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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Tuesday, March 05, 2024
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 73 (33 Across, 40 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.8 letters
March 05, 2024 Across Hints: NYT Tuesday Crossword Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Tea with tapioca pearls | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Tear to bits | 5 |
| 3A | 10. Syringe amts. | 3 |
| 4A | 13. Anthony Hopkins's role in "Thor" | 4 |
| 5A | 14. France's longest river | 5 |
| 6A | 15. Something to draw names out of | 3 |
| 7A | 16. Flaw in an argument | 14 |
| 8A | 19. Inventor David Aguilar built a fully functional prosthetic one from Legos | 3 |
| 9A | 20. "My treat!" | 4 |
| 10A | 21. ___ Sea, body of water between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan | 4 |
| 11A | 22. "August: ___ County" (Pulitzer-winning play) | 5 |
| 12A | 24. Walk quietly | 6 |
| 13A | 26. Void | 10 |
| 14A | 28. On the briny | 4 |
| 15A | 29. Weightlifting item for a biceps routine | 7 |
| 16A | 33. AOL competitor | 3 |
| 17A | 34. Messy living area | 6 |
| 18A | 37. French friend | 3 |
| 19A | 38. "I love you," in Spanish | 7 |
| 20A | 40. Toad's kid-lit pal | 4 |
| 21A | 41. Many a beverage ending in "-ade" | 10 |
| 22A | 45. Lose rigidity | 6 |
| 23A | 48. Trophy or medal | 5 |
| 24A | 49. Abbr. at the end of a list of authors | 4 |
| 25A | 50. Marbled loaves | 4 |
| 26A | 51. Queen's pawn? | 3 |
| 27A | 54. Spring-loaded office device ... or a collective hint to 16-, 26-, 34- and 41-Across | 14 |
| 28A | 58. Cry that's a homophone (and anagram) of 55-Down | 3 |
| 29A | 59. Meat skewer | 5 |
| 30A | 60. Sign of past stitches, perhaps | 4 |
| 31A | 61. Simon & Garfunkel's "___ Robinson" | 3 |
| 32A | 62. Georgia school said to be one of the "Southern Ivies" | 5 |
| 33A | 63. Fellow bringing a dozen roses, maybe | 4 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. Tea with tapioca pearls"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BOBA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. Tear to bits"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
- Words that mean the same thing: rag, tatter, whit
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHRED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. Syringe amts."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter
- Words that mean the same thing: ml, cubic centimeter, millilitre
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CCS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "13. Anthony Hopkins's role in "Thor""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (norse mythology) ruler of the aesir; supreme god of war and poetry and knowledge and wisdom (for which he gave an eye) and husband of frigg; identified with the teutonic wotan
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ODIN
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Clue 5 Across: "14. France's longest river"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the longest french river; rises in the massif central and flows north and west to the atlantic ocean
- Words that mean the same thing: Loire River
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOIRE
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Clue 6 Across: "15. Something to draw names out of"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
- Words that mean the same thing: lid, chapeau
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HAT
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Clue 7 Across: "16. Flaw in an argument"
Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOGICALFALLACY
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Clue 8 Across: "19. Inventor David Aguilar built a fully functional prosthetic one from Legos"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
- Words that mean the same thing: weapon system, build up, branch
- The opposite would be: disarm
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "20. "My treat!""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ONME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "21. ___ Sea, body of water between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "22. "August: ___ County" (Pulitzer-winning play)"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a member of the siouan people formerly living in missouri in the valleys of the missouri and osage rivers; oil was found on osage lands early in the 20th century
- Words that mean the same thing: Osage River
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OSAGE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "24. Walk quietly"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the tip of a toe
- Words that mean the same thing: tippytoe, tip
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TIPTOE
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Clue 13 Across: "26. Void"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EMPTYSPACE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "28. On the briny"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that in the direction of the sea
- Words that mean the same thing: seaward, seawards
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASEA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "29. Weightlifting item for a biceps routine"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CURLBAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "33. AOL competitor"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MSN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "34. Messy living area"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a pen for swine
