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Date: Wednesday, October 07, 2020
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 75 (41 Across, 34 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.9 letters
October 07, 2020 Across Hints: NYT Wednesday Crossword Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. "___ a rough night": Macbeth | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Miss on TV | 5 |
| 3A | 10. Falafel bread | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Black-tie affair, maybe | 4 |
| 5A | 15. ___ Jackson Jr., "Straight Outta Compton" star | 5 |
| 6A | 16. God whose name is an apt anagram of "rose" | 4 |
| 7A | 17. "___ pass" | 4 |
| 8A | 18. Schemes | 5 |
| 9A | 19. Sign on for another tour | 4 |
| 10A | 20. Kind of position | 5 |
| 11A | 22. Beast of burden | 3 |
| 12A | 23. Bands at weddings | 5 |
| 13A | 24. Was a passenger | 4 |
| 14A | 25. To the ___ degree | 3 |
| 15A | 26. "Ugh!" | 4 |
| 16A | 27. Cpl. or sgt. | 3 |
| 17A | 28. Something to take and "make it better," in the Beatles' "Hey Jude" | 7 |
| 18A | 31. Duke's N.C.A.A. div. | 3 |
| 19A | 33. Cockpit measurement: Abbr. | 3 |
| 20A | 34. Architect Frank | 5 |
| 21A | 35. Beats by ___ (audio brand) | 3 |
| 22A | 36. Hide ___ hair | 3 |
| 23A | 37. Not awarded by accident, say | 7 |
| 24A | 39. London lav | 3 |
| 25A | 40. Honda division | 5 |
| 26A | 42. Invasive plant? | 3 |
| 27A | 43. Celebrity gossip show with an exclamation point in its title | 5 |
| 28A | 45. Falls (over) | 5 |
| 29A | 47. Car mentioned in the Beach Boys' "Fun, Fun, Fun" | 5 |
| 30A | 48. Bluish hue | 4 |
| 31A | 50. Place to count sheep? | 4 |
| 32A | 51. Cry while doing a stunt ... or a hint to 2-, 7- and 12-Down | 13 |
| 33A | 56. California's ___ Woods | 4 |
| 34A | 57. "Good job!," south of the border | 5 |
| 35A | 58. Classic Monopoly token | 4 |
| 36A | 60. Item on a hotel pillow | 4 |
| 37A | 61. Match | 5 |
| 38A | 62. Simplicity | 4 |
| 39A | 63. Requests | 4 |
| 40A | 64. Attempts in basketball and target practice | 5 |
| 41A | 65. Put away | 4 |
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. "___ a rough night": Macbeth"
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: TWAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. Miss on TV"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a young pig
- Words that mean the same thing: piggish, piglet, shote
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PIGGY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. Falafel bread"
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 usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling
- Words that mean the same thing: pocket bread
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PITA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. Black-tie affair, maybe"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a gay festivity
- Words that mean the same thing: blowout, gala affair, jamboree
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GALA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. ___ Jackson Jr., "Straight Outta Compton" star"
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: OSHEA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. God whose name is an apt anagram of "rose""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (greek mythology) god of love; son of aphrodite; identified with roman cupid
- Words that mean the same thing: physical attraction, sexual desire, concupiscence
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EROS
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Clue 7 Across: "17. "___ pass""
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: ITLL
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Clue 8 Across: "18. Schemes"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
- Words that mean the same thing: diagram, patch, plot
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PLOTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "19. Sign on for another tour"
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: REUP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "20. Kind of position"
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 of or relating to a fetus
- Words that mean the same thing: foetal
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FETAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "22. Beast of burden"
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 fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- Words that mean the same thing: arsenic, keister, tush
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "23. Bands at weddings"
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 gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
- Words that mean the same thing: annulus, mob, tintinnabulation
- The opposite would be: open chain
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RINGS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "24. Was a passenger"
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 sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
- Words that mean the same thing: taunt, depend upon, sit
- The opposite would be: walk
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RODE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "25. To the ___ degree"
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 last or greatest in an indefinitely large series
- Words that mean the same thing: n-th
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NTH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "26. "Ugh!""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy 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: BLEH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "27. Cpl. or sgt."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NCO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "28. Something to take and "make it better," in the Beatles' "Hey Jude""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: SADSONG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "31. Duke's N.C.A.A. div."
