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Friday, November 15, 2024

27400 Fri Nov 15, 2024 NYT by Alina Abidi

Across Clues :

1. Base for crème fraîche and caviar, 6. Shout of jubilation, 9. Cheryl Strayed memoir subtitled "From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail", 13. Champing at the bit, 16. Activewear brand with a name inspired by flight, 17. Comment to the poorly hidden, 18. Folder below "Snoozed," maybe, 19. A24 horror film in which Rory Kinnear plays multiple roles, 20. Vibing with, 21. Where Mozart's "Don Giovanni" and "La Clemenza di Tito" debuted, 23. Big meanie, 24. Quaint cooler, 25. Facetious question after mentioning something well known, 29. Duck, say, 30. Library section that may have comic books and beanbags, 31. Amount often added, 34. Actress Rooney of "Women Talking", 35. "Cooties", 36. Simple pajama top, casually, 37. "___ good!", 38. Relent, 39. See 36-Down, 40. "Technically, that's correct", 43. Gets rid of, as the oldest item in a programming cache, 44. Pompom, for a stuffed bunny, 45. Deal sealer, 46. Macy's or Wendy's, for instance?, 47. Crunchy lunch, 50. Sitar, technically, 51. To be determined, 54. One might be floated or flirted with, 55. "I can figure it out!", 56. Birthplace of novelist Daniel Alarcón, 57. Film script abbr., 58. Teacups and pirate ships

Down Clues :

1. Teem (with), 2. Intermediate crocheting project, 3. Country that uses the Jalali calendar rather than the Gregorian, 4. Diarist Anaïs, 5. The "Aha!" of an aha moment, 6. You might use it to walk the dog, 7. It's a "me" problem, 8. Minuscule quantities, 9. Condiment served with rolls, 10. Exclamation after checking one's watch, 11. Operating system with a penguin mascot named Tux, 12. Go out with, 14. Style, 15. French connections?, 22. Whistle blowers, 23. Predator found in all oceans, 24. Unchanged when multiplied by itself, from the Latin for "same" and "power", 25. Gospel singer Franklin, 26. Chop choice, 27. One mailing it in?, 28. TV term that's becoming obsolete in the streaming era, 32. ___ Vellani, portrayer of Ms. Marvel on film and TV, 33. Online notification sound, 35. Mother of Hamlet, 36. With 39-Across, scientist for whom a Cornell research institute is named, 38. Henry who co-founded Time magazine, 39. Tech journalist Kara, 41. Un canard ou un émeu, 42. Donna who wrote "The Secret History", 43. Slip past, 45. Hair raiser?, 46. Subtle suggestion, 47. Like some tires, 48. Accompaniment for a tequila shot, 49. Oh-so, 52. "A ___ on both your houses!" (Shakespearean misquote), 53. Fan of the Bulldogs

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 15, 2024

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

New York Times, Friday, November 15, 2024
New York Times, Friday, November 15, 2024


Across Clues with Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Base for crème fraîche and caviar. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BLINI

    Possible Answer : blini, bliny


  • The clue is 6. Shout of jubilation. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YES

    Possible Answer : yes

    Possible Opposite Answer : no


  • The clue is 9. Cheryl Strayed memoir subtitled "From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WILD

    Possible Answer : untamed, state_of_nature, hazardous, furious, uncivilised, gaga, unwarranted, natural_state, angry, groundless, barbaric, godforsaken, waste, violent, risky, raging, barbarian, unfounded, fantastic, dotty, wilderness, baseless, uncivilized, savage, tempestuous, raving_mad, crazy, rampantly, wild, idle

    Possible Opposite Answer : tame


  • The clue is 13. Champing at the bit. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RARINGTOGO


  • The clue is 16. Activewear brand with a name inspired by flight. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AVIA


  • The clue is 17. Comment to the poorly hidden. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ICANSEEYOU


  • The clue is 18. Folder below "Snoozed," maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SENT

    Possible Answer : post, ship, send_off, air, mail, direct, sent, institutionalise, broadcast, institutionalize, get_off, commit, station, send, place, beam, charge, transport, transmit, send_out

    Possible Opposite Answer : unsent


  • The clue is 19. A24 horror film in which Rory Kinnear plays multiple roles. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MEN

