Wednesday, Aug 28, 2024 NYT Predictions Steps by CrosswordHints blogs

Across Clues :

1. Chicken par_ _ _ _ _ in fat, 6. Last word, at times, 9. Hurdles for doct_ _ _ _ _tudents, 14. Lover boy, 15. Bronx politician with a noted 2018 upset, familiarly, 16. Clay figure in Jewish folklore, 17. Referring t_ _ _ _ _est, 18. Onetime studio with a broadcast tower in its logo, 19. I_ _ _ _ _at terrifies thanatophobes, 20. Has the stage, 21. Participants in a 140.6-mile race, 23. Prenatal diagnostic, in brief, 25. Because, 29. Cropped photo?, 32. Made amends for wh_ _ _ _ _ _id, 34. Something that can be "dominant", 35. Comfortable, 37. Up there, so to speak, 38. Outline, 39. They pu_ _ _ _ _ _ _tuff, 41. "Star Tre_" _ _ _ _ _ _ot heard on the original series, 43. Account, 44. Snap back?, 46. Famous failures of the '50s, 47. Maker of Aspire laptops, 48. Another word fo_ _ _ _ _ _awag, 50. A Venusian one lasts eight Earth months, 51. "Being and Nothingness" author, 53. Venerable teachers, 55. Casual greeting, 57. Tuscan city on the Arno River, 61. Street feature needed after a har_ _ _ _ _, 64. Word with tail or tight, 65. Pitcher's positio_ _ _ _ _e lineup, historically, 66. Going places?, 67. Smoothie bar supply, 68. Title role of 1966 and 2004, 69. It'_ _ _ _ _n on a vampire hunt, 70. Like many autumn leaves, 71. Tempe_ _ _ _ _onsoon, e.g.

Wednesday, Aug 28, 2024 NYT 

Down Clues :

1. Counselor on the Enterprise, 2. Sexual attraction, with "the", 3. Texter's qualifier, 4. Actress Davis, 5. Opposite of vert., 6. Spanish-speaking neighborhood, 7. Half of the couple on the iconic Rolling Stone cover of 1/22/81, 8. Subj. for Milton Friedman, 9. Nash who wrote "A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of", 10. Units of X-ray exposure, 11. In the manner of, 12. Court call, 13. Texter's "Unbelievable", 21. Make sense of, 22. "When your broad mind and narrow waist begin to change places," per E. Joseph Cossman, 24. Broadway "Auntie", 26. Placed bets on both sides, 27. Neighbor of Zambia and Namibia, 28. Itsy-bitsy, 29. Foods with names often ending in "i", 30. Ivy League city surrounded by more than 150 waterfalls, 31. Fury, 33. Animal with a bugle-like mating call, 36. Analyze to a fault, 40. Site of many wrecks, 42. Going nowhere, 45. Lifeblood, 49. Checked the IDs of, 52. Often-skipped step when making rice, 54. Like the proverbial milk, 56. Will figure, 58. 411, 59. Energize, 60. "Beg pardon ...", 61. They often mix up lyrics, 62. Spoil, 63. Exclamation of enlightenment, 65. Grammy winner for Best Rap Album in 2021

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 28, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Chicken par_ _ _ _ _ in fat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THIGH

  Possible Answer : thigh, second_joint




• The clue is 6. Last word, at times. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BYE

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




• The clue is 9. Hurdles for doct_ _ _ _ _tudents. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORALS

  Possible Answer : oral_examination, oral_exam, viva, oral, viva_voce




• The clue is 14. Lover boy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROMEO

  Possible Answer : Romeo




• The clue is 15. Bronx politician with a noted 2018 upset, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AOC




• The clue is 16. Clay figure in Jewish folklore. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOLEM

  Possible Answer : golem, automaton, robot




• The clue is 17. Referring t_ _ _ _ _est. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTHER

  Possible Answer : former, other, early

  Possible Opposite Answer : same




• The clue is 18. Onetime studio with a broadcast tower in its logo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RKO




• The clue is 19. I_ _ _ _ _at terrifies thanatophobes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEATH

  Possible Answer : Death, dying, demise, expiry, destruction, decease, last, end, death

  Possible Opposite Answer : birth




• The clue is 20. Has the stage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISON




• The clue is 21. Participants in a 140.6-mile race. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRONMEN

  Possible Answer : iron_man, ironman




• The clue is 23. Prenatal diagnostic, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMNIO

  Possible Answer : amniocentesis, amnio




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

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

  The answer: INTHAT




• The clue is 29. Cropped photo?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIC

  Possible Answer : moving-picture_show, moving_picture, pic, flick, motion-picture_show, motion_picture, photograph, film, movie, photo, picture_show, exposure, picture




• The clue is 32. Made amends for wh_ _ _ _ _ _id. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATONED

  Possible Answer : abye, atone, aby, expiate, repent




• The clue is 34. Something that can be "dominant". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GENE

  Possible Answer : cistron, gene, factor




• The clue is 35. Comfortable. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATHOME




• The clue is 37. Up there, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLD

  Possible Answer : quondam, sometime, old, older, one-time, erstwhile, Old, previous, former, sure-enough, honest-to-god, honest-to-goodness, onetime

  Possible Opposite Answer : new, young




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

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

  The answer: EDGE

  Possible Answer : bound, border, adjoin, butt_against, butt_on, sharpness, butt, abut, inch, boundary, edge, march




• The clue is 39. They pu_ _ _ _ _ _ _tuff. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHOVERS

  Possible Answer : pusher, shover




• The clue is 41. "Star Tre_" _ _ _ _ _ _ot heard on the original series. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KLINGON




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

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

  The answer: TALE

  Possible Answer : taradiddle, narration, tarradiddle, tale, fib, narrative, story




• The clue is 44. Snap back?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEE

  Possible Answer : peeing, wee, pee-pee, spend_a_penny, wee-wee, take_a_leak, make_water, pissing, urinate, pass_water, make, weewee, puddle, water, piss, urine, micturate, piddle, pee, relieve_oneself




• The clue is 46. Famous failures of the '50s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDSELS




• The clue is 47. Maker of Aspire laptops. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACER

  Possible Answer : genus_Acer, Acer




• The clue is 48. Another word fo_ _ _ _ _ _awag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RASCAL

  Possible Answer : imp, rascal, varlet, knave, rogue, scallywag, scalawag, rapscallion, monkey, scamp




• The clue is 50. A Venusian one lasts eight Earth months. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAY

  Possible Answer : Day, Clarence_Day, Clarence_Shepard_Day_Jr., sidereal_day, daylight, 24-hour_interval, solar_day, day, twenty-four_hour_period, daytime, mean_solar_day, twenty-four_hours

  Possible Opposite Answer : night




• The clue is 51. "Being and Nothingness" author. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARTRE

  Possible Answer : Jean-Paul_Sartre, Sartre




• The clue is 53. Venerable teachers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAGES

  Possible Answer : droop, salvia, sage, swag, flag, sag, sag_down




• The clue is 55. Casual greeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HITHERE




• The clue is 57. Tuscan city on the Arno River. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PISA

  Possible Answer : Pisa




• The clue is 61. Street feature needed after a har_ _ _ _ _. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRAIN

  Possible Answer : drain, run_out, enfeeble, drainage, drainpipe, debilitate, waste_pipe




• The clue is 64. Word with tail or tight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: END

  Possible Answer : finish, stop, remnant, closing, ending, destruction, conclusion, close, goal, final_stage, oddment, cease, remainder, last, end, terminate, terminal, death

  Possible Opposite Answer : begin, beginning




• The clue is 65. Pitcher's positio_ _ _ _ _e lineup, historically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NINTH

  Possible Answer : ninth, 9th, one-ninth




• The clue is 66. Going places?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JOHNS

  Possible Answer : john, King_John, St._John, Jasper_Johns, whoremaster, Johns, lav, can, toilet, John_the_Evangelist, Saint_John, lavatory, whoremonger, trick, Saint_John_the_Apostle, St._John_the_Apostle, Gospel_According_to_John, John_Lackland, privy, John_the_Divine, John, bathroom




