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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Wednesday, December 01, 2021
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.9 letters
December 01, 2021 Wednesday NYT - Complete Across Solutions
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Titan of industry | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Peyote and prickly pear | 5 |
| 3A | 10. Bash | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Crazy, in Spanish | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Literary partner of Porthos and Aramis | 5 |
| 6A | 16. Like the Australian outback | 4 |
| 7A | 17. Play a wrong note during a violin sonata? | 15 |
| 8A | 20. Artist Kahlo | 5 |
| 9A | 21. Source of milk for Manchego cheese | 3 |
| 10A | 22. Roast host | 5 |
| 11A | 23. Golf course supply | 3 |
| 12A | 24. Totally wreck, as a noob | 3 |
| 13A | 26. Ripped | 4 |
| 14A | 28. Little prince taking a bath? | 12 |
| 15A | 33. Went it alone | 6 |
| 16A | 36. Suffix with auction | 3 |
| 17A | 37. "Get out!" | 4 |
| 18A | 38. Smooths (out) | 5 |
| 19A | 39. Largest artificial satellite in orbit, before 9-Down | 3 |
| 20A | 40. Leave a mark on | 5 |
| 21A | 41. Muppet's makeup | 4 |
| 22A | 42. One might read "Don't talk to me until I've had my coffee" | 3 |
| 23A | 43. No-can-do | 6 |
| 24A | 44. "We all put things on TV sometimes"? | 12 |
| 25A | 47. Fretboard locale | 4 |
| 26A | 48. D.C. player | 3 |
| 27A | 49. American acquisition of 2001 | 3 |
| 28A | 52. Condescend (to) | 5 |
| 29A | 55. Lip balm brand with a pod-shaped container | 3 |
| 30A | 57. Pink-red hue | 5 |
| 31A | 59. Headline after Jane becomes queen? | 15 |
| 32A | 62. Something to regress to | 4 |
| 33A | 63. Numbers for a diva | 5 |
| 34A | 64. Very top | 4 |
| 35A | 65. First word of Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns" | 4 |
| 36A | 66. Where Nintendo is headquartered | 5 |
| 37A | 67. Mother of Helen of Troy | 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. Titan of industry"
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 male monarch or emperor (especially of russia prior to 1917)
- Words that mean the same thing: tsar, tzar
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CZAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. Peyote and prickly pear"
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 succulent plant of the family cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the new world and usually having spines
- Words that mean the same thing: cactus
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CACTI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. Bash"
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 elaborate party (often outdoors)
- Words that mean the same thing: celebrate, festival, fiesta
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FETE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. Crazy, in Spanish"
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 informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
- Words that mean the same thing: nutty, around the bend, fruity
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOCO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Literary partner of Porthos and Aramis"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an autonomous area in northeastern greece that is the site of several greek orthodox monasteries founded in the tenth century
- Words that mean the same thing: Mount Athos
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATHOS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. Like the Australian outback"
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 lacking sufficient water or rainfall
- Words that mean the same thing: desiccated, waterless, desiccate
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARID
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "17. Play a wrong note during a violin sonata?"
Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: ERRONTHEGSTRING
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "20. Artist Kahlo"
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: FRIDA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "21. Source of milk for Manchego cheese"
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 member of a people living in southern benin and togo and southeastern ghana
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EWE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "22. Roast host"
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 person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
- Words that mean the same thing: compere, host, master of ceremonies
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EMCEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "23. Golf course supply"
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 surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
- Words that mean the same thing: sodomite, superoxide dismutase, sward
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SOD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "24. Totally wreck, as a noob"
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: PWN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "26. Ripped"
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 commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
- Words that mean the same thing: rupture, deplume, buck
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TORE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "28. Little prince taking a bath?"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: CLEANHEIRACT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "33. Went it alone"
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 fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers
- Words that mean the same thing: solo
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SOLOED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "36. Suffix with auction"
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: EER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "37. "Get out!""
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 drive away by crying `shoo!'
- Words that mean the same thing: shoo off, shoo away
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHOO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "38. Smooths (out)"
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 metal shackles; for hands or legs
- Words that mean the same thing: press, chains, smoothing iron
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IRONS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "39. Largest artificial satellite in orbit, before 9-Down"
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: MIR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "40. Leave a mark on"
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 soiled or discolored appearance
- Words that mean the same thing: soil, discoloration, spot
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STAIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "41. Muppet's makeup"
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 fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers
- Words that mean the same thing: experience, finger, mat
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FELT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "42. One might read "Don't talk to me until I've had my coffee""
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 quantity that can be held in a mug
- Words that mean the same thing: phiz, patsy, countenance
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MUG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "43. No-can-do"
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 (usually followed by `to') not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
- Words that mean the same thing: ineffective, ineffectual
- The opposite would be: able
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UNABLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "44. "We all put things on TV sometimes"?"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: TOAIRISHUMAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "47. Fretboard locale"
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 part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
- Words that mean the same thing: make out, cervix, neck opening
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NECK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "48. D.C. player"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: NAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "49. American acquisition of 2001"
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: TWA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "52. Condescend (to)"
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 do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
- Words that mean the same thing: condescend, descend
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DEIGN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "55. Lip balm brand with a pod-shaped container"
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 (greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of hyperion; identified with roman aurora
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EOS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "57. Pink-red hue"
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 variable color averaging a deep pink
- Words that mean the same thing: precious coral, red coral
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CORAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "59. Headline after Jane becomes queen?"
Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: EYRETOTHETHRONE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "62. Something to regress to"
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 average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
- Words that mean the same thing: think of, entail, signify
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MEAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "63. Numbers for a diva"
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 song for solo voice
- Words that mean the same thing: aria
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARIAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "64. Very top"
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 highest point (of something)
- Words that mean the same thing: peak, solar apex, vertex
- The opposite would be: antapex
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: APEX
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "65. First word of Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns""
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: ISNT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "66. Where Nintendo is headquartered"
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 city in central japan on southern honshu; a famous cultural center that was once the capital of japan
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KYOTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "67. Mother of Helen of Troy"
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 (greek mythology) a queen of sparta who was raped by zeus who had taken the form of a swan; helen of troy was conceived in the rape of leda
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEDA
Great job if you got it right!
NYT Wednesday Crossword Down Clues - December 01, 2021 Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Heads of staff? | 5 |
| 2D | 2. Swordsman with a horse named Tornado | 5 |
| 3D | 3. Nostril-burning | 5 |
| 4D | 4. Church cross | 4 |
| 5D | 5. Only domestic species in the family Felidae | 3 |
| 6D | 6. She created the olive tree, in myth | 6 |
| 7D | 7. ___ toy | 4 |
| 8D | 8. In a relationship | 8 |
| 9D | 9. 39-Across successor: Abbr. | 3 |
| 10D | 10. What wearing a shirt at the beach might get you | 10 |
| 11D | 11. Former attorney general Holder | 4 |
| 12D | 12. One of three in the foreground of "American Gothic" | 4 |
| 13D | 13. Upper hand | 4 |
| 14D | 18. Home of the first pizza | 6 |
| 15D | 19. Actress Hatcher | 4 |
| 16D | 25. Calendar abbr. | 3 |
| 17D | 27. Anthem contraction | 3 |
| 18D | 28. Delegation | 10 |
| 19D | 29. Hey, for horses? | 5 |
| 20D | 30. Obsessed captain | 4 |
| 21D | 31. Roll of stamps | 4 |
| 22D | 32. Timbre | 4 |
| 23D | 33. Filter (through) | 4 |
| 24D | 34. ___ O's (Post cereal) | 4 |
| 25D | 35. "Whatever ___ wants, ___ gets" ("Damn Yankees" lyric) | 4 |
| 26D | 39. Skill never performed by 15-Across, oddly enough | 8 |
| 27D | 40. Grab suddenly | 6 |
| 28D | 42. Word with stand or drop | 3 |
| 29D | 43. Actress Thurman | 3 |
| 30D | 45. 1996 musical set in New York's Alphabet City | 4 |
| 31D | 46. Vote out, say | 6 |
| 32D | 49. Amnesia in soap operas, e.g. | 5 |
| 33D | 50. Diminished | 5 |
| 34D | 51. Voice with an Echo | 5 |
| 35D | 52. Singer Lovato | 4 |
| 36D | 53. Hawks have sharp ones | 4 |
| 37D | 54. Modern home of ancient Persepolis | 4 |
| 38D | 56. Birthplace of seven U.S. presidents | 4 |
| 39D | 58. Kind of thermometer | 4 |
| 40D | 60. Barrel wood | 3 |
| 41D | 61. General on a menu | 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. Heads of staff?"
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 musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it
- Words that mean the same thing: clef
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CLEFS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Swordsman with a horse named Tornado"
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: ZORRO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Nostril-burning"
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 strong and sharp
- Words that mean the same thing: acerb, sulfurous, caustic
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACRID
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Church cross"
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 representation of the cross on which jesus died
- Words that mean the same thing: rood-tree, crucifix
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROOD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Only domestic species in the family Felidae"
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 feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
- Words that mean the same thing: regorge, computerized axial tomography, sick
- The opposite would be: keep down
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. She created the olive tree, in myth"
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 (greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of athens; identified with roman minerva
- Words that mean the same thing: Pallas, Pallas Athene, Athene
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATHENA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. ___ toy"
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 wad of something chewable as tobacco
- Words that mean the same thing: jaw, manduction, wad
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CHEW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. In a relationship"
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 mentally and emotionally stable
- Words that mean the same thing: in concert, unitedly
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOGETHER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. 39-Across successor: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about abbreviation.
