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Tuesday, July 30, 2024

July 30, 2024 Crosswords - CrosswordHints Blog

July 30, 2024 Crosswords

Welcome to NYT Puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is one of the most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today's puzzle:

NYT Crosswords

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



Across Clues and Answers:

  • 1. Option : Mac :: ___ : PC - Show Answer

    ALT

    (3 letters)

    Synonyms: altitude, EL, elevation, ALT


  • 4. Voodoo Ranger, e.g., for short - Show Answer

    IPA

    (3 letters)


  • 7. Kahlo or Kandinsky - Show Answer

    ARTIST

    (6 letters)

    Synonyms: artist, creative_person


  • 13. Pick up again - Show Answer

    RELEARN

    (7 letters)

    Synonyms: relearn


  • 15. Apartment sharer, informally - Show Answer

    ROOMIE

    (6 letters)

    Synonyms: roommate, roomie, roomy


  • 16. Restaurant handout that might come with crayons - Show Answer

    KIDSMENU

    (8 letters)


  • 18. Geologic layers - Show Answer

    STRATA

    (6 letters)

    Synonyms: socio-economic_class, social_class, stratum, class, layer, level


  • 19. "And in this corner ..." speaker - Show Answer

    RINGANNOUNCER

    (13 letters)


  • 21. Sticky stuff - Show Answer

    GOO

    (3 letters)

    Synonyms: goop, gook, slime, gunk, ooze, muck, sludge, goo, guck


  • 22. Teller's partner in magic - Show Answer

    PENN

    (4 letters)

    Synonyms: Penn, University_of_Pennsylvania, William_Penn, Pennsylvania


  • 23. "U.S.A.! U.S.A.!," e.g. - Show Answer

    CHANT

    (5 letters)

    Synonyms: intonate, chant, intone, cantillate, tone


  • 26. Seven on a sundial - Show Answer

    VII

    (3 letters)

    Synonyms: septet, seven, septenary, vii, 7, sevener, VII, heptad


  • 27. Morse code component - Show Answer

    DASH

    (4 letters)

    Synonyms: scare_off, dart, sprint, flash, smash, shoot, dash, panache, scud, scare, scare_away, flair, pall, scoot, dah, style, elan, frighten_off, hyphen, bolt, frighten_away, crash, daunt


  • 31. Cartoon frame - Show Answer

    CEL

    (3 letters)


  • 32. Use non-lead pipes? - Show Answer

    SINGBACKUP

    (10 letters)


  • 35. Something seen in a bubble above a cartoon head - Show Answer

    THOUGHT

    (7 letters)

    Synonyms: imagine, intend, conceive, reckon, guess, think, believe, thinking, persuasion, opine, remember, cerebration, call_up, retrieve, intellection, call_back, thought, mean, sentiment, cogitate, view, recollect, thought_process, suppose, opinion, cerebrate, consider, mentation, idea, recall

    Antonyms: forget


  • 38. In a speedy way - Show Answer

    HASTILY

    (7 letters)

    Synonyms: hastily, hurriedly, in_haste

    Antonyms: unhurriedly


  • 39. Actor who plays Luther Stickell in the "Mission: Impossible" franchise - Show Answer

    VINGRHAMES

    (10 letters)


  • 41. Piece of corn - Show Answer

    EAR

    (3 letters)

    Synonyms: pinna, capitulum, ear, spike, auricle


  • 42. Uber- relative - Show Answer

    MEGA

    (4 letters)


  • 43. "Spy vs. Spy" magazine - Show Answer

    MAD

    (3 letters)

    Synonyms: frantic, insane, sore, huffy, sick, unbalanced, unhinged, delirious, brainsick, disturbed, excited, mad, unrestrained, demented, harebrained, crazy


  • 44. Like some gods in the Marvel Universe - Show Answer

    NORSE

    (5 letters)

    Synonyms: Norse, Norwegian, Norseman, Scandinavian, Northman, Scandinavian_language, North_Germanic_language, Nordic, North_Germanic


  • 46. Dreidel turn - Show Answer

    SPIN

    (4 letters)

