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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: Tricky
Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!
Across Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | 1. "The Planets" composer | 5 |
| 2A | 6. About 746 of these equal one horsepower | 5 |
| 3A | 11. Colorado Plateau people | 3 |
| 4A | 14. Sign in a TV studio | 5 |
| 5A | 15. Kirin competitor | 5 |
| 6A | 16. Something entered into an A.T.M. | 3 |
| 7A | 17. 2003 crime drama adapted from a Dennis Lehane novel | 11 |
| 8A | 19. ___ Bo (exercise regimen popularized via VHS tapes) | 3 |
| 9A | 20. List in Ariana Grande's "Thank U, Next" | 4 |
| 10A | 21. Direct (to) | 5 |
| 11A | 22. Middle-of-the-bell-curve result | 4 |
| 12A | 23. Swimmer in a Japanese garden | 3 |
| 13A | 25. Fled the scene | 7 |
| 14A | 27. Six Flags location that was the first amusement park to offer 20 roller coasters | 13 |
| 15A | 32. Chicken ___ king | 3 |
| 16A | 33. Admissions overseer, maybe | 4 |
| 17A | 34. Stake | 5 |
| 18A | 37. The "1" in a 9-1 record | 4 |
| 19A | 39. Typeface that sounds like the name of a Disney princess | 5 |
| 20A | 42. ___ wolf (extinct canine once prevalent across North America) | 4 |
| 21A | 43. Attire in the old Roman Senate | 5 |
| 22A | 45. Sign of things to come | 4 |
| 23A | 47. Crater's edge | 3 |
| 24A | 48. Concept explaining why certain humanoid robots look so unsettling | 13 |
| 25A | 52. Cloudy craft beer | 7 |
| 26A | 54. Mediator between the id and the ideal, in Freudian psychology | 3 |
| 27A | 55. Pasta that resembles rice | 4 |
| 28A | 56. Knuckle-cracking or clipping nails in public, to some | 5 |
| 29A | 59. "hahaha!" | 4 |
| 30A | 63. Kenan's bestie on a 1990s sitcom | 3 |
| 31A | 64. Utopian expanse ... a map of which might include 17-, 27- and 48-Across? | 11 |
| 32A | 66. French 101 article | 3 |
| 33A | 67. Something to raise in a crisis | 5 |
| 34A | 68. Like flapjacks and Frisbees | 5 |
| 35A | 69. Damage | 3 |
| 36A | 70. Censor, informally | 5 |
| 37A | 71. Undercover operatives | 5 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. "The Planets" composer"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: HOLST
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2A: "6. About 746 of these equal one horsepower"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that english poet and theologian (1674-1748)
- Similar words include: Isaac Watts, watt, James Watt
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: WATTS
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3A: "11. Colorado Plateau people"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a member of the shoshonean people of utah and colorado and new mexico
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: UTE
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4A: "14. Sign in a TV studio"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ONAIR
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5A: "15. Kirin competitor"
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- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ASAHI
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6A: "16. Something entered into an A.T.M."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
- Similar words include: immobilize, tholepin, peg
- Opposite of: unpin
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Answer: PIN
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7A: "17. 2003 crime drama adapted from a Dennis Lehane novel"
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- Pattern: ___________
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Answer: MYSTICRIVER
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8A: "19. ___ Bo (exercise regimen popularized via VHS tapes)"
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- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TAE
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9A: "20. List in Ariana Grande's "Thank U, Next""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband
- Similar words include: ex, ex-husband, ex-wife
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EXES
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10A: "21. Direct (to)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that make reference to
- Similar words include: touch, have-to doe with, bear on
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: REFER
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11A: "22. Middle-of-the-bell-curve result"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
- Similar words include: average
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: NORM
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12A: "23. Swimmer in a Japanese garden"
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- Pattern: ___
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Answer: KOI
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13A: "25. Fled the scene"
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- Pattern: _______
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Answer: RANAWAY
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14A: "27. Six Flags location that was the first amusement park to offer 20 roller coasters"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____________
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Answer: MAGICMOUNTAIN
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15A: "32. Chicken ___ king"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ALA
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16A: "33. Admissions overseer, maybe"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
- Similar words include: James Byron Dean, doyen, James Dean
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DEAN
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17A: "34. Stake"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the act of gambling
- Similar words include: stake, play, bet
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: WAGER
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18A: "37. The "1" in a 9-1 record"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that something that is lost
- Similar words include: going, exit, red ink
- Opposite of: gain
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Answer: LOSS
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19A: "39. Typeface that sounds like the name of a Disney princess"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ARIAL
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20A: "42. ___ wolf (extinct canine once prevalent across North America)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; ; - g.c.marshall
- Similar words include: dreaded, dread, frightening
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DIRE
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21A: "43. Attire in the old Roman Senate"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient rome
- Similar words include: toga
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TOGAS
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22A: "45. Sign of things to come"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a sign of something about to happen
- Similar words include: presage, betoken, prodigy
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: OMEN
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23A: "47. Crater's edge"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
