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Friday, January 10, 2025

27454 Fri Jan 10, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

NYT Crosswords: January 10, 2025

Fri Jan 10, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints
 Fri Jan 10, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints


Across Clues with Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Ducked (out). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SNUCK

    Possible Answer : mouse, pinch, abstract, slip, nobble, sneak, swipe, snarf, creep, lift, filch, hook, pussyfoot, pilfer, cabbage, purloin


  • The clue is 6. High chairs?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STOOLS

    Possible Answer : faeces, faecal_matter, crap, pot, take_a_shit, take_a_crap, BM, can, toilet, ordure, stool, dejection, shit, fecal_matter, feces, make, defecate, crapper, ca-ca, throne, potty, commode, tiller


  • The clue is 12. Polo participants. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PONIES

    Possible Answer : shot_glass, pony, trot, crib, jigger


  • The clue is 14. Sarcastic response to an obvious statement. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WHOKNEW


  • The clue is 15. GarageBand and iMovie, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IOSAPPS


  • The clue is 17. "Don't wait up" occasion, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HOTDATE


  • The clue is 18. "This is ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CNN


  • The clue is 19. Makes fit. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TAILORS

    Possible Answer : sartor, sew, tailor-make, orient, seamster, cut, tailor


  • The clue is 21. It might change your perspective. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LSD

    Possible Answer : lysergic_acid_diethylamide, LSD


  • The clue is 22. "No doubt in my mind". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YEAHIMSURE


  • The clue is 24. Do some light work?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LASE


  • The clue is 25. Brainstorm out loud. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPITBALL

    Possible Answer : spitball, spitter


  • The clue is 26. Text with 114 suwar, in a classic spelling. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KORAN

    Possible Answer : al-Qur'an, Quran, Koran, Book


  • The clue is 27. Walk in the park, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STROLL

    Possible Answer : amble, perambulation, promenade, saunter, stroll


  • The clue is 28. ___ swear. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PINKY

    Possible Answer : little_finger, pinky, pinkie


  • The clue is 29. M.L.B. team that was the first to trade a player for himself (Harry Chiti in 1962). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: METS


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

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

    The answer: GANG

    Possible Answer : gang_up, bunch, pack, work_party, crowd, ring, crew, gang, mob


  • The clue is 31. Some court statements. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PLEAS

    Possible Answer : plea, supplication


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

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

    The answer: BURDEN

    Possible Answer : gist, weight, burthen, encumbrance, onus, loading, effect, core, burden, charge, saddle, essence, incumbrance, weight_down, load

    Possible Opposite Answer : unburden


  • The clue is 35. Capital where the won is spent. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEOUL

    Possible Answer : capital_of_South_Korea, Seoul


  • The clue is 36. "Be right there!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WAITASEC


  • The clue is 38. Org. for seniors. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AARP

    Possible Answer : AARP, Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Retired_Persons


  • The clue is 39. Insert in a tall glass, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BENDYSTRAW


  • The clue is 41. Basic cable channel. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: USA

    Possible Answer : U.S., United_States, America, USA, U._S._Army, United_States_of_America, U.S.A., United_States_Army, the_States, US, Army, US_Army


  • The clue is 42. Component of many a trial. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PLACEBO

    Possible Answer : placebo


  • The clue is 43. Bear necessity?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FUR

    Possible Answer : pelt, fur


  • The clue is 44. Private watering hole?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CANTEEN

    Possible Answer : canteen, mobile_canteen


  • The clue is 46. Speculate. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SURMISE

    Possible Answer : speculation, hypothesis, surmisal, surmise, conjecture, supposition, guess, suspect


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

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

    The answer: ENGROSS

    Possible Answer : engage, immerse, steep, plunge, absorb, soak_up, engross, occupy, engulf


  • The clue is 49. They're set in rings. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STONES

    Possible Answer : Harlan_F._Stone, gemstone, Harlan_Fiske_Stone, Oliver_Stone, endocarp, gem, Stone, Harlan_Stone, Harlan_Fisk_Stone, Lucy_Stone, Edward_Durell_Stone, Isidor_Feinstein_Stone, lapidate, stone, pit, I._F._Stone, rock


