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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 76 (35 Across, 41 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.9 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Wednesday Puzzle July 27, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Shoulder muscles, in gym lingo | 5 |
| 2A | 6. Spider-Man slings them | 4 |
| 3A | 10. Called off | 4 |
| 4A | 14. #1 in the rankings | 5 |
| 5A | 15. Correct copy | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Imitated | 4 |
| 7A | 17. Clearwater's neighbor across the bay | 5 |
| 8A | 18. Taj Mahal's locale | 4 |
| 9A | 19. Millennials, by another name | 4 |
| 10A | 20. Cowardly person | 12 |
| 11A | 23. Washington and Lincoln | 6 |
| 12A | 26. Diarist Nin | 5 |
| 13A | 27. Villainous person | 8 |
| 14A | 30. French for "star" | 6 |
| 15A | 31. Scandinavian drinking cry | 4 |
| 16A | 32. Meaty bone, for a dog | 5 |
| 17A | 34. Daisy Ridley's role in "Star Wars" | 3 |
| 18A | 35. Ineffectual person | 9 |
| 19A | 39. Knicks' arena, familiarly | 3 |
| 20A | 42. "___ vincit amor" | 5 |
| 21A | 43. Date to be wary of | 4 |
| 22A | 47. Votes in | 6 |
| 23A | 49. Traitorous person | 8 |
| 24A | 52. New York City's Mount ___ Hospital | 5 |
| 25A | 53. Shop with aromas | 6 |
| 26A | 54. Pompous person | 12 |
| 27A | 59. Working hard | 4 |
| 28A | 60. Bite at a Spanish bar | 4 |
| 29A | 61. Like the Valkyries | 5 |
| 30A | 65. Oscar nominee Rowlands | 4 |
| 31A | 66. Celia known as the "Queen of Salsa" | 4 |
| 32A | 67. Freeze over | 5 |
| 33A | 68. Idyllic place | 4 |
| 34A | 69. Roll call response | 4 |
| 35A | 70. Director Kurosawa | 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. Shoulder muscles, in gym lingo"
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 device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
- Words that mean the same thing: pin down, ambush, immobilise
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TRAPS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "6. Spider-Man slings them"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
- Words that mean the same thing: World Wide Web, web, net
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WEBS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. Called off"
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: NOGO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. #1 in the rankings"
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: ONTOP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Correct copy"
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 prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
- Words that mean the same thing: redact, cut, delete
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EDIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. 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: caricature, ape
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: APED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "17. Clearwater's neighbor across the bay"
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 resort city in western florida; located on tampa bay on the gulf of mexico
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAMPA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "18. Taj Mahal's locale"
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 city in northern india; former capital of the mogul empire; site of the taj mahal
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AGRA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "19. Millennials, by another name"
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: GENY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "20. Cowardly person"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a hard 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: SCAREDYPANTS
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Clue 11 Across: "23. Washington and Lincoln"
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 large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
- Words that mean the same thing: city, metropolis, urban center
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CITIES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "26. Diarist Nin"
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: ANAIS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "27. Villainous person"
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: BLACKHAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "30. French for "star""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ETOILE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "31. Scandinavian drinking cry"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
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: SKOL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "32. Meaty bone, for a dog"
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 considered choice to eat
- Words that mean the same thing: kickshaw, cover, do by
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TREAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "34. Daisy Ridley's role in "Star Wars""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "35. Ineffectual person"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EMPTYSUIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "39. Knicks' arena, familiarly"
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 white crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor; often used in chinese cooking
- Words that mean the same thing: monosodium glutamate
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MSG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "42. "___ vincit amor""
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: OMNIA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "43. Date to be wary of"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that in the roman calendar: the 15th of march or may or july or october or the 13th of any other month
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IDES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "47. Votes in"
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 an exclusive group of people
- Words that mean the same thing: elect, chosen
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELECTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "49. Traitorous person"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
- Words that mean the same thing: ratter, recreant, apostate
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TURNCOAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "52. New York City's Mount ___ Hospital"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a mountain peak in the southern sinai peninsula (7,500 feet high); it is believed to be the peak on which moses received the ten commandments
- Words that mean the same thing: Sinai Peninsula, Sinai Desert, Mount Sinai
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SINAI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "53. Shop with aromas"
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 workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
- Words that mean the same thing: bakeshop, bakehouse
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BAKERY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "54. Pompous person"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: STUFFEDSHIRT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "59. Working hard"
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: ATIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "60. Bite at a Spanish bar"
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 thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and pipturus albidus
- Words that mean the same thing: tappa bark, tapa 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: TAPA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "61. Like the Valkyries"
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 an inhabitant of scandinavia
- Words that mean the same thing: North Germanic, Norwegian, Norseman
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NORSE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "65. Oscar nominee Rowlands"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about movies/film.
