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Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 12, 2024

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Major purchase when furnishing a dining room. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TABLE

  Possible Answer : postpone, defer, put_over, remit, set_back, tabular_array, tabularise, tabulate, tabularize, put_off, mesa, shelve, board, table, hold_over, prorogue




• The clue is 6. Reprimanding sounds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSKS

  Possible Answer : tut, tsk, tut-tut




• The clue is 10. ___ de gallo (salsa variety). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PICO




• The clue is 14. White wetland wader. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGRET

  Possible Answer : egret




• The clue is 15. Company name aptly found in "The bookcase came together like a charm!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IKEA




• The clue is 16. Broadway's "Dear ___ Hansen". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVAN




• The clue is 17. *One leaving money under a pillow. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOOTHFAIRY




• The clue is 19. Southern cornbread. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PONE

  Possible Answer : cornpone, pone




• The clue is 20. Noisy bedmate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNORER

  Possible Answer : snorer




• The clue is 21. Sean who played Rudy in "Rudy". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTIN




• The clue is 22. *Hobbes, vis-à-vis Calvin. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: IMAGINARYFRIEND




• The clue is 26. Submission to a record label in the 1990s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEMOCD




• The clue is 27. "Humble" home. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABODE

  Possible Answer : suffer, stomach, brook, abide, support, habitation, stand, bide, bear, domicile, tolerate, endure, stay, stick_out, dwelling, home, put_up, abode, dwelling_house, residence, digest




• The clue is 28. Narcissist's flaw. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGO

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




• The clue is 29. Toe woe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUNION

  Possible Answer : bunion




• The clue is 32. "Seriously?!" … or what one might ask of the answers to starred clues in this puzzle?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREYOUFORREAL




• The clue is 38. One on maternity leave. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEWMOM




• The clue is 39. California's Monterey ___ Aquarium. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAY

  Possible Answer : embayment, bay_tree, Laurus_nobilis, bay_laurel, alcove, quest, bay, true_laurel




• The clue is 41. Indian yogurt drink. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LASSI




• The clue is 43. Frozen ocean water. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEAICE




• The clue is 46. *Cryptid in the Scottish Highlands. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: LOCHNESSMONSTER




• The clue is 50. Prefix with -naut. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTRO




• The clue is 51. Period of one's prime. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEYDAY

  Possible Answer : heyday, blossom, efflorescence, flush, peak, prime, flower, bloom




• The clue is 52. Arnaz who loved Lucy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DESI




• The clue is 53. *"Ho, ho, ho!" hollerer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SANTACLAUS




• The clue is 57. British boarding school. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETON




• The clue is 58. "Keep it down!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUSH

  Possible Answer : still, pipe_down, silence, quiesce, hush_up, quiet, shut_up, quieten, hush, stillness, quiet_down

  Possible Opposite Answer : louden




• The clue is 59. Rwandan minority. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUTSI

  Possible Answer : Tutsi, Watutsi, Watusi




• The clue is 60. 0%. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NONE

  Possible Answer : none




• The clue is 61. Dollar bills. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONES

  Possible Answer : 1, single, ace, I, one, unity




• The clue is 62. Finger-painting smudge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMEAR

  Possible Answer : smear, slander, daub, smirch, defame, slur, smutch, blot, besmirch, asperse, cytologic_smear, spot, vilification, calumniate, malignment, smudge, denigrate, sully, cytosmear, blur, stain

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Vietnamese New Year. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TET

  Possible Answer: Tet

• The clue is 2. "A long time ___ …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGO

  Possible Answer: agone, ago

• The clue is 3. Sis's sibling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRO

• The clue is 4. "What are you waiting for?!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LETSGO

• The clue is 5. Pertaining to a cultural group. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETHNIC

  Possible Answer: heathenish, ethnic, pagan, heathen, ethnical, cultural

• The clue is 6. Princess's headwear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIARA

  Possible Answer: tiara

• The clue is 7. Person who might need a lift?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKIER

  Possible Answer: skier

• The clue is 8. Actress Washington of "Scandal". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KERRY

• The clue is 9. Speak aloud. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAY

  Possible Answer: enounce, order, state, enjoin, read, articulate, enunciate, suppose, pronounce, say, allege, sound_out, tell, aver

• The clue is 10. Discontinued competitor of Coke Zero. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEPSIONE

• The clue is 11. Words on an Election Day sticker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IVOTED

• The clue is 12. Bluey or Snoopy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANINE

  Possible Answer: canid, eye_tooth, cuspid, canine_tooth, eyetooth, dogtooth, canine, laniary

• The clue is 13. Upright, as hair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONEND

• The clue is 18. A fan (of). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOND

  Possible Answer: adoring, affectionate, fond, doting, partial, warm, tender, lovesome

• The clue is 21. ___ Day, occasion for planting trees. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARBOR

  Possible Answer: bower, arbor, mandril, arbour, mandrel, pergola, spindle

• The clue is 22. Ending with sulf- or fluor-. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDE

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

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

  The answer: MEGA

• The clue is 24. Love, in Spanish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMOR

  Possible Answer: Amor, Cupid

• The clue is 25. One might have farm animals, fried food and a Ferris wheel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FAIR

  Possible Answer: fairly, bonny, sightly, fairish, mediocre, just, middling, funfair, evenhandedly, reasonable, bonnie, honest, comely, bazaar, clean, fair, average, carnival

  Possible Opposite Answer : foul, unfairly, unfair

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

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

  The answer: BUM

  Possible Answer: tush, rat, bottom, arse, stern, fuck_off, keister, crumb, stinkpot, git, butt, behind, grub, lowlife, stinker, arse_around, rotter, crummy, bum, rear, skunk, idler, bum_about, dirty_dog, posterior, do-nothing, loafer, puke, hobo, backside, scum_bag, loll, lounge_about, lounge_around, loaf, buttocks, rump, fundament, cheap, layabout, buns, hind_end, tail_end, nates, cadge, ass, sponge, seat, cheesy, tail, tinny, tramp, prat, fanny, bum_around, waste_one's_time, loll_around, frig_around, derriere, punk, so-and-so, chintzy, tooshie, hindquarters, rear_end, arse_about, sleazy, can, mooch

• The clue is 30. Sci-fi ship. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UFO

  Possible Answer: flying_saucer, unidentified_flying_object, UFO

• The clue is 31. When repeated, sound effect for Cookie Monster. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOM

• The clue is 33. Induct into a Hall of Fame, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENSHRINE

  Possible Answer: enshrine, saint, shrine

• The clue is 34. Like the questions asked in 20 Questions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YESNO

• The clue is 35. Baby's boo-boo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWIE

• The clue is 36. Ever so slightly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABIT

• The clue is 37. Tie, as shoes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LACE

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : untwine

• The clue is 40. "___ out!" (ump's shout). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YER

• The clue is 41. Finish behind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOSETO

• The clue is 42. Follows, as a hunch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACTSON

• The clue is 43. Vending machine drink. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SODA

  Possible Answer: pop, soda_water, soda_ash, washing_soda, soda_pop, tonic, sal_soda, sodium_carbonate, soda

• The clue is 44. Puts into law. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENACTS

  Possible Answer: reenact, enact, ordain, act_out

• The clue is 45. Arkham ___, institution for many Batman foes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASYLUM

  Possible Answer: mental_home, asylum, mental_hospital, refuge, sanctuary, mental_institution, institution, insane_asylum, psychiatric_hospital

• The clue is 46. Filled with cargo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LADEN

  Possible Answer: ladened, loaded, oppressed, load, load_up, lade, ladle, laden

• The clue is 47. Olympic snowboarder White. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAUN

• The clue is 48. Have a feeling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SENSE

  Possible Answer: smell, sensory_faculty, sense, good_sense, sentience, smell_out, common_sense, sensation, mother_wit, gumption, signified, horse_sense, feel, sentiency

• The clue is 49. The answers to the starred clues in this puzzle … or are they?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MYTHS

  Possible Answer: myth

• The clue is 53. "Billions" airer, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHO

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

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

  The answer: ATE

  Possible Answer: eat_up, feed, run_through, rust, exhaust, wipe_out, deplete, eat_on, consume, use_up, corrode, eat, Ate

• The clue is 55. Summer Olympics powerhouse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USA

  Possible Answer: the_States, U.S., USA, U.S.A., America, United_States, United_States_of_America, US_Army, U._S._Army, Army, United_States_Army, US

• The clue is 56. Knight's title. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIR

  Possible Answer: Sir, sir

XWordHint Crossword Answers July 02, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

XWordHint Crossword Complete Solution: July 02, 2025

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Our expert breakdown helps you solve the July 02 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.

