Saturday NYT Crosswords - August 03, 2024

Saturday NYT Crossword puzzle hints - August 03, 2024

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Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 03, 2024

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. Election presence since the '40s - Show Answer
  

  PACS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: PAC, political_action_committee



• 5. Retrieval speed of a computer - Show Answer
  

  ACCESSTIME

  (10 letters)



• 15. Latin I word - Show Answer
  

  AMAT

  (4 letters)



• 16. Professional pitcher? - Show Answer
  

  PIANOTUNER

  (10 letters)



• 17. Request for details - Show Answer
  

  CARETOELABORATE

  (15 letters)



• 19. What often can't be beat? - Show Answer
  

  THERAP

  (6 letters)



• 20. Light touch - Show Answer
  

  CARESS

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: fondle, caress



• 21. Minnesota W.N.B.A. team - Show Answer
  

  LYNX

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: lynx, catamount



• 22. Cousin voiced by Snoop Dogg in two films - Show Answer
  

  ITT

  (3 letters)



• 24. "Not ___" - Show Answer
  

  YET

  (3 letters)

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



• 25. Heaven - Show Answer
  

  ECSTASY

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: go, cristal, X, XTC, rapture, disco_biscuit, exaltation, raptus, transport, ecstasy, Adam, hug_drug



• 28. Meryl Streep and Amy Adams played them in 2008's "Doubt" - Show Answer
  

  NUNS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: conical_buoy, nun_buoy, nun



• 31. French resort town - Show Answer
  

  STTROPEZ

  (8 letters)



• 34. Unsolicited, in a way - Show Answer
  

  ONSPEC

  (6 letters)



• 36. More than just impress - Show Answer
  

  AWE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: reverence, fear, awe, veneration



• 37. Block - Show Answer
  

  DAM

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: dyke, dam, decametre, dkm, dekametre, dam_up, dekameter, dike, decameter



• 38. Ref's decision - Show Answer
  

  TKO

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: technical_knockout, TKO



• 39. Supply at an I.V.F. clinic - Show Answer
  

  OVA

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: ovum, egg_cell



• 40. Home run, informally - Show Answer
  

  DINGER

  (6 letters)



• 42. Ready - Show Answer
  

  PREPARED

  (8 letters)

  Synonyms: organize, make, groom, prepare, machinate, fain, disposed, train, set_up, set, educate, get_up, prepared, devise, ready, develop, inclined, organise, fix, cook, gear_up

  Antonyms: unprepared



• 44. Vet - Show Answer
  

  EXGI

  (4 letters)



• 45. Word from the French for "rung" - Show Answer
  

  ECHELON

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: echelon



• 47. Scott in Illinois, e.g.: Abbr. - Show Answer
  

  AFB

  (3 letters)



• 49. Cultivate, in a way - Show Answer
  

  HOE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: hoe



• 50. "Really?" - Show Answer
  

  ITIS

  (4 letters)



• 53. Last syllable of a word - Show Answer
  

  ULTIMA

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: ultima



• 55. Losers of the 1994 and 1999 N.B.A. Finals - Show Answer
  

  KNICKS

  (6 letters)



• 57. Virtually silently, in a classic poem - Show Answer
  

  ONLITTLECATFEET

  (15 letters)



• 60. [shrug] - Show Answer
  

  IDONTGETIT

  (10 letters)



• 61. Helen of Troy's mother - Show Answer
  

  LEDA

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Leda



• 62. 1962 war epic loaded with A-listers, with "The" - Show Answer
  

  LONGESTDAY

  (10 letters)



• 63. Old map letters - Show Answer
  

  USSR

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: USSR, Soviet_Union, Union_of_Soviet_Socialist_Republics, Russia

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Deal - Show Answer
  

  PACT

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: pact, accord, treaty



• 2. Title hero of a Menotti opera - Show Answer
  

  AMAHL

  (5 letters)



• 3. Drew using many lines? - Show Answer
  

  CAREY

  (5 letters)



