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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Friday, January 26, 2024
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 70 (35 Across, 35 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.6 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Friday Puzzle January 26, 2024
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Record label for Pink, SZA and H.E.R. | 3 |
| 2A | 4. The "handsaw" in Hamlet's "I know a hawk from a handsaw" | 5 |
| 3A | 9. Song words preceding "his kiss" | 5 |
| 4A | 14. They're often caving, but not spelunking | 9 |
| 5A | 16. Everybody's opposite | 5 |
| 6A | 17. "That's genius!" | 9 |
| 7A | 18. Put off | 5 |
| 8A | 19. Show of Force? | 8 |
| 9A | 20. Attacked in a snowball fight | 6 |
| 10A | 21. A popular nightclub might have one | 4 |
| 11A | 22. Take risks | 6 |
| 12A | 23. Rutabaga, for one | 5 |
| 13A | 26. "It's all over for us!" | 9 |
| 14A | 29. Canine protector | 6 |
| 15A | 31. ___ system | 3 |
| 16A | 32. Stage of metamorphosis | 4 |
| 17A | 33. Syst. in which "Deaf Power" can be indicated by an open palm over one ear and the other hand forming a closed fist in the air | 3 |
| 18A | 34. Couches | 7 |
| 19A | 37. Hound | 3 |
| 20A | 38. Toni Morrison title | 4 |
| 21A | 40. Andre Young a.k.a. Dr. ___ | 3 |
| 22A | 41. Architectural finish | 6 |
| 23A | 43. Foe-run land? | 9 |
| 24A | 46. Unnaturally white | 5 |
| 25A | 47. Work through seven stages, say | 6 |
| 26A | 48. Like holographic Pokémon cards | 4 |
| 27A | 50. Takes it easy | 6 |
| 28A | 51. Passage that might be a mess after a rainstorm | 8 |
| 29A | 55. Kidney-related | 5 |
| 30A | 56. Exonerating words | 9 |
| 31A | 57. Stand and deliver? | 5 |
| 32A | 58. "The Bachelor" outing | 9 |
| 33A | 59. Not natural, in a way | 5 |
| 34A | 60. Havens | 5 |
| 35A | 61. Rubik's Cube, once | 3 |
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. Record label for Pink, SZA and H.E.R."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium 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: RCA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "4. The "handsaw" in Hamlet's "I know a hawk from a handsaw""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
- Words that mean the same thing: Hero of Alexandria, Hero
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HERON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "9. Song words preceding "his kiss""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about music.
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: ITSIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. They're often caving, but not spelunking"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that someone who is easily taken advantage of
- Words that mean the same thing: snap, child's play, cinch
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PUSHOVERS
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Clue 5 Across: "16. Everybody's opposite"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: NOONE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "17. "That's genius!""
Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: GREATIDEA
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Clue 7 Across: "18. Put off"
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 hold back to a later time
- Words that mean the same thing: hold over, table, put over
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DEFER
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Clue 8 Across: "19. Show of Force?"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: STARWARS
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Clue 9 Across: "20. Attacked in a snowball fight"
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 cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
- Words that mean the same thing: rain cats and dogs, rain buckets, pour
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PELTED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "21. A popular nightclub might have one"
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 formation of people or things one beside another
- Words that mean the same thing: transmission line, logical argument, origin
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LINE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "22. Take risks"
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: BEBOLD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "23. Rutabaga, for one"
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 a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage
- Words that mean the same thing: genus Tuber
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TUBER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "26. "It's all over for us!""
Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: WERETOAST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "29. Canine protector"
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 hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth
- Words that mean the same thing: tooth enamel
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ENAMEL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "31. ___ system"
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: NAV
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "32. Stage of metamorphosis"
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 an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PUPA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "33. Syst. in which "Deaf Power" can be indicated by an open palm over one ear and the other hand forming a closed fist in the air"
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 the sign language used in the united states
- Words that mean the same thing: American sign language
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "34. Couches"
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 long wooden bench with a back
- Words that mean the same thing: settee, settle
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SETTEES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "37. Hound"
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 someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
- Words that mean the same thing: nagger, common scold, peck
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NAG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "38. Toni Morrison title"
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 type genus of the sulidae
- Words that mean the same thing: genus Sula
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SULA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "40. Andre Young a.k.a. Dr. ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium 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: DRE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "41. Architectural finish"
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 a plaster now made mostly from portland cement and sand and lime; applied while soft to cover exterior walls or surfaces
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STUCCO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "43. Foe-run land?"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: ENEMYTURF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "46. Unnaturally white"
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 anemic looking from illness or emotion; ; ; ; ; - mary w. shelley
- Words that mean the same thing: bloodless, blanched, livid
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASHEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "47. Work through seven stages, say"
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 cause to feel sorrow
- Words that mean the same thing: aggrieve, sorrow
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GRIEVE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "48. Like holographic Pokémon cards"
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 not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
- Words that mean the same thing: rarified, rarefied, uncommon
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RARE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "50. Takes it easy"
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 coldness due to a cold environment
- Words that mean the same thing: chill, tingle, shivering
- The opposite would be: heat
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CHILLS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "51. Passage that might be a mess after a rainstorm"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: DIRTROAD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "55. Kidney-related"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that of or relating to the kidneys
- Words that mean the same thing: nephritic
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RENAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "56. Exonerating words"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
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: NOTGUILTY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "57. Stand and deliver?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that talk pompously
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ORATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "58. "The Bachelor" outing"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: GROUPDATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "59. Not natural, in a way"
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 assume a posture as for artistic purposes
- Words that mean the same thing: place, present, put
- The opposite would be: unposed
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: POSED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "60. Havens"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
- Words that mean the same thing: haven, oasis
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OASES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "61. Rubik's Cube, once"
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 an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
- Words that mean the same thing: rage, furor, cult
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FAD
Great job if you got it right!
Down Clues Decoded - Friday NYT Crossword January 26, 2024
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy, for short | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Terse | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Offshore | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Starts off-key? | 8 |
| 5D | 5. ___-les-Bains, spa town on Lake Geneva | 5 |
| 6D | 6. Amended, as a map | 6 |
| 7D | 7. Some Minecraft blocks | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Org. that advises on ransomware risk mitigation | 3 |
| 9D | 9. Taking too much credit, say | 6 |
| 10D | 10. Simple skating jump | 7 |
| 11D | 11. Release of a new product to a limited audience | 10 |
| 12D | 12. "This relationship has been a bit overwhelming" | 10 |
| 13D | 13. Many a Comic-Con attendee | 4 |
| 14D | 15. ___ Renaissance | 6 |
| 15D | 20. Vexes | 6 |
| 16D | 22. Skara ___, Scottish site of Europe's most complete Neolithic village | 4 |
| 17D | 23. Ride | 5 |
| 18D | 24. Pandemic health worker, say | 10 |
| 19D | 25. Ones whose careers have turning points? | 10 |
| 20D | 27. "The door's open!" | 5 |
| 21D | 28. Attach | 5 |
| 22D | 30. Some Best Buy offerings | 6 |
| 23D | 35. "Fair point" | 4 |
| 24D | 36. High-value ones are called "unicorns" | 8 |
| 25D | 39. "Has the meeting already begun?" | 7 |
| 26D | 42. Account recovery need | 6 |
| 27D | 44. Gave a hoot | 6 |
| 28D | 45. Bugles alternative | 6 |
| 29D | 49. Lock horns | 5 |
| 30D | 50. Cut down to size, maybe | 4 |
| 31D | 51. Bilingual girl of TV and film | 4 |
| 32D | 52. "Frozen" figure | 4 |
| 33D | 53. Princess in "A Bug's Life" | 4 |
| 34D | 54. Not natural, in a way | 4 |
| 35D | 56. Many a humanitarian effort, in brief | 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. World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
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: RPGS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Terse"
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 marked by rude or peremptory shortness
- Words that mean the same thing: laconic, terse, short
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CURT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Offshore"
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 in the direction of the sea
- Words that mean the same thing: seawards, seaward
