No 27381, Sat Oct 26, 2024 NY Times Crossword by Peter A. Collins

Across Clues :

1. Hotel room staple, 6. "Hound Dog" singer Big ___ Thornton, 10. Freshly pressed grapes before fermentation, 14. Way, 15. Reality show winner since 2002, 16. Bridge piece, 17. Spotted, in a way, 18. Meaning of a finger wag, 19. Zip, 20. People to hang out with, 21. Mood, 22. Fish whose egg casings are called "mermaid's purses", 23. Oslo Accords signatory, for short, 24. Fail to tail, 25. Not spent anymore, 26. Two-time Oscar nominee Joan, 28. Go no further, 29. "We'll let ourselves in", 34. Medical breakthrough of 1954 that yielded a Nobel Prize, 35. Masters of bad impersonations?, 36. Pub fixtures, 37. Takes root, 38. Incite, 41. Tony winner Judith, 42. Letters on a Busch Stadium hat, 44. She played Julia in 2009's "Julie & Julia", 45. Cut and polish, maybe, 46. Big bird, 47. Two shakes, 48. Spin out on the ice?, 49. Reasons for some street closures, 50. In ___ (unmoved), 51. Birthstone that begins with the same letter as its month, 52. "ER" actress Laura, 53. Go berserk, 54. Slim winning margin, 55. Quite the party

Sat Oct 26, 2024 NY Times Crossword 

Down Clues :

1. Name on the playbill for the 1936 Salzburg Festival, 2. One of a singing duo?, 3. Solarium, 4. Périodes chaudes de l'année, 5. With 43-Down, fictional coach of AFC Richmond, 6. Skimpy garments, 7. Building block, 8. Brood, 9. Drink mentioned four times in the prologue of "The Canterbury Tales", 10. Deluxe wraps?, 11. Menace in "Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania", 12. "À votre ___!", 13. Out on a limb, say, 21. Calling, 22. Something to wallow in, 24. Spade, for one, 25. Naughty list?, 27. Vessel that hasn't crossed the Canadian border since 1993, 28. The so-called "Rocket City" of the South, 29. Emphatic agreement, 30. When doubled, a pop nickname, 31. Gorgeous, 32. Not yet explored, as a tomb, 33. Map abbrs., 38. Where Dr. J played college hoops, for short, 39. Amber, e.g., 40. Van Susteren of TV news, 41. They might be bright, 43. See 5-Down, 45. National, formerly, 46. Asian royal, 48. Chicago's ___ Center, formerly known as the Amoco Building, 49. Small invention

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 26, 2024

Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Hotel room staple. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: TVSET




• The clue is 6. "Hound Dog" singer Big ___ Thornton. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: MAMA

  Possible Answer : mamma, mama, mummy, mammy, mum, momma, Mama, mommy, ma, mom




• The clue is 10. Freshly pressed grapes before fermentation. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: MUST

  Possible Answer : moldiness, must, mustiness




• The clue is 14. Way. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ROUTE

  Possible Answer : path, itinerary, route, road




• The clue is 15. Reality show winner since 2002. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: IDOL

  Possible Answer : perfection, paragon, graven_image, god, beau_ideal, matinee_idol, idol




• The clue is 16. Bridge piece. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: IBAR




• The clue is 17. Spotted, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ACNED

  Possible Answer : acned, pimpled, pimply, pustulate




• The clue is 18. Meaning of a finger wag. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: NOPE




• The clue is 19. Zip. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: NONE

  Possible Answer : none




• The clue is 20. People to hang out with. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: PALS

  Possible Answer : sidekick, pal_up, chum, buddy, pal, brother, crony, chum_up




• The clue is 21. Mood. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: VIBE

  Possible Answer : vibe, vibration




• The clue is 22. Fish whose egg casings are called "mermaid's purses". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SKATE

  Possible Answer : skate




• The clue is 23. Oslo Accords signatory, for short. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: PLO

  Possible Answer : Palestine_Liberation_Organization, PLO




• The clue is 24. Fail to tail. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: LOSE

  Possible Answer : lose, drop_off, recede, miss, suffer, fall_back, misplace, mislay, turn_a_loss, fall_behind

  Possible Opposite Answer : win, find, profit, keep, gain




• The clue is 25. Not spent anymore. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: RESTED

