Helpful NYT Crossword Clue

Last seen: The New York Times, 18 Dec 2025

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OFUSE
5 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Coming in handyCrossword Clue
HandyCrossword Clue
Worth havingCrossword Clue
Good to have aroundCrossword Clue
PracticalCrossword Clue
FunctionalCrossword Clue
BeneficialCrossword Clue
FA join? That's handy!Crossword Clue

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UTILE
5 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
PracticalCrossword Clue
Of helpCrossword Clue
Serving a purposeCrossword Clue
HandyCrossword Clue
PurposefulCrossword Clue
Having a practical purposeCrossword Clue
Of serviceCrossword Clue
Coming in handyCrossword Clue

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USABLE
6 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
In working orderCrossword Clue
FunctionalCrossword Clue
Still in working orderCrossword Clue
In a serviceable stateCrossword Clue
Fit for serviceCrossword Clue
Working in country, live over lakeCrossword Clue
Going to workCrossword Clue

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ACCOMMODATING
13 Letters

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AIDANT
6 Letters

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BENEFICIAL
10 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
AdvantageousCrossword Clue
UsefulCrossword Clue
HelpfulCrossword Clue

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AID
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
HelpCrossword Clue
AssistanceCrossword Clue
HelpCrossword Clue
AssistanceCrossword Clue
AssistanceCrossword Clue
Provide supportCrossword Clue
HelpCrossword Clue
Lend a hand toCrossword Clue
Help outCrossword Clue
ReliefCrossword Clue

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AIDE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Classroom helperCrossword Clue
Campaign workerCrossword Clue
Hill workerCrossword Clue
HelperCrossword Clue
Classroom helperCrossword Clue
Junior stafferCrossword Clue
HelperCrossword Clue
Right-hand personCrossword Clue
AssistantCrossword Clue
White House stafferCrossword Clue

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AIDER
5 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
To help, to HenriCrossword Clue

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AIDERS
6 Letters

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AIDS
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
SuccorsCrossword Clue
Provides assistanceCrossword Clue
Helpful thingsCrossword Clue
AssistsCrossword Clue
Gives a handCrossword Clue
FacilitatesCrossword Clue
Helps outCrossword Clue
AssistsCrossword Clue
Lends a handCrossword Clue
BolstersCrossword Clue

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ALLY
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fellow fighterCrossword Clue
SupporterCrossword Clue
Person to fight withCrossword Clue
McBeal or SheedyCrossword Clue
Friend in a fightCrossword Clue
Political friendCrossword Clue
Friend in a conflictCrossword Clue
SupporterCrossword Clue
Supporter of L.G.B.T.Q. rightsCrossword Clue
Foe's oppositeCrossword Clue

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ARROW
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Common street sign symbolCrossword Clue
Common cursor shapeCrossword Clue
"This way" symbolCrossword Clue
Projectile for LegolasCrossword Clue
It flies from a bowCrossword Clue
Feathered flierCrossword Clue
Bit of ammo for Lara CroftCrossword Clue
→Crossword Clue
-->Crossword Clue
Straight shooter?Crossword Clue

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ASSIST
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Lend a handCrossword Clue
One of 3,234 for Sue BirdCrossword Clue
Be a wingman, e.gCrossword Clue
Credit for a hockey playerCrossword Clue
HelpCrossword Clue
HelpCrossword Clue
Help musician forget Beethoven’s OvertureCrossword Clue
Godzilla’s sister bites backCrossword Clue
HelpCrossword Clue
Datum for a basketball point guardCrossword Clue

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ASSISTERS
9 Letters

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ASST
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Helper (Abbr.)Crossword Clue
Helper (Abbr.)Crossword Clue
Executive's aide (Abbr.)Crossword Clue
Mgr.'s right handCrossword Clue
#2: AbbrCrossword Clue
CEO's aideCrossword Clue
Smithers, to Mr. Burns (Abbr.)Crossword Clue
Helper (Abbr.)Crossword Clue
No. 2: AbbrCrossword Clue
CEO’s helperCrossword Clue

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BEE
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Honeycomb creatorCrossword Clue
Spell-offCrossword Clue
Spelling contestCrossword Clue
Honey Nut Cheerios mascotCrossword Clue
Social gathering of a sortCrossword Clue
Comedian SamanthaCrossword Clue
Busy ___Crossword Clue
Barry B. Benson, for oneCrossword Clue
Nectar collectorCrossword Clue
"Busy" buzzerCrossword Clue

