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Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 76 (33 Across, 43 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.9 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Tuesday Puzzle September 10, 2019
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. "Ask ___" (newspaper advice column) | 3 |
| 2A | 4. Bounce, as off a pool table cushion | 5 |
| 3A | 9. Actress Hayek | 5 |
| 4A | 14. Deer with no antlers | 3 |
| 5A | 15. Singer with the best-selling albums "19," "21" and "25" | 5 |
| 6A | 16. Bringer of rain | 5 |
| 7A | 17. Jan., Feb., Mar., etc. | 3 |
| 8A | 18. Absolutely adored | 11 |
| 9A | 20. What a weekly has once a week | 5 |
| 10A | 22. Police action | 6 |
| 11A | 23. The police, metaphorically | 12 |
| 12A | 27. Daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes | 4 |
| 13A | 28. Destination for European hikers | 4 |
| 14A | 29. Versatile blackjack card | 3 |
| 15A | 32. Reach by addition | 5 |
| 16A | 34. Rocket-building company since 2002 | 6 |
| 17A | 37. Body art that might be revealed by hip-hugger jeans | 15 |
| 18A | 41. ___ de Tocqueville, author of "Democracy in America" | 6 |
| 19A | 42. Oscar-winning Berry | 5 |
| 20A | 43. Like 43, e.g. | 3 |
| 21A | 44. Destiny | 4 |
| 22A | 45. Senior's org. | 4 |
| 23A | 49. "Uh-oh" | 12 |
| 24A | 53. Hardcore Chinese party adherent | 6 |
| 25A | 55. "Aida" composer | 5 |
| 26A | 56. Like a millennial who's a huge fan of 1960s-'70s music, it's said | 11 |
| 27A | 60. Help out | 3 |
| 28A | 61. Source of revenue for many states | 5 |
| 29A | 62. Dot on a computer screen | 5 |
| 30A | 63. Ticked off | 3 |
| 31A | 64. Test before buying, as clothes | 5 |
| 32A | 65. Daring base runner's goal | 5 |
| 33A | 66. Foxy | 3 |
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. "Ask ___" (newspaper advice column)"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "4. Bounce, as off a pool table cushion"
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 glancing rebound
- Words that mean the same thing: cannon, ricochet
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CAROM
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Clue 3 Across: "9. Actress Hayek"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SALMA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. Deer with no antlers"
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 the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the united states; created in 1977
- Words that mean the same thing: Department of Energy, Energy Department, Energy
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DOE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Singer with the best-selling albums "19," "21" and "25""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADELE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. Bringer of rain"
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 any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
- Words that mean the same thing: obscure, befog, obnubilate
- The opposite would be: clear up
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CLOUD
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Clue 7 Across: "17. Jan., Feb., Mar., etc."
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 indefinitely short time
- Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 42, minute, moment
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOS
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Clue 8 Across: "18. Absolutely adored"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: LOVEDTOBITS
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Clue 9 Across: "20. What a weekly has once a week"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
- Words that mean the same thing: way out, military issue, result
- The opposite would be: recall
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ISSUE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "22. Police action"
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 the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
- Words that mean the same thing: cop, contain, hitch
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARREST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "23. The police, metaphorically"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: THINBLUELINE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "27. Daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes"
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: SURI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "28. Destination for European hikers"
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 large mountain system in south-central europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction
- Words that mean the same thing: alp, the Alps
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALPS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "29. Versatile blackjack card"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
- Words that mean the same thing: unity, superstar, angiotensin converting enzyme
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "32. Reach by addition"
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: SUMTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "34. Rocket-building company since 2002"
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: SPACEX
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "37. Body art that might be revealed by hip-hugger jeans"
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: LOWERBACKTATTOO
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Clue 18 Across: "41. ___ de Tocqueville, author of "Democracy in America""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALEXIS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "42. Oscar-winning Berry"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about movies/film.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a city in the saxony region of germany on the saale river; a member of the hanseatic league during the 13th and 14th centuries
- Words that mean the same thing: Halle-an-der-Saale
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HALLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "43. Like 43, e.g."
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 not divisible by two
- Words that mean the same thing: remaining, unpaired, curious
- The opposite would be: even
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ODD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "44. Destiny"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
- Words that mean the same thing: destiny, fortune, destine
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "45. Senior's org."
