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Date: Thursday, April 01, 2021
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 76 (37 Across, 39 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.9 letters
April 01, 2021 Thursday NYT - Complete Across Solutions
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. "Unbelievable!" | 5 |
| 2A | 6. Actor Patel of "Slumdog Millionaire" | 3 |
| 3A | 9. Film in which Will Ferrell wears yellow tights | 3 |
| 4A | 12. Good, in Genoa | 5 |
| 5A | 13. Specs can be provided for them | 4 |
| 6A | 15. Talk like a tippler | 4 |
| 7A | 16. ___ Building, former name of Chicago's Aon Center | 5 |
| 8A | 17. Losing dice roll | 4 |
| 9A | 18. [sooo funny!] | 4 |
| 10A | 19. 6-Across, with "out" | 13 |
| 11A | 22. What the Cyclops couldn't do after Odysseus tricked him | 3 |
| 12A | 24. "___ interesante" | 3 |
| 13A | 25. Bull's preceder in the zodiac | 3 |
| 14A | 26. "Sooo funny ..." | 6 |
| 15A | 28. Fearing | 8 |
| 16A | 33. Inits. before 9-Across | 11 |
| 17A | 35. Pop star Grande, to fans | 3 |
| 18A | 36. Airplane whose name is also a vitamin | 4 |
| 19A | 37. Start of the third millennium | 3 |
| 20A | 38. Something often skipped using a DVR | 4 |
| 21A | 39. Way to say "hey" in São Tomé | 3 |
| 22A | 40. 37-Across, in slang | 11 |
| 23A | 44. Overlooked | 8 |
| 24A | 46. Pestering sort | 6 |
| 25A | 47. Dip stick? | 3 |
| 26A | 48. Depiction on Arizona and New Mexico's flags | 3 |
| 27A | 49. ___ loose | 3 |
| 28A | 50. 64-/65-Across and others | 13 |
| 29A | 56. Ice-___ (old tennis nickname) | 4 |
| 30A | 57. Bombard (with) | 4 |
| 31A | 58. Sorting category in a music app | 5 |
| 32A | 61. "Jeopardy!," basically | 4 |
| 33A | 62. Fix | 4 |
| 34A | 63. Bumpkins | 5 |
| 35A | 64. French holy title: Abbr. | 3 |
| 36A | 65. Cheap beer choice, for short | 3 |
| 37A | 66. S.U.V. with a geographic name | 5 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. "Unbelievable!""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MYGOD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "6. Actor Patel of "Slumdog Millionaire""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DEV
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "9. Film in which Will Ferrell wears yellow tights"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about movies/film.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- Words that mean the same thing: imp, extremely low frequency, pixie
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "12. Good, in Genoa"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BUONO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "13. Specs can be provided for them"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that opinion or judgment
- Words that mean the same thing: optic, centre, middle
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EYES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "15. Talk like a tippler"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
- Words that mean the same thing: blur, blot, spot
- The opposite would be: focus
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLUR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "16. ___ Building, former name of Chicago's Aon Center"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMOCO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "17. Losing dice roll"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that obscene terms for feces
- Words that mean the same thing: ca-ca, shite, dirt
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CRAP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "18. [sooo funny!]"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LMAO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "19. 6-Across, with "out""
Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: VERYRELIGIOUS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "22. What the Cyclops couldn't do after Odysseus tricked him"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
- Words that mean the same thing: run into, witness, visualize
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "24. "___ interesante""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MUY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "25. Bull's preceder in the zodiac"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible
- Words that mean the same thing: cram, random access memory, force
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "26. "Sooo funny ...""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HARHAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "28. Fearing"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SCAREDOF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "33. Inits. before 9-Across"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
- Words that mean the same thing: fundamentally, basically
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ESSENTIALLY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "35. Pop star Grande, to fans"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "36. Airplane whose name is also a vitamin"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BTEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "37. Start of the third millennium"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MMI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "38. Something often skipped using a DVR"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TVAD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "39. Way to say "hey" in São Tomé"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in india for writing paper
- Words that mean the same thing: olla
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OLA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "40. 37-Across, in slang"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that speak unfavorably about
- Words that mean the same thing: drag through the mud, badmouth, malign
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BADMOUTHING
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "44. Overlooked"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PASSEDBY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "46. Pestering sort"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NOODGE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "47. Dip stick?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an implement used to propel or steer a boat
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "48. Depiction on Arizona and New Mexico's flags"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
- Words that mean the same thing: solarise, insolate, sunlight
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SUN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "49. ___ loose"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a brutal terrorist group active in kashmir; fights against india with the goal of restoring islamic rule of india
- Words that mean the same thing: Lashkar-e-Taiba, Army of the Pure, rent
- The opposite would be: forbid, disallow
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "50. 64-/65-Across and others"
Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BLENDEDFAMILY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "56. Ice-___ (old tennis nickname)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BORG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "57. Bombard (with)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
- Words that mean the same thing: fur, pour, stream
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PELT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "58. Sorting category in a music app"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about music.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a kind of literary or artistic work
- Words that mean the same thing: music genre, writing style, musical style
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GENRE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "61. "Jeopardy!," basically"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an examination consisting of a few short questions
- Words that mean the same thing: test
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: QUIZ
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "62. Fix"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that remove the ovaries of
- Words that mean the same thing: castrate, neuter, alter
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPAY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "63. Bumpkins"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
- Words that mean the same thing: yokel, hayseed, yahoo
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HICKS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "64. French holy title: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "65. Cheap beer choice, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PBR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "66. S.U.V. with a geographic name"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAHOE
Great job if you got it right!
