27405 Wed Nov 20, 2024 NYT Robert S. Gard

Across Clues :

1. Sources of unwanted feedback, perhaps, 5. Capital city with the Holmenkollen Ski Museum, home to the world's largest collection of skis, 9. Cause of lens flare, 14. In a moment, 15. Shoot forth, 16. School tool, 17. Coloring implement since 1903, 19. China's Zhou ___, 20. Atop, poetically, 21. Flying mammals, 22. Make like South Sudan in 2011, 23. Deep-fried Japanese fare, 25. Comic strip with a collection titled "Shoes: Chocolate for the Feet", 26. Blade runner?, 27. "You should open this on a personal device" heads-up, 29. Quaint contraction, 32. Sine ___ non, 35. Film representations, 37. Kind of computer port, 40. Books with legends, 42. Jones (for), 43. Parent working behind the scenes?, 45. Bit of cream, 47. Totally bonkers, 48. Make a big to-do (over), 50. Big name in sunglasses, 54. Domesticated, 56. Move to the beat?, 59. Montmartre sweetheart, 61. Christmas tree decoration, 62. What a coxswain notably doesn't do, 63. Worked on a trireme, e.g., 64. Downsizer? ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle, 66. Lewis Carroll, for Charles Dodgson, 67. Bentley or Benz, e.g., 68. Asian soup, 69. "... he that is unjust in the ___ is unjust also in much": Luke 16:10, 70. Cyclops, for one, 71. Annual presidential speech, in brief

Down Clues :

1. Dapper sartorial choices, 2. Reef predator with extendable pharyngeal jaws, 3. Self-pitying lament, 4. Show on which Julia Louis-Dreyfus got her big break, in brief, 5. Hammerstein of Rodgers and Hammerstein, 6. Artificial bronze, 7. Fiery sorts, it's said, 8. B.Y.O.B. part, 9. Say hello to, 10. Makeshift shield during a food fight, 11. What a rear exit may lead to, 12. Pore over, 13. Pennsylvania home of minor-league baseball's SeaWolves, 18. ___ Dhabi, 22. Got steamed, 24. A.S.A.P., 25. Corporate $$$ overseers, 28. Abuses the listserv, say, 30. "For a quart of ___ is a dish for a king": Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale", 31. W-9 info, 33. Land on the Gulf of Oman, for short, 34. Bank withdrawal charge, 36. Air marshal's org., 37. Sch. that's home to the Warner Bros. Archives, 38. Potential rescue pet, 39. Culture group, 41. Like a lime green suit, 44. They're open to interpretation, 46. Hee-haws, 49. Athens's rival in the Peloponnesian War, 51. Spanish Harlem, e.g., 52. Wedding reception cry, 53. Goal of self-improvement, perhaps, 55. In our ___ (among us), 57. The "U" of 71-Across, 58. ___ Deighton, British spy novelist, 59. Declining industry of Appalachia, 60. Strong and healthy, 61. Shark bait, 64. Jazz instrument, 65. Berlin Marathon units: Abbr.

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 20, 2024

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

New York Times, Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Sources of unwanted feedback, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMPS

  Possible Answer : adenosine_monophosphate, amp, adenylic_acid, AMP, A, ampere




• The clue is 5. Capital city with the Holmenkollen Ski Museum, home to the world's largest collection of skis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSLO

  Possible Answer : capital_of_Norway, Oslo, Christiania




• The clue is 9. Cause of lens flare. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GLARE

  Possible Answer : brilliance, public_eye, glare, blaze, spotlight, limelight, glower




• The clue is 14. In a moment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOON

  Possible Answer : before_long, soon, shortly, presently




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

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

  The answer: SPEW

  Possible Answer : vomit, sick, chuck, spue, throw_up, ptyalise, purge, spew, disgorge, puke, spew_out, be_sick, cat, barf, regurgitate, upchuck, regorge, cast, vomit_up, honk, retch, ptyalize, spit, eruct

  Possible Opposite Answer : keep_down




• The clue is 16. School tool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RULER

  Possible Answer : swayer, rule, ruler




• The clue is 17. Coloring implement since 1903. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: CRAYOLACRAYON




• The clue is 19. China's Zhou ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENLAI




• The clue is 20. Atop, poetically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OER




• The clue is 21. Flying mammals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BATS

