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Friday, August 9, 2024

NYT Tuesday, October 01, 2013 Crossword Clues Hints | Answers - Solution Blog

The Crossword hints blog is an one of the most popular crossword clue puzzles with answers solver. Here are the clues and answers for today nyt puzzle.

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 01, 2013

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Saturday, November 16, 2024

27401 Sat Nov 16, 2024 NYT by Peter Gordon

Across Clues :

1. Goober, 5. Outlaws, 9. Not deliberate, 14. Headquarters of Talofa Airways, 16. Leads down the aisle at a wedding, informally, 17. Ballerina who popularized "The Nutcracker", 18. Sandbar, 19. Word on Saudi Arabia's flag, 20. 2002 movie with the tagline "Higher education just hit a new low", 22. A great deal, 24. Revel noisily, 26. Angel hair topper?, 27. Place, 28. Element between platino and mercurio, 29. Big bands, 32. Italian province on the Swiss border, 33. Holy book, in one spelling, 34. Does a job for a summer?, 35. Phrase on ID tags, 38. Wordle score that elicits the message "Genius", 39. Pulse, e.g., 40. Veet rival, 41. Cold palate cleansers, 43. About 91,500 are produced by a gal. of propane, 44. Goes green, maybe, 46. "___ Dragon" (1977 Disney film), 50. Big dipper, 51. Like some asteroids, 53. Hurdles for would-be doctors, 54. Is cautious, 55. Represent, 56. Piece with a point, 57. Mind

Down Clues :

1. Crunched stuff, 2. ___ Lee, activist who led the movement to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, 3. Small stream, 4. Home to "a real pipperoo" of song, 5. Grinchy shout, 6. Like participants in the rite of rumspringa, 7. Present time, 8. Something to wear while watching the game, 9. College basketball powerhouse, 10. Flicks, as a butt, 11. Food that can be prepared quickly, 12. Buzzy promos, 13. Valentino competitor, for short, 15. Woodstock artist, 21. Housemate, e.g., 23. Camping kits for preparing meals, 25. Host of "The Joy of Painting", 26. Continually criticized, 27. Young haddock, 29. Subject of New York City's first public statue of a woman (1915), 30. Enlists for, as an unwelcome task, 31. Prime minister of Ireland, 32. Corp. money managers, 36. Good-for-nothing, 37. Brownish grays, 42. Model Hadid who wore a spray-on dress at a 2022 Paris fashion show, 43. Poet whose line "The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom" is quoted in "Bull Durham", 45. Antepenultimate word in a noted Neil Armstrong quote, 47. All-Star point guard Young, 48. Being, to Sartre, 49. Shake off, 50. "Mahalo nui ___" (words from a grateful Hawaiian), 52. Like three-balls

New York Times, Saturday, November 16, 2024
New York Times, Saturday, November 16, 2024


Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 16, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Goober. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DORK

    Possible Answer : dork, jerk


  • The clue is 5. Outlaws. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BANS

    Possible Answer : forbiddance, cast_out, banish, forbidding, ostracise, censor, Bachelor_of_Arts_in_Nursing, blackball, shun, prohibition, ban, ostracize, proscription, BAN, banning


  • The clue is 9. Not deliberate. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HASTY

    Possible Answer : overhasty, precipitant, precipitous, precipitate, hasty, headlong


  • The clue is 14. Headquarters of Talofa Airways. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: APIASAMOA


  • The clue is 16. Leads down the aisle at a wedding, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: USHES


  • The clue is 17. Ballerina who popularized "The Nutcracker". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TALLCHIEF

    Possible Answer : Maria_Tallchief, Tallchief


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

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

    The answer: SHOAL

    Possible Answer : school, shoal, shallow


  • The clue is 19. Word on Saudi Arabia's flag. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALLAH

    Possible Answer : Allah


  • The clue is 20. 2002 movie with the tagline "Higher education just hit a new low". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SLACKERS

    Possible Answer : slacker, shirker


  • The clue is 22. A great deal. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MUCH

    Possible Answer : lots, a_good_deal, a_lot, very_much, practically, much, a_great_deal, often

    Possible Opposite Answer : little


  • The clue is 24. Revel noisily. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROISTER

    Possible Answer : carouse, roister, riot


  • The clue is 26. Angel hair topper?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HALO

    Possible Answer : aureole, halo, ring, gloriole, annulus, nimbus, anchor_ring, aura, doughnut, glory


  • The clue is 27. Place. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SITE

