No 27370 Tue Oct 15, 2024 NYT Crossword by Lindsay Rosenblum

Across Clues :

1. No longer taking, as a medication, 6. What a light bulb represents in cartoons, 10. Led, as a meeting, 13. Where soju is the national drink, 14. Overwhelmed by hilarity, hyperbolically speaking, 15. Style of San Francisco's Coit Tower, informally, 16. Visa, for one, 18. Foreboding sign, 19. Take advantage of, 20. ___-di-dah, 21. Still awake after midnight, say, 23. Furry feet, 25. Thief at work in a bustling crowd, 28. "OK, that wasn't totally true", 30. Favor precursor?, 31. Loudly laments, 32. Triumph over, 34. "Don't think so", 36. One might be found at a roast, 40. Pulitzer-winning writer James, 41. Philanthropists, 44. Dodge Charger, e.g., 48. Nile reptile, 50. What an unsatisfied customer might leave behind, 51. Modern combat athlete, informally, 54. Expectant parents' selection, 55. Revolted, 56. Home of MoMA and M.S.G., 58. The Trojans of the N.C.A.A., 59. Shape for a child's chicken nugget, informally, 60. Show interest on a dating app … or what 16-, 25-, 36- and 51-Across must do to be successful?, 64. Steely determination, 65. Garment worn by the Little Caesars mascot, 66. Blood of the gods, in Greek mythology, 67. Up to this point, 68. Waxy imprint, 69. Montana city nicknamed "The Richest Hill on Earth"

Tue Oct 15, 2024 NYT Crossword

Down Clues :

1. Match.com alternative, 2. Realtor's sign, 3. Airport amenity, 4. British ref. work, 5. Not pass, 6. Pet-tracking device, 7. Anti-trafficking agcy., 8. Hear here!, 9. Make sense, 10. Uncreative studio project, perhaps, 11. Winning blackjack hand, 12. Trios of trios, 15. Sweet, in Italian, 17. Dance style with shuffles and buffaloes, 22. "Gotta catch 'em all!" game series, 24. Witnessed, 26. Competition, 27. Ray who helped globalize McDonald's, 29. Some bottled waters, 33. Pull, 35. Group of whales, 37. Actress Jeffries of "Percy Jackson and the Olympians", 38. Part of, as a scheme, 39. Like courses with multiple professors, 42. Comedic drum flourish, 43. Bond film between "Skyfall" and "No Time to Die", 44. Like words written in ink by a lefty, often, 45. Ruler's realm, 46. "Aw, man!", 47. Underway, 49. Distant correspondent, 52. Medieval tales of daring adventure, 53. Bread choice for a Reuben, 57. Expectant parents' selection, 61. "Wednesday's child is full of ___" (nursery rhyme line), 62. Tennis champ Swiatek, 63. Critical hosp. wing

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 15, 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. No longer taking, as a medication. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OFFOF




• The clue is 6. What a light bulb represents in cartoons. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDEA

  Possible Answer : melodic_theme, theme, idea, approximation, thought, musical_theme, mind, estimation, estimate




• The clue is 10. Led, as a meeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAN

  Possible Answer : play, scarper, campaign, move, black_market, lam, head_for_the_hills, work, draw, extend, feed, operate, turn_tail, lean, unravel, range, endure, guide, fly_the_coop, run_for, run_away, be_given, execute, race, track_down, persist, lead, die_hard, hunt_down, ladder, melt, carry, tend, break_away, scat, take_to_the_woods, hightail_it, pass, bleed, escape, prevail, go, consort, course, function, incline, bunk, hunt, melt_down, flow, ply, run

  Possible Opposite Answer : idle, malfunction




• The clue is 13. Where soju is the national drink. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOREA

  Possible Answer : Korean_Peninsula, Korea, Dae-Han-Min-Gook, Han-Gook




• The clue is 14. Overwhelmed by hilarity, hyperbolically speaking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEAD

  Possible Answer : bushed, all_in, dead, beat, abruptly, short, idle, stagnant, deadened, suddenly, numb, drained, absolutely, utterly, perfectly, utter

  Possible Opposite Answer : living, alive, live




• The clue is 15. Style of San Francisco's Coit Tower, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DECO

  Possible Answer : deco, art_deco




• The clue is 16. Visa, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CREDITCARD