  Possible Answer : dotty, bats, cream, nuts, kookie, kooky, loopy, lick, clobber, batty, bonkers, loco, thrash, drub, balmy, flutter, squash_racket, whacky, wacky, barmy, cracked, loony, squash_racquet, at-bat, chiropteran, fruity, haywire, nutty, buggy, bat, cricket_bat, round_the_bend, crackers, daft, around_the_bend




• The clue is 22. Make like South Sudan in 2011. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECEDE

  Possible Answer : secede, break_away, splinter




• The clue is 23. Deep-fried Japanese fare. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEMPURA

  Possible Answer : tempura




• The clue is 25. Comic strip with a collection titled "Shoes: Chocolate for the Feet". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CATHY




• The clue is 26. Blade runner?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLED

  Possible Answer : sledge, sled, sleigh




• The clue is 27. "You should open this on a personal device" heads-up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NSFW




• The clue is 29. Quaint contraction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TWAS




• The clue is 32. Sine ___ non. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QUA




• The clue is 35. Film representations. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PORTRAYALS

  Possible Answer : depicting, portrait, delineation, enactment, characterization, depiction, portrayal, portraiture, personation, portraying




• The clue is 37. Kind of computer port. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USB




• The clue is 40. Books with legends. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATLASES

  Possible Answer : Atlas, map_collection, book_of_maps, atlas_vertebra, atlas, telamon




• The clue is 42. Jones (for). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEN

  Possible Answer : yearn, ache, hankering, languish, yen, pine




• The clue is 43. Parent working behind the scenes?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAGEMOM




• The clue is 45. Bit of cream. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAB

  Possible Answer : swob, dab, tap, pat, splash, swab, splatter




• The clue is 47. Totally bonkers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRAYCRAY




• The clue is 48. Make a big to-do (over). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FUSS

  Possible Answer : tiff, ado, spat, trouble, fuss, bustle, dither, bother, niggle, overprotect, fret, squabble, hustle, mother, bickering, stir, pettifoggery, hassle, flurry, flap, pother, tizzy, bicker




• The clue is 50. Big name in sunglasses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAYBAN




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

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

  The answer: TAMED

  Possible Answer : subdue, reclaim, domesticate, naturalize, tame, moderate, chasten, tone_down, naturalise, tamed, domesticize, domesticise, cultivate

  Possible Opposite Answer : wild




• The clue is 56. Move to the beat?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PULSATE

  Possible Answer : pulsate, throb, pulse, quiver, beat




• The clue is 59. Montmartre sweetheart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHERIE




• The clue is 61. Christmas tree decoration. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANE

  Possible Answer : flog, lambaste, cane, lambast




• The clue is 62. What a coxswain notably doesn't do. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROW

  Possible Answer : rowing, words, quarrel, dustup, wrangle, row, run-in, course




• The clue is 63. Worked on a trireme, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OARED




• The clue is 64. Downsizer? ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHRINKRAY




• The clue is 66. Lewis Carroll, for Charles Dodgson. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIAS

  Possible Answer : also_known_as, false_name, a.k.a., alias, assumed_name




• The clue is 67. Bentley or Benz, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AUTO

  Possible Answer : car, automobile, machine, motorcar, auto




• The clue is 68. Asian soup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISO

  Possible Answer : miso




• The clue is 69. "... he that is unjust in the ___ is unjust also in much": Luke 16:10. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAST

  Possible Answer : to_the_lowest_degree, least

  Possible Opposite Answer : most




• The clue is 70. Cyclops, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: XMAN




• The clue is 71. Annual presidential speech, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOTU

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Dapper sartorial choices. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASCOTS

  Possible Answer: ascot

• The clue is 2. Reef predator with extendable pharyngeal jaws. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MORAYEEL

• The clue is 3. Self-pitying lament. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POORME

• The clue is 4. Show on which Julia Louis-Dreyfus got her big break, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNL

• The clue is 5. Hammerstein of Rodgers and Hammerstein. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSCAR

  Possible Answer: Oscar, Academy_Award

• The clue is 6. Artificial bronze. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPRAYTAN

• The clue is 7. Fiery sorts, it's said. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEOS

  Possible Answer: Leo, Leo_the_Lion, Lion

• The clue is 8. B.Y.O.B. part. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWN

  Possible Answer: have, own, possess, ain

• The clue is 9. Say hello to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GREET

  Possible Answer: recognize, recognise, greet

• The clue is 10. Makeshift shield during a food fight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUNCHTRAY

• The clue is 11. What a rear exit may lead to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLEYWAY

  Possible Answer: back_street, alleyway, alley

• The clue is 12. Pore over. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: READ

  Possible Answer: translate, scan, study, take, show, learn, record, read, understand, register, say, interpret

• The clue is 13. Pennsylvania home of minor-league baseball's SeaWolves. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERIE

  Possible Answer: Lake_Erie, Erie

• The clue is 18. ___ Dhabi. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABU

• The clue is 22. Got steamed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAWRED

• The clue is 24. A.S.A.P.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PDQ

• The clue is 25. Corporate $$$ overseers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CFOS

  Possible Answer: CFO, chief_financial_officer

• The clue is 28. Abuses the listserv, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPAMS

  Possible Answer: Spam, spam, junk_e-mail

• The clue is 30. "For a quart of ___ is a dish for a king": Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALE

  Possible Answer: ale

• The clue is 31. W-9 info. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SSN

• The clue is 33. Land on the Gulf of Oman, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UAE

• The clue is 34. Bank withdrawal charge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATMFEE

• The clue is 36. Air marshal's org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSA

  Possible Answer: TSA, Transportation_Security_Administration

• The clue is 37. Sch. that's home to the Warner Bros. Archives. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USC

• The clue is 38. Potential rescue pet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STRAY

  Possible Answer: swan, divagate, wander, roll, stray, range, rove, roam, vagabond, drift, err, isolated, tramp, ramble, cast, digress

• The clue is 39. Culture group. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BACTERIA

  Possible Answer: bacteria, bacterium

• The clue is 41. Like a lime green suit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOUD

  Possible Answer: flashy, tawdry, loudly, garish, meretricious, brassy, loud, forte, cheap, tacky, tatty, aloud, gaudy, gimcrack, trashy, flash

  Possible Opposite Answer : soft, piano, softly

• The clue is 44. They're open to interpretation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRAYAREAS

• The clue is 46. Hee-haws. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAYS

  Possible Answer: mash, bray, hee-haw, grind, crunch, comminute

• The clue is 49. Athens's rival in the Peloponnesian War. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPARTA

  Possible Answer: Sparta

• The clue is 51. Spanish Harlem, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARRIO

  Possible Answer: barrio

• The clue is 52. Wedding reception cry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATOAST

• The clue is 53. Goal of self-improvement, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEWYOU

• The clue is 55. In our ___ (among us). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIDST

  Possible Answer: thick, midst

• The clue is 57. The "U" of 71-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNION

  Possible Answer: wedlock, coupling, trades_union, labor_union, union, conglutination, spousal_relationship, North, uniting, Union, jointure, unification, sum, marriage, matrimony, mating, trade_union, join, brotherhood, conjugation, pairing, sexual_union, Federal

  Possible Opposite Answer : nonunion, separation, disunion

• The clue is 58. ___ Deighton, British spy novelist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEN

• The clue is 59. Declining industry of Appalachia. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COAL

  Possible Answer: char, coal, ember

• The clue is 60. Strong and healthy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALE

  Possible Answer: drag, Edward_Everett_Hale, Nathan_Hale, George_Ellery_Hale, coerce, squeeze, pressure, force, Hale, whole, hale, haul, cart

• The clue is 61. Shark bait. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHUM

  Possible Answer: Oncorhynchus_keta, crony, buddy, brother, pal, sidekick, chum, chum_salmon

• The clue is 64. Jazz instrument. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAX

  Possible Answer: sax, Adolphe_Sax, Sax, saxophone

• The clue is 65. Berlin Marathon units: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KMS

  Possible Answer: kilometer, klick, km, kilometre

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (31 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (33 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky

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Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Measure of rank in Maori culture, informally	7
2A	8. Bubbles	5
3A	13. Sauce in Italian-American cuisine	8
4A	14. Knocked out	5
5A	15. It's in right now	9
6A	16. Was worthy of	5
7A	17. Having a single purpose	5
8A	18. Light that goes up when things are going down?	5
9A	20. Snatch	3
10A	21. Crank cases?	7
11A	23. Something pulled in many car chase scenes, for short	6
12A	25. Home to the Arco di Constantino	4
13A	26. Present a chance to get ahead	9
14A	29. Spaniards roll them	3
15A	30. Was really moving, in slang	9
16A	31. "Uh ... I guess"	9
17A	32. Sources of 24/7 support	9
18A	33. Many an attachment	3
19A	36. Ones catching waves	9
20A	37. Longtime name in Cuban politics	4
21A	38. Those playing the king of Egypt in "Aïda"	6
22A	39. Monthly magazine that sponsors a large annual music festival in New Orleans	7
23A	41. Easily removed locks	3
24A	42. Limited assignment	5
25A	45. Smallest member of the eurozone (122 square miles)	5
26A	46. Appropriately change course	5
27A	48. Spirals out of control?	9
28A	50. Panhellenic Games venue	5
29A	51. Can't cool off	8
30A	52. Gifted	5
31A	53. Culinary concurrence	7

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Measure of rank in Maori culture, informally"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: FACETAT

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2A: "8. Bubbles"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
• Similar words include: effervesce, sparkle, suds
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FROTH

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3A: "13. Sauce in Italian-American cuisine"

8 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that sauce for pasta; contains tomatoes and garlic and herbs
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: MARINARA

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4A: "14. Knocked out"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: INAWE

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5A: "15. It's in right now"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: LATESTFAD

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6A: "16. Was worthy of"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that assign a rank or rating to
• Similar words include: rate, snitch, tell on
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RATED

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7A: "17. Having a single purpose"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ADHOC

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8A: "18. Light that goes up when things are going down?"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a shape that spreads outward
• Similar words include: flame up, irrupt, flare up
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FLARE

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9A: "20. Snatch"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a flexible container with a single opening
• Similar words include: grip, cup of tea, handbag
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BAG

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10A: "21. Crank cases?"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: UFOLOGY

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11A: "23. Something pulled in many car chase scenes, for short"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: EBRAKE

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12A: "25. Home to the Arco di Constantino"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern india but now are living on all continents (but mostly in europe, north africa, and north america)
• Similar words include: Romany, Rome, fixed storage
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ROMA

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13A: "26. Present a chance to get ahead"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: OPENDOORS

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14A: "29. Spaniards roll them"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere
• Similar words include: AR, ar, argon
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ARS

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15A: "30. Was really moving, in slang"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: HAULEDASS

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16A: "31. "Uh ... I guess""

9 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: WELLSORTA

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17A: "32. Sources of 24/7 support"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: HELPLINES

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18A: "33. Many an attachment"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PDF

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19A: "36. Ones catching waves"

9 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: RADIOSETS

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20A: "37. Longtime name in Cuban politics"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RAUL

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21A: "38. Those playing the king of Egypt in "Aïda""

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an adult male singer with the lowest voice
• Similar words include: bass, bass voice, basso
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: BASSOS

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22A: "39. Monthly magazine that sponsors a large annual music festival in New Orleans"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
• Similar words include: centre, marrow, heart and soul
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ESSENCE

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23A: "41. Easily removed locks"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
• Similar words include: wigging
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: WIG

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24A: "42. Limited assignment"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an unbroken period of time during which you do something
• Similar words include: skimp, least sandpiper, Erolia minutilla
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: STINT

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25A: "45. Smallest member of the eurozone (122 square miles)"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a republic on the island of malta in the mediterranean; achieved independence from the united kingdom in 1964
• Similar words include: Republic of Malta
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MALTA

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26A: "46. Appropriately change course"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
• Similar words include: adjust, conform, accommodate
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ADAPT

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27A: "48. Spirals out of control?"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
• Similar words include: tornado, crack, twister
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: TORNADOES

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28A: "50. Panhellenic Games venue"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a valley in southeastern greece where the nemean games were held
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NEMEA

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29A: "51. Can't cool off"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: STAYSMAD

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30A: "52. Gifted"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
• Similar words include: genius, ace, skilful
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ADEPT

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31A: "53. Culinary concurrence"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: YESCHEF

