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Date: Saturday, September 04, 2021
Difficulty Level: Challenging Thursday Puzzle
Total Clues: 66 (32 Across, 34 Down)
Average Word Length: 6.1 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Saturday Puzzle September 04, 2021
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Rush order | 9 |
| 2A | 10. Capital on the Gulf of Guinea | 5 |
| 3A | 15. Bet involving score totals | 9 |
| 4A | 16. Sight at low tide | 5 |
| 5A | 17. Mental or fiscal tightness | 9 |
| 6A | 18. Just under way, so to speak | 5 |
| 7A | 19. "90 Day Fiancé" channel | 3 |
| 8A | 20. TV lingo for using established hits to prop up weaker shows | 10 |
| 9A | 22. Govt. plant inspector | 4 |
| 10A | 24. The Greek philosopher Empedocles leapt into its flames, in legend | 6 |
| 11A | 25. Annual celebration during which sweeping is taboo | 3 |
| 12A | 27. Car model whose name becomes an N.B.A. superstar when its middle letter is removed | 7 |
| 13A | 29. Move, informally | 4 |
| 14A | 30. Needing a jolt | 8 |
| 15A | 33. Iranian port near the Iraq border | 6 |
| 16A | 35. Out of whimsy | 7 |
| 17A | 36. In the works | 7 |
| 18A | 37. Waifs | 6 |
| 19A | 38. Latin American spread | 8 |
| 20A | 39. First two words of Shelley's "Ozymandias" | 4 |
| 21A | 40. Falling hard? | 7 |
| 22A | 42. Bivouac sight | 3 |
| 23A | 43. Term terminus | 6 |
| 24A | 44. Roves (about) | 4 |
| 25A | 48. Someone who has it all | 10 |
| 26A | 51. Favorite | 3 |
| 27A | 52. Favorite novelist of Twihards | 5 |
| 28A | 53. As you like it | 9 |
| 29A | 55. Sty sound | 5 |
| 30A | 56. Completely routs | 9 |
| 31A | 57. Try to get down | 5 |
| 32A | 58. Got in a lather, say | 9 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. Rush order"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COMEQUICK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "10. Capital on the Gulf of Guinea"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the capital and largest city of ghana with a deep-water port
- Words that mean the same thing: capital of Ghana
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACCRA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "15. Bet involving score totals"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OVERUNDER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "16. Sight at low tide"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
- Words that mean the same thing: shallow, school
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHOAL
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Clue 5 Across: "17. Mental or fiscal tightness"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
- Words that mean the same thing: niggardness, minginess, thrift
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PARSIMONY
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Clue 6 Across: "18. Just under way, so to speak"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any immature animal
- Words that mean the same thing: untried, Loretta Young, Whitney Young
- The opposite would be: old, aged
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YOUNG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "19. "90 Day Fiancé" channel"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that considerate and solicitous care
- Words that mean the same thing: tender loving care
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TLC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "20. TV lingo for using established hits to prop up weaker shows"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TENTPOLING
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "22. Govt. plant inspector"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a government agency in the department of labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment
- Words that mean the same thing: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OSHA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "24. The Greek philosopher Empedocles leapt into its flames, in legend"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MTETNA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "25. Annual celebration during which sweeping is taboo"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the new year in vietnam; observed for three days after the first full moon after january 20th
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "27. Car model whose name becomes an N.B.A. superstar when its middle letter is removed"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEBARON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "29. Move, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RELO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "30. Needing a jolt"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that lacking zest or vivacity
- Words that mean the same thing: dispirited
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LISTLESS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "33. Iranian port near the Iraq border"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a port city in southwestern iran
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ABADAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "35. Out of whimsy"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ONALARK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "36. In the works"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast
- Words that mean the same thing: brew
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BREWING
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "37. Waifs"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets
- Words that mean the same thing: gamin, throwaway, street arab
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GAMINS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "38. Latin American spread"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a large estate in spanish-speaking countries
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HACIENDA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "39. First two words of Shelley's "Ozymandias""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IMET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "40. Falling hard?"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that praise vociferously
- Words that mean the same thing: herald, acclaim, hail
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HAILING
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "42. Bivouac sight"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a sheath worn to protect a finger
- Words that mean the same thing: fingerstall, crib, camp bed
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "43. Term terminus"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
- Words that mean the same thing: final, final examination, final exam
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FINALS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "44. Roves (about)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months
- Words that mean the same thing: jazz around, gad, GAD
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GADS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "48. Someone who has it all"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that someone who monopolizes the means of producing or selling something
- Words that mean the same thing: monopoliser, monopolizer
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MONOPOLIST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "51. Favorite"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
- Words that mean the same thing: favored, positron emission tomography, favorite
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "52. Favorite novelist of Twihards"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MEYER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "53. As you like it"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that worth having or seeking or achieving
- Words that mean the same thing: worthy, suitable
- The opposite would be: undesirable
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DESIRABLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "55. Sty sound"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a disrespectful laugh
- Words that mean the same thing: boo, razz, bird
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SNORT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "56. Completely routs"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EATSALIVE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "57. Try to get down"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a detailed critical inspection
- Words that mean the same thing: survey, sketch, examine
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STUDY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "58. Got in a lather, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that use shampoo on (hair)
- Words that mean the same thing: shampoo
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHAMPOOED
Great job if you got it right!
