NY Times Crossword Complete Solution: May 05, 2025
Our expert breakdown helps you solve the May 05 NYT crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.
Across Clues and Answers (35)
Clue #1: 1. Pester
Clue #2: 6. Words to live by
Clue #3: 11. Legal ___ (writing paper)
Clue #4: 14. Undefeated boxer Ali
Clue #5: 15. Stadium employee who checks your tickets
Clue #6: 16. Sports figure informally called a "ribbie"
Clue #7: 17. The DeLorean in "Back to the Future," e.g.
Clue #8: 19. Hosp. surgery sites
Clue #9: 20. Nikon F2, for one
Clue #10: 21. Chicago airport named for a W.W. II ace
Clue #11: 22. Apple desktop computer
Clue #12: 23. More achy
Clue #13: 26. Farmers' market setups
Antonyms: sit, yield
Clue #14: 28. Furniture item that's usually next to a drill
Clue #15: 32. Disney film featuring Dwayne Johnson as the voice of Maui
Clue #16: 33. Had but didn't divulge, as information
Clue #17: 34. Purple "superfood"
Clue #18: 37. What's left after chopping down a tree
Clue #19: 40. The "L" of 20-Across
Clue #20: 41. Hoedown settings
Clue #21: 43. Big name in farming equipment
Clue #22: 45. Information for a loan officer
Clue #23: 49. ___ de Lempicka, Art Deco painter
Clue #24: 50. "Such a shame!"
Clue #25: 52. China's most-grown crop
Clue #26: 53. Open, as a tube of toothpaste
Clue #27: 56. Got together
Antonyms: diverge
Clue #28: 58. "Who am ___ judge?"
Clue #29: 59. "I've known them forever!"... or what 17-, 28- and 45-Across can collectively claim?
Clue #30: 62. Up there in years
Antonyms: new, young
Clue #31: 63. Carne ___ (taqueria option)
Clue #32: 64. Unwelcome sound in a crowded subway car
Clue #33: 65. Garment at a merch table
Clue #34: 66. Wander from the group
Clue #35: 67. Considers, as a court case
Across Clues and Answers (35)
Clue #1: 1. Secondary social media accounts, informally
Clue #2: 2. Nervous people might chew on them
Clue #3: 3. Numbskull
Clue #4: 4. Cry at a soccer stadium
Clue #5: 5. Candied vegetable at Thanksgiving
Clue #6: 6. The "M" of T.M.I.
Antonyms: little
Clue #7: 7. Govt. org. known for its constructive criticism?
Clue #8: 8. Feeling while walking in a desert
Clue #9: 9. Religious pillars
Clue #10: 10. Unrefined metal
Clue #11: 11. Companion who might wear a corsage or boutonniere
Clue #12: 12. Skin scrape
Clue #13: 13. ___ golf (sport with baskets)
Clue #14: 18. Main arteries
Clue #15: 22. Asthmatics' devices
Clue #16: 24. "Jog my memory ..."
Clue #17: 25. Ambient music pioneer Brian
Clue #18: 27. Must-haves during heat waves, for short
Antonyms: direct_current
Clue #19: 29. QB miscue: Abbr.
