LA Times Tuesday, August 13, 2024 | Crossword Clues Answers - Solution Blog

LA Times Crosswords: August 13, 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:

• The clue is Desert hill shaped by wind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: dune

  
  

  Possible Answer: sand_dune, dune




• The clue is __ bene. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: nota

  
  



• The clue is Tax deadline month. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: april

  
  

  Possible Answer: Apr, April




• The clue is Breakfast chain that serves stacks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ihop

  
  



• The clue is Gem with milky iridescence. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: opal

  
  

  Possible Answer: opal




• The clue is Ecological community. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: biome

  
  

  Possible Answer: biome




• The clue is Daughter of Katie Holmes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: suri

  
  



• The clue is Fictional sleuth Wolfe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: nero

  
  

  Possible Answer: Nero, Lucius_Domitius_Ahenobarbus, Nero_Claudius_Caesar_Drusus_Germanicus




• The clue is Conked out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: slept

  
  

  Possible Answer: sleep, kip, log_Z's, catch_some_Z's, slumber

  Possible Opposite Answer: wake




• The clue is Be too afraid to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: chickenoutof

  
  



• The clue is Restaurateur Matsuhisa. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: nobu

  
  



• The clue is Red Sox div.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: aleast

  
  



• The clue is Add extra protection. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: beefupsecurity

  
  



• The clue is Walks quickly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: legsit

  
  



• The clue is Arterial blockage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: clot

  
  

  Possible Answer: curdle, clabber, coagulate, coagulum, clot, clog

  Possible Opposite Answer: homogenize




• The clue is House mem.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: rep

  
  

  Possible Answer: repp, rep




• The clue is Doesn't stick the landing, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: errs

  
  

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




• The clue is Tennis great Shriver. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: pam

  
  



• The clue is Pirelli product. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: tire

  
  

  Possible Answer: outwear, wear_out, fag, exhaust, play_out, jade, wear_down, tire, pall, bore, fatigue, wear, run_down, wear_upon, fag_out, weary, tire_out, sap, tyre

  Possible Opposite Answer: refresh, interest




• The clue is Responded to a growling stomach. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ate

  
  

  Possible Answer: corrode, eat_on, rust, Ate, wipe_out, eat_up, use_up, deplete, eat, run_through, consume, feed, exhaust




• The clue is Superstar. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: idol

  
  

  Possible Answer: perfection, idol, god, graven_image, beau_ideal, matinee_idol, paragon




• The clue is Plato's hometown. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: athens

  
  

  Possible Answer: Greek_capital, Athinai, capital_of_Greece, Athens




• The clue is Ask leading questions. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: fishforanswers

  
  



• The clue is "That's true about me". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: yesiam

  
  



• The clue is Wee bit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: whit

  
  

  Possible Answer: smidge, tittle, whit, iota, smidgin, smidgeon, shred, smidgen, scintilla




• The clue is Noncash corporate benefits, or what a cook would call the starts of 20-, 28-, and 43-Across?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: stockoptions

  
  



• The clue is "__ luck!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: lotsa

  
  



• The clue is Verdi tragedy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: aida

  
  



• The clue is Water repellent?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: moat

  
  

  Possible Answer: fosse, moat




• The clue is Easy-to-read font. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: arial

  
  



• The clue is Word with bed or engine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: twin

  
  

  Possible Answer: Twin, matching, Gemini, mate, pair, twin, parallel, counterpart, Twin_Falls, similitude, twinned, duplicate, couple, match




• The clue is Podcaster Klein. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ezra

  
  

  Possible Answer: Ezra, Book_of_Ezra




• The clue is 1983 Streisand title role. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: yentl

  
  



• The clue is Some video game inhabitants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: sims

  
  



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

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

  The answer: sect

  
  

  Possible Answer: religious_order, sect, religious_sect, faction

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is Ultimate equipment that weighs 175 grams. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: disc

  
  

  Possible Answer: record, saucer, magnetic_disc, disk, platter, magnetic_disk, disc, phonograph_record, phonograph_recording




• The clue is "Not happening". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: uhuh

  
  



• The clue is Wrap for a tobiko maki roll. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: nori

  
  



• The clue is Magnificence. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: epicness

  
  



