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Date: Monday, July 29, 2019
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 78 (35 Across, 43 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.8 letters
NYT Monday Crossword Across Clues - July 29, 2019 Solutions
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Major uncertainty | 5 |
| 2A | 6. Canvas for a tattoo | 4 |
| 3A | 10. Mae who said "I used to be Snow White, but I drifted" | 4 |
| 4A | 14. "You ___ Beautiful" (Joe Cocker hit) | 5 |
| 5A | 15. Mexican entree in a shell | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Large fair, informally | 4 |
| 7A | 17. Athlete with a mitt | 10 |
| 8A | 19. Bridle strap | 4 |
| 9A | 20. Poker stake | 4 |
| 10A | 21. Bill Clinton's was in the 1990s | 3 |
| 11A | 22. ___ Haute, Ind. | 5 |
| 12A | 23. One going for a stroll among urban greenery | 11 |
| 13A | 26. "Quit wasting time!" | 7 |
| 14A | 30. Abba of Israel | 4 |
| 15A | 31. Even a little | 5 |
| 16A | 32. ___-haw | 3 |
| 17A | 33. Plumbing woe | 4 |
| 18A | 37. Official hearing a case | 15 |
| 19A | 41. Fish that wriggle | 4 |
| 20A | 42. What's dropped off a cigarette | 3 |
| 21A | 43. Words of empathy | 5 |
| 22A | 44. Weights that may be "short" or "long" | 4 |
| 23A | 46. Tevye's occupation in "Fiddler on the Roof" | 7 |
| 24A | 48. Herbie Hancock or Chick Corea | 11 |
| 25A | 52. "Later, amigo!" | 5 |
| 26A | 53. Employ | 3 |
| 27A | 54. Bleats | 4 |
| 28A | 58. William with a state named after him | 4 |
| 29A | 59. Place where 17-, 23-, 37- and 48-Across might be found | 10 |
| 30A | 62. Sheltered from the wind | 4 |
| 31A | 63. Parks in civil rights history | 4 |
| 32A | 64. Language family of Africa | 5 |
| 33A | 65. Loch ___ monster | 4 |
| 34A | 66. "That's enough!" | 4 |
| 35A | 67. Adventurous journey | 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. Major uncertainty"
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: BIGIF
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Clue 2 Across: "6. Canvas for a tattoo"
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 natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
- Words that mean the same thing: shin, cutis, sputter
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SKIN
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Clue 3 Across: "10. Mae who said "I used to be Snow White, but I drifted""
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 the countries of (originally) europe and (now including) north america and south america
- Words that mean the same thing: due west, Dame Rebecca West, Rebecca West
- The opposite would be: east
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WEST
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Clue 4 Across: "14. "You ___ Beautiful" (Joe Cocker hit)"
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: ARESO
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Clue 5 Across: "15. Mexican entree in a shell"
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 (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of mexican descent
- Words that mean the same thing: greaser, wetback
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TACO
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Clue 6 Across: "16. Large fair, informally"
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 collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
- Words that mean the same thing: exposition, exhibition
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EXPO
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Clue 7 Across: "17. Athlete with a mitt"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an athlete who plays baseball
- Words that mean the same thing: baseball player
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BALLPLAYER
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Clue 8 Across: "19. Bridle strap"
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 one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
- Words that mean the same thing: rule, rein in, harness
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REIN
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Clue 9 Across: "20. Poker stake"
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 (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANTE
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Clue 10 Across: "21. Bill Clinton's was in the 1990s"
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 period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
- Words that mean the same thing: epoch, earned run average, geological era
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERA
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Clue 11 Across: "22. ___ Haute, Ind."
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: TERRE
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Clue 12 Across: "23. One going for a stroll among urban greenery"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: PARKVISITOR
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Clue 13 Across: "26. "Quit wasting time!""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: GETBUSY
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Clue 14 Across: "30. Abba of Israel"
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: EBAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "31. Even a little"
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: ATALL
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Clue 16 Across: "32. ___-haw"
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: HEE
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Clue 17 Across: "33. Plumbing woe"
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 accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
- Words that mean the same thing: wetting, escape, outflow
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEAK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "37. Official hearing a case"
Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: TRIALCOURTJUDGE
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Clue 19 Across: "41. Fish that wriggle"
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 fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in europe and america; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
- Words that mean the same thing: eel
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EELS
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Clue 20 Across: "42. What's dropped off a cigarette"
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 residue that remains when something is burned
- Words that mean the same thing: ash tree
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "43. Words of empathy"
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: ICARE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "44. Weights that may be "short" or "long""
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 a large number or amount
- Words that mean the same thing: short ton, oodles, gross ton
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TONS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "46. Tevye's occupation in "Fiddler on the Roof""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that someone who delivers milk
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MILKMAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "48. Herbie Hancock or Chick Corea"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: JAZZPIANIST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "52. "Later, amigo!""
