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 

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

0909 NYT Crossword: September 09, 2024 | Puzzle Breakdown

NYT Crossword September 09, 2024 Puzzle Breakdown: Your Complete Guide

Here are the puzzles for New York Times Crossword of September 09, 2024 which brings another set of fun and enticing clues and questions. Below are the explanations for the across and down clues which will assist you in completing today’s puzzle.

 NYT Crossword: September 09, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Sarcastic "Yeah, right!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IBET




• The clue is 5. King with a golden touch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIDAS

  Possible Answer : Midas




• The clue is 10. "___ Worry, Be Happy". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DONT




• The clue is 14. Emperor Claudius's successor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NERO

  Possible Answer : Nero, Lucius_Domitius_Ahenobarbus, Nero_Claudius_Caesar_Drusus_Germanicus




• The clue is 15. Words to live by. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CREDO

  Possible Answer : creed, credo




• The clue is 16. Facts and figures. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INFO

  Possible Answer : info, information




• The clue is 17. Smack with a hand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLAP

  Possible Answer : smack, smacking, slap, bolt, bang, slapdash




• The clue is 18. Beach project that rarely survives high tide. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SANDCASTLE




• The clue is 20. Actress Fisher of "Eighth Grade". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELSIE




• The clue is 22. Lock up, as a playoff spot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLINCH

  Possible Answer : hug, clinch, squeeze, clench, clamp




• The clue is 23. Numbskull. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHUCKLEHEAD




• The clue is 26. Moody rock subgenre. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMO




• The clue is 29. The Maple Leafs, on scoreboards. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOR

  Possible Answer : tor




• The clue is 30. Understood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOT

  Possible Answer : mother, perplex, contract, catch, pose, induce, take, generate, dumbfound, let, go, arrest, commence, acquire, bewilder, incur, stimulate, start, stupefy, father, nonplus, convey, fuck_off, obtain, buzz_off, become, develop, make, get_down, produce, suffer, receive, grow, bugger_off, set_about, mystify, pay_off, gravel, engender, sire, vex, experience, get, bring, fetch, capture, find, drive, beat, set_out, sustain, arrive, pay_back, aim, scram, fix, get_under_one's_skin, stick, puzzle, draw, amaze, bring_forth, start_out, flummox, have, come, cause, begin, beget, baffle

  Possible Opposite Answer : end, take_away, leave




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

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

  The answer: LOGGER

  Possible Answer : lumberman, lumberjack, feller, logger, faller




• The clue is 33. Blueprint detail, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPEC

  Possible Answer : spec, specification




• The clue is 35. Sgts. and cpls.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NCOS




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

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

  The answer: NOONS

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




• The clue is 39. State of total happiness. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOGHEAVEN




• The clue is 42. From which Britain "Brexited," for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEEU




• The clue is 45. Opera solo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARIA

  Possible Answer : aria




• The clue is 46. "College GameDay" airer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESPN




• The clue is 50. Fireplace floor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEARTH

  Possible Answer : fireside, hearth, open_fireplace, fireplace




• The clue is 52. Govt. code crackers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NSA

  Possible Answer : NSA, National_Security_Agency




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

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

  The answer: LOU




• The clue is 55. Even so. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YET

  Possible Answer : however, til_now, even_so, hitherto, yet, notwithstanding, until_now, as_yet, even, withal, so_far, up_to_now, thus_far, all_the_same, in_time, nonetheless, nevertheless, still, heretofore




• The clue is 56. Sandwich specialty of Maine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOBSTERROLL




• The clue is 60. Bordeaux red wine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLARET

  Possible Answer : claret, red_Bordeaux




• The clue is 62. Sauna covering. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOWEL

  Possible Answer : towel




• The clue is 63. Make a subtle insult, or a hint to four highlighted groups of letters in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THROWSHADE




• The clue is 67. Bic products. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PENS

  Possible Answer : playpen, indite, pen, compose, write, penitentiary




• The clue is 68. Word that can precede vegetable or beer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROOT

  Possible Answer : ascendant, root, theme, steady_down, settle_down, tooth_root, rootage, rootle, rout, ancestor, root_word, settle, ascendent, etymon, base, take_root, origin, radical, stem, beginning, antecedent, source, solution

  Possible Opposite Answer : descendant




• The clue is 69. Roof overhangs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAVES

  Possible Answer : eaves




• The clue is 70. Dirección from Monterrey to Miami. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESTE




• The clue is 71. Coniferous trees with red berrylike fruit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEWS

  Possible Answer : yew




• The clue is 72. Bride's wedding purchase. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRESS

  Possible Answer : do, dress, trim, line_up, habilitate, dress_up, curry, fit_out, decorate, coif, enclothe, raiment, clothes, garment, plume, clip, garb, preen, arrange, lop, snip, get_dressed, frock, apparel, attire, cut_back, wearing_apparel, dress_out, groom, coiffe, garnish, full-dress, crop, prune, clothe, tog, primp, coiffure, set

  Possible Opposite Answer : undress




• The clue is 73. "Now!," in a hospital. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAT

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Fleas and flies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INSECTS

  Possible Answer: insect, worm, louse, dirt_ball

• The clue is 2. Hotel worker with baggage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BELLHOP

  Possible Answer: bellhop, bellboy, bellman

• The clue is 3. Crossword solver's correction mark. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERASURE

  Possible Answer: erasure, expunging, expunction

• The clue is 4. Subject matter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOPIC

  Possible Answer: matter, theme, issue, subject, topic

• The clue is 5. Award show hosts, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MCS

  Possible Answer: megacycle_per_second, megahertz, megacycle, Mc, MHz

• The clue is 6. 401(k) alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRA

  Possible Answer: Irish_Republican_Army, Provos, individual_retirement_account, Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army, Provisional_IRA, ire, IRA, anger, ira, wrath

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

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

  The answer: DENCH

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

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

  The answer: ADDLE

  Possible Answer: puddle, muddle, addle

• The clue is 9. Outgoing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOCIAL

  Possible Answer: sociable, social, societal, mixer

  Possible Opposite Answer : unsocial

• The clue is 10. Spinal segment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DISC

  Possible Answer: phonograph_record, disc, disk, magnetic_disc, saucer, platter, magnetic_disk, record, phonograph_recording

• The clue is 11. Currently traveling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONTHEGO

• The clue is 12. Super Bowl org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NFL

• The clue is 13. Front part of a shoe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOE

  Possible Answer: toe, toenail

• The clue is 19. Hoops phrase uttered after a basket plus a foul. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANDONE

• The clue is 21. Hosp. heart readout. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EKG

  Possible Answer: ECG, electrocardiogram, EKG, cardiogram

• The clue is 24. Like the odds of an unlikely event. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LONG

  Possible Answer: foresighted, farseeing, longsighted, long, hanker, yearn, retentive, foresightful, prospicient, farsighted, tenacious, recollective

  Possible Opposite Answer : unretentive, short

• The clue is 25. ___ Sketch (classic toy). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETCHA

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

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

  The answer: MEN

  Possible Answer: world, humans, military_man, human_being, gentleman, man, piece, human_race, adult_male, human_beings, Isle_of_Man, gentleman's_gentleman, men, hands, humanity, serviceman, valet_de_chambre, human, Man, workforce, manpower, mankind, humankind, work_force, military_personnel, homo, valet

  Possible Opposite Answer : civilian, woman

• The clue is 28. Surgery sites, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORS

  Possible Answer: surgery, OR, Beaver_State, Oregon, operating_theatre, operating_room, operating_theater

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

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

  The answer: GONE

  Possible Answer: plump, perish, last, gone, go, choke, break_down, sound, lead, locomote, blend_in, fit, live, cash_in_one's_chips, decease, start, bypast, buy_the_farm, kaput, run_short, conk_out, proceed, run, bygone, operate, become, function, pass_away, croak, move, break, give_way, extend, drop_dead, fail, deceased, hold_up, snuff_it, done_for, work, hold_out, get, depart, run_low, pop_off, foregone, rifle, survive, travel, pass, exit, kick_the_bucket, conk, give_out, at_peace, endure, go_away, die, get_going, go_bad, departed, at_rest, asleep, blend, expire, belong, give-up_the_ghost, live_on

  Possible Opposite Answer : stop, come, malfunction, be_born, stay_in_place

• The clue is 34. "Moonstruck" Oscar winner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHER

• The clue is 36. Opposite of 'neath. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OER

• The clue is 37. Canonized person. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAINT

  Possible Answer: canonize, nonsuch, ideal, paragon, apotheosis, holy_person, nonesuch, nonpareil, angel, enshrine, canonise, holy_man, saint

• The clue is 40. Make illegal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUTLAW

  Possible Answer: lawless, illicit, criminal, unlawful, malefactor, illegalize, illegitimate, criminalise, illegalise, crook, outlawed, outlaw, felon, criminalize

