NYT Wednesday, August 14, 2024 - Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 14, 2024

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

NYT Wednesday, August 14, 2024 - Crossword Clues Hints 

Across Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: ACTI




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

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

  The answer: SHEDS

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




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

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

  The answer: COPS

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




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

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

  The answer: NOON

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




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

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

  The answer: EERIE

  Possible Answer : eery, eerie




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

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

  The answer: IHOP




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

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

  The answer: CLOUDTHREE




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

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

  The answer: ALPO




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

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

  The answer: HOKIES




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

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

  The answer: SMS

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




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

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

  The answer: ODO

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




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

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

  The answer: ORATE

  Possible Answer : orate




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

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

  The answer: SWEETFOUR




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

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

  The answer: RIBS

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




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

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

  The answer: DIAL

  Possible Answer : telephone_dial, dial




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

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

  The answer: OIKOS




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

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

  The answer: SNO




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

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

  The answer: CURL

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : uncoil




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

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

  The answer: LDS




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

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

  The answer: WHENIMEIGHT




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

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

  The answer: ODE

  Possible Answer : ode




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

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

  The answer: ARMY

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




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

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

  The answer: AMS

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




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

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

  The answer: TYPEA




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

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

  The answer: TRAP

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




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

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

  The answer: GIAN




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

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

  The answer: YOURROOTS




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

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

  The answer: DELTA

  Possible Answer : delta




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

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

  The answer: CDT




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

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

  The answer: SMU




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

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

  The answer: PETPIG




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

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

  The answer: OUST

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




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

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

  The answer: ARESHOWING




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

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

  The answer: ODOR

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




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

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

  The answer: HELLO

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




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

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

  The answer: EPEE

  Possible Answer : epee




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

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

  The answer: NENE




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

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

  The answer: ADIOS

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




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

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

  The answer: TEED

  Possible Answer : tee_up, tee 

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: ANCHORS

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

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

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

  The answer: COLORIN

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

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

  The answer: TOOKABOW

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

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

  The answer: INUITS

  Possible Answer: Eskimo, Inuit, Esquimau

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

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

  The answer: SETS

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : rise

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

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

  The answer: HEH

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

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

  The answer: ERR

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

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

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

  The answer: DIESEL

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

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

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

  The answer: SEEME

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

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

  The answer: CIA

  Possible Answer: CIA, Central_Intelligence_Agency

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

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

  The answer: OHLOOK

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

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

  The answer: POPDUO

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

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

  The answer: SPOORS

  Possible Answer: spoor

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

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

  The answer: DEE

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

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

  The answer: STODGY

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

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

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

  The answer: SIRI

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

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

  The answer: WALMART

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

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

  The answer: FISH

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

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

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

  The answer: DUNE

  Possible Answer: dune, sand_dune

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

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

  The answer: CEDARS

  Possible Answer: cedar, true_cedar, cedarwood, cedar_tree

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

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

  The answer: LIMP

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

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

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

  The answer: HOER

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

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

  The answer: ERAS

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

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

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

  The answer: TAILPIPE

  Possible Answer: tailpipe

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

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

  The answer: MATINEE

  Possible Answer: matinee

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

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

  The answer: SNAGGED

  Possible Answer: snag

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

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

  The answer: TYCOON

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

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

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

  The answer: YODUDE

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

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

  The answer: PUTSON

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

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

  The answer: TOURED

  Possible Answer: tour

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

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

  The answer: GETWET

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

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

  The answer: OMAHA

  Possible Answer: Omaha, Maha

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

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

  The answer: DEO

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

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

  The answer: PHOS

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

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

  The answer: TRE

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

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

  The answer: ELI

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

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

  The answer: SLO

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (37 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (41 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging

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. Skill needed for bocce	3
2A	4. World's most commonly cultivated coffee species	7
3A	11. Genre for Jimmy Eat World	3
4A	14. Commercial lead-in to Caps or Balls	3
5A	15. Like the number "i"	7
6A	16. ___-top (hairstyle associated with the Beatles)	3
7A	17. Folk-rock pair featured in the documentary "Wordplay"	11
8A	19. George Washington bill	3
9A	20. Repellent ingredient	4
10A	21. Queens ballplayer	3
11A	22. Spun platters for a party, informally	4
12A	23. Isn't perfect	4
13A	24. Half of a standard deck of cards	10
14A	28. Part of n.b.	4
15A	30. Greeting from Kermit the 47-Across	4
16A	31. 17-syllable poem	5
17A	33. Like slavery per the 13th Amendment	9
18A	38. Wood-cutting tool	3
19A	39. 1950s entertainment innovation ... or a hint to the first and second halves of 17-, 24-, 48- and 60-Across	7
20A	41. It can be blonde or brown	3
21A	42. Shadow government, according to conspiracy theories	9
22A	44. Bert's roommate	5
23A	46. 2010 best-selling Emma Donoghue novel	4
24A	47. See 30-Across	4
25A	48. Place for plants to flourish	10
26A	53. Inquires	4
27A	56. "___ Shaker" (1992 Wreckx-N-Effect hit)	4
28A	57. Diarist Anaïs	3
29A	58. What you eat	4
30A	59. As easy as ___	3
31A	60. Fast-food chain with the slogan "The Crave is a powerful thing"	11
32A	64. As easy as ___	3
33A	65. Experienced again	7
34A	66. The Dream Team	3
35A	67. Squeeze (by)	3
36A	68. People who overuse Caps Lock, so to speak	7
37A	69. ___ Wonderful, fruit juice brand	3

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Skill needed for bocce"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
• Similar words include: direct, point, draw a bead on
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AIM

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2A: "4. World's most commonly cultivated coffee species"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ARABICA

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3A: "11. Genre for Jimmy Eat World"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EMO

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4A: "14. Commercial lead-in to Caps or Balls"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SNO

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5A: "15. Like the number "i""

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: NONREAL

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6A: "16. ___-top (hairstyle associated with the Beatles)"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
• Similar words include: pout, mow, wipe up
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MOP

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7A: "17. Folk-rock pair featured in the documentary "Wordplay""

11 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: INDIGOGIRLS

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8A: "19. George Washington bill"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Similar words include: matchless, one and only, nonpareil
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ONE

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9A: "20. Repellent ingredient"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DEET

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10A: "21. Queens ballplayer"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that come together
• Similar words include: fulfil, gather, satisfy
• Opposite of: diverge

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Answer: MET

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11A: "22. Spun platters for a party, informally"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that comment on music to be played
• Similar words include: disc-jockey, disk-jockey, DJ
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DJED

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12A: "23. Isn't perfect"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that to make a mistake or be incorrect
• Similar words include: mistake, slip, err
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ERRS

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13A: "24. Half of a standard deck of cards"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: BLACKSUITS

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14A: "28. Part of n.b."

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NOTA

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15A: "30. Greeting from Kermit the 47-Across"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HIHO

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16A: "31. 17-syllable poem"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an epigrammatic japanese verse form of three short lines
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HAIKU

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17A: "33. Like slavery per the 13th Amendment"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that do away with
• Similar words include: get rid of, abolish
• Opposite of: establish

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Answer: ABOLISHED

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18A: "38. Wood-cutting tool"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an edge tool used to cut and shape wood
• Similar words include: adze
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ADZ

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19A: "39. 1950s entertainment innovation ... or a hint to the first and second halves of 17-, 24-, 48- and 60-Across"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: COLORTV

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20A: "41. It can be blonde or brown"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the united states an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ALE

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21A: "42. Shadow government, according to conspiracy theories"

9 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: DEEPSTATE

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22A: "44. Bert's roommate"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ERNIE

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23A: "46. 2010 best-selling Emma Donoghue novel"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
• Similar words include: way, elbow room, board
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ROOM

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24A: "47. See 30-Across"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
• Similar words include: toad frog, Gaul, salientian
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FROG

