27396 Mon Nov 11, 2024 NYT by Patrick Gramza and John Kugelman

Across Clues :

1. App also called "the Gram," informally, 6. Put money (on), 9. Store with a mazelike layout, 13. Its capital is Kathmandu, 14. Insect flitting around a flame, 15. Seize, 16. Island-hopping vacation that might start and end in Miami, 19. MSNBC host Melber, 20. Michelob ___ (light beer), 21. Painter's propper-upper, 22. Dub, 24. "Raggedy" doll, 25. Huffer and puffer in a classic fairy tale, 30. Aardvark's fare, 34. Fall flower, 35. Letter-shaped girder, 36. Confident, 37. With 4-Down, island-themed cocktail, 38. Laundry product that was once the subject of a viral internet challenge, 41. The second O of O-O-O, 42. Ole Miss rival, 44. Own (up), 45. Put into law, 47. Cake decorator, 48. Raps off the cuff, 50. Islet, 52. Burglar's booty, 53. Popular sans-serif font, 56. Ancient Mexican, 59. ___ McMuffin (fast-food sandwich), 62. Trio of average guys, as seen at the ends of 16-, 25- and 48-Across, 65. Early Ron Howard role, 66. Pub purchase, 67. Writer ___ Allan Poe, 68. The "M" in Y.M.C.A., 69. "Pick a card, ___ card!", 70. Final authority

Down Clues :

1. Ancient Peruvian, 2. Within earshot, 3. When cherry blossoms bloom, 4. See 37-Across, 5. Visual accompaniment to a musical release, 6. Wild pig, 7. Europe's highest active volcano, 8. Active ingredient in marijuana, for short, 9. Tropical lizards, 10. "Momager" of the Kardashians, 11. Simplicity, 12. Brother of Cain, 14. Ran into, 17. Ran, as colors, 18. Kylo ___ of "Star Wars" films, 23. Rightmost president on Mount Rushmore, familiarly, 24. Hairdo that might be combed with a pick, 25. Disney's follow-up to "Dumbo", 26. Physicist Newton, 27. Dentist's "Just a little more", 28. Very overweight, 29. Expire, as a subscription, 31. Reason to use sunflower butter in a PB&J, 32. Tiny amount, 33. Religious offshoots, 39. Kinda borderline, 40. Breaks off, 43. Places to play Pac-Man and Skee-Ball, 46. Sch. whose campus includes Washington Square and Union Square, 49. Remove, as a layer, 51. ___ Baba, 53. Chemistry building block, 54. Tug-of-war equipment, 55. "Let's do this!", 56. Related (to), 57. Kooky, 58. Explosive stuff, 60. Mardi ___, 61. Pita sandwich, 63. Busy bee in Apr., 64. Nabokov novel

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 11, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. App also called "the Gram," informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INSTA

  
  



• The clue is 6. Put money (on). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BET

  
  

  Possible Answer : count, stake, stakes, calculate, play, reckon, depend, look, bet, wager




• The clue is 9. Store with a mazelike layout. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IKEA

  
  



• The clue is 13. Its capital is Kathmandu. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEPAL

  
  

  Possible Answer : Kingdom_of_Nepal, Nepal




• The clue is 14. Insect flitting around a flame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOTH

  
  

  Possible Answer : moth




• The clue is 15. Seize. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRAB

  
  

  Possible Answer : snap, snatch, grab, snaffle, seize, catch, snap_up, take_hold_of




• The clue is 16. Island-hopping vacation that might start and end in Miami. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CARIBBEANCRUISE

  
  



• The clue is 19. MSNBC host Melber. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARI

  
  



• The clue is 20. Michelob ___ (light beer). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ULTRA

  
  

  Possible Answer : extremist, radical, ultra




• The clue is 21. Painter's propper-upper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EASEL

  
  

  Possible Answer : easel




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

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

  The answer: NAME

  
  

  Possible Answer : advert, make, refer, call, distinguish, figure, constitute, key, mention, public_figure, cite, epithet, key_out, appoint, diagnose, list, describe, name, gens, bring_up, nominate, identify, discover




• The clue is 24. "Raggedy" doll. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANN

  
  



