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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 72 (36 Across, 36 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.1 letters
October 18, 2023 Across Hints: NYT Wednesday Crossword Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Rent in the garment district? | 3 |
| 2A | 4. Tuna type | 3 |
| 3A | 7. Amount on an invoice | 3 |
| 4A | 10. Nickname for a young Skywalker | 3 |
| 5A | 13. The Great Depression, for one | 3 |
| 6A | 14. Get in a twist | 7 |
| 7A | 16. Foosball apparatus | 3 |
| 8A | 17. "Ladies and gentlemen, you are about to witness something extraordinary that has never been seen or attempted before!" (go to 34-Down) | 15 |
| 9A | 20. Get out of a tangle | 5 |
| 10A | 21. "Charlotte's Web" monogram | 3 |
| 11A | 22. Yoga posture | 5 |
| 12A | 23. Unit of doubt, so to speak | 4 |
| 13A | 24. Relating to city life | 5 |
| 14A | 26. Twisted tangle | 4 |
| 15A | 27. Name seen going down the drain? | 4 |
| 16A | 28. Drum type | 5 |
| 17A | 29. Camila Cabello's "Never Be the ___" (2018) | 4 |
| 18A | 30. Get more, say | 7 |
| 19A | 32. Kind of belt | 5 |
| 20A | 36. Patrick on the 1992 Dream Team | 5 |
| 21A | 41. Name that translates as "people of the standing stone" | 6 |
| 22A | 43. Divine or digital representation | 6 |
| 23A | 44. Declares | 6 |
| 24A | 45. "Groom and board" locale | 6 |
| 25A | 46. Vegetarian's demand | 6 |
| 26A | 47. Bio and chem student's program, perhaps | 6 |
| 27A | 48. "The spell is cast! Don't blink or you'll miss it …" (go to 15-Down) | 11 |
| 28A | 52. Bulldoze | 4 |
| 29A | 54. Not as well | 5 |
| 30A | 55. Pepper and others: Abbr. | 4 |
| 31A | 58. Sheltered from the wind | 4 |
| 32A | 59. Bet more than | 5 |
| 33A | 60. Bird revered by the Maori | 4 |
| 34A | 61. Modern initialism when skipping text | 4 |
| 35A | 62. What a server may "serve" | 5 |
| 36A | 63. Recycle bin on a desktop, e.g. | 4 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. Rent in the garment district?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a dissolute man in fashionable society
- Words that mean the same thing: split, rive, blood
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RIP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "4. Tuna type"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AHI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "7. Amount on an invoice"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
- Words that mean the same thing: tip, bung
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "10. Nickname for a young Skywalker"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that black tropical american cuckoo
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "13. The Great Depression, for one"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
- Words that mean the same thing: epoch, geological era, earned run average
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "14. Get in a twist"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that twist and press out of shape
- Words that mean the same thing: wring, distort, deform
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CONTORT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "16. Foosball apparatus"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a long thin implement made of metal or wood
- Words that mean the same thing: retinal rod, pole, gat
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "17. "Ladies and gentlemen, you are about to witness something extraordinary that has never been seen or attempted before!" (go to 34-Down)"
Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FORTHEFIRSTTIME
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Clue 9 Across: "20. Get out of a tangle"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that undo the ties of
- Words that mean the same thing: unbrace, loosen, undo
- The opposite would be: tie
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UNTIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "21. "Charlotte's Web" monogram"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EBW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "22. Yoga posture"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of yoga)
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASANA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "23. Unit of doubt, so to speak"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a small hard fruit
- Words that mean the same thing: sow, come, semen
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "24. Relating to city life"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area
- The opposite would be: rural
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: URBAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "26. Twisted tangle"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a tight cluster of people or things
- Words that mean the same thing: air mile, greyback, slub
- The opposite would be: unknot, unravel
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KNOT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "27. Name seen going down the drain?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that founder of christian science in 1866 (1821-1910)
- Words that mean the same thing: whirl, twist, Mary Morse Baker Eddy
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EDDY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "28. Drum type"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
- Words that mean the same thing: trap, side drum, noose
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SNARE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "29. Camila Cabello's "Never Be the ___" (2018)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern scandinavia and herding reindeer
- Words that mean the same thing: Lapplander, Lapp, like
- The opposite would be: other, different
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "30. Get more, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a repeated order for the same merchandise