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 an association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens
- Words that mean the same thing: Association for the Advancement of Retired Persons
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AARP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "49. "Uh-oh""
Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: THISLOOKSBAD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "53. Hardcore Chinese party adherent"
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 advocate of maoism
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MAOIST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "55. "Aida" composer"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about music.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that italian operatic composer (1813-1901)
- Words that mean the same thing: Giuseppe Verdi, Guiseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: VERDI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "56. Like a millennial who's a huge fan of 1960s-'70s music, it's said"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about music.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BORNTOOLATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "60. Help out"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- Words that mean the same thing: financial aid, attention, assist
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AID
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "61. Source of revenue for many states"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
- Words that mean the same thing: keno, beano, bingo
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOTTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "62. Dot on a computer screen"
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 (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a crt screen (usually a colored dot)
- Words that mean the same thing: pel, picture element
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PIXEL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "63. Ticked off"
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 roused to anger; - mark twain
- Words that mean the same thing: demented, insane, harebrained
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MAD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "64. Test before buying, as clothes"
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: TRYON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "65. Daring base runner's goal"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an advantageous purchase
- Words that mean the same thing: buy, bargain, slip
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STEAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "66. Foxy"
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 marked by skill in deception
- Words that mean the same thing: wily, slick, cunning
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLY
Great job if you got it right!
Down Clues Decoded - Tuesday NYT Crossword September 10, 2019
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Confesses (to) | 6 |
| 2D | 2. Kind of pork at a Chinese restaurant | 6 |
| 3D | 3. Polite assent | 6 |
| 4D | 4. ___ Carr, best-selling author of historical thrillers | 5 |
| 5D | 5. Hubbub | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Fire (up), as an engine | 3 |
| 7D | 7. Part of a World Cup chant | 3 |
| 8D | 8. Finishes in the top three, say | 6 |
| 9D | 9. Treat disdainfully | 5 |
| 10D | 10. "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" playwright | 5 |
| 11D | 11. Clark's crush at the Daily Planet | 4 |
| 12D | 12. Mixed-breed dog | 4 |
| 13D | 13. Main source of online revenue | 3 |
| 14D | 19. One more than bi- | 3 |
| 15D | 21. Available to all, as a bathroom | 6 |
| 16D | 24. Petting zoo babies | 5 |
| 17D | 25. Beauty products chain | 4 |
| 18D | 26. Era-defining | 7 |
| 19D | 29. ___ of Congress | 3 |
| 20D | 30. Elon Musk, for 34-Across | 3 |
| 21D | 31. Prefix with skeleton | 3 |
| 22D | 33. Ocean State sch. | 3 |
| 23D | 34. Canonized pope of the fifth century | 5 |
| 24D | 35. Buddy | 3 |
| 25D | 36. Relaxed | 6 |
| 26D | 37. Language related to Thai | 3 |
| 27D | 38. Like 1960s-'70s music | 3 |
| 28D | 39. Joined in matrimony | 3 |
| 29D | 40. Green Hornet's sidekick | 4 |
| 30D | 44. Aperture settings | 6 |
| 31D | 46. J.J. who directed "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" | 6 |
| 32D | 47. Kind of tire | 6 |
| 33D | 48. 2000s stage name for rapper Sean Combs | 6 |
| 34D | 49. Lone Ranger's sidekick | 5 |
| 35D | 50. Flirt with at a bar, say | 5 |
| 36D | 51. "Am ___ out of touch?" | 3 |
| 37D | 52. Nearly plotz with pride | 5 |
| 38D | 53. Othello, for one | 4 |
| 39D | 54. Bohemian | 4 |
| 40D | 56. Sandwich whose initials have been rearranged in five other ways in this puzzle | 3 |
| 41D | 57. Flaming | 3 |
| 42D | 58. Lumberjack's tool | 3 |
| 43D | 59. Spill the ___ (reveal sensitive information) | 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. Confesses (to)"
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 declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
- Words that mean the same thing: allow in, accommodate, let in
- The opposite would be: deny, exclude
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADMITS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Kind of pork at a Chinese restaurant"
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: MOOSHU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Polite assent"
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: YESSIR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. ___ Carr, best-selling author of historical thrillers"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CALEB
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Clue 5 Down: "5. Hubbub"
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 rapid active commotion
- Words that mean the same thing: flurry, stir, hustle
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADO
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Clue 6 Down: "6. Fire (up), as an engine"
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 rate of revolution of a motor
- Words that mean the same thing: rpm, revolutions per minute, rev up
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REV
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Clue 7 Down: "7. Part of a World Cup chant"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Finishes in the top three, say"
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 award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
- Words that mean the same thing: laurel wreath, palm, decoration
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MEDALS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Treat disdainfully"
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 lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
- Words that mean the same thing: freeze off, turn down, spurn
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SCORN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" playwright"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that united states dramatist (1928-)
- Words that mean the same thing: Edward Albee, Edward Franklin Albeen
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALBEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Clark's crush at the Daily Planet"
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: LOIS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Mixed-breed dog"
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 an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
- Words that mean the same thing: mongrel, cur
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MUTT
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Clue 13 Down: "13. Main source of online revenue"
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 public promotion of some product or service
- Words that mean the same thing: advertising, advertizement, advert