- Similar words include: lip, flange, brim
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: RIM
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24A: "48. Concept explaining why certain humanoid robots look so unsettling"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____________
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Answer: UNCANNYVALLEY
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25A: "52. Cloudy craft beer"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: HAZYIPA
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26A: "54. Mediator between the id and the ideal, in Freudian psychology"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
- Similar words include: self-importance, self, egotism
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: EGO
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27A: "55. Pasta that resembles rice"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that pasta shaped like pearls of barley; frequently prepared with lamb in greek cuisine
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ORZO
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28A: "56. Knuckle-cracking or clipping nails in public, to some"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an annoyed or irritated mood
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PEEVE
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29A: "59. "hahaha!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LMAO
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30A: "63. Kenan's bestie on a 1990s sitcom"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: KEL
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31A: "64. Utopian expanse ... a map of which might include 17-, 27- and 48-Across?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___________
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Answer: FANTASYLAND
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32A: "66. French 101 article"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: UNE
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33A: "67. Something to raise in a crisis"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that fear resulting from the awareness of danger
- Similar words include: alarm system, alarum, appall
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ALARM
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34A: "68. Like flapjacks and Frisbees"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a charge of ammunition for a single shot
- Similar words include: lash out, orotund, around
- Opposite of: square
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Answer: ROUND
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35A: "69. Damage"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the month following february and preceding april
- Similar words include: spoil, impair, defect
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: MAR
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36A: "70. Censor, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a short high tone produced as a signal or warning
- Similar words include: beep
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: BLEEP
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37A: "71. Undercover operatives"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
- Similar words include: undercover agent, spy, sight
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SPIES
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. "E.T. phone ___" | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Banded mineral seen at many a street fair | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Produce coherent light | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Piece of equipment for a Winter Paralympian | 6 |
| 5D | 5. Muscle strengthened by dips, familiarly | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Ending with kitchen or earthen | 4 |
| 7D | 7. "Dream on!" | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Establishment where a D&D party might refuel and pick up new leads | 6 |
| 9D | 9. What 2020 was a year of, in the Chinese zodiac | 6 |
| 10D | 10. "Aaron Burr, ___" ("Hamilton" number) | 3 |
| 11D | 11. Billy Joel title character who's "been living in her white bread world" | 10 |
| 12D | 12. Headwear for Wonder Woman | 5 |
| 13D | 13. Antagonist | 5 |
| 14D | 18. Ukrainian peninsula seized by Russia in 2014 | 6 |
| 15D | 22. Water nymph of Greek myth | 5 |
| 16D | 24. Anxious condition, in brief | 3 |
| 17D | 26. Rural turndown | 3 |
| 18D | 27. Soda fountain order | 4 |
| 19D | 28. Potatoes, in Indian cuisine | 4 |
| 20D | 29. Vehicle with low fuel efficiency, in slang | 10 |
| 21D | 30. Longboat propeller | 3 |
| 22D | 31. International Longshoremen's Association, e.g. | 5 |
| 23D | 35. Lake separating Ohio from Ontario | 4 |
| 24D | 36. Rapper ___ Ma | 4 |
| 25D | 38. Panasonic acquisition of 2009 | 5 |
| 26D | 40. "Inside ___ Schumer" (sketch comedy series) | 3 |
| 27D | 41. Embankments protecting New Orleans | 6 |
| 28D | 44. Biol. or chem. | 3 |
| 29D | 46. One who's constantly telling you to do this and do that | 3 |
| 30D | 49. Horrify | 6 |
| 31D | 50. 2010s dance fad with a reduplicative name | 6 |
| 32D | 51. Bound along clumsily | 6 |
| 33D | 52. Malarkey | 5 |
| 34D | 53. Venue for a boss fight | 5 |
| 35D | 57. French 101 verb | 4 |
| 36D | 58. Extemporize to fill time, say | 4 |
| 37D | 60. Hawaii's second-largest island | 4 |
| 38D | 61. Frank of diary fame | 4 |
| 39D | 62. Bookie's determination | 4 |
| 40D | 64. ___ Five (advisers on "Queer Eye") | 3 |
| 41D | 65. Decade makeup: Abbr. | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. "E.T. phone ___""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that where you live at a particular time
- Similar words include: menage, family, plate
- Opposite of: away
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Answer: HOME
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2D: "2. Banded mineral seen at many a street fair"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ONYX
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3D: "3. Produce coherent light"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LASE
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4D: "4. Piece of equipment for a Winter Paralympian"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: SITSKI
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5D: "5. Muscle strengthened by dips, familiarly"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TRI
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6D: "6. Ending with kitchen or earthen"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: `silverware', `software'
- Similar words include: squander, merchandise, waste
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: WARE
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7D: "7. "Dream on!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ASIF
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8D: "8. Establishment where a D&D party might refuel and pick up new leads"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
- Similar words include: tap house
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: TAVERN
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9D: "9. What 2020 was a year of, in the Chinese zodiac"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: THERAT
