Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 31, 2024
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
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Tue Dec 31, 2024 NY Times |
Across Clues with Answers:
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The clue is 1. A little off. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ASKEW
Possible Answer : skew-whiff, awry, cockeyed, askew, wonky, lopsided
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The clue is 6. Drive crazy?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SPEED
Possible Answer : fastness, step_on_it, rush, bucket_along, speeding, stop_number, focal_ratio, amphetamine, quicken, rush_along, hurrying, velocity, swiftness, speed_up, pelt_along, upper, hasten, speed, f_number, travel_rapidly, cannonball_along, hotfoot, belt_along, accelerate, hie, pep_pill, hurry, zip, race
Possible Opposite Answer : decelerate, linger
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The clue is 11. Loops in on an email, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CCS
Possible Answer : mil, ml, cubic_centimeter, millilitre, cc, milliliter, cubic_centimetre
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The clue is 14. Jewish mourning period. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SHIVA
Possible Answer : Siva, shivah, shiva, Shiva, shibah
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The clue is 15. ___-turvy. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TOPSY
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The clue is 16. Soccer stadium chant. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OLE
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The clue is 17. VOLT, AMP. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: POWERCOUPLE
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The clue is 19. One might get tacked on right before purchase. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: FEE
Possible Answer : fee, bung, tip
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The clue is 20. Go around in circles. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SPIN
Possible Answer : birl, twisting, gyrate, spin_around, whirl, twirl, spin, tailspin, spin_out, twist, reel
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The clue is 21. Bands' successes. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HITS
Possible Answer : hit, bang, rack_up, make, dispatch, strike, score, collision, attain, off, shoot, impinge_on, bump_off, collide_with, smash, remove, striking, gain, smasher, stumble, run_into, pip, tally, hitting, murder, slay, polish_off, reach, arrive_at, come_to
Possible Opposite Answer : miss
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The clue is 22. Disney villain with a pet parrot. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: JAFAR
Possible Answer : Jaffar, Jaffar_Umar_Thalib, Jafar, Jafar_Umar_Thalib
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The clue is 24. "Beowulf" and the "Mahabharata," for two. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: EPICS
Possible Answer : epic_poem, epos, epic, heroic_poem
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The clue is 26. Apple gadgets. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: CORERS
Possible Answer : corer
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The clue is 27. First, as a voyage. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: MAIDEN
Possible Answer : initiatory, first, maid, initiative, maiden_over, inaugural, maiden
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The clue is 30. Buffalo N.H.L.ers. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SABRES
Possible Answer : sabre, saber, cavalry_sword
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The clue is 31. Summer setting in D.C.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EDT
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The clue is 32. PUNCH, WALLOP. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: PAIROFSOCKS
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The clue is 36. Member of K-pop's Blackpink. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: LISA
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The clue is 38. Oui's opposite. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NON
Possible Answer : not, non
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The clue is 39. "Hold your horses!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: WAIT
Possible Answer : waitress, delay, hold_back, time_lag, wait, await, hold_off, hold, waiting, expect, postponement, look
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The clue is 40. FINGER, TOE. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: DOUBLEDIGIT
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The clue is 45. Mauna ___. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: KEA
Possible Answer : kea, Nestor_notabilis
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The clue is 46. Adjective in the theme of "The Addams Family". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SPOOKY
Possible Answer : skittish, nervous, flighty, spooky
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The clue is 47. Superlatively impolite. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: RUDEST
Possible Answer : bad-mannered, uncivil, primitive, bounderish, raw, unmannerly, ill-mannered, crude, unmannered, natural, yokelish, ill-bred, underbred, rude, lowbred
Possible Opposite Answer : civil
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The clue is 49. Grow up. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: MATURE
Possible Answer : get_on, ripen, age, mature, matured, senesce, fledged, suppurate, maturate, grow, ripe
Possible Opposite Answer : immature, green, unfledged
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The clue is 50. Orange box. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CRATE
Possible Answer : crateful, crate
Possible Opposite Answer : uncrate
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The clue is 52. Act theatrically. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: EMOTE
Possible Answer : emote
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The clue is 53. Cause of a grimace. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PAIN
Possible Answer : hurting, pain_sensation, painful_sensation, annoyance, botheration, infliction, ail, hurt, trouble, pain, pain_in_the_neck, bother, painfulness, anguish, pain_in_the_ass, nuisance
Possible Opposite Answer : pleasure
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The clue is 54. Present day, in brief. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: XMAS
Possible Answer : Dec_25, Christmas, Christmas_Day, Xmas
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The clue is 58. Like some simple home-improvement projects, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: DIY
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The clue is 59. HINT, TIP. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: TWOPOINTERS
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The clue is 62. In years past. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: AGO
Possible Answer : agone, ago
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The clue is 63. Core belief. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TENET
Possible Answer : tenet, dogma
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The clue is 64. Got going. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: BEGAN
Possible Answer : set_out, lead_off, start, start_out, set_about, begin, commence, get, get_down
Possible Opposite Answer : end
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The clue is 65. Singer Bega a.k.a. "The King of Mambo". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: LOU
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The clue is 66. Bottomless pit. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ABYSS
Possible Answer : abyss, abysm
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The clue is 67. 10-legged creatures. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CRABS
