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Wednesday, August 21, 2024 | NYT Crossword Clues Hints

NYT Crossword Clues Hints - August 21, 2024

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Use a loofah. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCRUB

  Possible Answer : scouring, cancel, scrub, scrubbing, call_off, scour, chaparral, scratch, bush, scrub_up




• The clue is 6. Biodiverse underwater ecosystem. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REEF

  Possible Answer : Witwatersrand, Reef, Rand, reef




• The clue is 10. Something in the air. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAS

  Possible Answer : flatulence, bluster, vaunt, gasoline, throttle, natural_gas, boast, gun, flatulency, brag, shoot_a_line, gas_pedal, blow, accelerator_pedal, accelerator, tout, gas, gasconade, petrol, swash, gaseous_state, gasolene




• The clue is 13. Cinnabon enticements. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AROMAS

  Possible Answer : odour, fragrance, aroma, odor, olfactory_property, smell, scent, perfume




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

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

  The answer: ALMA




• The clue is 16. "So ___ heard!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IVE




• The clue is 17. Gathering for lathering?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUBADUBCLUB




• The clue is 19. Be a thorn in the side of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VEX

  Possible Answer : stick, disturb, mystify, nark, raise_up, worry, bother, commove, beat, baffle, gravel, stir_up, irritate, shake_up, rag, get, puzzle, bewilder, stupefy, perplex, chafe, devil, get_to, amaze, vex, flummox, dumbfound, agitate, nonplus, annoy, pose, nettle, get_at, rile

  Possible Opposite Answer : reassure




• The clue is 20. Weapon for Viking warriors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXE

  Possible Answer : axe, ax




• The clue is 21. Feed, as a fire. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STOKE

  Possible Answer : stoke




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

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

  The answer: LEERY

  Possible Answer : untrusting, leery, wary, mistrustful, suspicious




• The clue is 24. Assistant who's always being questioned. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIRI




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

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

  The answer: SASS

  Possible Answer : SAS, sass, mouth, back_talk, Special_Air_Service, lip, backtalk, sassing




• The clue is 26. Jewels for fools?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: DINGALINGBLING




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

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

  The answer: RICAN




• The clue is 33. What houses resemble from an airplane. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOTS

  Possible Answer : Lucy_in_the_sky_with_diamonds, scatter, dit, constellate, dust, back_breaker, dose, disperse, point, pane, sprinkle, Zen, stud, Department_of_Transportation, Transportation, superman, Elvis, acid, DoT, battery-acid, loony_toons, window_pane, dot




• The clue is 34. Toy found in King Tut's tomb. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOP

  Possible Answer : crest, tip, peak, clear, circus_tent, lead, top_out, crown, elevation, height, tiptop, top_of_the_inning, upper_side, top_off, superlative, cover, go_past, transcend, top_side, top, teetotum, summit, pinch, big_top, whirligig, spinning_top, exceed, overstep, meridian, acme, round_top, upside, pass, pinnacle

  Possible Opposite Answer : bottom




• The clue is 35. Universal donor's blood type, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONEG




• The clue is 36. Events at which you try not to lose track?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEETS

  Possible Answer : sports_meeting, fit, converge, assemble, encounter, conform_to, suffer, adjoin, meet, fulfil, touch, fulfill, see, forgather, play, get_together, cope_with, come_across, take_on, contact, run_into, satisfy, match, fill, receive, run_across, gather, foregather

  Possible Opposite Answer : diverge




• The clue is 38. The Floor Is ___ (kids' make-believe game). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAVA

  Possible Answer : lava




• The clue is 39. Browser subwindow. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAB

  Possible Answer : pill, tab_key, tablet, check, tab, chit, yellow_journalism, tabloid, lozenge




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

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

  The answer: SOBA




• The clue is 41. Ancestral tales, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAGAS

  Possible Answer : saga




• The clue is 42. Fryer piled higher?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: CHOCKABLOCKWOK




• The clue is 46. Wolverine and others. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: XMEN




• The clue is 47. Like wafers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THIN

