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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (35 clues)
- Across Clues - Detailed Hints
- Down Clues Table (39 clues)
- Down Clues - Detailed Hints
- Expert Solving Strategies
- Today's Puzzle Statistics
Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Moderate
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. Long, detailed tales | 5 |
| 2A | 6. Binds together | 4 |
| 3A | 10. Russia's Peter the Great, e.g. | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Hertz competitor | 5 |
| 5A | 15. Muppet with a noted feud with a pet rock | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Jane Austen title character | 4 |
| 7A | 17. Event that might include juggling, singing and magic tricks | 10 |
| 8A | 19. ___ wave (summer phenomenon) | 4 |
| 9A | 20. Northern neighbor of Namibia | 6 |
| 10A | 21. Eat, as cattle might | 5 |
| 11A | 22. Serpent seen on a sarcophagus | 3 |
| 12A | 24. Looks of total confusion | 11 |
| 13A | 27. Calm, as a lake | 6 |
| 14A | 29. Bard of ___, nickname for Shakespeare | 4 |
| 15A | 30. Intellectual thoroughness | 5 |
| 16A | 31. Olden days | 4 |
| 17A | 33. Texter's "If you ask me ..." | 3 |
| 18A | 36. Three-part fire safety technique | 15 |
| 19A | 40. Opposite of NNW | 3 |
| 20A | 41. Give the boot | 4 |
| 21A | 42. When farmers typically wake up | 5 |
| 22A | 43. Flatbread with a palindromic name | 4 |
| 23A | 45. Steve ___, 2003 N.F.L. M.V.P.-winning quarterback | 6 |
| 24A | 46. 2009 comedy about a bachelor party and its aftermath | 11 |
| 25A | 51. Golf ball holder | 3 |
| 26A | 52. Colorful glows | 5 |
| 27A | 53. Grapefruit relative | 6 |
| 28A | 55. Some urban pollution | 4 |
| 29A | 56. Sections of a choir .... as hinted at by this puzzle's circled letters | 10 |
| 30A | 60. It comes and goes each day | 4 |
| 31A | 61. "Frozen" princess | 4 |
| 32A | 62. Hall-of-Fame hoopster Thomas | 5 |
| 33A | 63. Where Eve reached for the forbidden fruit | 4 |
| 34A | 64. Grammy-winning singer Lisa | 4 |
| 35A | 65. Like the crying face emoji | 5 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Long, detailed tales"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account
- Similar words include: saga
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SAGAS
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2A: "6. Binds together"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
- Similar words include: tie-up, attach, wed
- Opposite of: disconnect, untie
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Answer: TIES
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3A: "10. Russia's Peter the Great, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a male monarch or emperor (especially of russia prior to 1917)
- Similar words include: tzar, czar
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TSAR
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4A: "14. Hertz competitor"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a siege and massacre at a mission in san antonio in 1836; mexican forces under santa anna besieged and massacred american rebels who were fighting to make texas independent of mexico
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ALAMO
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5A: "15. Muppet with a noted feud with a pet rock"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ELMO
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6A: "16. Jane Austen title character"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EMMA
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7A: "17. Event that might include juggling, singing and magic tricks"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: TALENTSHOW
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8A: "19. ___ wave (summer phenomenon)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
- Similar words include: oestrus, heating system, estrus
- Opposite of: anestrus, coldness
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Answer: HEAT
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9A: "20. Northern neighbor of Namibia"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a republic in southwestern africa on the atlantic ocean; achieved independence from portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990
- Similar words include: Republic of Angola
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ANGOLA
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10A: "21. Eat, as cattle might"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a superficial abrasion
- Similar words include: browse, crease, rake
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: GRAZE
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11A: "22. Serpent seen on a sarcophagus"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that of southern europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
- Similar words include: Naja haje, asp viper, Egyptian cobra
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ASP
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12A: "24. Looks of total confusion"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___________
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Answer: BLANKSTARES
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13A: "27. Calm, as a lake"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
- Similar words include: tranquil, smooth, good-tempered
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: PLACID
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14A: "29. Bard of ___, nickname for Shakespeare"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a river in southwestern england rising in gloucestershire and flowing through bristol to empty into the estuary of the severn
- Similar words include: Upper Avon, River Avon, Upper Avon River
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: AVON
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15A: "30. Intellectual thoroughness"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that something hard to endure
- Similar words include: hardness, grimness, rigorousness
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: RIGOR
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16A: "31. Olden days"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that time long past
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: YORE
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17A: "33. Texter's "If you ask me ...""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the united nations agency concerned with international maritime activities
- Similar words include: International Maritime Organization
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: IMO
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18A: "36. Three-part fire safety technique"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______________
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Answer: STOPDROPANDROLL
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19A: "40. Opposite of NNW"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the compass point midway between south and southeast
- Similar words include: south southeast, sou'-sou'-east
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SSE
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20A: "41. Give the boot"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that remove from a position or office
- Similar words include: expel, boot out, kick out
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: OUST
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21A: "42. When farmers typically wake up"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
