LA2430 Friday, August 29, 2024 LA Times Predictions Steps by Crossword hints blogs

Across Clues

Clue	Answer
Unflattering press for a celeb	BAD PR
Fries, e.g.	SIDE
Owned	HAD
On a cruise	AT SEA
Ridicule	TAUNT
2019 March Madness champs	UVA
“Call Me Maybe” or “Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels)”?	TELEPHONE NUMBER
BTS genre	K-POP
Done deal	SURE BET
Tony winner Hagen	UTA
NFL three-pointers, for short	FGS
“Popular” or “Fashion!”?	IN TUNE
“Sound of da Police” or “The Artist in the Ambulance”?	SIREN SONG
Figure, briefly	BOD
Lebanese capital	BEIRUT
Art stand	EASEL
“Midnight Train to Georgia” or “Chattanooga Choo Choo”?	RAILROAD TRACK
Griswold of the “National Lampoon’s Vacation” films	CLARK
Adidas addition	INSOLE
Undecided initials	TBA
“Sittin’ in the Sun (Countin’ My Money)” or “Can’t Buy Me Love”?	BUDGET CUT
“I’m Too Sexy” or “Summer in the City”?	HOT AIR
Antioxidant juice brand	POM
Some mantras	OMS
Puzzles	ENIGMAS
“Success!”	TA-DA!
“Take Me Out to the Ballgame” or “Talkin’ Baseball”?	LINEDRIVE SINGLE
Actress Ryan	MEG
Watch rim	BEZEL
Wood finish	STAIN
Equal	ARE
Actor’s compilation	REEL
Explored a national park, perhaps	HIKED

 Friday, August 29, 2024 LA Times

Down Clues

Clue	Answer
Item used at home	BAT
Used (up)	ATE
Fiber alternative	DSL
Cheat at cards, say	PEEK
Reneé of the “Mean Girls” musical	RAPP
Like bumper-to-bumper traffic	STOP/GO
“Amsterdam” novelist McEwan	IAN
Union __	DUES
The blahs	ENNUI
Commotion	HUBBUB
Maker of Healthy Start Newborn skin products	AVEENO
Moved unpredictably	DARTED
Spoil	TURN
Long Island university that has hosted several presidential debates	HOFSTRA
Ran into	MET
Common port type	USB
Cake part	TIER
Opera solo	ARIA
Arrive quietly	SNEAK UP
Actor Stoltz	ERIC
Void’s partner	NULL
Roam (about)	GAD
Bad marks	STIGMAS
Sea eagle	ERNE
Not followed	LAST
Crystal ball, e.g.	ORB
Pixar film set on the Day of the Dead	COCO
Longtime “Project Runway” host Heidi	KLUM
GRE org.	ETS
Title role for Geena Davis	THELMA
Tougher to fillet, perhaps	BONIER
Not much, colorwise	A TINGE
“Spill!”	DO TELL!
Period	AGE
Clue	Answer
Film trivia site	IMDB
More red	RARER
Coffee specification	SIZE
“Spill!”	DISH!
Averse to	ANTI
Neckline shape	VEE
Nickelodeon slime	GAK
Fabrication	LIE
Sew up	END

NYT Wednesday, August 14, 2024 - Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 14, 2024

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

NYT Wednesday, August 14, 2024 - Crossword Clues Hints 

Across Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. When the stage direction "Enter three Witches" appears in "Macbeth". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACTI




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

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

  The answer: SHEDS

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




• The clue is 10. Admits (to). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COPS

  Possible Answer : nail, apprehend, pick_up, snitch, pig, arrest, hook, cop, glom, nab, fuzz, bull, copper, knock_off, thieve, collar




• The clue is 14. "High" time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOON

  Possible Answer : twelve_noon, noonday, high_noon, noon, midday, noontide




• The clue is 15. Like abandoned malls. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EERIE

  Possible Answer : eery, eerie




• The clue is 16. Chain with a "2 x 2 x 2" breakfast combo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IHOP




• The clue is 17. Seventh heaven. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLOUDTHREE




• The clue is 19. Purina rival. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALPO




• The clue is 20. Virginia Tech athletes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOKIES




• The clue is 21. Texting format, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMS

  Possible Answer : atomic_number_62, MS, samarium, Master_of_Science, SM, MSc, Sm




• The clue is 23. Lead-in to -meter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODO

  Possible Answer : Otho, Odo_of_Lagery, Otho_of_Lagery, Urban_II, Odo




• The clue is 24. Preach, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORATE

  Possible Answer : orate




• The clue is 25. March Madness round. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWEETFOUR




• The clue is 28. Barbecue joint offering. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIBS

  Possible Answer : guy, roast, costa, poke_fun, jest_at, rib, laugh_at, blackguard, make_fun, ridicule




• The clue is 29. Thermostat piece. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIAL

  Possible Answer : telephone_dial, dial




• The clue is 30. Big name in Greek yogurt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OIKOS




• The clue is 31. ___-Caps (movie treat). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNO




• The clue is 32. Gym rep. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CURL

  Possible Answer : gyre, curve, coil, whorl, Robert_Floyd_Curl_Jr., kink, loop, curlicue, curl, scroll, Robert_F._Curl, curl_up, Curl, ringlet, lock, draw_in, Robert_Curl, roll, wave

  Possible Opposite Answer : uncoil




• The clue is 33. Church founded by Joseph Smith, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LDS




• The clue is 34. Beatles hit written by a teenage Paul McCartney. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: WHENIMEIGHT




• The clue is 38. Dedicated work. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODE

  Possible Answer : ode




• The clue is 39. Major league?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARMY

  Possible Answer : army, United_States_Army, ground_forces, regular_army, U._S._Army, Army, USA, US_Army




• The clue is 40. Morning hrs.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMS

  Possible Answer : atomic_number_95, Am, AM, amplitude_modulation, Artium_Magister, Master_of_Arts, americium, MA




• The clue is 43. Like a go-getter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TYPEA




• The clue is 46. Word following sand or steel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRAP

  Possible Answer : pin_down, pin, trammel, immobilise, ambuscade, yap, gob, ambush, cakehole, maw, sand_trap, entrap, bunker, snare, immobilize, trap, lying_in_wait, hole, ensnare




• The clue is 47. Composer ___ Carlo Menotti. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIAN




• The clue is 48. With 56-Across, hairstylist's observation (that also applies to 17-, 25- and 34-Across?). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YOURROOTS




• The clue is 50. "Keep Climbing" airline. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DELTA

  Possible Answer : delta




• The clue is 51. St. Louis summer setting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CDT




• The clue is 52. Dallas sch.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMU




• The clue is 53. Wilbur, to Fern, in "Charlotte's Web". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETPIG




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

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

  The answer: OUST

  Possible Answer : oust, kick_out, throw_out, boot_out, drum_out, expel




• The clue is 56. See 48-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARESHOWING




• The clue is 59. Gym bag emanation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODOR

  Possible Answer : olfactory_sensation, odor, aroma, smell, olfactory_perception, scent, odour, olfactory_property




• The clue is 60. Preprinted word on some nametags. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HELLO

  Possible Answer : how-do-you-do, hi, hello, hullo, howdy




• The clue is 61. Olympic blade. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPEE

  Possible Answer : epee




• The clue is 62. Leakes of reality TV. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NENE




• The clue is 63. "So long," in Seville. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADIOS

  Possible Answer : bye, adieu, goodbye, arrivederci, cheerio, sayonara, auf_wiedersehen, au_revoir, bye-bye, adios, goodby, good_day, good-bye, good-by, so_long




• The clue is 64. Prepared to drive. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEED

  Possible Answer : tee_up, tee 

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Last members of relay teams. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANCHORS

  Possible Answer: ground_tackle, backbone, anchor, anchorman, ground, linchpin, keystone, drop_anchor, lynchpin, mainstay, cast_anchor, anchorperson

• The clue is 2. Fill, as with crayon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COLORIN

• The clue is 3. Acknowledged applause. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOOKABOW

• The clue is 4. Many residents of Nunavut. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INUITS

  Possible Answer: Eskimo, Inuit, Esquimau

• The clue is 5. Comedians' collections. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SETS

  Possible Answer: bent, readiness, lot, Set, define, typeset, lay_out, pose, ready, dress, set_up, stage_set, arrange, congeal, determine, Seth, place, localize, do, coiffe, circle, sic, correct, lay, plant, rig, solidification, prepare, hardening, solidifying, set, adjust, specify, limit, go_down, coiffure, coif, mark, countersink, go_under, band, curing, position, fix, exercise_set, put, gear_up, fructify, localise, jell

