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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 78 (35 Across, 43 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.7 letters
November 21, 2023 Across Hints: NYT Tuesday Crossword Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Highly rated March telecast, with "the" | 6 |
| 2A | 7. Actor Michael of "Juno" | 4 |
| 3A | 11. "Hot" stage item | 3 |
| 4A | 14. Bit of broccoli | 6 |
| 5A | 15. Neon-colored, say | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Sound at a fireworks display | 3 |
| 7A | 17. "Slumdog Millionaire" actress | 11 |
| 8A | 19. Air Force ___ | 3 |
| 9A | 20. "Dracula" author Stoker | 4 |
| 10A | 21. Archaeologist's find | 5 |
| 11A | 23. " ___ Lama Ding Dong" | 4 |
| 12A | 26. High-end ridesharing option | 9 |
| 13A | 29. Become a YouTube sensation, say | 7 |
| 14A | 31. Wine holder | 4 |
| 15A | 32. Fairy king in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" | 6 |
| 16A | 33. Trash-talk | 3 |
| 17A | 34. Fannie ___ (finance company) | 3 |
| 18A | 37. Bach piece whose title sounds a bit risque | 15 |
| 19A | 41. Stuff attached to an Acme detonator, in cartoons | 3 |
| 20A | 42. Do some yard work | 3 |
| 21A | 43. Primitive shelter | 6 |
| 22A | 44. Gelatin made from seaweed | 4 |
| 23A | 46. American military construction force | 7 |
| 24A | 47. U.K. military force | 9 |
| 25A | 51. Group of buffalo | 4 |
| 26A | 52. Stately potato? | 5 |
| 27A | 53. Scuttlebutt, say | 4 |
| 28A | 55. Solemnly swear | 3 |
| 29A | 56. Corporate number cruncher who might be interested in the ends of 17-, 26-, 37- and 47-Across? | 11 |
| 30A | 63. "Men ___ from Mars …" | 3 |
| 31A | 64. The "E" of EGOT | 4 |
| 32A | 65. "Be all you can be" sloganeer | 6 |
| 33A | 66. Drug studied by Timothy Leary | 3 |
| 34A | 67. Potting material | 4 |
| 35A | 68. Public esteem | 6 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. Highly rated March telecast, with "the""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an annual award by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
- Words that mean the same thing: Oscar, Academy Award
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OSCARS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "7. Actor Michael of "Juno""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CERA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "11. "Hot" stage item"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MIC
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Clue 4 Across: "14. Bit of broccoli"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower)
- Words that mean the same thing: floweret
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FLORET
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Clue 5 Across: "15. Neon-colored, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
- Words that mean the same thing: gimcrack, flashy, garish
- The opposite would be: soft, softly
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOUD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. Sound at a fireworks display"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
- Words that mean the same thing: aah
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OOH
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Clue 7 Across: "17. "Slumdog Millionaire" actress"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FREIDAPINTO
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Clue 8 Across: "19. Air Force ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
- Words that mean the same thing: i, unrivalled, single
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ONE
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Clue 9 Across: "20. "Dracula" author Stoker"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BRAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "21. Archaeologist's find"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
- Words that mean the same thing: keepsake, souvenir, token
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RELIC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "23. " ___ Lama Ding Dong""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that avatar of vishnu whose name is synonymous with god; any of three incarnations: ramachandra or parashurama or balarama
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RAMA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "26. High-end ridesharing option"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UBERBLACK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "29. Become a YouTube sensation, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GOVIRAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "31. Wine holder"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the quantity a cask will hold
- Words that mean the same thing: caskful, barrel
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CASK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "32. Fairy king in "A Midsummer Night's Dream""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OBERON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "33. Trash-talk"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that god of the underworld; counterpart of greek pluto
- Words that mean the same thing: Orcus
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DIS
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Clue 17 Across: "34. Fannie ___ (finance company)"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MAE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "37. Bach piece whose title sounds a bit risque"
Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AIRONTHEGSTRING
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Clue 19 Across: "41. Stuff attached to an Acme detonator, in cartoons"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene
- Words that mean the same thing: trinitrotoluene
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TNT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "42. Do some yard work"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a loft in a barn where hay is stored
- Words that mean the same thing: hayloft, mop, pout
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "43. Primitive shelter"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEANTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "44. Gelatin made from seaweed"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent
- Words that mean the same thing: agar-agar, nutrient agar
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AGAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "46. American military construction force"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEABEES
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Clue 24 Across: "47. U.K. military force"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROYALNAVY
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Clue 25 Across: "51. Group of buffalo"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
- Words that mean the same thing: crowd, ruck
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HERD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "52. Stately potato?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a state in the rocky mountains
- Words that mean the same thing: ID, Gem State
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IDAHO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "53. Scuttlebutt, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a message received and understood
- Words that mean the same thing: information
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INFO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "55. Solemnly swear"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner
- Words that mean the same thing: consecrate
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: VOW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "56. Corporate number cruncher who might be interested in the ends of 17-, 26-, 37- and 47-Across?"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BEANCOUNTER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "63. "Men ___ from Mars …""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
- Words that mean the same thing: comprise, exist, live
- The opposite would be: differ
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "64. The "E" of EGOT"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an annual award by the academy of television arts and sciences for outstanding achievements in television
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EMMY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "65. "Be all you can be" sloganeer"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: USARMY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "66. Drug studied by Timothy Leary"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid
- Words that mean the same thing: lysergic acid diethylamide
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LSD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "67. Potting material"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the state of being covered with unclean things
- Words that mean the same thing: grease, grime, land
- The opposite would be: clean
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SOIL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "68. Public esteem"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the state of being held in high esteem and honor
- Words that mean the same thing: regard as, think of, look upon
- The opposite would be: disrepute
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REPUTE
Great job if you got it right!