• The clue is Only. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: nonebut

  
  



• The clue is Bare one's soul. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: openup

  
  



• The clue is Root in Hawaiian cuisine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: taro

  
  

  Possible Answer: taro_plant, dasheen, cocoyam, dalo, taro, eddo, edda, Colocasia_esculenta, taro_root




• The clue is Baseball family name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: alou

  
  



• The clue is Big name in vodka. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: absolut

  
  



• The clue is Steal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: pilfer

  
  

  Possible Answer: abstract, pilfer, purloin, hook, cabbage, pinch, sneak, snarf, filch, lift, swipe, nobble




• The clue is Filling in a tobiko maki roll. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: roe

  
  

  Possible Answer: hard_roe, roe




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

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

  The answer: imp

  
  

  Possible Answer: hob, rascal, pixy, rapscallion, pixie, gremlin, scalawag, scamp, monkey, scallywag, brownie, imp, elf




• The clue is "__ that sink in". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: let

  
  

  Possible Answer: permit, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Army_of_the_Pure, allow, LET, lease, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, net_ball, Army_of_the_Righteous, let, have, rent, Lashkar-e-Taiba, get, countenance

  Possible Opposite Answer: forbid, disallow, prevent




• The clue is Nobel Peace Prize winner Annan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: kofi

  
  



• The clue is Filled tortilla. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: taco

  
  

  Possible Answer: taco, greaser, wetback




• The clue is Better ventilated. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: airier

  
  

  Possible Answer: visionary, windy, ethereal, Laputan, aeriform, impractical, aery, aired, airy, aerial




• The clue is Rears, at sea. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: sterns

  
  

  Possible Answer: fanny, ass, derriere, Stern, rear, stern, quarter, poop, buns, rump, bottom, hindquarters, Isaac_Stern, prat, rear_end, arse, tush, bum, can, tail, hind_end, keister, buttocks, fundament, seat, after_part, tail_end, butt, behind, nates, backside, tooshie, posterior




• The clue is Hunts and pecks on a keyboard. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: types

  
  

  Possible Answer: eccentric, character, typewrite, typecast, case, type

  Possible Opposite Answer: antitype




• The clue is Wodehouse character Wooster. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: bertie

  
  



• The clue is Door to the street. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: egress

  
  

  Possible Answer: come_forth, egression, emersion, emergence, come_out, issue, egress, go_forth, emerge

  Possible Opposite Answer: ingress, immersion




• The clue is Teatro alla __: Milan opera house. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: scala

  
  



• The clue is Horror movie street. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: elm

  
  

  Possible Answer: elm_tree, elmwood, elm




• The clue is Like shade trees. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: leafy

  
  

  Possible Answer: leafy

  Possible Opposite Answer: leafless




• The clue is "__ favor": "please," in Spanish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: por

  
  



• The clue is What are a-changin', in a Dylan song. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: thetimes

  
  



• The clue is "Possibly not even that". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ifatall

  
  



• The clue is "__ arigato": Japanese "thank you very much". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: domo

  
  



• The clue is Fireplace accessories. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ashpans

  
  



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

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

  The answer: twit

  
  

  Possible Answer: twirp, twit, razz, rag, taunt, tease, twerp, ride, taunting, bait, cod, rally, tantalize, tantalise




• The clue is Show derision to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: hissat

  
  



• The clue is Ego of "SNL". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: nwodim

  
  



• The clue is Movie musical starring Judi Dench and Idris Elba. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: cats

  
  

  Possible Answer: purge, vomit_up, bozo, true_cat, cat-o'-nine-tails, retch, computerized_axial_tomography, computed_axial_tomography, sick, CT, quat, big_cat, disgorge, khat, Caterpillar, honk, be_sick, cat, computed_tomography, CAT, guy, cast, upchuck, hombre, kat, regurgitate, computerized_tomography, regorge, spew, throw_up, puke, African_tea, Arabian_tea, chuck, barf, qat, vomit, spue

  Possible Opposite Answer: keep_down




• The clue is Fuzzy fruit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: kiwi

  
  

  Possible Answer: kiwi_vine, Actinidia_deliciosa, kiwi, New_Zealander, kiwi_fruit, Chinese_gooseberry, Actinidia_chinensis, Kiwi, apteryx