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 command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the united states air force; operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and rescue aircraft
- Words that mean the same thing: Air Combat Command
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "33. Cockpit measurement: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
- Words that mean the same thing: altitude, elevation, EL
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "34. Architect Frank"
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: GEHRY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "35. Beats by ___ (audio brand)"
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: DRE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "36. Hide ___ hair"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NOR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "37. Not awarded by accident, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that be worthy or deserving
- Words that mean the same thing: deserved, deserve, merit
- The opposite would be: unmerited
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MERITED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "39. London lav"
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 toilet in britain
- Words that mean the same thing: W.C., water closet, closet
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "40. Honda division"
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: ACURA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "42. Invasive plant?"
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 (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
- Words that mean the same thing: descry, snoop, espy
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "43. Celebrity gossip show with an exclamation point in its title"
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: ENEWS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "45. Falls (over)"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a projection or ridge that suggests a keel
- Words that mean the same thing: stagger, swag, careen
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KEELS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "47. Car mentioned in the Beach Boys' "Fun, Fun, Fun""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: TBIRD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "48. Bluish hue"
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 blue-green color or pigment
- Words that mean the same thing: bluish green, cyan, blue-green
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TEAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "50. Place to count sheep?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
- Words that mean the same thing: b
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BARN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "51. Cry while doing a stunt ... or a hint to 2-, 7- and 12-Down"
Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: LOOKMANOHANDS
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Clue 33 Across: "56. California's ___ Woods"
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 united states naturalist (born in england) who advocated the creation of national parks (1838-1914)
- Words that mean the same thing: John Muir
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MUIR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "57. "Good job!," south of the border"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: BUENO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "58. Classic Monopoly token"
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 heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
- Words that mean the same thing: Fe, atomic number 26, branding iron
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IRON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "60. Item on a hotel pillow"
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 (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- Words that mean the same thing: slew, passel, lot
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MINT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "61. Match"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that be in accord; be in agreement
- Words that mean the same thing: fit, harmonise, correspond
- The opposite would be: disagree
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AGREE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 38 Across: "62. Simplicity"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
- Words that mean the same thing: relieve, relief, allay
- The opposite would be: difficulty
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EASE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 39 Across: "63. Requests"
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 inquire about
- Words that mean the same thing: necessitate, call for, expect
- The opposite would be: obviate
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASKS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 40 Across: "64. Attempts in basketball and target practice"
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 the act of firing a projectile
- Words that mean the same thing: pellet, dig, stroke
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHOTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 41 Across: "65. Put away"
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 fill by packing tightly
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STOW
Great job if you got it right!
October 07, 2020 Wednesday NYT - All Down Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. "The freakin' weekend is here!" | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Something the ancient Egyptians used for keeping time | 10 |
| 3D | 3. "Regrettably, that's the case" | 10 |
| 4D | 4. Leaves for dinner? | 5 |
| 5D | 5. Soda | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Caribbean natives, e.g. | 9 |
| 7D | 7. Vessel found drifting without a crew | 9 |
| 8D | 8. 1995 gangster comedy with John Travolta and Rene Russo | 9 |
| 9D | 9. "___ queen!" ("Fabulous!") | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Jeopardy | 5 |
| 11D | 11. Woman in a Sherlock Holmes story | 10 |
| 12D | 12. Audience unlikely to applaud | 10 |
| 13D | 13. Snakes in hieroglyphics | 4 |
| 14D | 21. French article | 3 |
| 15D | 23. The Notorious ___ (late jurist's nickname) | 3 |
| 16D | 27. Mom's mom | 4 |
| 17D | 29. It's "only a number" to the young at heart | 3 |
| 18D | 30. Dec. 31 celebration | 3 |
| 19D | 32. Biz biggies | 4 |
| 20D | 37. Rami with a Best Actor Oscar | 5 |
| 21D | 38. Actress Messing of "Will & Grace" | 5 |
| 22D | 41. "Says who?" and others | 7 |
| 23D | 44. Fools | 7 |
| 24D | 46. Some Carnaval dances | 6 |
| 25D | 47. Some Chevrolet S.U.V.s | 6 |
| 26D | 49. "It is to ___" | 5 |
| 27D | 50. Actress Lisa | 5 |
| 28D | 51. San ___ Obispo, Calif. | 4 |
| 29D | 52. It comes out of a pen, either with or without its first letter | 4 |
| 30D | 53. ___ Wolfe, armchair detective | 4 |
| 31D | 54. "Curses!" | 4 |
| 32D | 55. Meh | 4 |
| 33D | 56. U.F.C. sport | 3 |
| 34D | 59. Unopened, say | 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. "The freakin' weekend is here!""