  Possible Opposite Answer : decriminalize, legalize, decriminalise

• The clue is 41. Floral arrangement holder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VASE

  Possible Answer: vase

• The clue is 42. Your of yore. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THY

• The clue is 43. Start of a donkey's bray. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEE

• The clue is 44. Humbly admit a mistake. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EATCROW

• The clue is 47. Like the rightmost lane on a highway. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOWEST

  Possible Answer: dense, boring, dumb, dull, deadening, wearisome, slowest, sluggish, tedious, irksome, dim, tiresome, obtuse, slow, ho-hum

  Possible Opposite Answer : fast

• The clue is 48. Italian cornmeal dish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POLENTA

  Possible Answer: polenta

• The clue is 49. { }, in math. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NULLSET

• The clue is 51. Goofed (around). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HORSED

  Possible Answer: horse

• The clue is 53. One might be liberal in college. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ART

  Possible Answer: prowess, artwork, art, fine_art, graphics, artistic_creation, artistic_production, nontextual_matter, artistry

• The clue is 57. Joy of daytime television. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEHAR

• The clue is 58. Fend (off). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAVE

  Possible Answer: staff, stave_in, round, rung, stave, lag

• The clue is 59. Boxing ring boundaries. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROPES

  Possible Answer: Mexican_valium, rophy, circle, lasso, forget_me_drug, roach, leash, roofy, R-2, rope

• The clue is 61. A whole bunch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOTS

  Possible Answer: piles, flock, shell_out, mountain, scads, lots, loads, luck, parcel_out, wads, dozens, deal_out, lashings, rafts, great_deal, fate, a_lot, very_much, raft, mint, slew, mete_out, mess, caboodle, dish_out, pot, peck, oodles, pile, slews, stacks, deal, fortune, heaps, allot, wad, bunch, distribute, good_deal, mickle, dispense, destiny, band, hatful, stack, scores, Lot, plenty, mass, administer, tons, spate, dole_out, quite_a_little, tidy_sum, circle, portion, draw, passel, batch, muckle, circumstances, a_good_deal, gobs, lot, a_great_deal, much, sight, set, heap

• The clue is 63. Attempt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRY

  Possible Answer: assay, try, try_out, endeavour, render, sample, essay, effort, stress, seek, examine, prove, strain, taste, hear, endeavor, test, judge, adjudicate, try_on, attempt

• The clue is 64. Soil-breaking tool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOE

  Possible Answer: hoe

• The clue is 65. ___ Moines, Iowa. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DES

  Possible Answer: stilbesterol, Diamond_State, diethylstilbestrol, stilbestrol, Delaware, DES, First_State, diethylstilbesterol, stilboestrol, DE, diethylstilboestrol

• The clue is 66. Pluralizing letter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESS

  Possible Answer: einsteinium, Es, atomic_number_99, E

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (36 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (36 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky

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. One who makes a living from fish	9
2A	10. Taxing, as a test	5
3A	15. Screen grab?	9
4A	16. Prefix with -centric	5
5A	17. Like the crescendo in Ravel's "Boléro"	9
6A	18. Prayer presenter	5
7A	19. What travellers typically have in America?	4
8A	20. Flash	4
9A	21. Word that comes from the Japanese for "picture" + "character"	5
10A	22. M.R.I. induction units	6
11A	24. Makeup of a plot	4
12A	26. Walked off with	3
13A	27. Part of a Grim Reaper costume	4
14A	29. Controller of floods in the video game Pharaoh	6
15A	31. Closing	5
16A	35. Directive in an order	4
17A	37. R&B's Braxton	4
18A	38. "Does anyone else sense impending doom?"	7
19A	40. Sémillon rouge and Médoc noir	7
20A	42. Noncommittal	4
21A	43. You might dance on one	4
22A	45. Location of a notorious 33-Down: Abbr.	5
23A	46. Envelop with a ring	6
24A	48. When strikes go on the longest?	4
25A	50. Cavity	3
26A	51. No. 2	4
27A	53. Like the layout of the central 13 black squares in this puzzle	6
28A	58. Open the gate for	5
29A	60. What first has over second	4
30A	62. Woman central to electioneering?	4
31A	63. "Big Little Lies" author Moriarty	5
32A	64. Totality of everything, in sci-fi-speak	9
33A	66. Ninnyhammer	5
34A	67. "Say whatever you're gonna say!"	9
35A	68. It keeps a narrow passage passable	5
36A	69. "Heavens!"	9

