No 27372 Thursday Oct 17, 2024 NYT Crossword by August Lee-Kovach and Joel Fagliano

Across Clues :

1. Fed the kitty, perhaps, 7. Salve, 11. #1 pal, 14. Hercule's creator, 15. One who might make a comeback?, 16. Hebrew name meaning "my God", 17. Much ado about some punctuation?, 19. No pro, 20. It's often gained by knocking, 21. Only city that entirely surrounds a country, 22. Request from Oliver Twist, 23. Nutrition fig., 24. Anger over a grammatically incorrect sentence?, 26. She served on the court with Antonin and Anthony, 29. Silky fabrics, 30. Hunting cap feature, 34. 1930s vice president John ___ Garner, 35. Harsh words regarding the past and the present?, 38. Harbor sights, 39. Take off, 40. Commercial success?, 42. Shipmate of Capt. Kirk, 46. Brawl over what to call a piece of writing?, 50. Toddler's need, maybe, 51. Grassy expanses, 52. Regarding, 53. Build, as a relationship, 55. Possibilities, 56. Punny summary of the battle between editor and writer seen in 17-, 24-, 35- and 46-Across?, 58. Ornamental pond fish, 59. Cross paths, 60. Pill bug, e.g., 61. The Middle Ages or the Renaissance, 62. ___ Nublar, fictional setting of "Jurassic Park", 63. Ending point of the first marathon

Thursday Oct 17, 2024 NYT Crossword by August Lee-Kovach and Joel Fagliano

Down Clues :

1. Sprinkling on a lox bagel, 2. What is to be done?, 3. Pattern of intersecting stripes, 4. Use a spoon, say, 5. What Alexander Graham Bell suggested as the standard telephone-answering greeting, 6. Thomas Lincoln, familiarly, 7. Industry mogul, 8. Don't you forget it!, 9. Light units, 10. Violent sport, for short, 11. Flattering, as clothing, 12. First city in Europe with paved streets (1339), 13. Touch, 18. Gru's twin brother in the "Despicable Me" franchise, 22. Blue lobsters and white tigers, e.g., 24. Half-baked?, 25. Drawings that might encounter problems with intellectual property law, 27. Consonants articulated with the tongue against the upper teeth, 28. Do some grapplin', 31. Was up, 32. Big feller?, 33. Drug also called "rocket fuel" or "ozone," for short, 35. Absolutely amazing, 36. One side of a perpetual war in Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four", 37. "Stop right there!", 38. Tall and pointy, as ears, 41. Uses TurboTax, perhaps, 43. Green, say, 44. Scenic spot to snorkel, 45. Overturns, 47. Dirt, 48. Climate activist Thunberg, 49. Billy Joel's "Tell ___ About It", 53. Observe Ramadan, in a way, 54. "Then again …," in a text, 56. Bon ___, 57. K.G.B. rival during the Cold War

Break down the NO. 27373 NYT Crosswords: October 17, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Fed the kitty, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CATSAT




• The clue is 7. Salve. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BALM

  Possible Answer : salve, ointment, unction, unguent, balm




• The clue is 11. #1 pal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BFF




• The clue is 14. Hercule's creator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGATHA




• The clue is 15. One who might make a comeback?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALUM

  Possible Answer : alum, ammonia_alum, alumna, grad, ammonium_alum, potash_alum, alumnus, graduate, potassium_alum




• The clue is 16. Hebrew name meaning "my God". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELI




• The clue is 17. Much ado about some punctuation?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: PERIODDRAMA




• The clue is 19. No pro. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CON

  Possible Answer : bunko_game, diddle, hornswoggle, short-change, mulct, learn, gip, yard_bird, memorize, victimize, rook, convict, memorise, inmate, swindle, sting, bunco_game, nobble, goldbrick, con, hustle, gyp, con_game, bunco, yardbird, scam, flimflam, defraud, confidence_trick, bunko, confidence_game

  Possible Opposite Answer : pro




• The clue is 20. It's often gained by knocking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENTRY

  Possible Answer : introduction, debut, accounting_entry, unveiling, entry, incoming, submission, entree, entryway, ledger_entry, entrance, entering, entranceway, ingress, first_appearance, launching




• The clue is 21. Only city that entirely surrounds a country. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROME

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




• The clue is 22. Request from Oliver Twist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MORE

  Possible Answer : Sir_Thomas_More, more, more_than, to_a_greater_extent, More, Thomas_More

  Possible Opposite Answer : fewer, less




• The clue is 23. Nutrition fig.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RDA




• The clue is 24. Anger over a grammatically incorrect sentence?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: RUNONFUMES