Clue #20: 30. ___ Arabia
Clue #21: 31. Some hosp. staffers
Clue #22: 34. As easy as ___
Clue #23: 35. Proof of purchase for an auto owner
Clue #24: 36. 406, for the entire state of Montana
Clue #25: 38. Enero o abril
Clue #26: 39. Business that may offer "pawdicures"
Clue #27: 42. One-named singer of "Chandelier," 2014
Clue #28: 44. Australian hopper, for short
Clue #29: 46. Most factual
Antonyms: false, untruthful
Clue #30: 47. Plane's parking spot
Clue #31: 48. Manufacturer of pianos and motorcycles
Clue #32: 51. Interior designer's focus
Clue #33: 52. Prison outbreak
Clue #34: 54. Final passage of a symphony
Clue #35: 55. Not at home
Antonyms: home
Clue #36: 57. Some U.F.C. bout enders
Clue #37: 59. Once existed
Antonyms: differ
Clue #38: 60. "Boo-___!" (triumphant shout)
Clue #39: 61. Pre-A.D., in dating
Expert Solving Strategies
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Monday, September 2, 2024
NYT0902 Monday Sep 02, 2024 - NYT Crossword Clues Hints
Across Clues :
1. Spinning item for a circus performer, 6. Pollution portmanteau, 10. Does in, in mob slang, 14. Actress Hinds of "9-1-1", 15. Choco ___ (frozen treat with a rhyming name), 16. Penne ___ vodka, 17. Song character who comes "down the bunny trail", 20. Revered star, 21. Umpire's count after a ball and a strike, 22. Museum in N.Y.C.'s Central Park, with "the", 23. "Makes sense", 25. Narrows at the end, 27. Someone who says the same thing again and again, metaphorically, 32. Engineered embankment, 33. Kwik-E-Mart operator on "The Simpsons", 34. National law enforcement officers, with "the", 38. Dedicated poem, 39. Stance, 43. Slime, 44. Gummy candy shape, 46. U.S. 101 or 66: Abbr., 47. "Bleeding Love" singer Lewis, 49. One having an ice time at the Olympics?, 53. Pop singer Grande, 56. The "m" of e = mc2, 57. Sandoval of "Vanderpump Rules", 58. Rocky, 61. Senate affirmatives, 65. Short distance to travel, with a hint to 17-, 27- and 49-Across, 68. City where the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded, 69. Put in the mail, 70. Kitchen gadget for apples, 71. River to Hades, 72. They may be graphic, 73. Black wood
Down Clues :
1. Spanish "daddy", 2. Told a fib, 3. Regarding, 4. Others similar, 5. Outsize feature of a bat's head, 6. Pot smoker, 7. Chess game's ending, 8. Eight: Prefix, 9. Hit the road, as a band, 10. Nondairy milk option, 11. Symbol in Tinder's logo, 12. Frequent-___ miles, 13. Seasons to taste, say, 18. Director Joel or Ethan, 19. Approach, 24. Ooze, 26. Common email attachment, 27. What one might do after making a birthday wish, 28. Second chance, 29. Finished, 30. Picky ___, 31. PC "brain", 35. Showbiz awards quartet, 36. Finished, 37. Fly high, 40. Musician in a cathedral, 41. Letters between R and V, 42. Lodge group since 1868, 45. Advanced deg. for creative types, 48. Gravy train gig, 50. Alaska native, 51. Corrects, as a text, 52. What a beach shower helps wash off, 53. One of the Three Musketeers, 54. Pigeon's perch, 55. Suggest indirectly, 59. Fencing sword, 60. Barn topper, 62. Croatian currency beginning in 2023, 63. "___ to that!" ("Totally agree!"), 64. Agile for one's age, 66. Word after White or Red, 67. Card above king
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| Monday Sep 02, 2024 - NYT Crossword Clues Hints |
Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 02, 2024
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
Across Clues with Answers:
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The clue is 1. Spinning item for a circus performer. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: PLATE
Possible Answer : home_plate, photographic_plate, shell, denture, dental_plate, home, scale, home_base, crustal_plate, plateful, plate, collection_plate
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The clue is 6. Pollution portmanteau. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SMOG
Possible Answer : smogginess, smog
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The clue is 10. Does in, in mob slang. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OFFS
Possible Answer : polish_off, dispatch, remove, slay, murder, hit, bump_off, off
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The clue is 14. Actress Hinds of "9-1-1". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: AISHA
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The clue is 15. Choco ___ (frozen treat with a rhyming name). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TACO
Possible Answer : greaser, taco, wetback
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The clue is 16. Penne ___ vodka. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ALLA
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The clue is 17. Song character who comes "down the bunny trail". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: PETERCOTTONTAIL
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The clue is 20. Revered star. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: IDOL
Possible Answer : perfection, god, matinee_idol, idol, graven_image, paragon, beau_ideal
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The clue is 21. Umpire's count after a ball and a strike. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ONEONE
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The clue is 22. Museum in N.Y.C.'s Central Park, with "the". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: MET
Possible Answer : forgather, fulfil, contact, see, gather, take_on, receive, touch, converge, fulfill, suffer, cope_with, conform_to, fit, foregather, come_across, get_together, encounter, run_into, fill, run_across, adjoin, meet, satisfy, play, assemble, match
Possible Opposite Answer : diverge
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The clue is 23. "Makes sense". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ISEE
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The clue is 25. Narrows at the end. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: TAPERS
Possible Answer : point, wick, candle, wax_light, taper, sharpen
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The clue is 27. Someone who says the same thing again and again, metaphorically. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)
