27439 Thu Dec 26, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 26, 2024

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

Thu Dec 26, 2024 NY Times

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Targets of crunches, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABS

  Possible Answer : type_AB, Artium_Baccalaurens, BA, AB, Ab, group_AB, abdominal, Av, ABS, abdominal_muscle, Bachelor_of_Arts, ab, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene




• The clue is 4. "Smart" guy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALEC




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

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

  The answer: AURAS

  Possible Answer : gloriole, halo, air, glory, aura, atmosphere, nimbus, aureole




• The clue is 13. Hawaiian dish with cubed fish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POKEBOWL




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

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

  The answer: ASTUTE

  Possible Answer : astute, shrewd, sharp




• The clue is 16. End-of-year hope. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAYRAISE




• The clue is 17. Lawyers, collectively. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEBAR




• The clue is 18. Astronauts' outpost, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISS




• The clue is 19. Like the last name of swimming legend Diana Nyad. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APT

  Possible Answer : minded, given, liable, disposed, tending, apposite, pertinent, clever, apt




• The clue is 21. Original N.Y.C. subway line. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRT




• The clue is 22. Vampire hunter's weapon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAKE

  Possible Answer : bet, impale, hazard, back, adventure, jeopardize, stakes, game, punt, venture, gage, post, bet_on, stake, interest, wager




• The clue is 25. "Well, that's just perfect". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GREAT

  Possible Answer : heavy, swell, expectant, bang-up, cracking, with_child, large, dandy, capital, corking, neat, peachy, slap-up, smashing, nifty, great, enceinte, keen, majuscule, bully, gravid, outstanding, not_bad, big, groovy




• The clue is 27. Telluride maker (that's 6,000+ miles away from Telluride). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KIA




• The clue is 28. Faith Hill hit with the lyric "It's perpetual bliss". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THISKISS




• The clue is 29. Slim-fitting bottom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PENCILSKIRT




• The clue is 31. Humorist Bombeck. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERMA




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

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

  The answer: BAD

  Possible Answer : badness, tough, spoilt, unsound, defective, badly, unfit, forged, sorry, regretful, high-risk, uncollectible, speculative, risky, bad, big, spoiled

  Possible Opposite Answer : good, goodness, unregretful




• The clue is 33. Forgo a ring, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KNOCK

  Possible Answer : bang, criticize, knock, pick_apart, whang, tap, criticise, roast, knocking, strike_hard, bump, rap, smash, whack, ping, belt, bash, pink

  Possible Opposite Answer : praise




• The clue is 35. Fills in the gaps of, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PUTTIES

  Possible Answer : putty




• The clue is 37. Futuristic zappers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAYGUNS




• The clue is 39. Samira Wiley's role on "The Handmaid's Tale". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOIRA




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

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

  The answer: DAD

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




• The clue is 41. A thing of the passed?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBIT

  Possible Answer : necrology, obituary, obit




• The clue is 42. Wetland fuel source. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEATBOG




• The clue is 44. Breaking the fourth wall, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: META




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

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

  The answer: CEL




• The clue is 47. Snarkily disparaging. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNIDE

  Possible Answer : sneering, snide, supercilious




• The clue is 48. Like a baby in need of burping. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GASSY

  Possible Answer : flatulent, colicky, gassy




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

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

  The answer: AXE

  Possible Answer : axe, ax




• The clue is 50. Dutch banking giant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ING




• The clue is 51. Get to 21 first in cornhole, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WIN

  Possible Answer : come_through, pull_ahead, get_ahead, gain_ground, gain, profits, winnings, advance, win, make_headway, deliver_the_goods, succeed, bring_home_the_bacon, acquire

  Possible Opposite Answer : fail, fall_back, lose, losings




• The clue is 52. Oscar nominee for "Carrie". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPACEK




• The clue is 55. Peak picker-uppers, as depicted three times in this puzzle's grid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKILIFTS




• The clue is 60. "Money talks". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CASHISKING




• The clue is 61. Unapproved, pharmaceutically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OFFLABEL




• The clue is 62. Remained home for supper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATEIN




• The clue is 63. CBS drama with five spinoffs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NCIS




• The clue is 64. In need of salt, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICY

  Possible Answer : wintry, arctic, gelid, frozen, icy, frosty, frigid, polar, glacial