    Synonyms: twist, twirl, tailspin, twisting, gyrate, whirl, reel, spin, spin_around, birl, spin_out


  • 48. Text of appreciation - Show Answer

    THX

    (3 letters)


  • 49. Projectiles tossed into cups of beer, in a drinking game - Show Answer

    PINGPONGBALLS

    (13 letters)


  • 55. End of a threat - Show Answer

    ORELSE

    (6 letters)


  • 56. Points collected for flying - Show Answer

    AIRMILES

    (8 letters)


  • 59. Pep rally cry - Show Answer

    GOTEAM

    (6 letters)


  • 60. Acknowledging an invitation ... or a hint to the starts of 19-, 32-, 39- and 49-Across - Show Answer

    RSVPING

    (7 letters)


  • 61. Beginnings - Show Answer

    ONSETS

    (6 letters)

    Synonyms: onset, onslaught, attack, onrush, oncoming


  • 62. Dramatic salsa move - Show Answer

    DIP

    (3 letters)

    Synonyms: magnetic_dip, souse, drop, magnetic_inclination, dip, douse, dim, inclination, pickpocket, fall, dunk, sink, duck, cutpurse, free_fall, plunge, angle_of_dip


  • 63. Morse code component - Show Answer

    DOT

    (3 letters)

    Synonyms: dit, scatter, window_pane, acid, Department_of_Transportation, sprinkle, pane, stud, point, dose, superman, Transportation, Elvis, loony_toons, Zen, constellate, dust, dot, battery-acid, DoT, back_breaker, disperse, Lucy_in_the_sky_with_diamonds


Down Clues and Answers:

  • 1. Noah's craft - Show Answer

    ARK

    (3 letters)

    Synonyms: Ark_of_the_Covenant, Ark, ark


  • 2. Gift with flowers - Show Answer

    LEI

    (3 letters)

    Synonyms: garland, chaplet, wreath, lei, leu, coronal


  • 3. "To recap," in an internet initialism - Show Answer

    TLDR

    (4 letters)


  • 4. Indignant denial - Show Answer

    IAMNOT

    (6 letters)


  • 5. Pasta sauce brand - Show Answer

    PREGO

    (5 letters)


  • 6. Soprano Netrebko - Show Answer

    ANNA

    (4 letters)

    Synonyms: anna


  • 7. Fire-setting crime - Show Answer

    ARSON

    (5 letters)

    Synonyms: fire-raising, arson, incendiarism


  • 8. Features of the U.S. Capitol and Rome's Pantheon - Show Answer

    ROTUNDAS

    (8 letters)

    Synonyms: rotunda


  • 9. Experiencing a dilemma - Show Answer

    TORN

    (4 letters)

    Synonyms: torn, shoot_down, deplumate, deplume, pluck, pull, tear, displume, buck, snap, shoot, charge, lacerated, rupture, bust, lacerate, mangled


  • 10. Big Apple? - Show Answer

    IMAC

    (4 letters)


  • 11. Collection of web pages - Show Answer

    SITE

    (4 letters)

    Synonyms: site, web_site, internet_site, situation, locate, website, land_site, place


  • 12. Start to cry, with "up" - Show Answer

    TEAR

    (4 letters)

    Synonyms: deplumate, buck, shoot, teardrop, shoot_down, deplume, snap, bust, rupture, tear, bout, split, pluck, rent, displume, charge, rip, pull, snag, binge


  • 14. Endorse digitally - Show Answer

    ESIGN

    (5 letters)


  • 17. Remove from a bulletin board - Show Answer

    UNPIN

    (5 letters)

    Synonyms: unpin

    Antonyms: pin


  • 20. Called to a colt, say - Show Answer

    NEIGHED

    (7 letters)

    Synonyms: neigh, whinny, nicker, whicker


  • 23. Security camera inits. - Show Answer

    CCTV

    (4 letters)


  • 24. Masculine pronoun pair - Show Answer

    HEHIM

    (5 letters)


  • 25. How an introvert likes to spend time - Show Answer

    ALONE

    (5 letters)

