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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Friday, September 02, 2022
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 72 (35 Across, 37 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.3 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Friday Puzzle September 02, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Subject of some family planning | 9 |
| 2A | 10. Modern-day locale of the ancient Achaemenid Empire | 4 |
| 3A | 14. They may get all tied up | 10 |
| 4A | 16. 2003 search-and-rescue target | 4 |
| 5A | 17. What pings may indicate | 10 |
| 6A | 18. High, in Paris | 4 |
| 7A | 19. Possessive noun? | 5 |
| 8A | 20. Breathing apparatus | 4 |
| 9A | 21. "Anything ___?" | 4 |
| 10A | 22. Reckless | 4 |
| 11A | 24. Set up | 6 |
| 12A | 26. Trespasses | 4 |
| 13A | 29. On | 4 |
| 14A | 32. Pop singer ___ Max | 3 |
| 15A | 33. Romance | 3 |
| 16A | 34. Clutch, e.g. | 5 |
| 17A | 35. Landing spot for a bee | 5 |
| 18A | 38. When a procrastinator gets to work | 15 |
| 19A | 41. Libreville is its capital | 5 |
| 20A | 42. Gave a ticket | 5 |
| 21A | 43. Fester | 3 |
| 22A | 44. That there, quaintly | 3 |
| 23A | 45. Hilson with the 2010 hit "Pretty Girl Rock" | 4 |
| 24A | 46. Sparklers | 4 |
| 25A | 47. Wound | 6 |
| 26A | 50. Samberg of "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" | 4 |
| 27A | 52. Declaration at the end of an exam | 4 |
| 28A | 53. When Hamilton meets Burr, in "Hamilton" | 4 |
| 29A | 56. Site of the Jordan Gate Towers | 5 |
| 30A | 60. Tim of "Sister, Sister" | 4 |
| 31A | 61. What one might say before conforming | 10 |
| 32A | 63. Grp. defending trans rights | 4 |
| 33A | 64. Sang | 10 |
| 34A | 65. "Not a ___!" | 4 |
| 35A | 66. Some bronze applications | 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. Subject of some family planning"
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: ESTATELAW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "10. Modern-day locale of the ancient Achaemenid Empire"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a theocratic islamic republic in the middle east in western asia; iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as persia until 1935; rich in oil
- Words that mean the same thing: Islamic Republic of Iran, Persia
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IRAN
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Clue 3 Across: "14. They may get all tied up"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CLOSEGAMES
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Clue 4 Across: "16. 2003 search-and-rescue target"
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: NEMO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "17. What pings may indicate"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: CARTROUBLE
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Clue 6 Across: "18. High, in Paris"
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: HAUT
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Clue 7 Across: "19. Possessive noun?"
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 (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
- Words that mean the same thing: proprietor, possessor
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OWNER
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Clue 8 Across: "20. Breathing apparatus"
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 british imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
- Words that mean the same thing: lamella, branchia
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GILL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "21. "Anything ___?""
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: ELSE
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Clue 10 Across: "22. Reckless"
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 any red eruption of the skin
- Words that mean the same thing: foolhardy, roseola, skin rash
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RASH
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Clue 11 Across: "24. Set up"
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 enclose in or as if in a frame
- Words that mean the same thing: border, set up, frame in
- The opposite would be: unframed
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FRAMED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "26. Trespasses"
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 estrangement from god
- Words that mean the same thing: sinfulness, sine, transgress
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SINS
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Clue 13 Across: "29. On"
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 on, to, or at the top
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATOP
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Clue 14 Across: "32. Pop singer ___ Max"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AVA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "33. Romance"
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 seek someone's favor
- Words that mean the same thing: romance, court, solicit
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WOO
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Clue 16 Across: "34. Clutch, e.g."