  • The clue is 50. Rathskeller supply. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STEINS

    Possible Answer : stein, beer_mug, Gertrude_Stein, Stein


  • The clue is 51. Growing pain?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANGST

    Possible Answer : angst


Down Clues and Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Salacious. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPICY

    Possible Answer: piquant, racy, gamy, hot, risque, juicy, gamey, savory, naughty, spicy, zesty, savoury, blue

  • The clue is 2. Unclaimed. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NOONES

  • The clue is 3. Opens, as a onesie. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UNSNAPS

  • The clue is 4. Counterpart to Britain's MI6. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CIA

    Possible Answer: CIA, Central_Intelligence_Agency

  • The clue is 5. Didn't soft-pedal something, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KEPTITREAL

  • The clue is 6. Surf site. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SHORE

    Possible Answer: land, shore_up, set_ashore, shoring, prop_up, prop, shore

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

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

    The answer: TOTS

    Possible Answer: yearling, tote_up, add_together, sum_up, add_up, sum, tally, total, add, bambino, summate, tot_up, tot, toddler

  • The clue is 8. Approved. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OKD

  • The clue is 9. For fun. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONALARK

  • The clue is 10. Hypothetical starting point?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LETSSAY

  • The clue is 11. 2024 NATO inductee. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SWEDEN

    Possible Answer: Sweden, Sverige, Kingdom_of_Sweden

  • The clue is 13. Sources of many unwelcome messages online. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPAMBOTS

  • The clue is 14. It stands out in a print. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WHORL

    Possible Answer: spiral, gyre, volute, curlicue, helix, roll, whorl, coil, scroll, curl, ringlet, lock

  • The clue is 16. Natural rug fibers. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SISALS

    Possible Answer: sisal, Agave_sisalana, sisal_hemp

  • The clue is 20. Quiet. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LULL

    Possible Answer: tranquillize, lull, tranquilize, quieten, still, letup, calm, calm_down, tranquillise, quiet

    Possible Opposite Answer : agitate

  • The clue is 23. "Feel free to reach out". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HITMEUP

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

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

    The answer: LONGEST

    Possible Answer: longsighted, tenacious, farseeing, prospicient, farsighted, foresightful, foresighted, long, longest, recollective, retentive

    Possible Opposite Answer : unretentive, short

  • The clue is 26. Not quite, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KINDASORTA

  • The clue is 28. Rolling source of entertainment. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PARTYBUS

  • The clue is 30. They'll show you the way. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GUIDES

    Possible Answer: run, maneuver, pathfinder, guide_on, guidebook, scout, lead, direct, draw, channelise, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, guide, conduct, channelize, usher, take, template, templet, steer, pass, head

  • The clue is 31. ___ poet (description of Robert Burns). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PEASANT

    Possible Answer: provincial, Goth, tyke, churl, tike, peasant, bucolic, boor, barbarian

  • The clue is 32. Grand Marnier ingredient avec un cognac. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LORANGE

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

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

    The answer: BANC

  • The clue is 34. Making weaker, in gamer jargon. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NERFING

  • The clue is 35. Sriracha and sambal. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SAUCES

    Possible Answer: sauce

  • The clue is 36. Ceases nursing. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WEANS

    Possible Answer: ablactate, wean

  • The clue is 37. Prompts. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CAUSES

    Possible Answer: do, crusade, reason, cause, movement, have, induce, lawsuit, stimulate, campaign, make, causal_agent, causa, drive, effort, get, causal_agency, case, suit, grounds

  • The clue is 39. "God ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BLESS

    Possible Answer: sanctify, bless, sign, consecrate, hallow

    Possible Opposite Answer : desecrate, curse

  • The clue is 40. Pull with force. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WREST

    Possible Answer: wrest

  • The clue is 42. Serf. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PEON

    Possible Answer: navvy, drudge, galley_slave, peon

  • The clue is 45. Prefix with athlete. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TRI

  • The clue is 47. Start to work?: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MON

    Possible Answer: Mon, Monday

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Monday, August 19, 2024

NYT Monday, August 19, 2024 Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 19, 2024

