27405 Wed Nov 20, 2024 NYT Robert S. Gard

Across Clues :

1. Sources of unwanted feedback, perhaps, 5. Capital city with the Holmenkollen Ski Museum, home to the world's largest collection of skis, 9. Cause of lens flare, 14. In a moment, 15. Shoot forth, 16. School tool, 17. Coloring implement since 1903, 19. China's Zhou ___, 20. Atop, poetically, 21. Flying mammals, 22. Make like South Sudan in 2011, 23. Deep-fried Japanese fare, 25. Comic strip with a collection titled "Shoes: Chocolate for the Feet", 26. Blade runner?, 27. "You should open this on a personal device" heads-up, 29. Quaint contraction, 32. Sine ___ non, 35. Film representations, 37. Kind of computer port, 40. Books with legends, 42. Jones (for), 43. Parent working behind the scenes?, 45. Bit of cream, 47. Totally bonkers, 48. Make a big to-do (over), 50. Big name in sunglasses, 54. Domesticated, 56. Move to the beat?, 59. Montmartre sweetheart, 61. Christmas tree decoration, 62. What a coxswain notably doesn't do, 63. Worked on a trireme, e.g., 64. Downsizer? ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle, 66. Lewis Carroll, for Charles Dodgson, 67. Bentley or Benz, e.g., 68. Asian soup, 69. "... he that is unjust in the ___ is unjust also in much": Luke 16:10, 70. Cyclops, for one, 71. Annual presidential speech, in brief

Down Clues :

1. Dapper sartorial choices, 2. Reef predator with extendable pharyngeal jaws, 3. Self-pitying lament, 4. Show on which Julia Louis-Dreyfus got her big break, in brief, 5. Hammerstein of Rodgers and Hammerstein, 6. Artificial bronze, 7. Fiery sorts, it's said, 8. B.Y.O.B. part, 9. Say hello to, 10. Makeshift shield during a food fight, 11. What a rear exit may lead to, 12. Pore over, 13. Pennsylvania home of minor-league baseball's SeaWolves, 18. ___ Dhabi, 22. Got steamed, 24. A.S.A.P., 25. Corporate $$$ overseers, 28. Abuses the listserv, say, 30. "For a quart of ___ is a dish for a king": Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale", 31. W-9 info, 33. Land on the Gulf of Oman, for short, 34. Bank withdrawal charge, 36. Air marshal's org., 37. Sch. that's home to the Warner Bros. Archives, 38. Potential rescue pet, 39. Culture group, 41. Like a lime green suit, 44. They're open to interpretation, 46. Hee-haws, 49. Athens's rival in the Peloponnesian War, 51. Spanish Harlem, e.g., 52. Wedding reception cry, 53. Goal of self-improvement, perhaps, 55. In our ___ (among us), 57. The "U" of 71-Across, 58. ___ Deighton, British spy novelist, 59. Declining industry of Appalachia, 60. Strong and healthy, 61. Shark bait, 64. Jazz instrument, 65. Berlin Marathon units: Abbr.

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 20, 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 20, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Sources of unwanted feedback, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMPS

  Possible Answer : adenosine_monophosphate, amp, adenylic_acid, AMP, A, ampere




• The clue is 5. Capital city with the Holmenkollen Ski Museum, home to the world's largest collection of skis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSLO

  Possible Answer : capital_of_Norway, Oslo, Christiania




• The clue is 9. Cause of lens flare. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GLARE

  Possible Answer : brilliance, public_eye, glare, blaze, spotlight, limelight, glower




• The clue is 14. In a moment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOON

  Possible Answer : before_long, soon, shortly, presently




• The clue is 15. Shoot forth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPEW

  Possible Answer : vomit, sick, chuck, spue, throw_up, ptyalise, purge, spew, disgorge, puke, spew_out, be_sick, cat, barf, regurgitate, upchuck, regorge, cast, vomit_up, honk, retch, ptyalize, spit, eruct

  Possible Opposite Answer : keep_down




• The clue is 16. School tool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RULER

  Possible Answer : swayer, rule, ruler




• The clue is 17. Coloring implement since 1903. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: CRAYOLACRAYON




• The clue is 19. China's Zhou ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENLAI




• The clue is 20. Atop, poetically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OER




• The clue is 21. Flying mammals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BATS

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




• The clue is 22. Make like South Sudan in 2011. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECEDE

  Possible Answer : secede, break_away, splinter




• The clue is 23. Deep-fried Japanese fare. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEMPURA

  Possible Answer : tempura




• The clue is 25. Comic strip with a collection titled "Shoes: Chocolate for the Feet". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CATHY




