February 24, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, February 24, 2022

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

February 24, 2022 Thursday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Parties with smokers	6
2A	7. "In what universe?!"	4
3A	11. Positive consideration	3
4A	14. Make available	6
5A	15. "Holy cannoli!"	4
6A	16. Spreadsheet part	3
7A	17. Wight, e.g.?	11
8A	19. ___ Productions (company behind the James Bond films)	3
9A	20. Deployed, as a naval officer	4
10A	21. Rum drum	4
11A	22. Soul mates, for short	4
12A	23. Experienced certain growing pains	7
13A	25. Emulate the Lonely Goatherd	5
14A	28. Crunch bar and Cadbury Creme Egg, e.g.?	12
15A	32. Give it a twirl!	5
16A	35. Tennis's Nadal, familiarly	4
17A	36. Test for coll. seniors	3
18A	37. Word after gay or fashion	4
19A	38. Thingamajigs	5
20A	40. One observing the holiday of Arba'een	4
21A	41. Common Thanksgiving activity	3
22A	42. Home for the Himalayas	4
23A	43. When some local news comes on	5
24A	44. 1995's "Johnny Mnemonic," e.g.?	12
25A	48. With the heels elevated	5
26A	49. Smash success	7
27A	53. Landlocked African country	4
28A	55. Go yachting	4
29A	57. Medieval club	4
30A	58. Squirreled away	3
31A	59. Sloth, e.g.?	11
32A	62. With 63-Across, test for pupils	3
33A	63. See 62-Across	4
34A	64. Beat overwhelmingly	6
35A	65. It may be revolutionary	3
36A	66. Monocle, basically	4
37A	67. Apartment building V.I.P.s	6

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. Parties with smokers"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BARBQS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. "In what universe?!""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASIF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. Positive consideration"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an athlete who plays for pay
• Words that mean the same thing: professional
• The opposite would be: amateur, con
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Make available"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FREEUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. "Holy cannoli!""

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WHOA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Spreadsheet part"

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 arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
• Words that mean the same thing: words, dustup, course
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Wight, e.g.?"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LONGIISLAND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. ___ Productions (company behind the James Bond films)"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about movies/film.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the longest division of geological time
• Words that mean the same thing: aeon
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Deployed, as a naval officer"

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 in the direction of the sea
• Words that mean the same thing: seaward, seawards
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Rum drum"

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 the quantity a cask will hold
• Words that mean the same thing: barrel, caskful
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CASK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Soul mates, for short"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BFFS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Experienced certain growing pains"

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 grow teeth; cut the baby teeth
• Words that mean the same thing: teethe
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEETHED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Emulate the Lonely Goatherd"

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 songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto
• Words that mean the same thing: descant, warble
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YODEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Crunch bar and Cadbury Creme Egg, e.g.?"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HARDCCANDIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. Give it a twirl!"

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 thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir
• Words that mean the same thing: nightstick, wand, billy
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BATON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. Tennis's Nadal, familiarly"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAFA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. Test for coll. seniors"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. Word after gay or fashion"

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 (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: image, ikon, picture
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ICON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Thingamajigs"

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 distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
• Words that mean the same thing: point, detail, item
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ITEMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. One observing the holiday of Arba'een"

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 one of the two main branches of orthodox islam; mainly in iran
• Words that mean the same thing: Shiah Islam, Shiah
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Common Thanksgiving activity"

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 period of time spent sleeping
• Words that mean the same thing: short sleep, catch a wink, catnap
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Home for the Himalayas"

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 the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to europe on the west to form eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. When some local news comes on"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATTEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. 1995's "Johnny Mnemonic," e.g.?"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SILENTMMOVIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "48. With the heels elevated"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONTOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. Smash success"

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 an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel)
• Words that mean the same thing: smash hit, blockbuster
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEGAHIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "53. Landlocked African country"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape
• Words that mean the same thing: Republic of Chad, Chadic, Chadic language
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. Go yachting"