• 4. "Ambition should be made of ___ stuff": "Julius Caesar" - Show Answer
  

  STERNER

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: stern, austere, severe, unrelenting, inexorable, relentless, stark, exacting, unappeasable, grim, strict, unforgiving



• 5. Per person - Show Answer
  

  APOP

  (4 letters)



• 6. Abbr. in French business names - Show Answer
  

  CIE

  (3 letters)



• 7. School with the mascot Oski the Bear, familiarly - Show Answer
  

  CAL

  (3 letters)



• 8. Puts on the books - Show Answer
  

  ENACTS

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: reenact, ordain, act_out, enact



• 9. Buckwheat noodle - Show Answer
  

  SOBA

  (4 letters)



• 10. Part of a child's bedtime routine, perhaps - Show Answer
  

  STORY

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: narration, floor, storey, tarradiddle, narrative, level, account, taradiddle, news_report, tale, report, write_up, story, history, fib, chronicle



• 11. Deep dishes - Show Answer
  

  TUREENS

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: tureen



• 12. Foggy - Show Answer
  

  INASTUPOR

  (9 letters)



• 13. M.L.B. team that's played in three different stadiums since its inception in 1962 - Show Answer
  

  METS

  (4 letters)



• 14. Old word of precedence - Show Answer
  

  ERE

  (3 letters)



• 18. It contains nearly 10,000 sections - Show Answer
  

  TAXCODE

  (7 letters)



• 22. Market unit - Show Answer
  

  ITEM

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: point, item, detail, token, particular



• 23. Looney Tunes menace, familiarly - Show Answer
  

  TAZ

  (3 letters)



• 26. Alley pickup - Show Answer
  

  SPARE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: save, supernumerary, extra, excess, scanty, give_up, plain, unembellished, supererogatory, free, fifth_wheel, surplus, spare_part, superfluous, redundant, bare, dispense_with, part_with, trim, spare, unornamented



• 27. Sticks figure - Show Answer
  

  YOKEL

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: yokel, hick, chawbacon, hayseed, bumpkin, yahoo, rube



• 29. First name on the "Scream" poster - Show Answer
  

  NEVE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: neve



• 30. Slew - Show Answer
  

  SCAD

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: scad



• 31. Only African-born headliner at London's Live Aid 1985 - Show Answer
  

  SADE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Sade, Marquis_de_Sade, de_Sade, Comte_Donatien_Alphonse_Francois_de_Sade



• 32. Bar from Mars - Show Answer
  

  TWIX

  (4 letters)



• 33. Clothing misnomer more aptly replaced by "three-quart" - Show Answer
  

  TENGALLON

  (9 letters)



• 35. Zero use - Show Answer
  

  NOPOINT

  (7 letters)



• 38. Stereotypical lowly role in a school play - Show Answer
  

  TREE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: tree, shoetree, Tree, Sir_Herbert_Beerbohm_Tree, corner, tree_diagram



• 41. Christmas tradition - Show Answer
  

  GIFTING

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: give, present, invest, indue, gift, endow, endue, empower



• 42. ___-Nomenal, punny restaurant name - Show Answer
  

  PHO

  (3 letters)



• 43. Like some targeted winter meds - Show Answer
  

  ANTIFLU

  (7 letters)



• 46. Style of house with wide eaves - Show Answer
  

  CHALET

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: chalet



• 48. "S'il vous plaît," across the Rhine - Show Answer
  

  BITTE

  (5 letters)



• 51. Drinks mistakenly invented by a Dairy Queen owner in 1958 - Show Answer
  

  ICEES

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: frost, ice



• 52. Agendas, for short - Show Answer
  

  SKEDS

  (5 letters)



• 53. Useful command for the error-prone - Show Answer
  

  UNDO

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: undo, unmake, loosen, unwrap, untie

  Antonyms: make, wrap



• 54. Many Zoom calls: Abbr. - Show Answer
  

  MTGS

  (4 letters)



• 55. Singer Perry - Show Answer
  

  KATY

  (4 letters)



