2426 Monday Aug 26, 2024 NYT Crossword Clues by Zachary David Levy

Across Clues by Zachary David Levy : Aug 26, 2024

1. Square dance venue, 5. San ___, capital of Puerto Rico, 9. The "I" of T.G.I.F., 12. Spring ___ (encounter plumbing problems), 14. Popular dance fitness program, 15. Backwoods denial, 16. Abba hit of 1979, 19. Like some smartphone purchases, 20. What a three-way intersection can form, 21. 'N Sync hit of 2000, 25. Situated on, 26. Adore, informally, 27. Olympic gold medalist Raisman, 28. Things stuck on snowman "arms", 31. Rocks that may contain precious metals, 33. Arouse, as interest, 34. Mötley Crüe hit of 1987, 41. Start of Caesar's boast, 42. Loudly praise, 43. Pennsylvania governor Josh, 46. Opposite of NNE, 49. Lisbon greeting, 50. Boat propellers, 51. Beach Boys hit of 1964, 54. Religious ceremony, 57. Italy's Isle of ___, 58. Coveted Scrabble space … or the sheet music for 16-, 21-, 34- or 51-Across?, 63. Beethoven's "___ to Joy", 64. State that's home to one end of the Appalachian Trail, 65. Where "all my ex's live," in song, 66. In favor of, 67. Present in a favorable light, 68. City surrounding Vatican City

Down Clues by Zachary David Levy : Aug 26, 2024

1. Something checked at an airport counter, 2. Oscar winner Mahershala, 3. Sleep stage, for short, 4. Coastal African desert, 5. Skittish, 6. "Errr … I mean …", 7. Assist with a crime, 8. Pesters, 9. Jail cell occupant, 10. Maxi pad alternative, 11. Uses a broom, 13. Its capital is Nairobi, 14. Quickly fly past, 17. Scottish Highlander, 18. "Zero stars from me!", 21. Outlet for an internet commentator, 22. ___ Gagarin, first man in space, 23. At any point, 24. Man's name that's a fruit spelled backward, 29. Brainpower measures, for short, 30. Pull, 32. Makes a mistake, 33. Lead-in to law or launch, 35. Bio. or chem., 36. Needlefish, 37. "___ two minds on this …", 38. Spot for a satellite dish, 39. Athleisure lead-in to "lemon", 40. Lee of Marvel Comics, 43. In a sense, 44. Beehive or bob, 45. More hipsterish, 46. Entrap, 47. Bay Area enforcement org., 48. German sausage, 52. The Huskies of the N.C.A.A., 53. Not as mean, 55. Some church donations, 56. Spring, 59. Motion-sensing Nintendo console, 60. Kitchen brand with a palindromic name, 61. Head-butt, 62. Suffix with Sudan or Japan

Monday Aug 26, 2024 NYT Crossword Clues

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 26, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Square dance venue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARN

  Possible Answer : barn, b




• The clue is 5. San ___, capital of Puerto Rico. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JUAN




• The clue is 9. The "I" of T.G.I.F.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITS

  Possible Answer : IT, information_technology




• The clue is 12. Spring ___ (encounter plumbing problems). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALEAK




• The clue is 14. Popular dance fitness program. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZUMBA




• The clue is 15. Backwoods denial. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAW




• The clue is 16. Abba hit of 1979. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIMMEGIMMEGIMME




• The clue is 19. Like some smartphone purchases. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INAPP




• The clue is 20. What a three-way intersection can form. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSHAPE




• The clue is 21. 'N Sync hit of 2000. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BYEBYEBYE




• The clue is 25. Situated on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATOP

  Possible Answer : atop




• The clue is 26. Adore, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUV




• The clue is 27. Olympic gold medalist Raisman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALY




• The clue is 28. Things stuck on snowman "arms". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MITTENS

  Possible Answer : mitten




• The clue is 31. Rocks that may contain precious metals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORES

  Possible Answer : ore




• The clue is 33. Arouse, as interest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIQUE

  Possible Answer : offend, pique, irritation, temper




• The clue is 34. Mötley Crüe hit of 1987. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIRLSGIRLSGIRLS




• The clue is 41. Start of Caesar's boast. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICAME




• The clue is 42. Loudly praise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOUT

  Possible Answer : gas, blow, tout, bluster, ticket_tout, shoot_a_line, gasconade, touter, boast, vaunt, brag, tipster, swash




• The clue is 43. Pennsylvania governor Josh. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAPIRO




• The clue is 46. Opposite of NNE. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SSW

  Possible Answer : sou'-sou'-west, SSW, south_southwest




• The clue is 49. Lisbon greeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLA

  Possible Answer : ola, olla




• The clue is 50. Boat propellers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OARS

  Possible Answer : oar




• The clue is 51. Beach Boys hit of 1964. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FUNFUNFUN




• The clue is 54. Religious ceremony. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RITUAL

  Possible Answer : rite, ritual




• The clue is 57. Italy's Isle of ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAPRI

  Possible Answer : Capri




• The clue is 58. Coveted Scrabble space … or the sheet music for 16-, 21-, 34- or 51-Across?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRIPLEWORDSCORE




• The clue is 63. Beethoven's "___ to Joy". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODE

  Possible Answer : ode




• The clue is 64. State that's home to one end of the Appalachian Trail. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAINE

  Possible Answer : Pine_Tree_State, Maine, ME




• The clue is 65. Where "all my ex's live," in song. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEXAS

  Possible Answer : Texas, TX, Lone-Star_State




• The clue is 66. In favor of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOR




• The clue is 67. Present in a favorable light. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIN

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




• The clue is 68. City surrounding Vatican City. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROME

  Possible Answer : Eternal_City, capital_of_Italy, Roma, Rome, Italian_capital

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Something checked at an airport counter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAG

  Possible Answer: udder, bagful, purse, dish, bag, cup_of_tea, pocket, old_bag, base, grip, bulge, handbag, travelling_bag, suitcase, pocketbook, traveling_bag

• The clue is 2. Oscar winner Mahershala. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALI

  Possible Answer: Ali, Cassius_Clay, Muhammad_Ali, Cassius_Marcellus_Clay

• The clue is 3. Sleep stage, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REM

  Possible Answer: rapid_eye_movement_sleep, REM, rapid_eye_movement, paradoxical_sleep, REM_sleep

• The clue is 4. Coastal African desert. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAMIB

• The clue is 5. Skittish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JUMPY

  Possible Answer: highly_strung, jolting, jumpy, edgy, jittery, bumpy, jolty, overstrung, uptight, rough, nervy, restive, high-strung, rocky

  Possible Opposite Answer : smooth

• The clue is 6. "Errr … I mean …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UMM

• The clue is 7. Assist with a crime. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABET

  Possible Answer: abet

• The clue is 8. Pesters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAGS

  Possible Answer: nag, hack, plug, common_scold, jade, peck, scold, scolder, nagger, hen-peck

• The clue is 9. Jail cell occupant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INMATE

  Possible Answer: convict, yardbird, inpatient, inmate, yard_bird, con

  Possible Opposite Answer : outpatient

• The clue is 10. Maxi pad alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAMPON

  Possible Answer: tampon

• The clue is 11. Uses a broom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWEEPS

  Possible Answer: broom, end_run, sweep_up, chimneysweeper, embroil, expanse, drag, traverse, brush, cross, drag_in, tangle, chimneysweep, swing_out, sail, span, slam, sweep, sweep_oar, swing

• The clue is 13. Its capital is Nairobi. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KENYA

  Possible Answer: Kenya, Republic_of_Kenya

• The clue is 14. Quickly fly past. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZIPBY

• The clue is 17. Scottish Highlander. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAEL

  Possible Answer: Gael

• The clue is 18. "Zero stars from me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IHATEIT

• The clue is 21. Outlet for an internet commentator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLOG

  Possible Answer: web_log, blog

• The clue is 22. ___ Gagarin, first man in space. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YURI

• The clue is 23. At any point. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVER

  Possible Answer: always, of_all_time, ever_so, ever, e'er

  Possible Opposite Answer : never

• The clue is 24. Man's name that's a fruit spelled backward. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMIL

• The clue is 29. Brainpower measures, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IQS

  Possible Answer: I.Q., intelligence_quotient, IQ

• The clue is 30. Pull. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUG

  Possible Answer: jerk, labour, tugboat, push, tug, tote, tower, towboat, drive, lug, labor

• The clue is 32. Makes a mistake. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLIPSUP

• The clue is 33. Lead-in to law or launch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRE

• The clue is 35. Bio. or chem.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCI

• The clue is 36. Needlefish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAR

  Possible Answer: needlefish, Lepisosteus_osseus, garfish, garpike, gar, billfish

• The clue is 37. "___ two minds on this …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMOF

• The clue is 38. Spot for a satellite dish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROOF

  Possible Answer: ceiling, roof, cap

• The clue is 39. Athleisure lead-in to "lemon". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LULU

  Possible Answer: looker, beauty, dish, mantrap, ravisher, sweetheart, peach, stunner, lulu, knockout, smasher

• The clue is 40. Lee of Marvel Comics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAN

• The clue is 43. In a sense. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SORTOF

• The clue is 44. Beehive or bob. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAIRDO

  Possible Answer: hairstyle, hairdo, hair_style, coiffure, coif

• The clue is 45. More hipsterish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTIER

  Possible Answer: arty

• The clue is 46. Entrap. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNARE

  Possible Answer: snare, noose, hook, trammel, trap, side_drum, snare_drum, entrap, gin, ensnare

• The clue is 47. Bay Area enforcement org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SFPD

• The clue is 48. German sausage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WURST

• The clue is 52. The Huskies of the N.C.A.A.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UCONN

• The clue is 53. Not as mean. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NICER

  Possible Answer: courteous, skillful, decent, nice, overnice, squeamish, prissy, gracious, dainty

  Possible Opposite Answer : nasty

• The clue is 55. Some church donations. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALMS

  Possible Answer: alms

• The clue is 56. Spring. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAP

  Possible Answer: bounce, spring, jump_off, bound, saltation, leaping, jump, leap

• The clue is 59. Motion-sensing Nintendo console. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WII

• The clue is 60. Kitchen brand with a palindromic name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OXO

• The clue is 61. Head-butt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAM

  Possible Answer: jampack, RAM, random_access_memory, ram, Aries, tup, random_memory, jam, wad, Ram, read/write_memory, force, Aries_the_Ram, cram, random-access_memory, ram_down, chock_up, drive, pound, crash

• The clue is 62. Suffix with Sudan or Japan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESE

  Possible Answer: east_southeast, ESE

Soure from : The New York Times

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (37 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (44 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Moderate

Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Smart	4
2A	5. Sensation	5
3A	10. Acquisition on the big day	5
4A	15. "That's a good one!"	4
5A	16. Galápagos island that was home to Lonesome George, the last tortoise of his subspecies	5
6A	17. Who knows what preceded the Big Bang	5
7A	18. *Yes — three arduous ones	16
8A	21. February 14, informally	4
9A	22. Scratch that!	4
10A	23. El ___	3
11A	24. Like novices	5
12A	26. Spoil	6
13A	28. Preceder of how, way or where	3
14A	29. *Yes — sometimes more than 1,000	9
15A	31. Patooties	5
16A	33. Little dipper?	3
17A	34. "Tout à fait!"	3
18A	35. Tire	4
19A	37. *Yes — exactly one, in common usage	12
20A	42. First line on many a form	4
21A	43. Common garnish in a chirashi bowl	3
22A	44. Had at present?	3
23A	47. Article of lab wear	5
24A	50. *No — but it does have three feet	9
25A	53. Elizabethan curse	3
26A	54. Country that las islas Canarias are part of	6
27A	57. Important blood line	5
28A	58. "___ is the proper task of life": Nietzsche	3
29A	59. Business whose rewards program gives "Stackholder Perks"	4
30A	60. Raving	4
31A	61. Question during a brainstorming session ... or of the answers to the starred clues	16
32A	67. Popular Japanese brew	5
33A	68. Alcohol, slangily	5
34A	69. Literary heroine who says "I would always rather be happy than dignified"	4
35A	70. Its capital is Sanaa	5
36A	71. Heavens	5
37A	72. Debugging component?	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Smart"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that elegant and fashionable; ; ; ; - julia child
• Similar words include: classy, swish
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: POSH

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2A: "5. Sensation"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a vigorous blow
• Similar words include: break, bash, crush
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SMASH

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3A: "10. Acquisition on the big day"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: INLAW

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4A: "15. "That's a good one!""

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HAHA

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5A: "16. Galápagos island that was home to Lonesome George, the last tortoise of his subspecies"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PINTA

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6A: "17. Who knows what preceded the Big Bang"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NOONE

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7A: "18. *Yes — three arduous ones"

16 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________________

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Answer: IRONMANTRIATHLON

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8A: "21. February 14, informally"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: VDAY

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9A: "22. Scratch that!"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation
• Similar words include: urge, spoil, itching
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ITCH

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10A: "23. El ___"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the united states army's principal law enforcement agency responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for all levels of the army anywhere in the world
• Similar words include: Criminal Investigation Command
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: CID

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11A: "24. Like novices"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
• Similar words include: unripe, common, gullible
• Opposite of: ripe

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Answer: GREEN

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12A: "26. Spoil"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)
• Similar words include: corrupt, befoul, sully
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DEFILE

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13A: "28. Preceder of how, way or where"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one or some or every or all without specification
• Similar words include: whatever, whatsoever
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ANY

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14A: "29. *Yes — sometimes more than 1,000"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of numerous herbivorous nonpoisonous arthropods having a cylindrical body of 20 to 100 or more segments most with two pairs of legs
• Similar words include: milliped, millepede
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: MILLIPEDE

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15A: "31. Patooties"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that thick end of the handle
• Similar words include: backside, stooge, behind
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BUTTS

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16A: "33. Little dipper?"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one of the digits of the foot
• Similar words include: toenail
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TOE

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17A: "34. "Tout à fait!""

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OUI

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18A: "35. Tire"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
• Similar words include: iris, ease up, sag
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FLAG

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19A: "37. *Yes — exactly one, in common usage"

12 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: DIRECTFLIGHT

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20A: "42. First line on many a form"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a language unit by which a person or thing is known
• Similar words include: figure, public figure, identify
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NAME

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21A: "43. Common garnish in a chirashi bowl"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture
• Similar words include: hard roe
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ROE

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22A: "44. Had at present?"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
• Similar words include: give, experience, throw
• Opposite of: lack, abstain

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Answer: HAS

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23A: "47. Article of lab wear"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles
• Similar words include: gaberdine, duster, gabardine
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SMOCK

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24A: "50. *No — but it does have three feet"

9 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a measure or standard used for comparison
• Similar words include: yard measure
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: YARDSTICK

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25A: "53. Elizabethan curse"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
• Similar words include: syphilis, lues, lues venerea
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: POX

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26A: "54. Country that las islas Canarias are part of"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern europe on the iberian peninsula; a former colonial power
• Similar words include: Spain, Kingdom of Spain
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ESPANA

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27A: "57. Important blood line"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AORTA

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28A: "58. "___ is the proper task of life": Nietzsche"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
• Similar words include: artistry, artistic production, graphics
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ART

