27392 Wed Nov 06, 2024 NYT by Adam Aaronson

Across Clues :

1. Gobi Desert grazer, 4. Green roll, 7. Domain suffix that most people can't register, 10. Tailor's line, 13. Bit of fried finger food, casually, 14. Silvery element, 17. Band initials missing from their hit song "_vi_ W_man", 18. Possible response to a question that begins "Est-ce que …", 19. Northernmost city in North America with over one million people, 20. Inspiration for Toblerone's shape, 21. Channel with Steve Kornacki's election day "Big Board", 23. Gucci played by Al Pacino in 2021's "House of Gucci", 24. Hop on board?, 26. Shot dropped into a glass of beer, in a popular cocktail, 27. Dress shirt fit option, 28. Site for crafts, 29. Band in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, 34. Spacecraft that docked with the Soyuz in 1975, 36. Croak, 39. African country, 41. Sweetened beverage, 42. Container for sour cream, 43. Snack brand from the Spanish word for "fried", 46. Make go "Vroom!", 47. "Go-o-oal!", 50. Object of adoration, 51. Brazilian jazz subgenre, informally, 53. Bird with a distinctive call, 56. Spinning one's wheels?, 59. Puff pieces?, 63. General idea … or a hint to the clue/answer pairings at 14-, 29-, 39-, 41- and 53-Across, 68. Conversely, in a text, 69. Second-smallest of seven, 70. Like many granola bars, 71. Unit of power, 72. Performs brilliantly, 73. Dave Bautista's role in "Guardians of the Galaxy"

Down Clues :

1. Focuses of quantum mechanics, 2. Composer with a namesake horn, 3. Foul-smelling prank items, 4. Required word count for a freelance article, e.g., 5. Like food you should probably smell before eating, 6. Patterned fabric named for a Mideast capital, 7. Lay to rest, 8. Hip-hop's Madvillain or Mobb Deep, 9. "Yeah, don't even think about it", 10. Indicators of remaining energy for video game characters, 11. Actress Tracee ___ Ross of "American Fiction", 12. Sullen, 15. Avoid ___ (Google Maps option), 16. World's most populous country as of 2023, 22. ___ Baxter, "Poor Things" protagonist, 25. Leave undisturbed, 30. A-game, so to speak, 31. Elaborate hairdo, 32. Jewish rite, 33. Target, 34. Italian wine region, 35. Look sullen, 37. Middle-of-the-month time, 38. Big name in athletic sandals, 40. Like Antarctica's climate, 41. Hang out, 44. Swearing-in words, 45. Drag on the road, 48. "My plans aren't set in stone", 49. "99 Luftballons" singer, 51. Liverpudlian or Mancunian, 52. "Oh, phew!", 54. ___ Varda, director with an honorary Palme d'Or and Oscar, 55. Plot units, 56. Major setback, 57. Three-syllable letter, 58. Something a rock climber might make with one hand, 60. In the distance, 61. Multitalented Moreno, 62. River in which Achilles was dipped, 64. "Tell me something I don't know!", 65. ___ Lanka, 66. Sweetie, 67. Midwesterner's embarrassed interjection

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 06, 2024

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

New York Times, Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Gobi Desert grazer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASS

  Possible Answer : butt, arsenic, nates, fundament, derriere, arse, roll_in_the_hay, rear, fucking, rump, ass, As, nooky, keister, buttocks, screw, bum, posterior, AS, piece_of_tail, tail, fuck, seat, stern, piece_of_ass, buns, tail_end, fanny, rear_end, hindquarters, tooshie, tush, bottom, can, hind_end, behind, screwing, shtup, atomic_number_33, Eastern_Samoa, American_Samoa, nookie, prat, backside, shag




• The clue is 4. Green roll. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOD

  Possible Answer : sod, bugger, superoxide_dismutase, sodomite, turf, SOD, sodomist, greensward, sward




• The clue is 7. Domain suffix that most people can't register. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDU




• The clue is 10. Tailor's line. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEM

  Possible Answer : hem, ahem




• The clue is 13. Bit of fried finger food, casually. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOT

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




• The clue is 14. Silvery element. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: PLATINUM

  Possible Answer : platinum, Pt, atomic_number_78




• The clue is 17. Band initials missing from their hit song "_vi_ W_man". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELO




• The clue is 18. Possible response to a question that begins "Est-ce que …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUI




• The clue is 19. Northernmost city in North America with over one million people. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: EDMONTON