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 a farewell remark
- Words that mean the same thing: goodbye, good-by, so long
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADIOS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "53. Employ"
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 act of using
- Words that mean the same thing: exercise, use of goods and services, utilization
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: USE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "54. Bleats"
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 south african term for `boss'
- Words that mean the same thing: blat, blate, bleat
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BAAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "58. William with a state named after him"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that englishman and quaker who founded the colony of pennsylvania (1644-1718)
- Words that mean the same thing: William Penn, Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PENN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "59. Place where 17-, 23-, 37- and 48-Across might be found"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: ONTHEBENCH
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Clue 30 Across: "62. Sheltered from the wind"
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 on or toward the lee
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "63. Parks in civil rights history"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
- Words that mean the same thing: genus Rosa
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROSA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "64. Language family of Africa"
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 a member of any of a large number of linguistically related peoples of central and south africa
- Words that mean the same thing: Bantoid language
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BANTU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "65. Loch ___ monster"
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 strip of land projecting into a body of water
- Words that mean the same thing: cape
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NESS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "66. "That's enough!""
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 event of something ending
- Words that mean the same thing: break, terminate, occlusive
- The opposite would be: continue, continuant consonant
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STOP
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Clue 35 Across: "67. Adventurous journey"
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 a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
- Words that mean the same thing: pursuance, seeking, pursuit
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: QUEST
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NYT Monday Crossword Down Clues - July 29, 2019 Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. "Ali ___ and the 40 Thieves" | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Land with an ayatollah | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Hanukkah "moolah" | 4 |
| 4D | 4. ___ of Capri | 4 |
| 5D | 5. Dandyish dresser | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Van Gogh's "The ___ Night" | 6 |
| 7D | 7. Boat you might shoot rapids in | 5 |
| 8D | 8. What a "neat" drink doesn't come with | 3 |
| 9D | 9. Word paired with "neither" | 3 |
| 10D | 10. "How fortunate for us!" | 10 |
| 11D | 11. Apply, as force | 5 |
| 12D | 12. Former vice president Agnew | 5 |
| 13D | 13. Printer cartridge contents | 5 |
| 14D | 18. Meadows | 4 |
| 15D | 22. Airport screening org. | 3 |
| 16D | 23. Tug on | 4 |
| 17D | 24. Turn sharply | 4 |
| 18D | 25. Skeptic's sarcastic comment | 4 |
| 19D | 26. Racehorse's starting point | 4 |
| 20D | 27. Raison d'___ | 4 |
| 21D | 28. Pin the ___ on the donkey | 4 |
| 22D | 29. Bomb testing areas | 10 |
| 23D | 32. "Come again?" | 3 |
| 24D | 34. Semihard Dutch cheese | 4 |
| 25D | 35. City that's home to the Taj Mahal | 4 |
| 26D | 36. Sharp-witted | 4 |
| 27D | 38. "Is it O.K., mom?" | 4 |
| 28D | 39. Peak near Olympus | 4 |
| 29D | 40. Leave at the altar | 4 |
| 30D | 45. Special ___ (military missions) | 3 |
| 31D | 46. Event that's an "Oops!" | 6 |
| 32D | 47. "Ah, makes sense" | 4 |
| 33D | 48. Where Honda and Mazda are headquartered | 5 |
| 34D | 49. Grammy-winning singer of "Hello" | 5 |
| 35D | 50. Fan publications, informally | 5 |
| 36D | 51. Bonkers | 5 |
| 37D | 54. Lover boy | 4 |
| 38D | 55. Youngest of the Brontë sisters | 4 |
| 39D | 56. Things passed in Congress | 4 |
| 40D | 57. "___ your piehole!" | 4 |
| 41D | 59. Surgery sites, for short | 3 |
| 42D | 60. Word after waste and want | 3 |
| 43D | 61. Cookout, briefly | 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. "Ali ___ and the 40 Thieves""
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 a small cake leavened with yeast
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BABA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Land with an ayatollah"
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 theocratic islamic republic in the middle east in western asia; iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as persia until 1935; rich in oil
- Words that mean the same thing: Islamic Republic of Iran, Persia
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IRAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Hanukkah "moolah""
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 informal terms for money
- Words that mean the same thing: wampum, cabbage, dough
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GELT
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Clue 4 Down: "4. ___ of Capri"
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 small island
- Words that mean the same thing: islet
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ISLE
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Clue 5 Down: "5. Dandyish dresser"
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 man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
- Words that mean the same thing: swell, dude, gallant
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FOP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Van Gogh's "The ___ Night""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that abounding with or resembling stars
- The opposite would be: starless
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STARRY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Boat you might shoot rapids in"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by eskimos
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KAYAK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. What a "neat" drink doesn't come with"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that water frozen in the solid state
- Words that mean the same thing: shabu, glass, frost
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ICE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Word paired with "neither""
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: NOR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. "How fortunate for us!""