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. One who makes a living from fish"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: CARDSHARK

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2A: "10. Taxing, as a test"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the rear part of a ship
• Similar words include: nates, fundament, strict
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: STERN

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3A: "15. Screen grab?"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: STARPOWER

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4A: "16. Prefix with -centric"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HELIO

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5A: "17. Like the crescendo in Ravel's "Boléro""

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: POCOAPOCO

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6A: "18. Prayer presenter"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that spiritual leader of a jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply jewish law
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RABBI

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7A: "19. What travellers typically have in America?"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ONEL

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8A: "20. Flash"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
• Similar words include: style, dash, ardour
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ELAN

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9A: "21. Word that comes from the Japanese for "picture" + "character""

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EMOJI

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10A: "22. M.R.I. induction units"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter
• Similar words include: Nikola Tesla, tesla, Tesla
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TESLAS

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11A: "24. Makeup of a plot"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the land on which real estate is located
• Similar words include: demesne, body politic, set down
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LAND

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12A: "26. Walked off with"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the basic unit of money in south korea
• Similar words include: acquire, advance, bring home the bacon
• Opposite of: lost, fall back

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Answer: WON

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13A: "27. Part of a Grim Reaper costume"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
• Similar words include: cowling, hood, bonnet
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: COWL

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14A: "29. Controller of floods in the video game Pharaoh"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead; husband and brother of isis; father of horus
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: OSIRIS

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15A: "31. Closing"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
• Similar words include: terminal, final exam, final examination
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FINAL

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16A: "35. Directive in an order"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that as soon as possible
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ASAP

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17A: "37. R&B's Braxton"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TONI

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18A: "38. "Does anyone else sense impending doom?""

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: AMINUTS

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19A: "40. Sémillon rouge and Médoc noir"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that black wine grape originally from the region of bordeaux
• Similar words include: Merlot
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: MERLOTS

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20A: "42. Noncommittal"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
• Similar words include: canny, clever, cagey
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CAGY

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21A: "43. You might dance on one"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sudden desire
• Similar words include: whimsy, caprice, notion
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: WHIM

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22A: "45. Location of a notorious 33-Down: Abbr."

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ELMST

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23A: "46. Envelop with a ring"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ENHALO

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24A: "48. When strikes go on the longest?"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the middle of the day
• Similar words include: midday, noontide, noonday
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NOON

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25A: "50. Cavity"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
• Similar words include: nether region, pock, cavity
• Opposite of: Heaven

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Answer: PIT

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26A: "51. No. 2"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ASST

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27A: "53. Like the layout of the central 13 black squares in this puzzle"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
• Similar words include: specked, scatter, constellate
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DOTTED

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28A: "58. Open the gate for"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
• Similar words include: take on, take, allow
• Opposite of: exclude, reject

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Answer: ADMIT

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29A: "60. What first has over second"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an advantage held by a competitor in a race
• Similar words include: take, tip, star
• Opposite of: deficit, follow

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Answer: LEAD

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30A: "62. Woman central to electioneering?"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IONE

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31A: "63. "Big Little Lies" author Moriarty"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LIANE

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32A: "64. Totality of everything, in sci-fi-speak"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: OMNIVERSE

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33A: "66. Ninnyhammer"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person of subnormal intelligence
• Similar words include: retard, half-wit, imbecile
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MORON

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34A: "67. "Say whatever you're gonna say!""

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: SPITITOUT

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35A: "68. It keeps a narrow passage passable"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: STENT

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36A: "69. "Heavens!""

9 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: HOLYMOSES

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. 100 bones	5
2D	2. Act constructively from contrition	5
3D	3. Wife-carrying in Finland and cheese-rolling in England	5
4D	4. Waggish	5
5D	5. Spot for a sweat	3
6D	6. "God willing!"	6
7D	7. Ex-P.F.C. Wintergreen's status, repeatedly, in "Catch-22"	4
8D	8. Takes off-road?	7
9D	9. Money in Reykjavík	5
10D	10. Throws spray, in surfer lingo	6
11D	11. Band	4
12D	12. What's lacking in a crowded elevator	9
13D	13. Establishments where smoking is allowed	9
14D	14. Reply while fighting for the check	9
15D	23. First Amendment protector, in brief	4
16D	25. "Far from it"	4
17D	28. Dry streambed	4
18D	30. "___ do"	4
19D	31. Gestures of incredulity	9
20D	32. "D'oh!"	9
21D	33. Cause of a cold sweat, perhaps	9
22D	34. Taylor-Joy of "Furiosa"	4
23D	36. What arms may hold, informally	4
24D	39. Low notes, but not the lowest	4
25D	41. Home of the National Automobile Museum	4
26D	44. At the designated speed	7
27D	47. Not yet seen, say	6
28D	49. Rare bird	6
29D	52. Move about, as liquid	5
30D	54. Connect with	5
31D	55. Estoques are pointed at them	5
32D	56. Transpire thereupon	5
33D	57. Not just the headline gossip, slangily	5
34D	59. Part of, as a racket	4
35D	61. Dye-yielding shrub	4
36D	65. Energy	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. 100 bones"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CSPOT

