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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.7 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Tuesday Puzzle September 12, 2023
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Conks on the head | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Place for a hot bath | 3 |
| 3A | 8. Torts students, typically | 5 |
| 4A | 13. Goes crazy | 8 |
| 5A | 15. Best-selling Japanese manga and anime series | 6 |
| 6A | 17. Cuter than cute | 8 |
| 7A | 18. Summer snack on a stick | 6 |
| 8A | 19. Alternatives to Asics | 5 |
| 9A | 20. Theoretical degree | 3 |
| 10A | 21. Mined stuff | 3 |
| 11A | 22. Prolonged attack | 5 |
| 12A | 24. Comedian Wong | 3 |
| 13A | 26. Like tridents and forks | 5 |
| 14A | 28. Parrot | 3 |
| 15A | 29. Sister brand of Crest | 5 |
| 16A | 31. Loch ___ monster | 4 |
| 17A | 32. Felt-tipped writing implement | 6 |
| 18A | 35. Apt name for a rock climber | 5 |
| 19A | 37. Aquatic denizen … or a phonetic hint to this puzzle's circled words | 11 |
| 20A | 40. Hawaiian beach bashes | 5 |
| 21A | 41. Dental coat | 6 |
| 22A | 44. Successful search results | 4 |
| 23A | 47. Rude omissions | 5 |
| 24A | 49. Toilet paper specification | 3 |
| 25A | 50. Challenge for a translator, perhaps | 5 |
| 26A | 52. 4.0 is a great one | 3 |
| 27A | 53. Certain bellybutton | 5 |
| 28A | 55. Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy winner Batiste | 3 |
| 29A | 56. Income source for Meta | 3 |
| 30A | 58. Unwashed | 5 |
| 31A | 60. Turkey's capital | 6 |
| 32A | 62. Braggarts | 8 |
| 33A | 65. Anne ___ (figure in Broadway's "Six") | 6 |
| 34A | 66. Release of confidential material to the media | 8 |
| 35A | 67. Brusque | 5 |
| 36A | 68. British singer/songwriter Rita | 3 |
| 37A | 69. Sicilian smoker | 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. Conks on the head"
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 the law enforcement agency of the justice department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes
- Words that mean the same thing: bop, sock, whop
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BOPS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. Place for a hot bath"
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 a health resort near a spring or at the seaside
- Words that mean the same thing: health spa, watering place, health club
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "8. Torts students, typically"
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: ONELS
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Clue 4 Across: "13. Goes crazy"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: FLIPSOUT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Best-selling Japanese manga and anime series"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: NARUTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "17. Cuter than cute"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
- Words that mean the same thing: lovely, endearing
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADORABLE
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Clue 7 Across: "18. Summer snack on a stick"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: ICEPOP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "19. Alternatives to Asics"
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 (greek mythology) winged goddess of victory; identified with roman victoria
- Words that mean the same thing: Nike
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NIKES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "20. Theoretical degree"
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 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
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Clue 10 Across: "21. Mined stuff"
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 mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ORE
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Clue 11 Across: "22. Prolonged attack"
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 the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
- Words that mean the same thing: military blockade, beleaguering, besieging
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SIEGE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "24. Comedian Wong"
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 united states prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
- Words that mean the same thing: Muhammad Ali, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Cassius Clay
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALI
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Clue 13 Across: "26. Like tridents and forks"
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 plate with tin
- Words that mean the same thing: put up, can, pronged
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TINED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "28. Parrot"
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 any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
- Words that mean the same thing: aper, caricature, emulator
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: APE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "29. Sister brand of Crest"
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: ORALB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "31. Loch ___ monster"
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 strip of land projecting into a body of water
- Words that mean the same thing: cape
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NESS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "32. Felt-tipped writing implement"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something
- Words that mean the same thing: mark, marking
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MARKER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "35. Apt name for a rock climber"
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 a steep high face of rock
- Words that mean the same thing: drop, drop-off
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CLIFF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "37. Aquatic denizen … or a phonetic hint to this puzzle's circled words"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: SEACREATURE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "40. Hawaiian beach bashes"
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 an elaborate hawaiian feast or party (especially one accompanied by traditional foods and entertainment)
- Words that mean the same thing: luau
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LUAUS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "41. Dental coat"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth
- Words that mean the same thing: tooth enamel
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ENAMEL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "44. Successful search results"
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 (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
- Words that mean the same thing: dispatch, striking, rack up
- The opposite would be: miss
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HITS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "47. Rude omissions"
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 an instance of driving away or warding off
- Words that mean the same thing: ignore, cold shoulder, cut
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SNUBS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "49. Toilet paper specification"
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 one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination
- Words that mean the same thing: provide, supply, cater
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PLY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "50. Challenge for a translator, perhaps"
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 a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
- Words that mean the same thing: parlance, dialect, artistic style
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IDIOM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "52. 4.0 is a great one"
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 a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted
- Words that mean the same thing: grade point average
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GPA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "53. Certain bellybutton"
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: OUTIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "55. Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy winner Batiste"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about movies/film.
