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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Saturday, July 15, 2023
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 68 (35 Across, 33 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.6 letters
July 15, 2023 Saturday NYT - Complete Across Solutions
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Way out | 4 |
| 2A | 5. [Gulp!] | 5 |
| 3A | 10. Concern for a physiognomist | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Do some modeling | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Wolfgang ___, pioneer in quantum physics | 5 |
| 6A | 16. Not just suggest | 4 |
| 7A | 17. Assume the spotlight | 15 |
| 8A | 20. One of many produced in a particle accelerator | 5 |
| 9A | 21. Subjects of King Vajiralongkorn | 5 |
| 10A | 22. What might be said by successful bettors … or sesame seeds? | 11 |
| 11A | 26. "I get it" | 9 |
| 12A | 27. Title abroad | 3 |
| 13A | 30. Words after grace, perhaps | 7 |
| 14A | 31. Meilleur ___ (French "bestie") | 3 |
| 15A | 34. Fast pace | 4 |
| 16A | 36. Item that can be described by changing its last letter to a P | 5 |
| 17A | 37. Many a Mauritanian | 4 |
| 18A | 38. Job actions that come with reimbursement packages, in brief | 5 |
| 19A | 40. Figure in the Book of Samuel | 3 |
| 20A | 41. Nickname that sounds like its second and third letters | 5 |
| 21A | 42. Record label | 15 |
| 22A | 45. Question that suggests "That's crazy!" | 3 |
| 23A | 46. N.F.L. coach Rivera | 3 |
| 24A | 47. Household sighting that one hopes is just a speck of dirt | 3 |
| 25A | 48. Got with | 3 |
| 26A | 49. Like Google searches, typically | 15 |
| 27A | 53. Tourist town NE of Snowbird | 4 |
| 28A | 54. ___-feuille (French pastry named for its layers) | 5 |
| 29A | 55. Selfish sort | 4 |
| 30A | 56. Classmate, e.g. | 4 |
| 31A | 57. ___ one | 5 |
| 32A | 58. Buzz | 4 |
| 33A | 59. O.E.D. unit: Abbr. | 4 |
| 34A | 60. Makes some preparations during pregnancy | 5 |
| 35A | 61. North Macedonia joined it in 2020 | 4 |
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. Way out"
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 (old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AFAR
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Clue 2 Across: "5. [Gulp!]"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy 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: OHGOD
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Clue 3 Across: "10. Concern for a physiognomist"
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 front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
- Words that mean the same thing: human face, confront, present
- The opposite would be: avoid, back
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FACE
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Clue 4 Across: "14. Do some modeling"
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 affected manners intended to impress others
- Words that mean the same thing: mystify, flummox, baffle
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: POSE
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Clue 5 Across: "15. Wolfgang ___, pioneer in quantum physics"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about science/technology.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that united states physicist (born in austria) who proposed the exclusion principle (thus providing a theoretical basis for the periodic table) (1900-1958)
- Words that mean the same thing: Wolfgang Pauli
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: PAULI
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Clue 6 Across: "16. Not just suggest"
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 to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
- Words that mean the same thing: verify, assert, affirm
- The opposite would be: disavow
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The answer is: AVOW
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Clue 7 Across: "17. Assume the spotlight"
Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______________
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The answer is: TAKECENTERSTAGE
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Clue 8 Across: "20. One of many produced in a particle accelerator"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an elementary particle responsible for the forces in the atomic nucleus; a hadron with a baryon number of 0
- Words that mean the same thing: mesotron
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: MESON
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Clue 9 Across: "21. Subjects of King Vajiralongkorn"
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 native or inhabitant of thailand
- Words that mean the same thing: Central Thai, Tai, Thai
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: THAIS
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Clue 10 Across: "22. What might be said by successful bettors … or sesame seeds?"
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: WEREONAROLL
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Clue 11 Across: "26. "I get it""
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: SAYNOMORE
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Clue 12 Across: "27. Title abroad"
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: SAO
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Clue 13 Across: "30. Words after grace, perhaps"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: LETSEAT
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Clue 14 Across: "31. Meilleur ___ (French "bestie")"
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: AMI
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Clue 15 Across: "34. Fast pace"
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 metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
- Words that mean the same thing: prune, trot, jog
- The opposite would be: unclip
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CLIP
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Clue 16 Across: "36. Item that can be described by changing its last letter to a P"
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 a broken piece of a brittle artifact
- Words that mean the same thing: fragment, sherd
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHARD
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Clue 17 Across: "37. Many a Mauritanian"
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 member of a semitic people originally from the arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks arabic and who inhabits much of the middle east and northern africa
- Words that mean the same thing: Arabian
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARAB
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Clue 18 Across: "38. Job actions that come with reimbursement packages, in brief"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: RELOS
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Clue 19 Across: "40. Figure in the Book of Samuel"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about literature.
