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Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
- 1. Auditing technique -
Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (9 letters) word
SPOTCHECK
- 10. Polar irregularity -
Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word
SERAC
- 15. Pretentious -
Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (9 letters) word
HIFALUTIN
Possible Answer : highfaluting, la-di-da, grandiose, highfalutin, hifalutin, hoity-toity
- 16. Ring -
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ARENA
Possible Answer : stadium, bowl, sphere, arena, orbit, domain, scene_of_action, area, sports_stadium, field
- 17. Sway -
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INFLUENCE
Possible Answer : work, regulate, charm, mold, act_upon, tempt, influence, determine, shape
- 18. Obscure -
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BEDIM
Possible Answer : bedim, obscure, benight, overcloud
- 19. Greek letters -
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MUS
Possible Answer : mu, Mus, genus_Mus
- 20. Grp. emphasizing citizenship -
Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word
BSA
- 21. Trial response? -
Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word
WOEISME
- 23. Part of a proposal -
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SPECS
Possible Answer : specs, spectacles, spec, eyeglasses, glasses, specification
- 25. Speaker on the road -
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CBER
- 26. Diner, for one -
Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word
CAR
Possible Answer : railway_car, auto, railcar, railroad_car, elevator_car, machine, car, gondola, motorcar, automobile, cable_car
- 27. Stop on a line: Abbr. -
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STA
- 28. Bit -
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SHRED
Possible Answer : smidgen, rip_up, tag_end, smidgeon, tag, tear_up, smidge, rag, smidgin, scintilla, tatter, whit, tittle, shred, iota
- 30. Figures -
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DATA
Possible Answer : information, data, data_point, datum
- 31. "Hold on!" -
Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word
NOTYET
- 33. Wounds -
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SORES
Possible Answer : sore
- 34. Trifling consideration -
Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (13 letters) word
SMALLPOTATOES
- 37. Map feature -
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SCALE
Possible Answer : graduated_table, scurf, plate, weighing_machine, shell, scale_of_measurement, exfoliation, musical_scale, surmount, descale, ordered_series, scale, scale_leaf
- 38. 1993 A.L. batting champ John -
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OLERUD
- 39. Old flatboats -
Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word
ARKS
Possible Answer : Ark_of_the_Covenant, ark, Ark
- 40. About 1.3 cubic yards -
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STERE
- 41. Mil. transport -
Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word
LST
- 44. Early -
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WEE
Possible Answer : piddle, wee-wee, pee, itty-bitty, teeny-weeny, puddle, bitty, pass_water, urinate, piss, wee, itsy-bitsy, make_water, teensy-weensy, make, teensy, take_a_leak, teentsy, bittie, weeny, weensy, pee-pee, teeny, spend_a_penny, micturate, relieve_oneself
- 45. "The Highwayman" singer -
Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word
OCHS
Possible Answer : Adolph_Simon_Ochs, Ochs
- 46. Nursery rhyme food -
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PEASE
Possible Answer : pea, pea_plant
- 48. Hit 1976 self-titled R. & B. album -
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NATALIE
- 50. U.S.C.G. rank -
Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word
CPO
- 52. Had an edge -
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LED
Possible Answer : conduct, go, extend, take, light-emitting_diode, chair, run, guide, lead, result, top, direct, head, pass, conduce, moderate, leave, contribute, precede, LED
Possible Opposite: follow
- 53. Misses -
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OMITS
Possible Answer : leave_off, pretermit, omit, neglect, drop, except, miss, leave_out, overleap, overlook, take_out, exclude
Possible Opposite: attend_to, include
- 54. "Tigrane" composer -
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SCARLATTI
- 57. "Une ___ mariée" (1964 Godard film) -
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FEMME
- 58. Part of some examinations -
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ESSAYTEST
- 59. Commercial fluorocarbon -
Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word
FREON
Possible Answer : Freon
- 60. Horse races? -
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STAMPEDES
Possible Answer : stampede
- 1. Leveling devices -
Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word
SHIMS
Possible Answer: shim
- 2. Big pictures -
Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word
