27445 Wed Jan 01, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Rapscallion, 6. Certain tankful, 9. Kind of game that's a pitcher's dream, 14. Micronesian island that was the setting for a season of "Survivor", 15. Tuna type, 16. Airport near the intersection of I-90 and I-294, 17. Cove, 18. On the ___, 19. Christopher who directed "Oppenheimer", 20. Slangy suffix with "most", 21. "OK ... tell me", 24. N.B.A. 1-pointers: Abbr., 25. Exclamation from Homer, 26. Hero of "The Matrix", 27. "A work of ___ that isn't based on feeling isn't ___ at all": Cézanne, 28. "Look at Me, I'm Sandra ___" ("Grease" song), 29. Dickens's "The Mystery of ___ Drood", 31. Chinese greeting, 33. Tool for a pineapple, 35. 1990s sitcom featuring a bookstore, 38. You can count on them, 39. Rating for junk bonds, 42. Candymaker Wonka, 43. Chauvinist or racist, 44. In the style of, 45. Start of Caesar's boast, 46. Actress Hatcher, 47. Deposit, as an egg, 48. Patrick Stewart and Elton John, for two, 49. Singer on "Give Peace a Chance", 51. "Golden Girls" actress Arthur, 52. Sheds, with "off", 56. Stylish tote for an executive, 60. Worshiping rows, 61. Cousin of a croc, 63. The Emerald Isle, 64. "___ have to do", 65. Like the breeds Shetland and merino, 66. TALK LIKE THIS!, 67. Like a yenta, 68. Props for close-up magicians, 69. Arrogant sort

Down Clues :

1. Worked for the C.I.A., perhaps, 2. Playground retort, 3. Super-trendy, 4. West who said "Men are my life, diamonds are my career", 5. Set down on paper, 6. Cider unit, 7. Starbuck's higher-up?, 8. Ape or monkey, 9. In the dark about something nefarious, 10. "Well, lookee there!", 11. Place to see J.F.K., 12. Hopping mad, 13. Past, present or future, 22. Flowery necklace, 23. Multisport race, in short, 30. In a prim and proper way, 32. Singer with the #1 albums "As I Am" and "Girl on Fire", 33. What you might call a tipsy friend, 34. Last words?, 36. Symbols of wisdom, 37. 12/31, 39. Part of U.C.L.A.: Abbr., 40. Material used to make the object "illustrated" here, in a seasonal song, 41. Coral island, 50. "Yikes!", 51. Puts to sleep, say, 52. Take a turn with the object illustrated by the central black squares in this puzzle (leading to one of the four circled results), 53. Oscar-winning Jared, 54. Symbols of wisdom, 55. Word processing command, 56. Policy nerd, 57. "Très ___", 58. Singer Guthrie, 59. Chocolate money won or lost in this puzzle's game, 62. ___-tac-toe

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 01, 2025

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

27445 Wed Jan 01, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

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

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

  The answer: SCAMP

  Possible Answer : imp, scalawag, rascal, monkey, rapscallion, scamp, scallywag




• The clue is 6. Certain tankful. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAS

  Possible Answer : brag, petrol, swash, tout, bluster, shoot_a_line, gas_pedal, gas, gun, gasconade, vaunt, flatulency, boast, gaseous_state, flatulence, gasolene, throttle, natural_gas, accelerator_pedal, gasoline, blow, accelerator




• The clue is 9. Kind of game that's a pitcher's dream. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOHIT




• The clue is 14. Micronesian island that was the setting for a season of "Survivor". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PALAU

  Possible Answer : TT, Republic_of_Palau, Palau_Islands, Palau, Belau, Pelew




• The clue is 15. Tuna type. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHI




• The clue is 16. Airport near the intersection of I-90 and I-294. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHARE




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

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

  The answer: INLET

  Possible Answer : intake, inlet, recess




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

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

  The answer: LAM

  Possible Answer : scarper, escape, flail, break_away, scat, lam, take_to_the_woods, bunk, fly_the_coop, run, hightail_it, head_for_the_hills, run_away, getaway, thrash, thresh, turn_tail




• The clue is 19. Christopher who directed "Oppenheimer". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOLAN




• The clue is 20. Slangy suffix with "most". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EST

  Possible Answer : Eastern_Time, EST, Eastern_Standard_Time




• The clue is 21. "OK ... tell me". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILLBITE




• The clue is 24. N.B.A. 1-pointers: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FTS

  Possible Answer : foot, ft




• The clue is 25. Exclamation from Homer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOH

  Possible Answer : do, doh, ut




• The clue is 26. Hero of "The Matrix". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEO

  Possible Answer : neo




• The clue is 27. "A work of ___ that isn't based on feeling isn't ___ at all": Cézanne. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ART

  Possible Answer : graphics, art, artistic_production, artistry, nontextual_matter, artwork, artistic_creation, prowess, fine_art




• The clue is 28. "Look at Me, I'm Sandra ___" ("Grease" song). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEE




• The clue is 29. Dickens's "The Mystery of ___ Drood". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDWIN

  Possible Answer : Edwin




• The clue is 31. Chinese greeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIHAO




• The clue is 33. Tool for a pineapple. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CORER

  Possible Answer : corer




• The clue is 35. 1990s sitcom featuring a bookstore. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLEN




• The clue is 38. You can count on them. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABACI

  Possible Answer : abacus




• The clue is 39. Rating for junk bonds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CCC

  Possible Answer : three_hundred, ccc, 300




• The clue is 42. Candymaker Wonka. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WILLY




• The clue is 43. Chauvinist or racist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIGOT

  Possible Answer : bigot




• The clue is 44. In the style of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALA

  Possible Answer : ala




• The clue is 45. Start of Caesar's boast. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICAME




• The clue is 46. Actress Hatcher. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TERI




• The clue is 47. Deposit, as an egg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAY

  Possible Answer : repose, position, consist, place, lay, put_down, dwell, lie_down, laic, pose, ballad, set, secular, rest, put, lie_in, lie

  Possible Opposite Answer : arise, stand




• The clue is 48. Patrick Stewart and Elton John, for two. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIRS

  Possible Answer : Sir, sir




• The clue is 49. Singer on "Give Peace a Chance". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONO

  Possible Answer : Yoko_Ono, Ono




• The clue is 51. "Golden Girls" actress Arthur. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEA




• The clue is 52. Sheds, with "off". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOUGHS

  Possible Answer : sphacelus, shed, slough, molt, moult, exuviate, gangrene




• The clue is 56. Stylish tote for an executive. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WORKBAG

  Possible Answer : workbag, workbox, workbasket




• The clue is 60. Worshiping rows. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEWS

  Possible Answer : pew, church_bench




• The clue is 61. Cousin of a croc. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GATOR

  Possible Answer : alligator, gator




• The clue is 63. The Emerald Isle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EIRE

  Possible Answer : Ireland, Irish_Republic, Republic_of_Ireland, Eire




• The clue is 64. "___ have to do". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITLL




• The clue is 65. Like the breeds Shetland and merino. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVINE

  Possible Answer : ovine




• The clue is 66. TALK LIKE THIS!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YELL

  Possible Answer : shout, vociferation, holler, cry, yell, shout_out, scream, squall, outcry, call, hollo




• The clue is 67. Like a yenta. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOSY

  Possible Answer : nosy, nosey, prying, snoopy




• The clue is 68. Props for close-up magicians. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DECKS

  Possible Answer : knock_down, adorn, embellish, bedight, beautify, coldcock, dump, deck, pack_of_cards, deck_of_cards, grace, decorate, floor, bedeck




• The clue is 69. Arrogant sort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOT

  Possible Answer : snot, snob, prig, snoot

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Worked for the C.I.A., perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIED

  Possible Answer: sight, spy, stag, descry, snoop, spot, sleuth, espy

• The clue is 2. Playground retort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANSO

• The clue is 3. Super-trendy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLTHERAGE

• The clue is 4. West who said "Men are my life, diamonds are my career". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAE

• The clue is 5. Set down on paper. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: PUTINWRITING

• The clue is 6. Cider unit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GALLON

  Possible Answer: congius, gal, Imperial_gallon, gallon

• The clue is 7. Starbuck's higher-up?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHAB

  Possible Answer: Ahab

• The clue is 8. Ape or monkey. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIMIAN

  Possible Answer: simian

• The clue is 9. In the dark about something nefarious. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: NONETHEWISER

• The clue is 10. "Well, lookee there!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHO

• The clue is 11. Place to see J.F.K.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALFDOLLAR

• The clue is 12. Hopping mad. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRATE

  Possible Answer: ireful, irate

• The clue is 13. Past, present or future. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENSE

  Possible Answer: strain, tense, tense_up

  Possible Opposite Answer : unstrain, lax, relax, relaxed

• The clue is 22. Flowery necklace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEI

  Possible Answer: garland, chaplet, wreath, lei, leu, coronal

• The clue is 23. Multisport race, in short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRI

• The clue is 30. In a prim and proper way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DECOROUSLY

  Possible Answer: decorously

  Possible Opposite Answer : indecorously

• The clue is 32. Singer with the #1 albums "As I Am" and "Girl on Fire". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALICIAKEYS

• The clue is 33. What you might call a tipsy friend. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAB

  Possible Answer: taxicab, cabriolet, cab, taxi, hack

• The clue is 34. Last words?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBIT

  Possible Answer: necrology, obituary, obit

• The clue is 36. Symbols of wisdom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELMS

  Possible Answer: elm_tree, elm, elmwood

• The clue is 37. 12/31. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYE

• The clue is 39. Part of U.C.L.A.: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAL

• The clue is 40. Material used to make the object "illustrated" here, in a seasonal song. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLAY

  Possible Answer: mud, Lucius_Clay, cadaver, clay, Lucius_DuBignon_Clay, the_Great_Compromiser, corpse, Clay, remains, Henry_Clay, stiff

• The clue is 41. Coral island. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAY

  Possible Answer: key, cay, Florida_key

• The clue is 50. "Yikes!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHGOD

• The clue is 51. Puts to sleep, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BORES

  Possible Answer: caliber, drill_hole, calibre, bore-hole, tidal_bore, eager, dullard, drill, tire, gauge, bore, eagre, aegir

  Possible Opposite Answer : interest

• The clue is 52. Take a turn with the object illustrated by the central black squares in this puzzle (leading to one of the four circled results). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIN

  Possible Answer: twist, reel, gyrate, tailspin, spin_out, birl, whirl, spin, twirl, twisting, spin_around