• The clue is 18. Foreboding sign. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMEN

  Possible Answer : prognostic, betoken, prognosticate, forecast, portent, Oman, foreshadow, prefigure, bode, omen, Sultanate_of_Oman, prognostication, foretell, portend, prodigy, Muscat_and_Oman, predict, presage, augur, auspicate




• The clue is 19. Take advantage of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USE

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




• The clue is 20. ___-di-dah. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAH

  Possible Answer : la, lah




• The clue is 21. Still awake after midnight, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPLATE




• The clue is 23. Furry feet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAWS

  Possible Answer : hand, manus, paw, mitt




• The clue is 25. Thief at work in a bustling crowd. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PICKPOCKET

  Possible Answer : pickpocket, cutpurse, dip




• The clue is 28. "OK, that wasn't totally true". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILIED




• The clue is 30. Favor precursor?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POR




• The clue is 31. Loudly laments. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEENS

  Possible Answer : keen, lament




• The clue is 32. Triumph over. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEFEAT

  Possible Answer : defeat, frustration, overcome, vote_down, vote_out, licking, shoot_down, get_the_better_of, kill

  Possible Opposite Answer : victory




• The clue is 34. "Don't think so". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOPE




• The clue is 36. One might be found at a roast. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INSULTCOMIC




• The clue is 40. Pulitzer-winning writer James. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGEE

  Possible Answer : Agee, James_Agee




• The clue is 41. Philanthropists. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DONORS

  Possible Answer : conferrer, donor, giver, presenter, bestower




• The clue is 44. Dodge Charger, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEDAN

  Possible Answer : sedan, saloon, sedan_chair




• The clue is 48. Nile reptile. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASP

  Possible Answer : asp, Vipera_aspis, asp_viper, Egyptian_cobra, Naja_haje




• The clue is 50. What an unsatisfied customer might leave behind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTIP




• The clue is 51. Modern combat athlete, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MMAFIGHTER




• The clue is 54. Expectant parents' selection. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAME

  Possible Answer : describe, diagnose, epithet, cite, refer, nominate, list, public_figure, name, advert, distinguish, key, appoint, constitute, make, gens, mention, identify, discover, bring_up, figure, key_out, call




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

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

  The answer: UPROSE

  Possible Answer : develop, go_up, turn_out, lift, stand_up, spring_up, come_up, rise, uprise, grow, get_up, originate, resurrect, ascend, bristle, arise, move_up

  Possible Opposite Answer : go_to_bed, sit_down, turn_in, set, fall




• The clue is 56. Home of MoMA and M.S.G.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYC




• The clue is 58. The Trojans of the N.C.A.A.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USC




• The clue is 59. Shape for a child's chicken nugget, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DINO




• The clue is 60. Show interest on a dating app … or what 16-, 25-, 36- and 51-Across must do to be successful?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWIPERIGHT




• The clue is 64. Steely determination. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRIT

  Possible Answer : guts, gritstone, sand, gritrock, grit, gumption, backbone, moxie




• The clue is 65. Garment worn by the Little Caesars mascot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOGA

  Possible Answer : toga




• The clue is 66. Blood of the gods, in Greek mythology. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICHOR

  Possible Answer : pus, purulence, suppuration, festering, sanies, ichor




• The clue is 67. Up to this point. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YET

  Possible Answer : withal, so_far, still, nonetheless, all_the_same, as_yet, thus_far, up_to_now, til_now, yet, in_time, even, heretofore, however, hitherto, even_so, until_now, notwithstanding, nevertheless




• The clue is 68. Waxy imprint. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEAL

  Possible Answer : Navy_SEAL, sealskin, SEAL, seal_of_approval, seal, varnish, seal_off, sealing_wax, stamp, cachet

  Possible Opposite Answer : unseal




• The clue is 69. Montana city nicknamed "The Richest Hill on Earth". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUTTE

  Possible Answer : butte, Butte

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Match.com alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKCUPID

• The clue is 2. Realtor's sign. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FORSALE

• The clue is 3. Airport amenity. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FREEWIFI

• The clue is 4. British ref. work. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OED

  Possible Answer: OED, Oxford_English_Dictionary, O.E.D.