    Possible Answer : gentleman's_gentleman, gentleman, human_race, humankind, military_man, Man, mankind, humans, men, valet, human_being, Isle_of_Man, human, world, homo, workforce, work_force, piece, adult_male, military_personnel, man, hands, manpower, valet_de_chambre, humanity, serviceman, human_beings

    Possible Opposite Answer : woman, civilian


  • The clue is 20. Vibing with. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: INTO


  • The clue is 21. Where Mozart's "Don Giovanni" and "La Clemenza di Tito" debuted. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PRAGUE

    Possible Answer : Czech_capital, Prag, Praha, Prague


  • The clue is 23. Big meanie. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OGRE

    Possible Answer : monster, devil, demon, ogre, fiend


  • The clue is 24. Quaint cooler. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ICEBOX

    Possible Answer : refrigerator, icebox


  • The clue is 25. Facetious question after mentioning something well known. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

    The answer: EVERHEARDOFIT


  • The clue is 29. Duck, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: REACT

    Possible Answer : oppose, react, respond


  • The clue is 30. Library section that may have comic books and beanbags. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TEENS

    Possible Answer : teenager, adolescent, teens, teen, stripling


  • The clue is 31. Amount often added. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TIP

    Possible Answer : confidential_information, fee, angle, baksheesh, topple, bakshis, peak, crest, backsheesh, tiptoe, crown, hint, bung, top, tippytoe, lead, point, tip, tilt, tap, steer, bakshish, slant, tip_off, summit, pourboire, wind, lean, gratuity, tumble


  • The clue is 34. Actress Rooney of "Women Talking". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MARA

    Possible Answer : Mara, mara, Dolichotis_patagonum


  • The clue is 35. "Cooties". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GERMS

    Possible Answer : bug, microbe, germ, seed, source


  • The clue is 36. Simple pajama top, casually. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CAMI


  • The clue is 37. "___ good!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALL

    Possible Answer : altogether, totally, whole, all, wholly, entirely, completely

    Possible Opposite Answer : some, partly


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

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

    The answer: LETUP

    Possible Answer : lull, letup


  • The clue is 39. See 36-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SAGAN


  • The clue is 40. "Technically, that's correct". Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

    The answer: YOURENOTWRONG


  • The clue is 43. Gets rid of, as the oldest item in a programming cache. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EVICTS

    Possible Answer : evict, force_out


  • The clue is 44. Pompom, for a stuffed bunny. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TAIL

    Possible Answer : chase_after, poop, can, hindquarters, shadower, dog, buns, stern, track, prat, keister, bottom, butt, posterior, tail_end, fanny, give_chase, nates, tush, shadow, rear, rump, buttocks, derriere, trail, dock, empennage, chase, bum, go_after, rear_end, quarter, bob, backside, seat, fag_end, ass, fundament, tail_assembly, hind_end, behind, after_part, arse, tag, tail, tooshie

    Possible Opposite Answer : head


  • The clue is 45. Deal sealer. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CLOSER

    Possible Answer : near, tightlipped, airless, cheeseparing, snug, tight, close, unaired, nigh, closer, stuffy, penny-pinching, closemouthed, finisher, secretive, close-fitting, faithful, closelipped, confining, skinny, nigher, nearer

    Possible Opposite Answer : distant, far


  • The clue is 46. Macy's or Wendy's, for instance?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HERS


  • The clue is 47. Crunchy lunch. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BLT

    Possible Answer : BLT, bacon-lettuce-tomato_sandwich


  • The clue is 50. Sitar, technically. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LUTE

    Possible Answer : lute, luting


  • The clue is 51. To be determined. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UPINTHEAIR


  • The clue is 54. One might be floated or flirted with. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IDEA

    Possible Answer : melodic_theme, estimate, theme, thought, mind, estimation, idea, approximation, musical_theme


  • The clue is 55. "I can figure it out!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DONTTELLME


  • The clue is 56. Birthplace of novelist Daniel Alarcón. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PERU

    Possible Answer : Peru, Republic_of_Peru


  • The clue is 57. Film script abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EXT


  • The clue is 58. Teacups and pirate ships. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RIDES

