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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Tuesday, February 06, 2024
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 74 (37 Across, 37 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.2 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Tuesday Puzzle February 06, 2024
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Book after II Chronicles | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Stone on a set | 4 |
| 3A | 9. Heat almost to the point of boiling | 5 |
| 4A | 14. Bad person to trust | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Close at hand | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Actress Shire of "Rocky" | 5 |
| 7A | 17. *Large container for cinnamon or coriander? | 9 |
| 8A | 19. Sign up for, as a contest | 5 |
| 9A | 20. Good qualities | 6 |
| 10A | 21. *Gist of a Dear John letter? | 8 |
| 11A | 23. Able is he and he is Elba | 5 |
| 12A | 25. Depend (on) | 4 |
| 13A | 26. Number for John Tyler (or Alexander Hamilton) | 3 |
| 14A | 28. Tiny matter? | 4 |
| 15A | 30. Place back on the market, say | 6 |
| 16A | 34. Not yet up | 5 |
| 17A | 36. Laundry unit | 4 |
| 18A | 38. Pot starter | 4 |
| 19A | 39. *Play matchmaker? | 15 |
| 20A | 42. Lose steam | 4 |
| 21A | 43. Cookie in a Dairy Queen Blizzard | 4 |
| 22A | 44. Perfect | 5 |
| 23A | 45. Seasonal workers in red suits | 6 |
| 24A | 47. Recovers some yards? | 4 |
| 25A | 49. Deal that protects company secrets, for short | 3 |
| 26A | 50. Midmonth date | 4 |
| 27A | 52. Boneless steakhouse order | 5 |
| 28A | 54. *Tinkling racket on a windy day? | 8 |
| 29A | 58. Jog the memory of | 6 |
| 30A | 61. Positive Instagram responses | 5 |
| 31A | 62. Change a map of southern England? … or, when parsed differently, what you need to do to the answers to the starred clues | 9 |
| 32A | 64. Unconcealed | 5 |
| 33A | 65. Grp. that Qatar left in 2019 | 4 |
| 34A | 66. Rapper Wyclef | 4 |
| 35A | 67. Pick on, in a way | 5 |
| 36A | 68. On deck | 4 |
| 37A | 69. Analogy words | 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. Book after II Chronicles"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a jewish priest and scribe sent by the persian king to restore jewish law and worship in jerusalem
- Words that mean the same thing: Book of Ezra
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EZRA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. Stone on a set"
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: EMMA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "9. Heat almost to the point of boiling"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
- Words that mean the same thing: blister, whip
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SCALD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. Bad person to trust"
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 person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
- Words that mean the same thing: prevaricator
- The opposite would be: square shooter
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LIAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Close at hand"
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 move towards
- Words that mean the same thing: nigh, come near, approximate
- The opposite would be: far
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NEAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. Actress Shire of "Rocky""
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: TALIA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "17. *Large container for cinnamon or coriander?"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: SPICEDRUM
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Clue 8 Across: "19. Sign up for, as a contest"
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 to come or go into
- Words that mean the same thing: go in, move into, figure
- The opposite would be: drop out, exit
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ENTER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "20. Good qualities"
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 anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
- Words that mean the same thing: plus, asset
- The opposite would be: liability
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASSETS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "21. *Gist of a Dear John letter?"
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: LOVEDONE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "23. Able is he and he is Elba"
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: IDRIS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "25. Depend (on)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that have confidence or faith in
- Words that mean the same thing: bank, swear, trust
- The opposite would be: mistrust
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RELY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "26. Number for John Tyler (or Alexander Hamilton)"
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 the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
- Words that mean the same thing: x, X, 10
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "28. Tiny matter?"
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 (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
- Words that mean the same thing: particle, mote, speck
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATOM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "30. Place back on the market, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: RELIST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "34. Not yet up"
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: INBED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "36. Laundry unit"
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 weight to be borne or conveyed
- Words that mean the same thing: charge, lading, load up
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOAD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "38. Pot starter"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANTE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "39. *Play matchmaker?"
Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: FORGEDALLIANCES
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Clue 20 Across: "42. Lose steam"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
- Words that mean the same thing: ease up, sag, sword lily
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FLAG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "43. Cookie in a Dairy Queen Blizzard"
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 chocolate cookie with white cream filling
- Words that mean the same thing: oreo cookie
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OREO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "44. Perfect"
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 the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
- Words that mean the same thing: paragon, nonesuch, apotheosis
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IDEAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "45. Seasonal workers in red suits"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at christmas
- Words that mean the same thing: Saint Nicholas, Santa Claus, Santa
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SANTAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "47. Recovers some yards?"