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CLUE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
HintCrossword Clue
This is oneCrossword Clue
"I don't have a ___!"Crossword Clue
Board game with weapons, suspects, and roomsCrossword Clue
HintCrossword Clue
You're reading one right nowCrossword Clue
Game with suspect tokensCrossword Clue
Bit of evidenceCrossword Clue
Popular board gameCrossword Clue
You're reading itCrossword Clue

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CLUES
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Puzzle hintsCrossword Clue
Whodunit discoveriesCrossword Clue
Crossword hintsCrossword Clue
"Blue's ___" (TV show)Crossword Clue
What are you looking at?Crossword Clue
HintsCrossword Clue
HintsCrossword Clue
Crossword hintsCrossword Clue
Fills (in)Crossword Clue
Things detectives look forCrossword Clue

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CUE
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Word with ball or cardCrossword Clue
"Right on ___!"Crossword Clue
Performer's promptCrossword Clue
Right on ___Crossword Clue
Pool stickCrossword Clue
Stick in a pool hallCrossword Clue
Actor's promptCrossword Clue
Star sign?Crossword Clue
"That's my ___!" ("I'm on!")Crossword Clue
Billiards stickCrossword Clue

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DELVERS
7 Letters

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DIAGRAMS
8 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Plans for five hundred and one silver pile driversCrossword Clue
Technical drawingsCrossword Clue

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DOLL
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Sweet personCrossword Clue
Toy that might wear tiny shoesCrossword Clue
Natasha Lyonne's "Russian ___"Crossword Clue
HonCrossword Clue
Sweetie pieCrossword Clue
Get dressed (up)Crossword Clue
Barbie, e.gCrossword Clue
One wearing very little clothing?Crossword Clue
Russian, Dutch or rag?Crossword Clue
Woody of "Toy Story," for oneCrossword Clue

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EASER
5 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
MitigatorCrossword Clue

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ENABLER
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Many a people pleaserCrossword Clue
One who's a well-meaning but bad influence on a friend, maybeCrossword Clue
Person whose "advice" should probably be ignoredCrossword Clue
One who helps penpal buy elsewhere – only looking in prime locationsCrossword Clue
Learner failing to finish book bothered facilitatorCrossword Clue
One providing misguided supportCrossword Clue
Accomplice in addictionCrossword Clue
One facilitates English navy seizing island on way northCrossword Clue
One helps others learn and be freeCrossword Clue
One makes things possibleCrossword Clue

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ENABLERS
8 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
We make possible clothing for Afghan rebels somehowCrossword Clue

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ETAL
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
List-ending abbreviationCrossword Clue
List-shortening abbrCrossword Clue
Catchall abbreviationCrossword Clue
Bibliography abbrCrossword Clue
Abbreviation in a citationCrossword Clue
And othersCrossword Clue
List enderCrossword Clue
Among others, for shortCrossword Clue
Citation abbrCrossword Clue
Latin list shortener, in briefCrossword Clue

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FAVOR
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Someone who says "Do me a solid!" is asking for oneCrossword Clue
Preferential treatmentCrossword Clue
PreferCrossword Clue
Bit of preferential treatmentCrossword Clue
Party giftCrossword Clue
Small act of kindnessCrossword Clue
Give preferential treatment toCrossword Clue
Party handoutCrossword Clue
Hold in high regardCrossword Clue

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FAVORS
6 Letters

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GENIE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Magic lamp dwellerCrossword Clue
Disney role for Robin Williams or Will SmithCrossword Clue
"Aladdin" comic reliefCrossword Clue
Robin Williams role in "Aladdin"Crossword Clue
Bottled spiritCrossword Clue
Spirit of mythCrossword Clue
Recipient of a wish listCrossword Clue
Wish granterCrossword Clue
Granter of wishesCrossword Clue
Comical "Aladdin" characterCrossword Clue

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GENIES
6 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Spirits who grant wishesCrossword Clue
Ones waiting for bottle openers?Crossword Clue
Spirits who grant wishesCrossword Clue
Bottled spiritsCrossword Clue
Bottled spiritsCrossword Clue
Wish grantersCrossword Clue
Beings made from smokeless fire, in the QuranCrossword Clue
Bottled spiritsCrossword Clue

