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NYT Monday, August 12, 2024 - Crossword Clues Solution 

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 12, 2024

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Major purchase when furnishing a dining room. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TABLE

  Possible Answer : postpone, defer, put_over, remit, set_back, tabular_array, tabularise, tabulate, tabularize, put_off, mesa, shelve, board, table, hold_over, prorogue




• The clue is 6. Reprimanding sounds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSKS

  Possible Answer : tut, tsk, tut-tut




• The clue is 10. ___ de gallo (salsa variety). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PICO




• The clue is 14. White wetland wader. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGRET

  Possible Answer : egret




• The clue is 15. Company name aptly found in "The bookcase came together like a charm!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IKEA




• The clue is 16. Broadway's "Dear ___ Hansen". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVAN




• The clue is 17. *One leaving money under a pillow. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOOTHFAIRY




• The clue is 19. Southern cornbread. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PONE

  Possible Answer : cornpone, pone




• The clue is 20. Noisy bedmate. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: SNORER

  Possible Answer : snorer




• The clue is 21. Sean who played Rudy in "Rudy". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTIN




• The clue is 22. *Hobbes, vis-à-vis Calvin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMAGINARYFRIEND




• The clue is 26. Submission to a record label in the 1990s. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: DEMOCD




• The clue is 27. "Humble" home. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABODE

  Possible Answer : suffer, stomach, brook, abide, support, habitation, stand, bide, bear, domicile, tolerate, endure, stay, stick_out, dwelling, home, put_up, abode, dwelling_house, residence, digest




• The clue is 28. Narcissist's flaw. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGO

  Possible Answer : self-importance, ego, self, egotism




• The clue is 29. Toe woe. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: BUNION

  Possible Answer : bunion




• The clue is 32. "Seriously?!" … or what one might ask of the answers to starred clues in this puzzle?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: AREYOUFORREAL




• The clue is 38. One on maternity leave. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: NEWMOM




• The clue is 39. California's Monterey ___ Aquarium. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAY

  Possible Answer : embayment, bay_tree, Laurus_nobilis, bay_laurel, alcove, quest, bay, true_laurel




• The clue is 41. Indian yogurt drink. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LASSI




• The clue is 43. Frozen ocean water. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: SEAICE




• The clue is 46. *Cryptid in the Scottish Highlands. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOCHNESSMONSTER




• The clue is 50. Prefix with -naut. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTRO




• The clue is 51. Period of one's prime. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: HEYDAY

  Possible Answer : heyday, blossom, efflorescence, flush, peak, prime, flower, bloom




• The clue is 52. Arnaz who loved Lucy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DESI




• The clue is 53. *"Ho, ho, ho!" hollerer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SANTACLAUS




• The clue is 57. British boarding school. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETON




• The clue is 58. "Keep it down!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUSH

  Possible Answer : still, pipe_down, silence, quiesce, hush_up, quiet, shut_up, quieten, hush, stillness, quiet_down

  Possible Opposite Answer : louden




• The clue is 59. Rwandan minority. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUTSI

  Possible Answer : Tutsi, Watutsi, Watusi




• The clue is 60. 0%. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NONE

  Possible Answer : none




• The clue is 61. Dollar bills. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONES

  Possible Answer : 1, single, ace, I, one, unity




• The clue is 62. Finger-painting smudge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMEAR

  Possible Answer : smear, slander, daub, smirch, defame, slur, smutch, blot, besmirch, asperse, cytologic_smear, spot, vilification, calumniate, malignment, smudge, denigrate, sully, cytosmear, blur, stain

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Vietnamese New Year. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TET

  Possible Answer: Tet

• The clue is 2. "A long time ___ …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGO

  Possible Answer: agone, ago

• The clue is 3. Sis's sibling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRO

• The clue is 4. "What are you waiting for?!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: LETSGO

• The clue is 5. Pertaining to a cultural group. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: ETHNIC

  Possible Answer: heathenish, ethnic, pagan, heathen, ethnical, cultural

• The clue is 6. Princess's headwear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIARA

  Possible Answer: tiara

• The clue is 7. Person who might need a lift?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKIER

  Possible Answer: skier

• The clue is 8. Actress Washington of "Scandal". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KERRY

• The clue is 9. Speak aloud. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAY

  Possible Answer: enounce, order, state, enjoin, read, articulate, enunciate, suppose, pronounce, say, allege, sound_out, tell, aver