  Possible Opposite Answer : rise

• The clue is 6. "Good one". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEH

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

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

  The answer: ERR

  Possible Answer: stray, mistake, slip, err, drift

• The clue is 8. Pump option. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIESEL

  Possible Answer: diesel, diesel_motor, Diesel, Rudolf_Diesel, diesel_engine, Rudolf_Christian_Karl_Diesel

• The clue is 9. Note by a poor grade. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEEME

• The clue is 10. Employer of Carrie Mathison on "Homeland," for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIA

  Possible Answer: CIA, Central_Intelligence_Agency

• The clue is 11. "Well, whaddya know!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHLOOK

• The clue is 12. Tegan and Sara, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POPDUO

• The clue is 13. Trackable scents. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPOORS

  Possible Answer: spoor

• The clue is 18. Ruby of "A Raisin in the Sun". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEE

• The clue is 22. Insistently unhip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STODGY

  Possible Answer: stuffy, mossy, fogyish, stodgy, moss-grown, stick-in-the-mud

• The clue is 25. iPhone speaker?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIRI

• The clue is 26. Retail giant headquartered in Bentonville, Ark.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WALMART

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

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

  The answer: FISH

  Possible Answer: Pisces_the_Fishes, Fish, angle, Pisces, fish

• The clue is 29. 2021 sci-fi epic nominated for Best Picture. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUNE

  Possible Answer: dune, sand_dune

• The clue is 32. Evergreens with fragrant wood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CEDARS

  Possible Answer: cedar, true_cedar, cedarwood, cedar_tree

• The clue is 33. Like a wet noodle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIMP

  Possible Answer: wilted, hobble, hitch, limp, gimp

• The clue is 35. One making a bed, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOER

• The clue is 36. Significant stretches. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERAS

  Possible Answer: geological_era, era, epoch, earned_run_average, ERA

• The clue is 37. Part of a car's exhaust system. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAILPIPE

  Possible Answer: tailpipe

• The clue is 41. Afternoon attraction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATINEE

  Possible Answer: matinee

• The clue is 42. Obtained, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNAGGED

  Possible Answer: snag

• The clue is 43. Bigwig. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TYCOON

  Possible Answer: business_leader, power, mogul, tycoon, top_executive, big_businessman, king, baron, magnate

• The clue is 44. Bro's greeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YODUDE

• The clue is 45. Stages, as a play. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PUTSON

• The clue is 46. Went on the road. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOURED

  Possible Answer: tour

• The clue is 47. Lose in a logrolling match, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GETWET

• The clue is 49. Poker variant with four hole cards. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMAHA

  Possible Answer: Omaha, Maha

• The clue is 50. "In excelsis ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEO

• The clue is 53. Vietnamese soups. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PHOS

• The clue is 55. Uno + due. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRE

• The clue is 57. ___ Lilly and Company. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELI

• The clue is 58. Mo preceder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLO

Xwordhint Crossword Answers - August 19, 2025 | Today NYT Vibez

Published on Tuesday, August 19, 2025 • Daily puzzle hints • Crossword clues © The New York Times

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Across Clues - Strategic Hints (35 clues)

1A: "1. Biting comment"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the site of an archeological exploration
• Similar words include: turn over, fag, shot
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DIG

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2A: "4. "No thanks""

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: IPASS

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3A: "9. Bottom of the food chain, say"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
• Similar words include: predate, target, feed
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PREY

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4A: "13. That, in Spanish"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ESO

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5A: "14. Easier to get along with"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance; - george meredith
• Similar words include: skillful, gracious, decent
• Opposite of: nasty

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Answer: NICER

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6A: "15. Job perk that might accumulate"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty
• Similar words include: farewell, give, allow
• Opposite of: enter, disinherit

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Answer: LEAVE

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7A: "16. Catchalls of the insurance industry"

15 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: BLANKETPOLICIES

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8A: "19. Edgar Allan Poe writing"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
• Similar words include: story, tarradiddle, taradiddle
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TALE

