Monday, LA Times August 19, 2024 | Crossword Clues Answers

Monday LA Times Crosswords: August 19, 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 Onesie fastener. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: snap

  
  

  Possible Answer: flick, snarl, picnic, breeze, snap_bean, snatch, catch, pushover, tear, bust, lose_it, rupture, ginger_nut, piece_of_cake, cracking, snapshot, photograph, ginger_snap, centering, press_stud, gingersnap, shot, walkover, snatch_up, cinch, snap, duck_soup, elasticity, snap_fastener, grab, child's_play, shoot, click, crack, break_down

  Possible Opposite Answer: inelasticity




• The clue is Fourth-down option. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: punt

  
  

  Possible Answer: stake, bet_on, punting, back, pole, Irish_punt, game, Irish_pound, pound, punt, gage




• The clue is OshKosh __. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: bgosh

  
  



• The clue is "All done!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: tada

  
  



• The clue is Puccini's "Nessun dorma," e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: aria

  
  

  Possible Answer: aria




• The clue is Bank offerings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: loans

  
  

  Possible Answer: lend, loan, loanword

  Possible Opposite Answer: borrow




• The clue is Forgets to add an attachment, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: errs

  
  

  Possible Answer: mistake, stray, slip, drift, err




• The clue is Virtual thumbs-up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: likebutton

  
  



• The clue is "West Side Story" role for Ariana and Rita. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: anita

  
  



• The clue is Film critic Roger. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ebert

  
  



• The clue is "You can't please everyone," for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: lifelesson

  
  



• The clue is Hawaiian dance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: hula

  
  

  Possible Answer: hula, Hawaiian_dancing, hula-hula




• The clue is Did not stand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: sat

  
  

  Possible Answer: sit, ride, baby-sit, Sat, model, sit_down, Saturday, posture, seat, Sabbatum, sit_around, pose

  Possible Opposite Answer: stand, arise




• The clue is Just a number, some say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: age

  
  

  Possible Answer: eld, geezerhood, mature, age, long_time, historic_period, old_age, maturate, years, get_on, senesce

  Possible Opposite Answer: rejuvenate




• The clue is Postcardworthy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: scenic

  
  

  Possible Answer: scenic




• The clue is Realm reached by the rainbow bridge Bifröst. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: asgard

  
  

  Possible Answer: Asgard




• The clue is South American range. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: andes

  
  

  Possible Answer: Andes




• The clue is Tastes brownie batter before baking, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: licksthespoon

  
  



• The clue is 32-Across view. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: vista

  
  

  Possible Answer: aspect, prospect, panorama, scene, view, vista




• The clue is Wringing wet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: soaked

  
  

  Possible Answer: fuddled, plume, douse, pluck, sop, soused, gazump, sloshed, besotted, stiff, overcharge, pixilated, smashed, pawn, wet, pissed, drench, dowse, surcharge, inebriate, tight, crocked, sozzled, soaked, rob, slopped, soak, hit_it_up, plastered, blotto, intoxicate, hock, squiffy, loaded, souse, blind_drunk, cockeyed, hook, pie-eyed, fleece, imbue

  Possible Opposite Answer: undercharge




• The clue is Baseball unit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: inning

  
  

  Possible Answer: inning, frame




• The clue is Grassy tract. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: lea

  
  

  Possible Answer: lea, pasture, ley, grazing_land, pastureland




• The clue is "Vous êtes __": Paris map line. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ici

  
  



• The clue is Security camera letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: cctv

  
  



• The clue is Attend while muted, as a virtual company meeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: listeninon

  
  



• The clue is British Columbia border state. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: idaho

  
  

  Possible Answer: Idaho, Gem_State, ID




• The clue is Parts of Groucho Marx disguises. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: noses

  
  

  Possible Answer: olfactory_organ, scent, nuzzle, nozzle, nose, horn_in, poke, wind, pry, intrude




• The clue is Feline user of a pet door, and a feature of 18-, 23-, 38-, and 50-Across?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: outsidecat

  
  



• The clue is Actress Garr. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: teri

  
  



• The clue is Stews (over). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: frets

  
  

  Possible Answer: grate, sweat, worn_spot, gall, scratch, erode, rub, fuss, eat_into, rankle, eat_away, niggle, chafe, fray, lather, Greek_fret, swither, fret, stew, Greek_key, key_pattern, choke, gag




• The clue is Weary sigh. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ahme

  
  



• The clue is Parentheses shapes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: arcs

  
  

