Wednesday, Aug 28, 2024 NYT Predictions Steps by CrosswordHints blogs

Across Clues :

1. Chicken par_ _ _ _ _ in fat, 6. Last word, at times, 9. Hurdles for doct_ _ _ _ _tudents, 14. Lover boy, 15. Bronx politician with a noted 2018 upset, familiarly, 16. Clay figure in Jewish folklore, 17. Referring t_ _ _ _ _est, 18. Onetime studio with a broadcast tower in its logo, 19. I_ _ _ _ _at terrifies thanatophobes, 20. Has the stage, 21. Participants in a 140.6-mile race, 23. Prenatal diagnostic, in brief, 25. Because, 29. Cropped photo?, 32. Made amends for wh_ _ _ _ _ _id, 34. Something that can be "dominant", 35. Comfortable, 37. Up there, so to speak, 38. Outline, 39. They pu_ _ _ _ _ _ _tuff, 41. "Star Tre_" _ _ _ _ _ _ot heard on the original series, 43. Account, 44. Snap back?, 46. Famous failures of the '50s, 47. Maker of Aspire laptops, 48. Another word fo_ _ _ _ _ _awag, 50. A Venusian one lasts eight Earth months, 51. "Being and Nothingness" author, 53. Venerable teachers, 55. Casual greeting, 57. Tuscan city on the Arno River, 61. Street feature needed after a har_ _ _ _ _, 64. Word with tail or tight, 65. Pitcher's positio_ _ _ _ _e lineup, historically, 66. Going places?, 67. Smoothie bar supply, 68. Title role of 1966 and 2004, 69. It'_ _ _ _ _n on a vampire hunt, 70. Like many autumn leaves, 71. Tempe_ _ _ _ _onsoon, e.g.

Wednesday, Aug 28, 2024 NYT 

Down Clues :

1. Counselor on the Enterprise, 2. Sexual attraction, with "the", 3. Texter's qualifier, 4. Actress Davis, 5. Opposite of vert., 6. Spanish-speaking neighborhood, 7. Half of the couple on the iconic Rolling Stone cover of 1/22/81, 8. Subj. for Milton Friedman, 9. Nash who wrote "A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of", 10. Units of X-ray exposure, 11. In the manner of, 12. Court call, 13. Texter's "Unbelievable", 21. Make sense of, 22. "When your broad mind and narrow waist begin to change places," per E. Joseph Cossman, 24. Broadway "Auntie", 26. Placed bets on both sides, 27. Neighbor of Zambia and Namibia, 28. Itsy-bitsy, 29. Foods with names often ending in "i", 30. Ivy League city surrounded by more than 150 waterfalls, 31. Fury, 33. Animal with a bugle-like mating call, 36. Analyze to a fault, 40. Site of many wrecks, 42. Going nowhere, 45. Lifeblood, 49. Checked the IDs of, 52. Often-skipped step when making rice, 54. Like the proverbial milk, 56. Will figure, 58. 411, 59. Energize, 60. "Beg pardon ...", 61. They often mix up lyrics, 62. Spoil, 63. Exclamation of enlightenment, 65. Grammy winner for Best Rap Album in 2021

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 28, 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:

• The clue is 1. Chicken par_ _ _ _ _ in fat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THIGH

  Possible Answer : thigh, second_joint




• The clue is 6. Last word, at times. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BYE

  Possible Answer : adios, goodby, bye, good-bye, au_revoir, so_long, adieu, good-by, auf_wiedersehen, bye-bye, arrivederci, good_day, sayonara, goodbye, cheerio, pass




• The clue is 9. Hurdles for doct_ _ _ _ _tudents. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORALS

  Possible Answer : oral_examination, oral_exam, viva, oral, viva_voce




• The clue is 14. Lover boy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROMEO

  Possible Answer : Romeo




• The clue is 15. Bronx politician with a noted 2018 upset, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AOC




• The clue is 16. Clay figure in Jewish folklore. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOLEM

  Possible Answer : golem, automaton, robot




• The clue is 17. Referring t_ _ _ _ _est. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTHER

  Possible Answer : former, other, early

  Possible Opposite Answer : same




• The clue is 18. Onetime studio with a broadcast tower in its logo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RKO




• The clue is 19. I_ _ _ _ _at terrifies thanatophobes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEATH

  Possible Answer : Death, dying, demise, expiry, destruction, decease, last, end, death

