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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Wednesday, December 07, 2022
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 74 (37 Across, 37 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.0 letters
Across Clues Explained - Wednesday NYT Crossword December 07, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Iconic sportswear logo that was commissioned for $35 in 1971 | 6 |
| 2A | 7. Stories that can get pretty hot | 6 |
| 3A | 13. Northernmost capital in continental South America | 7 |
| 4A | 15. ___ Achebe, "Things Fall Apart" author | 6 |
| 5A | 16. Vintage car, in German ... or veteran, in English | 8 |
| 6A | 18. In a spooky way | 6 |
| 7A | 19. Get out fast | 4 |
| 8A | 20. G.I. food packs | 4 |
| 9A | 22. Six-time M.L.B. All-Star Mookie | 5 |
| 10A | 23. Famine's counterpart | 5 |
| 11A | 25. High school, in Danish ... or building for indoor sports, in English | 9 |
| 12A | 27. The Cards, on scoreboards | 3 |
| 13A | 28. Teeny | 3 |
| 14A | 30. One hearing things? | 3 |
| 15A | 31. "___ you serious?" | 3 |
| 16A | 32. When doubled, like a good situation | 3 |
| 17A | 33. Relatives, slangily | 3 |
| 18A | 34. Scarfed down | 3 |
| 19A | 35. Competition, in French ... or agreement, in English | 11 |
| 20A | 38. Tooth holder | 3 |
| 21A | 39. Unspecified amount | 3 |
| 22A | 40. Certain real estate purchase | 3 |
| 23A | 41. Verizon sale of 2021 | 3 |
| 24A | 42. Hummer maker | 3 |
| 25A | 43. Regard | 3 |
| 26A | 44. ___ Gatos, Calif. | 3 |
| 27A | 47. Plywood, in Dutch ... or theater with several screens, in English | 9 |
| 28A | 50. Smidgen | 5 |
| 29A | 52. Spend a lot of time in front of the mirror, say | 5 |
| 30A | 53. Engrave with an acid | 4 |
| 31A | 55. Queens stadium eponym | 4 |
| 32A | 56. Inflame | 6 |
| 33A | 58. Vacation, in Swedish ... or half of an academic year, in English | 8 |
| 34A | 60. Boosted | 6 |
| 35A | 61. Light punch | 7 |
| 36A | 62. So-called "wisdom-keepers" | 6 |
| 37A | 63. Savory South Asian pastry | 6 |
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. Iconic sportswear logo that was commissioned for $35 in 1971"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)
- Words that mean the same thing: whoosh, swish, swosh
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SWOOSH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "7. Stories that can get pretty hot"
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 floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
- Words that mean the same thing: garret, Attic, noggin
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATTICS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "13. Northernmost capital in continental South America"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the capital and largest city of venezuela
- Words that mean the same thing: capital of Venezuela
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CARACAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "15. ___ Achebe, "Things Fall Apart" author"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CHINUA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "16. Vintage car, in German ... or veteran, in English"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
- Words that mean the same thing: old-timer, old stager, veteran
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OLDTIMER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "18. In a spooky way"
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 in an unnatural eery manner
- Words that mean the same thing: spookily
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EERILY
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Clue 7 Across: "19. Get out fast"
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 run away quickly
- Words that mean the same thing: take flight, fly
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FLEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "20. G.I. food packs"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
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: MRES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "22. Six-time M.L.B. All-Star Mookie"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BETTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "23. Famine's counterpart"
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 ceremonial dinner party for many people
- Words that mean the same thing: feed, junket, spread
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FEAST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "25. High school, in Danish ... or building for indoor sports, in English"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
- Words that mean the same thing: gym, secondary school, lyceum
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GYMNASIUM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "27. The Cards, on scoreboards"
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: STL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "28. Teeny"
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 short time
- Words that mean the same thing: make, teeny, urinate
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "30. One hearing things?"
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 sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
- Words that mean the same thing: capitulum, pinna, auricle
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "31. "___ you serious?""