Solve the Down: NYT Thursday Puzzle April 01, 2021
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Firm requirement, maybe | 3 |
| 2D | 2. Word a cook likes to hear | 3 |
| 3D | 3. Travel abroad | 10 |
| 4D | 4. How many times TV's Perry Mason lost a case | 4 |
| 5D | 5. Quite a job, you have to admit? | 7 |
| 6D | 6. Publicly criticize | 5 |
| 7D | 7. Literary character who says "I will be myself" to Mr. Rochester | 4 |
| 8D | 8. What might be parm for the course? | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Friend of Cookie Monster | 4 |
| 10D | 10. Occasion for a roast | 4 |
| 11D | 11. Some natural hairstyles, informally | 4 |
| 12D | 14. Perfectly thrown football | 6 |
| 13D | 15. Gunk | 5 |
| 14D | 20. Circular dwelling | 4 |
| 15D | 21. Libertarian politico Johnson | 4 |
| 16D | 22. 1984 hit for Cyndi Lauper | 6 |
| 17D | 23. Where I-5 meets I-710 | 6 |
| 18D | 27. What may come home to roost | 3 |
| 19D | 28. Something that might be made with cold cuts from the fridge | 5 |
| 20D | 29. Sister of Calliope | 4 |
| 21D | 30. Filmmaker who co-created "Twin Peaks" | 10 |
| 22D | 31. Like Tennessee Avenue and New York Avenue, on a Monopoly board | 6 |
| 23D | 32. Have ants in one's pants | 6 |
| 24D | 34. Website with Oscars recaps | 4 |
| 25D | 38. Vietnam's Le Duc ___ | 3 |
| 26D | 40. Sweat it | 4 |
| 27D | 41. Ones with spots to fill | 6 |
| 28D | 42. "One" on ones | 4 |
| 29D | 43. Tony and Maria duet in "West Side Story" | 7 |
| 30D | 45. Trey ___, R&B artist with the 2012 chart-topping album "Chapter V" | 5 |
| 31D | 48. Strong luster? | 5 |
| 32D | 50. Occasions for roasts, for short | 4 |
| 33D | 51. Hooligan | 4 |
| 34D | 52. City roughly halfway between Cleveland and Buffalo | 4 |
| 35D | 53. "Pirates of the Caribbean" star | 4 |
| 36D | 54. Toning target | 4 |
| 37D | 55. Noted leader of the Resistance | 4 |
| 38D | 59. Pioneering co. in film noir | 3 |
| 39D | 60. -talk | 3 |
Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!
Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!