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GOODADVICE
10 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
"Babys utterance (""Papa, number two!"") is helpful guidance (4,6)"Crossword Clue

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GOODFOR
7 Letters

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GOODSAMARITAN
13 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Roadside assistant?Crossword Clue

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HINTS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Helpful link for a daily Spelling Bee solverCrossword Clue
WhiffsCrossword Clue
PointersCrossword Clue
Puzzle nudgesCrossword Clue
Help for the stumpedCrossword Clue
CluesCrossword Clue
Help for those at seaCrossword Clue
Nudges in the right directionCrossword Clue
Has great success taking in an unspecified number of intimatesCrossword Clue
TracesCrossword Clue

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HOWTO
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
GuideCrossword Clue
Guide words?Crossword Clue
Words on many self-help booksCrossword Clue
D.I.Y. genreCrossword Clue
Book genre for do-it-yourselfersCrossword Clue
Instructional book genreCrossword Clue
Explanatory guideCrossword Clue
Hobbyist's bookCrossword Clue
Kind of manualCrossword Clue

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HOWTOS
6 Letters

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INFO
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Facts, for shortCrossword Clue
Facts and figsCrossword Clue
FAQ page contentsCrossword Clue
FactsCrossword Clue
DeetsCrossword Clue
Details, for shortCrossword Clue
The 411Crossword Clue
DataCrossword Clue
Facts and figuresCrossword Clue
DeetsCrossword Clue

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INS
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Business connectionsCrossword Clue
___ and outsCrossword Clue
Useful connectionsCrossword Clue
Career connectionsCrossword Clue
Progressive business: AbbrCrossword Clue
LiMu businessCrossword Clue
___ and outsCrossword Clue
___ and outsCrossword Clue
Social connectionsCrossword Clue
HookupsCrossword Clue

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KIND
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
CompassionateCrossword Clue
Granola bar brandCrossword Clue
IlkCrossword Clue
WarmheartedCrossword Clue
CompassionateCrossword Clue
TypeCrossword Clue
TenderheartedCrossword Clue
TenderheartedCrossword Clue
TenderheartedCrossword Clue
NiceCrossword Clue

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LEAD
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Kryptonite blockerCrossword Clue
Opposite of followCrossword Clue
Dangerous additive in old paintCrossword Clue
Its symbol is PbCrossword Clue
Main roleCrossword Clue
Main roleCrossword Clue
Starring roleCrossword Clue
GuideCrossword Clue
Go aheadCrossword Clue
Starring roleCrossword Clue

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LEMMA
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Helpful theorem, in mathCrossword Clue
Lover not finished with woman’s propositionCrossword Clue
Intermediate theoremCrossword Clue
Step in a mathematical proofCrossword Clue
Helpful theorem, in mathCrossword Clue
Secondary proposition from man docked on lunar moduleCrossword Clue
Secondary proposition from man docked on lunar moduleCrossword Clue
Subsidiary theoremCrossword Clue
Proposition left to Austen heroine?Crossword Clue
Proposition from Frenchman, then married in the countryCrossword Clue

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MANTIS
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Predatory insectCrossword Clue
"Praying" insectCrossword Clue
Insect with a single ear found on its chestCrossword Clue
See 4 DownCrossword Clue
Seth Rogen's "Kung Fu Panda" voice roleCrossword Clue
Praying insectCrossword Clue
It may follow prayingCrossword Clue
Praying ___ (insect)Crossword Clue
Insect with a triangular headCrossword Clue
"Praying" insectCrossword Clue

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MISSINFORMATION
15 Letters

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NINEONEONE
10 Letters

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OFUSETO
7 Letters

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PER
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
According toCrossword Clue
The "p" in mphCrossword Clue
Beats ___ minuteCrossword Clue
EachCrossword Clue
For eachCrossword Clue
As ___ usualCrossword Clue
"As ___ my last email ..."Crossword Clue
According toCrossword Clue
A popCrossword Clue
Pay-___-clickCrossword Clue

