| __-second rule |
LA Times Daily |
19 Oct 2025 |
| See 70-Across |
New York Times |
29 Sep 2025 |
| Number of Grammys won by Kendrick Lamar's 2024 hit "Not Like Us" |
|
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| "The ___ Seasons," 1981 rom-com about a group of friends on vacation ... with 40a added in |
|
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| 9 Across number |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
11 Aug 2025 |
| V (4) |
The Guardian Quick |
07 Jul 2025 |
| A short rest, during rehearsal |
|
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| Roman's four iron's outside this number |
|
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| Number of West Bromwich Albion FA Cup Final wins (4) |
|
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| "___ second rule," food safety myth you might have learned in school |
|
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| (High [___ Guys] |
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| (High [?) Guys] |
USA Today Quick |
24 May 2025 |
| Nine to ___, 1980 film starring Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton (4) |
|
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| Word on a nickel |
Thomas Joseph |
21 May 2025 |
| Number of 'turns' in a grinner knot (4) |
|
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| Dublin landmark namechecked in the Boomtown Rats Rat Trap. (4,5) |
|
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| ___-second rule, classic childhood belief that was debunked on "MythBusters" |
|
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| ____-and-dime |
|
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| Number of Romans spotted in the middle of Dover |
|
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| Number of books in the Torah (4) |
|
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| Famous ___, Enid Blyton gang (4) |
Puzzler |
25 Mar 2025 |
| Boy band noted for their 1999 No. 1 hit Keep On Movin' (4) |
|
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| ___-spice powder (Chinese seasoning blend) |
|
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| More than one of this comes in a bunch (4) |
|
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| Number four iron taken out (4) |
|
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| Number of Great Lakes |
Universal |
08 Mar 2025 |
| In iron, four can add one to that (4) |
|
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| Number I've had after first fight (4) |
|
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| Approximate percentage of doctors who were women in the pre-WWII days |
|
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| Firstly, in villages, employees stop working at this time (4) |
|
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| 'V' represents it (4) |
|
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| Number represented by Roman numeral V (4) |
|
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| I have to follow loud number (4) |
|
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| High follower |
LA Times Daily |
05 Jan 2025 |
| Late afternoon hour |
Newsday |
05 Jan 2025 |
| ___-finger discount |
|
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| Half of a decade or the next number in a New Year's countdown (go to 34d to find out what you can do next year) |
|
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| Last digit in the New Year we're about to welcome: 2025 |
|
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| One quarter of twenty (4) |
|
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| The length of office in years of the French president (4) |
|
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| Without 4 iron making longest par on course |
|
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| Half of ten (4) |
Commuter |
21 Dec 2024 |
| According to the carol, The Twelve Days of Christmas (1909), how many gold rings were sent to the true love? (4) |
|
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| Famous number? |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
16 Dec 2024 |
| Jackson ____ (pop quintet) |
USA Today Quick |
12 Dec 2024 |
| Twenty divided by four equals _ (4) |
|