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Understands	7
2D	2. Site of some piercings	6
3D	3. "There's never been a better time" tech sloganeer	5
4D	4. Fangorn resident	3
5D	5. Sweet doings at a county fair	10
6D	6. ___ Sea, locale of a 20th-century environmental disaster	4
7D	7. Cry that might be made with a bow	4
8D	8. Responders to cruise ship emergencies	9
9D	9. It works in translation	3
10D	10. Crunchy snacks	7
11D	11. Fine-tunes	6
12D	12. Divider of lots	5
13D	13. Really into	6
14D	15. 21st-century first lady	5
15D	19. Attire for many a flamenco dancer	8
16D	22. Upright bar	8
17D	24. Bonheur who painted "Ploughing in the Nivernais"	4
18D	27. Woman's name that sounds like two letters of the alphabet	5
19D	28. Colorful swimmers in the Amazon	10
20D	30. Energy device that reflects sunlight	9
21D	31. Rings up?	4
22D	32. Can hold one's own, in modern lingo	7
23D	33. Bread purchase in the U.K.	7
24D	34. Like a building's central air conditioning	6
25D	35. Dogbane?	5
26D	36. Like drug dens, sometimes	6
27D	37. FAQ heading	6
28D	38. East African honorific	5
29D	40. Reduce to a pulp	5
30D	43. Minute	4
31D	44. Pay attention to	4
32D	47. Zip	3
33D	49. Home to the U.S.'s first pizzeria, according to the Pizza Hall of Fame, for short	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Understands"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
• Similar words include: bottom, penetrate, fthm
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: FATHOMS

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2D: "2. Site of some piercings"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that small space in a tissue or body part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing
• Similar words include: ring of color
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: AREOLA

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3D: "3. "There's never been a better time" tech sloganeer"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cold-water fish caught in lake superior and northward
• Similar words include: lake herring, Coregonus artedi
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CISCO

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4D: "4. Fangorn resident"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ENT

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5D: "5. Sweet doings at a county fair"

10 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: TAFFYPULLS

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6D: "6. ___ Sea, locale of a 20th-century environmental disaster"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ARAL

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7D: "7. Cry that might be made with a bow"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TADA

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8D: "8. Responders to cruise ship emergencies"

9 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a boat equipped to fight fires on ships or along a waterfront
• Similar words include: fireboat
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: FIREBOATS

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9D: "9. It works in translation"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from dna to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
• Similar words include: ribonucleic acid
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RNA

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10D: "10. Crunchy snacks"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: OATBARS

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11D: "11. Fine-tunes"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a squeeze with the fingers
• Similar words include: fine-tune, pull off, pluck
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TWEAKS

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12D: "12. Divider of lots"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
• Similar words include: duck, fudge, sidestep
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HEDGE

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13D: "13. Really into"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MADFOR

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14D: "15. 21st-century first lady"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LAURA

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15D: "19. Attire for many a flamenco dancer"

8 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: REDDRESS

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16D: "22. Upright bar"

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: GOALPOST

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17D: "24. Bonheur who painted "Ploughing in the Nivernais""

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
• Similar words include: genus Rosa
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ROSA

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18D: "27. Woman's name that sounds like two letters of the alphabet"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ELSIE

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19D: "28. Colorful swimmers in the Amazon"

10 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: NEONTETRAS

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20D: "30. Energy device that reflects sunlight"

9 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: HELIOSTAT

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21D: "31. Rings up?"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the fourth day of the week; the third working day
• Similar words include: Midweek, get married, hook up with
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: WEDS

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22D: "32. Can hold one's own, in modern lingo"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: HASGAME

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23D: "33. Bread purchase in the U.K."

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: PANLOAF

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24D: "34. Like a building's central air conditioning"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DUCTED

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25D: "35. Dogbane?"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
• Similar words include: flea
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FLEAS

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26D: "36. Like drug dens, sometimes"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
• Similar words include: foray into, bust, raid
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: RAIDED

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27D: "37. FAQ heading"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: README

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28D: "38. East African honorific"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BWANA

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29D: "40. Reduce to a pulp"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a vigorous blow
• Similar words include: boom, belt, bang
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SMASH

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30D: "43. Minute"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ITSY

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31D: "44. Pay attention to"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a brief written record
• Similar words include: eminence, distinction, annotation
• Opposite of: ignore

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Answer: NOTE

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32D: "47. Zip"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that liveliness and energy
• Similar words include: peppiness, ginger
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PEP

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33D: "49. Home to the U.S.'s first pizzeria, according to the Pizza Hall of Fame, for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NYC

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

Begin with fill-in-the-blank clues and short 3-4 letter words. These are your foundation.

Decode the Clues

Question marks indicate wordplay or puns. "Maybe" suggests multiple interpretations.

Use Cross-References

Let intersecting letters guide you. One correct answer unlocks several others.

Build Vocabulary

Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.

Today's Puzzle Stats

31 Across Clues

33 Down Clues

64 Total Clues

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