NYT Monday, August 19, 2024 Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 19, 2024

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

NYT Monday, August 19, 2024 Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Ringlet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CURL

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : uncoil




• The clue is 5. Texas Roadhouse specialty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEAK

  Possible Answer : steak




• The clue is 10. Mideast country with a Supreme Leader. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRAN

  Possible Answer : Persia, Islamic_Republic_of_Iran, Iran




• The clue is 14. ___ Stadium, former home for the Mets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHEA




• The clue is 15. Entourage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POSSE

  Possible Answer : posse, posse_comitatus




• The clue is 16. Farm tower. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SILO

  Possible Answer : silo




• The clue is 17. Prime cut of beef … or 5-Across, literally?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOPSIRLOIN




• The clue is 19. Narcissists have big ones. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGOS

  Possible Answer : self, ego, self-importance, egotism




• The clue is 20. Tongue-tingling taco topping. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOTSALSA




• The clue is 21. Cutesy giggle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEHEE




• The clue is 22. Pine (for). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LONG

  Possible Answer : yearn, long, recollective, hanker, farseeing, foresightful, prospicient, retentive, tenacious, longsighted, farsighted, foresighted

  Possible Opposite Answer : unretentive, short




• The clue is 23. Like a record seven Nolan Ryan games. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOHIT




• The clue is 25. Bundle of hay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BALE

  Possible Answer : bale, Basel, Basle, Bale




• The clue is 28. Gift of ___ (eloquence). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAB

  Possible Answer : causerie, chitchat, chin_wag, chin-wagging, tittle-tattle, small_talk, yak, gabfest, chit-chat, chin_wagging, chit_chat, gossip, gab, chin-wag




• The clue is 30. Approximately three-quarters of all known chemical elements. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: METALS

  Possible Answer : metal, metallic_element, alloy




• The clue is 33. This Greek letter: Ω. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMEGA

  Possible Answer : omega, Z




• The clue is 35. Set of four on a Brit's car. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TYRES

  Possible Answer : Sur, tire, tyre, Tyre




• The clue is 37. Nothing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIL

  Possible Answer : aught, naught, zero, nada, goose_egg, cipher, nothing, null, nil, zilch, zip, zippo, cypher, nix




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

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

  The answer: OAF

  Possible Answer : gawk, goon, lout, stumblebum, oaf, lubber, lump, clod, lummox




• The clue is 39. Pop singer Gwen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEFANI




• The clue is 41. ABC a.m. program, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GMA




• The clue is 42. Explosive block in Minecraft. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TNT

  Possible Answer : trinitrotoluene, TNT




• The clue is 43. "Such a tragedy". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOSAD




• The clue is 44. Nail technician's workplace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALON

  Possible Answer : beauty_shop, beauty_parlour, salon, beauty_parlor, beauty_salon




• The clue is 46. Go on and on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YABBER




• The clue is 48. Oil-drilling apparatus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIG

  Possible Answer : carriage, manipulate, fishing_tackle, semi, rigging, set_up, set, cheat, getup, trucking_rig, articulated_lorry, outfit, fishing_rig, trailer_truck, rig, turnout, tackle, swindle, tractor_trailer, equipage, fishing_gear




• The clue is 50. Common email sign-off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEST

  Possible Answer : expert, upright, intimately, in_force, C._H._Best, respectable, practiced, dear, adept, advantageously, in_effect, outflank, Charles_Herbert_Best, honest, outdo, estimable, serious, better, unspoiled, unspoilt, good, proficient, skillful, well, easily, sound, secure, comfortably, topper, right, near, substantially, scoop, best, ripe, effective, safe, Best, undecomposed, dependable, beneficial, considerably, honorable, trump, full, salutary, just, skilful

  Possible Opposite Answer : bad, disadvantageously, badly, worst, evil, ill




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

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

  The answer: EASES

  Possible Answer : easiness, EAS, allay, repose, simplicity, alleviate, Emergency_Alert_System, simpleness, relieve, relief, rest, comfort, ease, facilitate, relaxation, informality, still

  Possible Opposite Answer : difficulty




• The clue is 53. Sounds at a fireworks show. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OOHS