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29A: "59. Business whose rewards program gives "Stackholder Perks""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IHOP

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30A: "60. Raving"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous
• Similar words include: zealous, greedy, esurient
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AVID

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31A: "61. Question during a brainstorming session ... or of the answers to the starred clues"

16 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________________

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Answer: DOESTHISHAVELEGS

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32A: "67. Popular Japanese brew"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ASAHI

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33A: "68. Alcohol, slangily"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SAUCE

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34A: "69. Literary heroine who says "I would always rather be happy than dignified""

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a shallow salt lake in south central australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent
• Similar words include: Lake Eyre
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EYRE

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35A: "70. Its capital is Sanaa"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a republic on the southwestern shores of the arabian peninsula on the indian ocean; formed in 1990
• Similar words include: Republic of Yemen
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: YEMEN

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36A: "71. Heavens"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
• Similar words include: aether, ethyl ether, quintessence
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ETHER

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37A: "72. Debugging component?"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DEET

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Letter after upsilon	3
2D	2. Trireme tool	3
3D	3. Cleared, as snow	8
4D	4. "Messiah" composer	6
5D	5. Neuter	4
6D	6. What a big hand indicates: Abbr.	3
7D	7. Its colony can be considered one superorganism	3
8D	8. Struggle	6
9D	9. World's most populous Creole-speaking country	5
10D	10. Pretty much assured	8
11D	11. Japanese drama	3
12D	12. Feline in a 2000s meme	6
13D	13. Dub ... or rub	6
14D	14. Fast-food restaurant that sells Frostys	6
15D	19. ___-pedi	4
16D	20. Oft-injured part of the knee, for short	3
17D	24. Clock-setting std.	3
18D	25. ___ Bravo (México/Tejas border)	3
19D	26. Certain tie score	5
20D	27. Mince words?	4
21D	30. Frost piece	4
22D	32. Sound of dissatisfaction	3
23D	35. Botanist's study	5
24D	36. Told stories	4
25D	38. Business ending	3
26D	39. Roll in dough	8
27D	40. Actress/union leader Drescher	4
28D	41. Symbol of spiritual insight, in Hinduism	8
29D	45. Class ___	3
30D	46. Music genre with "walking" bass lines	3
31D	47. Steamy occasion?	6
32D	48. Lugubrious	6
33D	49. Pioneers' prairie pullers	6
34D	50. Harangues	6
35D	51. Store	4
36D	52. Worked sufferingly	6
37D	55. "Pipe down!"	3
38D	56. Composure	5
39D	60. Attest	4
40D	62. ___-goat	3
41D	63. "Wait ... really?"	3
42D	64. One of a kind	3
43D	65. Test for future Ph.D.s	3
44D	66. Not needing anything else	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Letter after upsilon"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the 21st letter of the greek alphabet
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PHI

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2D: "2. Trireme tool"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an implement used to propel or steer a boat
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OAR

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3D: "3. Cleared, as snow"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that dig with or as if with a shovel
• Similar words include: shovel
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: SHOVELED

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4D: "4. "Messiah" composer"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a prolific british baroque composer (born in germany) remembered best for his oratorio messiah (1685-1759)
• Similar words include: George Frideric Handel, George Frederick Handel, Georg Friedrich Handel
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: HANDEL

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5D: "5. Neuter"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that remove the ovaries of
• Similar words include: alter, neuter, castrate
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SPAY

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6D: "6. What a big hand indicates: Abbr."