The answer: BROKENRECORD
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The clue is 32. Engineered embankment. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: LEVEE
Possible Answer : levee
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The clue is 33. Kwik-E-Mart operator on "The Simpsons". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: APU
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The clue is 34. National law enforcement officers, with "the". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: FEDS
Possible Answer : Federal_Reserve_System, Federal_Reserve, federal_official, FRS, Fed, Federal
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The clue is 38. Dedicated poem. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ODE
Possible Answer : ode
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The clue is 39. Stance. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: POSTURE
Possible Answer : military_strength, pose, sit, posture, military_capability, military_posture, model, strength, position, carriage, bearing, stance, attitude
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The clue is 43. Slime. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: GOO
Possible Answer : gook, goop, goo, guck, gunk, sludge, muck, ooze, slime
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The clue is 44. Gummy candy shape. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: WORM
Possible Answer : louse, writhe, squirm, dirt_ball, wrestle, worm, twist, insect, wriggle
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The clue is 46. U.S. 101 or 66: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: RTE
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The clue is 47. "Bleeding Love" singer Lewis. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: LEONA
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The clue is 49. One having an ice time at the Olympics?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)
The answer: FIGURESKATER
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The clue is 53. Pop singer Grande. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ARIANA
Possible Answer : Ariana
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The clue is 56. The "m" of e = mc2. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: MASS
Possible Answer : deal, stack, hatful, bulk, heap, plenty, raft, quite_a_little, aggregative, batch, the_great_unwashed, great_deal, muckle, mint, lot, masses, passel, multitude, pot, people, flock, peck, sight, hoi_polloi, mass, Mass, mess, slew, mickle, wad, aggregated, spate, volume, good_deal, mountain, pile, tidy_sum, aggregate
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The clue is 57. Sandoval of "Vanderpump Rules". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TOM
Possible Answer : Tom, Uncle_Tom, tom, gobbler, tomcat, turkey_cock, tom_turkey
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The clue is 58. Rocky. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: UNEVEN
Possible Answer : odd, spotty, scratchy, uneven, mismatched
Possible Opposite Answer : even
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The clue is 61. Senate affirmatives. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: YEAS
Possible Answer : yea
Possible Opposite Answer : nay
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The clue is 65. Short distance to travel, with a hint to 17-, 27- and 49-Across. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: HOPSKIPANDAJUMP
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The clue is 68. City where the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OSLO
Possible Answer : Christiania, Oslo, capital_of_Norway
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The clue is 69. Put in the mail. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SEND
Possible Answer : mail, send_out, commit, transmit, send, get_off, ship, send_off, beam, air, station, institutionalize, institutionalise, direct, charge, broadcast, post, place, transport
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The clue is 70. Kitchen gadget for apples. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CORER
Possible Answer : corer
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The clue is 71. River to Hades. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: STYX
Possible Answer : Styx, River_Styx
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The clue is 72. They may be graphic. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TEES
Possible Answer : golf_tee, teeing_ground, tee_up, football_tee, tee
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The clue is 73. Black wood. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: EBONY
Possible Answer : pitch_black, ebony, soot_black, ebony_tree, ebon, Diospyros_ebenum, sable, jet_black, coal_black
Down Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. Spanish "daddy". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PAPI
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The clue is 2. Told a fib. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: LIED
Possible Answer: lie_in, dwell, lied, rest, lie_down, consist, lie
Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise
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The clue is 3. Regarding. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ASTO
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The clue is 4. Others similar. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: THELIKE
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The clue is 5. Outsize feature of a bat's head. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EAR
Possible Answer: spike, capitulum, ear, pinna, auricle
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The clue is 6. Pot smoker. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: STONER
Possible Answer: lapidator, stone, stoner
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The clue is 7. Chess game's ending. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: MATE
Possible Answer: better_half, twin, spouse, copulate, Ilex_paraguariensis, married_person, match, partner, pair, checkmate, couple, fellow, mate, first_mate, teammate, Paraguay_tea
