27440 Fri Dec 27, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 27, 2024

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

Fri Dec 27, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Grandma Moses, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOLKARTIST




• The clue is 11. Turtles and turtle doves come from them. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGGS

  Possible Answer : testis, nut, egg, eggs, ball, orchis, testicle, ballock, bollock




• The clue is 15. Accessory named for a British school. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETONCOLLAR




• The clue is 16. Actress Kunis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MILA




• The clue is 17. "Stay tuned". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MORETOCOME




• The clue is 18. Like cricket fields. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVAL

  Possible Answer : oviform, prolate, ellipse, ovate, elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, ovoid, elliptic, egg-shaped




• The clue is 19. High kicks?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEELS

  Possible Answer : bounder, blackguard, cad, list, hound, heel, reheel, dog




• The clue is 20. Article of Western wear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VEST

  Possible Answer : waistcoat, vest, undershirt, enthrone, robe, invest, singlet

  Possible Opposite Answer : divest




• The clue is 22. Many a first responder, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMT




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

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

  The answer: LITHE

  Possible Answer : svelte, lithe, lissome, slender, lissom, sylphlike, lithesome, supple




• The clue is 25. Sweet's counterpart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAVORY

  Possible Answer : savory, piquant, mouth-watering, spicy, savoury, zesty, Micromeria_juliana

  Possible Opposite Answer : unsavory




• The clue is 27. Lab container. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLASK

  Possible Answer : flask, flaskful




• The clue is 30. Ones who might invade your space, for short?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETS




• The clue is 32. Emperor from 54 to 68. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NERO

  Possible Answer : Lucius_Domitius_Ahenobarbus, Nero_Claudius_Caesar_Drusus_Germanicus, Nero




• The clue is 33. Word after legal or first. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AID

  Possible Answer : assist, aid, economic_aid, attention, assistance, help, tending, care, financial_aid




• The clue is 34. Drawer with knobs?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETCHASKETCH




• The clue is 38. Letters of relief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TGIF




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

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

  The answer: ATALL




• The clue is 41. Leaf collector. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAKE

  Possible Answer : skim, rake, roue, scan, graze, pitch, profligate, blood, run_down, slant, glance_over, rip, crease, rakehell




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

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

  The answer: SHORTNOTICE




• The clue is 45. Resident of the Mojo Dojo Casa House. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEN

  Possible Answer : cognizance, ken, sight




• The clue is 46. Peter or Paul, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSAR

  Possible Answer : tzar, czar, tsar




• The clue is 47. Certain baseball positions: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RFS

  Possible Answer : atomic_number_104, unnilquadium, rutherfordium, Rf, reticular_formation, releasing_hormone, Unq, releasing_factor, RF, element_104




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

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

  The answer: AVERS

  Possible Answer : affirm, swan, swear, verify, assert, allege, aver, avow, say




• The clue is 50. Reception problem. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STATIC

  Possible Answer : atmospherics, still, unchanging, motionless, inactive, electrostatic, stable, static, atmospheric_static




• The clue is 52. Destination for the van that Kevin fails to board in "Home Alone". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHARE




• The clue is 54. V.P. candidate name in '16 and '24. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIM




• The clue is 55. Engine sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PURR

  Possible Answer : whir, birr, whiz, whirr, make_vibrant_sounds, whizz, purr




• The clue is 57. Get clean. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BATHE

  Possible Answer : bathe, bath




• The clue is 60. In. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMID




• The clue is 62. Place for a king and queen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROYALCOURT




• The clue is 65. Uber- alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEGA




• The clue is 66. Famous British rock group. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STONEHENGE

  Possible Answer : Stonehenge




• The clue is 67. Place for a king and queen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PROM

  Possible Answer : prom, promenade




• The clue is 68. Zeus, in Greek mythology. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THUNDERGOD

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Like "France" in French: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEM

• The clue is 2. Texter's hedge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTOH

• The clue is 3. The stuff of legends. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LORE

  Possible Answer: lore, traditional_knowledge

• The clue is 4. Demonstrates reverence, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KNEELS

  Possible Answer: kneeling, kneel

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

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

  The answer: ACTLIKE

• The clue is 6. Place to rest after a flight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROOST

  Possible Answer: perch, rest, roost

• The clue is 7. Spa offering, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TLC

  Possible Answer: tender_loving_care, TLC

• The clue is 8. Trendy compliment with shady undertones. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILOVETHATFORYOU

• The clue is 9. "I totally relate". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAME

  Possible Answer: like, Same, Sami, Saame, Lapplander, same, Saami, Lapp

  Possible Opposite Answer : other, different, unlike

• The clue is 10. Lock. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRESS

  Possible Answer: tress, braid, twist, plait

• The clue is 11. Musical prefix with -core. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMO

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

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

  The answer: GIVEORTAKE

• The clue is 13. David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GLAMROCKER

• The clue is 14. Like movie popcorn. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALTY

  Possible Answer: salty, piquant

  Possible Opposite Answer : fresh

• The clue is 21. Hot weather wear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TANK

  Possible Answer: cooler, armored_combat_vehicle, storage_tank, tank_car, armoured_combat_vehicle, army_tank, tank, tankful

• The clue is 24. Be a pest to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HECTOR

  Possible Answer: browbeat, boss_around, hector, ballyrag, bully, push_around, Hector, bullyrag, strong-arm

• The clue is 26. Take quite a turn. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VEER

  Possible Answer: slue, cut, sheer, trend, veer, swerve, curve, slew

  Possible Opposite Answer : back

• The clue is 27. Antoine Caliste Domino Jr., familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FATS

  Possible Answer: fatten, fatten_out, plump_out, flesh_out, fatness, fill_out, fat, blubber, fatty_tissue, adipose_tissue, avoirdupois, fatten_up, plump

  Possible Opposite Answer : leanness

• The clue is 28. Antiburglary device. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIGHTTIMER

• The clue is 29. "See ya!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADIOSAMIGO

• The clue is 31. Language family of the Pacific Northwest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALISH

  Possible Answer: Salishan, Salish

• The clue is 35. Like palomino horses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAN

  Possible Answer: burn, bronze, suntan, tangent, tan, topaz, sunburn

• The clue is 36. Utah airport inits.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLC

• The clue is 37. Feathery layers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HENS

  Possible Answer: biddy, hen

• The clue is 39. People rush to get into it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FRAT

  Possible Answer: fraternity, frat

• The clue is 43. Set off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRIP

  Possible Answer: jaunt, trip_up, actuate, turn_on, trigger, get_off, activate, slip, trigger_off, trip-up, touch_off, head_trip, trip_out, trip, stumble, tripper, spark, set_off, misstep, travel, spark_off

• The clue is 44. Swimmer's complaint. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EARACHE

  Possible Answer: otalgia, earache

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

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

  The answer: VETOER

• The clue is 50. Distinctive mark. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAMP

  Possible Answer: tender, stomp, emboss, seal, postage_stamp, mould, mold, stamp, postage, pigeonhole, stump, stereotype, cast, revenue_stamp, pestle, impression, boss, legal_tender

• The clue is 51. Put a hex on à la Shakespeare. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CURST

  Possible Answer: swear, unchurch, imprecate, maledict, blaspheme, cursed, curst, anathemise, curse, cuss, damn, anathemize, excommunicate, beshrew, bedamn

  Possible Opposite Answer : bless, blessed, communicate

• The clue is 53. Possessing a full range of physical and mental faculties. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABLED

• The clue is 56. Veronica who wrote the "Divergent" series. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROTH

  Possible Answer: Roth, Philip_Roth, Philip_Milton_Roth

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

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

  The answer: HUNG

  Possible Answer: give_ear, advert, pay_heed, flow, hang_up, attend, fall, string_up, hang, cling

• The clue is 59. As a result. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERGO

  Possible Answer: ergo

• The clue is 61. Prevent from running. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAM

  Possible Answer: dam, decametre, dekametre, dekameter, dyke, dkm, decameter, dike, dam_up

• The clue is 63. Author Patchett. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANN

• The clue is 64. "Ideas change everything" org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TED