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: ISS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. What wearing a shirt at the beach might get you"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: FARMERSTAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Former attorney general Holder"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
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: ERIC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. One of three in the foreground of "American Gothic""
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 prong on a fork or pitchfork or antler
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TINE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Upper hand"
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 boundary of a surface
- Words that mean the same thing: border, sharpness, boundary
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EDGE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "18. Home of the first pizza"
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 port and tourist center in southwestern italy; capital of the campania region
- Words that mean the same thing: Napoli
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NAPLES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "19. Actress Hatcher"
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: TERI
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Clue 16 Down: "25. Calendar abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the fourth day of the week; the third working day
- Words that mean the same thing: conjoin, splice, get married
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: WED
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Clue 17 Down: "27. Anthem contraction"
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: OER
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Clue 18 Down: "28. Delegation"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a gathering of persons representative of some larger group
- Words that mean the same thing: dependent upon, dependent on, dependant on
- The word looks like this: __________
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The answer is: CONTINGENT
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Clue 19 Down: "29. Hey, for horses?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the characteristic sounds made by a horse
- Words that mean the same thing: whicker, nicker, whinny
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: NEIGH
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Clue 20 Down: "30. Obsessed captain"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that according to the old testament he was a pagan king of israel and husband of jezebel (9th century bc)
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: AHAB
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Clue 21 Down: "31. Roll of stamps"
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 structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
- Words that mean the same thing: handbuild, helix, spiral
- The opposite would be: uncoil
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The answer is: COIL
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Clue 22 Down: "32. Timbre"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the quality of a person's voice
- Words that mean the same thing: quality, flavour, note
- The opposite would be: atonicity
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The answer is: TONE
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Clue 23 Down: "33. Filter (through)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that move as if through a sieve
- Words that mean the same thing: sieve, strain
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SIFT
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Clue 24 Down: "34. ___ O's (Post cereal)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that chocolate cookie with white cream filling
- Words that mean the same thing: oreo cookie
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: OREO
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Clue 25 Down: "35. "Whatever ___ wants, ___ gets" ("Damn Yankees" lyric)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: LOLA
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Clue 26 Down: "39. Skill never performed by 15-Across, oddly enough"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that musketeers and their muskets collectively
- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: MUSKETRY
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Clue 27 Down: "40. Grab suddenly"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a small fragment
- Words that mean the same thing: pussy, catch, kidnapping
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: SNATCH
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Clue 28 Down: "42. Word with stand or drop"
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: MIC
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Clue 29 Down: "43. Actress Thurman"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- This could be something that a benevolent aspect of devi; `splendor'
- Words that mean the same thing: genus Uma
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: UMA
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Clue 30 Down: "45. 1996 musical set in New York's Alphabet City"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
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- This could be something that a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
- Words that mean the same thing: rive, charter, hire
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: RENT
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Clue 31 Down: "46. Vote out, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that remove from political office
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: UNSEAT
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Clue 32 Down: "49. Amnesia in soap operas, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
- Words that mean the same thing: figure, figure of speech, image
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: TROPE
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Clue 33 Down: "50. Diminished"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that grow smaller
- Words that mean the same thing: go down, wan, decline
- The opposite would be: wax
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The answer is: WANED
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Clue 34 Down: "51. Voice with an Echo"
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: ALEXA
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Clue 35 Down: "52. Singer Lovato"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: DEMI
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Clue 36 Down: "53. Hawks have sharp ones"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that opinion or judgment
- Words that mean the same thing: oculus, heart, eye
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: EYES
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Clue 37 Down: "54. Modern home of ancient Persepolis"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
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- This could be something that a theocratic islamic republic in the middle east in western asia; iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as persia until 1935; rich in oil
- Words that mean the same thing: Persia, Islamic Republic of Iran
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: IRAN
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Clue 38 Down: "56. Birthplace of seven U.S. presidents"
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 midwestern state in north central united states in the great lakes region
- Words that mean the same thing: OH, Ohio River, Buckeye State
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: OHIO
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Clue 39 Down: "58. Kind of thermometer"
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 examination conducted by spoken communication
- Words that mean the same thing: viva, viva voce, unwritten
- The opposite would be: anal, aboral
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The answer is: ORAL
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Clue 40 Down: "60. Barrel wood"
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 the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
- Words that mean the same thing: oak tree
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: OAK
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Clue 41 Down: "61. General on a menu"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: TSO
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 54 | 69.2% |
| Short Answer | 12 | 15.4% |
| History | 5 | 6.4% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 3 | 3.8% |
| Abbreviation | 2 | 2.6% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.3% |
| Geography | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 41 |
| Total Clues | 78 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.9 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 15 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 Wednesday, 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 13, 2025 at 10:38 AM
