XWordHint Crossword Complete Solution: July 03, 2025
Our expert breakdown helps you solve the July 03 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.
Across Clues and Answers (37)
Clue #1: 1. Sound from a flock
Clue #2: 4. It gets dropped in a pot
Clue #3: 8. "Buffalo soldier, dreadlock ___" (Bob Marley lyric)
Clue #4: 13. Like well-known news
Antonyms: young, new
Clue #5: 14. Lessen in strength
Clue #6: 15. Toronto N.B.A. player
Clue #7: 16. Played a bar game? / [Yawn]
Clue #8: 18. Preserved, in a way
Clue #9: 19. Boo-boo
Clue #10: 20. Go pillaging
Clue #11: 22. Swerve, as an airplane
Clue #12: 23. Fully add up
Clue #13: 25. Friend or family member / Clichéd
Clue #14: 27. Emcee's lines
Clue #15: 29. Comment that might be said with a push
Clue #16: 30. It might be bruised in a fall
Clue #17: 31. City where the Dalai Lama was enthroned
Clue #18: 34. Actor Sebastian ___ of Marvel Studios films
Clue #19: 35. Formal dress code / What may "burn" in a drag race
Clue #20: 38. Member of the South Asian diaspora
Clue #21: 41. Connect with
Clue #22: 42. Having a full stomach
Antonyms: starve
Clue #23: 45. Holy Roman ___, title for Maria Theresa
Clue #24: 48. Gymnast Biles
Clue #25: 50. Area with no coverage? / Sore loser
Clue #26: 53. Like a Venti at Starbucks
Antonyms: little, small
Clue #27: 54. School of higher learning, in Britain
Clue #28: 55. Biblical Promised Land
Clue #29: 57. Losing roll in a casino
Clue #30: 58. It connects to the tailbone
Clue #31: 60. Directional signals that flash on and off, as suggested by the circles in this puzzle
Clue #32: 62. Features of many war hero statues
Clue #33: 63. Home to Florida Atlantic Univ.
Clue #34: 64. Fruity cooler
Clue #35: 65. Kind of question that's binary
Clue #36: 66. Pac-Man ghost with the shortest name
Clue #37: 67. Field
Across Clues and Answers (37)
Clue #1: 1. Southwestern neckwear / Baby's foot warmer
Clue #2: 2. "Baby Cobra" comedian
Clue #3: 3. Come clean about
Clue #4: 4. Co.'s $$$ watcher
Clue #5: 5. Injury / Christmas entree
Clue #6: 6. Perfect / Concept
Clue #7: 7. Actor Pascal of "The Mandalorian"
Clue #8: 8. Was exhausted / Lustful
Clue #9: 9. On point
Clue #10: 10. "Don't come in here!"
Clue #11: 11. State park in the Santa Monica Mountains
Clue #12: 12. "Is this date happening?"
Clue #13: 15. City on the Seine
Clue #14: 17. Animal whose Greek name is the etymology of the word "arctic"
Antonyms: bull
Clue #15: 21. Fly
Clue #16: 24. Idle / Texter's chuckle
Clue #17: 26. Amount of meds
Clue #18: 28. Olympic sprinter ___'Carri Richardson
Clue #19: 32. Follows, as a tip
Clue #20: 33. Trail runner?
Clue #21: 35. National Audubon Society subject
Clue #22: 36. "___ hard to say"
Clue #23: 37. Perturb / Frying need
Clue #24: 38. "Clair de Lune" composer
Clue #25: 39. Come (forth)
Clue #26: 40. Does some genetic manipulation on / Some aromatics
Clue #27: 42. "No lie!"
Clue #28: 43. Them's fighting words!
