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The revealer at 50A suggests it has something to do with “sticky yellow squares” — POST-IT NOTES. We can look to the circled letters to find our next clue. They're notes on a scale: DO, RE, MI. The notes come after the letters I and T in all of the answers, so they're literally “post-IT” notes.
What is a bite sized treat with a hole crossword? ›
Tricky Clues
If a treat with a hole is a doughnut, then a “Bite-size treat with a hole” is a MINI DONUT.
What crossword is disrupt with technology as an existing industry? ›
The ride service Uber, which supplanted standing on the street to hail taxis, has come to symbolize new companies that “Disrupt with technology, as an existing industry” — so much so that there is now a verb named after it. The answer to the clue is UBERIZE. 37A.
What was the memorable ad lib in Midnight Cowboy crossword? ›
Even if you haven't seen the 1969 film “Midnight Cowboy,” you've probably heard of its most famous line — which, as the revealer at 52-Across points out, was improvised. That [Memorable ad-lib] is I'M WALKIN' HERE!
What do GREY squares mean in crossword? ›
Gray - Letters entered in pencil mode. Blue - Letters that have been confirmed with Check.
What is the green paint in a crossword puzzle? ›
An answer like GREEN PAINT is unsatisfying because there's not much to it besides the meaning you get by fusing the two words together. Good multi-word answers, by contrast, are somehow more than the sum of their parts.
What insect also called the Devil's Darning Needle crossword? ›
A dragonfly or damselfly.
What is a thick slice of meat crossword? ›
5 Letters: STEAK.
What is a thin slice of meat or fish crossword? ›
9 Letters: CARPACCIO.
What is the only NFL team to win championships while representing three different cities? ›
Select a team below:
The Rams are the only NFL franchise to win championships in three cities — Cleveland (1945), Los Angeles (1951, 2021) and St.
“Obsolete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsolete.
What is the word for hates technology? ›
Today, the term Luddite is often used to refer to anyone who is opposed to new technology, particularly in the field of IT.
What is the dead man's party band with a rhyming name crossword? ›
45A: ["Dead Man's Party” band with a rhyming name (“Parasite”)] is OINGO BO I NGO, with BONG Joon-Ho cut by an I. 67A: [Attractive to viewers (“Brokeback Mountain”)] is TELE G ENIC, with Ang LEE cut by a G.
Who wrote an angel at my table crossword? ›
An Angel At My Table by Janet Frame | Hachette UK.
What is the code name for the D Day crossword? ›
27 May 1944: 'Overlord' (11 across, clued as "[common]... but some bigwig like this has stolen some of it at times.", code name for the whole D-Day operation: Operation Overlord)
What are the squares in a crossword called? ›
Starting at the corresponding clue number, as with across clues, down clues are written into the grid, from top to bottom. The white squares of a grid are generally called just that — the white squares. The black squares can be called the darks, blanks, blocks or simply the black squares.
What is the yellow sticky? ›
Yellow discharge may occur normally during the menstrual cycle as well as pregnancy, however, it can also be a symptom of certain sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis.
What are the circled squares in the NYT crossword? ›
The letters that will appear in the circles when the Answers are written in spell out words related to the puzzle's theme. the letters in squares that contain circles spell out words related to the theme either when read consecutively or when rearranged to form theme-related words.
What do shaded squares mean in a crossword? ›
Shaded squares in the grid tell us where to find the themed content, but we've still got to figure out what we're looking at. For instance, at 38-Across, there's an [Epigram or elegy] — a POEM, with the letter M shaded. To the right, at 40A, we have a word meaning [Set straight], ALIGN, with all of its letters shaded.