• The clue is 53. Oscar-winning Jared. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LETO

  Possible Answer: Leto, Latona

• The clue is 54. Symbols of wisdom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWLS

  Possible Answer: bird_of_night, hooter, owl, bird_of_Minerva

• The clue is 55. Word processing command. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAVE

  Possible Answer: deliver, economise, salve, redeem, keep_open, save_up, write, salvage, relieve, save, spare, lay_aside, bring_through, make_unnecessary, hold_open, economize, preserve, keep, pull_through, carry_through

• The clue is 56. Policy nerd. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WONK

  Possible Answer: grind, nerd, swot, dweeb, wonk

• The clue is 57. "Très ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIEN

• The clue is 58. Singer Guthrie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARLO

• The clue is 59. Chocolate money won or lost in this puzzle's game. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GELT

  Possible Answer: pelf, shekels, lolly, lucre, dough, boodle, moolah, simoleons, clams, sugar, loot, cabbage, scratch, bread, geld, dinero, gelt, wampum, lettuce, cut, kale

• The clue is 62. ___-tac-toe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIC

  Possible Answer: tic

Wednesday NYT Across Solutions October 29, 2025 - Every Horizontal Clue Decoded with Hints

NYT Crossword Across October 29, 2025: All 36 Horizontal Answers & Strategic Tips

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 36 Across clues. We have all the horizontal answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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About Today's Across Clues

NYT Across Clues - Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Across Clues Statistics

Detail	Information
Date	October 29, 2025
Day of Week	Wednesday
Total Across Clues	36 clues
Direction	Horizontal (Left to Right)
Difficulty	Tricky

All Across Clues - Complete List

Here are all 36 Across clues for today's puzzle. These go horizontally from left to right.

Complete Across Clues List

Number	Clue
1 Across	1. The "R" of REM
2 Across	6. States
3 Across	10. Little devil
4 Across	13. Bring down
5 Across	14. Milkshake ingredient that might get stuck in a straw
6 Across	15. "Whatever"
7 Across	16. Dracula's preferred way to eat wings?
8 Across	19. "When u coming?"
9 Across	20. Jocular suffix for "most"
10 Across	21. First aid stinger
11 Across	22. Cell centers
12 Across	25. Sebastian the ___, mascot of the Miami Hurricanes
13 Across	26. What makes Dracula frantically hop around?
14 Across	30. Clickable pic
15 Across	31. Eldest Corleone brother
16 Across	32. Felt something on your head?
17 Across	35. Food fight projectile
18 Across	36. Speedway sponsor
19 Across	39. Some unidentified visitors, for short
20 Across	40. Wrap up
21 Across	42. Well-rounded figure?
22 Across	44. Showed sudden interest, in a way
23 Across	46. Cry of victory
24 Across	47. When Dracula doesn't feel seen?
25 Across	52. Lead-in to second
26 Across	53. Like Satan, in the Bible
27 Across	54. Knob on an electric guitar
28 Across	57. A.F.L.-___
29 Across	58. "Despicable Me" antihero
30 Across	61. Get ready to attack Dracula and his pals?
31 Across	64. Like some jobs
32 Across	65. Well-used pencil, say
33 Across	66. Rains hard?
34 Across	67. Anti-traffic org.
35 Across	68. Sport whose athletes wear topknots
36 Across	69. Mythical luster?

Detailed Hints and Answers for All Across Clues

Need help? Here are comprehensive hints and answers for each Across clue. Also check these helpful guides:

• September 25 2021 NYT Clues Solutions
• October 31 2022 NYT Clues Solutions
• February 15 2023 NYT Clues Solutions
• April 14 2021 NYT Clues Solutions

Complete Across Solutions:

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1 Across: "1. The "R" of REM"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 5 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'R' and ends with 'D'
• Word pattern: R___D
• Similar words: speedy
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: a part of a river where the current is very fast
• This is Across clue number 1

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer

RAPID

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2 Across: "6. States"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 4 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: S__S
• Similar words: enjoin, order
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: the chance to speak
• This is Across clue number 2

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer

SAYS

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3 Across: "10. Little devil"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 3 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'I' and ends with 'P'
• Similar words: scallywag, pixy
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
• This is Across clue number 3

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer

IMP

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4 Across: "13. Bring down"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 5 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: A___E
• Similar words: mortify, humble
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
• This is Across clue number 4

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer

ABASE

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5 Across: "14. Milkshake ingredient that might get stuck in a straw"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 4 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'O' and ends with 'O'
• Word pattern: O__O
• Similar words: oreo cookie
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: chocolate cookie with white cream filling
• This is Across clue number 5

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer

OREO

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6 Across: "15. "Whatever""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 3 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'M' and ends with 'H'
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Across clue number 6

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer

MEH

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7 Across: "16. Dracula's preferred way to eat wings?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 14 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'R' and ends with 'T'
• Word pattern: R____________T
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Across clue number 7

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer

RIGHTOFFTHEBAT

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8 Across: "19. "When u coming?""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 3 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'E' and ends with 'A'
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Across clue number 8

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer

ETA

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9 Across: "20. Jocular suffix for "most""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 3 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'E' and ends with 'T'
• Similar words: Eastern Time
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich
• This is Across clue number 9

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer

EST

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10 Across: "21. First aid stinger"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 6 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'I' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: I____E
• Similar words: iodin, I
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Across clue number 10