• The clue is 5. Not pass. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FAIL

  Possible Answer: die, go_wrong, fail, give_out, neglect, betray, go, break_down, flunk, bomb, miscarry, flush_it, conk_out, go_bad, break, give_way, run_out

  Possible Opposite Answer : succeed, manage, pass

• The clue is 6. Pet-tracking device. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDCHIP

• The clue is 7. Anti-trafficking agcy.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEA

  Possible Answer: DEA, Drug_Enforcement_Administration, Drug_Enforcement_Agency

• The clue is 8. Hear here!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAR

  Possible Answer: capitulum, pinna, ear, auricle, spike

• The clue is 9. Make sense. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADDUP

• The clue is 10. Uncreative studio project, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REMAKE

  Possible Answer: remaking, refashion, remake, make_over, redo

• The clue is 11. Winning blackjack hand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACETEN

• The clue is 12. Trios of trios. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NONETS

• The clue is 15. Sweet, in Italian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOLCE

  Possible Answer: dolce

• The clue is 17. Dance style with shuffles and buffaloes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAP

  Possible Answer: tapdance, strike, solicit, tap, water_tap, bug, spigot, hydrant, beg, rap, dab, tip, pink, pat, water_faucet, intercept, knock, exploit, wiretap

• The clue is 22. "Gotta catch 'em all!" game series. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POKEMON

• The clue is 24. Witnessed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEEN

  Possible Answer: get_a_line, see_to_it, examine, go_through, run_across, insure, visualize, catch, interpret, regard, image, come_across, understand, witness, visit, pick_up, watch, assure, construe, get_wind, realise, go_out, envision, fancy, see, consider, go_steady, get_word, encounter, experience, reckon, take_in, look, hear, find_out, ascertain, date, ensure, take_care, view, picture, discover, check, attend, figure, realize, project, meet, run_into, escort, find, determine, control, visualise, learn

• The clue is 26. Competition. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CONTEST

  Possible Answer: competition, contest, contend, repugn

• The clue is 27. Ray who helped globalize McDonald's. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KROC

• The clue is 29. Some bottled waters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DASANIS

• The clue is 33. Pull. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUG

  Possible Answer: tugboat, lug, tote, push, labour, tower, drive, tug, jerk, labor, towboat

• The clue is 35. Group of whales. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POD

  Possible Answer: pod, seedpod, seedcase, cod, fuel_pod

• The clue is 37. Actress Jeffries of "Percy Jackson and the Olympians". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAH

• The clue is 38. Part of, as a scheme. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INON

• The clue is 39. Like courses with multiple professors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COTAUGHT

• The clue is 42. Comedic drum flourish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIMSHOT

• The clue is 43. Bond film between "Skyfall" and "No Time to Die". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPECTRE

  Possible Answer: shade, wraith, phantom, apparition, phantasma, spook, fantasm, specter, spectre, ghost, phantasm

• The clue is 44. Like words written in ink by a lefty, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMUDGY

  Possible Answer: smudgy

• The clue is 45. Ruler's realm. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMPIRE

  Possible Answer: conglomerate, imperium, Empire, empire

• The clue is 46. "Aw, man!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DARNIT

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

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

  The answer: AFOOT

  Possible Answer: underway, afoot

• The clue is 49. Distant correspondent. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PENPAL

• The clue is 52. Medieval tales of daring adventure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GESTS

• The clue is 53. Bread choice for a Reuben. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RYE

  Possible Answer: rye, rye_whisky, rye_whiskey, Secale_cereale

• The clue is 57. Expectant parents' selection. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRIB

  Possible Answer: crib, trot, cot, pony, cribbage

• The clue is 61. "Wednesday's child is full of ___" (nursery rhyme line). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WOE

  Possible Answer: woe, suffering, woefulness

• The clue is 62. Tennis champ Swiatek. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IGA

  Possible Answer: immunoglobulin_A, IgA

• The clue is 63. Critical hosp. wing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICU

  Possible Answer: ICU, intensive_care_unit

NYT Crossword - January 01, 1990 | XWordHint

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Puzzle Difficulty: Medium

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Across Clues - Strategic Hints (35 clues)

1A: "1. Jezebel's deity"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient semitic peoples; the hebrews considered baal a false god
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BAAL

