

  Possible Opposite Answer : screw

• The clue is 2. "That's the word on the street". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOIHEAR

• The clue is 3. Good with a paintbrush, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTISTIC

  Possible Answer: aesthetic, artistic, esthetic

• The clue is 4. Declare. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASSERT

  Possible Answer: verify, asseverate, swan, affirm, put_forward, avow, assert, swear, aver, insist, maintain

• The clue is 5. Calcutta currency. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUPEE

  Possible Answer: Pakistani_rupee, Sri_Lanka_rupee, rupee, Mauritian_rupee, Nepalese_rupee, Seychelles_rupee, Indian_rupee

• The clue is 6. Loses one's hair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BALDS

  Possible Answer: bald

• The clue is 7. Egg cells. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVA

  Possible Answer: egg_cell, ovum

• The clue is 8. No longer working: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RET

  Possible Answer: ret

• The clue is 9. Like lines / that rhyme / and keep / good time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POETIC

  Possible Answer: poetical, poetic

• The clue is 10. Cat with a colorful coat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CALICO

  Possible Answer: multicolor, multi-coloured, particolored, particoloured, multi-colour, varicoloured, motley, pied, multi-color, multicoloured, painted, varicolored, multicolored, multi-colored, multicolour, calico, piebald

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

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

  The answer: SPLEEN

  Possible Answer: irascibility, lien, spleen, quick_temper, short_temper

• The clue is 13. "I've got it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHA

• The clue is 15. Double ___ Oreos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STUF

• The clue is 20. Place to get a cucumber mask. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPA

  Possible Answer: watering_place, watering_hole, resort_hotel, spa, health_club, health_spa

• The clue is 21. Coming in handy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OFUSE

• The clue is 24. Belgrade natives. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SERBS

  Possible Answer: Serbian, Serb

• The clue is 25. This stinks!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODOR

  Possible Answer: odour, scent, odor, olfactory_perception, olfactory_sensation, olfactory_property, aroma, smell

• The clue is 27. Word on the street?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STOP

  Possible Answer: halt, break_off, hitch, plosive_speech_sound, give_up, quit, hold_back, cease, layover, closure, diaphragm, occlusive, intercept, stay, block_up, stoppage, plosive_consonant, plosive, period, stop_over, blockage, terminate, break, stop, barricade, point, blockade, full_stop, occlusion, discontinue, stop_consonant, hold_on, full_point, bar, block, finish, check, lay_off, kibosh, turn_back, arrest, block_off, contain, end, catch, stopover

  Possible Opposite Answer : continuant_consonant, start, continue, begin

• The clue is 31. Eagle's nest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AERIE

  Possible Answer: aerie, eyry, aery, eyrie

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

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

  The answer: CEL

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

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

  The answer: SALE

  Possible Answer: sales_agreement, cut-rate_sale, sales_event, sale

• The clue is 35. Crumbly Greek cheeses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FETAS

• The clue is 36. U-pick locale. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FARM

  Possible Answer: grow, farm, raise, produce

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

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

  The answer: KEENNESS

  Possible Answer: avidness, acuteness, keenness, eagerness, avidity, sharpness, acuity

  Possible Opposite Answer : dullness

• The clue is 40. Guacamole ingredient. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVOCADO

  Possible Answer: avocado_tree, Persea_Americana, aguacate, avocado_pear, avocado, alligator_pear

• The clue is 41. The "F" of F.B.I.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEDERAL

  Possible Answer: Federal, Fed, federal, Union, Union_soldier, Federal_soldier, federal_official

  Possible Opposite Answer : unitary

• The clue is 42. Stand in the way of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMPEDE

  Possible Answer: hinder, occlude, block, close_up, jam, impede, obstruct, obturate

  Possible Opposite Answer : free

• The clue is 43. Lip-plumping injection. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FILLER

  Possible Answer: makeweight, filler

• The clue is 44. Compound with the same number of atoms in a different arrangement. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISOMER

  Possible Answer: isomer

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

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

  The answer: SCENES

  Possible Answer: conniption, scene, vista, prospect, view, scenery, fit, shot, setting, picture, aspect, tantrum, panorama

• The clue is 47. Fall behind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAG

  Possible Answer: interim, lag, remand, meanwhile, immure, fall_behind, incarcerate, jug, imprison, gaol, put_behind_bars, dawdle, meantime, retardation, fall_back, jail, stave, put_away, slowdown

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

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

  The answer: SPOT

  Possible Answer: smudge, maculation, spy, tell_apart, spot, situation, descry, blot, recognize, pick_out, blob, smirch, espy, pip, topographic_point, touch, smear, place, billet, dapple, distinguish, fleck, discern, blemish, daub, point, stain, bit, patch, recognise, berth, make_out, speckle, slur, office, post, spotlight, position

• The clue is 50. King's domain. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REALM

  Possible Answer: land, kingdom, realm, region

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

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

  The answer: ILIUM

  Possible Answer: ilium, Troy, Ilion, Ilium

• The clue is 55. ___ Dhabi. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABU

• The clue is 57. Drugstore that prints famously long receipts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CVS

  Possible Answer: curriculum_vitae, CV, resume

• The clue is 58. Yes, in Japanese. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAI

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (31 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (33 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky

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

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Prepares, as shumai	6
2A	7. Paste commonly simulated by a blend of horseradish, mustard and green dye	6
3A	13. Rounded, say	7
4A	15. Late hour	6
5A	16. Pair's reassurance	8
6A	18. N.F.C. West team, informally	6
7A	19. "Go right ahead ..."	9
8A	21. Pecan, but not pumpkin	4
9A	22. Selena Gomez or Beyoncé, by birth	5
10A	23. Runaround?	3
11A	24. John ___, singer with the hit albums "Perfectly Good Guitar" and "Mystic Pinball"	5
12A	25. Withdraw (from)	4
13A	26. Part of an asymmetrical hairstyle	9
14A	28. Early giant in punch-card tabulating systems	3
15A	29. Giggle	9
16A	30. Element of economic globalization	9
17A	31. Desserts that may feature frangipane	9
18A	32. Part of what makes you you	3
19A	35. Online show pieces	9
20A	36. Result of a shopping spree	4
21A	37. Kite feature	5
22A	38. The Marlins, on scoreboards	3
23A	39. ___-corner	5
24A	40. Assert	4
25A	41. STEM field concern	9
26A	43. It's in the eye of the beholder	6
27A	45. Pull it together	8
28A	47. Rang	6
29A	48. Camp distribution	7
30A	49. Toasts	6
31A	50. Verse from Emily Dickinson or Emma Lazarus	6

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Prepares, as shumai"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
• Similar words include: steamer, steam clean, steam
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: STEAMS

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2A: "7. Paste commonly simulated by a blend of horseradish, mustard and green dye"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a japanese plant of the family cruciferae with a thick green root
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: WASABI

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3A: "13. Rounded, say"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape
• Opposite of: unshapely
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SHAPELY

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4A: "15. Late hour"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
• Similar words include: 11, football team, XI
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ELEVEN

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5A: "16. Pair's reassurance"

8 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: WEREGOOD

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6A: "18. N.F.C. West team, informally"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
• Similar words include: 9, IX, ennead
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: NINERS

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7A: "19. "Go right ahead ...""

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: BEMYGUEST

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8A: "21. Pecan, but not pumpkin"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
• Similar words include: Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, shoetree, corner
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TREE

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9A: "22. Selena Gomez or Beyoncé, by birth"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a native or resident of texas
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TEXAN

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10A: "23. Runaround?"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
• Similar words include: circle, lick, swoosh
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LAP

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11A: "24. John ___, singer with the hit albums "Perfectly Good Guitar" and "Mystic Pinball""

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HIATT

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12A: "25. Withdraw (from)"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk
• Similar words include: ablactate
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: WEAN

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13A: "26. Part of an asymmetrical hairstyle"

9 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: SIDEBANGS

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14A: "28. Early giant in punch-card tabulating systems"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IBM

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15A: "29. Giggle"

9 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: TEEHEEHEE

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16A: "30. Element of economic globalization"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: TRADEDEAL

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17A: "31. Desserts that may feature frangipane"

9 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: PEARTARTS

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18A: "32. Part of what makes you you"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information
• Similar words include: desoxyribonucleic acid, deoxyribonucleic acid
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DNA

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19A: "35. Online show pieces"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: WEBISODES

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20A: "36. Result of a shopping spree"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of drawing or hauling something
• Similar words include: hale, drag, cart
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HAUL

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21A: "37. Kite feature"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TALON

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22A: "38. The Marlins, on scoreboards"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MIA

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23A: "39. ___-corner"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various units of weight used in southeastern asia (especially a chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
• Similar words include: bitchy, cattie, cattish
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CATTY

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24A: "40. Assert"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
• Similar words include: swan, avouch, verify
• Opposite of: disavow

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Answer: AVOW

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25A: "41. STEM field concern"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: GENDERGAP

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26A: "43. It's in the eye of the beholder"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: RETINA

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27A: "45. Pull it together"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: GETAGRIP

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28A: "47. Rang"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
• Similar words include: phone, call, ring
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: PHONED

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29A: "48. Camp distribution"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel)
• Similar words include: ration out, ration
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: RATIONS

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30A: "49. Toasts"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a surface burn
• Similar words include: whistle, sear, singe
• Opposite of: keep quiet

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Answer: SINGES

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31A: "50. Verse from Emily Dickinson or Emma Lazarus"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
• Similar words include: sise, sextet, hexad
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SESTET

