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Date: Thursday, April 30, 2020
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 76 (41 Across, 35 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.3 letters
NYT Thursday Crossword Across Clues - April 30, 2020 Solutions
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Pirates, say | 8 |
| 2A | 6. "Like, no way!" | 4 |
| 3A | 10. Refilling site | 7 |
| 4A | 14. "The City of a Thousand Minarets" | 5 |
| 5A | 15. Sound from a toy train | 4 |
| 6A | 16. First name of an early explorer of Vinland | 4 |
| 7A | 17. Tweak | 5 |
| 8A | 18. Point for Poseidon | 4 |
| 9A | 19. Bombeck who wrote "I Lost Everything in the Post-Natal Depression" | 4 |
| 10A | 20. ___-jongg | 3 |
| 11A | 21. Whittles down | 5 |
| 12A | 23. Rap | 5 |
| 13A | 24. Something heard in court | 4 |
| 14A | 26. Michigan, e.g.: Abbr. | 3 |
| 15A | 27. Mysterious monster, familiarly | 6 |
| 16A | 28. Rush-hour subway commuter, metaphorically | 7 |
| 17A | 30. Fig. on some I.R.S. forms | 3 |
| 18A | 31. Extra periods, for short | 3 |
| 19A | 32. "Oh, baloney!" | 7 |
| 20A | 34. Artful | 3 |
| 21A | 35. Goal-scoring opportunities in soccer ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme | 11 |
| 22A | 37. Efron of Hollywood | 3 |
| 23A | 38. "When We Were Very Young" author, 1924 | 7 |
| 24A | 39. Snazzy dresser | 3 |
| 25A | 40. Christmas season purchase | 3 |
| 26A | 41. 20 Questions category | 7 |
| 27A | 45. 20 Questions category | 6 |
| 28A | 47. One of the Cyclades | 3 |
| 29A | 48. Place for un béret | 4 |
| 30A | 49. Free to attack | 5 |
| 31A | 50. "Go ahead, shoot!" | 5 |
| 32A | 52. Role for Vin Diesel in the "Fast & Furious" movies | 3 |
| 33A | 53. Student ___ | 4 |
| 34A | 54. Easy-to-park car | 4 |
| 35A | 55. "Don't make me laugh!" | 5 |
| 36A | 57. Role for John Cho in the "Star Trek" movies | 4 |
| 37A | 58. Troubles | 4 |
| 38A | 59. Easiest rating for a ski slope | 5 |
| 39A | 60. Type of short haircut | 7 |
| 40A | 61. Picks up | 4 |
| 41A | 62. Bunker need | 9 |
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. Pirates, say"
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 whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash
- Words that mean the same thing: corn liquor, moonshine, bootleg
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BOOTLEGS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "6. "Like, no way!""
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: ASIF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. Refilling site"
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: GASPUMP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. "The City of a Thousand Minarets""
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 town at the southern tip of illinois at the confluence of the ohio and mississippi rivers
- Words that mean the same thing: Al Qahira, Egyptian capital, capital of Egypt
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CAIRO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Sound from a toy train"
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: CHOO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. First name of an early explorer of Vinland"
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: LEIF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "17. Tweak"
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 cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
- Words that mean the same thing: neuter, castrate, change
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALTER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "18. Point for Poseidon"
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 prong on a fork or pitchfork or antler
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TINE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "19. Bombeck who wrote "I Lost Everything in the Post-Natal Depression""
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: ERMA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "20. ___-jongg"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: MAH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "21. Whittles down"
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 lose thickness; become thin or thinner
- Words that mean the same thing: slim down, slim, slenderize
- The opposite would be: gain, thicken
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: THINS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "23. Rap"
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 sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
- Words that mean the same thing: smash, criticize, whack
- The opposite would be: praise
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KNOCK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "24. Something heard in court"
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 humble request for help from someone in authority
- Words that mean the same thing: supplication
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PLEA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "26. Michigan, e.g.: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: AVE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "27. Mysterious monster, familiarly"
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 aquatic animal supposed to resemble a serpent or plesiosaur of loch ness in scotland
- Words that mean the same thing: Loch Ness monster
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NESSIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "28. Rush-hour subway commuter, metaphorically"
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 small fatty fish usually canned
- Words that mean the same thing: sard, Sardina pilchardus, pilchard
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SARDINE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "30. Fig. on some I.R.S. forms"
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: EIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "31. Extra periods, 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: OTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "32. "Oh, baloney!""