• The clue is 26. She served on the court with Antonin and Anthony. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SANDRA




• The clue is 29. Silky fabrics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SATINS

  Possible Answer : satin




• The clue is 30. Hunting cap feature. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EARLAP

  Possible Answer : earflap, earlap




• The clue is 34. 1930s vice president John ___ Garner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NANCE

  Possible Answer : pouf, queen, nance, poof, fag, poove, fairy, faggot, pansy, fagot, queer




• The clue is 35. Harsh words regarding the past and the present?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: TENSEEXCHANGE




• The clue is 38. Harbor sights. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOATS

  Possible Answer : gravy_boat, gravy_holder, boat, sauceboat




• The clue is 39. Take off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEPART

  Possible Answer : start, sidetrack, deviate, depart, leave, take_off, part, go, straggle, vary, start_out, digress, set_forth, pull_up_stakes, set_out, take_leave, diverge, set_off, quit, go_away

  Possible Opposite Answer : stay, conform, come




• The clue is 40. Commercial success?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADSALE




• The clue is 42. Shipmate of Capt. Kirk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LTSULU




• The clue is 46. Brawl over what to call a piece of writing?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: TITLEFIGHT




• The clue is 50. Toddler's need, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAP

  Possible Answer : short_sleep, Napoleon, forty_winks, catch_a_wink, snooze, catnap, pile, cat_sleep, sleep, nap




• The clue is 51. Grassy expanses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAS

  Possible Answer : pastureland, ley, grazing_land, lea, pasture




• The clue is 52. Regarding. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INRE




• The clue is 53. Build, as a relationship. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FORGE

  Possible Answer : fashion, mould, spurt, fake, contrive, smithy, shape, invent, devise, work, excogitate, spirt, mold, hammer, forge, counterfeit, formulate, form




• The clue is 55. Possibilities. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IFS




• The clue is 56. Punny summary of the battle between editor and writer seen in 17-, 24-, 35- and 46-Across?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: ALTERCATION

  Possible Answer : fracas, altercation, affray




• The clue is 58. Ornamental pond fish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOI




• The clue is 59. Cross paths. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEET

  Possible Answer : contact, run_across, fulfil, forgather, converge, assemble, run_into, match, suffer, get_together, receive, fulfill, gather, cope_with, satisfy, fit, play, fill, foregather, take_on, encounter, adjoin, sports_meeting, meet, see, come_across, touch, fitting, conform_to

  Possible Opposite Answer : diverge




• The clue is 60. Pill bug, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISOPOD

  Possible Answer : isopod




• The clue is 61. The Middle Ages or the Renaissance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERA

  Possible Answer : era, ERA, geological_era, epoch, earned_run_average




• The clue is 62. ___ Nublar, fictional setting of "Jurassic Park". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISLA




• The clue is 63. Ending point of the first marathon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATHENS

  Possible Answer : capital_of_Greece, Athens, Greek_capital, Athinai

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Sprinkling on a lox bagel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAPERS

  Possible Answer: play, job, prank, antic, gambol, romp, joke, capriole, put-on, trick, caper, frolic

• The clue is 2. What is to be done?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGENDA

  Possible Answer: schedule, agenda, docket, agendum, order_of_business

• The clue is 3. Pattern of intersecting stripes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TARTAN

  Possible Answer: plaid, tartan

• The clue is 4. Use a spoon, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STIR

  Possible Answer: conjure, agitate, shake, stir, stimulate, excite, raise, conjure_up, fuss, flurry, shake_up, bring_up, shift, hustle, splash, ado, invoke, budge, call_forth, evoke, arouse, bustle, touch, put_forward, call_down

• The clue is 5. What Alexander Graham Bell suggested as the standard telephone-answering greeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHOY

• The clue is 6. Thomas Lincoln, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAD

  Possible Answer: shade, tad

• The clue is 7. Industry mogul. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARON

  Possible Answer: business_leader, magnate, mogul, tycoon, baron, power, big_businessman, king, top_executive

• The clue is 8. Don't you forget it!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALAMO

  Possible Answer: Alamo

• The clue is 9. Light units. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUMENS

  Possible Answer: lumen, lm

• The clue is 10. Violent sport, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MMA

• The clue is 11. Flattering, as clothing. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: BECOMING

  Possible Answer: suit, decent, decorous, becoming, comely, seemly, turn, comme_il_faut, become, get, go

• The clue is 12. First city in Europe with paved streets (1339). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: FLORENCE

  Possible Answer: Florence, Firenze

• The clue is 13. Touch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FINESSE

