27413 Thu Nov 28, 2024 NYY by Ricky J. Sirois

Across Clues :

1. Run down, 6. "Then again," in texts, 10. "Abbott Elementary" principal, 13. Nutrient-rich soil component, 14. Negative, 15. Editorial notation for an error, 16. Opt, 17. Considerable, 19. Common order at a hoagie shop, 21. Beyond the pale, 22. British designer Crawford awarded a C.B.E. in 2021, 23. Embellish, 25. Clip, 27. It might be mashed (in more ways than one!), 29. Grandiose, 33. Legal org., 34. 8 or 9, in a golf bag, 35. Haunted ___ (Halloween activity), 36. Doesn't have enough, 38. Grammy, in Germany, 39. Bumpkin, 40. Slam on the brakes, 41. Capitalized on an opportunity, 43. Actor Daniel ___ Kim, 44. Canadian fuel brand, 45. Hackneyed, 46. Figs. counted in some diets, 47. Praiseful poet, 49. Supermarket section, 51. Old Glory, 54. Ruse designed to disguise, 57. Amounts to nothing, as a plan, 60. "Key ___ " (Bogart movie), 61. R&B icon Rawls, 62. Ask for someone else's cig, 63. Natural dos, 64. Since January 1: Abbr., 65. French, in England, 66. Saw points

Down Clues :

1. Jazz great Baker, 2. Streaming giant, 3. Some coffee orders, 4. Feed like a baby, 5. ___ Park, Colo., 6. Abbr. in a birth announcement, 7. Vietnamese New Year, 8. Delivery person?, 9. Uprightness, 10. "You wish!", 11. "___ Las Vegas", 12. Big name in laptops, 14. Digital newsletter platform, 18. Color printer supplies, 20. Mythological creature with origins in Sherpa folklore, 23. Hanna-Barbera character who co-starred with Secret Squirrel, 24. Response to "Gracias", 25. Examine in great detail, as a text, 26. Is adjacent to, 28. Bakery byproducts, 30. Home away from home, 31. Best possible, 32. Yields, 34. Pancake order, 35. Place to find a needle, maybe, 37. Winds, 42. Trees along the National Mall, 45. '90s rapper with the hit "Still Not a Player", 46. Pitcher for the reds?, 48. Applies carelessly, as paint, 50. Flamboyant display, 51. Like many Christmas sweaters, 52. Flue residue, 53. Longstanding rivalry, 54. Factory chimney, 55. Showbiz awards acronym, 56. Nibble, 58. Qualifying abbreviation, 59. Bug

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 28, 2024

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

New York Times, Thursday, November 28, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Run down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHASE

  Possible Answer : Chase, chamfer, furrow, track, pursuit, Salmon_Portland_Chase, dog, chase_after, chase, following, go_after, give_chase, trail, tail, pursual, tag, Salmon_P._Chase




• The clue is 6. "Then again," in texts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTOH




• The clue is 10. "Abbott Elementary" principal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVA




• The clue is 13. Nutrient-rich soil component. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUMUS

  Possible Answer : hommos, hummus, hoummos, humus, humous




• The clue is 14. Negative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUBZERO




• The clue is 15. Editorial notation for an error. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIC

  Possible Answer : set, sic




• The clue is 16. Opt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELECT

  Possible Answer : elite, chosen, elect




• The clue is 17. Considerable. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUBSTANTIVE

  Possible Answer : meaty, essential, substantial, substantive

  Possible Opposite Answer : adjective




• The clue is 19. Common order at a hoagie shop. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TURKEYSUB




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

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

  The answer: TOOFAR




• The clue is 22. British designer Crawford awarded a C.B.E. in 2021. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILSE




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

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

  The answer: ADORN

  Possible Answer : embellish, deck, decorate, beautify, grace, invest, ornament, adorn, clothe




• The clue is 25. Clip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PACE

  Possible Answer : pace, stride, tread, yard, gait, step, rate, tempo, footstep




• The clue is 27. It might be mashed (in more ways than one!). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TATER

  Possible Answer : Irish_potato, white_potato, tater, potato, murphy, spud




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

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

  The answer: EPIC

  Possible Answer : larger-than-life, heroic_poem, epic, epical, heroic, epic_poem, epos




• The clue is 33. Legal org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABA

  Possible Answer : aba




• The clue is 34. 8 or 9, in a golf bag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHORTIRON




• The clue is 35. Haunted ___ (Halloween activity). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAYRIDE




• The clue is 36. Doesn't have enough. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUNSSHORT




• The clue is 38. Grammy, in Germany. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMA




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

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

  The answer: HAYSEED

  Possible Answer : chawbacon, rube, hick, yahoo, yokel, hayseed, bumpkin




• The clue is 40. Slam on the brakes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STOPSHORT