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: ELI
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Clue 20 Across: "41. Nickname that sounds like its second and third letters"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: ARTIE
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Clue 21 Across: "42. Record label"
Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: EXPLICITCONTENT
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Clue 22 Across: "45. Question that suggests "That's crazy!""
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: WHA
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Clue 23 Across: "46. N.F.L. coach Rivera"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a chadic language spoken in northern nigeria
- Words that mean the same thing: Bokkos, Daffo
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RON
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Clue 24 Across: "47. Household sighting that one hopes is just a speck of dirt"
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 social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
- Words that mean the same thing: pismire, emmet
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANT
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Clue 25 Across: "48. Got with"
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 come together
- Words that mean the same thing: forgather, play, foregather
- The opposite would be: diverge
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MET
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Clue 26 Across: "49. Like Google searches, typically"
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: CASEINSENSITIVE
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Clue 27 Across: "53. Tourist town NE of Snowbird"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ALTA
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Clue 28 Across: "54. ___-feuille (French pastry named for its layers)"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: MILLE
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Clue 29 Across: "55. Selfish sort"
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 person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something
- Words that mean the same thing: exploiter, drug user, substance abuser
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: USER
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Clue 30 Across: "56. Classmate, e.g."
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 person who is of equal standing with another in a group
- Words that mean the same thing: equal, match, compeer
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PEER
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Clue 31 Across: "57. ___ one"
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 declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
- Words that mean the same thing: allow, include, allow in
- The opposite would be: exclude, reject
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADMIT
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Clue 32 Across: "58. Buzz"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a characteristic sound
- Words that mean the same thing: skirt, telephone, hoop
- The opposite would be: open chain
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RING
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Clue 33 Across: "59. O.E.D. unit: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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: SYLL
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Clue 34 Across: "60. Makes some preparations during pregnancy"
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 structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
- Words that mean the same thing: snuggle, nuzzle, nestle
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NESTS
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Clue 35 Across: "61. North Macedonia joined it in 2020"
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 an international organization created in 1949 by the north atlantic treaty for purposes of collective security
- Words that mean the same thing: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NATO
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July 15, 2023 Down Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Guide
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Mailing address abbr. | 3 |
| 2D | 2. Head of the bar? | 4 |
| 3D | 3. A bit off, say | 5 |
| 4D | 4. Brand name associated with cups | 6 |
| 5D | 5. Alertness | 8 |
| 6D | 6. World's largest ethnic group, representing about 18% of the global population | 3 |
| 7D | 7. Tear down to the studs | 3 |
| 8D | 8. Informal adjective after "big" or "good" | 3 |
| 9D | 9. Where one might get into a rut | 8 |
| 10D | 10. Natasha ___ ("Rocky and Bullwinkle" antagonist) | 6 |
| 11D | 11. Prove useful to | 5 |
| 12D | 12. Unimportant workers, metaphorically | 4 |
| 13D | 13. Milk source | 3 |
| 14D | 18. Natural jewelry material | 5 |
| 15D | 19. Lacking | 5 |
| 16D | 23. Where spies work | 11 |
| 17D | 24. Bloody Mary request | 6 |
| 18D | 25. English class largely unconcerned with the English? | 11 |
| 19D | 27. Some bottle openers | 9 |
| 20D | 28. Writer who collaborated with Malcolm X on his posthumous 1965 autobiography | 9 |
| 21D | 29. Crayon alternative | 9 |
| 22D | 31. Plant genus named after the Greek goddess of nature | 9 |
| 23D | 32. Headliner | 9 |
| 24D | 33. "Would you look at the time!" | 9 |
| 25D | 35. Who's in the running? | 3 |
| 26D | 37. ___ film | 3 |
| 27D | 39. Tech debut of 2011 | 4 |
| 28D | 41. Not supporting | 4 |
| 29D | 43. Hustler | 6 |
| 30D | 44. Early phases | 6 |
| 31D | 50. ___ Boykins, longtime N.B.A. player who stood at only 5'5" | 4 |
| 32D | 51. They form parallel lines along the National Mall | 4 |
| 33D | 52. Take for a spin? | 4 |
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. Mailing address abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward
- Words that mean the same thing: apposite, given, minded
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: APT
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Clue 2 Down: "2. Head of the bar?"