  Possible Answer : ooh, aah




• The clue is 55. Big name in big-box stores. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOHLS

  Possible Answer : kohl




• The clue is 57. Sparks that ignite a match?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PASSIONS

  Possible Answer : cacoethes, love, heat, Passion, mania, Passion_of_Christ, passion, warmth, passionateness, rage




• The clue is 61. Anagram and synonym of "vile". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVIL

  Possible Answer : malefic, iniquity, vicious, malign, wickedness, evil, malevolent, immorality, evilness

  Possible Opposite Answer : good, goodness




• The clue is 62. Balance sheet total … or 68-Across, literally?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOTTOMLINE




• The clue is 64. Window segment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PANE

  Possible Answer : paneling, battery-acid, acid, dot, Elvis, superman, Lucy_in_the_sky_with_diamonds, window_pane, Zen, panelling, loony_toons, dose, window_glass, pane, pane_of_glass, back_breaker




• The clue is 65. Popular sans-serif typeface. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARIAL




• The clue is 66. Ohm or ampere. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNIT

  Possible Answer : whole, unit_of_measurement, building_block, social_unit, unit




• The clue is 67. "Here's a shorter summary," on internet forums. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TLDR




• The clue is 68. D.C.'s subway system. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: METRO

  Possible Answer : metro, tube, underground, subway_system, subway




• The clue is 69. "Bye for now!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TATA

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Winter hrs. in Chicago. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CST

  Possible Answer: CST, Central_Time, Central_Standard_Time

• The clue is 2. "This can't be good!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UHOH

• The clue is 3. Seized vehicle, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPO

• The clue is 4. Final part of a journey. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LASTLEG

• The clue is 5. Jumped suddenly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPRANG

  Possible Answer: reverberate, form, spring, take_shape, bound, rebound, recoil, ricochet, jump, take_a_hop, resile, leap, bounce, take_form

• The clue is 6. Places to stop and pay on a turnpike. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOLLGATES

  Possible Answer: tollgate, tollbar

• The clue is 7. Those: Sp.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESOS

• The clue is 8. Thai or Taiwanese. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASIAN

  Possible Answer: Asian, Asiatic

• The clue is 9. Jennings of "Jeopardy!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEN

  Possible Answer: cognizance, ken, sight

• The clue is 10. "Yeah, that seems plausible to me". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISEEIT

• The clue is 11. One of four for a square … or 32-Down, literally?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIGHTANGLE

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

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

  The answer: ALOE

  Possible Answer: aloe

• The clue is 13. Through which we sniff, snort and sneeze. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOSE

  Possible Answer: intrude, nose, nuzzle, pry, poke, horn_in, olfactory_organ, nozzle, wind, scent

• The clue is 18. Prefix meaning "equal". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISO

• The clue is 21. Culminating work for a graduate student. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THESIS

  Possible Answer: dissertation, thesis

• The clue is 24. Sign for the superstitious. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMEN

  Possible Answer: foretell, Muscat_and_Oman, bode, foreshadow, Sultanate_of_Oman, omen, presage, betoken, prognostic, augur, prefigure, prognostication, forecast, prognosticate, predict, Oman, auspicate, portent, portend, prodigy

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

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

  The answer: BOOTY

  Possible Answer: swag, dirty_money, prize, loot, pillage, plunder, booty

• The clue is 26. Kitchen appliance brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMANA

• The clue is 27. Abandoned … or 25-Down, literally?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEFTBEHIND

• The clue is 29. Without question. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BYFAR

• The clue is 31. Cars for stars. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIMOS

  Possible Answer: limousine, limo

• The clue is 32. Biased point of view. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLANT

  Possible Answer: cant_over, tip, rake, pitch, weight, angle, slant, lean, cant, tilt

• The clue is 34. Judge the value of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASSESS

  Possible Answer: value, buttocks, fucking, keister, derriere, tooshie, measure, can, fundament, assess, rear, hind_end, tax, buns, screw, shtup, butt, seat, piece_of_tail, valuate, backside, screwing, ass, prat, nates, tush, appraise, bum, evaluate, fuck, bottom, behind, nooky, tail, posterior, stern, arse, hindquarters, tail_end, fanny, piece_of_ass, rear_end, rump, nookie, roll_in_the_hay, shag

• The clue is 36. Whom "video killed," in a 1979 hit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RADIOSTAR

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

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

  The answer: TORE

  Possible Answer: tore, snap, shoot_down, rupture, bust, shoot, charge, buck, pluck, deplume, tear, pull, displume, torus, deplumate

• The clue is 45. Swedish vodka brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABSOLUT

• The clue is 47. Hoops player. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BALLER

• The clue is 49. Break off from the band. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOSOLO

• The clue is 52. Fern's reproductive cell. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPORE

  Possible Answer: spore

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

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

  The answer: HIM

• The clue is 55. Held on to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEPT

  Possible Answer: keep, stay_fresh, maintain, keep_open, retain, observe, save, hold_open, go_along, hold_back, kept, preserve, keep_back, restrain, celebrate, go_on, keep_on, prevent, continue, hold_on, unbroken, proceed, sustain, hold

  Possible Opposite Answer : broken, discontinue, break, let, lose

• The clue is 56. Poorly drawn circle, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVAL

  Possible Answer: egg-shaped, elliptical, elliptic, ovoid, oval, ovate, prolate, oviform, ellipse, oval-shaped

• The clue is 58. Going ___ (squabbling). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATIT

• The clue is 59. Singer Simone in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NINA

  Possible Answer: Nina

• The clue is 60. Foul mood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNIT

  Possible Answer: snit

• The clue is 62. Walloping sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAM

  Possible Answer: bang, bam, clap, Bam, eruption, blast

• The clue is 63. Approximation given for a food delivery, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETA

  Possible Answer: Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna, eta, ETA, Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty, Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom

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Welcome to NYT Puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is one of the most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today's puzzle

NYT Crosswords

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. Sluglike "Star Wars" bad guy - Show Answer
  

  JABBA

  (5 letters)



• 6. Man, on the Isle of Man - Show Answer
  

  BLOKE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: gent, bloke, cuss, chap, fellow, lad, blighter, fella, feller



• 11. Number cruncher, for short - Show Answer
  

  CPA

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: certified_public_accountant, CPA



• 14. Garlicky sauce - Show Answer
  

  AIOLI

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: garlic_sauce, aioli_sauce, aioli



• 15. Certain bib wearer - Show Answer
  

  RACER

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: automobile_driver, racing_car, race_car, racer, race_driver



• 16. Played the first card - Show Answer
  

  LED

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: lead, conduct, top, light-emitting_diode, LED, precede, leave, contribute, head, go, take, extend, conduce, chair, run, moderate, pass, direct, result, guide

  Antonyms: follow



• 17. Television pro - Show Answer
  

  BROADCASTER

  (11 letters)

  Synonyms: spreader, broadcaster



• 19. "... ___ lack thereof" - Show Answer
  

  ORA

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: osmium, oculus_sinister, os, bone, Os, OS, operating_system, atomic_number_76



• 20. Passionately discuss minutiae, with "out" - Show Answer
  

  NERD

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: swot, grind, dweeb, nerd, wonk



• 21. Bares one's soul - Show Answer
  

  OPENSUP

  (7 letters)



• 23. Expose the vulnerabilities of, in a way - Show Answer
  

  HACK

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: chop, plug, literary_hack, hack_on, ward-heeler, whoop, taxi, nag, hacker, cut, hack_writer, cab, cut_up, jade, drudge, hack, political_hack, taxicab, machine_politician



• 26. Each - Show Answer
  

  APOP

  (4 letters)



• 28. Benjamin Franklin, by religious philosophy - Show Answer
  

  DEIST

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: freethinker, deistic, deist



• 29. Grandchild of Adam and Eve - Show Answer
  

  ENOS

  (4 letters)



• 30. Copy - Show Answer
  

  MIMIC

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: mimic, mimicker, mime



• 32. The first two digits of every Brooklyn ZIP code - Show Answer
  

  ONES

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: one, single, I, 1, ace, unity