  Possible Answer : roost, perch, rest, reside, lie, remain, repose, breathe, rested, take_a_breather, stay, catch_one's_breath, pillow

  Possible Opposite Answer : change, be_active, tired




• The clue is 26. Two-time Oscar nominee Joan. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: CUSACK




• The clue is 28. Go no further. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: HALT

  Possible Answer : stanch, stay, stoppage, game, hitch, hold, freeze, arrest, check, stem, staunch, crippled, block, lame, gimpy, stop, halting, halt, kibosh

  Possible Opposite Answer : start




• The clue is 29. "We'll let ourselves in". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: DONTWAITUPFORUS




• The clue is 34. Medical breakthrough of 1954 that yielded a Nobel Prize. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: ORGANTRANSPLANT




• The clue is 35. Masters of bad impersonations?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: IDENTITYTHIEVES




• The clue is 36. Pub fixtures. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: LOOS

  Possible Answer : water_closet, Loos, Adolf_Loos, closet, W.C., loo




• The clue is 37. Takes root. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: SETSIN




• The clue is 38. Incite. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: URGEON




• The clue is 41. Tony winner Judith. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: IVEY




• The clue is 42. Letters on a Busch Stadium hat. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: STL




• The clue is 44. She played Julia in 2009's "Julie & Julia". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: MERYL




• The clue is 45. Cut and polish, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: EDIT

  Possible Answer : blue-pencil, cut, delete, redact, edit_out, edit




• The clue is 46. Big bird. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: RHEA

  Possible Answer : nandu, Rhea_americana, Pterocnemia_pennata, Rhea, rhea




• The clue is 47. Two shakes. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ASEC




• The clue is 48. Spin out on the ice?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: AXEL




• The clue is 49. Reasons for some street closures. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: FAIRS

  Possible Answer : bazaar, funfair, fair, carnival




• The clue is 50. In ___ (unmoved). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SITU




• The clue is 51. Birthstone that begins with the same letter as its month. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: OPAL

  Possible Answer : opal




• The clue is 52. "ER" actress Laura. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: INNES




• The clue is 53. Go berserk. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SNAP

  Possible Answer : break_down, snarl, press_stud, duck_soup, gingersnap, catch, cracking, photograph, ginger_snap, shot, pushover, crack, child's_play, centering, picnic, elasticity, piece_of_cake, tear, cinch, grab, flick, snap, snapshot, snap_fastener, rupture, click, breeze, snatch, shoot, ginger_nut, snatch_up, bust, walkover, lose_it, snap_bean

  Possible Opposite Answer : inelasticity




• The clue is 54. Slim winning margin. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: NOSE

  Possible Answer : horn_in, pry, intrude, scent, wind, nozzle, nose, poke, nuzzle, olfactory_organ




• The clue is 55. Quite the party. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: BIGDO

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Name on the playbill for the 1936 Salzburg Festival. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: TRAPP

• The clue is 2. One of a singing duo?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: VOCALCORD

• The clue is 3. Solarium. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: SUNLOUNGE

• The clue is 4. Périodes chaudes de l'année. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ETES

• The clue is 5. With 43-Down, fictional coach of AFC Richmond. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: TED

  Possible Answer: Teddy_boy, Ted

• The clue is 6. Skimpy garments. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: MINISKIRTS

  Possible Answer: miniskirt, mini

• The clue is 7. Building block. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ADOBE

  Possible Answer: adobe, adobe_brick

• The clue is 8. Brood. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: MOPE

  Possible Answer: dallier, mope_around, moon_about, lounger, dilly-dallier, dillydallier, mope, moon_around

• The clue is 9. Drink mentioned four times in the prologue of "The Canterbury Tales". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ALE

  Possible Answer: ale

• The clue is 10. Deluxe wraps?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: MINKSTOLES

• The clue is 11. Menace in "Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: UBOAT

• The clue is 12. "À votre ___!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SANTE

• The clue is 13. Out on a limb, say. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: TREED

  Possible Answer: corner, treed, trapped, at_bay, shoetree, tree, cornered

• The clue is 21. Calling. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: VOCATION

  Possible Answer: occupational_group, career, calling, vocation

• The clue is 22. Something to wallow in. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: SELFPITY

• The clue is 24. Spade, for one. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: LAWNTOOL