Clue #29: 44. Anglerfish locale
Clue #30: 46. Portuguese currency before the euro
Clue #31: 47. Inundates with messages, say
Clue #32: 49. ___ truck
Clue #33: 51. Religious leader / Actress Jacobson
Clue #34: 52. Avian claw
Clue #35: 56. Shaving mishap
Clue #36: 59. ___ Faire
Clue #37: 61. House cry that sounds like a horse cry
Antonyms: yea
Expert Solving Strategies
- Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
- Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
- Check vowel patterns in partially solved words
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Wednesday, November 27, 2024
27412 Wed Nov 27, 2024 nyt by Jill Singer
Across Clues :
1. Long, 5. Member of an 1800s literary family, 9. Handy expressions?, 14. "Justice League of America," e.g., 16. Possesses a certain je ne sais quoi, 17. Member of an 1800s literary family, 18. Member of an 1800s literary family, 19. Check for errors, perhaps, 20. Key to close a window, 22. Part of I.P.A., 23. A little buggy?, 24. Pump selection: Abbr., 26. @@@, 28. Rose Bowl city, 31. Hospital dept. that sounds like a sentence, 34. Light at the end of the tunnel, so to speak, 37. Symbols of longevity in Chinese iconography, 39. Corn, beans and squash, in Mesoamerican tradition ... or a hint to six answers in this puzzle, 42. Home to horned vipers and deathstalker scorpions, 43. Scorch, 44. Hold (down), 45. Member of a 2000s showbiz family, 48. ___ Quentin, Calif., 49. Meditative discipline, 50. Member of a 2000s showbiz family, 53. Too easy (on), 56. Long time, 59. Singer known as the "Queen of Tejano Music", 61. Member of a 2000s showbiz family, 63. Linguistic "stems", 65. In an online convo, perhaps, 66. Clever person, 67. Universal donor's classification, 68. Flexible Flyer, for one, 69. Good-looking couple?
Down Clues :
1. African city that's home to the W.E.B. Du Bois Centre, 2. Poet Leonard, 3. "Crying in ___," best-selling memoir of 2021, 4. Gaelic homeland, 5. Dwellings, 6. "___ on your life!", 7. Pay attention to, 8. Barely gets (by), 9. Fidel's longtime lieutenant, 10. Things found by reading chairs, 11. Home of the highest and lowest points on the earth's surface, 12. Party pooper, 13. Eye malady, 15. Composer Schumann, 21. Final two words of "Over the Rainbow", 25. Patisserie purchase, 27. Southwest ski resort with lifts up to 12,450 feet, 28. Ball pythons, at times, 29. Pulitzer-winning novelist Anthony, 30. Fake, 31. "Understood", 32. Michael who played Allan in "Barbie", 33. Home to Leningrad, for short, 34. Link prefix, 35. "Fancy meeting you here!", 36. Hammer's end, 38. First word in a rhyming pair meaning "small", 40. Maori ceremonial dance, 41. River that provides the largest inflow into the Mediterranean, 46. Fit together, 47. Celebrity gossip show, 48. 14-pound unit, 50. Former presidential candidate who served as Biden's climate envoy, 51. Not mainstream, 52. Ship poles, 53. Short routine, 54. "Goodness gracious!", 55. Do a grillmaster's job, 57. 69-Across, poetically, 58. Père ___ (Santa's French counterpart), 60. Effortless stride, 62. One's self, 64. Flamenco cry
Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 27, 2024
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
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| New York Times, Wednesday, November 27, 2024 |
Across Clues with Answers:
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The clue is 1. Long. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ACHE
Possible Answer : ache, smart, hurt, yen, aching, yearn, pine, suffer, languish
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The clue is 5. Member of an 1800s literary family. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ANNE
Possible Answer : Anne
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The clue is 9. Handy expressions?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CLAPS
Possible Answer : applaud, eruption, clap, bam, bang, acclaim, gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, blast, spat, clack
Possible Opposite Answer : boo
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The clue is 14. "Justice League of America," e.g.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: COMICBOOK
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The clue is 16. Possesses a certain je ne sais quoi. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: HASIT
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The clue is 17. Member of an 1800s literary family. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: CHARLOTTE
Possible Answer : Queen_City, Charlotte, charlotte
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The clue is 18. Member of an 1800s literary family. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: EMILY
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The clue is 19. Check for errors, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: REREAD
Possible Answer : reread
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The clue is 20. Key to close a window. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ESC
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The clue is 22. Part of I.P.A.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PALE
Possible Answer : picket, blanch, blench, sick, pallid, pale, wan
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The clue is 23. A little buggy?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ANT
Possible Answer : pismire, ant, emmet
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The clue is 24. Pump selection: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: REG
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The clue is 26. @@@. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ATS
Possible Answer : At, at, atomic_number_85, astatine
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The clue is 28. Rose Bowl city. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: PASADENA
Possible Answer : Pasadena
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The clue is 31. Hospital dept. that sounds like a sentence. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ICU
Possible Answer : intensive_care_unit, ICU
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The clue is 34. Light at the end of the tunnel, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HOPE
Possible Answer : promise, desire, trust, Hope, Leslie_Townes_Hope, Bob_Hope, hope, go_for
Possible Opposite Answer : despair
