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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Friday, October 06, 2023
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 72 (37 Across, 35 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.4 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Friday Puzzle October 06, 2023
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Squirts | 5 |
| 2A | 6. Legal writer and political commentator ___ Mystal | 4 |
| 3A | 10. Form of attachment? | 3 |
| 4A | 13. Take a big, daring leap | 10 |
| 5A | 15. Sign on a sofa in the front yard, maybe | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Notices that trouble is in the air? | 10 |
| 7A | 17. City where the conquistador Pizarro was assassinated | 4 |
| 8A | 18. What's shaken after the instruction "Shake" | 3 |
| 9A | 19. Bizarre | 5 |
| 10A | 20. Preferential treatment | 5 |
| 11A | 21. Boba ___ ("Star Wars" bounty hunter) | 4 |
| 12A | 22. Time capsule events | 7 |
| 13A | 24. Simpson who was caught lip-syncing "Pieces of Me" on "Saturday Night Live" | 6 |
| 14A | 27. The States, to Mexicans | 7 |
| 15A | 28. Voiced displeasure, in a way | 5 |
| 16A | 29. Transportation for a bride? | 5 |
| 17A | 30. Keyboard abbr. | 3 |
| 18A | 32. Parish priests, in Paris | 5 |
| 19A | 33. Encircle, with "in" | 3 |
| 20A | 34. Chloe Gong novel "___ Violent Delights" | 5 |
| 21A | 36. Skip Day participants: Abbr. | 3 |
| 22A | 37. "Curiouser and curiouser!" speaker | 5 |
| 23A | 39. Fabric made from wood pulp | 5 |
| 24A | 40. "Beat it!" | 7 |
| 25A | 42. Stir up | 6 |
| 26A | 43. Divvy up by percentage of ownership | 7 |
| 27A | 44. Does some course work? | 4 |
| 28A | 45. Breakneck | 5 |
| 29A | 46. Gets warmer, say | 5 |
| 30A | 48. Hold up | 3 |
| 31A | 51. Noted example of oligopoly, in brief | 4 |
| 32A | 52. Expert with tips | 10 |
| 33A | 54. Nothing more than | 4 |
| 34A | 55. Experiment subjects, so to speak | 10 |
| 35A | 56. U.S. agcy. tracking the most popular baby names | 3 |
| 36A | 57. Duel sport | 4 |
| 37A | 58. Perennial with yellow flower clusters | 5 |
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. Squirts"
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 native of yorkshire
- Words that mean the same thing: nipper, tyke, churl
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TYKES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "6. Legal writer and political commentator ___ Mystal"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about literature.
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: ELIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. Form of attachment?"
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: PDF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "13. Take a big, daring leap"
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: BUNGEEJUMP
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Clue 5 Across: "15. Sign on a sofa in the front yard, maybe"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that people who are free
- Words that mean the same thing: unloose, liberate, detached
- The opposite would be: block, enforce
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FREE
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Clue 6 Across: "16. Notices that trouble is in the air?"
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: SMOGALERTS
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Clue 7 Across: "17. City where the conquistador Pizarro was assassinated"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that capital and largest city and economic center of peru; located in western peru; was capital of the spanish empire in the new world until the 19th century
- Words that mean the same thing: capital of Peru
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LIMA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "18. What's shaken after the instruction "Shake""
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 a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
- Words that mean the same thing: mitt, manus, hand
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PAW
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Clue 9 Across: "19. Bizarre"
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 person who is regarded as eccentric or mad
- Words that mean the same thing: nutter, whacko
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WACKO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "20. Preferential treatment"
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 act of gracious kindness
- Words that mean the same thing: privilege, party favor, favour
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FAVOR
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Clue 11 Across: "21. Boba ___ ("Star Wars" bounty hunter)"
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: FETT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "22. Time capsule events"
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 the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
- Words that mean the same thing: burial, inhumation, entombment
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BURIALS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "24. Simpson who was caught lip-syncing "Pieces of Me" on "Saturday Night Live""
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: ASHLEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "27. The States, to Mexicans"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELNORTE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "28. Voiced displeasure, in a way"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
- Words that mean the same thing: boo, hiss
- The opposite would be: applaud
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BOOED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "29. Transportation for a bride?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
- Words that mean the same thing: check, civilise, power train
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TRAIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "30. Keyboard 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: ESC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "32. Parish priests, in Paris"
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 medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
- Words that mean the same thing: therapeutic, curative, remedy
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CURES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "33. Encircle, with "in""
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 the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
- Words that mean the same thing: ahem
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HEM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "34. Chloe Gong novel "___ Violent Delights""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about literature.
