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Monday, August 5, 2024

Monday August 05, 2024 NYT Crossword Clues answers

Monday August 05, 2024 - NYT Answers

Welcome to NYT Puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is one of the most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today's puzzle: 

Monday August 05, 2024 NYT Crossword Clues answers


NYT Crossword clues

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


Across Clues and Answers:

  • 1. "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" band - Show Answer

    ABBA

    (4 letters)


  • 5. Actor Driver - Show Answer

    ADAM

    (4 letters)

    Synonyms: X, XTC, hug_drug, ecstasy, cristal, disco_biscuit, go, Robert_Adam, Adam


  • 9. ___ on a true story - Show Answer

    BASED

    (5 letters)

    Synonyms: ground, found, free-base, establish, based, base


  • 14. "Yippee!," in internet-speak - Show Answer

    WOOT

    (4 letters)


  • 15. Rich vein of ore - Show Answer

    LODE

    (4 letters)

    Synonyms: load, lode


  • 16. Proverb - Show Answer

    ADAGE

    (5 letters)

    Synonyms: proverb, adage, saw, byword


  • 17. Young horse - Show Answer

    FOAL

    (4 letters)

    Synonyms: foal


  • 18. Garnish for a glass of iced tea - Show Answer

    LEMONWEDGE

    (10 letters)


  • 20. How some things are better left - Show Answer

    UNSAID

    (6 letters)

    Synonyms: unsaid, take_back, swallow, unsay, withdraw, unvoiced, unverbalized, unspoken, unverbalised, unuttered, unexpressed, unstated


  • 22. Response to "Call me!" - Show Answer

    IWILL

    (5 letters)


  • 23. Disappoints - Show Answer

    LETSDOWN

    (8 letters)


  • 25. "I don't need that back" - Show Answer

    KEEPIT

    (6 letters)


  • 29. Number of U.S. states without any straight borders - Show Answer

    ONE

    (3 letters)

    Synonyms: unmatched, ace, I, 1, i, unmatchable, unrivalled, single, matchless, one_and_only, unity, nonpareil, unitary, unrivaled, one, peerless, ane


  • 30. Fish-and-chips fish - Show Answer

    COD

    (3 letters)

    Synonyms: bait, tantalise, befool, tease, cod, twit, cash_on_delivery, fool, put_one_across, gull, seedcase, tantalize, taunt, ride, collect, slang, put_on, take_in, COD, C.O.D., pod, rally, dupe, rag, codfish, razz, put_one_over


  • 31. Tennis champion Swiatek - Show Answer

    IGA

    (3 letters)

    Synonyms: IgA, immunoglobulin_A


  • 32. Appliance at a hotel breakfast bar - Show Answer

    WAFFLEIRON

    (10 letters)


  • 37. Tree of the tropics - Show Answer

    PALM

    (4 letters)

    Synonyms: decoration, thenar, medallion, palm_tree, laurel_wreath, ribbon, medal, handle, palm


  • 38. Pseudonym - Show Answer

    ALIAS

    (5 letters)

    Synonyms: alias, also_known_as, a.k.a., false_name, assumed_name


  • 39. Big wad - Show Answer

    GOB

    (3 letters)

    Synonyms: sea_dog, mariner, seaman, trap, gob, yap, tar, hole, Jack-tar, old_salt, maw, cakehole, Jack, seafarer


  • 40. Watercraft prone to tipping - Show Answer

    CANOE

    (5 letters)

    Synonyms: canoe


  • 41. Something forbidden - Show Answer

    NONO

    (4 letters)


  • 42. Expensive cabinet material - Show Answer

    CHERRYWOOD

    (10 letters)


  • 44. San Jose-to-Sacramento dir. - Show Answer

    NNE

    (3 letters)

    Synonyms: NNE, north_northeast, nor'-nor'-east


  • 45. "Survivor" shelter - Show Answer

    HUT

    (3 letters)

    Synonyms: shack, shanty, field_hut, hutch, hut, army_hut, hovel


  • 46. Nickname for a Bronx-born U.S. congresswoman - Show Answer

    AOC

    (3 letters)


  • 47. Shares the same view - Show Answer

    AGREES

    (6 letters)

    Synonyms: agree, hold, concord, fit, check, concur, jibe, accord, gibe, match, tally, fit_in, correspond, consort, harmonize, harmonise

