July 03, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (36 clues)
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• Complete Puzzle Statistics
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, July 03, 2019

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 69 (33 Across, 36 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

NYT Wednesday Crossword Across Clues - July 03, 2019 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Medal of Honor recipient	4
2A	5. Leonardo's "The Last Supper," e.g.	5
3A	10. Go ___ (lose it)	3
4A	13. Sunburn cause	10
5A	15. Part of the eye that a fish doesn't have	3
6A	16. Verse ender in "My Country, 'Tis of Thee"	14
7A	18. "Me too," formally	5
8A	19. Color of most Solo cups	3
9A	20. Great Plains tribe	4
10A	21. Magnavox competitor	3
11A	23. Strokes in miniature golf	5
12A	24. Things to keep tabs on	7
13A	28. Scottish Highlander	4
14A	29. Old-time actress Le Gallienne	3
15A	30. Trapped	9
16A	33. Firecracker that doesn't go off	3
17A	34. Thumbs-down	6
18A	35. "That's just ter-r-rible!"	3
19A	37. Go-between	9
20A	39. Under the weather	3
21A	40. Kept a bead on	4
22A	41. Give the right	7
23A	43. When dinner may be served	5
24A	45. "Of course!"	3
25A	46. "Coming ___" (store sign)	4
26A	47. Early Chinese dynasty	3
27A	50. Symbol of resistance	5
28A	54. "Here's hoping" ... or a hint to 16-Across/10-Down and 37-Across/14-Down	14
29A	57. The works	3
30A	58. Sold off, as assets	10
31A	59. Key chess piece, in Spain	3
32A	60. "True"	5
33A	61. The "m" in the equation "F = ma"	4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!

Clue 1 Across: "1. Medal of Honor recipient"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
• Words that mean the same thing: champion, bomber, zep
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HERO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Leonardo's "The Last Supper," e.g."

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a painting that is applied to a wall surface
• Words that mean the same thing: wall painting
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MURAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Go ___ (lose it)"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
• Words that mean the same thing: emulator, aper, copycat
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Sunburn cause"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UVEXPOSURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Part of the eye that a fish doesn't have"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
• Words that mean the same thing: chapeau, hat, palpebra
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Verse ender in "My Country, 'Tis of Thee""

Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a expert clue about geography.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LETFREEDOMRING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. "Me too," formally"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASDOI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Color of most Solo cups"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
• Words that mean the same thing: bolshy, ruddy, cherry
• The opposite would be: gain
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Great Plains tribe"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of the siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the platte and missouri rivers in nebraska
• Words that mean the same thing: Oto
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OTOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Magnavox competitor"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RCA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Strokes in miniature golf"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
• Words that mean the same thing: putting, putt
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PUTTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Things to keep tabs on"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small book usually having a paper cover
• Words that mean the same thing: leaflet, folder, brochure
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FOLDERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. Scottish Highlander"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a gaelic-speaking celt in ireland or scotland or the isle of man
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Old-time actress Le Gallienne"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Trapped"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INACORNER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Firecracker that doesn't go off"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone who is unsuccessful
• Words that mean the same thing: turkey, misfire, flop
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DUD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Thumbs-down"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOVOTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. "That's just ter-r-rible!""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
• Words that mean the same thing: bird, hiss, Bronx cheer
• The opposite would be: applaud
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Go-between"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers
• Words that mean the same thing: wholesaler, jobber, interlocutor
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MIDDLEMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Under the weather"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
• Words that mean the same thing: badly, complaint, ominous
• The opposite would be: well
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Kept a bead on"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
• Words that mean the same thing: eyeball, eye
• The opposite would be: eyeless
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EYED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. Give the right"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that give the right to
• Words that mean the same thing: title, ennoble, gentle
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENTITLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. When dinner may be served"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATSIX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. "Of course!""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. "Coming ___" (store sign)"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that in the near future
• Words that mean the same thing: shortly, presently, before long
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "47. Early Chinese dynasty"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of several imperial dynasties of china ruling from 220 to 265 and from 386 to 556
• Words that mean the same thing: Wei dynasty
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. Symbol of resistance"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the ending of a series or sequence; --revelation
• Words that mean the same thing: Z
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OMEGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "54. "Here's hoping" ... or a hint to 16-Across/10-Down and 37-Across/14-Down"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FINGERSCROSSED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. The works"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
• Words that mean the same thing: wholly, altogether, completely
• The opposite would be: partly, some
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. Sold off, as assets"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
• Words that mean the same thing: pay off, knock off, neutralise
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIQUIDATED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. Key chess piece, in Spain"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. "True""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ITSSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. The "m" in the equation "F = ma""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
• Words that mean the same thing: aggregate, raft, people
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Wednesday NYT Crossword July 03, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Dance with a lot of hip movement	4
2D	2. Nights when kids have a hard time falling asleep	4
3D	3. No longer active: Abbr.	4
4D	4. Alma mater for J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis	6
5D	5. "The Simpsons" bartender	3
6D	6. Pusher's customer	4
7D	7. Inconsiderate	4
8D	8. Half of a celebrity couple with J.Lo starting in 2017	4
9D	9. Moon lander, for short	3
10D	10. Somewhat	10
11D	11. Cab alternative?	5
12D	12. Beats by a small margin	5
13D	14. Bureau of Labor Statistics statistic	10
14D	17. City in which Joan of Arc died	5
15D	22. Matthew ___, English poet who wrote "Dover Beach"	6
16D	23. 2010s NBC drama that revolved around three generations of a family	10
17D	24. What banks look to when setting interest rates, with "the"	3
18D	25. Egg	4
19D	26. "Men not allowed"	10
20D	27. Hold on to	4
21D	28. Did very well on the test	6
22D	31. Command to Rover	4
23D	32. Kaiser ___	4
24D	36. Shout after a score, maybe	3
25D	38. Like a phone down to 1%	5
26D	42. 2001 Sean Penn movie	6
27D	43. To the same extent	5
28D	44. Fabric with a repeated design	5
29D	47. Certiorari, e.g.	4
30D	48. Bar members: Abbr.	4
31D	49. Places for post-op patients	4
32D	51. "Cómo ___?"	4
33D	52. Thousands of dollars, in slang	4
34D	53. Throws in	4
35D	55. 2010's "The Book of ___"	3
36D	56. Where Ipanema Beach is	3

Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!

Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!

Clue 1 Down: "1. Dance with a lot of hip movement"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a polynesian rain dance performed by a woman
• Words that mean the same thing: Hawaiian dancing, hula-hula
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HULA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Nights when kids have a hard time falling asleep"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (old testament) adam's wife in judeo-christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; god created eve from adam's rib and placed adam and eve in the garden of eden
• Words that mean the same thing: eve, evening, eventide
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. No longer active: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RETD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Alma mater for J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a city in southern england to the northwest of london; site of oxford university
• Words that mean the same thing: Oxford University
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OXFORD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. "The Simpsons" bartender"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Pusher's customer"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something
• Words that mean the same thing: exploiter, drug user, substance abuser
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Inconsiderate"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that socially incorrect in behavior
• Words that mean the same thing: underbred, raw, crude
• The opposite would be: civil
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Half of a celebrity couple with J.Lo starting in 2017"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AROD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Moon lander, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back
• Words that mean the same thing: lunar module, lunar excursion module
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Somewhat"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALITTLEBIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Cab alternative?"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of several purple or white wine grapes used especially for burgundies and champagnes
• Words that mean the same thing: Pinot grape
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PINOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Beats by a small margin"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the boundary of a surface
• Words that mean the same thing: march, sharpness, abut
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Bureau of Labor Statistics statistic"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRICEINDEX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "17. City in which Joan of Arc died"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROUEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Matthew ___, English poet who wrote "Dover Beach""

