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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 78 (41 Across, 37 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.8 letters
April 26, 2022 Across Hints: NYT Tuesday Crossword Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Dance that might be accompanied by a fiddle | 3 |
| 2A | 4. QB's six-pointer | 6 |
| 3A | 10. Withdraw from, as a class | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Laudatory work | 3 |
| 5A | 15. Forecast provider | 6 |
| 6A | 16. Judicial cover-up? | 4 |
| 7A | 17. Under the weather | 3 |
| 8A | 18. Bros' embrace | 6 |
| 9A | 19. Supply-and-demand subj. | 4 |
| 10A | 20. Rainy day savings | 7 |
| 11A | 22. 2005's "King Kong" and 2021's "Dune" | 7 |
| 12A | 24. Lawyer's title: Abbr. | 3 |
| 13A | 25. Self-confidence | 6 |
| 14A | 26. Lingerie material | 4 |
| 15A | 29. Commando movie weapons | 4 |
| 16A | 31. Filling station? | 5 |
| 17A | 34. Neighbor of Afghanistan | 4 |
| 18A | 35. Musical ability | 3 |
| 19A | 36. Who might say "Who goes there?" | 6 |
| 20A | 37. Waste container | 3 |
| 21A | 38. Put in fancy duds | 7 |
| 22A | 40. Actor Holland of "Spider-Man" films | 3 |
| 23A | 41. Freshwater fish with a colorful name | 6 |
| 24A | 43. Gerund suffix | 3 |
| 25A | 44. Destination for an Apollo mission | 4 |
| 26A | 45. Safe havens | 5 |
| 27A | 46. On a cruise | 4 |
| 28A | 47. Hypes (up) | 4 |
| 29A | 48. Good thing to graduate with | 6 |
| 30A | 50. Dashboard stat | 3 |
| 31A | 52. They go up and down on a playground | 7 |
| 32A | 54. Partial floor covering | 7 |
| 33A | 58. Historical periods | 4 |
| 34A | 59. "Beats me" | 6 |
| 35A | 61. Slip up | 3 |
| 36A | 62. What a tightrope walker walks on | 4 |
| 37A | 63. Discord | 6 |
| 38A | 64. Attribute of many celebrities | 3 |
| 39A | 65. Makes after taxes | 4 |
| 40A | 66. Greek goddess of the soul | 6 |
| 41A | 67. Hardly any | 3 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. Dance that might be accompanied by a fiddle"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that music in three-four time for dancing a jig
- Words that mean the same thing: gigue
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: JIG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "4. QB's six-pointer"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TDPASS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. Withdraw from, as a class"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a shape that is spherical and small
- Words that mean the same thing: knock off, cut down, swing
- The opposite would be: attend to, sharpen
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DROP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. Laudatory work"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ODE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Forecast provider"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an authoritative person who divines the future
- Words that mean the same thing: prophesier, vaticinator, seer
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ORACLE
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Clue 6 Across: "16. Judicial cover-up?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any loose flowing garment
- Words that mean the same thing: vest, cloak, clothe
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROBE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "17. Under the weather"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
- Words that mean the same thing: ominous, ailment, sick
- The opposite would be: well
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ILL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "18. Bros' embrace"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MANHUG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "19. Supply-and-demand subj."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ECON
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Clue 10 Across: "20. Rainy day savings"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NESTEGG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "22. 2005's "King Kong" and 2021's "Dune""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that creation that is created again or anew
- Words that mean the same thing: remaking, make over, remake
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REMAKES
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Clue 12 Across: "24. Lawyer's title: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a title of respect for a member of the english gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
- Words that mean the same thing: Esquire
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ESQ
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "25. Self-confidence"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that great coolness and composure under strain
- Words that mean the same thing: cool, poise, sang-froid
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: APLOMB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "26. Lingerie material"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
- Words that mean the same thing: twine, enlace, lace up
- The opposite would be: untwine
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LACE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "29. Commando movie weapons"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about movies/film.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a type of submachine gun that is designed and manufactured in israel
- Words that mean the same thing: Uzi
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UZIS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "31. Filling station?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOOTH
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Clue 17 Across: "34. Neighbor of Afghanistan"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a theocratic islamic republic in the middle east in western asia; iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as persia until 1935; rich in oil
- Words that mean the same thing: Persia, Islamic Republic of Iran
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IRAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "35. Musical ability"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about music.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
- Words that mean the same thing: capitulum, spike, auricle
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EAR
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Clue 19 Across: "36. Who might say "Who goes there?""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
- Words that mean the same thing: lookout man, spotter, watch
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SENTRY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "37. Waste container"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a container; usually has a lid
