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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Wednesday, April 03, 2024
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 74 (38 Across, 36 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.2 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Wednesday Puzzle April 03, 2024
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Lot unit | 4 |
| 2A | 5. ___ acid, essential component of vinegar | 6 |
| 3A | 11. Piece of an edible "rack" | 3 |
| 4A | 14. Things hung upside down in some toolsheds | 4 |
| 5A | 15. House of cards? | 6 |
| 6A | 16. Animal opposite a kangaroo on Australia's coat of arms | 3 |
| 7A | 17. Lip_on produc_s | 11 |
| 8A | 19. Traveler's aid, in brief | 3 |
| 9A | 20. Stately country homes | 8 |
| 10A | 21. Traveler's aid | 5 |
| 11A | 23. Do some work as a teaching assistant, maybe | 5 |
| 12A | 24. About half of the books of the New Testament are attributed to him | 4 |
| 13A | 26. Ho-ho-holiday time? | 4 |
| 14A | 27. Auto takeback | 4 |
| 15A | 28. _lum-colored _lants | 10 |
| 16A | 30. Longtime residents around the Great Salt Lake | 3 |
| 17A | 31. Lean (on) | 4 |
| 18A | 32. "Count your ___ by friends, not years" (greeting card sentiment) | 3 |
| 19A | 33. Recuperative recommendation | 7 |
| 20A | 35. Company that merged with Sprint in 2020 | 7 |
| 21A | 39. Granola grain | 3 |
| 22A | 40. Nincompoop, in Nottingham | 4 |
| 23A | 41. Thanksgiving meal choice | 3 |
| 24A | 42. _usy _uzzers | 10 |
| 25A | 46. "Around the World in 80 Days" traveler Phileas | 4 |
| 26A | 47. Crushed ingredient in "dirt cake" | 4 |
| 27A | 48. Lacking manners | 4 |
| 28A | 49. VCR successors | 5 |
| 29A | 50. Aids in wrongdoing | 5 |
| 30A | 52. Brews made with heavily roasted malt | 8 |
| 31A | 54. Hit hard | 3 |
| 32A | 55. Fr_endly fac_al tra_t | 11 |
| 33A | 58. Paternity proof, in brief | 3 |
| 34A | 59. Christianity's ___ Creed | 6 |
| 35A | 60. Big name in bidets | 4 |
| 36A | 61. String together? | 3 |
| 37A | 62. Demolition hammer | 6 |
| 38A | 63. Figure (out) | 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. Lot unit"
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 area (4840 square yards) used in english-speaking countries
- Words that mean the same thing: Accho, Akka, Akko
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACRE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. ___ acid, essential component of vinegar"
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 relating to or containing acetic acid
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACETIC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "11. Piece of an edible "rack""
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 support resembling the rib of an animal
- Words that mean the same thing: guy, laugh at, ridicule
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RIB
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Clue 4 Across: "14. Things hung upside down in some toolsheds"
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 tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
- Words that mean the same thing: hoe
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HOES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. House of cards?"
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 public building for gambling and entertainment
- Words that mean the same thing: gambling casino, cassino
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CASINO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. Animal opposite a kangaroo on Australia's coat of arms"
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 any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism
- Words that mean the same thing: Dromaius novaehollandiae, Emu novaehollandiae, electromagnetic unit
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EMU
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Clue 7 Across: "17. Lip_on produc_s"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: INSTANTTEAS
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Clue 8 Across: "19. Traveler's aid, in brief"
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 navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on earth by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver
- Words that mean the same thing: Global Positioning System
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GPS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "20. Stately country homes"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an impressive country house (or castle) in france
- Words that mean the same thing: chateau
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CHATEAUS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "21. Traveler's aid"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (greek mythology) a titan who was forced by zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders
- Words that mean the same thing: atlas vertebra, map collection, telamon
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATLAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "23. Do some work as a teaching assistant, maybe"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a body of students who are taught together
- Words that mean the same thing: rank, tier, degree
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GRADE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "24. About half of the books of the New Testament are attributed to him"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that united states feminist (1885-1977)
- Words that mean the same thing: Saint Paul, Paul the Apostle, St. Paul
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PAUL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "26. Ho-ho-holiday time?"
