NYT Wednesday, August 14, 2024 - Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 14, 2024

Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

NYT Wednesday, August 14, 2024 - Crossword Clues Hints 

Across Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. When the stage direction "Enter three Witches" appears in "Macbeth". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACTI




• The clue is 5. Mower houses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHEDS

  Possible Answer : shake_off, throw_off, pour_forth, cast_off, drop, disgorge, shed, spill, cast, throw_away, molt, exuviate, slough, moult, throw




• The clue is 10. Admits (to). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COPS

  Possible Answer : nail, apprehend, pick_up, snitch, pig, arrest, hook, cop, glom, nab, fuzz, bull, copper, knock_off, thieve, collar




• The clue is 14. "High" time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOON

  Possible Answer : twelve_noon, noonday, high_noon, noon, midday, noontide




• The clue is 15. Like abandoned malls. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EERIE

  Possible Answer : eery, eerie




• The clue is 16. Chain with a "2 x 2 x 2" breakfast combo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IHOP




• The clue is 17. Seventh heaven. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLOUDTHREE




• The clue is 19. Purina rival. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALPO




• The clue is 20. Virginia Tech athletes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOKIES




• The clue is 21. Texting format, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMS

  Possible Answer : atomic_number_62, MS, samarium, Master_of_Science, SM, MSc, Sm




• The clue is 23. Lead-in to -meter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODO

  Possible Answer : Otho, Odo_of_Lagery, Otho_of_Lagery, Urban_II, Odo




• The clue is 24. Preach, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORATE

  Possible Answer : orate




• The clue is 25. March Madness round. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWEETFOUR




• The clue is 28. Barbecue joint offering. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIBS

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




• The clue is 29. Thermostat piece. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIAL

  Possible Answer : telephone_dial, dial




• The clue is 30. Big name in Greek yogurt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OIKOS




• The clue is 31. ___-Caps (movie treat). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNO




• The clue is 32. Gym rep. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CURL

  Possible Answer : gyre, curve, coil, whorl, Robert_Floyd_Curl_Jr., kink, loop, curlicue, curl, scroll, Robert_F._Curl, curl_up, Curl, ringlet, lock, draw_in, Robert_Curl, roll, wave

  Possible Opposite Answer : uncoil




• The clue is 33. Church founded by Joseph Smith, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LDS




• The clue is 34. Beatles hit written by a teenage Paul McCartney. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: WHENIMEIGHT




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

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

  The answer: ODE

  Possible Answer : ode




• The clue is 39. Major league?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARMY

  Possible Answer : army, United_States_Army, ground_forces, regular_army, U._S._Army, Army, USA, US_Army




• The clue is 40. Morning hrs.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMS

  Possible Answer : atomic_number_95, Am, AM, amplitude_modulation, Artium_Magister, Master_of_Arts, americium, MA




• The clue is 43. Like a go-getter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TYPEA




• The clue is 46. Word following sand or steel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRAP

  Possible Answer : pin_down, pin, trammel, immobilise, ambuscade, yap, gob, ambush, cakehole, maw, sand_trap, entrap, bunker, snare, immobilize, trap, lying_in_wait, hole, ensnare




• The clue is 47. Composer ___ Carlo Menotti. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIAN




• The clue is 48. With 56-Across, hairstylist's observation (that also applies to 17-, 25- and 34-Across?). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YOURROOTS




• The clue is 50. "Keep Climbing" airline. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DELTA

  Possible Answer : delta




• The clue is 51. St. Louis summer setting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CDT




• The clue is 52. Dallas sch.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMU




• The clue is 53. Wilbur, to Fern, in "Charlotte's Web". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETPIG




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

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

  The answer: OUST

  Possible Answer : oust, kick_out, throw_out, boot_out, drum_out, expel




• The clue is 56. See 48-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARESHOWING




• The clue is 59. Gym bag emanation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODOR

  Possible Answer : olfactory_sensation, odor, aroma, smell, olfactory_perception, scent, odour, olfactory_property




• The clue is 60. Preprinted word on some nametags. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HELLO

  Possible Answer : how-do-you-do, hi, hello, hullo, howdy




• The clue is 61. Olympic blade. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPEE

  Possible Answer : epee




• The clue is 62. Leakes of reality TV. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NENE




• The clue is 63. "So long," in Seville. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADIOS

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




• The clue is 64. Prepared to drive. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEED

  Possible Answer : tee_up, tee 

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Last members of relay teams. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANCHORS

  Possible Answer: ground_tackle, backbone, anchor, anchorman, ground, linchpin, keystone, drop_anchor, lynchpin, mainstay, cast_anchor, anchorperson

• The clue is 2. Fill, as with crayon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COLORIN

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

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

  The answer: TOOKABOW

• The clue is 4. Many residents of Nunavut. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INUITS

  Possible Answer: Eskimo, Inuit, Esquimau

• The clue is 5. Comedians' collections. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SETS

  Possible Answer: bent, readiness, lot, Set, define, typeset, lay_out, pose, ready, dress, set_up, stage_set, arrange, congeal, determine, Seth, place, localize, do, coiffe, circle, sic, correct, lay, plant, rig, solidification, prepare, hardening, solidifying, set, adjust, specify, limit, go_down, coiffure, coif, mark, countersink, go_under, band, curing, position, fix, exercise_set, put, gear_up, fructify, localise, jell

  Possible Opposite Answer : rise

• The clue is 6. "Good one". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEH

• The clue is 7. Blunder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERR

  Possible Answer: stray, mistake, slip, err, drift

• The clue is 8. Pump option. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIESEL

  Possible Answer: diesel, diesel_motor, Diesel, Rudolf_Diesel, diesel_engine, Rudolf_Christian_Karl_Diesel

• The clue is 9. Note by a poor grade. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEEME

• The clue is 10. Employer of Carrie Mathison on "Homeland," for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIA

  Possible Answer: CIA, Central_Intelligence_Agency

• The clue is 11. "Well, whaddya know!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHLOOK

• The clue is 12. Tegan and Sara, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POPDUO

• The clue is 13. Trackable scents. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPOORS

  Possible Answer: spoor

• The clue is 18. Ruby of "A Raisin in the Sun". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEE

• The clue is 22. Insistently unhip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STODGY

  Possible Answer: stuffy, mossy, fogyish, stodgy, moss-grown, stick-in-the-mud

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

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

  The answer: SIRI

• The clue is 26. Retail giant headquartered in Bentonville, Ark.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WALMART

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

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

  The answer: FISH

  Possible Answer: Pisces_the_Fishes, Fish, angle, Pisces, fish

• The clue is 29. 2021 sci-fi epic nominated for Best Picture. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUNE

  Possible Answer: dune, sand_dune

• The clue is 32. Evergreens with fragrant wood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CEDARS

  Possible Answer: cedar, true_cedar, cedarwood, cedar_tree

• The clue is 33. Like a wet noodle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIMP

  Possible Answer: wilted, hobble, hitch, limp, gimp

• The clue is 35. One making a bed, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOER

• The clue is 36. Significant stretches. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERAS

  Possible Answer: geological_era, era, epoch, earned_run_average, ERA

• The clue is 37. Part of a car's exhaust system. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAILPIPE

  Possible Answer: tailpipe

• The clue is 41. Afternoon attraction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATINEE

  Possible Answer: matinee

• The clue is 42. Obtained, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNAGGED

  Possible Answer: snag

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

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

  The answer: TYCOON

  Possible Answer: business_leader, power, mogul, tycoon, top_executive, big_businessman, king, baron, magnate

• The clue is 44. Bro's greeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YODUDE

• The clue is 45. Stages, as a play. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PUTSON