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: TGIF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Something the ancient Egyptians used for keeping time"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about history.
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: WATERCLOCK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. "Regrettably, that's the case""
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALLTOOTRUE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Leaves for dinner?"
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 food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SALAD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Soda"
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 informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
- Words that mean the same thing: bolt down, toss off, come out
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: POP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Caribbean natives, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an inhabitant of an island
- Words that mean the same thing: island-dweller, islander
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ISLANDERS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Vessel found drifting without a crew"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: GHOSTSHIP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. 1995 gangster comedy with John Travolta and Rene Russo"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: GETSHORTY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. "___ queen!" ("Fabulous!")"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Jeopardy"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
- Words that mean the same thing: queer, hazard, jeopardy
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PERIL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Woman in a Sherlock Holmes story"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: IRENEADLER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Audience unlikely to applaud"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOUGHCROWD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Snakes in hieroglyphics"
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 of southern europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
- Words that mean the same thing: Vipera aspis, asp, Naja haje
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ASPS
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Clue 14 Down: "21. French article"
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 chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
- Words that mean the same thing: LE, lupus erythematosus
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: LES
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Clue 15 Down: "23. The Notorious ___ (late jurist's nickname)"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: RBG
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Clue 16 Down: "27. Mom's mom"
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: NANA
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Clue 17 Down: "29. It's "only a number" to the young at heart"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that how long something has existed
- Words that mean the same thing: maturate, historic period, long time
- The opposite would be: rejuvenate
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The answer is: AGE
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Clue 18 Down: "30. Dec. 31 celebration"
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: NYE
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Clue 19 Down: "32. Biz biggies"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- 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, CEO, chief executive officer
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: CEOS
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Clue 20 Down: "37. Rami with a Best Actor Oscar"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: MALEK
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Clue 21 Down: "38. Actress Messing of "Will & Grace""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: DEBRA
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Clue 22 Down: "41. "Says who?" and others"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
- Words that mean the same thing: comeback, retort, riposte
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: RETORTS
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Clue 23 Down: "44. Fools"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a stupid foolish person
- Words that mean the same thing: poop, ninny, nincompoop
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: NINNIES
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Clue 24 Down: "46. Some Carnaval dances"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that large west african tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood
- Words that mean the same thing: arere, obechi, Triplochiton scleroxcylon
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: SAMBAS
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Clue 25 Down: "47. Some Chevrolet S.U.V.s"
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: TAHOES
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Clue 26 Down: "49. "It is to ___""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the sound of laughing
- Words that mean the same thing: jest, express mirth, laughter
- The opposite would be: cry
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The answer is: LAUGH
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Clue 27 Down: "50. Actress Lisa"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: BONET
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Clue 28 Down: "51. San ___ Obispo, Calif."
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: LUIS
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Clue 29 Down: "52. It comes out of a pen, either with or without its first letter"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
- Words that mean the same thing: squeal, grunt
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: OINK
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Clue 30 Down: "53. ___ Wolfe, armchair detective"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that roman emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of rome in 64) but the roman empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)
- Words that mean the same thing: Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: NERO
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Clue 31 Down: "54. "Curses!""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: DRAT
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Clue 32 Down: "55. Meh"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SOSO
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Clue 33 Down: "56. U.F.C. sport"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about sports.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: MMA
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Clue 34 Down: "59. Unopened, say"
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 of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
- Words that mean the same thing: fresh, novel, young
- The opposite would be: worn, old
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The answer is: NEW
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 50 | 66.7% |
| Short Answer | 15 | 20.0% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 5 | 6.7% |
| History | 2 | 2.7% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.3% |
| Geography | 1 | 1.3% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 41 |
| Down Clues | 34 |
| Total Clues | 75 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.9 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 13 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually 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 22, 2025 at 04:25 AM