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9A: "20. Reine's counterpart"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (corporate finance) the amount, expressed as a percentage, that is earned on a company's total capital calculated by dividing the total capital into earnings before interest, taxes, or dividends are paid
• Similar words include: return on investment, return on invested capital
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ROI

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10A: "21. Country that produces surprisingly little Muscat wine"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the arabian peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil
• Similar words include: Muscat and Oman, Sultanate of Oman
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OMAN

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11A: "22. Uses scissors on"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (plural) hand shears for cutting sheet metal
• Similar words include: snipping, clip, nip off
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SNIPS

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12A: "24. Really giving an earful"

9 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: RAILINGAT

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13A: "28. Dissuade"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that try to prevent; show opposition to
• Similar words include: dissuade, discourage
• Opposite of: persuade

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Answer: DETER

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14A: "30. Bit of body art, informally"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
• Similar words include: Thematic Apperception Test, cheapness, sleaze
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TAT

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15A: "31. Modern ___"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Similar words include: epoch, geological era, earned run average
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ERA

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16A: "32. Paradise on earth"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a book written by sir thomas more (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island
• Similar words include: Zion, Sion
• Opposite of: dystopia

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Answer: UTOPIA

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17A: "35. Where you might have to exchange tickets for food"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
• Similar words include: fairish, bazaar, sightly
• Opposite of: unfairly, foul

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Answer: FAIR

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18A: "36. Reptile that can reach up to 10 feet in length"

13 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____________

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Answer: MONITORLIZARD

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19A: "40. Got carried along by"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
• Similar words include: bait, rally, drive
• Opposite of: walk

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Answer: RODE

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20A: "41. Nonexpert"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
• Similar words include: secular, layperson
• Opposite of: clergyman

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Answer: LAYMAN

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21A: "42. Story extender"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AND

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22A: "43. Pose a question"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that inquire about
• Similar words include: enquire, require, involve
• Opposite of: obviate

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Answer: ASK

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23A: "45. Deluges with emails"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a canned meat made largely from pork
• Similar words include: spam, junk e-mail, Spam
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SPAMS

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24A: "48. Play Store purchase"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: MOBILEAPP

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25A: "52. Series of steps"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
• Similar words include: step
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: STAIR

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26A: "54. Part of a pot"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ANTE

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27A: "55. "Now I see!""

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AHA

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28A: "57. Sitting on the bench, say"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
• Similar words include: stagnate, tick over, jobless
• Opposite of: busy, work

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Answer: IDLE

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29A: "58. Catchphrase of a classic MTV show … or a hint for the starts of 16-, 24-, 36- and 48-Across"

15 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: WELCOMETOMYCRIB

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30A: "62. Book of legends"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (greek mythology) a titan who was forced by zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders
• Similar words include: map collection, telamon, book of maps
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ATLAS

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31A: "63. Unit of engine capacity"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
• Similar words include: l, cubic decimeter, litre
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LITER

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32A: "64. Hosp. area"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care
• Similar words include: intensive care unit
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ICU

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33A: "65. Largest loch in Scotland by volume"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a strip of land projecting into a body of water
• Similar words include: cape
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NESS

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34A: "66. Many ___ (a long time)"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the natural satellite of the earth
• Similar words include: synodic month, moon, moon around
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MOONS

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35A: "67. "___ Auto" (Volkswagen slogan)"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of several small ungulate mammals of africa and asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
• Similar words include: hyrax, coney, cony
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DAS

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Down Clues - Strategic Hints (41 clues)

1D: "1. Net worth negatives"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the state of owing something (especially money)
• Similar words include: debt
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DEBTS

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2D: "2. Setting for the game Myst"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ISLAND

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3D: "3. Netminder"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal
• Similar words include: goalkeeper, netminder, netkeeper
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: GOALIE

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4D: "4. ___ saver (printing option for a crossword)"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: INK

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5D: "5. Crabbing spot"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
• Similar words include: wharf, dock, wharfage
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PIER

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6D: "6. Person who may have to deal with long lines"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a theatrical performer
• Similar words include: role player, histrion, player
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ACTOR

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7D: "7. Color whose name comes from the Greek word for "cuttlefish""

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a shade of brown with a tinge of red
• Similar words include: mahogany, burnt sienna, reddish brown
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SEPIA

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8D: "8. Sign of a packed house"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SRO