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that english poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
• Words that mean the same thing: Matthew Arnold, Benedict Arnold
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARNOLD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. 2010s NBC drama that revolved around three generations of a family"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the state of being a parent
• Words that mean the same thing: parentage
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PARENTHOOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. What banks look to when setting interest rates, with "the""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any federal law-enforcement officer
• Words that mean the same thing: Federal Reserve System, fertilise, feed
• The opposite would be: starve
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Egg"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the female reproductive cell; the female gamete
• Words that mean the same thing: egg cell
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. "Men not allowed""

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LADIESONLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. Hold on to"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
• Words that mean the same thing: pull through, economize, save up
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. Did very well on the test"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOTANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Command to Rover"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
• Words that mean the same thing: cum, descend, total
• The opposite would be: go, leave
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Kaiser ___"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that rotary motion of an object around its own axis
• Words that mean the same thing: ringlet, coil, flap
• The opposite would be: unwind
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROLL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Shout after a score, maybe"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Like a phone down to 1%"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the time when something ends
• Words that mean the same thing: go bad, go, pop off
• The opposite would be: birth, nascent
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DYING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "42. 2001 Sean Penn movie"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IAMSAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. To the same extent"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASFAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Fabric with a repeated design"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Certiorari, e.g."

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
• Words that mean the same thing: judicial writ
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WRIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Bar members: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a title of respect for a member of the english gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
• Words that mean the same thing: Esquire, Esq
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESQS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Places for post-op patients"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care
• Words that mean the same thing: intensive care unit, ICU
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ICUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. "Cómo ___?""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Thousands of dollars, in slang"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
• Words that mean the same thing: g, g-force, gee
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. Throws in"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
• Words that mean the same thing: tot up, MBD, total
• The opposite would be: take away, subtract
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. 2010's "The Book of ___""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about literature.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "56. Where Ipanema Beach is"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the former capital and 2nd largest city of brazil; chief brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
• Words that mean the same thing: Rio de Janeiro
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	43	62.3%
Short Answer	15	21.7%
Abbreviation	3	4.3%
Geography	2	2.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.9%
History	2	2.9%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%
Literature	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	36
Total Clues	69
Average Answer Length	5.1 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	14 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: October 01, 2025 at 10:18 PM

XWordHint Crossword Answers March 08, 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.

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (73 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (72 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging

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. Clip on, say	6
2A	7. Facing the pitcher	5
3A	12. Some budget-friendly grocery stores	5
4A	17. It's on a roll!	6
5A	18. Sculpted	6
6A	20. Minimalist swimwear	6
7A	21. Mineral found in seaweed	6
8A	22. Certain supervisor on a film set	7
9A	24. Cozy garment	7
10A	25. Giveaway	4
11A	27. Setting for "Gorillas in the Mist"	6
12A	28. Spot for a grill	7
13A	29. Starters	5
14A	32. "Rumor has it ..."	5
15A	34. Most slipshod	9
16A	36. On the ___	3
17A	37. Etta James record in the Grammy Hall of Fame	6
18A	39. Fungal structure	4
19A	40. Californie, par exemple	4
20A	41. "Big Blue"	3
21A	42. So-called "rooster sauce"	8
22A	44. Fails ignominiously, in slang	6
23A	46. Drag show accessories	4
24A	48. "___ Song" (Taylor Swift hit)	3
25A	49. 30 minutes to 3, in British English	7
26A	51. Beethoven's ___ (the "Fate" Symphony)	5
27A	55. Caitlin Clark's alma mater	4
28A	56. Gritty genre	4
29A	58. ___ tai (cocktail)	3
30A	59. What makes a dresser dressier?	3
31A	61. "Je vous en ___" (French words of politeness)	4
32A	62. Fuss	3
33A	64. Eager	4
34A	66. Relay race segment	3
35A	68. "Vous êtes ___" (notation on a French map)	3
36A	70. Not Dem. or Rep.	3
37A	71. March 8 observance connecting billions of people around the world ... including the 22 people whose names cross this answer	22
38A	77. Member of the fam	3
39A	78. Feel bad	3
40A	79. Like some humor	3
41A	80. Style for Detroit's Fisher Building	4
42A	81. Kind of moment	3
43A	82. Make out, in Manchester	4
44A	84. Backwoods refusal	3
45A	86. Soft shoe, informally	3
46A	88. Ephron who wrote "When Harry Met Sally ..."	4
47A	90. Similar	4
48A	93. Sch. in College Station, Tex.	5
49A	95. It's dangerous to ride a bicycle with this	7
50A	98. Reactor safety agcy.	3
51A	99. Get one's feet wet?	4
52A	100. Become rich and successful, so to speak	6
53A	102. Like raw footage vis-à-vis enhanced footage	8
54A	105. Pronoun for most of the people in this puzzle	3
55A	106. Ancient Greek instrument	4
56A	107. Muppet who was once a regular guest on "The Rosie O'Donnell Show"	4
57A	109. Lustrous	6
58A	110. Loo	3
59A	111. Formal notes	9
60A	113. "City of a Thousand Minarets"	5
61A	114. French school	5
62A	116. Storage unit	7
63A	117. Settle in, say	6
64A	119. Used-up crayons	4
65A	121. "Nearly done!"	7
66A	122. Big name in sparkling water	7
67A	124. Kathmandu resident	6
68A	128. Some paintings of water lilies at 116-Down	6
69A	129. Role for Geena Davis in "A League of Their Own"	6
70A	130. Casino worker	6
71A	131. "Therefore ..."	5
72A	132. Verbally notify	5
73A	133. Highly embellished	6

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Clip on, say"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cause to be attached
• Similar words include: confiscate, impound, bind
• Opposite of: detach

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Answer: ATTACH

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2A: "7. Facing the pitcher"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ATBAT

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3A: "12. Some budget-friendly grocery stores"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ALDIS

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4A: "17. It's on a roll!"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the united states
• Similar words include: submarine, zep, hoagy
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: HOAGIE

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5A: "18. Sculpted"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that shape or influence; give direction to
• Similar words include: determine, forge, regulate
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SHAPED

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6A: "20. Minimalist swimwear"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SPEEDO

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7A: "21. Mineral found in seaweed"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)
• Similar words include: tincture of iodine, I, iodin
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: IODINE

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8A: "22. Certain supervisor on a film set"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: KEYGRIP

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9A: "24. Cozy garment"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
• Similar words include: jumper, perspirer
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SWEATER

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10A: "25. Giveaway"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)
• Similar words include: state, severalize, evidence
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TELL

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11A: "27. Setting for "Gorillas in the Mist""

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a landlocked republic in central africa; formerly a german colony
• Similar words include: Ruanda, Rwandese Republic
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: RWANDA

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12A: "28. Spot for a grill"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: AIRVENT

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13A: "29. Starters"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ATEAM

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14A: "32. "Rumor has it ...""

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: IHEAR

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15A: "34. Most slipshod"

9 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that lacking neatness or order
• Similar words include: swampy, haphazard, slapdash
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: SLOPPIEST

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16A: "36. On the ___"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a rapid escape (as by criminals)
• Similar words include: scat, turn tail, run
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LAM

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17A: "37. Etta James record in the Grammy Hall of Fame"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ATLAST

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18A: "39. Fungal structure"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the distinctive form in which a thing is made
• Similar words include: determine, cast, stamp
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MOLD

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19A: "40. Californie, par exemple"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ETAT

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20A: "41. "Big Blue""

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IBM

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21A: "42. So-called "rooster sauce""

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: SRIRACHA

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22A: "44. Fails ignominiously, in slang"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: EATSIT

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23A: "46. Drag show accessories"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur
• Similar words include: boa, feather boa
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BOAS