    Possible Answer : depend_upon, sit, twit, disembarrass, bait, cod, rag, turn_on, tease, devolve_on, razz, mount, rid, taunt, tantalize, drive, hinge_upon, ride, hinge_on, tantalise, depend_on, free, rally

    Possible Opposite Answer : walk


Down Clues and Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Teem (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BRIM

    Possible Answer: brim, lip, rim

  • The clue is 2. Intermediate crocheting project. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LACE

    Possible Answer: lacing, twine, entwine, enlace, lace_up, intertwine, braid, spike, fortify, plait, interlace, lace

    Possible Opposite Answer : untwine

  • The clue is 3. Country that uses the Jalali calendar rather than the Gregorian. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IRAN

    Possible Answer: Iran, Persia, Islamic_Republic_of_Iran

  • The clue is 4. Diarist Anaïs. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NIN

  • The clue is 5. The "Aha!" of an aha moment. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: INSIGHT

    Possible Answer: insight, perceptiveness, brainwave, brainstorm, perceptivity, sixth_sense, penetration

  • The clue is 6. You might use it to walk the dog. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YOYO

  • The clue is 7. It's a "me" problem. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EGO

    Possible Answer: egotism, self-importance, ego, self

  • The clue is 8. Minuscule quantities. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SOUPCONS

    Possible Answer: jot, mite, speck, hint, soupcon, pinch, touch, tinge

  • The clue is 9. Condiment served with rolls. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WASABI

    Possible Answer: wasabi

  • The clue is 10. Exclamation after checking one's watch. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IVEGOTTAGO

  • The clue is 11. Operating system with a penguin mascot named Tux. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LINUX

    Possible Answer: Linux

  • The clue is 12. Go out with. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DATE

    Possible Answer: particular_date, date, engagement, go_steady, see, date_stamp, go_out, day_of_the_month, escort, appointment

  • The clue is 14. Style. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GENRE

    Possible Answer: music_genre, genre, musical_style, writing_style, literary_genre, musical_genre

  • The clue is 15. French connections?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TETEATETES

  • The clue is 22. Whistle blowers. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: REFS

    Possible Answer: referee, ref

  • The clue is 23. Predator found in all oceans. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORCA

    Possible Answer: grampus, sea_wolf, orca, killer_whale, killer, Orcinus_orca

  • The clue is 24. Unchanged when multiplied by itself, from the Latin for "same" and "power". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IDEMPOTENT

    Possible Answer: idempotent

  • The clue is 25. Gospel singer Franklin. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ERMA

  • The clue is 26. Chop choice. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: VEAL

    Possible Answer: veau, veal

  • The clue is 27. One mailing it in?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EARLYVOTER

  • The clue is 28. TV term that's becoming obsolete in the streaming era. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RERUN

    Possible Answer: rebroadcast, rerun

  • The clue is 32. ___ Vellani, portrayer of Ms. Marvel on film and TV. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IMAN

  • The clue is 33. Online notification sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PING

    Possible Answer: knock, pink, Ping_River, Ping, ping

  • The clue is 35. Mother of Hamlet. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GERTRUDE

  • The clue is 36. With 39-Across, scientist for whom a Cornell research institute is named. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CARL

  • The clue is 38. Henry who co-founded Time magazine. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LUCE

    Possible Answer: Henry_Luce, Clare_Booth_Luce, Henry_Robinson_Luce, Luce

  • The clue is 39. Tech journalist Kara. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SWISHER

    Possible Answer: classy, posh, swish

  • The clue is 41. Un canard ou un émeu. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OISEAU

  • The clue is 42. Donna who wrote "The Secret History". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TARTT

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

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

    The answer: ELUDE

    Possible Answer: dodge, put_off, escape, hedge, fudge, bilk, evade, circumvent, parry, skirt, duck, sidestep, elude

  • The clue is 45. Hair raiser?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CLIP

    Possible Answer: prune, nip, trim, cut_short, trot, jog, nip_off, snip_off, time, magazine, cartridge_clip, cartridge_holder, cut_back, curtail, lop, snip, clip, clipping, crop, dress

    Possible Opposite Answer : unclip

  • The clue is 46. Subtle suggestion. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HINT