  Possible Answer: Teddy_boy, Ted

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (39 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (39 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. Cherokee or Wrangler	4
2A	5. Omelet ingredients	4
3A	9. Big noisy fight	5
4A	14. Cornfield measure	4
5A	15. Little flying pest	4
6A	16. Dale who sang "Happy Trails" with Roy Rogers	5
7A	17. Crew building	9
8A	19. Assigns stars to, as on Yelp	5
9A	20. "Spare" things at a barbecue	4
10A	21. Stately tree	3
11A	23. Before, in poetry	3
12A	24. Atlantic City attraction	6
13A	27. "Is it bigger than a ___?"	8
14A	29. 911 respondent, in brief	3
15A	30. Latina toon explorer	4
16A	32. Beatles song with the lyric "She promises the earth to me"	4
17A	33. Pinocchio's are easily exposed	4
18A	35. "Absolutely, amigo!"	4
19A	37. The White Stripes and the Black Keys, for two	4
20A	39. Close boxing match outcome	13
21A	42. Picket line crosser	4
22A	43. Silverstein who wrote and illustrated "The Giving Tree"	4
23A	44. Contacted on Instagram, informally	4
24A	46. Bills typically found in a tip jar	4
25A	48. Mallorca or Menorca, por ejemplo	4
26A	50. Place for a piercing or a plug	3
27A	51. All-out boxing match	8
28A	54. Sarcastic	6
29A	56. "Hamilton" composer ___-Manuel Miranda	3
30A	57. Singer/actress Rita ___	3
31A	58. It's "smashed" in a particle accelerator	4
32A	59. Playful aquatic mammal	5
33A	61. Flip out ... or a hint to the beginnings of 17-, 27-, 39- and 51-Across	9
34A	66. Word said while pointing	5
35A	67. "Never Have I ___" (sleepover game)	4
36A	68. Coldest possible temperature on the Kelvin scale	4
37A	69. Informal hoops game	5
38A	70. Winter road application	4
39A	71. Rams' mates	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Cherokee or Wrangler"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a car suitable for traveling over rough terrain
• Similar words include: landrover
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: JEEP

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2A: "5. Omelet ingredients"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
• Similar words include: ball, orchis, ballock
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EGGS

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3A: "9. Big noisy fight"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a noisy riotous fight
• Similar words include: scrimmage, battle royal
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MELEE

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4A: "14. Cornfield measure"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in english-speaking countries
• Similar words include: Akko, Akka, Accho
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ACRE

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5A: "15. Little flying pest"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GNAT

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6A: "16. Dale who sang "Happy Trails" with Roy Rogers"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin e (1882-1971)
• Similar words include: Arthur Evans, Herbert McLean Evans, Sir Arthur John Evans
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EVANS

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7A: "17. Crew building"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a shed at the edge of a river or lake; used to store boats
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: BOATHOUSE

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8A: "19. Assigns stars to, as on Yelp"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)
• Similar words include: denounce, snitch, grade
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RATES

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9A: "20. "Spare" things at a barbecue"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that support resembling the rib of an animal
• Similar words include: roast, jest at, ridicule
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RIBS

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10A: "21. Stately tree"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various trees of the genus ulmus: important timber or shade trees
• Similar words include: elmwood, elm tree
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ELM

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11A: "23. Before, in poetry"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ERE

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12A: "24. Atlantic City attraction"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a public building for gambling and entertainment
• Similar words include: gambling casino, cassino
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: CASINO

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13A: "27. "Is it bigger than a ___?""

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a container used to keep bread or cake in
• Similar words include: bread-bin
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: BREADBOX

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14A: "29. 911 respondent, in brief"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EMT

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15A: "30. Latina toon explorer"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DORA

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16A: "32. Beatles song with the lyric "She promises the earth to me""

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a young woman
• Similar words include: fille, female child, miss
• Opposite of: boy, male child

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Answer: GIRL

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17A: "33. Pinocchio's are easily exposed"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
• Similar words include: Trygve Lie, lie down, lie
• Opposite of: stand, arise

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Answer: LIES

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18A: "35. "Absolutely, amigo!""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SISI

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19A: "37. The White Stripes and the Black Keys, for two"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that two items of the same kind
• Similar words include: duad, brace, couplet
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DUOS