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 container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
- Words that mean the same thing: pocketbook, wrinkle, bag
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PURSE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "35. Landing spot for a bee"
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 part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored
- Words that mean the same thing: flower petal
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PETAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "38. When a procrastinator gets to work"
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: ATTHELASTMINUTE
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Clue 19 Across: "41. Libreville is its capital"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a republic on the west coast of africa
- Words that mean the same thing: Gabun, Gabonese Republic
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GABON
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Clue 20 Across: "42. Gave a ticket"
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 make reference to
- Words that mean the same thing: name, bring up, reference
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CITED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "43. Fester"
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 state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
- Words that mean the same thing: putrefaction, bunkum, guff
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "44. That there, quaintly"
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 distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal)
- Words that mean the same thing: yonder
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "45. Hilson with the 2010 hit "Pretty Girl Rock""
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: KERI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "46. Sparklers"
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 art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
- Words that mean the same thing: precious stone, stone, gem
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GEMS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "47. Wound"
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 move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake
- Words that mean the same thing: snake
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SNAKED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "50. Samberg of "Brooklyn Nine-Nine""
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: ANDY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "52. Declaration at the end of an exam"
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 instance or single occasion for some event
- Words that mean the same thing: meter, clock, fourth dimension
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TIME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "53. When Hamilton meets Burr, in "Hamilton""
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: ACTI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "56. Site of the Jordan Gate Towers"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the capital and largest city of jordan
- Words that mean the same thing: capital of Jordan
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMMAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "60. Tim of "Sister, Sister""
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 scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of david hume (1710-1796)
- Words that mean the same thing: Thomas Reid
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REID
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "61. What one might say before conforming"
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: WHENINROME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "63. Grp. defending trans rights"
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: ACLU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "64. Sang"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: NAMEDNAMES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "65. "Not a ___!""
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 short weak cry of a young bird
- Words that mean the same thing: peek, cheep, chirrup
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PEEP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "66. Some bronze applications"
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: SPRAYTANS
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Solve the Down: NYT Friday Puzzle September 02, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Danish shoe brand | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Side dish with pastrami | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Not sure which way to go | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Butterfly-attracting perennials | 6 |
| 5D | 5. Earth | 5 |
| 6D | 6. Nwodim of "S.N.L." | 3 |
| 7D | 7. Reel with hilarity? | 10 |
| 8D | 8. Prefix with sexual | 4 |
| 9D | 9. When said three times, expression of mock surprise | 4 |
| 10D | 10. Blissed out | 8 |
| 11D | 11. Response to a juvenile joke, perhaps | 10 |
| 12D | 12. Delight | 5 |
| 13D | 13. "Point taken" | 5 |
| 14D | 15. Identity | 4 |
| 15D | 23. Bob Odenkirk's role on "Breaking Bad" | 4 |
| 16D | 25. Fast-moving | 5 |
| 17D | 26. Expo freebies | 4 |
| 18D | 27. Tiny bit | 4 |
| 19D | 28. "Far from it!" | 10 |
| 20D | 30. Davis of "Do the Right Thing" | 5 |
| 21D | 31. Expert in animal control | 10 |
| 22D | 34. Pasta for a pesto | 5 |
| 23D | 36. Tiny bit | 4 |
| 24D | 37. Court calls | 4 |
| 25D | 39. Got together | 8 |
| 26D | 40. Lo ___ | 4 |
| 27D | 46. One who's probably going to work out | 6 |
| 28D | 47. Buckle holder | 5 |
| 29D | 48. Actress Emma Roberts, to Julia Roberts | 5 |
| 30D | 49. When a duel may be scheduled | 4 |
| 31D | 51. Ocean of "Ocean's Eleven" | 5 |
| 32D | 54. Chuck alternative | 4 |
| 33D | 55. Fill-in | 4 |
| 34D | 57. Cultural attraction in midtown N.Y.C. | 4 |
| 35D | 58. "So right!" | 4 |
| 36D | 59. "Queer Eye" star Jonathan Van ___ | 4 |
| 37D | 62. Chemist Noddack who co-discovered rhenium | 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. Danish shoe brand"
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: ECCO
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Clue 2 Down: "2. Side dish with pastrami"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that basically shredded cabbage
- Words that mean the same thing: coleslaw
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLAW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Not sure which way to go"
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 separate or cause to separate abruptly
- Words that mean the same thing: pull, displume, bust
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TORN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Butterfly-attracting perennials"
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 any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus aster with showy daisylike flowers
- Words that mean the same thing: aster
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASTERS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Earth"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy 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: TERRA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Nwodim of "S.N.L.""