    Synonyms: solitary, only, unequalled, exclusively, solely, lone, alone, unequaled, lonely, unparalleled, solo, entirely, unaccompanied, unique


  • 26. A, B, C, D, E or K - Show Answer

    VITAMIN

    (7 letters)

    Synonyms: vitamin


  • 28. Play division - Show Answer

    ACT

    (3 letters)

    Synonyms: behave, routine, act_as, pretend, play, human_activity, number, enactment, do, represent, roleplay, bit, act, turn, move, dissemble, human_action, playact, work, deed

    Antonyms: refrain


  • 29. Winter lift rider - Show Answer

    SKIER

    (5 letters)

    Synonyms: skier


  • 30. Hawaiian dances - Show Answer

    HULAS

    (5 letters)

    Synonyms: hula-hula, Hawaiian_dancing, hula


  • 32. "Don't say a word!" - Show Answer

    SHH

    (3 letters)


  • 33. Some undergrad degs. - Show Answer

    BAS

    (3 letters)

    Synonyms: BA, Artium_Baccalaurens, Bachelor_of_Arts, atomic_number_56, barium, Ba, AB


  • 34. Ritualistic bonfire - Show Answer

    PYRE

    (4 letters)

    Synonyms: funeral_pyre, pyre


  • 36. Fashion brand founded by an Australian surfer - Show Answer

    UGG

    (3 letters)


  • 37. Tries to seize - Show Answer

    GRASPSAT

    (8 letters)


  • 40. Japanese comics - Show Answer

    MANGA

    (5 letters)


  • 44. Hart Memorial Trophy recipient, for short - Show Answer

    NHLMVP

    (6 letters)


  • 45. Yellow primrose - Show Answer

    OXLIP

    (5 letters)

    Synonyms: oxlip, paigle, Primula_elatior


  • 47. Sonnets and such - Show Answer

    POEMS

    (5 letters)

    Synonyms: poem, verse_form


  • 48. Ankle bones - Show Answer

    TARSI

    (5 letters)

    Synonyms: tarsus


  • 49. ___ stick - Show Answer

    POGO

    (4 letters)


  • 50. Most of the earth's core - Show Answer

    IRON

    (4 letters)

    Synonyms: iron, atomic_number_26, smoothing_iron, Fe, press, iron_out, branding_iron, cast-iron


  • 51. Brooklyn squad - Show Answer

    NETS

    (4 letters)

    Synonyms: net_profit, internet, mesh, sack, profit, net, profits, sack_up, web, lucre, clear, meshing, earnings, network, nett, net_income, meshwork, cyberspace


  • 52. Elation - Show Answer

    GLEE

    (4 letters)

    Synonyms: glee, gloating, hilarity, mirth, gloat, gleefulness, mirthfulness


  • 53. Ornithologist's interest - Show Answer

    BIRD

    (4 letters)

    Synonyms: razzing, hoot, razz, chick, boo, snort, birdwatch, shuttle, Bronx_cheer, birdie, bird, fowl, skirt, raspberry, dame, wench, hiss, doll, shuttlecock


  • 54. Used a fire pole - Show Answer

    SLID

    (4 letters)

    Synonyms: slip, slither, skid, slide, slue, slew


  • 57. Ambient musician Brian - Show Answer

    ENO

    (3 letters)


  • 58. Three-striper in the Army: Abbr. - Show Answer

    SGT

    (3 letters)



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Monday, July 14, 2025

NY Times Crossword Answers July 15, 2020 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

NY Times Crossword Complete Solution: July 15, 2020

Our expert breakdown helps you solve the July 15 NYT crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.

Across Clues and Answers (43)

Clue #1: 1. ___ rock (Queen's onetime musical style)

4-letter answer Answer: GLAM

Clue #2: 5. Start of many volcano names

5-letter answer Answer: MOUNT
Word Help: Synonyms: mountain, go_up, get_on
Antonyms: wane, hop_out

Clue #3: 10. Line at an airport

4-letter answer Answer: CABS
Word Help: Synonyms: taxicab, cabriolet, cab

Clue #4: 14. Mustang, e.g.

