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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Thursday, May 26, 2022
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 74 (37 Across, 37 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.1 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Thursday Puzzle May 26, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. "The Winner Takes It All" group | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Singer Diana | 4 |
| 3A | 9. Radiate | 4 |
| 4A | 13. Hardly a jaunt | 4 |
| 5A | 14. Ready to go | 5 |
| 6A | 16. Central points | 4 |
| 7A | 17. Tolled time | 4 |
| 8A | 18. "Byeee!" | 5 |
| 9A | 19. One having a turn at a roast? | 4 |
| 10A | 20. You've got to know when to hold 'em | 14 |
| 11A | 23. Worrier's words | 6 |
| 12A | 24. Former queen of Jordan | 4 |
| 13A | 25. Good cheer | 3 |
| 14A | 26. What do ewe say? | 3 |
| 15A | 27. Spice ___ | 3 |
| 16A | 29. Often-changed item of wear | 6 |
| 17A | 31. Know when to fold 'em | 12 |
| 18A | 35. ___ Mode, animated film character who says "Words are useless! Gobble-gobble-gobble-gobble-gobble-gobble!" | 4 |
| 19A | 36. It might be in the form of a thumbnail | 3 |
| 20A | 37. "The Music Man" locale | 4 |
| 21A | 41. Know when to walk away | 12 |
| 22A | 46. Famed designer whose career was boosted by "American Gigolo" | 6 |
| 23A | 49. Small batteries | 3 |
| 24A | 50. Butter, e.g. | 3 |
| 25A | 51. Concern for a tailor | 3 |
| 26A | 52. ___ facto | 4 |
| 27A | 55. Box markings | 6 |
| 28A | 57. And know when to run | 14 |
| 29A | 60. Moistens | 4 |
| 30A | 61. Water nymph | 5 |
| 31A | 62. Earnest request | 4 |
| 32A | 64. Pueblo people | 4 |
| 33A | 65. "The Child," also known as Baby Yoda | 5 |
| 34A | 66. Snack, as on a knish | 4 |
| 35A | 67. Places with springs | 4 |
| 36A | 68. Exclamation after a witty comeback | 4 |
| 37A | 69. ___ Major | 4 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. "The Winner Takes It All" group"
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: ABBA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. Singer Diana"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that scottish explorer who led arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the northwest passage (1777-1856)
- Words that mean the same thing: Sir James Clark Ross, Betsy Ross, John Ross
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROSS
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Clue 3 Across: "9. Radiate"
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 expel (gases or odors)
- Words that mean the same thing: let loose, breathe, pass off
- The opposite would be: absorb
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EMIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "13. Hardly a jaunt"
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 work doggedly or persistently
- Words that mean the same thing: swig, plod, tramp
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLOG
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Clue 5 Across: "14. Ready to go"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: ONTAP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. Central points"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
- Words that mean the same thing: locus, locale, venue
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOCI
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Clue 7 Across: "17. Tolled time"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
- Words that mean the same thing: time of day, minute, hr
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HOUR
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Clue 8 Across: "18. "Byeee!""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy 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: SEEYA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "19. One having a turn at a roast?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
- Words that mean the same thing: spatter, tongue, expectoration
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "20. You've got to know when to hold 'em"
Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WRESTLINGMATCH
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Clue 11 Across: "23. Worrier's words"
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: OHDEAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "24. Former queen of Jordan"
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: NOOR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "25. Good cheer"
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: OLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "26. What do ewe say?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the cry made by sheep
- Words that mean the same thing: blate, blat, bleat
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BAA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "27. Spice ___"
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 unforeseen obstacle
- Words that mean the same thing: hang-up, chafe, snag
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RUB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "29. Often-changed item of wear"
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 garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement
- Words that mean the same thing: nappy, napkin
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DIAPER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "31. Know when to fold 'em"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: ORIGAMICLASS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "35. ___ Mode, animated film character who says "Words are useless! Gobble-gobble-gobble-gobble-gobble-gobble!""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.
