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Wednesday, August 14, 2024

NYT Wednesday, August 14, 2024 - Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 14, 2024

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

NYT Wednesday, August 14, 2024 - Crossword Clues Hints

NYT Wednesday, August 14, 2024 - Crossword Clues Hints 


Across Clues and Answers:


  • The clue is 1. When the stage direction "Enter three Witches" appears in "Macbeth". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ACTI


  • The clue is 5. Mower houses. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SHEDS

    Possible Answer : shake_off, throw_off, pour_forth, cast_off, drop, disgorge, shed, spill, cast, throw_away, molt, exuviate, slough, moult, throw


  • The clue is 10. Admits (to). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COPS

    Possible Answer : nail, apprehend, pick_up, snitch, pig, arrest, hook, cop, glom, nab, fuzz, bull, copper, knock_off, thieve, collar


  • The clue is 14. "High" time. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NOON

    Possible Answer : twelve_noon, noonday, high_noon, noon, midday, noontide


  • The clue is 15. Like abandoned malls. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EERIE

    Possible Answer : eery, eerie


  • The clue is 16. Chain with a "2 x 2 x 2" breakfast combo. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IHOP


  • The clue is 17. Seventh heaven. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CLOUDTHREE


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

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

    The answer: ALPO


  • The clue is 20. Virginia Tech athletes. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HOKIES


  • The clue is 21. Texting format, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SMS

    Possible Answer : atomic_number_62, MS, samarium, Master_of_Science, SM, MSc, Sm


  • The clue is 23. Lead-in to -meter. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ODO

    Possible Answer : Otho, Odo_of_Lagery, Otho_of_Lagery, Urban_II, Odo


  • The clue is 24. Preach, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORATE

    Possible Answer : orate


  • The clue is 25. March Madness round. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SWEETFOUR


  • The clue is 28. Barbecue joint offering. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RIBS

    Possible Answer : guy, roast, costa, poke_fun, jest_at, rib, laugh_at, blackguard, make_fun, ridicule


  • The clue is 29. Thermostat piece. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DIAL

    Possible Answer : telephone_dial, dial


  • The clue is 30. Big name in Greek yogurt. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OIKOS


  • The clue is 31. ___-Caps (movie treat). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SNO


  • The clue is 32. Gym rep. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CURL

    Possible Answer : gyre, curve, coil, whorl, Robert_Floyd_Curl_Jr., kink, loop, curlicue, curl, scroll, Robert_F._Curl, curl_up, Curl, ringlet, lock, draw_in, Robert_Curl, roll, wave

    Possible Opposite Answer : uncoil


  • The clue is 33. Church founded by Joseph Smith, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LDS


  • The clue is 34. Beatles hit written by a teenage Paul McCartney. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

    The answer: WHENIMEIGHT


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

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

    The answer: ODE

    Possible Answer : ode


  • The clue is 39. Major league?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARMY

    Possible Answer : army, United_States_Army, ground_forces, regular_army, U._S._Army, Army, USA, US_Army


  • The clue is 40. Morning hrs.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AMS

    Possible Answer : atomic_number_95, Am, AM, amplitude_modulation, Artium_Magister, Master_of_Arts, americium, MA


  • The clue is 43. Like a go-getter. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TYPEA


  • The clue is 46. Word following sand or steel. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TRAP

    Possible Answer : pin_down, pin, trammel, immobilise, ambuscade, yap, gob, ambush, cakehole, maw, sand_trap, entrap, bunker, snare, immobilize, trap, lying_in_wait, hole, ensnare


  • The clue is 47. Composer ___ Carlo Menotti. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GIAN


  • The clue is 48. With 56-Across, hairstylist's observation (that also applies to 17-, 25- and 34-Across?). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YOURROOTS


  • The clue is 50. "Keep Climbing" airline. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DELTA

    Possible Answer : delta


  • The clue is 51. St. Louis summer setting. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CDT


  • The clue is 52. Dallas sch.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SMU


  • The clue is 53. Wilbur, to Fern, in "Charlotte's Web". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PETPIG


  • The clue is 54. Dethrone. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OUST

    Possible Answer : oust, kick_out, throw_out, boot_out, drum_out, expel


  • The clue is 56. See 48-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARESHOWING


  • The clue is 59. Gym bag emanation. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ODOR