• The clue is Seep. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ooze

  
  

  Possible Answer: oozing, seepage, muck, ooze_out, goo, exudate, ooze, gook, goop, exude, gunk, slime, sludge, guck, transude, seep




• The clue is Rat (on). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: narc

  
  

  Possible Answer: narc, nark, narcotics_agent




• The clue is Win shares in basketball, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: stat

  
  



• The clue is Put down, as sod. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: lay

  
  

  Possible Answer: pose, lie_down, put_down, place, laic, secular, ballad, lie, repose, rest, lay, position, set, dwell, lie_in, put, consist

  Possible Opposite Answer: stand, arise




• The clue is Mine deposit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ore

  
  

  Possible Answer: ore




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

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

  The answer: tin

  
  

  Possible Answer: cannister, put_up, can, atomic_number_50, Sn, canister, tin_can, tin

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Across Clues and Answers (33)

Clue #1: 1. Fire-breathing antagonist of Mario in the Mario universe

6-letter answer Answer: BOWSER

Clue #2: 7. Exercise with Yang and Wu styles

6-letter answer Answer: TAICHI

Word Help: Synonyms: taichichuan, tai_chi_chuan, t'ai_chi

Clue #3: 13. Colorful treat on a stick

6-letter answer Answer: ICEPOP

Clue #4: 14. Killed time

7-letter answer Answer: DAWDLED

Word Help: Synonyms: dawdle, dally, fall_back
Antonyms: rush

Clue #5: 15. Bit of unisex attire

6-letter answer Answer: SARONG

Word Help: Synonyms: sarong

Clue #6: 16. Shot

8-letter answer Answer: KABLOOEY

Clue #7: 17. The travels of Marco Polo, e.g.

5-letter answer Answer: TREKS

Word Help: Synonyms: trek

Clue #8: 18. Works up a sweat

5-letter answer Answer: TOILS

Word Help: Synonyms: travail, labor, dig

Clue #9: 19. Stars' org.

3-letter answer Answer: NHL

Clue #10: 20. Word after full or free

4-letter answer Answer: RIDE

Word Help: Synonyms: mount, devolve_on, rally
Antonyms: walk

Clue #11: 21. Layer of gold?

5-letter answer Answer: GOOSE

Word Help: Synonyms: bozo, zany, fathead

Clue #12: 22. Part of a ship that resembles a fin

4-letter answer Answer: KEEL

Word Help: Synonyms: keel, reel, swag

Clue #13: 23. "Bed-in for Peace" activist

3-letter answer Answer: ONO

Word Help: Synonyms: Ono, Yoko_Ono

Clue #14: 24. Full of dense fog

5-letter answer Answer: SOUPY

Word Help: Synonyms: sentimental, schmaltzy, hokey

Clue #15: 25. Hungarian has 18 of them (yikes!)

5-letter answer Answer: CASES

Word Help: Synonyms: cause, sheath, shell

Clue #16: 26. Deer stalking aid?

12-letter answer Answer: SANTATRACKER

Clue #17: 29. Shook hands, say

13-letter answer Answer: SEALEDTHEDEAL

Clue #18: 32. They focus on subjects of interest

12-letter answer Answer: CAMERALENSES

Clue #19: 34. Sap sucker

5-letter answer Answer: APHID

Word Help: Synonyms: aphid

Clue #20: 37. Thwarts

5-letter answer Answer: FOILS

Word Help: Synonyms: spoil, scotch, bilk

Clue #21: 38. Philosophy associated with 7-Across

3-letter answer Answer: TAO

Word Help: Synonyms: Taoist, Tao

Clue #22: 39. Unveil, with "out"