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 unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
- Words that mean the same thing: equal, cost, personify
- The opposite would be: differ
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "32. When doubled, like a good situation"
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 victory (as in a race or other competition)
- Words that mean the same thing: come through, gain ground, acquire
- The opposite would be: fail, fall back
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "33. Relatives, slangily"
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: FAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "34. Scarfed down"
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 goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
- Words that mean the same thing: consume, feed, eat up
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "35. Competition, in French ... or agreement, in English"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that agreement of results or opinions
- Words that mean the same thing: co-occurrence, meeting of minds, coincidence
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CONCURRENCE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "38. Tooth holder"
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 part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
- Words that mean the same thing: rattle on, visit, trounce
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: JAW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "39. Unspecified amount"
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 one or some or every or all without specification
- Words that mean the same thing: whatsoever, whatever
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "40. Certain real estate purchase"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- Words that mean the same thing: draw, fortune, plenty
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "41. Verizon sale of 2021"
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: AOL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "42. Hummer maker"
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: GMC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "43. Regard"
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 organ of sight
- Words that mean the same thing: optic, centre, heart
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EYE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "44. ___ Gatos, Calif."
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: LOS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "47. Plywood, in Dutch ... or theater with several screens, in English"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that communicates two or more signals over a common channel
- Words that mean the same thing: manifold
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MULTIPLEX
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "50. Smidgen"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SKOSH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "52. Spend a lot of time in front of the mirror, say"
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 clean with one's bill
- Words that mean the same thing: congratulate, plume, primp
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PREEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "53. Engrave with an acid"
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 make an etching of
- Words that mean the same thing: engrave
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ETCH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "55. Queens stadium eponym"
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 united states tennis player who was the first black to win united states and english singles championships (1943-1993)
- Words that mean the same thing: Arthur Ashe, Arthur Robert Ashe
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASHE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "56. Inflame"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that put into a rage; make violently angry
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ENRAGE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "58. Vacation, in Swedish ... or half of an academic year, in English"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that one of two divisions of an academic year
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEMESTER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "60. Boosted"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that raise the level or amount of something
- Words that mean the same thing: elicit, promote, upraise
- The opposite would be: lowered, lower
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RAISED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "61. Light punch"
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: LOVETAP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "62. So-called "wisdom-keepers""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a person who is older than you are
- Words that mean the same thing: elder, senior, elderberry bush
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELDERS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "63. Savory South Asian pastry"
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 small turnover of indian origin filled with vegetables or meat and fried and served hot
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAMOSA
Great job if you got it right!
December 07, 2022 Wednesday NYT - All Down Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Says "Hah!," say | 6 |
| 2D | 2. Place for some bills | 6 |
| 3D | 3. Flying a commercial airline, often | 6 |
| 4D | 4. Hall's partner in pop | 5 |
| 5D | 5. Grade school subj. | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Jon who played Don in "Mad Men" | 4 |
| 7D | 7. Big name in hardware stores | 3 |
| 8D | 8. Something to pass, legally | 6 |
| 9D | 9. Exhausts | 5 |
| 10D | 10. Kick off | 8 |
| 11D | 11. Something grown in a lab | 7 |
| 12D | 12. "Because that's what I want!" | 6 |
| 13D | 14. Twilled suit fabric | 5 |
| 14D | 17. Reina's chess "mate" | 3 |
| 15D | 21. Glasses annoyance | 5 |
| 16D | 24. An identical one isn't 100% identical | 4 |
| 17D | 26. That is to say | 6 |
| 18D | 29. Set up a temporary base | 6 |
| 19D | 32. Amaze | 3 |
| 20D | 33. Overheat, as a circuit | 3 |
| 21D | 34. Do something | 3 |
| 22D | 35. It might say "Scam Likely" | 8 |
| 23D | 36. Scrooge McDuck vis-Ã -vis Donald | 5 |
| 24D | 37. Rejections | 4 |
| 25D | 38. Blog, perhaps | 7 |
| 26D | 41. Current unit | 6 |
| 27D | 42. Ingredient in some holiday cookies | 6 |
| 28D | 43. Get all A's, say | 5 |
| 29D | 44. Was defeated by | 6 |
| 30D | 45. Vegas casino with bars named Dublin Up, Lucky and Blarney | 6 |
| 31D | 46. Tibetan ethnic group | 6 |
| 32D | 48. Kid | 5 |
| 33D | 49. H.S. exam org. | 3 |
| 34D | 51. Casey in the National Radio Hall of Fame | 5 |
| 35D | 54. Some med. plans | 4 |
| 36D | 57. Sheeran and Sullivan | 3 |
| 37D | 59. Little ___, who sang "The Loco-Motion" | 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. Says "Hah!," say"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that showing your contempt by derision
- Words that mean the same thing: gibe, scoffing, mockery
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SCOFFS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Place for some bills"
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 a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money
- Words that mean the same thing: pocketbook, billfold, notecase
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WALLET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Flying a commercial airline, often"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a severe or trying experience
- Words that mean the same thing: trial by ordeal
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ORDEAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Hall's partner in pop"
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 english conspirator who claimed that there was a jesuit plot to assassinate charles ii (1649-1705)
- Words that mean the same thing: Titus Oates, Joyce Carol Oates
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OATES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Grade school subj."