    Antonyms: disagree


  • 49. Secluded - Show Answer

    ISOLATED

    (8 letters)

    Synonyms: set-apart, isolate, disjunct, isolated, sequester, separated, sequestrate, keep_apart, detached, apart, marooned, stray, obscure, quarantined, set_apart, stranded, insulate


  • 54. Where Nissan and Nintendo are headquartered - Show Answer

    JAPAN

    (5 letters)

    Synonyms: Nippon, Japanese_Archipelago, Japanese_Islands, Japan, japan, Nihon


  • 56. Legendary stoner? - Show Answer

    MEDUSA

    (6 letters)

    Synonyms: medusan, medusoid, Medusa, medusa


  • 57. Credit card industry pioneer … or a hint to 18-, 32- and 42-Across - Show Answer

    DINERSCLUB

    (10 letters)


  • 61. Prefix with climactic - Show Answer

    ANTI

    (4 letters)

    Synonyms: anti

    Antonyms: pro


  • 62. The "Iliad" and the "Odyssey," for two - Show Answer

    EPICS

    (5 letters)

    Synonyms: epos, epic_poem, epic, heroic_poem


  • 63. Org. that runs the Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Show Answer

    NASA

    (4 letters)

    Synonyms: NASA, National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration


  • 64. Slippery part of a banana - Show Answer

    PEEL

    (4 letters)

    Synonyms: undress, unclothe, flake_off, peel, strip_down, uncase, disrobe, strip, Robert_Peel, pare, Peel, skin, flake, Sir_Robert_Peel, discase, peel_off

    Antonyms: dress


  • 65. Foamy coffee order - Show Answer

    LATTE

    (5 letters)

    Synonyms: caffe_latte, latte


  • 66. She-sheep - Show Answer

    EWES

    (4 letters)

    Synonyms: ewe, Ewe


  • 67. Guitarist Anastasio of Phish - Show Answer

    TREY

    (4 letters)

    Synonyms: triplet, terzetto, leash, tierce, III, deuce-ace, three, triad, ternion, trio, threesome, 3, trine, trey, troika, ternary, trinity, tercet


Down Clues and Answers:

  • 1. Terrible - Show Answer

    AWFUL

    (5 letters)

    Synonyms: frightful, dreadful, horrific, unspeakable, dire, terribly, awfully, awful, awesome, direful, nasty, atrocious, fearful, horrendous, frightfully, terrible, painful, dreaded, abominable, dread, awed, tremendous, amazing, awe-inspiring, frightening, awing, fearsome

    Antonyms: nice


  • 2. American frontiersman Daniel - Show Answer

    BOONE

    (5 letters)

    Synonyms: Boone, Daniel_Boone


  • 3. Caesar's "Veni, vidi, vici" is a famous one - Show Answer

    BOAST

    (5 letters)

    Synonyms: self-praise, gas, feature, blow, brag, swash, vaunt, bluster, sport, boast, shoot_a_line, jactitation, boasting, gasconade, tout


  • 4. Book of maps - Show Answer

    ATLAS

    (5 letters)

    Synonyms: Atlas, atlas, atlas_vertebra, book_of_maps, map_collection, telamon


  • 5. "Finished!" - Show Answer

    ALLDONE

    (7 letters)


  • 6. Anonymous Jane or John - Show Answer

    DOE

    (3 letters)

    Synonyms: Energy_Department, DOE, Department_of_Energy, doe, Energy


  • 7. Website overseer, for short - Show Answer

    ADMIN

    (5 letters)


  • 8. Be a chatty catty? - Show Answer

    MEOW

    (4 letters)

    Synonyms: meow, miaul, miaou, miaow, mew


  • 9. Cried one's eyes out - Show Answer

    BAWLED

    (6 letters)

    Synonyms: yawp, bellow, bawl


  • 10. "Rolling in the Deep" singer - Show Answer

    ADELE

    (5 letters)


  • 11. Forlorn - Show Answer

    SAD

    (3 letters)

    Synonyms: lamentable, deplorable, sorry, distressing, sad, pitiful

    Antonyms: glad


  • 12. Binding agent in baking - Show Answer

    EGG

    (3 letters)

    Synonyms: testis, testicle, orchis, eggs, ballock, ball, bollock, egg, nut


  • 13. Grade that's not as bad as eff - Show Answer

    DEE

    (3 letters)