- Words that mean the same thing: sty, pigpen
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PIGSTY
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Clue 18 Across: "37. French friend"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "38. "I love you," in Spanish"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YOTEAMO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "40. Toad's kid-lit pal"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
- Words that mean the same thing: batrachian, Gaul, toad frog
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FROG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "41. Many a beverage ending in "-ade""
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FRUITDRINK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "45. Lose rigidity"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GOLIMP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "48. Trophy or medal"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a grant made by a law court
- Words that mean the same thing: honor, prize, present
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AWARD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "49. Abbr. at the end of a list of authors"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ETAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "50. Marbled loaves"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the seed of the cereal grass
- Words that mean the same thing: rye, Secale cereale, rye whisky
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RYES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "51. Queen's pawn?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
- Words that mean the same thing: emmet, pismire
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "54. Spring-loaded office device ... or a collective hint to 16-, 26-, 34- and 41-Across"
Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: THREEHOLEPUNCH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "58. Cry that's a homophone (and anagram) of 55-Down"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EEK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "59. Meat skewer"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables
- Words that mean the same thing: shish kebab, kebab
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KABOB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "60. Sign of past stitches, perhaps"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
- Words that mean the same thing: pock, scratch, cicatrice
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SCAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "61. Simon & Garfunkel's "___ Robinson""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a form of address for a married woman
- Words that mean the same thing: Mr., Mrs., Mister
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MRS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "62. Georgia school said to be one of the "Southern Ivies""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EMORY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "63. Fellow bringing a dozen roses, maybe"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman
- Words that mean the same thing: boyfriend, swain, fashion plate
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BEAU
Great job if you got it right!
March 05, 2024 Down Hints: NYT Tuesday Crossword Guide
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Cattle-catching weapon | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Strong smell | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Eagerly awaited occasion | 9 |
| 4D | 4. What "their" is spelled with, but not "there" or "they're" | 3 |
| 5D | 5. Like "b-boy" or "my b" | 6 |
| 6D | 6. "A Study in Scarlet" detective | 6 |
| 7D | 7. Widespread | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Notable time period | 3 |
| 9D | 9. Director Guillermo ___ Toro | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Reach the Billboard Hot 100, e.g. | 5 |
| 11D | 11. Chocolate source | 5 |
| 12D | 12. Something that editors and clothing designers are concerned with | 5 |
| 13D | 17. Cold weather wear | 4 |
| 14D | 18. Folded part of a 17-Down | 5 |
| 15D | 23. Place for a wax | 3 |
| 16D | 24. Like a tightrope, ideally | 4 |
| 17D | 25. Flo Rida hit with the lyric "Champagne buckets still got two tears in it" | 4 |
| 18D | 26. Standard Oil offshoot | 4 |
| 19D | 27. Windows runners | 3 |
| 20D | 28. Comedian Sedaris | 3 |
| 21D | 30. Where to swing your partner 'round and 'round | 9 |
| 22D | 31. Bad way to run | 4 |
| 23D | 32. Equip for sailing | 3 |
| 24D | 34. Eggplant ___ (Italian dish, familiarly) | 4 |
| 25D | 35. "It's my turn!" | 4 |
| 26D | 36. "There but for the grace of God ___" | 3 |
| 27D | 39. Use TurboTax, e.g. | 5 |
| 28D | 40. Silver ___ (tree of the Alps) | 3 |
| 29D | 42. Swift to fill a concert hall? | 6 |
| 30D | 43. Dorky | 6 |
| 31D | 44. Scratchy voice quality | 4 |
| 32D | 45. "Don't let those people escape!" | 5 |
| 33D | 46. Catchall survey option | 5 |
| 34D | 47. Birds that sing extravagant melodies | 5 |
| 35D | 50. Prefix meaning "automated" | 4 |
| 36D | 52. Final Four org. | 4 |
| 37D | 53. No ___ Traffic | 4 |
| 38D | 55. Barely manage, with "out" | 3 |
| 39D | 56. Theatrical sort | 3 |
| 40D | 57. Kind of port seen at airport kiosks | 3 |
Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!
Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!