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Home screen selection. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APP

• The clue is 2. Stole onstage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOA

  Possible Answer: feather_boa, boa

• The clue is 3. Difficult area of a jigsaw puzzle, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKY

  Possible Answer: flip, toss, sky, pitch

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

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

  The answer: ABASE

  Possible Answer: humiliate, humble, chagrin, mortify, abase

• The clue is 5. Lane in DC?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOIS

• The clue is 6. Grossed-out cries. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EWS

  Possible Answer: electronic_warfare, EW

• The clue is 7. Given the go-ahead. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLEARED

  Possible Answer: authorize, realize, crystallise, exonerate, pull_in, pass, light_up, crystalise, net, make, sack, illuminate, clear, elucidate, take_in, crystalize, sort_out, crystallize, exonerated, shed_light_on, solve, sack_up, authorise, straighten_out, clear_up, top, exculpate, exculpated, bring_in, vindicated, enlighten, unclutter, brighten, discharge, acquit, absolved, gain, cleared, earn, assoil, realise

  Possible Opposite Answer : bounce, convict, uncleared, clutter, overcast

• The clue is 8. Pizza oven residue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASH

  Possible Answer: ash, ash_tree

• The clue is 9. Beehive State native. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UTE

  Possible Answer: Ute

• The clue is 10. Toys once marketed as having "Over three billion combinations, but only one solution". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUBIKSCUBES

• The clue is 11. Chess : check :: go : ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATARI

• The clue is 12. Tempur-Pedic competitor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SERTA

• The clue is 14. Early 20th-century composer who introduced the typewriter as a percussion instrument. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERIKSATIE

• The clue is 15. Negative campaign tactic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATTACKAD

• The clue is 20. Signature item. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEN

  Possible Answer: indite, playpen, pen, penitentiary, write, compose

• The clue is 22. Prefix with any family member. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEP

  Possible Answer: stair, pace, footstep, measure, tone, footfall, ill-use, mistreat, whole_tone, dance_step, ill-treat, stride, step, whole_step, tread, maltreat, gradation, footmark, stone's_throw, abuse, footprint

• The clue is 23. Steady engine sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THRUM

  Possible Answer: hum, beat, drum, strum, thrum

• The clue is 24. Focus on making others happy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIMTOPLEASE

• The clue is 25. They might accompany SAT scores. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GPAS

  Possible Answer: grade_point_average, GPA

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

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

  The answer: TINY

  Possible Answer: petite, flyspeck, lilliputian, midget, bantam, tiny, diminutive

• The clue is 30. Slangy term for an obsession with branded fashion items. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOGOMANIA

  Possible Answer: logorrhea, logomania

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

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

  The answer: BEATNIKS

  Possible Answer: beatnik, beat, beats, beat_generation, beatniks

• The clue is 34. Sweaters and such. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KNITS

  Possible Answer: knitting, plain, rumple, knit_stitch, plain_stitch, knitwork, pucker, cockle, knit, crumple, entwine

• The clue is 36. 401(k) alternatives. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRAS

  Possible Answer: ire, Irish_Republican_Army, individual_retirement_account, ira, Provos, anger, IRA, Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army, wrath, Provisional_IRA

• The clue is 37. Short-lived fashion. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAGE

  Possible Answer: furore, craze, storm, fury, ramp, passion, furor, madness, rage, fad, cult

• The clue is 38. Court-ordered delay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAY

  Possible Answer: ride_out, continue, arrest, bide, rest, hitch, halt, stop, last_out, abide, appease, outride, persist, detain, stoppage, check, stick, stay, stay_on, quell, delay, stay_put, stick_around, remain

  Possible Opposite Answer : change, move, depart

• The clue is 40. Lewis Carroll's real last name, hence Lewis's last name in "Jurassic Park". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DODGSON

  Possible Answer: Lewis_Carroll, Charles_Dodgson, Reverend_Dodgson, Carroll, Charles_Lutwidge_Dodgson, Dodgson

• The clue is 43. Hamper, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIN

  Possible Answer: bin, binful, bank_identification_number, BIN, ABA_transit_number

• The clue is 45. Caesar's first stabber. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CASCA

• The clue is 46. One living abroad. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXPAT

  Possible Answer: expatriate, exile, expat

• The clue is 48. Bass organs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GILLS