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 period extending from dec. 24 to jan. 6
- Words that mean the same thing: Christmas, Christmastime, Yuletide
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YULE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "27. Auto takeback"
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: REPO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "28. _lum-colored _lants"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: PURPLEPEAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "30. Longtime residents around the Great Salt Lake"
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 the shoshonean people of utah and colorado and new mexico
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UTE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "31. Lean (on)"
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 have confidence or faith in
- Words that mean the same thing: trust, swear, bank
- The opposite would be: mistrust
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RELY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "32. "Count your ___ by friends, not years" (greeting card sentiment)"
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 how long something has existed
- Words that mean the same thing: long time, get on, geezerhood
- The opposite would be: rejuvenate
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AGE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "33. Recuperative recommendation"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons)
- Words that mean the same thing: bed rest
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BEDREST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "35. Company that merged with Sprint in 2020"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: TMOBILE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "39. Granola grain"
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 annual grass of europe and north africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "40. Nincompoop, in Nottingham"
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 fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- Words that mean the same thing: derriere, bum, fanny
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PRAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "41. Thanksgiving meal choice"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
- Words that mean the same thing: ramification, branch, stage
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "42. _usy _uzzers"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that robust hairy social bee of temperate regions
- Words that mean the same thing: bumblebee, humblebee
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BUMBLEBEES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "46. "Around the World in 80 Days" traveler Phileas"
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: FOGG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "47. Crushed ingredient in "dirt cake""
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 chocolate cookie with white cream filling
- Words that mean the same thing: oreo cookie
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OREO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "48. Lacking manners"
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 socially incorrect in behavior
- Words that mean the same thing: crude, bounderish, ill-bred
- The opposite would be: civil
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RUDE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "49. VCR successors"
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: TIVOS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "50. Aids in wrongdoing"
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 assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
- Words that mean the same thing: abet
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ABETS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "52. Brews made with heavily roasted malt"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DARKALES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "54. Hit hard"
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 most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible
- Words that mean the same thing: crash, tup, random access memory
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "55. Fr_endly fac_al tra_t"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: SMILINGEYES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "58. Paternity proof, in brief"
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 (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information
- Words that mean the same thing: deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DNA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "59. Christianity's ___ Creed"
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 of or relating to the ancient city of nicaea in asia minor
- Words that mean the same thing: Nicaean
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NICENE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "60. Big name in bidets"
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: TOTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "61. String together?"
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 fasten by sewing; do needlework
- Words that mean the same thing: sew together, tailor, run up
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "62. Demolition hammer"
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 vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
- Words that mean the same thing: sledgehammer, sleigh, maul
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLEDGE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 38 Across: "63. Figure (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 type genus of the suidae
- Words that mean the same thing: genus Sus, Sus
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SUSS
Great job if you got it right!
April 03, 2024 Down Hints: NYT Wednesday Crossword Guide
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Poke menu option | 3 |
| 2D | 2. Second-most-used substance in the world, after water | 8 |
| 3D | 3. Gave a new form | 8 |
| 4D | 4. Nueva York, por ejemplo | 6 |
| 5D | 5. Cutaneous condition | 4 |
| 6D | 6. Onetime threat to a castle's walls | 8 |
| 7D | 7. Chesapeake Bay is one | 7 |
| 8D | 8. Evens, as the score | 6 |
| 9D | 9. Celebrity chef Garten | 3 |
| 10D | 10. La ___ Nostra | 4 |
| 11D | 11. Fix, as a sneaker's sole | 6 |
| 12D | 12. Savanna grazer | 6 |
| 13D | 13. Clears the dishes | 6 |
| 14D | 18. Cleared the dishes? | 3 |
| 15D | 22. Like laid-back personalities | 5 |
| 16D | 23. Chow | 4 |
| 17D | 25. Relatives of vicuñas and guanacos | 6 |
| 18D | 28. Bug | 6 |
| 19D | 29. Showbiz award quadfecta | 4 |
| 20D | 31. Not fantastic | 4 |
| 21D | 34. Metal worker? | 5 |
| 22D | 35. Annual growth indicator | 8 |
| 23D | 36. Valentine line | 8 |
| 24D | 37. Purchases that are assembled brick by brick | 8 |
| 25D | 38. Animal crackers? | 4 |
| 26D | 40. Powered a unicycle, e.g. | 7 |
| 27D | 42. Medical licensing exams | 6 |
| 28D | 43. Debonair | 6 |
| 29D | 44. Granny, in Southern dialect | 6 |
| 30D | 45. Anheuser-Busch product whose ads once featured a penguin | 6 |
| 31D | 46. Choice cuts | 6 |
| 32D | 49. Spot for a bar code, maybe | 3 |
| 33D | 51. IDs with multiple hyphens | 4 |
| 34D | 53. A proposal might be done on one | 4 |
| 35D | 56. 1,000 G's | 3 |
| 36D | 57. Message communicated as "short-short-short, long-long-long, short-short-short" | 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. Poke menu option"
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: AHI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Second-most-used substance in the world, after water"
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 a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water
- The opposite would be: abstract
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CONCRETE
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Clue 3 Down: "3. Gave a new form"
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 shape anew or differently
- Words that mean the same thing: reshape, remold
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RESHAPED
