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Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 76 (37 Across, 39 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.0 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Tuesday Puzzle May 12, 2020
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Rapids transits? | 5 |
| 2A | 6. Foot or furlong | 4 |
| 3A | 10. With 10-Down, enthusiastic south-of-the-border assent | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Constellation with Rigel and Betelgeuse | 5 |
| 5A | 15. Prefix with second | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Prep school near Windsor Castle | 4 |
| 7A | 17. *Dessert with light and dark streaks | 10 |
| 8A | 19. Puts the cuffs on | 4 |
| 9A | 20. The Black Knights of college football | 4 |
| 10A | 21. Computer seen at a Genius Bar | 3 |
| 11A | 22. Gustav who composed "The Planets" | 5 |
| 12A | 23. Dundee denial | 3 |
| 13A | 24. *First thing to do on a to-do list | 11 |
| 14A | 27. Building material that was no problem for the Big Bad Wolf | 5 |
| 15A | 29. Catering hall dispenser | 3 |
| 16A | 30. Pioneer in email | 3 |
| 17A | 31. Microsoft virtual assistant introduced in 2014 | 7 |
| 18A | 35. About, on a memo | 4 |
| 19A | 36. Product warning label appropriate for the answers to the four starred clues | 13 |
| 20A | 39. Like Brown University since 1971 | 4 |
| 21A | 40. Comic convention, for one | 7 |
| 22A | 41. Info for an Uber or Lyft customer, for short | 3 |
| 23A | 42. 35mm camera type | 3 |
| 24A | 43. Sells hard | 5 |
| 25A | 47. *Sidewinder, for one | 11 |
| 26A | 52. "Whaaa?" | 3 |
| 27A | 53. Broncos Hall-of-Famer John | 5 |
| 28A | 54. ___ Lanka | 3 |
| 29A | 55. "Encore!" | 4 |
| 30A | 56. "What a pity" | 4 |
| 31A | 57. *One having trouble keeping weight off | 10 |
| 32A | 60. Not prerecorded | 4 |
| 33A | 61. Establishments at many highway interchanges | 4 |
| 34A | 62. Like the flavor of some barbecue sauces | 5 |
| 35A | 63. Discarded part of a watermelon | 4 |
| 36A | 64. Walk back and forth | 4 |
| 37A | 65. ___ code | 5 |
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. Rapids transits?"
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 a large number or amount
- Words that mean the same thing: tons, hatful, mint
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RAFTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "6. Foot or furlong"
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 any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
- Words that mean the same thing: whole, social unit, building block
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UNIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. With 10-Down, enthusiastic south-of-the-border assent"
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: SISI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. Constellation with Rigel and Betelgeuse"
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 (greek mythology) a giant boeotian hunter who pursued the pleiades and was eventually slain by artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
- Words that mean the same thing: Hunter
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ORION
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Prefix with second"
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: NANO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. Prep school near Windsor Castle"
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: ETON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "17. *Dessert with light and dark streaks"
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: MARBLECAKE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "19. Puts the cuffs on"
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 tag the base runner to get him out
- Words that mean the same thing: pick up, apprehend, arrest
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NABS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "20. The Black Knights of college football"
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 permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
- Words that mean the same thing: US Army, U. S. Army, ground forces
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARMY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "21. Computer seen at a Genius Bar"
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 waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
- Words that mean the same thing: mackintosh, macintosh, mack
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MAC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "22. Gustav who composed "The Planets""
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: HOLST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "23. Dundee denial"
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: NAE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "24. *First thing to do on a to-do list"
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: TOPPRIORITY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "27. Building material that was no problem for the Big Bad Wolf"
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 plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
- Words that mean the same thing: shuck, pale yellow, wheat
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STRAW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "29. Catering hall dispenser"
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 large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: URN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "30. Pioneer in email"
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: AOL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "31. Microsoft virtual assistant introduced in 2014"
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: CORTANA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "35. About, on a memo"
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: INRE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "36. Product warning label appropriate for the answers to the four starred clues"
Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert 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: THISISNOTATOY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "39. Like Brown University since 1971"
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: COED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "40. Comic convention, for one"
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: FANFEST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "41. Info for an Uber or Lyft customer, for short"
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 a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
- Words that mean the same thing: Euskadi ta Askatasuna, Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Basque Homeland and Freedom
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ETA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "42. 35mm camera type"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: SLR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "43. Sells hard"
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 blatant or sensational promotion
- Words that mean the same thing: hype, plug, hoopla
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HYPES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "47. *Sidewinder, for one"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
- Words that mean the same thing: rattler
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RATTLESNAKE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "52. "Whaaa?""
