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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 76 (39 Across, 37 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.9 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Tuesday Puzzle April 19, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Get in the game? | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Home of the comics heroes Asterix and Obelix | 4 |
| 3A | 9. Month with a so-called "hunter's moon": Abbr. | 3 |
| 4A | 12. "Let's Make ___" | 5 |
| 5A | 13. Actor Edward James ___ | 5 |
| 6A | 15. "It's cold in here!" | 3 |
| 7A | 16. What might be rolled for a strike | 11 |
| 8A | 18. Put (down) | 3 |
| 9A | 19. ___ no good (misbehaving) | 4 |
| 10A | 20. Bud ... or bait | 4 |
| 11A | 21. Slightly off | 5 |
| 12A | 23. Verse in a poem | 6 |
| 13A | 25. What a clock might strike | 8 |
| 14A | 27. [A spider!] | 3 |
| 15A | 28. ___ Fleming, British naval intelligence officer-turned-writer | 3 |
| 16A | 30. Is on the same page | 6 |
| 17A | 31. Dexterous | 4 |
| 18A | 33. Milky gem | 4 |
| 19A | 36. Put two and two together, say | 3 |
| 20A | 37. What might strike during a storm | 9 |
| 21A | 40. Mermaid's home | 3 |
| 22A | 42. Place for a fork ... or a jackknife? | 4 |
| 23A | 43. Cry of pain | 4 |
| 24A | 46. Popular Nissan model | 6 |
| 25A | 48. "For sure!" | 3 |
| 26A | 50. Ctrl-___-Del | 3 |
| 27A | 52. Who might go on strike | 8 |
| 28A | 55. Plush fabric | 6 |
| 29A | 57. Religious believer of a sort | 5 |
| 30A | 58. Rod between wheels | 4 |
| 31A | 60. Site for buying and selling crafts | 4 |
| 32A | 61. Letters on a Forever stamp | 3 |
| 33A | 62. What might strike you while solving this puzzle | 11 |
| 34A | 65. 6-3 in tennis, e.g. | 3 |
| 35A | 66. Place to leave one's shoes, perhaps | 5 |
| 36A | 67. Disney heroine whose name means "ocean" | 5 |
| 37A | 68. Firefighter's tool | 3 |
| 38A | 69. Many a big charity event | 4 |
| 39A | 70. "Bird by Bird" writer Lamott | 4 |
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. Get in the game?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANTE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. Home of the comics heroes Asterix and Obelix"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a person of french descent
- Words that mean the same thing: Gallia, frog
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GAUL
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Clue 3 Across: "9. Month with a so-called "hunter's moon": Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the month following september and preceding november
- Words that mean the same thing: October
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OCT
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Clue 4 Across: "12. "Let's Make ___""
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: ADEAL
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Clue 5 Across: "13. Actor Edward James ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: OLMOS
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Clue 6 Across: "15. "It's cold in here!""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BRR
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Clue 7 Across: "16. What might be rolled for a strike"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: BOWLINGBALL
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Clue 8 Across: "18. Put (down)"
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 narrative song with a recurrent refrain
- Words that mean the same thing: dwell, put, lie down
- The opposite would be: stand, arise
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LAY
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Clue 9 Across: "19. ___ no good (misbehaving)"
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: UPTO
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Clue 10 Across: "20. Bud ... or bait"
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 close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
- Words that mean the same thing: sidekick, buddy, pal
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CHUM
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Clue 11 Across: "21. Slightly off"
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 not functioning properly
- Words that mean the same thing: wrong, awry, haywire
- The opposite would be: perfectly
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMISS
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Clue 12 Across: "23. Verse in a poem"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STANZA
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Clue 13 Across: "25. What a clock might strike"
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 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MIDNIGHT
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Clue 14 Across: "27. [A spider!]"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EEK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "28. ___ Fleming, British naval intelligence officer-turned-writer"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: IAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "30. Is on the same page"
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 be in accord; be in agreement
- Words that mean the same thing: concur, harmonise, check
- The opposite would be: disagree
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AGREES
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Clue 17 Across: "31. Dexterous"
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 skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
- Words that mean the same thing: dextrous, dexterous
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DEFT
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Clue 18 Across: "33. Milky gem"
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 translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OPAL
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Clue 19 Across: "36. Put two and two together, say"
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 a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
- Words that mean the same thing: contribute, tot, add up
- The opposite would be: subtract, take away
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADD
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Clue 20 Across: "37. What might strike during a storm"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LIGHTNING
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Clue 21 Across: "40. Mermaid's home"
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 division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
- Words that mean the same thing: ocean
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "42. Place for a fork ... or a jackknife?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
- Words that mean the same thing: route
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROAD
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Clue 23 Across: "43. Cry of pain"
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 sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)
- Words that mean the same thing: yip, yelping, yap
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YELP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "46. Popular Nissan model"
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 largest possible quantity
- Words that mean the same thing: uttermost, upper limit, maximum
- The opposite would be: minimum
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MAXIMA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "48. "For sure!""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an affirmative