  Possible Answer: delicacy, discreetness, diplomacy, finesse

• The clue is 18. Gru's twin brother in the "Despicable Me" franchise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRU

• The clue is 22. Blue lobsters and white tigers, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUTANTS

  Possible Answer: mutation, sport, mutant, variation

• The clue is 24. Half-baked?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RARE

  Possible Answer: rarified, rare, rarefied, uncommon

• The clue is 25. Drawings that might encounter problems with intellectual property law. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FANART

• The clue is 27. Consonants articulated with the tongue against the upper teeth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DENTALS

  Possible Answer: dental_consonant, dental, alveolar, alveolar_consonant

• The clue is 28. Do some grapplin'. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RASSLE

• The clue is 31. Was up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LED

  Possible Answer: chair, guide, precede, direct, leave, go, take, head, conduce, extend, run, LED, top, light-emitting_diode, pass, result, contribute, conduct, moderate, lead

  Possible Opposite Answer : follow

• The clue is 32. Big feller?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXE

  Possible Answer: ax, axe

• The clue is 33. Drug also called "rocket fuel" or "ozone," for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PCP

  Possible Answer: phencyclidine_hydrochloride, angel_dust, caregiver, health_professional, health_care_provider, phencyclidine, primary_care_provider, PCP

• The clue is 35. Absolutely amazing. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: TODIEFOR

• The clue is 36. One side of a perpetual war in Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: EASTASIA

• The clue is 37. "Stop right there!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALT

  Possible Answer: halt, lame, arrest, hold, stem, stop, stanch, freeze, check, hitch, staunch, stay, game, stoppage, kibosh, block, crippled, halting, gimpy

  Possible Opposite Answer : start

• The clue is 38. Tall and pointy, as ears. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BATLIKE

• The clue is 41. Uses TurboTax, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EFILES

• The clue is 43. Green, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNRIPE

  Possible Answer: green, unripened, unripe, immature

  Possible Opposite Answer : ripe

• The clue is 44. Scenic spot to snorkel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAGOON

  Possible Answer: lagoon, laguna, lagune

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

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

  The answer: UPENDS

  Possible Answer: upend

• The clue is 47. Dirt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INTEL

• The clue is 48. Climate activist Thunberg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRETA

• The clue is 49. Billy Joel's "Tell ___ About It". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HER

• The clue is 53. Observe Ramadan, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FAST

  Possible Answer: dissolute, dissipated, truehearted, tight, fasting, flying, degraded, firm, loyal, fast, immobile, degenerate, debauched, profligate, quick, riotous, libertine

  Possible Opposite Answer : slow

• The clue is 54. "Then again …," in a text. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTOH

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

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

  The answer: AMI

• The clue is 57. K.G.B. rival during the Cold War. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIA

  Possible Answer: Central_Intelligence_Agency, CIA

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (34 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (36 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky

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

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Phrase said indignantly before a citation	9
2A	10. Place with flasks and alcohol	3
3A	13. Nested birds?	9
4A	14. "___ Atardecer," Bad Bunny song whose name means "Another Sunset"	4
5A	16. "Argh! What is happening?"	15
6A	19. Philosopher Descartes	4
7A	20. Worried	6
8A	21. French word in the middle of a name	3
9A	22. Annoy	3
10A	23. The flying fox is a type of one	3
11A	24. Site with a monument that gets around 7 million ticketed visitors a year	4
12A	25. Totally down (for)	4
13A	27. Topical application	4
14A	29. Like the glass in many a Dale Chihuly sculpture	5
15A	30. Win-win	6
16A	32. California's San ___ Island	6
17A	33. Drift off	7
18A	35. Beatles song with the lyric "I tried to telephone / They said you were not home / That's a lie"	7
19A	36. Privileged groups	6
20A	37. Hot spot	6
21A	38. Unacceptable	5
22A	39. Remove, as from a cluttered container, with "out"	4
23A	40. Title derived from the Persian for "king"	4
24A	43. Anora's husband in "Anora"	4
25A	44. Sat ___ (GPS, to Brits)	3
26A	45. History unit	3
27A	46. One that's hard to catch	3
28A	47. Church congresses	6
29A	50. Foe of Wonder Woman	4
30A	51. Cold shoulder, so to speak	15
31A	54. ___ bar	4
32A	55. Get used to it	9
33A	56. Backup for a trapeze artist	3
34A	57. Popular antibiotic ointment	9

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Phrase said indignantly before a citation"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: ANDIQUOTE

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2A: "10. Place with flasks and alcohol"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
• Similar words include: science lab, research laboratory, research lab
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LAB

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3A: "13. Nested birds?"