  Possible Opposite Answer : birth




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

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

  The answer: ISON




• The clue is 21. Participants in a 140.6-mile race. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRONMEN

  Possible Answer : iron_man, ironman




• The clue is 23. Prenatal diagnostic, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMNIO

  Possible Answer : amniocentesis, amnio




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

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

  The answer: INTHAT




• The clue is 29. Cropped photo?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIC

  Possible Answer : moving-picture_show, moving_picture, pic, flick, motion-picture_show, motion_picture, photograph, film, movie, photo, picture_show, exposure, picture




• The clue is 32. Made amends for wh_ _ _ _ _ _id. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATONED

  Possible Answer : abye, atone, aby, expiate, repent




• The clue is 34. Something that can be "dominant". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GENE

  Possible Answer : cistron, gene, factor




• The clue is 35. Comfortable. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATHOME




• The clue is 37. Up there, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLD

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : new, young




• The clue is 38. Outline. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDGE

  Possible Answer : bound, border, adjoin, butt_against, butt_on, sharpness, butt, abut, inch, boundary, edge, march




• The clue is 39. They pu_ _ _ _ _ _ _tuff. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHOVERS

  Possible Answer : pusher, shover




• The clue is 41. "Star Tre_" _ _ _ _ _ _ot heard on the original series. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KLINGON




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

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

  The answer: TALE

  Possible Answer : taradiddle, narration, tarradiddle, tale, fib, narrative, story




• The clue is 44. Snap back?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEE

  Possible Answer : peeing, wee, pee-pee, spend_a_penny, wee-wee, take_a_leak, make_water, pissing, urinate, pass_water, make, weewee, puddle, water, piss, urine, micturate, piddle, pee, relieve_oneself




• The clue is 46. Famous failures of the '50s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDSELS




• The clue is 47. Maker of Aspire laptops. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACER

  Possible Answer : genus_Acer, Acer




• The clue is 48. Another word fo_ _ _ _ _ _awag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RASCAL

  Possible Answer : imp, rascal, varlet, knave, rogue, scallywag, scalawag, rapscallion, monkey, scamp




• The clue is 50. A Venusian one lasts eight Earth months. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAY

  Possible Answer : Day, Clarence_Day, Clarence_Shepard_Day_Jr., sidereal_day, daylight, 24-hour_interval, solar_day, day, twenty-four_hour_period, daytime, mean_solar_day, twenty-four_hours

  Possible Opposite Answer : night




• The clue is 51. "Being and Nothingness" author. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARTRE

  Possible Answer : Jean-Paul_Sartre, Sartre




• The clue is 53. Venerable teachers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAGES

  Possible Answer : droop, salvia, sage, swag, flag, sag, sag_down




• The clue is 55. Casual greeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HITHERE




• The clue is 57. Tuscan city on the Arno River. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PISA

  Possible Answer : Pisa




• The clue is 61. Street feature needed after a har_ _ _ _ _. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRAIN

  Possible Answer : drain, run_out, enfeeble, drainage, drainpipe, debilitate, waste_pipe




• The clue is 64. Word with tail or tight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: END

  Possible Answer : finish, stop, remnant, closing, ending, destruction, conclusion, close, goal, final_stage, oddment, cease, remainder, last, end, terminate, terminal, death

  Possible Opposite Answer : begin, beginning




• The clue is 65. Pitcher's positio_ _ _ _ _e lineup, historically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NINTH

  Possible Answer : ninth, 9th, one-ninth




• The clue is 66. Going places?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JOHNS

  Possible Answer : john, King_John, St._John, Jasper_Johns, whoremaster, Johns, lav, can, toilet, John_the_Evangelist, Saint_John, lavatory, whoremonger, trick, Saint_John_the_Apostle, St._John_the_Apostle, Gospel_According_to_John, John_Lackland, privy, John_the_Divine, John, bathroom




• The clue is 67. Smoothie bar supply. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICE

  Possible Answer : meth, ice_rink, frappe, chicken_feed, icing, deoxyephedrine, Methedrine, crank, trash, methamphetamine, ice, water_ice, frosting, internal-combustion_engine, frost, ice-skating_rink, sparkler, glass, methamphetamine_hydrochloride, chalk, ICE, shabu




• The clue is 68. Title role of 1966 and 2004. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALFIE




• The clue is 69. It'_ _ _ _ _n on a vampire hunt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAKE

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




• The clue is 70. Like many autumn leaves. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RED

  Possible Answer : carmine, redness, flushed, bolshy, violent, reddish, blood-red, crimson, Bolshevik, Marxist, cherry-red, Red_River, loss, red_ink, reddened, red, ruddy, cherry, ruby, red-faced, bolshie, ruby-red, Red, cerise, scarlet

  Possible Opposite Answer : gain




• The clue is 71. Tempe_ _ _ _ _onsoon, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STORM

  Possible Answer : surprise, rage, storm, ramp, violent_storm, force, tempest

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Counselor on the Enterprise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TROI

• The clue is 2. Sexual attraction, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOTS

• The clue is 3. Texter's qualifier. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMHO

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

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

  The answer: GEENA

• The clue is 5. Opposite of vert.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOR

• The clue is 6. Spanish-speaking neighborhood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARRIO

  Possible Answer: barrio

• The clue is 7. Half of the couple on the iconic Rolling Stone cover of 1/22/81. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YOKOONO

• The clue is 8. Subj. for Milton Friedman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECON

• The clue is 9. Nash who wrote "A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OGDEN

  Possible Answer: Charles_Kay_Ogden, Ogden, C._K._Ogden

• The clue is 10. Units of X-ray exposure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROENTGENS

  Possible Answer: Wilhelm_Konrad_Rontgen, Wilhelm_Konrad_Roentgen, roentgen, Roentgen, Rontgen, R

• The clue is 11. In the manner of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALA

  Possible Answer: ala

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

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

  The answer: LET

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : disallow, prevent, forbid

• The clue is 13. Texter's "Unbelievable". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMH

• The clue is 21. Make sense of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INTERPRET

  Possible Answer: render, translate, rede, see, understand, represent, read, interpret, construe

• The clue is 22. "When your broad mind and narrow waist begin to change places," per E. Joseph Cossman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIDDLEAGE

• The clue is 24. Broadway "Auntie". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAME

• The clue is 26. Placed bets on both sides. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEDGED

  Possible Answer: evade, weasel-worded, hedge, sidestep, fudge, skirt, duck, hedge_in, parry, dodge, hedged, put_off, elude, circumvent

• The clue is 27. Neighbor of Zambia and Namibia. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANGOLA

  Possible Answer: Republic_of_Angola, Angola

• The clue is 28. Itsy-bitsy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEENSY

  Possible Answer: itsy-bitsy, bitty, teensy, teeny-weeny, weensy, itty-bitty, teentsy, bittie, teensy-weensy, weeny, teeny, wee

• The clue is 29. Foods with names often ending in "i". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PASTAS

  Possible Answer: alimentary_paste, pasta

• The clue is 30. Ivy League city surrounded by more than 150 waterfalls. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITHACA

  Possible Answer: Ithaki, Ithaca

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

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

  The answer: CHOLER

  Possible Answer: peevishness, crossness, fretfulness, choler, fussiness, petulance, anger, yellow_bile, ire, irritability

• The clue is 33. Animal with a bugle-like mating call. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELK

  Possible Answer: European_elk, red_deer, Alces_alces, moose, elk, wapiti, American_elk, Cervus_elaphus_canadensis, Cervus_elaphus

• The clue is 36. Analyze to a fault. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVERTHINK

• The clue is 40. Site of many wrecks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEA

  Possible Answer: ocean, sea

• The clue is 42. Going nowhere. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDLE

  Possible Answer: jobless, out_of_work, idle, light, dead, slug, unused, stagnate, baseless, laze, loose, unwarranted, tick_over, unfounded, groundless, wild

  Possible Opposite Answer : run, work, busy

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

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

  The answer: ESSENCE

  Possible Answer: gist, effect, essence, marrow, inwardness, kernel, heart, pith, center, burden, substance, perfume, heart_and_soul, sum, meat, centre, core, nitty-gritty, nub

• The clue is 49. Checked the IDs of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CARDED

  Possible Answer: card, tease

• The clue is 52. Often-skipped step when making rice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RINSE

  Possible Answer: rinse, rinse_off, gargle, rinsing, wash

• The clue is 54. Like the proverbial milk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPILT

  Possible Answer: disgorge, run_out, shed, talk, pour_forth, spill, slop, splatter