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The clue is 8. Eight: Prefix. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OCTO
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The clue is 9. Hit the road, as a band. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: GOONTOUR
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The clue is 10. Nondairy milk option. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OAT
Possible Answer: oat
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The clue is 11. Symbol in Tinder's logo. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: FLAME
Possible Answer: flare, fire, flame, flaming
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The clue is 12. Frequent-___ miles. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: FLIER
Possible Answer: airman, flyer, flier, aviator, broadsheet, bill, circular, handbill, throwaway, aeronaut, broadside
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The clue is 13. Seasons to taste, say. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SALTS
Possible Answer: table_salt, Strategic_Arms_Limitation_Talks, SALT, common_salt, salt, salinity, saltiness
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The clue is 18. Director Joel or Ethan. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: COEN
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The clue is 19. Approach. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: NEAR
Possible Answer: approximate, come_near, come_on, nearly, near, draw_close, draw_near, about, go_up, almost, nigh, cheeseparing, well-nigh, close, penny-pinching, approach, good, skinny, most, virtually, dear
Possible Opposite Answer : far
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The clue is 24. Ooze. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SEEP
Possible Answer: seep, ooze
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The clue is 26. Common email attachment. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: PDF
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The clue is 27. What one might do after making a birthday wish. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: BLOW
Possible Answer: bollocks_up, bluster, C, bobble, brag, foul_up, bump, shock, fumble, drift, gasconade, swash, vaunt, bollix, blow_out, setback, gust, mess_up, bollocks, black_eye, boast, muff, blow, nose_candy, suck, spoil, shoot_a_line, tout, waste, muck_up, shove_along, screw_up, ball_up, botch, be_adrift, shove_off, reversal, bumble, gas, blast, puff, reverse, bodge, botch_up, bungle, bollix_up, mishandle, louse_up, burn_out, fuck_up, coke, flub, float, snow, fellate, fluff, go_down_on, squander
Possible Opposite Answer : conserve
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The clue is 28. Second chance. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: REDO
Possible Answer: reconstruct, remodel, remake, make_over, refashion, redo
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The clue is 29. Finished. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OVER
Possible Answer: all_over, complete, concluded, ended, terminated, o'er, over
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The clue is 30. Picky ___. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: EATER
Possible Answer: eater, feeder
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The clue is 31. PC "brain". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CPU
Possible Answer: CPU, C.P.U., central_processor, mainframe, processor, central_processing_unit
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The clue is 35. Showbiz awards quartet. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EGOT
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The clue is 36. Finished. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: DONE
Possible Answer: come, perform, execute, arrange, dress, manage, make_out, practice, coiffe, do, make, cause, practise, suffice, behave, serve, get_along, act, through, fare, through_with, coif, set, exercise, done, coiffure, answer
Possible Opposite Answer : unmake
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The clue is 37. Fly high. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SOAR
Possible Answer: soar_upwards, sailplane, soar_up, surge, zoom, soar, hang_glide
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The clue is 40. Musician in a cathedral. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: ORGANIST
Possible Answer: organist
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The clue is 41. Letters between R and V. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: STU
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The clue is 42. Lodge group since 1868. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ELKS
Possible Answer: American_elk, red_deer, European_elk, wapiti, Cervus_elaphus_canadensis, elk, Alces_alces, moose, Cervus_elaphus
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The clue is 45. Advanced deg. for creative types. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: MFA
Possible Answer: MFA, Master_of_Fine_Arts
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The clue is 48. Gravy train gig. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: EASYJOB
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The clue is 50. Alaska native. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: INUK
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The clue is 51. Corrects, as a text. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: EMENDS
Possible Answer: emend
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The clue is 52. What a beach shower helps wash off. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SAND
Possible Answer: George_Sand, grit, gumption, Sand, Amandine_Aurore_Lucie_Dupin, sandpaper, moxie, Baroness_Dudevant, backbone, guts, sand
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The clue is 53. One of the Three Musketeers. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ATHOS
Possible Answer: Mount_Athos, Athos
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The clue is 54. Pigeon's perch. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ROOST