    Possible Answer : olfactory_sensation, odor, aroma, smell, olfactory_perception, scent, odour, olfactory_property


  • The clue is 60. Preprinted word on some nametags. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HELLO

    Possible Answer : how-do-you-do, hi, hello, hullo, howdy


  • The clue is 61. Olympic blade. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EPEE

    Possible Answer : epee


  • The clue is 62. Leakes of reality TV. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NENE


  • The clue is 63. "So long," in Seville. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ADIOS

    Possible Answer : bye, adieu, goodbye, arrivederci, cheerio, sayonara, auf_wiedersehen, au_revoir, bye-bye, adios, goodby, good_day, good-bye, good-by, so_long


  • The clue is 64. Prepared to drive. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TEED

    Possible Answer : tee_up, tee 

Down Clues and Answers:


  • The clue is 1. Last members of relay teams. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

    The answer: ANCHORS

    Possible Answer: ground_tackle, backbone, anchor, anchorman, ground, linchpin, keystone, drop_anchor, lynchpin, mainstay, cast_anchor, anchorperson

  • The clue is 2. Fill, as with crayon. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

    The answer: COLORIN

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

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

    The answer: TOOKABOW

  • The clue is 4. Many residents of Nunavut. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: INUITS

    Possible Answer: Eskimo, Inuit, Esquimau

  • The clue is 5. Comedians' collections. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SETS

    Possible Answer: bent, readiness, lot, Set, define, typeset, lay_out, pose, ready, dress, set_up, stage_set, arrange, congeal, determine, Seth, place, localize, do, coiffe, circle, sic, correct, lay, plant, rig, solidification, prepare, hardening, solidifying, set, adjust, specify, limit, go_down, coiffure, coif, mark, countersink, go_under, band, curing, position, fix, exercise_set, put, gear_up, fructify, localise, jell

    Possible Opposite Answer : rise

  • The clue is 6. "Good one". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HEH

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

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

    The answer: ERR

    Possible Answer: stray, mistake, slip, err, drift

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

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

    The answer: DIESEL

    Possible Answer: diesel, diesel_motor, Diesel, Rudolf_Diesel, diesel_engine, Rudolf_Christian_Karl_Diesel

  • The clue is 9. Note by a poor grade. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEEME

  • The clue is 10. Employer of Carrie Mathison on "Homeland," for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CIA

    Possible Answer: CIA, Central_Intelligence_Agency

  • The clue is 11. "Well, whaddya know!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OHLOOK

  • The clue is 12. Tegan and Sara, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: POPDUO

  • The clue is 13. Trackable scents. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPOORS

    Possible Answer: spoor

  • The clue is 18. Ruby of "A Raisin in the Sun". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DEE

  • The clue is 22. Insistently unhip. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STODGY

    Possible Answer: stuffy, mossy, fogyish, stodgy, moss-grown, stick-in-the-mud

  • The clue is 25. iPhone speaker?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SIRI

  • The clue is 26. Retail giant headquartered in Bentonville, Ark.. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

    The answer: WALMART

  • The clue is 27. Angle. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FISH

    Possible Answer: Pisces_the_Fishes, Fish, angle, Pisces, fish

  • The clue is 29. 2021 sci-fi epic nominated for Best Picture. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DUNE

    Possible Answer: dune, sand_dune

  • The clue is 32. Evergreens with fragrant wood. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CEDARS

    Possible Answer: cedar, true_cedar, cedarwood, cedar_tree

  • The clue is 33. Like a wet noodle. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LIMP

    Possible Answer: wilted, hobble, hitch, limp, gimp

  • The clue is 35. One making a bed, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HOER

  • The clue is 36. Significant stretches. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ERAS

    Possible Answer: geological_era, era, epoch, earned_run_average, ERA

  • The clue is 37. Part of a car's exhaust system. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TAILPIPE

    Possible Answer: tailpipe

  • The clue is 41. Afternoon attraction. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

    The answer: MATINEE

    Possible Answer: matinee

  • The clue is 42. Obtained, informally. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

    The answer: SNAGGED

    Possible Answer: snag

  • The clue is 43. Bigwig. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TYCOON

    Possible Answer: business_leader, power, mogul, tycoon, top_executive, big_businessman, king, baron, magnate

  • The clue is 44. Bro's greeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YODUDE

  • The clue is 45. Stages, as a play. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PUTSON