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: WEREINLUCK
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Clue 11 Down: "11. Apply, as force"
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 have and exercise
- Words that mean the same thing: wield, exercise, maintain
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EXERT
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Clue 12 Down: "12. Former vice president Agnew"
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: SPIRO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Printer cartridge contents"
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 a solution containing chemicals that can change the color of a photographic print
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TONER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "18. Meadows"
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 a unit of length of thread or yarn
- Words that mean the same thing: lea, grazing land, pastureland
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "22. Airport screening org."
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 an agency established in 2001 to safeguard united states transportation systems and insure safe air travel
- Words that mean the same thing: Transportation Security Administration
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TSA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "23. Tug on"
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 act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
- Words that mean the same thing: perpetrate, rive, tear
- The opposite would be: push, repel
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PULL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "24. Turn sharply"
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 turn sharply; change direction abruptly
- Words that mean the same thing: slue, cut, swerve
- The opposite would be: back
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: VEER
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Clue 18 Down: "25. Skeptic's sarcastic comment"
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: ____
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The answer is: IBET
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Clue 19 Down: "26. Racehorse's starting point"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- This could be something that a movable barrier in a fence or wall
- Words that mean the same thing: logic gate
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: GATE
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Clue 20 Down: "27. Raison d'___"
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: ETRE
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Clue 21 Down: "28. Pin the ___ on the donkey"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
- Words that mean the same thing: can, tag, bob
- The opposite would be: head
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The answer is: TAIL
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Clue 22 Down: "29. Bomb testing areas"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: BLASTZONES
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Clue 23 Down: "32. "Come again?""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: HUH
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Clue 24 Down: "34. Semihard Dutch cheese"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that mild yellow dutch cheese made in balls encased in a red covering
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: EDAM
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Clue 25 Down: "35. City that's home to the Taj Mahal"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
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- This could be something that a city in northern india; former capital of the mogul empire; site of the taj mahal
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: AGRA
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Clue 26 Down: "36. Sharp-witted"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a funeral lament sung with loud wailing
- Words that mean the same thing: lancinate, penetrative, knifelike
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: KEEN
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Clue 27 Down: "38. "Is it O.K., mom?""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: CANI
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Clue 28 Down: "39. Peak near Olympus"
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 mouth or mouthlike opening
- Words that mean the same thing: os, osmium, atomic number 76
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: OSSA
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Clue 29 Down: "40. Leave at the altar"
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 woman who jilts a lover
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: JILT
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Clue 30 Down: "45. Special ___ (military missions)"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that (roman mythology) goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of saturn; counterpart of greek rhea and cybele of ancient asia minor
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: OPS
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Clue 31 Down: "46. Event that's an "Oops!""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
- Words that mean the same thing: bad luck, misadventure, mischance
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: MISHAP
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Clue 32 Down: "47. "Ah, makes sense""
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: ISEE
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Clue 33 Down: "48. Where Honda and Mazda are headquartered"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of asia extending 1,300 miles between the sea of japan and the western pacific ocean
- Words that mean the same thing: Nippon, Japanese Islands, Japanese Archipelago
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: JAPAN
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Clue 34 Down: "49. Grammy-winning singer of "Hello""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: ADELE
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Clue 35 Down: "50. Fan publications, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: ZINES
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Clue 36 Down: "51. Bonkers"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: NUTSO
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Clue 37 Down: "54. Lover boy"
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 man who is the lover of a girl or young woman
- Words that mean the same thing: swell, dude, boyfriend
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: BEAU
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Clue 38 Down: "55. Youngest of the Brontë sisters"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that queen of england and scotland and ireland; daughter if james ii and the last of the stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last english ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ANNE
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Clue 39 Down: "56. Things passed in Congress"
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 new testament book describing the development of the early church from christ's ascension to paul's sojourn at rome
- Words that mean the same thing: human action, Acts of the Apostles, enactment
- The opposite would be: refrain
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The answer is: ACTS
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Clue 40 Down: "57. "___ your piehole!""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
- Words that mean the same thing: closed, exclude, keep out
- The opposite would be: admit, open
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The answer is: SHUT
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Clue 41 Down: "59. Surgery sites, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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- This could be something that a state in northwestern united states on the pacific
- Words that mean the same thing: Beaver State, operating room, Oregon
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ORS
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Clue 42 Down: "60. Word after waste and want"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that negation of a word or group of words
- Words that mean the same thing: non
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: NOT
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Clue 43 Down: "61. Cookout, briefly"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about abbreviation.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: BBQ
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 60 | 76.9% |
| Short Answer | 10 | 12.8% |
| Geography | 2 | 2.6% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 2 | 2.6% |
| Abbreviation | 2 | 2.6% |
| History | 1 | 1.3% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 35 |
| Down Clues | 43 |
| Total Clues | 78 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.8 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 15 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 Monday, 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: October 01, 2025 at 09:42 AM