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| The Famous ___-, Enid Blyton adaptation (4) |
|
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| Number I have loudly at first (4) |
|
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| "Hawaii __-O" |
|
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| Number four in iron? One more! (4) |
|
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| Quintet, loud, that is maintaining volume |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
01 Nov 2024 |
| Number 4 is seen in fine clothing (4) |
|
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| Three plus two |
|
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| Aussie series about housemates (___- Bedrooms) |
|
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| Bill with Lincoln's face |
Commuter |
18 Sep 2024 |
| Not quite half a dozen |
Newsday |
17 Sep 2024 |
| High ____, congratulatory gesture |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
15 Sep 2024 |
| How many rings are on the Olympic flag? |
|
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| Nine-to-___ (job hours) |
|
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| Number in a quintet |
Mirror Tea Time |
22 Aug 2024 |
| "Slaughterhouse _" 1965 Vonnegut novel (4) |
|
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| Number of Tracey brothers in Thunderbirds (4) |
|
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| A number four iron brought out |
|
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| Four clapped in iron makes one more (4) |
|
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| Common quitting time |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Jun 2024 |
| Not very many |
Newsday |
13 Jun 2024 |
| Number in a quintet |
The Times Concise |
11 Jun 2024 |
| Number of years in an SA president's term (4) |
|
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| Number of rings in the Olympic logo, representing inhabited continents (4) |
|
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| Number of Oscar nominations for Jodie Foster |
|
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| Camptown racetrack is how many miles long? (4) |
|
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| How many players are there in a futsal team? (4) |
|
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| One more than four (4) |
|
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| "___ stars!" ("I loved it!") |
USA Today |
22 May 2024 |
| A number of stones for dibs (4) |
|
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| Four, initially - I have more! (4) |
|
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| How many rings are there in the Olympic flag? (4) |
|
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| "Hawaii - -O" |
|
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| Maximum number of contestants in a Come Dine With Me competition (4) |
|
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| Roman V |
|
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| Number of lines on a musical staff |
USA Today |
19 Apr 2024 |
| _ litres, the Porsche 928 S4's engine capacity (4) |
|
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| ____ o'clock shadow |
|
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| Number needed for a singular game? (4) |
|
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| Basketball team number |
|
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| The number of toes most people have on each foot (4) |
|
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| Basketball side |
|
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| Take __ (rest) |
Commuter |
26 Mar 2024 |
| Number of piano concertos composed by 5 down (4) |
|
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| V in Roman numerals |
|
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| Quitting time, for some |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Mar 2024 |
| The number of 'Great Lakes' that are clustered in east-central North America (4) |
|
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| McFly song, _ Colours In Her Hair (4) |
|
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| - |
New York Times |
03 Mar 2024 |
| "- Easy Pieces" |
|
