No 27390, Mon Nov 04, 2024 NYT by Colin Adams

Across Clues :

1. [Hey, over here!], 5. Vehicle taken back by the bank, for short, 9. Grub, 13. Birthstone for a Halloween baby, 14. Kind of exam where "Picture everyone naked" may be given as advice, 15. ___ Bunny, Bugs's love interest in "Space Jam", 16. Keep a close eye on, 19. Unit of biological inheritance, 20. Gives the go-ahead for, 21. Form of nonviolent protest, 22. www.wikipedia.___, 23. Anger, 24. "No need to point it out, thank you very much", 26. Perform karaoke with passion, say, 29. Extremely off-putting, 30. Ferret-like mammal with prized fur, 31. Still up in the air, for short, 34. Remove from political office, 35. Fraction of a byte, 36. Cheese that might go unsliced on a charcuterie board, 37. Speedometer stat, 38. Freestyle like Ella Fitzgerald, 40. Long, thin bone of the lower leg, 42. "Fine, ignore my advice!", 44. Rainy-day reserves, 47. Stethoscope users: Abbr., 48. Dec. 31, in brief, 49. What the stars do in a perfect situation, 50. Shakespeare's "Much ___ About Nothing", 51. Nickel or dime, 52. Following the latest style trends ... or a hint to the starts of 16-, 26- and 42-Across, 56. Give off, 57. Feature of a unicorn or rhino, 58. Regarding, 59. Deteriorates, like old wood, 60. Double-reed woodwind, 61. Roald who wrote "Fantastic Mr. Fox"

Down Clues :

1. Turned on, as a laptop, 2. "Dónde está la library?," for example, 3. Completely fill, as a hungry person, 4. Special attention, for short, 5. Houston N.B.A. player, 6. Historical stretches, 7. ___ for the course, 8. Cry at a bullring, 9. Writing hints, as a crossword constructor does, 10. 18 on a golf course, 11. Basic skateboarding trick, 12. Bruce ___, alter ego in Gotham City, 17. Egyptian god with the head of a falcon, 18. Stand at the side of, 19. Make a loud exploding noise, 23. Promise to pay, 24. "___ just me, or ...?", 25. Scam, 27. Little kid, 28. Friendship, 31. Direction pointing straight up from the Equator, 32. British punk rocker with the hit "Rebel Yell", 33. Overwhelm with noise, 35. Hangers from cave ceilings, 36. Toy pellets, for short, 38. Largest branch of Islam, 39. Marlboro offering, informally, 40. Hullabaloo, 41. Tax-collecting agcy., 42. Tourist guide listings, 43. Strange case, 44. Less dangerous, 45. Landmark that Texans are urged to "remember", 46. Pop in on, 50. Iconic hairstyle for Diana Ross or Bob Ross, 51. House, in Havana, 53. "Well, lookie there!", 54. Noggin, in slang, 55. Roll of cash

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 04, 2024

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

"New York Times, Monday, November 4, 2024"

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. [Hey, over here!]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PSST




• The clue is 5. Vehicle taken back by the bank, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPO




• The clue is 9. Grub. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHOW

  Possible Answer : Chou, Chou_dynasty, chuck, eats, chow_chow, Zhou_dynasty, Chow, grub, Zhou, Chow_dynasty, chow




• The clue is 13. Birthstone for a Halloween baby. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPAL

  Possible Answer : opal




• The clue is 14. Kind of exam where "Picture everyone naked" may be given as advice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORAL

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : aboral, anal




• The clue is 15. ___ Bunny, Bugs's love interest in "Space Jam". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOLA




• The clue is 16. Keep a close eye on. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: WATCHCAREFULLY




• The clue is 19. Unit of biological inheritance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GENE

  Possible Answer : gene, cistron, factor




• The clue is 20. Gives the go-ahead for. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKS

  Possible Answer : OK, Sooner_State, okay, O.K., okey, Oklahoma, okeh




• The clue is 21. Form of nonviolent protest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIEIN




• The clue is 22. www.wikipedia.___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORG




• The clue is 23. Anger. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRE

  Possible Answer : ire, anger, choler, wrath, ira




• The clue is 24. "No need to point it out, thank you very much". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICANSEE




• The clue is 26. Perform karaoke with passion, say. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: BELTOUTASONG




• The clue is 29. Extremely off-putting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODIOUS

  Possible Answer : odious, abominable, execrable, detestable




• The clue is 30. Ferret-like mammal with prized fur. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MINK

  Possible Answer : mink, mink_coat




• The clue is 31. Still up in the air, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TBD




• The clue is 34. Remove from political office. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUST

  Possible Answer : boot_out, expel, oust, kick_out, throw_out, drum_out




• The clue is 35. Fraction of a byte. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIT

  Possible Answer : morsel, turn, flake, routine, snatch, chip, burn, fleck, scrap, piece, prick, spot, bite, seize_with_teeth, mo, moment, second, sting, act, minute, bit, number




• The clue is 36. Cheese that might go unsliced on a charcuterie board. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRIE

  Possible Answer : Brie




• The clue is 37. Speedometer stat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MPH

  Possible Answer : miles_per_hour, mph




• The clue is 38. Freestyle like Ella Fitzgerald. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCAT

  Possible Answer : lam, break_away, scat, scarper, head_for_the_hills, take_to_the_woods, hightail_it, run, turn_tail, run_away, bunk, scat_singing, fly_the_coop, escape




• The clue is 40. Long, thin bone of the lower leg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIBULA

  Possible Answer : fibula, calf_bone




• The clue is 42. "Fine, ignore my advice!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: SUITYOURSELF




• The clue is 44. Rainy-day reserves. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAVINGS

  Possible Answer : rescue, saving, economy, delivery, preservation, deliverance, nest_egg, savings




• The clue is 47. Stethoscope users: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRS




• The clue is 48. Dec. 31, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYE




• The clue is 49. What the stars do in a perfect situation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIGN

  Possible Answer : line_up, adjust, coordinate, align, aline, ordinate, array

  Possible Opposite Answer : skew




• The clue is 50. Shakespeare's "Much ___ About Nothing". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADO

  Possible Answer : ado, hustle, stir, flurry, bustle, fuss




• The clue is 51. Nickel or dime. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COIN

  Possible Answer : mint, strike, coin




• The clue is 52. Following the latest style trends ... or a hint to the starts of 16-, 26- and 42-Across. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: FASHIONFORWARD




• The clue is 56. Give off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMIT

  Possible Answer : give_off, give_out, breathe, utter, pass_off, let_loose, let_out, emit

  Possible Opposite Answer : absorb




• The clue is 57. Feature of a unicorn or rhino. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HORN

  Possible Answer : automobile_horn, trump, horn, hooter, car_horn, French_horn, motor_horn, saddle_horn, tusk, cornet, trumpet




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

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

  The answer: ASTO




• The clue is 59. Deteriorates, like old wood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROTS

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




• The clue is 60. Double-reed woodwind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBOE

  Possible Answer : hautbois, oboe, hautboy




• The clue is 61. Roald who wrote "Fantastic Mr. Fox". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAHL

  Possible Answer : pigeon_pea, catjang_pea, pigeon-pea_plant, dhal, Cajanus_cajan, red_gram, dahl, cajan_pea

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Turned on, as a laptop. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POWEREDUP

• The clue is 2. "Dónde está la library?," for example. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPANGLISH

• The clue is 3. Completely fill, as a hungry person. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SATE

  Possible Answer: satiate, replete, fill, sate

• The clue is 4. Special attention, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TLC

  Possible Answer: TLC, tender_loving_care

• The clue is 5. Houston N.B.A. player. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROCKET

  Possible Answer: projectile, roquette, Eruca_sativa, Eruca_vesicaria_sativa, skyrocket, rocket_salad, rocket_engine, garden_rocket, rocket, arugula

• The clue is 6. Historical stretches. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERAS

  Possible Answer: ERA, geological_era, epoch, era, earned_run_average

• The clue is 7. ___ for the course. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAR

  Possible Answer: equation, equality, equivalence, par

• The clue is 8. Cry at a bullring. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLE

• The clue is 9. Writing hints, as a crossword constructor does. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLUING

  Possible Answer: clew, clue

• The clue is 10. 18 on a golf course. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOLES

  Possible Answer: jam, trap, yap, golf_hole, hole, pickle, muddle, maw, hollow, kettle_of_fish, mess, gob, hole_out, cakehole, fix

• The clue is 11. Basic skateboarding trick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLLIE

• The clue is 12. Bruce ___, alter ego in Gotham City. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAYNE

  Possible Answer: Anthony_Wayne, Duke_Wayne, Mad_Anthony_Wayne, John_Wayne, Wayne

• The clue is 17. Egyptian god with the head of a falcon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HORUS

  Possible Answer: Horus

• The clue is 18. Stand at the side of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLANK

  Possible Answer: wing, flank

• The clue is 19. Make a loud exploding noise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOBOOM

• The clue is 23. Promise to pay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IOU

  Possible Answer: IOU

• The clue is 24. "___ just me, or ...?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISIT

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

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

  The answer: CON

  Possible Answer: con_game, yard_bird, scam, confidence_trick, gyp, learn, convict, confidence_game, gip, nobble, memorize, short-change, inmate, con, bunko, hornswoggle, yardbird, bunco, goldbrick, mulct, swindle, defraud, victimize, bunko_game, bunco_game, sting, hustle, rook, memorise, flimflam, diddle

  Possible Opposite Answer : pro

• The clue is 27. Little kid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOT

  Possible Answer: total, sum, tally, bambino, add, tote_up, add_together, add_up, tot, summate, sum_up, yearling, tot_up, toddler

• The clue is 28. Friendship. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMITY

  Possible Answer: amity, cordiality

• The clue is 31. Direction pointing straight up from the Equator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRUENORTH

• The clue is 32. British punk rocker with the hit "Rebel Yell". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BILLYIDOL

• The clue is 33. Overwhelm with noise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEAFEN

  Possible Answer: deafen, deaf

• The clue is 35. Hangers from cave ceilings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BATS

  Possible Answer: barmy, loony, balmy, nuts, bonkers, kookie, kooky, nutty, batty, crackers, flutter, squash_racket, drub, loopy, daft, fruity, round_the_bend, wacky, haywire, chiropteran, cream, lick, cracked, around_the_bend, whacky, bats, bat, thrash, clobber, cricket_bat, buggy, at-bat, dotty, loco, squash_racquet

• The clue is 36. Toy pellets, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BBS

  Possible Answer: BB, bulletin_board_system, BB_shot, bulletin_board, electronic_bulletin_board, bbs

• The clue is 38. Largest branch of Islam. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUNNI

  Possible Answer: Sunni_Muslim, Sunnite, Sunni_Islam, Sunni

• The clue is 39. Marlboro offering, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIG

• The clue is 40. Hullabaloo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FUROR

  Possible Answer: fad, craze, furor, furore, cult, rage

• The clue is 41. Tax-collecting agcy.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRS

  Possible Answer: Internal_Revenue_Service, IRS

• The clue is 42. Tourist guide listings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIGHTS

  Possible Answer: great_deal, ken, muckle, wad, pot, deal, sights, tidy_sum, flock, raft, visual_sense, mountain, spy, pile, vision, heap, lot, passel, stack, hatful, quite_a_little, survey, peck, mint, slew, batch, good_deal, plenty, sight, view, mass, mickle, mess, visual_modality, spate

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

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

  The answer: ODDONE

• The clue is 44. Less dangerous. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAFER

  Possible Answer: secure, good, safe, dependable

  Possible Opposite Answer : out, dangerous

• The clue is 45. Landmark that Texans are urged to "remember". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALAMO

  Possible Answer: Alamo

• The clue is 46. Pop in on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VISIT

  Possible Answer: chaffer, inspect, chew_the_fat, travel_to, bring_down, inflict, impose, chitchat, natter, call_in, chatter, jaw, call, claver, chat, chit-chat, gossip, visit, shoot_the_breeze, confab, confabulate, see, sojourn

• The clue is 50. Iconic hairstyle for Diana Ross or Bob Ross. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AFRO

  Possible Answer: Afro_hairdo, Afro

• The clue is 51. House, in Havana. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CASA

• The clue is 53. "Well, lookie there!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHO

• The clue is 54. Noggin, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOB

  Possible Answer: toff, nob

• The clue is 55. Roll of cash. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAD

  Possible Answer: great_deal, muckle, wad, jampack, pot, deal, tidy_sum, flock, cud, chew, raft, mountain, plug, chock_up, pile, heap, lot, passel, stack, hatful, quite_a_little, peck, chaw, mint, jam, slew, batch, compact, pack, cram, good_deal, plenty, sight, quid, ram, mass, mickle, mess, bundle, spate

January 16, 1990 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Published on Tuesday, January 16, 1990 • Daily puzzle hints • Crossword clues © The New York Times

Master the NYT crossword from January 16, 1990 with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun.

Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky

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. Mimic"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

Click to reveal answer

Answer: APER

2A: "5. Bell and Kettle"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that informal terms for a mother
• Similar words include: mama, mamma, momma
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MAS

3A: "8. Yearned"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that feel physical pain
• Similar words include: yearn, ache, yen
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ACHED

4A: "13. Brood"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who wastes time
• Similar words include: lounger, moon around, dillydallier
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MOPE

5A: "14. Stone"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
• Similar words include: hide, pour, fur
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PELT

6A: "15. Archie or Grace"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states composer of works noted for their use of the american vernacular (1893-1969)
• Similar words include: Marianne Craig Moore, Dudley Moore, Henry Moore
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MOORE

7A: "16. Certain test"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
• Similar words include: battery-acid, back breaker, dose
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ACID

8A: "17. Arab chief"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in africa or arabia)
• Similar words include: emeer, amir, ameer
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: EMIR

9A: "18. Cat-___-tails"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ONINE

10A: "19. Trickery"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: HOCUSPOCUS

11A: "22. Pokey"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
• Similar words include: invoke, flurry, shift
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: STIR

12A: "23. Polar or ice follower"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a tight-fitting headdress
• Similar words include: roof, detonator, crownwork
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CAP

13A: "24. Worker for a company"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a worker who is hired to perform a job
• Opposite of: employer
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: EMPLOYEE

14A: "26. Plotted"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
• Similar words include: intrigue, connive, scheme
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SCHEMED

15A: "30. Rapid in a river"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SAULT

16A: "31. Chat"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that light informal conversation for social occasions
• Similar words include: gab, chitchat, small talk
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CAUSERIE

17A: "33. Nodule of stone"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (mineralogy) a hollow rock or nodule with the cavity usually lined with crystals
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: GEODE

18A: "36. Abbr. at Kennedy"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ARR

19A: "37. Emulates a cheerleader"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
• Similar words include: shout, scream, call
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: YELLS

20A: "40. One-tenth of XXX"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
• Similar words include: terzetto, troika, trinity
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: III

21A: "41. Italo ___, Italian Fascist leader"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BALBO

22A: "44. "See ___, alligator""

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: YOULATER

23A: "47. Brigham or Robert"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any immature animal
• Similar words include: untested, Thomas Young, Loretta Young
• Opposite of: aged, old

Click to reveal answer

Answer: YOUNG

24A: "50. Altar boy"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in the roman catholic church but not in the anglican church or the eastern orthodox churches
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ACOLYTE

25A: "51. Fortify"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fortify by furnishing with battlements for defense
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: EMBATTLE

26A: "54. Charpoy"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sheath worn to protect a finger
• Similar words include: camp bed, crib, fingerstall
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: COT

27A: "55. Overwhelm"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a disorderly crowd of people
• Similar words include: mob, root, rabble
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ROUT

28A: "56. Olio"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a motley assortment of things
• Similar words include: farrago, odds and ends, jumble
• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: HODGEPODGE

29A: "61. Standards"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
• Similar words include: norm, average
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: NORMS

30A: "63. Cribs"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a container; usually has a lid
• Similar words include: bank identification number, ABA transit number, bin
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BINS

31A: "64. Evangelist Roberts"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an examination conducted by spoken communication
• Similar words include: unwritten, oral exam, viva
• Opposite of: anal, aboral

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ORAL

32A: "65. Aunt in "Oklahoma!""

