Head-scratcher Crossword Clue

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Head-scratcher Crossword Answer

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ENIGMA

(6 letters)

TOUGHIE

(7 letters)

POSER

(5 letters)

Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. search thoroughly
2. smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb
(noun)
1. the act of drawing a comb through hair
2. the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SCRATCHER (noun)
1. a device used for scratching
2. a person who scratches to relieve an itch
HEAD (noun)
1. (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
2. a person who is in charge
HEAD (verb)
1. be in charge of
2. be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

ENIGMA
(6 letters)
TOUGHIE
(7 letters)
POSER
(5 letters)

More NYT Crossword (8/3/2026) Answers

Across

1. What's paid

5. Slowpoke in a "mobile home"

10. Figure that might be measured in acres

14. What a diaper pail helps minimize

15. ___ bear (cuddly toy)

16. Device used in a lactation room

17. Size between mini and maxi

18. Humiliate

19. Ancient Peruvian society

20. Idler along the seashore

22. "Pumpkin eater" in a nursery rhyme

23. Speak at the top of one's lungs

24. Needle-working craft

26. Kitchen appliance for desserts

30. Division in a supermarket

31. Travel like slime

32. One lacking refinement

35. Chess game's end

36. Children's author A.A. ___

38. Throw with force

39. ___ constrictor

40. Phase in which users help catch bugs

41. Instrument on which reveille is played

42. Series that may feature forensics experts

46. Ninja's quality

48. ___ whiskey

49. Surgery that leaves the patient looking better?

50. Adjective describing 20-, 26- and 42-Across

54. Guesstimates for when planes are due, for short

55. Donation at some Red Cross events

57. "Best Dad ___" (message on a mug)

58. "The King" in soccer

59. Competitive thing to "bring"

60. Still red, as steak

61. Uno dos

62. All gone from the dinner plate

63. Winter forecast

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Down

2. Garfield's perky-eared canine buddy

3. Coke or Pepsi

4. Toddler's wheels

5. Horses' hangout

6. Cosmic cloud

7. Eve's man

8. Passports and driver’s licenses, for short

9. Aid in making soap

10. Per individual

11. Rehearsal

12. Host with a mic

13. A world ___

21. 'Present!'

22. Hawaiian seafood dish

24. "Let's go, man!"

25. Demolish

26. First two syllables of "I am what I am," aptly

27. Farewell, in Florence

28. Opportunity to buy some antiques

29. Back tooth

33. Guthrie who sang "You can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant"

34. Went by plane

36. Convene

37. What a mosquito bite causes

38. Swindling sorts

40. Swoleness

41. Taco ____

43. Rewards for excellent employees

44. Stereotypical cry after "Honey …"

45. ___ voyage (first trip)

46. Caught some z's

47. Product of Maine or Idaho, informally

50. Jacket

51. Pavlov known for canine experiments

52. Roman emperor who competed in the Olympics (and "won" every event he was in)

53. Got bigger

55. Snookums

56. Alternative to JFK and EWR

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