• 33. Cable channel with its own awards show - Show Answer
  

  MTV

  (3 letters)



• 34. Goes (for) - Show Answer
  

  OPTS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: opt, prefer, choose



• 35. Like T.S.A. lines on holiday weekends - Show Answer
  

  LONG

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: foresightful, farseeing, long, longsighted, retentive, recollective, farsighted, hanker, foresighted, tenacious, yearn, prospicient

  Antonyms: short, unretentive



• 37. Overlook, as a flaw - Show Answer
  

  SEEPAST

  (7 letters)



• 39. Eat plenty of - Show Answer
  

  FEASTON

  (7 letters)



• 42. Video streaming giant - Show Answer
  

  ROKU

  (4 letters)



• 43. Fly high - Show Answer
  

  SOAR

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: hang_glide, sailplane, zoom, soar, soar_up, soar_upwards, surge



• 44. N.Y.S.E. debut - Show Answer
  

  IPO

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: initial_offering, initial_public_offering, IPO



• 45. Shaving cut - Show Answer
  

  NICK

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: chip, nick, ding, notch, gouge, dent, snick



• 47. Downright - Show Answer
  

  PLAIN

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: sound_off, sheer, kvetch, unmixed, manifest, unvarnished, apparently, evidently, unmistakable, unembellished, knit, plainly, complain, patent, patently, plain_stitch, kick, field, obviously, champaign, homely, knit_stitch, bare, spare, evident, unmingled, manifestly, quetch, unpatterned, unornamented, plain, apparent

  Antonyms: fancy, cheer, patterned



• 49. Full of oneself - Show Answer
  

  SMUG

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: self-satisfied, smug



• 50. Aftereffects from working out - Show Answer
  

  ACHES

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: suffer, ache, languish, aching, hurt, smart, yen, yearn, pine



• 52. C.F.O. or C.I.O - Show Answer
  

  EXEC

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: White_House, EXEC



• 53. Currency of Colombia - Show Answer
  

  PESO

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Cuban_peso, Chilean_peso, peso, Mexican_peso, Uruguayan_peso, Dominican_peso, Philippine_peso, Colombian_peso, Guinea-Bissau_peso



• 54. Strong squeeze - Show Answer
  

  BEARHUG

  (7 letters)



• 56. Rave (about) - Show Answer
  

  GUSH

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: ebullition, outpouring, jet, outburst, spout, effusion, blowup, flush, gush, rave, spirt, spurt



• 58. Where shots are taken - Show Answer
  

  BAR

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: banish, measure, exclude, cake, blockade, barroom, legal_profession, stop, Browning_automatic_rifle, BAR, block_up, prevention, ginmill, relegate, bar, block_off, block, taproom, barricade, debar, saloon, streak, legal_community, stripe

  Antonyms: unbar



• 59. Song from "The Little Mermaid" that's a phonetic hint to interpreting the answers to the starred clues - Show Answer
  

  UNDERTHESEA

  (11 letters)



• 64. Part of a which-came-first debate - Show Answer
  

  EGG

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: bollock, orchis, ballock, testicle, ball, eggs, testis, nut, egg



• 65. Pageant accessory - Show Answer
  

  TIARA

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: tiara



• 66. Straightens things out, say - Show Answer
  

  IRONS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: smoothing_iron, iron_out, irons, Fe, chains, iron, atomic_number_26, branding_iron, press



• 67. Discussion starter? - Show Answer
  

  DEE

  (3 letters)



• 68. Afflictions that rhyme with the body parts they're found in - Show Answer
  

  STYES

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: stye, sty, hordeolum, eye_infection



• 69. Isn't settled - Show Answer
  

  PENDS

  (5 letters)

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Vaccine, informally - Show Answer
  

  JAB

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: thrusting, poke, prod, jabbing, thrust, dig, stab, poking, jab



• 2. Word with France or Force - Show Answer
  

  AIR

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: publicize, melody, gentle_wind, publicise, aerate, air_out, air_travel, line, atmosphere, breeze, send, aura, ventilate, air, melodic_phrase, bare, vent, airwave, transmit, zephyr, beam, melodic_line, aviation, tune, strain, broadcast