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
• Similar words include: Amoy, Taiwanese, Hokkianese
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MIN

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7D: "7. Its colony can be considered one superorganism"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of 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
• Similar words include: pismire, emmet
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ANT

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8D: "8. Struggle"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that lack of agreement or harmony
• Similar words include: discord
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: STRIFE

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9D: "9. World's most populous Creole-speaking country"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a republic in the west indies on the western part of the island of hispaniola; achieved independence from france in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the western hemisphere
• Similar words include: Republic of Haiti, Hispaniola, Hayti
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HAITI

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10D: "10. Pretty much assured"

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: INTHEBAG

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11D: "11. Japanese drama"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NOH

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12D: "12. Feline in a 2000s meme"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: LOLCAT

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13D: "13. Dub ... or rub"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that choose by or as if by divine intervention
• Similar words include: embrocate, anele, inunct
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ANOINT

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14D: "14. Fast-food restaurant that sells Frostys"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: WENDYS

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15D: "19. ___-pedi"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MANI

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16D: "20. Oft-injured part of the knee, for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ACL

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17D: "24. Clock-setting std."

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the local time at the 0 meridian passing through greenwich, england; it is the same everywhere
• Similar words include: Greenwich Mean Time, UT, Greenwich Time
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GMT

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18D: "25. ___ Bravo (México/Tejas border)"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the former capital and 2nd largest city of brazil; chief brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
• Similar words include: Rio de Janeiro
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RIO

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19D: "26. Certain tie score"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
• Similar words include: dickens, two, devil
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DEUCE

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20D: "27. Mince words?"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
• Similar words include: edit out, blue-pencil, delete
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EDIT

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21D: "30. Frost piece"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
• Similar words include: verse form
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: POEM

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22D: "32. Sound of dissatisfaction"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: UGH

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23D: "35. Botanist's study"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that all the plant life in a particular region or period
• Similar words include: plant life, vegetation, botany
• Opposite of: fauna

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Answer: FLORA

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24D: "36. Told stories"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a german art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
• Similar words include: lie in, dwell, consist
• Opposite of: stand, arise

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Answer: LIED

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25D: "38. Business ending"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to saddam hussein's government of iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of sunni and shiite arabs and kurds who hope to build a new government
• Similar words include: Iraqi National Congress
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: INC

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26D: "39. Roll in dough"

8 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: RAKEITIN

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27D: "40. Actress/union leader Drescher"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FRAN

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28D: "41. Symbol of spiritual insight, in Hinduism"

8 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: THIRDEYE

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29D: "45. Class ___"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
• Similar words include: routine, human activity, do
• Opposite of: refrain

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Answer: ACT

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30D: "46. Music genre with "walking" bass lines"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SKA

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31D: "47. Steamy occasion?"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SPADAY

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32D: "48. Lugubrious"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that showing a brooding ill humor; ; ; ; ; ; - bruce bliven
• Similar words include: glowering, glum, saturnine
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MOROSE

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33D: "49. Pioneers' prairie pullers"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: OXTEAM

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34D: "50. Harangues"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: YAPSAT

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35D: "51. Store"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
• Similar words include: write, keep, make unnecessary
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SAVE

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36D: "52. Worked sufferingly"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Similar words include: moil, labor, dig
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TOILED

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37D: "55. "Pipe down!""

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SHH

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38D: "56. Composure"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second
• Similar words include: cool, aplomb, assuredness
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: POISE

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39D: "60. Attest"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that report or maintain
• Similar words include: affirm, assert, say
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AVER

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40D: "62. ___-goat"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SHE

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41D: "63. "Wait ... really?""

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: HUH

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42D: "64. One of a kind"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Similar words include: genius, wiz, wizard
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ACE

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43D: "65. Test for future Ph.D.s"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GRE

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44D: "66. Not needing anything else"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
• Similar words include: do, circle, fix
• Opposite of: rise

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Answer: SET

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

Begin with fill-in-the-blank clues and short 3-4 letter words. These are your foundation.

Decode the Clues

Question marks indicate wordplay or puns. "Maybe" suggests multiple interpretations.

Use Cross-References

Let intersecting letters guide you. One correct answer unlocks several others.

Build Vocabulary

Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.

Today's Puzzle Stats

37 Across Clues

44 Down Clues

81 Total Clues

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