• The clue is 26. Blade runner?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLED

  Possible Answer : sledge, sled, sleigh




• The clue is 27. "You should open this on a personal device" heads-up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NSFW




• The clue is 29. Quaint contraction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TWAS




• The clue is 32. Sine ___ non. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QUA




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

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

  The answer: PORTRAYALS

  Possible Answer : depicting, portrait, delineation, enactment, characterization, depiction, portrayal, portraiture, personation, portraying




• The clue is 37. Kind of computer port. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USB




• The clue is 40. Books with legends. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATLASES

  Possible Answer : Atlas, map_collection, book_of_maps, atlas_vertebra, atlas, telamon




• The clue is 42. Jones (for). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEN

  Possible Answer : yearn, ache, hankering, languish, yen, pine




• The clue is 43. Parent working behind the scenes?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAGEMOM




• The clue is 45. Bit of cream. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAB

  Possible Answer : swob, dab, tap, pat, splash, swab, splatter




• The clue is 47. Totally bonkers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRAYCRAY




• The clue is 48. Make a big to-do (over). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FUSS

  Possible Answer : tiff, ado, spat, trouble, fuss, bustle, dither, bother, niggle, overprotect, fret, squabble, hustle, mother, bickering, stir, pettifoggery, hassle, flurry, flap, pother, tizzy, bicker




• The clue is 50. Big name in sunglasses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAYBAN




• The clue is 54. Domesticated. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAMED

  Possible Answer : subdue, reclaim, domesticate, naturalize, tame, moderate, chasten, tone_down, naturalise, tamed, domesticize, domesticise, cultivate

  Possible Opposite Answer : wild




• The clue is 56. Move to the beat?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PULSATE

  Possible Answer : pulsate, throb, pulse, quiver, beat




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

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

  The answer: CHERIE




• The clue is 61. Christmas tree decoration. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANE

  Possible Answer : flog, lambaste, cane, lambast




• The clue is 62. What a coxswain notably doesn't do. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROW

  Possible Answer : rowing, words, quarrel, dustup, wrangle, row, run-in, course




• The clue is 63. Worked on a trireme, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OARED




• The clue is 64. Downsizer? ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHRINKRAY




• The clue is 66. Lewis Carroll, for Charles Dodgson. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIAS

  Possible Answer : also_known_as, false_name, a.k.a., alias, assumed_name




• The clue is 67. Bentley or Benz, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AUTO

  Possible Answer : car, automobile, machine, motorcar, auto




• The clue is 68. Asian soup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISO

  Possible Answer : miso




• The clue is 69. "... he that is unjust in the ___ is unjust also in much": Luke 16:10. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAST

  Possible Answer : to_the_lowest_degree, least

  Possible Opposite Answer : most




• The clue is 70. Cyclops, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: XMAN




• The clue is 71. Annual presidential speech, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOTU

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Dapper sartorial choices. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASCOTS

  Possible Answer: ascot

• The clue is 2. Reef predator with extendable pharyngeal jaws. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MORAYEEL

• The clue is 3. Self-pitying lament. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POORME

• The clue is 4. Show on which Julia Louis-Dreyfus got her big break, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNL

• The clue is 5. Hammerstein of Rodgers and Hammerstein. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSCAR

  Possible Answer: Oscar, Academy_Award

• The clue is 6. Artificial bronze. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPRAYTAN

• The clue is 7. Fiery sorts, it's said. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEOS

  Possible Answer: Leo, Leo_the_Lion, Lion

• The clue is 8. B.Y.O.B. part. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWN

  Possible Answer: have, own, possess, ain

• The clue is 9. Say hello to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GREET

  Possible Answer: recognize, recognise, greet

• The clue is 10. Makeshift shield during a food fight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUNCHTRAY

• The clue is 11. What a rear exit may lead to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLEYWAY

  Possible Answer: back_street, alleyway, alley

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

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

  The answer: READ

  Possible Answer: translate, scan, study, take, show, learn, record, read, understand, register, say, interpret

• The clue is 13. Pennsylvania home of minor-league baseball's SeaWolves. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERIE

  Possible Answer: Lake_Erie, Erie

• The clue is 18. ___ Dhabi. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABU

• The clue is 22. Got steamed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAWRED

• The clue is 24. A.S.A.P.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PDQ

• The clue is 25. Corporate $$$ overseers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CFOS

  Possible Answer: CFO, chief_financial_officer

• The clue is 28. Abuses the listserv, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPAMS

  Possible Answer: Spam, spam, junk_e-mail

• The clue is 30. "For a quart of ___ is a dish for a king": Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALE

  Possible Answer: ale

• The clue is 31. W-9 info. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SSN

• The clue is 33. Land on the Gulf of Oman, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UAE

• The clue is 34. Bank withdrawal charge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATMFEE

• The clue is 36. Air marshal's org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSA

  Possible Answer: TSA, Transportation_Security_Administration

• The clue is 37. Sch. that's home to the Warner Bros. Archives. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USC

• The clue is 38. Potential rescue pet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STRAY

  Possible Answer: swan, divagate, wander, roll, stray, range, rove, roam, vagabond, drift, err, isolated, tramp, ramble, cast, digress

• The clue is 39. Culture group. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BACTERIA

  Possible Answer: bacteria, bacterium

• The clue is 41. Like a lime green suit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOUD

  Possible Answer: flashy, tawdry, loudly, garish, meretricious, brassy, loud, forte, cheap, tacky, tatty, aloud, gaudy, gimcrack, trashy, flash

  Possible Opposite Answer : soft, piano, softly

• The clue is 44. They're open to interpretation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRAYAREAS

• The clue is 46. Hee-haws. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAYS

  Possible Answer: mash, bray, hee-haw, grind, crunch, comminute

• The clue is 49. Athens's rival in the Peloponnesian War. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPARTA

  Possible Answer: Sparta

• The clue is 51. Spanish Harlem, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARRIO

  Possible Answer: barrio

• The clue is 52. Wedding reception cry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATOAST

• The clue is 53. Goal of self-improvement, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEWYOU

• The clue is 55. In our ___ (among us). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIDST

  Possible Answer: thick, midst

• The clue is 57. The "U" of 71-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNION

  Possible Answer: wedlock, coupling, trades_union, labor_union, union, conglutination, spousal_relationship, North, uniting, Union, jointure, unification, sum, marriage, matrimony, mating, trade_union, join, brotherhood, conjugation, pairing, sexual_union, Federal

  Possible Opposite Answer : nonunion, separation, disunion

• The clue is 58. ___ Deighton, British spy novelist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEN

• The clue is 59. Declining industry of Appalachia. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COAL

  Possible Answer: char, coal, ember

• The clue is 60. Strong and healthy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALE

  Possible Answer: drag, Edward_Everett_Hale, Nathan_Hale, George_Ellery_Hale, coerce, squeeze, pressure, force, Hale, whole, hale, haul, cart

• The clue is 61. Shark bait. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHUM

  Possible Answer: Oncorhynchus_keta, crony, buddy, brother, pal, sidekick, chum, chum_salmon

• The clue is 64. Jazz instrument. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAX

  Possible Answer: sax, Adolphe_Sax, Sax, saxophone

• The clue is 65. Berlin Marathon units: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KMS

  Possible Answer: kilometer, klick, km, kilometre

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (36 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (38 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. Insolence	4
2A	5. Scott ___, author of "Island of the Blue Dolphins"	5
3A	10. Be in need of ibuprofen, say	4
4A	14. Word with cap or socks	4
5A	15. Diet that eschews processed food	5
6A	16. In a minute	4
7A	17. With 58-Across, dad-joke response to the answers for each of this puzzle's starred clues	10
8A	19. Massage gun target	4
9A	20. Wyoming mountain range	6
10A	21. "Out with ya now!"	3
11A	23. Tax pro	3
12A	24. Primer mes del año	5
13A	25. *Essential oil with a musky scent	9
14A	28. Myrmecology subject	3
15A	29. Bonfire remains	3
16A	30. Concerning hearing	5
17A	31. *Home of the lowest town-level ZIP code in the continental U.S. (01001)	13
18A	36. Ruminant's mouthful	3
19A	37. Secondary social media account	3
20A	38. *"Until next time!"	13
21A	45. United	5
22A	47. Preposition in "The Star-Spangled Banner"	3
23A	48. Palindromic kitchen brand	3
24A	49. *Academy Award, e.g.	9
25A	51. ___ Taco (ice cream treat)	5
26A	53. The "S" of macOS: Abbr.	3
27A	54. Beam	3
28A	55. Bubble tea bubbles	6
29A	56. Some first responders, for short	4
30A	58. See 17-Across	10
31A	61. Director Johnson of the "Knives Out" movies	4
32A	62. Once more	5
33A	63. Spot to huddle under during a rainstorm	4
34A	64. Rat (on)	4
35A	65. Packs (down), as tobacco in a pipe	5
36A	66. Iditarod conveyance	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Insolence"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an impudent or insolent rejoinder
• Similar words include: sassing, back talk, mouth
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SASS