4-letter answer Answer: AUTO
Word Help: Synonyms: automobile, car, machine

Clue #5: 15. A bug might produce one

5-letter answer Answer: ERROR
Word Help: Synonyms: erroneousness, mistake, fault

Clue #6: 16. "Now!"

4-letter answer Answer: ASAP
Word Help: Synonyms: ASAP

Clue #7: 17. Place

4-letter answer Answer: LIEU
Word Help: Synonyms: place, stead, lieu

Clue #8: 18. Charlie follower

5-letter answer Answer: DELTA
Word Help: Synonyms: delta

Clue #9: 19. It might send you to the moon

4-letter answer Answer: NASA
Word Help: Synonyms: NASA, National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration

Clue #10: 20. Tennis player with a Career Golden Slam (winning all four majors and an Olympic gold)

6-letter answer Answer: AGASSI

Clue #11: 22. Digitize, as a document

6-letter answer Answer: SCANIN

Clue #12: 24. Hangs tight

7-letter answer Answer: SITSPAT

Clue #13: 26. Military formation

7-letter answer Answer: PHALANX
Word Help: Synonyms: phalanx

Clue #14: 27. Facility

4-letter answer Answer: EASE
Word Help: Synonyms: ease, still, simpleness
Antonyms: difficulty

Clue #15: 28. Pointy features on Vulcans and elves

4-letter answer Answer: EARS
Word Help: Synonyms: capitulum, pinna, ear

Clue #16: 29. Info on a flight board, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: ETD
Word Help: Synonyms: ETD, explosive_trace_detection

Clue #17: 32. Text of gratitude

3-letter answer Answer: THX

Clue #18: 33. Pitcher's asset

3-letter answer Answer: ARM
Word Help: Synonyms: sleeve, subdivision, branch
Antonyms: disarm

Clue #19: 34. They're often stored in towers

3-letter answer Answer: CDS
Word Help: Synonyms: certificate_of_deposit, Cd, CD

Clue #20: 37. Commercial district in Tokyo known as a fashion center

7-letter answer Answer: SHIBUYA

Clue #21: 39. Actress Kristen of the "Twilight Saga" series

7-letter answer Answer: STEWART
Word Help: Synonyms: Jimmy_Stewart, James_Maitland_Stewart, Stewart

Clue #22: 41. Off-white shade

5-letter answer Answer: PEARL
Word Help: Synonyms: bone, drop, bead

Clue #23: 42. "Can't you see, people are trying to work!"

3-letter answer Answer: SHH

Clue #24: 44. British sailor, in slang

5-letter answer Answer: LIMEY
Word Help: Synonyms: John_Bull, limey

Clue #25: 45. Film ratings org.

4-letter answer Answer: MPAA

Clue #26: 46. Lead-in to boy or follower of yoo

3-letter answer Answer: HOO

Clue #27: 47. Big skiing destination

4-letter answer Answer: ALPS
Word Help: Synonyms: alp, Alps, the_Alps

Clue #28: 48. Actor Schreiber

4-letter answer Answer: LIEV

Clue #29: 49. ___ commentary

5-letter answer Answer: COLOR
Word Help: Synonyms: people_of_color, colouring, coloring
Antonyms: discolor, colorlessness

Clue #30: 51. "___ we forget"

4-letter answer Answer: LEST
Word Help: Synonyms: l, fifty, 50

Clue #31: 53. Food also known as ladies' fingers

4-letter answer Answer: OKRA
Word Help: Synonyms: gumbo, okra_plant, okra

Clue #32: 54. O'Connor's successor on the Supreme Court

5-letter answer Answer: ALITO

Clue #33: 55. Things drawn with compasses

4-letter answer Answer: ARCS
Word Help: Synonyms: arch, spark, discharge

Clue #34: 56. Yak

3-letter answer Answer: GAB
Word Help: Synonyms: chit-chat, gossip, chit_chat

Clue #35: 57. Informal "yes"

7-letter answer Answer: INDEEDY

Clue #36: 59. L x w x h

3-letter answer Answer: VOL

Clue #37: 60. ___ B. Wells, co-founder of the N.A.A.C.P.