  Possible Answer : reduce, slim_down, slender, dilute, flimsy, slight, thin_out, sparse, thinly, thin, melt_off, slenderize, slim, tenuous, lose_weight, cut, lean, fragile

  Possible Opposite Answer : full, thick, thickly, gain, fat, thicken




• The clue is 48. Gold coin of old Europe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUCAT

  Possible Answer : ducat




• The clue is 50. Apt setting for a French kiss. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARIS

  Possible Answer : French_capital, genus_Paris, Paris, capital_of_France, City_of_Light




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

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

  The answer: IRE

  Possible Answer : choler, anger, ira, wrath, ire




• The clue is 55. Outfit inspiration for a Swiftie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERA

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




• The clue is 56. Cup to drink up?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHUGALUGMUG




• The clue is 59. Interact with a Magic 8 Ball, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASK

  Possible Answer : necessitate, require, need, call_for, ask, expect, take, inquire, involve, postulate, demand, enquire

  Possible Opposite Answer : obviate




• The clue is 60. Not out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOME

  Possible Answer : plate, household, domicile, home_plate, dwelling, menage, internal, interior, habitation, dwelling_house, place, rest_home, house, nursing_home, national, family, home_base, abode, home, base

  Possible Opposite Answer : away




• The clue is 61. What some credit cards offer rewards points for. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DINING

  Possible Answer : din, boom, dine, dining




• The clue is 62. Issa of Hollywood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAE




• The clue is 63. Time machine entry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEAR

  Possible Answer : class, year, twelvemonth, yr




• The clue is 64. Music, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUNES

  Possible Answer : tune, line, melodic_phrase, tune_up, strain, air, melody, melodic_line

  Possible Opposite Answer : untune

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Fleetwood Mac song with Stevie Nicks on piano. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARA

• The clue is 2. Heart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRUX

  Possible Answer: crux, Crux, Southern_Cross, crux_of_the_matter, Crux_Australis

• The clue is 3. Post-shower wear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROBE

  Possible Answer: vest, robe, gown, clothe, cloak, drape

• The clue is 4. Actress Thurman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UMA

  Possible Answer: genus_Uma, Uma

• The clue is 5. Hardly a heartening harbinger. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BADSIGN

• The clue is 6. Unlikely thing off of which to buy haute couture. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RACK

  Possible Answer: squeeze, torture, stand, rack, wheel, scud, extort, gouge, wring, wrack, torment, excruciate, single-foot

• The clue is 7. She: Fr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLE

• The clue is 8. Bird that can run up to 30 m.p.h.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMU

  Possible Answer: emu, electromagnetic_unit, Dromaius_novaehollandiae, Emu_novaehollandiae

• The clue is 9. Workspaces with 3-D printers and laser cutters, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FABLABS

• The clue is 10. Tries something. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIVESITAGO

• The clue is 11. Declare. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVER

  Possible Answer: swan, swear, verify, assert, affirm, allege, aver, avow, say

• The clue is 12. Descriptor for some Halloween costumes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEXY

  Possible Answer: aphrodisiac, sexy, aphrodisiacal

  Possible Opposite Answer : anaphrodisiac, unsexy

• The clue is 14. Kama ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUTRA

  Possible Answer: sutra

• The clue is 18. Simplify, with "down". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOIL

  Possible Answer: furuncle, moil, boiling_point, roil, seethe, boil, churn

  Possible Opposite Answer : freeze

• The clue is 23. Course for some new immigrants, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESL

• The clue is 24. Manage to get, as tickets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNAG

  Possible Answer: hang-up, rip, rub, tear, snag, split, hitch, rent

• The clue is 25. Pepper and others: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SGTS

• The clue is 26. Singer/actress Shore. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DINAH

• The clue is 27. No-bake dessert that's chilled before serving. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICEBOXCAKE

• The clue is 28. Perfect. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDEAL

  Possible Answer: nonpareil, ideal, nonsuch, nonesuch, saint, idealistic, apotheosis, paragon

• The clue is 29. "Why ___?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOT

  Possible Answer: non, not

• The clue is 30. Most common Czech surname. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOVAK

• The clue is 31. Figs. on college transcripts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GPAS

  Possible Answer: GPA, grade_point_average

• The clue is 32. Univ. program with cadets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROTC

  Possible Answer: Reserve_Officers_Training_Corps, ROTC

• The clue is 36. Reaction upon tasting a decadent dessert. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOAN

  Possible Answer: groan, moan

• The clue is 37. Fall off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBB

  Possible Answer: ebb_down, ebb_out, ebb_off, ebbing, ebb_away, wane, reflux, ebb

  Possible Opposite Answer : tide

• The clue is 38. What a picket fence may enclose. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAWN

  Possible Answer: lawn

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

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

  The answer: SKETCHY

  Possible Answer: unelaborated, sketchy

• The clue is 41. Outfit for the mountains. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKISUIT

• The clue is 43. Nashville-based awards org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CMA

• The clue is 44. Other, in Oaxaca. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTRA

• The clue is 45. Dependent, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHILD

  Possible Answer: small_fry, tike, nipper, minor, shaver, tyke, nestling, fry, baby, child, youngster, kid, tiddler

  Possible Opposite Answer : parent

• The clue is 48. Cherished. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEAR

  Possible Answer: lamb, honey, costly, beloved, good, dearest, darling, pricy, devout, dearly, earnest, high-priced, love, affectionately, near, pricey, dear, heartfelt

• The clue is 49. Bear of constellations. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: URSA

• The clue is 50. Guinness record holder for "Mammal with the most names". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PUMA

  Possible Answer: catamount, painter, mountain_lion, puma, Felis_concolor, panther, cougar

• The clue is 51. Golden ___ (retiree). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGER

• The clue is 52. "Let's do it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMIN

• The clue is 53. Mysterious character. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUNE

  Possible Answer: rune, runic_letter

• The clue is 54. Charges of male emperor penguins. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGGS

  Possible Answer: bollock, ballock, orchis, testicle, eggs, ball, testis, nut, egg

• The clue is 57. Get into the weeds?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOE

  Possible Answer: hoe

• The clue is 58. Bearded beast. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GNU

  Possible Answer: gnu, wildebeest

27445 Wed Jan 01, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Rapscallion, 6. Certain tankful, 9. Kind of game that's a pitcher's dream, 14. Micronesian island that was the setting for a season of "Survivor", 15. Tuna type, 16. Airport near the intersection of I-90 and I-294, 17. Cove, 18. On the ___, 19. Christopher who directed "Oppenheimer", 20. Slangy suffix with "most", 21. "OK ... tell me", 24. N.B.A. 1-pointers: Abbr., 25. Exclamation from Homer, 26. Hero of "The Matrix", 27. "A work of ___ that isn't based on feeling isn't ___ at all": Cézanne, 28. "Look at Me, I'm Sandra ___" ("Grease" song), 29. Dickens's "The Mystery of ___ Drood", 31. Chinese greeting, 33. Tool for a pineapple, 35. 1990s sitcom featuring a bookstore, 38. You can count on them, 39. Rating for junk bonds, 42. Candymaker Wonka, 43. Chauvinist or racist, 44. In the style of, 45. Start of Caesar's boast, 46. Actress Hatcher, 47. Deposit, as an egg, 48. Patrick Stewart and Elton John, for two, 49. Singer on "Give Peace a Chance", 51. "Golden Girls" actress Arthur, 52. Sheds, with "off", 56. Stylish tote for an executive, 60. Worshiping rows, 61. Cousin of a croc, 63. The Emerald Isle, 64. "___ have to do", 65. Like the breeds Shetland and merino, 66. TALK LIKE THIS!, 67. Like a yenta, 68. Props for close-up magicians, 69. Arrogant sort

Down Clues :