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: GENA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "66. Celia known as the "Queen of Salsa""
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: CRUZ
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "67. Freeze over"
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: ICEUP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "68. Idyllic place"
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 place of complete bliss and delight and peace
- Words that mean the same thing: paradise, heaven, Garden of Eden
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EDEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "69. Roll call response"
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 present location; this place
- Words that mean the same thing: Hera, hither
- The opposite would be: there
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HERE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "70. Director Kurosawa"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AKIRA
Great job if you got it right!
Solve the Down: NYT Wednesday Puzzle July 27, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Small child | 3 |
| 2D | 2. Biochem strand | 3 |
| 3D | 3. PIN point? | 3 |
| 4D | 4. Snack item on a stick | 8 |
| 5D | 5. Actress Sissy | 6 |
| 6D | 6. Represent, as a designer at a fashion show | 4 |
| 7D | 7. Sharp but appealing quality | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Twitter icon | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Command to Fido | 4 |
| 10D | 10. Site of the 1998 Winter Olympics | 6 |
| 11D | 11. Like some markets | 7 |
| 12D | 12. Non-Jewish | 7 |
| 13D | 13. Long and perilous journey | 7 |
| 14D | 21. Bonfire residue | 3 |
| 15D | 22. Broadway star LuPone | 5 |
| 16D | 23. It has one eye on the TV | 3 |
| 17D | 24. Similar kind | 3 |
| 18D | 25. What Lao-tzu said "is hidden but always present" | 3 |
| 19D | 28. Abbr. before a name on an envelope | 4 |
| 20D | 29. "Have some!" | 5 |
| 21D | 30. Glace after melting | 3 |
| 22D | 33. Biblical son of Rebekah | 4 |
| 23D | 36. Recurring pattern | 5 |
| 24D | 37. British political V.I.P.s | 3 |
| 25D | 38. "Time's running out" sound | 8 |
| 26D | 39. It might come in a bottle | 7 |
| 27D | 40. Open to the thigh, as an evening gown | 7 |
| 28D | 41. Heartfelt | 7 |
| 29D | 44. Anonymous last name | 3 |
| 30D | 45. Put a ring on it | 3 |
| 31D | 46. Place to get a mud bath? | 3 |
| 32D | 48. Traditional garment in West Africa | 6 |
| 33D | 50. Box score stat | 3 |
| 34D | 51. Fictional world entered through a wardrobe | 6 |
| 35D | 55. Work on glass, perhaps | 4 |
| 36D | 56. Be bold enough (to) | 4 |
| 37D | 57. Egg on | 4 |
| 38D | 58. "Purple ___" | 4 |
| 39D | 62. Big name in outdoor gear | 3 |
| 40D | 63. South, south of the border | 3 |
| 41D | 64. Clean Air Act org. | 3 |
Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!
Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!
Clue 1 Down: "1. Small child"
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 small amount (especially of a drink)
- Words that mean the same thing: bambino, add up, total
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Biochem strand"
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 (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from dna to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
- Words that mean the same thing: ribonucleic acid
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RNA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. PIN point?"