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2D: "2. Act constructively from contrition"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make amends for
• Similar words include: aby, repent, expiate
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ATONE

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3D: "3. Wife-carrying in Finland and cheese-rolling in England"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any competition
• Similar words include: subspecies, cannonball along, raceway
• Opposite of: linger

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Answer: RACES

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4D: "4. Waggish"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that comical in an odd or whimsical manner
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DROLL

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5D: "5. Spot for a sweat"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a health resort near a spring or at the seaside
• Similar words include: watering hole, health spa, resort hotel
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SPA

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6D: "6. "God willing!""

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: HOPESO

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7D: "7. Ex-P.F.C. Wintergreen's status, repeatedly, in "Catch-22""

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one who is away or absent without leave
• Similar words include: truant
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AWOL

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8D: "8. Takes off-road?"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
• Similar words include: recall, think, hark back
• Opposite of: issue, forget

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Answer: RECALLS

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9D: "9. Money in Reykjavík"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the basic unit of money in sweden
• Similar words include: Icelandic krona, Swedish krona
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: KRONA

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10D: "10. Throws spray, in surfer lingo"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
• Similar words include: tittle, smidgen, tag
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SHREDS

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11D: "11. Band"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
• Similar words include: squad, team up
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TEAM

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12D: "12. What's lacking in a crowded elevator"

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: ELBOWROOM

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13D: "13. Establishments where smoking is allowed"

9 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: RIBJOINTS

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14D: "14. Reply while fighting for the check"

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: NOIINSIST

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15D: "23. First Amendment protector, in brief"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ACLU

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16D: "25. "Far from it""

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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Answer: NOPE

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17D: "28. Dry streambed"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Think of something that a thin coat of water-base paint
• Similar words include: wash off, laundry, dampen
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: WASH

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18D: "30. "___ do""

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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Answer: ITLL

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19D: "31. Gestures of incredulity"

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: _________

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Answer: FACEPALMS

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20D: "32. "D'oh!""

9 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: _________

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Answer: IMANIDIOT

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21D: "33. Cause of a cold sweat, perhaps"

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Think of something that a situation resembling a terrifying dream
• Similar words include: incubus
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: NIGHTMARE

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22D: "34. Taylor-Joy of "Furiosa""

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ANYA

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23D: "36. What arms may hold, informally"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Think of something that projectiles to be fired from a gun
• Similar words include: ammunition
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AMMO

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24D: "39. Low notes, but not the lowest"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
• Similar words include: two, deuce, II
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TWOS

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25D: "41. Home of the National Automobile Museum"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Think of something that a city in western nevada at the foot of the sierra nevada mountains; known for gambling casinos and easy divorce and remarriage
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RENO

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26D: "44. At the designated speed"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: _______

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Answer: INTEMPO

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27D: "47. Not yet seen, say"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Think of something that potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: LATENT

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28D: "49. Rare bird"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Think of something that eccentricity that is not easily explained
• Similar words include: crotchet, oddness, rarity
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ODDITY

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29D: "52. Move about, as liquid"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make a splashing sound
• Similar words include: slush around, splosh, slop
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SLOSH

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30D: "54. Connect with"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TIETO

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31D: "55. Estoques are pointed at them"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TOROS

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32D: "56. Transpire thereupon"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
• Similar words include: result
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ENSUE

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33D: "57. Not just the headline gossip, slangily"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DEETS

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34D: "59. Part of, as a racket"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: INON

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35D: "61. Dye-yielding shrub"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically
• Similar words include: Indigofera anil, indigotin, Indigofera suffruticosa
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ANIL

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36D: "65. Energy"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a healthy capacity for vigorous activity
• Similar words include: muscularity, vigor, vitality
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: VIM

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Today's Puzzle Stats

36 Across Clues

36 Down Clues

72 Total Clues

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