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24A: "48. "___ Song" (Taylor Swift hit)"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OUR

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25A: "49. 30 minutes to 3, in British English"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: HALFTWO

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26A: "51. Beethoven's ___ (the "Fate" Symphony)"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a united states gallon
• Similar words include: twenty percent, one-fifth, fifth part
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FIFTH

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27A: "55. Caitlin Clark's alma mater"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of the siouan people formerly living in iowa and minnesota and missouri
• Similar words include: Ioway, IA, Hawkeye State
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IOWA

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28A: "56. Gritty genre"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NOIR

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29A: "58. ___ tai (cocktail)"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MAI

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30A: "59. What makes a dresser dressier?"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that black tropical american cuckoo
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ANI

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31A: "61. "Je vous en ___" (French words of politeness)"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PRIE

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32A: "62. Fuss"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a rapid active commotion
• Similar words include: fuss, stir, bustle
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ADO

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33A: "64. Eager"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a funeral lament sung with loud wailing
• Similar words include: bang-up, slap-up, stabbing
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: KEEN

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34A: "66. Relay race segment"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
• Similar words include: stage, peg, branch
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LEG

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35A: "68. "Vous êtes ___" (notation on a French map)"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ICI

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36A: "70. Not Dem. or Rep."

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IND

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37A: "71. March 8 observance connecting billions of people around the world ... including the 22 people whose names cross this answer"

22 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________________

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Answer: INTERNATIONALWOMENSDAY

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38A: "77. Member of the fam"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a female person who has the same parents as another person
• Similar words include: sister, International System, SI
• Opposite of: brother

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Answer: SIS

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39A: "78. Feel bad"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that aromatic bulb used as seasoning
• Similar words include: trouble, pain, garlic
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AIL

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40A: "79. Like some humor"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
• Similar words include: ironical, juiceless, ironic
• Opposite of: wet, phlegmy

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Answer: DRY

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41A: "80. Style for Detroit's Fisher Building"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production
• Similar words include: art deco
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DECO

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42A: "81. Kind of moment"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AHA

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43A: "82. Make out, in Manchester"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
• Similar words include: osculate, kiss, buss
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SNOG

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44A: "84. Backwoods refusal"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NAW

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45A: "86. Soft shoe, informally"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MOC

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46A: "88. Ephron who wrote "When Harry Met Sally ...""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NORA

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47A: "90. Similar"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that similar in quality or character
• Similar words include: kin, consanguineal, kindred
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AKIN

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48A: "93. Sch. in College Station, Tex."

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AANDM

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49A: "95. It's dangerous to ride a bicycle with this"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NOHANDS

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50A: "98. Reactor safety agcy."

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an independent federal agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants
• Similar words include: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NRC

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51A: "99. Get one's feet wet?"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that english tennis player who won many women's singles titles (born in 1945)
• Similar words include: Virginia Wade
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: WADE

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52A: "100. Become rich and successful, so to speak"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
• Similar words include: make it, come, go far
• Opposite of: leave

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Answer: ARRIVE

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53A: "102. Like raw footage vis-à-vis enhanced footage"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
• Similar words include: mealy, farinaceous, granular
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: GRAINIER

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54A: "105. Pronoun for most of the people in this puzzle"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: HER

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55A: "106. Ancient Greek instrument"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a harp used by ancient greeks for accompaniment
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LYRE

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56A: "107. Muppet who was once a regular guest on "The Rosie O'Donnell Show""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ELMO

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57A: "109. Lustrous"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a magazine printed on good quality paper
• Similar words include: lustrous, shining, sheeny
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: GLOSSY

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58A: "110. Loo"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
• Similar words include: privy, john, toilet
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LAV

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59A: "111. Formal notes"

9 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a written proposal or reminder
• Similar words include: memo, memorandum
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: MEMORANDA

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60A: "113. "City of a Thousand Minarets""

5 letters Category: Wordplay

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: capital of Egypt, El Qahira, Egyptian capital
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CAIRO

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61A: "114. French school"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ECOLE

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62A: "116. Storage unit"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of information equal to 1000 kilobits or 10^6 (1,000,000) bits
• Similar words include: Mb, Mbit
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: MEGABIT

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63A: "117. Settle in, say"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that remove from its packing
• Similar words include: take out
• Opposite of: pack

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Answer: UNPACK

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64A: "119. Used-up crayons"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small lump or protuberance
• Similar words include: stub, core, substance
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NUBS

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65A: "121. "Nearly done!""