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 unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
- Words that mean the same thing: asynchronous transfer mode, cash dispenser, automatic teller machine
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Snack item on a stick"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick
- Words that mean the same thing: lolly, ice lolly, lollipop
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: POPSICLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Actress Sissy"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPACEK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Represent, as a designer at a fashion show"
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 impairment resulting from long use
- Words that mean the same thing: article of clothing, clothing, wear upon
- The opposite would be: refresh
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WEAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Sharp but appealing quality"
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 boundary of a surface
- Words that mean the same thing: butt on, boundary, abut
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EDGE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Twitter icon"
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 warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
- Words that mean the same thing: Bronx cheer, razz, raspberry
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BIRD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Command to Fido"
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 continuing or remaining in a place or state
- Words that mean the same thing: remain, stay put, last out
- The opposite would be: move, change
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STAY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Site of the 1998 Winter Olympics"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a city in central honshu to the northwest of tokyo; site of a buddhist shrine
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NAGANO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Like some markets"
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: OPENAIR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Non-Jewish"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a person who does not acknowledge your god
- Words that mean the same thing: non-Jew, goy, pagan
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GENTILE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Long and perilous journey"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a long wandering and eventful journey
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ODYSSEY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "21. Bonfire residue"
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 residue that remains when something is burned
- Words that mean the same thing: ash tree
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "22. Broadway star LuPone"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PATTI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "23. It has one eye on the TV"
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: CBS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "24. Similar kind"
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 kind of person
- Words that mean the same thing: like
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ILK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "25. What Lao-tzu said "is hidden but always present""
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 an adherent of any branch of taoism
- Words that mean the same thing: Taoist
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Down: "28. Abbr. before a name on an envelope"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATTN
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Clue 20 Down: "29. "Have some!""
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: TRYIT
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Clue 21 Down: "30. Glace after melting"
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: EAU
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Clue 22 Down: "33. Biblical son of Rebekah"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that (old testament) the eldest son of isaac who would have inherited the covenant that god made with abraham and that abraham passed on to isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother jacob for a mess of pottage
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ESAU
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Clue 23 Down: "36. Recurring pattern"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
- Words that mean the same thing: theme, motive
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: MOTIF
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Clue 24 Down: "37. British political V.I.P.s"
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 syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruation
- Words that mean the same thing: postmortem examination, necropsy, premenstrual syndrome
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: PMS
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Clue 25 Down: "38. "Time's running out" sound"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock
- Words that mean the same thing: ticktack, tictac, tick
- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: TICKTOCK
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Clue 26 Down: "39. It might come in a bottle"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
- Words that mean the same thing: subject matter, substance, content
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: MESSAGE
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Clue 27 Down: "40. Open to the thigh, as an evening gown"
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: SLITTED
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Clue 28 Down: "41. Heartfelt"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that not fake or counterfeit
- Words that mean the same thing: unfeigned, literal, real
- The opposite would be: counterfeit
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The answer is: GENUINE
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Clue 29 Down: "44. Anonymous last name"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the united states; created in 1977
- Words that mean the same thing: Energy Department, Department of Energy, Energy
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: DOE
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Clue 30 Down: "45. Put a ring on it"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
- Words that mean the same thing: auricle, capitulum, spike
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: EAR
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Clue 31 Down: "46. Place to get a mud bath?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
- Words that mean the same thing: eye infection, hordeolum, pigsty
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: STY
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Clue 32 Down: "48. Traditional garment in West Africa"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the near east
- Words that mean the same thing: kaftan
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: CAFTAN
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Clue 33 Down: "50. Box score stat"
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 run that is the result of the batter's performance
- Words that mean the same thing: run batted in
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: RBI
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Clue 34 Down: "51. Fictional world entered through a wardrobe"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: NARNIA
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Clue 35 Down: "55. Work on glass, perhaps"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that make an etching of
- Words that mean the same thing: engrave
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ETCH
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Clue 36 Down: "56. Be bold enough (to)"
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 challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
- Words that mean the same thing: defy, presume, make bold
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: DARE
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Clue 37 Down: "57. Egg on"
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 verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
- Words that mean the same thing: gad, spine, branch line
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SPUR
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Clue 38 Down: "58. "Purple ___""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
- Words that mean the same thing: daze, fog
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: HAZE
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Clue 39 Down: "62. Big name in outdoor gear"
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: REI
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Clue 40 Down: "63. South, south of the border"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a port in southern lebanon on the mediterranean sea; formerly a major phoenician seaport famous for silks
- Words that mean the same thing: Tyre
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: SUR
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Clue 41 Down: "64. Clean Air Act org."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment
- Words that mean the same thing: Environmental Protection Agency
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: EPA
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 46 | 60.5% |
| Short Answer | 17 | 22.4% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 5 | 6.6% |
| History | 3 | 3.9% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.3% |
| Geography | 1 | 1.3% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.3% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.3% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 35 |
| Down Clues | 41 |
| 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 Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: September 08, 2025 at 11:38 AM