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer

IODINE

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11 Across: "22. Cell centers"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 6 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'N' and ends with 'I'
• Word pattern: N____I
• Similar words: karyon, nucleus
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Across clue number 11

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer

NUCLEI

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12 Across: "25. Sebastian the ___, mascot of the Miami Hurricanes"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 4 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'I' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: I__S
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Across clue number 12

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer

IBIS

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13 Across: "26. What makes Dracula frantically hop around?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 14 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'L' and ends with 'T'
• Word pattern: L____________T
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Across clue number 13

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer

LIGHTONHISFEET

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14 Across: "30. Clickable pic"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 4 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'I' and ends with 'N'
• Word pattern: I__N
• Similar words: picture, image
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Across clue number 14

Answer:

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ICON

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15 Across: "31. Eldest Corleone brother"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 5 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'Y'
• Word pattern: S___Y
• Similar words: lad, sonny boy
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
• This is Across clue number 15

Answer:

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SONNY

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16 Across: "32. Felt something on your head?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 6 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'F' and ends with 'A'
• Word pattern: F____A
• Similar words: trilby, homburg
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: a hat made of felt with a creased crown
• This is Across clue number 16

Answer:

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FEDORA

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17 Across: "35. Food fight projectile"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 3 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'P' and ends with 'A'
• Similar words: pea plant
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: seed of a pea plant used for food
• This is Across clue number 17

Answer:

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PEA

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18 Across: "36. Speedway sponsor"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 3 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'P'
• Similar words: s.t.p.
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: standard temperature and pressure
• This is Across clue number 18

Answer:

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STP

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19 Across: "39. Some unidentified visitors, for short"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 3 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Across clue number 19

Answer:

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ETS

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20 Across: "40. Wrap up"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 3 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'E' and ends with 'D'
• Similar words: remnant, remainder
• Opposite of: beginning
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: either extremity of something that has length
• This is Across clue number 20

Answer:

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END

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21 Across: "42. Well-rounded figure?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 6 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: S____E
• Similar words: welkin, sector
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: a particular environment or walk of life
• This is Across clue number 21

Answer:

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SPHERE

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22 Across: "44. Showed sudden interest, in a way"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 5 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'P'
• Word pattern: S___P
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Across clue number 22

Answer:

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SATUP

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23 Across: "46. Cry of victory"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 4 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'I' and ends with 'N'
• Word pattern: I__N
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Across clue number 23

Answer:

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IWIN

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24 Across: "47. When Dracula doesn't feel seen?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 14 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'U' and ends with 'N'
• Word pattern: U____________N
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Across clue number 24

Answer:

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UPONREFLECTION

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25 Across: "52. Lead-in to second"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 4 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'N' and ends with 'O'
• Word pattern: N__O
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Across clue number 25

Answer:

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NANO

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26 Across: "53. Like Satan, in the Bible"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 6 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'F' and ends with 'N'
• Word pattern: F____N
• Similar words: shine, descend
• Opposite of: ascend
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
• This is Across clue number 26

Answer:

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FALLEN

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27 Across: "54. Knob on an electric guitar"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 6 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'T' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: T____E
• Similar words: ternary, twofold
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: the pitch range of the highest female voice
• This is Across clue number 27

Answer:

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TREBLE

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28 Across: "57. A.F.L.-___"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 3 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'C' and ends with 'O'
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Across clue number 28

Answer:

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CIO

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29 Across: "58. "Despicable Me" antihero"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 3 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'G' and ends with 'U'
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Across clue number 29

Answer:

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GRU

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30 Across: "61. Get ready to attack Dracula and his pals?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 14 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'R' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: R____________S
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Across clue number 30

Answer:

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RAISETHESTAKES

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31 Across: "64. Like some jobs"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 3 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'O' and ends with 'D'
• Similar words: left, unmated
• Opposite of: even
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: not divisible by two
• This is Across clue number 31

Answer:

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ODD

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32 Across: "65. Well-used pencil, say"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 4 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'B'
• Word pattern: S__B
• Similar words: ticket stub, check stub
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Across clue number 32

Answer:

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STUB

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33 Across: "66. Rains hard?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 5 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'H' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: H___S
• Similar words: herald, come
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Across clue number 33

Answer:

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HAILS

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34 Across: "67. Anti-traffic org."

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 3 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'D' and ends with 'A'
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Across clue number 34

Answer:

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DEA

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35 Across: "68. Sport whose athletes wear topknots"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 4 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'O'
• Word pattern: S__O
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Across clue number 35

Answer:

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SUMO

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36 Across: "69. Mythical luster?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

• This word has 5 letters going left to right
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'R'
• Word pattern: S___R
• Similar words: lecher, letch
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: man with strong sexual desires
• This is Across clue number 36

Answer:

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SATYR

Expert Strategies for Solving Across Clues

Master the horizontal clues with these professional tips:

Why Start with Across Clues?