  • The clue is 46. Went on the road. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TOURED

    Possible Answer: tour

  • The clue is 47. Lose in a logrolling match, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GETWET

  • The clue is 49. Poker variant with four hole cards. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OMAHA

    Possible Answer: Omaha, Maha

  • The clue is 50. "In excelsis ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DEO

  • The clue is 53. Vietnamese soups. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PHOS

  • The clue is 55. Uno + due. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TRE

  • The clue is 57. ___ Lilly and Company. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ELI

  • The clue is 58. Mo preceder. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SLO

Sunday, August 24, 2025

January 18, 1990 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Master the NYT crossword from January 18, 1990 with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun.

Puzzle Difficulty: Moderate

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

Across Clues - Strategic Hints (37 clues)

1A: "1. "Off the Court" author"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that united states tennis player who was the first black to win united states and english singles championships (1943-1993)
  • Similar words include: Arthur Robert Ashe, Arthur Ashe
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ASHE

2A: "5. Steer"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
  • Similar words include: buffer, original, airplane pilot
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: PILOT

3A: "10. Stagehand"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the act of grasping
  • Similar words include: traveling bag, fascinate, hairgrip
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: GRIP

4A: "14. Condo cousin"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a farm building for housing poultry
  • Similar words include: henhouse, cage, hencoop
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: COOP

5A: "15. Plant of the goosefoot family"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any of various herbaceous plants of the genus atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes
  • Similar words include: orache
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ORACH

6A: "16. Pool on a liner"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a recreational facility including a swimming pool for water sports
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: LIDO

7A: "17. Savvy"

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer
Answer: HORSESENSE

8A: "19. Literary conflict"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a festivity in ancient greece at which competitors contended for prizes
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: AGON

9A: "20. Chore for a farmer"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that store in a silo
  • Similar words include: ensile
  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ENSILING

10A: "21. Harbinger"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (formal) a person who announces important news
  • Similar words include: predecessor, annunciate, trumpeter
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: HERALD

11A: "23. Gladden"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
  • Similar words include: lift up, intoxicate, uplift
  • Opposite of: depress
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ELATE

12A: "24. Gdansk native"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
  • Similar words include: magnetic pole, perch, punt
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: POLE

13A: "25. London suburb"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ACTON

14A: "27. Dies"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
  • Similar words include: cash in one's chips, go, pass
  • Opposite of: be born
Click to reveal answer
Answer: PERISHES

15A: "31. Bereft, in times of yore"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: LORN

16A: "32. Torment"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that annoy continually or chronically
  • Similar words include: molest, provoke, chevy
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: HARASS

17A: "34. Eggs, to Cato"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the female reproductive cell; the female gamete
  • Similar words include: ovum, egg cell
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: OVA

18A: "35. Sp. women"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: SRAS

19A: "36. Papal cape"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ORALE

20A: "37. Seed covering"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ARIL

21A: "38. Well-known dict."

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles
  • Similar words include: Oxford English Dictionary, O.E.D.
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: OED

22A: "39. Undercoats a surface"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a number that has no factor but itself and 1
  • Similar words include: prime, peak, blossom
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: PRIMES

23A: "40. H.S. test"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: PSAT

24A: "41. Property"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that land and the buildings on it
  • Similar words include: precede, assumption, premise
  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer
Answer: PREMISES

25A: "43. Golf events"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
  • Similar words include: open, spread, surface
  • Opposite of: fold, close
Click to reveal answer
Answer: OPENS

26A: "44. Serves perfectly"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
  • Similar words include: one, virtuoso, adept
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ACES

27A: "45. Earthy deposits"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime
  • Similar words include: marl
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: MARLS

28A: "47. Kind of puzzle"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a portable power saw with a reciprocating blade; can be used with a variety of blades depending on the application and kind of cut; generally have a plate that rides on the surface that is being cut
  • Similar words include: fretsaw, scroll saw, saber saw
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: JIGSAW

29A: "50. Bent"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
  • Similar words include: leaning, disposition, inclination
  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer
Answer: TENDENCY

30A: "53. Emend"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
  • Similar words include: cut, delete, redact
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: EDIT

31A: "54. Oater"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer
Answer: HORSEOPERA

32A: "56. River in Germany"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a river in central europe that arises in northwestern czechoslovakia and flows northward through germany to empty into the north sea
  • Similar words include: Elbe River
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ELBE

