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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Wednesday, October 05, 2022
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 76 (36 Across, 40 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.9 letters
Across Clues Explained - Wednesday NYT Crossword October 05, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Home to the Viking Ship Museum | 4 |
| 2A | 5. No longer on deck | 5 |
| 3A | 10. Many a viral tweet | 4 |
| 4A | 14. It means nothing to the French | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Ancestor of a termite, surprisingly | 5 |
| 6A | 16. Egglike shape | 4 |
| 7A | 17. Common horse breed | 4 |
| 8A | 18. Group at the top | 5 |
| 9A | 19. Toy whose name is derived from the Danish for "play well" | 4 |
| 10A | 20. Memoirs of a dance contest champion? | 12 |
| 11A | 23. De-wrinkles | 5 |
| 12A | 24. "Challenge accepted!" | 5 |
| 13A | 28. Brushing, flossing and avoiding sugar? | 14 |
| 14A | 32. "___ a lot!" (Dracula's expression of gratitude?) | 5 |
| 15A | 33. Once named | 3 |
| 16A | 34. Conceited | 4 |
| 17A | 35. D.M.V. issuance | 3 |
| 18A | 36. L.G.B.T. History Mo. | 3 |
| 19A | 39. Rainbow's path | 3 |
| 20A | 41. Sch. whose student newspaper is The Daily Reveille | 3 |
| 21A | 42. Brazilian greetings | 4 |
| 22A | 44. Schnauzer sound | 3 |
| 23A | 46. Gives a boost | 5 |
| 24A | 48. Disney classic without any extra features? | 14 |
| 25A | 52. Word with rock or soap | 5 |
| 26A | 53. Alternative to a tweet? | 5 |
| 27A | 54. What Mary might have had if she were into Italian sports cars? | 12 |
| 28A | 60. 11-Down's firstborn | 4 |
| 29A | 63. Work period | 5 |
| 30A | 64. Animated type, for short | 4 |
| 31A | 65. Personal space on the internet, maybe | 4 |
| 32A | 66. Stars that are blowing up? | 5 |
| 33A | 67. Actress/inventor Lamarr | 4 |
| 34A | 68. Hamlet, for one | 4 |
| 35A | 69. It's hot | 5 |
| 36A | 70. River of Hades | 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. Home to the Viking Ship Museum"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the capital and largest city of norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on norway's southern coast
- Words that mean the same thing: Christiania, capital of Norway
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OSLO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. No longer on deck"
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: ATBAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. Many a viral tweet"
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 cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one person to another by non-genetic means (as by imitation)
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MEME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. It means nothing to the French"
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: RIEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Ancestor of a termite, surprisingly"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a roll of hair brushed back from the forehead
- Words that mean the same thing: rope, circle, forget me drug
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROACH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. Egglike shape"
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 closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
- Words that mean the same thing: ovate, ovoid, ellipse
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OVAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "17. Common horse breed"
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 member of a semitic people originally from the arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks arabic and who inhabits much of the middle east and northern africa
- Words that mean the same thing: Arabian
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARAB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "18. Group at the top"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
- Words that mean the same thing: elect, elite group
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELITE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "19. Toy whose name is derived from the Danish for "play well""
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 (trademark) a child's plastic construction set for making mechanical models
- Words that mean the same thing: Lego set
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEGO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "20. Memoirs of a dance contest champion?"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LIFEANDLIMBO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "23. De-wrinkles"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that metal shackles; for hands or legs
- Words that mean the same thing: chains, iron out, atomic number 26
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IRONS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "24. "Challenge accepted!""
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: ITSON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "28. Brushing, flossing and avoiding sugar?"
Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: FINETOOTHCOMBO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "32. "___ a lot!" (Dracula's expression of gratitude?)"