  Possible Answer: bow, arc, arch, spark, discharge, electric_arc, electric_discharge, curve




• The clue is "Jumpin' Jack __": Rolling Stones hit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: flash

  
  

  Possible Answer: cheap, dart, flash_lamp, twinkling, swank, loud, twinkle, gimcrack, wink, instant, blink_of_an_eye, newsflash, newsbreak, brassy, fanfare, dash, heartbeat, tatty, meretricious, news_bulletin, scud, ostentate, tacky, flashing, scoot, shoot, trashy, flaunt, show_off, gaudy, photoflash, jiffy, tawdry, flashbulb, winkle, flashgun, flash_bulb, garish, trice, flare, blink, flashy, New_York_minute, ostentation, flash, split_second




• The clue is Ready to eat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ripe

  
  

  Possible Answer: mature, ripe, advanced, good, right

  Possible Opposite Answer: green




• The clue is Editor's "never mind". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: stet

  
  

  Possible Answer: stet

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is Takes an extra base. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: steals

  
  

  Possible Answer: slip, buy, steal, bargain




• The clue is "The Chronicles of __": C.S. Lewis series. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: narnia

  
  



• The clue is Floating aimlessly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: adrift

  
  

  Possible Answer: rudderless, aimless, afloat, planless, undirected, adrift, directionless




• The clue is Crafting adhesive. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: paste

  
  

  Possible Answer: glue, spread, paste, library_paste




• The clue is Good buddy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: pal

  
  

  Possible Answer: brother, buddy, pal, crony, chum, chum_up, pal_up, sidekick




• The clue is Sch. in the smallest U.S. state. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: uri

  
  



• The clue is Sneakers with swooshes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: nikes

  
  

  Possible Answer: Nike




• The clue is Billy Blanks fitness regimen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: taebo

  
  



• The clue is Make fuzzy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: blur

  
  

  Possible Answer: smudge, obscure, smear, dim, smutch, fuzz, blear, slur, film_over, obnubilate, glaze_over, blur, confuse

  Possible Opposite Answer: focus




• The clue is Received permission to proceed. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: gotthenod

  
  



• The clue is Granola morsel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: oat

  
  

  Possible Answer: oat




• The clue is Nestlé's __-Caps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: sno

  
  



• The clue is Cable channel with daily deals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: hsn

  
  



• The clue is C-notes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: bens

  
  

  Possible Answer: ben




• The clue is Nome resident. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: alaskan

  
  

  Possible Answer: Alaskan




• The clue is Omelet ingredients. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: eggs

  
  

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




• The clue is Boarding pass assignments. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: seats

  
  

  Possible Answer: derriere, bottom, posterior, stern, backside, behind, hindquarters, seats, keister, tooshie, hind_end, rear, arse, seating_area, seating_room, tush, sit, buns, rear_end, tail, fundament, sit_down, nates, seat, bum, rump, induct, buttocks, seating, tail_end, prat, can, fanny, ass, butt, place, invest




• The clue is Cancel, in a document. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: undo

  
  

  Possible Answer: loosen, undo, untie, unwrap, unmake

  Possible Opposite Answer: wrap, make




• The clue is Property claim. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: lien

  
  

  Possible Answer: spleen, lien




• The clue is Bldg. coolers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: acs

  
  

  Possible Answer: actinium, Ac, alternating_current, AC, atomic_number_89, alternating_electric_current

  Possible Opposite Answer: direct_current




• The clue is Peninsula northeast of Boston. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: capeann

  
  



• The clue is Protesters, often. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: activists

  
  

  Possible Answer: activist, militant




• The clue is P-like Greek letter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: rho

  
  

  Possible Answer: rho




• The clue is Distributed, as cards. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: dealt

  
  

  Possible Answer: distribute, divvy_up, get_by, deal, administer, cope, carry_on, dish_out, cover, care, mete_out, deal_out, conduct, grapple, look_at, portion_out, apportion, consider, trade, share, dispense, treat, address, sell, contend, take, manage, lot, make_out, parcel_out, shell_out, handle, allot, plow, make_do, dole_out




• The clue is Partner of Julie and Pete on "The Mod Squad". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: linc

  
  



• The clue is "It just __ fair!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: isnt

  
  



• The clue is __-Ball: arcade game. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: skee

  
  



• The clue is Singer Damone. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: vic

  
  



• The clue is Happy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: glad

  
  

  Possible Answer: happy, glad, gladiolus, gladiola, beaming, sword_lily

  Possible Opposite Answer: sad




• The clue is Magazine extra. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: insert

  
  

