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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 78 (39 Across, 39 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.9 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Tuesday Puzzle April 25, 2023
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Florida city nicknamed the "Big Guava" | 5 |
| 2A | 6. Finnish telecom giant | 5 |
| 3A | 11. Ruler divs. | 3 |
| 4A | 14. Terrain of which less than 10% has been mapped | 5 |
| 5A | 15. Corner office types | 5 |
| 6A | 16. "You've got mail" co. | 3 |
| 7A | 17. "It's worth only 20 cents," "It has Abe Lincoln on it" and others? | 11 |
| 8A | 19. "___ bien" | 3 |
| 9A | 20. Decorative vases | 4 |
| 10A | 21. Crime genre | 4 |
| 11A | 22. Actor Omar | 4 |
| 12A | 24. Greasy spoon, e.g. | 6 |
| 13A | 26. Flute-playing Greek god makes an effort? | 8 |
| 14A | 29. Combustible rock | 4 |
| 15A | 31. Sees through | 6 |
| 16A | 32. Part of a coat of arms | 5 |
| 17A | 35. Sound from a sty | 4 |
| 18A | 38. Some skin-care products | 4 |
| 19A | 39. "Rooster" that's not a rooster | 3 |
| 20A | 40. Terse summary of Alec d'Urberville's fate? (spoiler alert!) | 7 |
| 21A | 43. One who's easily fooled | 3 |
| 22A | 44. Decides | 4 |
| 23A | 46. Substance, so to speak | 4 |
| 24A | 47. Like thin clouds | 5 |
| 25A | 49. To a greater degree | 6 |
| 26A | 51. Digitize, as a document | 4 |
| 27A | 53. Peel the apples, roll out the dough, turn the oven on, etc.? | 8 |
| 28A | 56. Like some grounders in baseball | 6 |
| 29A | 60. "Toodle-oo!" | 4 |
| 30A | 61. 1990s "Weekend Update" host Macdonald | 4 |
| 31A | 63. Seized vehicle, for short | 4 |
| 32A | 64. So far | 3 |
| 33A | 65. Neckwear reserved for fancy occasions? | 11 |
| 34A | 68. Mined find | 3 |
| 35A | 69. Half of a 1960s folk quartet | 5 |
| 36A | 70. Preferred seat assignment, to many | 5 |
| 37A | 71. Nasdaq currency: Abbr. | 3 |
| 38A | 72. Genre | 5 |
| 39A | 73. Fall guy | 5 |
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. Florida city nicknamed the "Big Guava""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a resort city in western florida; located on tampa bay on the gulf of mexico
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAMPA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "6. Finnish telecom giant"
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: NOKIA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "11. Ruler divs."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
- Words that mean the same thing: centimeter, cm, atomic number 96
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CMS
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Clue 4 Across: "14. Terrain of which less than 10% has been mapped"
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 large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
- Words that mean the same thing: sea
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OCEAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Corner office types"
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 chief executive department of the united states government
- Words that mean the same thing: White House, EXEC
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EXECS
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Clue 6 Across: "16. "You've got mail" co."
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: AOL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "17. "It's worth only 20 cents," "It has Abe Lincoln on it" and others?"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a periodical that is published every quarter (or four issues per year)
- Words that mean the same thing: quarterly
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: QUARTERLIES
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Clue 8 Across: "19. "___ bien""
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: MUY
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Clue 9 Across: "20. Decorative vases"
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 large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
- Words that mean the same thing: urn
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: URNS
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Clue 10 Across: "21. Crime genre"
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: NOIR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "22. Actor Omar"
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: EPPS
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Clue 12 Across: "24. Greasy spoon, e.g."
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 building where people go to eat
- Words that mean the same thing: eating place, eating house, restaurant
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EATERY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "26. Flute-playing Greek god makes an effort?"
