NY Times Crossword Answers April 14, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

NY Times Crossword Complete Solution: April 14, 2025

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Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. Spaghetti-strapped top, for short

4-letter answer Answer: CAMI

Clue #2: 5. Turns sharply

5-letter answer Answer: VEERS

Word Help: Synonyms: swerve, curve, sheer
Antonyms: back

Clue #3: 10. Bullets and such, informally

4-letter answer Answer: AMMO

Word Help: Synonyms: ammunition, ammo

Clue #4: 14. Radar dot

4-letter answer Answer: BLIP

Word Help: Synonyms: radar_target, blip, pip

Clue #5: 15. J.F.K. Presidential Library architect

5-letter answer Answer: IMPEI

Clue #6: 16. Crackpot

4-letter answer Answer: LOON

Word Help: Synonyms: addle-head, loon, birdbrain

Clue #7: 17. Word repeated in "Que ___, ___"

4-letter answer Answer: SERA

Word Help: Synonyms: blood_serum, serum

Clue #8: 18. Word repeated in "___, ___, gone!"

5-letter answer Answer: GOING

Word Help: Synonyms: blend_in, break, proceed
Antonyms: malfunction, stop

Clue #9: 19. Norway's capital

4-letter answer Answer: OSLO

Word Help: Synonyms: capital_of_Norway, Oslo, Christiania

Clue #10: 20. Rules on how to behave

13-letter answer Answer: CODEOFCONDUCT

Clue #11: 23. Alan who played Pierce on "M*A*S*H"

4-letter answer Answer: ALDA

Clue #12: 24. Bother

3-letter answer Answer: ADO

Word Help: Synonyms: hustle, ado, fuss

Clue #13: 25. Baba ghanouj, e.g.

11-letter answer Answer: EGGPLANTDIP

Clue #14: 31. "Fuzzy Wuzzy ___ a bear …"

3-letter answer Answer: WAS

Word Help: Synonyms: make_up, equal, Washington
Antonyms: differ

Clue #15: 34. Froot ___

5-letter answer Answer: LOOPS

Word Help: Synonyms: loop_topology, loop-the-loop, grommet
Antonyms: open_circuit, uncoil

Clue #16: 35. Two on a rowboat

4-letter answer Answer: OARS

Word Help: Synonyms: oar

Clue #17: 36. 65 to 75, typically, on an Interstate hwy.

3-letter answer Answer: MPH

Word Help: Synonyms: miles_per_hour, mph

Clue #18: 37. Boys

4-letter answer Answer: LADS

Word Help: Synonyms: chap, laddie, sonny_boy

Clue #19: 38. Feared scuba diving affliction, with "the"

5-letter answer Answer: BENDS

Word Help: Synonyms: bending, caisson_disease, crimp
Antonyms: straighten, unbend

Clue #20: 40. Roman goddess of the moon

4-letter answer Answer: LUNA

Word Help: Synonyms: Luna

Clue #21: 41. 2003 Will Ferrell Christmas movie

3-letter answer Answer: ELF

Word Help: Synonyms: gremlin, brownie, ELF

Clue #22: 42. Lead-in to truck or gloss

4-letter answer Answer: SEMI

Word Help: Synonyms: semi, trailer_truck, trucking_rig

Clue #23: 43. More whitish

5-letter answer Answer: PALER

Word Help: Synonyms: pale, sick, wan

Clue #24: 44. Fed. intelligence group

3-letter answer Answer: NSA

Word Help: Synonyms: National_Security_Agency, NSA

Clue #25: 45. Goofball

11-letter answer Answer: KNUCKLEHEAD

Word Help: Synonyms: dunderhead, dunce, loggerhead

Clue #26: 48. Prefix with athlete or angle

3-letter answer Answer: TRI

Clue #27: 50. Like diamonds and calculus problems

4-letter answer Answer: HARD

Word Help: Synonyms: operose, difficult, heavy
Antonyms: voiced, lightly

Clue #28: 51. Slangy greeting … or a hint to the starts of 20-, 25- and 45-Across

13-letter answer Answer: WHATSCRACKING

Clue #29: 57. What many dogs do in the spring and fall

4-letter answer Answer: SHED

Word Help: Synonyms: cast, spill, caducous
Antonyms: persistent

Clue #30: 58. Three-line poem from Japan

5-letter answer Answer: HAIKU

Word Help: Synonyms: haiku

Clue #31: 59. Blemish on a car

4-letter answer Answer: DING

Word Help: Synonyms: gouge, nick, dent

Clue #32: 61. Hatcher of "Desperate Housewives"