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2A: "5. Scott ___, author of "Island of the Blue Dolphins""

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ODELL

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3A: "10. Be in need of ibuprofen, say"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
• Similar words include: suffer, smart, aching
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ACHE

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4A: "14. Word with cap or socks"

4 letters Category: Common Word

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, stifle, articulatio genus
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: KNEE

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5A: "15. Diet that eschews processed food"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PALEO

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6A: "16. In a minute"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that in the near future
• Similar words include: presently, shortly, before long
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SOON

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7A: "17. With 58-Across, dad-joke response to the answers for each of this puzzle's starred clues"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: ITSNOTHING

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8A: "19. Massage gun target"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a tight cluster of people or things
• Similar words include: nautical mile, naut mi, mi
• Opposite of: unknot, unravel

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Answer: KNOT

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9A: "20. Wyoming mountain range"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of the large western branch of sioux people which was made up of several groups that lived on the plains
• Similar words include: Teton, Teton Dakota, Teton Sioux
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TETONS

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10A: "21. "Out with ya now!""

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
• Similar words include: lowlife, dirty dog, rat
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GIT

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11A: "23. Tax pro"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an accountant who has passed certain examinations and met all other statutory and licensing requirements of a united states state to be certified by that state
• Similar words include: certified public accountant
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: CPA

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12A: "24. Primer mes del año"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ENERO

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13A: "25. *Essential oil with a musky scent"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that small east indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes
• Similar words include: pachouli, Pogostemon cablin, patchouly
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: PATCHOULI

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14A: "28. Myrmecology subject"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

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: emmet, pismire
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ANT

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15A: "29. Bonfire remains"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the residue that remains when something is burned
• Similar words include: ash tree
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ASH

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16A: "30. Concerning hearing"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that of or pertaining to hearing or the ear
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AURAL

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17A: "31. *Home of the lowest town-level ZIP code in the continental U.S. (01001)"

13 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a state in new england; one of the original 13 colonies
• Similar words include: Old Colony, Massachuset, MA
• Pattern: _____________

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Answer: MASSACHUSETTS

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18A: "36. Ruminant's mouthful"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again
• Similar words include: chew, chaw, plug
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: CUD

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19A: "37. Secondary social media account"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
• Similar words include: altitude, EL, elevation
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ALT

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20A: "38. *"Until next time!""

13 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____________

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Answer: CATCHYOULATER

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21A: "45. United"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ASONE

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22A: "47. Preposition in "The Star-Spangled Banner""

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OER

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23A: "48. Palindromic kitchen brand"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OXO

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24A: "49. *Academy Award, e.g."

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small carved or molded figure
• Similar words include: figurine
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: STATUETTE

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25A: "51. ___ Taco (ice cream treat)"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CHOCO

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26A: "53. The "S" of macOS: Abbr."

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SYS

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27A: "54. Beam"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a column of light (as from a beacon)
• Similar words include: beam, electron beam, ray of light
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RAY

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28A: "55. Bubble tea bubbles"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
• Similar words include: bead, ivory, drop
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: PEARLS

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29A: "56. Some first responders, for short"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EMTS

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30A: "58. See 17-Across"

10 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: TOSNEEZEAT

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31A: "61. Director Johnson of the "Knives Out" movies"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RIAN

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32A: "62. Once more"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Similar words include: over again, once again, once more
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AGAIN

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33A: "63. Spot to huddle under during a rainstorm"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EAVE

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34A: "64. Rat (on)"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: TELL

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35A: "65. Packs (down), as tobacco in a pipe"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
• Similar words include: tamp down, pack, tamper
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TAMPS

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36A: "66. Iditarod conveyance"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
• Similar words include: sledge, sleigh
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SLED

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Sporting group at a cold-weather school	7
2D	2. Insect's feeler	7
3D	3. Six-line poems	7
4D	4. Honorific for many Spanish teachers	5
5D	5. Finishes deliberating	4
6D	6. "Well, lah-di-___!"	3
7D	7. Name that's an anagram of an untruth	3
8D	8. Units in horse racing	7
9D	9. Skill needed to solve a sudoku puzzle	5
10D	10. Query	3
11D	11. Plays the yes-man	7
12D	12. Muss and fuss	6
13D	13. Involve	6
14D	18. 1969 "bed-in" participant	3
15D	22. "___ be the day!"	6
16D	25. Expression of disgust that sounds like a family member	3
17D	26. Sun Devils' sch.	3
18D	27. "Straight ___ Compton" (1989 N.W.A album)	5
19D	32. Triflingly little	5
20D	33. Artistic visionary	6
21D	34. Org. mentioned in many zombie movies	3
22D	35. Evian, Perrier or Badoit	3
23D	38. Along a gulf, say	7
24D	39. Sweaty stretching session	7
25D	40. Up to this point	3
26D	41. Mined find	3
27D	42. "Oof, painfully true"	7
28D	43. Part of a country located entirely within another country	7
29D	44. Landed for the night	7
30D	45. Claim to be true	6
31D	46. Hinder	6
32D	50. Bother, as one's conscience	5
33D	51. Letter that can take a cedilla	3
34D	52. Puts through a harsh initiation	5
35D	55. Items sometimes chained to a desk	4
36D	57. Its alums include Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, in brief	3
37D	59. Rock singer ___ Fender	3
38D	60. Alcoholic equivalent of a fun-size candy bar	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Sporting group at a cold-weather school"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SKITEAM