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 inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
- Words that mean the same thing: self, egotism, self-importance
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EGO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Reel with hilarity?"
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: LAUGHTRACK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Prefix with sexual"
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: AMBI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. When said three times, expression of mock surprise"
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 a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
- Words that mean the same thing: fountainhead, comfortably, good
- The opposite would be: badly, ill
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WELL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Blissed out"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INHEAVEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Response to a juvenile joke, perhaps"
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: REALMATURE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Delight"
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 occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
- Words that mean the same thing: divert, disport
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMUSE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. "Point taken""
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 make mention of
- Words that mean the same thing: famed, illustrious, notable
- The opposite would be: ignore
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NOTED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "15. Identity"
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 your consciousness of your own identity
- Words that mean the same thing: ego
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SELF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "23. Bob Odenkirk's role on "Breaking Bad""
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 (old testament) the first king of the israelites who defended israel against many enemies (especially the philistines)
- Words that mean the same thing: Paul the Apostle, St. Paul, Saint Paul
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAUL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "25. Fast-moving"
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 part of a river where the current is very fast
- Words that mean the same thing: speedy
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RAPID
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Clue 17 Down: "26. Expo freebies"
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 valuable goods
- Words that mean the same thing: stagger, pillage, reel
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SWAG
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Clue 18 Down: "27. Tiny bit"
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 tiny or scarcely detectable amount
- Words that mean the same thing: smidge, tittle, smidgeon
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IOTA
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Clue 19 Down: "28. "Far from it!""
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: NOTBYAMILE
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Clue 20 Down: "30. Davis of "Do the Right Thing""
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: OSSIE
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Clue 21 Down: "31. Expert in animal control"
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: PETTRAINER
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Clue 22 Down: "34. Pasta for a pesto"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that pasta in short tubes with diagonally cut ends
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: PENNE
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Clue 23 Down: "36. Tiny bit"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- 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, molecule, corpuscle
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ATOM
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Clue 24 Down: "37. Court calls"
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 brutal terrorist group active in kashmir; fights against india with the goal of restoring islamic rule of india
- Words that mean the same thing: Army of the Righteous, net ball, permit
- The opposite would be: disallow, forbid
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The answer is: LETS
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Clue 25 Down: "39. Got together"
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: HOOKEDUP
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Clue 26 Down: "40. Lo ___"
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: MEIN
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Clue 27 Down: "46. One who's probably going to work out"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: GYMRAT
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Clue 28 Down: "47. Buckle holder"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
- Words that mean the same thing: flog, lather, shoulder strap
- The opposite would be: unstrap
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The answer is: STRAP
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Clue 29 Down: "48. Actress Emma Roberts, to Julia Roberts"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- This could be something that a daughter of your brother or sister
- The opposite would be: nephew
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: NIECE
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Clue 30 Down: "49. When a duel may be scheduled"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the first light of day
- Words that mean the same thing: get through, get across, cockcrow
- The opposite would be: sunset
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The answer is: DAWN
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Clue 31 Down: "51. Ocean of "Ocean's Eleven""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: DANNY
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Clue 32 Down: "54. Chuck alternative"
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: CHAS
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Clue 33 Down: "55. Fill-in"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis
- Words that mean the same thing: temporary worker, temporary
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: TEMP
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Clue 34 Down: "57. Cultural attraction in midtown N.Y.C."
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: MOMA
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Clue 35 Down: "58. "So right!""
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 primeval egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at thebes
- Words that mean the same thing: Amon, Amun
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: AMEN
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Clue 36 Down: "59. "Queer Eye" star Jonathan Van ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- This could be something that a strip of land projecting into a body of water
- Words that mean the same thing: cape
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: NESS
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Clue 37 Down: "62. Chemist Noddack who co-discovered rhenium"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an agency of the united nations affiliated with the world bank
- Words that mean the same thing: International Development Association
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: IDA
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 60 | 83.3% |
| Short Answer | 5 | 6.9% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 3 | 4.2% |
| Geography | 2 | 2.8% |
| History | 1 | 1.4% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 35 |
| Down Clues | 37 |
| Total Clues | 72 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.3 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 Friday, 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: September 07, 2025 at 04:22 PM