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 a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
- Words that mean the same thing: effervesce, fizz, form bubbles
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FOAM
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Clue 3 Down: "3. A bit off, say"
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 turned or twisted toward one side; - g.k.chesterton
- Words that mean the same thing: lopsided, skew-whiff, awry
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASKEW
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Clue 4 Down: "4. Brand name associated with cups"
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: REESES
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Clue 5 Down: "5. Alertness"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: OPENEYES
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Clue 6 Down: "6. World's largest ethnic group, representing about 18% of the global population"
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 imperial dynasty that ruled china (most of the time from 206 bc to ad 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of chinese civilization
- Words that mean the same thing: Han dynasty
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HAN
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Clue 7 Down: "7. Tear down to the studs"
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 part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
- Words that mean the same thing: catgut, bowel, intestine
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GUT
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Clue 8 Down: "8. Informal adjective after "big" or "good""
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: OLE
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Clue 9 Down: "9. Where one might get into a rut"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: DIRTROAD
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Clue 10 Down: "10. Natasha ___ ("Rocky and Bullwinkle" antagonist)"
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: FATALE
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Clue 11 Down: "11. Prove useful to"
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 means of serving
- Words that mean the same thing: service, help
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AVAIL
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Clue 12 Down: "12. Unimportant workers, metaphorically"
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 subordinate who performs an important but routine function
- Words that mean the same thing: sprocket, cog
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COGS
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Clue 13 Down: "13. Milk source"
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 member of a people living in southern benin and togo and southeastern ghana
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EWE
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Clue 14 Down: "18. Natural jewelry material"
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 variable color averaging a deep pink
- Words that mean the same thing: red coral, precious coral
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CORAL
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Clue 15 Down: "19. Lacking"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
- Words that mean the same thing: myopic, abruptly, short-change
- The opposite would be: long, retentive
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHORT
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Clue 16 Down: "23. Where spies work"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: ONTHEINSIDE
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Clue 17 Down: "24. Bloody Mary request"
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: NOSALT
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Clue 18 Down: "25. English class largely unconcerned with the English?"
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: AMERICANLIT
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Clue 19 Down: "27. Some bottle openers"
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: SCREWCAPS
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Clue 20 Down: "28. Writer who collaborated with Malcolm X on his posthumous 1965 autobiography"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about literature.
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: ALEXHALEY
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Clue 21 Down: "29. Crayon alternative"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: OILPASTEL
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Clue 22 Down: "31. Plant genus named after the Greek goddess of nature"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that any of various composite shrubs or herbs of the genus artemisia having aromatic green or greyish foliage
- The word looks like this: _________
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The answer is: ARTEMISIA
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Clue 23 Down: "32. Headliner"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: MAINEVENT
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Clue 24 Down: "33. "Would you look at the time!""
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _________
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The answer is: IBETTERGO
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Clue 25 Down: "35. Who's in the running?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a person active in party politics
- Words that mean the same thing: politician, political leader, politico
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: POL
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Clue 26 Down: "37. ___ film"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about movies/film.
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- This could be something that the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
- Words that mean the same thing: artwork, artistic creation, artistic production
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ART
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Clue 27 Down: "39. Tech debut of 2011"
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: SIRI
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Clue 28 Down: "41. Not supporting"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.)
- The opposite would be: pro
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ANTI
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Clue 29 Down: "43. Hustler"
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: CONMAN
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Clue 30 Down: "44. Early phases"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the beginning or early stages
- Words that mean the same thing: onrush, onset, attack
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ONSETS
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Clue 31 Down: "50. ___ Boykins, longtime N.B.A. player who stood at only 5'5""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
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- This could be something that a british peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: EARL
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Clue 32 Down: "51. They form parallel lines along the National Mall"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that any of various trees of the genus ulmus: important timber or shade trees
- Words that mean the same thing: elm tree, elmwood, elm
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ELMS
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Clue 33 Down: "52. Take for a spin?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a circular segment of a curve
- Words that mean the same thing: deform, turning, play
- The opposite would be: unbend
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The answer is: TURN
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 49 | 72.1% |
| Short Answer | 10 | 14.7% |
| Literature | 2 | 2.9% |
| Abbreviation | 2 | 2.9% |
| Science/Technology | 1 | 1.5% |
| History | 1 | 1.5% |
| Geography | 1 | 1.5% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.5% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.5% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 35 |
| Down Clues | 33 |
| Total Clues | 68 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.6 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 Saturday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 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: September 01, 2025 at 04:04 AM