Possible Answer : bitch, crabby_person, Phthirius_pubis, beef, bellyache, Crab, holler, crab, crabmeat, crab_louse, gripe, Cancer_the_Crab, pubic_louse, crabs, grouse, squawk, pediculosis_pubis, Cancer
Down Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. Nile reptiles. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ASPS
Possible Answer: Naja_haje, asp, Vipera_aspis, asp_viper, Egyptian_cobra
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The clue is 2. Word after talk or gift. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SHOP
Possible Answer: tell_on, browse, store, betray, give_away, shop_class, sponsor, patronise, stag, buy_at, rat, frequent, snitch, shop_at, denounce, shit, shop, workshop, patronize, grass
Possible Opposite Answer : boycott
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The clue is 3. Green fruit. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: KIWI
Possible Answer: kiwi, New_Zealander, apteryx, Chinese_gooseberry, kiwi_vine, Actinidia_deliciosa, Actinidia_chinensis, Kiwi, kiwi_fruit
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The clue is 4. Smoothed out. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: EVENED
Possible Answer: flush, even, level, even_out
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The clue is 5. Simple two-player card game. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: WAR
Possible Answer: war, state_of_war, warfare
Possible Opposite Answer : make_peace, peace
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The clue is 6. Stone-faced. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: STOIC
Possible Answer: Stoic, stoical, unemotional_person, stoic
Possible Opposite Answer : emotional_person
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The clue is 7. Sulks. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: POUTS
Possible Answer: pout, sulk, Ameiurus_Melas, mop, hornpout, wry_face, horned_pout, eelpout, mow, brood, moue
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The clue is 8. Actor Mike or Omar. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EPPS
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The clue is 9. Subj. for some immigrants. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ESL
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The clue is 10. Certain salon offerings. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: DYEJOBS
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The clue is 11. Sweet treat that often has a crumb topping. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: COFFEECAKE
Possible Answer: coffeecake, coffee_cake
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The clue is 12. Sunny forecast. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: CLEARSKIES
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The clue is 13. Fortunetellers. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SEERS
Possible Answer: prophet, visionary, oracle, prophesier, seer, illusionist, vaticinator
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The clue is 18. "Nixon in ___" (John Adams opera). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CHINA
Possible Answer: China, mainland_China, Red_China, PRC, Communist_China, china, Republic_of_China, Cathay, Taiwan, People's_Republic_of_China, Nationalist_China, chinaware
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The clue is 23. The In-N-Out Burger logo has a yellow one. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ARROW
Possible Answer: pointer, arrow
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The clue is 25. Verve. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: PEP
Possible Answer: peppiness, pep, ginger
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The clue is 26. Half-___ (latte option). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CAF
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The clue is 27. Gin rummy combo. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: MELD
Possible Answer: immix, coalesce, meld, fuse, flux, merge, melt, canasta, commingle, blend, combine, basket_rummy, conflate, mix
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The clue is 28. Alternative to "Hasta la vista". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: ADIOSAMIGO
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The clue is 29. "I can't do anything in this case". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: ITSUPTOYOU
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The clue is 30. Police work?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SONG
Possible Answer: Song, call, Sung, birdsong, birdcall, song, strain, Song_dynasty, vocal, Sung_dynasty
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The clue is 33. ___ 500. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: INDY
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The clue is 34. French king. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ROI
Possible Answer: return_on_investment, return_on_invested_capital, ROI
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The clue is 35. Doctor's "Now!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: STAT
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The clue is 37. On the topic of. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ABOUT
Possible Answer: most, astir, about, nearly, approximately, near, around, well-nigh, nigh, roughly, more_or_less, some, virtually, just_about, or_so, close_to, almost
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The clue is 41. Country legend Lynn. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: LORETTA
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The clue is 42. Scratch (out). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EKE
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The clue is 43. Neighbor of an Afghan. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: IRANI
Possible Answer: Persian, Irani, Iranian
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The clue is 44. Boy king of Egypt. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TUT
Possible Answer: tsk, tut, tut-tut
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The clue is 48. Showtime drama with a serial-killer protagonist. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: DEXTER
Possible Answer: dexter
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The clue is 49. Gold, silver or bronze. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: MEDAL
Possible Answer: decoration, medal, medallion, palm, ribbon, laurel_wreath
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The clue is 50. Certain superhero accessories. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CAPES
Possible Answer: crest, cape, mantle, ness, cap
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The clue is 51. Unruly uprisings. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: RIOTS
Possible Answer: riot, thigh-slapper, wow, bacchanal, belly_laugh, debauchery, sidesplitter, scream, saturnalia, bacchanalia, howler, drunken_revelry, rioting, carouse, roister, debauch, orgy, public_violence
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The clue is 53. Yankee Doodle's method of transport. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PONY
Possible Answer: crib, trot, jigger, shot_glass, pony
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The clue is 55. ___ Millions. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: MEGA
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The clue is 56. Part of U.A.E.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ARAB
Possible Answer: Arabian, Arab
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The clue is 57. Nine-digit government IDs. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SSNS
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The clue is 60. Fly catcher. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: WEB
Possible Answer: WWW, vane, net, network, entanglement, World_Wide_Web, web
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The clue is 61. "S.N.L." network. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NBC