    Possible Answer : website, place, locate, land_site, web_site, situation, internet_site, site


  • The clue is 28. Element between platino and mercurio. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORO


  • The clue is 29. Big bands. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

    The answer: JAZZORCHESTRAS


  • The clue is 32. Italian province on the Swiss border. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COMO


  • The clue is 33. Holy book, in one spelling. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KORAN

    Possible Answer : Quran, Koran, al-Qur'an, Book


  • The clue is 34. Does a job for a summer?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ADDS

    Possible Answer : attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder, tot_up, sum, sum_up, bring, contribute, minimal_brain_dysfunction, attention_deficit_disorder, total, minimal_brain_damage, add_together, tot, add_up, tally, hyperkinetic_syndrome, lend, impart, ADD, MBD, append, ADHD, bestow, tote_up, supply, summate, add

    Possible Opposite Answer : take_away, subtract


  • The clue is 35. Phrase on ID tags. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

    The answer: FAMOUSPOTATOES


  • The clue is 38. Wordle score that elicits the message "Genius". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONE

    Possible Answer : single, unmatchable, i, matchless, unmatched, unitary, unrivaled, I, 1, unity, unrivalled, peerless, one_and_only, one, ane, nonpareil, ace


  • The clue is 39. Pulse, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEED

    Possible Answer : germ, seminal_fluid, seeded_player, semen, source, cum, come, ejaculate, seed, sow


  • The clue is 40. Veet rival. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NAIR


  • The clue is 41. Cold palate cleansers. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SORBETS

    Possible Answer : sorbet, water_ice


  • The clue is 43. About 91,500 are produced by a gal. of propane. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BTUS

    Possible Answer : B.Th.U., British_thermal_unit, BTU


  • The clue is 44. Goes green, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FEELSILL


  • The clue is 46. "___ Dragon" (1977 Disney film). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PETES

    Possible Answer : pet


  • The clue is 50. Big dipper. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LADLE

    Possible Answer : ladle, lade, laden


  • The clue is 51. Like some asteroids. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NEAREARTH


  • The clue is 53. Hurdles for would-be doctors. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORALS

    Possible Answer : oral, oral_exam, viva_voce, oral_examination, viva


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

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

    The answer: TAKESCARE


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

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

    The answer: ACTAS


  • The clue is 56. Piece with a point. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OPED


  • The clue is 57. Mind. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HEED

    Possible Answer : attentiveness, paying_attention, heed, regard, mind, listen

    Possible Opposite Answer : inattentiveness


Down Clues and Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Crunched stuff. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DATA

    Possible Answer: data, information, datum, data_point

  • The clue is 2. ___ Lee, activist who led the movement to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OPAL

    Possible Answer: opal

  • The clue is 3. Small stream. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RILL

    Possible Answer: run, streamlet, rivulet, runnel, rill

  • The clue is 4. Home to "a real pipperoo" of song. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KALAMAZOO

    Possible Answer: Kalamazoo

  • The clue is 5. Grinchy shout. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BAH

  • The clue is 6. Like participants in the rite of rumspringa. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AMISH

    Possible Answer: Amish

  • The clue is 7. Present time. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NOEL

    Possible Answer: Yule, Christmastide, Christmastime, Yuletide, Noel, Christmas

  • The clue is 8. Something to wear while watching the game. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SAFARIHAT

  • The clue is 9. College basketball powerhouse. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HUSKIES

    Possible Answer: Eskimo_dog, husky

  • The clue is 10. Flicks, as a butt. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASHES

    Possible Answer: ash_tree, ash

  • The clue is 11. Food that can be prepared quickly. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SHORTORDER

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

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

    The answer: TEASERADS

  • The clue is 13. Valentino competitor, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YSL

  • The clue is 15. Woodstock artist. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SCHULZ

    Possible Answer: Charles_M._Schulz, Schulz, Charles_Schulz, Charles_Munroe_Schulz

  • The clue is 21. Housemate, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COTENANT

    Possible Answer: cotenant

  • The clue is 23. Camping kits for preparing meals. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COOKSETS

  • The clue is 25. Host of "The Joy of Painting". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROSS

    Possible Answer: Nellie_Tayloe_Ross, James_Clark_Ross, Ross, Betsy_Ross, Nellie_Ross, Sir_Ronald_Ross, John_Ross, Betsy_Griscom_Ross, Sir_James_Clark_Ross, Sir_John_Ross

  • The clue is 26. Continually criticized. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HAMMEREDAT

  • The clue is 27. Young haddock. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SCROD