  • 19. Big name in cameras - Show Answer

    NIKON

    (5 letters)


  • 21. Greatly admired figures - Show Answer

    IDOLS

    (5 letters)

    Synonyms: idol, perfection, god, beau_ideal, graven_image, matinee_idol, paragon


  • 24. Package measurement - Show Answer

    WEIGHT

    (6 letters)

    Synonyms: free_weight, angle, exercising_weight, burthen, weight_unit, system_of_weights, slant, weight_down, burden, weighting, weight, weightiness

    Antonyms: unburden


  • 26. With 51-Down, someone who gets keys in key - Show Answer

    PIANO

    (5 letters)

    Synonyms: soft, pianissimo, softly, pianoforte, piano, forte-piano

    Antonyms: forte


  • 27. Arctic home - Show Answer

    IGLOO

    (5 letters)

    Synonyms: iglu, igloo


  • 28. Domesticated - Show Answer

    TAMED

    (5 letters)

    Synonyms: domesticize, cultivate, chasten, naturalise, domesticate, reclaim, naturalize, moderate, tone_down, tamed, tame, domesticise, subdue

    Antonyms: wild


  • 30. Snake charmers' snakes - Show Answer

    COBRAS

    (6 letters)

    Synonyms: cobra


  • 32. "___ Get Away?" (Southwest Airlines slogan) - Show Answer

    WANNA

    (5 letters)


  • 33. Together (with) - Show Answer

    ALONG

    (5 letters)

    Synonyms: along, on


  • 34. More exquisite - Show Answer

    FINER

    (5 letters)

    Synonyms: o.k., hunky-dory, okay, ok, finer, all_right, fine

    Antonyms: coarse


  • 35. ___ Schwarz (toy retailer) - Show Answer

    FAO

    (3 letters)

    Synonyms: FAO, Food_and_Agriculture_Organization, Food_and_Agriculture_Organization_of_the_United_Nations


  • 36. Caviar - Show Answer

    ROE

    (3 letters)

    Synonyms: roe, hard_roe


  • 37. Feline foot - Show Answer

    PAW

    (3 letters)

    Synonyms: paw, hand, manus, mitt


  • 40. Ride a bike - Show Answer

    CYCLE

    (5 letters)

    Synonyms: hertz, cps, Hz, round, pedal, bicycle, motorcycle, rhythm, cycle, cycles/second, cycle_per_second, bike, motorbike, oscillation, wheel


  • 42. Inflection points - Show Answer

    CUSPS

    (5 letters)

    Synonyms: leaflet, cusp


  • 43. Robotic vacuum cleaners - Show Answer

    ROOMBAS

    (7 letters)


  • 45. Funeral vehicle - Show Answer

    HEARSE

    (6 letters)

    Synonyms: hearse


  • 48. Last-resort button in a cockpit - Show Answer

    EJECT

    (5 letters)

    Synonyms: release, force_out, squeeze_out, eject, squirt, discharge, turf_out, turn_out, exclude, boot_out, exhaust, expel, chuck_out


  • 49. Family member by marriage - Show Answer

    INLAW

    (5 letters)


  • 50. Modify - Show Answer

    ADAPT

    (5 letters)

    Synonyms: accommodate, adjust, adapt, conform


  • 51. See 26-Down - Show Answer

    TUNER

    (5 letters)

    Synonyms: tuner, wireless, receiving_set, radio_set, radio, piano_tuner, radio_receiver


  • 52. Lauder of cosmetics - Show Answer

    ESTEE

    (5 letters)


  • 53. Word with Double or Planet - Show Answer

    DAILY

    (5 letters)

    Synonyms: everyday, day-after-day, daily, day-to-day, day_by_day, casual, day-by-day


  • 55. Teen's skin affliction - Show Answer

    ACNE

    (4 letters)

    Synonyms: acne


  • 57. Marina ___ Rey, Calif. - Show Answer

    DEL

    (3 letters)


  • 58. Hoppy brew, for short - Show Answer

    IPA

    (3 letters)


  • 59. Minor criticism - Show Answer

    NIT

    (3 letters)

    Synonyms: nit


  • 60. Purpose - Show Answer

    USE

    (3 letters)

    Synonyms: usage, role, practice, manipulation, utilisation, consumption, utilize, habituate, enjoyment, exercise, apply, utilise, employment, economic_consumption, purpose, usance, employ, utilization, expend, use, habit, function, use_of_goods_and_services


Wednesday, April 29, 2026

XWordHint Crossword Answers April 29, 2026 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

Master today's NYT crossword with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun. Perfect for crossword lovers who want that satisfying "aha!" moment.