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 surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
- Words that mean the same thing: sward, bugger, SOD
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SODS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "49. Deal that protects company secrets, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium 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: NDA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "50. Midmonth date"
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 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 27 Across: "52. Boneless steakhouse order"
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 boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef
- Words that mean the same thing: fish filet, fish fillet, fillet
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FILET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "54. *Tinkling racket on a windy day?"
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: CHIMEDIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "58. Jog the memory of"
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 put in the mind of someone
- Words that mean the same thing: cue, prompt
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REMIND
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "61. Positive Instagram responses"
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 similar kind; ,
- Words that mean the same thing: ilk, the like, like
- The opposite would be: dislike
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LIKES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "62. Change a map of southern England? … or, when parsed differently, what you need to do to the answers to the starred clues"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: MOVEDOVER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "64. Unconcealed"
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 open and observable; not secret or hidden
- Words that mean the same thing: open
- The opposite would be: covert
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OVERT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "65. Grp. that Qatar left in 2019"
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 an organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum
- Words that mean the same thing: Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OPEC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "66. Rapper Wyclef"
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 (usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear
- Words that mean the same thing: denim, dungaree, blue jean
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: JEAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "67. Pick on, in a way"
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 someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
- Words that mean the same thing: ribbing, tantalization, loosen
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TEASE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "68. On deck"
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 immediately following in time or order
- Words that mean the same thing: adjacent, succeeding, side by side
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NEXT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "69. Analogy words"
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: ISTO
Great job if you got it right!
February 06, 2024 Down Hints: NYT Tuesday Crossword Guide
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Woman's name that's also the first four letters of a Central American country name | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Closes, as a fly | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Kellogg's cereal with a purple box | 10 |
| 4D | 4. Followed a curved path | 5 |
| 5D | 5. Breaks off a relationship | 6 |
| 6D | 6. Lead-in to maid or man | 3 |
| 7D | 7. Viciously attack | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Brink's truck feature | 5 |
| 9D | 9. 1980s TV role for Brosnan | 6 |
| 10D | 10. Game with Lollipop Woods and Gumdrop Mountains | 9 |
| 11D | 11. Kind of sax | 4 |
| 12D | 12. Lender's security | 4 |
| 13D | 13. Have the courage | 4 |
| 14D | 18. Online financial company | 6 |
| 15D | 22. "Il Trovatore" composer | 5 |
| 16D | 24. Like some panels and flares | 5 |
| 17D | 26. Dust-ups | 5 |
| 18D | 27. "___ Holmes" (streaming film about Sherlock's sister) | 5 |
| 19D | 29. Earthworm hunters | 5 |
| 20D | 31. Deal sweeteners | 10 |
| 21D | 32. Stand in good ___ | 5 |
| 22D | 33. Automaker with a Cybertruck | 5 |
| 23D | 35. Kitchen counters? | 9 |
| 24D | 37. Standoffish | 5 |
| 25D | 40. Gave a shot, say | 5 |
| 26D | 41. Designed with passageways | 6 |
| 27D | 46. "___ Fideles" | 6 |
| 28D | 48. To the point | 6 |
| 29D | 51. "Simple" nursery rhyme character | 5 |
| 30D | 53. Nontext component of a text | 5 |
| 31D | 54. Form lumps | 4 |
| 32D | 55. Bee complex | 4 |
| 33D | 56. Retail giant whose first store opened in Älmhult, Sweden | 4 |
| 34D | 57. "Uh-uh" | 4 |
| 35D | 59. Lacking clutter | 4 |
| 36D | 60. Foe of Mr. Bond | 4 |
| 37D | 63. Cause trouble for | 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. Woman's name that's also the first four letters of a Central American country name"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
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: ELSA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Closes, as a fly"
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 quantity of no importance
- Words that mean the same thing: aught, postal code, zipper
- The opposite would be: unzip
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ZIPS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Kellogg's cereal with a purple box"
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: RAISINBRAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Followed a curved path"
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 form an arch or curve
- Words that mean the same thing: bowed, arching, arciform
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARCED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Breaks off a relationship"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: ENDSIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Lead-in to maid or man"
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 denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units
- Words that mean the same thing: k, one thousand, thousand
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Viciously attack"
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 heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
- Words that mean the same thing: sledge, mangle, sledgehammer
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MAUL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Brink's truck feature"
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 protective covering made of metal and used in combat
- Words that mean the same thing: armour
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARMOR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. 1980s TV role for Brosnan"
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 english writer (1672-1729)
- Words that mean the same thing: Sir Richrd Steele
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STEELE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Game with Lollipop Woods and Gumdrop Mountains"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about geography.
