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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Tuesday, April 09, 2024
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 76 (37 Across, 39 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.9 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Tuesday Puzzle April 09, 2024
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Wild guess | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Vehicles with credit card readers | 4 |
| 3A | 9. Office subs | 5 |
| 4A | 14. It runs hot | 4 |
| 5A | 15. "Call on me! Call on me!" | 4 |
| 6A | 16. "See you all later" | 5 |
| 7A | 17. Imitated | 4 |
| 8A | 18. Bit of Indian music | 4 |
| 9A | 19. Cat, cutesily | 5 |
| 10A | 20. "Hey, Mr. Gazillionaire from Omaha – go shine the car!" | 12 |
| 11A | 23. Add fuel to | 5 |
| 12A | 24. A-lister | 4 |
| 13A | 25. Have trouble with one's balance? | 3 |
| 14A | 28. Nickname shared by two Spice Girls | 3 |
| 15A | 29. Fly ball just beyond the infield | 6 |
| 16A | 31. Noted Spanish muralist | 4 |
| 17A | 34. "Hey, Julia Roberts's ex – you're doing great!" | 10 |
| 18A | 38. First name of Donald Trump's first wife | 5 |
| 19A | 40. Afflict | 3 |
| 20A | 41. Come together | 5 |
| 21A | 42. "Hey, patriarch of 1960s television – shut up!" | 10 |
| 22A | 45. Pep rally cheers | 4 |
| 23A | 46. Difficult experience | 6 |
| 24A | 47. Little devil | 3 |
| 25A | 49. When one might show up, for short | 3 |
| 26A | 50. Food ___ (post-meal state) | 4 |
| 27A | 53. Civil rights org. founded in 1909 | 5 |
| 28A | 56. "Hey, acclaimed Australian actress – prepare the broccoli!" | 12 |
| 29A | 59. Occam's ___ | 5 |
| 30A | 62. Menu maker | 4 |
| 31A | 63. European heavy weight? | 4 |
| 32A | 64. Use, as energy | 5 |
| 33A | 65. Driving test obstacle | 4 |
| 34A | 66. Vogue competitor | 4 |
| 35A | 67. Tubular pasta | 5 |
| 36A | 68. Highfalutin | 4 |
| 37A | 69. Insult, informally | 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. Wild guess"
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 sudden sharp feeling
- Words that mean the same thing: jab, knife thrust, thrust
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STAB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. Vehicles with credit card readers"
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 compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
- Words that mean the same thing: taxi, cab, taxicab
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CABS
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Clue 3 Across: "9. Office subs"
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 worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis
- Words that mean the same thing: temporary, temp, temporary worker
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TEMPS
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Clue 4 Across: "14. It runs hot"
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 rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LAVA
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Clue 5 Across: "15. "Call on me! Call on me!""
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: OHOH
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Clue 6 Across: "16. "See you all later""
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: IMOUT
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Clue 7 Across: "17. Imitated"
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 imitate uncritically and in every aspect
- Words that mean the same thing: ape, caricature
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: APED
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Clue 8 Across: "18. Bit of Indian music"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about music.
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: RAGA
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Clue 9 Across: "19. Cat, cutesily"
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 the combined stakes of the betters
- Words that mean the same thing: puss, pussy, pot
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KITTY
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Clue 10 Across: "20. "Hey, Mr. Gazillionaire from Omaha – go shine the car!""
Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WARRENBUFFIT
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Clue 11 Across: "23. Add fuel to"
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 stir up or tend; of a fire
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STOKE
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Clue 12 Across: "24. A-lister"
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 (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
- Words that mean the same thing: wiz, asterisk, star topology
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "25. Have trouble with one's balance?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that be obliged to pay or repay
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OWE
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Clue 14 Across: "28. Nickname shared by two Spice Girls"
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: MEL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "29. Fly ball just beyond the infield"
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 small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family geometridae
- Words that mean the same thing: inchworm, measuring worm
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOOPER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "31. Noted Spanish muralist"
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 spanish painter well known for his portraits and for his satires (1746-1828)
- Words that mean the same thing: Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Goya, Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GOYA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "34. "Hey, Julia Roberts's ex – you're doing great!""
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: LYLELOVEIT
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Clue 18 Across: "38. First name of Donald Trump's first wife"
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: IVANA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "40. Afflict"
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 aromatic bulb used as seasoning
- Words that mean the same thing: pain, garlic, trouble
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AIL
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Clue 20 Across: "41. Come together"
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 mix together different elements
- Words that mean the same thing: commingle, unify, meld
- The opposite would be: disunify
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MERGE
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Clue 21 Across: "42. "Hey, patriarch of 1960s television – shut up!""