Clue 1 Down: "1. Firm requirement, maybe"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a master's degree in business
- Words that mean the same thing: Master in Business, Master in Business Administration
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MBA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Word a cook likes to hear"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YUM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Travel abroad"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GOOVERSEAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. How many times TV's Perry Mason lost a case"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that on one occasion
- Words that mean the same thing: in one case, at one time, erst
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ONCE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Quite a job, you have to admit?"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that someone who guards an entrance
- Words that mean the same thing: gatekeeper, doorkeeper, door guard
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DOORMAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Publicly criticize"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that express strong disapproval of
- Words that mean the same thing: reprobate, objurgate, condemn
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DECRY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Literary character who says "I will be myself" to Mr. Rochester"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a shallow salt lake in south central australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent
- Words that mean the same thing: Lake Eyre
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EYRE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. What might be parm for the course?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that meat from a calf
- Words that mean the same thing: veau
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: VEAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Friend of Cookie Monster"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELMO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Occasion for a roast"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an elaborate hawaiian feast or party (especially one accompanied by traditional foods and entertainment)
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LUAU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Some natural hairstyles, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FROS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "14. Perfectly thrown football"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
- Words that mean the same thing: helix, volute, whorl
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPIRAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "15. Gunk"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any thick, viscous matter
- Words that mean the same thing: goo, gunk, goop
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLIME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "20. Circular dwelling"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a circular domed dwelling that is portable and self-supporting; originally used by nomadic mongol and turkic people of central asia but now used as inexpensive alternative or temporary housing
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YURT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "21. Libertarian politico Johnson"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a city in northwest indiana on lake michigan; steel production
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GARY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "22. 1984 hit for Cyndi Lauper"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHEBOP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "23. Where I-5 meets I-710"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EASTLA
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Clue 18 Down: "27. What may come home to roost"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that adult female chicken
- Words that mean the same thing: biddy
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: HEN
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Clue 19 Down: "28. Something that might be made with cold cuts from the fridge"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SAMMY
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Clue 20 Down: "29. Sister of Calliope"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that (greek mythology) the muse of history
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: CLIO
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Clue 21 Down: "30. Filmmaker who co-created "Twin Peaks""
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.
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- The word looks like this: __________
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The answer is: DAVIDLYNCH
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Clue 22 Down: "31. Like Tennessee Avenue and New York Avenue, on a Monopoly board"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
- Words that mean the same thing: orangeness, orangish, orange tree
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ORANGE
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Clue 23 Down: "32. Have ants in one's pants"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion
- Words that mean the same thing: restlessness, fidgetiness
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: FIDGET
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Clue 24 Down: "34. Website with Oscars recaps"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about movies/film.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: IMDB
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Clue 25 Down: "38. Vietnam's Le Duc ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a branch of the tai languages
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: THO
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Clue 26 Down: "40. Sweat it"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a small ball with a hole through the middle
- Words that mean the same thing: astragal, drop, pearl
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: BEAD
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Clue 27 Down: "41. Ones with spots to fill"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ADREPS
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Clue 28 Down: "42. "One" on ones"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: UNUM
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Clue 29 Down: "43. Tony and Maria duet in "West Side Story""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the present or immediately coming night
- Words that mean the same thing: this evening, this night
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: TONIGHT
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Clue 30 Down: "45. Trey ___, R&B artist with the 2012 chart-topping album "Chapter V""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about music.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SONGZ
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Clue 31 Down: "48. Strong luster?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that man with strong sexual desires
- Words that mean the same thing: lech, letch, lecher
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SATYR
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Clue 32 Down: "50. Occasions for roasts, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: BBQS
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Clue 33 Down: "51. Hooligan"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an awkward stupid person
- Words that mean the same thing: clod, gawk, lummox
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: LOUT
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Clue 34 Down: "52. City roughly halfway between Cleveland and Buffalo"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
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- This could be something that a member of an iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of lake erie in northern ohio and northwest pennsylvania and western new york
- Words that mean the same thing: Lake Erie
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ERIE
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Clue 35 Down: "53. "Pirates of the Caribbean" star"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: DEPP
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Clue 36 Down: "54. Toning target"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that loose or flaccid body fat
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: FLAB
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Clue 37 Down: "55. Noted leader of the Resistance"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: LEIA
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Clue 38 Down: "59. Pioneering co. in film noir"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about movies/film.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: RKO
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Clue 39 Down: "60. -talk"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the compass point midway between east and southeast
- Words that mean the same thing: east southeast
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ESE
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 49 | 64.5% |
| Short Answer | 12 | 15.8% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 4 | 5.3% |
| Movies/Film | 4 | 5.3% |
| Abbreviation | 3 | 3.9% |
| Music | 2 | 2.6% |
| History | 1 | 1.3% |
| Geography | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 39 |
| Total Clues | 76 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.9 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 13 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Thursday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
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Last Updated: September 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