• The clue is 25. Huffer and puffer in a classic fairy tale. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIGBADWOLF

  
  



• The clue is 30. Aardvark's fare. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTS

  
  

  Possible Answer : pismire, emmet, ant




• The clue is 34. Fall flower. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTER

  
  

  Possible Answer : aster




• The clue is 35. Letter-shaped girder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IBAR

  
  



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

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

  The answer: SURE

  
  

  Possible Answer : surely, sure_enough, indisputable, for_certain, trusted, certain, for_sure, sure_as_shooting, certainly, sure

  Possible Opposite Answer : uncertain, unsure




• The clue is 37. With 4-Down, island-themed cocktail. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAI

  
  



• The clue is 38. Laundry product that was once the subject of a viral internet challenge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIDEPOD

  
  



• The clue is 41. The second O of O-O-O. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAC

  
  



• The clue is 42. Ole Miss rival. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAMA

  
  



• The clue is 44. Own (up). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FESS

  
  

  Possible Answer : Fez, fesse, Fes, fess




• The clue is 45. Put into law. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENACT

  
  

  Possible Answer : ordain, reenact, enact, act_out




• The clue is 47. Cake decorator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICER

  
  

  Possible Answer : ic, ninety-nine, 99




• The clue is 48. Raps off the cuff. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FREESTYLES

  
  

  Possible Answer : freestyle




• The clue is 50. Islet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAY

  
  

  Possible Answer : cay, Florida_key, key




• The clue is 52. Burglar's booty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAUL

  
  

  Possible Answer : hale, drag, haulage, catch, draw, haul, cart




• The clue is 53. Popular sans-serif font. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARIAL

  
  



• The clue is 56. Ancient Mexican. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AZTEC

  
  

  Possible Answer : Aztec




• The clue is 59. ___ McMuffin (fast-food sandwich). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGG

  
  

  Possible Answer : ball, testis, nut, egg, bollock, eggs, testicle, ballock, orchis




• The clue is 62. Trio of average guys, as seen at the ends of 16-, 25- and 48-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOMDICKANDHARRY

  
  



• The clue is 65. Early Ron Howard role. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPIE

  
  



• The clue is 66. Pub purchase. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PINT

  
  

  Possible Answer : pint, dry_pint




• The clue is 67. Writer ___ Allan Poe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDGAR

  
  

  Possible Answer : Edgar




• The clue is 68. The "M" in Y.M.C.A.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MENS

  
  

  Possible Answer : men, hands, workforce, manpower, work_force




• The clue is 69. "Pick a card, ___ card!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANY

  
  

  Possible Answer : any, whatsoever, whatever




• The clue is 70. Final authority. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAYSO

  
  

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Ancient Peruvian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INCA

  
  

  Possible Answer: Inca, Incan, Inka

• The clue is 2. Within earshot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEAR

  
  

  Possible Answer: nearly, almost, about, come_near, penny-pinching, draw_close, well-nigh, approach, near, come_on, draw_near, skinny, dear, go_up, good, cheeseparing, approximate, close, virtually, nigh, most

  Possible Opposite Answer : far

• The clue is 3. When cherry blossoms bloom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPRINGTIME

  
  

  Possible Answer: spring, springtime

• The clue is 4. See 37-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAI

  
  

  Possible Answer: Siamese, Thai, Tai

• The clue is 5. Visual accompaniment to a musical release. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALBUMART

  
  

• The clue is 6. Wild pig. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOAR

  
  

  Possible Answer: boar, wild_boar, Sus_scrofa

• The clue is 7. Europe's highest active volcano. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETNA

  
  

  Possible Answer: bunsen_burner, Mount_Etna, etna, Etna, Mt_Etna, bunsen

• The clue is 8. Active ingredient in marijuana, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THC

  
  

  Possible Answer: tetrahydrocannabinol, THC

• The clue is 9. Tropical lizards. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IGUANAS

  
  

  Possible Answer: iguana, Iguana_iguana, common_iguana

• The clue is 10. "Momager" of the Kardashians. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KRIS

  
  

  Possible Answer: kris, crease, creese

• The clue is 11. Simplicity. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EASE

  
  

  Possible Answer: still, facilitate, allay, rest, repose, easiness, relief, informality, relaxation, simpleness, simplicity, alleviate, relieve, comfort, ease