    Possible Answer: schrod, scrod

  • The clue is 29. Subject of New York City's first public statue of a woman (1915). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: JOANOFARC

  • The clue is 30. Enlists for, as an unwelcome task. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROPESINTO

  • The clue is 31. Prime minister of Ireland. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TAOISEACH

    Possible Answer: taoiseach

  • The clue is 32. Corp. money managers. 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 36. Good-for-nothing. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: USELESS

    Possible Answer: useless

    Possible Opposite Answer : useful

  • The clue is 37. Brownish grays. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TAUPES

    Possible Answer: taupe

  • The clue is 42. Model Hadid who wore a spray-on dress at a 2022 Paris fashion show. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BELLA

  • The clue is 43. Poet whose line "The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom" is quoted in "Bull Durham". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BLAKE

    Possible Answer: Blake, William_Blake

  • The clue is 45. Antepenultimate word in a noted Neil Armstrong quote. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LEAP

    Possible Answer: spring, jump, leaping, leap, bounce, jump_off, bound, saltation

  • The clue is 47. All-Star point guard Young. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TRAE

  • The clue is 48. Being, to Sartre. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ETRE

  • The clue is 49. Shake off. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SHED

    Possible Answer: caducous, cast_off, throw_away, exuviate, throw, moult, pour_forth, spill, molt, cast, shake_off, disgorge, slough, drop, throw_off, shed

    Possible Opposite Answer : persistent

  • The clue is 50. "Mahalo nui ___" (words from a grateful Hawaiian). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LOA

  • The clue is 52. Like three-balls. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RED

    Possible Answer: carmine, red-faced, reddened, crimson, scarlet, ruby, reddish, cerise, cherry-red, redness, red_ink, bolshy, Red_River, loss, violent, Bolshevik, bolshie, Red, red, flushed, cherry, blood-red, Marxist, ruddy, ruby-red

    Possible Opposite Answer : gain

Saturday, November 16, 2024
Saturday, November 16, 2024


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Saturday, January 17, 2026

XWordHint Crossword Answers January 17, 2026 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

Master today's NYT crossword with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun. Perfect for crossword lovers who want that satisfying "aha!" moment.

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January 17, 2026 NYT Crossword Solutions

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. Expressions of disbelief or exasperation 9
2A 10. What "margarita" means in Spanish 5
3A 15. Reputable, in a way 9
4A 16. What Anora and Vanya do in 2024's "Anora" 5
5A 17. Too late, say 9
6A 18. Advocate for the political mobilization of the proletariat 5
7A 19. People often manage with them, in brief 4
8A 20. You might say "Hmm" when something is this 3
9A 21. Toppings blended with ice cream 6
10A 22. Anti-troll measure 3
11A 23. Tchotchke 10
12A 25. Protection from drops 8
13A 26. With 27-Down, fateful time for a sorority pledge 3
14A 28. City in Illinois's "Little Egypt" region 5
15A 30. Demure 3
16A 31. Plant with psychoactive leaves 4
17A 32. Offload (on) 5
18A 33. Famous monogram found backward in the alphabet 3
19A 34. Tall and thin 5
20A 35. Revel (in) 4
21A 36. One of five in a typical big band 3
22A 37. Archetypes 5
23A 38. "All that really matters is if your rhymes was ___" (MF Doom lyric) 3
24A 39. Artificially unsophisticated 8
25A 41. Units for a high-resolution camera 10
26A 43. Interval 3
27A 46. Setups for some elaborate group pictures 6
28A 47. Subject to careful appraisal 3
29A 48. Lawyer's assignment 4
30A 49. Not budging 5
31A 50. Ones running along a road 9
32A 52. Bracket contents 5
33A 53. Where someone's height may be stretched? 9
34A 54. With 39-Down, pretentiously creative 5
35A 55. What antiperspirants can prevent 9

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Expressions of disbelief or exasperation"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: FACEPALMS

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2A: "10. What "margarita" means in Spanish"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: DAISY

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3A: "15. Reputable, in a way"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: BRANDNAME

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4A: "16. What Anora and Vanya do in 2024's "Anora""

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that run away secretly with one's beloved
  • Similar words include: run off
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ELOPE

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5A: "17. Too late, say"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: OUTOFTIME

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6A: "18. Advocate for the political mobilization of the proletariat"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that russian founder of the bolsheviks and leader of the russian revolution and first head of the ussr (1870-1924)
  • Similar words include: Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov, Vladimir Lenin, Vladimir Ilich Lenin
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: LENIN