• The clue is 10. Discontinued competitor of Coke Zero. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEPSIONE

• The clue is 11. Words on an Election Day sticker. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: IVOTED

• The clue is 12. Bluey or Snoopy. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: CANINE

  Possible Answer: canid, eye_tooth, cuspid, canine_tooth, eyetooth, dogtooth, canine, laniary

• The clue is 13. Upright, as hair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONEND

• The clue is 18. A fan (of). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOND

  Possible Answer: adoring, affectionate, fond, doting, partial, warm, tender, lovesome

• The clue is 21. ___ Day, occasion for planting trees. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARBOR

  Possible Answer: bower, arbor, mandril, arbour, mandrel, pergola, spindle

• The clue is 22. Ending with sulf- or fluor-. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDE

• The clue is 23. Lead-in to Man or mansion. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEGA

• The clue is 24. Love, in Spanish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMOR

  Possible Answer: Amor, Cupid

• The clue is 25. One might have farm animals, fried food and a Ferris wheel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FAIR

  Possible Answer: fairly, bonny, sightly, fairish, mediocre, just, middling, funfair, evenhandedly, reasonable, bonnie, honest, comely, bazaar, clean, fair, average, carnival

  Possible Opposite Answer : foul, unfairly, unfair

• The clue is 29. Backside. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUM

  Possible Answer: tush, rat, bottom, arse, stern, fuck_off, keister, crumb, stinkpot, git, butt, behind, grub, lowlife, stinker, arse_around, rotter, crummy, bum, rear, skunk, idler, bum_about, dirty_dog, posterior, do-nothing, loafer, puke, hobo, backside, scum_bag, loll, lounge_about, lounge_around, loaf, buttocks, rump, fundament, cheap, layabout, buns, hind_end, tail_end, nates, cadge, ass, sponge, seat, cheesy, tail, tinny, tramp, prat, fanny, bum_around, waste_one's_time, loll_around, frig_around, derriere, punk, so-and-so, chintzy, tooshie, hindquarters, rear_end, arse_about, sleazy, can, mooch

• The clue is 30. Sci-fi ship. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UFO

  Possible Answer: flying_saucer, unidentified_flying_object, UFO

• The clue is 31. When repeated, sound effect for Cookie Monster. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOM

• The clue is 33. Induct into a Hall of Fame, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENSHRINE

  Possible Answer: enshrine, saint, shrine

• The clue is 34. Like the questions asked in 20 Questions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YESNO

• The clue is 35. Baby's boo-boo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWIE

• The clue is 36. Ever so slightly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABIT

• The clue is 37. Tie, as shoes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LACE

  Possible Answer: enlace, lace, lacing, braid, spike, plait, entwine, intertwine, interlace, fortify, lace_up, twine

  Possible Opposite Answer : untwine

• The clue is 40. "___ out!" (ump's shout). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YER

• The clue is 41. Finish behind. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: LOSETO

• The clue is 42. Follows, as a hunch. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: ACTSON

• The clue is 43. Vending machine drink. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SODA

  Possible Answer: pop, soda_water, soda_ash, washing_soda, soda_pop, tonic, sal_soda, sodium_carbonate, soda

• The clue is 44. Puts into law. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: ENACTS

  Possible Answer: reenact, enact, ordain, act_out

• The clue is 45. Arkham ___, institution for many Batman foes. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: ASYLUM

  Possible Answer: mental_home, asylum, mental_hospital, refuge, sanctuary, mental_institution, institution, insane_asylum, psychiatric_hospital

• The clue is 46. Filled with cargo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LADEN

  Possible Answer: ladened, loaded, oppressed, load, load_up, lade, ladle, laden

• The clue is 47. Olympic snowboarder White. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAUN

• The clue is 48. Have a feeling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SENSE

  Possible Answer: smell, sensory_faculty, sense, good_sense, sentience, smell_out, common_sense, sensation, mother_wit, gumption, signified, horse_sense, feel, sentiency

• The clue is 49. The answers to the starred clues in this puzzle … or are they?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MYTHS

  Possible Answer: myth

• The clue is 53. "Billions" airer, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHO

• The clue is 54. Chowed down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATE

  Possible Answer: eat_up, feed, run_through, rust, exhaust, wipe_out, deplete, eat_on, consume, use_up, corrode, eat, Ate