  Possible Opposite Answer : difficulty

• The clue is 12. Brother of Cain. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABEL

  
  

  Possible Answer: Niels_Henrik_Abel, Niels_Abel, Abel

• The clue is 14. Ran into. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MET

  
  

  Possible Answer: cope_with, run_across, take_on, adjoin, encounter, come_across, get_together, contact, assemble, fulfil, play, conform_to, converge, fulfill, fit, touch, satisfy, meet, foregather, gather, fill, receive, suffer, run_into, see, match, forgather

  Possible Opposite Answer : diverge

• The clue is 17. Ran, as colors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLED

  
  

  Possible Answer: hemorrhage, leech, phlebotomize, shed_blood, bleed, phlebotomise, run

• The clue is 18. Kylo ___ of "Star Wars" films. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REN

  
  

• The clue is 23. Rightmost president on Mount Rushmore, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABE

  
  

• The clue is 24. Hairdo that might be combed with a pick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AFRO

  
  

  Possible Answer: Afro, Afro_hairdo

• The clue is 25. Disney's follow-up to "Dumbo". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAMBI

  
  

• The clue is 26. Physicist Newton. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISAAC

  
  

  Possible Answer: Isaac

• The clue is 27. Dentist's "Just a little more". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WIDER

  
  

  Possible Answer: wide_of_the_mark, panoptic, wide-cut, blanket, wide-eyed, spacious, full, all-inclusive, all-embracing, across-the-board, all-encompassing, extensive, encompassing, broad, wide

  Possible Opposite Answer : narrow

• The clue is 28. Very overweight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBESE

  
  

  Possible Answer: corpulent, rotund, obese, weighty

• The clue is 29. Expire, as a subscription. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAPSE

  
  

  Possible Answer: sink, recidivate, reverting, slip_away, go_by, slide_by, pass, elapse, retrogress, fall_back, relapsing, oversight, relapse, lapse, backslide, go_along, lapsing, backsliding, regress, reversion, slip_by, glide_by

• The clue is 31. Reason to use sunflower butter in a PB&J. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUTALLERGY

  
  

• The clue is 32. Tiny amount. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRACE

  
  

  Possible Answer: trace, touch, tincture, follow, shadow, describe, retrace, hunt, line, draw, tracing, hound, decipher, vestige, delineate, suggestion, ghost, hint

• The clue is 33. Religious offshoots. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECTS

  
  

  Possible Answer: sect, religious_sect, faction, religious_order

• The clue is 39. Kinda borderline. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IFFY

  
  

  Possible Answer: chancy, flukey, iffy, fluky

• The clue is 40. Breaks off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DETACHES

  
  

  Possible Answer: detach, come_away, come_off

  Possible Opposite Answer : attach

• The clue is 43. Places to play Pac-Man and Skee-Ball. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARCADES

  
  

  Possible Answer: colonnade, arcade

• The clue is 46. Sch. whose campus includes Washington Square and Union Square. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYU

  
  

• The clue is 49. Remove, as a layer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHED

  
  

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : persistent

• The clue is 51. ___ Baba. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALI

  
  

  Possible Answer: Cassius_Clay, Cassius_Marcellus_Clay, Ali, Muhammad_Ali

• The clue is 53. Chemistry building block. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATOM

  
  

  Possible Answer: particle, mote, molecule, corpuscle, atom, speck

• The clue is 54. Tug-of-war equipment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROPE

  
  

  Possible Answer: rope, roach, rophy, Mexican_valium, lasso, circle, leash, roofy, forget_me_drug, R-2

• The clue is 55. "Let's do this!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMIN

  
  

• The clue is 56. Related (to). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AKIN

  
  

  Possible Answer: consanguineal, blood-related, consanguineous, kin, consanguine, akin, cognate, kindred

• The clue is 57. Kooky. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZANY

  
  

  Possible Answer: goofy, goof, fathead, bozo, jackass, zany, whacky, goose, buffoonish, clownlike, cockamamy, clownish, cuckoo, cockamamie, sappy, silly, wacky, twat, goofball

• The clue is 58. Explosive stuff. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TNT