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 small storeroom for storing foods or wines
- Words that mean the same thing: pantry, buttery, larder
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PANTRIES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "29. Combustible rock"
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 fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the carboniferous period
- Words that mean the same thing: char, ember
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "31. Sees through"
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: ISONTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "32. Part of a coat of arms"
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 the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
- Words that mean the same thing: cap, top, tip
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CREST
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Clue 17 Across: "35. Sound from a sty"
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 short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
- Words that mean the same thing: squeal, grunt
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OINK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "38. Some skin-care products"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates
- Words that mean the same thing: blood serum, serum
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SERA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "39. "Rooster" that's not a rooster"
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 adult female chicken
- Words that mean the same thing: biddy
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "40. Terse summary of Alec d'Urberville's fate? (spoiler alert!)"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player
- Words that mean the same thing: tea caddy, caddie, golf caddie
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CADDIES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "43. One who's easily fooled"
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 watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
- Words that mean the same thing: run down, fool, tire
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "44. Decides"
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 select as an alternative over another
- Words that mean the same thing: opt, prefer, choose
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OPTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "46. Substance, so to speak"
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 flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
- Words that mean the same thing: heart, essence, marrow
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MEAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "47. Like thin clouds"
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 thin and weak; - edmund wilson
- Words that mean the same thing: vague, wisplike, shadowy
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WISPY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "49. To a greater degree"
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: MORESO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "51. Digitize, as a document"
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 scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
- Words that mean the same thing: run down, read, glance over
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SCAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "53. Peel the apples, roll out the dough, turn the oven on, etc.?"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: PREPPIES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "56. Like some grounders in baseball"
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: ONEHOP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "60. "Toodle-oo!""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: TATA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "61. 1990s "Weekend Update" host Macdonald"
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 standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
- Words that mean the same thing: average
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NORM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "63. Seized vehicle, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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: REPO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "64. So far"
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 up to the present time
- Words that mean the same thing: still, in time, thus far
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "65. Neckwear reserved for fancy occasions?"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an asset of special worth or utility
- Words that mean the same thing: specialism, specialisation, strength
- The opposite would be: weak point
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPECIALTIES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "68. Mined find"
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 mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ORE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "69. Half of a 1960s folk quartet"
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 informal terms for a mother
- Words that mean the same thing: mum, mom, mammy
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MAMAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "70. Preferred seat assignment, to many"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
- Words that mean the same thing: gangway
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AISLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "71. Nasdaq currency: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about abbreviation.
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: USD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 38 Across: "72. Genre"
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 how something is done or how it happens
- Words that mean the same thing: stylus, flair, elan
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STYLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 39 Across: "73. Fall guy"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
- Words that mean the same thing: chump, fool, mark
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PATSY
Great job if you got it right!
NYT Tuesday Crossword Down Clues - April 25, 2023 Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Headwear for a chef | 5 |
| 2D | 2. Honda's luxury brand | 5 |
| 3D | 3. Stood for | 5 |
| 4D | 4. Units of distance erroneously mentioned as units of time by Han Solo | 7 |
| 5D | 5. Aardvark's prey | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Infamous emperor | 4 |
| 7D | 7. Yellow primrose | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Actress Knightley | 5 |
| 9D | 9. Drink cooler | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Net worth components | 6 |
| 11D | 11. Characteristic of John Waters movies | 9 |
| 12D | 12. Classic board game inspired by Rube Goldberg machines | 9 |
| 13D | 13. ___ and the Family Stone (pioneering funk band) | 3 |
| 14D | 18. "Orinoco Flow" singer | 4 |
| 15D | 23. Big-leaguers | 4 |
| 16D | 25. Org. for college cadets | 4 |
| 17D | 27. Greek goddess of victory | 4 |
| 18D | 28. Lathered up | 5 |
| 19D | 30. Mined find | 4 |
| 20D | 32. Eat like Pac-Man | 5 |
| 21D | 33. Press conference attendees | 9 |
| 22D | 34. Beseeched | 9 |
| 23D | 36. Activist ___ B. Wells | 3 |
| 24D | 37. Trivial criticisms | 4 |
| 25D | 41. Mine, in France | 4 |
| 26D | 42. Word with song or dive | 4 |
| 27D | 45. Equinox mo. | 4 |
| 28D | 48. Tendency to stay at rest | 7 |
| 29D | 50. Twitches | 6 |
| 30D | 52. Unconscious state | 4 |
| 31D | 54. "No ___ is worse than bad advice": Sophocles | 5 |
| 32D | 55. L.A. region | 5 |
| 33D | 57. Plot point in the "The Thomas Crown Affair" | 5 |
| 34D | 58. Some German cars | 5 |
| 35D | 59. Actress Parker | 5 |
| 36D | 62. Climb | 4 |
| 37D | 64. Pronoun that sounds like its last letter | 3 |
| 38D | 66. ___ on the back | 3 |
| 39D | 67. Once around the track | 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. Headwear for a chef"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a tall white hat with a pouched crown; worn by chefs
- Words that mean the same thing: turban, pillbox
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOQUE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Honda's luxury brand"
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: ACURA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Stood for"
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 mean or intend to express or convey
- Words that mean the same thing: mean, entail, think
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MEANT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Units of distance erroneously mentioned as units of time by Han Solo"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years
- Words that mean the same thing: parsec, secpar
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PARSECS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Aardvark's prey"
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 social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
- Words that mean the same thing: pismire, emmet
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Infamous emperor"
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 roman emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of rome in 64) but the roman empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)
- Words that mean the same thing: Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus, Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NERO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Yellow primrose"