• The clue is 56. Will figure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEIR

  Possible Answer: successor, inheritor, heritor, heir

• The clue is 58. 411. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INFO

  Possible Answer: information, info

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

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

  The answer: STIR

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

• The clue is 60. "Beg pardon ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHEM

  Possible Answer: ahem, hem

• The clue is 61. They often mix up lyrics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DJS

  Possible Answer: disc_jockey, disk-jockey, disc-jockey, disk_jockey, dj, DJ

• The clue is 62. Spoil. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROT

  Possible Answer: rot, rotting, bunkum, buncombe, guff, molder, moulder, bunk, waste, hogwash, decompose, decomposition, putrefaction

• The clue is 63. Exclamation of enlightenment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHA

• The clue is 65. Grammy winner for Best Rap Album in 2021. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAS

  Possible Answer: sodium, Na, atomic_number_11

XWordHint Crossword Answers January 28, 2026 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (38 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (40 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. Brazilian berry	4
2A	5. Monster whose gaze remained lethal after her death	6
3A	11. Genre for many a mixtape	3
4A	14. It's not hard!	4
5A	15. Came down, in a way	6
6A	16. Like some angsty teens	3
7A	17. Article of furniture on which a plate of oats might be set?	11
8A	19. Justice's domain	3
9A	20. Deserving a D, say	4
10A	21. 1,000 G's	3
11A	22. Difficult weather condition for driving	4
12A	23. Thick, spiked outer covering?	12
13A	27. Pay attention to, as warnings	4
14A	30. Casting rod?	4
15A	31. ___ Lady (translation of "Notre Dame")	3
16A	32. Number indicating position: Abbr.	3
17A	33. Uttered	4
18A	34. Teenager's response to a dad joke, perhaps	6
19A	37. Relatives in a sty?	7
20A	39. "Throne" for a lion king?	7
21A	40. Arctic fishing shelter	6
22A	41. Dirk Nowitzki's longtime team, to fans	4
23A	42. Sustainability prefix	3
24A	43. Chum	3
25A	44. Royal term of address	4
26A	45. Functions	4
27A	46. Walk from one coop to another?	12
28A	50. Vegetable resembling a spring onion	4
29A	51. Vegas's airport code	3
30A	52. Letters in an envelope?	4
31A	55. Co. name ending	3
32A	56. Being flipped on its back, e.g.?	11
33A	60. Lead-in to ✔ on a boarding pass	3
34A	61. Commercial charges	6
35A	62. Cookie containing about 50 calories	4
36A	63. Tegan vis-à-vis Sara, in pop's Tegan and Sara	3
37A	64. Tyrannical ruler	6
38A	65. Keep ___ on	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Brazilian berry"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ACAI

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2A: "5. Monster whose gaze remained lethal after her death"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (greek mythology) a woman transformed into a gorgon by athena; she was slain by perseus
• Similar words include: medusan, medusoid
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MEDUSA

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3A: "11. Genre for many a mixtape"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
• Similar words include: belt, pat, whack
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RAP

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4A: "14. It's not hard!"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that yielding readily to pressure or weight
• Similar words include: balmy, flabby, mild
• Opposite of: unvoiced, loud

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Answer: SOFT

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5A: "15. Came down, in a way"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that precipitate as rain
• Similar words include: rain, rain down
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: RAINED

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6A: "16. Like some angsty teens"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EMO

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7A: "17. Article of furniture on which a plate of oats might be set?"

11 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: HORSESTABLE

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8A: "19. Justice's domain"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the collection of rules imposed by authority
• Similar words include: police, practice of law, legal philosophy
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LAW

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9A: "20. Deserving a D, say"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)
• Similar words include: pitiable, poor people, wretched
• Opposite of: rich, rich people

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Answer: POOR

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10A: "21. 1,000 G's"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound
• Similar words include: milliliter, Swedish mile, millilitre
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MIL

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11A: "22. Difficult weather condition for driving"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
• Similar words include: fog, daze
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HAZE

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12A: "23. Thick, spiked outer covering?"

12 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: DRAGONSLAYER

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13A: "27. Pay attention to, as warnings"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
• Similar words include: regard, listen, paying attention
• Opposite of: inattentiveness

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Answer: HEED

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14A: "30. Casting rod?"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a rod used by a magician or water diviner
• Similar words include: baton, verge, sceptre
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: WAND

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15A: "31. ___ Lady (translation of "Notre Dame")"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OUR

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16A: "32. Number indicating position: Abbr."