9 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: TURDUCKEN

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4A: "14. "___ Atardecer," Bad Bunny song whose name means "Another Sunset""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OTRO

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5A: "16. "Argh! What is happening?""

15 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: AMILOSINGMYMIND

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6A: "19. Philosopher Descartes"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RENE

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7A: "20. Worried"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
• Similar words include: venerate, dread, fear
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: FEARED

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8A: "21. French word in the middle of a name"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NEE

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9A: "22. Annoy"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that irritate or vex
• Similar words include: gall
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IRK

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10A: "23. The flying fox is a type of one"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
• Similar words include: flutter, lick, cricket bat
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BAT

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11A: "24. Site with a monument that gets around 7 million ticketed visitors a year"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a city in northern india; former capital of the mogul empire; site of the taj mahal
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AGRA

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12A: "25. Totally down (for)"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SOIN

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13A: "27. Topical application"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing
• Similar words include: unction, ointment, unguent
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BALM

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14A: "29. Like the glass in many a Dale Chihuly sculpture"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that mix together different elements
• Similar words include: commingle, immix, meld
• Opposite of: defuse

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Answer: FUSED

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15A: "30. Win-win"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: NOLOSE

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16A: "32. California's San ___ Island"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MIGUEL

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17A: "33. Drift off"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
• Similar words include: sidetrack, depart, divagate
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: DIGRESS

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18A: "35. Beatles song with the lyric "I tried to telephone / They said you were not home / That's a lie""

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: NOREPLY

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19A: "36. Privileged groups"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
• Similar words include: elite group, elite
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ELITES

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20A: "37. Hot spot"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that arid land with little or no vegetation
• Similar words include: abandon, defect, forsake
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DESERT

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21A: "38. Unacceptable"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NOTOK

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22A: "39. Remove, as from a cluttered container, with "out""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
• Similar words include: angle, Pisces the Fishes, Pisces
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FISH

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23A: "40. Title derived from the Persian for "king""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that title for the former hereditary monarch of iran
• Similar words include: Shah of Iran
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SHAH

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24A: "43. Anora's husband in "Anora""

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IVAN

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25A: "44. Sat ___ (GPS, to Brits)"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NAV

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26A: "45. History unit"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Similar words include: geological era, epoch, earned run average
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ERA

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27A: "46. One that's hard to catch"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in europe and america; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EEL

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28A: "47. Church congresses"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a council convened to discuss ecclesiastical business
• Similar words include: synod
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SYNODS

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29A: "50. Foe of Wonder Woman"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (greek mythology) greek god of war; son of zeus and hera; identified with roman mars
• Similar words include: ar, are
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ARES

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30A: "51. Cold shoulder, so to speak"

15 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: SILENTTREATMENT

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31A: "54. ___ bar"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TIKI

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32A: "55. Get used to it"

9 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that get used to a certain climate
• Similar words include: acclimatise, acclimatize
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: ACCLIMATE

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33A: "56. Backup for a trapeze artist"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the tcp/ip network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
• Similar words include: final, mesh, clear
• Opposite of: gross

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Answer: NET

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34A: "57. Popular antibiotic ointment"

9 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that trade name for a topical drug containing several antibacterials; used as an ointment for skin irritations and in the form of eyedrops for minor eye infections
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: NEOSPORIN

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Pop-punk band named after a video game company, with "The"	6
2D	2. Once, e.g.	6
3D	3. Fully appreciating something	15
4D	4. Wait for a passenger, perhaps	4
5D	5. Status ___	3
6D	6. Bay Area sch.	4
7D	7. "___ From Muskogee" (Merle Haggard song)	4
8D	8. Within the realm of reason	7
9D	9. "Storage unit" of memory in the brain	6
10D	10. W.N.B.A. star Jewell ___	4
11D	11. C-store offering	3
12D	12. Comes in last	15
13D	15. Like the original Looney Tunes shorts, lengthwise	7
14D	17. Linked up with	3
15D	18. Like assassins and some sins	6
16D	24. Helical tools	6
17D	26. Actor Edward of "A Complete Unknown"	6
18D	27. Big cheese	4
19D	28. Nincompoop	3
20D	29. Awesome, in slang	4
21D	31. Key ingredient in Bridget's blue soup, in "Bridget Jones's Diary"	4
22D	32. Dance wildly, in a way	4
23D	33. Ixnays	6
24D	34. "Yas queen!"	7
25D	35. Legend of Zelda console inits.	3
26D	37. Split decision?	7
27D	39. Chinese gambling game invented during the Northern and Southern dynasties	6
28D	41. "That's true about me, right?"	6
29D	42. Expedite	6
30D	44. Big Apple media inits.	3
31D	47. Mini-tantrum	4
32D	48. Empire State Building's style, informally	4
33D	49. Pizza shop in "Do the Right Thing"	4
34D	50. Snowballs, sometimes	4
35D	52. Squeeze (out)	3
36D	53. Q follower	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Pop-punk band named after a video game company, with "The""

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ATARIS

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2D: "2. Once, e.g."