• 56. Leading - Show Answer
  

  STAR

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: star_topology, starring, lead, ace, leading, sensation, hotshot, wiz, principal, mavin, genius, star, superstar, maven, headliner, prima, asterisk, adept, champion, whiz, stellar, whizz, virtuoso, wizard



• 57. Peanut ___ - Show Answer
  

  OIL

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: rock_oil, inunct, anoint, fossil_oil, vegetable_oil, oil_color, crude_oil, anele, oil_colour, embrocate, petroleum, crude, oil



• 58. Going concern, for short? - Show Answer
  

  ETD

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: ETD, explosive_trace_detection



• 59. Jack Ryan's org. in "The Hunt for Red October" - Show Answer
  

  CIA

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: CIA, Central_Intelligence_Agency

Today's NYT Crossword Down Clues December 30, 2025 - Complete Top-to-Bottom Answers

NYT Down Today December 30, 2025: Complete Vertical Clues Walkthrough

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 39 Down clues. We have all the vertical answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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About Today's Down Clues

NYT Down Clues - Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Down Clues Statistics

Detail	Information
Date	December 30, 2025
Day of Week	Tuesday
Total Down Clues	39 clues
Direction	Vertical (Top to Bottom)
Difficulty	Easy

All Down Clues - Complete List

Here are all 39 Down clues for today's puzzle. These go vertically from top to bottom.

Complete Down Clues List

Number	Clue
1 Down	1. The eyes of an emoticon, typically
2 Down	2. Make a case (for)
3 Down	3. Opposite of credit
4 Down	4. "And ___ bed"
5 Down	5. Nothing
6 Down	6. Dr. Seuss' "And to Think That ___ It on Mulberry Street"
7 Down	7. 4 on a par 3, e.g.
8 Down	8. Hard-to-clean-up sparkly stuff
9 Down	9. Like good omens
10 Down	10. College instructor, for short
11 Down	11. "To thine own ___ be true"
12 Down	13. Sudden, powerful gust of wind
13 Down	16. Used a stool, say
14 Down	18. Athleisure brand originally from Italy
15 Down	22. Homes on branches
16 Down	25. ___ Day (April observance)
17 Down	27. Climactic fight in a video game
18 Down	28. 0% filled
19 Down	30. Fun word to shout into a canyon
20 Down	31. Fashion inits. in Manhattan
21 Down	32. Those, en español
22 Down	33. Puts on, as a jacket
23 Down	34. Yokel
24 Down	35. Apex predator of the ocean
25 Down	37. Marks, as a ballot square
26 Down	39. "The Thinker" sculptor
27 Down	42. Pored over
28 Down	43. Not act up
29 Down	46. ___ Sea (arm of the Arctic Ocean)
30 Down	48. Making a plate appearance
31 Down	50. Scientist Hubble with a telescope named after him
32 Down	51. Fuzzy-feeling leather
33 Down	52. Extremes of the earth
34 Down	53. Nightwear, informally
35 Down	54. Oblong tomato type
36 Down	55. Lose traction
37 Down	56. "OK, go ahead"
38 Down	58. Casual collared shirt
39 Down	61. Desire

Detailed Hints and Answers for All Down Clues

Need help? Here are comprehensive hints and answers for each Down clue. Also check these helpful guides:

• All NYT Down Clues October 20 2025 40
• September 02 2020 NYT Clues Solutions
• December 24 2021 NYT Clues Solutions
• September 07 2020 NYT Clues Solutions

Complete Down Solutions:

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1 Down: "1. The eyes of an emoticon, typically"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'C' and ends with 'N'
• Word pattern: C___N
• Similar words: Aspinwall
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 1

Answer:

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COLON

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2 Down: "2. Make a case (for)"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: A___E
• Similar words: reason, indicate
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: present reasons and arguments
• This is Down clue number 2

Answer:

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ARGUE

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3 Down: "3. Opposite of credit"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'D' and ends with 'T'
• Word pattern: D___T
• Similar words: debit entry
• Opposite of: credit
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
• This is Down clue number 3

Answer:

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DEBIT

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4 Down: "4. "And ___ bed""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'O'
• Word pattern: S__O
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 4

Answer:

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SOTO

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5 Down: "5. Nothing"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'N' and ends with 'L'
• Similar words: zippo, goose egg
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: a quantity of no importance
• This is Down clue number 5

Answer:

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NIL

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6 Down: "6. Dr. Seuss' "And to Think That ___ It on Mulberry Street""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'I' and ends with 'W'
• Word pattern: I__W
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 6

Answer:

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ISAW

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7 Down: "7. 4 on a par 3, e.g."