  
  

  Possible Answer: trinitrotoluene, TNT

• The clue is 60. Mardi ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRAS

  
  

• The clue is 61. Pita sandwich. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GYRO

  
  

  Possible Answer: gyro, gyroscope

• The clue is 63. Busy bee in Apr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CPA

  
  

  Possible Answer: certified_public_accountant, CPA

• The clue is 64. Nabokov novel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADA

  
  

  Possible Answer: ADA, adenosine_deaminase

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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 (44 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Medium

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. Intimidate, with "out"	5
2A	6. Bird's dramatic dive	5
3A	11. Place to store a lawn mower	4
4A	15. Hawaiian greeting	5
5A	16. ___ cold brew	5
6A	17. Concluding part of a song	4
7A	18. Rhyming advice to a spitting talker	16
8A	21. "Halt!"	4
9A	22. ___-anxiety (fear of harm to the environment caused by human activity)	3
10A	23. Use, as machinery	7
11A	24. Lots and lots	6
12A	27. Acronym of affection in ASL	3
13A	28. E.M.T. process often administered to the beat of "Stayin' Alive"	3
14A	31. Rhyming advice to a gym rat	12
15A	36. Avoids, as capture	6
16A	38. French "not"	3
17A	39. Prefix that means "all"	4
18A	40. Garage jobs involving grease guns	5
19A	41. "If all ___ fails ..."	4
20A	43. Comic/TV host O'Brien	5
21A	44. Man's name that's a citrus fruit spelled backward	4
22A	45. Substance that's a homophone and anagram of 51-Across	3
23A	46. Reddish-brown antiseptic in a first-aid kit	6
24A	47. Rhyming advice to a renter of VHS tapes	12
25A	51. Contraction that's a homophone and anagram of 45-Across	3
26A	52. Massachusetts' Cape ___	3
27A	53. Smooched	6
28A	55. "I'll take the blame here"	7
29A	59. Liquid that circulates in a plant	3
30A	60. Locale for Adam and Eve	4
31A	64. Rhyming advice to a procrastinator	16
32A	67. Fairy tale villain	4
33A	68. Lock of hair	5
34A	69. Leaf on a sushi tray	5
35A	70. Broad inlets	4
36A	71. Handle, as matters	5
37A	72. Conceal for the time being, as information	5

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Intimidate, with "out""

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PSYCH

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2A: "6. Bird's dramatic dive"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
• Similar words include: swoop up, slide, pounce
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SWOOP

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3A: "11. Place to store a lawn mower"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
• Similar words include: moult, slough, caducous
• Opposite of: persistent

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Answer: SHED

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4A: "15. Hawaiian greeting"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is hawaiian and ciao is italian)
• Similar words include: ciao
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ALOHA

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5A: "16. ___ cold brew"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NITRO

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6A: "17. Concluding part of a song"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the closing section of a musical composition
• Similar words include: finale
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CODA

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7A: "18. Rhyming advice to a spitting talker"

16 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________________

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Answer: SAYITDONTSPRAYIT

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8A: "21. "Halt!""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the event of something ending
• Similar words include: turn back, intercept, blockage
• Opposite of: start, continue

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Answer: STOP

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9A: "22. ___-anxiety (fear of harm to the environment caused by human activity)"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ECO

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10A: "23. Use, as machinery"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
• Similar words include: run, control, manoeuver
• Opposite of: disengage, malfunction

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Answer: OPERATE

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11A: "24. Lots and lots"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SOMANY

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12A: "27. Acronym of affection in ASL"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ILY

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13A: "28. E.M.T. process often administered to the beat of "Stayin' Alive""

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen
• Similar words include: kiss of life, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: CPR

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14A: "31. Rhyming advice to a gym rat"

12 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: NOPAINNOGAIN

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15A: "36. Avoids, as capture"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that escape, either physically or mentally
• Similar words include: fudge, evade, escape
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ELUDES

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16A: "38. French "not""

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)
• Similar words include: protoactinium, atomic number 91, papa
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PAS

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17A: "39. Prefix that means "all""

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OMNI

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18A: "40. Garage jobs involving grease guns"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery
• Similar words include: lube, lubricant, lubricator
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LUBES