• The clue is 55. Summer Olympics powerhouse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USA

  Possible Answer: the_States, U.S., USA, U.S.A., America, United_States, United_States_of_America, US_Army, U._S._Army, Army, United_States_Army, US

• The clue is 56. Knight's title. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIR

  Possible Answer: Sir, sir

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Across Clues and Answers (33)

Clue #1: 1. Fire-breathing antagonist of Mario in the Mario universe

6-letter answer Answer: BOWSER

Clue #2: 7. Exercise with Yang and Wu styles

6-letter answer Answer: TAICHI

Word Help: Synonyms: taichichuan, tai_chi_chuan, t'ai_chi

Clue #3: 13. Colorful treat on a stick

6-letter answer Answer: ICEPOP

Clue #4: 14. Killed time

7-letter answer Answer: DAWDLED

Word Help: Synonyms: dawdle, dally, fall_back
Antonyms: rush

Clue #5: 15. Bit of unisex attire

6-letter answer Answer: SARONG

Word Help: Synonyms: sarong

Clue #6: 16. Shot

8-letter answer Answer: KABLOOEY

Clue #7: 17. The travels of Marco Polo, e.g.

5-letter answer Answer: TREKS

Word Help: Synonyms: trek

Clue #8: 18. Works up a sweat

5-letter answer Answer: TOILS

Word Help: Synonyms: travail, labor, dig

Clue #9: 19. Stars' org.

3-letter answer Answer: NHL

Clue #10: 20. Word after full or free

4-letter answer Answer: RIDE

Word Help: Synonyms: mount, devolve_on, rally
Antonyms: walk

Clue #11: 21. Layer of gold?

5-letter answer Answer: GOOSE

Word Help: Synonyms: bozo, zany, fathead

Clue #12: 22. Part of a ship that resembles a fin

4-letter answer Answer: KEEL

Word Help: Synonyms: keel, reel, swag

Clue #13: 23. "Bed-in for Peace" activist

3-letter answer Answer: ONO

Word Help: Synonyms: Ono, Yoko_Ono

Clue #14: 24. Full of dense fog

5-letter answer Answer: SOUPY

Word Help: Synonyms: sentimental, schmaltzy, hokey

Clue #15: 25. Hungarian has 18 of them (yikes!)

5-letter answer Answer: CASES

Word Help: Synonyms: cause, sheath, shell

Clue #16: 26. Deer stalking aid?

12-letter answer Answer: SANTATRACKER

Clue #17: 29. Shook hands, say

13-letter answer Answer: SEALEDTHEDEAL

Clue #18: 32. They focus on subjects of interest

12-letter answer Answer: CAMERALENSES

Clue #19: 34. Sap sucker

5-letter answer Answer: APHID

Word Help: Synonyms: aphid

Clue #20: 37. Thwarts

5-letter answer Answer: FOILS

Word Help: Synonyms: spoil, scotch, bilk

Clue #21: 38. Philosophy associated with 7-Across

3-letter answer Answer: TAO

Word Help: Synonyms: Taoist, Tao

Clue #22: 39. Unveil, with "out"

4-letter answer Answer: TROT

Word Help: Synonyms: Trotskyite, clip, trot

Clue #23: 40. Crushing, in a way

5-letter answer Answer: MOONY

Word Help: Synonyms: moony, woolgathering, dreamy
Antonyms: moonless

Clue #24: 41. Home of the Atlantis and Peppermill casinos

4-letter answer Answer: RENO

Word Help: Synonyms: Reno

Clue #25: 42. Enter into a spreadsheet

3-letter answer Answer: LOG

Word Help: Synonyms: log, logarithm, lumber

Clue #26: 43. Whines

5-letter answer Answer: CARPS

Word Help: Synonyms: carp, cavil, chicane

Clue #27: 44. Flier whose smallest species is called the dwarf bittern

5-letter answer Answer: HERON

Word Help: Synonyms: Hero, heron, Heron

Clue #28: 45. Sweet wine of California

8-letter answer Answer: ANGELICA

Word Help: Synonyms: angelique, angelica

Clue #29: 47. Big name in power ballads

6-letter answer Answer: CELINE

Clue #30: 48. It's a start

7-letter answer Answer: STEPONE

Clue #31: 49. They have many faces

6-letter answer Answer: PRISMS

Word Help: Synonyms: prism, optical_prism

Clue #32: 50. So far

6-letter answer Answer: TODATE

Clue #33: 51. Hullabaloo

6-letter answer Answer: RACKET

Word Help: Synonyms: make_merry, whoop_it_up, jollify

Across Clues and Answers (33)