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Duluth-to-Minneapolis dir.	3
2D	2. Broadcaster with a onetime coat-of-arms logo, informally	7
3D	3. Otoscopy, e.g.	7
4D	4. Anthropopithecus, e.g.	6
5D	5. Actress Price of the 2000s sitcom "Grounded for Life"	5
6D	6. Labor	4
7D	7. Took a turn	4
8D	8. Subject of the 1996 documentary "When We Were Kings"	3
9D	9. Watch party?	8
10D	10. Mean	7
11D	11. Some Basque headwear	6
12D	12. Exclave's spot in an atlas, often	5
13D	14. Critical response concerning a piece of fiction?	11
14D	17. Riding free as an employee, in airline lingo	11
15D	20. Real page-turner?	11
16D	22. Lead-in to light	3
17D	24. Gag reflexes?	5
18D	26. Scorches	5
19D	27. Roots for vegan burgers	5
20D	29. Part of a bridal outfit	5
21D	30. Signature QB move included as a feature in 2012's Madden NFL 13 video game	8
22D	31. Main pack in a bicycle race	7
23D	32. A bit corrupt, perhaps?	7
24D	33. Evergreen whose cones bear edible seeds	7
25D	34. Olympic gymnast Raisman	3
26D	35. Silently greet someone	6
27D	36. Pudding typically served with "neeps and tatties"	6
28D	37. Highly prized rewards on "Survivor"	5
29D	39. "This Side Up" container	5
30D	41. Roves	4
31D	42. HHH	4
32D	44. Once called	3
33D	46. Lake Tahoe winter hrs.	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Duluth-to-Minneapolis dir."

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the compass point midway between south and southwest
• Similar words include: south southwest, sou'-sou'-west
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SSW

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2D: "2. Broadcaster with a onetime coat-of-arms logo, informally"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: THEBEEB

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3D: "3. Otoscopy, e.g."

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: EAREXAM

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4D: "4. Anthropopithecus, e.g."

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: APEMAN

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5D: "5. Actress Price of the 2000s sitcom "Grounded for Life""

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MEGYN

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6D: "6. Labor"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that work doggedly or persistently
• Similar words include: footslog, trudge, peg away
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SLOG

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7D: "7. Took a turn"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
• Similar words include: get going, go bad, depart
• Opposite of: come, be born

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Answer: WENT

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8D: "8. Subject of the 1996 documentary "When We Were Kings""

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
• Similar words include: Muhammad Ali, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Cassius Clay
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ALI

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9D: "9. Watch party?"

8 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
• Similar words include: lookout, spotter, scout
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: SENTINEL

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10D: "10. Mean"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a statistic describing the location of a distribution
• Similar words include: median, intermediate, norm
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: AVERAGE

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11D: "11. Some Basque headwear"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cap with no brim or bill; made of soft cloth
• Similar words include: beret
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: BERETS

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12D: "12. Exclave's spot in an atlas, often"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one
• Similar words include: gusset, insert
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: INSET

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13D: "14. Critical response concerning a piece of fiction?"

11 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: YOULIEDTOME

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14D: "17. Riding free as an employee, in airline lingo"

11 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: DEADHEADING

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15D: "20. Real page-turner?"

11 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: SPEEDREADER

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16D: "22. Lead-in to light"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TWI

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17D: "24. Gag reflexes?"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HAHAS

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18D: "26. Scorches"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make very hot and dry
• Similar words include: sear, singe, parch
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SEARS

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19D: "27. Roots for vegan burgers"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that biennial eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop
• Similar words include: beetroot, common beet, beet
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BEETS

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20D: "29. Part of a bridal outfit"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
• Similar words include: take, string, civilise
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TRAIN

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21D: "30. Signature QB move included as a feature in 2012's Madden NFL 13 video game"

8 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TEBOWING

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22D: "31. Main pack in a bicycle race"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: PELOTON

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23D: "32. A bit corrupt, perhaps?"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DATAROT

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24D: "33. Evergreen whose cones bear edible seeds"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NUTPINE

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25D: "34. Olympic gymnast Raisman"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ALY

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26D: "35. Silently greet someone"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: WAVEHI

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27D: "36. Pudding typically served with "neeps and tatties""

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that made of sheep's or calf's viscera minced with oatmeal and suet and onions and boiled in the animal's stomach
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HAGGIS

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28D: "37. Highly prized rewards on "Survivor""

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that waterproofed canvas
• Similar words include: tarp, tarpaulin
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TARPS

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29D: "39. "This Side Up" container"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping
• Similar words include: crateful
• Opposite of: uncrate

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Answer: CRATE

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30D: "41. Roves"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months
• Similar words include: generalized anxiety disorder, GAD, gallivant
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GADS

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31D: "42. HHH"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
• Similar words include: Basque Homeland and Freedom, Basque Fatherland and Liberty, ETA
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ETAS

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32D: "44. Once called"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NEE

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33D: "46. Lake Tahoe winter hrs."

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that standard time in the 8th time zone west of greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridian west; used in far western states of the united states
• Similar words include: Pacific Standard Time, Pacific Time
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: PST

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Today's Puzzle Stats

31 Across Clues

33 Down Clues

64 Total Clues

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