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Friday, August 9, 2024

Wednesday, August 04, 2004 | NYT crossword clues answers - Blogs

The Crossword hints blog is an one of the most popular crossword clue puzzles with answers solver. Here are the clues and answers for today nyt puzzle.

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 04, 2004

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

Across Clues and Answers:

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Friday, January 3, 2025

27447 Fri Jan 03, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 03, 2025

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

27447 Fri Jan 03, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints
Fri Jan 03, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints


Across Clues with Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Out of whack. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASKEW

    Possible Answer : wonky, askew, skew-whiff, cockeyed, lopsided, awry


  • The clue is 6. Rock group behind 2024's Power Up Tour. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ACDC


  • The clue is 10. What a bodybuilder builds during a bulk cycle. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MASS

    Possible Answer : raft, spate, heap, bulk, pot, deal, quite_a_little, mountain, peck, aggregate, hoi_polloi, sight, mass, lot, aggregative, mess, stack, the_great_unwashed, passel, muckle, plenty, wad, mint, multitude, flock, hatful, people, slew, Mass, batch, volume, tidy_sum, masses, pile, aggregated, good_deal, mickle, great_deal


  • The clue is 14. Sudden weather phenomenon. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FLASHFLOOD

    Possible Answer : flashflood, flash_flood


  • The clue is 16. Closing on Sundays?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AMEN

    Possible Answer : Amen, Amun, Amon


  • The clue is 17. Cocktail that's called a French 75 if you use Champagne instead of soda water. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TOMCOLLINS


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

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

    The answer: REDO

    Possible Answer : remake, reconstruct, refashion, remodel, redo, make_over


  • The clue is 19. Eponymous tourist destination in Belgium. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPA

    Possible Answer : spa, health_club, watering_hole, resort_hotel, health_spa, watering_place


  • The clue is 20. Basis of some admissions. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GUILT

    Possible Answer : guilt_trip, guilt_feelings, guilty_conscience, guiltiness, guilt

    Possible Opposite Answer : innocence


  • The clue is 21. Strength, poetically. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SINEW

    Possible Answer : brawn, muscle, heftiness, muscularity, sinew, tendon, brawniness


  • The clue is 22. Area between the ribs and the round. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LOIN

    Possible Answer : lumbus, loin


  • The clue is 23. Heaps of dressing?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LAUNDRY

    Possible Answer : wash, laundry, washables, washing


  • The clue is 25. Responded identically to. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ECHOED

    Possible Answer : ring, reverberate, echo, recall, repeat, resound


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

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

    The answer: FENCE

    Possible Answer : fence_in, fence, wall, argue, palisade, contend, surround, fencing, debate


  • The clue is 29. Early synthesizers. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MOOGS


  • The clue is 30. Ringing nuisance. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PRANKCALL


  • The clue is 34. Like a face telling a spooky campfire story, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UPLIT


  • The clue is 35. Give juice to. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: REV

    Possible Answer : rev_up, rpm, revolutions_per_minute, rev


  • The clue is 36. "Ditto". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SODOI


  • The clue is 37. Words before someone finally snaps?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SAYCHEESE


  • The clue is 39. Bridge support. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TRUSS

    Possible Answer : bind, tie_down, tie_up, truss, corbel


  • The clue is 40. Stool at a counter, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PERCH

    Possible Answer : rod, perch, roost, alight, light, rest, pole


  • The clue is 41. Woody's crush in "Toy Story". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BOPEEP

    Possible Answer : peekaboo, bopeep


  • The clue is 42. Member of a warrior class. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SAMURAI

    Possible Answer : samurai


  • The clue is 45. Small stretches, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FIBS

    Possible Answer : tale, fib, tarradiddle, taradiddle, story


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

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

    The answer: PRIZE

    Possible Answer : dirty_money, award, pry, plunder, loot, prize, choice, trophy, treasure, quality, prime, prise, pillage, appreciate, select, booty, lever, swag, respect, esteem, value, jimmy

    Possible Opposite Answer : disrespect, disesteem


  • The clue is 47. Much-sought-after commodity in "Dune". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPICE

    Possible Answer : spice_up, spiciness, spicery, spice, zest


  • The clue is 49. Singer Rita. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORA

    Possible Answer : bone, Os, operating_system, osmium, oculus_sinister, OS, os, atomic_number_76


