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Monday, August 19, 2024

Monday, LA Times August 19, 2024 | Crossword Clues Answers

Monday LA Times Crosswords: August 19, 2024

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

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Saturday, November 2, 2024

No 27,387 Fri Nov 01, 2024 NYT by Spencer Leach

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 01, 2024

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

No 27,387 Fri Nov 01, 2024 NYT by Spencer Leach


Across Clues with Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Like some tracks. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OVAL

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


  • The clue is 5. ___ Demand Action (gun control advocacy group). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MOMS

    Possible Answer : ma, mommy, mama, momma, mamma, mum, mummy, mom, mammy


  • The clue is 9. Deadly biters. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASPS

    Possible Answer : asp_viper, asp, Egyptian_cobra, Naja_haje, Vipera_aspis


  • The clue is 13. Where opposites don't attract?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LESBIANBAR


  • The clue is 16. Small scale business?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DELI

    Possible Answer : deli, food_shop, delicatessen


  • The clue is 17. Help resolve, as a conflict. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DEESCALATE


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

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

    The answer: SNAP

    Possible Answer : rupture, ginger_snap, ginger_nut, snap_bean, pushover, snap, grab, child's_play, centering, snapshot, lose_it, bust, press_stud, gingersnap, walkover, picnic, tear, crack, break_down, piece_of_cake, shoot, snatch, click, breeze, cinch, snatch_up, cracking, shot, snarl, photograph, duck_soup, flick, snap_fastener, catch, elasticity

    Possible Opposite Answer : inelasticity


  • The clue is 19. Nixon established it in 1970, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EPA

    Possible Answer : EPA, Environmental_Protection_Agency


  • The clue is 20. Words on a red tag, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASIS


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

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

    The answer: LEADTO


  • The clue is 23. Family group. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CLAN

    Possible Answer : kinship_group, clan, tribe, kin, kindred, kin_group


  • The clue is 24. Large amount, facetiously. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: JILLION

    Possible Answer : zillion, gazillion, billion, trillion, jillion, million


  • The clue is 25. Golden retriever who ends up with a chocolate lab?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CHARLIEBUCKET


  • The clue is 29. Bit of Muslim attire. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HIJAB

    Possible Answer : hijab


  • The clue is 30. Accumulating bowlful while eating edamame. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PODS

    Possible Answer : seedcase, cod, seedpod, fuel_pod, pod


  • The clue is 31. Measure of heat, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BTU

    Possible Answer : BTU, B.Th.U., British_thermal_unit


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

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

    The answer: AVOWS

    Possible Answer : avow, avouch, swear, affirm, assert, swan, verify, aver

    Possible Opposite Answer : disavow


  • The clue is 35. Net alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORG


  • The clue is 36. Eggs-terminates?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPAYS

    Possible Answer : castrate, spay, neuter, alter


  • The clue is 38. Nebraska senator Fischer. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DEB

    Possible Answer : debutante, deb


  • The clue is 39. ___-Ball. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SKEE


  • The clue is 40. Shoes, casually. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KICKS

    Possible Answer : kick_back, bitch, bang, plain, beef, recoil, charge, complain, boot, sound_off, kicking, kvetch, give_up, quetch, flush, rush, thrill, kick, gripe, squawk

    Possible Opposite Answer : cheer


  • The clue is 41. November handout. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IVOTEDSTICKER


  • The clue is 45. Assent to un hombre. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SISENOR


  • The clue is 47. Wine list heading. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: REDS

    Possible Answer : loss, bolshy, Bolshevik, redness, red_ink, Red_River, red, Marxist, Red, bolshie

    Possible Opposite Answer : gain


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

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

    The answer: INAROW


  • The clue is 49. Pro ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BONO


  • The clue is 50. "___ Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!" (long-running British reality show). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IMA


  • The clue is 53. Sensei's domain. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DOJO


  • The clue is 54. "I" lift?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EGOBOOSTER


  • The clue is 57. Animal on the flags of Spain, Montenegro and Sri Lanka. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LION

    Possible Answer : Lion, lion, Leo_the_Lion, Leo, king_of_beasts, Panthera_leo, social_lion


  • The clue is 58. Product that reduces static cling. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DRYERSHEET