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: HUH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "53. Broncos Hall-of-Famer John"
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: ELWAY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "54. ___ Lanka"
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: SRI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "55. "Encore!""
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 english statesman who opposed henry viii's divorce from catherine of aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of utopia, the ideal state
- Words that mean the same thing: more than, to a greater extent, Sir Thomas More
- The opposite would be: fewer, less
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MORE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "56. "What a pity""
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 flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
- Words that mean the same thing: ala, unfortunately, unluckily
- The opposite would be: luckily, fortunately
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "57. *One having trouble keeping weight off"
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: YOYODIETER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "60. Not prerecorded"
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 inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
- Words that mean the same thing: alive, subsist, survive
- The opposite would be: recorded, dead
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LIVE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "61. Establishments at many highway interchanges"
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 hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
- Words that mean the same thing: inn, hostelry, hostel
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INNS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "62. Like the flavor of some barbecue sauces"
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 marked by or emitting or filled with smoke
- The opposite would be: smokeless
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SMOKY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "63. Discarded part of a watermelon"
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 small hard fruit
- Words that mean the same thing: ejaculate, semen, seminal fluid
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "64. Walk back and forth"
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 the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
- Words that mean the same thing: gait, rate, footstep
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PACE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "65. ___ code"
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 of or relating to punishment
- Words that mean the same thing: punishable
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PENAL
Great job if you got it right!
NYT Tuesday Crossword Down Clues - May 12, 2020 Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Residents of the Eternal City | 6 |
| 2D | 2. Noah's Ark landing site | 6 |
| 3D | 3. Less yielding, as a mattress | 6 |
| 4D | 4. Country singer Keith | 4 |
| 5D | 5. Show with Kate McKinnon, in brief | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Open, as a bottle | 5 |
| 7D | 7. ___ Image Awards | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Printed publicity, slangily | 3 |
| 9D | 9. One of 20 for a bear | 3 |
| 10D | 10. See 10-Across | 5 |
| 11D | 11. Language in which "thank you" is "grazie," to natives | 8 |
| 12D | 12. Excuse meant to elicit sympathy | 8 |
| 13D | 13. Au courant | 7 |
| 14D | 18. Angst-ridden rock genre | 3 |
| 15D | 22. Pumpkin | 3 |
| 16D | 24. Deuces | 4 |
| 17D | 25. ___ the mill (ordinary) | 5 |
| 18D | 26. Steaming mad | 5 |
| 19D | 28. It's below 7 on the pH scale | 4 |
| 20D | 32. Rummage (through) | 5 |
| 21D | 33. Ivan the Terrible and Peter the Great | 5 |
| 22D | 34. ___ Arbor, Mich. | 3 |
| 23D | 35. Wee | 4 |
| 24D | 36. What a whopper! | 8 |
| 25D | 37. When air-conditioners really hum | 8 |
| 26D | 38. ESPN's Arthur ___ Courage Award | 4 |
| 27D | 39. Post boxes? | 7 |
| 28D | 42. On the ___ (sneakily) | 3 |
| 29D | 44. Light particle | 6 |
| 30D | 45. "I've found it!" | 6 |
| 31D | 46. Crow with nine Grammys | 6 |
| 32D | 48. Used a stun gun on | 5 |
| 33D | 49. Justin Timberlake's former band | 5 |
| 34D | 50. Came to light | 5 |
| 35D | 51. Not be serious | 3 |
| 36D | 55. Something frequently reposted | 4 |
| 37D | 57. Puppy's bark | 3 |
| 38D | 58. "I'm ___ roll!" | 3 |
| 39D | 59. Comcast, e.g., for short | 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. Residents of the Eternal City"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a new testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of saint paul; written in ad 58
- Words that mean the same thing: roman, roman letters, Roman
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROMANS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Noah's Ark landing site"
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 the mountain peak that noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded
- Words that mean the same thing: Mount Ararat, Mt. Ararat
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARARAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Less yielding, as a mattress"
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 marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
- Words that mean the same thing: immobile, strong, steady
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FIRMER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Country singer Keith"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat
- Words that mean the same thing: toby jug, toby fillpot jug
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOBY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Show with Kate McKinnon, in brief"
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: SNL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Open, as a bottle"
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: UNCAP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. ___ Image Awards"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: NAACP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Printed publicity, slangily"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. One of 20 for a bear"
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 one of the digits of the foot
- Words that mean the same thing: toenail
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. See 10-Across"
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 spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the english `mr' or `sir'
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SENOR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Language in which "thank you" is "grazie," to natives"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: ITALIANO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Excuse meant to elicit sympathy"