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: JEDCLAMPIT
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Clue 22 Across: "45. Pep rally cheers"
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: RAHS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "46. Difficult experience"
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 severe or trying experience
- Words that mean the same thing: trial by ordeal
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ORDEAL
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Clue 24 Across: "47. Little devil"
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 (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- Words that mean the same thing: hob, elf, scalawag
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IMP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "49. When one might show up, 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: Basque Homeland and Freedom, Euskadi ta Askatasuna, Basque Fatherland and Liberty
- 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 26 Across: "50. Food ___ (post-meal state)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury
- Words that mean the same thing: comatoseness
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COMA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "53. Civil rights org. founded in 1909"
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: NAACP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "56. "Hey, acclaimed Australian actress – prepare the broccoli!""
Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: CATEBLANCHIT
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Clue 29 Across: "59. Occam's ___"
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 edge tool used in shaving
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RAZOR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "62. Menu maker"
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 professional cook
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CHEF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "63. European heavy weight?"
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 one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the systeme international d'unites
- Words that mean the same thing: kg, kilogram
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KILO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "64. Use, as energy"
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 have and exercise
- Words that mean the same thing: wield, maintain, exercise
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EXERT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "65. Driving test obstacle"
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 cone-shaped artifact
- Words that mean the same thing: retinal cone, cone cell, strobilus
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CONE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "66. Vogue competitor"
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: ELLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "67. Tubular pasta"
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 pasta in short tubes with diagonally cut ends
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PENNE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "68. Highfalutin"
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 showily imitative of art or artists
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARTY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "69. Insult, informally"
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 god of the underworld; counterpart of greek pluto
- Words that mean the same thing: Dis, insult, Orcus
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DISS
Great job if you got it right!
Down Clues Decoded - Tuesday NYT Crossword April 09, 2024
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Shredded side dish | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Kind of dining style with small plates | 5 |
| 3D | 3. Stave off | 5 |
| 4D | 4. Lady Gaga hit included on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list | 10 |
| 5D | 5. Ivy in upstate New York | 7 |
| 6D | 6. Melville captain | 4 |
| 7D | 7. Full of baloney | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Elevator passageway | 5 |
| 9D | 9. Spot to sip a mai tai | 8 |
| 10D | 10. Send forth | 4 |
| 11D | 11. Bon ___ (witticism) | 3 |
| 12D | 12. Place | 3 |
| 13D | 13. Hog haven | 3 |
| 14D | 21. Barely manage, with "out" | 3 |
| 15D | 22. Take a tumble | 4 |
| 16D | 25. Field for a voice major, perhaps | 5 |
| 17D | 26. Consider, as pros and cons | 5 |
| 18D | 27. Some Art Deco works | 5 |
| 19D | 30. Brought nine possible outfits for a one-night stay, e.g. | 10 |
| 20D | 31. First doll to be marketed as an "action figure" | 5 |
| 21D | 32. Obvious | 5 |
| 22D | 33. When said three times, "You get the idea" | 5 |
| 23D | 35. Source of Thanksgiving carbs | 3 |
| 24D | 36. Sass | 3 |
| 25D | 37. Whitney who invented the cotton gin | 3 |
| 26D | 39. Alternative to prix fixe | 8 |
| 27D | 43. Oodles | 4 |
| 28D | 44. "S.N.L." alumna who wrote "Bossypants" | 7 |
| 29D | 48. Fellow | 3 |
| 30D | 51. Holy city in Islam | 5 |
| 31D | 52. Despise | 5 |
| 32D | 54. Bowlful at a Super Bowl watch party | 5 |
| 33D | 55. Medicine tablets | 5 |
| 34D | 56. Tortilla option | 4 |
| 35D | 57. Observance that might include Fish Fridays | 4 |
| 36D | 58. "Piggies" | 4 |
| 37D | 59. Congressional title: Abbr. | 3 |
| 38D | 60. Horror film prop | 3 |
| 39D | 61. Chill, so to speak | 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. Shredded side dish"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that basically shredded cabbage
- Words that mean the same thing: coleslaw
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLAW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Kind of dining style with small plates"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and pipturus albidus
- Words that mean the same thing: tapa, tappa bark, tappa
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAPAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Stave 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 prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
- Words that mean the same thing: fend off, avoid, debar
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AVERT
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Clue 4 Down: "4. Lady Gaga hit included on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about music.