Clue #1: 1. Places to order les cassoulets

7-letter answer Answer: BISTROS

Word Help: Synonyms: bistro

Clue #2: 2. Light winds

8-letter answer Answer: OCARINAS

Word Help: Synonyms: ocarina, sweet_potato

Clue #3: 3. "It's over"

8-letter answer Answer: WEREDONE

Clue #4: 4. Put into words

5-letter answer Answer: SPOKE

Word Help: Synonyms: verbalize, verbalise, address

Clue #5: 5. Metaphor for a tedious tract of time

4-letter answer Answer: EONS

Word Help: Synonyms: aeon, eon

Clue #6: 6. Dungeons & Dragons, e.g., for short

3-letter answer Answer: RPG

Clue #7: 7. Drop for the time being

5-letter answer Answer: TABLE

Word Help: Synonyms: postpone, defer, tabularize

Clue #8: 8. Some tools for saddlers

4-letter answer Answer: AWLS

Word Help: Synonyms: awl

Clue #9: 9. Court promise

3-letter answer Answer: IDO

Word Help: Synonyms: Ido

Clue #10: 10. Doubles

6-letter answer Answer: CLONES

Word Help: Synonyms: knockoff, clone, ringer

Clue #11: 11. [I'm so mischievous!]

6-letter answer Answer: HEEHEE

Clue #12: 12. Depictions of Arcadia

6-letter answer Answer: IDYLLS

Word Help: Synonyms: bucolic, eclogue, idyll

Clue #13: 14. Midsummer head decorations

11-letter answer Answer: DAISYCHAINS

Clue #14: 16. Turtle-shelled flunky of 1-Across

11-letter answer Answer: KOOPATROOPA

Clue #15: 18. Receiver of a four-star review

11-letter answer Answer: TOURDEFORCE

Clue #16: 21. Boast from a prankster

5-letter answer Answer: GOTEM

Clue #17: 22. Actress Gillan of "Doctor Who"

5-letter answer Answer: KAREN

Word Help: Synonyms: Karenic, Karen

Clue #18: 24. Leaves mixed up?

5-letter answer Answer: SALAD

Word Help: Synonyms: salad

Clue #19: 25. Hands over

5-letter answer Answer: CEDES

Word Help: Synonyms: cede, deliver, surrender

Clue #20: 27. Not needing elaboration

5-letter answer Answer: TACIT

Word Help: Synonyms: silent, tacit, understood

Clue #21: 28. Shade of green

5-letter answer Answer: KELLY

Word Help: Synonyms: Grace_Patricia_Kelly, Princess_Grace_of_Monaco, Grace_Kelly

Clue #22: 30. Record qualifier

8-letter answer Answer: ASTERISK

Word Help: Synonyms: asterisk, star

Clue #23: 31. Offer of support in a #1 Bill Withers hit

8-letter answer Answer: LEANONME

Clue #24: 33. Most likely to succeed?

7-letter answer Answer: SOONEST

Word Help: Synonyms: soonest, earliest

Clue #25: 34. "You made it!"

6-letter answer Answer: ATLAST

Clue #26: 35. Chop-chop

6-letter answer Answer: PRONTO

Word Help: Synonyms: promptly, readily, pronto

Clue #27: 36. Took too much of

6-letter answer Answer: HOGGED

Word Help: Synonyms: hog, hogged, broken-backed

Clue #28: 40. State for "The Shawshank Redemption"

5-letter answer Answer: MAINE

Word Help: Synonyms: Pine_Tree_State, ME, Maine

Clue #29: 41. Tomb raider's acquisition

5-letter answer Answer: RELIC

Word Help: Synonyms: relic, souvenir, keepsake

Clue #30: 43. Form a lump

4-letter answer Answer: CLOT

Word Help: Synonyms: coagulate, coagulum, curdle
Antonyms: homogenize

Clue #31: 44. Wedding presider of Greek mythology

4-letter answer Answer: HERA

Word Help: Synonyms: Hera, Here

Clue #32: 46. Org. with toxicologists

3-letter answer Answer: EPA

Word Help: Synonyms: EPA, Environmental_Protection_Agency

Clue #33: 47. It can keep the beat, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: CPR