Across Clues and Answers (36)

Clue #1: 1. ___ salad

4-letter answer Answer: COBB

Clue #2: 5. Site for techies

4-letter answer Answer: CNET

Clue #3: 9. One of the hues in a Crayola eight-pack

5-letter answer Answer: BLACK

Word Help: Synonyms: grim, blackened, Black
Antonyms: whiten, white

Clue #4: 14. Shape of many a racetrack

4-letter answer Answer: OVAL

Word Help: Synonyms: ellipse, oval-shaped, prolate

Clue #5: 15. Fit as a fiddle

4-letter answer Answer: HALE

Word Help: Synonyms: drag, cart, coerce

Clue #6: 16. "… for He is ___" (Matthew 28:6)

5-letter answer Answer: RISEN

Word Help: Synonyms: turn_out, grow, get_up
Antonyms: sit_down, set

Clue #7: 17. Did you know?! The most common bar name in the U.K. is The Red Lion

9-letter answer Answer: PUBTRIVIA

Clue #8: 19. Enough

5-letter answer Answer: AMPLE

Word Help: Synonyms: ample, rich, plenteous
Antonyms: meager

Clue #9: 20. W.W.E. star Dumas

3-letter answer Answer: AMY

Clue #10: 21. Portfolio portion, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: IRA

Word Help: Synonyms: Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army, ire, Provisional_IRA

Clue #11: 22. It hangs on in the winter

6-letter answer Answer: ICICLE

Word Help: Synonyms: icicle

Clue #12: 23. Did you know?! The oldest known porno movie is the 1907 short film "El Satario"

13-letter answer Answer: GRAPHICDETAIL

Clue #13: 27. One might charge el capote rojo

4-letter answer Answer: TORO

Clue #14: 29. 2014 Winter Olympics host

5-letter answer Answer: SOCHI

Clue #15: 30. Iridescent gemstones

5-letter answer Answer: OPALS

Word Help: Synonyms: opal

Clue #16: 32. Bingo relative

4-letter answer Answer: KENO

Word Help: Synonyms: lotto, keno, bingo

Clue #17: 34. Squid's ink holder

3-letter answer Answer: SAC

Word Help: Synonyms: theca, pocket, pouch

Clue #18: 37. Did you know?! Engaging in leisure activities has been shown to reduce stress levels by over 30%

7-letter answer Answer: FUNFACT

Clue #19: 40. Did you know?! Before mastering fire, cave men ate uncooked meat for the first million years of human existence

7-letter answer Answer: RAWDATA

Clue #20: 42. Official currency of Ecuador and Guam: Abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: USD

Clue #21: 43. "___ move"

4-letter answer Answer: YOUR

Clue #22: 45. Cabinet department since 1913

5-letter answer Answer: LABOR

Word Help: Synonyms: British_Labour_Party, Labor, working_class

Clue #23: 46. Nudges against

5-letter answer Answer: ABUTS

Word Help: Synonyms: butt_on, march, adjoin

Clue #24: 49. Room for growth?

4-letter answer Answer: WOMB

Word Help: Synonyms: womb, uterus

Clue #25: 50. Did you know?! America's first chartered money supplier opened in Philadelphia on January 7, 1782

13-letter answer Answer: BANKSTATEMENT

Clue #26: 56. Enemy vessels in W.W. II

6-letter answer Answer: UBOATS

Clue #27: 57. Outfit that might have satin lapels, informally

3-letter answer Answer: TUX

Word Help: Synonyms: dinner_jacket, tuxedo, tux

Clue #28: 58. Key near F1

3-letter answer Answer: ESC

Clue #29: 61. Spanish island with many nightclubs

5-letter answer Answer: IBIZA

Clue #30: 62. Did you know?! Diamonds are 58 times more resistant to pressure than rubies or sapphires

9-letter answer Answer: HARDTRUTH

Clue #31: 65. "___ est mort" ("the king is dead")

5-letter answer Answer: LEROI

Clue #32: 66. Modern aerosol emitter, for short

4-letter answer Answer: ECIG

Clue #33: 67. x times y, potentially

4-letter answer Answer: AREA

Word Help: Synonyms: surface_area, orbit, domain

Clue #34: 68. Boxer nicknamed "Kid Dynamite"

5-letter answer Answer: TYSON

Word Help: Synonyms: Mike_Tyson, Michael_Gerald_Tyson, Tyson

Clue #35: 69. "... or ___!" (threat)

4-letter answer Answer: ELSE

Clue #36: 70. "College GameDay" airer

4-letter answer Answer: ESPN

Across Clues and Answers (36)

Clue #1: 1. ___ América (international football competition)

4-letter answer Answer: COPA

Clue #2: 2. Tube descender

4-letter answer Answer: OVUM

Word Help: Synonyms: ovum, egg_cell

Clue #3: 3. Step up from an upright piano

9-letter answer Answer: BABYGRAND

Clue #4: 4. Layered lunch offering, informally

3-letter answer Answer: BLT

Word Help: Synonyms: bacon-lettuce-tomato_sandwich, BLT

Clue #5: 5. Tweets

6-letter answer Answer: CHIRPS

Word Help: Synonyms: tweedle, cheep, chirrup

Clue #6: 6. Language of W.W. II "code talkers": Var.