• Across clues often provide more letter intersections
• Reading left to right feels more natural
• Many common phrases run horizontally
• Across answers often help solve Down clues

Across Clue Patterns to Recognize

1. Fill-in-the-blank clues: These are usually the easiest Across entries
2. Common phrases: Many idioms run horizontally
3. Abbreviations: Look for clues with "Abbr." or shortened forms
4. Plural indicators: Words ending in 'S' are common in Across
5. Pop culture references: Names and titles often appear horizontally

Time-Saving Across Techniques

Technique	How It Helps
Scan all Across first	Get a mental map of the horizontal flow
Fill short Across words	3-4 letter words are often articles or prepositions
Use crossing letters	Down letters help confirm Across answers
Look for themes	Related Across answers often share a theme

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Frequently Asked Questions About Across Clues

What are Across clues in crossword puzzles?

Across clues are the horizontal entries in a crossword puzzle that read from left to right. They're numbered and correspond to specific rows in the grid.

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Many solvers prefer starting with Across clues because reading left-to-right feels more natural. However, the best approach is to solve the clues you find easiest first, regardless of direction.

How many Across clues are in today's puzzle?

Today's NYT crossword has 36 Across clues.

Are Across clues easier than Down clues?

Neither direction is inherently easier. The difficulty depends on the specific clues and your knowledge. However, Across clues often contain more common phrases and expressions.

How do Across clues interact with Down clues?

Across and Down clues intersect at various points in the grid. Solving one can provide letters that help solve the other, making the puzzle easier as you progress.

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (65 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (73 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky

Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Classic target of a troll	9
2A	10. Prized steed	4
3A	14. Little hellions	4
4A	18. Hard to understand	10
5A	20. Latvian capital	4
6A	21. Kindle competitor	4
7A	22. Sailor who drinks only the finest grog?	11
8A	24. Knockoff version of a sweet treat?	9
9A	26. ID on a credit check	3
10A	27. End-of-level showdown	9
11A	29. "When in the ___ of human events ..."	6
12A	30. Bridges	5
13A	32. Vote for	3
14A	33. Paint carelessly	4
15A	34. Alternative to kale	5
16A	35. Projectionist's item	8
17A	38. "If you ask me nicely …"	4
18A	42. Game with players known as "shooters"	5
19A	43. Convenient spot for a cat nap?	10
20A	45. Singer Rita	3
21A	46. Official hand gesture of Hawaii 🤙	5
22A	47. "Darn it!"	4
23A	48. 1950s political nickname	3
24A	49. Wild	5
25A	51. The 4,765-year-old "Methuselah" is one	4
26A	52. Zilch	4
27A	53. Prominent feature of dubstep music	4
28A	55. Wrap up tight	6
29A	56. Press coverage	3
30A	57. Scorching	7
31A	59. Agent's good news	7
32A	60. Cryptographers' needs	4
33A	62. Suitable for the middle-aged?	11
34A	65. "Oh, dear!"	4
35A	66. Flies the coop	7
36A	68. Pain-relieving drug	7
37A	69. The Chiffons' "___ So Fine"	3
38A	70. Knitted cap	6
39A	71. Pop icon with a Best Actress award	4
40A	73. Huff and puff?	4
41A	74. "Look what I did!"	4
42A	75. Bewildered	5
43A	76. Polynesian staple	3
44A	77. Twisted do	4
45A	78. Global currency market, for short	5
46A	79. Martial artist Bruce	3
47A	80. Suspicious absence from school?	10
48A	84. Taps on the snoot	5
49A	85. Places	4
50A	87. Snuggle	8
51A	88. Stooge who said "Soitenly!"	5
52A	89. Poses	4
53A	91. "What's up, ___?"	3
54A	92. Wise guys	5
55A	93. Crudely built shack	6
56A	96. Purple fruit with a distinctive inner shape	9
57A	99. Barista or barrister	3
58A	102. "How sad. You actually think you can win," e.g.?	9
59A	104. A locksmith getting stuck in bedroom handcuffs, say?	11
60A	107. Present opener?	4
61A	108. Unlike a cover: Abbr.	4
62A	109. Something parents may try to limit for their kids	10
63A	110. See 95-Down	4
64A	111. Creole staple	4
65A	112. In which actors barely go through the motions?	9

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Classic target of a troll"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: BILLYGOAT

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2A: "10. Prized steed"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of 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
• Similar words include: Arabian
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ARAB

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3A: "14. Little hellions"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
• Similar words include: scamp, rascal, scallywag
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IMPS

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4A: "18. Hard to understand"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: CLEARASMUD

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5A: "20. Latvian capital"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a port city on the gulf of riga that is the capital and largest city of latvia; formerly a member of the hanseatic league
• Similar words include: capital of Latvia
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RIGA

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6A: "21. Kindle competitor"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sheltered and secluded place
• Similar words include: corner
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NOOK

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7A: "22. Sailor who drinks only the finest grog?"

11 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: CLASSYMATEY

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8A: "24. Knockoff version of a sweet treat?"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: GOODYCOPY

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9A: "26. ID on a credit check"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SSN

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10A: "27. End-of-level showdown"

9 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: BOSSFIGHT

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11A: "29. "When in the ___ of human events ...""

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
• Similar words include: form, course of action, row
• Opposite of: unnaturally

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Answer: COURSE

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12A: "30. Bridges"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the complete duration of something
• Similar words include: dyad, sweep, traverse
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SPANS

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13A: "32. Vote for"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an affirmative
• Similar words include: yeah
• Opposite of: nay

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Answer: YEA

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14A: "33. Paint carelessly"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that material used to daub walls
• Similar words include: smear, blot, plaster
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DAUB

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15A: "34. Alternative to kale"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks
• Similar words include: chard plant, Beta vulgaris cicla, leaf beet
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CHARD

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16A: "35. Projectionist's item"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: FILMREEL

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17A: "38. "If you ask me nicely …""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IMAY

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18A: "42. Game with players known as "shooters""

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that expressions used when when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot
• Similar words include: take a shit, ca-ca, turd
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CRAPS

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19A: "43. Convenient spot for a cat nap?"