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 large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
• Words that mean the same thing: navigate, cruise, sweep
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. Medieval club"

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 (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
• Words that mean the same thing: macer, Chemical Mace, macebearer
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. Squirreled away"

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 prevent from being seen or discovered
• Words that mean the same thing: veil, enshroud, cover
• The opposite would be: show
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. Sloth, e.g.?"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAPITALSSIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "62. With 63-Across, test for pupils"

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 organ of sight
• Words that mean the same thing: eyeball, optic, centre
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "63. See 62-Across"

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 set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
• Words that mean the same thing: test, examination
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EXAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "64. Beat overwhelmingly"

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 send documents or materials to appropriate destinations
• Words that mean the same thing: expel, spreadeagle, rout
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROUTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "65. It may be revolutionary"

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 waging of armed conflict against an enemy
• Words that mean the same thing: warfare, state of war
• The opposite would be: make peace, peace
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "66. Monocle, basically"

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 transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
• Words that mean the same thing: electron lens, lens of the eye, lens system
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "67. Apartment building V.I.P.s"

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 caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector
• Words that mean the same thing: super, superintendent
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUPERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Thursday Puzzle February 24, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. What most clarinets are tuned to	5
2D	2. Became apparent	5
3D	3. ___ Montgomery, retired W.N.B.A. star	5
4D	4. Shameless fund-raising drive, informally	8
5D	5. Who is this in France	3
6D	6. See 31-Down	6
7D	7. Handled sharp objects?	4
8D	8. Deliberately amateurish filming technique	8
9D	9. Particle with a superscript	3
10D	10. Flavor of the month	3
11D	11. When pilots go through their checklists	9
12D	12. Feature of Arthur Ashe Stadium since 2016	4
13D	13. Has	4
14D	18. Youth health and safety org.	4
15D	22. Resting place	3
16D	24. Chinese dynasty from 206 B.C. to A.D. 220	3
17D	26. Keystone Kops, e.g.	4
18D	27. What makes you unique	3
19D	29. Band with the first platinum-selling double album	5
20D	30. Northernmost county of Pennsylvania	4
21D	31. With 6-Down, former White House press secretary portrayed by Melissa McCarthy on "S.N.L."	4
22D	32. Donation receptacles	4
23D	33. Source of a purple purée	4
24D	34. Washing machine that opens upward	9
25D	38. Analogy words	4
26D	39. Window, of a sort	8
27D	40. Gets foggy	8
28D	42. Leaf-cutter, e.g.	3
29D	43. 2008 bailout recipient	3
30D	45. Abolish	3
31D	46. Leave out	4
32D	47. Both consonants in "geek," phonetically	6
33D	50. Celerity	5
34D	51. Less sympathetic	5
35D	52. Is prone	5
36D	53. Mull (over)	4
37D	54. "Greetings!"	4
38D	56. Goes (for)	4
39D	59. Animation frame	3
40D	60. Eliminate	3
41D	61. "Rugrats" grandpa	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. What most clarinets are tuned to"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BFLAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Became apparent"

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 come into existence; take on form or shape
• Words that mean the same thing: develop, arise, uprise
• The opposite would be: sit down, go to bed
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AROSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. ___ Montgomery, retired W.N.B.A. star"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RENEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Shameless fund-raising drive, informally"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEGATHON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Who is this in France"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: QUI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. See 31-Down"

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 completely neat and clean
• Words that mean the same thing: speckless, spick, spic
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPICER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Handled sharp objects?"

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 pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes
• Words that mean the same thing: awl
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Deliberately amateurish filming technique"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHAKYCAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Particle with a superscript"

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 particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Flavor of the month"

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 interest followed with exaggerated zeal
• Words that mean the same thing: craze, cult, furor
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. When pilots go through their checklists"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PREFLIGHT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Feature of Arthur Ashe Stadium since 2016"

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 protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
• Words that mean the same thing: ceiling, cap
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROOF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Has"

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 have ownership or possession of
• Words that mean the same thing: have, possess, own
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OWNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Youth health and safety org."

