No 27372 Thursday Oct 17, 2024 NYT Crossword by August Lee-Kovach and Joel Fagliano

Across Clues :

1. Fed the kitty, perhaps, 7. Salve, 11. #1 pal, 14. Hercule's creator, 15. One who might make a comeback?, 16. Hebrew name meaning "my God", 17. Much ado about some punctuation?, 19. No pro, 20. It's often gained by knocking, 21. Only city that entirely surrounds a country, 22. Request from Oliver Twist, 23. Nutrition fig., 24. Anger over a grammatically incorrect sentence?, 26. She served on the court with Antonin and Anthony, 29. Silky fabrics, 30. Hunting cap feature, 34. 1930s vice president John ___ Garner, 35. Harsh words regarding the past and the present?, 38. Harbor sights, 39. Take off, 40. Commercial success?, 42. Shipmate of Capt. Kirk, 46. Brawl over what to call a piece of writing?, 50. Toddler's need, maybe, 51. Grassy expanses, 52. Regarding, 53. Build, as a relationship, 55. Possibilities, 56. Punny summary of the battle between editor and writer seen in 17-, 24-, 35- and 46-Across?, 58. Ornamental pond fish, 59. Cross paths, 60. Pill bug, e.g., 61. The Middle Ages or the Renaissance, 62. ___ Nublar, fictional setting of "Jurassic Park", 63. Ending point of the first marathon

Thursday Oct 17, 2024 NYT Crossword by August Lee-Kovach and Joel Fagliano

Down Clues :

1. Sprinkling on a lox bagel, 2. What is to be done?, 3. Pattern of intersecting stripes, 4. Use a spoon, say, 5. What Alexander Graham Bell suggested as the standard telephone-answering greeting, 6. Thomas Lincoln, familiarly, 7. Industry mogul, 8. Don't you forget it!, 9. Light units, 10. Violent sport, for short, 11. Flattering, as clothing, 12. First city in Europe with paved streets (1339), 13. Touch, 18. Gru's twin brother in the "Despicable Me" franchise, 22. Blue lobsters and white tigers, e.g., 24. Half-baked?, 25. Drawings that might encounter problems with intellectual property law, 27. Consonants articulated with the tongue against the upper teeth, 28. Do some grapplin', 31. Was up, 32. Big feller?, 33. Drug also called "rocket fuel" or "ozone," for short, 35. Absolutely amazing, 36. One side of a perpetual war in Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four", 37. "Stop right there!", 38. Tall and pointy, as ears, 41. Uses TurboTax, perhaps, 43. Green, say, 44. Scenic spot to snorkel, 45. Overturns, 47. Dirt, 48. Climate activist Thunberg, 49. Billy Joel's "Tell ___ About It", 53. Observe Ramadan, in a way, 54. "Then again …," in a text, 56. Bon ___, 57. K.G.B. rival during the Cold War

Break down the NO. 27373 NYT Crosswords: October 17, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Fed the kitty, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CATSAT




• The clue is 7. Salve. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BALM

  Possible Answer : salve, ointment, unction, unguent, balm




• The clue is 11. #1 pal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BFF




• The clue is 14. Hercule's creator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGATHA




• The clue is 15. One who might make a comeback?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALUM

  Possible Answer : alum, ammonia_alum, alumna, grad, ammonium_alum, potash_alum, alumnus, graduate, potassium_alum




• The clue is 16. Hebrew name meaning "my God". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELI




• The clue is 17. Much ado about some punctuation?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PERIODDRAMA




• The clue is 19. No pro. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CON

  Possible Answer : bunko_game, diddle, hornswoggle, short-change, mulct, learn, gip, yard_bird, memorize, victimize, rook, convict, memorise, inmate, swindle, sting, bunco_game, nobble, goldbrick, con, hustle, gyp, con_game, bunco, yardbird, scam, flimflam, defraud, confidence_trick, bunko, confidence_game

  Possible Opposite Answer : pro




• The clue is 20. It's often gained by knocking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENTRY

  Possible Answer : introduction, debut, accounting_entry, unveiling, entry, incoming, submission, entree, entryway, ledger_entry, entrance, entering, entranceway, ingress, first_appearance, launching




• The clue is 21. Only city that entirely surrounds a country. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROME

  Possible Answer : Roma, Rome, Italian_capital, Eternal_City, capital_of_Italy




• The clue is 22. Request from Oliver Twist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MORE

