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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Monday, October 24, 2022
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 76 (35 Across, 41 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.8 letters
Across Clues Explained - Monday NYT Crossword October 24, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. French for "without" | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Like Superman's chin, famously | 5 |
| 3A | 10. When Romeo meets Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet" | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Give off, as light | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Less formal "Salutations!" | 5 |
| 6A | 16. Lamented | 4 |
| 7A | 17. Equipment in tug of war | 4 |
| 8A | 18. Common theater name that comes from Greek | 5 |
| 9A | 19. Some Wharton degs. | 4 |
| 10A | 20. Spanish painter of "The Third of May 1808" | 13 |
| 11A | 23. Small brawl | 5 |
| 12A | 24. "Drat," but stronger | 4 |
| 13A | 25. 1965 civil rights march locale | 5 |
| 14A | 29. ___ spray (allergy relief option) | 5 |
| 15A | 33. Press "+" on a calculator | 3 |
| 16A | 36. Mexican muralist twice married to Frida Kahlo | 11 |
| 17A | 39. Item on a stage | 4 |
| 18A | 41. Gawk (at) | 5 |
| 19A | 42. Give a hard tug | 4 |
| 20A | 43. Chilean American actor of "The Mandalorian" and "Narcos" | 11 |
| 21A | 46. "Little piggy" in a nursery rhyme | 3 |
| 22A | 47. Faint with passion | 5 |
| 23A | 48. Western Pacific island nation | 5 |
| 24A | 50. Athletic brand with a cougar in the logo | 4 |
| 25A | 53. Acquire, as debt | 5 |
| 26A | 57. Puerto Rican singer with more than 50 albums, including "Feliz Navidad" | 13 |
| 27A | 61. Trident-shaped Greek letters | 4 |
| 28A | 63. Former late-night host Kilborn or Ferguson | 5 |
| 29A | 64. Snap, Crackle and Pop, for one | 4 |
| 30A | 65. Prima donna type | 4 |
| 31A | 66. Pink cocktail … or a fashion mag | 5 |
| 32A | 67. Elementary building block | 4 |
| 33A | 68. Figure skating jump | 4 |
| 34A | 69. Fall bloom | 5 |
| 35A | 70. After 1-Across, what the first names at 20-, 36-, 43- and 57-Across all are? | 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. French for "without""
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: SANS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. Like Superman's chin, famously"
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 split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
- Words that mean the same thing: cleave, cling, adhere
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CLEFT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. When Romeo meets Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ACTI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. Give off, as light"
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 expel (gases or odors)
- Words that mean the same thing: pass off, breathe, give out
- The opposite would be: absorb
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EMIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Less formal "Salutations!""
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 expression of greeting
- Words that mean the same thing: how-do-you-do, hullo, howdy
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HELLO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. Lamented"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
- Words that mean the same thing: repent, regret, rue
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RUED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "17. Equipment in tug of war"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a strong line
- Words that mean the same thing: Mexican valium, rophy, R-2
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROPE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "18. Common theater name that comes from Greek"
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: ODEON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "19. Some Wharton degs."
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 master's degree in business
- Words that mean the same thing: Master in Business Administration, MBA, Master in Business
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MBAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "20. Spanish painter of "The Third of May 1808""
Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FRANCISCOGOYA
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Clue 11 Across: "23. Small brawl"
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: SETTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "24. "Drat," but stronger"
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 something of little value
- Words that mean the same thing: deuced, damned, anathemise
- The opposite would be: bless
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DAMN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "25. 1965 civil rights march locale"
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 town in central alabama on the alabama river; in 1965 it was the center of a drive to register black voters
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SELMA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "29. ___ spray (allergy relief option)"
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 consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed
- Words that mean the same thing: adenoidal, nasal consonant, rhinal
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NASAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "33. Press "+" on a calculator"
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 condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
- Words that mean the same thing: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, sum, MBD
- The opposite would be: take away, subtract
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "36. Mexican muralist twice married to Frida Kahlo"
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: DIEGORIVERA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "39. Item on a stage"
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 support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling
- Words that mean the same thing: prop up, shore, property
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PROP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "41. Gawk (at)"
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 fixed look with eyes open wide
- Words that mean the same thing: gaze
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STARE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "42. Give a hard tug"
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 american who lives in the north (especially during the american civil war)
- Words that mean the same thing: Yankee-Doodle, Yankee, Northerner
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YANK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "43. Chilean American actor of "The Mandalorian" and "Narcos""
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PEDROPASCAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "46. "Little piggy" in a nursery rhyme"
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 one of the digits of the foot
- Words that mean the same thing: toenail
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "47. Faint with passion"
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 spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
- Words that mean the same thing: faint, pass out, deliquium
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SWOON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "48. Western Pacific island nation"
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 republic in the western central pacific ocean in association with the united states
- Words that mean the same thing: Republic of Palau, Belau, TT
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PALAU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "50. Athletic brand with a cougar in the logo"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that large american feline resembling a lion
- Words that mean the same thing: catamount, mountain lion, panther
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PUMA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "53. Acquire, as debt"
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 make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to
- Words that mean the same thing: obtain, find, receive
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INCUR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "57. Puerto Rican singer with more than 50 albums, including "Feliz Navidad""
Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: JOSEFELICIANO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "61. Trident-shaped Greek letters"
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 unit of pressure
- Words that mean the same thing: pounds per square inch, psi
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PSIS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "63. Former late-night host Kilborn or Ferguson"
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: CRAIG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "64. Snap, Crackle and Pop, for one"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
- Words that mean the same thing: ternary, troika, triad
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TRIO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "65. Prima donna type"
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 distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star
- Words that mean the same thing: prima donna
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DIVA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "66. Pink cocktail … or a fashion mag"
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: COSMO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "67. Elementary building block"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about science/technology.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
- Words that mean the same thing: corpuscle, molecule, speck
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATOM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "68. Figure skating jump"
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: AXEL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "69. Fall bloom"
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 any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus aster with showy daisylike flowers
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASTER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "70. After 1-Across, what the first names at 20-, 36-, 43- and 57-Across all are?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: SANS
Great job if you got it right!