Word Help: Synonyms: cardiopulmonary_resuscitation, cardiac_resuscitation, mouth-to-mouth_resuscitation

Expert Solving Strategies

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• Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
• Check vowel patterns in partially solved words

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (45 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: Moderate

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. Replay technique, informally	5
2A	6. "Baby ___" (2008 comedy)	4
3A	10. "Fiddlesticks!"	3
4A	13. Woodworking machine	6
5A	14. Burden	4
6A	15. A big one might be challenging to work with	3
7A	16. Sewing/cooking class, informally	6
8A	17. User of the Force	4
9A	18. Mrs. in Spain	3
10A	19. Remove from power	9
11A	20. Boarding pass info	3
12A	21. Like cabernet sauvignon vis-à-vis white zinfandel	5
13A	23. Restaurant booking, for short	3
14A	24. "Shoulda listened to me!"	3
15A	26. Rang out	6
16A	27. Carrier based in Ben Gurion Airport	4
17A	29. Milan's La ___	5
18A	32. Dole (out)	4
19A	33. Gomez's cousin on 1960s TV	3
20A	35. Bring shame upon	8
21A	37. "Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; ___ for the arrow that flieth by day": Psalms	3
22A	38. Always there	11
23A	39. Lead-in to determined or destined	3
24A	40. Otolaryngologist, for short	3
25A	42. Estrange	8
26A	44. N.B.A. great ___ Archibald	4
27A	46. Wrath	3
28A	47. Cabernet sauvignon et zinfandel	4
29A	49. Golf gimme	5
30A	51. Center of a Scrabble board	4
31A	55. Puma's pad?	6
32A	57. D.O.J. bigwigs, in brief	3
33A	59. Bass, e.g.	3
34A	60. CVS Health subsidiary	5
35A	61. Law enforcer in Leicester	9
36A	63. Decide to deal with at a later time	5
37A	65. Labor Day follower: Abbr.	3
38A	66. With 68-Across, long-shot candidates ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle	4
39A	68. See 66-Across	6
40A	69. Prefix with -logue	3
41A	70. "You just made that up!"	4
42A	71. Feature of the Cyclops	6
43A	72. You might be asked for your "last four" of this, in brief	3
44A	73. With 58-Down, "Bugonia" actress	4
45A	74. Dips a toe in, say	5

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Replay technique, informally"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SLOMO

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2A: "6. "Baby ___" (2008 comedy)"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that informal terms for a mother
• Similar words include: mummy, ma, mommy
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MAMA

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3A: "10. "Fiddlesticks!""

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BAH

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4A: "13. Woodworking machine"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who makes things
• Similar words include: maker, shaping machine
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SHAPER

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5A: "14. Burden"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an onerous or difficult concern
• Similar words include: encumbrance, burden, load
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ONUS

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6A: "15. A big one might be challenging to work with"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
• Similar words include: self, egotism, self-importance
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EGO

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7A: "16. Sewing/cooking class, informally"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: HOMEEC

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8A: "17. User of the Force"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: JEDI

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9A: "18. Mrs. in Spain"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SRA

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10A: "19. Remove from power"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)
• Similar words include: subvert, reverse, bring down
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: OVERTHROW

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11A: "20. Boarding pass info"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
• Similar words include: dustup, words, rowing
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ROW

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12A: "21. Like cabernet sauvignon vis-à-vis white zinfandel"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)
• Similar words include: ironic, desiccant, teetotal
• Opposite of: wet, sweet

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Answer: DRIER

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13A: "23. Restaurant booking, for short"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells
• Similar words include: rhenium, Ra, re
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RES

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14A: "24. "Shoulda listened to me!""