  Possible Answer: enter, introduce, tuck, infix, stick_in, cut-in, sneak_in, insert, enclose, inclose, inset, slip_in, put_in




• The clue is Force. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: coerce

  
  

  Possible Answer: squeeze, hale, pressure, force, coerce




• The clue is Refuse to take "no" for an answer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: insist

  
  

  Possible Answer: insist, take_a_firm_stand, importune, assert




• The clue is "Everybody's saying ... ". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ihear

  
  



• The clue is 2014 Winter Olympics city. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: sochi

  
  



• The clue is Itty-bitty bits. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: iotas

  
  

  Possible Answer: smidgin, shred, scintilla, iota, smidgen, tittle, whit, smidge, smidgeon




• The clue is Platter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: dish

  
  

  Possible Answer: cup_of_tea, ravisher, peach, lulu, bag, dish_out, looker, dish_antenna, serve, dish_up, dishful, beauty, mantrap, knockout, smasher, dish_aerial, serve_up, dish, saucer, sweetheart, stunner




• The clue is Amiss. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: off

  
  

  Possible Answer: murder, dispatch, bump_off, forth, cancelled, slay, away, polish_off, turned, off, remove, hit, sour

  Possible Opposite Answer: on




• The clue is Latimes.com, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: url

  
  

  Possible Answer: URL, uniform_resource_locator, universal_resource_locator




• The clue is Herbal brew. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: tea

  
  

  Possible Answer: teatime, Camellia_sinensis, afternoon_tea, tea, tea_leaf




• The clue is Rock concert need. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: amp

  
  

  Possible Answer: A, amp, ampere, adenosine_monophosphate, AMP, adenylic_acid




• The clue is Casual top. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: tee

  
  

  Possible Answer: tee_up, teeing_ground, football_tee, golf_tee, tee

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (39 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (39 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging

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. Forerunner of reggae	3
2A	4. Because	5
3A	9. Fluster with embarrassment	5
4A	14. Buddy	3
5A	15. "L'Orfeo" or "Idomeneo"	5
6A	16. Spoiled girl in "Finding Nemo"	5
7A	17. White rodent often used in lab research	9
8A	19. Hunter in the night sky	5
9A	20. "Cool!"	5
10A	21. Hit maker?	4
11A	23. Big name in pet food	4
12A	24. Complete fiasco	5
13A	26. "I suppose that's right"	7
14A	28. Some fancy finger painting	7
15A	30. Flavoring in an earthy whiskey	4
16A	31. Classic skin-care brand	4
17A	32. Film performers' union, for short	3
18A	34. Spanish appetizers	5
19A	38. Prospector's receptacle	3
20A	39. Music genre for the words hidden in this puzzle's circled letters ... or a punny description for them?	7
21A	42. German cry of dismay	3
22A	43. Old Ford Motor offering	5
23A	45. Site for hibernation ... or a Super Bowl party	3
24A	46. No more than	4
25A	47. Sources of quick $$$	4
26A	50. Break up, as a group	7
27A	52. Someone's public identity	7
28A	55. Workout inspired by martial arts	5
29A	56. "Nobody doesn't like ___ Lee" (classic food slogan)	4
30A	57. Daddy-o	4
31A	59. "___ Jacques" (children's song)	5
32A	61. "The Addams Family" butler	5
33A	63. Spoken evaluations	9
34A	65. Island greeting	5
35A	66. Starts daydreaming, with "out"	5
36A	67. Sound heard at the door	3
37A	68. Amped up	5
38A	69. Call off the relationship	5
39A	70. Furtive	3

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Forerunner of reggae"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SKA

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2A: "4. Because"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SINCE

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3A: "9. Fluster with embarrassment"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
• Similar words include: embarrass
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ABASH

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4A: "14. Buddy"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
• Similar words include: pal up, brother, crony
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PAL

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5A: "15. "L'Orfeo" or "Idomeneo""

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
• Similar words include: opera house
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OPERA

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6A: "16. Spoiled girl in "Finding Nemo""

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DARLA

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7A: "17. White rodent often used in lab research"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: ALBINORAT

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8A: "19. Hunter in the night sky"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (greek mythology) a giant boeotian hunter who pursued the pleiades and was eventually slain by artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
• Similar words include: Hunter
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ORION

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9A: "20. "Cool!""