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: JON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "56. Income source for Meta"
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 a public promotion of some product or service
- Words that mean the same thing: advertizement, advert, advertising
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "58. Unwashed"
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 make soiled, filthy, or dirty
- Words that mean the same thing: marked-up, pestiferous, muddy
- The opposite would be: clean
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DIRTY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "60. Turkey's capital"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the capital of turkey; located in west-central turkey; it was formerly known as angora and is the home of angora goats
- Words that mean the same thing: Angora, Turkish capital, capital of Turkey
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANKARA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "62. Braggarts"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a conceited and self-centered person
- Words that mean the same thing: swellhead, egoist, egotist
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EGOTISTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "65. Anne ___ (figure in Broadway's "Six")"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the second wife of henry viii and mother of elizabeth i; was executed on a charge of adultery (1507-1536)
- Words that mean the same thing: Anne Boleyn
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BOLEYN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "66. Release of confidential material to the media"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: NEWSLEAK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "67. Brusque"
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 brief and to the point; effectively cut short
- Words that mean the same thing: crisp, curt, laconic
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TERSE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "68. British singer/songwriter Rita"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a mouth or mouthlike opening
- Words that mean the same thing: os, atomic number 76, Os
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ORA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "69. Sicilian smoker"
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 an inactive volcano in sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in europe (10,500 feet)
- Words that mean the same thing: bunsen, bunsen burner, Mount Etna
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ETNA
Great job if you got it right!
September 12, 2023 Down Hints: NYT Tuesday Crossword Guide
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Deg. for a creative type | 3 |
| 2D | 2. ___-fashioned (cocktail) | 3 |
| 3D | 3. Trailblazers | 8 |
| 4D | 4. Parsley portion | 5 |
| 5D | 5. Drink brand with a lizard logo | 4 |
| 6D | 6. Source of waves in space | 6 |
| 7D | 7. Chowed down | 3 |
| 8D | 8. "I've got this" | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Opposite of day, in Germany | 5 |
| 10D | 10. Before, in poetry | 3 |
| 11D | 11. Patti in the American Theater Hall of Fame | 6 |
| 12D | 12. Mall map listings | 6 |
| 13D | 14. Japanese rice wine | 4 |
| 14D | 16. Slanted columns? | 5 |
| 15D | 20. Nabisco wafer brand | 5 |
| 16D | 22. Actor Waterston | 3 |
| 17D | 23. Hoppy quaff, in brief | 3 |
| 18D | 25. Gets ready to skate | 7 |
| 19D | 27. Prefix with structure | 5 |
| 20D | 29. Killer whales | 5 |
| 21D | 30. Chomps on | 5 |
| 22D | 33. Ashton Kutcher's "That '70s Show" role | 5 |
| 23D | 34. ___ de vie | 3 |
| 24D | 36. "Sounds like a blast!" | 3 |
| 25D | 38. Ladder levels | 5 |
| 26D | 39. Mathematical grouping that contains no elements | 8 |
| 27D | 42. Yale student | 3 |
| 28D | 43. Soapmaking ingredient | 3 |
| 29D | 44. Muslim head scarf | 5 |
| 30D | 45. Huffy response to an untrue accusation | 6 |
| 31D | 46. Little bell's sound | 6 |
| 32D | 48. Pester persistently | 6 |
| 33D | 51. "The Bells of St. ___" | 5 |
| 34D | 53. Table scraps | 4 |
| 35D | 54. Of practical value | 5 |
| 36D | 57. Almost any character in "Hamlet" | 4 |
| 37D | 59. Corn Belt state | 4 |
| 38D | 61. ___ Lingus | 3 |
| 39D | 62. Musician Brian | 3 |
| 40D | 63. Color akin to khaki | 3 |
| 41D | 64. Precursor to rocksteady | 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. Deg. for a creative type"
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: BFA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. ___-fashioned (cocktail)"
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 past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
- Words that mean the same thing: older, previous, sure-enough
- The opposite would be: new, young
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OLD
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Clue 3 Down: "3. Trailblazers"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
- Words that mean the same thing: pioneer, innovator, trailblazer
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PIONEERS
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Clue 4 Down: "4. Parsley portion"
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 small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
- Words that mean the same thing: twig, branchlet
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPRIG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Drink brand with a lizard logo"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.
