Saturday September 21, 2024 NY Times Crossword Answers

This crossword puzzle was in the New York times on the 21/09/2024 and there are several clues; some of them are literary while others are funny and creative. For those who appreciate crosswords, solving these clues is both enjoyable and a challenge. If you have a specific word in mind, which you are attempting to fit into the puzzle, or if you simply want to ensure you are correct in solving it, we assist in solving the puzzle. Below are the NYT crossword clues as well as professional advice and solutions that can be helpful in the process.

NY Times Crossword Clues for September 21, 2024

As to how this can be done, let’s start with the example of the NYT crossword puzzle for September 21, 2024, and the process of ignoring both the across and the down clues. Here are the answers, some of the reasons and for some of the more challenging ones, a few hints to start you off. tt all the information below.

Across Clues for September 21, 2024

• The clue is 1. Namesake of the channel separating Madagascar from the African mainland. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOZAMBIQUE

  Possible Answer : Mocambique, Republic_of_Mozambique, Mozambique




• The clue is 11. Go quickly (past). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAIL

  Possible Answer : sweep, voyage, canvas, sail, canvass, cruise, sheet, navigate




• The clue is 15. "What a crazy thing to do!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREYOUNUTS




• The clue is 16. That being the case. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IFSO




• The clue is 17. "Been there". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICANRELATE




• The clue is 18. Small songbirds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TITS

  Possible Answer : knocker, nipple, boob, titmouse, breast, pap, titty, tit, bosom, mamilla, teat, mammilla




• The clue is 19. The W.N.B.A.'s Wings, on scoreboards. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAL

  Possible Answer : dal, dekaliter, dkl, dekalitre, decaliter, decalitre




• The clue is 20. Releaser of electrons. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANODE

  Possible Answer : anode

  Possible Opposite Answer : cathode




• The clue is 21. Nickname for Alexander, in Slavic cultures. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SACHA




• The clue is 22. Word on a construction sign. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOW

  Possible Answer : retard, tiresome, behind, sluggish, decelerate, boring, deadening, irksome, slowly, dumb, tardily, dim, slow_up, slack, dull, wearisome, dense, ho-hum, tedious, easy, slow_down, slow, slacken, obtuse

  Possible Opposite Answer : quickly, accelerate, fast




• The clue is 23. Appealing outcome, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RETRIAL

  Possible Answer : retrial




• The clue is 25. They might bite the dust. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MITES

  Possible Answer : speck, soupcon, pinch, tinge, hint, jot, mite, touch




• The clue is 27. Florida city where the "The Greatest Show on Earth" was once headquartered. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARASOTA

  Possible Answer : Sarasota




• The clue is 28. Two o' clock?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HANDS

  Possible Answer : workforce, script, paw, hand, manpower, helping_hand, bridge_player, hands, pass_on, give, men, reach, handwriting, hired_man, manus, work_force, turn_over, mitt, pass, deal, hired_hand, custody




• The clue is 29. Sharp, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TANGY

  Possible Answer : lemony, tart, sourish, lemonlike, tangy




• The clue is 30. "Apocalypse Now" setting, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAM




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

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

  The answer: ARTS

  Possible Answer : artistic_creation, humanities, graphics, fine_art, humanistic_discipline, prowess, nontextual_matter, art, artwork, artistic_production, artistry, liberal_arts, arts




• The clue is 32. Business with the stock symbol WOOF. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETCO




• The clue is 33. Jamaican folk song about overnight labor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAYO




• The clue is 34. Sault ___ Marie International Bridge (Michigan-Ontario connector). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STE




• The clue is 35. A whole bunch of people in a row. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MELEE

  Possible Answer : melee, battle_royal, scrimmage




• The clue is 36. Works on a loop, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CODES

  Possible Answer : rag, twit, tantalise, dupe, tease, code, computer_code, tantalize, rally, taunt, encipher, put_on, slang, befool, cod, inscribe, write_in_code, encrypt, fool, take_in, put_one_over, cipher, put_one_across, cypher, ride, codification, razz, bait, gull




• The clue is 37. Sky-high prices?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIRFARES

  Possible Answer : airfare




• The clue is 39. Sci-fi awards. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUGOS

  Possible Answer : Hugo, Victor-Marie_Hugo, Victor_Hugo




• The clue is 40. Put on an unconvincing accent or laugh way too hard, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAMITUP




• The clue is 41. Food often served with wet wipes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIBS

  Possible Answer : blackguard, ridicule, jest_at, guy, poke_fun, laugh_at, rib, costa, make_fun, roast




• The clue is 42. Top-tier. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELITE

  Possible Answer : elite_group, elect, elite




• The clue is 43. Country with "kreyòl" as an official language. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAITI

  Possible Answer : Hayti, Haiti, Hispaniola, Republic_of_Haiti




• The clue is 45. What Los Angeles and New York are represented in twice: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NFL




• The clue is 48. "Stuff happens". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALAS

  Possible Answer : unfortunately, ala, alas, regrettably, unluckily

  Possible Opposite Answer : fortunately, luckily




• The clue is 49. Custardy French dessert. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POTDECREME




• The clue is 51. Actor Malek. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAMI

  Possible Answer : ramus




• The clue is 52. Poor resolution, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTICLIMAX

  Possible Answer : anticlimax, bathos




• The clue is 53. Osiris or Isis, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TWIN

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




• The clue is 54. Butt text?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEACHEMOJI

Down Clues for September 21, 2024:

• The clue is 1. 2019 best seller subtitled "Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAID

  Possible Answer: amah, maiden, maidservant, housemaid, maid

• The clue is 2. Part of a pod. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORCA

  Possible Answer: Orcinus_orca, killer, killer_whale, orca, sea_wolf, grampus

• The clue is 3. Fire. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZEAL

  Possible Answer: readiness, zeal, ardour, eagerness, forwardness, ardor, elan

• The clue is 4. First name in Objectivism. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AYN

• The clue is 5. Miles ___, Spider-Man's alter ego in the "Spider-Verse" movies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MORALES

  Possible Answer: morale, esprit_de_corps, team_spirit

• The clue is 6. Half a South American capital name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUENOS

• The clue is 7. How a truck may descend a hill. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INLOW

• The clue is 8. Difficult figure-skating jump. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QUAD

  Possible Answer: musculus_quadriceps_femoris, quadriceps, space, quadrangle, quadriceps_femoris, quad, quadruplet

• The clue is 9. It is said. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UTTERANCE

  Possible Answer: utterance, vocalization

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

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

  The answer: ESE

  Possible Answer: east_southeast, ESE

• The clue is 11. Instruments with movable frets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SITARS

  Possible Answer: sitar

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

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

  The answer: AFICIONADO

  Possible Answer: aficionado

• The clue is 13. "So, you're saying you're in?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISTHATAYES

• The clue is 14. U.S. city with the motto "Where Discoveries are Made". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOSALAMOS

• The clue is 21. Inn range?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAY

  Possible Answer: persist, continue, ride_out, outride, appease, stoppage, check, hitch, stick, stay, stick_around, last_out, quell, remain, stop, delay, rest, detain, bide, arrest, stay_on, abide, stay_put, halt

  Possible Opposite Answer : depart, move, change

• The clue is 22. Health class topic, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STDS

  Possible Answer: dose, Cupid's_itch, sexually_transmitted_disease, STD, Doctor_of_Sacred_Theology, Venus's_curse, VD, venereal_infection, Cupid's_disease, social_disease, venereal_disease

• The clue is 24. That being the case. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERGO

  Possible Answer: ergo

• The clue is 25. Something invoked in an emergency. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MARTIALLAW

• The clue is 26. Major League Soccer team with pink home jerseys. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INTERMIAMI

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

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

  The answer: SATES

  Possible Answer: fill, sate, satiate, replete

• The clue is 28. Shows compassion. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HASAHEART

• The clue is 29. Classic party game. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TELEPHONE

  Possible Answer: telephone_set, telephony, call, telephone, call_up, phone, ring

• The clue is 32. Country name that's also the Portuguese word for "turkey". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PERU

  Possible Answer: Peru, Republic_of_Peru

• The clue is 33. They might have bones to pick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOGS

  Possible Answer: dog, blackguard, frump, heel, chase, wiener, andiron, tag, tail, hot_dog, pawl, wienerwurst, click, trail, firedog, Canis_familiaris, give_chase, track, hound, frankfurter, bounder, chase_after, frank, cad, domestic_dog, dog-iron, go_after, hotdog, detent, weenie

• The clue is 35. Start a family, or finish a game. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATE

  Possible Answer: teammate, spouse, married_person, mate, first_mate, twin, Paraguay_tea, checkmate, Ilex_paraguariensis, better_half, match, copulate, pair, fellow, partner, couple

• The clue is 36. Box office?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CUBICLE

  Possible Answer: carrell, kiosk, booth, carrel, stall, cubicle, cell

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

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

  The answer: FITSIN

• The clue is 39. Like next-gen devices. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HITECH

• The clue is 41. So absurd, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIDIC

• The clue is 44. "___ girl!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATTA

• The clue is 45. Spoiler alert: He's found in Sydney Harbour. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEMO

• The clue is 46. Key of Beethoven's Sixth: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FMAJ

• The clue is 47. Golfer Thompson who qualified for the U.S. Women's Open at age 12. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEXI

• The clue is 49. ___ smear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAP

  Possible Answer: nipple, soft_diet, pap, pablum, tit, spoon_food, mamilla, teat, mammilla

• The clue is 50. Tire holder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIM

  Possible Answer: flange, rim, brim, lip

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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 (41 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. Marx with a manifesto	4
2A	5. ___ Romeo	4
3A	9. Tracker in a speed trap	5
4A	14. Offshore	4
5A	15. Into oneself	4
6A	16. Optics, so to speak	5
7A	17. Part of a story line	9
8A	19. Some golf shirts	5
9A	20. I came uninvited	12
10A	22. "Black Panther" actress Bassett	6
11A	23. French city on the Rhone	4
12A	24. Deg. for a writer	3
13A	27. Pop in the Midwest?	4
14A	29. Some postpartum exercises	6
15A	31. Not yet decided, for short	3
16A	34. I saw the future	11
17A	37. ___ 51, highly classified Nevada facility	4
18A	39. Wrath	3
19A	40. Fishy Hawaiian dish	4
20A	41. I conquered "Jeopardy!" for 74 days straight	11
21A	46. Action between a bump and a spike	3
22A	47. "We're on!"	6
23A	48. "Roll the ___!"	4
24A	50. Abbr. before some hotel numbers	3
25A	51. Feature of a slasher film	4
26A	54. Haphazard	6
27A	58. Classic quotation that might be said by 20-, 34- and 41-Across?	12
28A	60. Direction in a challah recipe	5
29A	63. After 11:30 p.m., say	9
30A	64. Longtime Stallone role	5
31A	65. 2025 Ron Howard survival thriller	4
32A	66. Home of County Donegal	4
33A	67. Colorado resort town	5
34A	68. Blue side, informally	4
35A	69. Platform for Street Fighter II and Mario Paint, informally	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Marx with a manifesto"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: KARL

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2A: "5. ___ Romeo"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ALFA

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3A: "9. Tracker in a speed trap"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects
• Similar words include: radiolocation, radio detection and ranging, microwave radar
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RADAR

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4A: "14. Offshore"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that in the direction of the sea
• Similar words include: seaward, seawards
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ASEA

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5A: "15. Into oneself"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
• Similar words include: swollen-headed, egotistical, egotistic
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: VAIN

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6A: "16. Optics, so to speak"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an iconic mental representation
• Similar words include: range of a function, fancy, envision
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: IMAGE

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7A: "17. Part of a story line"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: PLOTPOINT

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8A: "19. Some golf shirts"

5 letters Category: Common Word

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, Polo, polo
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: POLOS

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9A: "20. I came uninvited"

12 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: PARTYCRASHER

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10A: "22. "Black Panther" actress Bassett"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ANGELA

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11A: "23. French city on the Rhone"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a city in east-central france on the rhone river; a principal producer of silk and rayon
• Similar words include: Lyons
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LYON

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12A: "24. Deg. for a writer"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a master's degree in fine arts
• Similar words include: Master of Fine Arts
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MFA

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13A: "27. Pop in the Midwest?"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

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, washing soda, soda ash
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SODA

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14A: "29. Some postpartum exercises"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: KEGELS