4-letter answer Answer: TERI

Clue #33: 62. Once more

5-letter answer Answer: AGAIN

Word Help: Synonyms: again, once_again, once_more

Clue #34: 63. Palm tree berry

4-letter answer Answer: ACAI

Clue #35: 64. Money in Mexico

4-letter answer Answer: PESO

Word Help: Synonyms: Philippine_peso, Mexican_peso, Guinea-Bissau_peso

Clue #36: 65. Elite group whose members include Steve Martin and Geena Davis

5-letter answer Answer: MENSA

Word Help: Synonyms: Mensa

Clue #37: 66. Chopped, as logs

4-letter answer Answer: HEWN

Word Help: Synonyms: hew, hewn, hand-hewn

Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. "CSI" network

3-letter answer Answer: CBS

Clue #2: 2. Baldwin of "30 Rock"

4-letter answer Answer: ALEC

Clue #3: 3. Surrealist Joan

4-letter answer Answer: MIRO

Word Help: Synonyms: Joan_Miro, miro, Podocarpus_ferruginea

Clue #4: 4. Notes, Photos, FaceTime, etc.

8-letter answer Answer: IPADAPPS

Clue #5: 5. Actor Abe of "Barney Miller"

6-letter answer Answer: VIGODA

Clue #6: 6. My Chemical Romance groupie, e.g.

6-letter answer Answer: EMOFAN

Clue #7: 7. "The Divine Comedy" or "Beowulf"

4-letter answer Answer: EPIC

Word Help: Synonyms: epic, epical, larger-than-life

Clue #8: 8. Nevada's "Biggest Little City in the World"

4-letter answer Answer: RENO

Word Help: Synonyms: Reno

Clue #9: 9. Endorse, as a check

4-letter answer Answer: SIGN

Word Help: Synonyms: subscribe, ratify, star_sign

Clue #10: 10. Audibly

5-letter answer Answer: ALOUD

Word Help: Synonyms: loudly, aloud, loud
Antonyms: softly

Clue #11: 11. Cocktail served in a copper mug

10-letter answer Answer: MOSCOWMULE

Clue #12: 12. Slough off

4-letter answer Answer: MOLT

Word Help: Synonyms: molting, moult, molt

Clue #13: 13. Yoko who loved John Lennon

3-letter answer Answer: ONO

Word Help: Synonyms: Yoko_Ono, Ono

Clue #14: 21. 90° angles

4-letter answer Answer: ELLS

Word Help: Synonyms: ell

Clue #15: 22. Fist bumps

4-letter answer Answer: DAPS

Clue #16: 25. Funny DeGeneres

5-letter answer Answer: ELLEN

Clue #17: 26. Hockey scores

5-letter answer Answer: GOALS

Word Help: Synonyms: finish, destination, end

Clue #18: 27. Vito and Michael Corleone

10-letter answer Answer: GODFATHERS

Word Help: Synonyms: godfather

Clue #19: 28. Partner of 60-Down in a bar

5-letter answer Answer: TONIC

Word Help: Synonyms: restorative, soda, soda_pop
Antonyms: atonic

Clue #20: 29. Papa

3-letter answer Answer: DAD

Word Help: Synonyms: dada, daddy, dad

Clue #21: 30. Org. that reviews W-9s

3-letter answer Answer: IRS

Word Help: Synonyms: IRS, Internal_Revenue_Service

Clue #22: 32. Nighttime problem

5-letter answer Answer: APNEA

Word Help: Synonyms: apnea

Clue #23: 33. Sliver

5-letter answer Answer: SHARD

Word Help: Synonyms: shard, sherd, fragment

Clue #24: 38. ___ Folds Five (rock trio)

3-letter answer Answer: BEN

Word Help: Synonyms: ben

Clue #25: 39. Australia's largest bird

3-letter answer Answer: EMU

Word Help: Synonyms: Emu_novaehollandiae, electromagnetic_unit, Dromaius_novaehollandiae

Clue #26: 40. "Well, aren't you fancy!"

8-letter answer Answer: LAHDIDAH

Clue #27: 42. "Saturday Night Live" segment

4-letter answer Answer: SKIT

Word Help: Synonyms: skit

Clue #28: 43. Become more attentive, with "up"