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASEA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Starts off-key?"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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: HOTWIRES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. ___-les-Bains, spa town on Lake Geneva"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: EVIAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Amended, as a map"
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: REDREW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Some Minecraft blocks"
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 mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
- Words that mean the same thing: ore
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ORES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Org. that advises on ransomware risk mitigation"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the united states cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect united states information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information
- Words that mean the same thing: National Security Agency
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NSA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Taking too much credit, say"
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: INDEBT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Simple skating jump"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: TOELOOP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Release of a new product to a limited audience"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: SOFTLAUNCH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. "This relationship has been a bit overwhelming""
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: INEEDSPACE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Many a Comic-Con attendee"
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 an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
- Words that mean the same thing: grind, dweeb, wonk
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NERD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "15. ___ Renaissance"
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 a district of manhattan; now largely a black ghetto
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HARLEM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "20. Vexes"
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 an annoyed or irritated mood
- Words that mean the same thing: peeve
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PEEVES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "22. Skara ___, Scottish site of Europe's most complete Neolithic village"
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 slope or hillside
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BRAE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "23. Ride"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
- Words that mean the same thing: razz, card, ribbing
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TEASE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "24. Pandemic health worker, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: UNSUNGHERO
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Clue 19 Down: "25. Ones whose careers have turning points?"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a female ballet dancer
- Words that mean the same thing: ballerina, danseuse
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BALLERINAS
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Clue 20 Down: "27. "The door's open!""
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 to come or go into
- Words that mean the same thing: enroll, introduce, record
- The opposite would be: drop out, exit
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ENTER
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Clue 21 Down: "28. Attach"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: TAGON
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Clue 22 Down: "30. Some Best Buy offerings"
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: LEDTVS
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Clue 23 Down: "35. "Fair point""
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 proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
- Words that mean the same thing: unfeigned, reliable, genuine
- The opposite would be: false, untruthful
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The answer is: TRUE
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Clue 24 Down: "36. High-value ones are called "unicorns""
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the act of setting in operation
- Words that mean the same thing: inauguration, startup
- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: STARTUPS
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Clue 25 Down: "39. "Has the meeting already begun?""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: AMILATE
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Clue 26 Down: "42. Account recovery need"
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: USERID
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Clue 27 Down: "44. Gave a hoot"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that utter a sudden loud cry
- Words that mean the same thing: shouted, yell, cry
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: YELLED
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Clue 28 Down: "45. Bugles alternative"
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: FRITOS
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Clue 29 Down: "49. Lock horns"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that present reasons and arguments
- Words that mean the same thing: fence, reason, indicate
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ARGUE
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Clue 30 Down: "50. Cut down to size, maybe"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the yield from plants in a single growing season
- Words that mean the same thing: prune, pasture, snip
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: CROP
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Clue 31 Down: "51. Bilingual girl of TV and film"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: DORA
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Clue 32 Down: "52. "Frozen" figure"
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: OLAF
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Clue 33 Down: "53. Princess in "A Bug's Life""
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: ATTA
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Clue 34 Down: "54. Not natural, in a way"
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 color with dye
- Words that mean the same thing: coloured, bleached, dye
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: DYED
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Clue 35 Down: "56. Many a humanitarian effort, in brief"
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 an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government
- Words that mean the same thing: nongovernmental organization
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: NGO
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 57 | 81.4% |
| Short Answer | 7 | 10.0% |
| History | 3 | 4.3% |
| Music | 1 | 1.4% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 1 | 1.4% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 35 |
| Down Clues | 35 |
| Total Clues | 70 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.6 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 10 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 Friday, 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 27, 2025 at 11:37 PM