- Similar words include: other, former, too soon
- Opposite of: late, middle
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Answer: EARLY
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22A: "43. Flatbread with a palindromic name"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that leavened bread baked in a clay oven in india; usually shaped like a teardrop
- Similar words include: nan
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: NAAN
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23A: "45. Steve ___, 2003 N.F.L. M.V.P.-winning quarterback"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: MCNAIR
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24A: "46. 2009 comedy about a bachelor party and its aftermath"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___________
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Answer: THEHANGOVER
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25A: "51. Golf ball holder"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the starting place for each hole on a golf course
- Similar words include: teeing ground, golf tee, tee up
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TEE
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26A: "52. Colorful glows"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure
- Similar words include: nimbus, aura, aureole
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: AURAS
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27A: "53. Grapefruit relative"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that southeastern asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits
- Similar words include: pomelo tree, pummelo, Citrus decumana
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: POMELO
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28A: "55. Some urban pollution"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
- Similar words include: smogginess
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SMOG
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29A: "56. Sections of a choir .... as hinted at by this puzzle's circled letters"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: VOICEPARTS
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30A: "60. It comes and goes each day"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
- Similar words include: surge, lunar time period
- Opposite of: ebb
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Answer: TIDE
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31A: "61. "Frozen" princess"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a former copper coin of pakistan and india
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ANNA
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32A: "62. Hall-of-Fame hoopster Thomas"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ISIAH
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33A: "63. Where Eve reached for the forbidden fruit"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
- Similar words include: paradise, nirvana, promised land
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EDEN
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34A: "64. Grammy-winning singer Lisa"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that united states physiologist (born in germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924)
- Similar words include: Jacques Loeb
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LOEB
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35A: "65. Like the crying face emoji"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that with eyes full of tears
- Similar words include: teary-eyed, watery-eyed
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TEARY
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Used a chair | 3 |
| 2D | 2. In the manner of | 3 |
| 3D | 3. Archipelago that helped shape Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" | 9 |
| 4D | 4. Prayer ender | 4 |
| 5D | 5. Nuthatch or nightingale | 8 |
| 6D | 6. Cybertruck maker | 5 |
| 7D | 7. ___ Omar, first Somali American in Congress | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Angsty subculture | 3 |
| 9D | 9. Piglet's mother | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Capital city between Baghdad, Iraq, and Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 10 |
| 11D | 11. Negative attack on a political opponent | 5 |
| 12D | 12. Knock the socks off | 5 |
| 13D | 13. Parking garage listing | 5 |
| 14D | 18. Relayed, as a story | 4 |
| 15D | 21. 1960s Pontiac muscle car | 3 |
| 16D | 22. Auto loan figs. | 4 |
| 17D | 23. Cuts open, as an envelope | 5 |
| 18D | 25. 24-___ gold | 5 |
| 19D | 26. "Frozen" reindeer | 4 |
| 20D | 28. European capital that's home to the Little Mermaid statue | 10 |
| 21D | 31. Offspring | 5 |
| 22D | 32. Word after black or special | 3 |
| 23D | 34. Temporary suspensions | 9 |
| 24D | 35. Basic skateboarding jump | 5 |
| 25D | 37. Singer Chappell with the double-platinum album "The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess" | 4 |
| 26D | 38. Dilapidated | 8 |
| 27D | 39. Instrument played by a Muse | 4 |
| 28D | 44. Some small batteries | 3 |
| 29D | 45. Modern lead-in to coin or stock | 4 |
| 30D | 46. One of the five senses | 5 |
| 31D | 47. Like sticky summer weather | 5 |
| 32D | 48. Wash away | 5 |
| 33D | 49. Express one's thoughts | 5 |
| 34D | 50. Words of interest to a language learner, informally | 5 |
| 35D | 54. Operate on using a beam | 4 |
| 36D | 56. Actor Kilmer | 3 |
| 37D | 57. The Yoko of "Dear Yoko" | 3 |
| 38D | 58. Paver's goop | 3 |
| 39D | 59. Like a shrinking violet | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Used a chair"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the sabbath by jews and some christians
- Similar words include: sit, sit down, sit around
- Opposite of: arise, stand
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Answer: SAT
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2D: "2. In the manner of"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ALA
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3D: "3. Archipelago that helped shape Darwin's "On the Origin of Species""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a group of islands in the pacific off south america; owned by ecuador; known for unusual animal life
- Similar words include: Galapagos Islands
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: GALAPAGOS
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4D: "4. Prayer ender"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a primeval egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at thebes
- Similar words include: Amun, Amon
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: AMEN
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5D: "5. Nuthatch or nightingale"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any bird having a musical call
- Similar words include: songster
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: SONGBIRD
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6D: "6. Cybertruck maker"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter
- Similar words include: Nikola Tesla
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TESLA
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7D: "7. ___ Omar, first Somali American in Congress"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ILHAN
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8D: "8. Angsty subculture"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: EMO
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9D: "9. Piglet's mother"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an adult female hog