  Possible Answer: gill, branchia, lamella

• The clue is 51. Something that's often free in airports but expensive on airplanes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WIFI

  Possible Answer: wireless_local_area_network, WLAN, WiFi, wireless_fidelity

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

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

  The answer: CHI

  Possible Answer: ch'i, qi, chi, ki, khi

• The clue is 54. Köln one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EIN

• The clue is 56. Fast-food chain with 30,000+ locations. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KFC

• The clue is 57. "Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity" org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FBI

  Possible Answer: Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation, FBI

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

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

  The answer: TEC

  Possible Answer: police_detective, investigator, detective, tec

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

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

  The answer: SLY

  Possible Answer: crafty, guileful, foxy, knavish, slick, tricky, cunning, sly, dodgy, tricksy, wily

27452 Wed Jan 08, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Suddenly stopped moving, 6. Japanese noodle, 10. Pronoun that's falling into disuse, 14. Japanese noodle soup, 15. Chicago paper, familiarly, with "the", 16. Virtue signal?, 17. In plain sight, 18. The devil's workshop, it's said, 20. Hiccup, 22. Like tres and cuatro relative to uno and dos, 23. Shade of black, 24. Pasture sound, 27. Casserole topped with guacamole or sour cream, 31. They elevate a choir's performance, 33. www addresses, 34. Comedian's stage performance, 37. Talk excessively, 39. State leader?, 40. Relating to form, 41. Burst of energy, 44. Actress Skye of "Say Anything …", 45. Hole near a sole, 46. Corridor, 48. Surveyor's measure, 49. Home plate is the "fourth" one, 52. Michelle Obama, to Craig Robinson, for short, 53. Common volleyball combo … or 20-, 34- and 41-Across together, 58. Most tacky, 61. Wrinkle remover, 62. Dad humor, perhaps, 63. Bread in a tandoor, 64. Papal vestment, 65. Sacrifice a fly?, 66. Younger Stark daughter on "Game of Thrones", 67. Book often shelved on its side

Down Clues :

1. Word on a gift tag, 2. Shankar who performed at Woodstock, 3. Black cat, maybe, 4. "Fiddler on the Roof" star, 5. Catch in a sting, 6. Soup recipe instruction, 7. Surgeon, informally, 8. Shire resident, 9. Héloise's lover, 10. "Kapow!", 11. Ancient Chinese dynasty, 12. Word with style or fashioned, 13. Sept. and Oct., 19. Element named after the Greek word for "sun", 21. Pitchfork-shaped letters, 24. Place to pick daisies, 25. Mysterious knowledge, 26. Rick of Rickrolling fame, 27. Earl of food storage fame, 28. Southwestern gully, 29. Attacked, as by a tiger, 30. Shakespearean dying words, 32. Party pooper, 35. Flight board posting: Abbr., 36. Near, 38. Personification of darkness, in Greek myth, 42. Cross-country runner's asset, 43. Big ___ (Seton Hall's conference), 47. Portugal's capital, in Portugal, 50. Warrior's weapon, 51. Assignment often graded with a red pen, 53. Not quite broken, say, 54. Mountain above Vulcan's forge, 55. Right-leaning type?: Abbr., 56. Nut that's a source of caffeine, 57. Noneternal flames?, 58. Loops in, in a way, 59. It's not one of the five W's, 60. The "E" of B.C.E.

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 08, 2025

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

Wed Jan 08, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Suddenly stopped moving. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FROZE

  Possible Answer : freeze_down, suspend, freeze_out, block, immobilise, stop_dead, freeze, immobilize

  Possible Opposite Answer : boil, unblock, unfreeze




• The clue is 6. Japanese noodle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOBA




• The clue is 10. Pronoun that's falling into disuse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHOM




• The clue is 14. Japanese noodle soup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAMEN




• The clue is 15. Chicago paper, familiarly, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRIB




• The clue is 16. Virtue signal?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALO

  Possible Answer : annulus, halo, doughnut, aureole, ring, gloriole, anchor_ring, glory, aura, nimbus




• The clue is 17. In plain sight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVERT

  Possible Answer : open, overt

  Possible Opposite Answer : covert




• The clue is 18. The devil's workshop, it's said. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDLEHANDS




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

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

  The answer: MINORPROBLEM




• The clue is 22. Like tres and cuatro relative to uno and dos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAS

  Possible Answer : Master_of_Arts, MA, momma, mom, mummy, AM, mama, mamma, mum, Artium_Magister, milliampere, Massachusetts, Bay_State, mA, Old_Colony, mammy, mommy, ma




• The clue is 23. Shade of black. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COAL

  Possible Answer : coal, ember, char




• The clue is 24. Pasture sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAA




• The clue is 27. Casserole topped with guacamole or sour cream. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TACOPIE




• The clue is 31. They elevate a choir's performance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RISERS

  Possible Answer : riser_pipe, riser_pipeline, riser, riser_main




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

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

  The answer: URLS

  Possible Answer : URL, universal_resource_locator, uniform_resource_locator




• The clue is 34. Comedian's stage performance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STANDUPACT




• The clue is 37. Talk excessively. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRATE

  Possible Answer : blabber, prattle, tattle, gabble, chin_music, palaver, maunder, clack, gibber, chatter, piffle, twaddle, blether, idle_talk, tittle-tattle, blab, prate




• The clue is 39. State leader?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRI




• The clue is 40. Relating to form. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MODAL

  Possible Answer : modal_verb, modal_auxiliary, average, modal_auxiliary_verb, modal




• The clue is 41. Burst of energy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POWERSURGE




• The clue is 44. Actress Skye of "Say Anything …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IONE




• The clue is 45. Hole near a sole. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYELET

  Possible Answer : cringle, grommet, grummet, eyelet, eyehole, loop




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

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

  The answer: HALLWAY

  Possible Answer : hall, hallway




• The clue is 48. Surveyor's measure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROD

  Possible Answer : rod, gat, retinal_rod, pole, rod_cell, perch




• The clue is 49. Home plate is the "fourth" one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BASE

  Possible Answer : foot, stem, theme, baseborn, immoral, foundation, alkali, ground, home, cornerstone, nucleotide, lowly, stand, bag, root, basis, radical, base, al-Qaeda, al-Qa'ida, root_word, fundament, establish, understructure, found, substructure, humble, al-Qaida, infrastructure, base_of_operations, floor, free-base, mean, groundwork, radix, meanspirited, Qaeda, Base, basal, pedestal




• The clue is 52. Michelle Obama, to Craig Robinson, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIS

  Possible Answer : Si, Systeme_International, International_System, International_System_of_Units, silicon, SI_unit, si, SI_system, te, sister, Systeme_International_d'Unites, SI, ti, sis, atomic_number_14

  Possible Opposite Answer : brother




• The clue is 53. Common volleyball combo … or 20-, 34- and 41-Across together. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUMPSETSPIKE




• The clue is 58. Most tacky. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHEESIEST

  Possible Answer : cheesy, cheap, chintzy, punk, tinny, sleazy, bum, crummy




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

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

  The answer: BOTOX

  Possible Answer : Botox, botulinum_toxin_A




• The clue is 62. Dad humor, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CORN

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




• The clue is 63. Bread in a tandoor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAAN

  Possible Answer : naan, nan




• The clue is 64. Papal vestment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORALE




• The clue is 65. Sacrifice a fly?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWAT

  Possible Answer : swat




• The clue is 66. Younger Stark daughter on "Game of Thrones". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARYA




• The clue is 67. Book often shelved on its side. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATLAS

  Possible Answer : map_collection, atlas_vertebra, Atlas, atlas, telamon, book_of_maps

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Word on a gift tag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FROM

• The clue is 2. Shankar who performed at Woodstock. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAVI

• The clue is 3. Black cat, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMEN

  Possible Answer: augur, Oman, predict, forecast, prognostication, foretell, omen, bode, prefigure, prognosticate, auspicate, portent, presage, prognostic, Sultanate_of_Oman, foreshadow, Muscat_and_Oman, portend, prodigy, betoken

• The clue is 4. "Fiddler on the Roof" star. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZEROMOSTEL

• The clue is 5. Catch in a sting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENTRAP

  Possible Answer: trammel, ensnare, trap, entrap, set_up, snare, frame

• The clue is 6. Soup recipe instruction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STIR

  Possible Answer: stir, conjure, splash, invoke, bustle, excite, arouse, conjure_up, shift, call_down, call_forth, put_forward, budge, agitate, stimulate, shake_up, hustle, fuss, shake, raise, touch, bring_up, flurry, ado, evoke