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REORDER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "32. Kind of belt"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the sacred writings of the christian religions
- Words that mean the same thing: Holy Scripture, Word, Good Book
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BIBLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "36. Patrick on the 1992 Dream Team"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EWING
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "41. Name that translates as "people of the standing stone""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a member of the iroquoian people formerly living east of lake ontario
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ONEIDA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "43. Divine or digital representation"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a new personification of a familiar idea
- Words that mean the same thing: incarnation, embodiment
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AVATAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "44. Declares"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
- Words that mean the same thing: DoS, submit, posit
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STATES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "45. "Groom and board" locale"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PETSPA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "46. Vegetarian's demand"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NOMEAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "47. Bio and chem student's program, perhaps"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PREMED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "48. "The spell is cast! Don't blink or you'll miss it …" (go to 15-Down)"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that gibberish and nonsense
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ABRACADABRA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "52. Bulldoze"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that tear down so as to make flat with the ground
- Words that mean the same thing: rase, take down, dismantle
- The opposite would be: raise
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RAZE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "54. Not as well"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
- Words that mean the same thing: sick, ominous, ill
- The opposite would be: well
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ILLER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "55. Pepper and others: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SGTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "58. Sheltered from the wind"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that on or toward the lee
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "59. Bet more than"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the amount a salary is increased
- Words that mean the same thing: upraise, arouse, conjure up
- The opposite would be: level, descent
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RAISE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "60. Bird revered by the Maori"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that climbing vine native to china; cultivated in new zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat
- Words that mean the same thing: New Zealander, kiwi fruit, Chinese gooseberry
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KIWI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "61. Modern initialism when skipping text"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TLDR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "62. What a server may "serve""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in
- Words that mean the same thing: netmail, e-mail, electronic mail
- The opposite would be: snail mail
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EMAIL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "63. Recycle bin on a desktop, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface
- Words that mean the same thing: ikon, image, picture
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ICON
Great job if you got it right!
October 18, 2023 Down Hints: NYT Wednesday Crossword Guide
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Garbage | 6 |
| 2D | 2. Straightened (out) | 6 |
| 3D | 3. Like some hair and seas | 6 |
| 4D | 4. Hunger (for) | 4 |
| 5D | 5. Chopping tool | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Hell of a poem? | 7 |
| 7D | 7. Overfamiliar, in a way | 7 |
| 8D | 8. Hosp. sections | 3 |
| 9D | 9. James of jazz | 4 |
| 10D | 10. Grande of pop | 6 |
| 11D | 11. "So, so delish!" | 6 |
| 12D | 12. Brainstorm | 6 |
| 13D | 15. Visual representation of this puzzle's trick (go to 38-Down) | 6 |
| 14D | 18. Considerable, as a sum | 4 |
| 15D | 19. Sounds of disapproval | 4 |
| 16D | 24. Application | 3 |
| 17D | 25. Lily Potter, ___ Evans | 3 |
| 18D | 30. Sunfish with colorful gills | 6 |
| 19D | 31. Echo effect | 6 |
| 20D | 32. Cap'n's mate | 4 |
| 21D | 33. Smitten with | 4 |
| 22D | 34. "You will experience a great and unexpected surprise!" (go to 48-Across) | 8 |
| 23D | 35. Miller offering | 8 |
| 24D | 37. Participate in an aquatic sport | 8 |
| 25D | 38. "Presto!" | 8 |
| 26D | 39. Back of the neck | 4 |
| 27D | 40. ___ school | 4 |
| 28D | 42. Rogers's co-star in "Top Hat" | 7 |
| 29D | 43. Tailcoat, vest and bow tie, e.g. | 7 |
| 30D | 49. Stop talking, with "up" | 4 |
| 31D | 50. Inter ___ | 4 |
| 32D | 51. Relating to the Indian subcontinent | 4 |
| 33D | 52. Tell (on) | 3 |
| 34D | 53. ___ too easy | 3 |
| 35D | 56. II | 3 |
| 36D | 57. Transgress | 3 |
Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!
Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!