Solve the Down: NYT Tuesday Puzzle November 21, 2023
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Not working today | 3 |
| 2D | 2. Camera type, for short | 3 |
| 3D | 3. Iowa college | 3 |
| 4D | 4. Man's name that's another man's name backward | 3 |
| 5D | 5. Snoopy's nemesis | 8 |
| 6D | 6. Restaurant review symbol | 4 |
| 7D | 7. Rise, as temperatures | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Very long time | 3 |
| 9D | 9. Dull routine | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Cute, cutesily | 6 |
| 11D | 11. Dough or bread | 5 |
| 12D | 12. Greek column style | 5 |
| 13D | 13. Chess announcement | 5 |
| 14D | 18. One of the Beatles | 4 |
| 15D | 22. Mammal with a white rump | 3 |
| 16D | 23. Batman's sidekick | 5 |
| 17D | 24. Prevent, as a crisis | 5 |
| 18D | 25. Surrealist Joan | 4 |
| 19D | 27. Vaping stick, for short | 4 |
| 20D | 28. Do some grapplin' | 6 |
| 21D | 29. Capricorn's animal | 4 |
| 22D | 30. Tiny superhero in the Marvel Universe | 6 |
| 23D | 33. Dawn drops | 3 |
| 24D | 34. Gold digger? | 5 |
| 25D | 35. Paid to play | 5 |
| 26D | 36. Prima donna problems | 4 |
| 27D | 38. Jewish wedding dance | 4 |
| 28D | 39. Japanese meeting place that serves refreshments | 8 |
| 29D | 40. Broccoli ___ | 4 |
| 30D | 44. "That feels so-o-o good!" | 3 |
| 31D | 45. They'll show you the world | 6 |
| 32D | 46. Option when setting up a new tech device | 4 |
| 33D | 47. Coke, to Pepsi | 5 |
| 34D | 48. Foul smells | 5 |
| 35D | 49. Deviated temporarily from a straight course | 5 |
| 36D | 50. LPs and 45s | 5 |
| 37D | 54. What a 56-Across would total for this puzzle? | 4 |
| 38D | 57. Comedian Philips | 3 |
| 39D | 58. French friend | 3 |
| 40D | 59. Siesta | 3 |
| 41D | 60. Capote's nickname | 3 |
| 42D | 61. First responder, for short | 3 |
| 43D | 62. Grain in a Salinger title | 3 |
Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!
Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!