• The clue is 41. Capitalized on an opportunity. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MADEHAY




• The clue is 43. Actor Daniel ___ Kim. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAE




• The clue is 44. Canadian fuel brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESSO




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

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

  The answer: BANAL

  Possible Answer : banal, old-hat, trite, hackneyed, timeworn, shopworn, commonplace, stock, threadbare, well-worn, tired




• The clue is 46. Figs. counted in some diets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CALS




• The clue is 47. Praiseful poet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODIST

  Possible Answer : odist




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

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

  The answer: MEAT

  Possible Answer : kernel, substance, essence, meat, inwardness, nub, sum, nitty-gritty, center, centre, gist, heart, heart_and_soul, pith, marrow, core




• The clue is 51. Old Glory. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USFLAG




• The clue is 54. Ruse designed to disguise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMOKESCREEN

  Possible Answer : smoke_screen, smokescreen




• The clue is 57. Amounts to nothing, as a plan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOESUPINSMOKE




• The clue is 60. "Key ___ " (Bogart movie). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LARGO

  Possible Answer : largo




• The clue is 61. R&B icon Rawls. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOU




• The clue is 62. Ask for someone else's cig. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUMASMOKE




• The clue is 63. Natural dos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AFROS

  Possible Answer : Afro_hairdo, Afro




• The clue is 64. Since January 1: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YTD




• The clue is 65. French, in England. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOG

  Possible Answer : snog, buss, osculate, kiss




• The clue is 66. Saw points. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEETH

  Possible Answer : tooth, teeth, dentition

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Jazz great Baker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHET

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

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

  The answer: HULU

• The clue is 3. Some coffee orders. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMERICANOS

• The clue is 4. Feed like a baby. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUCKLE

  Possible Answer: suck, suckle, give_suck, wet-nurse, breastfeed, lactate, nurse

  Possible Opposite Answer : bottlefeed

• The clue is 5. ___ Park, Colo.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESTES

• The clue is 6. Abbr. in a birth announcement. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OZS

• The clue is 7. Vietnamese New Year. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TET

  Possible Answer: Tet

• The clue is 8. Delivery person?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORATOR

  Possible Answer: speechifier, orator, public_speaker, speechmaker, rhetorician

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

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

  The answer: HONOR

  Possible Answer: pureness, accolade, purity, laurels, honor, respect, abide_by, reward, observe, honour, award

  Possible Opposite Answer : disrespect, dishonor

• The clue is 10. "You wish!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASIF

• The clue is 11. "___ Las Vegas". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VIVA

  Possible Answer: oral_exam, viva, viva_voce, oral, oral_examination

• The clue is 12. Big name in laptops. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACER

  Possible Answer: genus_Acer, Acer

• The clue is 14. Digital newsletter platform. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: SUBSTACK

• The clue is 18. Color printer supplies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TONERS

  Possible Answer: toner

• The clue is 20. Mythological creature with origins in Sherpa folklore. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YETI

  Possible Answer: abominable_snowman, yeti

• The clue is 23. Hanna-Barbera character who co-starred with Secret Squirrel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATOMANT

• The clue is 24. Response to "Gracias". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DENADA

• The clue is 25. Examine in great detail, as a text. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARSE

  Possible Answer: parse

• The clue is 26. Is adjacent to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABUTS

  Possible Answer: march, adjoin, butt_on, edge, butt_against, butt, border, abut

• The clue is 28. Bakery byproducts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AROMAS

  Possible Answer: odour, smell, aroma, perfume, scent, fragrance, olfactory_property, odor

• The clue is 30. Home away from home. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIEDATERRE

• The clue is 31. Best possible. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDEAL

  Possible Answer: nonsuch, ideal, nonesuch, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, idealistic, paragon

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

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

  The answer: CEDES

  Possible Answer: surrender, deliver, grant, concede, cede, give_up, yield

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

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

  The answer: SHORTSTACK

• The clue is 35. Place to find a needle, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: HAYSTACK

  Possible Answer: haystack, rick, hayrick

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

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

  The answer: SPOOLS

  Possible Answer: spool, bobbin, reel

• The clue is 42. Trees along the National Mall. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELMS

  Possible Answer: elm, elm_tree, elmwood

• The clue is 45. '90s rapper with the hit "Still Not a Player". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIGPUN

• The clue is 46. Pitcher for the reds?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CARAFE

  Possible Answer: decanter, carafe

• The clue is 48. Applies carelessly, as paint. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAUBS

  Possible Answer: smirch, blot, slur, plaster, smudge, smear, daub, spot

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

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

  The answer: ECLAT

  Possible Answer: eclat, acclamation, pomp, acclaim, plaudit, plaudits

• The clue is 51. Like many Christmas sweaters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UGLY

  Possible Answer: slimy, unworthy, despicable, wretched, frightful, surly, horrible, atrocious, horrifying, vile, worthless, ugly

