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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Wednesday, February 07, 2024
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 79 (37 Across, 42 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.1 letters
February 07, 2024 Across Hints: NYT Wednesday Crossword Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. One who might call you out | 6 |
| 2A | 7. ___ pepper | 5 |
| 3A | 12. Prez featured in "Annie" | 3 |
| 4A | 15. Enthusiastic fan | 6 |
| 5A | 16. ___ Air, electric vehicle that was named Motor Trend's 2022 Car of the Year | 5 |
| 6A | 17. Grassy expanse | 3 |
| 7A | 18. Refrain in a 1970 hit by the Kinks | 12 |
| 8A | 20. Crop revered by the Abelam people of Papua New Guinea | 3 |
| 9A | 21. Casual vodka order | 5 |
| 10A | 22. Muscat native | 5 |
| 11A | 23. Some reactions on Slack | 4 |
| 12A | 24. "Yep, noticed that" | 4 |
| 13A | 26. "Oh, you wanna fight!" | 5 |
| 14A | 28. Refrain in a 1971 hit by David Bowie | 15 |
| 15A | 34. ___-owned (merchandise designation) | 3 |
| 16A | 35. One of over 140 in an Ironman triathlon | 4 |
| 17A | 36. Serbian American inventor | 5 |
| 18A | 37. Hindu god embodying virtue | 4 |
| 19A | 39. Everlasting, poetically | 6 |
| 20A | 42. Flatbread that can be served with dal | 4 |
| 21A | 43. What offers worldwide protection? | 5 |
| 22A | 45. State boldly | 4 |
| 23A | 46. "hahahaha" | 3 |
| 24A | 47. Refrain in a 1965 hit by the Who | 15 |
| 25A | 52. Corporate department | 5 |
| 26A | 53. Privy to | 4 |
| 27A | 54. Longtime TV singing series, to fans | 4 |
| 28A | 56. Places for evil geniuses | 5 |
| 29A | 59. Thing with a ping | 5 |
| 30A | 63. Sandwich you really need two hands to eat | 3 |
| 31A | 64. Refrain in a 2008 hit by Lady Gaga | 12 |
| 32A | 66. What makes most moist? | 3 |
| 33A | 67. Fleece seeker | 5 |
| 34A | 68. "War and Peace" character who determines through numerology that he is destined to assassinate Napoleon | 6 |
| 35A | 69. East Asian currency | 3 |
| 36A | 70. Things dragged uphill | 5 |
| 37A | 71. Trade mag for marketers | 6 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. One who might call you out"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an official at a baseball game
- Words that mean the same thing: ump, arbitrator, arbiter
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UMPIRE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "7. ___ pepper"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans
- Words that mean the same thing: chilly, chili con carne, chili pepper
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CHILI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "12. Prez featured in "Annie""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that 32nd president of the united states; elected four times; instituted new deal to counter the great depression and led country during world war ii (1882-1945)
- Words that mean the same thing: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, President Franklin Roosevelt
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FDR
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Clue 4 Across: "15. Enthusiastic fan"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an enthusiastic devotee of sports
- Words that mean the same thing: fan, sports fan
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROOTER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "16. ___ Air, electric vehicle that was named Motor Trend's 2022 Car of the Year"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; ; ; - robert burton
- Words that mean the same thing: pellucid, perspicuous, transparent
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LUCID
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Clue 6 Across: "17. Grassy expanse"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a unit of length of thread or yarn
- Words that mean the same thing: pasture, grazing land, pastureland
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEA
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Clue 7 Across: "18. Refrain in a 1970 hit by the Kinks"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LALALALALOLA
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Clue 8 Across: "20. Crop revered by the Abelam people of Papua New Guinea"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that edible tuber of any of several yams
- Words that mean the same thing: yam plant
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "21. Casual vodka order"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STOLI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "22. Muscat native"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a native or inhabitant of oman
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OMANI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "23. Some reactions on Slack"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GIFS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "24. "Yep, noticed that""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ISAW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "26. "Oh, you wanna fight!""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ITSON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "28. Refrain in a 1971 hit by David Bowie"
Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CHCHCHCHCHANGES
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Clue 15 Across: "34. ___-owned (merchandise designation)"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PRE
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Clue 16 Across: "35. One of over 140 in an Ironman triathlon"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
- Words that mean the same thing: Swedish mile, Admiralty mile, sea mile
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MILE
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Clue 17 Across: "36. Serbian American inventor"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter
- Words that mean the same thing: Nikola Tesla
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TESLA
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Clue 18 Across: "37. Hindu god embodying virtue"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that avatar of vishnu whose name is synonymous with god; any of three incarnations: ramachandra or parashurama or balarama
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RAMA