PINUPS
- 3. Counterbalance -
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OFFSET
Possible Answer: beginning, setoff, commencement, get-go, branch, starting_time, set-back, cancel, offset_printing, showtime, runner, stolon, outset, set_off, countervail, offshoot, start, first, offset, kickoff, counterbalance, outgrowth
Possible Opposite: middle
- 4. He defeated Botvinnik in 1960 -
Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word
TAL
- 5. Some meeting places -
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CLUBS
Possible Answer: society, nightclub, nine, guild, clubhouse, golf-club, cabaret, gild, nightspot, golf_club, night_club, ball_club, bludgeon, lodge, order, club, baseball_club, social_club
- 6. Shades -
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HUES
Possible Answer: imbue, chromaticity, hue
- 7. Valle del Bove locale -
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ETNA
Possible Answer: bunsen, Mt_Etna, etna, Etna, bunsen_burner, Mount_Etna
- 8. The Pres., militarily speaking -
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CIC
- 9. Understood one did wrong -
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KNEWBETTER
- 10. Cavalryman -
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SABER
Possible Answer: cavalry_sword, sabre, saber
- 11. James Whitcomb Riley's "___ Went Mad" -
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EREI
- 12. 1950's political phenomenon -
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REDSCARE
- 13. Breathes life into -
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ANIMATES
Possible Answer: quicken, animize, exalt, liven_up, reanimate, vivify, animate, liven, revive, revivify, invigorate, enliven, renovate, inspire, repair, animise, recreate
Possible Opposite: deaden
- 14. Flash producers -
Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word
CAMERAS
Possible Answer: photographic_camera, television_camera, tv_camera, camera
- 22. Lib. reference -
Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word
OED
Possible Answer: O.E.D., Oxford_English_Dictionary, OED
- 24. Lock sites -
Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word
CANALS
Possible Answer: canalize, duct, channel, canalise, epithelial_duct, canal
- 25. Many Jamaicans -
Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word
CREOLES
Possible Answer: creole, Creole
- 28. N.L. team: Abbr. -
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STL
- 29. Assumptions -
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HYPOTHESES
Possible Answer: possibility, surmise, speculation, hypothesis, conjecture, supposition, guess, theory, surmisal
- 30. It may result from a long phone conversation -
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DOODLE
Possible Answer: scribble, scrabble, doodle
- 32. Encouraging word -
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OLE
- 33. Good name for a hash house employee -
Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word
STU
- 34. Hard hit, in baseball slang -
Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (8 letters) word
SCREAMER
Possible Answer: roarer, yeller, scorcher, screecher, screamer, shouter, bellower, bawler
- 35. Speed along -
Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (8 letters) word
MAKETIME
- 36. Art, these days -
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ARE
Possible Answer: make_up, are, follow, ar, cost, constitute, represent, be, personify, comprise, live, equal, embody, exist
Possible Opposite: differ
- 37. Shortened -
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SAWNOFF
- 40. High school subj. -
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SCI
- 42. Put (away) -
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SALTED
Possible Answer: brine-cured, salted, salt, salt-cured
- 43. ___ fly -
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TSETSE
Possible Answer: tzetze, glossina, tsetse, tzetze_fly, tsetse_fly
- 45. "Hellzapoppin'" star, of the 1940's -
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OLSEN
- 46. Hydra, e.g. -
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POLYP
Possible Answer: polyp, polypus
- 47. Changes a Life sentence -
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EDITS
Possible Answer: delete, blue-pencil, edit_out, cut, redact, edit
- 49. Prefix with sphere -
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ATMO
- 50. Hernando's hideaway? -
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CASA
- 51. Item on a park walk -
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PRAM
Possible Answer: go-cart, carriage, perambulator, baby_buggy, stroller, baby_carriage, pram, pushchair, pusher
- 55. Hrs. on the 90th meridian -
Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word
CST
Possible Answer: CST, Central_Time, Central_Standard_Time
- 56. Bolted down -
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ATE
Possible Answer: rust, eat_up, run_through, feed, wipe_out, use_up, eat_on, consume, corrode, eat, exhaust, Ate, deplete