3-letter answer Answer: IDA
Word Help: Synonyms: International_Development_Association, IDA

Clue #38: 61. Western range

7-letter answer Answer: SIERRAS
Word Help: Synonyms: sierra, Scomberomorus_sierra

Clue #39: 62. Kerfuffle

3-letter answer Answer: ADO
Word Help: Synonyms: hustle, bustle, flurry

Clue #40: 63. Little part of a big wheel

3-letter answer Answer: COG
Word Help: Synonyms: sprocket, cog

Clue #41: 64. Grants may come out of it

3-letter answer Answer: ATM
Word Help: Synonyms: cash_dispenser, asynchronous_transfer_mode, cash_machine

Clue #42: 65. The youngest host in its history is Drew Barrymore (age 7): Abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: SNL

Clue #43: 66. Lepidopterist's need

3-letter answer Answer: NET
Word Help: Synonyms: mesh, network, meshing
Antonyms: gross

Across Clues and Answers (43)

Clue #1: 1. Fancy balls

5-letter answer Answer: GALAS
Word Help: Synonyms: jamboree, blowout, gala_affair

Clue #2: 2. Video game character with an "L" on his hat

5-letter answer Answer: LUIGI

Clue #3: 3. Bugged no end

5-letter answer Answer: ATEAT

Clue #4: 4. Often-chocolaty dessert

6-letter answer Answer: MOUSSE
Word Help: Synonyms: hair_mousse, gel, mousse

Clue #5: 5. Avoiding the press

8-letter answer Answer: MEDIASHY

Clue #6: 6. Division of the Danish krone

3-letter answer Answer: ORE
Word Help: Synonyms: ore

Clue #7: 7. Surfer's destination?

3-letter answer Answer: URL
Word Help: Synonyms: uniform_resource_locator, URL, universal_resource_locator

Clue #8: 8. "Let's ___"

3-letter answer Answer: NOT
Word Help: Synonyms: not, non

Clue #9: 9. Creative works made of recyclable parts

8-letter answer Answer: TRASHART

Clue #10: 10. Some shortcuts for ships

6-letter answer Answer: CANALS
Word Help: Synonyms: canal, canalise, channel

Clue #11: 11. Body position in yoga

5-letter answer Answer: ASANA
Word Help: Synonyms: asana

Clue #12: 12. Great ___ National Park

5-letter answer Answer: BASIN
Word Help: Synonyms: basinful, drainage_basin, washbasin

Clue #13: 13. Brand of figure-shaping underwear

5-letter answer Answer: SPANX

Clue #14: 21. Spreader of frosting or plaster

7-letter answer Answer: SPATULA
Word Help: Synonyms: spatula

Clue #15: 23. ___ Soprano (Edie Falco role)

7-letter answer Answer: CARMELA

Clue #16: 25. Alternative to five-card draw

11-letter answer Answer: TEXASHOLDEM

Clue #17: 26. Toys that can be dangerous

11-letter answer Answer: PEASHOOTERS

Clue #18: 29. Madrid's country, in the Olympics: Abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: ESP
Word Help: Synonyms: E.S.P., extrasensory_perception, clairvoyance

Clue #19: 30. Popular Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera

9-letter answer Answer: THEMIKADO

Clue #20: 31. Accessory that's good for changing times?

9-letter answer Answer: DIAPERBAG

Clue #21: 34. Mobile home?

9-letter answer Answer: CAMPERVAN

Clue #22: 35. Business casual, e.g.

9-letter answer Answer: DRESSCODE

Clue #23: 36. Where hogs go wild?

3-letter answer Answer: STY
Word Help: Synonyms: pigpen, pigsty, sty

Clue #24: 38. Cheer at an opera house

5-letter answer Answer: BRAVA

Clue #25: 40. Author Cather

5-letter answer Answer: WILLA

Clue #26: 43. More pious ... or more moth-eaten

6-letter answer Answer: HOLIER
Word Help: Synonyms: holy
Antonyms: unholy

Clue #27: 48. What you need to solve sudoku

5-letter answer Answer: LOGIC
Word Help: Synonyms: system_of_logic, logic, logical_system

Clue #28: 49. "Ixnay!"