• 3. What it would be a mistake to write twice? - Show Answer
  

  BOO

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: snort, boo, hoot, Bronx_cheer, razz, razzing, bird, raspberry, hiss

  Antonyms: applaud



• 4. Valuable Scrabble tiles - Show Answer
  

  BLANKS

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: dummy, blank, blank_shell, lacuna, space



• 5. Right hand, so to speak - Show Answer
  

  AIDE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: auxiliary, aide-de-camp, adjutant, aide



• 6. Actor in "12 Years a Slave" and "12 Monkeys" - Show Answer
  

  BRADPITT

  (8 letters)



• 7. ___ Cruces, N.M. - Show Answer
  

  LAS

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: atomic_number_57, la, La, Louisiana, lah, lanthanum, LA, Pelican_State



• 8. Ocean creatures with three hearts - Show Answer
  

  OCTOPI

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: octopus, devilfish



• 9. Label for a box during a household purge - Show Answer
  

  KEEP

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: keep_on, sustain, livelihood, living, proceed, keep, hold, hold_on, bread_and_butter, support, donjon, maintain, dungeon, observe, continue, sustenance, go_along, keep_back, keep_open, restrain, prevent, go_on, hold_open, celebrate, retain, stay_fresh, hold_back, preserve, save

  Antonyms: let, discontinue, lose, break



• 10. Messed up - Show Answer
  

  ERRED

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: stray, slip, drift, err, mistake



• 11. *Not moving fast enough - Show Answer
  

  CLOSINGTIME

  (11 letters)



• 12. Read over - Show Answer
  

  PERUSE

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: peruse



• 13. Gets used to new surroundings - Show Answer
  

  ADAPTS

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: adapt, adjust, conform, accommodate



• 18. *Increases sharply - Show Answer
  

  CRAMPSUP

  (8 letters)



• 22. Highlighter colors, usually - Show Answer
  

  NEONS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: neon, Ne, atomic_number_10



• 23. Traps, with "in" - Show Answer
  

  HEMS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: hem, ahem



• 24. Before: Prefix - Show Answer
  

  ANTE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: ante



• 25. *Rip off - Show Answer
  

  COVERCHARGE

  (11 letters)



• 27. Meditation mantras - Show Answer
  

  OMS

  (3 letters)



• 31. *Like 10%-fat beef - Show Answer
  

  CLEANCUT

  (8 letters)



• 34. Wood used to age brandy - Show Answer
  

  OAK

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: oak_tree, oak



• 36. Boat propeller - Show Answer
  

  OAR

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: oar



• 38. ___ face - Show Answer
  

  POKER

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: salamander, poker_game, poker, stove_poker, fire_hook



• 39. Duck delicacy - Show Answer
  

  FOIEGRAS

  (8 letters)



• 40. Great work - Show Answer
  

  OPUS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: opus, piece, musical_composition, piece_of_music, composition



• 41. Something that's not going to happen - Show Answer
  

  NOGO

  (4 letters)



• 43. Bill Clinton's is displayed at the Smithsonian, for short - Show Answer
  

  SAX

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: saxophone, Adolphe_Sax, sax, Sax



• 45. Caught - Show Answer
  

  NABBED

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: apprehend, nab, collar, arrest, pick_up, cop, nail



• 46. Time when glaciers form - Show Answer
  

  ICEAGE

  (6 letters)



• 48. Gym session devoted to squats, dead lifts, etc. - Show Answer
  

  LEGDAY

  (6 letters)



• 49. It's a ball - Show Answer
  

  SPHERE

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: heavens, vault_of_heaven, sphere, firmament, arena, celestial_sphere, empyrean, domain, orbit, sector, sphere_of_influence, field, welkin, area



• 51. Powers (down) - Show Answer
  

  SHUTS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: exclude, close, shut_out, shut, keep_out

  Antonyms: admit, open



• 55. Textbook section - Show Answer
  

  UNIT

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: whole, unit_of_measurement, unit, building_block, social_unit