• The clue is 25. Naughty list?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: RAPSHEET

• The clue is 27. Vessel that hasn't crossed the Canadian border since 1993. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: STANLEYCUP

• The clue is 28. The so-called "Rocket City" of the South. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: HUNTSVILLE

  Possible Answer: Huntsville

• The clue is 29. Emphatic agreement. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: DOI

  Possible Answer: Interior, Department_of_the_Interior, DoI, Interior_Department

• The clue is 30. When doubled, a pop nickname. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: TAY

  Possible Answer: Tay

• The clue is 31. Gorgeous. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: RAVISHING

  Possible Answer: enthrall, enrapture, ravishing, delight, dishonour, violate, outrage, ravish, assault, dishonor, transport, enthral, enchant, rape

  Possible Opposite Answer : disenchant

• The clue is 32. Not yet explored, as a tomb. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: UNENTERED

• The clue is 33. Map abbrs.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: STS

• The clue is 38. Where Dr. J played college hoops, for short. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: UMASS

• The clue is 39. Amber, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: RESIN

  Possible Answer: rosin, resin

• The clue is 40. Van Susteren of TV news. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: GRETA

• The clue is 41. They might be bright. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: IDEAS

  Possible Answer: idea, theme, estimation, estimate, thought, musical_theme, mind, melodic_theme, approximation

• The clue is 43. See 5-Down. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: LASSO

  Possible Answer: Roland_de_Lassus, rope, Lasso, lasso, lariat, riata, Orlando_di_Lasso, reata

• The clue is 45. National, formerly. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: EXPO

  Possible Answer: exhibition, expo, exposition

• The clue is 46. Asian royal. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: RANI

  Possible Answer: ranee, rani

• The clue is 48. Chicago's ___ Center, formerly known as the Amoco Building. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: AON

• The clue is 49. Small invention. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: FIB

  Possible Answer: tarradiddle, taradiddle, tale, fib, story

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (37 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (41 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging

Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. "We're the best!," e.g.	5
2A	6. Lengthy pitch	5
3A	11. Web access co.	3
4A	14. Mushroom in ramen	5
5A	15. Trunks	5
6A	16. Platoon sgt., e.g.	3
7A	17. Feats performed on knights' quests	11
8A	19. "Platoon" setting, for short	3
9A	20. ___ tight	3
10A	21. Dig in	3
11A	22. Appropriate inappropriately	5
12A	24. Go off on	6
13A	27. Bear with a message	6
14A	29. "Colorful" Atlantic Coast Conference team	12
15A	32. Helpful	5
16A	35. Some radar blips	4
17A	36. Reveal private data of, in modern lingo	3
18A	37. Mama's mama	4
19A	38. Jake's love in "The Sun Also Rises"	5
20A	40. Bit of aerial arts equipment	4
21A	41. Word with ball or card	3
22A	42. Lake ___, body formerly known as Lac du Chat	4
23A	43. Botch	5
24A	44. Follow-up to an oath	12
25A	48. Fluid for a lighter	6
26A	49. Crosses off	6
27A	52. Get schooled	5
28A	53. Volleyball team count	3
29A	54. OK signal	3
30A	56. Off-line, online	3
31A	57. Point at the wrong person	11
32A	62. The time of one's life?	3
33A	63. He said "Every great film should seem new every time you see it"	5
34A	64. Smooth transition	5
35A	65. Visibly embarrassed	3
36A	66. Alley components	5
37A	67. Preserved, in a way	5

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. "We're the best!," e.g."

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that speaking of yourself in superlatives
• Similar words include: feature, self-praise, brag
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BOAST

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2A: "6. Lengthy pitch"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
• Similar words include: line of gab, patter, play
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SPIEL

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3A: "11. Web access co."

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ISP

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4A: "14. Mushroom in ramen"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ENOKI

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5A: "15. Trunks"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
• Similar words include: torso, body, trunk
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TORSI

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6A: "16. Platoon sgt., e.g."