  Possible Answer : Edmonton




• The clue is 20. Inspiration for Toblerone's shape. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALP

  Possible Answer : alp




• The clue is 21. Channel with Steve Kornacki's election day "Big Board". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MSNBC




• The clue is 23. Gucci played by Al Pacino in 2021's "House of Gucci". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALDO




• The clue is 24. Hop on board?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLLIE




• The clue is 26. Shot dropped into a glass of beer, in a popular cocktail. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAKE

  Possible Answer : interest, sake, saki, rice_beer




• The clue is 27. Dress shirt fit option. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLIM

  Possible Answer : slight, lose_weight, svelte, melt_off, slim_down, slim, reduce, slender, slenderize, thin

  Possible Opposite Answer : gain




• The clue is 28. Site for crafts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETSY




• The clue is 29. Band in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLACKSABBATH




• The clue is 34. Spacecraft that docked with the Soyuz in 1975. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APOLLO

  Possible Answer : Apollo, Phoebus, Phoebus_Apollo




• The clue is 36. Croak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIBBIT




• The clue is 39. African country. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOMALIA

  Possible Answer : Somalia




• The clue is 41. Sweetened beverage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIMEADE

  Possible Answer : limeade




• The clue is 42. Container for sour cream. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUB

  Possible Answer : bathtub, bathing_tub, vat, tubful, tub, bath




• The clue is 43. Snack brand from the Spanish word for "fried". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FRITOS




• The clue is 46. Make go "Vroom!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REV

  Possible Answer : rev_up, rev, rpm, revolutions_per_minute




• The clue is 47. "Go-o-oal!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITSIN




• The clue is 50. Object of adoration. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDOL

  Possible Answer : beau_ideal, perfection, graven_image, paragon, god, matinee_idol, idol




• The clue is 51. Brazilian jazz subgenre, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOSSA




• The clue is 53. Bird with a distinctive call. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: MEADOWLARK

  Possible Answer : lark, meadowlark




• The clue is 56. Spinning one's wheels?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIKING

  Possible Answer : bike, wheel, bicycle, pedal, cycle




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

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

  The answer: CIGARS

  Possible Answer : cigar




• The clue is 63. General idea … or a hint to the clue/answer pairings at 14-, 29-, 39-, 41- and 53-Across. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (16 letters)

  The answer: LONGANDSHORTOFIT




• The clue is 68. Conversely, in a text. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTOH




• The clue is 69. Second-smallest of seven. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EUROPE

  Possible Answer : EC, EEC, Europe, European_Economic_Community, EU, Common_Market, European_Union, European_Community




• The clue is 70. Like many granola bars. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OATY




• The clue is 71. Unit of power. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WATT

  Possible Answer : watt, Watt, James_Watt, W




• The clue is 72. Performs brilliantly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHINES

  Possible Answer : gleam, glow, radiancy, shin, glitter, strike, skin, polish, reflect, shinny, refulgency, beam, refulgence, smoothen, scramble, glint, struggle, radiance, smooth, fall, radiate, sputter, glisten, clamber, shine, effulgence




• The clue is 73. Dave Bautista's role in "Guardians of the Galaxy". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRAX

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Focuses of quantum mechanics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATOMS

  Possible Answer: particle, speck, molecule, corpuscle, atom, mote

• The clue is 2. Composer with a namesake horn. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOUSA

  Possible Answer: March_King, John_Philip_Sousa, Sousa

• The clue is 3. Foul-smelling prank items. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: STINKBOMBS

• The clue is 4. Required word count for a freelance article, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPEC

  Possible Answer: spec, specification

• The clue is 5. Like food you should probably smell before eating. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLD

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : new, young

• The clue is 6. Patterned fabric named for a Mideast capital. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAMASK

  Possible Answer: damask

• The clue is 7. Lay to rest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENTOMB

  Possible Answer: inhume, inter, lay_to_rest, bury, entomb

• The clue is 8. Hip-hop's Madvillain or Mobb Deep. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUO

  Possible Answer: twosome, duo, couple, yoke, couplet, brace, duet, twain, span, distich, duette, pair, dyad, duad

• The clue is 9. "Yeah, don't even think about it". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UMNO

• The clue is 10. Indicators of remaining energy for video game characters. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: HEALTHBARS

• The clue is 11. Actress Tracee ___ Ross of "American Fiction". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLIS

  Possible Answer: Elli

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

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

  The answer: MOPEY

• The clue is 15. Avoid ___ (Google Maps option). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOLLS

  Possible Answer: toll, price, cost, bell

• The clue is 16. World's most populous country as of 2023. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INDIA

  Possible Answer: Republic_of_India, India, Bharat

• The clue is 22. ___ Baxter, "Poor Things" protagonist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BELLA

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

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

  The answer: LETBE

• The clue is 30. A-game, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALL

  Possible Answer: wholly, totally, completely, whole, entirely, altogether, all

  Possible Opposite Answer : partly, some

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

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

  The answer: COIF

  Possible Answer: coiffe, hairdo, coiffure, set, coif, hair_style, dress, arrange, do, hairstyle

• The clue is 32. Jewish rite. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRIS

  Possible Answer: Bris, Brith, Berit, Berith, Briss

• The clue is 33. Target. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIM

  Possible Answer: point, intent, aim, bearing, train, propose, place, drive, design, get, objective, direct, object, take_aim, target, take, purport, intention, aspire, purpose, calculate, shoot_for, draw_a_bead_on, heading

• The clue is 34. Italian wine region. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTI

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

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

  The answer: POUT

  Possible Answer: pout, hornpout, mow, brood, sulk, Ameiurus_Melas, wry_face, eelpout, moue, horned_pout, mop

• The clue is 37. Middle-of-the-month time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDES

  Possible Answer: ides

• The clue is 38. Big name in athletic sandals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEVA

• The clue is 40. Like Antarctica's climate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARID

  Possible Answer: desiccated, waterless, arid, desiccate

• The clue is 41. Hang out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOLL

  Possible Answer: loll, arse_about, waste_one's_time, droop, bum, bum_around, loaf, bum_about, lounge_around, fuck_off, arse_around, lounge_about, frig_around, loll_around

• The clue is 44. Swearing-in words. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDO

  Possible Answer: Ido

• The clue is 45. Drag on the road. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOW

  Possible Answer: towage, tow

• The clue is 48. "My plans aren't set in stone". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMIGHT

• The clue is 49. "99 Luftballons" singer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NENA

• The clue is 51. Liverpudlian or Mancunian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRIT

  Possible Answer: britt, Briton, brit, Britisher, Brit

• The clue is 52. "Oh, phew!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKGOOD

• The clue is 54. ___ Varda, director with an honorary Palme d'Or and Oscar. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGNES

• The clue is 55. Plot units. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACRES

  Possible Answer: landed_estate, land, acre, demesne, estate, Acre, Akko, Accho, Akka, acres

• The clue is 56. Major setback. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLOW

  Possible Answer: bump, botch, vaunt, tout, fuck_up, screw_up, bumble, muff, bollocks_up, gas, shock, waste, shove_off, blast, puff, bollix, foul_up, gasconade, bobble, botch_up, reversal, bluster, mess_up, shoot_a_line, fellate, be_adrift, bodge, setback, burn_out, nose_candy, gust, coke, suck, black_eye, snow, swash, flub, blow, squander, C, bollocks, go_down_on, shove_along, bungle, spoil, louse_up, boast, reverse, fumble, fluff, brag, muck_up, ball_up, blow_out, bollix_up, drift, float, mishandle

  Possible Opposite Answer : conserve

• The clue is 57. Three-syllable letter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IOTA

  Possible Answer: smidge, smidgin, smidgeon, tittle, smidgen, shred, whit, scintilla, iota

• The clue is 58. Something a rock climber might make with one hand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KNOT

  Possible Answer: knot, ravel, greyback, tangle, nautical_mile, mi, mile, grayback, air_mile, burl, Calidris_canutus, naut_mi, international_nautical_mile, slub, gnarl

  Possible Opposite Answer : unravel, unknot

• The clue is 60. In the distance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AFAR

  Possible Answer: afar

• The clue is 61. Multitalented Moreno. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RITA

• The clue is 62. River in which Achilles was dipped. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STYX

  Possible Answer: River_Styx, Styx

• The clue is 64. "Tell me something I don't know!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUH

• The clue is 65. ___ Lanka. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SRI

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

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

  The answer: HON

• The clue is 67. Midwesterner's embarrassed interjection. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPE

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (39 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (39 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky

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

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. "Planet of the ___"	4
2A	5. Wood strip found in many Ikea bed supports	4
3A	9. Take pleasure in	5
4A	14. Size opposite of mini-	4
5A	15. Prepares to throw a dart, say	4
6A	16. Crystal-filled rock	5
7A	17. Newspaper opinion piece	4
8A	18. *Title of a 1990s ABC sitcom and a 1990s New Kids on the Block hit	10
9A	20. Cereal often found with pretzels in a party snack mix	8
10A	22. Vertical jumping ability, in basketball lingo	3
11A	23. Sheep's cry	3
12A	24. "___ to Go!," 2024 Chappell Roan hit sometimes compared to the Village People's "Y.M.C.A."	3
13A	25. Attracted to people of any gender, for short	3
14A	28. *Detailed, real-time description of events	10
15A	33. Shape for a red-and-white striped Christmas candy	4
16A	34. Rodeo rope	5
17A	35. Foggy mental state	4
18A	36. Raisins, when on a celery-and-peanut-butter "log"	4
19A	37. Wrinkly citrus fruit	4
20A	38. "What a shame"	5
21A	39. Riverbank deposit	4
22A	40. Prompted, on stage	4
23A	41. Lyft competitor	4
24A	42. Zellweger of "Bridget Jones's Diary"	5
25A	43. Joint sometimes bent in protest	4
26A	44. *How to tackle big writing projects, per a seminal Anne Lamott book	10
27A	46. Go on and on and on	3
28A	47. LAX posting	3
29A	48. Frito-___	3
30A	49. Not just some or most	3
31A	50. Got off the ground, as a start-up company	8
32A	55. *Many an off-road vehicle ... or a literal description of the answer to each asterisked clue (including this one!)	10
33A	59. Otherworldly glow	4
34A	60. It means slow (not big!) in music	5
35A	61. "Well, ___ that special!"	4
36A	62. Poetry competition	4
37A	63. "See what I'm talkin' 'bout?"	5
38A	64. Brooklyn basketballers ... and what they swish	4
39A	65. Effortlessness	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. "Planet of the ___""

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
• Similar words include: copycat, aper, ape
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: APES

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2A: "5. Wood strip found in many Ikea bed supports"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a thin strip (wood or metal)
• Similar words include: spline
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SLAT

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3A: "9. Take pleasure in"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
• Similar words include: relish, savour, love
• Opposite of: suffer

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Answer: ENJOY

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4A: "14. Size opposite of mini-"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a long skirt ending below the calf
• Opposite of: mini
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MAXI

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5A: "15. Prepares to throw a dart, say"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
• Similar words include: purport, object, calculate
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AIMS

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6A: "16. Crystal-filled rock"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: GEODE

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7A: "17. Newspaper opinion piece"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OPED

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8A: "18. *Title of a 1990s ABC sitcom and a 1990s New Kids on the Block hit"

10 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: STEPBYSTEP

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9A: "20. Cereal often found with pretzels in a party snack mix"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: RICECHEX

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10A: "22. Vertical jumping ability, in basketball lingo"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Similar words include: up
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: UPS

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11A: "23. Sheep's cry"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cry made by sheep
• Similar words include: blat, blate, bleat
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BAA

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12A: "24. "___ to Go!," 2024 Chappell Roan hit sometimes compared to the Village People's "Y.M.C.A.""

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
• Similar words include: red-hot, blistering, live
• Opposite of: cold

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Answer: HOT

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13A: "25. Attracted to people of any gender, for short"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel
• Similar words include: pan off, tear apart, pan out
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PAN

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14A: "28. *Detailed, real-time description of events"

10 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: PLAYBYPLAY

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15A: "33. Shape for a red-and-white striped Christmas candy"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
• Similar words include: lambaste, lambast, flog
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CANE

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16A: "34. Rodeo rope"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: LASSO

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17A: "35. Foggy mental state"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
• Similar words include: daze, fog
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HAZE

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18A: "36. Raisins, when on a celery-and-peanut-butter "log""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
• Similar words include: pismire, ant, emmet
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ANTS

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19A: "37. Wrinkly citrus fruit"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin
• Similar words include: tangelo, ugli fruit
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: UGLI

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20A: "38. "What a shame""

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SOSAD

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21A: "39. Riverbank deposit"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake
• Similar words include: silt up
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SILT

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22A: "40. Prompted, on stage"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
• Similar words include: remind, prompt, cue
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CUED

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23A: "41. Lyft competitor"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: UBER

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24A: "42. Zellweger of "Bridget Jones's Diary""