2A: "5. Capers"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an easy victory
• Similar words include: lark, lark about, cavort
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ROMPS

3A: "10. Labyrinth"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
• Similar words include: snarl, labyrinth, tangle
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MAZE

4A: "14. County site of Sugarloaf Mountain"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ELKO

5A: "15. Antarctic cape"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ADARE

6A: "16. E.P.A. calls this a pesticide"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a chemical sprayed on fruit trees to regulate their growth so the entire crop can be harvested at one time
• Similar words include: axillary, wing-shaped, aliform
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ALAR

7A: "17. Did a Little job"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that imitate uncritically and in every aspect
• Similar words include: ape, caricature
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: APED

8A: "18. G. Burn's hot companion"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a roll of tobacco for smoking
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CIGAR

9A: "19. Capital of Latvia"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a port city on the gulf of riga that is the capital and largest city of latvia; formerly a member of the hanseatic league
• Similar words include: capital of Latvia
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: RIGA

10A: "20. Period fondly remembered now"

14 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: THEGAYNINETIES

11A: "23. Less unreasonable"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
• Similar words include: sane, reasonable
• Opposite of: insane

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SANER

12A: "24. Gnarl"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a tight cluster of people or things
• Similar words include: gnarl, international nautical mile, grayback
• Opposite of: unravel, unknot

Click to reveal answer

Answer: KNOT

13A: "25. ___ over a new leaf"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a circular segment of a curve
• Similar words include: turn of events, bend, routine
• Opposite of: unbend

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TURN

14A: "29. Film cutter"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
• Similar words include: editor program, editor in chief
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: EDITOR

15A: "33. Place where nobody stops on a dime"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
• Similar words include: hatful, passel, quite a little
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MINT

16A: "37. Elbow follower"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
• Similar words include: elbow room, way, board
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ROOM

17A: "39. Juliet's emotion"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AMORE

18A: "40. Difference between 20 and 57 Across"

15 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ONEHUNDREDYEARS

19A: "43. Celestial hunter"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (greek mythology) a giant boeotian hunter who pursued the pleiades and was eventually slain by artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
• Similar words include: Hunter
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ORION

20A: "44. Another Jan. 1 delight (see 32 Down)"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
• Similar words include: allay, repose, alleviate
• Opposite of: difficulty

Click to reveal answer

Answer: EASE

21A: "45. R.b.i., e.g."

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: STAT

22A: "46. Mislead"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that be false to; be dishonest with
• Similar words include: deceive, lead on, cozen
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DELUDE

23A: "48. Part of concrete"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
• Similar words include: moxie, backbone, Baroness Dudevant
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SAND

24A: "50. Dispatched"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that 100 senti equal 1 kroon in estonia
• Similar words include: broadcast, institutionalise, institutionalize
• Opposite of: unsent

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SENT

25A: "52. "Sesame Street" grouch"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an annual award by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
• Similar words include: Academy Award
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: OSCAR

26A: "57. Event on Jan. 1, 1990"

14 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: STARTOFADECADE

27A: "62. Bridge"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the complete duration of something
• Similar words include: sweep, duo, twain
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SPAN

28A: "63. Fatuous"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that devoid of intelligence
• Similar words include: fatuous, asinine, mindless
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: INANE

29A: "64. Solemnly declare"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
• Similar words include: verify, affirm, assert
• Opposite of: disavow

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AVOW

30A: "65. " ... bearded like the ___": Shak."

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PARD

31A: "66. Isabel was one"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: REINA

32A: "67. Fen footing"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
• Similar words include: morass, bog down, muck
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MIRE

33A: "68. Fruit drinks"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
• Similar words include: fruit drink, ade
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ADES

34A: "69. A component of liquor"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ESTER

35A: "70. Present for a Me. lad"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
• Similar words include: sledge, sleigh
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SLED

Down Clues - Strategic Hints (41 clues)

1D: "1. Defeats"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a united states youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
• Similar words include: overreach, vanquish, shell
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BEATS

2D: "2. Beta predecessor"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the 1st letter of the greek alphabet
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ALPHA

3D: "3. "Fits a dull fighter and ___ guest": Shak."