33A: "57. Actress Massey"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ILONA

34A: "58. Bakery specialist"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that being nine more than ninety
  • Similar words include: ic, 99, ninety-nine
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ICER

35A: "59. Look sharply"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
  • Similar words include: compeer, match, equal
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: PEER

36A: "60. Rob ___ to pay Paul"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that disciple of jesus and leader of the apostles; regarded by catholics as the vicar of christ on earth and first pope
  • Similar words include: Simon Peter, Saint Peter, Saint Peter the Apostle
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: PETER

37A: "61. Used frugally, with "out""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: EKED

Down Clues - Strategic Hints (37 clues)

1D: "1. Suffer sorely"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
  • Similar words include: pine, languish, smart
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ACHE

2D: "2. Anon"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that in the near future
  • Similar words include: before long, presently, shortly
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: SOON

3D: "3. Bargain shrewdly"

10 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer
Answer: HORSETRADE

4D: "4. Greek letters"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the 5th letter of the greek alphabet
  • Similar words include: epsilon
  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer
Answer: EPSILONS

5D: "5. Assume as fact"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
  • Similar words include: submit, situate, fix
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: POSIT

6D: "6. Girl of song"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: IRENE

7D: "7. Director Fritz ___"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: LANG

8D: "8. Mil. training program"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: OCS

9D: "9. "___ Mouth," Joyce Cary novel"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
Click to reveal answer
Answer: THEHORSES

10D: "10. Glowers"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
  • Similar words include: blaze, spotlight, glower
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: GLARES

11D: "11. Capital of Latvia"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a port city on the gulf of riga that is the capital and largest city of latvia; formerly a member of the hanseatic league
  • Similar words include: capital of Latvia
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: RIGA

12D: "12. Matinee ___"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a material effigy that is worshipped
  • Similar words include: graven image, perfection, matinee idol
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: IDOL

13D: "13. Golden or Walden"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a small lake
  • Similar words include: pool
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: POND

14D: "18. Zest"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
  • Similar words include: zeal, panache, dash
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ELAN

15D: "22. Site of the first Olympic games"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ELIS

16D: "24. Rembrandt ___, U.S. painter"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: PEALE

17D: "25. Journalist Stewart or Joseph"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ALSOP

18D: "26. Kitchen gadget"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a device for removing the core from apples
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: CORER

19D: "27. London buggies"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
  • Similar words include: stroller, pushchair, pram
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: PRAMS

20D: "28. Ginger ale-whisky drink"

10 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer
Answer: HORSESNECK

21D: "29. ___- les-Bains, French spa"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: EVIAN

22D: "30. Seasoned seamen"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
  • Similar words include: saltiness, salt, SALT
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: SALTS

23D: "32. Lash"

9 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a whip for controlling horses
  • Pattern: _________
Click to reveal answer
Answer: HORSEWHIP

24D: "33. The Ram of the zodiac"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in aries
  • Similar words include: Ram, Aries the Ram
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ARIES

25D: "37. As American as ___"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer
Answer: APPLEPIE

26D: "39. Twelve-point type"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistently
  • Similar words include: em, genus Pica, pica em
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: PICA

27D: "42. Kind of mind or work"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an artist of consummate skill
  • Similar words include: master copy, professional, lord
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: MASTER

28D: "43. Church calendar"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ORDO

29D: "45. Intervening, in law"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: MESNE

30D: "46. Close by, poetically"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ANEAR

31D: "47. General-purpose car"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a car suitable for traveling over rough terrain
  • Similar words include: landrover
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: JEEP

32D: "48. Not in use"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
  • Similar words include: dead, loose, unwarranted
  • Opposite of: work, run
Click to reveal answer
Answer: IDLE

33D: "49. Taunt"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
  • Similar words include: agree, match, slam
  • Opposite of: disagree
Click to reveal answer
Answer: GIBE

34D: "50. Cheating aid"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a slow pace of running
  • Similar words include: crib, Trotskyist, clip
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: TROT

35D: "51. Actress Summer"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a member of an algonquian people living in central canada
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: CREE

36D: "52. Word with arm or stick"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
  • Similar words include: thou, railway yard, pace
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: YARD

37D: "55. Corrida cry"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: OLE

Puzzle Stats

37 Across
37 Down
74 Total

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