5-letter answer Answer: CANIT

Clue #29: 50. Sometime adversary of Godzilla

5-letter answer Answer: RODAN

Clue #30: 52. Letter-shaped opening for a bolt

5-letter answer Answer: TSLOT

Clue #31: 57. Middle of many metaphors

3-letter answer Answer: ISA

Clue #32: 58. Fashion monogram

3-letter answer Answer: YSL

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

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Saturday, November 22, 2025

XWordHint Crossword Answers November 22, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

Master today's NYT crossword with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun. Perfect for crossword lovers who want that satisfying "aha!" moment.

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

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. One of 843 in New York's 50-Across 4
2A 5. Sprinkle with oil, say 5
3A 10. Sister's commitments 4
4A 14. Foreign exchange? 10
5A 16. Essayist who wrote "If you wrest my words beyond their fair construction, it is you, and not I, that are the April Fool" 4
6A 17. End of a set, in mathematics 10
7A 18. Howard who wrote "A People's History of the United States" 4
8A 19. Eagle pose, for one 5
9A 20. Smooths 5
10A 22. Loll 3
11A 23. Boos 11
12A 26. Eponym of a renamed N.Y.C. bridge 3
13A 29. Number of Academy Award nominations for Best Actor received by Laurence Olivier 4
14A 30. Poked 6
15A 32. Stony 4
16A 34. Chris formerly of "S.N.L" 4
17A 36. Actress Kelly of Netflix's "3 Body Problem" 5
18A 37. Many Haitians 7
19A 39. Opening on a frozen lake 7
20A 41. Transit option since 2000 5
21A 42. Kind of butter used in lotions 4
22A 44. Many a sports bet 4
23A 45. Lead role in 1978's "La Cage aux Folles" 6
24A 47. With 10-Down, again, in Acapulco 4
25A 49. Miss the mark 3
26A 50. See 1-Across 11
27A 53. Counterpart of "Pls" 3
28A 54. Ruthless Records co-founder 5
29A 55. Get on 5
30A 59. Only player with two numbers retired by the L.A. Lakers 4
31A 61. Exhibit hoppi-ness? 10
32A 63. They cut bouts short, for short 4
33A 64. Disappearing ink vessel? 10
34A 65. Heat transfer? 4
35A 66. Red Square presence since 1924 5
36A 67. X or Y, often 4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. One of 843 in New York's 50-Across"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in english-speaking countries
  • Similar words include: Akka, Accho, Akko
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ACRE

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2A: "5. Sprinkle with oil, say"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that give a benediction to
  • Similar words include: sign, sanctify, hallow
  • Opposite of: curse, desecrate
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BLESS

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3A: "10. Sister's commitments"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner
  • Similar words include: consecrate, vow
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: VOWS

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4A: "14. Foreign exchange?"

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
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Answer: QUIDPROQUO

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5A: "16. Essayist who wrote "If you wrest my words beyond their fair construction, it is you, and not I, that are the April Fool""

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that english essayist (1775-1834)
  • Similar words include: Charles Lamb, Lamb
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ELIA

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6A: "17. End of a set, in mathematics"

10 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
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Answer: UPPERBOUND

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7A: "18. Howard who wrote "A People's History of the United States""

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ZINN

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8A: "19. Eagle pose, for one"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of yoga)
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ASANA

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9A: "20. Smooths"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
  • Similar words include: guts, sand, Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: SANDS

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10A: "22. Loll"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
  • Similar words include: vegetable, veggie
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: VEG

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11A: "23. Boos"

11 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___________
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Answer: SWEETIEPIES

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12A: "26. Eponym of a renamed N.Y.C. bridge"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: RFK

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13A: "29. Number of Academy Award nominations for Best Actor received by Laurence Olivier"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
  • Similar words include: IX, 9, ball club
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: NINE