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SENSEOFHUMOR
12 Letters

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SERVICE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Vets are thanked for theirsCrossword Clue
See 7Crossword Clue
Perhaps the army chaplain delivers this?Crossword Clue
See 19Crossword Clue
Tree worship?Crossword Clue
Something provided by priest in churchCrossword Clue
Restaurant review criterionCrossword Clue
After losing first point, nervously receives this?Crossword Clue
After losing first point, nervously receives this?Crossword Clue
See 68acCrossword Clue

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SERVICES
8 Letters

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SUCCORPUNCH
11 Letters

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SUGGESTION
10 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Proposition — set us goingCrossword Clue
Resort to guessing for this hintCrossword Clue
Hint of sea urchin at first. No its egg in retrospectCrossword Clue
Helpful hint to counter Gus with a din over the models entry after the German leaders welcomeCrossword Clue
Hint of a sort? Reduced to guessingCrossword Clue

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TIP
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
PointerCrossword Clue
Start to fall, sayCrossword Clue
Bit of adviceCrossword Clue
20%, perhapsCrossword Clue
What might be requested after spinning around an iPadCrossword Clue
Helpful pointerCrossword Clue
Life hack, e.gCrossword Clue
Piece of adviceCrossword Clue
Good thing that comes to those who wait?Crossword Clue
OverturnCrossword Clue

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VALET
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Worker with lots to attend to?Crossword Clue
Kind of parkingCrossword Clue
Car-parking proCrossword Clue
Short-distance driverCrossword Clue
Professional parkerCrossword Clue
Parking proCrossword Clue
Park worker?Crossword Clue
Rival eternally imprisoning servantCrossword Clue
Parking optionCrossword Clue
Professional who works a lotCrossword Clue

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BOON
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Lucky breakCrossword Clue
Unexpected blessingCrossword Clue
BlessingCrossword Clue
Bit of good fortuneCrossword Clue
WindfallCrossword Clue
SwellCrossword Clue
*BaeCrossword Clue
GodsendCrossword Clue
GodsendCrossword Clue
BenefitCrossword Clue

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RELIEFMAP
9 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Pilfer me a – model of elevations and depressionsCrossword Clue

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SAMARITAN
9 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Good person in a parableCrossword Clue
Biblical IsraeliteCrossword Clue
Nick hugs Maria, mostly a good personCrossword Clue
Nick hugs Maria, mostly a good personCrossword Clue

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DEMO
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Band sampleCrossword Clue
Showroom presentationCrossword Clue
Showroom modelCrossword Clue
Floor model, oftenCrossword Clue
Expo presentationCrossword Clue
Trial versionCrossword Clue
Floor modelCrossword Clue
Showcase at an expoCrossword Clue
Item for exhibitionCrossword Clue
Sample versionCrossword Clue

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PSA
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
TV freebie of a sortCrossword Clue
Smokey Bear ad, e.gCrossword Clue
Smokey Bear spot, e.g., for shortCrossword Clue
FYI advertisementCrossword Clue
TV ad for a good causeCrossword Clue
Alternative to "FYI"Crossword Clue
"Save our planet" ad, e.gCrossword Clue
Educational adCrossword Clue
Distracted driving awareness TV spot, e.gCrossword Clue
Educational advertisement, for shortCrossword Clue

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INPUT
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
FeedbackCrossword Clue
AdviceCrossword Clue
FeedbackCrossword Clue
Two centsCrossword Clue
Two cents, so to speakCrossword Clue
Enter, like a username or passwordCrossword Clue
Load – contributionCrossword Clue
Contribution from bad Vlad set downCrossword Clue
FeedbackCrossword Clue
Home place for stuff enteringCrossword Clue

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ALGAEEATER
10 Letters

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ASSET
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
It's a good thingCrossword Clue
Good thing to haveCrossword Clue
Something that adds valueCrossword Clue
Desirable traitCrossword Clue
Useful qualityCrossword Clue
Positive qualityCrossword Clue
Useful thingCrossword Clue
PositiveCrossword Clue
Positive traitCrossword Clue
Good thing to haveCrossword Clue

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ATHISISNTRIGHT
14 Letters

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BNEITHERISTHIS
14 Letters

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CTRYTHENEXTONE
14 Letters

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ESC
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Key left of F1Crossword Clue
High key?Crossword Clue
"Exit full screen" keyCrossword Clue
Corner keyCrossword Clue
Upper-left keyboard keyCrossword Clue
Exit keyCrossword Clue
Key for a quick exitCrossword Clue
Key hit in panicCrossword Clue
"Exit full screen" keyCrossword Clue
Key above ~Crossword Clue