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2D: "2. Insect's feeler"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
• Similar words include: transmitting aerial, feeler, aerial
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ANTENNA

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3D: "3. Six-line poems"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
• Similar words include: sextette, VI, sixer
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SESTETS

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4D: "4. Honorific for many Spanish teachers"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the english `mr' or `sir'
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SENOR

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5D: "5. Finishes deliberating"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that select as an alternative over another
• Similar words include: prefer, opt, choose
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OPTS

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6D: "6. "Well, lah-di-___!""

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in morse code
• Similar words include: dash
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DAH

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7D: "7. Name that's an anagram of an untruth"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ELI

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8D: "8. Units in horse racing"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
• Similar words include: duration, distance, length
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: LENGTHS

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9D: "9. Skill needed to solve a sudoku puzzle"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
• Similar words include: logical system, system of logic
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LOGIC

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10D: "10. Query"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that inquire about
• Similar words include: expect, need, take
• Opposite of: obviate

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Answer: ASK

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11D: "11. Plays the yes-man"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that be in accord; be in agreement
• Similar words include: agree, hold, concur
• Opposite of: disagree

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Answer: CONCURS

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12D: "12. Muss and fuss"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that blatant or sensational promotion
• Similar words include: ballyhoo, plug, hype
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: HOOPLA

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13D: "13. Involve"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that land received by fee tail
• Similar words include: imply, mean, fee-tail
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ENTAIL

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14D: "18. 1969 "bed-in" participant"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states musician (born in japan) who married john lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933)
• Similar words include: Yoko Ono
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ONO

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15D: "22. "___ be the day!""

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: THATLL

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16D: "25. Expression of disgust that sounds like a family member"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PAH

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17D: "26. Sun Devils' sch."

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ASU

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18D: "27. "Straight ___ Compton" (1989 N.W.A album)"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OUTTA

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19D: "32. Triflingly little"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
• Similar words include: short, stint, light
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SCANT

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20D: "33. Artistic visionary"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a filmmaker who has a personal style and keeps creative control over his or her works
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: AUTEUR

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21D: "34. Org. mentioned in many zombie movies"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a federal agency in the department of health and human services; located in atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases)
• Similar words include: Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: CDC

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22D: "35. Evian, Perrier or Badoit"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EAU

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23D: "38. Along a gulf, say"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that of or relating to a coast
• Opposite of: inland
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: COASTAL

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24D: "39. Sweaty stretching session"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: HOTYOGA

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25D: "40. Up to this point"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that up to the present time
• Similar words include: til now, in time, so far
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: YET

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26D: "41. Mined find"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ORE

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27D: "42. "Oof, painfully true""

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: TOOREAL

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28D: "43. Part of a country located entirely within another country"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: EXCLAVE

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29D: "44. Landed for the night"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that sit, as on a branch
• Similar words include: roost, rest, perch
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ROOSTED

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30D: "45. Claim to be true"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that state categorically
• Similar words include: swan, asseverate, avow
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ASSERT

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31D: "46. Hinder"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole
• Similar words include: embarrass, hinder, obstruct
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: STYMIE

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32D: "50. Bother, as one's conscience"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EATAT

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33D: "51. Letter that can take a cedilla"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: CEE

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34D: "52. Puts through a harsh initiation"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: HAZES

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35D: "55. Items sometimes chained to a desk"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
• Similar words include: penitentiary, playpen, pen
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PENS

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36D: "57. Its alums include Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, in brief"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SNL

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37D: "59. Rock singer ___ Fender"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
• Similar words include: surface-to-air missile
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SAM

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38D: "60. Alcoholic equivalent of a fun-size candy bar"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small drink of liquor
• Similar words include: shot, flavour, tanginess
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NIP

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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

36 Across Clues

38 Down Clues

74 Total Clues

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