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NCO

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7A: "17. Feats performed on knights' quests"

11 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: DARINGRESQQ

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8A: "19. "Platoon" setting, for short"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NAM

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9A: "20. ___ tight"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that be around, often idly or without specific purpose
• Similar words include: model, pose, sit around
• Opposite of: stand, arise

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Answer: SIT

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10A: "21. Dig in"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that take in solid food
• Similar words include: feed, exhaust, eat up
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EAT

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11A: "22. Appropriate inappropriately"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
• Similar words include: seize, arrogate, assume
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: USURP

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12A: "24. Go off on"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: RAILAT

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13A: "27. Bear with a message"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SMOKEY

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14A: "29. "Colorful" Atlantic Coast Conference team"

12 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: SYRAQQORANGE

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15A: "32. Helpful"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OFUSE

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16A: "35. Some radar blips"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins
• Similar words include: unidentified flying object, flying saucer, UFO
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: UFOS

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17A: "36. Reveal private data of, in modern lingo"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DOX

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18A: "37. Mama's mama"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NANA

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19A: "38. Jake's love in "The Sun Also Rises""

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BRETT

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20A: "40. Bit of aerial arts equipment"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt
• Similar words include: basketball hoop, wicket, basket
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HOOP

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21A: "41. Word with ball or card"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
• Similar words include: prompt, discriminative stimulus, pool stick
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: CUE

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22A: "42. Lake ___, body formerly known as Lac du Chat"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of an iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of lake erie in northern ohio and northwest pennsylvania and western new york
• Similar words include: Lake Erie
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ERIE

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23A: "43. Botch"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that do wrongly or improperly
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MISDO

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24A: "44. Follow-up to an oath"

12 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: EXQQMYFRENCH

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25A: "48. Fluid for a lighter"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: BUTANE

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26A: "49. Crosses off"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: XESOUT

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27A: "52. Get schooled"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that gain knowledge or skills
• Similar words include: acquire, instruct, get wind
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LEARN

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28A: "53. Volleyball team count"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
• Similar words include: sestet, sixer, half dozen
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SIX

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29A: "54. OK signal"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sign of assent or salutation or command
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NOD

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30A: "56. Off-line, online"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IRL

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31A: "57. Point at the wrong person"

11 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: UNJUSTLYAQQ

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32A: "62. The time of one's life?"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that how long something has existed
• Similar words include: years, historic period, get on
• Opposite of: rejuvenate

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Answer: AGE

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33A: "63. He said "Every great film should seem new every time you see it""

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EBERT

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34A: "64. Smooth transition"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of changing smoothly from one state or situation to another
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SEGUE

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35A: "65. Visibly embarrassed"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
• Similar words include: redness, flushed, ruddy
• Opposite of: gain

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Answer: RED

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36A: "66. Alley components"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a narrow way or road
• Similar words include: lane
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LANES

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37A: "67. Preserved, in a way"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that remove the moisture from and make dry
• Similar words include: desiccated, dry out, dehydrated
• Opposite of: wet

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Answer: DRIED

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Some queens	4
2D	2. Live	5
3D	3. It comes from the heart	5
4D	4. Glide down a piste	3
5D	5. ___ soldier	3
6D	6. Levels	6
7D	7. One versed in verse	4
8D	8. Agcy. that takes many forms	3
9D	9. Title for a J.D.	3
10D	10. Spirits	7
11D	11. "That's what she said" and others	9
12D	12. Beyond impressive, informally	9
13D	13. Ceremony	4
14D	18. One of several in a watch	4
15D	23. Caribbean music genre	3
16D	25. Rae of "Insecure"	4
17D	26. NaOH	3
18D	27. About 35,000 for the Taj Mahal: Abbr.	4
19D	28. No longer relevant	4
20D	30. ___ Nation (activist organization since 1990)	5
21D	31. Fair	4
22D	32. T.H. White's "The ___ and Future King"	4
23D	33. Knockoff version of a bejeweled Imperial egg, e.g.	9
24D	34. In a class by oneself	9
25D	38. ___ Mawr	4
26D	39. Teeming (with)	4
27D	40. Greeting from Kermit	4
28D	42. Name that sounds like a computer guidebook	7
29D	43. Hosts, for short	3
30D	45. N.F.L. div.	3
31D	46. Lives	6
32D	47. Coming right up	4
33D	50. Eel, at a sushi bar	5
34D	51. "Ratatouille" topper	5
35D	52. Fabrication expert	4
36D	53. "I guess so"	4
37D	55. Barred from competing, for short	4
38D	58. Trail Blazers' grp.	3
39D	59. "Severance" actress Tullock	3
40D	60. Microdosing drug	3
41D	61. "Quit ___ yappin'!"	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Some queens"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
• Similar words include: be intimate, bottom, layer
• Opposite of: turn out, get up