• The clue is 7. Surgeon, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORDOC

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

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

  The answer: BILBO

• The clue is 9. Héloise's lover. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABELARD

  Possible Answer: Abelard, Peter_Abelard, Pierre_Abelard

• The clue is 10. "Kapow!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHAM

  Possible Answer: wham, wallop, whop, whack

• The clue is 11. Ancient Chinese dynasty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAN

  Possible Answer: Han_dynasty, Han

• The clue is 12. Word with style or fashioned. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLD

  Possible Answer: previous, old, former, quondam, erstwhile, honest-to-god, one-time, sometime, honest-to-goodness, older, onetime, sure-enough, Old

  Possible Opposite Answer : new, young

• The clue is 13. Sept. and Oct.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOS

  Possible Answer: Mo, MO, minute, mo, bit, Show_Me_State, second, molybdenum, atomic_number_42, Missouri, moment

• The clue is 19. Element named after the Greek word for "sun". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HELIUM

  Possible Answer: He, atomic_number_2, helium

• The clue is 21. Pitchfork-shaped letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PSIS

  Possible Answer: pounds_per_square_inch, psi

• The clue is 24. Place to pick daisies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEADOW

  Possible Answer: hayfield, meadow

• The clue is 25. Mysterious knowledge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARCANA

  Possible Answer: secret, arcanum

• The clue is 26. Rick of Rickrolling fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTLEY

• The clue is 27. Earl of food storage fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUPPER

• The clue is 28. Southwestern gully. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARROYO

  Possible Answer: arroyo

• The clue is 29. Attacked, as by a tiger. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLAWED

  Possible Answer: clawed, taloned, claw

• The clue is 30. Shakespearean dying words. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETTU

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

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

  The answer: SPOILSPORT

  Possible Answer: spoilsport, killjoy, wet_blanket, party_pooper

• The clue is 35. Flight board posting: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARR

• The clue is 36. Near. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIGH

  Possible Answer: nearly, virtually, close, well-nigh, about, almost, near, most, nigh

  Possible Opposite Answer : far

• The clue is 38. Personification of darkness, in Greek myth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EREBUS

  Possible Answer: Erebus

• The clue is 42. Cross-country runner's asset. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAMINA

  Possible Answer: stamina, staying_power, toughness, stamen

• The clue is 43. Big ___ (Seton Hall's conference). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAST

  Possible Answer: eastern_United_States, East, Orient, E, east, eastward, due_east

  Possible Opposite Answer : west

• The clue is 47. Portugal's capital, in Portugal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LISBOA

  Possible Answer: capital_of_Portugal, Lisbon, Lisboa

• The clue is 50. Warrior's weapon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPEAR

  Possible Answer: lance, fizgig, spear, gig, fishgig, spear_up, shaft

• The clue is 51. Assignment often graded with a red pen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESSAY

  Possible Answer: seek, examine, prove, assay, try, attempt, try_out, test, essay

• The clue is 53. Not quite broken, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BENT

  Possible Answer: stoop, deflect, crouch, crumpled, knack, set, dented, flex, turn_away, twist, turn, bend, hang, bent-grass, deform, out_to, bended, dead_set, bow, bent_on, bent, bent_grass

  Possible Opposite Answer : straighten, unbend

• The clue is 54. Mountain above Vulcan's forge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETNA

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

• The clue is 55. Right-leaning type?: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITAL

• The clue is 56. Nut that's a source of caffeine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOLA

  Possible Answer: kola_nut_tree, Daba, Kola, Cola_acuminata, kola, Musgoi, goora_nut, kola_nut

• The clue is 57. Noneternal flames?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXES

  Possible Answer: x, ex-wife, ex-husband, X, ex

• The clue is 58. Loops in, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CCS

  Possible Answer: millilitre, mil, ml, cubic_centimeter, cubic_centimetre, cc, milliliter

• The clue is 59. It's not one of the five W's. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOW

• The clue is 60. The "E" of B.C.E.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERA

  Possible Answer: epoch, geological_era, earned_run_average, ERA, era

XWordHint Crossword Answers January 05, 2026 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