• The clue is 46. Went on the road. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOURED

  Possible Answer: tour

• The clue is 47. Lose in a logrolling match, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GETWET

• The clue is 49. Poker variant with four hole cards. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMAHA

  Possible Answer: Omaha, Maha

• The clue is 50. "In excelsis ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEO

• The clue is 53. Vietnamese soups. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PHOS

• The clue is 55. Uno + due. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRE

• The clue is 57. ___ Lilly and Company. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELI

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

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

  The answer: SLO

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (33 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (37 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. Some free spots, for short	4
2A	5. Grounds	5
3A	10. Doesn't just talk	4
4A	14. "You're telling me!"	10
5A	16. Word with wet or sweat	4
6A	17. Conspiracy theorist's accessory	10
7A	18. "Don't leave me!," e.g.	4
8A	19. 16 in a Sweet Sixteen	5
9A	20. Main component of a "gutbucket," a jug band instrument	7
10A	22. Personal records	5
11A	25. Padlocked fasteners	5
12A	26. Variety of orange named for a European city	8
13A	29. What blue crabs do roughly 20 times in their lifetimes	4
14A	30. Jobs announcement of 2010	4
15A	31. News feed, perhaps	10
16A	35. [Waaaaah!]	3
17A	36. Thick confection used for cake icing	7
18A	37. Part of a golf club	3
19A	38. See 5-Down	10
20A	40. Binary	4
21A	41. Succors	4
22A	42. Photo session workers	8
23A	44. Ace, e.g.	5
24A	46. Skater's braking method with the back foot positioned horizontally	5
25A	47. Relative of a craft fair	7
26A	50. "Duino Elegies" poet	5
27A	53. Saves, as a digital location	4
28A	54. Clichéd line from the side of a product package	10
29A	58. It's cool to drink	4
30A	59. "I haven't told you the best part ..."	10
31A	60. Impressively accurate pass, in football slang	4
32A	61. Floats	5
33A	62. Give a bad hand?	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Some free spots, for short"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a protein manufactured exclusively by the prostate gland; psa is produced for the ejaculate where it liquifies the semen and allows sperm cells to swim freely; elevated levels of psa in blood serum are associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer
• Similar words include: prostate specific antigen, PSA
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PSAS

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2A: "5. Grounds"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
• Similar words include: causal agent, suit, lawsuit
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CAUSE

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3A: "10. Doesn't just talk"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a new testament book describing the development of the early church from christ's ascension to paul's sojourn at rome
• Similar words include: deed, pretend, move
• Opposite of: refrain

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Answer: ACTS

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4A: "14. "You're telling me!""

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: IKNOWRIGHT

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5A: "16. Word with wet or sweat"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
• Similar words include: suit of clothes, courtship, become
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SUIT

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6A: "17. Conspiracy theorist's accessory"

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: TINFOILHAT

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7A: "18. "Don't leave me!," e.g."

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a humble request for help from someone in authority
• Similar words include: supplication
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PLEA

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8A: "19. 16 in a Sweet Sixteen"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
• Similar words include: squad, team up, team
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TEAMS

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9A: "20. Main component of a "gutbucket," a jug band instrument"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a tub in which clothes or linens can be washed
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: WASHTUB

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10A: "22. Personal records"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the supreme effort one can make
• Similar words include: topper, scoop, C. H. Best
• Opposite of: worst

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Answer: BESTS

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11A: "25. Padlocked fasteners"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal plate is fitted over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock
• Similar words include: hasp
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HASPS

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12A: "26. Variety of orange named for a European city"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an industrial city in northern venezuela
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: VALENCIA

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13A: "29. What blue crabs do roughly 20 times in their lifetimes"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
• Similar words include: ecdysis, molting, exuviate
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MOLT

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14A: "30. Jobs announcement of 2010"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IPAD

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15A: "31. News feed, perhaps"