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

NYT Monday, August 19, 2024 Crossword Clues Hints


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Saturday, January 17, 2026

XWordHint Crossword Answers January 17, 2026 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

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

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January 17, 2026 NYT Crossword Solutions

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky

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

Across Clues - Complete List

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Expressions of disbelief or exasperation 9
2A 10. What "margarita" means in Spanish 5
3A 15. Reputable, in a way 9
4A 16. What Anora and Vanya do in 2024's "Anora" 5
5A 17. Too late, say 9
6A 18. Advocate for the political mobilization of the proletariat 5
7A 19. People often manage with them, in brief 4
8A 20. You might say "Hmm" when something is this 3
9A 21. Toppings blended with ice cream 6
10A 22. Anti-troll measure 3
11A 23. Tchotchke 10
12A 25. Protection from drops 8
13A 26. With 27-Down, fateful time for a sorority pledge 3
14A 28. City in Illinois's "Little Egypt" region 5
15A 30. Demure 3
16A 31. Plant with psychoactive leaves 4
17A 32. Offload (on) 5
18A 33. Famous monogram found backward in the alphabet 3
19A 34. Tall and thin 5
20A 35. Revel (in) 4
21A 36. One of five in a typical big band 3
22A 37. Archetypes 5
23A 38. "All that really matters is if your rhymes was ___" (MF Doom lyric) 3
24A 39. Artificially unsophisticated 8
25A 41. Units for a high-resolution camera 10
26A 43. Interval 3
27A 46. Setups for some elaborate group pictures 6
28A 47. Subject to careful appraisal 3
29A 48. Lawyer's assignment 4
30A 49. Not budging 5
31A 50. Ones running along a road 9
32A 52. Bracket contents 5
33A 53. Where someone's height may be stretched? 9
34A 54. With 39-Down, pretentiously creative 5
35A 55. What antiperspirants can prevent 9

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Expressions of disbelief or exasperation"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: FACEPALMS

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2A: "10. What "margarita" means in Spanish"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: DAISY

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3A: "15. Reputable, in a way"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BRANDNAME

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4A: "16. What Anora and Vanya do in 2024's "Anora""

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that run away secretly with one's beloved
  • Similar words include: run off
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ELOPE

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5A: "17. Too late, say"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: OUTOFTIME

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6A: "18. Advocate for the political mobilization of the proletariat"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that russian founder of the bolsheviks and leader of the russian revolution and first head of the ussr (1870-1924)
  • Similar words include: Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov, Vladimir Lenin, Vladimir Ilich Lenin
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: LENIN

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7A: "19. People often manage with them, in brief"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a master's degree in business
  • Similar words include: Master in Business Administration, Master in Business, MBA
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: MBAS

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8A: "20. You might say "Hmm" when something is this"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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9A: "21. Toppings blended with ice cream"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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10A: "22. Anti-troll measure"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a decree that prohibits something
  • Similar words include: banning, cast out, blackball
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BAN

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11A: "23. Tchotchke"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a small inexpensive mass-produced article
  • Similar words include: whatnot, knickknackery, novelty
  • Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: KNICKKNACK

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12A: "25. Protection from drops"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a water-resistant coat
  • Similar words include: waterproof
  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: RAINCOAT

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13A: "26. With 27-Down, fateful time for a sorority pledge"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
  • Similar words include: dictation, play, entreat
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BID

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14A: "28. City in Illinois's "Little Egypt" region"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a town at the southern tip of illinois at the confluence of the ohio and mississippi rivers
  • Similar words include: Al Qahira, Egyptian capital, capital of Egypt
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CAIRO

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15A: "30. Demure"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
  • Similar words include: overmodest, demure
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: COY

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16A: "31. Plant with psychoactive leaves"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a south american shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the andes; a source of cocaine
  • Similar words include: Erythroxylon coca, Imogene Coca, coca plant
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: COCA

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17A: "32. Offload (on)"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that to force onto another
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: FOIST

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18A: "33. Famous monogram found backward in the alphabet"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: MLK

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19A: "34. Tall and thin"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that tall and thin and having long slender limbs
  • Similar words include: rangy, gangly, gangling
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: LANKY