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

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging

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. Value	5
2A	6. Volcanic coating that buried Pompeii	3
3A	9. Overhead light?	4
4A	13. Listlessness	5
5A	14. Situation that precedes overtime	3
6A	15. Fruit-peeling gadget	5
7A	16. Meeting spot for a company's overseers	9
8A	18. Ventilated	5
9A	19. Actor Reeves who plays John Wick	5
10A	20. Clothing	6
11A	21. Wrestler-turned-actor with a trademark do	3
12A	24. 1976 film with Robert De Niro as an alienated cabbie	10
13A	26. Lawyer, or a lawyer's advice	7
14A	29. Gloppy gunk	3
15A	30. Op-___ (newspaper pieces)	3
16A	31. Advantageous quality	5
17A	32. Aristocrat	5
18A	34. Enjoy a vacation day, say	15
19A	40. Reside	5
20A	41. Burr who dueled with Hamilton	5
21A	42. Wane	3
22A	45. One ___ time	3
23A	46. Mark Twain, for Samuel Langhorne Clemens	7
24A	48. Bug killer that goes "smack!"	10
25A	51. Losing general at Appomattox	3
26A	52. Relating to a son or daughter	6
27A	53. Fanny ___, central figure in Broadway's "Funny Girl"	5
28A	56. Poet Dickinson	5
29A	57. Gridiron success ... or, when read as two words, the conclusion to the sequence formed by the starts of 16-, 24-, 34- and 48-Across	9
30A	61. Backpackers' shelters	5
31A	62. Write-___ (unlikely election winners)	3
32A	63. Home with a dome	5
33A	64. Lumps of coal, for a snowman	4
34A	65. Understand	3
35A	66. Relinquished	5

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Value"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
• Similar words include: deserving, Charles Frederick Worth
• Opposite of: worthlessness

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Answer: WORTH

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2A: "6. Volcanic coating that buried Pompeii"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the residue that remains when something is burned
• Similar words include: ash tree
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ASH

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3A: "9. Overhead light?"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
• Similar words include: nimbus, aureole, annulus
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HALO

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4A: "13. Listlessness"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the feeling of being bored by something tedious
• Similar words include: tedium, boredom
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ENNUI

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5A: "14. Situation that precedes overtime"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
• Similar words include: splice, linkup, railroad tie
• Opposite of: untie, disconnect

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Answer: TIE

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6A: "15. Fruit-peeling gadget"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a manicurist who trims the fingernails
• Similar words include: paring knife
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PARER

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7A: "16. Meeting spot for a company's overseers"

9 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a room where a committee meets (such as the board of directors of a company)
• Similar words include: council chamber
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: BOARDROOM

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8A: "18. Ventilated"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that expose to fresh air
• Similar words include: beam, broadcast, air
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AIRED

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9A: "19. Actor Reeves who plays John Wick"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: KEANU

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10A: "20. Clothing"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
• Similar words include: tog out, overdress, fig out
• Opposite of: underdress, dress down

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Answer: ATTIRE

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11A: "21. Wrestler-turned-actor with a trademark do"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MRT

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12A: "24. 1976 film with Robert De Niro as an alienated cabbie"

10 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who drives a taxi for a living
• Similar words include: cabman, cabby, cabdriver
• Pattern: __________

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Answer: TAXIDRIVER

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13A: "26. Lawyer, or a lawyer's advice"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a lawyer who pleads cases in court
• Similar words include: counseling, counselor, pleader
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: COUNSEL

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14A: "29. Gloppy gunk"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any thick, viscous matter
• Similar words include: slime, gunk, ooze
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GOO

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15A: "30. Op-___ (newspaper pieces)"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a rapid automatic system to detect plastic explosives in passengers' luggage using x-ray technology and computers; designed for use in airports
• Similar words include: erectile dysfunction, male erecticle dysfunction, explosive detection system
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EDS

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16A: "31. Advantageous quality"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a useful or valuable quality
• Similar words include: plus
• Opposite of: liability

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Answer: ASSET

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17A: "32. Aristocrat"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a titled peer of the realm
• Similar words include: stately, nobleman, baronial
• Opposite of: noblewoman, Lady

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Answer: NOBLE

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18A: "34. Enjoy a vacation day, say"

15 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: TAKEOFFFROMWORK

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19A: "40. Reside"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that think moodily or anxiously about something
• Similar words include: brood, lie, lie in
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DWELL

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20A: "41. Burr who dueled with Hamilton"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states professional baseball player who hit more home runs than babe ruth (born in 1934)
• Similar words include: Henry Louis Aaron, Hank Aaron
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AARON

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21A: "42. Wane"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
• Similar words include: ebbing, ebb down, wane
• Opposite of: tide

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Answer: EBB

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22A: "45. One ___ time"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ATA

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23A: "46. Mark Twain, for Samuel Langhorne Clemens"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: PENNAME

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24A: "48. Bug killer that goes "smack!""