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Clue 19 Across: "39. Everlasting, poetically"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ETERNE
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Clue 20 Across: "42. Flatbread that can be served with dal"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROTI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "43. What offers worldwide protection?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a colorless gas (o3) soluble in alkalis and cold water; a strong oxidizing agent; can be produced by electric discharge in oxygen or by the action of ultraviolet radiation on oxygen in the stratosphere (where it acts as a screen for ultraviolet radiation)
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OZONE
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Clue 22 Across: "45. State boldly"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
- Words that mean the same thing: verify, avouch, affirm
- The opposite would be: disavow
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AVOW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "46. "hahahaha""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "47. Refrain in a 1965 hit by the Who"
Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MYGGGGENERATION
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Clue 25 Across: "52. Corporate department"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
- Words that mean the same thing: sound, effectual
- The opposite would be: illegal
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEGAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "53. Privy to"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "54. Longtime TV singing series, to fans"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a material effigy that is worshipped
- Words that mean the same thing: graven image, god, beau ideal
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IDOL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "56. Places for evil geniuses"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the habitation of wild animals
- Words that mean the same thing: den, lair
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LAIRS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "59. Thing with a ping"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects
- Words that mean the same thing: microwave radar, radio detection and ranging, radiolocation
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RADAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "63. Sandwich you really need two hands to eat"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the united states
- Words that mean the same thing: bomber, pigboat, fill in
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SUB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "64. Refrain in a 2008 hit by Lady Gaga"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PPPPOKERFACE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "66. What makes most moist?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that black tropical american cuckoo
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "67. Fleece seeker"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (greek mythology) the husband of medea and leader of the argonauts who sailed in quest of the golden fleece
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: JASON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "68. "War and Peace" character who determines through numerology that he is destined to assassinate Napoleon"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that capital of the state of south dakota; located in central south dakota on the missouri river
- Words that mean the same thing: capital of South Dakota
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PIERRE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "69. East Asian currency"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a yearning for something or to do something
- Words that mean the same thing: languish, hankering, yearn
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "70. Things dragged uphill"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
- Words that mean the same thing: sledge, sleigh, sled
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLEDS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "71. Trade mag for marketers"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADWEEK
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February 07, 2024 Down Hints: NYT Wednesday Crossword Guide
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. "www" addresses | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Defense from some attackers | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Short-sleeved shirt | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Like a type that leans right? | 6 |
| 5D | 5. Enjoy with gusto | 6 |
| 6D | 6. Big Band ___ | 3 |
| 7D | 7. $1 bill, in slang | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Dance with a festive skirt | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Like Andy Warhol's "Campbell's Soup Cans" or "Marilyn Diptych" | 6 |
| 10D | 10. Frasier's ex-wife on "Frasier" | 6 |
| 11D | 11. State west of Wyo. | 3 |
| 12D | 12. Going it alone | 10 |
| 13D | 13. The "D" in CODA | 4 |
| 14D | 14. Head-butts, e.g. | 4 |
| 15D | 19. Tackle at the knees, e.g. | 6 |
| 16D | 23. One who's finished | 5 |
| 17D | 25. Zenith | 4 |
| 18D | 27. Took a load off | 3 |
| 19D | 28. Outrageous | 5 |
| 20D | 29. Substance that makes blood red | 10 |
| 21D | 30. Fair and honest | 5 |
| 22D | 31. Actor ___ Villechaize of "Fantasy Island" | 5 |
| 23D | 32. John from England | 5 |
| 24D | 33. Whiz (through) | 4 |
| 25D | 34. Big dance | 4 |
| 26D | 38. Sweetheart | 5 |
| 27D | 40. Surefire | 6 |
| 28D | 41. Actor McGregor | 4 |
| 29D | 44. Something a person with an ovomucoid allergy cannot eat | 3 |
| 30D | 48. Female friend, informally | 6 |
| 31D | 49. Go by | 6 |
| 32D | 50. Hot, hot, hot | 6 |
| 33D | 51. Shortly | 6 |
| 34D | 54. "Oho!" | 4 |
| 35D | 55. Novel with the desert planet Arrakis | 4 |
| 36D | 57. Tech product officially discontinued in 2022 | 4 |
| 37D | 58. Carter of jazz and Perlman of film | 4 |
| 38D | 60. Take the leap | 4 |
| 39D | 61. Land unit | 4 |
| 40D | 62. Raise a big stink | 4 |
| 41D | 64. Slumber duds | 3 |
| 42D | 65. Org. with an Office of Water | 3 |
Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!
Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!
