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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Thursday, November 18, 2021
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 76 (39 Across, 37 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.9 letters
Across Clues Explained - Thursday NYT Crossword November 18, 2021
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Vaccination site | 3 |
| 2A | 4. Tap alternative? | 4 |
| 3A | 8. Take the wrong way? | 5 |
| 4A | 13. ___-tzu | 3 |
| 5A | 14. Ancient region of Asia Minor | 5 |
| 6A | 15. Where the Nez Percé Reservation is found | 5 |
| 7A | 16. → Di ← Gaga Godiva | 9 |
| 8A | 18. Inventor of dynamite | 5 |
| 9A | 19. Approved, with "to" | 6 |
| 10A | 20. Bit of baloney | 3 |
| 11A | 22. Like the soles of Louboutin shoes | 3 |
| 12A | 23. Bird's-eye view? | 4 |
| 13A | 24. R.p.m. → m.p.h. ← k.p.s. | 10 |
| 14A | 27. Singer Baker | 5 |
| 15A | 29. Pair at sea | 4 |
| 16A | 30. Its name comes from the Greek for "uncuttable" | 4 |
| 17A | 31. Total jerk | 3 |
| 18A | 32. French word at a coffeehouse | 4 |
| 19A | 34. One crying foul, say | 3 |
| 20A | 36. Art → Calculus ← Spanish | 11 |
| 21A | 40. Long-snouted fish | 3 |
| 22A | 41. Bread eaten with curry | 4 |
| 23A | 42. Marcille who won "America's Next Top Model" | 3 |
| 24A | 45. Dieci meno due | 4 |
| 25A | 48. Heaven on earth | 4 |
| 26A | 50. How you might recall a childhood memory | 5 |
| 27A | 52. Housewarming masquerade → tailgate ← | 10 |
| 28A | 55. Influential icon | 4 |
| 29A | 56. TV coach Lasso | 3 |
| 30A | 57. In which four raised fingers and a curved thumb is "B," in brief | 3 |
| 31A | 58. Letting up | 6 |
| 32A | 60. Fossilized tree resin | 5 |
| 33A | 62. Ha-ha chortle → tee-hee ← | 9 |
| 34A | 65. Not claim, say | 5 |
| 35A | 66. Do some tailoring to | 5 |
| 36A | 67. Woman's name that sounds like a letter | 3 |
| 37A | 68. Paid (up) | 5 |
| 38A | 69. Mouth off to | 4 |
| 39A | 70. Slip | 3 |
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. Vaccination site"
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 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: sleeve, limb, weapon system
- 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 2 Across: "4. Tap alternative?"
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: PSST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "8. Take the wrong way?"
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 make off with belongings of others
- Words that mean the same thing: purloin, abstract, cabbage
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FILCH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "13. ___-tzu"
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 member of a buddhist people inhabiting the area of the mekong river in laos and thailand and speaking the lao language; related to the thais
- Words that mean the same thing: Laotian
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LAO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "14. Ancient region of Asia Minor"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that region of western asia minor colonized by ancient greeks
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IONIA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "15. Where the Nez Percé Reservation is found"
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 state in the rocky mountains
- Words that mean the same thing: Gem State, ID
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IDAHO
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Clue 7 Across: "16. → Di ← Gaga Godiva"
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: FIRSTLADY
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Clue 8 Across: "18. Inventor of dynamite"
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 swedish chemist remembered for his invention of dynamite and for the bequest that created the nobel prizes (1833-1896)
- Words that mean the same thing: Alfred Bernhard Nobel, Alfred Nobel
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NOBEL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "19. Approved, with "to""
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: SAIDOK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "20. Bit of baloney"
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 statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
- Words that mean the same thing: lie down, Trygve Lie, Trygve Halvden Lie
- The opposite would be: stand, arise
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "22. Like the soles of Louboutin shoes"
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 red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
- Words that mean the same thing: Red River, ruby, cherry-red
- The opposite would be: gain
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "23. Bird's-eye view?"
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 statute in draft before it becomes law
- Words that mean the same thing: circular, posting, eyeshade
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BILL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "24. R.p.m. → m.p.h. ← k.p.s."