1. Worked for the C.I.A., perhaps, 2. Playground retort, 3. Super-trendy, 4. West who said "Men are my life, diamonds are my career", 5. Set down on paper, 6. Cider unit, 7. Starbuck's higher-up?, 8. Ape or monkey, 9. In the dark about something nefarious, 10. "Well, lookee there!", 11. Place to see J.F.K., 12. Hopping mad, 13. Past, present or future, 22. Flowery necklace, 23. Multisport race, in short, 30. In a prim and proper way, 32. Singer with the #1 albums "As I Am" and "Girl on Fire", 33. What you might call a tipsy friend, 34. Last words?, 36. Symbols of wisdom, 37. 12/31, 39. Part of U.C.L.A.: Abbr., 40. Material used to make the object "illustrated" here, in a seasonal song, 41. Coral island, 50. "Yikes!", 51. Puts to sleep, say, 52. Take a turn with the object illustrated by the central black squares in this puzzle (leading to one of the four circled results), 53. Oscar-winning Jared, 54. Symbols of wisdom, 55. Word processing command, 56. Policy nerd, 57. "Très ___", 58. Singer Guthrie, 59. Chocolate money won or lost in this puzzle's game, 62. ___-tac-toe

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 01, 2025

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

27445 Wed Jan 01, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

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

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

  The answer: SCAMP

  Possible Answer : imp, scalawag, rascal, monkey, rapscallion, scamp, scallywag




• The clue is 6. Certain tankful. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAS

  Possible Answer : brag, petrol, swash, tout, bluster, shoot_a_line, gas_pedal, gas, gun, gasconade, vaunt, flatulency, boast, gaseous_state, flatulence, gasolene, throttle, natural_gas, accelerator_pedal, gasoline, blow, accelerator




• The clue is 9. Kind of game that's a pitcher's dream. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOHIT




• The clue is 14. Micronesian island that was the setting for a season of "Survivor". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PALAU

  Possible Answer : TT, Republic_of_Palau, Palau_Islands, Palau, Belau, Pelew




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

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

  The answer: AHI




• The clue is 16. Airport near the intersection of I-90 and I-294. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHARE




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

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

  The answer: INLET

  Possible Answer : intake, inlet, recess




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

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

  The answer: LAM

  Possible Answer : scarper, escape, flail, break_away, scat, lam, take_to_the_woods, bunk, fly_the_coop, run, hightail_it, head_for_the_hills, run_away, getaway, thrash, thresh, turn_tail




• The clue is 19. Christopher who directed "Oppenheimer". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOLAN




• The clue is 20. Slangy suffix with "most". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EST

  Possible Answer : Eastern_Time, EST, Eastern_Standard_Time




• The clue is 21. "OK ... tell me". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILLBITE




• The clue is 24. N.B.A. 1-pointers: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FTS

  Possible Answer : foot, ft




• The clue is 25. Exclamation from Homer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOH

  Possible Answer : do, doh, ut




• The clue is 26. Hero of "The Matrix". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEO

  Possible Answer : neo




• The clue is 27. "A work of ___ that isn't based on feeling isn't ___ at all": Cézanne. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ART

  Possible Answer : graphics, art, artistic_production, artistry, nontextual_matter, artwork, artistic_creation, prowess, fine_art




• The clue is 28. "Look at Me, I'm Sandra ___" ("Grease" song). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEE




• The clue is 29. Dickens's "The Mystery of ___ Drood". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDWIN

  Possible Answer : Edwin




• The clue is 31. Chinese greeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIHAO




• The clue is 33. Tool for a pineapple. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CORER

  Possible Answer : corer




• The clue is 35. 1990s sitcom featuring a bookstore. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLEN




• The clue is 38. You can count on them. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABACI

  Possible Answer : abacus




• The clue is 39. Rating for junk bonds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CCC

  Possible Answer : three_hundred, ccc, 300




• The clue is 42. Candymaker Wonka. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WILLY




• The clue is 43. Chauvinist or racist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIGOT

  Possible Answer : bigot




• The clue is 44. In the style of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALA

  Possible Answer : ala




• The clue is 45. Start of Caesar's boast. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICAME




• The clue is 46. Actress Hatcher. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TERI




• The clue is 47. Deposit, as an egg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAY

  Possible Answer : repose, position, consist, place, lay, put_down, dwell, lie_down, laic, pose, ballad, set, secular, rest, put, lie_in, lie