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: NUMERO

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3D: "3. Fully appreciating something"

15 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: DRINKINGITALLIN

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4D: "4. Wait for a passenger, perhaps"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
• Similar words include: unfounded, jobless, groundless
• Opposite of: work, busy

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Answer: IDLE

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5D: "5. Status ___"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: QUO

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6D: "6. Bay Area sch."

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: UCSF

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7D: "7. "___ From Muskogee" (Merle Haggard song)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OKIE

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8D: "8. Within the realm of reason"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that based on sound reasoning or evidence
• Similar words include: well-founded
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: TENABLE

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9D: "9. "Storage unit" of memory in the brain"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural tissue) that represents a memory
• Similar words include: memory trace
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ENGRAM

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10D: "10. W.N.B.A. star Jewell ___"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LOYD

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11D: "11. C-store offering"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
• Similar words include: automated teller machine, standard atmosphere, atmosphere
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ATM

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12D: "12. Comes in last"

15 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: BRINGSUPTHEREAR

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13D: "15. Like the original Looney Tunes shorts, lengthwise"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ONEREEL

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14D: "17. Linked up with"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that come together
• Similar words include: play, assemble, satisfy
• Opposite of: diverge

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Answer: MET

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15D: "18. Like assassins and some sins"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that causing or capable of causing death
• Similar words include: lifelessly, deathly, mortal
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DEADLY

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16D: "24. Helical tools"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes
• Similar words include: plumber's snake, auger, wimble
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: AUGERS

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17D: "26. Actor Edward of "A Complete Unknown""

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: NORTON

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18D: "27. Big cheese"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who exercises control over workers
• Similar words include: chief, party boss, foreman
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BOSS

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19D: "28. Nincompoop"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
• Similar words include: posterior, AS, nookie
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ASS

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20D: "29. Awesome, in slang"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the event of something burning (often destructive)
• Similar words include: fuel, force out, flack
• Opposite of: hire

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Answer: FIRE

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21D: "31. Key ingredient in Bridget's blue soup, in "Bridget Jones's Diary""

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild allium ampeloprasum
• Similar words include: Allium porrum, scallion
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LEEK

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22D: "32. Dance wildly, in a way"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that dance the slam dance
• Similar words include: slam dance, thrash, slam
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MOSH

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23D: "33. Ixnays"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that declare untrue; contradict
• Similar words include: abnegate, traverse, refuse
• Opposite of: allow, admit

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Answer: DENIES

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24D: "34. "Yas queen!""

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ILOVEIT

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25D: "35. Legend of Zelda console inits."

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
• Similar words include: northeast, neon, Cornhusker State
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NES

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26D: "37. Split decision?"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the legal dissolution of a marriage
• Similar words include: disjoint, disassociate, divorcement
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: DIVORCE

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27D: "39. Chinese gambling game invented during the Northern and Southern dynasties"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a chinese gambling game; a random number of counters are placed under a bowl and you gamble on how many will be left (0, 1, 2, or 3 modulo 4)
• Similar words include: sevens, fan tan, parliament
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: FANTAN

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28D: "41. "That's true about me, right?""

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ARENTI

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29D: "42. Expedite"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that act or move at high speed
• Similar words include: rush, bucket along, hurry
• Opposite of: linger

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Answer: HASTEN

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30D: "44. Big Apple media inits."

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NYT

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31D: "47. Mini-tantrum"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a state of agitated irritation
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SNIT

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32D: "48. Empire State Building's style, informally"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production
• Similar words include: art deco
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DECO

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33D: "49. Pizza shop in "Do the Right Thing""

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SALS

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34D: "50. Snowballs, sometimes"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that projectiles to be fired from a gun
• Similar words include: ammunition
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AMMO

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35D: "52. Squeeze (out)"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EKE

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36D: "53. Q follower"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
• Similar words include: baksheesh, tilt, bakshis
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TIP

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

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

Decode the Clues

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

Use Cross-References

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

Build Vocabulary

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

Today's Puzzle Stats

34 Across Clues

36 Down Clues

70 Total Clues

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