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Answer: BEDS

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2D: "2. Live"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ONAIR

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3D: "3. It comes from the heart"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AORTA

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4D: "4. Glide down a piste"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SKI

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5D: "5. ___ soldier"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
• Similar words include: cannister, put up, canister
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TIN

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6D: "6. Levels"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
• Similar words include: class, socio-economic class, layer
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: STRATA

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7D: "7. One versed in verse"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: POET

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8D: "8. Agcy. that takes many forms"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the bureau of the treasury department responsible for tax collections
• Similar words include: Internal Revenue Service
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IRS

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9D: "9. Title for a J.D."

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a title of respect for a member of the english gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
• Similar words include: Esquire
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ESQ

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10D: "10. Spirits"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
• Similar words include: strong drink, spirits, John Barleycorn
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: LIQUORS

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11D: "11. "That's what she said" and others"

9 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
• Similar words include: insinuation, innuendo
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: INNUENDOS

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12D: "12. Beyond impressive, informally"

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: SCARYGOOD

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13D: "13. Ceremony"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cheap or pretentious or vain display
• Similar words include: eclat, gaudery
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: POMP

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14D: "18. One of several in a watch"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
• Similar words include: geartrain, gearing, train
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GEAR

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15D: "23. Caribbean music genre"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SKA

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16D: "25. Rae of "Insecure""

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ISSA

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17D: "26. NaOH"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LYE

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18D: "27. About 35,000 for the Taj Mahal: Abbr."

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SQFT

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19D: "28. No longer relevant"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise
• Similar words include: turn over, consider, debate
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MOOT

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20D: "30. ___ Nation (activist organization since 1990)"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that offensive term for an openly homosexual man
• Similar words include: fairy, foil, bilk
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: QUEER

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21D: "31. Fair"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
• Similar words include: exposition, exhibition
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EXPO

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22D: "32. T.H. White's "The ___ and Future King""

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that on one occasion
• Similar words include: formerly, one time, in one case
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ONCE

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23D: "33. Knockoff version of a bejeweled Imperial egg, e.g."

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: FAUXBERGE

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24D: "34. In a class by oneself"

9 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that radically distinctive and without equal
• Similar words include: unparalleled, unique, unequalled
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: UNEQUALED

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25D: "38. ___ Mawr"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BRYN

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26D: "39. Teeming (with)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that most frequent or common
• Similar words include: predominant, plethoric, prevalent
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RIFE

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27D: "40. Greeting from Kermit"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HIHO

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28D: "42. Name that sounds like a computer guidebook"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: EMANUEL

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29D: "43. Hosts, for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one million periods per second
• Similar words include: megahertz, megacycle per second, megacycle
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MCS

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30D: "45. N.F.L. div."

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: QTR

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31D: "46. Lives"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that have an existence, be extant
• Similar words include: exist, survive, subsist
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: EXISTS

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32D: "47. Coming right up"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that immediately following in time or order
• Similar words include: following, side by side, adjacent
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NEXT

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33D: "50. Eel, at a sushi bar"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: UNAGI

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34D: "51. "Ratatouille" topper"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a tall white hat with a pouched crown; worn by chefs
• Similar words include: pillbox, turban
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TOQUE

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35D: "52. Fabrication expert"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
• Similar words include: prevaricator
• Opposite of: square shooter

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Answer: LIAR

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36D: "53. "I guess so""

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
• Similar words include: certain, trusted, surely
• Opposite of: uncertain, unsure

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Answer: SURE

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37D: "55. Barred from competing, for short"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DQED

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38D: "58. Trail Blazers' grp."

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NBA

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39D: "59. "Severance" actress Tullock"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: JEN

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40D: "60. Microdosing drug"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid
• Similar words include: lysergic acid diethylamide
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LSD

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41D: "61. "Quit ___ yappin'!""

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: YER

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

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Decode the Clues

Question marks indicate wordplay or puns. "Maybe" suggests multiple interpretations.

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Build Vocabulary

Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.

Today's Puzzle Stats

37 Across Clues

41 Down Clues

78 Total Clues

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