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25A: "48. Place for plants to flourish"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions
• Similar words include: glasshouse, nursery
• Pattern: __________

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Answer: GREENHOUSE

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26A: "53. Inquires"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: ASKS

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27A: "56. "___ Shaker" (1992 Wreckx-N-Effect hit)"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks
• Similar words include: behind, backside, tail end
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RUMP

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28A: "57. Diarist Anaïs"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NIN

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29A: "58. What you eat"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a prescribed selection of foods
• Similar words include: dieting
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DIET

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30A: "59. As easy as ___"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
• Similar words include: alphabet, first principle, rudiment
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ABC

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31A: "60. Fast-food chain with the slogan "The Crave is a powerful thing""

11 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: WHITECASTLE

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32A: "64. As easy as ___"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
• Similar words include: Proto-Indo European
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PIE

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33A: "65. Experienced again"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that experience again, often in the imagination
• Similar words include: relive, live over
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: RELIVED

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34A: "66. The Dream Team"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that north american republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in north america plus alaska in northwest north america and the hawaiian islands in the pacific ocean; achieved independence in 1776
• Similar words include: United States of America, United States Army, Army
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: USA

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35A: "67. Squeeze (by)"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EKE

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36A: "68. People who overuse Caps Lock, so to speak"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice
• Similar words include: bellower, bawler, yeller
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: YELLERS

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37A: "69. ___ Wonderful, fruit juice brand"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a disparaging term for a british person
• Similar words include: pommy
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: POM

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. The half with the hit song, typically	5
2D	2. Word with city or peace	5
3D	3. Update	9
4D	4. "Brokeback Mountain" director Lee	3
5D	5. Roving floor cleaner	6
6D	6. Perfectly behaved child	5
7D	7. Water filter brand	5
8D	8. Suffix with front or cash	3
9D	9. Name seen in cursive on a cap in Berkeley	3
10D	10. Singers Green and Jardine	3
11D	11. Laughing head or a thumbs up, e.g.	5
12D	12. French Impressionist Claude	5
13D	13. Some newspaper pieces that aren't news	5
14D	18. Empathetic response to an apology	5
15D	22. Laurel and Hardy and Abbott and Costello	4
16D	25. Slog, say	5
17D	26. Garb that's typically plaid	4
18D	27. [I'm scared!]	6
19D	29. City situated between the split halves of Saguaro National Park	6
20D	31. Possessed	3
21D	32. Common beverage suffix	3
22D	33. Rental car option	5
23D	34. ChatGPT, for one	3
24D	35. Throws in the towel	9
25D	36. QB Manning	3
26D	37. Syllable doubled after "fiddle"	3
27D	40. However, in a text	4
28D	43. ___ school	4
29D	45. "Where we're going we don't need ___" ("Back to the Future" quote)	5
30D	47. Épéeist, e.g.	6
31D	48. One of Jolly Rancher's "Original Flavors"	5
32D	49. Eponym of a popular puzzle	5
33D	50. Host	5
34D	51. Up to	5
35D	52. Metaphor for a bad goalie	5
36D	54. Ashton Kutcher's role on "That '70s Show"	5
37D	55. What a hot iron may give off	5
38D	60. Like some humor	3
39D	61. Start of a bray	3
40D	62. Ailing	3
41D	63. Highlights of the Super Bowl, for some	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. The half with the hit song, typically"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
• Similar words include: divagation, parenthesis, digression
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ASIDE

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2D: "2. Word with city or peace"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that located inward; - leonard bernstein; - david denby; - a.r.gurney,jr.
• Similar words include: intimate, privileged, inside
• Opposite of: outer

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Answer: INNER

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3D: "3. Update"

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to
• Similar words include: overhaul, modernise, develop
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: MODERNIZE

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4D: "4. "Brokeback Mountain" director Lee"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a civilian reserve component of the united states air force that provides prompt mobilization during war and assistance during national emergencies
• Similar words include: Air National Guard
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ANG

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5D: "5. Roving floor cleaner"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ROOMBA