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: BADROMANCE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Ivy in upstate New York"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that united states actress noted for her performances in broadway plays (1893-1974)
- Words that mean the same thing: Ezra Cornell, Katherine Cornell
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CORNELL
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Clue 6 Down: "6. Melville captain"
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 according to the old testament he was a pagan king of israel and husband of jezebel (9th century bc)
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AHAB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Full of baloney"
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 fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
- Words that mean the same thing: fake, phoney, bastard
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BOGUS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Elevator passageway"
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 line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
- Words that mean the same thing: rotating shaft, tool, chicane
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHAFT
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Clue 9 Down: "9. Spot to sip a mai tai"
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: TIKIROOM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Send 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 expel (gases or odors)
- Words that mean the same thing: let out, breathe, utter
- The opposite would be: absorb
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EMIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Bon ___ (witticism)"
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 clever remark
- Words that mean the same thing: bon mot, MOT test, Ministry of Transportation test
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOT
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Clue 12 Down: "12. Place"
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 the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
- Words that mean the same thing: frame, place, assign
- The opposite would be: divest, call option
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PUT
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Clue 13 Down: "13. Hog haven"
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 infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
- Words that mean the same thing: hordeolum, pigsty, eye infection
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "21. Barely manage, with "out""
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: EKE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "22. Take a tumble"
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 season when the leaves fall from the trees
- Words that mean the same thing: come down, pass, surrender
- The opposite would be: ascent, increase
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FALL
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Clue 16 Down: "25. Field for a voice major, 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 drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
- Words that mean the same thing: opera house
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: OPERA
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Clue 17 Down: "26. Consider, as pros and cons"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that have a certain weight
- Words that mean the same thing: matter, consider, press
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: WEIGH
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Clue 18 Down: "27. Some Art Deco works"
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: ERTES
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Clue 19 Down: "30. Brought nine possible outfits for a one-night stay, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: __________
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The answer is: OVERPACKED
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Clue 20 Down: "31. First doll to be marketed as an "action figure""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: GIJOE
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Clue 21 Down: "32. Obvious"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that open and observable; not secret or hidden
- Words that mean the same thing: open
- The opposite would be: covert
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The answer is: OVERT
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Clue 22 Down: "33. When said three times, "You get the idea""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: YADDA
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Clue 23 Down: "35. Source of Thanksgiving carbs"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that edible tuber of any of several yams
- Words that mean the same thing: yam plant
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: YAM
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Clue 24 Down: "36. Sass"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
- Words that mean the same thing: backtalk, sassing, mouth
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: LIP
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Clue 25 Down: "37. Whitney who invented the cotton gin"
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: ELI
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Clue 26 Down: "39. Alternative to prix fixe"
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: ALACARTE
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Clue 27 Down: "43. Oodles"
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: ALOT
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Clue 28 Down: "44. "S.N.L." alumna who wrote "Bossypants""
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: TINAFEY
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Clue 29 Down: "48. Fellow"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
- Words that mean the same thing: serviceman, humankind, adult male
- The opposite would be: civilian, woman
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The answer is: MAN
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Clue 30 Down: "51. Holy city in Islam"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
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- This could be something that joint capital (with riyadh) of saudi arabia; located in western saudi arabia; as the birthplace of muhammad it is the holiest city of islam
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: MECCA
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Clue 31 Down: "52. Despise"
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 find repugnant
- Words that mean the same thing: loathe, execrate, abominate
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ABHOR
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Clue 32 Down: "54. Bowlful at a Super Bowl watch party"
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 ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans
- Words that mean the same thing: chili pepper, chilli, chilly
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: CHILI
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Clue 33 Down: "55. Medicine tablets"
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 something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size
- Words that mean the same thing: lozenge, tablet, oral contraceptive pill
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: PILLS
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Clue 34 Down: "56. Tortilla option"
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 tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in america in many varieties; the principal cereal in mexico and central and south america since pre-columbian times
- Words that mean the same thing: Indian corn, Zea mays, corn whiskey
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: CORN
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Clue 35 Down: "57. Observance that might include Fish Fridays"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a period of 40 weekdays from ash wednesday to holy saturday
- Words that mean the same thing: Lententide, bring, bestow
- The opposite would be: borrow
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The answer is: LENT
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Clue 36 Down: "58. "Piggies""
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 one of the digits of the foot
- Words that mean the same thing: toenail, toe
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: TOES
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Clue 37 Down: "59. Congressional title: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that informal abbreviation of `representative'
- Words that mean the same thing: repp
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: REP
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Clue 38 Down: "60. Horror film prop"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about movies/film.
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: ___
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The answer is: AXE
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Clue 39 Down: "61. Chill, so to speak"
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 school of mahayana buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; china and japan
- Words that mean the same thing: acid, Zen Buddhism, superman
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ZEN
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 53 | 69.7% |
| Short Answer | 13 | 17.1% |
| Geography | 3 | 3.9% |
| Music | 2 | 2.6% |
| Abbreviation | 2 | 2.6% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 1 | 1.3% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.3% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 39 |
| Total Clues | 76 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.9 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 12 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is 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: August 26, 2025 at 02:20 PM