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

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. *Failed internet company? 10
2A 8. Rinse with water, as grain in the brewing process 6
3A 14. Exaggerated the merits of 8
4A 16. "That's actually pretty neat!" 6
5A 17. Trait for a good waiter? 8
6A 18. Ingredient in shepherd's pie 6
7A 19. Strange 3
8A 20. Pirate's booty 4
9A 22. Swabbie's tool 3
10A 23. In the ___ (intensely focused) 4
11A 25. *Assurance from an internet company? 13
12A 28. "Your pick" 3
13A 29. Lightly strike, as a windowpane 5
14A 30. Many a 24-hour eatery 5
15A 31. *Puzzling question for an internet company? 11
16A 33. Some Γ©pΓ©eists' moves 6
17A 34. Had remorse for 4
18A 35. Trial version 4
19A 36. One-___ (pithy jokes) 6
20A 39. *Exposure for an internet company? 11
21A 43. Ancient theater 5
22A 44. Assuages 5
23A 45. Status ___ 3
24A 46. *Illustrative story from an internet company? 13
25A 48. What a track athlete may do three times in one attempt 4
26A 49. World War I Flying ___ (Snoopy alter ego) 3
27A 50. Just 4
28A 51. ___ Guofeng, successor to Mao Zedong 3
29A 52. Samples 6
30A 54. Rose up 8
31A 59. Get situated 6
32A 60. Shoe with a "kitten" variety 8
33A 61. Zeroes 6
34A 62. *Blog message from an internet company? 10

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. *Failed internet company?"

10 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
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Answer: DOTCOMBUST

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2A: "8. Rinse with water, as grain in the brewing process"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the act of sprinkling or splashing water
  • Similar words include: besprinkle, sprinkle, sprinkling
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SPARGE

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3A: "14. Exaggerated the merits of"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: OVERSOLD

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4A: "16. "That's actually pretty neat!""

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: OHCOOL

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5A: "17. Trait for a good waiter?"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
  • Similar words include: longanimity, forbearance, solitaire
  • Opposite of: impatience
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PATIENCE

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6A: "18. Ingredient in shepherd's pie"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an edible tuber native to south america; a staple food of ireland
  • Similar words include: tater, white potato vine, Solanum tuberosum
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: POTATO

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7A: "19. Strange"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that not divisible by two
  • Similar words include: singular, unmatched, unmated
  • Opposite of: even
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ODD

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8A: "20. Pirate's booty"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that goods or money obtained illegally
  • Similar words include: scratch, ransack, dirty money
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: LOOT

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9A: "22. Swabbie's tool"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
  • Similar words include: wipe up, mop up, swab
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: MOP

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10A: "23. In the ___ (intensely focused)"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
  • Similar words include: geographical zone, district, partition
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ZONE

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11A: "25. *Assurance from an internet company?"

13 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____________
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Answer: DOTCOMPROMISE

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12A: "28. "Your pick""

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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13A: "29. Lightly strike, as a windowpane"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: TAPAT

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14A: "30. Many a 24-hour eatery"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a person eating a meal (especially in a restaurant)
  • Similar words include: dining car, dining compartment, buffet car
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: DINER

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15A: "31. *Puzzling question for an internet company?"

11 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___________
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Answer: DOTCOMPOSER

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16A: "33. Some Γ©pΓ©eists' moves"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the act of moving forward suddenly
  • Similar words include: lurch, passado, straight thrust
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: LUNGES

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17A: "34. Had remorse for"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
  • Similar words include: rue, repent, regret
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: RUED

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18A: "35. Trial version"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a visual presentation showing how something works
  • Similar words include: demonstrate, exhibit, present
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: DEMO

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19A: "36. One-___ (pithy jokes)"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter
  • Similar words include: liner, ocean liner, lining
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: LINERS

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20A: "39. *Exposure for an internet company?"

11 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___________
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Answer: DOTCOMPRESS

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21A: "43. Ancient theater"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ODEON

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22A: "44. Assuages"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that steadiness of mind under stress
  • Similar words include: quiet, sedate, equanimity
  • Opposite of: stimulate, discomposure
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Answer: CALMS

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23A: "45. Status ___"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: QUO

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24A: "46. *Illustrative story from an internet company?"