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'B' and ends with 'Y'
• Word pattern: B___Y
• Similar words: bogy, bogie
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: an evil spirit
• This is Down clue number 7

Answer:

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BOGEY

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8 Down: "8. Hard-to-clean-up sparkly stuff"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'G' and ends with 'R'
• Word pattern: G_____R
• Similar words: glisten, coruscation
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
• This is Down clue number 8

Answer:

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GLITTER

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9 Down: "9. Like good omens"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 10 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: A________S
• Opposite of: inauspicious
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: auguring favorable circumstances and good luck
• This is Down clue number 9

Answer:

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AUSPICIOUS

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10 Down: "10. College instructor, for short"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'P' and ends with 'F'
• Word pattern: P__F
• Similar words: professor
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 10

Answer:

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PROF

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11 Down: "11. "To thine own ___ be true""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'F'
• Word pattern: S__F
• Similar words: ego
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: your consciousness of your own identity
• This is Down clue number 11

Answer:

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SELF

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12 Down: "13. Sudden, powerful gust of wind"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'L'
• Word pattern: S____L
• Similar words: shout, yell
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
• This is Down clue number 12

Answer:

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SQUALL

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13 Down: "16. Used a stool, say"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'T'
• Similar words: pose, Saturday
• Opposite of: stand
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 13

Answer:

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SAT

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14 Down: "18. Athleisure brand originally from Italy"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'F' and ends with 'A'
• Word pattern: F__A
• Similar words: filament, filum
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)
• This is Down clue number 14

Answer:

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FILA

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15 Down: "22. Homes on branches"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'N' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: N___S
• Similar words: draw close, nuzzle
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 15

Answer:

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NESTS

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16 Down: "25. ___ Day (April observance)"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'R'
• Word pattern: A___R
• Similar words: mandrel, mandril
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: tree (as opposed to shrub)
• This is Down clue number 16

Answer:

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ARBOR

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17 Down: "27. Climactic fight in a video game"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 10 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'B' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: B________E
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 17

Answer:

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BOSSBATTLE

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18 Down: "28. 0% filled"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'E' and ends with 'Y'
• Word pattern: E___Y
• Similar words: void, vacuous
• Opposite of: fill
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: a container that has been emptied
• This is Down clue number 18

Answer:

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EMPTY

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19 Down: "30. Fun word to shout into a canyon"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'E' and ends with 'O'
• Word pattern: E__O
• Similar words: recall, repeat
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 19

Answer:

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ECHO

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20 Down: "31. Fashion inits. in Manhattan"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'D' and ends with 'Y'
• Word pattern: D__Y
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 20

Answer:

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DKNY

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21 Down: "32. Those, en español"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: E__S
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 21

Answer:

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ESOS

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22 Down: "33. Puts on, as a jacket"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'D' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: D__S
• Similar words: preceptor, Don River
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
• This is Down clue number 22

Answer:

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DONS

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23 Down: "34. Yokel"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'R' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: R__E
• Similar words: yahoo, hick
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 23

Answer:

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RUBE

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24 Down: "35. Apex predator of the ocean"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'O' and ends with 'A'
• Word pattern: O__A
• Similar words: killer, Orcinus orca
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 24

Answer:

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ORCA

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25 Down: "37. Marks, as a ballot square"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'X' and ends with 'N'
• Word pattern: X___N
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 25

Answer:

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XESIN

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26 Down: "39. "The Thinker" sculptor"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'R' and ends with 'N'
• Word pattern: R___N
• Similar words: Auguste Rodin
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 26

Answer:

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RODIN

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27 Down: "42. Pored over"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'P' and ends with 'D'
• Word pattern: P_____D
• Similar words: peruse
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: examine or consider with attention and in detail
• This is Down clue number 27

Answer:

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PERUSED

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28 Down: "43. Not act up"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'B' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: B____E
• Similar words: do, bear
• Opposite of: misbehave
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 28

Answer:

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BEHAVE

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29 Down: "46. ___ Sea (arm of the Arctic Ocean)"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'K' and ends with 'A'
• Word pattern: K__A
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 29

Answer:

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KARA

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30 Down: "48. Making a plate appearance"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'T'
• Word pattern: A___T
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 30

Answer:

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ATBAT

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31 Down: "50. Scientist Hubble with a telescope named after him"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'E' and ends with 'N'
• Word pattern: E___N
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 31

Answer:

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EDWIN

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32 Down: "51. Fuzzy-feeling leather"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: S___E
• Similar words: suede leather, suede cloth
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: leather with a napped surface
• This is Down clue number 32

Answer:

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SUEDE

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33 Down: "52. Extremes of the earth"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'P' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: P___S
• Similar words: perch, pole
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
• This is Down clue number 33

Answer:

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POLES

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34 Down: "53. Nightwear, informally"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'P' and ends with 'S'
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 34

Answer:

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PJS

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35 Down: "54. Oblong tomato type"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'R' and ends with 'A'
• Word pattern: R__A
• Similar words: Romany, Gypsy
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 35

Answer:

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ROMA

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36 Down: "55. Lose traction"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'P'
• Word pattern: S__P
• Similar words: slide, berth
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: a socially awkward or tactless act
• This is Down clue number 36

Answer:

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SLIP

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37 Down: "56. "OK, go ahead""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: S__E
• Similar words: surely, certain
• Opposite of: uncertain
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 37

Answer:

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SURE

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38 Down: "58. Casual collared shirt"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'P' and ends with 'O'
• Word pattern: P__O
• Similar words: Marco Polo
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 38

Answer:

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POLO

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39 Down: "61. Desire"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'N'
• Similar words: ache, pine
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: a yearning for something or to do something
• This is Down clue number 39

Answer:

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YEN

Expert Strategies for Solving Down Clues

Master the vertical clues with these professional tips:

Why Start with Down Clues?

• Down clues often reveal key letters for intersecting words
• Vertical patterns can unlock difficult sections
• Many prefixes and suffixes run vertically
• Down answers often help solve Across clues

Down Clue Patterns to Recognize

1. Fill-in-the-blank clues: These are usually the easiest Down entries
2. Prefixes and suffixes: Common word parts often run vertically
3. Abbreviations: Look for clues with "Abbr." or shortened forms
4. Plural indicators: Words ending in 'S' are common in Down
5. Pop culture references: Names and titles often appear vertically

Time-Saving Down Techniques

Technique	How It Helps
Scan all Down first	Get a mental map of the vertical flow
Fill short Down words	3-4 letter words are often prefixes or connectors
Use crossing letters	Across letters help confirm Down answers
Look for themes	Related Down answers often share a theme

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Frequently Asked Questions About Down Clues

What are Down clues in crossword puzzles?

Down clues are the vertical entries in a crossword puzzle that read from top to bottom. They're numbered and correspond to specific columns in the grid.

Should I solve Down or Across clues first?

Many solvers alternate between Down and Across clues to build momentum. Down clues can help unlock difficult sections by providing key intersecting letters. The best approach is to solve the clues you find easiest first, regardless of direction.

How many Down clues are in today's puzzle?

Today's NYT crossword has 39 Down clues.

Are Down clues easier than Across clues?

Neither direction is inherently easier. The difficulty depends on the specific clues and your knowledge. However, Down clues often contain helpful prefixes, suffixes, and word parts that can be easier to guess.

How do Down clues interact with Across clues?