  • The clue is 52. Ice skating move. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LUTZ


  • The clue is 53. Postgame photo op between two opposing players. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: JERSEYSWAP


  • The clue is 55. First person to die, according to the Bible. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ABEL

    Possible Answer : Niels_Abel, Niels_Henrik_Abel, Abel


  • The clue is 56. They're part of the story. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PLOTPOINTS


  • The clue is 57. Set back to zero, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TARE

    Possible Answer : tare, darnel, Lolium_temulentum, cheat, bearded_darnel


  • The clue is 58. Press rooms?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GYMS

    Possible Answer : gymnasium, gym


  • The clue is 59. Wipe from one's visual memory, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UNSEE


Down Clues and Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Common nap times, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AFTS

  • The clue is 2. Subpar dining hall food. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SLOP

    Possible Answer: mire, splatter, treacle, spill, swill, pigwash, splash, splosh, slops, squish, slop, squelch, glop, mush, pigswill, slosh

  • The clue is 3. Hindu god of love. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KAMA

    Possible Answer: Kama

  • The clue is 4. F1 neighbor. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ESC

  • The clue is 5. Challenge to an intruder. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WHOGOESTHERE

  • The clue is 6. Like a fearless bettor at a casino. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALLIN

  • The clue is 7. Spring. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COIL

    Possible Answer: spiral, helix, ringlet, hand-build, whorl, gyre, gyrate, scroll, roll, coil, curlicue, volute, curl, loop, handbuild

    Possible Opposite Answer : uncoil

  • The clue is 8. Command to stay. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DONTLEAVE

  • The clue is 9. Items harmed when they're scratched, but not when they're burned. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CDS

    Possible Answer: compact_disk, CD, candela, certificate_of_deposit, atomic_number_48, candle, compact_disc, Cd, cadmium, standard_candle, cd

  • The clue is 10. Group whose band is the oldest professional music ensemble in the U.S.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MARINECORPS

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

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

    The answer: AMEND

    Possible Answer: meliorate, remediate, improve, remedy, amend, repair, rectify, better, ameliorate

    Possible Opposite Answer : worsen

  • The clue is 12. Meal before the 15th of Nisan. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEDER

    Possible Answer: Passover_supper, Seder

  • The clue is 13. White out, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SNOWY

    Possible Answer: white, snow-clad, snowy, snow-white, snow-covered

  • The clue is 15. Not set in stone. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FLUID

    Possible Answer: fluid, unstable, liquid, smooth, fluent, runny, mobile

  • The clue is 21. "That's rather unfortunate," dismissively. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SUCKSTOBEYOU

  • The clue is 22. Exercise in deduction. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LOGICPUZZLE

  • The clue is 24. ___ Taylor (fashion chain). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANN

  • The clue is 25. Australia declared "war" on them in 1932, in an attempt to stop them from destroying crops. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EMUS

    Possible Answer: Emu_novaehollandiae, Dromaius_novaehollandiae, electromagnetic_unit, emu

  • The clue is 26. Where Lola was a showgirl, in song. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COPA

  • The clue is 27. Deified, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HOLY

    Possible Answer: sanctum, holy_place, holy

    Possible Opposite Answer : unholy

  • The clue is 28. Farm-to-table, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FRESH

    Possible Answer: fresh, refreshed, smart, invigorated, refreshful, sweet, wise, refreshing, tonic, saucy, unfermented, novel, impudent, newly, bracing, unused, new, freshly, impertinent, brisk, clean, sassy, overbold, reinvigorated

    Possible Opposite Answer : stale, preserved, salty

  • The clue is 30. "Couldn't have said it better myself". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PRECISELY

    Possible Answer: incisively, on_the_button, just, exactly, on_the_nose, precisely, on_the_dot

    Possible Opposite Answer : inexactly, imprecisely

  • The clue is 31. For two musicians. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ADUE

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

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

    The answer: LOSE

    Possible Answer: lose, fall_back, drop_off, recede, miss, fall_behind, mislay, suffer, turn_a_loss, misplace

    Possible Opposite Answer : win, find, gain, keep, profit

  • The clue is 33. Aristotle purportedly spoke with one. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LISP

    Possible Answer: list-processing_language, LISP, lisp

  • The clue is 38. Word often after a president's name. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ERA