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Clue 4 Down: "4. Nueva York, por ejemplo"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ESTADO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Cutaneous condition"
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 inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACNE
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Clue 6 Down: "6. Onetime threat to a castle's walls"
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 a plaything consisting of a y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
- Words that mean the same thing: launcher, arbalest, trebuchet
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CATAPULT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Chesapeake Bay is one"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ESTUARY
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Clue 8 Down: "8. Evens, as the score"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TIESUP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Celebrity chef Garten"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: INA
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Clue 10 Down: "10. La ___ Nostra"
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: COSA
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Clue 11 Down: "11. Fix, as a sneaker's sole"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REGLUE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Savanna grazer"
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 african antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps
- Words that mean the same thing: Aepyceros melampus
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IMPALA
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Clue 13 Down: "13. Clears the dishes"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
- Words that mean the same thing: coach, snog, jitney
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BUSSES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "18. Cleared the dishes?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
- Words that mean the same thing: deplete, use up, eat up
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ATE
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Clue 15 Down: "22. Like laid-back personalities"
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: TYPEB
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Clue 16 Down: "23. Chow"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that informal terms for a meal
- Words that mean the same thing: chow, sponge, eats
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: GRUB
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Clue 17 Down: "25. Relatives of vicuñas and guanacos"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that wild or domesticated south american cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump
- Words that mean the same thing: llama
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: LLAMAS
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Clue 18 Down: "28. Bug"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that annoy persistently
- Words that mean the same thing: badger, beleaguer, tease
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: PESTER
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Clue 19 Down: "29. Showbiz award quadfecta"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: EGOT
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Clue 20 Down: "31. Not fantastic"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that any rational or irrational number
- Words that mean the same thing: material, real number, veridical
- The opposite would be: insubstantial, nominal
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The answer is: REAL
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Clue 21 Down: "34. Metal worker?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a mechanism that can move automatically
- Words that mean the same thing: golem, automaton
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ROBOT
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Clue 22 Down: "35. Annual growth indicator"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: TREERING
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Clue 23 Down: "36. Valentine line"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: ILOVEYOU
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Clue 24 Down: "37. Purchases that are assembled brick by brick"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: LEGOSETS
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Clue 25 Down: "38. Animal crackers?"
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 oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
- Words that mean the same thing: egg, ballock, nut
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: EGGS
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Clue 26 Down: "40. Powered a unicycle, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that ride a bicycle
- Words that mean the same thing: cycle, bicycle, wheel
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: PEDALED
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Clue 27 Down: "42. Medical licensing exams"
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 the stage of a theater
- Words that mean the same thing: circuit card, plank, dining table
- The opposite would be: get off
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BOARDS
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Clue 28 Down: "43. Debonair"
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 showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience
- Words that mean the same thing: svelte, refined, polished
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: URBANE
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Clue 29 Down: "44. Granny, in Southern dialect"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: MEEMAW
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Clue 30 Down: "45. Anheuser-Busch product whose ads once featured a penguin"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: BUDICE
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Clue 31 Down: "46. Choice cuts"
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 boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef
- Words that mean the same thing: filet, fish fillet, fillet
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FILETS
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Clue 32 Down: "49. Spot for a bar code, maybe"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.
- Words that mean the same thing: chase after, go after, rag
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAG
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Clue 33 Down: "51. IDs with multiple hyphens"
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: SSNS
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Clue 34 Down: "53. A proposal might be done on 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 hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
- Words that mean the same thing: stifle, genu, knee joint
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KNEE
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Clue 35 Down: "56. 1,000 G's"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound
- Words that mean the same thing: Swedish mile, ml, cc
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MIL
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Clue 36 Down: "57. Message communicated as "short-short-short, long-long-long, short-short-short""
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 an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code
- Words that mean the same thing: so, soh, sol
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SOS
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 53 | 71.6% |
| Short Answer | 13 | 17.6% |
| Food & Drink | 3 | 4.1% |
| History | 2 | 2.7% |
| Geography | 1 | 1.4% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.4% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 38 |
| Down Clues | 36 |
| Total Clues | 74 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.2 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 11 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: August 26, 2025 at 04:47 PM
