1. RATING: ★ A big ditch in a big desert. Big deal., 8. See 66-Across, 13. Word with practice or professional, 14. Disney villain with black-and-white hair, 16. Divine messenger, 17. Old T-shirt, maybe, 18. Mishmash, 19. "___ well!", 21. Part of a U.C.L.A. URL, 22. When to see la lune in Lyon, 23. Genoese god, 24. RATING: ★ Sin, sun and sand … so? Not worth the gamble., 26. Pennsylvania-based snack company, 27. Skin flick, 29. Suffix with Sydney, 30. Liam of "Schindler's List", 32. School stat, 34. Laura in the Songwriters Hall of Fame, 35. RATING: ★★★ Graceland and the Great Smoky Mountains. I volunteer to visit again!, 38. "The Thin Man" terrier, 41. Succor, 42. Low points, 46. Cloud name prefix, 48. Following, 50. Bowl call, 51. RATING: ★★★★★★★★ Fresh salmon and spectacular scenery. Go north, young man!, 53. Crew need, 54. Pear or quince, 55. Frame of a film, 56. Fine dining no-no, 58. Actors McKellen and McShane, 59. How many TV hosts are dressed, 61. Intimates, 64. On the lam, 65. What strings of random letters make, 66. With 8-Across, the sources of the 31-Down in this puzzle's reviews, 67. RATING: ★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Peaches, peanuts and pecan pie. You'll always be on my mind!
1. Speaker on a stage, maybe, 2. Change one's ways?, 3. More than just respect, 4. "Shut your mouth!", 5. Cuatro y cuatro, 6. Dundee denial, 7. Member of the constellation Aquila, 8. Makes a big deal (over), 9. ___ alone, 10. "You're finished that quickly?!", 11. In a better frame of mind, 12. Sight in the Sonoran Desert, 14. 450, in ancient Rome, 15. Utter destruction, 20. Strongly desired, 22. Many a role in "Sister Act", 23. Part of DKNY, 25. Like the outfield walls of Wrigley Field, 27. Creator of the sleuth C. Auguste Dupin, 28. Photo ___, 31. Rating symbols, as seen in this puzzle, 33. Ed of "Up", 36. Actress Vardalos, 37. Where to catch some waves?, 38. Common trees in Australia, 39. Ballet ending?, 40. Catchphrase for Captain Underpants, 43. Working on a board, perhaps, 44. Pharaoh named for the sun god, 45. Her partner, 47. "Fine with me", 49. Studio activity, 52. Sacha Baron Cohen character who was featured in a Madonna music video, 54. Less bright, 57. People of the Great Basin, 58. ___ facto, 60. Went to the bench, 62. Rapper Kool ___ Dee, 63. Windswept expanse
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
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The clue is 1. RATING: ★ A big ditch in a big desert. Big deal.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: ARIZONA
Possible Answer : genus_Arizona, AZ, Grand_Canyon_State, Arizona
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The clue is 8. See 66-Across. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: FLAGS
Possible Answer : droop, ease_up, sag, sword_lily, slacken_off, ease_off, swag, flag, pin, flagstone, fleur-de-lis, signal_flag, iris, masthead
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The clue is 13. Word with practice or professional. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: MEDICAL
Possible Answer : health_check, aesculapian, medical_checkup, medical_examination, medical_exam, checkup, medical
Possible Opposite Answer : surgical
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The clue is 14. Disney villain with black-and-white hair. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: CRUELLA
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The clue is 16. Divine messenger. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: PROPHET
Possible Answer : vaticinator, prophesier, seer, prophet, oracle
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The clue is 17. Old T-shirt, maybe. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: DUSTRAG
Possible Answer : duster, dustcloth, dustrag
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The clue is 18. Mishmash. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OLIO
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The clue is 19. "___ well!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ALLIS
Possible Answer : allis, allis_shad, Alosa_alosa, allice_shad, allice
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The clue is 21. Part of a U.C.L.A. URL. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EDU
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The clue is 22. When to see la lune in Lyon. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: NUIT
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The clue is 23. Genoese god. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: DIO
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The clue is 24. RATING: ★ Sin, sun and sand … so? Not worth the gamble.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: NEVADA
Possible Answer : NV, Battle_Born_State, Sagebrush_State, Nevada, Silver_State
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The clue is 26. Pennsylvania-based snack company. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: UTZ
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The clue is 27. Skin flick. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: PORNO
Possible Answer : porno, pornography, smut, erotica, porn
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The clue is 29. Suffix with Sydney. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SIDER
Possible Answer : side
Possible Opposite Answer : top
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The clue is 30. Liam of "Schindler's List". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: NEESON
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The clue is 32. School stat. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: GPA
Possible Answer : grade_point_average, GPA
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The clue is 34. Laura in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: NYRO
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The clue is 35. RATING: ★★★ Graceland and the Great Smoky Mountains. I volunteer to visit again!. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: TENNESSEE
Possible Answer : Tennessee_River, Tennessee, Volunteer_State, TN
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The clue is 38. "The Thin Man" terrier. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ASTA
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The clue is 41. Succor. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: AID
Possible Answer : assist, attention, help, financial_aid, tending, care, assistance, aid, economic_aid
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The clue is 42. Low points. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: NADIRS
Possible Answer : nadir, low-water_mark
Possible Opposite Answer : zenith
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The clue is 46. Cloud name prefix. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CIRRO
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The clue is 48. Following. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: AFTER
Possible Answer : afterwards, afterward, later_on, after, later, subsequently
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The clue is 50. Bowl call. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: RAH
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The clue is 51. RATING: ★★★★★★★★ Fresh salmon and spectacular scenery. Go north, young man!. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ALASKA
Possible Answer : Alaska, Last_Frontier, AK
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The clue is 53. Crew need. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OAR
Possible Answer : oar
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The clue is 54. Pear or quince. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: POME
Possible Answer : false_fruit, pome
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The clue is 55. Frame of a film. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CEL
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The clue is 56. Fine dining no-no. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SLURP
Possible Answer : slurp
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The clue is 58. Actors McKellen and McShane. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: IANS
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The clue is 59. How many TV hosts are dressed. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: INASUIT
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The clue is 61. Intimates. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: IMPLIES
Possible Answer : mean, involve, imply, connote, incriminate, entail, inculpate