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RENEE

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25A: "43. Joint sometimes bent in protest"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
• Similar words include: knee joint, genu, articulatio genus
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: KNEE

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26A: "44. *How to tackle big writing projects, per a seminal Anne Lamott book"

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: BIRDBYBIRD

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27A: "46. Go on and on and on"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that informal terms for the mouth
• Similar words include: maw, yip, gob
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: YAP

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28A: "47. LAX posting"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
• Similar words include: Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Euskadi ta Askatasuna, Basque Homeland and Freedom
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ETA

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29A: "48. Frito-___"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
• Similar words include: repose, put, pose
• Opposite of: stand, arise

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Answer: LAY

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30A: "49. Not just some or most"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
• Similar words include: totally, whole, entirely
• Opposite of: partly, some

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Answer: ALL

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31A: "50. Got off the ground, as a start-up company"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that set up or found
• Similar words include: plunge, set in motion, launch
• Opposite of: abolish

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Answer: LAUNCHED

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32A: "55. *Many an off-road vehicle ... or a literal description of the answer to each asterisked clue (including this one!)"

10 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: FOURBYFOUR

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33A: "59. Otherworldly glow"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure
• Similar words include: gloriole, halo, aureole
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AURA

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34A: "60. It means slow (not big!) in music"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LARGO

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35A: "61. "Well, ___ that special!""

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ISNT

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36A: "62. Poetry competition"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
• Similar words include: jibe, bang, sweep
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SLAM

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37A: "63. "See what I'm talkin' 'bout?""

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: YKNOW

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38A: "64. Brooklyn basketballers ... and what they swish"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the tcp/ip network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
• Similar words include: mesh, net income, network
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NETS

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39A: "65. Effortlessness"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
• Similar words include: repose, relief, informality
• Opposite of: difficulty

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Answer: EASE

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Spanish love	4
2D	2. Big ___ (nickname of baseball's David Ortiz)	4
3D	3. Company bigwig	4
4D	4. *Next to each other, like many washers and dryers	10
5D	5. Strut down the "RuPaul's Drag Race" runway, say	6
6D	6. Lo-cal	4
7D	7. Visa or Mastercard rival, informally	4
8D	8. Small recipe amt.	3
9D	9. Home of the Great Pyramid	5
10D	10. Loch ___ monster	4
11D	11. Scribble (down)	3
12D	12. Sappho's "___ to Aphrodite"	3
13D	13. Slangy affirmative	3
14D	19. Lifted, as one's spirits	6
15D	21. ___ San Lucas, Mexico	4
16D	24. Venture, as a guess	6
17D	25. Pressed sandwich	6
18D	26. Part of a reindeer's rack	6
19D	27. Prepared one's home for a new arrival	6
20D	28. Spirited and determined	6
21D	29. "___ Beach: The Real Orange County" (MTV reality show of the mid-aughts)	6
22D	30. Catching some Z's	6
23D	31. Irrational fear	6
24D	32. Word before printer or pointer	5
25D	33. *Considered individually	10
26D	38. In a nonobvious way	6
27D	42. "Deadpool" actor Reynolds	4
28D	45. Says out loud without thinking	6
29D	47. Spot for a roller skater's pad	5
30D	49. Best Picture winner found hiding in "and the Oscar goes to ..."	4
31D	50. "Heads, I win. Tails, you ___!" (sneaky coin flip agreement)	4
32D	51. Parent's sister	4
33D	52. Hawaiian storytelling dance	4
34D	53. Times of one's life, say	4
35D	54. Title for Helen Mirren and Emma Thompson	4
36D	55. Take to the sky	3
37D	56. Acorn-bearing tree	3
38D	57. Caterer's coffee dispenser	3
39D	58. Above-water sign of a shark	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Spanish love"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of greek eros
• Similar words include: Cupid
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AMOR

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2D: "2. Big ___ (nickname of baseball's David Ortiz)"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PAPI

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3D: "3. Company bigwig"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the chief executive department of the united states government
• Similar words include: White House
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EXEC

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4D: "4. *Next to each other, like many washers and dryers"

10 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: SIDEBYSIDE

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5D: "5. Strut down the "RuPaul's Drag Race" runway, say"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps
• Similar words include: jaunt, ruffle, excursion
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SASHAY

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6D: "6. Lo-cal"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that having relatively few calories
• Similar words include: light, low-cal, calorie-free
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LITE

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7D: "7. Visa or Mastercard rival, informally"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a stock exchange in new york
• Similar words include: American Stock Exchange, Curb
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AMEX

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8D: "8. Small recipe amt."