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: SCI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Jon who played Don in "Mad Men""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HAMM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Big name in hardware stores"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
- Words that mean the same thing: adept, breeze through, sail through
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Something to pass, legally"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: THEBAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Exhausts"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that hoop that covers a wheel
- Words that mean the same thing: tyre, tire, run down
- The opposite would be: refresh, interest
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TIRES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Kick off"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that someone new to a field or activity
- Words that mean the same thing: tiro, originate, enlightened
- The opposite would be: uninitiate
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INITIATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Something grown in a lab"
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 a particular society at a particular time and place
- Words that mean the same thing: civilization, cultivation, finish
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CULTURE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. "Because that's what I want!""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAYSME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "14. Twilled suit fabric"
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 twilled woolen fabric
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SERGE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "17. Reina's chess "mate""
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: REY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "21. Glasses annoyance"
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 slanderous defamation
- Words that mean the same thing: slur, sully, slander
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SMEAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "24. An identical one isn't 100% identical"
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 either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
- Words that mean the same thing: matching, counterpart, Gemini
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TWIN
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Clue 17 Down: "26. That is to say"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- Words that mean the same thing: videlicet, viz., that is to say
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: NAMELY
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Clue 18 Down: "29. Set up a temporary base"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that live in or as if in a tent
- Words that mean the same thing: tent, bivouac, camp out
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ENCAMP
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Clue 19 Down: "32. Amaze"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a joke that seems extremely funny
- Words that mean the same thing: riot, belly laugh, howler
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: WOW
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Clue 20 Down: "33. Overheat, as a circuit"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that english painter and art critic (1866-1934)
- Words that mean the same thing: Roger Fry, Christopher Fry, nipper
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: FRY
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Clue 21 Down: "34. Do something"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
- Words that mean the same thing: work, play, number
- The opposite would be: refrain
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The answer is: ACT
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Clue 22 Down: "35. It might say "Scam Likely""
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: CALLERID
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Clue 23 Down: "36. Scrooge McDuck vis-Ã -vis Donald"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
- The opposite would be: aunt
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: UNCLE
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Clue 24 Down: "37. Rejections"
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 radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known
- Words that mean the same thing: no, atomic number 102, No
- The opposite would be: yes
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The answer is: NOES
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Clue 25 Down: "38. Blog, perhaps"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
- Words that mean the same thing: daybook, diary
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: JOURNAL
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Clue 26 Down: "41. Current unit"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a former unit of electric current (slightly smaller than the si ampere)
- Words that mean the same thing: amp, A, international ampere
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: AMPERE
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Clue 27 Down: "42. Ingredient in some holiday cookies"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
- Words that mean the same thing: gingery, peppiness, gingerroot
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: GINGER
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Clue 28 Down: "43. Get all A's, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that distinguish oneself
- Words that mean the same thing: stand out, surpass
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: EXCEL
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Clue 29 Down: "44. Was defeated by"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: LOSTTO
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Clue 30 Down: "45. Vegas casino with bars named Dublin Up, Lucky and Blarney"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: OSHEAS
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Clue 31 Down: "46. Tibetan ethnic group"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a member of the himalayan people living in nepal and tibet who are famous for their skill as mountaineers
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: SHERPA
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Clue 32 Down: "48. Kid"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
- Words that mean the same thing: vamper, ride, tantalization
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: TEASE
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Clue 33 Down: "49. H.S. exam org."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ETS
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Clue 34 Down: "51. Casey in the National Radio Hall of Fame"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: KASEM
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Clue 35 Down: "54. Some med. plans"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians
- Words that mean the same thing: HMO, health maintenance organization
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: HMOS
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Clue 36 Down: "57. Sheeran and Sullivan"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a rapid automatic system to detect plastic explosives in passengers' luggage using x-ray technology and computers; designed for use in airports
- Words that mean the same thing: explosive detection system, ED, male erecticle dysfunction
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: EDS
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Clue 37 Down: "59. Little ___, who sang "The Loco-Motion""
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: EVA
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 42 | 56.8% |
| Short Answer | 20 | 27.0% |
| History | 4 | 5.4% |
| Sports | 2 | 2.7% |
| Geography | 2 | 2.7% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 2 | 2.7% |
| Food & Drink | 2 | 2.7% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 37 |
| Total Clues | 74 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.0 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 11 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 Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 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!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: September 05, 2025 at 05:39 PM