4-letter answer Answer: TROT

Word Help: Synonyms: Trotskyite, clip, trot

Clue #23: 40. Crushing, in a way

5-letter answer Answer: MOONY

Word Help: Synonyms: moony, woolgathering, dreamy
Antonyms: moonless

Clue #24: 41. Home of the Atlantis and Peppermill casinos

4-letter answer Answer: RENO

Word Help: Synonyms: Reno

Clue #25: 42. Enter into a spreadsheet

3-letter answer Answer: LOG

Word Help: Synonyms: log, logarithm, lumber

Clue #26: 43. Whines

5-letter answer Answer: CARPS

Word Help: Synonyms: carp, cavil, chicane

Clue #27: 44. Flier whose smallest species is called the dwarf bittern

5-letter answer Answer: HERON

Word Help: Synonyms: Hero, heron, Heron

Clue #28: 45. Sweet wine of California

8-letter answer Answer: ANGELICA

Word Help: Synonyms: angelique, angelica

Clue #29: 47. Big name in power ballads

6-letter answer Answer: CELINE

Clue #30: 48. It's a start

7-letter answer Answer: STEPONE

Clue #31: 49. They have many faces

6-letter answer Answer: PRISMS

Word Help: Synonyms: prism, optical_prism

Clue #32: 50. So far

6-letter answer Answer: TODATE

Clue #33: 51. Hullabaloo

6-letter answer Answer: RACKET

Word Help: Synonyms: make_merry, whoop_it_up, jollify

Across Clues and Answers (33)

Clue #1: 1. Places to order les cassoulets

7-letter answer Answer: BISTROS

Word Help: Synonyms: bistro

Clue #2: 2. Light winds

8-letter answer Answer: OCARINAS

Word Help: Synonyms: ocarina, sweet_potato

Clue #3: 3. "It's over"

8-letter answer Answer: WEREDONE

Clue #4: 4. Put into words

5-letter answer Answer: SPOKE

Word Help: Synonyms: verbalize, verbalise, address

Clue #5: 5. Metaphor for a tedious tract of time

4-letter answer Answer: EONS

Word Help: Synonyms: aeon, eon

Clue #6: 6. Dungeons & Dragons, e.g., for short

3-letter answer Answer: RPG

Clue #7: 7. Drop for the time being

5-letter answer Answer: TABLE

Word Help: Synonyms: postpone, defer, tabularize

Clue #8: 8. Some tools for saddlers

4-letter answer Answer: AWLS

Word Help: Synonyms: awl

Clue #9: 9. Court promise

3-letter answer Answer: IDO

Word Help: Synonyms: Ido

Clue #10: 10. Doubles

6-letter answer Answer: CLONES

Word Help: Synonyms: knockoff, clone, ringer

Clue #11: 11. [I'm so mischievous!]

6-letter answer Answer: HEEHEE

Clue #12: 12. Depictions of Arcadia

6-letter answer Answer: IDYLLS

Word Help: Synonyms: bucolic, eclogue, idyll

Clue #13: 14. Midsummer head decorations

11-letter answer Answer: DAISYCHAINS

Clue #14: 16. Turtle-shelled flunky of 1-Across

11-letter answer Answer: KOOPATROOPA

Clue #15: 18. Receiver of a four-star review

11-letter answer Answer: TOURDEFORCE

Clue #16: 21. Boast from a prankster

5-letter answer Answer: GOTEM

Clue #17: 22. Actress Gillan of "Doctor Who"

5-letter answer Answer: KAREN

Word Help: Synonyms: Karenic, Karen

Clue #18: 24. Leaves mixed up?

5-letter answer Answer: SALAD

Word Help: Synonyms: salad

Clue #19: 25. Hands over

5-letter answer Answer: CEDES

Word Help: Synonyms: cede, deliver, surrender

Clue #20: 27. Not needing elaboration

5-letter answer Answer: TACIT

Word Help: Synonyms: silent, tacit, understood

Clue #21: 28. Shade of green

5-letter answer Answer: KELLY

Word Help: Synonyms: Grace_Patricia_Kelly, Princess_Grace_of_Monaco, Grace_Kelly

Clue #22: 30. Record qualifier

8-letter answer Answer: ASTERISK

Word Help: Synonyms: asterisk, star

Clue #23: 31. Offer of support in a #1 Bill Withers hit

8-letter answer Answer: LEANONME

Clue #24: 33. Most likely to succeed?

7-letter answer Answer: SOONEST

Word Help: Synonyms: soonest, earliest

Clue #25: 34. "You made it!"