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

  • The clue is 41. Curling target. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BICEP

  • The clue is 42. Bad sound to hear by a kitchen counter. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPLAT

    Possible Answer: splat

  • The clue is 43. Dutch constituent in the Caribbean. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARUBA

    Possible Answer: Aruba

  • The clue is 44. Bishop's headwear. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MITER

    Possible Answer: mitre, mitre_joint, miter, miter_joint

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

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

    The answer: FISTS

    Possible Answer: fist, clenched_fist

  • The clue is 48. Simple question on a high schooler's hand-drawn poster. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PROM

    Possible Answer: prom, promenade

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

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

    The answer: OWNS

    Possible Answer: have, possess, own

  • The clue is 50. Power or frequency, essentially. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RATE

    Possible Answer: order, pace, value, charge_per_unit, rate, place, grade, range, rank

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

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

    The answer: APSE

    Possible Answer: apsis, apse

  • The clue is 53. PNG alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: JPG

  • The clue is 54. Motif in 1995's "Se7en". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SIN

    Possible Answer: sin, boob, sine, sinfulness, sinning, goof, transgress, trespass, drop_the_ball, Sin, hell, wickedness, blunder

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Tuesday, August 18, 2026

XWordHint Crossword Answers August 18, 2026 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

Master today's NYT crossword with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun. Perfect for crossword lovers who want that satisfying "aha!" moment.

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August 18, 2026 NYT Crossword Solutions

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Medium

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. Assistance 4
2A 5. Dickens villain ___ Heep 5
3A 10. Bears' lairs 4
4A 14. Plant with many topical uses 4
5A 15. Downright unpleasant 5
6A 16. Meaning of "vidi," in Caesar's boast 4
7A 17. Classic Beethoven piano piece 15
8A 20. Fed. agency overseeing the stock market 3
9A 21. To blame 7
10A 22. Online Q&A 3
11A 25. ___ ex machina 4
12A 28. Home to Kosovo and Monaco: Abbr. 3
13A 29. Academy Award-winning tune from "La La Land" 11
14A 32. "Chiseled" muscles 3
15A 35. Of yore 5
16A 36. Snippet in a film review show 9
17A 38. "Looper" director Johnson 4
18A 39. Sarcastic title girl of 1990s-2000s MTV 5
19A 40. Utah skiing destination 4
20A 41. Coverers of current events 9
21A 43. Boss (around) 5
22A 44. Phoenix basketball player 3
23A 45. 1983 Eurythmics hit whose full title includes "(Are Made of This)" 11
24A 47. Popular fantasy role-playing game, in brief 3
25A 48. Spies 4
26A 49. "___-haw!" 3
27A 50. It has its x's and y's 7
28A 54. T-shirt or blouse 3
29A 56. Iconic number from "The Phantom of the Opera" ... or an apt title for this puzzle 15
30A 62. Story of one's life? 4
31A 63. Beforehand 5
32A 64. Singer Kahan with the 2026 #1 album "The Great Divide" 4
33A 65. Hot 4
34A 66. 17-, 29-, 45- and 56-Across 5
35A 67. Person regularly sought out for advice 4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Assistance"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
  • Similar words include: service, serve, assistance
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: HELP

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2A: "5. Dickens villain ___ Heep"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (old testament) the husband of bathsheba and a soldier who was sent to die in battle so that king david could marry his wife (circa 10th century bc)
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: URIAH

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3A: "10. Bears' lairs"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the habitation of wild animals
  • Similar words include: hideout, hideaway, den
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: DENS

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4A: "14. Plant with many topical uses"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in africa
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ALOE

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5A: "15. Downright unpleasant"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that offensive or even (of persons) malicious; ; ; ; ; ; - ezra pound
  • Similar words include: tight, awful, smutty
  • Opposite of: nice
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: NASTY

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6A: "16. Meaning of "vidi," in Caesar's boast"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ISAW

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7A: "17. Classic Beethoven piano piece"

15 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: MOONLIGHTSONATA

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8A: "20. Fed. agency overseeing the stock market"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the systeme international d'unites
  • Similar words include: secant, unsweet, Securities and Exchange Commission
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SEC

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9A: "21. To blame"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ATFAULT

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10A: "22. Online Q&A"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: AMA

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11A: "25. ___ ex machina"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: DEUS

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12A: "28. Home to Kosovo and Monaco: Abbr."