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: SOBSTORY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Au courant"
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: INSTYLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "18. Angst-ridden rock genre"
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: EMO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "22. Pumpkin"
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: HON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "24. Deuces"
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 the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
- Words that mean the same thing: 2, II, two
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TWOS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "25. ___ the mill (ordinary)"
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: RUNOF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "26. Steaming mad"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that feeling or showing extreme anger
- Words that mean the same thing: ireful
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: IRATE
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Clue 19 Down: "28. It's below 7 on the pH scale"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
- Words that mean the same thing: Zen, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, blistering
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ACID
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Clue 20 Down: "32. Rummage (through)"
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 shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
- Words that mean the same thing: pillage, loot, despoil
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: RIFLE
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Clue 21 Down: "33. Ivan the Terrible and Peter the Great"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a male monarch or emperor (especially of russia prior to 1917)
- Words that mean the same thing: tzar, czar, tsar
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: TSARS
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Clue 22 Down: "34. ___ Arbor, Mich."
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: ANN
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Clue 23 Down: "35. Wee"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ITTY
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Clue 24 Down: "36. What a whopper!"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: TOTALLIE
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Clue 25 Down: "37. When air-conditioners really hum"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: HEATWAVE
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Clue 26 Down: "38. ESPN's Arthur ___ Courage Award"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
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- This could be something that united states tennis player who was the first black to win united states and english singles championships (1943-1993)
- Words that mean the same thing: Arthur Robert Ashe, Arthur Ashe
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ASHE
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Clue 27 Down: "39. Post boxes?"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet
- Words that mean the same thing: cereal, food grain, cereal grass
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: CEREALS
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Clue 28 Down: "42. On the ___ (sneakily)"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that marked by skill in deception
- Words that mean the same thing: knavish, crafty, foxy
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: SLY
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Clue 29 Down: "44. Light particle"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a quantum of electromagnetic radiation; an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: PHOTON
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Clue 30 Down: "45. "I've found it!""
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 alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire
- Words that mean the same thing: constantan
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: EUREKA
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Clue 31 Down: "46. Crow with nine Grammys"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: SHERYL
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Clue 32 Down: "48. Used a stun gun on"
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: TASED
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Clue 33 Down: "49. Justin Timberlake's former band"
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: NSYNC
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Clue 34 Down: "50. Came to light"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that come into existence; take on form or shape
- Words that mean the same thing: stand up, bob up, spring up
- The opposite would be: sit down, fall
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The answer is: AROSE
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Clue 35 Down: "51. Not be serious"
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 young person of either sex
- Words that mean the same thing: tike, Thomas Kyd, josh
- The opposite would be: parent
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The answer is: KID
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Clue 36 Down: "55. Something frequently reposted"
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 cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one person to another by non-genetic means (as by imitation)
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: MEME
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Clue 37 Down: "57. Puppy's bark"
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 sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)
- Words that mean the same thing: yap, yelping, yelp
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: YIP
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Clue 38 Down: "58. "I'm ___ roll!""
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: ONA
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Clue 39 Down: "59. Comcast, e.g., for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ISP
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 51 | 67.1% |
| Short Answer | 15 | 19.7% |
| History | 3 | 3.9% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 2 | 2.6% |
| Abbreviation | 2 | 2.6% |
| Geography | 2 | 2.6% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 39 |
| Total Clues | 76 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.0 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 13 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!
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Last Updated: September 25, 2025 at 07:21 AM