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AKEEN

4D: "4. Elks congregate here"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that english physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940)
• Similar words include: indian lodge, order, auberge
• Opposite of: dislodge

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LODGE

5D: "5. Like James Bond"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that full of zest or vigor
• Similar words include: robust, blue, naughty
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: RACY

6D: "6. Valhalla V.I.P."

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (norse mythology) ruler of the aesir; supreme god of war and poetry and knowledge and wisdom (for which he gave an eye) and husband of frigg; identified with the teutonic wotan
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ODIN

7D: "7. Crèche characters"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (new testament) the sages who visited jesus and mary and joseph shortly after jesus was born; the gospel according to matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh; because there were three gifts it is usually assumed that there were three of them
• Similar words include: Wise Men, magus
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MAGI

8D: "8. Dido"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that acting like a clown or buffoon
• Similar words include: caper, clowning, antic
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PRANK

9D: "9. Calm"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that not agitated; without losing self-possession
• Similar words include: tranquil, unagitated, calm
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SERENE

10D: "10. Some Canadian provinces, with "The""

9 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the collective name for the canadian provinces of new brunswick and nova scotia and prince edward island
• Similar words include: Maritime Provinces, Canadian Maritime Provinces
• Pattern: _________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MARITIMES

11D: "11. "It's a Sin to Tell ___""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ALIE

12D: "12. Parts of slaloms"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions
• Similar words include: zig, zigzag, zag
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ZAGS

13D: "13. Epoch"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ERA

14D: "21. Tate offering"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
• Similar words include: artistry, prowess, artistic creation
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ART

15D: "22. Tomorrow's preceder"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the present time or age
• Similar words include: nowadays, now
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TODAY

16D: "26. Samovar"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: URN

17D: "27. Took a taxi"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
• Similar words include: tantalize, drive, depend on
• Opposite of: walk

Click to reveal answer

Answer: RODE

18D: "28. Mrs. Helmer and Mrs. Charles"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: NORAS

19D: "30. Exactly"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TOAT

20D: "31. Odd, in Ayr"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ORRA

21D: "32. What workers enjoy on Jan. 1"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that something left after other parts have been taken away
• Similar words include: balance, catch one's breath, stay
• Opposite of: change, be active

Click to reveal answer

Answer: REST

22D: "33. Disposition"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
• Similar words include: temper, mode, humour
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MOOD

23D: "34. Concerning"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: INRE

24D: "35. Diamond developed in Brooklyn"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: NEIL

25D: "36. How many assemble at Times Square on New Year's Eve?"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
• Similar words include: grand, thousand, thou
• Pattern: _________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: THOUSANDS

26D: "38. Big butte"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that flat tableland with steep edges
• Similar words include: table
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MESA

27D: "41. Beneath"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that located below or beneath something else
• Similar words include: nether, below
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: UNDER

28D: "42. Retreat"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the habitation of wild animals
• Similar words include: hideaway, hideout, lair
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DEN

29D: "47. All"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that uncastrated adult male horse
• Similar words include: stallion, total, integral
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ENTIRE

30D: "49. Bambi's mom"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the united states; created in 1977
• Similar words include: Energy, Energy Department, Department of Energy
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DOE

31D: "51. Inflections"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the quality of a person's voice
• Similar words include: pure tone, feeling, spirit
• Opposite of: atonicity

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TONES

32D: "53. Certain snow jobs"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a fraudulent business scheme
• Similar words include: nobble, diddle, cozenage
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SCAMS

33D: "54. Carp"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
• Similar words include: chicane, quiddity, quibble
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CAVIL

34D: "55. Emulate Gaspar"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that love intensely
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ADORE

35D: "56. Emulate Zsa Zsa"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: REWED

36D: "57. W.W. I plane"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SPAD

37D: "58. Darnel"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an adjustment made for the weight of the packaging in order to determine the net weight of the goods
• Similar words include: darnel, cheat, bearded darnel
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TARE

38D: "59. ___ accompli"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: FAIT

39D: "60. British queen or princess"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that queen of england and scotland and ireland; daughter if james ii and the last of the stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last english ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ANNE

40D: "61. Expensive"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
• Similar words include: honey, heartfelt, high-priced
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DEAR

41D: "62. Health resort"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a health resort near a spring or at the seaside
• Similar words include: watering place, watering hole, resort hotel
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SPA

Puzzle Stats

35 Across

41 Down

76 Total

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