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "19. One more than bi-"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TRI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "21. Available to all, as a bathroom"
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 not distinguished on the basis of sex
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UNISEX
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Clue 16 Down: "24. Petting zoo babies"
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 young sheep
- Words that mean the same thing: Charles Lamb, lamb, Elia
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LAMBS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "25. Beauty products chain"
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: ULTA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "26. Era-defining"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that highly significant or important especially bringing about or marking the beginning of a new development or era
- Words that mean the same thing: epoch-making
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EPOCHAL
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Clue 19 Down: "29. ___ of Congress"
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 legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
- Words that mean the same thing: do, behave, bit
- The opposite would be: refrain
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACT
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Clue 20 Down: "30. Elon Musk, for 34-Across"
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 the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)
- Words that mean the same thing: chief operating officer, chief executive officer
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: CEO
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Clue 21 Down: "31. Prefix with skeleton"
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: EXO
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Clue 22 Down: "33. Ocean State sch."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about geography.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: URI
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Clue 23 Down: "34. Canonized pope of the fifth century"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: STLEO
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Clue 24 Down: "35. Buddy"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
- Words that mean the same thing: crony, pal up, brother
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: PAL
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Clue 25 Down: "36. Relaxed"
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: ATEASE
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Clue 26 Down: "37. Language related to Thai"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a member of a buddhist people inhabiting the area of the mekong river in laos and thailand and speaking the lao language; related to the thais
- Words that mean the same thing: Laotian
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: LAO
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Clue 27 Down: "38. Like 1960s-'70s music"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about music.
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- This could be something that past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
- Words that mean the same thing: sure-enough, erstwhile, former
- The opposite would be: young, new
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The answer is: OLD
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Clue 28 Down: "39. Joined in matrimony"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that the fourth day of the week; the third working day
- Words that mean the same thing: espouse, splice, conjoin
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: WED
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Clue 29 Down: "40. Green Hornet's sidekick"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: KATO
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Clue 30 Down: "44. Aperture settings"
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: FSTOPS
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Clue 31 Down: "46. J.J. who directed "Star Wars: The Force Awakens""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: ABRAMS
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Clue 32 Down: "47. Kind of tire"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that pneumatic tire that has radial-ply casing
- Words that mean the same thing: stellate, radial tire, radiate
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: RADIAL
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Clue 33 Down: "48. 2000s stage name for rapper Sean Combs"
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: PDIDDY
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Clue 34 Down: "49. Lone Ranger's sidekick"
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: TONTO
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Clue 35 Down: "50. Flirt with at a bar, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: HITON
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Clue 36 Down: "51. "Am ___ out of touch?""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ISO
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Clue 37 Down: "52. Nearly plotz with pride"
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: KVELL
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Clue 38 Down: "53. Othello, for one"
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 one of the muslim people of north africa; of mixed arab and berber descent; converted to islam in the 8th century; conqueror of spain in the 8th century
- Words that mean the same thing: wharf, tie up, moorland
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: MOOR
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Clue 39 Down: "54. Bohemian"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that showily imitative of art or artists
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ARTY
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Clue 40 Down: "56. Sandwich whose initials have been rearranged in five other ways in this puzzle"
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 sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce
- Words that mean the same thing: bacon-lettuce-tomato sandwich
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: BLT
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Clue 41 Down: "57. Flaming"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that the humanistic study of a body of literature
- Words that mean the same thing: illumine, ignite, illuminate
- The opposite would be: extinguish, unlighted
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The answer is: LIT
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Clue 42 Down: "58. Lumberjack's tool"
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 an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
- Words that mean the same thing: ax
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: AXE
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Clue 43 Down: "59. Spill the ___ (reveal sensitive information)"
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 beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
- Words that mean the same thing: Camellia sinensis, tea leaf, afternoon tea
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: TEA
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 39 | 51.3% |
| Short Answer | 24 | 31.6% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 5 | 6.6% |
| Music | 3 | 3.9% |
| Geography | 2 | 2.6% |
| History | 2 | 2.6% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 33 |
| Down Clues | 43 |
| Total Clues | 76 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.9 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 Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 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!
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Last Updated: September 30, 2025 at 11:18 AM