• 57. Tanker, e.g. - Show Answer
  

  SHIP

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: ship, transport, embark, send

  Antonyms: disembark



• 60. Before, poetically - Show Answer
  

  ERE

  (3 letters)



• 61. "Mushnik & ___" ("Little Shop of Horrors" song) - Show Answer
  

  SON

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: son, Logos, boy, Word, Son

  Antonyms: daughter, girl



• 62. Extra-crusty piece of bread - Show Answer
  

  END

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: goal, closing, stop, end, finish, terminate, final_stage, ending, remnant, remainder, close, death, oddment, terminal, destruction, conclusion, last, cease

  Antonyms: begin, beginning



• 63. Bad thing to make of oneself - Show Answer
  

  ASS

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: stern, tooshie, American_Samoa, posterior, fucking, derriere, ass, butt, arse, roll_in_the_hay, hind_end, As, fanny, behind, bum, backside, tail, keister, fundament, buttocks, piece_of_ass, seat, buns, rear_end, nookie, nooky, nates, rear, screwing, Eastern_Samoa, rump, prat, tush, bottom, shag, atomic_number_33, can, piece_of_tail, shtup, AS, screw, tail_end, fuck, arsenic, hindquarters

XWordHint Crossword Answers November 11, 2025 | 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 (35 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (36 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging

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. CAPTCHA blockees	4
2A	5. Crust (over)	4
3A	9. Building with a "broad side," in an idiom	4
4A	13. One of over 30 million used for farming in Iowa	4
5A	14. Attire in many a Degas painting	4
6A	15. "Hey, sailor!"	4
7A	16. "It's hard to say"	14
8A	19. Like June 21 among all the days of the year	7
9A	20. Place to plop down in a parlor	6
10A	21. Vote in	5
11A	23. Sparkler on a ring	3
12A	24. 2021 Pixar film inspired by Italian folklore	4
13A	27. Whole bunch	4
14A	29. Bar mitzvah or confirmation	4
15A	32. In unison	5
16A	34. Relaxing sounds	4
17A	36. The "N" of NGO	3
18A	37. It's hard to say	14
19A	40. Vietnamese New Year	3
20A	41. Stingy sort?	4
21A	42. Semiaquatic relative of a badger	5
22A	43. Greek god whose name is an anagram of ROSE	4
23A	45. Does poorly	4
24A	47. ___-à-___	4
25A	48. Holiday centerpiece	3
26A	50. "Here, ___!"	5
27A	52. Copenhagen's "The Little Mermaid," for one	6
28A	55. One singing "The Lonely Goatherd," e.g.	7
29A	59. It's hard to say	14
30A	61. Some rounds	4
31A	62. Eggplant ___ (vegetarian dish)	4
32A	63. Track shape	4
33A	64. Polite assent	4
34A	65. Prying	4
35A	66. First coin to use the $ symbol	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. CAPTCHA blockees"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human
• Similar words include: bot
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BOTS

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2A: "5. Crust (over)"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
• Similar words include: rat, blackleg, fink
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SCAB

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3A: "9. Building with a "broad side," in an idiom"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
• Similar words include: b
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BARN

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4A: "13. One of over 30 million used for farming in Iowa"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in english-speaking countries
• Similar words include: Akko, Akka, Accho
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ACRE

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5A: "14. Attire in many a Degas painting"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that south african prelate and leader of the antiapartheid struggle (born in 1931)
• Similar words include: ballet skirt, Desmond Tutu
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TUTU

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6A: "15. "Hey, sailor!""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AHOY

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7A: "16. "It's hard to say""

14 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________

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Answer: WHOREALLYKNOWS

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8A: "19. Like June 21 among all the days of the year"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
• Similar words include: long, farseeing, prospicient
• Opposite of: short, unretentive

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Answer: LONGEST

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9A: "20. Place to plop down in a parlor"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a long wooden bench with a back
• Similar words include: settle
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SETTEE

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10A: "21. Vote in"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an exclusive group of people
• Similar words include: chosen, elite
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ELECT