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 unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
- Words that mean the same thing: bunkum, guff, bunk
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HOGWASH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "34. Artful"
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 marked by skill in deception
- Words that mean the same thing: dodgy, slick, guileful
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "35. Goal-scoring opportunities in soccer ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: CORNERKICKS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "37. Efron of Hollywood"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: ZAC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "38. "When We Were Very Young" author, 1924"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard 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: AAMILNE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "39. Snazzy dresser"
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 man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
- Words that mean the same thing: fashion plate, clotheshorse, dude
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FOP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "40. Christmas season purchase"
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 nonresinous wood of a fir tree
- Words that mean the same thing: fir tree, true fir
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FIR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "41. 20 Questions category"
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 solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MINERAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "45. 20 Questions category"
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 living organism characterized by voluntary movement
- Words that mean the same thing: beast, fauna, brute
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANIMAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "47. One of the Cyclades"
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 (greek mythology) a maiden seduced by zeus; when hera was about to discover them together zeus turned her into a white heifer
- Words that mean the same thing: Io
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IOS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "48. Place for un béret"
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: TETE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "49. Free to attack"
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: LETAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "50. "Go ahead, shoot!""
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: ASKME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "52. Role for Vin Diesel in the "Fast & Furious" movies"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: DOM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "53. Student ___"
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 temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
- Words that mean the same thing: loanword, lend
- The opposite would be: borrow
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "54. Easy-to-park car"
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 very short skirt
- Words that mean the same thing: miniskirt
- The opposite would be: midi
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MINI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "55. "Don't make me laugh!""
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: GODNO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "57. Role for John Cho in the "Star Trek" movies"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard 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: SULU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "58. Troubles"
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 a rapid active commotion
- Words that mean the same thing: fuss, stir, hustle
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADOS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 38 Across: "59. Easiest rating for a ski slope"
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 green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
- Words that mean the same thing: K, William Green, common
- The opposite would be: ripe
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GREEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 39 Across: "60. Type of short haircut"
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 closely cropped haircut; usually for men
- Words that mean the same thing: aircraft carrier, carrier, attack aircraft carrier
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FLATTOP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 40 Across: "61. Picks up"
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 return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
- Words that mean the same thing: arrive, capture, receive
- The opposite would be: end, leave
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GETS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 41 Across: "62. Bunker need"
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: SANDWEDGE
Great job if you got it right!
April 30, 2020 Thursday NYT - All Down Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Rigorous training courses | 9 |
| 2D | 2. "I'm not listening to you!" | 6 |
| 3D | 3. Whichever | 6 |
| 4D | 4. Hurdle for an M.A. pursuer | 3 |
| 5D | 5. Breed | 4 |
| 6D | 6. Athleisure, e.g. | 10 |
| 7D | 7. Liking | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Cannon ammo in sci-fi | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Challenger | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Vales | 5 |
| 11D | 11. "Sssss" makers | 8 |
| 12D | 12. Video game series since 1989 | 7 |
| 13D | 13. Deceptive basketball moves | 9 |
| 14D | 22. Target for clippers | 8 |
| 15D | 23. Burns up in film? | 3 |
| 16D | 25. Stopgap, maybe | 5 |
| 17D | 27. In which nothing is everything | 8 |
| 18D | 29. "Should ___ shouldn't ..." | 3 |
| 19D | 30. Affectionate nose-rubbing | 10 |
| 20D | 33. Knockoff of a Greek sculpture? | 3 |
| 21D | 34. Something to shoot for | 5 |
| 22D | 35. University of Oregon logo | 8 |
| 23D | 36. Default for many airport TVs | 3 |
| 24D | 37. Daydream | 7 |
| 25D | 39. Doesn't land, as a joke | 9 |
| 26D | 40. It's chewed by the chatty | 3 |
| 27D | 42. Ripen, maybe | 6 |
| 28D | 43. Made good | 6 |
| 29D | 44. Common seafood garnish | 10 |
| 30D | 46. "Put your big boy pants on!" | 5 |
| 31D | 47. Immature retort | 5 |
| 32D | 50. Hill worker | 4 |
| 33D | 51. Items carried in spoons in an outdoor race | 4 |
| 34D | 54. Time, e.g., in brief | 3 |
| 35D | 56. Singer/songwriter Rita | 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. Rigorous training courses"
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: BOOTCAMPS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. "I'm not listening to you!""