6-letter answer Answer: ATLAST

Clue #26: 35. Chop-chop

6-letter answer Answer: PRONTO

Word Help: Synonyms: promptly, readily, pronto

Clue #27: 36. Took too much of

6-letter answer Answer: HOGGED

Word Help: Synonyms: hog, hogged, broken-backed

Clue #28: 40. State for "The Shawshank Redemption"

5-letter answer Answer: MAINE

Word Help: Synonyms: Pine_Tree_State, ME, Maine

Clue #29: 41. Tomb raider's acquisition

5-letter answer Answer: RELIC

Word Help: Synonyms: relic, souvenir, keepsake

Clue #30: 43. Form a lump

4-letter answer Answer: CLOT

Word Help: Synonyms: coagulate, coagulum, curdle
Antonyms: homogenize

Clue #31: 44. Wedding presider of Greek mythology

4-letter answer Answer: HERA

Word Help: Synonyms: Hera, Here

Clue #32: 46. Org. with toxicologists

3-letter answer Answer: EPA

Word Help: Synonyms: EPA, Environmental_Protection_Agency

Clue #33: 47. It can keep the beat, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: CPR

Word Help: Synonyms: cardiopulmonary_resuscitation, cardiac_resuscitation, mouth-to-mouth_resuscitation

Expert Solving Strategies

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

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (35 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (44 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky

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

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Beginnings of days	5
2A	6. Dorm supervisors, in brief	3
3A	9. Pirate's "Stop!"	5
4A	14. Old-time anesthetic	5
5A	15. Bubbly beverage	4
6A	16. Diddly-squat	5
7A	17. 6'4", 186 lbs. and others	5
8A	18. Roman Forum greeting	10
9A	20. "Santa Baby" singer Eartha	4
10A	21. Spray can output	7
11A	22. Toronto's province: Abbr.	3
12A	23. Head rubs that relieve tension	13
13A	26. Babysitter, often	4
14A	27. Cook quickly in a pan	5
15A	30. Putt-putt standard	3
16A	32. Comfort in hard times	6
17A	37. Leader with a Swiss Guard detail	4
18A	39. "Leave it to me" … and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle	16
19A	43. "Gotta bounce!"	4
20A	44. Matador's opponent	6
21A	45. Circus safety device	3
22A	46. Absolut rival, for short	5
23A	49. Form a clump	4
24A	51. People spouting zealous rhetoric	13
25A	58. Bit of advice	3
26A	61. Weapons used in many duels	7
27A	62. Part of a winter wonderland	4
28A	63. Brief period of time	10
29A	65. Sound in a broadcast	5
30A	66. Sabin vaccine target	5
31A	67. New Haven university	4
32A	68. Blog commenter who is best ignored	5
33A	69. Utensil in a soup bowl	5
34A	70. Texting format, for short	3
35A	71. Touch or smell	5

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Beginnings of days"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the first light of day
• Similar words include: sink in, daybreak, break of day
• Opposite of: sunset

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DAWNS

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2A: "6. Dorm supervisors, in brief"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function
• Similar words include: RA, reticular activating system, Ra
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RAS

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3A: "9. Pirate's "Stop!""

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AVAST

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4A: "14. Old-time anesthetic"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
• Similar words include: ethoxyethane, aether, ethyl ether
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ETHER

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5A: "15. Bubbly beverage"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper
• Similar words include: sodium carbonate, soda pop, sal soda
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SODA

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6A: "16. Diddly-squat"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a quantity of no importance
• Similar words include: nil, aught, cypher
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ZIPPO

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7A: "17. 6'4", 186 lbs. and others"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: STATS

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8A: "18. Roman Forum greeting"

10 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HAILCAESAR

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9A: "20. "Santa Baby" singer Eartha"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: KITT

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10A: "21. Spray can output"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas
• Similar words include: aerosol container, spray can, aerosol bomb
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: AEROSOL

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11A: "22. Toronto's province: Abbr."