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ORD

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17A: "33. Uttered"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that express in words
• Similar words include: read, allege, say
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SAID

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18A: "34. Teenager's response to a dad joke, perhaps"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SOLAME

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19A: "37. Relatives in a sty?"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that leather from the skin of swine
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: PIGSKIN

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20A: "39. "Throne" for a lion king?"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: CATSCAN

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21A: "40. Arctic fishing shelter"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ICEHUT

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22A: "41. Dirk Nowitzki's longtime team, to fans"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MAVS

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23A: "42. Sustainability prefix"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ECO

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24A: "43. Chum"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
• Similar words include: buddy, crony, sidekick
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PAL

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25A: "44. Royal term of address"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
• Similar words include: engender, beget, generate
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SIRE

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26A: "45. Functions"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of using
• Similar words include: economic consumption, employ, United States of America
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: USES

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27A: "46. Walk from one coop to another?"

12 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: CHICKENSTRIP

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28A: "50. Vegetable resembling a spring onion"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild allium ampeloprasum
• Similar words include: scallion, Allium porrum
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LEEK

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29A: "51. Vegas's airport code"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
• Similar words include: atomic number 57, LA, lanthanum
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LAS

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30A: "52. Letters in an envelope?"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RSVP

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31A: "55. Co. name ending"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to saddam hussein's government of iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of sunni and shiite arabs and kurds who hope to build a new government
• Similar words include: Iraqi National Congress
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: INC

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32A: "56. Being flipped on its back, e.g.?"

11 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: TURTLESHELL

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33A: "60. Lead-in to ✔ on a boarding pass"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PRE

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34A: "61. Commercial charges"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ADFEES

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35A: "62. Cookie containing about 50 calories"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that chocolate cookie with white cream filling
• Similar words include: oreo cookie
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OREO

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36A: "63. Tegan vis-à-vis Sara, in pop's Tegan and Sara"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a female person who has the same parents as another person
• Similar words include: silicon, SI unit, ti
• Opposite of: brother

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Answer: SIS

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37A: "64. Tyrannical ruler"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cruel and oppressive dictator
• Similar words include: autocrat, tyrant
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DESPOT

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38A: "65. Keep ___ on"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the bill in a restaurant
• Similar words include: tablet, chit, lozenge
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TABS

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. It goes down in flames	3
2D	2. Member-owned business	4
3D	3. Hairstyle popular among the Black Panther Party	4
4D	4. "How strange ..."	6
5D	5. "___ Robinson" (Simon & Garfunkel hit)	3
6D	6. Score points in Pac-Man, say	3
7D	7. Baseball venue	7
8D	8. Remove the ropes from, perhaps	6
9D	9. "Sex ___" (adage)	5
10D	10. Ending with lemon or lime	3
11D	11. Competitions with anchors	10
12D	12. Wow	5
13D	13. Outlet store?	5
14D	18. Muff	3
15D	22. Massive amounts of winnings, so to speak	5
16D	24. Anticipate	5
17D	25. Laundry detergent brand	4
18D	26. Plunders	5
19D	27. Southwest people whose name means "peaceful"	4
20D	28. Children's author Carle	4
21D	29. Toeholds in solving jigsaw puzzles	10
22D	33. Sneak around	5
23D	34. Word after space or screen	5
24D	35. Repellent spray	4
25D	36. Son of Seth	4
26D	38. Humble home	5
27D	39. Mobile food vendor's station	4
28D	41. Stumble	7
29D	44. Wolfs (down)	6
30D	45. What it all comes down to	6
31D	46. Assortment to view on YouTube	5
32D	47. Painter Matisse	5
33D	48. Avoid, as capture	5
34D	49. Org. authorized by the 16th Amendment	3
35D	53. Designer Wang	4
36D	54. Commoner, informally	4
37D	56. Skosh	3
38D	57. Many an August birth	3
39D	58. Winter setting in N.Y.C.	3
40D	59. Día de ___ Muertos	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. It goes down in flames"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: ASH

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2D: "2. Member-owned business"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a farm building for housing poultry
• Similar words include: cage, chicken coop, henhouse
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: COOP

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3D: "3. Hairstyle popular among the Black Panther Party"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a rounded thickly curled hairdo
• Similar words include: Afro hairdo
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AFRO

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4D: "4. "How strange ...""