Possible Answer: perch, roost, rest
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The clue is 55. Suggest indirectly. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: IMPLY
Possible Answer: incriminate, inculpate, involve, entail, connote, imply, mean
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The clue is 59. Fencing sword. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EPEE
Possible Answer: epee
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The clue is 60. Barn topper. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: VANE
Possible Answer: web, wind_vane, weather_vane, blade, weathervane, vane
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The clue is 62. Croatian currency beginning in 2023. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EURO
Possible Answer: euro
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The clue is 63. "___ to that!" ("Totally agree!"). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: AMEN
Possible Answer: Amon, Amen, Amun
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The clue is 64. Agile for one's age. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SPRY
Possible Answer: nimble, spry, agile, quick
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The clue is 66. Word after White or Red. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SOX
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The clue is 67. Card above king. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ACE
Possible Answer: breeze_through, adept, single, sensation, whiz, I, maven, angiotensin_converting_enzyme, first-rate, one, genius, topnotch, mavin, angiotensin-converting_enzyme, nail, tiptop, superstar, tops, ACE, sweep_through, unity, whizz, A-one, super, virtuoso, star, wizard, Allied_Command_Europe, pass_with_flying_colors, crack, 1, ace, wiz, hotshot, champion, sail_through, top-notch
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 | NYT Crossword Clues Hints - Solution Blog
The Crossword hints blog is an one of the most popular crossword clue puzzles with answers solver. Here are the clues and answers for today nyt puzzle.
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| Wednesday, August 21, 2024 | NYT Crossword Clues Hints |
NYT Crossword Clues Hints - August 21, 2024
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
Across Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. Use a loofah. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SCRUB
Possible Answer : scouring, cancel, scrub, scrubbing, call_off, scour, chaparral, scratch, bush, scrub_up
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The clue is 6. Biodiverse underwater ecosystem. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: REEF
Possible Answer : Witwatersrand, Reef, Rand, reef
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The clue is 10. Something in the air. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: GAS
Possible Answer : flatulence, bluster, vaunt, gasoline, throttle, natural_gas, boast, gun, flatulency, brag, shoot_a_line, gas_pedal, blow, accelerator_pedal, accelerator, tout, gas, gasconade, petrol, swash, gaseous_state, gasolene
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The clue is 13. Cinnabon enticements. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: AROMAS
Possible Answer : odour, fragrance, aroma, odor, olfactory_property, smell, scent, perfume
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The clue is 15. ___ mater. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ALMA
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The clue is 16. "So ___ heard!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: IVE
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The clue is 17. Gathering for lathering?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: RUBADUBCLUB
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The clue is 19. Be a thorn in the side of. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: VEX
Possible Answer : stick, disturb, mystify, nark, raise_up, worry, bother, commove, beat, baffle, gravel, stir_up, irritate, shake_up, rag, get, puzzle, bewilder, stupefy, perplex, chafe, devil, get_to, amaze, vex, flummox, dumbfound, agitate, nonplus, annoy, pose, nettle, get_at, rile
Possible Opposite Answer : reassure
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The clue is 20. Weapon for Viking warriors. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: AXE
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The clue is 21. Feed, as a fire. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: STOKE
Possible Answer : stoke
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The clue is 22. Distrusting. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: LEERY
Possible Answer : untrusting, leery, wary, mistrustful, suspicious
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The clue is 24. Assistant who's always being questioned. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SIRI
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The clue is 25. Cheek. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SASS
Possible Answer : SAS, sass, mouth, back_talk, Special_Air_Service, lip, backtalk, sassing
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The clue is 26. Jewels for fools?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)
The answer: DINGALINGBLING
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The clue is 32. Puerto ___. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: RICAN
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The clue is 33. What houses resemble from an airplane. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: DOTS
Possible Answer : Lucy_in_the_sky_with_diamonds, scatter, dit, constellate, dust, back_breaker, dose, disperse, point, pane, sprinkle, Zen, stud, Department_of_Transportation, Transportation, superman, Elvis, acid, DoT, battery-acid, loony_toons, window_pane, dot
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The clue is 34. Toy found in King Tut's tomb. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TOP