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
• Similar words include: realise, ascertain, learn
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SEE

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15A: "26. Rang out"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that ring recurrently
• Similar words include: ring, peal
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: PEALED

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16A: "27. Carrier based in Ben Gurion Airport"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ELAL

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17A: "29. Milan's La ___"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SCALA

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18A: "32. Dole (out)"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a line that indicates a boundary
• Similar words include: border, delimitation, borderline
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: METE

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19A: "33. Gomez's cousin on 1960s TV"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ITT

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20A: "35. Bring shame upon"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a state of shame or disgrace
• Similar words include: shame, assault, dishonour
• Opposite of: honor

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Answer: DISHONOR

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21A: "37. "Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; ___ for the arrow that flieth by day": Psalms"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NOR

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22A: "38. Always there"

11 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: EVERPRESENT

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23A: "39. Lead-in to determined or destined"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PRE

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24A: "40. Otolaryngologist, for short"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ENT

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25A: "42. Estrange"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
• Similar words include: alien, estrange, disaffect
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: ALIENATE

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26A: "44. N.B.A. great ___ Archibald"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NATE

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27A: "46. Wrath"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
• Similar words include: choler, wrath, ira
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IRE

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28A: "47. Cabernet sauvignon et zinfandel"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: VINS

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29A: "49. Golf gimme"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TAPIN

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30A: "51. Center of a Scrabble board"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
• Similar words include: champion, lead, principal
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: STAR

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31A: "55. Puma's pad?"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the inner sole of a shoe or boot where the foot rests
• Similar words include: innersole
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: INSOLE

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32A: "57. D.O.J. bigwigs, in brief"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
• Similar words include: silver, Ag, atomic number 47
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AGS

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33A: "59. Bass, e.g."

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the united states an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ALE

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34A: "60. CVS Health subsidiary"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AETNA

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35A: "61. Law enforcer in Leicester"

9 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
• Similar words include: John Constable, police constable
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: CONSTABLE

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36A: "63. Decide to deal with at a later time"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a set of data arranged in rows and columns
• Similar words include: tabular array, tabularize, tabulate
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TABLE

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37A: "65. Labor Day follower: Abbr."

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TUE

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38A: "66. With 68-Across, long-shot candidates ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that absence of light or illumination
• Similar words include: benighted, drab, dark-skinned
• Opposite of: light, day

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Answer: DARK

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39A: "68. See 66-Across"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
• Similar words include: horse, horse cavalry, gymnastic horse
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: HORSES

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40A: "69. Prefix with -logue"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a self-report personality inventory based on hans eysenck's factor analysis of personality which assumes three basic factors (the two most important being extraversion to introversion and neuroticism)
• Similar words include: Eysenck Personality Inventory
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EPI

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41A: "70. "You just made that up!""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
• Similar words include: prevaricator
• Opposite of: square shooter

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Answer: LIAR

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42A: "71. Feature of the Cyclops"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ONEEYE

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43A: "72. You might be asked for your "last four" of this, in brief"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SSN

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44A: "73. With 58-Down, "Bugonia" actress"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EMMA

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45A: "74. Dips a toe in, say"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that trying something to find out about it
• Similar words include: exam, test, try
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TESTS

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. This might be ground-breaking	6
2D	2. San Diego suburb	6
3D	3. Person reached by dialing 0: Abbr.	4
4D	4. Comes face to face with	5
5D	5. Choreograph	11
6D	6. Magic power	4
7D	7. Freshly	4
8D	8. Stuff that's slung	3
9D	9. Parenthetical remark	5
10D	10. "That's enough out of you!"	8
11D	11. Accept the terms of	7
12D	12. Pack rat	7
13D	13. Summer vacation locale	5
14D	20. Letter in support, informally	3
15D	22. "Blitzkrieg Bop" band	7
16D	25. Approximate no.	3
17D	26. Winning hit at Wimbledon, maybe	11
18D	28. Endures	7
19D	30. Media sales agent, in brief	5
20D	31. Be on one's back	3
21D	34. Face card's value, often	3
22D	36. One-named artist who sang the U.S. national anthem at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony	3
23D	38. Real genius	8
24D	39. Org. often concerned with fund-raising	3
25D	41. Super Mario Bros. platform	3
26D	42. Performs at a Thunderbirds show	7
27D	43. Lists of starters	7
28D	45. Packed it in	3
29D	46. Big Dutch bank	3
30D	48. Leif, to Eric the Red	3
31D	50. "Deadwood" actor McShane	3
32D	52. Typewriter feature	6
33D	53. Spots where pins are dropped?	6
34D	54. Pee Wee of baseball	5
35D	56. Serve, as soup	5
36D	58. See 73-Across	5
37D	61. Pack it in?	4
38D	62. Gumbo ingredient	4
39D	64. Enemy of Wonder Woman	4
40D	67. Bocce player's skill	3
41D	68. Trendy	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. This might be ground-breaking"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
• Similar words include: power shovel, digger, spadeful
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SHOVEL

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2D: "2. San Diego suburb"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: LAMESA

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3D: "3. Person reached by dialing 0: Abbr."