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20A: "39. Close boxing match outcome"

13 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____________

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Answer: SPLITDECISION

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21A: "42. Picket line crosser"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: SCAB

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22A: "43. Silverstein who wrote and illustrated "The Giving Tree""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SHEL

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23A: "44. Contacted on Instagram, informally"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DMED

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24A: "46. Bills typically found in a tip jar"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Similar words include: one, I, unity
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ONES

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25A: "48. Mallorca or Menorca, por ejemplo"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ISLA

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26A: "50. Place for a piercing or a plug"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
• Similar words include: pinna, spike, auricle
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EAR

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27A: "51. All-out boxing match"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a fight with bare fists
• Similar words include: fisticuffs, fistfight
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: SLUGFEST

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28A: "54. Sarcastic"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SNARKY

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29A: "56. "Hamilton" composer ___-Manuel Miranda"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the vietnam war in washington (born in 1959)
• Similar words include: Maya Lin
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LIN

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30A: "57. Singer/actress Rita ___"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mouth or mouthlike opening
• Similar words include: os, osmium, bone
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ORA

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31A: "58. It's "smashed" in a particle accelerator"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
• Similar words include: corpuscle, speck, mote
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ATOM

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32A: "59. Playful aquatic mammal"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the fur of an otter
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OTTER

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33A: "61. Flip out ... or a hint to the beginnings of 17-, 27-, 39- and 51-Across"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: GOBANANAS

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34A: "66. Word said while pointing"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a location other than here; that place
• Similar words include: at that place, on that point, thither
• Opposite of: here

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Answer: THERE

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35A: "67. "Never Have I ___" (sleepover game)"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that at any time
• Similar words include: always, ever so, of all time
• Opposite of: never

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Answer: EVER

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36A: "68. Coldest possible temperature on the Kelvin scale"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a quantity of no importance
• Similar words include: cipher, zilch, zip
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ZERO

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37A: "69. Informal hoops game"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
• Similar words include: sawhorse, knight, sawbuck
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HORSE

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38A: "70. Winter road application"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
• Similar words include: salinity, Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, table salt
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SALT

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39A: "71. Rams' mates"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of a people living in southern benin and togo and southeastern ghana
• Similar words include: Ewe, ewe
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EWES

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Quick boxing punch	3
2D	2. Prefix with friendly or warrior	3
3D	3. Slice of history	3
4D	4. ___ dish (lab item)	5
5D	5. Self-esteem builder	8
6D	6. African antelopes	4
7D	7. Something an electric car doesn't use	3
8D	8. Have the reins	5
9D	9. Disney's Ariel and her sisters	8
10D	10. Youngest of the Gabor sisters	3
11D	11. One slow to develop	11
12D	12. Beginning of el año	5
13D	13. English county NE of London	5
14D	18. Female red deer	4
15D	22. "Break a ___!"	3
16D	24. "The Simpsons" collectible	3
17D	25. Out of place	5
18D	26. Pedometer	11
19D	27. Single, double or triple	7
20D	28. Ancient Celtic priest	5
21D	31. Clears (of)	4
22D	34. Word hidden, aptly, in "teen's language"	5
23D	36. Completes, as a cake	4
24D	38. Move stealthily	5
25D	40. Lead-in to "except after C"	8
26D	41. "Let me go first"	8
27D	45. Like some humor and wine	3
28D	47. To be, in Barcelona	3
29D	49. Soon, in poems	4
30D	51. Animal that sleeps upside down	5
31D	52. Certain art print, informally	5
32D	53. Wise sorts	5
33D	55. Astound	5
34D	58. Brother of Cain	4
35D	60. TV medical drama settings, in brief	3
36D	62. Things traveling through fallopian tubes	3
37D	63. Previously unseen	3
38D	64. "Rules ___ rules"	3
39D	65. Abba title sung after the line "The love you gave me, nothing else can save me"	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Quick boxing punch"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
• Similar words include: poking, dig, poke
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: JAB

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2D: "2. Prefix with friendly or warrior"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ECO

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3D: "3. Slice of history"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Similar words include: geological era, earned run average, epoch
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ERA