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: EDNA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "36. It might be in the form of a thumbnail"
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: BIO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "37. "The Music Man" locale"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about music.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a member of the siouan people formerly living in iowa and minnesota and missouri
- Words that mean the same thing: Ioway, Hawkeye State, IA
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IOWA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "41. Know when to walk away"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: LOWBALLOFFER
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Clue 22 Across: "46. Famed designer whose career was boosted by "American Gigolo""
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: ARMANI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "49. Small batteries"
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 associate degree in applied science
- Words that mean the same thing: aa, Associate in Arts, AA
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "50. Butter, e.g."
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 soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
- Words that mean the same thing: fatty tissue, fatten, plump
- The opposite would be: leanness, nonfat
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "51. Concern for a tailor"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a display of bad temper
- Words that mean the same thing: conniption, meet, conform to
- The opposite would be: disagree, unfit
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "52. ___ facto"
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: IPSO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "55. Box markings"
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 written order directing a bank to pay money
- Words that mean the same thing: assure, cheque, delay
- The opposite would be: disagree
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CHECKS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "57. And know when to run"
Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELECTIONSEASON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "60. Moistens"
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 wetness caused by water
- Words that mean the same thing: moisture, wet
- The opposite would be: dry
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WETS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "61. Water nymph"
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 submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water
- Words that mean the same thing: water nymph
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NAIAD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "62. Earnest request"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a humble request for help from someone in authority
- Words that mean the same thing: supplication
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PLEA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "64. Pueblo people"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a member of the pueblo people living in western new mexico
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ZUNI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "65. "The Child," also known as Baby Yoda"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GROGU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "66. Snack, as on a knish"
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 (yiddish) a snack or light meal
- Words that mean the same thing: snack
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NOSH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "67. Places with springs"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a health resort near a spring or at the seaside
- Words that mean the same thing: health spa, resort hotel, watering place
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "68. Exclamation after a witty comeback"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the act of catching an object with the hands
- Words that mean the same thing: lose it, breeze, click
- The opposite would be: inelasticity
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SNAP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "69. ___ Major"
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: URSA
Great job if you got it right!
May 26, 2022 Down Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Guide
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Bit of air pollution | 3 |
| 2D | 2. Gasbag | 8 |
| 3D | 3. Anthony of "Parts Unknown" | 8 |
| 4D | 4. Concur | 5 |
| 5D | 5. Speaker's platform | 7 |
| 6D | 6. Scott Turow memoir | 4 |
| 7D | 7. Gertrude who wrote "We are always the same age inside" | 5 |
| 8D | 8. "___ to This" (song from "Hamilton") | 5 |
| 9D | 9. Jewelry designer Peretti | 4 |
| 10D | 10. Mod do | 6 |
| 11D | 11. It comes to a point when it's too cold outside | 6 |
| 12D | 12. One who gives one-tenth | 6 |
| 13D | 15. Tiered temple | 6 |
| 14D | 21. Actress Gilbert | 4 |
| 15D | 22. Hosp. scans | 4 |
| 16D | 23. Light wind? | 4 |
| 17D | 28. Lettuce wrap lettuce | 4 |
| 18D | 30. "Yeah, suuuure" | 4 |
| 19D | 32. Event with a dress code | 4 |
| 20D | 33. Snoopy grp. | 3 |
| 21D | 34. German film award akin to an Oscar | 4 |
| 22D | 38. Risqué | 8 |
| 23D | 39. "What is your greatest ___?" (interview question) | 8 |
| 24D | 40. Section of a Sunday newspaper | 4 |
| 25D | 42. "Wilco!" | 4 |
| 26D | 43. Erasing, as data | 6 |
| 27D | 44. Prepared to skate | 7 |
| 28D | 45. Org. with thousands of inspectors | 4 |
| 29D | 46. Forty winks | 6 |
| 30D | 47. Provoke | 6 |
| 31D | 48. View from Catania, in brief | 6 |
| 32D | 53. Shoots up | 5 |
| 33D | 54. Whopper ingredient | 5 |
| 34D | 56. College sports channel | 5 |
| 35D | 58. Print collectors, for short | 4 |
| 36D | 59. "A Song of Ice and Fire," e.g. | 4 |
| 37D | 63. "Why, that's it!" | 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. Bit of air pollution"
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 residue that remains when something is burned
- Words that mean the same thing: ash tree
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Gasbag"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a very boastful and talkative person
- Words that mean the same thing: boaster, bragger, line-shooter
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BLOWHARD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Anthony of "Parts Unknown""
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: BOURDAIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Concur"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that be in accord; be in agreement
- Words that mean the same thing: check, harmonise, consort
- The opposite would be: disagree
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AGREE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Speaker's platform"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
- Words that mean the same thing: stump, dais, soapbox
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROSTRUM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Scott Turow memoir"
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: ONEL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Gertrude who wrote "We are always the same age inside""
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 mug intended for serving beer
- Words that mean the same thing: Gertrude Stein, beer mug
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STEIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. "___ to This" (song from "Hamilton")"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about music.