10 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: RAWFOOTAGE

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16A: "35. [Waaaaah!]"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a dyspneic condition
• Similar words include: prick, asshole, whoreson
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SOB

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17A: "36. Thick confection used for cake icing"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that candy made of a thick creamy sugar paste
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: FONDANT

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18A: "37. Part of a golf club"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one of the digits of the foot
• Similar words include: toenail
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TOE

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19A: "38. See 5-Down"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced
• Similar words include: trumpery, tripe, rubbish
• Pattern: __________

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Answer: APPLESAUCE

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20A: "40. Binary"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
• Similar words include: treble, three-fold, threefold
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DUAL

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21A: "41. Succors"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
• Similar words include: help, assist, care
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AIDS

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22A: "42. Photo session workers"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an artist who is a master of a particular style
• Similar words include: hairstylist, styler, stylist
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: STYLISTS

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23A: "44. Ace, e.g."

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
• Similar words include: help, answer, function
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SERVE

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24A: "46. Skater's braking method with the back foot positioned horizontally"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TSTOP

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25A: "47. Relative of a craft fair"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ARTEXPO

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26A: "50. "Duino Elegies" poet"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that german poet (born in austria) whose imagery and mystic lyricism influenced 20th-century german literature (1875-1926)
• Similar words include: Rainer Maria Rilke
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RILKE

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27A: "53. Saves, as a digital location"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
• Similar words include: thole, immobilise, peg
• Opposite of: unpin

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Answer: PINS

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28A: "54. Clichéd line from the side of a product package"

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: ASSEENONTV

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29A: "58. It's cool to drink"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ICEE

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30A: "59. "I haven't told you the best part ...""

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: THERESMORE

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31A: "60. Impressively accurate pass, in football slang"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot
• Similar words include: dash, flash, flit
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DART

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32A: "61. Floats"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a special way of doing something
• Similar words include: advert, bent, attend
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HANGS

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33A: "62. Give a bad hand?"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ABET

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Stone	3
2D	2. Vaudeville highlight	4
3D	3. Pulitzer-winning journalist Applebaum	4
4D	4. You might pull one out for a guest	7
5D	5. With 38-Across, one way to sit	10
6D	6. Feel gross	3
7D	7. "Gross"	3
8D	8. Playwright who wrote "You see things; and you say 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say 'Why not?'"	4
9D	9. "Tell Mama" singer James	4
10D	10. Rocky road ingredient?	7
11D	11. Distinction for a classic underground work	10
12D	12. Bind	5
13D	13. Sticks a fork in	5
14D	15. Part of NOW	5
15D	21. "Fiddlesticks!"	5
16D	23. Disney princess in New Orleans	5
17D	24. Workshop debris	7
18D	26. Possible need for entry	4
19D	27. Each	4
20D	28. Colleague who might be solutions-oriented?	10
21D	29. Tropical plants said to bring good fortune	10
22D	32. "That's the truth"	5
23D	33. Kid's parent	4
24D	34. Hagfish lookalikes	4
25D	36. Company whose logo has a hidden arrow between its fourth and fifth letters	5
26D	39. Performance that isn't prerecorded	7
27D	40. Word from the Greek for "folded paper"	7
28D	43. Butcher shop buys	5
29D	44. Pleasing to the palate	5
30D	45. "Buss It" rapper ___ Banks	5
31D	48. Way	4
32D	49. Arm of the Dept. of Labor	4
33D	51. Part of a cabinet	4
34D	52. French 101 verb	4
35D	55. Whitehouse in D.C., e.g.: Abbr.	3
36D	56. Physics unit equivalent to roughly 624 gigaelectronvolts	3
37D	57. Thoroughly evaluate	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Stone"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
• Similar words include: scar, Inferno, endocarp
• Opposite of: Heaven

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Answer: PIT

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2D: "2. Vaudeville highlight"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a short theatrical episode
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SKIT