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 eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel
- Words that mean the same thing: Primula elatior, paigle
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OXLIP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Actress Knightley"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KEIRA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Drink cooler"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that water frozen in the solid state
- Words that mean the same thing: deoxyephedrine, methamphetamine, Methedrine
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ICE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Net worth components"
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 anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
- Words that mean the same thing: plus, asset
- The opposite would be: liability
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASSETS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Characteristic of John Waters movies"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: CAMPINESS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Classic board game inspired by Rube Goldberg machines"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a trap for catching mice
- Words that mean the same thing: trap play
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOUSETRAP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. ___ and the Family Stone (pioneering funk band)"
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 marked by skill in deception
- Words that mean the same thing: foxy, cunning, slick
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: SLY
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Clue 14 Down: "18. "Orinoco Flow" singer"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ENYA
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Clue 15 Down: "23. Big-leaguers"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an athlete who plays for pay
- Words that mean the same thing: professional, pro
- The opposite would be: con, amateur
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The answer is: PROS
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Clue 16 Down: "25. Org. for college cadets"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a training program to prepare college students to be commissioned officers
- Words that mean the same thing: Reserve Officers Training Corps
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ROTC
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Clue 17 Down: "27. Greek goddess of victory"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that (greek mythology) winged goddess of victory; identified with roman victoria
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: NIKE
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Clue 18 Down: "28. Lathered up"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that resembling or having the qualities of soap
- Words that mean the same thing: saponaceous, oleaginous, unctuous
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SOAPY
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Clue 19 Down: "30. Mined find"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
- Words that mean the same thing: load
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: LODE
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Clue 20 Down: "32. Eat like Pac-Man"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
- Words that mean the same thing: bite, champ
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: CHOMP
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Clue 21 Down: "33. Press conference attendees"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
- Words that mean the same thing: newsperson, newsman, reporter
- The word looks like this: _________
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The answer is: REPORTERS
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Clue 22 Down: "34. Beseeched"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that ask for or request earnestly
- Words that mean the same thing: bid, press, conjure
- The word looks like this: _________
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The answer is: ENTREATED
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Clue 23 Down: "36. Activist ___ B. Wells"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that an agency of the united nations affiliated with the world bank
- Words that mean the same thing: International Development Association
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: IDA
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Clue 24 Down: "37. Trivial criticisms"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source
- Words that mean the same thing: nit
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: NITS
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Clue 25 Down: "41. Mine, in France"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: AMOI
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Clue 26 Down: "42. Word with song or dive"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about music.
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- This could be something that stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
- Words that mean the same thing: roam, ramble, swear
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SWAN
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Clue 27 Down: "45. Equinox mo."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the month following august and preceding october
- Words that mean the same thing: folk, family, kinsfolk
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SEPT
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Clue 28 Down: "48. Tendency to stay at rest"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a disposition to remain inactive or inert
- Words that mean the same thing: inactivity, inactiveness
- The opposite would be: activeness
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The answer is: INERTIA
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Clue 29 Down: "50. Twitches"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
- Words that mean the same thing: muscle spasm, spasm, cramp
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: SPASMS
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Clue 30 Down: "52. Unconscious state"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury
- Words that mean the same thing: comatoseness
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: COMA
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Clue 31 Down: "54. "No ___ is worse than bad advice": Sophocles"
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 an opposing military force
- Words that mean the same thing: foe, foeman, opposition
- The opposite would be: friend
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The answer is: ENEMY
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Clue 32 Down: "55. L.A. region"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SOCAL
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Clue 33 Down: "57. Plot point in the "The Thomas Crown Affair""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the act of stealing
- Words that mean the same thing: armed robbery, burglarise, burgle
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: HEIST
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Clue 34 Down: "58. Some German cars"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that german industrialist who was the first in germany to use an assembly line in manufacturing automobiles (1871-1948)
- Words that mean the same thing: Opel, Wilhelm von Opel
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: OPELS
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Clue 35 Down: "59. Actress Parker"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: POSEY
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Clue 36 Down: "62. Climb"
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 a growth in strength or number or importance
- Words that mean the same thing: cost increase, get up, wage increase
- The opposite would be: fall, turn in
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The answer is: RISE
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Clue 37 Down: "64. Pronoun that sounds like its last letter"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: YOU
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Clue 38 Down: "66. ___ on the back"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that the sound made by a gentle blow
- Words that mean the same thing: dab, tap, slick
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: PAT
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Clue 39 Down: "67. Once around the track"
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 upper side of the thighs of a seated person
- Words that mean the same thing: swoosh, circle, lap covering
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LAP
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 53 | 67.9% |
| Short Answer | 13 | 16.7% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 4 | 5.1% |
| Geography | 2 | 2.6% |
| Abbreviation | 2 | 2.6% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.3% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.3% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.3% |
| Music | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 39 |
| Down Clues | 39 |
| Total Clues | 78 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.9 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 11 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: September 02, 2025 at 08:38 PM