    Possible Answer: confidential_information, jot, suggest, breath, suggestion, pinch, touch, mite, speck, hint, intimation, lead, tip, soupcon, tinge, steer, clue, wind, trace

  • The clue is 47. Like some tires. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BALD

    Possible Answer: denuded, bald, bald-pated, bald-headed, denudate, barefaced

  • The clue is 48. Accompaniment for a tequila shot. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LIME

    Possible Answer: lime_hydrate, linden_tree, lime, fluxing_lime, calcined_lime, calcium_oxide, quicklime, linden, hydrated_lime, slaked_lime, caustic_lime, Citrus_aurantifolia, unslaked_lime, calx, birdlime, calcium_hydrate, calcium_hydroxide, burnt_lime, basswood, lime_tree

  • The clue is 49. Oh-so. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TRES

  • The clue is 52. "A ___ on both your houses!" (Shakespearean misquote). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: POX

    Possible Answer: syphilis, syph, lues_venerea, pox, lues

  • The clue is 53. Fan of the Bulldogs. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ELI

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Friday, August 9, 2024

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

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Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 01, 2013

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Sunday, May 17, 2026

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

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

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May 17, 2026 NYT Crossword Solutions

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky

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

Across Clues - Complete List

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Snag 6
2A 7. Italian sparkling wine 4
3A 11. John ___, personification of Objectivism, for Ayn Rand 4
4A 15. Code for Queens-landers? 3
5A 18. ___ polaris 6
6A 19. Intl. group formed in 1945 5
7A 20. Purple dish eaten with a spoon 8
8A 22. Lottery commission? 12
9A 24. Prison terms? 8
10A 25. Smell, e.g. 5
11A 26. University of Alabama rallying cry 8
12A 28. President's middle name (accented on the first syllable) or California city (accented on the second) 6
13A 29. Shower stall? 9
14A 31. Slanted type: Abbr. 4
15A 32. Get one's feet wet? 4
16A 36. Dir. from St. Paul to Duluth 3
17A 37. Guido ___, Baroque painter from Bologna 4
18A 38. Automates? 7
19A 42. How mashed avocado might be served 9
20A 45. Acquire, in a way 5
21A 47. "Yep, noticed that" 4
22A 48. Battle cry? 7
23A 49. PC IDs 3
24A 52. What regular customers pay less for? 3
25A 53. A good Wordle starting word, by the looks of it 5
26A 54. When Memorial Day is observed 5
27A 55. Grim Grimm character 4
28A 56. Trounce 4
29A 58. Bamboozled 3
30A 59. Upscale shirtmaker 4
31A 60. Symbol of the American West 7
32A 63. Former 7
33A 65. Yellow submarine? 15
34A 69. Infantile 7
35A 72. Prepares 7
36A 73. Put on the line 4
37A 77. Mien 3
38A 78. Surname for a family of fictional Kansans 4
39A 80. One whose pride can be protective 4
40A 81. "___ a stinker?" (Bugs Bunny line) 5
41A 82. Affect emotionally 5
42A 84. Cologne conjunction 3
43A 86. Freight weight 3
44A 87. Stolen base? 7
45A 89. Pelvic parts 4
46A 90. Love, in Lyon 5
47A 92. Bit of flooring for a patio, say 9
48A 94. Blood vessel? 7
49A 96. Page (through) 4
50A 99. Org. for pugilists 3
51A 100. Go downhill, in a way 4
52A 101. Pizzeria in "Do the Right Thing" 4
53A 102. Fire starter? 9
54A 105. Showy kind of push-up 6
55A 108. Salty cheese made from sheep's milk 8
56A 109. Creature-friendly org. 5
57A 114. Padlock? 8
58A 116. Confidence men? 12
59A 118. Rock-bottom review 8
60A 119. 1957 #1 hit for Debbie Reynolds 5
61A 120. Demonstrate complete disrespect for, in a way 6
62A 121. What a clear plastic bag is not 3
63A 122. "Right now!" 4
64A 123. "Your point being?" 4
65A 124. Roxane's beloved, in classic literature 6

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Snag"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
  • Similar words include: bug
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: GLITCH

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2A: "7. Italian sparkling wine"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ASTI

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3A: "11. John ___, personification of Objectivism, for Ayn Rand"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: GALT

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4A: "15. Code for Queens-landers?"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: LGA

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5A: "18. ___ polaris"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the first light of day
  • Similar words include: sunrise, daybreak, first light
  • Opposite of: sunset
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Answer: AURORA

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6A: "19. Intl. group formed in 1945"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: THEUN

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7A: "20. Purple dish eaten with a spoon"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: ACAIBOWL

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8A: "22. Lottery commission?"