13 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____________
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Answer: DOTCOMPARABLE

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25A: "48. What a track athlete may do three times in one attempt"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a sudden and decisive increase
  • Similar words include: climb up, jumpstart, start
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: JUMP

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26A: "49. World War I Flying ___ (Snoopy alter ego)"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
  • Similar words include: first-rate, superstar, sweep through
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ACE

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27A: "50. Just"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a small pond of standing water
  • Similar words include: bare, simple
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: MERE

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28A: "51. ___ Guofeng, successor to Mao Zedong"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an islamic fundamentalist group in pakistan that fought the soviet union in afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in kashmir and seeks kashmir's accession by pakistan
  • Similar words include: Al Faran, Harkat-ul-Mujahidin, Movement of Holy Warriors
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: HUA

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29A: "52. Samples"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
  • Similar words include: sample, appreciation, perceptiveness
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TASTES

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30A: "54. Rose up"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
  • Similar words include: arise, renegade, rise up
  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: REBELLED

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31A: "59. Get situated"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the countries of asia
  • Similar words include: point, East, eastern hemisphere
  • Opposite of: disorient
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Answer: ORIENT

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32A: "60. Shoe with a "kitten" variety"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a small dagger with a tapered blade
  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: STILETTO

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33A: "61. Zeroes"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that device for resetting instruments or controls
  • Similar words include: readjust, reset
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: RESETS

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34A: "62. *Blog message from an internet company?"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
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Answer: DOTCOMPOST

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Down Clues - Complete List

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Robber's pursuer 3
2D 2. Reproductive cells 3
3D 3. "Wall Street," for the U.S. financial industry 7
4D 4. Half of many a union-to-be 5
5D 5. Secondhand 4
6D 6. Recipient of many dad jokes 3
7D 7. "Little People, Big World" network 3
8D 8. Deep sleep 5
9D 9. Uncurated Instagram collections 10
10D 10. Do something 3
11D 11. On a different network, say 7
12D 12. Visit 7
13D 13. They usually get no reception 7
14D 15. Coastal resort city in southern California 6
15D 21. Select, with "for" 3
16D 23. Actor Efron 3
17D 24. "Mrs. Lennon" writer 3
18D 25. They're on the docket 5
19D 26. Paper view? 4
20D 27. Student's subspecialty 5
21D 29. Where seeds might be placed 10
22D 32. Before surgery, for short 5
23D 33. "___ at 'em!" 5
24D 35. Cabbage Patch Kid, e.g. 4
25D 36. Part of URL 7
26D 37. "Actually, this matters to me a lot!" 7
27D 38. The Road Runner, to Wile E. Coyote 7
28D 39. Poles tossed in a Highland competition 6
29D 40. On par with 7
30D 41. Total 3
31D 42. Soak (up), as gravy 3
32D 44. Elevator part 3
33D 47. Takes a breather 5
34D 48. Derby drink 5
35D 51. Spot for a ship's captain 4
36D 53. Control center? 3
37D 55. ... and so on 3
38D 56. Life story, for short 3
39D 57. Trisolarans in "The Three-Body Problem," e.g., informally 3
40D 58. Preceder of the answer to each of this puzzle's starred clues 3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Robber's pursuer"

3 letters πŸ’­ Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
  • Similar words include: glom, bull, collar
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: COP

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2D: "2. Reproductive cells"

3 letters πŸ’­ Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the female reproductive cell; the female gamete
  • Similar words include: egg cell, ovum
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: OVA

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3D: "3. "Wall Street," for the U.S. financial industry"

7 letters πŸ’­ Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: METONYM

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4D: "4. Half of many a union-to-be"

5 letters πŸ’­ Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a woman who has recently been married
  • Similar words include: Bridget, St. Brigid, Saint Brigid
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: BRIDE

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5D: "5. Secondhand"

4 letters πŸ’­ Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
  • Similar words include: practice, secondhand, utilise
  • Opposite of: misused
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Answer: USED

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6D: "6. Recipient of many dad jokes"

3 letters πŸ’­ Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a male human offspring
  • Similar words include: Logos, Word, boy
  • Opposite of: daughter, girl
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Answer: SON

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7D: "7. "Little People, Big World" network"

3 letters πŸ’­ Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that considerate and solicitous care
  • Similar words include: tender loving care
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: TLC