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14A: "30. Poked"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that to push against gently
  • Similar words include: prod, nudge, poke at
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: NUDGED

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15A: "32. Stony"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
  • Similar words include: common cold, inhuman, moth-eaten
  • Opposite of: hot, hotness
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Answer: COLD

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16A: "34. Chris formerly of "S.N.L""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: REDD

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17A: "36. Actress Kelly of Netflix's "3 Body Problem""

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: MARLO

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18A: "37. Many Haitians"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a person of european descent born in the west indies or latin america
  • Similar words include: creole, Creole
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: CREOLES

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19A: "39. Opening on a frozen lake"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: ICEHOLE

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20A: "41. Transit option since 2000"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ACELA

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21A: "42. Kind of butter used in lotions"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: SHEA

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22A: "44. Many a sports bet"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
  • Similar words include: all over, complete, o'er
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: OVER

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23A: "45. Lead role in 1978's "La Cage aux Folles""

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: RENATO

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24A: "47. With 10-Down, again, in Acapulco"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: OTRA

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25A: "49. Miss the mark"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that to make a mistake or be incorrect
  • Similar words include: mistake, stray, slip
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ERR

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26A: "50. See 1-Across"

11 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___________
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Answer: CENTRALPARK

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27A: "53. Counterpart of "Pls""

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: THX

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28A: "54. Ruthless Records co-founder"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: EAZYE

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29A: "55. Get on"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a committee having supervisory powers
  • Similar words include: circuit board, add-in, circuit card
  • Opposite of: get off
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Answer: BOARD

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30A: "59. Only player with two numbers retired by the L.A. Lakers"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a port city in japan on osaka bay in southern honshu; was damaged by an earthquake in 1995
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: KOBE

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31A: "61. Exhibit hoppi-ness?"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
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Answer: JUMPFORJOY

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32A: "63. They cut bouts short, for short"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue
  • Similar words include: TKO, technical knockout
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: TKOS

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33A: "64. Disappearing ink vessel?"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
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Answer: ERASERMATE

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34A: "65. Heat transfer?"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the fourth of the seven canonical hours; about noon
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: SEXT

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35A: "66. Red Square presence since 1924"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that russian founder of the bolsheviks and leader of the russian revolution and first head of the ussr (1870-1924)
  • Similar words include: Vladimir Ilich Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: LENIN

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36A: "67. X or Y, often"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions
  • Similar words include: axis vertebra, bloc, axis of rotation
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: AXIS

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Down Clues - Complete List

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Soft shade 4
2D 2. One of four tarot suits 4
3D 3. Half of "Live With Kelly and Mark" 4
4D 4. Delightful locales 5
5D 5. "Gimme a sec" 3
6D 6. Laxity 9
7D 7. Likened 7
8D 8. Like most of Mauritania and Malaysia, religiously 5
9D 9. Drenched 6
10D 10. See 47-Across 3
11D 11. Outdoor setting for Plato's Academy 10
12D 12. Cab driver? 10
13D 13. Did a number, say 4
14D 15. Decapod with three pairs of claws 5
15D 21. Sea foam 5
16D 24. Green land 4
17D 25. It borders Canada for 45 miles 5
18D 26. Certain miniature vehicle, informally 5
19D 27. Telekinetic intimidation tactic used in the "Star Wars" universe 10
20D 28. Offering to a teary person 10
21D 31. Anthony ___, author of 2021's "Cloud Cuckoo Land" 5
22D 33. Charles ___, founder of Cablevision and HBO 5
23D 35. Beverage that Ray Charles once touted as "The right one, baby" 9
24D 38. Medium for some ephemeral art 5
25D 40. Precious, in Italy 4
26D 43. Lama, e.g. 7
27D 46. Toothache medication 6
28D 48. Shady shelter 5
29D 51. Sky shade 5
30D 52. Yogurt-braised Indian entree 5
31D 53. Booth in Times Sq. 4
32D 56. Dutch soccer club that shares its name with a cleaning brand 4
33D 57. 52-Down go-with 4
34D 58. Causes of some laundry mishaps 4
35D 60. Superlative ending 3
36D 62. Peat source 3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Soft shade"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a shade of blue tinged with green
  • Similar words include: cobalt blue, peacock blue, greenish blue
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: AQUA