12 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____________
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Answer: DRAWINGBOARD

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9A: "24. Prison terms?"

8 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: PENNAMES

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10A: "25. Smell, e.g."

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a general conscious awareness
  • Similar words include: sensory faculty, smell out, signified
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: SENSE

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11A: "26. University of Alabama rallying cry"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: ROLLTIDE

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12A: "28. President's middle name (accented on the first syllable) or California city (accented on the second)"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: DELANO

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13A: "29. Shower stall?"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: RAINDELAY

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14A: "31. Slanted type: Abbr."

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ITAL

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15A: "32. Get one's feet wet?"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that english tennis player who won many women's singles titles (born in 1945)
  • Similar words include: Virginia Wade
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: WADE

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16A: "36. Dir. from St. Paul to Duluth"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the compass point that is midway between north and northeast
  • Similar words include: north northeast, nor'-nor'-east
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: NNE

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17A: "37. Guido ___, Baroque painter from Bologna"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: RENI

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18A: "38. Automates?"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates
  • Similar words include: wrist bone, carpal bone, carpal
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: CARPALS

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19A: "42. How mashed avocado might be served"

9 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: OVERTOAST

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20A: "45. Acquire, in a way"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an addition that extends a main building
  • Similar words include: extension, wing, annexe
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ANNEX

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21A: "47. "Yep, noticed that""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ISAW

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22A: "48. Battle cry?"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
  • Similar words include: countenance, stock warrant, warranty
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: WARRANT

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23A: "49. PC IDs"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information
  • Similar words include: information processing, informatics, IP
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: IPS

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24A: "52. What regular customers pay less for?"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
  • Similar words include: brag, gasconade, flatulence
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: GAS

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25A: "53. A good Wordle starting word, by the looks of it"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a fixed look with eyes open wide
  • Similar words include: gaze
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: STARE

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26A: "54. When Memorial Day is observed"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: INMAY

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27A: "55. Grim Grimm character"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a cruel wicked and inhuman person
  • Similar words include: monster, demon, devil
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: OGRE

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28A: "56. Trounce"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: WHUP

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29A: "58. Bamboozled"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
  • Similar words include: accept, cause, take
  • Opposite of: refuse, lack
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Answer: HAD

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30A: "59. Upscale shirtmaker"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ETON

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31A: "60. Symbol of the American West"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern united states having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit
  • Similar words include: Carnegiea gigantea, sahuaro
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: SAGUARO

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32A: "63. Former"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that belonging to some prior time
  • Similar words include: old, one-time, erstwhile
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: ONETIME

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33A: "65. Yellow submarine?"

15 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______________
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Answer: CHICKENSANDWICH

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34A: "69. Infantile"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that characteristic of a baby
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: BABYISH

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35A: "72. Prepares"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that poised for action
  • Similar words include: ready, set, cook
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: READIES

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36A: "73. Put on the line"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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37A: "77. Mien"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
  • Similar words include: publicize, strain, publicise
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: AIR

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38A: "78. Surname for a family of fictional Kansans"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on beaufort scale
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: GALE

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39A: "80. One whose pride can be protective"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that large gregarious predatory feline of africa and india having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
  • Similar words include: king of beasts, Leo, Leo the Lion
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: LION

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40A: "81. "___ a stinker?" (Bugs Bunny line)"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: AINTI

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41A: "82. Affect emotionally"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the event of something coming in contact with the body
  • Similar words include: tactual sensation, tinge, disturb
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: TOUCH

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42A: "84. Cologne conjunction"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: UND

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43A: "86. Freight weight"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a united states unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
  • Similar words include: gross ton, long ton, short ton
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: TON

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44A: "87. Stolen base?"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it
  • Similar words include: pelt along, bucket along, rush along
  • Opposite of: linger
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Answer: HOTFOOT