  Possible Answer : Sir_Thomas_More, more, more_than, to_a_greater_extent, More, Thomas_More

  Possible Opposite Answer : fewer, less




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

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

  The answer: RDA




• The clue is 24. Anger over a grammatically incorrect sentence?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUNONFUMES




• The clue is 26. She served on the court with Antonin and Anthony. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SANDRA




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

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

  The answer: SATINS

  Possible Answer : satin




• The clue is 30. Hunting cap feature. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EARLAP

  Possible Answer : earflap, earlap




• The clue is 34. 1930s vice president John ___ Garner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NANCE

  Possible Answer : pouf, queen, nance, poof, fag, poove, fairy, faggot, pansy, fagot, queer




• The clue is 35. Harsh words regarding the past and the present?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENSEEXCHANGE




• The clue is 38. Harbor sights. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOATS

  Possible Answer : gravy_boat, gravy_holder, boat, sauceboat




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

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

  The answer: DEPART

  Possible Answer : start, sidetrack, deviate, depart, leave, take_off, part, go, straggle, vary, start_out, digress, set_forth, pull_up_stakes, set_out, take_leave, diverge, set_off, quit, go_away

  Possible Opposite Answer : stay, conform, come




• The clue is 40. Commercial success?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADSALE




• The clue is 42. Shipmate of Capt. Kirk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LTSULU




• The clue is 46. Brawl over what to call a piece of writing?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TITLEFIGHT




• The clue is 50. Toddler's need, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAP

  Possible Answer : short_sleep, Napoleon, forty_winks, catch_a_wink, snooze, catnap, pile, cat_sleep, sleep, nap




• The clue is 51. Grassy expanses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAS

  Possible Answer : pastureland, ley, grazing_land, lea, pasture




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

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

  The answer: INRE




• The clue is 53. Build, as a relationship. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FORGE

  Possible Answer : fashion, mould, spurt, fake, contrive, smithy, shape, invent, devise, work, excogitate, spirt, mold, hammer, forge, counterfeit, formulate, form




• The clue is 55. Possibilities. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IFS




• The clue is 56. Punny summary of the battle between editor and writer seen in 17-, 24-, 35- and 46-Across?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALTERCATION

  Possible Answer : fracas, altercation, affray




• The clue is 58. Ornamental pond fish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOI




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

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

  The answer: MEET

  Possible Answer : contact, run_across, fulfil, forgather, converge, assemble, run_into, match, suffer, get_together, receive, fulfill, gather, cope_with, satisfy, fit, play, fill, foregather, take_on, encounter, adjoin, sports_meeting, meet, see, come_across, touch, fitting, conform_to

  Possible Opposite Answer : diverge




• The clue is 60. Pill bug, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISOPOD

  Possible Answer : isopod




• The clue is 61. The Middle Ages or the Renaissance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERA

  Possible Answer : era, ERA, geological_era, epoch, earned_run_average




• The clue is 62. ___ Nublar, fictional setting of "Jurassic Park". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISLA




• The clue is 63. Ending point of the first marathon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATHENS

  Possible Answer : capital_of_Greece, Athens, Greek_capital, Athinai

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Sprinkling on a lox bagel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAPERS

  Possible Answer: play, job, prank, antic, gambol, romp, joke, capriole, put-on, trick, caper, frolic

• The clue is 2. What is to be done?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGENDA

  Possible Answer: schedule, agenda, docket, agendum, order_of_business

• The clue is 3. Pattern of intersecting stripes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TARTAN

  Possible Answer: plaid, tartan

• The clue is 4. Use a spoon, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STIR

  Possible Answer: conjure, agitate, shake, stir, stimulate, excite, raise, conjure_up, fuss, flurry, shake_up, bring_up, shift, hustle, splash, ado, invoke, budge, call_forth, evoke, arouse, bustle, touch, put_forward, call_down

• The clue is 5. What Alexander Graham Bell suggested as the standard telephone-answering greeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHOY

• The clue is 6. Thomas Lincoln, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAD

  Possible Answer: shade, tad

• The clue is 7. Industry mogul. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARON

  Possible Answer: business_leader, magnate, mogul, tycoon, baron, power, big_businessman, king, top_executive

• The clue is 8. Don't you forget it!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALAMO

  Possible Answer: Alamo

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

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

  The answer: LUMENS

  Possible Answer: lumen, lm

• The clue is 10. Violent sport, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MMA

• The clue is 11. Flattering, as clothing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BECOMING

  Possible Answer: suit, decent, decorous, becoming, comely, seemly, turn, comme_il_faut, become, get, go

• The clue is 12. First city in Europe with paved streets (1339). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLORENCE

  Possible Answer: Florence, Firenze

• The clue is 13. Touch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FINESSE

  Possible Answer: delicacy, discreetness, diplomacy, finesse

• The clue is 18. Gru's twin brother in the "Despicable Me" franchise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRU

• The clue is 22. Blue lobsters and white tigers, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUTANTS

  Possible Answer: mutation, sport, mutant, variation

• The clue is 24. Half-baked?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RARE

  Possible Answer: rarified, rare, rarefied, uncommon

• The clue is 25. Drawings that might encounter problems with intellectual property law. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FANART

• The clue is 27. Consonants articulated with the tongue against the upper teeth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DENTALS

  Possible Answer: dental_consonant, dental, alveolar, alveolar_consonant

• The clue is 28. Do some grapplin'. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RASSLE

• The clue is 31. Was up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LED

  Possible Answer: chair, guide, precede, direct, leave, go, take, head, conduce, extend, run, LED, top, light-emitting_diode, pass, result, contribute, conduct, moderate, lead

  Possible Opposite Answer : follow

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

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

  The answer: AXE

  Possible Answer: ax, axe

• The clue is 33. Drug also called "rocket fuel" or "ozone," for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PCP

  Possible Answer: phencyclidine_hydrochloride, angel_dust, caregiver, health_professional, health_care_provider, phencyclidine, primary_care_provider, PCP

• The clue is 35. Absolutely amazing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TODIEFOR

• The clue is 36. One side of a perpetual war in Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EASTASIA

• The clue is 37. "Stop right there!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALT

  Possible Answer: halt, lame, arrest, hold, stem, stop, stanch, freeze, check, hitch, staunch, stay, game, stoppage, kibosh, block, crippled, halting, gimpy

  Possible Opposite Answer : start

• The clue is 38. Tall and pointy, as ears. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BATLIKE

• The clue is 41. Uses TurboTax, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EFILES

• The clue is 43. Green, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNRIPE

  Possible Answer: green, unripened, unripe, immature

  Possible Opposite Answer : ripe

• The clue is 44. Scenic spot to snorkel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAGOON

  Possible Answer: lagoon, laguna, lagune

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

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

  The answer: UPENDS

  Possible Answer: upend

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

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

  The answer: INTEL

• The clue is 48. Climate activist Thunberg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRETA

• The clue is 49. Billy Joel's "Tell ___ About It". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HER

• The clue is 53. Observe Ramadan, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FAST

  Possible Answer: dissolute, dissipated, truehearted, tight, fasting, flying, degraded, firm, loyal, fast, immobile, degenerate, debauched, profligate, quick, riotous, libertine

  Possible Opposite Answer : slow

• The clue is 54. "Then again …," in a text. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTOH

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

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

  The answer: AMI

• The clue is 57. K.G.B. rival during the Cold War. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIA

  Possible Answer: Central_Intelligence_Agency, CIA

Trivia Week 3 Manual for NYT Mini May 20, 2026

NYT Mini Puzzle Trivia Week 3 May 20, 2026 - Solved

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Mini Crossword has 20 clues total. We have all the answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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Jump To Section

• Puzzle Information
• Grid Layout
• Across Clues (10 total)
• Down Clues (10 total)
• How to Solve Faster
• Common Questions

About Today's Puzzle

NYT Mini Crossword Grid - Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Puzzle Statistics

Detail	Information
Date	May 20, 2026
Grid Size	5 x 5 squares
Total Clues	20 clues
Across Clues	10 clues
Down Clues	10 clues
Average Solve Time	Under 1 minute

Today's Trivia Week {week_num} NYT Mini Crossword Grid Layout

This puzzle uses a 5 by 5 grid. That means 5 boxes across and 5 boxes down.