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: CANDYLAND
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Kind of sax"
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 singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
- Words that mean the same thing: countertenor, contralto
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Lender's security"
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 right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged
- Words that mean the same thing: spleen
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LIEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Have the courage"
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 challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
- Words that mean the same thing: make bold, defy, presume
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DARE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "18. Online financial company"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: ETRADE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "22. "Il Trovatore" composer"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about music.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that italian operatic composer (1813-1901)
- Words that mean the same thing: Guiseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi, Giuseppe Verdi
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: VERDI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "24. Like some panels and flares"
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 relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SOLAR
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Clue 17 Down: "26. Dust-ups"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a quarrel about petty points
- Words that mean the same thing: bicker, tiff, squabble
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: TIFFS
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Clue 18 Down: "27. "___ Holmes" (streaming film about Sherlock's sister)"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ENOLA
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Clue 19 Down: "29. Earthworm hunters"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the systeme international d'unites
- Words that mean the same thing: counterspy, jetty, seawall
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: MOLES
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Clue 20 Down: "31. Deal sweeteners"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a positive motivational influence
- Words that mean the same thing: incentive, inducement, motivator
- The opposite would be: disincentive
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The answer is: INCENTIVES
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Clue 21 Down: "32. Stand in good ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
- Words that mean the same thing: position, lieu, place
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: STEAD
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Clue 22 Down: "33. Automaker with a Cybertruck"
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 unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter
- Words that mean the same thing: Nikola Tesla
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: TESLA
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Clue 23 Down: "35. Kitchen counters?"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: EGGTIMERS
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Clue 24 Down: "37. Standoffish"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that remote in manner
- Words that mean the same thing: distant, upstage
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ALOOF
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Clue 25 Down: "40. Gave a shot, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that treat with an agent; add (an agent) to
- Words that mean the same thing: drug, dose
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: DOSED
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Clue 26 Down: "41. Designed with passageways"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: AISLED
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Clue 27 Down: "46. "___ Fideles""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: ADESTE
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Clue 28 Down: "48. To the point"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that command with authority
- Words that mean the same thing: address, point, steer
- The opposite would be: alternating, inverse
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The answer is: DIRECT
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Clue 29 Down: "51. "Simple" nursery rhyme character"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that one of the twelve apostles (first century)
- Words that mean the same thing: Simon Zelotes, Herbert A. Simon, Herbert Alexander Simon
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SIMON
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Clue 30 Down: "53. Nontext component of a text"
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: EMOJI
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Clue 31 Down: "54. Form lumps"
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 lump of material formed from the content of a liquid
- Words that mean the same thing: clog, clabber, coagulum
- The opposite would be: homogenize
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The answer is: CLOT
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Clue 32 Down: "55. Bee complex"
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 teeming multitude
- Words that mean the same thing: beehive
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: HIVE
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Clue 33 Down: "56. Retail giant whose first store opened in Älmhult, Sweden"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: IKEA
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Clue 34 Down: "57. "Uh-uh""
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: NOPE
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Clue 35 Down: "59. Lacking clutter"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that clean or organized
- Words that mean the same thing: dandy, cracking, great
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: NEAT
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Clue 36 Down: "60. Foe of Mr. Bond"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: DRNO
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Clue 37 Down: "63. Cause trouble for"
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 cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
- Words that mean the same thing: commove, irritate, stupefy
- The opposite would be: reassure
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The answer is: VEX
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 61 | 82.4% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 3 | 4.1% |
| Short Answer | 3 | 4.1% |
| Geography | 2 | 2.7% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.4% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.4% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.4% |
| Music | 1 | 1.4% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 37 |
| Total Clues | 74 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.2 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 15 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 moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 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 27, 2025 at 07:17 PM