Down and Across clues intersect at various points in the grid. Solving one can provide letters that help solve the other, making the puzzle easier as you progress.

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (37 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (39 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

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. Scoundrels	4
2A	5. Pointed end of a pen	3
3A	8. Parts not filled in	4
4A	12. Cookies with their name embossed on them	5
5A	14. Prefix with -metric	3
6A	15. Attracts	5
7A	17. Something to wave with pride?	9
8A	19. Sardinia, e.g., to Sardinians	5
9A	20. "Absolument!"	6
10A	21. Fizzled out completely	8
11A	23. "Nothing but ___!" (reaction to a swish)	3
12A	24. In the style of	3
13A	26. Brand of cooler named for a mythical beast	4
14A	27. Play loudly, as from a speaker	5
15A	29. Break away (from)	6
16A	33. [That looks delicious ...]	5
17A	36. Flashy cycling maneuvers	9
18A	38. Shared by us	4
19A	39. What a new hire might learn, with "the"	5
20A	40. "That's not good!"	4
21A	41. "Sunday Night Football" producer	9
22A	43. Floating markers	5
23A	44. Wet floor?	6
24A	45. "That's not good!"	5
25A	47. Opera excerpt	4
26A	49. Casual turndown	3
27A	50. Psychic's alleged ability, for short	3
28A	53. They're pulled to garner media attention, informally	8
29A	57. Music's Run the Jewels or Rae Sremmurd, e.g.	6
30A	59. Sudden shocks	5
31A	60. Spend money on "Wheel of Fortune" ... which won't help much for solving 17-, 21-, 36-, 41- and 53-Across!	9
32A	62. Upside-down frown	5
33A	63. Exist	3
34A	64. Skip over, in speech	5
35A	65. Mimicked	4
36A	66. Perfect score in Olympic diving	3
37A	67. Many bills in tip jars	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Scoundrels"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who is morally reprehensible
• Similar words include: dog, heel, cad
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CADS

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2A: "5. Pointed end of a pen"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the writing point of a pen
• Similar words include: beak, pen nib, pecker
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NIB

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3A: "8. Parts not filled in"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
• Similar words include: interruption, gap, crack
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GAPS

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4A: "12. Cookies with their name embossed on them"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that chocolate cookie with white cream filling
• Similar words include: oreo cookie, oreo
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OREOS

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5A: "14. Prefix with -metric"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ISO

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6A: "15. Attracts"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
• Similar words include: come-on, decoy, tempt
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LURES

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7A: "17. Something to wave with pride?"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: LGBTQFLAG

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8A: "19. Sardinia, e.g., to Sardinians"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ISOLA

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9A: "20. "Absolument!""

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: OUIOUI

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10A: "21. Fizzled out completely"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: WENTPFFT

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11A: "23. "Nothing but ___!" (reaction to a swish)"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the tcp/ip network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
• Similar words include: last, mesh, net profit
• Opposite of: gross

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Answer: NET

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12A: "24. In the style of"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ALA

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13A: "26. Brand of cooler named for a mythical beast"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the himalayas
• Similar words include: abominable snowman
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: YETI

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14A: "27. Play loudly, as from a speaker"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a loud harsh or strident noise
• Similar words include: toot, blaring, claxon
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BLARE

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15A: "29. Break away (from)"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that withdraw from an organization or communion
• Similar words include: splinter, break away
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SECEDE

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16A: "33. [That looks delicious ...]"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that pretentious or silly talk or writing
• Similar words include: dribble, salivate, humbug
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DROOL

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17A: "36. Flashy cycling maneuvers"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: BMXTRICKS

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18A: "38. Shared by us"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OURS

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19A: "39. What a new hire might learn, with "the""

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a strong line
• Similar words include: rope, roach, rophy
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ROPES

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20A: "40. "That's not good!""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OHNO

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21A: "41. "Sunday Night Football" producer"

9 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: NBCSPORTS

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22A: "43. Floating markers"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards
• Similar words include: buoy, buoy up
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BUOYS

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23A: "44. Wet floor?"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the bottom of a sea or ocean
• Similar words include: Davy Jones's locker, sea bottom, ocean floor
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SEABED

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24A: "45. "That's not good!""