Possible Answer : crest, tip, peak, clear, circus_tent, lead, top_out, crown, elevation, height, tiptop, top_of_the_inning, upper_side, top_off, superlative, cover, go_past, transcend, top_side, top, teetotum, summit, pinch, big_top, whirligig, spinning_top, exceed, overstep, meridian, acme, round_top, upside, pass, pinnacle
Possible Opposite Answer : bottom
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The clue is 35. Universal donor's blood type, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ONEG
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The clue is 36. Events at which you try not to lose track?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: MEETS
Possible Answer : sports_meeting, fit, converge, assemble, encounter, conform_to, suffer, adjoin, meet, fulfil, touch, fulfill, see, forgather, play, get_together, cope_with, come_across, take_on, contact, run_into, satisfy, match, fill, receive, run_across, gather, foregather
Possible Opposite Answer : diverge
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The clue is 38. The Floor Is ___ (kids' make-believe game). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: LAVA
Possible Answer : lava
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The clue is 39. Browser subwindow. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TAB
Possible Answer : pill, tab_key, tablet, check, tab, chit, yellow_journalism, tabloid, lozenge
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The clue is 40. Japanese noodle. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SOBA
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The clue is 41. Ancestral tales, often. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SAGAS
Possible Answer : saga
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The clue is 42. Fryer piled higher?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)
The answer: CHOCKABLOCKWOK
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The clue is 46. Wolverine and others. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: XMEN
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The clue is 47. Like wafers. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: THIN
Possible Answer : reduce, slim_down, slender, dilute, flimsy, slight, thin_out, sparse, thinly, thin, melt_off, slenderize, slim, tenuous, lose_weight, cut, lean, fragile
Possible Opposite Answer : full, thick, thickly, gain, fat, thicken
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The clue is 48. Gold coin of old Europe. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: DUCAT
Possible Answer : ducat
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The clue is 50. Apt setting for a French kiss. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: PARIS
Possible Answer : French_capital, genus_Paris, Paris, capital_of_France, City_of_Light
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The clue is 52. Wrath. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: IRE
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The clue is 55. Outfit inspiration for a Swiftie. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ERA
Possible Answer : era, earned_run_average, epoch, geological_era, ERA
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The clue is 56. Cup to drink up?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: CHUGALUGMUG
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The clue is 59. Interact with a Magic 8 Ball, say. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ASK
Possible Answer : necessitate, require, need, call_for, ask, expect, take, inquire, involve, postulate, demand, enquire
Possible Opposite Answer : obviate
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The clue is 60. Not out. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HOME
Possible Answer : plate, household, domicile, home_plate, dwelling, menage, internal, interior, habitation, dwelling_house, place, rest_home, house, nursing_home, national, family, home_base, abode, home, base
Possible Opposite Answer : away
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The clue is 61. What some credit cards offer rewards points for. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: DINING
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The clue is 62. Issa of Hollywood. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: RAE
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The clue is 63. Time machine entry. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: YEAR
Possible Answer : class, year, twelvemonth, yr
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The clue is 64. Music, informally. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TUNES
Possible Answer : tune, line, melodic_phrase, tune_up, strain, air, melody, melodic_line
Possible Opposite Answer : untune
Down Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. Fleetwood Mac song with Stevie Nicks on piano. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SARA
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The clue is 2. Heart. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: CRUX
Possible Answer: crux, Crux, Southern_Cross, crux_of_the_matter, Crux_Australis
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The clue is 3. Post-shower wear. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ROBE
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The clue is 4. Actress Thurman. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: UMA
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The clue is 5. Hardly a heartening harbinger. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: BADSIGN
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The clue is 6. Unlikely thing off of which to buy haute couture. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: RACK
Possible Answer: squeeze, torture, stand, rack, wheel, scud, extort, gouge, wring, wrack, torment, excruciate, single-foot
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The clue is 7. She: Fr.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ELLE
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The clue is 8. Bird that can run up to 30 m.p.h.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EMU
Possible Answer: emu, electromagnetic_unit, Dromaius_novaehollandiae, Emu_novaehollandiae