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SADD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Resting place"

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 piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
• Words that mean the same thing: love, have sex, sleep together
• The opposite would be: get up, turn out
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Chinese dynasty from 206 B.C. to A.D. 220"

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 imperial dynasty that ruled china (most of the time from 206 bc to ad 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of chinese civilization
• Words that mean the same thing: Han dynasty
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Keystone Kops, e.g."

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 awkward stupid person
• Words that mean the same thing: gawk, clod, oaf
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OAFS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. What makes you unique"

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 (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information
• Words that mean the same thing: desoxyribonucleic acid, deoxyribonucleic acid
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Band with the first platinum-selling double album"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about music.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the best people or things in a group
• Words that mean the same thing: ointment, clobber, lick
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CREAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Northernmost county of Pennsylvania"

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 member of an iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of lake erie in northern ohio and northwest pennsylvania and western new york
• Words that mean the same thing: Lake Erie
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. With 6-Down, former White House press secretary portrayed by Melissa McCarthy on "S.N.L.""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. Donation receptacles"

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 container; usually has a lid
• Words that mean the same thing: ABA transit number, binful, BIN
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. Source of a purple purée"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. Washing machine that opens upward"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOPLOADER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Analogy words"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ISTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Window, of a sort"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIMESPAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Gets foggy"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEAMSUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Leaf-cutter, e.g."

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 social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
• Words that mean the same thing: emmet, pismire
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. 2008 bailout recipient"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Abolish"

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 either extremity of something that has length
• Words that mean the same thing: oddment, stop, last
• The opposite would be: beginning, begin
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: END

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "46. Leave out"

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 prevent from being included or considered or accepted
• Words that mean the same thing: exclude, miss, overlook
• The opposite would be: attend to, include
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OMIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "47. Both consonants in "geek," phonetically"

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 consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate
• Words that mean the same thing: velar consonant, velar
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VELARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. Celerity"

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 overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
• Words that mean the same thing: rush, precipitation, hastiness
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HASTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "51. Less sympathetic"

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 devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
• Words that mean the same thing: arctic, icy, wintry
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ICIER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "52. Is prone"

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 have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
• Words that mean the same thing: incline, tend, lean
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TENDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "53. Mull (over)"

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 wad of something chewable as tobacco
• Words that mean the same thing: plug, mastication, masticate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "54. "Greetings!""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "56. Goes (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 an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
• Words that mean the same thing: design, draw a bead on, purport
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AIMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "59. Animation frame"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "60. Eliminate"

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 edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
• Words that mean the same thing: ax
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AXE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "61. "Rugrats" grandpa"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	52	66.7%
Short Answer	18	23.1%
History	3	3.8%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%
Geography	1	1.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.3%
Music	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 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 Thursday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 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: September 11, 2025 at 05:17 PM

XWordHint Crossword Answers March 05, 2026 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

Master today's NYT crossword with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun. Perfect for crossword lovers who want that satisfying "aha!" moment.

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (45 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: Moderate