10 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle; used to kill insects
• Similar words include: flyswat, swatter
• Pattern: __________

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Answer: FLYSWATTER

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25A: "51. Losing general at Appomattox"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in america (born in 1957)
• Similar words include: Shelton Jackson Lee, downwind, Richard Henry Lee
• Opposite of: windward

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Answer: LEE

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26A: "52. Relating to a son or daughter"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation
• Opposite of: parental
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: FILIAL

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27A: "53. Fanny ___, central figure in Broadway's "Funny Girl""

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BRICE

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28A: "56. Poet Dickinson"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EMILY

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29A: "57. Gridiron success ... or, when read as two words, the conclusion to the sequence formed by the starts of 16-, 24-, 34- and 48-Across"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a score in american football; being in possession of the ball across the opponents' goal line
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: TOUCHDOWN

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30A: "61. Backpackers' shelters"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
• Similar words include: camp, camp out, tent
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TENTS

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31A: "62. Write-___ (unlikely election winners)"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an agency in the department of justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the united states
• Similar words include: Indiana, In, IN
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: INS

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32A: "63. Home with a dome"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome
• Similar words include: iglu
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: IGLOO

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33A: "64. Lumps of coal, for a snowman"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that opinion or judgment
• Similar words include: center, heart, oculus
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EYES

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34A: "65. Understand"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
• Similar words include: get a line, interpret, get wind
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SEE

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35A: "66. Relinquished"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
• Similar words include: surrender, grant, give up
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CEDED

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Spider's creation	3
2D	2. Peace promoter Yoko	3
3D	3. Cell's messenger material	3
4D	4. Istanbul native	4
5D	5. Conceal	4
6D	6. Lacking a key, in music	6
7D	7. Crazy Horse's people	5
8D	8. Adjustable skirt feature	3
9D	9. Port-au-Prince's country	5
10D	10. Get there	6
11D	11. Looked lasciviously	6
12D	12. Commands	6
13D	15. Police officer who monitors an assigned area	9
14D	17. Label as G or R, say	4
15D	20. Spicy marinade with chili peppers	5
16D	21. Exam for a doctor-to-be	4
17D	22. Parks honored in the Capitol's Statuary Hall	4
18D	23. Walrus's long tooth	4
19D	25. Composer Stravinsky	4
20D	27. Have to have	4
21D	28. Passengers getting an illicit free ride	9
22D	32. Org. for Patriot games	3
23D	33. Actor McGregor with a Golden Globe for "Fargo"	4
24D	35. Pertaining to development in the womb	5
25D	36. Off-key, in a way	4
26D	37. Like some history or hygiene	4
27D	38. City surrounding Vatican City	4
28D	39. On bended ___	4
29D	42. Overly refined	6
30D	43. "Yikes!," to a Brit	6
31D	44. Reporter's attribution atop an article	6
32D	46. Read	6
33D	47. Rock's Carmen or Clapton	4
34D	49. Earthy deposits by a river	5
35D	50. Steak similar to a porterhouse	5
36D	54. Stylish	4
37D	55. Margin	4
38D	57. "___ better to have loved and lost ..."	3
39D	58. Passé	3
40D	59. Misfortune	3
41D	60. Agree silently	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Spider's creation"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
• Similar words include: vane, net, network
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: WEB

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2D: "2. Peace promoter Yoko"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states musician (born in japan) who married john lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933)
• Similar words include: Yoko Ono
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ONO

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3D: "3. Cell's messenger material"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from dna to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
• Similar words include: ribonucleic acid
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RNA

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4D: "4. Istanbul native"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a native or inhabitant of turkey
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TURK

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5D: "5. Conceal"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
• Similar words include: pelt, cover, fell
• Opposite of: show