  Possible Opposite Answer : beautiful

• The clue is 52. Flue residue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOOT

  Possible Answer: soot, smut, carbon_black, lampblack, crock

• The clue is 53. Longstanding rivalry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEUD

  Possible Answer: feud

• The clue is 54. Factory chimney. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMOKESTACK

  Possible Answer: stack, smokestack

• The clue is 55. Showbiz awards acronym. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGOT

• The clue is 56. Nibble. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOSH

  Possible Answer: nosh, snack

• The clue is 58. Qualifying abbreviation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMO

  Possible Answer: International_Maritime_Organization, IMO

• The clue is 59. Bug. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAG

  Possible Answer: jade, hack, peck, scold, common_scold, scolder, nag, hen-peck, plug, nagger

NYT Crossword Answers & Hints - July 11, 2025 | XWordHint Today Vibez

NYT Crossword Answers & Hints – July 11, 2025 | XWordHint Today Trends & Vibez

Published on Friday, July 11, 2025 • Daily puzzle hints • Crossword clues © The New York Times

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

Today is Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging

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

🔍 Across Clues - Strategic Hints (35 clues)

🧩 1A: "1. Armies"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
• Similar words include: server, horde, innkeeper
• Opposite of: parasite

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Answer: HOSTS

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🧩 2A: "6. Big-eyed, in a way"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OWLY

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🧩 3A: "10. Accouterment for a queen"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
• Similar words include: waistband, waistcloth, window sash
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SASH

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🧩 4A: "14. Acquirer of GeoCities and Broadcast.com during the dot-com bubble"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
• Similar words include: rube, chawbacon, hayseed
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: YAHOO

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🧩 5A: "15. Butter in South Asian cooking"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that clarified butter used in indian cookery
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GHEE

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🧩 6A: "16. Prayer, essentially"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a humble request for help from someone in authority
• Similar words include: supplication
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PLEA

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🧩 7A: "17. Examines something in more depth"

📏 10 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: DRILLSDOWN

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🧩 8A: "19. Prefix with directional"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OMNI

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🧩 9A: "20. Outpace the syllabus, say"

📏 9 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: READAHEAD

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🧩 10A: "21. Laughfest"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a loud raucous cry (as of an owl)
• Similar words include: red cent, bird, razzing
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HOOT

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🧩 11A: "22. They might pop up from time to time"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a public promotion of some product or service
• Similar words include: advert, advertising, advertizement
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ADS

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🧩 12A: "23. Bolted"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
• Similar words include: break away, run, work
• Opposite of: idle, malfunction

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Answer: RAN

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🧩 13A: "24. Submit"

📏 6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: HANDIN

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🧩 14A: "26. Supermodel Alek"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: WEK

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🧩 15A: "27. Katy Perry song with the lyric "Louder, louder than a lion 'cause I am the champion""

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a deep prolonged loud noise
• Similar words include: holler, yowl, wail
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ROAR

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🧩 16A: "29. "Don't Worry Kyoko" singer"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states musician (born in japan) who married john lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933)
• Similar words include: Yoko Ono
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ONO

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🧩 17A: "30. One on the fast track?"

📏 13 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____________

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Answer: RACECARDRIVER

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🧩 18A: "33. What might come with a twist or two"

📏 13 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____________

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Answer: BALLOONANIMAL

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🧩 19A: "34. "You're warm""

📏 13 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____________

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Answer: GETTINGCLOSER

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🧩 20A: "35. Hookups"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an agency in the department of justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the united states
• Similar words include: Immigration and Naturalization Service, In, in
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: INS

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🧩 21A: "36. "Poppycock!""

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PISH

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🧩 22A: "37. Peppery"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
• Similar words include: live, red-hot, raging
• Opposite of: cold

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Answer: HOT

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🧩 23A: "38. First-rate"

📏 6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
• Similar words include: hunky-dory, o.k., okay
• Opposite of: coarse

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Answer: FINEST

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🧩 24A: "40. Phanerozoic, for one"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the longest division of geological time
• Similar words include: aeon
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EON

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🧩 25A: "41. Isaac Asimov novel "Murder at the ___""

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth; worn by arabs
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ABA

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🧩 26A: "44. "Please, take this off my hands""

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the present location; this place
• Similar words include: hither, Hera
• Opposite of: there

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Answer: HERE

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🧩 27A: "45. Tales are related about them"

📏 9 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking (as at a camp)
• Similar words include: campfire
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: CAMPFIRES

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🧩 28A: "48. Org. with the pioneering Artemis program"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an independent agency of the united states government responsible for aviation and spaceflight
• Similar words include: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NASA

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🧩 29A: "49. Features of many documentaries"