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: SECONDRATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "27. Singer Baker"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANITA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "29. Pair at sea"
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 implement used to propel or steer a boat
- Words that mean the same thing: oar
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OARS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "30. Its name comes from the Greek for "uncuttable""
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 (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
- Words that mean the same thing: particle, molecule, corpuscle
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATOM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "31. Total jerk"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- Words that mean the same thing: posterior, rear end, fanny
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "32. French word at a coffeehouse"
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: LAIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "34. One crying foul, say"
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 an official at a baseball game
- Words that mean the same thing: umpire
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UMP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "36. Art → Calculus ← Spanish"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: MIDDLECLASS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "40. Long-snouted fish"
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 primitive predaceous north american fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
- Words that mean the same thing: garpike, garfish, billfish
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "41. Bread eaten with curry"
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: ROTI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "42. Marcille who won "America's Next Top Model""
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: EVA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "45. Dieci meno due"
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: OTTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "48. Heaven on earth"
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 place of complete bliss and delight and peace
- Words that mean the same thing: nirvana, Garden of Eden, paradise
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EDEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "50. How you might recall a childhood memory"
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 in a dim indistinct manner
- Words that mean the same thing: palely, murkily, indistinctly
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DIMLY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "52. Housewarming masquerade → tailgate ←"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard 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: THIRDPARTY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "55. Influential icon"
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 large gregarious predatory feline of africa and india having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
- Words that mean the same thing: social lion, Leo the Lion, king of beasts
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LION
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "56. TV coach Lasso"
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 tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing edwardian style clothes
- Words that mean the same thing: Teddy boy
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "57. In which four raised fingers and a curved thumb is "B," in brief"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the sign language used in the united states
- Words that mean the same thing: American sign language
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "58. Letting up"
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 change for the better
- Words that mean the same thing: ease, facilitate, still
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EASING
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "60. Fossilized tree resin"
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 deep yellow color
- Words that mean the same thing: yellow-brown, brownish-yellow, gold
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMBER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "62. Ha-ha chortle → tee-hee ←"
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: LASTLAUGH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "65. Not claim, say"
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 do without or cease to hold or adhere to
- Words that mean the same thing: foreswear, relinquish, dispense with
- The opposite would be: claim
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WAIVE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "66. Do some tailoring to"
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 cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
- Words that mean the same thing: falsify, interpolate, castrate
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALTER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "67. Woman's name that sounds like a letter"
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: DEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "68. Paid (up)"
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 place one's stake
- Words that mean the same thing: ante
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANTED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 38 Across: "69. Mouth off to"
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 impudent or insolent rejoinder
- Words that mean the same thing: mouth, Special Air Service, lip
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SASS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 39 Across: "70. Slip"
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 to make a mistake or be incorrect
- Words that mean the same thing: drift, stray, mistake
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERR
Great job if you got it right!
November 18, 2021 Thursday NYT - All Down Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Title character of an '80s sitcom | 3 |
| 2D | 2. What toes can resemble after a long bath | 7 |
| 3D | 3. Excessive righteousness | 8 |
| 4D | 4. Some business casual shirts | 5 |
| 5D | 5. Fraudulent medical treatment | 8 |
| 6D | 6. "Ice Age" sloth | 3 |
| 7D | 7. Swift to climb the Billboard chart? | 6 |
| 8D | 8. Docked, in a way | 5 |
| 9D | 9. Vow-sealing words | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Common experiment subject | 6 |
| 11D | 11. Cause of some orange fingers | 6 |
| 12D | 12. Poker variant | 6 |
| 13D | 14. "___ be a shame ..." | 3 |
| 14D | 17. Alluvium | 4 |
| 15D | 21. Put down | 6 |
| 16D | 23. Silence of the lambs? Just the opposite! | 3 |
| 17D | 25. Wedding vendor | 7 |
| 18D | 26. Speaks on the record? | 4 |
| 19D | 28. Captain Pierce portrayer on old TV | 4 |
| 20D | 33. Sellers of airtime, informally | 6 |
| 21D | 35. ___ of honor | 4 |
| 22D | 37. Dr. Frankenstein's aide | 4 |
| 23D | 38. Dance-offs, e.g. | 8 |
| 24D | 39. Shirtless, say | 8 |
| 25D | 43. Many a YouTube star | 7 |
| 26D | 44. Writer Rand | 3 |
| 27D | 45. Chief tributary of the St. Lawrence River | 6 |
| 28D | 46. Oppressive authority, informally | 6 |
| 29D | 47. Tasty morsel | 6 |
| 30D | 49. City with the longtime slogan "Big things happen here" | 6 |
| 31D | 51. Pelvic bones | 4 |
| 32D | 53. Had the courage | 5 |
| 33D | 54. Richard who wrote "Revolutionary Road" | 5 |
| 34D | 59. 35mm camera type | 3 |
| 35D | 61. Inhabitant of 48-Across | 3 |
| 36D | 63. Similar to | 3 |
| 37D | 64. What's-___-name | 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. Title character of an '80s sitcom"
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: ALF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. What toes can resemble after a long bath"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that dried grape
- Words that mean the same thing: raisin
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RAISINS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Excessive righteousness"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a moral maxim
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MORALISM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Some business casual shirts"
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 venetian traveler who explored asia in the 13th century and served kublai khan (1254-1324)
- Words that mean the same thing: polo, Marco Polo, Polo
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: POLOS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Fraudulent medical treatment"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: SNAKEOIL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. "Ice Age" sloth"
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: SID
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Swift to climb the Billboard chart?"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that united states composer and music critic (1885-1966)
- Words that mean the same thing: Elizabeth Taylor, President Taylor, Zachary Taylor
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAYLOR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Docked, in a way"
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 issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty
- Words that mean the same thing: fine, ticket, break water
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FINED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Vow-sealing words"
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 an artificial language that is a revision and simplification of esperanto
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IDO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Common experiment subject"
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: LABRAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Cause of some orange fingers"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CHEETO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Poker variant"
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: HOLDEM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "14. "___ be a shame ...""