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20A: "35. Revel (in)"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
  • Similar words include: relish, enjoy, savor
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BASK

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21A: "36. One of five in a typical big band"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894)
  • Similar words include: Adolphe Sax, saxophone
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SAX

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22A: "37. Archetypes"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the distinctive form in which a thing is made
  • Similar words include: work, shape, moulding
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: MOLDS

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23A: "38. "All that really matters is if your rhymes was ___" (MF Doom lyric)"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
  • Similar words include: sick, ailment, poorly
  • Opposite of: well
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ILL

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24A: "39. Artificially unsophisticated"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: FAUXNAIF

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25A: "41. Units for a high-resolution camera"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: MEGAPIXELS

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26A: "43. Interval"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
  • Similar words include: col, disruption, breach
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: GAP

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27A: "46. Setups for some elaborate group pictures"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a person who rises (especially from bed)
  • Similar words include: riser pipeline, riser, riser pipe
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: RISERS

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28A: "47. Subject to careful appraisal"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a doctor who practices veterinary medicine
  • Similar words include: veterinary surgeon, veterinarian, ex-serviceman
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: VET

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29A: "48. Lawyer's assignment"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an occurrence of something
  • Similar words include: eccentric, font, pillow slip
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CASE

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30A: "49. Not budging"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that unable to move or resist motion
  • Similar words include: neutral, sluggish, torpid
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: INERT

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31A: "50. Ones running along a road"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
  • Similar words include: pavement, sidewalk
  • Pattern: _________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SIDEWALKS

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32A: "52. Bracket contents"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
  • Similar words include: team, squad, team up
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TEAMS

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33A: "53. Where someone's height may be stretched?"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: TINDERBIO

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34A: "54. With 39-Down, pretentiously creative"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ARTSY

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35A: "55. What antiperspirants can prevent"

9 letters Category: General Knowledge

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  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: PITSTAINS

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Down Clues - Complete List

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Crude thing to drop, familiarly 5
2D 2. Westernmost territory of the Netherlands 5
3D 3. Board game with resources 5
4D 4. Grandson of Eve 4
5D 5. Many an attachment 3
6D 6. ___ Carlos Jobim, father of the bossa nova 7
7D 7. Made, as an easy basketball shot 6
8D 8. Longest number writable in standard Roman numerals 15
9D 9. Spy 3
10D 10. Use a roller on, as a jacket 6
11D 11. Digital assistant 5
12D 12. In which opposites attract 9
13D 13. Flashy taekwondo moves 9
14D 14. Cravings 4
15D 21. "All right," folksily 4
16D 23. Super Mario ___ 4
17D 24. Eccentric 4
18D 25. Cybersecurity assessment 4
19D 27. See 26-Across 3
20D 28. Worker who's the subject of the song "Sixteen Tons" 9
21D 29. Cabin choice 9
22D 31. Baby rhino 4
23D 32. Part of the D.O.J. 3
24D 33. So-called "Valley Isle" 4
25D 34. Writer Lowry 4
26D 36. Good marks? 4
27D 37. Egg cream alternatives 7
28D 39. See 54-Across 6
29D 40. Quaint contraction 6
30D 42. Gentlemen, jocularly 5
31D 43. Korean barbecue rib dish 5
32D 44. Greet hospitably at the door 5
33D 45. Dough at a taquerΓ­a 5
34D 46. Servant in "The Handmaid's Tale" 4
35D 48. Beloved, in Italian 4
36D 50. Product with the additive zinc dithiophosphate 3
37D 51. Like the weather in much of Equatorial Guinea 3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Crude thing to drop, familiarly"

5 letters πŸ’­ Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: FBOMB

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2D: "2. Westernmost territory of the Netherlands"

5 letters πŸ’­ Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a popular island resort in the netherlands antilles
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ARUBA

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3D: "3. Board game with resources"

5 letters πŸ’­ Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: CATAN

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4D: "4. Grandson of Eve"

4 letters πŸ’­ Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ENOS

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5D: "5. Many an attachment"

3 letters πŸ’­ Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: PDF

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6D: "6. ___ Carlos Jobim, father of the bossa nova"