6-letter answer Answer: NAVAHO

Word Help: Synonyms: Navaho, Navajo

Clue #7: 7. Inventor Whitney

3-letter answer Answer: ELI

Clue #8: 8. Beverage in Wonderland

3-letter answer Answer: TEA

Word Help: Synonyms: tea_leaf, afternoon_tea, Camellia_sinensis

Clue #9: 9. Leg support

5-letter answer Answer: BRACE

Word Help: Synonyms: energise, bracing, twain
Antonyms: de-energize, de-energise

Clue #10: 10. Minimum or maximum

5-letter answer Answer: LIMIT

Word Help: Synonyms: bound, demarcation_line, limit_point

Clue #11: 11. Pet safety org.

5-letter answer Answer: ASPCA

Clue #12: 12. Chamber group instruments

5-letter answer Answer: CELLI

Clue #13: 13. Genuflect

5-letter answer Answer: KNEEL

Word Help: Synonyms: kneel, kneeling

Clue #14: 18. Narrow inlet

3-letter answer Answer: RIA

Clue #15: 22. "Uncut Gems" actress Menzel

5-letter answer Answer: IDINA

Clue #16: 24. "The Sound of Music" antagonist

4-letter answer Answer: ROLF

Word Help: Synonyms: Rolf, Rollo, Hrolf

Clue #17: 25. "Ugh!"

3-letter answer Answer: ICK

Clue #18: 26. Only acting Oscar winner in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

4-letter answer Answer: CHER

Clue #19: 27. Common stir-fry ingredient

4-letter answer Answer: TOFU

Word Help: Synonyms: bean_curd, tofu

Clue #20: 28. Grand work

4-letter answer Answer: OPUS

Word Help: Synonyms: opus, piece_of_music, composition

Clue #21: 31. For example

3-letter answer Answer: SAY

Word Help: Synonyms: order, suppose, enjoin

Clue #22: 33. One who gives a hoot

3-letter answer Answer: OWL

Word Help: Synonyms: bird_of_Minerva, hooter, bird_of_night

Clue #23: 34. Ones wreaking havoc

9-letter answer Answer: SABOTEURS

Word Help: Synonyms: saboteur, fifth_columnist, wrecker

Clue #24: 35. ___ bomb

4-letter answer Answer: ATOM

Word Help: Synonyms: mote, particle, speck

Clue #25: 36. No-no in many fad diets

4-letter answer Answer: CARB

Clue #26: 38. Thoroughly covers

5-letter answer Answer: COATS

Word Help: Synonyms: coat, cake, coating

Clue #27: 39. Low-pitched musical instrument

4-letter answer Answer: TUBA

Word Help: Synonyms: tuba, sousaphone, bass_horn

Clue #28: 41. "Rosy-fingered" time of day in the "Odyssey"

4-letter answer Answer: DAWN

Word Help: Synonyms: break_of_day, dayspring, click
Antonyms: sunset

Clue #29: 44. Don't get stuck in it!

3-letter answer Answer: RUT

Word Help: Synonyms: furrow, oestrus, estrus
Antonyms: anestrus

Clue #30: 47. Onetime geometric game fad

6-letter answer Answer: TETRIS

Word Help: Synonyms: tetri

Clue #31: 48. What mascara might do

6-letter answer Answer: SMUDGE

Word Help: Synonyms: smudge, smear, smutch

Clue #32: 50. Muscular

5-letter answer Answer: BUILT

Word Help: Synonyms: establish, reinforced, progress

Clue #33: 51. "The Sound of Music" locale

5-letter answer Answer: ABBEY

Word Help: Synonyms: abbey

Clue #34: 52. "The Third Man" and "Kiss Me Deadly," for two

5-letter answer Answer: NOIRS

Clue #35: 53. Creator of a lot of buzz in the music scene

5-letter answer Answer: KAZOO

Word Help: Synonyms: kazoo

Clue #36: 54. Laundry problem

5-letter answer Answer: STAIN

Word Help: Synonyms: smear, brand, stigma

Clue #37: 55. No. after a tel. no.

3-letter answer Answer: EXT

Clue #38: 59. Part of a plan

4-letter answer Answer: STEP

Word Help: Synonyms: gradation, stride, footfall

Clue #39: 60. Jackie of martial arts films

4-letter answer Answer: CHAN

Clue #40: 62. Bit of a laugh

3-letter answer Answer: HEE

Clue #41: 63. Femur/tibia connector, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: ACL

Clue #42: 64. Issa of Hollywood

3-letter answer Answer: RAE

Expert Solving Strategies

• Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
• Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
• Check vowel patterns in partially solved words

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