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. Replay technique, informally	5
2A	6. "Baby ___" (2008 comedy)	4
3A	10. "Fiddlesticks!"	3
4A	13. Woodworking machine	6
5A	14. Burden	4
6A	15. A big one might be challenging to work with	3
7A	16. Sewing/cooking class, informally	6
8A	17. User of the Force	4
9A	18. Mrs. in Spain	3
10A	19. Remove from power	9
11A	20. Boarding pass info	3
12A	21. Like cabernet sauvignon vis-à-vis white zinfandel	5
13A	23. Restaurant booking, for short	3
14A	24. "Shoulda listened to me!"	3
15A	26. Rang out	6
16A	27. Carrier based in Ben Gurion Airport	4
17A	29. Milan's La ___	5
18A	32. Dole (out)	4
19A	33. Gomez's cousin on 1960s TV	3
20A	35. Bring shame upon	8
21A	37. "Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; ___ for the arrow that flieth by day": Psalms	3
22A	38. Always there	11
23A	39. Lead-in to determined or destined	3
24A	40. Otolaryngologist, for short	3
25A	42. Estrange	8
26A	44. N.B.A. great ___ Archibald	4
27A	46. Wrath	3
28A	47. Cabernet sauvignon et zinfandel	4
29A	49. Golf gimme	5
30A	51. Center of a Scrabble board	4
31A	55. Puma's pad?	6
32A	57. D.O.J. bigwigs, in brief	3
33A	59. Bass, e.g.	3
34A	60. CVS Health subsidiary	5
35A	61. Law enforcer in Leicester	9
36A	63. Decide to deal with at a later time	5
37A	65. Labor Day follower: Abbr.	3
38A	66. With 68-Across, long-shot candidates ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle	4
39A	68. See 66-Across	6
40A	69. Prefix with -logue	3
41A	70. "You just made that up!"	4
42A	71. Feature of the Cyclops	6
43A	72. You might be asked for your "last four" of this, in brief	3
44A	73. With 58-Down, "Bugonia" actress	4
45A	74. Dips a toe in, say	5

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Replay technique, informally"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SLOMO

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2A: "6. "Baby ___" (2008 comedy)"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that informal terms for a mother
• Similar words include: mummy, ma, mommy
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MAMA

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3A: "10. "Fiddlesticks!""

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BAH

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4A: "13. Woodworking machine"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who makes things
• Similar words include: maker, shaping machine
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SHAPER

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5A: "14. Burden"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an onerous or difficult concern
• Similar words include: encumbrance, burden, load
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ONUS

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6A: "15. A big one might be challenging to work with"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
• Similar words include: self, egotism, self-importance
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EGO

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7A: "16. Sewing/cooking class, informally"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HOMEEC

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8A: "17. User of the Force"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: JEDI

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9A: "18. Mrs. in Spain"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SRA

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10A: "19. Remove from power"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)
• Similar words include: subvert, reverse, bring down
• Pattern: _________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OVERTHROW

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11A: "20. Boarding pass info"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
• Similar words include: dustup, words, rowing
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ROW

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12A: "21. Like cabernet sauvignon vis-à-vis white zinfandel"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)
• Similar words include: ironic, desiccant, teetotal
• Opposite of: wet, sweet

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DRIER

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13A: "23. Restaurant booking, for short"

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: rhenium, Ra, re
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: RES

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14A: "24. "Shoulda listened to me!""

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
• Similar words include: realise, ascertain, learn
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SEE

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15A: "26. Rang out"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that ring recurrently
• Similar words include: ring, peal
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: PEALED

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16A: "27. Carrier based in Ben Gurion Airport"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ELAL

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17A: "29. Milan's La ___"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SCALA

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18A: "32. Dole (out)"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a line that indicates a boundary
• Similar words include: border, delimitation, borderline
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: METE

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19A: "33. Gomez's cousin on 1960s TV"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ITT

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20A: "35. Bring shame upon"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a state of shame or disgrace
• Similar words include: shame, assault, dishonour
• Opposite of: honor

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DISHONOR

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21A: "37. "Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; ___ for the arrow that flieth by day": Psalms"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NOR

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22A: "38. Always there"

11 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EVERPRESENT

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23A: "39. Lead-in to determined or destined"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: PRE

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24A: "40. Otolaryngologist, for short"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ENT

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25A: "42. Estrange"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
• Similar words include: alien, estrange, disaffect
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ALIENATE

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26A: "44. N.B.A. great ___ Archibald"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NATE

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27A: "46. Wrath"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: IRE

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28A: "47. Cabernet sauvignon et zinfandel"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: VINS

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29A: "49. Golf gimme"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TAPIN

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30A: "51. Center of a Scrabble board"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
• Similar words include: champion, lead, principal
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: STAR

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31A: "55. Puma's pad?"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the inner sole of a shoe or boot where the foot rests
• Similar words include: innersole
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: INSOLE

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32A: "57. D.O.J. bigwigs, in brief"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
• Similar words include: silver, Ag, atomic number 47
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AGS

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33A: "59. Bass, e.g."