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6D: "6. Perfectly behaved child"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that spiritual being attendant upon god
• Similar words include: saint, backer, Angel Falls
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ANGEL

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7D: "7. Water filter brand"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BRITA

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8D: "8. Suffix with front or cash"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that used of a single unit or thing; not two or more
• Similar words include: 1, one, i
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IER

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9D: "9. Name seen in cursive on a cap in Berkeley"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: CAL

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10D: "10. Singers Green and Jardine"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs
• Similar words include: Camellia State, Alabama, atomic number 13
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ALS

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11D: "11. Laughing head or a thumbs up, e.g."

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EMOJI

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12D: "12. French Impressionist Claude"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that french impressionist painter (1840-1926)
• Similar words include: Claude Monet
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MONET

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13D: "13. Some newspaper pieces that aren't news"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OPEDS

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14D: "18. Empathetic response to an apology"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ITSOK

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15D: "22. Laurel and Hardy and Abbott and Costello"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that two items of the same kind
• Similar words include: duo, couple, couplet
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DUOS

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16D: "25. Slog, say"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
• Similar words include: job, task
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CHORE

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17D: "26. Garb that's typically plaid"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of the traditional dress in the highlands of northern scotland
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: KILT

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18D: "27. [I'm scared!]"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
• Similar words include: frisson, tingle, quiver
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SHIVER

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19D: "29. City situated between the split halves of Saguaro National Park"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a city in southeastern arizona ringed by mountain ranges; long known as a winter and health resort but the population shift from industrial states to the sunbelt resulted in rapid growth late in the 20th century
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TUCSON

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20D: "31. Possessed"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: HAD

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21D: "32. Common beverage suffix"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
• Similar words include: fruit drink
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ADE

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22D: "33. Rental car option"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a siege and massacre at a mission in san antonio in 1836; mexican forces under santa anna besieged and massacred american rebels who were fighting to make texas independent of mexico
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ALAMO

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23D: "34. ChatGPT, for one"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BOT

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24D: "35. Throws in the towel"

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: HANGSITUP

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25D: "36. QB Manning"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ELI

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26D: "37. Syllable doubled after "fiddle""

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DEE

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27D: "40. However, in a text"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OTOH

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28D: "43. ___ school"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
• Similar words include: homework, preparation
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PREP

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29D: "45. "Where we're going we don't need ___" ("Back to the Future" quote)"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a partly sheltered anchorage
• Similar words include: roadstead, road, route
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ROADS

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30D: "47. Épéeist, e.g."

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone skilled at fencing
• Similar words include: swordsman
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: FENCER

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31D: "48. One of Jolly Rancher's "Original Flavors""

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various juicy fruit of the genus vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters
• Similar words include: grape vine, grapevine, grapeshot
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: GRAPE

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32D: "49. Eponym of a popular puzzle"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RUBIK

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33D: "50. Host"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
• Similar words include: master of ceremonies, compere, host
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EMCEE

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34D: "51. Up to"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: UNTIL

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35D: "52. Metaphor for a bad goalie"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
• Similar words include: sift, screen, screen out
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SIEVE

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36D: "54. Ashton Kutcher's role on "That '70s Show""

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: KELSO

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37D: "55. What a hot iron may give off"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
• Similar words include: steam clean, steamer
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: STEAM

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38D: "60. Like some humor"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that humorously sarcastic or mocking
• Similar words include: ironic, dry, ironical
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: WRY

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39D: "61. Start of a bray"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: HEE

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40D: "62. Ailing"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
• Similar words include: badly, ominous, ailment
• Opposite of: well

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Answer: ILL

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41D: "63. Highlights of the Super Bowl, for some"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a public promotion of some product or service
• Similar words include: advertizing, advert, advertising
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ADS

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Expert Solving Strategies

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Question marks indicate wordplay or puns. "Maybe" suggests multiple interpretations.

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Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.

Today's Puzzle Stats

37 Across Clues

41 Down Clues

78 Total Clues

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