  Possible Opposite Answer : arise, stand




• The clue is 48. Patrick Stewart and Elton John, for two. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIRS

  Possible Answer : Sir, sir




• The clue is 49. Singer on "Give Peace a Chance". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONO

  Possible Answer : Yoko_Ono, Ono




• The clue is 51. "Golden Girls" actress Arthur. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEA




• The clue is 52. Sheds, with "off". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOUGHS

  Possible Answer : sphacelus, shed, slough, molt, moult, exuviate, gangrene




• The clue is 56. Stylish tote for an executive. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WORKBAG

  Possible Answer : workbag, workbox, workbasket




• The clue is 60. Worshiping rows. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEWS

  Possible Answer : pew, church_bench




• The clue is 61. Cousin of a croc. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GATOR

  Possible Answer : alligator, gator




• The clue is 63. The Emerald Isle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EIRE

  Possible Answer : Ireland, Irish_Republic, Republic_of_Ireland, Eire




• The clue is 64. "___ have to do". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITLL




• The clue is 65. Like the breeds Shetland and merino. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVINE

  Possible Answer : ovine




• The clue is 66. TALK LIKE THIS!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YELL

  Possible Answer : shout, vociferation, holler, cry, yell, shout_out, scream, squall, outcry, call, hollo




• The clue is 67. Like a yenta. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOSY

  Possible Answer : nosy, nosey, prying, snoopy




• The clue is 68. Props for close-up magicians. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DECKS

  Possible Answer : knock_down, adorn, embellish, bedight, beautify, coldcock, dump, deck, pack_of_cards, deck_of_cards, grace, decorate, floor, bedeck




• The clue is 69. Arrogant sort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOT

  Possible Answer : snot, snob, prig, snoot

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Worked for the C.I.A., perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIED

  Possible Answer: sight, spy, stag, descry, snoop, spot, sleuth, espy

• The clue is 2. Playground retort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANSO

• The clue is 3. Super-trendy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLTHERAGE

• The clue is 4. West who said "Men are my life, diamonds are my career". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAE

• The clue is 5. Set down on paper. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: PUTINWRITING

• The clue is 6. Cider unit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GALLON

  Possible Answer: congius, gal, Imperial_gallon, gallon

• The clue is 7. Starbuck's higher-up?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHAB

  Possible Answer: Ahab

• The clue is 8. Ape or monkey. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIMIAN

  Possible Answer: simian

• The clue is 9. In the dark about something nefarious. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: NONETHEWISER

• The clue is 10. "Well, lookee there!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHO

• The clue is 11. Place to see J.F.K.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALFDOLLAR

• The clue is 12. Hopping mad. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRATE

  Possible Answer: ireful, irate

• The clue is 13. Past, present or future. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENSE

  Possible Answer: strain, tense, tense_up

  Possible Opposite Answer : unstrain, lax, relax, relaxed

• The clue is 22. Flowery necklace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEI

  Possible Answer: garland, chaplet, wreath, lei, leu, coronal

• The clue is 23. Multisport race, in short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRI

• The clue is 30. In a prim and proper way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DECOROUSLY

  Possible Answer: decorously

  Possible Opposite Answer : indecorously

• The clue is 32. Singer with the #1 albums "As I Am" and "Girl on Fire". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALICIAKEYS

• The clue is 33. What you might call a tipsy friend. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAB

  Possible Answer: taxicab, cabriolet, cab, taxi, hack

• The clue is 34. Last words?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBIT

  Possible Answer: necrology, obituary, obit

• The clue is 36. Symbols of wisdom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELMS

  Possible Answer: elm_tree, elm, elmwood

• The clue is 37. 12/31. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYE

• The clue is 39. Part of U.C.L.A.: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAL

• The clue is 40. Material used to make the object "illustrated" here, in a seasonal song. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLAY

  Possible Answer: mud, Lucius_Clay, cadaver, clay, Lucius_DuBignon_Clay, the_Great_Compromiser, corpse, Clay, remains, Henry_Clay, stiff

• The clue is 41. Coral island. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAY

  Possible Answer: key, cay, Florida_key

• The clue is 50. "Yikes!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHGOD

• The clue is 51. Puts to sleep, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BORES

  Possible Answer: caliber, drill_hole, calibre, bore-hole, tidal_bore, eager, dullard, drill, tire, gauge, bore, eagre, aegir

  Possible Opposite Answer : interest

• The clue is 52. Take a turn with the object illustrated by the central black squares in this puzzle (leading to one of the four circled results). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIN

  Possible Answer: twist, reel, gyrate, tailspin, spin_out, birl, whirl, spin, twirl, twisting, spin_around

• The clue is 53. Oscar-winning Jared. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LETO

  Possible Answer: Leto, Latona

• The clue is 54. Symbols of wisdom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWLS

  Possible Answer: bird_of_night, hooter, owl, bird_of_Minerva

• The clue is 55. Word processing command. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAVE

  Possible Answer: deliver, economise, salve, redeem, keep_open, save_up, write, salvage, relieve, save, spare, lay_aside, bring_through, make_unnecessary, hold_open, economize, preserve, keep, pull_through, carry_through

• The clue is 56. Policy nerd. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WONK

  Possible Answer: grind, nerd, swot, dweeb, wonk

• The clue is 57. "Très ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIEN

• The clue is 58. Singer Guthrie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARLO

• The clue is 59. Chocolate money won or lost in this puzzle's game. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GELT

  Possible Answer: pelf, shekels, lolly, lucre, dough, boodle, moolah, simoleons, clams, sugar, loot, cabbage, scratch, bread, geld, dinero, gelt, wampum, lettuce, cut, kale

• The clue is 62. ___-tac-toe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIC

  Possible Answer: tic

XWordHint Crossword Answers September 19, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (35 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (37 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Moderate

Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Take over	5
2A	6. Engage in magniloquence	4
3A	10. A double might get you some, for short	4
4A	14. Fly me to the moon!	10
5A	16. Actress Chaplin	4
6A	17. Ancient creepy-crawlies	10
7A	18. It "smiles on the frowning night," in "Romeo and Juliet"	4
8A	19. ___ milk	3
9A	20. ___ Seymour, third wife of King Henry VIII	4
10A	21. Added (on)	6
11A	23. One of four for a bat or a cat	4
12A	24. "Moulin Rouge" co-star, 1952	5
13A	25. Not with it	14
14A	30. With (it)	4
15A	31. In tandem	6
16A	32. Way out in space	3
17A	34. Biker role in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"	5
18A	36. Pull-up target, for short	3
19A	37. Let it all out, in a way	5
20A	39. Nutmeg-flavored quaff, informally	3
21A	40. Ribbed silk material	6
22A	43. The "A" in STEAM	4
23A	44. "I, personally, wouldn't boast about that"	14
24A	47. Bring the receipts for, as they say	5
25A	48. Figs. on a 4-point scale	4
26A	49. Tennis star Stephens who won the 2017 U.S. Open	6
27A	51. Berth place	4
28A	52. A.L. East team, on scoreboards	3
29A	55. Car whose name means "listen" in Latin	4
30A	56. Ordered clubs, for example	10
31A	59. Quickly assembles, with "up"	4
32A	60. Frees	10
33A	61. "Gotcha"	4
34A	62. Editor's marking	4
35A	63. According to experiments, they can't "sleep" in space	5

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Take over"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
• Similar words include: dramatise, assume, take in
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ADOPT

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2A: "6. Engage in magniloquence"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an instance of boastful talk
• Similar words include: shoot a line, line-shooting, gasconade
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BRAG

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3A: "10. A double might get you some, for short"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a run that is the result of the batter's performance
• Similar words include: run batted in, rbi
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RBIS

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4A: "14. Fly me to the moon!"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: LUNARPROBE

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5A: "16. Actress Chaplin"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OONA

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6A: "17. Ancient creepy-crawlies"

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an extinct arthropod that was abundant in paleozoic times; had an exoskeleton divided into three parts
• Similar words include: trilobite
• Pattern: __________

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Answer: TRILOBITES

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7A: "18. It "smiles on the frowning night," in "Romeo and Juliet""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the time period between dawn and noon
• Similar words include: morning, morning time, forenoon
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MORN