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2D: "2. One of four tarot suits"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
  • Similar words include: transfuse, loving cup, cupful
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: CUPS

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3D: "3. Half of "Live With Kelly and Mark""

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: RIPA

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4D: "4. Delightful locales"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
  • Similar words include: paradise, Eden, nirvana
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: EDENS

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5D: "5. "Gimme a sec""

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: BRB

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6D: "6. Laxity"

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
  • Similar words include: diarrhoea, dissipation, dissolution
  • Opposite of: tightness, fixedness
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Answer: LOOSENESS

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7D: "7. Likened"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
  • Similar words include: correspond, equal, compare
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: EQUATED

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8D: "8. Like most of Mauritania and Malaysia, religiously"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a member of the branch of islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to muhammad
  • Similar words include: Sunni Islam, Sunni Muslim, Sunnite
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: SUNNI

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9D: "9. Drenched"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that wet through and through; thoroughly wet
  • Similar words include: soppy
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: SODDEN

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10D: "10. See 47-Across"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: VEZ

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11D: "11. Outdoor setting for Plato's Academy"

10 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
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Answer: OLIVEGROVE

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12D: "12. Cab driver?"

10 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
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Answer: WINESELLER

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13D: "13. Did a number, say"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that north american woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the chinese ginseng
  • Similar words include: whistle, let the cat out of the bag, blab out
  • Opposite of: keep quiet
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Answer: SANG

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14D: "15. Decapod with three pairs of claws"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any of various edible decapod crustaceans
  • Similar words include: shrimp
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: PRAWN

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15D: "21. Sea foam"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that foam or froth on the sea
  • Similar words include: froth, suds
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: SPUME

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16D: "24. Green land"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of ireland; achieved independence from the united kingdom in 1921
  • Similar words include: Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Irish Republic
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: EIRE

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17D: "25. It borders Canada for 45 miles"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a state in the rocky mountains
  • Similar words include: Gem State, ID
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: IDAHO

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18D: "26. Certain miniature vehicle, informally"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: RCCAR

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19D: "27. Telekinetic intimidation tactic used in the "Star Wars" universe"

10 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
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Answer: FORCECHOKE

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20D: "28. Offering to a teary person"

10 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
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Answer: KLEENEXBOX

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21D: "31. Anthony ___, author of 2021's "Cloud Cuckoo Land""

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: DOERR

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22D: "33. Charles ___, founder of Cablevision and HBO"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: DOLAN

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23D: "35. Beverage that Ray Charles once touted as "The right one, baby""

9 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: DIETPEPSI

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24D: "38. Medium for some ephemeral art"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk
  • Similar words include: caffe latte
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: LATTE

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25D: "40. Precious, in Italy"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: CARA

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26D: "43. Lama, e.g."

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: HOLYMAN

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27D: "46. Toothache medication"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: ORAJEL

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28D: "48. Shady shelter"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that tree (as opposed to shrub)
  • Similar words include: arbour, spindle, mandrel
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ARBOR

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29D: "51. Sky shade"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a light shade of blue
  • Similar words include: bright blue, lazuline, sky-blue
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: AZURE

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30D: "52. Yogurt-braised Indian entree"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: KORMA

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31D: "53. Booth in Times Sq."

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: TKTS

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32D: "56. Dutch soccer club that shares its name with a cleaning brand"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a mythical greek hero; a warrior who fought against troy in the iliad
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: AJAX

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33D: "57. 52-Down go-with"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ROTI

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34D: "58. Causes of some laundry mishaps"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
  • Similar words include: dyestuff, dye
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: DYES

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35D: "60. Superlative ending"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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36D: "62. Peat source"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that 100 fen equal 1 yuan in china
  • Similar words include: fenland, marshland, marsh
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: FEN

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Expert Solving Strategies

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Decode the Clues

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Today's Puzzle Stats

36 Across Clues
36 Down Clues
72 Total Clues

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