5x5 Crossword Grid Pattern

	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
Row 1
Row 2
Row 3
Row 4
Row 5

How to Solve This Puzzle Fast

1. Read all the clues first - your brain will start working on them
2. Fill in the short words first (3 letters or less)
3. Use the crossing letters to help with harder words
4. If a clue has a question mark (?), it's probably a joke or play on words
5. Common short words: THE, AND, ARE, FOR, NOT

Quick Facts About This Puzzle

• Total squares in grid: 25 (5 times 5)
• Average time to solve: Less than 1 minute
• Best time to play: During a coffee break
• Difficulty level: Made for everyone to enjoy

Across Clues - 10 Total

These clues go from left to right in the puzzle.

Across Clues List

Number	Clue
1 Across	62. John in the sketch "The Fish-Slapping Dance"
2 Across	39. Actress Bow of the silent film era
3 Across	15. European city that "waits for you," in a Billy Joel tune
4 Across	44. Bit of movie magic
5 Across	65. Says OK
6 Across	35. Biting
7 Across	24. Takes back a public statement
8 Across	53. Classic Pontiacs
9 Across	43. Clan
10 Across	37. ___ Kippur

Hints and Answers for Across Clues

Need help? Here are hints and answers for each clue above. Also check out these helpful guides:

• April 30 2021 NYT Clues Solutions
• August 17 2019 NYT Clues Solutions
• Todays NYT Mini Crossword November 11

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1 Across: "62. John in the sketch "The Fish-Slapping Dance""

Helpful hints:

• This word has 6 letters
• It starts with 'C' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: C____E

Answer:

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CLEESE

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2 Across: "39. Actress Bow of the silent film era"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 5 letters
• It starts with 'C' and ends with 'A'
• Word pattern: C___A

Answer:

Click to reveal

CLARA

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3 Across: "15. European city that "waits for you," in a Billy Joel tune"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 6 letters
• It starts with 'V' and ends with 'A'
• Word pattern: V____A

Answer:

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VIENNA

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4 Across: "44. Bit of movie magic"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 12 letters
• It starts with 'V' and ends with 'T'
• Word pattern: V__________T

Answer:

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VISUALEFFECT

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5 Across: "65. Says OK"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 7 letters
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: A_____S

Answer:

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ASSENTS

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6 Across: "35. Biting"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 5 letters
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'B'
• Word pattern: A___B

Answer:

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ACERB

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7 Across: "24. Takes back a public statement"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 7 letters
• It starts with 'R' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: R_____S

Answer:

Click to reveal

RECANTS

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8 Across: "53. Classic Pontiacs"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 4 letters
• It starts with 'G' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: G__S

Answer:

Click to reveal

GTOS

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9 Across: "43. Clan"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 3 letters
• It starts with 'K' and ends with 'N'
• Another word like this: family

Answer:

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KIN

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10 Across: "37. ___ Kippur"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 3 letters
• It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'M'
• This is a short form or acronym

Answer:

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YOM

Down Clues - 10 Total

These clues go from top to bottom in the puzzle.

Down Clues List

Number	Clue
1 Down	17. Old Italian money
2 Down	3. Gets hyped
3 Down	47. Atlanta athlete
4 Down	46. Beauty company whose Nasdaq ticker symbol is its name
5 Down	60. Lenovo products, informally
6 Down	45. Expressed frustration, maybe
7 Down	56. Low voice
8 Down	8. Made level
9 Down	9. Careful, this might be hot!
10 Down	38. Epitome of slowness

Hints and Answers for Down Clues

Need help? Here are hints and answers for each clue above. You might also like:

• April 30 2021 NYT Clues Solutions
• Todays NYT Mini Crossword November 11
• Tuesday NYT Mini Crossword Answers_30

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1 Down: "17. Old Italian money"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 4 letters
• It starts with 'L' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: L__E

Answer:

Click to reveal

LIRE

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2 Down: "3. Gets hyped"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 6 letters
• It starts with 'K' and ends with 'P'
• Word pattern: K____P

Answer:

Click to reveal

KEYSUP

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3 Down: "47. Atlanta athlete"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 6 letters
• It starts with 'F' and ends with 'N'
• Word pattern: F____N

Answer:

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FALCON

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4 Down: "46. Beauty company whose Nasdaq ticker symbol is its name"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 4 letters
• It starts with 'U' and ends with 'A'
• Word pattern: U__A

Answer:

Click to reveal

ULTA

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5 Down: "60. Lenovo products, informally"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 3 letters
• It starts with 'P' and ends with 'S'
• Another word like this: PC

Answer:

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PCS

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6 Down: "45. Expressed frustration, maybe"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 6 letters
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'D'
• Word pattern: S____D

Answer:

Click to reveal

SIGHED

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7 Down: "56. Low voice"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 4 letters
• It starts with 'B' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: B__S

Answer:

Click to reveal

BASS

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8 Down: "8. Made level"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 6 letters
• It starts with 'E' and ends with 'D'
• Word pattern: E____D

Answer:

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EVENED

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9 Down: "9. Careful, this might be hot!"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 3 letters
• It starts with 'M' and ends with 'C'
• This is a short form or acronym

Answer:

Click to reveal

MIC

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10 Down: "38. Epitome of slowness"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 8 letters
• It starts with 'M' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: M______S

Answer:

Click to reveal

MOLASSES

How to Solve the NYT Mini Crossword Faster

Here are the best tips from expert solvers:

Step-by-Step Strategy

1. Quick Scan: Read all clues once. Your brain starts working on them right away.
2. Easy First: Fill in the shortest words (2-3 letters). These are usually simple words like "IT" or "ON".
3. Use Crossings: When letters cross, they help you figure out harder words.
4. Watch for Wordplay: Clues with question marks (?) are jokes or puns.
5. Common Words: Remember these appear often: ERA, ORE, ATE, ICE.

Letter Tips That Really Help

• The letter E is the most common in English
• Words ending in S are often plurals
• If you see "___" in a clue, the answer fits those blanks exactly
• Abbreviations in clues mean the answer is also abbreviated

Time Goals to Aim For

Your Time	Skill Level	What It Means
Under 30 seconds	Expert	You know the puzzle patterns very well!
30-60 seconds	Advanced	Great job! You solve quickly.
1-2 minutes	Good	You're doing well. Keep practicing!
Over 2 minutes	Learning	You'll get faster with practice.

Puzzle Numbers and Facts

Today's Puzzle by the Numbers

Total Clues:	20 clues to solve
Grid Size:	5 boxes across, 5 boxes down
Total Squares:	25 squares to fill
Average Time:	Most people solve in 58 seconds
Difficulty:	A bit tricky

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (31 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (39 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging

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

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Establishment that serves zombies, perhaps	7
2A	8. Adorn with raised lettering	6
3A	14. "Drink" for vocal critics	8
4A	15. European city that "waits for you," in a Billy Joel tune	6
5A	16. Nontraditional time for voting someone into office	15
6A	18. Redding who sang "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay"	4
7A	19. God played by Anthony Hopkins in Marvel movies	4
8A	20. Church cross	4
9A	21. Florence-based fashion house	5
10A	24. Takes back a public statement	7
11A	26. What a waiter might offer to start you off	12
12A	29. Make a boo-boo	3
13A	30. ___ contendere (court plea)	4
14A	31. Spud	5
15A	35. Biting	5
16A	37. ___ Kippur	3
17A	39. Actress Bow of the silent film era	5
18A	40. Light show tool	5
19A	41. TV personality Kotb	4
20A	43. Clan	3
21A	44. Bit of movie magic	12
22A	48. "Essential" product used as an anti-acne treatment	7
23A	51. Take ___ of faith	5
24A	52. Place for a seafood dinner	4
25A	53. Classic Pontiacs	4
26A	55. Arcing tennis shots	4
27A	58. Condescending rhetorical question ... or what you might say about 16-, 26- and 44-Across?	15
28A	62. John in the sketch "The Fish-Slapping Dance"	6
29A	63. "Seems right," folksily	8
30A	64. Words a teenager might say with an eye roll	6
31A	65. Says OK	7

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Establishment that serves zombies, perhaps"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: TIKIBAR

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2A: "8. Adorn with raised lettering"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that raise in a relief
• Similar words include: boss, stamp
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: EMBOSS

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3A: "14. "Drink" for vocal critics"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: HATERADE

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4A: "15. European city that "waits for you," in a Billy Joel tune"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the capital and largest city of austria; located on the danube in northeastern austria; was the home of beethoven and brahms and haydn and mozart and schubert and strauss
• Similar words include: Austrian capital, capital of Austria
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: VIENNA

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5A: "16. Nontraditional time for voting someone into office"

15 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: OFFYEARELECTION

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6A: "18. Redding who sang "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)
• Similar words include: genus Otis, Elisha Graves Otis
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OTIS