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NEATO

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10A: "21. Hit maker?"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
• Similar words include: clenched fist
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FIST

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11A: "23. Big name in pet food"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IAMS

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12A: "24. Complete fiasco"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an acronym often used by soldiers in world war ii: situation normal all fucked up
• Similar words include: fucked-up
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SNAFU

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13A: "26. "I suppose that's right""

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: GUESSSO

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14A: "28. Some fancy finger painting"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: NAILART

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15A: "30. Flavoring in an earthy whiskey"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PEAT

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16A: "31. Classic skin-care brand"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OLAY

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17A: "32. Film performers' union, for short"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a shape that sags
• Similar words include: flag, sag down, swag
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SAG

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18A: "34. Spanish appetizers"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and pipturus albidus
• Similar words include: tapa, tapa bark, tappa bark
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TAPAS

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19A: "38. Prospector's receptacle"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel
• Similar words include: cooking pan, goat god, pan out
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PAN

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20A: "39. Music genre for the words hidden in this puzzle's circled letters ... or a punny description for them?"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the historic period from about 1600 until 1750 when the baroque style of art, architecture, and music flourished in europe
• Similar words include: churrigueresco, churrigueresque, Baroque era
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: BAROQUE

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21A: "42. German cry of dismay"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ACH

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22A: "43. Old Ford Motor offering"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EDSEL

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23A: "45. Site for hibernation ... or a Super Bowl party"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the habitation of wild animals
• Similar words include: hideout, hideaway, lair
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DEN

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24A: "46. No more than"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: UPTO

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25A: "47. Sources of quick $$$"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
• Similar words include: ATM, automated teller, cash machine
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ATMS

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26A: "50. Break up, as a group"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cause to break up or cease to function
• Similar words include: dissolve
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: DISBAND

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27A: "52. Someone's public identity"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
• Similar words include: part, image, character
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: PERSONA

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28A: "55. Workout inspired by martial arts"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TAEBO

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29A: "56. "Nobody doesn't like ___ Lee" (classic food slogan)"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SARA

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30A: "57. Daddy-o"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
• Similar words include: dada, pop music, toss off
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: POPS

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31A: "59. "___ Jacques" (children's song)"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FRERE

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32A: "61. "The Addams Family" butler"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an unsteady uneven gait
• Similar words include: careen, pitching, shift
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LURCH

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33A: "63. Spoken evaluations"

9 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: ORALEXAMS

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34A: "65. Island greeting"

5 letters Category: Common Word

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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35A: "66. Starts daydreaming, with "out""

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
• Similar words include: district, zone, geographical zone
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ZONES

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36A: "67. Sound heard at the door"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
• Similar words include: tap, strike, rap music
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RAP

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37A: "68. Amped up"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that provide with electrical circuits
• Similar words include: pumped up, cable, electrify
• Opposite of: wireless, unwire

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Answer: WIRED

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38A: "69. Call off the relationship"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ENDIT

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39A: "70. Furtive"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that marked by skill in deception
• Similar words include: knavish, foxy, cunning
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SLY

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Distance from end to end	4
2D	2. Leafy side dish rich in vitamin K	9
3D	3. Residents of Tirana	9
4D	4. "Oh, that stupid little punk ..."	6
5D	5. Wall Street debut, for short	3
6D	6. Toy brand with foam ammo	4
7D	7. Daniel of the "Knives Out" movies	5
8D	8. Devours	6
9D	9. Fuss and flurry	3
10D	10. Many a Starbucks employee	7
11D	11. Highlights of a 15-Across	5
12D	12. Smartphone video effect	5
13D	13. Film composer Zimmer	4
14D	18. Boot out of Europe?	5
15D	22. Item stored in a small hole in a golf cart	3
16D	25. ___ Major	4
17D	27. Fill fully	4
18D	28. "Uh-uh"	4
19D	29. Material for a roof repair	3
20D	33. Mars, but not Earth	3
21D	35. Tough-but-loving fathers, informally	9
22D	36. "Don't be so weird!"	9
23D	37. Equipped with footwear	4
24D	39. Sandwiches often on toasted bread	4
25D	40. Proof-ending inits.	3
26D	41. Troop group	4
27D	44. Aural ailment	7
28D	46. Standard option on a rideshare app	5
29D	48. Shaggy head of hair	3
30D	49. Get some Z's	6
31D	51. Least risky	6
32D	52. Physicist Wolfgang who proposed the "exclusion principle"	5
33D	53. Blunder	5
34D	54. Front part of a stage	5
35D	56. Barbecue side dish	4
36D	58. Material in a classical timepiece	4
37D	60. Sneak a peek at	4
38D	62. Suckered	3
39D	64. Ring of flowers	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Distance from end to end"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the complete duration of something
• Similar words include: distich, duet, yoke
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SPAN

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2D: "2. Leafy side dish rich in vitamin K"

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: KALESALAD

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3D: "3. Residents of Tirana"

9 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a native or inhabitant of albania
• Similar words include: Albanian
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: ALBANIANS

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4D: "4. "Oh, that stupid little punk ...""