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TSP

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9D: "9. Home of the Great Pyramid"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a republic in northeastern africa known as the united arab republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 bc
• Similar words include: United Arab Republic, Egyptian Empire, Arab Republic of Egypt
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EGYPT

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10D: "10. Loch ___ monster"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a strip of land projecting into a body of water
• Similar words include: cape
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NESS

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11D: "11. Scribble (down)"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note
• Similar words include: touch, hint, pinch
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: JOT

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12D: "12. Sappho's "___ to Aphrodite""

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ODE

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13D: "13. Slangy affirmative"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: YEP

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14D: "19. Lifted, as one's spirits"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that float on the surface of water
• Similar words include: buoy, buoy up
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: BUOYED

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15D: "21. ___ San Lucas, Mexico"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CABO

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16D: "24. Venture, as a guess"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
• Similar words include: luck, gamble, run a risk
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: HAZARD

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17D: "25. Pressed sandwich"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that indian grammarian whose grammatical rules for sanskrit are the first known example of descriptive linguistics (circa 400 bc)
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: PANINI

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18D: "26. Part of a reindeer's rack"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that deciduous horn of a member of the deer family
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ANTLER

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19D: "27. Prepared one's home for a new arrival"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that inhabit a nest, usually after building
• Similar words include: nestle, nuzzle, draw close
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: NESTED

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20D: "28. Spirited and determined"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; ; -judith crist
• Similar words include: spunky, feisty, gutsy
• Opposite of: gutless

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Answer: PLUCKY

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21D: "29. "___ Beach: The Real Orange County" (MTV reality show of the mid-aughts)"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
• Similar words include: lagoon, lagune
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: LAGUNA

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22D: "30. Catching some Z's"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that in a state of sleep
• Similar words include: departed, benumbed, at rest
• Opposite of: awake

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Answer: ASLEEP

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23D: "31. Irrational fear"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations
• Similar words include: phobic disorder, phobic neurosis
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: PHOBIA

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24D: "32. Word before printer or pointer"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
• Similar words include: optical maser
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LASER

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25D: "33. *Considered individually"

10 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: CASEBYCASE

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26D: "38. In a nonobvious way"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that in a subtle manner
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SUBTLY

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27D: "42. "Deadpool" actor Reynolds"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RYAN

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28D: "45. Says out loud without thinking"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that utter impulsively
• Similar words include: blunder, blurt, blurt out
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: BLURTS

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29D: "47. Spot for a roller skater's pad"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
• Similar words include: human elbow, elbow joint, cubitus
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ELBOW

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30D: "49. Best Picture winner found hiding in "and the Oscar goes to ...""

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between canis major and the southern cross; now divided into carina and pyxis and puppis and vela
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ARGO

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31D: "50. "Heads, I win. Tails, you ___!" (sneaky coin flip agreement)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
• Similar words include: turn a loss, mislay, fall back
• Opposite of: profit, win

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Answer: LOSE

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32D: "51. Parent's sister"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
• Similar words include: auntie, aunty
• Opposite of: uncle

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Answer: AUNT

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33D: "52. Hawaiian storytelling dance"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a polynesian rain dance performed by a woman
• Similar words include: hula-hula, Hawaiian dancing
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HULA

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34D: "53. Times of one's life, say"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Similar words include: epoch, geological era, era
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ERAS

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35D: "54. Title for Helen Mirren and Emma Thompson"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that informal terms for a (young) woman
• Similar words include: wench, bird, doll
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DAME

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36D: "55. Take to the sky"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that two-winged insects characterized by active flight
• Similar words include: take flight, wing, pilot
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: FLY

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37D: "56. Acorn-bearing tree"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
• Similar words include: oak tree
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OAK

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38D: "57. Caterer's coffee dispenser"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: URN

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39D: "58. Above-water sign of a shark"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
• Similar words include: Little Phoebe, V, Phoebe
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: FIN

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

Begin with fill-in-the-blank clues and short 3-4 letter words. These are your foundation.

Decode the Clues

Question marks indicate wordplay or puns. "Maybe" suggests multiple interpretations.

Use Cross-References

Let intersecting letters guide you. One correct answer unlocks several others.

Build Vocabulary

Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.

Today's Puzzle Stats

39 Across Clues

39 Down Clues

78 Total Clues

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