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ONETOGO

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66A: "122. Big name in sparkling water"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: PERRIER

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67A: "124. Kathmandu resident"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a native or inhabitant of nepal
• Similar words include: Nepalese
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: NEPALI

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68A: "128. Some paintings of water lilies at 116-Down"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that french impressionist painter (1840-1926)
• Similar words include: Monet, Claude Monet
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MONETS

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69A: "129. Role for Geena Davis in "A League of Their Own""

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DOTTIE

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70A: "130. Casino worker"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
• Similar words include: trader, monger, principal
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DEALER

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71A: "131. "Therefore ...""

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ANDSO

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72A: "132. Verbally notify"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SAYTO

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73A: "133. Highly embellished"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details; ; -john milton
• Similar words include: flowery
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ORNATE

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Poke fish, often	3
2D	2. As well	3
3D	3. Touch	3
4D	4. Feeling of distress	5
5D	5. Movie palaces	7
6D	6. Cry from a dog walker	4
7D	7. Inquire	3
8D	8. ___ May, former British P.M.	7
9D	9. Drama series co-starring Pamela Anderson	8
10D	10. ___ score (neonatal measure)	5
11D	11. Seabird	4
12D	12. Predinner beverage	8
13D	13. Show gratitude for service	9
14D	14. Loathe	6
15D	15. Part of PIN: Abbr.	5
16D	16. Photocopier function	4
17D	19. Simple rebuttal	5
18D	20. Makes a choice on Tinder, e.g.	6
19D	23. Structure in a shipping container	6
20D	24. Sucker	3
21D	26. First (and last) queen of Hawaii	12
22D	29. Good thing for a suspect to have	5
23D	30. Verboten	5
24D	31. Actress who portrayed Hermione Granger	10
25D	33. Tubman of the Underground Railroad	7
26D	35. Indigenous people of the Great Lakes	5
27D	38. Sci-fi franchise that takes place in "the Grid"	4
28D	39. 2014 Peace Prize laureate Yousafzai	6
29D	43. Green eggs' partner	3
30D	45. Author who won a Pulitzer for "Beloved"	12
31D	47. One-named singer of "Smooth Operator"	4
32D	50. Sally with two Oscars	5
33D	52. Mexican painter known for her self-portraits	10
34D	53. Turner who was twice inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame	4
35D	54. Inventor and actress Lamarr	4
36D	57. Tara of "Sharknado"	4
37D	60. ___ Spice, Grammy-nominated rapper	3
38D	63. "R.I.P." singer Rita ___	3
39D	65. Silent film star Talmadge	5
40D	67. ___ Stefani, lead vocalist for No Doubt	4
41D	69. Celebrity chef Garten	3
42D	71. Rae who co-created "Insecure"	4
43D	72. Singer and civil rights activist Simone	4
44D	73. Memoirist Anaïs who wrote "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage"	3
45D	74. Oscar winner Lupita	6
46D	75. Groundbreaking Supreme Court justice appointed in 1981	7
47D	76. Anna Howard ___, leader in the suffrage movement	4
48D	83. Aussie greeting	9
49D	85. Like some textiles	5
50D	87. Burnable storage unit, in brief	3
51D	89. They can't be returned	4
52D	91. As good as it gets	5
53D	92. Skydiving requirement	5
54D	94. Styx song that starts "Domo arigato"	8
55D	96. Delayed	6
56D	97. Wisdom	8
57D	101. Equips again, as a ship	6
58D	103. "Not bad!"	7
59D	104. Roggenbock, e.g.	7
60D	106. Babe the Blue Ox, e.g.	6
61D	108. Like zebras, but not tigers	5
62D	111. Baseball announcer's update	5
63D	112. From ___ Z	3
64D	113. Spanish letter	5
65D	115. Floor show?	5
66D	116. See 128-Across	4
67D	118. Experts	4
68D	120. Ctrl-Z action	4
69D	123. ___ Speedwagon	3
70D	125. In the manner of	3
71D	126. Tennis call	3
72D	127. Fuming feeling	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Poke fish, often"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AHI