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: EUR

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13A: "29. Academy Award-winning tune from "La La Land""

11 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CITYOFSTARS

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14A: "32. "Chiseled" muscles"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances
  • Similar words include: Bachelor of Arts, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, group AB
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ABS

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15A: "35. Of yore"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: OLDEN

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16A: "36. Snippet in a film review show"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: MOVIECLIP

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17A: "38. "Looper" director Johnson"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: RIAN

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18A: "39. Sarcastic title girl of 1990s-2000s MTV"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: DARIA

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19A: "40. Utah skiing destination"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ALTA

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20A: "41. Coverers of current events"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: NEWSMEDIA

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21A: "43. Boss (around)"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
  • Similar words include: Holy Order, tell, regulate
  • Opposite of: disorderliness, disorder
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ORDER

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22A: "44. Phoenix basketball player"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
  • Similar words include: Lord's Day, sunlight, insolate
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SUN

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23A: "45. 1983 Eurythmics hit whose full title includes "(Are Made of This)""

11 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SWEETDREAMS

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24A: "47. Popular fantasy role-playing game, in brief"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: DND

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25A: "48. Spies"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
  • Similar words include: discover, realize, meet
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SEES

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26A: "49. "___-haw!""

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: YEE

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27A: "50. It has its x's and y's"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ALGEBRA

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28A: "54. T-shirt or blouse"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the upper part of anything
  • Similar words include: tip, pinnacle, circus tent
  • Opposite of: bottom
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TOP

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29A: "56. Iconic number from "The Phantom of the Opera" ... or an apt title for this puzzle"

15 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______________
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Answer: MUSICOFTHENIGHT

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30A: "62. Story of one's life?"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography
  • Similar words include: necrology, obituary
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: OBIT

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31A: "63. Beforehand"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot
  • Similar words include: anterior
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: PRIOR

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32A: "64. Singer Kahan with the 2026 #1 album "The Great Divide""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of noah and the flood is told in the book of genesis
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: NOAH

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33A: "65. Hot"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
  • Similar words include: aphrodisiac, aphrodisiacal
  • Opposite of: unsexy, anaphrodisiac
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Answer: SEXY

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34A: "66. 17-, 29-, 45- and 56-Across"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a short musical composition with words
  • Similar words include: vocal, birdsong, Sung
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: SONGS

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35A: "67. Person regularly sought out for advice"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: GOTO

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Down Clues - Complete List

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Scene stealer 3
2D 2. Eponym of a chess rating system 3
3D 3. British bathroom 3
4D 4. Writes 4
5D 5. International aid org. 6
6D 6. Cloth covered in dust, say 3
7D 7. "... or so" 3
8D 8. Lead-in to "boy!" or "girl!" 4
9D 9. Madness 8
10D 10. Kuwaiti currency 5
11D 11. The elder of a pair of biblical twins 4
12D 12. The "N" of N.A.A.C.P.: Abbr. 4
13D 13. Smack, as flies 4
14D 18. Gave false hopes 5
15D 19. Coming in handy 5
16D 22. Nuts whose shells look like they have little berets 6
17D 23. Environs 6
18D 24. When Hamilton and Burr had their duel 6
19D 26. Manufactured in America 6
20D 27. What gossipers and tall buildings are full of 7
21D 30. Desires 4
22D 31. Fly in the sky 6
23D 32. Like some theme park passes 6
24D 33. "Oh, buzz off" 6
25D 34. Thin on the ground 6
26D 37. Give a hoot 4
27D 39. Morning condensation 8
28D 42. Channel that rebranded with "NOW" in its name in 2025 5
29D 43. "Citizen Kane" director Welles 5
30D 46. Forfends 6
31D 47. Part of a pantheon 5
32D 50. "Famous" cookie baker 4
33D 51. Anti-friction fluid 4
34D 52. High-end private jet, familiarly 4
35D 53. Hairstyle associated with Jimi Hendrix and Angela Davis 4
36D 55. Send an instant message 4
37D 57. Sardine container 3
38D 58. Refuse to share 3
39D 59. Glop 3
40D 60. Mario has a red "M" on his 3
41D 61. Howe'er 3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Scene stealer"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
  • Similar words include: gammon, overplay, jambon
  • Opposite of: underact
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Answer: HAM

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2D: "2. Eponym of a chess rating system"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ELO

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3D: "3. British bathroom"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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4D: "4. Writes"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
  • Similar words include: pen, compose, write
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: PENS

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5D: "5. International aid org."