- The opposite would be: no
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YES
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Clue 26 Across: "50. Ctrl-___-Del"
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 angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
- Words that mean the same thing: altitude, EL, elevation
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALT
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Clue 27 Across: "52. Who might go on strike"
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 worker who is hired to perform a job
- The opposite would be: employer
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EMPLOYEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "55. Plush fabric"
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 heavy fabric that resembles velvet
- Words that mean the same thing: velours
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: VELOUR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "57. Religious believer of a sort"
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 person who believes that god created the universe and then abandoned it
- Words that mean the same thing: freethinker, deistic
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DEIST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "58. Rod between wheels"
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 shaft on which a wheel rotates
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AXLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "60. Site for buying and selling crafts"
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: ETSY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "61. Letters on a Forever stamp"
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 north american republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in north america plus alaska in northwest north america and the hawaiian islands in the pacific ocean; achieved independence in 1776
- Words that mean the same thing: United States, United States of America, the States
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: USA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "62. What might strike you while solving this puzzle"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
- Words that mean the same thing: stirring, intake, brainchild
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INSPIRATION
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "65. 6-3 in tennis, e.g."
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 a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
- Words that mean the same thing: hardened, rigid, mark
- The opposite would be: rise
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "66. Place to leave one's shoes, perhaps"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a large entrance or reception room or area
- Words that mean the same thing: entrance hall, antechamber, anteroom
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FOYER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "67. Disney heroine whose name means "ocean""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard 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: MOANA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "68. Firefighter's tool"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
- Words that mean the same thing: ax
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AXE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 38 Across: "69. Many a big charity event"
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 gay festivity
- Words that mean the same thing: blowout, jamboree, gala affair
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GALA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 39 Across: "70. "Bird by Bird" writer Lamott"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that queen of england and scotland and ireland; daughter if james ii and the last of the stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last english ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANNE
Great job if you got it right!
Solve the Down: NYT Tuesday Puzzle April 19, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Took home a "furever friend," say | 7 |
| 2D | 2. Fresh spin on a familiar concept | 7 |
| 3D | 3. Prey-catching claw | 5 |
| 4D | 4. Inventor Whitney | 3 |
| 5D | 5. Painter Vincent van ___ | 4 |
| 6D | 6. Lady Gaga's "The Fame" or "Artpop" | 5 |
| 7D | 7. It's not sweet, sour, salty or bitter | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Response to a funny text (that usually isn't literally true) | 3 |
| 9D | 9. Beholden (to) | 7 |
| 10D | 10. Suddenly stopped working, as a computer | 7 |
| 11D | 11. Secret meetings | 6 |
| 12D | 12. Mistreat | 5 |
| 13D | 14. Sort of language generally found in Urban Dictionary | 5 |
| 14D | 17. Final Four org. | 4 |
| 15D | 22. Desert illusion | 6 |
| 16D | 24. Rigatoni relative | 4 |
| 17D | 26. Surrealist Salvador | 4 |
| 18D | 29. Manhattan neighborhood containing some of N.Y.U. | 4 |
| 19D | 32. Thrashes about | 6 |
| 20D | 34. Org. that provides chaperones for field trips | 3 |
| 21D | 35. Name on Woody's shoe in "Toy Story" | 4 |
| 22D | 38. Overcast | 4 |
| 23D | 39. Wall Street inits. since 1792 | 4 |
| 24D | 40. Like some couples | 7 |
| 25D | 41. Atone for | 7 |
| 26D | 44. Mekong Valley resident | 7 |
| 27D | 45. Wedding guest's partner, say | 7 |
| 28D | 46. Only mortal Gorgon in Greek myth | 6 |
| 29D | 47. Recurring theme | 5 |
| 30D | 49. Penultimate word in a fairy tale | 4 |
| 31D | 51. Attempting to, casually | 5 |
| 32D | 53. G.P.A. booster | 5 |
| 33D | 54. Kick out | 5 |
| 34D | 56. Divulge | 5 |
| 35D | 59. Pre-euro currency | 4 |
| 36D | 63. Christmastime concoction | 3 |
| 37D | 64. Doctors' org. | 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. Took home a "furever friend," say"
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 choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
- Words that mean the same thing: take on, adopt, take over
- The opposite would be: native
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADOPTED
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Clue 2 Down: "2. Fresh spin on a familiar concept"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NEWTAKE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Prey-catching claw"
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 sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TALON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Inventor Whitney"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELI
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Clue 5 Down: "5. Painter Vincent van ___"
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 dutch post-impressionist painter noted for his use of color (1853-1890)
- Words that mean the same thing: Vincent van Gogh, van Gogh
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GOGH
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Clue 6 Down: "6. Lady Gaga's "The Fame" or "Artpop""
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 one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc
- Words that mean the same thing: record album
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALBUM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. It's not sweet, sour, salty or bitter"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: UMAMI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Response to a funny text (that usually isn't literally true)"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
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: LOL