- Words that mean the same thing: binful, bank identification number, ABA transit number
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "38. Put in fancy duds"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DECKOUT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "40. Actor Holland of "Spider-Man" films"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to whites
- Words that mean the same thing: tom turkey, turkey cock, tomcat
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "41. Freshwater fish with a colorful name"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REDFIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "43. Gerund suffix"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ING
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "44. Destination for an Apollo mission"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the natural satellite of the earth
- Words that mean the same thing: lunation, synodic month, moonshine
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "45. Safe havens"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASYLA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "46. On a cruise"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that in the direction of the sea
- Words that mean the same thing: seawards, seaward
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASEA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "47. Hypes (up)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the basic unit of electric current adopted under the systeme international d'unites
- Words that mean the same thing: AMP, adenosine monophosphate, amp
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMPS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "48. Good thing to graduate with"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
- Words that mean the same thing: honor, purity, laurels
- The opposite would be: disrespect, dishonor
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HONORS
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Clue 30 Across: "50. Dashboard stat"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that rate of revolution of a motor
- Words that mean the same thing: revolutions per minute, rev
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RPM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "52. They go up and down on a playground"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end
- Words that mean the same thing: seesaw, dandle board, teetertotter
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEESAWS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "54. Partial floor covering"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AREARUG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "58. Historical periods"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
- Words that mean the same thing: era, ERA, epoch
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "59. "Beats me""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NOCLUE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "61. Slip up"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that to make a mistake or be incorrect
- Words that mean the same thing: drift, stray, mistake
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "62. What a tightrope walker walks on"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
- Words that mean the same thing: electrify, cable, telegraph
- The opposite would be: unwire
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WIRE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "63. Discord"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
- Words that mean the same thing: ferment, agitation, tempestuousness
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UNREST
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Clue 38 Across: "64. Attribute of many celebrities"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
- Words that mean the same thing: self-importance, egotism, self
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EGO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 39 Across: "65. Makes after taxes"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the tcp/ip network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
- Words that mean the same thing: earnings, meshwork, web
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NETS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 40 Across: "66. Greek goddess of the soul"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
- Words that mean the same thing: soul, brain, mind
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PSYCHE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 41 Across: "67. Hardly any"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a small elite group
- The opposite would be: many
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FEW
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April 26, 2022 Tuesday NYT - All Down Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Link | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Not doing anything | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Styling products | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Heavy hardcovers | 5 |
| 5D | 5. *Trixie Mattel, e.g. | 9 |
| 6D | 6. Feeling of guilt | 4 |
| 7D | 7. German interjection | 3 |
| 8D | 8. Impolite sounds at the dinner table | 6 |
| 9D | 9. Jason of "Freaks and Geeks" | 5 |
| 10D | 10. "Oh sure, that'll totally happen!" | 7 |
| 11D | 11. All-time low ... or a musical hint to the answers to this puzzle's starred clues | 10 |
| 12D | 12. Cousin of a bassoon | 4 |
| 13D | 13. Souvenirs from White House signings | 4 |
| 14D | 21. Many a high school student | 4 |
| 15D | 23. Sacred choral work | 5 |
| 16D | 25. *Contact-free smooch | 7 |
| 17D | 26. Fair and balanced type, astrologically | 5 |
| 18D | 27. Strong and resilient type, astrologically | 5 |
| 19D | 28. *Seasonal confection that may say "I Luv U" | 10 |
| 20D | 30. Actor Efron | 3 |
| 21D | 32. Apt rhyme for "group" | 5 |
| 22D | 33. Songs that might be accompanied by an organ | 5 |
| 23D | 36. *Sensation after consuming too many Pixy Stix, perhaps | 9 |
| 24D | 38. "The People's Princess" | 5 |
| 25D | 39. Early afternoon hour | 3 |
| 26D | 42. Follows some dentists' advice | 7 |
| 27D | 44. Bahama ___ | 4 |
| 28D | 46. Fire felonies | 6 |
| 29D | 49. Admit (to) | 5 |
| 30D | 51. Pro golfer Calvin | 5 |
| 31D | 52. Embroidered, e.g. | 4 |
| 32D | 53. Lake below Huron | 4 |
| 33D | 54. Knighted actor Guinness | 4 |
| 34D | 55. Place to find brain coral | 4 |
| 35D | 56. Prod | 4 |
| 36D | 57. Get bigger | 4 |
| 37D | 60. "___ me a river!" | 3 |
Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!
Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!