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Answer: HIDE

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6D: "6. Lacking a key, in music"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that characterized by avoidance of traditional western tonality
• Similar words include: unkeyed
• Opposite of: tonal

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Answer: ATONAL

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7D: "7. Crazy Horse's people"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of a group of north american indian peoples who spoke a siouan language and who ranged from lake michigan to the rocky mountains
• Similar words include: Siouan
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SIOUX

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8D: "8. Adjustable skirt feature"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
• Similar words include: ahem
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: HEM

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9D: "9. Port-au-Prince's country"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Think of something that a republic in the west indies on the western part of the island of hispaniola; achieved independence from france in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the western hemisphere
• Similar words include: Republic of Haiti, Hayti, Hispaniola
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HAITI

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10D: "10. Get there"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Think of something that reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
• Similar words include: get, make it, go far
• Opposite of: leave

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Answer: ARRIVE

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11D: "11. Looked lasciviously"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Think of something that look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression
• Similar words include: leer
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: LEERED

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12D: "12. Commands"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Think of something that (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
• Similar words include: parliamentary procedure, say, fiat
• Opposite of: disorder, disorderliness

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Answer: ORDERS

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13D: "15. Police officer who monitors an assigned area"

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Think of something that a policeman who patrols a given region
• Similar words include: flatfoot
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: PATROLMAN

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14D: "17. Label as G or R, say"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
• Similar words include: place, rank, grade
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RATE

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15D: "20. Spicy marinade with chili peppers"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Think of something that a dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish; served with rice
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ADOBO

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16D: "21. Exam for a doctor-to-be"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MCAT

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17D: "22. Parks honored in the Capitol's Statuary Hall"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
• Similar words include: genus Rosa
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ROSA

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18D: "23. Walrus's long tooth"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
• Similar words include: horn, detusk, ivory
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TUSK

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19D: "25. Composer Stravinsky"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IGOR

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20D: "27. Have to have"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a condition requiring relief
• Similar words include: ask, demand, require
• Opposite of: obviate

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Answer: NEED

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21D: "28. Passengers getting an illicit free ride"

9 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who hides aboard a ship or plane in the hope of getting free passage
• Similar words include: stowaway
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: STOWAWAYS

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22D: "32. Org. for Patriot games"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NFL

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23D: "33. Actor McGregor with a Golden Globe for "Fargo""

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EWAN

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24D: "35. Pertaining to development in the womb"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that of or relating to a fetus
• Similar words include: foetal
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FETAL

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25D: "36. Off-key, in a way"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a level tract of land
• Similar words include: savorless, matte, directly
• Opposite of: indirectly, natural

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Answer: FLAT

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26D: "37. Like some history or hygiene"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: ORAL

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27D: "38. City surrounding Vatican City"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that capital and largest city of italy; on the tiber; seat of the roman catholic church; formerly the capital of the roman republic and the roman empire
• Similar words include: Italian capital, Eternal City, Roma
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ROME

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28D: "39. On bended ___"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
• Similar words include: articulatio genus, knee joint, stifle
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: KNEE

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29D: "42. Overly refined"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay
• Similar words include: decadent
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: EFFETE

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30D: "43. "Yikes!," to a Brit"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ______

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Answer: BLIMEY

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31D: "44. Reporter's attribution atop an article"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: BYLINE

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32D: "46. Read"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that examine or consider with attention and in detail
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: PERUSE

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33D: "47. Rock's Carmen or Clapton"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ERIC

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34D: "49. Earthy deposits by a river"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake
• Similar words include: silt up, silt
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SILTS

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35D: "50. Steak similar to a porterhouse"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TBONE

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36D: "54. Stylish"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that elegance by virtue of being fashionable
• Similar words include: smartness, swank, voguish
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CHIC

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37D: "55. Margin"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the boundary of a surface
• Similar words include: bound, boundary, butt on
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EDGE

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38D: "57. "___ better to have loved and lost ...""

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
• Similar words include: titanium, atomic number 22, Cordyline terminalis
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TIS

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39D: "58. Passé"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: OLD

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40D: "59. Misfortune"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that misery resulting from affliction
• Similar words include: woefulness, suffering
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: WOE

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41D: "60. Agree silently"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sign of assent or salutation or command
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NOD

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Today's Puzzle Stats

35 Across Clues

41 Down Clues

76 Total Clues

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