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11A: "23. Sparkler on a ring"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
• Similar words include: treasure, gemstone, precious stone
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GEM

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12A: "24. 2021 Pixar film inspired by Italian folklore"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LUCA

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13A: "27. Whole bunch"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
• Similar words include: pot, spate, passel
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SLEW

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14A: "29. Bar mitzvah or confirmation"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an established ceremony prescribed by a religion
• Similar words include: ritual, religious rite
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RITE

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15A: "32. In unison"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ASONE

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16A: "34. Relaxing sounds"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
• Similar words include: ooh, aah
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AAHS

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17A: "36. The "N" of NGO"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that negation of a word or group of words
• Similar words include: not
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NON

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18A: "37. It's hard to say"

14 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________

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Answer: THATWASMYFAULT

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19A: "40. Vietnamese New Year"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the new year in vietnam; observed for three days after the first full moon after january 20th
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TET

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20A: "41. Stingy sort?"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a white person of anglo-saxon ancestry who belongs to a protestant denomination
• Similar words include: white Anglo-Saxon Protestant
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: WASP

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21A: "42. Semiaquatic relative of a badger"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the fur of an otter
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OTTER

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22A: "43. Greek god whose name is an anagram of ROSE"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (greek mythology) god of love; son of aphrodite; identified with roman cupid
• Similar words include: physical attraction, sexual desire, concupiscence
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EROS

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23A: "45. Does poorly"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: AILS

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24A: "47. ___-à-___"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TETE

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25A: "48. Holiday centerpiece"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that nonresinous wood of a fir tree
• Similar words include: true fir, fir tree
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: FIR

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26A: "50. "Here, ___!""

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
• Similar words include: arrest, captivate, entrance
• Opposite of: unhitch

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Answer: CATCH

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27A: "52. Copenhagen's "The Little Mermaid," for one"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sculpture representing a human or animal
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: STATUE

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28A: "55. One singing "The Lonely Goatherd," e.g."

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: YODELER

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29A: "59. It's hard to say"

14 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a savory sauce of vinegar and soy sauce and spices
• Similar words include: Worcestershire sauce, Worcester sauce
• Pattern: ______________

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Answer: WORCESTERSHIRE

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30A: "61. Some rounds"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that projectiles to be fired from a gun
• Similar words include: ammunition
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AMMO

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31A: "62. Eggplant ___ (vegetarian dish)"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PARM

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32A: "63. Track shape"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
• Similar words include: prolate, oviform, elliptical
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OVAL

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33A: "64. Polite assent"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: YESM

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34A: "65. Prying"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that offensively curious or inquisitive
• Similar words include: prying, nosey, snoopy
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NOSY

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35A: "66. First coin to use the $ symbol"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the basic unit of money in uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos
• Similar words include: Guinea-Bissau peso, Uruguayan peso, Colombian peso
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PESO

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Blubber	4
2D	2. Número de planetas	4
3D	3. Mega or jumbo ending	4
4D	4. Forrest Gump, for one	8
5D	5. Inactive periods	6
6D	6. Many a midnight movie	11
7D	7. Home of the Braves: Abbr.	3
8D	8. Completely goes along with	4
9D	9. Playful teasing	6
10D	10. Quite some time, antonymously	10
11D	11. "Dirty Jobs" host Mike	4
12D	12. Where Coca-Cola is KO	4
13D	17. An elver is a young one	3
14D	18. Cask	3
15D	22. Leaders in assists, typically	11
16D	24. Place for cafe art	5
17D	25. Singer with the 1998 #1 hit "Nice & Slow"	5
18D	26. Canada's features a unicorn	10
19D	28. One of the five W's	3
20D	30. For rent	5
21D	31. ___ nous	5
22D	33. "I so did not need to hear that!"	3
23D	35. Penultimate stop on the red BART line, in brief	3
24D	38. Minor-league level	3
25D	39. 1957 Danny & the Juniors hit about a school dance	8
26D	44. Show with a laugh track	6
27D	46. Wet, with thunder and lightning	6
28D	49. Poe's "The Murders in the ___ Morgue"	3
29D	51. Some music sales, for short	3
30D	52. Convince	4
31D	53. "You talkin' ___?"	4
32D	54. Its website has a "Fantasy" tab	4
33D	56. On now	4
34D	57. "Fearless" and "Folklore," for Taylor Swift	4
35D	58. Move, in real estate lingo	4
36D	60. "The ___ of Pooh" (1982 best seller)	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Blubber"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that shout loudly and without restraint
• Similar words include: yawp, bellow
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BAWL