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ONT

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12A: "23. Head rubs that relieve tension"

13 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SCALPMASSAGES

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13A: "26. Babysitter, often"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
• Similar words include: teenage, stripling, adolescent
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TEEN

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14A: "27. Cook quickly in a pan"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a dish of sauteed food
• Similar words include: sauteed
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SAUTE

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15A: "30. Putt-putt standard"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
• Similar words include: equality, equation, equivalence
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PAR

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16A: "32. Comfort in hard times"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
• Similar words include: soothe, consolation, comfort
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SOLACE

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17A: "37. Leader with a Swiss Guard detail"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the head of the roman catholic church
• Similar words include: Roman Catholic Pope, Catholic Pope, Alexander Pope
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: POPE

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18A: "39. "Leave it to me" … and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle"

16 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________________

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Answer: IVEGOTYOUCOVERED

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19A: "43. "Gotta bounce!""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is hawaiian and ciao is italian)
• Similar words include: aloha
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CIAO

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20A: "44. Matador's opponent"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ELTORO

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21A: "45. Circus safety device"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the tcp/ip network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
• Similar words include: nett, clear, mesh
• Opposite of: gross

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NET

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22A: "46. Absolut rival, for short"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: STOLI

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23A: "49. Form a clump"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid
• Similar words include: coagulate, clog, curdle
• Opposite of: homogenize

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CLOT

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24A: "51. People spouting zealous rhetoric"

13 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: FIREBREATHERS

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25A: "58. Bit of advice"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
• Similar words include: slant, top, tap
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TIP

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26A: "61. Weapons used in many duels"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
• Similar words include: pistol, side arm, shooting iron
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: PISTOLS

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27A: "62. Part of a winter wonderland"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
• Similar words include: play false, C, hoodwink
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SNOW

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28A: "63. Brief period of time"

10 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: SHORTSPELL

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29A: "65. Sound in a broadcast"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the audible part of a transmitted signal
• Similar words include: audio frequency, audio recording, sound recording
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AUDIO

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30A: "66. Sabin vaccine target"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
• Similar words include: poliomyelitis, acute anterior poliomyelitis, infantile paralysis
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: POLIO

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31A: "67. New Haven university"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a university in connecticut
• Similar words include: Yale University, Elihu Yale
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: YALE

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32A: "68. Blog commenter who is best ignored"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
• Similar words include: trolling, round
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TROLL

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33A: "69. Utensil in a soup bowl"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food
• Similar words include: spoonful, smooch
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SPOON

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34A: "70. Texting format, for short"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a grey lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group; is used in special alloys; occurs in monazite and bastnasite
• Similar words include: Master of Science, SM, MSc
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SMS

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35A: "71. Touch or smell"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a general conscious awareness
• Similar words include: mother wit, sensory faculty, gumption
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SENSE

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Places students sit	5
2D	2. Top story of a house	5
3D	3. "Isn't this pleasant!"	10
4D	4. Stinging plant	6
5D	5. Soon-to-be grads: Abbr.	3
6D	6. Sounds from lions	5
7D	7. "So long, amigo"	5
8D	8. Tortilla chip dip	5
9D	9. Shrub with bright flowers	6
10D	10. Compete (for)	3
11D	11. Lhasa ___ (dog)	4
12D	12. Reach across	4
13D	13. Legal injury	4
14D	15. ___ butter (lotion ingredient)	4
15D	19. Minor machine parts	4
16D	21. "Are too!" reply	5
17D	24. Mexican currency	4
18D	25. Condo honcho, casually	4
19D	28. Possible outcome of a bad sprain	10
20D	29. Fencing sword	4
21D	30. Instagram posting, informally	3
22D	31. Enterprise rival	4
23D	33. Harsh cleaning agent	3
24D	34. Dial-up pioneer	3
25D	35. "Stop filming!"	3
26D	36. ___-warrior	3
27D	38. Aug. setting in Augusta	3
28D	40. Make a whoopsie	4
29D	41. Marine apex predators	5
30D	42. Battery unit	4
31D	47. Pure Leaf tea distributor	6
32D	48. Ring around the pupil	4
33D	50. "Yeah, I bet"	6
34D	52. Awards with a Best Boxer category	5
35D	53. Second-string squad	5
36D	54. ___-Royce	5
37D	55. Fashion magazine founded in France	4
38D	56. Muddies up	5
39D	57. Buff, to gym bros	5
40D	58. Small recipe amts.	4
41D	59. Denny's alternative	4
42D	60. Game played on horseback	4
43D	64. ___ de Janeiro	3
44D	65. Mentions directly, on X	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Places students sit"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
• Similar words include: desk
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DESKS

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2D: "2. Top story of a house"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
• Similar words include: Ionic dialect, noggin, garret
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ATTIC

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3D: "3. "Isn't this pleasant!""