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7A: "19. People often manage with them, in brief"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a master's degree in business
  • Similar words include: Master in Business Administration, Master in Business, MBA
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: MBAS

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8A: "20. You might say "Hmm" when something is this"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that not divisible by two
  • Similar words include: rummy, remaining, leftover
  • Opposite of: even
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Answer: ODD

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9A: "21. Toppings blended with ice cream"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: MIXINS

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10A: "22. Anti-troll measure"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a decree that prohibits something
  • Similar words include: banning, cast out, blackball
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: BAN

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11A: "23. Tchotchke"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a small inexpensive mass-produced article
  • Similar words include: whatnot, knickknackery, novelty
  • Pattern: __________
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Answer: KNICKKNACK

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12A: "25. Protection from drops"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a water-resistant coat
  • Similar words include: waterproof
  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: RAINCOAT

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13A: "26. With 27-Down, fateful time for a sorority pledge"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
  • Similar words include: dictation, play, entreat
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: BID

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14A: "28. City in Illinois's "Little Egypt" region"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a town at the southern tip of illinois at the confluence of the ohio and mississippi rivers
  • Similar words include: Al Qahira, Egyptian capital, capital of Egypt
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CAIRO

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15A: "30. Demure"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
  • Similar words include: overmodest, demure
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: COY

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16A: "31. Plant with psychoactive leaves"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a south american shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the andes; a source of cocaine
  • Similar words include: Erythroxylon coca, Imogene Coca, coca plant
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: COCA

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17A: "32. Offload (on)"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that to force onto another
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: FOIST

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18A: "33. Famous monogram found backward in the alphabet"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: MLK

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19A: "34. Tall and thin"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that tall and thin and having long slender limbs
  • Similar words include: rangy, gangly, gangling
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: LANKY

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20A: "35. Revel (in)"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
  • Similar words include: relish, enjoy, savor
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: BASK

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21A: "36. One of five in a typical big band"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894)
  • Similar words include: Adolphe Sax, saxophone
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: SAX

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22A: "37. Archetypes"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the distinctive form in which a thing is made
  • Similar words include: work, shape, moulding
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: MOLDS

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23A: "38. "All that really matters is if your rhymes was ___" (MF Doom lyric)"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
  • Similar words include: sick, ailment, poorly
  • Opposite of: well
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Answer: ILL

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24A: "39. Artificially unsophisticated"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: FAUXNAIF

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25A: "41. Units for a high-resolution camera"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
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Answer: MEGAPIXELS

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26A: "43. Interval"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
  • Similar words include: col, disruption, breach
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: GAP

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27A: "46. Setups for some elaborate group pictures"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a person who rises (especially from bed)
  • Similar words include: riser pipeline, riser, riser pipe
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: RISERS

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28A: "47. Subject to careful appraisal"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a doctor who practices veterinary medicine
  • Similar words include: veterinary surgeon, veterinarian, ex-serviceman
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: VET

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29A: "48. Lawyer's assignment"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an occurrence of something
  • Similar words include: eccentric, font, pillow slip
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: CASE

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30A: "49. Not budging"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that unable to move or resist motion
  • Similar words include: neutral, sluggish, torpid
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: INERT

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31A: "50. Ones running along a road"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
  • Similar words include: pavement, sidewalk
  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: SIDEWALKS

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32A: "52. Bracket contents"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
  • Similar words include: team, squad, team up
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: TEAMS

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33A: "53. Where someone's height may be stretched?"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: TINDERBIO

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34A: "54. With 39-Down, pretentiously creative"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ARTSY

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35A: "55. What antiperspirants can prevent"

9 letters Category: General Knowledge

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  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: PITSTAINS