September 04, 2021 Down Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Guide
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Admit | 5 |
| 2D | 2. Cricket fields, e.g. | 5 |
| 3D | 3. Swag for sale | 5 |
| 4D | 4. Sounds of hesitation | 3 |
| 5D | 5. Give notice | 4 |
| 6D | 6. Access to a country club, in brief? | 12 |
| 7D | 7. "Better off not knowing" | 8 |
| 8D | 8. Hockey players who face off in a face-off | 7 |
| 9D | 9. Superman's dog | 6 |
| 10D | 10. Havens | 5 |
| 11D | 11. "Parasite" co-star ___ Woo-shik | 4 |
| 12D | 12. Considered a participant | 9 |
| 13D | 13. Chaparral or savanna | 9 |
| 14D | 14. Calculus prerequisite: Abbr. | 3 |
| 15D | 21. 1914 Freud essay that introduced the concept of "ego ideal" | 12 |
| 16D | 23. Mostly online writing genre | 6 |
| 17D | 26. Kingdom whose capital is Nuku'alofa | 5 |
| 18D | 28. Effervescence | 4 |
| 19D | 29. Tartare topper | 6 |
| 20D | 30. "___ is the beginning of wisdom ... not the end": Spock | 5 |
| 21D | 31. Shortly | 9 |
| 22D | 32. "Right back atcha" | 9 |
| 23D | 34. Hippie confab | 4 |
| 24D | 36. Ancient siege weapon for launching stones | 8 |
| 25D | 38. Florida city with a large Cuban American population (70+%) | 7 |
| 26D | 41. Electron attractors | 6 |
| 27D | 43. Malt liquor bottle, in slang | 5 |
| 28D | 45. Where some high schoolers get DNA tests? | 5 |
| 29D | 46. Burrow (into) | 5 |
| 30D | 47. Marengo, for Napoleon | 5 |
| 31D | 49. "Jobs vs. Gates: The Hippie and the ___" (2015 TV movie) | 4 |
| 32D | 50. Hip-hop subgenre | 4 |
| 33D | 52. Slush pile contents: Abbr. | 3 |
| 34D | 54. Greeting in Rio | 3 |
Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!
Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!
Clue 1 Down: "1. Admit"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COPTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Cricket fields, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
- Words that mean the same thing: oval, ellipse
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OVALS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Swag for sale"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MERCH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Sounds of hesitation"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
- Words that mean the same thing: ER, Er, atomic number 68
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Give notice"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that put an end to a state or an activity
- Words that mean the same thing: give up, stop, foreswear
- The opposite would be: take office, enter
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: QUIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Access to a country club, in brief?"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UNMEMBERSHIP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. "Better off not knowing""
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IDONTASK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Hockey players who face off in a face-off"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an area that is approximately central within some larger region
- Words that mean the same thing: center field, revolve about, middle
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CENTERS
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Clue 9 Down: "9. Superman's dog"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KRYPTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Havens"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASYLA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. "Parasite" co-star ___ Woo-shik"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CHOI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Considered a participant"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COUNTEDIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Chaparral or savanna"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that land suitable for grazing livestock
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RANGELAND
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "14. Calculus prerequisite: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "21. 1914 Freud essay that introduced the concept of "ego ideal""
Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ONNARCISSISM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "23. Mostly online writing genre"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALTLIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "26. Kingdom whose capital is Nuku'alofa"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a monarchy on a polynesian archipelago in the south pacific; achieved independence from the united kingdom in 1970
- Words that mean the same thing: Friendly Islands, Kingdom of Tonga
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TONGA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "28. Effervescence"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
- Words that mean the same thing: dash, panache, ardour
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Down: "29. Tartare topper"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RAWEGG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Down: "30. "___ is the beginning of wisdom ... not the end": Spock"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
- Words that mean the same thing: logical system, system of logic
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOGIC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Down: "31. Shortly"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INAMOMENT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Down: "32. "Right back atcha""
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAMETOYOU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Down: "34. Hippie confab"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BEIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Down: "36. Ancient siege weapon for launching stones"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
- Words that mean the same thing: trebuchet, arbalist, catapult
- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: BALLISTA
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Clue 25 Down: "38. Florida city with a large Cuban American population (70+%)"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
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- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: HIALEAH
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Clue 26 Down: "41. Electron attractors"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- This could be something that a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device
- Words that mean the same thing: anode
- The opposite would be: cathode
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The answer is: ANODES
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Clue 27 Down: "43. Malt liquor bottle, in slang"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four
- Words that mean the same thing: XL, xl, 40
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: FORTY
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Clue 28 Down: "45. Where some high schoolers get DNA tests?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: APBIO
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Clue 29 Down: "46. Burrow (into)"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that turn up, loosen, or remove earth
- Words that mean the same thing: dig, cut into, turn over
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: DELVE
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Clue 30 Down: "47. Marengo, for Napoleon"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that (literary) a spirited horse for state or war
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: STEED
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Clue 31 Down: "49. "Jobs vs. Gates: The Hippie and the ___" (2015 TV movie)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.
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- This could be something that an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
- Words that mean the same thing: swot, grind, dweeb
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: NERD
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Clue 32 Down: "50. Hip-hop subgenre"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
- Words that mean the same thing: yap, lying in wait, snare
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: TRAP
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Clue 33 Down: "52. Slush pile contents: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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- This could be something that a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
- Words that mean the same thing: MS, ms, Magnolia State
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: MSS
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Clue 34 Down: "54. Greeting in Rio"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ALO
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 47 | 71.2% |
| Short Answer | 6 | 9.1% |
| Geography | 4 | 6.1% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 3 | 4.5% |
| Abbreviation | 2 | 3.0% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.5% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.5% |
| History | 1 | 1.5% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.5% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 32 |
| Down Clues | 34 |
| Total Clues | 66 |
| Average Answer Length | 6.1 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 12 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Saturday, and these puzzles are usually challenging level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 6 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
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Last Updated: September 15, 2025 at 05:41 AM