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8A: "19. ___ milk"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that annual grass of europe and north africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OAT

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9A: "20. ___ Seymour, third wife of King Henry VIII"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: JANE

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10A: "21. Added (on)"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fasten with tacks
• Similar words include: put together, baste, interchange
• Opposite of: disassemble

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Answer: TACKED

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11A: "23. One of four for a bat or a cat"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a bantu language spoken in cameroon
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FANG

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12A: "24. "Moulin Rouge" co-star, 1952"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that british physicist (born in hungary) noted for his work on holography (1900-1979)
• Similar words include: Dennis Gabor
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: GABOR

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13A: "25. Not with it"

14 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________

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Answer: BEHINDTHETIMES

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14A: "30. With (it)"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: INON

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15A: "31. In tandem"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that become part of; become a member of a group or organization
• Similar words include: join, united, linked
• Opposite of: disjoin

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Answer: JOINED

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16A: "32. Way out in space"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
• Similar words include: seedpod, seedcase, fuel pod
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: POD

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17A: "34. Biker role in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show""

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EDDIE

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18A: "36. Pull-up target, for short"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a broad flat muscle on either side of the back
• Similar words include: latissimus dorsi
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LAT

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19A: "37. Let it all out, in a way"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that give expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EMOTE

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20A: "39. Nutmeg-flavored quaff, informally"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
• Similar words include: peg
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NOG

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21A: "40. Ribbed silk material"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a ribbed woven fabric of silk or rayon or cotton
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: FAILLE

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22A: "43. The "A" in STEAM"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
• Similar words include: nontextual matter, fine art, humanities
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ARTS

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23A: "44. "I, personally, wouldn't boast about that""

14 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________

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Answer: WEIRDFLEXBUTOK

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24A: "47. Bring the receipts for, as they say"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that be shown or be found to be
• Similar words include: turn out, turn up, bear witness
• Opposite of: disprove

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Answer: PROVE

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25A: "48. Figs. on a 4-point scale"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted
• Similar words include: grade point average, GPA
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GPAS

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26A: "49. Tennis star Stephens who won the 2017 U.S. Open"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SLOANE

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27A: "51. Berth place"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
• Similar words include: wharf, dock, wharfage
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PIER

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28A: "52. A.L. East team, on scoreboards"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily bovinae or tribe bovini
• Similar words include: genus Bos
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BOS

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29A: "55. Car whose name means "listen" in Latin"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AUDI

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30A: "56. Ordered clubs, for example"

10 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: ROYALFLUSH

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31A: "59. Quickly assembles, with "up""

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise
• Similar words include: turnout, set up, getup
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RIGS

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32A: "60. Frees"

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: TURNSLOOSE

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33A: "61. "Gotcha""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ISEE

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34A: "62. Editor's marking"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: STET

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35A: "63. According to experiments, they can't "sleep" in space"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: YOYOS

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Lead-in to stratus or cumulus	4
2D	2. ___ mater (brain protector)	4
3D	3. Handling things	4
4D	4. Bud	3
5D	5. Memorial Coliseum athlete	6
6D	6. Provide that crucial spark for	11
7D	7. You may have learned your times tables by it	4
8D	8. Fin	3
9D	9. Develop over time	7
10D	10. "50 First Dates" or "(500) Days of Summer"	6
11D	11. Reader's digest	10
12D	12. Concerning	4
13D	13. It might be picked up from a trip to the beach	4
14D	15. Classic lunchbox staple, informally	6
15D	22. Tolerate	5
16D	23. Done: Fr.	4
17D	24. Big ol' teddy bear	11
18D	25. Word of approval, in French and Spanish	4
19D	26. Finance	5
20D	27. A little of this, a little of that	10
21D	28. Salutation for a mass email	5
22D	29. Lower than, on a score	5
23D	33. Learning center?	4
24D	35. Zac of "The Iron Claw"	5
25D	38. Pulitzer-winning graphic novel by Art Spiegelman	4
26D	41. British spots	7
27D	42. Throws out	6
28D	45. Declaration that might come from a bluffer	6
29D	46. Spirited sort?	6
30D	49. Wrapped dress	4
31D	50. Author Jorge ___ Borges	4
32D	51. Apt rhyme for fire	4
33D	52. Object marked with the speed limit, sometimes	4
34D	53. Word in an Italian veal dish	4
35D	54. "___ the Man" (2006 film inspired by "Twelfth Night")	4
36D	57. On the newsstand, say	3
37D	58. John	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Lead-in to stratus or cumulus"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
• Similar words include: countertenor, contralto
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ALTO