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 bantu language spoken in cameroon
- Words that mean the same thing: fang, Fang
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FANGS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "33. Once named"
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 (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "34. Conceited"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
- Words that mean the same thing: self-conceited, egotistical, futile
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: VAIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "35. D.M.V. issuance"
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: LIC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "36. L.G.B.T. History Mo."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the month following september and preceding november
- Words that mean the same thing: October
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OCT
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Clue 19 Across: "39. Rainbow's path"
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 electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- Words that mean the same thing: electric discharge, arch, discharge
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "41. Sch. whose student newspaper is The Daily Reveille"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LSU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "42. Brazilian greetings"
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 leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in india for writing paper
- Words that mean the same thing: olla, ola
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OLAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "44. Schnauzer sound"
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: ARF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "46. Gives a boost"
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 the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- Words that mean the same thing: facilitate, serve, help
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HELPS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "48. Disney classic without any extra features?"
Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: JUSTPLAINDUMBO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "52. Word with rock or soap"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
- Words that mean the same thing: opera house
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OPERA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "53. Alternative to a tweet?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a sharp sound made by small birds or insects
- Words that mean the same thing: cheep, chirrup, tweedle
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CHIRP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "54. What Mary might have had if she were into Italian sports cars?"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALITTLELAMBO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "60. 11-Down's firstborn"
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 (old testament) cain and abel were the first children of adam and eve born after the fall of man; cain killed abel out of jealousy and was exiled by god
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CAIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "63. Work period"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an event in which something is displaced without rotation
- Words that mean the same thing: displacement, fracture, careen
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHIFT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "64. Animated type, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence
- Words that mean the same thing: animated cartoon, cartoon
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "65. Personal space on the internet, maybe"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies
- Words that mean the same thing: web log
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BLOG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "66. Stars that are blowing up?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the process
- Words that mean the same thing: nova
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NOVAE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "67. Actress/inventor Lamarr"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HEDY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "68. Hamlet, for one"
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 native or inhabitant of denmark
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DANE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "69. It's hot"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a general direction in which something tends to move
- Words that mean the same thing: veer, slew, slue
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TREND
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "70. River of Hades"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (greek mythology) a river in hades across which charon carried dead souls
- Words that mean the same thing: River Styx
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STYX
Great job if you got it right!
October 05, 2022 Down Hints: NYT Wednesday Crossword Guide
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Like Freud's first stage of development | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Assistant with many different voices | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Flip (through) | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Peabody Award-winning radio show about spirituality | 7 |
| 5D | 5. One side of a playground argument | 6 |
| 6D | 6. Refused | 6 |
| 7D | 7. Leaves hanging, as a date | 7 |
| 8D | 8. Drama starter? | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Classic creature feature about giant irradiated ants | 4 |
| 10D | 10. ___ cocktail | 7 |
| 11D | 11. First lady | 3 |
| 12D | 12. Inc. or Ms. | 3 |
| 13D | 13. "Mr. Blue Sky" band, to fans | 3 |
| 14D | 21. Other side of a playground argument | 5 |
| 15D | 22. Ballpoint brand | 3 |
| 16D | 25. Beats by Dre logo, essentially | 6 |
| 17D | 26. San Luis ___ | 6 |
| 18D | 27. Like intl. addresses, to Americans | 5 |
| 19D | 28. Get promoted despite poor performance | 6 |
| 20D | 29. As a backup | 6 |
| 21D | 30. Gossip, slangily | 3 |
| 22D | 31. What's-___-name | 3 |
| 23D | 32. Sprinting star at the Seoul Olympics, familiarly | 5 |
| 24D | 37. "Silent" prez | 3 |
| 25D | 38. Singsong syllable | 3 |
| 26D | 40. Boorish sort | 5 |
| 27D | 43. Mystical "Doctor" of Marvel Comics | 7 |
| 28D | 45. Invented | 7 |
| 29D | 47. They know how you feel | 7 |
| 30D | 49. Chum | 3 |
| 31D | 50. One who likes watching Ducks or Penguins, say | 6 |
| 32D | 51. Cut down on the calories | 6 |
| 33D | 55. "If winning ___ everything, why do they keep score?": Vince Lombardi | 4 |
| 34D | 56. Wielder of the hammer Mjölnir | 4 |
| 35D | 57. Champagne name | 4 |
| 36D | 58. Soul's partner | 4 |
| 37D | 59. Deep black | 4 |
| 38D | 60. Compound found in marijuana, for short | 3 |
| 39D | 61. "___ peanut butter sandwiches!" (The Amazing Mumford's catchphrase on "Sesame Street") | 3 |
| 40D | 62. Charged particle | 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. Like Freud's first stage of development"
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 an examination conducted by spoken communication
- Words that mean the same thing: oral examination, viva, unwritten
- The opposite would be: aboral, anal
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ORAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Assistant with many different voices"
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: SIRI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Flip (through)"
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 main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
- Words that mean the same thing: leafage, riffle, flip
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEAF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Peabody Award-winning radio show about spirituality"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ONBEING
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. One side of a playground argument"
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: ARENOT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Refused"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: TOLDNO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Leaves hanging, as a date"
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: BAILSON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Drama starter?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard 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: ACTI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Classic creature feature about giant irradiated ants"
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: THEM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. ___ cocktail"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that soviet statesman (1890-1986)
- Words that mean the same thing: Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, Perm
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOLOTOV
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. First lady"
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 (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
- Words that mean the same thing: evening, even, eventide
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EVE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Inc. or Ms."