• The clue is 67. Smoothie bar supply. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICE

  Possible Answer : meth, ice_rink, frappe, chicken_feed, icing, deoxyephedrine, Methedrine, crank, trash, methamphetamine, ice, water_ice, frosting, internal-combustion_engine, frost, ice-skating_rink, sparkler, glass, methamphetamine_hydrochloride, chalk, ICE, shabu




• The clue is 68. Title role of 1966 and 2004. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALFIE




• The clue is 69. It'_ _ _ _ _n on a vampire hunt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAKE

  Possible Answer : hazard, bet_on, adventure, interest, punt, stakes, venture, bet, wager, jeopardize, back, gage, game, stake, post, impale




• The clue is 70. Like many autumn leaves. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RED

  Possible Answer : carmine, redness, flushed, bolshy, violent, reddish, blood-red, crimson, Bolshevik, Marxist, cherry-red, Red_River, loss, red_ink, reddened, red, ruddy, cherry, ruby, red-faced, bolshie, ruby-red, Red, cerise, scarlet

  Possible Opposite Answer : gain




• The clue is 71. Tempe_ _ _ _ _onsoon, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STORM

  Possible Answer : surprise, rage, storm, ramp, violent_storm, force, tempest

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Counselor on the Enterprise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TROI

• The clue is 2. Sexual attraction, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOTS

• The clue is 3. Texter's qualifier. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMHO

• The clue is 4. Actress Davis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEENA

• The clue is 5. Opposite of vert.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOR

• The clue is 6. Spanish-speaking neighborhood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARRIO

  Possible Answer: barrio

• The clue is 7. Half of the couple on the iconic Rolling Stone cover of 1/22/81. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YOKOONO

• The clue is 8. Subj. for Milton Friedman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECON

• The clue is 9. Nash who wrote "A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OGDEN

  Possible Answer: Charles_Kay_Ogden, Ogden, C._K._Ogden

• The clue is 10. Units of X-ray exposure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROENTGENS

  Possible Answer: Wilhelm_Konrad_Rontgen, Wilhelm_Konrad_Roentgen, roentgen, Roentgen, Rontgen, R

• The clue is 11. In the manner of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALA

  Possible Answer: ala

• The clue is 12. Court call. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LET

  Possible Answer: Lashkar-e-Taiba, Army_of_the_Pure, get, allow, LET, Army_of_the_Righteous, let, permit, lease, rent, net_ball, have, countenance, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, Lashkar-e-Toiba

  Possible Opposite Answer : disallow, prevent, forbid

• The clue is 13. Texter's "Unbelievable". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMH

• The clue is 21. Make sense of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INTERPRET

  Possible Answer: render, translate, rede, see, understand, represent, read, interpret, construe

• The clue is 22. "When your broad mind and narrow waist begin to change places," per E. Joseph Cossman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIDDLEAGE

• The clue is 24. Broadway "Auntie". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAME

• The clue is 26. Placed bets on both sides. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEDGED

  Possible Answer: evade, weasel-worded, hedge, sidestep, fudge, skirt, duck, hedge_in, parry, dodge, hedged, put_off, elude, circumvent

• The clue is 27. Neighbor of Zambia and Namibia. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANGOLA

  Possible Answer: Republic_of_Angola, Angola

• The clue is 28. Itsy-bitsy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEENSY

  Possible Answer: itsy-bitsy, bitty, teensy, teeny-weeny, weensy, itty-bitty, teentsy, bittie, teensy-weensy, weeny, teeny, wee

• The clue is 29. Foods with names often ending in "i". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PASTAS

  Possible Answer: alimentary_paste, pasta

• The clue is 30. Ivy League city surrounded by more than 150 waterfalls. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITHACA

  Possible Answer: Ithaki, Ithaca

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

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

  The answer: CHOLER

  Possible Answer: peevishness, crossness, fretfulness, choler, fussiness, petulance, anger, yellow_bile, ire, irritability

• The clue is 33. Animal with a bugle-like mating call. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELK

  Possible Answer: European_elk, red_deer, Alces_alces, moose, elk, wapiti, American_elk, Cervus_elaphus_canadensis, Cervus_elaphus

• The clue is 36. Analyze to a fault. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVERTHINK

• The clue is 40. Site of many wrecks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEA

  Possible Answer: ocean, sea

• The clue is 42. Going nowhere. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDLE

  Possible Answer: jobless, out_of_work, idle, light, dead, slug, unused, stagnate, baseless, laze, loose, unwarranted, tick_over, unfounded, groundless, wild

  Possible Opposite Answer : run, work, busy

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

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

  The answer: ESSENCE

  Possible Answer: gist, effect, essence, marrow, inwardness, kernel, heart, pith, center, burden, substance, perfume, heart_and_soul, sum, meat, centre, core, nitty-gritty, nub

• The clue is 49. Checked the IDs of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CARDED

  Possible Answer: card, tease

• The clue is 52. Often-skipped step when making rice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RINSE

  Possible Answer: rinse, rinse_off, gargle, rinsing, wash

• The clue is 54. Like the proverbial milk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPILT

  Possible Answer: disgorge, run_out, shed, talk, pour_forth, spill, slop, splatter

• The clue is 56. Will figure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEIR

  Possible Answer: successor, inheritor, heritor, heir

• The clue is 58. 411. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INFO

  Possible Answer: information, info

• The clue is 59. Energize. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STIR

  Possible Answer: raise, shift, call_down, bustle, put_forward, agitate, arouse, hustle, stir, bring_up, touch, evoke, budge, flurry, stimulate, fuss, call_forth, shake, excite, invoke, ado, splash, shake_up, conjure, conjure_up

• The clue is 60. "Beg pardon ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHEM

  Possible Answer: ahem, hem

• The clue is 61. They often mix up lyrics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DJS

  Possible Answer: disc_jockey, disk-jockey, disc-jockey, disk_jockey, dj, DJ

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

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

  The answer: ROT

  Possible Answer: rot, rotting, bunkum, buncombe, guff, molder, moulder, bunk, waste, hogwash, decompose, decomposition, putrefaction

• The clue is 63. Exclamation of enlightenment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHA

• The clue is 65. Grammy winner for Best Rap Album in 2021. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAS

  Possible Answer: sodium, Na, atomic_number_11

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Across Clues and Answers (35)

Clue #1: 1. Angry Birds and Snapchat, for two

4-letter answer Answer: APPS

Clue #2: 5. Session at the pool

4-letter answer Answer: SWIM

Word Help: Synonyms: float, swimming, drown
Antonyms: sink

Clue #3: 9. Cheery goodbyes

5-letter answer Answer: TATAS

Clue #4: 14. Gentle

4-letter answer Answer: MEEK

Word Help: Synonyms: mild, modest, meek

Clue #5: 15. Goal of some bodybuilding exercises

4-letter answer Answer: TONE

Word Help: Synonyms: feel, tone_of_voice, feeling
Antonyms: atonicity

Clue #6: 16. Delete

5-letter answer Answer: ERASE

Word Help: Synonyms: score_out, wipe_off, erase
Antonyms: record

Clue #7: 17. Place to keep safe during an emergency

9-letter answer Answer: PANICROOM

Clue #8: 19. Tickle

5-letter answer Answer: AMUSE

Word Help: Synonyms: disport, amuse, divert

Clue #9: 20. Input for a fax machine

12-letter answer Answer: SHEETOFPAPER

Clue #10: 22. Hosp. hookups

3-letter answer Answer: IVS

Word Help: Synonyms: foursome, Little_Joe, quadruplet

Clue #11: 25. Ref. work with definitions for "colour" and "aluminium"

3-letter answer Answer: OED

Word Help: Synonyms: O.E.D., OED, Oxford_English_Dictionary

Clue #12: 26. Expensive theater boxes

5-letter answer Answer: LOGES

Word Help: Synonyms: loge, box, lumber

Clue #13: 27. Andy Warhol's "Campbell's Soup Cans," e.g.