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Clue 9 Down: "9. Beholden (to)"
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 force somebody to do something
- Words that mean the same thing: compel, accommodate, duty-bound
- The opposite would be: disoblige
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OBLIGED
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Clue 10 Down: "10. Suddenly stopped working, as a computer"
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 fall or come down violently
- Words that mean the same thing: crash, go down, doss down
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CRASHED
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Clue 11 Down: "11. Secret meetings"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a date; usually with a member of the opposite sex
- Words that mean the same thing: tryst, assignation, rendezvous
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TRYSTS
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Clue 12 Down: "12. Mistreat"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that cruel or inhumane treatment
- Words that mean the same thing: ill-treatment, ill-treat, blackguard
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ABUSE
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Clue 13 Down: "14. Sort of language generally found in Urban Dictionary"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar
- Words that mean the same thing: jargon, gull, slang expression
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLANG
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Clue 14 Down: "17. Final Four org."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: NCAA
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Clue 15 Down: "22. Desert illusion"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: MIRAGE
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Clue 16 Down: "24. Rigatoni relative"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that medium-sized tubular pasta in short pieces
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ZITI
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Clue 17 Down: "26. Surrealist Salvador"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that surrealist spanish painter (1904-1989)
- Words that mean the same thing: Salvador Dali
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: DALI
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Clue 18 Down: "29. Manhattan neighborhood containing some of N.Y.U."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: NOHO
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Clue 19 Down: "32. Thrashes about"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing
- Words that mean the same thing: thrash, thresh, flail
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: FLAILS
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Clue 20 Down: "34. Org. that provides chaperones for field trips"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: PTA
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Clue 21 Down: "35. Name on Woody's shoe in "Toy Story""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ANDY
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Clue 22 Down: "38. Overcast"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
- Words that mean the same thing: Thomas Gray, grayish, hoary
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: GRAY
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Clue 23 Down: "39. Wall Street inits. since 1792"
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 stock exchange in new york
- Words that mean the same thing: New York Stock Exchange, big board, N. Y. Stock Exchange
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: NYSE
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Clue 24 Down: "40. Like some couples"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: SAMESEX
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Clue 25 Down: "41. Atone for"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that make amends for
- Words that mean the same thing: abye, atone, aby
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: EXPIATE
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Clue 26 Down: "44. Mekong Valley resident"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a member of a buddhist people inhabiting the area of the mekong river in laos and thailand and speaking the lao language; related to the thais
- Words that mean the same thing: Lao
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: LAOTIAN
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Clue 27 Down: "45. Wedding guest's partner, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: PLUSONE
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Clue 28 Down: "46. Only mortal Gorgon in Greek myth"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that (greek mythology) a woman transformed into a gorgon by athena; she was slain by perseus
- Words that mean the same thing: medusan, medusoid
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: MEDUSA
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Clue 29 Down: "47. Recurring theme"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
- Words that mean the same thing: motive, theme
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: MOTIF
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Clue 30 Down: "49. Penultimate word in a fairy tale"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that at any time
- Words that mean the same thing: e'er, always, of all time
- The opposite would be: never
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The answer is: EVER
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Clue 31 Down: "51. Attempting to, casually"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: TRYNA
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Clue 32 Down: "53. G.P.A. booster"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: EASYA
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Clue 33 Down: "54. Kick out"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that force to leave or move out
- Words that mean the same thing: kick out, exhaust, boot out
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: EXPEL
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Clue 34 Down: "56. Divulge"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: LETON
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Clue 35 Down: "59. Pre-euro currency"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the basic unit of money on malta; equal to 100 cents
- Words that mean the same thing: Italian lira, Turkish lira, Maltese lira
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: LIRA
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Clue 36 Down: "63. Christmastime concoction"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
- Words that mean the same thing: peg
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: NOG
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Clue 37 Down: "64. Doctors' org."
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: AMA
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 53 | 69.7% |
| Short Answer | 14 | 18.4% |
| Literature | 3 | 3.9% |
| History | 2 | 2.6% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.3% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.3% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 1 | 1.3% |
| Geography | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 39 |
| Down Clues | 37 |
| Total Clues | 76 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.9 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 11 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: September 10, 2025 at 02:41 PM