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ESS
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Start to stop?Crossword Clue
Curvy shapeCrossword Clue
Squiggly letterCrossword Clue
Count ender?Crossword Clue
Suffix with heirCrossword Clue
Curvy letterCrossword Clue
Fifth of August?Crossword Clue
Snaky shapeCrossword Clue
Twisty shapeCrossword Clue
Twisty curveCrossword Clue

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FAQ
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Page for online answersCrossword Clue
Page to check before contacting customer serviceCrossword Clue
Help page lettersCrossword Clue
Website section with answersCrossword Clue
Doc to consult when confusedCrossword Clue
Help page initialismCrossword Clue
Informational part of a websiteCrossword Clue
Website help sectionCrossword Clue
Online help pageCrossword Clue
___ page (help source)Crossword Clue

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FAQS
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Helpful pgsCrossword Clue
Online help pgsCrossword Clue
Common queries, informallyCrossword Clue
Website help pagesCrossword Clue
Common queries, for shortCrossword Clue
Common queries, for shortCrossword Clue
Online help sectionsCrossword Clue
Helpful section of a websiteCrossword Clue
Heading for commonly sought infoCrossword Clue
Website help sectionsCrossword Clue

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HELOISE
7 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
She’s helpful around the houseCrossword Clue

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HOTLINE
7 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
1-800-555-2368 for Ghostbusters, e.gCrossword Clue
"Red telephone," historicallyCrossword Clue
Phone number to call in a crisisCrossword Clue
Direct means of accessCrossword Clue
Direct phone for use in emergenciesCrossword Clue
Red phone, e.g., is out of order in hotelCrossword Clue
Emergency phone linkCrossword Clue
Fashionable to take a bit of coke? It helps in an emergencyCrossword Clue
Emergency provision in hotel out of orderCrossword Clue

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IDEST
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"In other words," in other wordsCrossword Clue
Latin phrase that's often abbreviatedCrossword Clue
"I.e.," spelled outCrossword Clue
NamelyCrossword Clue
That is to say, classicallyCrossword Clue
Latin expression that's almost always abbreviatedCrossword Clue
Oft-abbreviated Latin phraseCrossword Clue
ieCrossword Clue
That is, in LatinCrossword Clue
That is around the 15th time (2,3)Crossword Clue

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INDEX
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
___ cardsCrossword Clue
End-of-book referenceCrossword Clue
___ fingerCrossword Clue
Page that points to other pagesCrossword Clue
Back-of-the-book reference sectionCrossword Clue
Textbook sectionCrossword Clue
The Dow, for oneCrossword Clue
List of contentsCrossword Clue
Shower elected, given keys to number tenCrossword Clue
Finger pointerCrossword Clue

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INSTRUMENTALIST
15 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Performer using popular guitar action with talents I developedCrossword Clue
Musician thats smart until ten is getting changedCrossword Clue
Agent with a leaning to be a violin player, perhapsCrossword Clue

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ITWASMYPLEASURE
15 Letters

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LOSTANDFOUND
12 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Area to reclaim misplaced stuffCrossword Clue

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MOUSERS
7 Letters

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NONEEDTOTHANKME
15 Letters

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RATTERS
7 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Some working terriersCrossword Clue

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TECHIES
7 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Computer whizzesCrossword Clue
Some experts on virusesCrossword Clue
Virus experts, of sortsCrossword Clue
Enthusiastic experts on computers etcCrossword Clue
Crash analyzersCrossword Clue

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UNDO
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Go back!" computer commandCrossword Clue
Ctrl+Z commandCrossword Clue
___ send: handy feature on some email platformsCrossword Clue
Button to hit after accidentally deleting an entire manuscriptCrossword Clue
RevertCrossword Clue
ReverseCrossword Clue
Take back command?Crossword Clue
Ctrl+Z actionCrossword Clue
ReverseCrossword Clue
ReverseCrossword Clue

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WHITELIE
8 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Harmless fibCrossword Clue
Forgivable falsehoodCrossword Clue
Same clue as 8Crossword Clue
"We'll be in touch!," oftenCrossword Clue
Supposedly harmless fibCrossword Clue
"Little" fibCrossword Clue