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SONOFA

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5D: "5. Wall Street debut, for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public
• Similar words include: initial public offering, initial offering
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IPO

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6D: "6. Toy brand with foam ammo"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NERF

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7D: "7. Daniel of the "Knives Out" movies"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CRAIG

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8D: "8. Devours"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: EATSUP

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9D: "9. Fuss and flurry"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a rapid active commotion
• Similar words include: stir, flurry, fuss
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ADO

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10D: "10. Many a Starbucks employee"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: BARISTA

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11D: "11. Highlights of a 15-Across"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an elaborate song for solo voice
• Similar words include: aria
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ARIAS

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12D: "12. Smartphone video effect"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SLOMO

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13D: "13. Film composer Zimmer"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that imperial dynasty that ruled china (most of the time from 206 bc to ad 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of chinese civilization
• Similar words include: Han dynasty, Han
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HANS

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14D: "18. Boot out of Europe?"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a republic in southern europe on the italian peninsula; was the core of the roman republic and the roman empire between the 4th century bc and the 5th century ad
• Similar words include: Italia, Italian Republic
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ITALY

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15D: "22. Item stored in a small hole in a golf cart"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the starting place for each hole on a golf course
• Similar words include: teeing ground, golf tee, tee up
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TEE

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16D: "25. ___ Major"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: URSA

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17D: "27. Fill fully"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fill to satisfaction
• Similar words include: replete, satiate, fill
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SATE

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18D: "28. "Uh-uh""

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NOPE

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19D: "29. Material for a roof repair"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
• Similar words include: mariner, Jack-tar, pitch
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TAR

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20D: "33. Mars, but not Earth"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
• Similar words include: immortal, deity, divinity
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GOD

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21D: "35. Tough-but-loving fathers, informally"

9 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: PAPABEARS

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22D: "36. "Don't be so weird!""

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: ACTNORMAL

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23D: "37. Equipped with footwear"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that furnish with shoes
• Similar words include: shodden, calced, shoe
• Opposite of: discalced, unshod

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Answer: SHOD

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24D: "39. Sandwiches often on toasted bread"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce
• Similar words include: bacon-lettuce-tomato sandwich, BLT
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BLTS

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25D: "40. Proof-ending inits."

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a relativistic quantum theory of the electromagnetic interactions of photons and electrons and muons
• Similar words include: quantum electrodynamics
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: QED

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26D: "41. Troop group"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
• Similar words include: building block, unit of measurement, whole
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: UNIT

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27D: "44. Aural ailment"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an ache localized in the middle or inner ear
• Similar words include: otalgia
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: EARACHE

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28D: "46. Standard option on a rideshare app"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: UBERX

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29D: "48. Shaggy head of hair"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
• Similar words include: swab, swob, mow
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MOP

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30D: "49. Get some Z's"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
• Similar words include: forty winks, doze, short sleep
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SNOOZE

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31D: "51. Least risky"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that free from danger or the risk of harm
• Similar words include: good, dependable, safe
• Opposite of: dangerous, out

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Answer: SAFEST

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32D: "52. Physicist Wolfgang who proposed the "exclusion principle""

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states physicist (born in austria) who proposed the exclusion principle (thus providing a theoretical basis for the periodic table) (1900-1958)
• Similar words include: Wolfgang Pauli
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PAULI

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33D: "53. Blunder"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
• Similar words include: mistake, wrongdoing, erroneous belief
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ERROR

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34D: "54. Front part of a stage"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
• Similar words include: proscenium, forestage
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: APRON

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35D: "56. Barbecue side dish"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that basically shredded cabbage
• Similar words include: coleslaw
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SLAW

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36D: "58. Material in a classical timepiece"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
• Similar words include: moxie, sandpaper, grit
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SAND

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37D: "60. Sneak a peek at"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that catch sight of
• Similar words include: descry, spy, spot
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ESPY

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38D: "62. Suckered"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
• Similar words include: let, birth, make
• Opposite of: refuse, lack

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Answer: HAD

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39D: "64. Ring of flowers"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
• Similar words include: chaplet, coronal, leu
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LEI

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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

39 Across Clues

39 Down Clues

78 Total Clues

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