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 periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
- Words that mean the same thing: magazine
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MAG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. "Mr. Blue Sky" band, to fans"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "21. Other side of a playground argument"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARESO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "22. Ballpoint brand"
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: BIC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "25. Beats by Dre logo, essentially"
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: SMALLB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "26. San Luis ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: OBISPO
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Clue 18 Down: "27. Like intl. addresses, to Americans"
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: NONUS
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Clue 19 Down: "28. Get promoted despite poor performance"
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: FAILUP
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Clue 20 Down: "29. As a backup"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that enclose in, or as if in, a case
- Words that mean the same thing: encase, case
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: INCASE
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Clue 21 Down: "30. Gossip, slangily"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
- Words that mean the same thing: afternoon tea, Camellia sinensis, teatime
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: TEA
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Clue 22 Down: "31. What's-___-name"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: HER
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Clue 23 Down: "32. Sprinting star at the Seoul Olympics, familiarly"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: FLOJO
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Clue 24 Down: "37. "Silent" prez"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: CAL
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Clue 25 Down: "38. Singsong syllable"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about music.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: TRA
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Clue 26 Down: "40. Boorish sort"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
- Words that mean the same thing: grump, tyke, crank
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: CHURL
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Clue 27 Down: "43. Mystical "Doctor" of Marvel Comics"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
- Words that mean the same thing: foreign, unusual, unknown
- The opposite would be: familiar, native
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The answer is: STRANGE
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Clue 28 Down: "45. Invented"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that adopted in order to deceive
- Words that mean the same thing: put on, sham, false
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: FICTIVE
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Clue 29 Down: "47. They know how you feel"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: EMPATHS
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Clue 30 Down: "49. Chum"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
- Words that mean the same thing: sidekick, chum, buddy
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: PAL
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Clue 31 Down: "50. One who likes watching Ducks or Penguins, say"
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: NHLFAN
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Clue 32 Down: "51. Cut down on the calories"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons
- Words that mean the same thing: diet
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: DIETED
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Clue 33 Down: "55. "If winning ___ everything, why do they keep score?": Vince Lombardi"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ISNT
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Clue 34 Down: "56. Wielder of the hammer Mjölnir"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that (norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming; pictured as wielding a hammer emblematic of the thunderbolt; identified with teutonic donar
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: THOR
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Clue 35 Down: "57. Champagne name"
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: MOET
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Clue 36 Down: "58. Soul's partner"
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 entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
- Words that mean the same thing: organic structure, soundbox, eubstance
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: BODY
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Clue 37 Down: "59. Deep black"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ONYX
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Clue 38 Down: "60. Compound found in marijuana, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: CBD
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Clue 39 Down: "61. "___ peanut butter sandwiches!" (The Amazing Mumford's catchphrase on "Sesame Street")"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ALA
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Clue 40 Down: "62. Charged particle"
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 particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ION
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 50 | 65.8% |
| Short Answer | 15 | 19.7% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 4 | 5.3% |
| History | 2 | 2.6% |
| Abbreviation | 2 | 2.6% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.3% |
| Geography | 1 | 1.3% |
| Music | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 36 |
| Down Clues | 40 |
| Total Clues | 76 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.9 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 14 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: September 06, 2025 at 11:17 PM