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45A: "89. Pelvic parts"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an ancient city in asia minor that was the site of the trojan war
  • Similar words include: Ilium, ilium, Ilion
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ILIA

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46A: "90. Love, in Lyon"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
  • Similar words include: liaison, affair, intimacy
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: AMOUR

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47A: "92. Bit of flooring for a patio, say"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: STONETILE

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48A: "94. Blood vessel?"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
  • Similar words include: family relationship, affinity, relationship
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: KINSHIP

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49A: "96. Page (through)"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
  • Similar words include: riffle, foliage, flip
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: LEAF

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50A: "99. Org. for pugilists"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
  • Similar words include: leucocyte, leukocyte, white corpuscle
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: WBC

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51A: "100. Go downhill, in a way"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
  • Similar words include: sleigh, sledge
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: SLED

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52A: "101. Pizzeria in "Do the Right Thing""

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: SALS

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53A: "102. Fire starter?"

9 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: CANOPENER

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54A: "105. Showy kind of push-up"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: ONEARM

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55A: "108. Salty cheese made from sheep's milk"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: PECORINO

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56A: "109. Creature-friendly org."

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ASPCA

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57A: "114. Padlock?"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: MATTRESS

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58A: "116. Confidence men?"

12 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a federal agent who engages in trust busting
  • Similar words include: trustbuster
  • Pattern: ____________
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Answer: TRUSTBUSTERS

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59A: "118. Rock-bottom review"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: ITSTINKS

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60A: "119. 1957 #1 hit for Debbie Reynolds"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that plain-woven (often glazed) fabric of wool or wool and cotton used especially formerly for linings and garments and curtains
  • Similar words include: tam-o'-shanter, tam
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: TAMMY

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61A: "120. Demonstrate complete disrespect for, in a way"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: SPITAT

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62A: "121. What a clear plastic bag is not"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an artifact designed to be played with
  • Similar words include: play, fiddle, miniature
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: TOY

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63A: "122. "Right now!""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: STAT

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64A: "123. "Your point being?""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: OKSO

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65A: "124. Roxane's beloved, in classic literature"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: CYRANO

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Down Clues - Complete List

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Roams (about) 4
2D 2. Entice 4
3D 3. Country with many Farsi speakers 4
4D 4. They often have AAA backing 4
5D 5. Colonial news source 5
6D 6. Iconic role for Harrison Ford 3
7D 7. "You've Really Got ___ on Me" (1960s hit) 5
8D 8. Deck application 6
9D 9. Proverbial slowpoke 6
10D 10. Iconic role for Harrison Ford 7
11D 11. Display amazement, in a way 4
12D 12. Star pitcher 3
13D 13. Mechanism for local funding 7
14D 14. Feature of the tone-deaf 6
15D 15. ___ Linda (San Bernardino suburb) 4
16D 16. Verdon of "Damn Yankees" 4
17D 17. In addition 4
18D 19. Steakhouse orders 6
19D 21. Alternative to a bouncy house 7
20D 23. Direct a smile toward 6
21D 27. Fizzling out 5
22D 30. Erelong 4
23D 31. Skating exhibitions 8
24D 32. "Holy moly!" 5
25D 33. Before, in Bordeaux 5
26D 34. Skin: Prefix 5
27D 35. Misjudgment 7
28D 39. Japanese beer brand 5
29D 40. Crazylegs Hirsch, from 1949 to 1957, informally 5
30D 41. Greta Garbo, by birth 5
31D 43. T-Swift, by another nickname 3
32D 44. Bouncing character in "The House at Pooh Corner" 6
33D 46. Yep's opposite 3
34D 50. Trim 5
35D 51. Seasoning from the ocean 7
36D 53. What some houses are built on 4
37D 55. Cask wood 3
38D 57. Prefix with -form or -verse 3
39D 60. Inept sorts 8
40D 61. One source of news 5
41D 62. Burger toppers 6
42D 64. Savings banks 7
43D 66. Lofty 4
44D 67. "Life ___ beach" 3
45D 68. Home for an 80-Across 3
46D 69. Printing technique that uses wax 5
47D 70. Garlicky spread 5
48D 71. Bear 5
49D 74. Packed like sardines, say 5
50D 75. It's a wrap 5
51D 76. Passed, as bad checks 5
52D 79. Brian in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 3
53D 81. Experienced a bit of turnover? 3
54D 83. Mary ___, "The Boating Party" artist 7
55D 85. Sweet, in Seville 5
56D 87. Schmooze 6
57D 88. Back in the day 4
58D 90. Malady 7
59D 91. Do something because of 7
60D 93. A score 6
61D 95. Pollster Lou or singer Emmylou 6
62D 97. Polar wear 6
63D 98. Discussion sites 6
64D 103. ___ Beach, Calif. 5
65D 104. Hoarse 5
66D 105. Fail to mention 4
67D 106. Intl. group formed in 1949 4
68D 107. Online marketplace with personalized gifts 4
69D 108. "Hey there!" 4
70D 110. Awaken 4
71D 111. Creature-friendly org. 4
72D 112. Prefix in many Ocean Spray drink names 4
73D 113. Regarding 4
74D 115. Reggae relative 3
75D 117. Gamecocks' sch. 3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Roams (about)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months
  • Similar words include: jazz around, gallivant, spur
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: GADS