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3D: "3. Pulitzer-winning journalist Applebaum"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that queen of england and scotland and ireland; daughter if james ii and the last of the stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last english ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ANNE

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4D: "4. You might pull one out for a guest"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SOFABED

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5D: "5. With 38-Across, one way to sit"

10 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
• Similar words include: cross, mark, crisscrossed
• Pattern: __________

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Answer: CRISSCROSS

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6D: "6. Feel gross"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that aromatic bulb used as seasoning
• Similar words include: pain, garlic, trouble
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AIL

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7D: "7. "Gross""

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: UGH

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8D: "8. Playwright who wrote "You see things; and you say 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say 'Why not?'""

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004)
• Similar words include: G. B. Shaw, Anna Howard Shaw, Arthur Jacob Arshawsky
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SHAW

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9D: "9. "Tell Mama" singer James"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ETTA

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10D: "10. Rocky road ingredient?"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing
• Similar words include: mineral pitch
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ASPHALT

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11D: "11. Distinction for a classic underground work"

10 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: CULTSTATUS

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12D: "12. Bind"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TIEUP

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13D: "13. Sticks a fork in"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sudden sharp feeling
• Similar words include: twinge, prod, knife thrust
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: STABS

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14D: "15. Part of NOW"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
• Similar words include: cleaning woman, charwoman, char
• Opposite of: man

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Answer: WOMEN

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15D: "21. "Fiddlesticks!""

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a new branch
• Similar words include: charge, burgeon forth, fool away
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SHOOT

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16D: "23. Disney princess in New Orleans"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TIANA

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17D: "24. Workshop debris"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fine particles of wood made by sawing wood
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SAWDUST

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18D: "26. Possible need for entry"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: VISA

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19D: "27. Each"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: APOP

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20D: "28. Colleague who might be solutions-oriented?"

10 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: LABPARTNER

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21D: "29. Tropical plants said to bring good fortune"

10 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: MONEYTREES

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22D: "32. "That's the truth""

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
• Similar words include: fact
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FACTS

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23D: "33. Kid's parent"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
• Similar words include: caprine animal, laughingstock, Capricorn the Goat
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GOAT

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24D: "34. Hagfish lookalikes"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in europe and america; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
• Similar words include: eel
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EELS

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25D: "36. Company whose logo has a hidden arrow between its fourth and fifth letters"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FEDEX

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26D: "39. Performance that isn't prerecorded"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: LIVESET

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27D: "40. Word from the Greek for "folded paper""

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a document certifying the successful completion of a course of study
• Similar words include: sheepskin
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: DIPLOMA

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28D: "43. Butcher shop buys"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs
• Similar words include: loin, pubic region, lumbus
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LOINS

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29D: "44. Pleasing to the palate"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that full of flavor
• Similar words include: flavoursome, saporous, flavorsome
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SAPID

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30D: "45. "Buss It" rapper ___ Banks"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any plant of the genus erica
• Similar words include: true heath
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ERICA

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31D: "48. Way"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a course of conduct
• Similar words include: course, route, track
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PATH

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32D: "49. Arm of the Dept. of Labor"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a government agency in the department of labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment
• Similar words include: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OSHA

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33D: "51. Part of a cabinet"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a circular rounded projection or protuberance
• Similar words include: node, thickening, boss
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: KNOB

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34D: "52. French 101 verb"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ETRE

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35D: "55. Whitehouse in D.C., e.g.: Abbr."

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a fractional monetary unit of japan and indonesia and cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SEN

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36D: "56. Physics unit equivalent to roughly 624 gigaelectronvolts"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cgs unit of work or energy; the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeter
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ERG

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37D: "57. Thoroughly evaluate"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a doctor who practices veterinary medicine
• Similar words include: veteran, ex-serviceman, veterinary surgeon
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: VET

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

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Today's Puzzle Stats

33 Across Clues

37 Down Clues

70 Total Clues

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