6-letter answer Answer: POPART

Clue #14: 29. Each star on the American flag represents one

5-letter answer Answer: STATE

Word Help: Synonyms: commonwealth, express, State

Clue #15: 31. Layer that a hovercraft floats on

10-letter answer Answer: AIRCUSHION

Clue #16: 33. Sound heard in a stalactite cave

4-letter answer Answer: DRIP

Word Help: Synonyms: dribble, drip_mold, drip_mould

Clue #17: 37. Sings nonsense syllables

5-letter answer Answer: SCATS

Word Help: Synonyms: scat, lam, escape

Clue #18: 38. Pointy-eared inhabitant of Middle-earth

3-letter answer Answer: ELF

Word Help: Synonyms: brownie, hob, gremlin

Clue #19: 39. Mexican marinade

5-letter answer Answer: ADOBO

Word Help: Synonyms: adobo

Clue #20: 40. Grp. sending radio signals into space

4-letter answer Answer: SETI

Clue #21: 41. Measure of how much sky is visible

10-letter answer Answer: CLOUDCOVER

Clue #22: 43. Alternatives to essays

5-letter answer Answer: ORALS

Word Help: Synonyms: viva_voce, oral, viva

Clue #23: 45. "Wow, cool!"

6-letter answer Answer: OHNEAT

Clue #24: 46. Secondary area of study

5-letter answer Answer: MINOR

Word Help: Synonyms: pocket-size, child, shaver
Antonyms: major

Clue #25: 48. Modern filmmaking tech, for short

3-letter answer Answer: CGI

Clue #26: 49. Texting format, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: SMS

Word Help: Synonyms: samarium, atomic_number_62, MSc

Clue #27: 50. Easily awakened individual ... whose bed may feature a 20-, 31- and 41-Across?

12-letter answer Answer: LIGHTSLEEPER

Clue #28: 54. Plastic bit on the end of a shoelace

5-letter answer Answer: AGLET

Word Help: Synonyms: aiguilette, aglet, aiglet

Clue #29: 55. Disappointing awards season outcome for a critically successful movie

9-letter answer Answer: OSCARSNUB

Clue #30: 59. Beach

5-letter answer Answer: SHORE

Word Help: Synonyms: shore, prop, land

Clue #31: 60. Villainous hideout

4-letter answer Answer: LAIR

Word Help: Synonyms: den, lair

Clue #32: 61. Documentation for a foreign traveler

4-letter answer Answer: VISA

Word Help: Synonyms: visa

Clue #33: 62. Rose

5-letter answer Answer: STOOD

Word Help: Synonyms: suffer, place_upright, stand
Antonyms: yield, sit

Clue #34: 63. Smooth as ___

4-letter answer Answer: SILK

Word Help: Synonyms: silk

Clue #35: 64. Word with floor or flight

4-letter answer Answer: PLAN

Word Help: Synonyms: be_after, project, plan

Across Clues and Answers (35)

Clue #1: 1. Electric guitar attachment

3-letter answer Answer: AMP

Word Help: Synonyms: adenylic_acid, adenosine_monophosphate, A

Clue #2: 2. Vegetable often added to fried rice

3-letter answer Answer: PEA

Word Help: Synonyms: pea, pea_plant

Clue #3: 3. Author

3-letter answer Answer: PEN

Word Help: Synonyms: pen, indite, playpen

Clue #4: 4. Hits the slopes

4-letter answer Answer: SKIS

Word Help: Synonyms: ski

Clue #5: 5. Mean ___ (rough urban area)