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8D: "8. Deep sleep"

5 letters πŸ’­ Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a torpid state resembling deep sleep
  • Similar words include: sleep
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: SOPOR

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9D: "9. Uncurated Instagram collections"

10 letters πŸ’­ Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
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Answer: PHOTODUMPS

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10D: "10. Do something"

3 letters πŸ’­ Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
  • Similar words include: behave, bit, play
  • Opposite of: refrain
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Answer: ACT

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11D: "11. On a different network, say"

7 letters πŸ’­ Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
  • Similar words include: stray, ramble, tramp
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: ROAMING

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12D: "12. Visit"

7 letters πŸ’­ Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: GOTOSEE

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13D: "13. They usually get no reception"

7 letters πŸ’­ Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: ELOPERS

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14D: "15. Coastal resort city in southern California"

6 letters πŸ’­ Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: DELMAR

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15D: "21. Select, with "for""

3 letters πŸ’­ Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that select as an alternative over another
  • Similar words include: prefer, choose
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: OPT

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16D: "23. Actor Efron"

3 letters πŸ’­ Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ZAC

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17D: "24. "Mrs. Lennon" writer"

3 letters πŸ’­ Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that united states musician (born in japan) who married john lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933)
  • Similar words include: Yoko Ono
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ONO

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18D: "25. They're on the docket"

5 letters πŸ’­ Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an occurrence of something
  • Similar words include: example, subject, typesetter's case
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: CASES

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19D: "26. Paper view?"

4 letters πŸ’­ Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: OPED

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20D: "27. Student's subspecialty"

5 letters πŸ’­ Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a young person of either sex
  • Similar words include: underage, venial, kid
  • Opposite of: major
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Answer: MINOR

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21D: "29. Where seeds might be placed"

10 letters πŸ’­ Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
  • Similar words include: tourney
  • Pattern: __________
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Answer: TOURNAMENT

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22D: "32. Before surgery, for short"

5 letters πŸ’­ Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: PREOP

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23D: "33. "___ at 'em!""

5 letters πŸ’­ Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: LEMME

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24D: "35. Cabbage Patch Kid, e.g."

4 letters πŸ’­ Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a small replica of a person; used as a toy
  • Similar words include: dolly, chick, skirt
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: DOLL

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25D: "36. Part of URL"

7 letters πŸ’­ Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a person who fixes the boundaries of land claims
  • Similar words include: locater
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: LOCATOR

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26D: "37. "Actually, this matters to me a lot!""

7 letters πŸ’­ Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: IDOCARE

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27D: "38. The Road Runner, to Wile E. Coyote"

7 letters πŸ’­ Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance
  • Similar words include: bane, curse, scourge
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: NEMESIS

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28D: "39. Poles tossed in a Highland competition"

6 letters πŸ’­ Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) that is tossed as a test of strength (in the highlands of northern scotland)
  • Similar words include: caber
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: CABERS

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29D: "40. On par with"

7 letters πŸ’­ Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: EQUALTO

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30D: "41. Total"

3 letters πŸ’­ Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a quantity of money
  • Similar words include: join, summarize, total
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: SUM

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31D: "42. Soak (up), as gravy"

3 letters πŸ’­ Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid
  • Similar words include: soak, sops, drench
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: SOP

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32D: "44. Elevator part"

3 letters πŸ’­ Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
  • Similar words include: gondola, railroad car, railway car
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: CAR

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33D: "47. Takes a breather"

5 letters πŸ’­ Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that something left after other parts have been taken away
  • Similar words include: rest period, breathe, residue
  • Opposite of: be active, change
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Answer: RESTS

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34D: "48. Derby drink"

5 letters πŸ’­ Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that bourbon and sugar and mint over crushed ice
  • Similar words include: mint julep
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: JULEP

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35D: "51. Spot for a ship's captain"

4 letters πŸ’­ Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: HELM

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36D: "53. Control center?"

3 letters πŸ’­ Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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37D: "55. ... and so on"

3 letters πŸ’­ Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ETC

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38D: "56. Life story, for short"

3 letters πŸ’­ Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: BIO

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39D: "57. Trisolarans in "The Three-Body Problem," e.g., informally"

3 letters πŸ’­ Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ETS

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40D: "58. Preceder of the answer to each of this puzzle's starred clues"

3 letters πŸ’­ Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a very small circular shape
  • Similar words include: point, sprinkle, disperse
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: DOT

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Today's Puzzle Stats

34 Across Clues
40 Down Clues
74 Total Clues

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