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The clue is 9. Workspaces with 3-D printers and laser cutters, informally. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: FABLABS
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The clue is 10. Tries something. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: GIVESITAGO
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The clue is 11. Declare. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: AVER
Possible Answer: swan, swear, verify, assert, affirm, allege, aver, avow, say
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The clue is 12. Descriptor for some Halloween costumes. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SEXY
Possible Answer: aphrodisiac, sexy, aphrodisiacal
Possible Opposite Answer : anaphrodisiac, unsexy
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The clue is 14. Kama ___. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SUTRA
Possible Answer: sutra
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The clue is 18. Simplify, with "down". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: BOIL
Possible Answer: furuncle, moil, boiling_point, roil, seethe, boil, churn
Possible Opposite Answer : freeze
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The clue is 23. Course for some new immigrants, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ESL
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The clue is 24. Manage to get, as tickets. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SNAG
Possible Answer: hang-up, rip, rub, tear, snag, split, hitch, rent
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The clue is 25. Pepper and others: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SGTS
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The clue is 26. Singer/actress Shore. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: DINAH
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The clue is 27. No-bake dessert that's chilled before serving. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: ICEBOXCAKE
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The clue is 28. Perfect. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: IDEAL
Possible Answer: nonpareil, ideal, nonsuch, nonesuch, saint, idealistic, apotheosis, paragon
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The clue is 29. "Why ___?". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NOT
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The clue is 30. Most common Czech surname. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: NOVAK
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The clue is 31. Figs. on college transcripts. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: GPAS
Possible Answer: GPA, grade_point_average
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The clue is 32. Univ. program with cadets. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ROTC
Possible Answer: Reserve_Officers_Training_Corps, ROTC
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The clue is 36. Reaction upon tasting a decadent dessert. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: MOAN
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The clue is 37. Fall off. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EBB
Possible Answer: ebb_down, ebb_out, ebb_off, ebbing, ebb_away, wane, reflux, ebb
Possible Opposite Answer : tide
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The clue is 38. What a picket fence may enclose. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: LAWN
Possible Answer: lawn
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The clue is 40. Sus. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: SKETCHY
Possible Answer: unelaborated, sketchy
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The clue is 41. Outfit for the mountains. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: SKISUIT
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The clue is 43. Nashville-based awards org.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CMA
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The clue is 44. Other, in Oaxaca. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OTRA
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The clue is 45. Dependent, often. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CHILD
Possible Answer: small_fry, tike, nipper, minor, shaver, tyke, nestling, fry, baby, child, youngster, kid, tiddler
Possible Opposite Answer : parent
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The clue is 48. Cherished. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: DEAR
Possible Answer: lamb, honey, costly, beloved, good, dearest, darling, pricy, devout, dearly, earnest, high-priced, love, affectionately, near, pricey, dear, heartfelt
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The clue is 49. Bear of constellations. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: URSA
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The clue is 50. Guinness record holder for "Mammal with the most names". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PUMA
Possible Answer: catamount, painter, mountain_lion, puma, Felis_concolor, panther, cougar
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The clue is 51. Golden ___ (retiree). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: AGER
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The clue is 52. "Let's do it!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: IMIN
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The clue is 53. Mysterious character. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: RUNE
Possible Answer: rune, runic_letter
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The clue is 54. Charges of male emperor penguins. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EGGS
Possible Answer: bollock, ballock, orchis, testicle, eggs, ball, testis, nut, egg
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The clue is 57. Get into the weeds?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: HOE
Possible Answer: hoe
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The clue is 58. Bearded beast. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: GNU
Possible Answer: gnu, wildebeest