📏 10 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: VOICEOVERS

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🧩 30A: "50. Colonial group"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
• Similar words include: pismire, emmet, ant
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ANTS

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🧩 31A: "51. Tiptop"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
• Similar words include: summit, elevation, superlative
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ACME

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🧩 32A: "52. Actress Rapp of "Mean Girls""

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RENEE

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🧩 33A: "53. Fundamental unit in logarithmic equations"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that installation from which a military force initiates operations
• Similar words include: establish, ground, baseborn
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BASE

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🧩 34A: "54. It may drip in the winter"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
• Similar words include: wind, poke, pry
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NOSE

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🧩 35A: "55. Cries of annoyance"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DRATS

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🔍 Down Clues - Strategic Hints (35 clues)

🧩 1D: "1. Sea serpent of myth"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones
• Similar words include: Snake
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HYDRA

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🧩 2D: "2. Four-___ (like some shells)"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OARED

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🧩 3D: "3. Most Iranians"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one of the two main branches of orthodox islam; mainly in iran
• Similar words include: Shiah Islam, Shiah, Shia
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SHIAS

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🧩 4D: "4. Ordered"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that express in words
• Similar words include: secern, tell apart, secernate
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TOLD

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🧩 5D: "5. Event requiring special specs"

📏 12 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: SOLARECLIPSE

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🧩 6D: "6. Nash who wrote "The cow is of the bovine ilk; / One end is moo, the other, milk""

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that english psychologist who collaborated with i. a. richards in designing basic english (1889-1957)
• Similar words include: Charles Kay Ogden, C. K. Ogden
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OGDEN

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🧩 7D: "7. "Hold on there, cowboy!""

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: WHOA

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🧩 8D: "8. Dirty"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
• Similar words include: lustful, lascivious, salacious
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LEWD

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🧩 9D: "9. Kind of coin that features a Buddhist temple on one side"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a yearning for something or to do something
• Similar words include: languish, hankering, pine
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: YEN

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🧩 10D: "10. Cuddle, in a way"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food
• Similar words include: spoonful, smooch
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SPOON

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🧩 11D: "11. Pedro ___, Oscar-winning screenwriter for "Talk to Her""

📏 9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: ALMODOVAR

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🧩 12D: "12. One with a watch"

📏 8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
• Similar words include: spotter, sentry, watch
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: SENTINEL

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🧩 13D: "13. Japanese accord?"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: HAI

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🧩 14D: "18. Seal the deal"

📏 9 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: SHAKEONIT

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🧩 15D: "21. Film star whose name consists of two presidents"

📏 12 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: HARRISONFORD

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🧩 16D: "24. Was destined to fail"

📏 9 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: HADNOHOPE

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🧩 17D: "25. 1952 Olympics locale: Abbr."

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NOR

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🧩 18D: "26. "Breaking Bad" antihero"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: WALT

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🧩 19D: "27. Alternative to French"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
• Similar words include: spread, cattle farm, cattle ranch
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RANCH

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🧩 20D: "28. Kind of cavity"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an examination conducted by spoken communication
• Similar words include: oral exam, viva voce, viva
• Opposite of: aboral, anal

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Answer: ORAL

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🧩 21D: "30. Sties, say"

📏 9 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: RATSNESTS

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🧩 22D: "31. Machine workers?"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a subordinate who performs an important but routine function
• Similar words include: cog, sprocket
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: COGS

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🧩 23D: "32. "How ___ Your Mother""

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IMET

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🧩 24D: "33. Restaurant chain where chefs make onion volcanoes"

📏 8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: BENIHANA

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🧩 25D: "34. Animated internet pic"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GIF

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🧩 26D: "39. Make vanish"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that remove from memory or existence
• Similar words include: score out, wipe off, delete
• Opposite of: record

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Answer: ERASE

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🧩 27D: "40. One making introductions"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
• Similar words include: host, master of ceremonies, compere
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EMCEE

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🧩 28D: "41. Play ground?"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a particular environment or walk of life
• Similar words include: domain, orbit, field
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ARENA

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🧩 29D: "42. Military topper"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cap with no brim or bill; made of soft cloth
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BERET

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🧩 30D: "43. Fools"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
• Similar words include: nates, fanny, fundament
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ASSES

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🧩 31D: "45. 2017 animated film set in the Land of the Dead"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics
• Similar words include: coco palm, coconut, Cocos nucifera
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: COCO

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🧩 32D: "46. Directs"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
• Similar words include: drive, calculate, aspire
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AIMS

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🧩 33D: "47. Indie folk's Bon ___"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that being one more than three
• Similar words include: 4, four, iv
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IVER

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🧩 34D: "48. Collar"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that tag the base runner to get him out
• Similar words include: nail, arrest, cop
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NAB

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🧩 35D: "49. Car pool transport"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
• Similar words include: avant-garde, vanguard, caravan
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: VAN

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