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4D: "4. ___ dish (lab item)"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PETRI

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5D: "5. Self-esteem builder"

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: EGOBOOST

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6D: "6. African antelopes"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that large african antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail
• Similar words include: gnu, wildebeest
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GNUS

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7D: "7. Something an electric car doesn't use"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
• Similar words include: natural gas, shoot a line, bluster
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GAS

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8D: "8. Have the reins"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an indication of potential opportunity
• Similar words include: bullock, direct, guide
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: STEER

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9D: "9. Disney's Ariel and her sisters"

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that half woman and half fish; lives in the sea
• Similar words include: mermaid
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: MERMAIDS

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10D: "10. Youngest of the Gabor sisters"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EVA

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11D: "11. One slow to develop"

11 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: LATEBLOOMER

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12D: "12. Beginning of el año"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ENERO

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13D: "13. English county NE of London"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a county in southeastern england on the north sea and the thames estuary
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ESSEX

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14D: "18. Female red deer"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers
• Similar words include: hinder, back
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HIND

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15D: "22. "Break a ___!""

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
• Similar words include: stage, pegleg, peg
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LEG

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16D: "24. "The Simpsons" collectible"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: CEL

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17D: "25. Out of place"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that not functioning properly
• Similar words include: awry, imperfectly, wrong
• Opposite of: perfectly

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Answer: AMISS

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18D: "26. Pedometer"

11 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: STEPCOUNTER

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19D: "27. Single, double or triple"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: BASEHIT

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20D: "28. Ancient Celtic priest"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a pre-christian priest among the celts of ancient gaul and britain and ireland
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DRUID

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21D: "31. Clears (of)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that relieve from
• Similar words include: free, disembarrass, rid
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RIDS

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22D: "34. Word hidden, aptly, in "teen's language""

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar
• Similar words include: argot, slang expression, patois
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SLANG

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23D: "36. Completes, as a cake"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that water frozen in the solid state
• Similar words include: deoxyephedrine, meth, crank
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ICES

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24D: "38. Move stealthily"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible
• Similar words include: surreptitious, stalker, sneaky
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SNEAK

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25D: "40. Lead-in to "except after C""

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: IBEFOREE

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26D: "41. "Let me go first""

8 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: ILLSTART

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27D: "45. Like some humor and wine"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
• Similar words include: prohibitionist, teetotal, ironic
• Opposite of: phlegmy, wet

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Answer: DRY

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28D: "47. To be, in Barcelona"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SER

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29D: "49. Soon, in poems"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that at another time
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ANON

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30D: "51. Animal that sleeps upside down"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a disinclination to work or exert yourself
• Similar words include: tree sloth, acedia, slothfulness
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SLOTH

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31D: "52. Certain art print, informally"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LITHO

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32D: "53. Wise sorts"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
• Similar words include: sag, sag down, swag
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SAGES

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33D: "55. Astound"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that affect with wonder
• Similar words include: pose, bewilder, perplex
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AMAZE

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34D: "58. Brother of Cain"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)
• Similar words include: Niels Henrik Abel, Niels Abel
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ABEL

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35D: "60. TV medical drama settings, in brief"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
• Similar words include: Er, erbium, emergency room
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ERS

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36D: "62. Things traveling through fallopian tubes"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the female reproductive cell; the female gamete
• Similar words include: egg cell, ovum
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OVA

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37D: "63. Previously unseen"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
• Similar words include: fresh, young, unexampled
• Opposite of: worn, old

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Answer: NEW

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38D: "64. "Rules ___ rules""

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
• Similar words include: ar, constitute, be
• Opposite of: differ

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Answer: ARE

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39D: "65. Abba title sung after the line "The love you gave me, nothing else can save me""

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code
• Similar words include: soh, sol, so
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SOS

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

Begin with fill-in-the-blank clues and short 3-4 letter words. These are your foundation.

Decode the Clues

Question marks indicate wordplay or puns. "Maybe" suggests multiple interpretations.

Use Cross-References

Let intersecting letters guide you. One correct answer unlocks several others.

Build Vocabulary

Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.

Today's Puzzle Stats

39 Across Clues

39 Down Clues

78 Total Clues

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