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: THESE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "36. Skip Day participants: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite
- Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 38, strontium, steradian
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SRS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "37. "Curiouser and curiouser!" speaker"
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: ALICE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "39. Fabric made from wood pulp"
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 synthetic silklike fabric
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RAYON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "40. "Beat it!""
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: GETLOST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "42. Stir 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 try to stir up public opinion
- Words that mean the same thing: agitate, stir up
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FOMENT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "43. Divvy up by percentage of ownership"
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 make a proportional settlement or distribution
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PRORATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "44. Does some course work?"
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 loft in a barn where hay is stored
- Words that mean the same thing: mow, cut down, pout
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOWS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "45. Breakneck"
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
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "46. Gets warmer, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that move towards
- Words that mean the same thing: near, go up, draw near
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NEARS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "48. Hold up"
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 take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
- Words that mean the same thing: soak, plume, pluck
- The opposite would be: undercharge
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "51. Noted example of oligopoly, in brief"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum
- Words that mean the same thing: Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OPEC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "52. Expert with tips"
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: ADVICEGURU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "54. Nothing more than"
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 small pond of standing water
- Words that mean the same thing: bare, simple
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MERE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "55. Experiment subjects, so to speak"
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: GUINEAPIGS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "56. U.S. agcy. tracking the most popular baby names"
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 independent government agency responsible for the social security system
- Words that mean the same thing: Social Security Administration
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SSA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "57. Duel sport"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EPEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "58. Perennial with yellow flower clusters"
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 common perennial aromatic herb native to eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally
- Words that mean the same thing: golden buttons, Tanacetum vulgare, scented fern
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TANSY
Great job if you got it right!
October 06, 2023 Friday NYT - All Down Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Recipe abbr. | 4 |
| 2D | 2. World's sunniest city, per the World Meteorological Organization (more than 4,000 hours of sunshine per year) | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Saint Paul, Minn., radio station whose format really should be all news | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Beat it! | 3 |
| 5D | 5. Sushi bar appetizer | 12 |
| 6D | 6. Kick out | 5 |
| 7D | 7. Stand in the shadows | 4 |
| 8D | 8. "That's on me" | 9 |
| 9D | 9. Some debut music projects, for short | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Spade, for one | 10 |
| 11D | 11. Part of a teacher's job interview | 10 |
| 12D | 12. They might drive you to a flight | 5 |
| 13D | 14. Give a lift | 5 |
| 14D | 15. Distinctive style | 5 |
| 15D | 20. Much-desired spot at a concert | 12 |
| 16D | 21. Cut out | 4 |
| 17D | 23. Prefix with lateral | 3 |
| 18D | 24. Basic training, for short | 4 |
| 19D | 25. Poor sport's reaction | 10 |
| 20D | 26. Movie with saloon fights, colloquially | 10 |
| 21D | 27. Like good posture | 5 |
| 22D | 29. Instruction on some packages | 9 |
| 23D | 31. Minor change | 4 |
| 24D | 35. Some holiday entrees | 4 |
| 25D | 38. Auto zone? | 3 |
| 26D | 41. Blink of an eye | 5 |
| 27D | 42. Friction, to a physicist | 5 |
| 28D | 43. Balls for teens | 5 |
| 29D | 44. Its state symbols include the white pine and the chickadee | 5 |
| 30D | 47. Nikki Reed's role in the 2003 film "Thirteen" | 4 |
| 31D | 48. Archaeological site | 4 |
| 32D | 49. A.A.A., B.B.B., etc., informally | 4 |
| 33D | 50. Kind of signal | 4 |
| 34D | 52. Bit of biodata | 3 |
| 35D | 53. Consideration for N.C.A.A. eligibility | 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. Recipe abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
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: TBSP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. World's sunniest city, per the World Meteorological Organization (more than 4,000 hours of sunshine per year)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a member of the north american indian people of arizona and adjacent mexico and california
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YUMA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Saint Paul, Minn., radio station whose format really should be all news"
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 the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
- Words that mean the same thing: screw, roll in the hay, recognize
- The opposite would be: ignore
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KNOW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Beat it!"