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The clue is 64. On the lam. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: ATLARGE
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The clue is 65. What strings of random letters make. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: NOSENSE
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The clue is 66. With 8-Across, the sources of the 31-Down in this puzzle's reviews. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: STATE
Possible Answer : state, res_publica, body_politic, land, submit, country, posit, State_Department, State, put_forward, United_States_Department_of_State, tell, commonwealth, express, province, nation, say, state_of_matter, Department_of_State, DoS
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The clue is 67. RATING: ★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Peaches, peanuts and pecan pie. You'll always be on my mind!. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: GEORGIA
Possible Answer : GA, Sakartvelo, Georgia, Peach_State, Empire_State_of_the_South
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The clue is 1. Speaker on a stage, maybe. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: AMP
Possible Answer: ampere, AMP, amp, A, adenosine_monophosphate, adenylic_acid
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The clue is 2. Change one's ways?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: REROUTE
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The clue is 3. More than just respect. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: IDOLIZE
Possible Answer: worship, idolise, hero-worship, idolize, revere
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The clue is 4. "Shut your mouth!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ZIPIT
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The clue is 5. Cuatro y cuatro. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OCHO
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The clue is 6. Dundee denial. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NAE
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The clue is 7. Member of the constellation Aquila. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ALTAIR
Possible Answer: Altair
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The clue is 8. Makes a big deal (over). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: FUSSES
Possible Answer: hassle, hustle, bustle, bicker, flurry, fret, stir, bickering, bother, fuss, pother, overprotect, tizzy, dither, ado, flap, trouble, niggle, tiff, mother, spat, squabble, pettifoggery
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The clue is 9. ___ alone. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: LET
Possible Answer: Army_of_the_Righteous, net_ball, permit, LET, lease, countenance, rent, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Army_of_the_Pure, allow, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, have, get, let
Possible Opposite Answer : disallow, forbid, prevent
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The clue is 10. "You're finished that quickly?!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: ALREADY
Possible Answer: already
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The clue is 11. In a better frame of mind. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: GLADDER
Possible Answer: beaming, glad, happy
Possible Opposite Answer : sad
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The clue is 12. Sight in the Sonoran Desert. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: SAGUARO
Possible Answer: sahuaro, saguaro, Carnegiea_gigantea
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The clue is 14. 450, in ancient Rome. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CDL
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The clue is 15. Utter destruction. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: RUIN
Possible Answer: downfall, ruin, laying_waste, ruining, destroy, bankrupt, break, deflower, ruination, wrecking, smash, dilapidation
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The clue is 20. Strongly desired. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: LONGEDFOR
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The clue is 22. Many a role in "Sister Act". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NUN
Possible Answer: conical_buoy, nun, nun_buoy
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The clue is 23. Part of DKNY. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: DONNA
Possible Answer: donna
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The clue is 25. Like the outfield walls of Wrigley Field. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: VINED
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The clue is 27. Creator of the sleuth C. Auguste Dupin. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: POE
Possible Answer: Edgar_Allan_Poe, Poe
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The clue is 28. Photo ___. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OPS
Possible Answer: Ops
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The clue is 31. Rating symbols, as seen in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: STARS
Possible Answer: ace, headliner, wiz, hotshot, star_topology, star, adept, principal, genius, sensation, maven, wizard, champion, lead, whizz, asterisk, superstar, whiz, mavin, virtuoso
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The clue is 33. Ed of "Up". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ASNER
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The clue is 36. Actress Vardalos. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NIA
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The clue is 37. Where to catch some waves?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EAR
Possible Answer: capitulum, spike, ear, auricle, pinna
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The clue is 38. Common trees in Australia. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: ACACIAS
Possible Answer: acacia
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The clue is 39. Ballet ending?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: SILENTT
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The clue is 40. Catchphrase for Captain Underpants. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: TRALALA
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The clue is 43. Working on a board, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: IRONING
Possible Answer: press, ironing, iron_out, iron
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The clue is 44. Pharaoh named for the sun god. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: RAMSESI
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The clue is 45. Her partner. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SHE
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The clue is 47. "Fine with me". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: OKSURE
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The clue is 49. Studio activity. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: TAPING
Possible Answer: bug, intercept, rap, exploit, knock, pink, tapdance, videotape, solicit, tape_recording, tape, taping, beg, tap, wiretap, record, tip
Possible Opposite Answer : erase
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The clue is 52. Sacha Baron Cohen character who was featured in a Madonna music video. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ALIG
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The clue is 54. Less bright. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: PALER
Possible Answer: pallid, pale, sick, wan
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The clue is 57. People of the Great Basin. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: UTE
Possible Answer: Ute
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The clue is 58. ___ facto. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: IPSO
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The clue is 60. Went to the bench. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SAT
Possible Answer: baby-sit, ride, model, Sat, sit_around, seat, Saturday, posture, pose, Sabbatum, sit_down, sit
Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise
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The clue is 62. Rapper Kool ___ Dee. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: MOE
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The clue is 63. Windswept expanse. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SEA
Possible Answer: sea, ocean