10 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: HANDYBELLY

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20A: "45. Singer Rita"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mouth or mouthlike opening
• Similar words include: OS, os, bone
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ORA

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21A: "46. Official hand gesture of Hawaii 🤙"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SHAKA

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22A: "47. "Darn it!""

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DANG

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23A: "48. 1950s political nickname"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states general who supervised the invasion of normandy and the defeat of nazi germany; 34th president of the united states (1890-1961)
• Similar words include: Eisenhower, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Dwight Eisenhower
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IKE

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24A: "49. Wild"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that frenzied as if possessed by a demon
• Similar words include: demoniacal, murderously, amok
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AMUCK

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25A: "51. The 4,765-year-old "Methuselah" is one"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a coniferous tree
• Similar words include: true pine, languish, ache
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PINE

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26A: "52. Zilch"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a quantity of no importance
• Similar words include: nil, nothing, zero
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NADA

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27A: "53. Prominent feature of dubstep music"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the lowest part of the musical range
• Similar words include: bass part, sea bass, basso
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BASS

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28A: "55. Wrap up tight"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an enveloping bandage
• Similar words include: wrapping, swaddle
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SWATHE

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29A: "56. Press coverage"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

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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30A: "57. Scorching"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: OVERHOT

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31A: "59. Agent's good news"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ITSAHIT

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32A: "60. Cryptographers' needs"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
• Similar words include: identify, name, winder
• Opposite of: atonality

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Answer: KEYS

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33A: "62. Suitable for the middle-aged?"

11 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: FORTYWORTHY

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34A: "65. "Oh, dear!""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MYMY

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35A: "66. Flies the coop"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of escaping physically
• Similar words include: escapism, get out, fly the coop
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ESCAPES

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36A: "68. Pain-relieving drug"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a synthetic narcotic drug (trade name demerol) used to treat pain
• Similar words include: meperidine hydrochloride, meperidine
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: DEMEROL

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37A: "69. The Chiffons' "___ So Fine""

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in texas and kansas)
• Similar words include: he, He, helium
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: HES

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38A: "70. Knitted cap"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen
• Similar words include: beany
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: BEANIE

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39A: "71. Pop icon with a Best Actress award"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CHER

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40A: "73. Huff and puff?"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: VAPE

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41A: "74. "Look what I did!""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TADA

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42A: "75. Bewildered"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ATSEA

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43A: "76. Polynesian staple"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: POI

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44A: "77. Twisted do"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LOCS

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45A: "78. Global currency market, for short"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: FOREX

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46A: "79. Martial artist Bruce"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in america (born in 1957)
• Similar words include: Henry Lee, leeward, Shelton Jackson Lee
• Opposite of: windward

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Answer: LEE

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47A: "80. Suspicious absence from school?"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: FISHYHOOKY

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48A: "84. Taps on the snoot"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BOOPS

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49A: "85. Places"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
• Similar words include: place, pose, position
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LAYS

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50A: "87. Snuggle"

8 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fondle or pet affectionately
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: CANOODLE

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51A: "88. Stooge who said "Soitenly!""

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (of hair) having curls or waves
• Opposite of: straight
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CURLY

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52A: "89. Poses"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that inquire about
• Similar words include: need, expect, inquire
• Opposite of: obviate

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Answer: ASKS

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53A: "91. "What's up, ___?""

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a licensed medical practitioner
• Similar words include: physician, Dr., Commerce
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DOC

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54A: "92. Wise guys"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
• Similar words include: droop, sag, salvia
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SAGES

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55A: "93. Crudely built shack"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that small crude shelter used as a dwelling
• Similar words include: sea chantey, chanty, hutch
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SHANTY

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56A: "96. Purple fruit with a distinctive inner shape"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: STARAPPLE

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57A: "99. Barista or barrister"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
• Similar words include: caper, business, problem
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: JOB

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58A: "102. "How sad. You actually think you can win," e.g.?"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: COCKYPITY

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59A: "104. A locksmith getting stuck in bedroom handcuffs, say?"

11 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: STEAMYIRONY

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60A: "107. Present opener?"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OMNI

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61A: "108. Unlike a cover: Abbr."