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19A: "41. "If all ___ fails ...""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ELSE

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20A: "43. Comic/TV host O'Brien"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CONAN

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21A: "44. Man's name that's a citrus fruit spelled backward"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EMIL

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22A: "45. Substance that's a homophone and anagram of 51-Across"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ORE

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23A: "46. Reddish-brown antiseptic in a first-aid kit"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)
• Similar words include: I, iodin, atomic number 53
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: IODINE

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24A: "47. Rhyming advice to a renter of VHS tapes"

12 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: BEKINDREWIND

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25A: "51. Contraction that's a homophone and anagram of 45-Across"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OER

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26A: "52. Massachusetts' Cape ___"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
• Similar words include: gull, fool, C.O.D.
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: COD

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27A: "53. Smooched"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
• Similar words include: snog, buss, osculate
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: KISSED

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28A: "55. "I'll take the blame here""

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: MYFAULT

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29A: "59. Liquid that circulates in a plant"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
• Similar words include: fool, muggins, tomfool
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SAP

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30A: "60. Locale for Adam and Eve"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
• Similar words include: heaven, promised land, paradise
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EDEN

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31A: "64. Rhyming advice to a procrastinator"

16 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________________

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Answer: YOUSNOOZEYOULOSE

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32A: "67. Fairy tale villain"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cruel wicked and inhuman person
• Similar words include: fiend, demon, monster
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OGRE

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33A: "68. Lock of hair"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
• Similar words include: twist, plait, braid
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TRESS

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34A: "69. Leaf on a sushi tray"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SHISO

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35A: "70. Broad inlets"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
• Similar words include: bay, true laurel, bay tree
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BAYS

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36A: "71. Handle, as matters"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SEETO

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37A: "72. Conceal for the time being, as information"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SITON

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Get a grade other than an F	4
2D	2. Mattress supporter	4
3D	3. Toy that can go "around the world"	4
4D	4. You might let these "fall where they may"	5
5D	5. A chef might wear a puffy white one	3
6D	6. Chocolate treat designed to look like a mountaintop	6
7D	7. Actress Ryder of "Beetlejuice"	6
8D	8. Baseball's Mel	3
9D	9. " ... in that range"	4
10D	10. Mary who sings "In every job that must be done there is an element of fun"	7
11D	11. So great it's unnerving	9
12D	12. Georgetown athlete	4
13D	13. Put in a good word, perhaps?	4
14D	14. Something circled on a calendar	4
15D	19. Presentations during a product unveiling	5
16D	20. Move, to a Realtor	4
17D	25. More than 10 billion of them are currently in circulation in the U.S.	4
18D	26. Plaints of puppies	4
19D	28. One with many Insta followers, perhaps	5
20D	29. Fancy feather	5
21D	30. Toy cube inventor Erno	5
22D	32. Scottish negative	3
23D	33. Test an OB may perform in the second trimester	5
24D	34. Silly	5
25D	35. Football player with a team name inspired by the California gold rush	5
26D	37. Where meats and cheeses are often displayed	9
27D	41. Blunder	3
28D	42. Vegetable that looks like a large scallion	4
29D	43. Girls Who ___ (nonprofit promoting women in computer science)	4
30D	45. Incomplete sets on sale	7
31D	46. Source of motivation, in modern lingo	5
32D	48. Verb preceder, typically	4
33D	49. Most sagacious	6
34D	50. Parent's declaration in response to defiance	6
35D	54. New ___, capital of India	5
36D	55. "Get outta my hair!," in a text	4
37D	56. Discipline for the flexible	4
38D	57. Rage	4
39D	58. Ripped (up)	4
40D	61. Phrase sometimes chanted after a dare	4
41D	62. Canadian gas brand	4
42D	63. Element with the symbol Ne	4
43D	65. Last of 26 letters	3
44D	66. Initialism on a Navy carrier	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Get a grade other than an F"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
• Similar words include: perish, drop dead, authorize
• Opposite of: failing, be born

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: PASS

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2D: "2. Mattress supporter"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a thin strip (wood or metal)
• Similar words include: spline
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SLAT

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3D: "3. Toy that can go "around the world""

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: YOYO

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4D: "4. You might let these "fall where they may""

