Tuesday NYT Crossword Answers: August 20, 2024 – Hints, Clues, and Solutions

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Break down the Tuesday NYT Crosswords: August 20, 2024

Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

Tuesday NYT Crossword Answers: August 20, 2024 

Across Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Largest city in Nebraska. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: OMAHA

  Possible Answer : Omaha, Maha




• The clue is 6. "Excuse me …". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: AHEM

  Possible Answer : ahem, hem




• The clue is 10. Letters on old Soviet rockets. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: CCCP




• The clue is 14. Eschew the subway, say. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: CABIT




• The clue is 15. Boo. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: JEER

  Possible Answer : scoffing, mockery, barrack, jeering, jeer, gibe, flout, scoff




• The clue is 16. Surrounding glow. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: AURA

  Possible Answer : nimbus, aura, gloriole, halo, aureole, atmosphere, air, glory




• The clue is 17. Superscript by a brand name. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: TRADEMARKSYMBOL




• The clue is 20. Ballpark fig.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: EST

  Possible Answer : EST, Eastern_Time, Eastern_Standard_Time




• The clue is 21. Losing line in tic-tac-toe. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: OXO




• The clue is 22. Major in mass communication?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: POPE

  Possible Answer : Bishop_of_Rome, pontiff, Roman_Catholic_Pope, Catholic_Pope, Pope, Alexander_Pope, pope, Vicar_of_Christ, Holy_Father




• The clue is 23. "Won't Get Fooled Again" rockers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: THEWHO




• The clue is 26. The "F" of FTW. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: FOR




• The clue is 27. Actress Wray of "King Kong". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: FAY

  Possible Answer : faery, faerie, fairy, sprite, fay




• The clue is 30. Fighter jet's landing spot. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: AIRFORCEBASE




• The clue is 34. Neighbor of an Uzbek. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: TAJIK

  Possible Answer : Tajik, Tadzhikistan, Tadzhik, Tajiki, Republic_of_Tajikistan, Tadjik, Tajikistan




• The clue is 37. Longtime Heat coach Spoelstra. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ERIK




• The clue is 38. Annoys. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: IRKS

  Possible Answer : gall, irk




• The clue is 39. Singer with the albums "21," "25" and "30". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ADELE




• The clue is 40. Director Ang. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: LEE

  Possible Answer : Gypsy_Rose_Lee, Lee_Yuen_Kam, Robert_Edward_Lee, Lee, Rose_Louise_Hovick, Richard_Henry_Lee, Robert_E._Lee, Henry_Lee, lee_side, Shelton_Jackson_Lee, Spike_Lee, Bruce_Lee, Tsung_Dao_Lee, lee, leeward, downwind, Lighthorse_Harry_Lee

  Possible Opposite Answer : windward




• The clue is 41. Man of Marseilles. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: HOMME




• The clue is 42. Not doing much. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: IDLE

  Possible Answer : wild, tick_over, loose, out_of_work, unused, idle, unwarranted, light, stagnate, slug, baseless, unfounded, jobless, laze, groundless, dead

  Possible Opposite Answer : run, busy, work




• The clue is 43. ___ ring. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: MOOD

  Possible Answer : modality, humour, temper, humor, mood, climate, mode




• The clue is 44. Areas for altars. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: APSES

  Possible Answer : apse, apsis




• The clue is 45. Investment banking giant. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: GOLDMANSACHS




• The clue is 48. Lead-in to "-hoo". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ANY

  Possible Answer : whatever, any, whatsoever




• The clue is 49. Apple platform. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: IOS

  Possible Answer : Io




• The clue is 50. Extended period of inactivity. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: LAYOFF

  Possible Answer : layoff




• The clue is 54. Final opponent in a video game level. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: BOSS

  Possible Answer : party_boss, Bos, political_boss, foreman, genus_Bos, stamp, hirer, honcho, knob, brag, boss, chief, gaffer, emboss




• The clue is 56. With 57-Down, lacking in variety. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ONE

  Possible Answer : unmatchable, peerless, unrivalled, i, unitary, unrivaled, ace, single, I, 1, matchless, one_and_only, unmatched, ane, nonpareil, unity, one




• The clue is 58. Dave Brubeck's "Blue Rondo ___ Turk". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ALA

  Possible Answer : ala




• The clue is 59. Best Picture winner of 1965 ... or a description of the ends of 17-, 30- and 45-Across?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: THESOUNDOFMUSIC




• The clue is 64. Chef's creation. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: MEAL

  Possible Answer : repast, meal




• The clue is 65. "Sure, sure ...". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: IBET




• The clue is 66. Kick out. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: EVICT

  Possible Answer : evict, force_out




• The clue is 67. Greek founder of Stoicism. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ZENO

  Possible Answer : Zeno_of_Elea, Zeno_of_Citium, Zeno




• The clue is 68. Stun with a jolt. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: TASE




• The clue is 69. Things on a to-do list. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: TASKS

  Possible Answer : job, labor, chore, project, undertaking, task, tax

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Set of white pawns in chess, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: OCTET

  Possible Answer: eightsome, VIII, octette, octad, eighter, eight, 8, octet, ogdoad, octonary, eighter_from_Decatur

• The clue is 2. Everglades ecosystem. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: MARSH