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2D: "2. As well"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
• Similar words include: also, likewise, as well
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TOO

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3D: "3. Touch"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a slight amount or degree of difference
• Similar words include: shade
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TAD

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4D: "4. Feeling of distress"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AGITA

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5D: "5. Movie palaces"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a medium that disseminates moving pictures
• Similar words include: picture palace, movie house, movie theatre
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: CINEMAS

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6D: "6. Cry from a dog walker"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
• Similar words include: bounder, hound, reheel
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HEEL

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7D: "7. Inquire"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that inquire about
• Similar words include: involve, call for, necessitate
• Opposite of: obviate

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Answer: ASK

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8D: "8. ___ May, former British P.M."

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that indian nun and missionary in the roman catholic church (born of albanian parents in what is now macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in india (1910-1997)
• Similar words include: Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, Teresa, Mother Theresa
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: THERESA

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9D: "9. Drama series co-starring Pamela Anderson"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: BAYWATCH

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10D: "10. ___ score (neonatal measure)"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: APGAR

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11D: "11. Seabird"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TERN

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12D: "12. Predinner beverage"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: APERITIF

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13D: "13. Show gratitude for service"

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: LEAVEATIP

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14D: "14. Loathe"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
• Similar words include: hate
• Opposite of: love

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Answer: DETEST

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15D: "15. Part of PIN: Abbr."

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: IDENT

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16D: "16. Photocopier function"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
• Similar words include: screen, assort, kind
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SORT

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17D: "19. Simple rebuttal"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DIDSO

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18D: "20. Makes a choice on Tinder, e.g."

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sweeping stroke or blow
• Similar words include: purloin, hook, lift
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SWIPES

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19D: "23. Structure in a shipping container"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art
• Similar words include: palette
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: PALLET

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20D: "24. Sucker"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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: cosh, run down, play out
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SAP

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21D: "26. First (and last) queen of Hawaii"

12 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that queen of the hawaiian islands (1838-1917)
• Similar words include: Lydia Kamekeha Paki Liliuokalani
• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: LILIUOKALANI

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22D: "29. Good thing for a suspect to have"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
• Similar words include: excuse, exculpation, self-justification
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ALIBI

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23D: "30. Verboten"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a prejudice (especially in polynesia and other south pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
• Similar words include: forbidden, verboten, tabu
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TABOO

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24D: "31. Actress who portrayed Hermione Granger"

10 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: EMMAWATSON

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25D: "33. Tubman of the Underground Railroad"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: HARRIET

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26D: "35. Indigenous people of the Great Lakes"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ODAWA

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27D: "38. Sci-fi franchise that takes place in "the Grid""

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TRON

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28D: "39. 2014 Peace Prize laureate Yousafzai"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MALALA

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29D: "43. Green eggs' partner"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
• Similar words include: ham actor, ham it up, gammon
• Opposite of: underact

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Answer: HAM

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30D: "45. Author who won a Pulitzer for "Beloved""

12 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: TONIMORRISON

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31D: "47. One-named singer of "Smooth Operator""

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that french soldier and writer whose descriptions of sexual perversion gave rise to the term `sadism' (1740-1814)
• Similar words include: Comte Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade, de Sade, Marquis de Sade
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SADE