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: ITD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "17. Alluvium"
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 mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake
- Words that mean the same thing: silt up
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SILT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "21. Put down"
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 rude expression intended to offend or hurt
- Words that mean the same thing: vilification, revilement, affront
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: INSULT
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Clue 16 Down: "23. Silence of the lambs? Just the opposite!"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that the cry made by sheep
- Words that mean the same thing: bleat, blate, blat
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: BAA
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Clue 17 Down: "25. Wedding vendor"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that someone who provides food and service (as for a party)
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: CATERER
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Clue 18 Down: "26. Speaks on the record?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
- Words that mean the same thing: pat, whang, tap
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: RAPS
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Clue 19 Down: "28. Captain Pierce portrayer on old TV"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ALDA
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Clue 20 Down: "33. Sellers of airtime, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ADREPS
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Clue 21 Down: "35. ___ of honor"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a female domestic
- Words that mean the same thing: maidservant, housemaid, maiden
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: MAID
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Clue 22 Down: "37. Dr. Frankenstein's aide"
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: IGOR
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Clue 23 Down: "38. Dance-offs, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
- Words that mean the same thing: contest, contend, competition
- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: CONTESTS
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Clue 24 Down: "39. Shirtless, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that partially clothed
- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: SEMINUDE
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Clue 25 Down: "43. Many a YouTube star"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: VLOGGER
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Clue 26 Down: "44. Writer Rand"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about literature.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: AYN
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Clue 27 Down: "45. Chief tributary of the St. Lawrence River"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
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- This could be something that a member of the algonquian people of southern ontario
- Words that mean the same thing: Canadian capital, capital of Canada, Outaouais
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: OTTAWA
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Clue 28 Down: "46. Oppressive authority, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: THEMAN
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Clue 29 Down: "47. Tasty morsel"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a small tasty bit of food
- Words that mean the same thing: choice morsel, titbit
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: TIDBIT
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Clue 30 Down: "49. City with the longtime slogan "Big things happen here""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
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- This could be something that a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern texas located in the heart of the northern texas oil fields
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: DALLAS
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Clue 31 Down: "51. Pelvic bones"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an ancient city in asia minor that was the site of the trojan war
- Words that mean the same thing: Ilion, Troy, Ilium
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ILIA
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Clue 32 Down: "53. Had the courage"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
- Words that mean the same thing: presume, dare, make bold
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: DARED
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Clue 33 Down: "54. Richard who wrote "Revolutionary Road""
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: YATES
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Clue 34 Down: "59. 35mm camera type"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about history.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: SLR
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Clue 35 Down: "61. Inhabitant of 48-Across"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that (old testament) adam's wife in judeo-christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; god created eve from adam's rib and placed adam and eve in the garden of eden
- Words that mean the same thing: eventide, even, evening
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: EVE
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Clue 36 Down: "63. Similar to"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ALA
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Clue 37 Down: "64. What's-___-name"
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: HER
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 47 | 61.8% |
| Short Answer | 20 | 26.3% |
| History | 3 | 3.9% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 3 | 3.9% |
| Geography | 2 | 2.6% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 39 |
| Down Clues | 37 |
| Total Clues | 76 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.9 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 11 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Thursday, 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: September 13, 2025 at 04:40 PM