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The clue is 37. Symbols of longevity in Chinese iconography. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: TORTOISES
Possible Answer : tortoise
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The clue is 39. Corn, beans and squash, in Mesoamerican tradition ... or a hint to six answers in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: THETHREESISTERS
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The clue is 42. Home to horned vipers and deathstalker scorpions. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: THESAHARA
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The clue is 43. Scorch. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SEAR
Possible Answer : parch, blacken, sear, shrivelled, char, shriveled, dried-up, withered, sere, scorch, singe
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The clue is 44. Hold (down). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: PIN
Possible Answer : rowlock, peg, oarlock, pin, immobilise, stick, personal_identification_number, bowling_pin, PIN, trap, pivot, fall, pin_tumbler, PIN_number, tholepin, flag, thole, immobilize
Possible Opposite Answer : unpin
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The clue is 45. Member of a 2000s showbiz family. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: KOURTNEY
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The clue is 48. ___ Quentin, Calif.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SAN
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The clue is 49. Meditative discipline. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ZEN
Possible Answer : superman, loony_toons, battery-acid, Zen, Zen_Buddhism, dose, Lucy_in_the_sky_with_diamonds, acid, window_pane, Elvis, pane, back_breaker, dot
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The clue is 50. Member of a 2000s showbiz family. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: KIM
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The clue is 53. Too easy (on). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SOFT
Possible Answer : flabby, piano, diffused, lenient, easy, flaccid, cushy, easygoing, balmy, mild, soft, sonant, gentle, indulgent, delicate, diffuse, voiced, subdued
Possible Opposite Answer : hardened, hard, loud, unvoiced, forte
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The clue is 56. Long time. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EON
Possible Answer : aeon, eon
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The clue is 59. Singer known as the "Queen of Tejano Music". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SELENA
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The clue is 61. Member of a 2000s showbiz family. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: KHLOE
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The clue is 63. Linguistic "stems". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: ROOTWORDS
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The clue is 65. In an online convo, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: IMING
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The clue is 66. Clever person. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: BELESPRIT
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The clue is 67. Universal donor's classification. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TYPEO
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The clue is 68. Flexible Flyer, for one. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SLED
Possible Answer : sleigh, sled, sledge
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The clue is 69. Good-looking couple?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EYES
Possible Answer : centre, eyes, heart, middle, eyeball, oculus, eye, optic, center
Down Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. African city that's home to the W.E.B. Du Bois Centre. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ACCRA
Possible Answer: Accra, capital_of_Ghana
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The clue is 2. Poet Leonard. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: COHEN
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The clue is 3. "Crying in ___," best-selling memoir of 2021. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: HMART
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The clue is 4. Gaelic homeland. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EIRE
Possible Answer: Republic_of_Ireland, Ireland, Eire, Irish_Republic
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The clue is 5. Dwellings. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ABODES
Possible Answer: dwelling_house, habitation, abode, domicile, residence, dwelling, home
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The clue is 6. "___ on your life!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NOT
Possible Answer: non, not
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The clue is 7. Pay attention to. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: NOTE
Possible Answer: greenback, tone, musical_note, short_letter, banker's_bill, billet, notice, observe, mention, Federal_Reserve_note, notation, preeminence, promissory_note, bank_note, annotation, banknote, eminence, line, mark, note, bill, take_note, government_note, bank_bill, take_down, remark, distinction, note_of_hand
Possible Opposite Answer : ignore
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The clue is 8. Barely gets (by). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EKES
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The clue is 9. Fidel's longtime lieutenant. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CHE
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The clue is 10. Things found by reading chairs. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: LAMPS
Possible Answer: lamp
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The clue is 11. Home of the highest and lowest points on the earth's surface. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ASIA
Possible Answer: Asia
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The clue is 12. Party pooper. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PILL
Possible Answer: oral_contraceptive, contraceptive_pill, tab, anovulant, pill, birth_control_pill, oral_contraceptive_pill, tablet, lozenge, anovulatory_drug