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32D: "50. Sally with two Oscars"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
• Similar words include: field of view, theater of operations, sphere
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FIELD

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33D: "52. Mexican painter known for her self-portraits"

10 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: FRIDAKAHLO

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34D: "53. Turner who was twice inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TINA

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35D: "54. Inventor and actress Lamarr"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HEDY

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36D: "57. Tara of "Sharknado""

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of david hume (1710-1796)
• Similar words include: Thomas Reid
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: REID

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37D: "60. ___ Spice, Grammy-nominated rapper"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that water frozen in the solid state
• Similar words include: deoxyephedrine, chicken feed, internal-combustion engine
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ICE

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38D: "63. "R.I.P." singer Rita ___"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mouth or mouthlike opening
• Similar words include: oculus sinister, bone, os
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ORA

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39D: "65. Silent film star Talmadge"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near lupus and ara in the milky way
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NORMA

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40D: "67. ___ Stefani, lead vocalist for No Doubt"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GWEN

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41D: "69. Celebrity chef Garten"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: INA

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42D: "71. Rae who co-created "Insecure""

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ISSA

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43D: "72. Singer and civil rights activist Simone"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of ea
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NINA

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44D: "73. Memoirist Anaïs who wrote "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage""

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NIN

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45D: "74. Oscar winner Lupita"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: NYONGO

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46D: "75. Groundbreaking Supreme Court justice appointed in 1981"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: OCONNOR

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47D: "76. Anna Howard ___, leader in the suffrage movement"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004)
• Similar words include: Anna Howard Shaw, Arthur Jacob Arshawsky, G. B. Shaw
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SHAW

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48D: "83. Aussie greeting"

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: GDAYMATES

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49D: "85. Like some textiles"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that interlace by or as if by weaving
• Similar words include: meander, waver, thread
• Opposite of: unweave, unwoven

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Answer: WOVEN

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50D: "87. Burnable storage unit, in brief"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CDR

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51D: "89. They can't be returned"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Similar words include: sensation, angiotensin-converting enzyme, sweep through
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ACES

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52D: "91. As good as it gets"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
• Similar words include: apotheosis, nonpareil, idealistic
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: IDEAL

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53D: "92. Skydiving requirement"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
• Similar words include: boldness, brass, mettle
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NERVE

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54D: "94. Styx song that starts "Domo arigato""

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: MRROBOTO

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55D: "96. Delayed"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HELDUP

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56D: "97. Wisdom"

8 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
• Similar words include: discernment, judiciousness, sagaciousness
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: SAGACITY

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57D: "101. Equips again, as a ship"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: RERIGS

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58D: "103. "Not bad!""

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ILIKEIT

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59D: "104. Roggenbock, e.g."

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: RYEBEER

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60D: "106. Babe the Blue Ox, e.g."

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
• Similar words include: caption, fable
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: LEGEND

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61D: "108. Like zebras, but not tigers"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
• Similar words include: man
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MANED

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62D: "111. Baseball announcer's update"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MENON

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63D: "112. From ___ Z"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ATO

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64D: "113. Spanish letter"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CARTA

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65D: "115. Floor show?"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CSPAN

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66D: "116. See 128-Across"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MOMA

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67D: "118. Experts"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an athlete who plays for pay
• Similar words include: professional, pro
• Opposite of: con, amateur

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Answer: PROS

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68D: "120. Ctrl-Z action"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
• Similar words include: unwrap, unmake, loosen
• Opposite of: wrap, make

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Answer: UNDO

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69D: "123. ___ Speedwagon"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: REO

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70D: "125. In the manner of"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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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71D: "126. Tennis call"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a brutal terrorist group active in kashmir; fights against india with the goal of restoring islamic rule of india
• Similar words include: permit, lease, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba
• Opposite of: forbid, disallow

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Answer: LET

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72D: "127. Fuming feeling"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
• Similar words include: ira, wrath, anger
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IRE

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73 Across Clues

72 Down Clues

145 Total Clues

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