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Down Clues - Complete List

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Crude thing to drop, familiarly 5
2D 2. Westernmost territory of the Netherlands 5
3D 3. Board game with resources 5
4D 4. Grandson of Eve 4
5D 5. Many an attachment 3
6D 6. ___ Carlos Jobim, father of the bossa nova 7
7D 7. Made, as an easy basketball shot 6
8D 8. Longest number writable in standard Roman numerals 15
9D 9. Spy 3
10D 10. Use a roller on, as a jacket 6
11D 11. Digital assistant 5
12D 12. In which opposites attract 9
13D 13. Flashy taekwondo moves 9
14D 14. Cravings 4
15D 21. "All right," folksily 4
16D 23. Super Mario ___ 4
17D 24. Eccentric 4
18D 25. Cybersecurity assessment 4
19D 27. See 26-Across 3
20D 28. Worker who's the subject of the song "Sixteen Tons" 9
21D 29. Cabin choice 9
22D 31. Baby rhino 4
23D 32. Part of the D.O.J. 3
24D 33. So-called "Valley Isle" 4
25D 34. Writer Lowry 4
26D 36. Good marks? 4
27D 37. Egg cream alternatives 7
28D 39. See 54-Across 6
29D 40. Quaint contraction 6
30D 42. Gentlemen, jocularly 5
31D 43. Korean barbecue rib dish 5
32D 44. Greet hospitably at the door 5
33D 45. Dough at a taquería 5
34D 46. Servant in "The Handmaid's Tale" 4
35D 48. Beloved, in Italian 4
36D 50. Product with the additive zinc dithiophosphate 3
37D 51. Like the weather in much of Equatorial Guinea 3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Crude thing to drop, familiarly"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: FBOMB

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2D: "2. Westernmost territory of the Netherlands"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a popular island resort in the netherlands antilles
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ARUBA

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3D: "3. Board game with resources"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: CATAN

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4D: "4. Grandson of Eve"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ENOS

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5D: "5. Many an attachment"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: PDF

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6D: "6. ___ Carlos Jobim, father of the bossa nova"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: ANTONIO

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7D: "7. Made, as an easy basketball shot"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: LAIDIN

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8D: "8. Longest number writable in standard Roman numerals"

15 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______________
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Answer: MMMDCCCLXXXVIII

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9D: "9. Spy"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
  • Similar words include: go steady, realize, catch
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: SEE

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10D: "10. Use a roller on, as a jacket"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: DELINT

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11D: "11. Digital assistant"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ALEXA

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12D: "12. In which opposites attract"

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: IONICBOND

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13D: "13. Flashy taekwondo moves"

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: SPINKICKS

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14D: "14. Cravings"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a yearning for something or to do something
  • Similar words include: pine, languish, ache
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: YENS

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15D: "21. "All right," folksily"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: MKAY

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16D: "23. Super Mario ___"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: KART

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17D: "24. Eccentric"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group
  • Similar words include: odd fish, odd fellow, queer duck
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: KOOK

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18D: "25. Cybersecurity assessment"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
  • Similar words include: gamble, lay on the line, peril
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: RISK

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19D: "27. See 26-Across"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that time for earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
  • Similar words include: sidereal day, twenty-four hour period, Clarence Day
  • Opposite of: night
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Answer: DAY

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20D: "28. Worker who's the subject of the song "Sixteen Tons""

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: COALMINER

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21D: "29. Cabin choice"

9 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: AISLESEAT

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22D: "31. Baby rhino"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that young of domestic cattle
  • Similar words include: sura, calfskin
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: CALF

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23D: "32. Part of the D.O.J."

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the department of justice
  • Similar words include: Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: FBI

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24D: "33. So-called "Valley Isle""

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the second largest of the hawaiian islands
  • Similar words include: Maui Island
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: MAUI

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25D: "34. Writer Lowry"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: LOIS

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26D: "36. Good marks?"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
  • Similar words include: sap, play out, blackjack
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: SAPS

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27D: "37. Egg cream alternatives"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a milkshake made with malt powder
  • Similar words include: malted, malted milk, malt
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: MALTEDS

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28D: "39. See 54-Across"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: FARTSY

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29D: "40. Quaint contraction"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: NEEDNT

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30D: "42. Gentlemen, jocularly"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that anything that provides inspiration for later work
  • Similar words include: source, microbe, germ
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: GERMS

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31D: "43. Korean barbecue rib dish"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: GALBI

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32D: "44. Greet hospitably at the door"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ASKIN

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33D: "45. Dough at a taquería"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the basic unit of money in uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos
  • Similar words include: Colombian peso, Guinea-Bissau peso, Mexican peso
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: PESOS

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34D: "46. Servant in "The Handmaid's Tale""

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: RITA

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35D: "48. Beloved, in Italian"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: CARA

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36D: "50. Product with the additive zinc dithiophosphate"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that standard temperature and pressure
  • Similar words include: s.t.p.
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: STP

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37D: "51. Like the weather in much of Equatorial Guinea"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that wetness caused by water
  • Similar words include: blind drunk, loaded, crocked
  • Opposite of: dry
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Answer: WET

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Expert Solving Strategies

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Today's Puzzle Stats

35 Across Clues
37 Down Clues
72 Total Clues

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