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| *Typical number of nominations in one Oscar category |
|
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| ___ Nights at Freddy's (2023 horror flick) |
Universal |
21 Feb 2024 |
| Number of players on an NBA starting lineup |
USA Today |
20 Feb 2024 |
| Number in quintet |
|
|
| Number of dice in Yahtzee |
New York Times Mini |
07 Jan 2024 |
| ___ o'clock shadow |
|
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| Late afternoon |
Newsday |
04 Jan 2024 |
| Half of a decade or the next number in a New Year's countdown (go to 34d to find out what you can do next year) |
|
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| Number four iron's gripped (4) |
|
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| (1/5) Start of a New Year's Eve countdown...or the result of 100 divided by 20 |
|
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| With 1-Down, what a posh hotel might be given |
|
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| The number of Great Lakes between Canada and the US (4) |
|
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| Number of cents in a nickel |
|
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| Number four iron’s gripped |
|
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| Number of Great Lakes |
USA Today |
03 Dec 2023 |
| 2011 action movie in which Michelle appears in a photo |
|
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| Sides of a pentagon |
|
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| "Full fathom ... thy father lies" (The Tempest) |
|
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| Age of many kindergarten students |
USA Today |
21 Nov 2023 |
| "___ Years Time," 2007 song by Noah and the Whale which is also their debut single |
|
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| "The Famous ___," adventure novel by Enid Blyton about the adventures of a group of children |
|
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| A number one has to pursue loudly |
The Times Cryptic |
29 Aug 2023 |
| 'High' number? |
New York Times |
17 Aug 2023 |
| Late afternoon |
Newsday |
06 Aug 2023 |
| France 4, Spain 5 |
The Guardian Quiptic |
03 Jul 2023 |
| Office worker's usual finishing time? |
The Guardian Quick |
29 Jun 2023 |
| One has to pursue female figure |
The Guardian Cryptic |
01 Jun 2023 |
| _____ Islands, Nova Scotia |
Canadiana |
24 Apr 2023 |
| High-___ (palm-slapping gesture) |
|
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| What a cast might be told to take |
Newsday |
13 Apr 2023 |
| Number of pillars of Islam |
Universal |
01 Jan 2023 |
| Middle of a New Year's Eve countdown! |
|
|
| Bill in a cash register |
USA Today |
10 Dec 2022 |
| Pentagon side count |
|
|
| Number of dice in Yahtzee |
New York Times |
27 Sep 2022 |
| Bill in a till |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Sep 2022 |
| V |
New York Times |
23 Sep 2022 |
| "___ Easy Pieces," 1970 drama film that features Frederic Chopin's "Prelude, Op. 28, No. 4" |
|
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| Quitting time, for many |
New York Times |
07 Jul 2022 |
| Joe DiMaggio's jersey number that has been retired |
|
|
| See 8 |
The Guardian Cryptic |
26 Apr 2022 |
| Pillars of Islam count |
The Washington Post |
29 Mar 2022 |
| Pillars of Islam count |
LA Times Daily |
29 Mar 2022 |
| Word on a nickel |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Mar 2022 |
| "The ___-Year Engagement," 2012 movie starring Emily Blunt and Jason Segel as a couple whose wedding gets constantly postponed |
|
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| Cardinal in all sections of Voluntary Service Overseas |
The Times Cryptic |
23 Dec 2021 |
| … and replacing American in top basketball team? |
|
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| Four followed female with a bit of envy. How many persons does that make? |
|
|
| Not quite a half-dozen |
Newsday |
22 Sep 2021 |
| ______ golden rings |
Canadiana |
30 Aug 2021 |
| Common quitting time |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 Aug 2021 |
| High-___ (palm-slapping gesture) |
|
|
| "High-___!" |
|
|
| Pentagon side count |
|
|
| Count in a quintet |
Newsday |
04 May 2021 |
| Number |
The Times Concise |
03 May 2021 |
| Lincoln's bill |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Apr 2021 |