7 letters πŸ’­ Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: ANTONIO

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7D: "7. Made, as an easy basketball shot"

6 letters πŸ’­ Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: LAIDIN

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8D: "8. Longest number writable in standard Roman numerals"

15 letters πŸ’­ Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______________
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Answer: MMMDCCCLXXXVIII

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9D: "9. Spy"

3 letters πŸ’­ Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
  • Similar words include: go steady, realize, catch
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: SEE

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10D: "10. Use a roller on, as a jacket"

6 letters πŸ’­ Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: DELINT

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11D: "11. Digital assistant"

5 letters πŸ’­ Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ALEXA

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12D: "12. In which opposites attract"

9 letters πŸ’­ Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: IONICBOND

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13D: "13. Flashy taekwondo moves"

9 letters πŸ’­ Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: SPINKICKS

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14D: "14. Cravings"

4 letters πŸ’­ Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a yearning for something or to do something
  • Similar words include: pine, languish, ache
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: YENS

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15D: "21. "All right," folksily"

4 letters πŸ’­ Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: MKAY

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16D: "23. Super Mario ___"

4 letters πŸ’­ Category: Proper Noun

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  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: KART

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17D: "24. Eccentric"

4 letters πŸ’­ Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group
  • Similar words include: odd fish, odd fellow, queer duck
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: KOOK

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18D: "25. Cybersecurity assessment"

4 letters πŸ’­ Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
  • Similar words include: gamble, lay on the line, peril
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: RISK

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19D: "27. See 26-Across"

3 letters πŸ’­ Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that time for earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
  • Similar words include: sidereal day, twenty-four hour period, Clarence Day
  • Opposite of: night
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Answer: DAY

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20D: "28. Worker who's the subject of the song "Sixteen Tons""

9 letters πŸ’­ Category: Abbreviation

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  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: COALMINER

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21D: "29. Cabin choice"

9 letters πŸ’­ Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: AISLESEAT

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22D: "31. Baby rhino"

4 letters πŸ’­ Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that young of domestic cattle
  • Similar words include: sura, calfskin
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: CALF

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23D: "32. Part of the D.O.J."

3 letters πŸ’­ Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the department of justice
  • Similar words include: Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: FBI

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24D: "33. So-called "Valley Isle""

4 letters πŸ’­ Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the second largest of the hawaiian islands
  • Similar words include: Maui Island
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: MAUI

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25D: "34. Writer Lowry"

4 letters πŸ’­ Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: LOIS

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26D: "36. Good marks?"

4 letters πŸ’­ Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
  • Similar words include: sap, play out, blackjack
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: SAPS

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27D: "37. Egg cream alternatives"

7 letters πŸ’­ Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a milkshake made with malt powder
  • Similar words include: malted, malted milk, malt
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: MALTEDS

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28D: "39. See 54-Across"

6 letters πŸ’­ Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: FARTSY

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29D: "40. Quaint contraction"

6 letters πŸ’­ Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: NEEDNT

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30D: "42. Gentlemen, jocularly"

5 letters πŸ’­ Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that anything that provides inspiration for later work
  • Similar words include: source, microbe, germ
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: GERMS

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31D: "43. Korean barbecue rib dish"

5 letters πŸ’­ Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: GALBI

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32D: "44. Greet hospitably at the door"

5 letters πŸ’­ Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ASKIN

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33D: "45. Dough at a taquerΓ­a"

5 letters πŸ’­ Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the basic unit of money in uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos
  • Similar words include: Colombian peso, Guinea-Bissau peso, Mexican peso
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: PESOS

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34D: "46. Servant in "The Handmaid's Tale""

4 letters πŸ’­ Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: RITA

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35D: "48. Beloved, in Italian"

4 letters πŸ’­ Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: CARA

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36D: "50. Product with the additive zinc dithiophosphate"

3 letters πŸ’­ Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that standard temperature and pressure
  • Similar words include: s.t.p.
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: STP

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37D: "51. Like the weather in much of Equatorial Guinea"

3 letters πŸ’­ Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that wetness caused by water
  • Similar words include: blind drunk, loaded, crocked
  • Opposite of: dry
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: WET

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Today's Puzzle Stats

35 Across Clues
37 Down Clues
72 Total Clues

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