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The clue is 13. Eye malady. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: STYE
Possible Answer: eye_infection, stye, hordeolum, sty
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The clue is 15. Composer Schumann. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CLARA
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The clue is 21. Final two words of "Over the Rainbow". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CANTI
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The clue is 25. Patisserie purchase. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: GATEAU
Possible Answer: gateau
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The clue is 27. Southwest ski resort with lifts up to 12,450 feet. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TAOS
Possible Answer: Taoist, Tao, Taos
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The clue is 28. Ball pythons, at times. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PETS
Possible Answer: ducky, PET, dearie, darling, favourite, pet, favorite, deary, positron_emission_tomography
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The clue is 29. Pulitzer-winning novelist Anthony. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: DOERR
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The clue is 30. Fake. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ERSATZ
Possible Answer: ersatz, substitute
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The clue is 31. "Understood". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ISEE
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The clue is 32. Michael who played Allan in "Barbie". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: CERA
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The clue is 33. Home to Leningrad, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: USSR
Possible Answer: Russia, Soviet_Union, USSR, Union_of_Soviet_Socialist_Republics
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The clue is 34. Link prefix. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HTTP
Possible Answer: hypertext_transfer_protocol, HTTP
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The clue is 35. "Fancy meeting you here!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OHHI
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The clue is 36. Hammer's end. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PEEN
Possible Answer: peen
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The clue is 38. First word in a rhyming pair meaning "small". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ITSY
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The clue is 40. Maori ceremonial dance. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HAKA
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The clue is 41. River that provides the largest inflow into the Mediterranean. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: RHONE
Possible Answer: Rhone, Rhone_River
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The clue is 46. Fit together. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: NESTED
Possible Answer: nuzzle, snuggle, cuddle, draw_close, nestle, nest
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The clue is 47. Celebrity gossip show. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ENEWS
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The clue is 48. 14-pound unit. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: STONE
Possible Answer: Harlan_Stone, pit, lapidate, Harlan_Fisk_Stone, stone, gemstone, Harlan_F._Stone, gem, Oliver_Stone, Isidor_Feinstein_Stone, Harlan_Fiske_Stone, I._F._Stone, Stone, Edward_Durell_Stone, endocarp, rock, Lucy_Stone
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The clue is 50. Former presidential candidate who served as Biden's climate envoy. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: KERRY
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The clue is 51. Not mainstream. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: INDIE
Possible Answer: indie
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The clue is 52. Ship poles. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: MASTS
Possible Answer: mast
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The clue is 53. Short routine. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SKIT
Possible Answer: skit
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The clue is 54. "Goodness gracious!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OHMY
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The clue is 55. Do a grillmaster's job. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: FLIP
Possible Answer: flip_out, interchange, flick, somersaulting, summerset, riffle, toss, tack, thumb, alternate, flip, switch, twitch, flip-flop, flip_over, pitch, pass, insolent, somersault, throw, turn_over, sky, summersault, snotty-nosed, leaf, riff, somerset, impudent
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The clue is 57. 69-Across, poetically. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ORBS
Possible Answer: eyeball, orb, orbit, ball, globe, revolve
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The clue is 58. Père ___ (Santa's French counterpart). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: NOEL
Possible Answer: Christmastime, Yuletide, Noel, Christmastide, Christmas, Yule
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The clue is 60. Effortless stride. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: LOPE
Possible Answer: canter, trot, lope, jog
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The clue is 62. One's self. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EGO
Possible Answer: self, ego, egotism, self-importance
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The clue is 64. Flamenco cry. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OLE
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XWordHint Crossword Complete Solution: May 30, 2025
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Across Clues and Answers (33)
Clue #1: 1. Establishment that might host a drag brunch
Clue #2: 7. Something that's filled with bad words
Clue #3: 15. Common final score in the Champions League
Clue #4: 16. Bottleful at a barbecue
Clue #5: 17. "Hell, yeah!"