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2D: "2. ___ mater (brain protector)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges
• Similar words include: dura mater
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DURA

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3D: "3. Handling things"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ONIT

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4D: "4. Bud"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
• Similar words include: pal up, sidekick, chum up
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PAL

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5D: "5. Memorial Coliseum athlete"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a native of ancient troy
• Similar words include: Dardanian, Dardan, trojan horse
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TROJAN

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6D: "6. Provide that crucial spark for"

11 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: BRINGTOLIFE

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7D: "7. You may have learned your times tables by it"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that memorization by repetition
• Similar words include: rote learning
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ROTE

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8D: "8. Fin"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ABE

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9D: "9. Develop over time"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that have the idea for
• Similar words include: conceive, bear, carry
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: GESTATE

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10D: "10. "50 First Dates" or "(500) Days of Summer""

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ROMCOM

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11D: "11. Reader's digest"

10 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: __________

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Answer: BOOKREPORT

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12D: "12. Concerning"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: INRE

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13D: "13. It might be picked up from a trip to the beach"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
• Similar words include: moxie, George Sand, gumption
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SAND

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14D: "15. Classic lunchbox staple, informally"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ______

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Answer: PBANDJ

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15D: "22. Tolerate"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that put up with something or somebody unpleasant
• Similar words include: stick out, stomach, stay
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ABIDE

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16D: "23. Done: Fr."

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FINI

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17D: "24. Big ol' teddy bear"

11 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: GENTLEGIANT

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18D: "25. Word of approval, in French and Spanish"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BIEN

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19D: "26. Finance"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Think of something that give qualities or abilities to
• Similar words include: empower, endue, dower
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ENDOW

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20D: "27. A little of this, a little of that"

10 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a motley assortment of things
• Similar words include: odds and ends, farrago, gallimaufry
• Pattern: __________

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Answer: HODGEPODGE

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21D: "28. Salutation for a mass email"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HIALL

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22D: "29. Lower than, on a score"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SOTTO

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23D: "33. Learning center?"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Think of something that a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DESK

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24D: "35. Zac of "The Iron Claw""

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EFRON

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25D: "38. Pulitzer-winning graphic novel by Art Spiegelman"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MAUS

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26D: "41. British spots"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a public promotion of some product or service
• Similar words include: bring up, attend, name
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ADVERTS

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27D: "42. Throws out"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Think of something that force to leave or move out
• Similar words include: boot out, rout, release
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: EXPELS

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28D: "45. Declaration that might come from a bluffer"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ______

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Answer: IRAISE

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29D: "46. Spirited sort?"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: ______

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Answer: BARFLY

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30D: "49. Wrapped dress"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a dress worn primarily by hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body
• Similar words include: saree
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SARI

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31D: "50. Author Jorge ___ Borges"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LUIS

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32D: "51. Apt rhyme for fire"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
• Similar words include: funeral pyre
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PYRE

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33D: "52. Object marked with the speed limit, sometimes"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards
• Similar words include: buoy up
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BUOY

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34D: "53. Word in an Italian veal dish"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OSSO

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35D: "54. "___ the Man" (2006 film inspired by "Twelfth Night")"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SHES

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36D: "57. On the newsstand, say"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
• Similar words include: verboten, prohibited, away
• Opposite of: safe

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Answer: OUT

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37D: "58. John"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a toilet in britain
• Similar words include: closet, W.C., water closet
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LOO

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Today's Puzzle Stats

35 Across Clues

37 Down Clues

72 Total Clues

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