  • The clue is 59. London-born actor who was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2018. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ELBA


  • The clue is 60. "Dress for Less" sloganeer. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROSS

    Possible Answer : Nellie_Tayloe_Ross, Nellie_Ross, Betsy_Ross, Betsy_Griscom_Ross, Ross, Sir_Ronald_Ross, John_Ross, James_Clark_Ross, Sir_John_Ross, Sir_James_Clark_Ross


  • The clue is 61. Wearers of the Star of Life, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EMTS


Down Clues and Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Dated a while back?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OLDE

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

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

    The answer: VEEP

  • The clue is 3. Like Pi for much of "Life of Pi". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASEA

    Possible Answer: seaward, asea, seawards

  • The clue is 4. Barbell abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LBS

    Possible Answer: pound, lb

  • The clue is 5. Native East African people. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MAASAI

  • The clue is 6. In which computer chips are used?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONLINEPOKER

  • The clue is 7. Degs. for aspiring entrepreneurs. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MBAS

    Possible Answer: MBA, Master_in_Business_Administration, Master_in_Business

  • The clue is 8. Parked it. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SAT

    Possible Answer: Sabbatum, sit, pose, baby-sit, seat, sit_around, posture, ride, Sat, Saturday, sit_down, model

    Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise

  • The clue is 9. Marketing department success. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ADSALE

  • The clue is 10. Line from an unhappy diner. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SENDITBACK

  • The clue is 11. Writer of the "Phaedrus" circa 370 B.C.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PLATO

    Possible Answer: Plato

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

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

    The answer: SIPON

  • The clue is 14. "Yeah, you're lying". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ICALLBS

  • The clue is 15. Archaeologist's finds. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RELICS

    Possible Answer: souvenir, keepsake, token, relic

  • The clue is 22. Sighting at Yellowstone. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ELK

    Possible Answer: Alces_alces, elk, wapiti, Cervus_elaphus_canadensis, red_deer, European_elk, moose, Cervus_elaphus, American_elk

  • The clue is 23. Where something rankling might stick. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CRAW

    Possible Answer: crop, craw

  • The clue is 24. Bench coverings. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: JUDGESROBES

  • The clue is 25. Home to N'Djamena. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CHAD

    Possible Answer: Chad, Republic_of_Chad, Tchad, Chadic_language, chad, Lake_Chad, Chadic

  • The clue is 26. Queen's residence. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HIVE

    Possible Answer: hive, beehive

  • The clue is 27. "Hey, whatever pays the bills". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AJOBISAJOB

  • The clue is 28. Drumming one's fingers, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BORED

    Possible Answer: world-weary, bore, blase, drill, tire, bored

    Possible Opposite Answer : interest

  • The clue is 32. Little one. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TYKE

    Possible Answer: minor, tiddler, nipper, tyke, nestling, child, shaver, small_fry, tike, boor, Tyke, churl, kid, fry, barbarian, peasant, Goth, youngster

  • The clue is 33. Locale of a 1991 coup attempt by the Gang of Eight, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: USSR

    Possible Answer: Union_of_Soviet_Socialist_Republics, Russia, USSR, Soviet_Union

  • The clue is 36. Some snowmobiles. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SKIDOOS

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

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

    The answer: PICS

    Possible Answer: picture_show, photo, movie, motion_picture, flick, exposure, moving-picture_show, motion-picture_show, photograph, pic, moving_picture, film, picture

  • The clue is 39. Put away. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STOWED

    Possible Answer: stow

  • The clue is 42. "Romeo and Juliet" setting. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: VERONA

    Possible Answer: Verona

  • The clue is 43. Noted surname in avant-garde art. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONO

    Possible Answer: Ono, Yoko_Ono

  • The clue is 44. Certain saxophones. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TENORS

    Possible Answer: strain, tenor_voice, tenor

  • The clue is 45. Move crabwise. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SIDLE

    Possible Answer: sashay, sidle

  • The clue is 46. Packed like sardines, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: INOIL

  • The clue is 49. Australian lad. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BOYO

  • The clue is 50. Couple. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ITEM

    Possible Answer: point, detail, particular, item, token

  • The clue is 51. What all straight lines on the surface of a sphere do. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MEET

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

    Possible Opposite Answer : diverge

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

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

    The answer: ARTS

    Possible Answer: art, fine_art, artistic_production, artistic_creation, artwork, prowess, nontextual_matter, humanistic_discipline, humanities, graphics, arts, liberal_arts, artistry

  • The clue is 55. Watchdog's warning. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GRR

  • The clue is 56. Part of a pronoun pair. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SHE

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Sunday, August 24, 2025

January 30, 1990 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Master the NYT crossword from January 30, 1990 with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun.