4-letter answer Answer: PERK

Word Help: Synonyms: pick_up, perk, percolate

Clue #29: 46. Business-casual pants

6-letter answer Answer: KHAKIS

Word Help: Synonyms: khakis, khaki

Clue #30: 47. Gap

6-letter answer Answer: LACUNA

Word Help: Synonyms: caisson, lacuna, blank

Clue #31: 49. The "R" of NPR

5-letter answer Answer: RADIO

Word Help: Synonyms: radio_set, radio_receiver, wireless

Clue #32: 51. Roller coaster exclamation

4-letter answer Answer: WHEE

Clue #33: 52. Fake

4-letter answer Answer: SHAM

Word Help: Synonyms: pretended, impostor, put_on

Clue #34: 53. Shark-diving protection

4-letter answer Answer: CAGE

Word Help: Synonyms: coop, cage_in, John_Cage

Clue #35: 54. Film director Johnson

4-letter answer Answer: RIAN

Clue #36: 55. Pleasurable

4-letter answer Answer: NICE

Word Help: Synonyms: squeamish, courteous, gracious
Antonyms: nasty

Clue #37: 56. Chew (on)

4-letter answer Answer: GNAW

Word Help: Synonyms: erode, eat_at, gnaw_at

Clue #38: 57. Product known as "The Racer's Edge"

3-letter answer Answer: STP

Word Help: Synonyms: s.t.p., STP

Clue #39: 60. Partner of 28-Down in a bar

3-letter answer Answer: GIN

Word Help: Synonyms: gin_rummy, gin, snare

Expert Solving Strategies

• Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
• Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
• Check vowel patterns in partially solved words

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NYT Crossword - January 05, 1990 | XWordHint

Published on Friday, January 05, 1990 • Daily puzzle hints • Crossword clues © The New York Times

Master the NYT crossword from January 05, 1990 with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun.

Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging

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

Across Clues - Strategic Hints (38 clues)

1A: "1. U.S. soprano Gluck"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ALMA

2A: "5. A Spaniard's home is his ___"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CASA

3A: "9. Kimono sash"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (west indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery
• Similar words include: obeah
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: OBI

4A: "12. Brag"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that speaking of yourself in superlatives
• Similar words include: shoot a line, swash, blow
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BOAST

5A: "14. Rara ___"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AVIS

6A: "15. Change"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a circular segment of a curve
• Similar words include: round, crook, work
• Opposite of: unbend

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TURN

7A: "16. In trouble"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: UPTHECREEK

8A: "18. Of the ear"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that of or relating to near the ear
• Similar words include: auricular
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: OTIC

9A: "19. Golfer's cheapest purchase"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the starting place for each hole on a golf course
• Similar words include: teeing ground, tee up, football tee
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TEE

10A: "20. Strap"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
• Similar words include: lash, G-string, flip-flop
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: THONG

11A: "21. Regional animal and plant life"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that all the plant and animal life of a particular region
• Similar words include: biology
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BIOTA

12A: "22. Up and ___ (active)"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that carry out or perform an action
• Similar words include: make out, arrange, practice
• Opposite of: unmake

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DOING

13A: "23. Ego"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that your consciousness of your own identity
• Similar words include: ego
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SELF

14A: "24. Circa"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that in the area or vicinity
• Similar words include: or so, close to, some
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AROUND

15A: "27. Warehouse"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a port where merchandise can be imported and then exported without paying import duties
• Similar words include: transshipment center, storage, storehouse
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ENTREPOT

16A: "31. Unaspirated consonant"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LENE

17A: "32. Boy singer of the 30's"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BREEN

18A: "33. A Tai language"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of a buddhist people inhabiting the area of the mekong river in laos and thailand and speaking the lao language; related to the thais
• Similar words include: Laotian
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LAO

19A: "34. Pugilist"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who fights (or is fighting)
• Similar words include: fighter, combatant, scrapper
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BATTLER

20A: "37. Estate manager"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
• Similar words include: keeper, shop steward, flight attendant
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: STEWARD

21A: "39. Berliner's "Alas!""

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ACH

22A: "40. "The Girl ___ Behind Me," Colonial song"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ILEFT

23A: "42. ___ tea"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that decorate with frosting
• Similar words include: frost, ice
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ICED

24A: "43. More hot and humid"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist
• Similar words include: turned on, ruttish, horny
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: STEAMIER

25A: "45. Human beings, e.g."

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an animal with two feet
• Similar words include: biped
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BIPEDS

26A: "47. Drones"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
• Similar words include: be, live, comprise
• Opposite of: differ

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BEES

27A: "48. Poem by Cynewulf"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ELENE

28A: "50. Lithuanians, e.g."

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BALTS

29A: "52. E.r.a., r.b.i., etc."

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: STATS

30A: "53. So, in Glasgow"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SAE

31A: "56. Thrill for the Met set"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an elaborate song for solo voice
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ARIA

32A: "57. Extemporaneously"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: OFFTHECUFF

33A: "59. Carry on"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
• Similar words include: blah, spout, ranting
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: RANT

34A: "60. ___ Centre, Minn."