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15A: "31. Not yet decided, for short"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TBD

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16A: "34. I saw the future"

11 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that french astrologer who wrote cryptic predictions whose interpretations are still being debated (1503-1566)
• Similar words include: Michel de Notredame
• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: NOSTRADAMUS

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17A: "37. ___ 51, highly classified Nevada facility"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
• Similar words include: domain, arena, orbit
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AREA

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18A: "39. Wrath"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
• Similar words include: anger, choler, ira
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IRE

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19A: "40. Fishy Hawaiian dish"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that tall coarse perennial american herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous
• Similar words include: pigeon berry, jab, nose
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: POKE

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20A: "41. I conquered "Jeopardy!" for 74 days straight"

11 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: KENJENNINGS

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21A: "46. Action between a bump and a spike"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
• Similar words include: jell, Seth, solidification
• Opposite of: rise

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Answer: SET

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22A: "47. "We're on!""

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ITSAGO

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23A: "48. "Roll the ___!""

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
• Similar words include: tape recording, magnetic tape, tape measure
• Opposite of: erase

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Answer: TAPE

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24A: "50. Abbr. before some hotel numbers"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: STE

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25A: "51. Feature of a slasher film"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that vice president of the united states under bill clinton (born in 1948)
• Similar words include: Albert Gore Jr., panel, Al Gore
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GORE

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26A: "54. Haphazard"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance
• Opposite of: nonrandom
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: RANDOM

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27A: "58. Classic quotation that might be said by 20-, 34- and 41-Across?"

12 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: VENIVIDIVICI

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28A: "60. Direction in a challah recipe"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
• Similar words include: lace, braiding, gold braid
• Opposite of: unbraid

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Answer: BRAID

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29A: "63. After 11:30 p.m., say"

9 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: LATENIGHT

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30A: "64. Longtime Stallone role"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RAMBO

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31A: "65. 2025 Ron Howard survival thriller"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
• Similar words include: Shangri-la, promised land, Garden of Eden
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EDEN

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32A: "66. Home of County Donegal"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of ireland; achieved independence from the united kingdom in 1921
• Similar words include: Irish Republic, Ireland, Republic of Ireland
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EIRE

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33A: "67. Colorado resort town"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of several trees of the genus populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ASPEN

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34A: "68. Blue side, informally"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DEMS

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35A: "69. Platform for Street Fighter II and Mario Paint, informally"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SNES

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Head of Kronos?	5
2D	2. Narnia lion	5
3D	3. Corp. shake-up	5
4D	4. Drinks that may be prepared with a steam wand	6
5D	5. Green toast spread	7
6D	6. Hideout	4
7D	7. Championship game	5
8D	8. Raring to go, say	5
9D	9. Now blue, as a blueberry	7
10D	10. Mi ___ (Spanish term of endearment)	4
11D	11. Lentil dish	3
12D	12. In the past	3
13D	13. Lo-___	3
14D	18. Traffic marker	5
15D	21. Trendy sneaker brand	4
16D	24. Workplace notes	5
17D	25. It's unlikely to happen again	5
18D	26. It's of use	5
19D	28. "Like ..."	4
20D	30. Word after age or before year	3
21D	31. Chips with a "Blue Heat" flavor	5
22D	32. Name inside of a libretto?	5
23D	33. Packed in	5
24D	35. Prefix with state or county	3
25D	36. "Seasons of Love" musical	4
26D	38. ___ Wilson, four-time W.N.B.A. M.V.P.	3
27D	42. Encouraged, as a troublemaker	7
28D	43. 12, say	4
29D	44. Sites of large beds	7
30D	45. Source of Manchego cheese	5
31D	49. Exhibits one of the seven deadly sins	6
32D	52. Irritated	5
33D	53. Dodge	5
34D	55. "Soup's on!"	5
35D	56. Earthy tone	5
36D	57. Some skin irritants	5
37D	58. Get on (with)	4
38D	59. Pair in the press	4
39D	60. Supportive garment	3
40D	61. Dorm V.I.P.s	3
41D	62. Bit of gig gear	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Head of Kronos?"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the 10th letter of the greek alphabet
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: KAPPA

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2D: "2. Narnia lion"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ASLAN

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3D: "3. Corp. shake-up"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: REORG