January 30, 1990 NYT Clues Solutions

📋 Table of Contents

🧩 Puzzle Overview

Date: January 30, 1990

Difficulty: Challenging

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

🔤 Across Clues

No. Clue Letters Hints Answer
1A "1. Circle parts" 4
  • Think of something that electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
  • Similar words include: electric discharge, arc, arch
  • Pattern: ____
Reveal ARCS
2A "5. Sweet red wine" 4
  • Think of something that a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
  • Similar words include: larboard, interface, port wine
  • Opposite of: starboard
Reveal PORT
3A "9. "Now we ___ be long!": Maugham" 5
  • Pattern: _____
Reveal SHANT
4A "14. Humble" 4
  • Think of something that humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
  • Similar words include: modest, mild, tame
  • Pattern: ____
Reveal MEEK
5A "15. Buckeye State" 4
  • Think of something that a midwestern state in north central united states in the great lakes region
  • Similar words include: Ohio River, Buckeye State, OH
  • Pattern: ____
Reveal OHIO
6A "16. One with a long sentence" 5
  • Think of something that a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment
  • Pattern: _____
Reveal LIFER
7A "17. Blair ___ of "L.A. Law"" 9
  • Think of something that the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
  • Similar words include: undergrowth, underbrush
  • Pattern: _________
Reveal UNDERWOOD
8A "19. Concur" 5
  • Think of something that be in accord; be in agreement
  • Similar words include: match, concur, fit in
  • Opposite of: disagree
Reveal AGREE
9A "20. Fretted" 6
  • Think of something that be in a huff; be silent or sullen
  • Similar words include: grizzle, stew, boiled
  • Pattern: ______
Reveal STEWED
10A "21. Poe and Christie, e.g." 7
  • Think of something that writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
  • Similar words include: author, generator, source
  • Pattern: _______
Reveal AUTHORS
11A "23. Jewish ascetic of yore" 6
  • Think of something that a member of an ascetic jewish sect around the time of jesus
  • Pattern: ______
Reveal ESSENE
12A "24. Fine silk" 5
  • Pattern: _____
Reveal SYCEE
13A "25. Actress Bo" 5
  • Pattern: _____
Reveal DEREK
14A "27. Out-and-out" 6
  • Think of something that without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
  • Similar words include: everlasting, pure, staring
  • Pattern: ______
Reveal ARRANT
15A "31. Emulate Mopsy" 3
  • Think of something that the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)
  • Similar words include: hops, hop-skip, skip
  • Pattern: ___
Reveal HOP
16A "34. Weird" 5
  • Think of something that suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
  • Similar words include: eery
  • Pattern: _____
Reveal EERIE
17A "36. "Brown ___," Jagger hit" 5
  • Think of something that a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
  • Similar words include: carbohydrate, shekels, bread
  • Pattern: _____
Reveal SUGAR
18A "37. Of grandparents" 4
  • Pattern: ____
Reveal AVAL
19A "39. Bell sounds" 5
  • Think of something that a ringing sound
  • Similar words include: dong, dent, gouge
  • Pattern: _____
Reveal DINGS
20A "41. "___ Kelly's Blues," Cahn-Heindorf song" 4
  • Pattern: ____
Reveal PETE
21A "42. A king of Judea" 5
  • Think of something that king of judea who (according to the new testament) tried to kill jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in bethlehem (73-4 bc)
  • Similar words include: Herod the Great
  • Pattern: _____
Reveal HEROD
22A "44. Fasteners" 5
  • Think of something that the act of catching an object with the hands
  • Similar words include: piece of cake, gingersnap, click
  • Opposite of: inelasticity
Reveal SNAPS
23A "46. Female rabbit" 3
  • Think of something that the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the united states; created in 1977
  • Similar words include: Energy, Energy Department, Department of Energy
  • Pattern: ___
Reveal DOE
24A "47. Reply" 6
  • Think of something that a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
  • Similar words include: respond, resolve, response
  • Opposite of: question
Reveal ANSWER
25A "49. Avon family" 5
  • Think of something that any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
  • Similar words include: Shangri-la, paradise, Eden
  • Pattern: _____
Reveal EDENS
26A "51. Celtic priesthood member" 5
  • Think of something that a pre-christian priest among the celts of ancient gaul and britain and ireland
  • Pattern: _____
Reveal DRUID
27A "53. Roman official" 6
  • Think of something that a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
  • Pattern: ______
Reveal CONSUL
28A "57. Natives of Apia" 7
  • Think of something that a native or inhabitant of the samoan islands
  • Similar words include: Samoan
  • Pattern: _______
Reveal SAMOANS
29A "60. Continuously blow on a flute" 6
  • Think of something that the sound of casual playing on a musical instrument
  • Pattern: ______
Reveal TOOTLE
30A "61. Felix Adler, e.g." 5
  • Think of something that a rude or vulgar fool
  • Similar words include: merry andrew, buffoon, antic
  • Pattern: _____
Reveal CLOWN
31A "62. Charge too much for" 9
  • Think of something that price excessively high
  • Pattern: _________
Reveal OVERPRICE
32A "65. " ... and fell ___ thieves ... ": Luke 10:30" 5
  • Pattern: _____
Reveal AMONG
33A "66. Shade of green" 4
  • Think of something that the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern africa into the mediterranean; the nile river valley in egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization
  • Similar words include: Nile River
  • Pattern: ____
Reveal NILE
34A "67. Eternally" 4
  • Think of something that at any time
  • Similar words include: of all time, e'er, always
  • Opposite of: never
Reveal EVER
35A "68. Parsonage" 5
  • Think of something that a large and imposing house
  • Similar words include: mansion house, residence, mansion
  • Pattern: _____
Reveal MANSE
36A "69. Morays" 4
  • Think of something that the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in europe and america; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
  • Similar words include: eel
  • Pattern: ____
Reveal EELS
37A "70. Sun. talks" 4
  • Pattern: ____
Reveal SERS