- Similar words include: sow in, inseminate, seed
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SOW
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10D: "10. Capital city between Baghdad, Iraq, and Ashgabat, Turkmenistan"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: TEHRANIRAN
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11D: "11. Negative attack on a political opponent"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that slanderous defamation
- Similar words include: blot, denigrate, besmirch
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SMEAR
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12D: "12. Knock the socks off"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that affect with wonder
- Similar words include: get, vex, astound
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: AMAZE
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13D: "13. Parking garage listing"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)
- Similar words include: scab, stag, shit
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: RATES
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14D: "18. Relayed, as a story"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that express in words
- Similar words include: secernate, recite, say
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TOLD
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15D: "21. 1960s Pontiac muscle car"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: GTO
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16D: "22. Auto loan figs."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the month following march and preceding may
- Similar words include: April, Apr
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: APRS
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17D: "23. Cuts open, as an envelope"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a long narrow opening
- Similar words include: prick, twat, scratch
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SLITS
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18D: "25. 24-___ gold"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold
- Similar words include: carat, kt
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: KARAT
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19D: "26. "Frozen" reindeer"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SVEN
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20D: "28. European capital that's home to the Little Mermaid statue"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the capital and largest city of denmark; located on the island of zealand
- Similar words include: Kobenhavn, Danish capital
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: COPENHAGEN
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21D: "31. Offspring"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any immature animal
- Similar words include: Whitney Young, untested, Pres Young
- Opposite of: aged, old
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Answer: YOUNG
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22D: "32. Word after black or special"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (roman mythology) goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of saturn; counterpart of greek rhea and cybele of ancient asia minor
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: OPS
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23D: "34. Temporary suspensions"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged
- Similar words include: moratorium
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: MORATORIA
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24D: "35. Basic skateboarding jump"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: OLLIE
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25D: "37. Singer Chappell with the double-platinum album "The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ROAN
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26D: "38. Dilapidated"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that worn and broken down by hard use
- Similar words include: creaky, sapless, weakly
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: DECREPIT
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27D: "39. Instrument played by a Muse"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a harp used by ancient greeks for accompaniment
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LYRE
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28D: "44. Some small batteries"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an associate degree in applied science
- Similar words include: Associate in Arts, AA, Associate in Applied Science
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: AAS
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29D: "45. Modern lead-in to coin or stock"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one person to another by non-genetic means (as by imitation)
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MEME
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30D: "46. One of the five senses"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
- Similar words include: savour, sample, try out
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TASTE
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31D: "47. Like sticky summer weather"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that containing or characterized by a great deal of water vapor
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: HUMID
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32D: "48. Wash away"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that become ground down or deteriorate
- Similar words include: wear away, eat away, gnaw
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ERODE
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33D: "49. Express one's thoughts"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
- Similar words include: speak out, suppose, guess
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: OPINE
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34D: "50. Words of interest to a language learner, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: VOCAB
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35D: "54. Operate on using a beam"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LASE
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36D: "56. Actor Kilmer"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: VAL
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37D: "57. The Yoko of "Dear Yoko""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that united states musician (born in japan) who married john lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933)
- Similar words include: Yoko Ono
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ONO
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38D: "58. Paver's goop"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
- Similar words include: mariner, seafarer, gob
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TAR
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39D: "59. Like a shrinking violet"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a quick throw
- Similar words include: unsure, diffident, timid
- Opposite of: confident
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Answer: SHY
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Today's Puzzle Stats
35 Across Clues
39 Down Clues
74 Total Clues
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