Solve the Down: NYT Monday Puzzle October 24, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Feudal laborers | 5 |
| 2D | 2. Love, Italian-style | 5 |
| 3D | 3. Bite playfully, as a puppy might | 5 |
| 4D | 4. Surgical tubes | 6 |
| 5D | 5. "Parasite" co-star ___ Woo-shik | 4 |
| 6D | 6. Many modern Christmas bulbs, in brief | 4 |
| 7D | 7. Monthly util. bill | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Event lasting 40 days and nights in the Bible | 5 |
| 9D | 9. Pacific nation whose name becomes a dance if its vowels are switched | 5 |
| 10D | 10. Annual football game between rival military academies | 8 |
| 11D | 11. Actor Gooding Jr. | 4 |
| 12D | 12. Spill the ___ (gossip) | 3 |
| 13D | 13. Picks out of a lineup, say | 3 |
| 14D | 21. Like Yale since 1969 | 4 |
| 15D | 22. Prefix that means "everything" | 4 |
| 16D | 26. Speech therapist's concern | 4 |
| 17D | 27. Lead-in to physics | 4 |
| 18D | 28. Audibly shocked | 5 |
| 19D | 30. Airplane ticket info | 4 |
| 20D | 31. River that divides Florence | 4 |
| 21D | 32. Summer camp setting | 4 |
| 22D | 33. Snapchat and Instagram, for two | 4 |
| 23D | 34. Sketched | 4 |
| 24D | 35. Extinct bird that wasn't really "dumb" | 4 |
| 25D | 37. Killer whale | 4 |
| 26D | 38. Genuine | 4 |
| 27D | 40. Question that might have a ring to it? | 8 |
| 28D | 44. Burden | 4 |
| 29D | 45. Relating to the congregation | 4 |
| 30D | 49. Hall-of-Fame QB Johnny | 6 |
| 31D | 51. Hajj destination | 5 |
| 32D | 52. Some natural hairstyles | 5 |
| 33D | 54. Magna ___ | 5 |
| 34D | 55. The "U" of the E.U. | 5 |
| 35D | 56. Hotel bookings | 5 |
| 36D | 57. "Jumpin' ___" (Cab Calloway dance classic) | 4 |
| 37D | 58. Sunrise direction | 4 |
| 38D | 59. Classic margarita flavor | 4 |
| 39D | 60. Frankenstein's assistant | 4 |
| 40D | 61. Smooching on the street, e.g., for short | 3 |
| 41D | 62. Number of legs on an insect | 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. Feudal laborers"
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 (middle ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
- Words that mean the same thing: serf, villein, helot
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SERFS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Love, Italian-style"
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: AMORE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Bite playfully, as a puppy might"
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: NIPAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Surgical tubes"
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 slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis
- Words that mean the same thing: stent
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STENTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. "Parasite" co-star ___ Woo-shik"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CHOI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Many modern Christmas bulbs, in brief"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
- Words that mean the same thing: light-emitting diode, LED
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEDS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Monthly util. bill"
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: ELEC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Event lasting 40 days and nights in the Bible"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
- Words that mean the same thing: overflow, flood tide, photoflood
- The opposite would be: ebbtide
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FLOOD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Pacific nation whose name becomes a dance if its vowels are switched"
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 monarchy on a polynesian archipelago in the south pacific; achieved independence from the united kingdom in 1970
- Words that mean the same thing: Friendly Islands, Kingdom of Tonga
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TONGA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Annual football game between rival military academies"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about sports.