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: LALALA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Whichever"
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 after a negative statement used as an intensive meaning something like `likewise' or `also'
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EITHER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Hurdle for an M.A. pursuer"
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: GRE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Breed"
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 a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
- Words that mean the same thing: variety, sort out, form
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SORT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Athleisure, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that attire worn for sport or for casual wear
- Words that mean the same thing: sportswear, athletic wear
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACTIVEWEAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Liking"
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 quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
- Words that mean the same thing: glint, smoothen, gleam
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHINE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Cannon ammo in sci-fi"
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 particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons
- Words that mean the same thing: ion
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IONS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Challenger"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
- Words that mean the same thing: opposition, enemy, foeman
- The opposite would be: friend
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FOE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Vales"
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 a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
- Words that mean the same thing: glen
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GLENS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. "Sssss" makers"
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 cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas
- Words that mean the same thing: aerosol can, spray can, aerosol bomb
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AEROSOLS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Video game series since 1989"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
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: SIMCITY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Deceptive basketball moves"
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: PUMPFAKES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "22. Target for clippers"
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 loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected
- Words that mean the same thing: agnail
- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: HANGNAIL
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Clue 15 Down: "23. Burns up in film?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.
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- This could be something that range of what one can know or understand
- Words that mean the same thing: cognizance, sight
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: KEN
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Clue 16 Down: "25. Stopgap, maybe"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ADHOC
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Clue 17 Down: "27. In which nothing is everything"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake
- Words that mean the same thing: nihilistic delusion
- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: NIHILISM
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Clue 18 Down: "29. "Should ___ shouldn't ...""
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: IOR
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Clue 19 Down: "30. Affectionate nose-rubbing"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: ESKIMOKISS
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Clue 20 Down: "33. Knockoff of a Greek sculpture?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
- Words that mean the same thing: fortify, build up, gird
- The opposite would be: disarm
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The answer is: ARM
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Clue 21 Down: "34. Something to shoot for"
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 sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird
- Words that mean the same thing: trapshooting, skeet shooting
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SKEET
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Clue 22 Down: "35. University of Oregon logo"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: CAPITALO
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Clue 23 Down: "36. Default for many airport TVs"
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: CNN
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Clue 24 Down: "37. Daydream"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: ZONEOUT
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Clue 25 Down: "39. Doesn't land, as a joke"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: FALLSFLAT
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Clue 26 Down: "40. It's chewed by the chatty"
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 soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
- Words that mean the same thing: adipose tissue, plump, rich
- The opposite would be: nonfat, thin
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The answer is: FAT
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Clue 27 Down: "42. Ripen, maybe"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
- Words that mean the same thing: flush, blush, crimson
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: REDDEN
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Clue 28 Down: "43. Made good"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that make amends for
- Words that mean the same thing: expiate, atone, abye
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ATONED
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Clue 29 Down: "44. Common seafood garnish"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.
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- The word looks like this: __________
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The answer is: LEMONWEDGE
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Clue 30 Down: "46. "Put your big boy pants on!""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: MANUP
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Clue 31 Down: "47. Immature retort"
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: ISNOT
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Clue 32 Down: "50. Hill worker"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
- Words that mean the same thing: auxiliary, aide-de-camp, adjutant
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: AIDE
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Clue 33 Down: "51. Items carried in spoons in an outdoor race"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
- Words that mean the same thing: egg, testis, ballock
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: EGGS
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Clue 34 Down: "54. Time, e.g., in brief"
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 periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
- Words that mean the same thing: magazine
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: MAG
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Clue 35 Down: "56. Singer/songwriter Rita"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- This could be something that a mouth or mouthlike opening
- Words that mean the same thing: osmium, OS, bone
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ORA
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 52 | 68.4% |
| Short Answer | 13 | 17.1% |
| Movies/Film | 3 | 3.9% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 3 | 3.9% |
| Abbreviation | 2 | 2.6% |
| Geography | 1 | 1.3% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.3% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 41 |
| Down Clues | 35 |
| Total Clues | 76 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.3 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 11 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 Thursday, 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!
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Last Updated: September 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