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7A: "19. God played by Anthony Hopkins in Marvel movies"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (norse mythology) ruler of the aesir; supreme god of war and poetry and knowledge and wisdom (for which he gave an eye) and husband of frigg; identified with the teutonic wotan
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ODIN

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8A: "20. Church cross"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that representation of the cross on which jesus died
• Similar words include: rood-tree, crucifix
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ROOD

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9A: "21. Florence-based fashion house"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: GUCCI

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10A: "24. Takes back a public statement"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
• Similar words include: abjure, resile, retract
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: RECANTS

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11A: "26. What a waiter might offer to start you off"

12 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: SOUPOFTHEDAY

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12A: "29. Make a boo-boo"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that to make a mistake or be incorrect
• Similar words include: mistake, drift, slip
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ERR

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13A: "30. ___ contendere (court plea)"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NOLO

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14A: "31. Spud"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an edible tuber native to south america; a staple food of ireland
• Similar words include: white potato, Irish potato, potato
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TATER

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15A: "35. Biting"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that sour or bitter in taste
• Similar words include: sulfurous, acerbic, vitriolic
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ACERB

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16A: "37. ___ Kippur"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: YOM

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17A: "39. Actress Bow of the silent film era"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CLARA

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18A: "40. Light show tool"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
• Similar words include: optical maser
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LASER

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19A: "41. TV personality Kotb"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HODA

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20A: "43. Clan"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person having kinship with another or others
• Similar words include: kindred, kinship group, kin group
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: KIN

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21A: "44. Bit of movie magic"

12 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: VISUALEFFECT

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22A: "48. "Essential" product used as an anti-acne treatment"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SAGEOIL

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23A: "51. Take ___ of faith"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ALEAP

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24A: "52. Place for a seafood dinner"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
• Similar words include: wharfage, dock, wharf
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: PIER

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25A: "53. Classic Pontiacs"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: GTOS

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26A: "55. Arcing tennis shots"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc
• Similar words include: lob
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LOBS

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27A: "58. Condescending rhetorical question ... or what you might say about 16-, 26- and 44-Across?"

15 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ISNTTHATSPECIAL

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28A: "62. John in the sketch "The Fish-Slapping Dance""

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CLEESE

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29A: "63. "Seems right," folksily"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: RECKONSO

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30A: "64. Words a teenager might say with an eye roll"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: YESDAD

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31A: "65. Says OK"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
• Similar words include: acquiesce, accede, acquiescence
• Opposite of: dissent

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Answer: ASSENTS

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Mustachioed president who succeeded another mustachioed president in 1909	4
2D	2. "Don't know why I thought any different!"	9
3D	3. Gets hyped	6
4D	4. Fury	3
5D	5. Farmyard bleat	3
6D	6. With deftness	8
7D	7. Clarinet, for one	4
8D	8. Made level	6
9D	9. Careful, this might be hot!	3
10D	10. Act of Judas	8
11D	11. Word with ring or roll	5
12D	12. Hoity-toity one	5
13D	13. Smooths, in a way	5
14D	14. "___ boy!"	3
15D	17. Old Italian money	4
16D	22. Musical notation that means "with vigor"	7
17D	23. Boardroom bigwig, in brief	3
18D	25. Spot to drink a matcha with a Manx	7
19D	26. Ocean prey for a 27-Down	4
20D	27. Ocean predator of a 26-Down	4
21D	28. Big to-do	5
22D	32. Be in charge, informally	9
23D	33. Protagonist of "That '70s Show"	4
24D	34. Speech full of invective	4
25D	36. Went back (to), as a prior state	8
26D	38. Epitome of slowness	8
27D	42. Director Guillermo ___ Toro	3
28D	45. Expressed frustration, maybe	6
29D	46. Beauty company whose Nasdaq ticker symbol is its name	4
30D	47. Atlanta athlete	6
31D	48. Risqué	5
32D	49. Walkway for newlyweds	5
33D	50. They're part of what makes you you	5
34D	54. "___ Noche en Miami" (Bad Bunny song)	4
35D	56. Low voice	4
36D	57. ___-mo	3
37D	59. Org. whose staffers wear royal blue uniforms	3
38D	60. Lenovo products, informally	3
39D	61. Just get (by)	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Mustachioed president who succeeded another mustachioed president in 1909"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states sculptor (1860-1936)
• Similar words include: Lorado Taft, William Howard Taft, President Taft
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TAFT

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2D: "2. "Don't know why I thought any different!""