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: SAYNO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Jewelry designer Peretti"
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: ELSA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Mod do"
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: MOPTOP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. It comes to a point when it's too cold outside"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ICICLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. One who gives one-tenth"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that someone who pays tithes
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TITHER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "15. Tiered temple"
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 an asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PAGODA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "21. Actress Gilbert"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: SARA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "22. Hosp. scans"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images
- Words that mean the same thing: MRI, magnetic resonance imaging
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MRIS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "23. Light wind?"
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 slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
- Words that mean the same thing: hautbois, hautboy
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OBOE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "28. Lettuce wrap lettuce"
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: BIBB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "30. "Yeah, suuuure""
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: ASIF
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Clue 19 Down: "32. Event with a dress code"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a gay festivity
- Words that mean the same thing: jamboree, gala affair, blowout
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: GALA
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Clue 20 Down: "33. Snoopy grp."
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 independent agency of the united states government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the director of central intelligence under the supervision of the president and national security council
- Words that mean the same thing: Central Intelligence Agency
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: CIA
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Clue 21 Down: "34. German film award akin to an Oscar"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: LOLA
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Clue 22 Down: "38. Risqué"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: OFFCOLOR
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Clue 23 Down: "39. "What is your greatest ___?" (interview question)"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a flaw or weak point
- Words that mean the same thing: failing, helplessness, impuissance
- The opposite would be: strength
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The answer is: WEAKNESS
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Clue 24 Down: "40. Section of a Sunday newspaper"
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 studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
- Words that mean the same thing: art, graphics, humanistic discipline
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ARTS
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Clue 25 Down: "42. "Wilco!""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ONIT
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Clue 26 Down: "43. Erasing, as data"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that rub with a circular motion
- Words that mean the same thing: pass over, wipe
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: WIPING
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Clue 27 Down: "44. Prepared to skate"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: LACEDUP
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Clue 28 Down: "45. Org. with thousands of inspectors"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a government agency in the department of labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment
- Words that mean the same thing: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: OSHA
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Clue 29 Down: "46. Forty winks"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: AFEWZS
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Clue 30 Down: "47. Provoke"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: RILEUP
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Clue 31 Down: "48. View from Catania, in brief"
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: MTETNA
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Clue 32 Down: "53. Shoots 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 the act of rising upward into the air
- Words that mean the same thing: soar up, sailplane, surge
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SOARS
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Clue 33 Down: "54. Whopper ingredient"
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 the bulb of an onion plant
- Words that mean the same thing: onion plant, Allium cepa
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ONION
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Clue 34 Down: "56. College sports channel "
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ESPNU
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Clue 35 Down: "58. Print collectors, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that canada's main foreign intelligence agency that gathers and analyzes information to provide security intelligence for the canadian government
- Words that mean the same thing: Canadian Security Intelligence Service
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: CSIS
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Clue 36 Down: "59. "A Song of Ice and Fire," e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about music.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SAGA
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Clue 37 Down: "63. "Why, that's it!""
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: AHA
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 54 | 73.0% |
| Short Answer | 10 | 13.5% |
| Music | 3 | 4.1% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 2 | 2.7% |
| History | 2 | 2.7% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.4% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.4% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 37 |
| Total Clues | 74 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.1 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 14 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Thursday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 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 09, 2025 at 07:38 PM