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10D: "10. "Aaron Burr, ___" ("Hamilton" number)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that term of address for a man
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SIR
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11D: "11. Billy Joel title character who's "been living in her white bread world""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: UPTOWNGIRL
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12D: "12. Headwear for Wonder Woman"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a jeweled headdress worn by women on formal occasions
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TIARA
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13D: "13. Antagonist"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an opposing military force
- Similar words include: opposition, foe, foeman
- Opposite of: friend
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Answer: ENEMY
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14D: "18. Ukrainian peninsula seized by Russia in 2014"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a ukrainian peninsula between the black sea and the sea of azov
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: CRIMEA
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15D: "22. Water nymph of Greek myth"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water
- Similar words include: water nymph
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: NAIAD
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16D: "24. Anxious condition, in brief"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: OCD
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17D: "26. Rural turndown"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NAW
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18D: "27. Soda fountain order"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a milkshake made with malt powder
- Similar words include: malted milk, malt liquor, malted
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MALT
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19D: "28. Potatoes, in Indian cuisine"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ALOO
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20D: "29. Vehicle with low fuel efficiency, in slang"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: GASGUZZLER
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21D: "30. Longboat propeller"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an implement used to propel or steer a boat
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: OAR
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22D: "31. International Longshoremen's Association, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
- Similar words include: wedlock, trades union, sum
- Opposite of: nonunion, separation
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Answer: UNION
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23D: "35. Lake separating Ohio from Ontario"
Solving Hints:
- Think of 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
- Similar words include: Lake Erie
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ERIE
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24D: "36. Rapper ___ Ma"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: REMY
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25D: "38. Panasonic acquisition of 2009"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SANYO
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26D: "40. "Inside ___ Schumer" (sketch comedy series)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: AMY
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27D: "41. Embankments protecting New Orleans"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)
- Similar words include: levee
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: LEVEES
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28D: "44. Biol. or chem."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SCI
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29D: "46. One who's constantly telling you to do this and do that"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
- Similar words include: scold, common scold, hen-peck
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NAG
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30D: "49. Horrify"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that strike with disgust or revulsion
- Similar words include: outrage, shock, scandalise
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: APPALL
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31D: "50. 2010s dance fad with a reduplicative name"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: NAENAE
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32D: "51. Bound along clumsily"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that walk clumsily and with a bounce
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: LOLLOP
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33D: "52. Malarkey"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a message that seems to convey no meaning
- Similar words include: nonsensicality, bunk, meaninglessness
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: HOKUM
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34D: "53. Venue for a boss fight"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a particular environment or walk of life
- Similar words include: bowl, scene of action, domain
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ARENA
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35D: "57. French 101 verb"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ETRE
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36D: "58. Extemporize to fill time, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
- Similar words include: revamp, tease, prickteaser
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: VAMP
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37D: "60. Hawaii's second-largest island"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the second largest of the hawaiian islands
- Similar words include: Maui Island
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MAUI
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38D: "61. Frank of diary fame"
Solving Hints:
- Think of 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)
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ANNE
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39D: "62. Bookie's determination"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
- Similar words include: betting odds
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ODDS
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40D: "64. ___ Five (advisers on "Queer Eye")"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that extremely pleasing
- Similar words include: fabulous
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: FAB
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41D: "65. Decade makeup: Abbr."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
- Similar words include: yr, twelvemonth, year
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: YRS
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Today's Puzzle Stats
37 Across Clues
41 Down Clues
78 Total Clues
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