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2D: "2. Entice"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
  • Similar words include: decoy, enticement, hook
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: LURE

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3D: "3. Country with many Farsi speakers"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a theocratic islamic republic in the middle east in western asia; iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as persia until 1935; rich in oil
  • Similar words include: Persia, Islamic Republic of Iran
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: IRAN

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4D: "4. They often have AAA backing"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope
  • Similar words include: tow, towage
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: TOWS

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5D: "5. Colonial news source"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a person who weeps
  • Similar words include: weeper, town crier
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: CRIER

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6D: "6. Iconic role for Harrison Ford"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that imperial dynasty that ruled china (most of the time from 206 bc to ad 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of chinese civilization
  • Similar words include: Han dynasty
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: HAN

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7D: "7. "You've Really Got ___ on Me" (1960s hit)"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: AHOLD

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8D: "8. Deck application"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface)
  • Similar words include: sealant
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: SEALER

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9D: "9. Proverbial slowpoke"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
  • Similar words include: capsize, turn turtle, polo-neck
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: TURTLE

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10D: "10. Iconic role for Harrison Ford"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a state in midwestern united states
  • Similar words include: Hoosier State, Robert Indiana, IN
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: INDIANA

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11D: "11. Display amazement, in a way"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an expression of openmouthed astonishment
  • Similar words include: gawp, yaw, goggle
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: GAPE

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12D: "12. Star pitcher"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
  • Similar words include: tiptop, whiz, unity
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ACE

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13D: "13. Mechanism for local funding"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: LANDTAX

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14D: "14. Feature of the tone-deaf"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: TINEAR

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15D: "15. ___ Linda (San Bernardino suburb)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: LOMA

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16D: "16. Verdon of "Damn Yankees""

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: GWEN

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17D: "17. In addition"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that in addition
  • Similar words include: as well, besides, likewise
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ALSO

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18D: "19. Steakhouse orders"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: TBONES

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19D: "21. Alternative to a bouncy house"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: BALLPIT

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20D: "23. Direct a smile toward"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: GRINAT

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21D: "27. Fizzling out"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the time when something ends
  • Similar words include: expire, give way, anxious
  • Opposite of: be born, nascent
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Answer: DYING

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22D: "30. Erelong"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that at another time
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ANON

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23D: "31. Skating exhibitions"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: ICESHOWS

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24D: "32. "Holy moly!""

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: WOWIE

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25D: "33. Before, in Bordeaux"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: AVANT

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26D: "34. Skin: Prefix"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: DERMO

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27D: "35. Misjudgment"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (christianity) holding views that disagree with accepted doctrine; especially disagreement with papal infallibility
  • Opposite of: inerrancy
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: ERRANCY

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28D: "39. Japanese beer brand"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ASAHI

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29D: "40. Crazylegs Hirsch, from 1949 to 1957, informally"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: LARAM

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30D: "41. Greta Garbo, by birth"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a native or inhabitant of sweden
  • Similar words include: swedish turnip, rutabaga plant, turnip cabbage
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SWEDE

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31D: "43. T-Swift, by another nickname"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a branch of the tai languages
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: TAY

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32D: "44. Bouncing character in "The House at Pooh Corner""