Clue #6: 18. The White Stripes or Deep Purple
Clue #7: 19. Hip (to)
Antonyms: foolish
Clue #8: 20. "I am an idiot!"
Clue #9: 21. Turpentine sources
Antonyms: unpin
Clue #10: 22. "We're leaving soon!"
Clue #11: 25. Is serious
Clue #12: 28. Nail polish brand with a Raisin Your Voice shade
Clue #13: 29. Go pffft
Antonyms: be_born
Clue #14: 32. "The Good Dinosaur" protagonist
Clue #15: 33. ___ green
Clue #16: 35. Descendants of aristocratic families, e.g.
Clue #17: 37. Things checked at checkpoints
Clue #18: 40. Thrift store transaction
Clue #19: 41. Prefix with car or hotel
Clue #20: 42. South Asian wrap
Clue #21: 43. Tennis's U.S. Open is played on it
Clue #22: 44. Pops
Clue #23: 46. Cabaret performer, e.g.
Clue #24: 48. Leavened loaf made sans yeast
Clue #25: 50. Creature with "Underwater eyes, an eel's / Oil of water body," per the poet Ted Hughes
Clue #26: 53. Oscar-winning Saldaña
Clue #27: 54. XXX
Clue #28: 57. Know someone who knows someone, say
Clue #29: 59. Dish often served on a skillet
Clue #30: 61. Sure thing
Clue #31: 62. "Don't worry about me"
Clue #32: 63. Some nostalgic throwbacks
Clue #33: 64. Rare treat, maybe?
Across Clues and Answers (33)
Clue #1: 1. Shout during a Real Madrid penalty shootout
Clue #2: 2. From the top
Clue #3: 3. Elusive hirsute creature
Clue #4: 4. Brazilian genre that's an offshoot of samba
Clue #5: 5. Early investors, in lingo
Clue #6: 6. Onetime manufacturer of the Flying Cloud
Clue #7: 7. Topiarist's "canvas"
Clue #8: 8. "Hell, yeah!"
Clue #9: 9. Alternative to an ellipsis
Clue #10: 10. Stock seller's stipulation
Clue #11: 11. Overzealous
Clue #12: 12. Evan : Welsh :: ___ : Spanish
Clue #13: 13. Possible side effect of corticosteroids
Clue #14: 14. Merlot and Shiraz
Antonyms: gain
Clue #15: 20. Some outcomes from Match.com
Clue #16: 23. See what someone is saying?
Clue #17: 24. 4 is a good one, in brief
Clue #18: 25. Mother, in Milan
Clue #19: 26. Slipped
Clue #20: 27. Star cluster?
Clue #21: 29. South Asian wraps
Clue #22: 30. Unlikely to react
Clue #23: 31. Nail polish brand with a Gossip N' Spill shade
Clue #24: 34. Brown ___
Clue #25: 36. Conspiracy theory trope
Clue #26: 38. Mythical land of untold riches
Clue #27: 39. "It matters to me"
Clue #28: 45. Stunning
Clue #29: 47. Typical floor covering in a washitsu
Clue #30: 48. Apparently is
Clue #31: 49. Strikes on the noggin
Clue #32: 50. Super-duper
Clue #33: 51. Like some orders
Antonyms: short
Clue #34: 52. Super Bowl highlight
Clue #35: 55. Company named for a goddess
Clue #36: 56. "All You Had to Do Was ___" (Taylor Swift song)
Antonyms: change, move
Clue #37: 58. She's a believer
Clue #38: 59. Christmas centerpiece
Clue #39: 60. Something said repeatedly at sea
Expert Solving Strategies
- Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
- Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
- Check vowel patterns in partially solved words