| Number of sides the Pentagon has |
|
|
| Superb striker cutting wood |
|
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| Cents in a nickel |
Newsday |
02 Mar 2021 |
| Bill with Lincoln |
Premier Sunday |
14 Feb 2021 |
| Number symbolized by its third letter |
Universal |
04 Feb 2021 |
| _____ Islands, Nova Scotia |
Canadiana |
25 Jan 2021 |
| Pentagon's number of sides |
USA Today |
06 Dec 2020 |
| "___ on a Treasure Island," 1957 British film serial based on the novel of the same name by Enid Blyton |
|
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| Nine-to-__ worker |
Newsday |
23 Nov 2020 |
| Numeric name of a time-traveling character in 'The Umbrella Academy' |
The Washington Post Sunday |
04 Oct 2020 |
| Brilliant light installed in tree |
|
|
| Number of angles in a pentagon |
Universal |
17 Aug 2020 |
| Supreme Court majority |
Universal |
05 Aug 2020 |
| A quarter of twenty |
Premier Sunday |
21 Jun 2020 |
| See 45-Across |
Universal |
21 May 2020 |
| Number of digits that some hands have |
USA Today |
06 Apr 2020 |
| End of the workday, often |
USA Today |
24 Mar 2020 |
| Pentagon side count |
|
|
| Senses count |
Universal |
20 Jan 2020 |
| A short rest, so to speak |
|
|
| A short rest, so to speak |
New York Times |
22 Dec 2019 |
| Quitting time, for some |
USA Today |
17 Oct 2019 |
| {See Notepad} |
|
|
| {See Notepad} |
New York Times |
07 Oct 2019 |
| "Hawaii ___-O," 1968 police procedural show starring Jack Lord that is set in Hawaii |
|
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| Brubeck's 'Take ___' |
USA Today |
10 Aug 2019 |
| Till bill |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Jun 2019 |
| Word on a nickel |
Thomas Joseph |
11 Jun 2019 |
| Nine-to-___, phrase referring to regular work hours |
|
|
| "The Fall of ___," fourth novel in the "Lorien Legacies" series |
|
|
| Time to knock off work, maybe |
New York Times |
12 May 2019 |
| Orange ball |
New York Times |
09 Feb 2019 |
| Common office-closing hour |
USA Today |
04 Feb 2019 |
| Cube root of 125 |
The Times Concise |
23 Jan 2019 |
| Enid Blyton's "The Famous ___" |
|
|
| Till bill |
|
|
| Number of spaces the tab key moved the carriage, on early typewriters |
|
|
| Orange ball |
|
|
| Time to knock off work, maybe |
|
|
| Brubeck's "Take ___" |
|
|
| Common office-closing hour |
|
|
| Quitting time, for some |
|
|
| Dave Brubeck classic 'Take __' |
The Washington Post |
26 Dec 2018 |
| Dave Brubeck classic "Take __" |
LA Times Daily |
26 Dec 2018 |
| Bill in a till |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Dec 2018 |
| Sawbuck halved |
Universal |
13 Dec 2018 |
| Fin |
LA Times Daily |
17 Nov 2018 |
| Fin |
The Washington Post |
17 Nov 2018 |
| With 25-Down, phrase on some coins |
USA Today |
31 Aug 2018 |
| Bill depicting Lincoln |
Premier Sunday |
29 Jul 2018 |
| Pentagon side count |
The Washington Post |
21 May 2018 |
| Pentagon side count |
LA Times Daily |
21 May 2018 |
| Bill with Lincoln's portrait |
Family Time |
05 Mar 2018 |
| Brubeck's "Take ___" |
USA Today |
27 Feb 2018 |
| Sawbuck halved |
|
|
| Fin |
|
|
| Bill in a till |
|
|
| With 25-Down, phrase on some coins |
|
|
| Dave Brubeck classic "Take __" |
|
|
| Pentagon side count |
|
|
| See 33-Across |
New York Times |
20 Dec 2017 |
| Orange pool ball number |
Jonesin |
14 Nov 2017 |
| 'High-__!' |
The Washington Post |
29 Oct 2017 |
| I have quiet words with female on the game |
|
|
| Number four in empty fridge |
|
|
| "Fast ___," 2011 film |
|
|
| Basketball team |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Sep 2017 |
| Quintet count |
Newsday |
12 Jul 2017 |
| Cardinal has predecessor cast in iron |
|
|
| Quitting hour for many |
USA Today |
05 Jun 2017 |
| Solid orange ball |
New York Times |
31 May 2017 |
| Common quitting time |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 May 2017 |
| Growth vagrant had views of, covering round face |
|
|
| Number of events in a pentathlon |
The Washington Post |
20 Jan 2017 |
| Solid orange ball |
|
|
| See 33-Across |
|
|
| Quitting hour for many |
|
|
| "High-__!" |
|
|
| Quintet |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 Dec 2016 |
| Word on a nickel |
Family Time |
26 Sep 2016 |
| Low roll in craps |
Jonesin |
23 Aug 2016 |
| Cardinal commonly seen in the velvet revolution |