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: TIGGER

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33D: "46. Yep's opposite"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: NAW

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34D: "50. Trim"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
  • Similar words include: trim, rationalize, snip
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: PRUNE

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35D: "51. Seasoning from the ocean"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: SEASALT

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36D: "53. What some houses are built on"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
  • Similar words include: specification
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: SPEC

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37D: "55. Cask wood"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
  • Similar words include: oak tree
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: OAK

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38D: "57. Prefix with -form or -verse"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: UNI

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39D: "60. Inept sorts"

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: SCHLUMPS

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40D: "61. One source of news"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that medium for communication
  • Similar words include: radiocommunication, tuner, radio receiver
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: RADIO

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41D: "62. Burger toppers"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the bulb of an onion plant
  • Similar words include: onion plant, Allium cepa, onion
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: ONIONS

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42D: "64. Savings banks"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers
  • Similar words include: parsimony, thrift, penny-pinching
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: THRIFTS

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43D: "66. Lofty"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a lofty level or position or degree
  • Similar words include: eminent, high-pitched, highschool
  • Opposite of: low spirits, low
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Answer: HIGH

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44D: "67. "Life ___ beach""

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ISA

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45D: "68. Home for an 80-Across"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the habitation of wild animals
  • Similar words include: hideaway, hideout, lair
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: DEN

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46D: "69. Printing technique that uses wax"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: BATIK

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47D: "70. Garlicky spread"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that garlic mayonnaise
  • Similar words include: aioli sauce, garlic sauce
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: AIOLI

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48D: "71. Bear"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic `reynard the fox'
  • Similar words include: brown bear, Ursus arctos
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: BRUIN

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49D: "74. Packed like sardines, say"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: INOIL

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50D: "75. It's a wrap"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
  • Similar words include: steal, slip
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: STOLE

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51D: "76. Passed, as bad checks"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently
  • Similar words include: kite, kit, kit out
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: KITED

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52D: "79. Brian in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ENO

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53D: "81. Experienced a bit of turnover?"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
  • Similar words include: use up, deplete, eat up
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ATE

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54D: "83. Mary ___, "The Boating Party" artist"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: CASSATT

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55D: "85. Sweet, in Seville"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: DULCE

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56D: "87. Schmooze"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that rub elbows with
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: HOBNOB

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57D: "88. Back in the day"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that on one occasion
  • Similar words include: in one case, formerly, erstwhile
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ONCE

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58D: "90. Malady"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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59D: "91. Do something because of"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: REACTTO

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60D: "93. A score"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
  • Similar words include: 20, xx, XX
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: TWENTY

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61D: "95. Pollster Lou or singer Emmylou"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that united states author who wrote the stories about uncle remus (1848-1908)
  • Similar words include: Townsend Harris, Zellig Sabbatai Harris, Bomber Harris
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: HARRIS

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62D: "97. Polar wear"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a british term)
  • Similar words include: parka, windcheater, windbreaker
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: ANORAK

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63D: "98. Discussion sites"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a public meeting or assembly for open discussion
  • Similar words include: meeting place, forum, assembly
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: FORUMS

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64D: "103. ___ Beach, Calif."

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: PISMO

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65D: "104. Hoarse"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
  • Similar words include: scratchy, gravelly, grating
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: RASPY

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66D: "105. Fail to mention"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that prevent from being included or considered or accepted
  • Similar words include: overlook, overleap, leave out
  • Opposite of: attend to, include
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: OMIT

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67D: "106. Intl. group formed in 1949"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an international organization created in 1949 by the north atlantic treaty for purposes of collective security
  • Similar words include: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: NATO

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68D: "107. Online marketplace with personalized gifts"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ETSY

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69D: "108. "Hey there!""

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: PSST

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70D: "110. Awaken"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
  • Similar words include: stimulate, hustle, shift
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: STIR

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71D: "111. Creature-friendly org."

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: PETA

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72D: "112. Prefix in many Ocean Spray drink names"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: CRAN

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73D: "113. Regarding"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ASTO

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74D: "115. Reggae relative"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: SKA

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75D: "117. Gamecocks' sch."

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: USC

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65 Across Clues
75 Down Clues
140 Total Clues

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