Clue 1 Down: "1. Garbage"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
- Words that mean the same thing: reject, decline, defy
- The opposite would be: allow, lend oneself
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REFUSE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Straightened (out)"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that press and smooth with a heated iron
- Words that mean the same thing: iron, iron out, press
- The opposite would be: unironed
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IRONED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Like some hair and seas"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that go one's own way; move apart
- Words that mean the same thing: break up, split, disunite
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PARTED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Hunger (for)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
- Words that mean the same thing: hurt, pine, smart
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACHE
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Clue 5 Down: "5. Chopping tool"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HOE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Hell of a poem?"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a expert clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any place of pain and turmoil
- Words that mean the same thing: hell, pit, infernal region
- The opposite would be: Heaven
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INFERNO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Overfamiliar, in a way"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
- Words that mean the same thing: forrard, frontwards, forth
- The opposite would be: aft, reverse
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FORWARD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Hosp. sections"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
- Words that mean the same thing: ER, Er, emergency room
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. James of jazz"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ETTA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Grande of pop"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that city in tunisia
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARIANA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. "So, so delish!""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NOMNOM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Brainstorm"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
- Words that mean the same thing: imagine, conceive of, envisage
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IDEATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "15. Visual representation of this puzzle's trick (go to 38-Down)"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TIBBAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "18. Considerable, as a sum"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)
- Words that mean the same thing: healthy, tidy up, clean up
- The opposite would be: untidy
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TIDY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "19. Sounds of disapproval"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
- Words that mean the same thing: tut, tut-tut, tsk
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TSKS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "24. Application"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the act of using
- Words that mean the same thing: use of goods and services, usance, practice
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: USE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "25. Lily Potter, ___ Evans"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: NEE
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Clue 18 Down: "30. Sunfish with colorful gills"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: REDEAR
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Clue 19 Down: "31. Echo effect"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: REVERB
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Clue 20 Down: "32. Cap'n's mate"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: BOSN
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Clue 21 Down: "33. Smitten with"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: INTO
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Clue 22 Down: "34. "You will experience a great and unexpected surprise!" (go to 48-Across)"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: BEAMAZED
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Clue 23 Down: "35. Miller offering"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: LITEBEER
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Clue 24 Down: "37. Participate in an aquatic sport"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
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- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: WATERSKI
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Clue 25 Down: "38. "Presto!""
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: ITSMAGIC
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Clue 26 Down: "39. Back of the neck"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the back side of the neck
- Words that mean the same thing: nucha, scruff
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: NAPE
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Clue 27 Down: "40. ___ school"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that one-hundredth of a right angle
- Words that mean the same thing: alumna, graduate, alum
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: GRAD
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Clue 28 Down: "42. Rogers's co-star in "Top Hat""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- This could be something that united states dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987)
- Words that mean the same thing: Fred Astaire
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: ASTAIRE
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Clue 29 Down: "43. Tailcoat, vest and bow tie, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that clothing in general
- Words that mean the same thing: fit out, clothes, garment
- The opposite would be: undress
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The answer is: APPAREL
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Clue 30 Down: "49. Stop talking, with "up""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
- Words that mean the same thing: dollar, one dollar bill, buck
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: CLAM
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Clue 31 Down: "50. Inter ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ALIA
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Clue 32 Down: "51. Relating to the Indian subcontinent"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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The answer is: DESI
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Clue 33 Down: "52. Tell (on)"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
- Words that mean the same thing: stag, git, puke
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: RAT
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Clue 34 Down: "53. ___ too easy"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
- Words that mean the same thing: altogether, totally, completely
- The opposite would be: partly, some
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The answer is: ALL
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Clue 35 Down: "56. II"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
- Words that mean the same thing: deuce, ii, II
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: TWO
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Clue 36 Down: "57. Transgress"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that estrangement from god
- Words that mean the same thing: hell, trespass, transgress
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: SIN
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 50 | 69.4% |
| Short Answer | 15 | 20.8% |
| Sports | 2 | 2.8% |
| Geography | 1 | 1.4% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.4% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.4% |
| History | 1 | 1.4% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 36 |
| Down Clues | 36 |
| Total Clues | 72 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.1 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 15 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: August 30, 2025 at 05:18 AM