Clue 1 Down: "1. Link"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
- Words that mean the same thing: bring together, link up, articulation
- The opposite would be: disjoin
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: JOIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Not doing anything"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
- Words that mean the same thing: slug, laze, unfounded
- The opposite would be: work, busy
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IDLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Styling products"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a colloid in a more solid form than a sol
- Words that mean the same thing: colloidal gel, mousse, gelatin
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GELS
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Clue 4 Down: "4. Heavy hardcovers"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a (usually) large and scholarly book
- Words that mean the same thing: tome
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOMES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. *Trixie Mattel, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DRAGQUEEN
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Clue 6 Down: "6. Feeling of guilt"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a sudden sharp feeling
- Words that mean the same thing: twinge, stab, sting
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PANG
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Clue 7 Down: "7. German interjection"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACH
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Clue 8 Down: "8. Impolite sounds at the dinner table"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that eat noisily
- Words that mean the same thing: slurp
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLURPS
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Clue 9 Down: "9. Jason of "Freaks and Geeks""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEGEL
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Clue 10 Down: "10. "Oh sure, that'll totally happen!""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DREAMON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. All-time low ... or a musical hint to the answers to this puzzle's starred clues"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROCKBOTTOM
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Clue 12 Down: "12. Cousin of a bassoon"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
- Words that mean the same thing: hautbois, hautboy
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: OBOE
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Clue 13 Down: "13. Souvenirs from White House signings"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
- Words that mean the same thing: penitentiary, indite, write
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: PENS
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Clue 14 Down: "21. Many a high school student"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
- Words that mean the same thing: teenage, stripling, teenaged
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: TEEN
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Clue 15 Down: "23. Sacred choral work"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an unaccompanied choral composition with sacred lyrics; intended to be sung as part of a church service; originated in the 13th century
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: MOTET
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Clue 16 Down: "25. *Contact-free smooch"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: AIRKISS
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Clue 17 Down: "26. Fair and balanced type, astrologically"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in libra
- Words that mean the same thing: Libra the Balance, Libra the Scales, Balance
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: LIBRA
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Clue 18 Down: "27. Strong and resilient type, astrologically"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in aries
- Words that mean the same thing: Aries the Ram, Ram
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ARIES
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Clue 19 Down: "28. *Seasonal confection that may say "I Luv U""
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: __________
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The answer is: CANDYHEART
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Clue 20 Down: "30. Actor Efron"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ZAC
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Clue 21 Down: "32. Apt rhyme for "group""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a group of soldiers
- Words that mean the same thing: flock, scout troop, promenade
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: TROOP
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Clue 22 Down: "33. Songs that might be accompanied by an organ"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about music.
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- This could be something that a song of praise (to god or to a saint or to a nation)
- Words that mean the same thing: hymn, anthem
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: HYMNS
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Clue 23 Down: "36. *Sensation after consuming too many Pixy Stix, perhaps"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _________
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The answer is: SUGARRUSH
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Clue 24 Down: "38. "The People's Princess""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that english aristocrat who was the first wife of prince charles; her death in an automobile accident in paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
- Words that mean the same thing: Princess Diana, Princess of Wales, Lady Diana Frances Spencer
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: DIANA
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Clue 25 Down: "39. Early afternoon hour"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
- Words that mean the same thing: matchless, unrivaled, unrivalled
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ONE
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Clue 26 Down: "42. Follows some dentists' advice"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
- Words that mean the same thing: dental floss, floss
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: FLOSSES
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Clue 27 Down: "44. Bahama ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that informal terms for a mother
- Words that mean the same thing: mamma, mommy, mum
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: MAMA
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Clue 28 Down: "46. Fire felonies"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that malicious burning to destroy property
- Words that mean the same thing: fire-raising, incendiarism, arson
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ARSONS
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Clue 29 Down: "49. Admit (to)"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: OWNUP
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Clue 30 Down: "51. Pro golfer Calvin"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: PEETE
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Clue 31 Down: "52. Embroidered, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that fasten by sewing; do needlework
- Words that mean the same thing: sew, run up, tailor-make
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SEWN
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Clue 32 Down: "53. Lake below Huron"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a member of an iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of lake erie in northern ohio and northwest pennsylvania and western new york
- Words that mean the same thing: Lake Erie
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ERIE
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Clue 33 Down: "54. Knighted actor Guinness"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ALEC
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Clue 34 Down: "55. Place to find brain coral"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
- Words that mean the same thing: Rand, Witwatersrand
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: REEF
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Clue 35 Down: "56. Prod"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an instinctive motive
- Words that mean the same thing: exhort, cheer, root on
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: URGE
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Clue 36 Down: "57. Get bigger"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
- Words that mean the same thing: arise, acquire, get
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: GROW
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Clue 37 Down: "60. "___ me a river!""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
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- This could be something that a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
- Words that mean the same thing: call, watchword, rallying cry
- The opposite would be: laugh
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The answer is: CRY
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 57 | 73.1% |
| Short Answer | 11 | 14.1% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 4 | 5.1% |
| Music | 2 | 2.6% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.3% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.3% |
| History | 1 | 1.3% |
| Geography | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 41 |
| Down Clues | 37 |
| Total Clues | 78 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.8 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 10 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: September 10, 2025 at 11:16 AM