  Possible Answer: Reginald_Marsh, Marsh, marsh, fenland, marshland, Ngaio_Marsh, fen

• The clue is 3. Subside. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ABATE

  Possible Answer: die_away, abate, slake, slack_off, let_up, slack

• The clue is 4. Put out of sight. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: HID

  Possible Answer: blot_out, obscure, hide, cover, obliterate, enshroud, conceal, hide_out, shroud, veil

  Possible Opposite Answer : show

• The clue is 5. Had a ball ... a meatball, that is. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ATE

  Possible Answer: use_up, feed, rust, Ate, eat, corrode, run_through, wipe_out, consume, eat_up, eat_on, deplete, exhaust

• The clue is 6. Warrior in the "Iliad". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: AJAX

  Possible Answer: Ajax

• The clue is 7. Sub sandwich. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: HERO

  Possible Answer: poor_boy, zep, Cuban_sandwich, bomber, Hero_of_Alexandria, wedge, grinder, Heron, submarine, hero_sandwich, submarine_sandwich, paladin, Hero, torpedo, sub, fighter, champion, hoagy, hero, hoagie, Italian_sandwich

• The clue is 8. "A spider!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: EEK

• The clue is 9. Logical "Star Trek" character. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: MRSPOCK

• The clue is 10. Setting for "Wet Hot American Summer". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: CAMP

  Possible Answer: camp_out, campy, refugee_camp, tent, clique, cantonment, summer_camp, camp_down, camp, bivouac, encampment, coterie, ingroup, inner_circle, pack, encamp

• The clue is 11. Offices with partitioned workspaces, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: CUBEFARMS

• The clue is 12. ___-Magnon man. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: CRO

  Possible Answer: cathode-ray_oscilloscope, oscilloscope, CRO, scope

• The clue is 13. Bud. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: PAL

  Possible Answer: brother, sidekick, pal, crony, chum, pal_up, chum_up, buddy

• The clue is 18. Tie at the dock. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: MOOR

  Possible Answer: berth, moor, Moor, moorland, wharf, tie_up

• The clue is 19. Days long ago. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: YORE

  Possible Answer: yore

• The clue is 24. Cried loudly. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: WAILED

  Possible Answer: yaup, mewl, howl, ululate, wail, yawl, roar, pule, whimper

• The clue is 25. Take to the trail. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: HIKE

  Possible Answer: boost, tramp, wage_increase, hiking, rise, wage_hike, cost_increase, salary_increase, hike, raise, hike_up

• The clue is 26. Curly-haired friend of Charlie Brown. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: FRIEDA

• The clue is 28. "I'm here if you have questions!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ASKME

• The clue is 29. Green lights. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: YESES

  Possible Answer: yes

  Possible Opposite Answer : no

• The clue is 31. Certain convicted criminals. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: FELONS

  Possible Answer: outlaw, whitlow, malefactor, crook, criminal, felon

• The clue is 32. Twistable treats. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: OREOS

  Possible Answer: oreo, oreo_cookie

• The clue is 33. Tissue sample test. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: BIOPSY

  Possible Answer: biopsy

• The clue is 34. Evergreen forest that covers much of Canada. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: TAIGA

• The clue is 35. Extra. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ADDON

• The clue is 36. Item in a classic guessing contest. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: JELLYBEAN

• The clue is 41. "LOL". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: HAHA

• The clue is 43. Iconic outfit for a noted chairman. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: MAOSUIT

• The clue is 46. Japanese soup flavoring. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: MISO

  Possible Answer: miso

• The clue is 47. Staff leader?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: CLEF

  Possible Answer: clef

• The clue is 51. "Wonderwall" group. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: OASIS

  Possible Answer: haven, oasis

• The clue is 52. Movie, informally. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: FLICK

  Possible Answer: motion_picture, flip, thumb, movie, flicker, picture, pic, film, moving_picture, click, snap, leaf, flick, motion-picture_show, ruffle, riffle, moving-picture_show, jerk, riff, picture_show

• The clue is 53. "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own ___": Daniel Patrick Moynihan. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: FACTS

  Possible Answer: fact

• The clue is 55. 1952 Winter Olympics host. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: OSLO

  Possible Answer: capital_of_Norway, Oslo, Christiania

• The clue is 56. Poems of praise. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ODES

  Possible Answer: ode

• The clue is 57. See 56-Across. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: NOTE

  Possible Answer: promissory_note, banknote, Federal_Reserve_note, tone, annotation, bank_bill, billet, banker's_bill, bank_note, note_of_hand, notation, mention, greenback, remark, take_note, notice, bill, musical_note, observe, short_letter, preeminence, mark, note, take_down, line, eminence, government_note, distinction

  Possible Opposite Answer : ignore

• The clue is 59. Celebrity gossip website. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: TMZ

• The clue is 60. ___-haw. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: HEE

• The clue is 61. Org. associated with the John Tesh instrumental "Roundball Rock". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: NBA

• The clue is 62. Got together. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: MET

  Possible Answer: forgather, take_on, adjoin, play, meet, foregather, run_into, fulfil, encounter, match, fill, come_across, run_across, conform_to, get_together, cope_with, touch, suffer, fit, fulfill, see, assemble, satisfy, converge, contact, gather, receive

  Possible Opposite Answer : diverge

• The clue is 63. 2019 March Madness champs, for short. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: UVA