7-letter answer Answer: STREETS

Word Help: Synonyms: street

Clue #6: 6. Sought the favor of

5-letter answer Answer: WOOED

Word Help: Synonyms: solicit, romance, woo

Clue #7: 7. How tied games may be settled, informally

4-letter answer Answer: INOT

Clue #8: 8. Office note

4-letter answer Answer: MEMO

Word Help: Synonyms: memoranda, memo, memorandum

Clue #9: 9. It may be left holding the bag

6-letter answer Answer: TEAPOT

Word Help: Synonyms: teapot

Clue #10: 10. Site of an apocalyptic final battle in the Bible

10-letter answer Answer: ARMAGEDDON

Word Help: Synonyms: Armageddon

Clue #11: 11. Brownish shade

5-letter answer Answer: TAUPE

Word Help: Synonyms: taupe, fuscous

Clue #12: 12. Stubborn animals

5-letter answer Answer: ASSES

Word Help: Synonyms: seat, can, hind_end

Clue #13: 13. Prognosticator

4-letter answer Answer: SEER

Word Help: Synonyms: seer, vaticinator, visionary

Clue #14: 18. Where most songs use their titular lyrics

6-letter answer Answer: CHORUS

Word Help: Synonyms: chorus, Greek_chorus, chorus_line

Clue #15: 21. Custardy dessert

4-letter answer Answer: FLAN

Word Help: Synonyms: flan

Clue #16: 22. "No bid"

5-letter answer Answer: IPASS

Clue #17: 23. Raise, as a concern

5-letter answer Answer: VOICE

Word Help: Synonyms: phonation, voice, spokesperson
Antonyms: devoice

Clue #18: 24. Jack who ate no fat

5-letter answer Answer: SPRAT

Word Help: Synonyms: sprat, Clupea_sprattus, brisling

Clue #19: 28. Zorro, Superman or Indiana Jones

10-letter answer Answer: ACTIONHERO

Clue #20: 29. Grain storehouses

5-letter answer Answer: SILOS

Word Help: Synonyms: silo

Clue #21: 30. Vegan protein source

4-letter answer Answer: TOFU

Word Help: Synonyms: tofu, bean_curd

Clue #22: 32. "___ if I know!"

4-letter answer Answer: HELL

Word Help: Synonyms: snake_pit, blaze, hell
Antonyms: Heaven

Clue #23: 34. Wanders

5-letter answer Answer: ROVES

Word Help: Synonyms: vagabond, swan, cast

Clue #24: 35. Skyscraper construction piece

5-letter answer Answer: IBEAM

Clue #25: 36. Long Beach, Charleston and Baltimore

5-letter answer Answer: PORTS

Word Help: Synonyms: port_wine, larboard, porthole
Antonyms: starboard

Clue #26: 39. More sore

6-letter answer Answer: ACHIER

Clue #27: 41. Pixar film that revived the song "Life Is a Highway"

4-letter answer Answer: CARS

Word Help: Synonyms: railway_car, gondola, car

Clue #28: 42. Place for boxers to exercise

7-letter answer Answer: DOGPARK

Clue #29: 44. Decomposed

6-letter answer Answer: ROTTED

Word Help: Synonyms: molder, decompose, rotted

Clue #30: 46. Alt-rock band They ___ Be Giants

5-letter answer Answer: MIGHT

Word Help: Synonyms: power, might, mightiness

Clue #31: 47. Shelter in a chilly landscape

5-letter answer Answer: IGLOO

Word Help: Synonyms: iglu, igloo

Clue #32: 48. "The Ten Commandments" director ___ B. DeMille

5-letter answer Answer: CECIL

Clue #33: 50. Lad's counterpart

4-letter answer Answer: LASS

Word Help: Synonyms: young_girl, lassie, jeune_fille

Clue #34: 51. Online chuckles

4-letter answer Answer: LOLS

Clue #35: 52. Actor Morales

4-letter answer Answer: ESAI

Clue #36: 53. Invitation initialism

4-letter answer Answer: RSVP

Clue #37: 56. Zero

3-letter answer Answer: NIL

Word Help: Synonyms: null, cipher, zippo

Clue #38: 57. Country with the most Olympic medals

3-letter answer Answer: USA

Word Help: Synonyms: United_States_of_America, U.S., United_States_Army

Clue #39: 58. Prohibit

3-letter answer Answer: BAN

Word Help: Synonyms: cast_out, forbiddance, BAN

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Master the NYT crossword from January 09, 1990 with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun.