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: ARMYNAVY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Actor Gooding Jr."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a communist state in the caribbean on the island of cuba
- Words that mean the same thing: Republic of Cuba
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CUBA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Spill the ___ (gossip)"
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 beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
- Words that mean the same thing: tea leaf, Camellia sinensis, afternoon tea
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TEA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Picks out of a lineup, say"
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 state in the rocky mountains
- Words that mean the same thing: I.D., Gem State, Idaho
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IDS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "21. Like Yale since 1969"
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: COED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "22. Prefix that means "everything""
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: OMNI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "26. Speech therapist's concern"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a speech defect that involves pronouncing `s' like voiceless `th' and `z' like voiced `th'
- Words that mean the same thing: list-processing language
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LISP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "27. Lead-in to physics"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about science/technology.
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: META
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Clue 18 Down: "28. Audibly shocked"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: AGASP
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Clue 19 Down: "30. Airplane ticket info"
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 space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
- Words that mean the same thing: tooshie, sit, posterior
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SEAT
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Clue 20 Down: "31. River that divides Florence"
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 river in central italy rising in the apennines and flowing through florence and pisa to the ligurian sea
- Words that mean the same thing: Arno River, River Arno
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ARNO
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Clue 21 Down: "32. Summer camp setting"
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 body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: LAKE
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Clue 22 Down: "33. Snapchat and Instagram, for two"
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: APPS
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Clue 23 Down: "34. Sketched"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that united states actor (born in ireland); father of georgiana emma barrymore (1827-1862)
- Words that mean the same thing: make, pass, drag
- The opposite would be: deposit, repel
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The answer is: DREW
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Clue 24 Down: "35. Extinct bird that wasn't really "dumb""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that someone whose style is out of fashion
- Words that mean the same thing: Raphus cucullatus, fogey, fossil
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: DODO
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Clue 25 Down: "37. Killer whale"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: killer, killer whale, grampus
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ORCA
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Clue 26 Down: "38. Genuine"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any rational or irrational number
- Words that mean the same thing: tangible, existent, genuine
- The opposite would be: unreal, insubstantial
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The answer is: REAL
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Clue 27 Down: "40. Question that might have a ring to it?"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
- Words that mean the same thing: proposition, proposal of marriage, marriage offer
- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: PROPOSAL
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Clue 28 Down: "44. Burden"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an onerous or difficult concern
- Words that mean the same thing: incumbrance, encumbrance, load
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ONUS
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Clue 29 Down: "45. Relating to the congregation"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
- Words that mean the same thing: secular, lay
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: LAIC
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Clue 30 Down: "49. Hall-of-Fame QB Johnny"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: UNITAS
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Clue 31 Down: "51. Hajj destination"
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 joint capital (with riyadh) of saudi arabia; located in western saudi arabia; as the birthplace of muhammad it is the holiest city of islam
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: MECCA
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Clue 32 Down: "52. Some natural hairstyles"
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 rounded thickly curled hairdo
- Words that mean the same thing: Afro, Afro hairdo
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: AFROS
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Clue 33 Down: "54. Magna ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: CARTA
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Clue 34 Down: "55. The "U" of the E.U."
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 organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
- Words that mean the same thing: sum, jointure, brotherhood
- The opposite would be: disunion, separation
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The answer is: UNION
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Clue 35 Down: "56. Hotel bookings"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
- Words that mean the same thing: elbow room, suite, board
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ROOMS
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Clue 36 Down: "57. "Jumpin' ___" (Cab Calloway dance classic)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
- Words that mean the same thing: swing music, swing
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: JIVE
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Clue 37 Down: "58. Sunrise direction"
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 cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
- Words that mean the same thing: eastward, eastern United States, due east
- The opposite would be: west
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The answer is: EAST
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Clue 38 Down: "59. Classic margarita flavor"
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 caustic substance produced by heating limestone
- Words that mean the same thing: linden, calcium hydroxide, calcium hydrate
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: LIME
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Clue 39 Down: "60. Frankenstein's assistant"
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: IGOR
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Clue 40 Down: "61. Smooching on the street, e.g., for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc.
- Words that mean the same thing: personal organizer, personal digital assistant, personal organiser
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: PDA
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Clue 41 Down: "62. Number of legs on an insect"
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 the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
- Words that mean the same thing: six-spot, Captain Hicks, sextet
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SIX
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 59 | 77.6% |
| Short Answer | 5 | 6.6% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 4 | 5.3% |
| History | 2 | 2.6% |
| Science/Technology | 2 | 2.6% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.3% |
| Geography | 1 | 1.3% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.3% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 35 |
| Down Clues | 41 |
| Total Clues | 76 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.8 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 13 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Monday, 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: September 06, 2025 at 03:17 PM