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the united states an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ALE

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34A: "60. CVS Health subsidiary"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AETNA

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35A: "61. Law enforcer in Leicester"

9 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
• Similar words include: John Constable, police constable
• Pattern: _________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CONSTABLE

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36A: "63. Decide to deal with at a later time"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a set of data arranged in rows and columns
• Similar words include: tabular array, tabularize, tabulate
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TABLE

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37A: "65. Labor Day follower: Abbr."

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TUE

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38A: "66. With 68-Across, long-shot candidates ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that absence of light or illumination
• Similar words include: benighted, drab, dark-skinned
• Opposite of: light, day

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DARK

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39A: "68. See 66-Across"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
• Similar words include: horse, horse cavalry, gymnastic horse
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HORSES

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40A: "69. Prefix with -logue"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a self-report personality inventory based on hans eysenck's factor analysis of personality which assumes three basic factors (the two most important being extraversion to introversion and neuroticism)
• Similar words include: Eysenck Personality Inventory
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EPI

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41A: "70. "You just made that up!""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
• Similar words include: prevaricator
• Opposite of: square shooter

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LIAR

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42A: "71. Feature of the Cyclops"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ONEEYE

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43A: "72. You might be asked for your "last four" of this, in brief"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SSN

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44A: "73. With 58-Down, "Bugonia" actress"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EMMA

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45A: "74. Dips a toe in, say"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that trying something to find out about it
• Similar words include: exam, test, try
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TESTS

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. This might be ground-breaking	6
2D	2. San Diego suburb	6
3D	3. Person reached by dialing 0: Abbr.	4
4D	4. Comes face to face with	5
5D	5. Choreograph	11
6D	6. Magic power	4
7D	7. Freshly	4
8D	8. Stuff that's slung	3
9D	9. Parenthetical remark	5
10D	10. "That's enough out of you!"	8
11D	11. Accept the terms of	7
12D	12. Pack rat	7
13D	13. Summer vacation locale	5
14D	20. Letter in support, informally	3
15D	22. "Blitzkrieg Bop" band	7
16D	25. Approximate no.	3
17D	26. Winning hit at Wimbledon, maybe	11
18D	28. Endures	7
19D	30. Media sales agent, in brief	5
20D	31. Be on one's back	3
21D	34. Face card's value, often	3
22D	36. One-named artist who sang the U.S. national anthem at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony	3
23D	38. Real genius	8
24D	39. Org. often concerned with fund-raising	3
25D	41. Super Mario Bros. platform	3
26D	42. Performs at a Thunderbirds show	7
27D	43. Lists of starters	7
28D	45. Packed it in	3
29D	46. Big Dutch bank	3
30D	48. Leif, to Eric the Red	3
31D	50. "Deadwood" actor McShane	3
32D	52. Typewriter feature	6
33D	53. Spots where pins are dropped?	6
34D	54. Pee Wee of baseball	5
35D	56. Serve, as soup	5
36D	58. See 73-Across	5
37D	61. Pack it in?	4
38D	62. Gumbo ingredient	4
39D	64. Enemy of Wonder Woman	4
40D	67. Bocce player's skill	3
41D	68. Trendy	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. This might be ground-breaking"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
• Similar words include: power shovel, digger, spadeful
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SHOVEL

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2D: "2. San Diego suburb"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: LAMESA

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3D: "3. Person reached by dialing 0: Abbr."