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ASSETS
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Balance sheet headingCrossword Clue
Word with fixed or netCrossword Clue
Marketable skillsCrossword Clue
Favorable qualitiesCrossword Clue
They're on the plus sideCrossword Clue
StrengthsCrossword Clue
StrengthsCrossword Clue
Strong pointsCrossword Clue
BenefitsCrossword Clue
Real estate and the likeCrossword Clue

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LEGUP
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Slight advantage, so to speakCrossword Clue
AdvantageCrossword Clue
Helping handCrossword Clue
AdvantageCrossword Clue
AdvantageCrossword Clue
BoostCrossword Clue
BoostCrossword Clue
Slight advantageCrossword Clue
Assistance, with "a"Crossword Clue
Help large English dog that's upsetCrossword Clue

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CUBS
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Windy City teamCrossword Clue
Chicago MLB teamCrossword Clue
Major-league team known as the "North Siders," locallyCrossword Clue
Bellinger's 2024 teamCrossword Clue
Tiger youngstersCrossword Clue
Team that went 107 years between World Series titlesCrossword Clue
MLB team with a "C" in its logoCrossword Clue
Chicago MLB teamCrossword Clue
Babes in the woods?Crossword Clue
Baby bearsCrossword Clue

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MEANWELL
8 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Have good intentionsCrossword Clue
Have good intentionsCrossword Clue

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SELFDEFEATING
13 Letters

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TOWROPE
7 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Possible requirement when shifting vehicle to wind powerCrossword Clue

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HORSESENSE
10 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Sound judgmentCrossword Clue
Street smartsCrossword Clue
Perhaps fillies west of Tennessee oddly lacking judgmentCrossword Clue
SmartsCrossword Clue

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NAVIGATIONBAR
13 Letters

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ACE
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Royal flush cardCrossword Clue
Stack starter in solitaireCrossword Clue
Unreturnable tennis serveCrossword Clue
Blackjack cardCrossword Clue
Absolutely nailCrossword Clue
Aro counterpartCrossword Clue
Top club in Atlantic City?Crossword Clue
High euchre cardCrossword Clue
Good draw in blackjackCrossword Clue
Card "up your sleeve"Crossword Clue

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ICAN
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Let me do it"Crossword Clue
Declaration of abilityCrossword Clue
Volunteer's confident cryCrossword Clue
"___ hardly wait!"Crossword Clue
Positive thinker’s mantraCrossword Clue
Volunteer’s offerCrossword Clue
"Not if ___ help it!"Crossword Clue
Volunteer's wordsCrossword Clue
"Sign me up!"Crossword Clue
Volunteer's wordsCrossword Clue

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TUTORIAL
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
LessonCrossword Clue
Teaching sessionCrossword Clue
Intensive teaching session given to one or a small number of studentsCrossword Clue
Zero in test starting with pronoun in French lessonCrossword Clue
Lesson sorted out in testCrossword Clue
App assistanceCrossword Clue
"How to do a perfect messy bun," e.gCrossword Clue
Show impatience with one in examination classCrossword Clue
One entering test after old king in lessonCrossword Clue
One entering test after old king in lessonCrossword Clue

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HINT
4 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Helpful suggestionCrossword Clue
Help for a stumped solverCrossword Clue
ClueCrossword Clue
When doubled, comment made with a winkCrossword Clue
Leave a small tipCrossword Clue
Subtle suggestionCrossword Clue
Bit of helpCrossword Clue
Means of getting unstuckCrossword Clue
Gentle suggestionCrossword Clue

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TIPS
4 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Pieces of adviceCrossword Clue
Tax code issuesCrossword Clue
SuggestionsCrossword Clue
Waiters' gratuitiesCrossword Clue
Bill-collecting labelCrossword Clue
Punny reply to "What are you waiting for?"Crossword Clue
Much of a server’s incomeCrossword Clue
Bits of adviceCrossword Clue
Part of a waiter’s incomeCrossword Clue

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BOOST
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
AmplifyCrossword Clue
What a stepstool providesCrossword Clue
Give a leg upCrossword Clue
UpliftCrossword Clue
Extra helping handCrossword Clue
Raise, as moraleCrossword Clue
Give a leg up toCrossword Clue
Encouragement when Son gets amongst Chelsea?Crossword Clue
IncreaseCrossword Clue
IncreaseCrossword Clue