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of the algonquian people formerly living in wisconsin in the fox river valley and on the shores of green bay
• Similar words include: Sac
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SAUK

35A: "61. Negotiate"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that something considered choice to eat
• Similar words include: cover, care for, handle
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TREAT

36A: "62. Cuttlefish exudation"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: INK

37A: "63. Spindle"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a shaft on which a wheel rotates
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AXLE

38A: "64. Hockey great's family"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that canadian hockey player (born 1948)
• Similar words include: Bobby Orr, Robert Orr, Orr
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ORRS

Down Clues - Strategic Hints (40 clues)

1D: "1. Border on"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
• Similar words include: edge, butt on, adjoin
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ABUT

2D: "2. ___ de Vega"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a slow pace of running
• Similar words include: canter, trot, jog
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LOPE

3D: "3. One of a pair"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the officer below the master on a commercial ship
• Similar words include: Ilex paraguariensis, checkmate, married person
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MATE

4D: "4. Tough, elastic wood"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the residue that remains when something is burned
• Similar words include: ash tree
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ASH

5D: "5. "Gigi" star"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CARON

6D: "6. Nemesis"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who takes vengeance
• Similar words include: retaliator
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AVENGER

7D: "7. Victory, to Hans"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SIEG

8D: "8. Request"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that inquire about
• Similar words include: take, need, call for
• Opposite of: obviate

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ASK

9D: "9. Inappropriate"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: OUTOFPLACE

10D: "10. Englishman, for short"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a native or inhabitant of great britain
• Similar words include: Britisher, britt, Briton
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BRIT

11D: "11. Quechuan"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a ruler of the incas (or a member of his family)
• Similar words include: Inka, Incan
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: INCA

12D: "13. Wyo.'s ___ Range"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of the large western branch of sioux people which was made up of several groups that lived on the plains
• Similar words include: Lakota, Teton Sioux, Teton Dakota
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TETON

13D: "15. Sheer fabric"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TOILE

14D: "17. Reproved"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that censure severely or angrily
• Similar words include: call down, chew up, scold
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CHID

15D: "21. He wrote "Games People Play""

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the capital of switzerland; located in western switzerland
• Similar words include: Bern, capital of Switzerland
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BERNE

16D: "22. MacDonald-Eddy specialty"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that two items of the same kind
• Similar words include: distich, dyad, pas de deux
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DUET

17D: "23. Galley word"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: STET

18D: "24. Aubades"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ALBAS

19D: "25. Respond to a stimulus"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that show a response or a reaction to something
• Similar words include: respond, oppose
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: REACT

20D: "26. Out of order"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ONTHEBLINK

21D: "28. Raven's haven"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
• Similar words include: nestle, snuggle, draw close
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: NEST

22D: "29. Propelled a gig"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: OARED

23D: "30. Lincoln's in-laws"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)
• Similar words include: Sir Alexander Robertus Todd, Sweeney Todd, Lord Todd
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TODDS

24D: "32. Jane Fonda's Oscar-winning role: 1971"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BREE

25D: "35. Citrus fruits"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
• Similar words include: calcium oxide, birdlime, slaked lime
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LIMES

26D: "36. Ancient site of Olympia"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ELIS

27D: "38. Dry the dishes"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of rubbing or wiping
• Similar words include: pass over, rub
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: WIPE

28D: "41. Peevish"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that nervous and unable to relax
• Similar words include: itchy, querulous, antsy
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: FRETFUL

29D: "44. Aged: Lat. abbr."

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AETAT

30D: "45. One of the March girls"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the 2nd letter of the hebrew alphabet
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BETH

31D: "46. Map part"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one
• Similar words include: insert, gusset
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: INSET

32D: "49. Jewish potato pancake"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that made of grated potato and egg with a little flour
• Similar words include: potato pancake
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LATKE

33D: "50. Italian seaport"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that capital city of the apulia region on the adriatic coast
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BARI

34D: "51. Irish isle"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ARAN

35D: "52. Tunisian seaport"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the second largest city in tunisia; located in eastern tunisia near a phosphate region
• Similar words include: Safaqis
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SFAX

36D: "53. Plaintiff"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a man who courts a woman
• Similar words include: wooer, petitioner, suitor
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SUER

37D: "54. Distantly"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AFAR

38D: "55. Newts"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a newt in its terrestrial stage of development
• Similar words include: eft
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EFTS

39D: "57. Spanish she-bear"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OSA

40D: "58. ___-Magnon"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
• Similar words include: scope, cathode-ray oscilloscope, oscilloscope
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: CRO

Puzzle Stats

38 Across

40 Down

78 Total

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