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: SOBE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Source of waves in space"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a degenerate neutron star; small and extremely dense; rotates very fast and emits regular pulses of polarized radiation
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PULSAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Chowed down"
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 goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
- Words that mean the same thing: use up, eat, feed
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. "I've got this""
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: ONIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Opposite of day, in Germany"
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: NACHT
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Clue 10 Down: "10. Before, in poetry"
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: ERE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Patti in the American Theater Hall of Fame"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: LUPONE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Mall map listings"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
- Words that mean the same thing: fund, entrepot, storehouse
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STORES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "14. Japanese rice wine"
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 reason for wanting something done
- Words that mean the same thing: rice beer, interest, saki
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAKE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "16. Slanted columns?"
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: OPEDS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "20. Nabisco wafer brand"
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: NILLA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "22. Actor Waterston"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
- Words that mean the same thing: surface-to-air missile
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: SAM
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Clue 17 Down: "23. Hoppy quaff, in brief"
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: IPA
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Clue 18 Down: "25. Gets ready to skate"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: LACESUP
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Clue 19 Down: "27. Prefix with structure"
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 (in writing) see below
- Words that mean the same thing: below
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: INFRA
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Clue 20 Down: "29. Killer whales"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
- Words that mean the same thing: sea wolf, Orcinus orca, killer
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ORCAS
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Clue 21 Down: "30. Chomps on"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
- Words that mean the same thing: chomp, sting, morsel
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: BITES
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Clue 22 Down: "33. Ashton Kutcher's "That '70s Show" role"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: KELSO
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Clue 23 Down: "34. ___ de vie"
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: EAU
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Clue 24 Down: "36. "Sounds like a blast!""
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 activities that are enjoyable or amusing
- Words that mean the same thing: sport, play, merriment
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FUN
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Clue 25 Down: "38. Ladder levels"
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 crosspiece between the legs of a chair
- Words that mean the same thing: stave, rung, rundle
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RUNGS
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Clue 26 Down: "39. Mathematical grouping that contains no elements"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about science/technology.
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- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: EMPTYSET
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Clue 27 Down: "42. Yale student"
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: ELI
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Clue 28 Down: "43. Soapmaking ingredient"
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 strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: LYE
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Clue 29 Down: "44. Muslim head scarf"
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 headscarf worn by muslim women; conceals the hair and neck and usually has a face veil that covers the face
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: HIJAB
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Clue 30 Down: "45. Huffy response to an untrue accusation"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: IDONOT
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Clue 31 Down: "46. Little bell's sound"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
- Words that mean the same thing: clink, tink, chink
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TINKLE
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Clue 32 Down: "48. Pester persistently"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a native or resident of wisconsin
- Words that mean the same thing: bug, pester, Wisconsinite
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BADGER
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Clue 33 Down: "51. "The Bells of St. ___""
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 the mother of jesus; christians refer to her as the virgin mary; she is especially honored by roman catholics
- Words that mean the same thing: Virgin Mary, The Virgin, Blessed Virgin
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MARYS
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Clue 34 Down: "53. Table scraps"
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: ORTS
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Clue 35 Down: "54. Of practical value"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that being of use or service
- Words that mean the same thing: useful
- The opposite would be: useless
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UTILE
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Clue 36 Down: "57. Almost any character in "Hamlet""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a native or inhabitant of denmark
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: DANE
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Clue 37 Down: "59. Corn Belt state"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a member of the siouan people formerly living in iowa and minnesota and missouri
- Words that mean the same thing: Hawkeye State, Ioway, IA
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: IOWA
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Clue 38 Down: "61. ___ Lingus"
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: AER
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Clue 39 Down: "62. Musician Brian"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about music.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ENO
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Clue 40 Down: "63. Color akin to khaki"
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 a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
- Words that mean the same thing: tangent, sunburn, topaz
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAN
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Clue 41 Down: "64. Precursor to rocksteady"
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: SKA
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 50 | 64.1% |
| Short Answer | 20 | 25.6% |
| Geography | 2 | 2.6% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 2 | 2.6% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.3% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.3% |
| Science/Technology | 1 | 1.3% |
| Music | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 41 |
| Total Clues | 78 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.7 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 11 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 Tuesday, 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!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: August 30, 2025 at 09:17 PM