🔽 Down Clues

No. Clue Letters Hints Answer
1D "1. Entertain" 5
  • Think of something that occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
  • Similar words include: divert, disport
  • Pattern: _____
Reveal AMUSE
2D "2. Leases" 5
  • Think of something that a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
  • Similar words include: hire, snag, rip
  • Pattern: _____
Reveal RENTS
3D "3. Surrenders" 5
  • Think of something that give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
  • Similar words include: concede, yield, surrender
  • Pattern: _____
Reveal CEDES
4D "4. Slanted" 6
  • Think of something that turn or place at an angle
  • Similar words include: skew
  • Opposite of: align
Reveal SKEWED
5D "5. Like most perukes" 8
  • Think of something that make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
  • Similar words include: pulverise, fine-grained, powder
  • Pattern: ________
Reveal POWDERED
6D "6. Exclamation of surprise" 3
  • Pattern: ___
Reveal OHO
7D "7. A Brazilian coffee" 3
  • Think of something that the former capital and 2nd largest city of brazil; chief brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
  • Similar words include: Rio de Janeiro
  • Pattern: ___
Reveal RIO
8D "8. TV morning show" 5
  • Think of something that the present time or age
  • Similar words include: nowadays, now
  • Pattern: _____
Reveal TODAY
9D "9. Some roofers or critics" 7
  • Think of something that any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats
  • Similar words include: slater, woodlouse
  • Pattern: _______
Reveal SLATERS
10D "10. Bigwig" 8
  • Pattern: ________
Reveal HIGHERUP
11D "11. Kind of hairdo" 4
  • Think of something that a rounded thickly curled hairdo
  • Similar words include: Afro hairdo
  • Pattern: ____
Reveal AFRO
12D "12. ___-do-well" 4
  • Think of something that (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman
  • Similar words include: nee
  • Pattern: ____
Reveal NEER
13D "13. Very, in Versailles" 4
  • Pattern: ____
Reveal TRES
14D "18. Actress Taylor" 5
  • Pattern: _____
Reveal RENEE
15D "22. Fiddler-crab genus" 3
  • Think of something that fiddler crabs
  • Similar words include: genus Uca
  • Pattern: ___
Reveal UCA
16D "24. Peeled" 7
  • Think of something that climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
  • Similar words include: peel, scrape, scramble
  • Opposite of: skinless
Reveal SKINNED
17D "26. Greek goddess of discord" 4
  • Think of something that (greek mythology) goddess of discord; sister of ares
  • Pattern: ____
Reveal ERIS
18D "28. Matured" 4
  • Think of something that people who are old collectively
  • Similar words include: senior, of age, get on
  • Opposite of: young, rejuvenate
Reveal AGED
19D "29. Western alliance" 4
  • Think of something that an international organization created in 1949 by the north atlantic treaty for purposes of collective security
  • Similar words include: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  • Pattern: ____
Reveal NATO
20D "30. Kind of sparrow or swallow" 4
  • Think of something that a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
  • Similar words include: Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, corner, tree diagram