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ORIG

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62A: "109. Something parents may try to limit for their kids"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: SCREENTIME

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63A: "110. See 95-Down"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
• Similar words include: teenager, teenage, teenaged
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TEEN

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64A: "111. Creole staple"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
• Similar words include: lady's-finger, Hibiscus esculentus, okra plant
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OKRA

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65A: "112. In which actors barely go through the motions?"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: SEXSCENES

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Surreptitiously loops in, for short	4
2D	2. Troubles	4
3D	3. Low-fat	4
4D	4. ___ Américas	3
5D	5. Many, many mos.	3
6D	6. Venues like New York City's Stonewall Inn	7
7D	7. Donny or Marie	6
8D	8. Stockpile	5
9D	9. Light rebukes	4
10D	10. "For crying out loud!"	4
11D	11. Hoot	4
12D	12. Before	3
13D	13. Referee's mistake	7
14D	14. Nighttime demons	6
15D	15. "Wuthering Heights" setting	4
16D	16. Is visually striking	4
17D	17. Portree is the capital of this isle	4
18D	19. Death-___	7
19D	23. Triangular sign	5
20D	25. Whom Uncle Sam wants for the U.S. Army	3
21D	28. Like wild meat, sometimes	4
22D	30. Manage to lose, as a tail	5
23D	31. He was a "rollin' stone," in a Motown classic	4
24D	33. Proofreader's mark	4
25D	34. Actor Affleck when he needs a nap?	11
26D	35. Some nonlicensed tributes	6
27D	36. Sluggers' stats	4
28D	37. Startled cries	4
29D	39. Half-woman, half-bird, all attitude?	11
30D	40. "Eureka!" shouter	10
31D	41. Benny Hill theme song	9
32D	42. Oolong or lapsang souchong	10
33D	43. Actor Bill of "Barry"	5
34D	44. Twists side-to-side	4
35D	46. Hybrid sport played with a trampoline-like net	9
36D	47. Swiss locale of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum	5
37D	50. Old-fashioned term of address	4
38D	52. Gratis	5
39D	53. Garden shelter	5
40D	54. Discovery of chemist John Dalton	4
41D	55. "You're cramping my ___"	5
42D	58. Evil alter ego of literature	4
43D	59. Waffle House alternatives	5
44D	61. Sound	4
45D	63. Not follow suit, in bridge	6
46D	64. Frequent on-screen partner of Hepburn	5
47D	67. "La Vie en rose" singer	4
48D	71. Sports journalist Linda	4
49D	72. "___ Silver!"	4
50D	74. Gimlets and screwdrivers	5
51D	76. Ad Council spots, for short	4
52D	77. Some memes of the 2000s	7
53D	78. Driver's warning	4
54D	81. Disgusting, in totspeak	7
55D	82. TV journalist Kotb	4
56D	83. What wavy lines in comic strips represent	5
57D	84. "I can't believe what I'm seeing!" facial reaction	7
58D	86. Became real, as bad news	6
59D	88. Southwestern culinary fusion	6
60D	90. Pigpen	3
61D	92. Extra	5
62D	93. Macbeth or Macduff	4
63D	94. Bygone iPhone button	4
64D	95. Common 110-Across stressor	4
65D	96. Move around and around	4
66D	97. Rapper with a feline-sounding name	4
67D	98. Chest muscles, for short	4
68D	99. Knit	4
69D	100. "This round's ___"	4
70D	101. Effortless ways to advance	4
71D	103. Vex	3
72D	105. Close of business?	3
73D	106. 66, for example: Abbr.	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Surreptitiously loops in, for short"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BCCS

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2D: "2. Troubles"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
• Similar words include: ill, ailment, complaint
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ILLS

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3D: "3. Low-fat"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
• Similar words include: tip, thin, incline
• Opposite of: rich, fat

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Answer: LEAN

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4D: "4. ___ Américas"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
• Similar words include: La, atomic number 57, lanthanum
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LAS

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5D: "5. Many, many mos."

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: YRS

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6D: "6. Venues like New York City's Stonewall Inn"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: GAYBARS

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7D: "7. Donny or Marie"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: OSMOND

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8D: "8. Stockpile"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that collect or gather
• Similar words include: conglomerate, pile up, roll up
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AMASS

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9D: "9. Light rebukes"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
• Similar words include: tsk, tut, tut-tut
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TUTS

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10D: "10. "For crying out loud!""

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ARGH

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11D: "11. Hoot"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a public act of violence by an unruly mob
• Similar words include: debauch, debauchery, rioting
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RIOT

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12D: "12. Before"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that gone by; or in the past
• Similar words include: agone
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AGO

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13D: "13. Referee's mistake"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: BADCALL

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14D: "14. Nighttime demons"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women
• Similar words include: nightmare, incubus
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: INCUBI

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15D: "15. "Wuthering Heights" setting"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one of the muslim people of north africa; of mixed arab and berber descent; converted to islam in the 8th century; conqueror of spain in the 8th century
• Similar words include: moorland, tie up, berth
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MOOR

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16D: "16. Is visually striking"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
• Similar words include: pop out, kill, pop music
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: POPS

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17D: "17. Portree is the capital of this isle"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SKYE

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18D: "19. Death-___"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that resist or confront with resistance
• Similar words include: withstand, refuse, hold up
• Opposite of: lend oneself

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Answer: DEFYING

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19D: "23. Triangular sign"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that production of a certain amount
• Similar words include: knuckle under, generate, give
• Opposite of: stand, survive

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Answer: YIELD

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20D: "25. Whom Uncle Sam wants for the U.S. Army"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: YOU

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21D: "28. Like wild meat, sometimes"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that suggestive of sexual impropriety
• Similar words include: blue, risque, mettlesome
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GAMY

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22D: "30. Manage to lose, as a tail"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that building material used as siding or roofing
• Similar words include: handshake, shiver, milk shake
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SHAKE

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23D: "31. He was a "rollin' stone," in a Motown classic"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
• Similar words include: dad, pappa, dada
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PAPA

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24D: "33. Proofreader's mark"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DELE

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25D: "34. Actor Affleck when he needs a nap?"