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: YIKES

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25A: "47. Opera excerpt"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an elaborate song for solo voice
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ARIA

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26A: "49. Casual turndown"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NAH

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27A: "50. Psychic's alleged ability, for short"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
• Similar words include: extrasensory perception, second sight, clairvoyance
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ESP

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28A: "53. They're pulled to garner media attention, informally"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: PRSTUNTS

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29A: "57. Music's Run the Jewels or Rae Sremmurd, e.g."

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: RAPDUO

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30A: "59. Sudden shocks"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sudden jarring impact
• Similar words include: shock, jerking, jounce
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: JOLTS

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31A: "60. Spend money on "Wheel of Fortune" ... which won't help much for solving 17-, 21-, 36-, 41- and 53-Across!"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: BUYAVOWEL

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32A: "62. Upside-down frown"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
• Similar words include: grinning, grin, smiling
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SMILE

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33A: "63. Exist"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
• Similar words include: be, follow, constitute
• Opposite of: differ

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Answer: ARE

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34A: "64. Skip over, in speech"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that leave or strike out
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ELIDE

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35A: "65. Mimicked"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: APED

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36A: "66. Perfect score in Olympic diving"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
• Similar words include: ten-spot, x, tenner
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TEN

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37A: "67. Many bills in tip jars"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Similar words include: one, single, I
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ONES

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. The eyes of an emoticon, typically	5
2D	2. Make a case (for)	5
3D	3. Opposite of credit	5
4D	4. "And ___ bed"	4
5D	5. Nothing	3
6D	6. Dr. Seuss' "And to Think That ___ It on Mulberry Street"	4
7D	7. 4 on a par 3, e.g.	5
8D	8. Hard-to-clean-up sparkly stuff	7
9D	9. Like good omens	10
10D	10. College instructor, for short	4
11D	11. "To thine own ___ be true"	4
12D	13. Sudden, powerful gust of wind	6
13D	16. Used a stool, say	3
14D	18. Athleisure brand originally from Italy	4
15D	22. Homes on branches	5
16D	25. ___ Day (April observance)	5
17D	27. Climactic fight in a video game	10
18D	28. 0% filled	5
19D	30. Fun word to shout into a canyon	4
20D	31. Fashion inits. in Manhattan	4
21D	32. Those, en español	4
22D	33. Puts on, as a jacket	4
23D	34. Yokel	4
24D	35. Apex predator of the ocean	4
25D	37. Marks, as a ballot square	5
26D	39. "The Thinker" sculptor	5
27D	42. Pored over	7
28D	43. Not act up	6
29D	46. ___ Sea (arm of the Arctic Ocean)	4
30D	48. Making a plate appearance	5
31D	50. Scientist Hubble with a telescope named after him	5
32D	51. Fuzzy-feeling leather	5
33D	52. Extremes of the earth	5
34D	53. Nightwear, informally	3
35D	54. Oblong tomato type	4
36D	55. Lose traction	4
37D	56. "OK, go ahead"	4
38D	58. Casual collared shirt	4
39D	61. Desire	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. The eyes of an emoticon, typically"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
• Similar words include: El Salvadoran colon, Costa Rican colon, Aspinwall
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: COLON

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2D: "2. Make a case (for)"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that present reasons and arguments
• Similar words include: indicate, contend, reason
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ARGUE

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3D: "3. Opposite of credit"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
• Similar words include: debit entry
• Opposite of: credit

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Answer: DEBIT

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4D: "4. "And ___ bed""

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SOTO

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5D: "5. Nothing"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a quantity of no importance
• Similar words include: null, zip, zippo
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NIL

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6D: "6. Dr. Seuss' "And to Think That ___ It on Mulberry Street""

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ISAW

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7D: "7. 4 on a par 3, e.g."