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OPER

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4D: "4. Comes face to face with"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
• Similar words include: fulfil, meet, take on
• Opposite of: diverge

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Answer: MEETS

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5D: "5. Choreograph"

11 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that write an orchestra score for
• Similar words include: organize, engineer, organise
• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: ORCHESTRATE

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6D: "6. Magic power"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a magic power or magic spell
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MOJO

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7D: "7. Freshly"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that again but in a new or different way
• Similar words include: afresh
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ANEW

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8D: "8. Stuff that's slung"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that water soaked soil; soft wet earth
• Similar words include: mire, muck, clay
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MUD

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9D: "9. Parenthetical remark"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
• Similar words include: away, divagation, parenthesis
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ASIDE

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10D: "10. "That's enough out of you!""

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: BESILENT

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11D: "11. Accept the terms of"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: AGREETO

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12D: "12. Pack rat"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: HOARDER

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13D: "13. Summer vacation locale"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the land along the edge of a body of water
• Similar words include: prop up, set ashore, land
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SHORE

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14D: "20. Letter in support, informally"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: REC

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15D: "22. "Blitzkrieg Bop" band"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: RAMONES

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16D: "25. Approximate no."

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that standard time in the 5th time zone west of greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern united states
• Similar words include: Eastern Time, Eastern Standard Time
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EST

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17D: "26. Winning hit at Wimbledon, maybe"

11 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: PASSINGSHOT

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18D: "28. Endures"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: LIVESON

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19D: "30. Media sales agent, in brief"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ADREP

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20D: "31. Be on one's back"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
• Similar words include: rest, Trygve Lie, lie in
• Opposite of: stand, arise

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Answer: LIE

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21D: "34. Face card's value, often"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
• Similar words include: decade, ten-spot, tenner
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TEN

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22D: "36. One-named artist who sang the U.S. national anthem at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: HER

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23D: "38. Real genius"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that physicist born in germany who formulated the special theory of relativity and the general theory of relativity; einstein also proposed that light consists of discrete quantized bundles of energy (later called photons) (1879-1955)
• Similar words include: brain, Albert Einstein, brainiac
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: EINSTEIN

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24D: "39. Org. often concerned with fund-raising"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PTA

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25D: "41. Super Mario Bros. platform"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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: Ne, Cornhusker State, atomic number 10
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NES

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26D: "42. Performs at a Thunderbirds show"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that operate an airplane
• Similar words include: fly, aviate, pilot
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: AVIATES

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27D: "43. Lists of starters"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat
• Similar words include: lineup, batting order, card
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LINEUPS

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28D: "45. Packed it in"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
• Similar words include: eat on, deplete, feed
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ATE

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29D: "46. Big Dutch bank"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ING

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30D: "48. Leif, to Eric the Red"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a male human offspring
• Similar words include: Logos, Word, boy
• Opposite of: daughter, girl

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Answer: SON

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31D: "50. "Deadwood" actor McShane"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IAN

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32D: "52. Typewriter feature"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TABSET

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33D: "53. Spots where pins are dropped?"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a narrow street with walls on both sides
• Similar words include: skittle alley, alleyway, bowling alley
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ALLEYS

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34D: "54. Pee Wee of baseball"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: REESE

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35D: "56. Serve, as soup"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another
• Similar words include: lade, laden
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LADLE

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36D: "58. See 73-Across"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
• Similar words include: rock, pit, Harlan Fisk Stone
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: STONE

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37D: "61. Pack it in?"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that crowd or pack to capacity
• Similar words include: swot up, swot, chock up
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CRAM

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38D: "62. Gumbo ingredient"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
• Similar words include: Abelmoschus esculentus, lady's-finger, Hibiscus esculentus
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OKRA

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39D: "64. Enemy of Wonder Woman"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (greek mythology) greek god of war; son of zeus and hera; identified with roman mars
• Similar words include: ar, are
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ARES

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40D: "67. Bocce player's skill"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
• Similar words include: heading, intent, draw a bead on
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AIM

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41D: "68. Trendy"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
• Similar words include: red-hot, live, blistering
• Opposite of: cold

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Answer: HOT

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45 Across Clues

41 Down Clues

86 Total Clues

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