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an agency of the united nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries
  • Similar words include: United Nations Children's Fund, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: UNICEF

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6D: "6. Cloth covered in dust, say"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a small piece of cloth or paper
  • Similar words include: annoy, nettle, bawl out
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: RAG

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7D: "7. "... or so""

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ISH

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8D: "8. Lead-in to "boy!" or "girl!""

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ATTA

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9D: "9. Madness"

8 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that state of violent mental agitation
  • Similar words include: hysterical neurosis, fury, craze
  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: HYSTERIA

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10D: "10. Kuwaiti currency"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that 100 dinars equal 1 rial in iran
  • Similar words include: Tunisian dinar, Libyan dinar, Yugoslavian dinar
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: DINAR

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11D: "11. The elder of a pair of biblical twins"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (old testament) the eldest son of isaac who would have inherited the covenant that god made with abraham and that abraham passed on to isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother jacob for a mess of pottage
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ESAU

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12D: "12. The "N" of N.A.A.C.P.: Abbr."

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: NATL

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13D: "13. Smack, as flies"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a sharp blow
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: SWAT

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14D: "18. Gave false hopes"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: LEDON

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15D: "19. Coming in handy"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: OFUSE

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16D: "22. Nuts whose shells look like they have little berets"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
  • Similar words include: acorn
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: ACORNS

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17D: "23. Environs"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the environmental condition
  • Similar words include: surroundings
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: MILIEU

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18D: "24. When Hamilton and Burr had their duel"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: ATDAWN

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19D: "26. Manufactured in America"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: USMADE

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20D: "27. What gossipers and tall buildings are full of"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
  • Similar words include: narration, storey, tale
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: STORIES

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21D: "30. Desires"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a yearning for something or to do something
  • Similar words include: hankering, yen, yearn
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: YENS

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22D: "31. Fly in the sky"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that operate an airplane
  • Similar words include: pilot, fly
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: AVIATE

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23D: "32. Like some theme park passes"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: ALLDAY

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24D: "33. "Oh, buzz off""

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: BITEME

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25D: "34. Thin on the ground"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Similar words include: thin
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: SPARSE

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26D: "37. Give a hoot"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
  • Similar words include: maintenance, wish, worry
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CARE

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27D: "39. Morning condensation"

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a drop of dew
  • Similar words include: dewdrop
  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: DEWDROPS

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28D: "42. Channel that rebranded with "NOW" in its name in 2025"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: MSNBC

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29D: "43. "Citizen Kane" director Welles"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ORSON

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30D: "46. Forfends"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that try to prevent; show opposition to
  • Similar words include: dissuade, discourage, deter
  • Opposite of: persuade
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Answer: DETERS

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31D: "47. Part of a pantheon"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
  • Similar words include: immortal, divinity, god
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: DEITY

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32D: "50. "Famous" cookie baker"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
  • Similar words include: Book of Amos
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: AMOS

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33D: "51. Anti-friction fluid"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery
  • Similar words include: lubricating substance, lubricator, lubricate
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: LUBE

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34D: "52. High-end private jet, familiarly"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: GSIX

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35D: "53. Hairstyle associated with Jimi Hendrix and Angela Davis"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a rounded thickly curled hairdo
  • Similar words include: Afro hairdo
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: AFRO

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36D: "55. Send an instant message"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a river in western thailand; a major tributary of the chao phraya
  • Similar words include: pink, Ping River, knock
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PING

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37D: "57. Sardine container"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
  • Similar words include: can, atomic number 50, canister
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: TIN

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38D: "58. Refuse to share"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a person regarded as greedy and pig-like
  • Similar words include: hogget, grunter, squealer
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: HOG

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39D: "59. Glop"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any thick, viscous matter
  • Similar words include: ooze, gunk, gook
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: GOO

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40D: "60. Mario has a red "M" on his"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
  • Similar words include: chapeau, lid
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: HAT

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41D: "61. Howe'er"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a branch of the tai languages
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: THO

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Expert Solving Strategies

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35 Across Clues
41 Down Clues
76 Total Clues

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