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 animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
- Words that mean the same thing: ballock, eggs, bollock
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EGG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Sushi bar appetizer"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: SEAWEEDSALAD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Kick out"
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 put out or expel from a place
- Words that mean the same thing: turn out, exhaust, chuck out
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EJECT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Stand in the shadows"
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 lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
- Words that mean the same thing: linger, mill around, tarry
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LURK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. "That's on me""
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: IMTOBLAME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Some debut music projects, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about music.
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: EPS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Spade, for one"
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: PRIVATEEYE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Part of a teacher's job interview"
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: DEMOLESSON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. They might drive you to a flight"
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 an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
- Words that mean the same thing: revere, dread, fearfulness
- The opposite would be: fearlessness
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FEARS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "14. Give a lift"
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 fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
- Words that mean the same thing: pick up, intoxicate, uplift
- The opposite would be: depress
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "15. Distinctive style"
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 natural talent
- Words that mean the same thing: flare, panache, genius
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FLAIR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "20. Much-desired spot at a concert"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: FRONTROWSEAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "21. Cut out"
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 run away quickly
- Words that mean the same thing: fly, take flight
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FLEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "23. Prefix with lateral"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: UNI
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Clue 18 Down: "24. Basic training, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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- This could be something that the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
- Words that mean the same thing: first rudiment, ABC, ABC's
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ABCS
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Clue 19 Down: "25. Poor sport's reaction"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
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- The word looks like this: __________
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The answer is: SOURGRAPES
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Clue 20 Down: "26. Movie with saloon fights, colloquially"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.
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- The word looks like this: __________
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The answer is: HORSEOPERA
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Clue 21 Down: "27. Like good posture"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that construct, build, or erect
- Words that mean the same thing: vertical, rear, put up
- The opposite would be: level, unerect
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The answer is: ERECT
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Clue 22 Down: "29. Instruction on some packages"
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: THISENDUP
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Clue 23 Down: "31. Minor change"
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 fractional monetary unit of several countries
- Words that mean the same thing: penny, centime
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: CENT
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Clue 24 Down: "35. Some holiday entrees"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
- Words that mean the same thing: overplay, ham actor, jambon
- The opposite would be: underact
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The answer is: HAMS
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Clue 25 Down: "38. Auto zone?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- Words that mean the same thing: fate, mess, parcel out
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: LOT
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Clue 26 Down: "41. Blink of an eye"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- Words that mean the same thing: instant, heartbeat, jiffy
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: TRICE
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Clue 27 Down: "42. Friction, to a physicist"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a powerful effect or influence
- Words that mean the same thing: wedge, personnel, draw
- The opposite would be: pull, push
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The answer is: FORCE
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Clue 28 Down: "43. Balls for teens"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year
- Words that mean the same thing: prom, promenade
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: PROMS
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Clue 29 Down: "44. Its state symbols include the white pine and the chickadee"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
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- This could be something that a state in new england
- Words that mean the same thing: Pine Tree State, ME
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: MAINE
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Clue 30 Down: "47. Nikki Reed's role in the 2003 film "Thirteen""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: EVIE
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Clue 31 Down: "48. Archaeological site"
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 irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
- Words that mean the same thing: smash, ruining, wrecking
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: RUIN
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Clue 32 Down: "49. A.A.A., B.B.B., etc., informally"
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: ORGS
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Clue 33 Down: "50. Kind of signal"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that keep busy with
- Words that mean the same thing: meddling, meddlesome, interfering
- The opposite would be: idle
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The answer is: BUSY
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Clue 34 Down: "52. Bit of biodata"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that how long something has existed
- Words that mean the same thing: senesce, get on, mature
- The opposite would be: rejuvenate
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The answer is: AGE
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Clue 35 Down: "53. Consideration for N.C.A.A. eligibility"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
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- This could be something that a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted
- Words that mean the same thing: grade point average
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: GPA
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 44 | 61.1% |
| Short Answer | 8 | 11.1% |
| Geography | 4 | 5.6% |
| Sports | 3 | 4.2% |
| Abbreviation | 3 | 4.2% |
| History | 3 | 4.2% |
| Literature | 2 | 2.8% |
| Movies/Film | 2 | 2.8% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 1 | 1.4% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.4% |
| Music | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 35 |
| Total Clues | 72 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.4 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 12 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: August 30, 2025 at 10:19 AM