The Telegraph Toughie |
12 Feb 2016 |
| Number in a quintet |
The Sun Two Speed |
11 Jan 2016 |
| Note, I have this number |
The Sun Two Speed |
11 Jan 2016 |
| Late afternoon hour |
Newsday |
07 Oct 2015 |
| Half of 116-Down |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Sep 2015 |
| Seven seen off, how many will be left? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
25 Aug 2015 |
| Basketball-team count |
Newsday |
01 Jul 2015 |
| Cardinal that contributes to every part of Voluntary Service Overseas |
The Telegraph Toughie |
12 Jun 2015 |
| It may be taken by a cast |
Universal |
20 Mar 2015 |
| Fellow setter's figure |
|
|
| Basketball-team count |
|
|
| Half of 116-Down |
|
|
| Joe DiMaggio's retired number |
|
|
| Quitting time |
|
|
| Dap alternative |
|
|
| Cents in a nickel |
|
|
| It may be taken by a cast |
|
|
| Late afternoon hour |
|
|
| Cardinal's expression of disgust about Vatican City |
|
|
| Maximum on a hurricane wind scale |
|
|
| Quintet quorum |
|
|
| Dave Clark ___ |
|
|
| Quincunx dot count |
|
|
| Common quitting time |
|
|
| "Lincoln" |
|
|
| Word after "take" or "give me" |
|
|
| Number Tom Petty album "Long After Dark" was |
|
|
| Quitting time for many |
|
|
| Common quitting time |
|
|
| ___ Guys (hamburger chain) |
|
|
| Halfway between eleven and eleven |
|
|
| Quitting time, for some |
|
|
| ... of a 1964 Kennedy stamp |
|
|
| Ten halved |
|
|
| Smallish bill |
|
|
| Punch-out time, often |
|
|
| Popular shift ender |
|
|
| "Gimme ___!" |
|
|
| See 71-Across |
|
|
| Bill with Lincoln's portrait |
|
|
| Late afternoon |
|
|
| V |
|
|
| Almost half a dozen |
|
|
| Hoop group |
|
|
| Something to take when you need a break? |
|
|
| Nine-to-__ |
|
|
| Lincoln's bill |
|
|
| What musicians take between sets? |
|
|
| With "and" and 59-Down, 4-Down |
|
|
| Nine-to-__ |
|
|
| What musicians take between sets? |
|
|
| With "and" and 59-Down, 4-Down |
|
|
| Punch-out time |
|
|
| V, to Valerian |
|
|
| *End of a 38-Across |
|
|
| Punch-out time |
|
|
| Time to quit, maybe |
|
|
| Word on a nickel |
|
|
| Something to take when you need a break? |
|
|
| Bill with Lincoln's portrait |
|
|
| Workday end for many |
|
|
| Something to take when you need a break? |
|
|
| Lowest possible score in a Yahtzee game |
|
|
| __ o'clock shadow |
|
|
| Number of letters in the theme word |
|
|
| Quitting time for many |
|
|
| Golden rings count |
|
|
| Common quitting time |
|
|
| Fin, in slang |
|
|
| Olympic-ring count |
|
|
| "Give me ___" |
|
|
| Till bill |
|
|
| With 102-Across, London-New York time difference |
|
|
| Break-taker's number |
|
|
| Number of events in a pentathlon |
|
|
| Quitting time, perhaps |
|
|
| High number? |
|
|
| Time to go home, for many |
|
|
| Orange solid |
|
|
| V |
|
|
| One in ___ (20%) |
|
|
| Fin number |
|
|
| "___ Easy Pieces" |
|
|
| Kindergartner's age |
|
|
| A cast may take it |
|
|
| V |
|
|
| Abe's bill |
|
|
| Half a sawbuck |
|
|
| Number of players on a basketball team |
|
|
| Quitting time, often |
|
|
| Closing time |
|
|
| Cardinal in all sections of Voluntary Service Overseas |
|
|
| A handful? |
|
|
| Day shift end |
|
|
| Wallet item |
|
|
| Joe DiMaggio's number |
|
|
| A short rest, in actors' lingo |
|
|
| Break-taker's number |
|
|
| It may be taken by a cast |
|
|
| Bill with Lincoln's portrait |
|
|
| Take ___ (rest) |
|
|
| Word after take or high |
|
|
| Give me ___! |
|
|
| Joe DiMaggio's number |
|
|
| Quintet |
|
|
| Face-stubble time |
|
|
| Lincoln bill |
|
|
| High ___ (gesture of triumph) |
|
|
| Basketball team |
|
|
| Quitting time, for some |
|
|
| "___ Card Stud," 1968 film |
|
|
| Quinary group |
|
|
| Knicks or Nets |
|
|
| Court team |
|
|
| ___-fingered ivy |
|
|
| Bulls or Bullets |
|
|
| Reporter's ___ W's |
|
|
| Quitting time for most |
|
|
| Fin |
|
|
| Knicks, e.g. |
|
|
| Knicks or Celtics |
|
|
| Knicks or Lakers |
|
|
| Tea time. |
|
|
| Rush hour. |
|
|
| Athletic group. |
|
|
| Court team. |
|
|
| The third baseman's number. |
|
|
| "Globetrotters," for example. |
|
|
| Number |
|
|
| Third baseman on the scorecard. |
|
|
| ___ percenter. |
|
|
| ___ Year plan. |
|
|
| Take ___ (rest) |
|
|
| Knicks. |
|
|
| "Shadow" time. |
|
|
| Basketball team. |
|
|
| Years in a lustrum. |
|
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