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ECHO
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Unoriginal replyCrossword Clue
Result of yelling into a caveCrossword Clue
Call returnCrossword Clue
ReverberateCrossword Clue
Recording studio effectCrossword Clue
What a booth in a recording studio shouldn't haveCrossword Clue
RepeatCrossword Clue
Unoriginal replyCrossword Clue
Canyon reverberationCrossword Clue
Sound heard in a caveCrossword Clue

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USHERS
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Theater greetersCrossword Clue
Workers who sometimes carry flashlightsCrossword Clue
Drug dealers losing head, or theatre workersCrossword Clue
Escorts family inside Poe’s mansionCrossword Clue
Theater employeesCrossword Clue
Ballpark figuresCrossword Clue
Guides some of gnus herselfCrossword Clue
Seat findersCrossword Clue
Rushes to find help at a weddingCrossword Clue
Drug dealers topless escortsCrossword Clue

64%
BUNKUP
6 Letters

64%
TRIP
4 Letters
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--> by carCrossword Clue
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64%
TURNING
7 Letters
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64%
TURNUP
6 Letters
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62%
AMENABLE
8 Letters
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62%
CARROT
6 Letters
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62%
INSTRUMENTAL
12 Letters
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62%
LIGHTMETER
10 Letters

62%
SYMPATHISERS
12 Letters

62%
THERESTHEROBE
13 Letters

62%
TRUTHSERUM
10 Letters
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62%
WAXEDPAPER
10 Letters

60%
ESP
3 Letters
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60%
MAP
3 Letters
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"You are here" chartCrossword Clue

60%
PROTIPS
7 Letters
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Life hacks from expertsCrossword Clue

60%
PSAS
4 Letters
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ADVICE
6 Letters
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COMESUPTRUMPS
13 Letters

59%
FRIDAY
6 Letters
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MESH
4 Letters
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TULIP
5 Letters
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59%
WORTHWHILE
10 Letters

58%
ACES
4 Letters
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58%
EASYAS
6 Letters
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58%
TEN
3 Letters
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56%
INTERVIEW
9 Letters
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QuizCrossword Clue

56%
NOTATALL
8 Letters
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56%
OVERHERE
8 Letters
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56%
THE
3 Letters
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Not just aCrossword Clue
Hot French beverageCrossword Clue
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55%
ACID
4 Letters
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LSDCrossword Clue
LSDCrossword Clue

55%
ANTIPASTO
9 Letters
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One piece of advice about Italian foodCrossword Clue
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55%
COOPERATIVE
11 Letters

55%
DESIRABLE
9 Letters
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Like something you wantCrossword Clue
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55%
GOODSAMARITANS
14 Letters

55%
OBLIGING
8 Letters

55%
PHI
3 Letters
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TIPTOP
6 Letters
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EHOW
4 Letters
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DIY help siteCrossword Clue
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D.I.Y. websiteCrossword Clue
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DIY websiteCrossword Clue
Online “friendly guide to all things DIY”Crossword Clue
Site with tutorialsCrossword Clue

52%
AUNTS
5 Letters
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Mom's sistersCrossword Clue
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CUES
4 Letters
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Pool equipmentCrossword Clue
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52%
DALLOFTHEABOVE
14 Letters

52%
TAILWIND
8 Letters
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52%
TSAPRECHECK
11 Letters

51%
ABETTING
8 Letters
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51%
DRESSER
7 Letters
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Part of a bedroom setCrossword Clue
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KOBOLD
6 Letters
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Decisive strike with daring German spiritCrossword Clue

51%
REVERSEGEAR
11 Letters
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GOCCrossword Clue

51%
STEPPINGSTONES
14 Letters

51%
TELL
4 Letters
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Spill the beansCrossword Clue
Spill the beansCrossword Clue
DiscloseCrossword Clue

49%
KEY
3 Letters
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49%
MITT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Piece of gear for catching flies?Crossword Clue
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Fly catcher?Crossword Clue
Catcher's gloveCrossword Clue
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Kitchen protectorCrossword Clue
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49%
PHONEANDGAMES
13 Letters

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