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ELLER

33A: "66. Collections of sayings"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that type genus of the anatidae: freshwater ducks
• Similar words include: ana, genus Anas, Ana
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ANAS

34A: "67. Catch a thief"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
• Similar words include: apprehend, collar, nab
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: NAIL

35A: "68. "Just ___": Nancy Reagan"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SAYNO

36A: "69. Roman household god"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LAR

37A: "70. "___ boy!""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ATTA

Down Clues - Strategic Hints (39 clues)

1D: "1. Shanghai nurse"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else
• Similar words include: maid, housemaid, wetnurse
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AMAH

2D: "2. Not much, in Mexico"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: POCO

3D: "3. The "Aeneid," e.g."

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
• Similar words include: heroic poem, heroic, epos
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: EPIC

4D: "4. Solves a "weighty" problem"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cut down on; make a reduction in
• Similar words include: abbreviate, slim down, deoxidize
• Opposite of: expand, blow up

Click to reveal answer

Answer: REDUCES

5D: "5. Off. note"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a written proposal or reminder
• Similar words include: memoranda, memorandum
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MEMO

6D: "6. Movie restaurateur"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ALICE

7D: "7. Plays the banjo"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that sound of strumming
• Similar words include: thrum, strum
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: STRUMS

8D: "8. Latin I word"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AMO

9D: "9. Kind of table"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall
• Similar words include: cabinet, console table, soothe
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CONSOLE

10D: "10. Giddy or haughty"

10 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: HOITYTOITY

11D: "11. Athlete Banks or Nevers"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ERNIE

12D: "12. Steel-plow inventor"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states industrialist who manufactured plows suitable for working the prairie soil (1804-1886)
• Similar words include: John Deere
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DEERE

13D: "14. Piquant"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that having the piquant burning taste of peppers
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PEPPERY

14D: "20. 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: Lapp, Lapplander, Sami
• Opposite of: unlike, other

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SAME

15D: "21. Resort of a sort"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a health resort near a spring or at the seaside
• Similar words include: watering hole, health spa, watering place
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SPA

16D: "25. Box for fruit"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that ancient celtic god
• Similar words include: lugsail, block, lugworm
• Opposite of: unstuff

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LUG

17D: "26. Plant disease"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
• Similar words include: blackleg, rat, fink
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SCAB

18D: "27. Pedro's face"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CARA

19D: "28. Tumult"

10 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: HURLYBURLY

20D: "29. What Caesar cast"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
• Similar words include: become flat, pall, break down
• Opposite of: be born

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DIE

21D: "32. Bridge expert Culbertson"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ELY

22D: "34. ___ of Worms: 1521"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a prescribed selection of foods
• Similar words include: dieting
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DIET

23D: "35. Ireland, to a Gael"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of ireland; achieved independence from the united kingdom in 1921
• Similar words include: Irish Republic, Republic of Ireland, Ireland
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: EIRE

24D: "38. Mauna ___"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LOA

25D: "39. It has a "sweet smell""

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
• Similar words include: achiever, succeeder, winner
• Opposite of: loser, failure

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SUCCESS

26D: "42. Gondoliers"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who drives or rides in a boat
• Similar words include: boatman, boater, waterman
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BOATMEN

27D: "43. "Include me ___": Sam Goldwyn"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
• Similar words include: come out of the closet, stunned, away
• Opposite of: safe

Click to reveal answer

Answer: OUT

28D: "45. Chicago attraction"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
• Similar words include: intertwine, grummet, iteration
• Opposite of: open circuit, uncoil

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LOOP

29D: "46. City in central Pa."

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a town in central pennsylvania
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ALTOONA

30D: "48. Certain degree"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that last or greatest in an indefinitely large series
• Similar words include: n-th
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: NTH

31D: "49. Worldwide"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope
• Similar words include: planetary, worldwide, world
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: GLOBAL

32D: "51. Sea birds"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of europe and greenland
• Similar words include: white-tailed sea eagle, Haliatus albicilla, gray sea eagle
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ERNES

33D: "52. Scratch"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MOOLA

34D: "53. Suburb of Minneapolis"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: EDINA

35D: "57. Growl"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: GNAR

36D: "58. Mild oath"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DRAT

37D: "59. Pace"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
• Similar words include: pace
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: GAIT

38D: "60. Actress Raines"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ELLA

39D: "62. Hit sign"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SRO

Puzzle Stats

37 Across

39 Down

76 Total

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