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OPER

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4D: "4. Comes face to face with"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
• Similar words include: fulfil, meet, take on
• Opposite of: diverge

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Answer: MEETS

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5D: "5. Choreograph"

11 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that write an orchestra score for
• Similar words include: organize, engineer, organise
• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: ORCHESTRATE

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6D: "6. Magic power"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a magic power or magic spell
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MOJO

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7D: "7. Freshly"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that again but in a new or different way
• Similar words include: afresh
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ANEW

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8D: "8. Stuff that's slung"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that water soaked soil; soft wet earth
• Similar words include: mire, muck, clay
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MUD

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9D: "9. Parenthetical remark"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
• Similar words include: away, divagation, parenthesis
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ASIDE

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10D: "10. "That's enough out of you!""

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: BESILENT

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11D: "11. Accept the terms of"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: _______

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Answer: AGREETO

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12D: "12. Pack rat"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: HOARDER

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13D: "13. Summer vacation locale"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the land along the edge of a body of water
• Similar words include: prop up, set ashore, land
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SHORE

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14D: "20. Letter in support, informally"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: REC

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15D: "22. "Blitzkrieg Bop" band"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: RAMONES

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16D: "25. Approximate no."

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: EST

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17D: "26. Winning hit at Wimbledon, maybe"

11 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: PASSINGSHOT

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18D: "28. Endures"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: _______

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Answer: LIVESON

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19D: "30. Media sales agent, in brief"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ADREP

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20D: "31. Be on one's back"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
• Similar words include: rest, Trygve Lie, lie in
• Opposite of: stand, arise

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Answer: LIE

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21D: "34. Face card's value, often"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
• Similar words include: decade, ten-spot, tenner
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TEN

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22D: "36. One-named artist who sang the U.S. national anthem at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: HER

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23D: "38. Real genius"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that physicist born in germany who formulated the special theory of relativity and the general theory of relativity; einstein also proposed that light consists of discrete quantized bundles of energy (later called photons) (1879-1955)
• Similar words include: brain, Albert Einstein, brainiac
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: EINSTEIN

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24D: "39. Org. often concerned with fund-raising"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PTA

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25D: "41. Super Mario Bros. platform"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
• Similar words include: Ne, Cornhusker State, atomic number 10
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NES

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26D: "42. Performs at a Thunderbirds show"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that operate an airplane
• Similar words include: fly, aviate, pilot
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: AVIATES

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27D: "43. Lists of starters"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat
• Similar words include: lineup, batting order, card
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: LINEUPS

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28D: "45. Packed it in"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
• Similar words include: eat on, deplete, feed
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ATE

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29D: "46. Big Dutch bank"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ING

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30D: "48. Leif, to Eric the Red"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a male human offspring
• Similar words include: Logos, Word, boy
• Opposite of: daughter, girl

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Answer: SON

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31D: "50. "Deadwood" actor McShane"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IAN

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32D: "52. Typewriter feature"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TABSET

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33D: "53. Spots where pins are dropped?"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a narrow street with walls on both sides
• Similar words include: skittle alley, alleyway, bowling alley
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ALLEYS

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34D: "54. Pee Wee of baseball"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: REESE

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35D: "56. Serve, as soup"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another
• Similar words include: lade, laden
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LADLE

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36D: "58. See 73-Across"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
• Similar words include: rock, pit, Harlan Fisk Stone
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: STONE

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37D: "61. Pack it in?"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that crowd or pack to capacity
• Similar words include: swot up, swot, chock up
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CRAM

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38D: "62. Gumbo ingredient"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
• Similar words include: Abelmoschus esculentus, lady's-finger, Hibiscus esculentus
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OKRA

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39D: "64. Enemy of Wonder Woman"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (greek mythology) greek god of war; son of zeus and hera; identified with roman mars
• Similar words include: ar, are
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ARES

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40D: "67. Bocce player's skill"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
• Similar words include: heading, intent, draw a bead on
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AIM

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41D: "68. Trendy"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
• Similar words include: red-hot, live, blistering
• Opposite of: cold

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Answer: HOT

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Expert Solving Strategies

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Today's Puzzle Stats

45 Across Clues

41 Down Clues

86 Total Clues

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