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9D: "9. Praline nugget"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that wood of a pecan tree
• Similar words include: pecan tree, Carya illinoensis, Carya illinoinsis
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PECAN

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10D: "10. Galoshes and umbrellas"

8 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: RAINGEAR

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11D: "11. Noted wearer of a fig leaf"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (old testament) adam's wife in judeo-christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; god created eve from adam's rib and placed adam and eve in the garden of eden
• Similar words include: eventide, even, evening
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EVE

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12D: "12. What a bobbing fist indicates in American Sign Language"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an affirmative
• Opposite of: no
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: YES

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13D: "15. Hard cap"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the greatest possible degree of something
• Similar words include: limitation, trammel, confine
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LIMIT

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14D: "17. Only planet in the solar system not visible to the naked eye"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of greek poseidon
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: NEPTUNE

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15D: "18. 1970 classic by the Kinks"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LOLA

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16D: "23. Org. concerned with life beyond Earth"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SETI

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17D: "25. Winner of four World Cups"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a republic in southern europe on the italian peninsula; was the core of the roman republic and the roman empire between the 4th century bc and the 5th century ad
• Similar words include: Italian Republic, Italia
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ITALY

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18D: "26. Like much of Utah"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that lacking sufficient water or rainfall
• Similar words include: desiccate, desiccated, waterless
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ARID

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19D: "27. Road crew goo"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
• Similar words include: gob, seafarer, sea dog
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TAR

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20D: "29. Start to attract fruit flies, perhaps"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
• Similar words include: moulder, bunkum, putrefaction
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ROT

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21D: "33. Dance performed in Smetana's "The Bartered Bride""

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that music performed for dancing the polka
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: POLKA

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22D: "34. Apt name for a financial adviser?"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a militant organization of irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive british forces from northern ireland and achieve a united independent ireland
• Similar words include: individual retirement account, Provos, ire
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IRA

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23D: "35. Huge supporter"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause); --winston churchill
• Similar words include: rabid, overzealous, fiend
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: FANATIC

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24D: "36. "The kissing disease," for short"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing
• Similar words include: monophonic, kissing disease, infectious mononucleosis
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MONO

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25D: "37. Quirky types"

8 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person with an unusual or odd personality
• Similar words include: oddball, geek, eccentric person
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: ODDBALLS

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26D: "38. Some Gmail convos"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IMS

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27D: "39. Throws in the microwave"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact
• Similar words include: atomise, microwave, nuke
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ZAPS

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28D: "40. Smash (into)"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of 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
• Similar words include: tup, jam, random memory
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RAM

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29D: "43. Singers with a range from F3 to F5"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
• Similar words include: contralto, countertenor, alto
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ALTOS

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30D: "44. Appear to be"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
• Similar words include: look, appear
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SEEM

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31D: "46. City that's home to el Museo del Prado"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the capital and largest city situated centrally in spain; home of an outstanding art museum
• Similar words include: Spanish capital, capital of Spain
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MADRID

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32D: "47. ___ gel (moisture-absorbing stuff marked "Do not eat")"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (sio2); various forms occur widely in the earth's crust as quartz or cristobalite or tridymite or lechatelierite
• Similar words include: silicon oxide, silicon dioxide
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SILICA

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33D: "49. Residents of the Realm of the Four Parts"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a ruler of the incas (or a member of his family)
• Similar words include: Incan, Inka, Inca
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: INCAS

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34D: "50. Barbecue setting, often"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
• Similar words include: terrace
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PATIO

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35D: "51. Insta post"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
• Similar words include: exposure, picture, photograph
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PHOTO

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36D: "53. An eye for an I?"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: REBUS

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37D: "56. "Preach it!""

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a primeval egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at thebes
• Similar words include: Amun, Amon
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AMEN

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38D: "58. Lacking color"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network
• Similar words include: sick, pale, wide area network
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: WAN

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39D: "59. Shorts season in Strasbourg"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ETE

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40D: "60. Tree with serrated leaves"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various trees of the genus ulmus: important timber or shade trees
• Similar words include: elmwood, elm tree
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ELM

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41D: "61. Mos. on end"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
• Similar words include: twelvemonth, yr, year
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: YRS

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Expert Solving Strategies

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Today's Puzzle Stats

35 Across Clues

41 Down Clues

76 Total Clues

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