10 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: WHATATREAT

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4D: "4. Stinging plant"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus urtica or family urticaceae)
• Similar words include: vex, nark, gravel
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NETTLE

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5D: "5. Soon-to-be grads: Abbr."

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite
• Similar words include: strontium, Sr, atomic number 38
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SRS

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6D: "6. Sounds from lions"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a deep prolonged loud noise
• Similar words include: holler, ululate, bellow
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ROARS

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7D: "7. "So long, amigo""

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a farewell remark
• Similar words include: so long, good-by, sayonara
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ADIOS

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8D: "8. Tortilla chip dip"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that spicy sauce of tomatoes and onions and chili peppers to accompany mexican foods
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SALSA

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9D: "9. Shrub with bright flowers"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AZALEA

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10D: "10. Compete (for)"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
• Similar words include: compete, contend
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: VIE

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11D: "11. Lhasa ___ (dog)"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: APSO

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12D: "12. Reach across"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the complete duration of something
• Similar words include: yoke, couple, straddle
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SPAN

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13D: "13. Legal injury"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
• Similar words include: civil wrong
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TORT

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14D: "15. ___ butter (lotion ingredient)"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SHEA

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15D: "19. Minor machine parts"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a subordinate who performs an important but routine function
• Similar words include: sprocket, cog
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: COGS

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16D: "21. "Are too!" reply"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AMNOT

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17D: "24. Mexican currency"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the basic unit of money in uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos
• Similar words include: Cuban peso, Colombian peso, Guinea-Bissau peso
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: PESO

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18D: "25. Condo honcho, casually"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SUPE

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19D: "28. Possible outcome of a bad sprain"

10 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TORNTENDON

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20D: "29. Fencing sword"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EPEE

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21D: "30. Instagram posting, informally"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
• Similar words include: exposure, movie, moving picture
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: PIC

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22D: "31. Enterprise rival"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AVIS

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23D: "33. Harsh cleaning agent"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LYE

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24D: "34. Dial-up pioneer"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AOL

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25D: "35. "Stop filming!""

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a share of the profits
• Similar words include: turn off, disregard, abbreviate
• Opposite of: switch on, expand

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CUT

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26D: "36. ___-warrior"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ECO

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27D: "38. Aug. setting in Augusta"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EDT

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28D: "40. Make a whoopsie"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
• Similar words include: zany, sin, jackass
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: GOOF

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29D: "41. Marine apex predators"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
• Similar words include: killer, killer whale, Orcinus orca
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ORCAS

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30D: "42. Battery unit"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it
• Similar words include: V
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: VOLT

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31D: "47. Pure Leaf tea distributor"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LIPTON

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32D: "48. Ring around the pupil"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
• Similar words include: iris diaphragm, fleur-de-lis, sword lily
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: IRIS

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33D: "50. "Yeah, I bet""

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OHSURE

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34D: "52. Awards with a Best Boxer category"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that catch sight of
• Similar words include: descry, spot, spy
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ESPYS

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35D: "53. Second-string squad"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BTEAM

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36D: "54. ___-Royce"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that rotary motion of an object around its own axis
• Similar words include: coil, roll, paradiddle
• Opposite of: unwind

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ROLLS

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37D: "55. Fashion magazine founded in France"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ELLE

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38D: "56. Muddies up"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that be agitated
• Similar words include: moil, churn, boil
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ROILS

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39D: "57. Buff, to gym bros"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SWOLE

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40D: "58. Small recipe amts."

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TSPS

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41D: "59. Denny's alternative"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: IHOP

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42D: "60. Game played on horseback"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that venetian traveler who explored asia in the 13th century and served kublai khan (1254-1324)
• Similar words include: Marco Polo
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: POLO

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43D: "64. ___ de Janeiro"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the former capital and 2nd largest city of brazil; chief brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
• Similar words include: Rio de Janeiro
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: RIO

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44D: "65. Mentions directly, on X"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
• Similar words include: atomic number 85, at, At
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ATS

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

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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

35 Across Clues

44 Down Clues

79 Total Clues

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