11 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: CRANKYCASEY

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26D: "35. Some nonlicensed tributes"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: FANART

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27D: "36. Sluggers' stats"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a run that is the result of the batter's performance
• Similar words include: run batted in, rbi
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RBIS

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28D: "37. Startled cries"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EEKS

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29D: "39. Half-woman, half-bird, all attitude?"

11 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: MOUTHYHARPY

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30D: "40. "Eureka!" shouter"

10 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry (287-212 bc)
• Pattern: __________

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Answer: ARCHIMEDES

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31D: "41. Benny Hill theme song"

9 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: YAKETYSAX

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32D: "42. Oolong or lapsang souchong"

10 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: CHINESETEA

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33D: "43. Actor Bill of "Barry""

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HADER

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34D: "44. Twists side-to-side"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions
• Similar words include: yawn, framboesia, gape
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: YAWS

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35D: "46. Hybrid sport played with a trampoline-like net"

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: SPIKEBALL

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36D: "47. Swiss locale of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DAVOS

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37D: "50. Old-fashioned term of address"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MAAM

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38D: "52. Gratis"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NOFEE

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39D: "53. Garden shelter"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a framework that supports climbing plants
• Similar words include: embower, pergola, arbour
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BOWER

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40D: "54. Discovery of chemist John Dalton"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
• Similar words include: corpuscle, mote, particle
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ATOM

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41D: "55. "You're cramping my ___""

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that how something is done or how it happens
• Similar words include: mode, flair, expressive style
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: STYLE

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42D: "58. Evil alter ego of literature"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HYDE

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43D: "59. Waffle House alternatives"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: IHOPS

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44D: "61. Sound"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
• Similar words include: reasonable
• Opposite of: insane

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Answer: SANE

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45D: "63. Not follow suit, in bridge"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the mistake of not following suit when able to do so
• Similar words include: vacate, countermand, renege
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: REVOKE

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46D: "64. Frequent on-screen partner of Hepburn"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states film actor who appeared in many films with katharine hepburn (1900-1967)
• Similar words include: Spencer Tracy
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TRACY

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47D: "67. "La Vie en rose" singer"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that french cabaret singer (1915-1963)
• Similar words include: Edith Giovanna Gassion, Little Sparrow, Edith Piaf
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PIAF

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48D: "71. Sports journalist Linda"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that german botanist who is generally recognized as founding bacteriology when he recognized bacteria as plants
• Similar words include: Ferdinand Julius Cohn
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: COHN

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49D: "72. "___ Silver!""

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HIYO

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50D: "74. Gimlets and screwdrivers"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an implement used in the practice of a vocation
• Similar words include: cock, dick, instrument
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TOOLS

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51D: "76. Ad Council spots, for short"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a protein manufactured exclusively by the prostate gland; psa is produced for the ejaculate where it liquifies the semen and allows sperm cells to swim freely; elevated levels of psa in blood serum are associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer
• Similar words include: prostate specific antigen, PSA
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PSAS

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52D: "77. Some memes of the 2000s"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: LOLCATS

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53D: "78. Driver's warning"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that front part of a vessel or aircraft
• Similar words include: prow, forward, stem
• Opposite of: aft

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Answer: FORE

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54D: "81. Disgusting, in totspeak"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ICKYPOO

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55D: "82. TV journalist Kotb"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HODA

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56D: "83. What wavy lines in comic strips represent"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any property detected by the olfactory system
• Similar words include: smell, olfactory property, olfactory sensation
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ODORS

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57D: "84. "I can't believe what I'm seeing!" facial reaction"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: BUGEYES

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58D: "86. Became real, as bad news"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SANKIN

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59D: "88. Southwestern culinary fusion"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: CALMEX

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60D: "90. Pigpen"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
• Similar words include: pigpen, hordeolum, pigsty
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: STY

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61D: "92. Extra"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
• Similar words include: dispense with, bare, scanty
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SPARE

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62D: "93. Macbeth or Macduff"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a native or inhabitant of scotland
• Similar words include: Scotsman, Scotchman
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SCOT

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63D: "94. Bygone iPhone button"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that where you live at a particular time
• Similar words include: rest home, plate, domicile
• Opposite of: away

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Answer: HOME

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64D: "95. Common 110-Across stressor"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ACNE

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65D: "96. Move around and around"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
• Similar words include: fuss, conjure, shake
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: STIR

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66D: "97. Rapper with a feline-sounding name"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TYGA

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67D: "98. Chest muscles, for short"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that either of two large muscles of the chest
• Similar words include: pectoral muscle, musculus pectoralis, pectoralis
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PECS

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68D: "99. Knit"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
• Similar words include: connect, link, juncture
• Opposite of: disjoin

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Answer: JOIN

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69D: "100. "This round's ___""

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ONME

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70D: "101. Effortless ways to advance"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
• Similar words include: good-bye, so long, sayonara
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BYES

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71D: "103. Vex"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that irritate or vex
• Similar words include: gall
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IRK

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72D: "105. Close of business?"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to saddam hussein's government of iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of sunni and shiite arabs and kurds who hope to build a new government
• Similar words include: Iraqi National Congress
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: INC

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73D: "106. 66, for example: Abbr."

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RTE

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Today's Puzzle Stats

65 Across Clues

73 Down Clues

138 Total Clues

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