Clue 1 Down: "1. Cattle-catching weapon"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie
- Words that mean the same thing: bola tie, bolo, bolo tie
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BOLA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Strong smell"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any property detected by the olfactory system
- Words that mean the same thing: odour, olfactory perception, smell
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ODOR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Eagerly awaited occasion"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BIGMOMENT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. What "their" is spelled with, but not "there" or "they're""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that black tropical american cuckoo
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Like "b-boy" or "my b""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that constituting or expressed in slang or given to the use of slang
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLANGY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. "A Study in Scarlet" detective"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a fictitious detective in stories by a. conan doyle
- Words that mean the same thing: Arthur Holmes, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HOLMES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Widespread"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that most frequent or common
- Words that mean the same thing: plethoric, prevailing, overabundant
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RIFE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Notable time period"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
- Words that mean the same thing: geological era, earned run average, epoch
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Director Guillermo ___ Toro"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DEL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Reach the Billboard Hot 100, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a visual display of information
- Words that mean the same thing: graph
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CHART
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Chocolate source"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that tropical american tree producing cacao beans
- Words that mean the same thing: Theobroma cacao, cacao tree, chocolate tree
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CACAO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Something that editors and clothing designers are concerned with"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that how something is done or how it happens
- Words that mean the same thing: flair, stylus, trend
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STYLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "17. Cold weather wear"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
- Words that mean the same thing: coating, pelage, cake
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "18. Folded part of a 17-Down"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that lap at the front of a coat; continuation of the coat collar
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LAPEL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "23. Place for a wax"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a health resort near a spring or at the seaside
- Words that mean the same thing: health club, watering place, health spa
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "24. Like a tightrope, ideally"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that pulled or drawn tight
- Words that mean the same thing: tight
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAUT
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Clue 17 Down: "25. Flo Rida hit with the lyric "Champagne buckets still got two tears in it""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ICRY
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Clue 18 Down: "26. Standard Oil offshoot"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ESSO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Down: "27. Windows runners"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time
- Words that mean the same thing: personal computer, microcomputer, PC
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PCS
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Clue 20 Down: "28. Comedian Sedaris"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: AMY
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Clue 21 Down: "30. Where to swing your partner 'round and 'round"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _________
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The answer is: BARNDANCE
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Clue 22 Down: "31. Bad way to run"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that frenzied as if possessed by a demon
- Words that mean the same thing: demoniac, berserk, amuck
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: AMOK
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Clue 23 Down: "32. Equip for sailing"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise
- Words that mean the same thing: tractor trailer, equipage, rigging
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: RIG
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Clue 24 Down: "34. Eggplant ___ (Italian dish, familiarly)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: PARM
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Clue 25 Down: "35. "It's my turn!""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: IMUP
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Clue 26 Down: "36. "There but for the grace of God ___""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: GOI
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Clue 27 Down: "39. Use TurboTax, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: EFILE
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Clue 28 Down: "40. Silver ___ (tree of the Alps)"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that nonresinous wood of a fir tree
- Words that mean the same thing: fir tree, true fir
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: FIR
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Clue 29 Down: "42. Swift to fill a concert hall?"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that united states composer and music critic (1885-1966)
- Words that mean the same thing: Zachary Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Deems Taylor
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: TAYLOR
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Clue 30 Down: "43. Dorky"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: DWEEBY
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Clue 31 Down: "44. Scratchy voice quality"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that uttering in an irritated tone
- Words that mean the same thing: wood file, rasping
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: RASP
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Clue 32 Down: "45. "Don't let those people escape!""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: GETEM
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Clue 33 Down: "46. Catchall survey option"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; - the white queen
- Words that mean the same thing: former, early
- The opposite would be: same
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The answer is: OTHER
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Clue 34 Down: "47. Birds that sing extravagant melodies"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that north american songbirds having a yellow breast
- Words that mean the same thing: frolic, run around, rollick
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: LARKS
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Clue 35 Down: "50. Prefix meaning "automated""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ROBO
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Clue 36 Down: "52. Final Four org."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: NCAA
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Clue 37 Down: "53. No ___ Traffic"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: THRU
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Clue 38 Down: "55. Barely manage, with "out""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: EKE
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Clue 39 Down: "56. Theatrical sort"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
- Words that mean the same thing: jambon, gammon, overplay
- The opposite would be: underact
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The answer is: HAM
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Clue 40 Down: "57. Kind of port seen at airport kiosks"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: USB
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 49 | 67.1% |
| Short Answer | 19 | 26.0% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 2 | 2.7% |
| Geography | 1 | 1.4% |
| History | 1 | 1.4% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 33 |
| Down Clues | 40 |
| Total Clues | 73 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.8 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 14 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: August 27, 2025 at 08:28 AM