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4D: "4. Drinks that may be prepared with a steam wand"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk
• Similar words include: latte, caffe latte
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: LATTES

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5D: "5. Green toast spread"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed
• Similar words include: aguacate, alligator pear, avocado tree
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: AVOCADO

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6D: "6. Hideout"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the habitation of wild animals
• Similar words include: den
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LAIR

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7D: "7. Championship game"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
• Similar words include: final exam, net, concluding
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FINAL

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8D: "8. Raring to go, say"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that nervous and unable to relax
• Similar words include: itchy, fretful, fidgety
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ANTSY

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9D: "9. Now blue, as a blueberry"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cause to ripen or develop fully
• Similar words include: aged, mature, ripen
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: RIPENED

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10D: "10. Mi ___ (Spanish term of endearment)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of greek eros
• Similar words include: Cupid
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AMOR

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11D: "11. Lentil dish"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters
• Similar words include: dkl, dekalitre, decaliter
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DAL

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12D: "12. In the past"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that gone by; or in the past
• Similar words include: agone
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AGO

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13D: "13. Lo-___"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells
• Similar words include: reticuloendothelial system, Re, re
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RES

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14D: "18. Traffic marker"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race
• Similar words include: power pylon
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PYLON

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15D: "21. Trendy sneaker brand"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of a north american indian people speaking one of the hokan languages
• Similar words include: Hokan
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HOKA

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16D: "24. Workplace notes"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a written proposal or reminder
• Similar words include: memo, memorandum, memoranda
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MEMOS

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17D: "25. It's unlikely to happen again"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a stroke of luck
• Similar words include: good luck, trematode, good fortune
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FLUKE

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18D: "26. It's of use"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a useful or valuable quality
• Similar words include: plus
• Opposite of: liability

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Answer: ASSET

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19D: "28. "Like ...""

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the seventh month of the hindu calendar
• Similar words include: Asvina
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ASIN

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20D: "30. Word after age or before year"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
• Similar words include: break, opening, breach
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GAP

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21D: "31. Chips with a "Blue Heat" flavor"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TAKIS

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22D: "32. Name inside of a libretto?"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BRETT

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23D: "33. Packed in"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
• Similar words include: dull, impenetrable, slow
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DENSE

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24D: "35. Prefix with state or county"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TRI

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25D: "36. "Seasons of Love" musical"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
• Similar words include: snag, lease, take
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RENT

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26D: "38. ___ Wilson, four-time W.N.B.A. M.V.P."

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AJA

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27D: "42. Encouraged, as a troublemaker"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: EGGEDON

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28D: "43. 12, say"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the middle of the day
• Similar words include: high noon, noonday, twelve noon
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NOON

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29D: "44. Sites of large beds"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
• Similar words include: garden
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: GARDENS

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30D: "45. Source of Manchego cheese"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern europe on the iberian peninsula; a former colonial power
• Similar words include: Kingdom of Spain, Espana
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SPAIN

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31D: "49. Exhibits one of the seven deadly sins"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
• Similar words include: envy, begrudge, invidia
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ENVIES

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32D: "52. Irritated"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
• Similar words include: annoy, vex, get at
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RILED

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33D: "53. Dodge"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
• Similar words include: hedge, dodge, put off
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EVADE

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34D: "55. "Soup's on!""

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DIGIN

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35D: "56. Earthy tone"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment
• Similar words include: ocher
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OCHRE

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36D: "57. Some skin irritants"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a slight but appreciable amount
• Similar words include: tinge, mite, speck
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MITES

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37D: "58. Get on (with)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively
• Similar words include: vibration
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: VIBE

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38D: "59. Pair in the press"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
• Similar words include: token, point, detail
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ITEM

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39D: "60. Supportive garment"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
• Similar words include: bandeau, brassiere
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BRA

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40D: "61. Dorm V.I.P.s"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function
• Similar words include: right ascension, Re, radium
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RAS

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41D: "62. Bit of gig gear"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the basic unit of electric current adopted under the systeme international d'unites
• Similar words include: adenylic acid, ampere, adenosine monophosphate
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AMP

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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.

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

Today's Puzzle Stats

35 Across Clues

41 Down Clues

76 Total Clues

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