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ITFIGURES

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3D: "3. Gets hyped"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: KEYSUP

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4D: "4. Fury"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
• Similar words include: wrath, anger, ira
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: IRE

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5D: "5. Farmyard bleat"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cry made by sheep
• Similar words include: bleat, blat, blate
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BAA

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6D: "6. With deftness"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that with adroitness; in an adroit manner
• Opposite of: maladroitly
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ADROITLY

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7D: "7. Clarinet, for one"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera arundo and phragmites
• Similar words include: beating-reed instrument, John Reed, Walter Reed
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: REED

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8D: "8. Made level"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make level or straight
• Similar words include: flush, level, even
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EVENED

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9D: "9. Careful, this might be hot!"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MIC

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10D: "10. Act of Judas"

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an act of deliberate betrayal
• Similar words include: treason, treachery, perfidy
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BETRAYAL

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11D: "11. Word with ring or roll"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the bulb of an onion plant
• Similar words include: Allium cepa, onion plant
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ONION

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12D: "12. Hoity-toity one"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
• Similar words include: prig, honker, schnoz
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SNOOT

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13D: "13. Smooths, in a way"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
• Similar words include: George Sand, moxie, Baroness Dudevant
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SANDS

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14D: "14. "___ boy!""

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HOO

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15D: "17. Old Italian money"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the basic unit of money on malta; equal to 100 cents
• Similar words include: Turkish lira, Maltese lira, lira
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LIRE

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16D: "22. Musical notation that means "with vigor""

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CONBRIO

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17D: "23. Boardroom bigwig, in brief"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the corporate executive having financial authority to make appropriations and authorize expenditures for a firm
• Similar words include: chief financial officer
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CFO

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18D: "25. Spot to drink a matcha with a Manx"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CATCAFE

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19D: "26. Ocean prey for a 27-Down"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
• Similar words include: sealing wax, Navy SEAL, seal off
• Opposite of: unseal

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SEAL

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20D: "27. Ocean predator of a 26-Down"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
• Similar words include: killer whale, grampus, killer
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ORCA

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21D: "28. Big to-do"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HOOHA

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22D: "32. Be in charge, informally"

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TAKEPOINT

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23D: "33. Protagonist of "That '70s Show""

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ERIC

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24D: "34. Speech full of invective"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
• Similar words include: rave, blah, jabber
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: RANT

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25D: "36. Went back (to), as a prior state"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that go back to a previous state
• Similar words include: return, revert, turn back
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: REVERTED

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26D: "38. Epitome of slowness"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refining
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MOLASSES

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27D: "42. Director Guillermo ___ Toro"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DEL

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28D: "45. Expressed frustration, maybe"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
• Similar words include: suspire, sigh
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SIGHED

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29D: "46. Beauty company whose Nasdaq ticker symbol is its name"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ULTA

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30D: "47. Atlanta athlete"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: FALCON

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31D: "48. Risqué"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that having an agreeably pungent taste
• Similar words include: gamey, piquant, racy
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SPICY

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32D: "49. Walkway for newlyweds"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
• Similar words include: gangway
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AISLE

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33D: "50. They're part of what makes you you"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (genetics) a segment of dna that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding dna as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
• Similar words include: cistron, gene, factor
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: GENES

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34D: "54. "___ Noche en Miami" (Bad Bunny song)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OTRA

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35D: "56. Low voice"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the lowest part of the musical range
• Similar words include: basso, deep, bass voice
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BASS

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36D: "57. ___-mo"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SLO

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37D: "59. Org. whose staffers wear royal blue uniforms"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an agency established in 2001 to safeguard united states transportation systems and insure safe air travel
• Similar words include: Transportation Security Administration
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TSA

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38D: "60. Lenovo products, informally"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time
• Similar words include: microcomputer, PC, personal computer
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: PCS

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39D: "61. Just get (by)"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EKE

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

Begin with fill-in-the-blank clues and short 3-4 letter words. These are your foundation.

Decode the Clues

Question marks indicate wordplay or puns. "Maybe" suggests multiple interpretations.

Use Cross-References

Let intersecting letters guide you. One correct answer unlocks several others.

Build Vocabulary

Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.

Today's Puzzle Stats

31 Across Clues

39 Down Clues

70 Total Clues

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