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that strips of potato fried in deep fat
• Similar words include: microprocessor chip, cow dung, silicon chip
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CHIPS

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5D: "5. A chef might wear a puffy white one"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
• Similar words include: chapeau, lid
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HAT

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6D: "6. Chocolate treat designed to look like a mountaintop"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SNOCAP

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7D: "7. Actress Ryder of "Beetlejuice""

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: WINONA

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8D: "8. Baseball's Mel"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OTT

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9D: "9. " ... in that range""

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ORSO

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10D: "10. Mary who sings "In every job that must be done there is an element of fun""

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: POPPINS

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11D: "11. So great it's unnerving"

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: SCARYGOOD

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12D: "12. Georgetown athlete"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any plant of the genus hoya having fleshy leaves and usually nectariferous flowers
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HOYA

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13D: "13. Put in a good word, perhaps?"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
• Similar words include: edit out, cut, delete
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EDIT

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14D: "14. Something circled on a calendar"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the specified day of the month
• Similar words include: go out, escort, engagement
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DATE

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15D: "19. Presentations during a product unveiling"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a visual presentation showing how something works
• Similar words include: demonstration, exhibit, show
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DEMOS

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16D: "20. Move, to a Realtor"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RELO

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17D: "25. More than 10 billion of them are currently in circulation in the U.S."

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Similar words include: ace, 1, one
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ONES

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18D: "26. Plaints of puppies"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts)
• Similar words include: yelping, yap, yip
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: YIPS

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19D: "28. One with many Insta followers, perhaps"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CELEB

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20D: "29. Fancy feather"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness
• Similar words include: rob, gazump, dress
• Opposite of: undercharge

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Answer: PLUME

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21D: "30. Toy cube inventor Erno"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RUBIK

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22D: "32. Scottish negative"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NAE

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23D: "33. Test an OB may perform in the second trimester"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities
• Similar words include: amniocentesis
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AMNIO

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24D: "34. Silly"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that devoid of intelligence
• Similar words include: vacuous, mindless, asinine
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: INANE

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25D: "35. Football player with a team name inspired by the California gold rush"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
• Similar words include: IX, Nina from Carolina, 9
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NINER

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26D: "37. Where meats and cheeses are often displayed"

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: DELICASES

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27D: "41. Blunder"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: ERR

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28D: "42. Vegetable that looks like a large scallion"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild allium ampeloprasum
• Similar words include: Allium porrum, scallion
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LEEK

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29D: "43. Girls Who ___ (nonprofit promoting women in computer science)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
• Similar words include: cypher, encrypt, computer code
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CODE

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30D: "45. Incomplete sets on sale"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ODDLOTS

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31D: "46. Source of motivation, in modern lingo"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: INSPO

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32D: "48. Verb preceder, typically"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NOUN

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33D: "49. Most sagacious"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
• Similar words include: judicious, heady, wise to
• Opposite of: foolish

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Answer: WISEST

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34D: "50. Parent's declaration in response to defiance"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ISAYSO

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35D: "54. New ___, capital of India"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a city in north central india
• Similar words include: Old Delhi
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DELHI

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36D: "55. "Get outta my hair!," in a text"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MYOB

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37D: "56. Discipline for the flexible"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that hindu discipline aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility that is achieved through the three paths of actions and knowledge and devotion
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: YOGA

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38D: "57. Rage"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a feeling of intense anger
• Similar words include: frenzy, Erinyes, madness
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: FURY

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39D: "58. Ripped (up)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
• Similar words include: deplume, shoot down, torus
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TORE

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40D: "61. Phrase sometimes chanted after a dare"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DOIT

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41D: "62. Canadian gas brand"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ESSO

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42D: "63. Element with the symbol Ne"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
• Similar words include: atomic number 10, Ne
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NEON

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43D: "65. Last of 26 letters"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the 26th letter of the roman alphabet
• Similar words include: z, ezed, izzard
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ZEE

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44D: "66. Initialism on a Navy carrier"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: USS

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

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Decode the Clues

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

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Let intersecting letters guide you. One correct answer unlocks several others.

Build Vocabulary

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

Today's Puzzle Stats

37 Across Clues

44 Down Clues

81 Total Clues

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