Puzzle Difficulty: Medium

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

Across Clues - Strategic Hints (37 clues)

1A: "1. Nude"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make public
• Similar words include: desolate, marginal, stark
• Opposite of: sheathed, covered

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BARE

2A: "5. Sudden, violent effort"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
• Similar words include: muscle spasm, cramp
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SPASM

3A: "10. Grow tiresome"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sudden numbing dread
• Similar words include: scare, curtain, die
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PALL

4A: "14. Soon"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that at another time
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ANON

5A: "15. Spaghetti, e.g."

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a dish that contains pasta as its main ingredient
• Similar words include: alimentary paste
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PASTA

6A: "16. Margarine"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
• Similar words include: marge, margarin, oleomargarine
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: OLEO

7A: "17. Asterisk"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
• Similar words include: stellar, whizz, asterisk
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: STAR

8A: "18. Aquatic animal"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the fur of an otter
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: OTTER

9A: "19. Tidy"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that clean or organized
• Similar words include: straight, bully, groovy
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: NEAT

10A: "20. British P.M.: 1955-57"

14 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SIRANTHONYEDEN

11A: "23. Neon or argon"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
• Similar words include: boast, natural gas, gun
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: GAS

12A: "24. Canonized woman in Fr."

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: STE

13A: "25. Bundled cotton"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make into a bale
• Similar words include: bale
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BALED

14A: "28. Lamb's cry"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MAA

15A: "31. Some examinations"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an examination conducted by spoken communication
• Similar words include: oral, viva voce, viva
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ORALS

16A: "35. ___ Wallach, actor from Brooklyn"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ELI

17A: "36. Hanging piece of frozen water"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ICICLE

18A: "39. Exude"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that expel (gases or odors)
• Similar words include: let loose, breathe, pass off
• Opposite of: absorb

Click to reveal answer

Answer: EMIT

19A: "40. Noted English navigator"

15 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SIRFRANCISDRAKE

20A: "43. Avocado's shape"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
• Similar words include: oval-shaped, prolate, elliptical
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: OVAL

21A: "44. Scold"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that censure severely or angrily
• Similar words include: dress down, trounce, jaw
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BERATE

22A: "45. D.C. bigwig"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a fractional monetary unit of japan and indonesia and cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SEN

23A: "46. High plateaus"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that flat tableland with steep edges
• Similar words include: Mesa, mesa, table
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MESAS

24A: "48. German article"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of several small ungulate mammals of africa and asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
• Similar words include: dassie, cony, hyrax
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DAS

25A: "49. Lariat"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that belgian composer (1532-1594)
• Similar words include: rope, lariat, Roland de Lassus
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LASSO

26A: "51. Obtain"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
• Similar words include: obtain, suffer, start out
• Opposite of: leave, take away

Click to reveal answer

Answer: GET

27A: "53. For each"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PER

28A: "54. Author of "Ivanhoe""

14 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SIRWALTERSCOTT

29A: "62. Facts"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
• Similar words include: datum, data point, information
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DATA

30A: "63. Hire"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that property that is leased or rented out or let
• Similar words include: rent, letting, engage
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LEASE

31A: "64. One who mimics"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who copies the words or behavior of another
• Similar words include: emulator, imitator, copycat
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: APER

32A: "65. Solemn assent"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a primeval egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at thebes
• Similar words include: Amun, Amon
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AMEN

33A: "66. Emulates Maxwell Perkins"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
• Similar words include: delete, redact, edit
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: EDITS

34A: "67. Valley"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an open river valley (in a hilly area)
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DALE

35A: "68. Saucy"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
• Similar words include: impertinent, saucy, irreverent
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PERT

36A: "69. Auctions"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time
• Similar words include: sales event, sale, gross revenue
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SALES

37A: "70. She, in Sèvres"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ELLE

Down Clues - Strategic Hints (41 clues)

1D: "1. Food fish"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the lowest part of the musical range
• Similar words include: bass part, basso, freshwater bass
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BASS

2D: "2. Oppositionist"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.)
• Opposite of: pro
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ANTI

3D: "3. Sound at Shea"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a deep prolonged loud noise
• Similar words include: hollo, yaup, yawl
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ROAR