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an evil spirit
• Similar words include: bogy, bogie
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BOGEY

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8D: "8. Hard-to-clean-up sparkly stuff"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
• Similar words include: glister, gleam, scintillation
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: GLITTER

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9D: "9. Like good omens"

10 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that auguring favorable circumstances and good luck
• Opposite of: inauspicious
• Pattern: __________

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Answer: AUSPICIOUS

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10D: "10. College instructor, for short"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
• Similar words include: professor
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PROF

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11D: "11. "To thine own ___ be true""

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that your consciousness of your own identity
• Similar words include: ego
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SELF

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12D: "13. Sudden, powerful gust of wind"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
• Similar words include: shout, scream, shout out
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SQUALL

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13D: "16. Used a stool, say"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the sabbath by jews and some christians
• Similar words include: model, sit down, Sabbatum
• Opposite of: arise, stand

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Answer: SAT

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14D: "18. Athleisure brand originally from Italy"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)
• Similar words include: filum, filament
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FILA

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15D: "22. Homes on branches"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
• Similar words include: snuggle, nuzzle, draw close
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NESTS

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16D: "25. ___ Day (April observance)"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that tree (as opposed to shrub)
• Similar words include: spindle, mandrel, bower
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ARBOR

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17D: "27. Climactic fight in a video game"

10 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: BOSSBATTLE

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18D: "28. 0% filled"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a container that has been emptied
• Similar words include: evacuate, vacuous, discharge
• Opposite of: full, fill

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Answer: EMPTY

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19D: "30. Fun word to shout into a canyon"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
• Similar words include: reverberation, replication, resound
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ECHO

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20D: "31. Fashion inits. in Manhattan"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DKNY

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21D: "32. Those, en español"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ESOS

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22D: "33. Puts on, as a jacket"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a spanish gentleman or nobleman
• Similar words include: father, don, Don
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DONS

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23D: "34. Yokel"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
• Similar words include: chawbacon, hayseed, yokel
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: RUBE

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24D: "35. Apex predator of the ocean"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
• Similar words include: grampus, sea wolf, killer whale
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ORCA

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25D: "37. Marks, as a ballot square"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: XESIN

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26D: "39. "The Thinker" sculptor"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that french sculptor noted for his renderings of the human form (1840-1917)
• Similar words include: Francois Auguste Rene Rodin, Auguste Rodin
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RODIN

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27D: "42. Pored over"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that examine or consider with attention and in detail
• Similar words include: peruse
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: PERUSED

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28D: "43. Not act up"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
• Similar words include: carry, conduct, do
• Opposite of: misbehave

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BEHAVE

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29D: "46. ___ Sea (arm of the Arctic Ocean)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: KARA

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30D: "48. Making a plate appearance"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ATBAT

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31D: "50. Scientist Hubble with a telescope named after him"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Think of something that king of northumbria who was converted to christianity (585-633)
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EDWIN

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32D: "51. Fuzzy-feeling leather"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Think of something that leather with a napped surface
• Similar words include: suede leather, suede cloth
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SUEDE

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33D: "52. Extremes of the earth"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
• Similar words include: pole, terminal, Pole
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: POLES

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34D: "53. Nightwear, informally"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PJS

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35D: "54. Oblong tomato type"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern india but now are living on all continents (but mostly in europe, north africa, and north america)
• Similar words include: read-only storage, Romany, Gipsy
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ROMA

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36D: "55. Lose traction"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a socially awkward or tactless act
• Similar words include: cutting, mooring, splay
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SLIP

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37D: "56. "OK, go ahead""

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
• Similar words include: sure as shooting, sure enough, for certain
• Opposite of: unsure, uncertain

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Answer: SURE

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38D: "58. Casual collared shirt"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that venetian traveler who explored asia in the 13th century and served kublai khan (1254-1324)
• Similar words include: Marco Polo
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: POLO

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39D: "61. Desire"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a yearning for something or to do something
• Similar words include: languish, hankering, ache
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: YEN

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37 Across Clues

39 Down Clues

76 Total Clues

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