Clue 1 Down: "1. "www" addresses"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the address of a web page on the world wide web
- Words that mean the same thing: universal resource locator, URL, uniform resource locator
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: URLS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Defense from some attackers"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
- Words that mean the same thing: fosse
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Short-sleeved shirt"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that venetian traveler who explored asia in the 13th century and served kublai khan (1254-1324)
- Words that mean the same thing: Marco Polo
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: POLO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Like a type that leans right?"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
- Words that mean the same thing: Italic language
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ITALIC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Enjoy with gusto"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
- Words that mean the same thing: savour, flavor, zest
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RELISH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Big Band ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
- Words that mean the same thing: geological era, earned run average, epoch
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. $1 bill, in slang"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
- Words that mean the same thing: dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CLAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Dance with a festive skirt"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a polynesian rain dance performed by a woman
- Words that mean the same thing: hula-hula, Hawaiian dancing
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HULA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Like Andy Warhol's "Campbell's Soup Cans" or "Marilyn Diptych""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that relating to or having the characteristics on an icon
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ICONIC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Frasier's ex-wife on "Frasier""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that in ancient semitic folklore: a female demon who attacks children
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LILITH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. State west of Wyo."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an agency of the united nations affiliated with the world bank
- Words that mean the same thing: International Development Association
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IDA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Going it alone"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FLYINGSOLO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. The "D" in CODA"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that people who have severe hearing impairments
- Words that mean the same thing: indifferent, deafen
- The opposite would be: hearing
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DEAF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "14. Head-butts, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible
- Words that mean the same thing: drive, ram, jam
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: RAMS
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Clue 15 Down: "19. Tackle at the knees, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: LOWHIT
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Clue 16 Down: "23. One who's finished"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a person in desperate straits; someone doomed
- Words that mean the same thing: toast
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: GONER
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Clue 17 Down: "25. Zenith"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
- Words that mean the same thing: meridian, height, tiptop
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ACME
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Clue 18 Down: "27. Took a load off"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the sabbath by jews and some christians
- Words that mean the same thing: model, sit around, pose
- The opposite would be: stand, arise
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The answer is: SAT
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Clue 19 Down: "28. Outrageous"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that someone deranged and possibly dangerous
- Words that mean the same thing: nutcase, loony, disturbed
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: CRAZY
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Clue 20 Down: "29. Substance that makes blood red"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues
- Words that mean the same thing: Hb, haemoglobin
- The word looks like this: __________
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The answer is: HEMOGLOBIN
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Clue 21 Down: "30. Fair and honest"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
- Words that mean the same thing: unclouded, uncontaminating, blank
- The opposite would be: unclean, unfairly
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The answer is: CLEAN
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Clue 22 Down: "31. Actor ___ Villechaize of "Fantasy Island""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: HERVE
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Clue 23 Down: "32. John from England"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ELTON
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Clue 24 Down: "33. Whiz (through)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
- Words that mean the same thing: navigate, canvas, sweep
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SAIL
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Clue 25 Down: "34. Big dance"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year
- Words that mean the same thing: promenade
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: PROM
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Clue 26 Down: "38. Sweetheart"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that spiritual being attendant upon god
- Words that mean the same thing: holy man, Angel Falls, backer
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ANGEL
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Clue 27 Down: "40. Surefire"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: NORISK
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Clue 28 Down: "41. Actor McGregor"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: EWAN
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Clue 29 Down: "44. Something a person with an ovomucoid allergy cannot eat"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
- Words that mean the same thing: nut, ball, testicle
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: EGG
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Clue 30 Down: "48. Female friend, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: GALPAL
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Clue 31 Down: "49. Go by"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- Words that mean the same thing: glide by, lapse, slide by
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ELAPSE
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Clue 32 Down: "50. Hot, hot, hot"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that characterized by intense emotion
- Words that mean the same thing: fervent, ardent, perfervid
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: TORRID
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Clue 33 Down: "51. Shortly"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: INAFEW
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Clue 34 Down: "54. "Oho!""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ISAY
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Clue 35 Down: "55. Novel with the desert planet Arrakis"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about literature.
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- This could be something that a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans
- Words that mean the same thing: sand dune
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: DUNE
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Clue 36 Down: "57. Tech product officially discontinued in 2022"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that (trademark) a pocket-sized device used to play music files
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: IPOD
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Clue 37 Down: "58. Carter of jazz and Perlman of film"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.
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- This could be something that a chadic language spoken in northern nigeria
- Words that mean the same thing: Bokkos, Ron, Daffo
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: RONS
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Clue 38 Down: "60. Take the leap"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
- Words that mean the same thing: defy, make bold, daring
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: DARE
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Clue 39 Down: "61. Land unit"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in english-speaking countries
- Words that mean the same thing: Akko, Accho, Akka
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ACRE
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Clue 40 Down: "62. Raise a big stink"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
- Words that mean the same thing: fetor, fume, malodour
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: REEK
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Clue 41 Down: "64. Slumber duds"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: PJS
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Clue 42 Down: "65. Org. with an Office of Water"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment
- Words that mean the same thing: Environmental Protection Agency
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: EPA
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 58 | 73.4% |
| Short Answer | 13 | 16.5% |
| Geography | 2 | 2.5% |
| History | 2 | 2.5% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 2 | 2.5% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.3% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 42 |
| Total Clues | 79 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.1 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 15 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: August 27, 2025 at 07:09 PM