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ITSODD

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5D: "5. "___ Robinson" (Simon & Garfunkel hit)"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a form of address for a married woman
• Similar words include: Mr, Mister, Mrs.
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MRS

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6D: "6. Score points in Pac-Man, say"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that take in solid food
• Similar words include: wipe out, corrode, deplete
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EAT

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7D: "7. Baseball venue"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
• Similar words include: baseball field, adamant, infield
• Opposite of: outfield

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Answer: DIAMOND

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8D: "8. Remove the ropes from, perhaps"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that untie or unfasten
• Opposite of: bind
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: UNBIND

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9D: "9. "Sex ___" (adage)"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the activity of persuading someone to buy
• Similar words include: sell, betray, deal
• Opposite of: buy

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Answer: SELLS

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10D: "10. Ending with lemon or lime"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
• Similar words include: fruit drink
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ADE

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11D: "11. Competitions with anchors"

10 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: RELAYRACES

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12D: "12. Wow"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: AMAZE

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13D: "13. Outlet store?"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that possession of controlling influence
• Similar words include: major power, mogul, might
• Opposite of: inability, powerlessness

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Answer: POWER

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14D: "18. Muff"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that to make a mistake or be incorrect
• Similar words include: slip, stray, drift
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ERR

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15D: "22. Massive amounts of winnings, so to speak"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of drawing or hauling something
• Similar words include: catch, haulage, cart
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HAULS

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16D: "24. Anticipate"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that look forward to the probable occurrence of
• Similar words include: wait, look, expect
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AWAIT

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17D: "25. Laundry detergent brand"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a quantity that is added
• Similar words include: addition, make headway, advance
• Opposite of: loss, fall back

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Answer: GAIN

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18D: "26. Plunders"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that goods or money obtained illegally
• Similar words include: bread, dinero, dough
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LOOTS

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19D: "27. Southwest people whose name means "peaceful""

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of the shoshonean people of northeastern arizona
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HOPI

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20D: "28. Children's author Carle"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ERIC

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21D: "29. Toeholds in solving jigsaw puzzles"

10 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: EDGEPIECES

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22D: "33. Sneak around"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
• Similar words include: lurk, malinger
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SKULK

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23D: "34. Word after space or screen"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who saves something from danger or violence
• Similar words include: rescuer, recoverer
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SAVER

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24D: "35. Repellent spray"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
• Similar words include: macer, macebearer, Chemical Mace
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MACE

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25D: "36. Son of Seth"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ENOS

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26D: "38. Humble home"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that small crude shelter used as a dwelling
• Similar words include: domiciliate, domicile, hut
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SHACK

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27D: "39. Mobile food vendor's station"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
• Similar words include: go-cart, drag, haul
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CART

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28D: "41. Stumble"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
• Similar words include: trip, stumble, trip-up
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: MISSTEP

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29D: "44. Wolfs (down)"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make off with belongings of others
• Similar words include: nobble, snarf, swipe
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SNARFS

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30D: "45. What it all comes down to"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
• Similar words include: event, issue, result
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: UPSHOT

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31D: "46. Assortment to view on YouTube"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
• Similar words include: nip off, crop, curtail
• Opposite of: unclip

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Answer: CLIPS

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32D: "47. Painter Matisse"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HENRI

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33D: "48. Avoid, as capture"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that escape, either physically or mentally
• Similar words include: dodge, parry, circumvent
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ELUDE

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34D: "49. Org. authorized by the 16th Amendment"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the bureau of the treasury department responsible for tax collections
• Similar words include: Internal Revenue Service
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IRS

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35D: "53. Designer Wang"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: VERA

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36D: "54. Commoner, informally"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one of the common people
• Similar words include: plebeian
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PLEB

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37D: "56. Skosh"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a slight amount or degree of difference
• Similar words include: shade
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TAD

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38D: "57. Many an August birth"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in leo
• Similar words include: Leo the Lion, Lion
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LEO

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39D: "58. Winter setting in N.Y.C."

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that standard time in the 5th time zone west of greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern united states
• Similar words include: Eastern Standard Time, Eastern Time
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EST

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40D: "59. Día de ___ Muertos"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LOS

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

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

Decode the Clues

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

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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

38 Across Clues

40 Down Clues

78 Total Clues

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