4D: "4. Madden"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that put into a rage; make violently angry
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ENRAGE

5D: "5. Detects"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
• Similar words include: patch, office, slur
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SPOTS

6D: "6. Trail"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a course of conduct
• Similar words include: way, route, course
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PATH

7D: "7. Concerning"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ASTO

8D: "8. British carbine"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: STEN

9D: "9. Astor and Martin"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the mother of jesus; christians refer to her as the virgin mary; she is especially honored by roman catholics
• Similar words include: Madonna, Mary, Virgin Mary
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MARYS

10D: "10. One who deliberates"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation
• Similar words include: muser, ruminator, muller
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PONDERER

11D: "11. Helm position"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that on or toward the lee
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ALEE

12D: "12. Far from plump"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
• Similar words include: slant, leaning, tend
• Opposite of: rich, fat

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LEAN

13D: "13. Realty unit"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
• Similar words include: caboodle, destiny, deal out
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LOT

14D: "21. Opposite of zenith"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything
• Similar words include: low-water mark
• Opposite of: zenith

Click to reveal answer

Answer: NADIR

15D: "22. W W II area"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ETO

16D: "25. Broom made of twigs"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a broom made of twigs tied together on a long handle
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BESOM

17D: "26. Existing"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that possessing life
• Similar words include: live, active, alert
• Opposite of: dead, unanimated

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ALIVE

18D: "27. Turkey's monetary units"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the basic unit of money on malta; equal to 100 cents
• Similar words include: Turkish lira, Maltese lira, lira
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LIRAS

19D: "28. Dug for coal, e.g."

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that get from the earth by excavation
• Similar words include: mine
• Opposite of: unmined

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MINED

20D: "29. Capital of Ghana"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the capital and largest city of ghana with a deep-water port
• Similar words include: capital of Ghana
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ACCRA

21D: "30. Assumed name"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a name that has been assumed temporarily
• Similar words include: assumed name, also known as, a.k.a.
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ALIAS

22D: "32. Accumulate"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that collect or gather
• Similar words include: pile up, conglomerate, cumulate
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AMASS

23D: "33. Enjoys"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a similar kind; ,
• Similar words include: the like, ilk, the likes of
• Opposite of: dislike

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LIKES

24D: "34. To whom an exec dictates"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: STENO

25D: "37. Tractor operator's compartment"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
• Similar words include: taxi, taxicab, cabriolet
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CAB

26D: "38. Superlative ending"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that standard time in the 5th time zone west of greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern united states
• Similar words include: Eastern Standard Time, Eastern Time
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: EST

27D: "41. Glaringly bad"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
• Similar words include: crying, rank, glaring
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: FLAGRANT

28D: "42. Erases"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DELES

29D: "47. Stitch"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fasten by sewing; do needlework
• Similar words include: stitch, tailor, tailor-make
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SEW

30D: "50. Covered passageway"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a covered passageway with shops and stalls on either side
• Similar words include: colonnade
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ARCADE

31D: "52. Supplementary jury group"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
• Similar words include: story, fib, tale
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TALES

32D: "53. Squeeze"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the state of demanding notice or attention
• Similar words include: pressure, adjure, imperativeness
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PRESS

33D: "54. Identical"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern scandinavia and herding reindeer
• Similar words include: Saame, Sami, Saami
• Opposite of: different, unlike

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SAME

34D: "55. Roman road"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ITER

35D: "56. Helen of Troy's mother"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (greek mythology) a queen of sparta who was raped by zeus who had taken the form of a swan; helen of troy was conceived in the rape of leda
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LEDA

36D: "57. Kite part"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
• Similar words include: dog, butt, trail
• Opposite of: head

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TAIL

37D: "58. Italian noble family"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ESTE

38D: "59. Iridescent gem"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: OPAL

39D: "60. Legendary Swiss hero"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)
• Similar words include: order, severalize, say
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TELL

40D: "61. Dryad's home"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
• Similar words include: Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, corner, shoetree
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TREE

41D: "62. Drop bait lightly"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DAP

Puzzle Stats

37 Across

41 Down

78 Total

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