Clue 1 Down: "1. Not working today"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that kill intentionally and with premeditation
- Words that mean the same thing: bump off, remove, dispatch
- The opposite would be: on
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OFF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Camera type, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Iowa college"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Man's name that's another man's name backward"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Snoopy's nemesis"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REDBARON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Restaurant review symbol"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
- Words that mean the same thing: starring, wizard, headliner
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STAR
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Clue 7 Down: "7. Rise, as temperatures"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
- Words that mean the same thing: raise, wax, acclivity
- The opposite would be: wane, descent
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CLIMB
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Clue 8 Down: "8. Very long time"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the longest division of geological time
- Words that mean the same thing: aeon
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Dull routine"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)
- Words that mean the same thing: groove, heat, estrus
- The opposite would be: anestrus
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RUT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Cute, cutesily"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADORBS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Dough or bread"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOOLA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Greek column style"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the dialect of ancient greek spoken and written in attica and athens and ionia
- Words that mean the same thing: Classical Greek, Attic, Ionic dialect
- The opposite would be: nonionic
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IONIC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Chess announcement"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a written order directing a bank to pay money
- Words that mean the same thing: suss out, delay, hold
- The opposite would be: disagree
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CHECK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "18. One of the Beatles"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that united states feminist (1885-1977)
- Words that mean the same thing: Alice Paul, Apostle of the Gentiles, Saul
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PAUL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "22. Mammal with a white rump"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in europe and `moose' in north america
- Words that mean the same thing: European elk, Cervus elaphus canadensis, American elk
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "23. Batman's sidekick"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that small old world songbird with a reddish breast
- Words that mean the same thing: redbreast, robin redbreast, Turdus migratorius
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROBIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "24. Prevent, as a crisis"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
- Words that mean the same thing: avoid, debar, head off
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AVERT
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Clue 18 Down: "25. Surrealist Joan"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that new zealand conifer used for lumber; the dark wood is used for interior carpentry
- Words that mean the same thing: Joan Miro, Podocarpus ferruginea, Prumnopitys ferruginea
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: MIRO
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Clue 19 Down: "27. Vaping stick, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ECIG
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Clue 20 Down: "28. Do some grapplin'"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: RASSLE
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Clue 21 Down: "29. Capricorn's animal"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
- Words that mean the same thing: butt, caprine animal, Capricorn
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: GOAT
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Clue 22 Down: "30. Tiny superhero in the Marvel Universe"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ANTMAN
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Clue 23 Down: "33. Dawn drops"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: DEW
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Clue 24 Down: "34. Gold digger?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that laborer who works in a mine
- Words that mean the same thing: mineworker
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: MINER
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Clue 25 Down: "35. Paid to play"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that place one's stake
- Words that mean the same thing: ante
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ANTED
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Clue 26 Down: "36. Prima donna problems"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
- Words that mean the same thing: self, ego, egotism
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: EGOS
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Clue 27 Down: "38. Jewish wedding dance"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: HORA
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Clue 28 Down: "39. Japanese meeting place that serves refreshments"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a restaurant where tea and light meals are available
- Words that mean the same thing: tea parlour, teashop, tea parlor
- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: TEAHOUSE
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Clue 29 Down: "40. Broccoli ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: RABE
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Clue 30 Down: "44. "That feels so-o-o good!""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
- Words that mean the same thing: ooh
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: AAH
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Clue 31 Down: "45. They'll show you the world"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
- Words that mean the same thing: orb, earth, globe
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: GLOBES
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Clue 32 Down: "46. Option when setting up a new tech device"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that make synchronous and adjust in time or manner
- Words that mean the same thing: synchronise, synchronize
- The opposite would be: desynchronize, desynchronise
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The answer is: SYNC
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Clue 33 Down: "47. Coke, to Pepsi"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the contestant you hope to defeat
- Words that mean the same thing: contender, match, competition
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: RIVAL
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Clue 34 Down: "48. Foul smells"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any property detected by the olfactory system
- Words that mean the same thing: smell, olfactory perception, odour
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ODORS
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Clue 35 Down: "49. Deviated temporarily from a straight course"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that be wide open
- Words that mean the same thing: gape, yaw, yawn
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: YAWED
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Clue 36 Down: "50. LPs and 45s"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene
- Words that mean the same thing: vinyl radical, vinyl group
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: VINYL
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Clue 37 Down: "54. What a 56-Across would total for this puzzle?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
- Words that mean the same thing: 4, four-spot, quaternion
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: FOUR
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Clue 38 Down: "57. Comedian Philips"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: EMO
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Clue 39 Down: "58. French friend"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: AMI
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Clue 40 Down: "59. Siesta"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a period of time spent sleeping
- Words that mean the same thing: sleep, snooze, short sleep
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: NAP
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Clue 41 Down: "60. Capote's nickname"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: TRU
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Clue 42 Down: "61. First responder, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: EMT
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Clue 43 Down: "62. Grain in a Salinger title"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the seed of the cereal grass
- Words that mean the same thing: Secale cereale, rye whisky, rye whiskey
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: RYE
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 47 | 60.3% |
| Short Answer | 22 | 28.2% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 3 | 3.8% |
| History | 3 | 3.8% |
| Abbreviation | 2 | 2.6% |
| Geography | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 35 |
| Down Clues | 43 |
| Total Clues | 78 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.7 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 15 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: August 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