  • Pattern: ____
Reveal TREE
21D "31. Sunken fence" 4
  • Pattern: ____
Reveal HAHA
22D "32. Baking chamber" 4
  • Think of something that kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting
  • Pattern: ____
Reveal OVEN
23D "33. Golf scores" 4
  • Think of something that (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
  • Similar words include: equality, equation, par
  • Pattern: ____
Reveal PARS
24D "35. Mild oath" 4
  • Pattern: ____
Reveal EGAD
25D "38. Inside items of information" 8
  • Pattern: ________
Reveal LOWDOWNS
26D "40. Aylesbury apparitions" 8
  • Think of something that a ghostly appearing figure
  • Similar words include: ghost, wraith, phantasm
  • Pattern: ________
Reveal SPECTRES
27D "43. Upset; madden" 7
  • Think of something that derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane
  • Similar words include: throw out of kilter, unbalance, perturb
  • Pattern: _______
Reveal DERANGE
28D "45. Search intrusively" 5
  • Think of something that a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others
  • Similar words include: snooper, spy, stag
  • Pattern: _____
Reveal SNOOP
29D "48. Operate" 3
  • Think of something that a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
  • Similar words include: streak, campaign, work
  • Opposite of: malfunction, idle
Reveal RUN
30D "50. Nocturnal noises" 6
  • Think of something that the rattling noise produced when snoring
  • Similar words include: stertor, saw wood, snore
  • Pattern: ______
Reveal SNORES
31D "52. "The Lord our God ___ Lord": Deut. 6:4" 5
  • Pattern: _____
Reveal ISONE
32D "54. Chaucerian stew" 5
  • Pattern: _____
Reveal STIVE
33D "55. Workaholic's comeuppance" 5
  • Think of something that a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
  • Similar words include: ulceration
  • Pattern: _____
Reveal ULCER
34D "56. Looks askance" 5
  • Think of something that a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
  • Similar words include: leer, sneer
  • Pattern: _____
Reveal LEERS
35D "57. Confidence game" 4
  • Think of something that a fraudulent business scheme
  • Similar words include: swindle, victimize, goldbrick
  • Pattern: ____
Reveal SCAM
36D "58. ___ mater" 4
  • Pattern: ____
Reveal ALMA
37D "59. Mullins of comics" 4
  • Think of something that the natural satellite of the earth
  • Similar words include: moonlight, lunar month, moonshine
  • Pattern: ____
Reveal MOON
38D "63. Compete" 3
  • Think of something that compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
  • Similar words include: compete, contend
  • Pattern: ___
Reveal VIE
39D "64. Building wing" 3
  • Think of something that an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
  • Pattern: ___
Reveal ELL

📊 Puzzle Statistics

37 Across Clues
39 Down Clues
76 Total Clues

💡 Pro Solving Tips

  • Start with short words: 3-4 letter answers are often easier to guess
  • Look for common prefixes/suffixes: UN-, RE-, -ING, -ED are frequent
  • Fill-in-the-blank clues: These are usually your best starting points
  • Cross-referencing: Use intersecting letters to verify your answers
  • Theme awareness: Many puzzles have themed answers that relate to each other

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