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2D: "2. Número de planetas"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OCHO

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3D: "3. Mega or jumbo ending"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TRON

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4D: "4. Forrest Gump, for one"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the army or air force or marines ranking above a corporal
• Similar words include: police sergeant, serjeant, sergeant-at-law
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: SERGEANT

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5D: "5. Inactive periods"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: STASES

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6D: "6. Many a midnight movie"

11 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: CULTCLASSIC

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7D: "7. Home of the Braves: Abbr."

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ATL

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8D: "8. Completely goes along with"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an advantageous purchase
• Similar words include: steal, bargain, grease one's palms
• Opposite of: sell

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Answer: BUYS

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9D: "9. Playful teasing"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that light teasing repartee
• Similar words include: kid, give-and-take, jolly
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: BANTER

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10D: "10. Quite some time, antonymously"

10 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: AHOTMINUTE

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11D: "11. "Dirty Jobs" host Mike"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ROWE

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12D: "12. Where Coca-Cola is KO"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a stock exchange in new york
• Similar words include: big board, New York Stock Exchange, N. Y. Stock Exchange
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NYSE

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13D: "17. An elver is a young one"

3 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
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EEL

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14D: "18. Cask"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the quantity contained in a keg
• Similar words include: kegful
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: KEG

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15D: "22. Leaders in assists, typically"

11 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: TEAMPLAYERS

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16D: "24. Place for cafe art"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: LATTE

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17D: "25. Singer with the 1998 #1 hit "Nice & Slow""

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that irish prelate who deduced from the bible that creation occurred in the year 4004 bc (1581-1656)
• Similar words include: doorkeeper, show, James Ussher
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: USHER

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18D: "26. Canada's features a unicorn"

10 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: COATOFARMS

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19D: "28. One of the five W's"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'
• Similar words include: wherefore
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: WHY

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20D: "30. For rent"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TOLET

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21D: "31. ___ nous"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ENTRE

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22D: "33. "I so did not need to hear that!""

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EWW

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23D: "35. Penultimate stop on the red BART line, in brief"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SFO

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24D: "38. Minor-league level"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta associated with old age and hypertension
• Similar words include: abdominal aortic aneurysm
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AAA

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25D: "39. 1957 Danny & the Juniors hit about a school dance"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ATTHEHOP

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26D: "44. Show with a laugh track"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life
• Similar words include: situation comedy
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SITCOM

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27D: "46. Wet, with thunder and lightning"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
• Similar words include: tempestuous
• Opposite of: calm

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Answer: STORMY

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28D: "49. Poe's "The Murders in the ___ Morgue""

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that european strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
• Similar words include: ruefulness, repent, sorrow
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RUE

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29D: "51. Some music sales, for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
• Similar words include: cadmium, compact disc, CD
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: CDS

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30D: "52. Convince"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that controlling influence
• Similar words include: carry, tilt, persuade
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SWAY

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31D: "53. "You talkin' ___?""

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a (usually) large and scholarly book
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TOME

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32D: "54. Its website has a "Fantasy" tab"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ESPN

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33D: "56. On now"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
• Similar words include: hot, hold out, resilient
• Opposite of: recorded, dead

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Answer: LIVE

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34D: "57. "Fearless" and "Folklore," for Taylor Swift"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Similar words include: ERA, era, earned run average
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ERAS

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35D: "58. Move, in real estate lingo"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RELO

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36D: "60. "The ___ of Pooh" (1982 best seller)"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an adherent of any branch of taoism
• Similar words include: Taoist
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TAO

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Expert Solving Strategies

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Today's Puzzle Stats

35 Across Clues

36 Down Clues

71 Total Clues

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