NYT 0906 Friday Sep 06, 2024 Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 06, 2024

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

NYT 0906 Friday Sep 06, 2024 Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Mollycoddle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BABY

  Possible Answer : mollycoddle, sister, pamper, cocker, coddle, child, infant, featherbed, indulge, spoil, baby, babe, cosset




• The clue is 5. They often have multiple horns. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: SKABANDS




• The clue is 13. Spy's assumption. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIAS

  Possible Answer : also_known_as, alias, false_name, a.k.a., assumed_name




• The clue is 15. One might be reached at a summit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEACEDEAL




• The clue is 16. Part of the military brass?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUGLE

  Possible Answer : bugleweed, bugle




• The clue is 17. Intensely focused. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INTHEZONE




• The clue is 18. Hyperbolic ordinal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UMPTEENTH

  Possible Answer : umpteenth, umptieth, umteenth




• The clue is 20. Compete in a Summer Olympic sport. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FENCE

  Possible Answer : wall, surround, palisade, fence_in, contend, debate, argue, fencing, fence




• The clue is 21. Claim in court. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HARM

  Possible Answer : hurt, injury, harm, trauma, impairment, damage, scathe




• The clue is 22. Peke's squeak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YIP

  Possible Answer : yap, yelping, yip, yelp




• The clue is 24. Something made just for show?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SET

  Possible Answer : situated, put, primed, define, exercise_set, mark, coiffure, coiffe, fit, specify, do, sic, jell, set, Set, countersink, typeset, solidification, dictated, lay_out, band, fixed, correct, solidifying, ready, go_down, congeal, determine, rig, circle, curing, placed, fix, hardened, readiness, arrange, coif, localise, fructify, place, plant, position, lay, dress, lot, determined, bent, laid, stage_set, limit, gear_up, localize, hardening, located, Seth, prepare, rigid, pose, set_up, go_under, adjust

  Possible Opposite Answer : rise




• The clue is 25. Agcy. that helps start-ups. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SBA

  Possible Answer : SBA, Small_Business_Administration




• The clue is 27. Keir Starmer and others, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PMS

  Possible Answer : premier, PMS, post-mortem_examination, necropsy, autopsy, post-mortem, premenstrual_syndrome, PM, postmortem_examination, Pm, postmortem, promethium, atomic_number_61, phase_modulation, Prime_Minister




• The clue is 30. Emily's List, e.g., informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAC

  Possible Answer : political_action_committee, PAC




• The clue is 32. Rembrandt and Sargent, notably. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PORTRAITARTISTS




• The clue is 39. "Much appreciated". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITMEANSALOTTOME




• The clue is 40. Line from a blame-shifter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THATWASNTMYIDEA




• The clue is 41. A split one may need trimming. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: END

  Possible Answer : final_stage, last, oddment, cease, destruction, closing, remainder, remnant, goal, finish, terminal, close, death, stop, conclusion, end, terminate, ending

  Possible Opposite Answer : begin, beginning




• The clue is 42. Garden swimmer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOI




• The clue is 43. "Go to the ___, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise": Proverbs 6:6. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANT

  Possible Answer : emmet, ant, pismire




• The clue is 44. Faux finish?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAS

  Possible Answer : dada, daddy, public_address_system, pappa, Keystone_State, pop, protoactinium, papa, dad, Pa, atomic_number_91, P.A., PA_system, PA, P.A._system, pascal, Pennsylvania, pa, protactinium, pas




• The clue is 47. Where the malleus and incus bones are found. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAR

  Possible Answer : auricle, spike, capitulum, pinna, ear




• The clue is 49. Jerry's car of choice on "Seinfeld". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAAB




• The clue is 52. Pangolin scales, functionally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARMOR

  Possible Answer : armor, armour




• The clue is 54. Transient. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPHEMERAL

  Possible Answer : ephemeral, short-lived, fugacious, ephemeron, transitory, passing, transient




• The clue is 59. Youth-centric magazine spinoff. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEENVOGUE




• The clue is 61. Subject of the classic song lyric "I'll see you in my dreams". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRENE




• The clue is 62. Competition with many missions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPACERACE




• The clue is 63. Roman goddess of childbirth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIANA

  Possible Answer : Princess_Diana, Diana, Lady_Diana_Frances_Spencer, Princess_of_Wales




• The clue is 64. Where one person's trash is another's treasure. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: YARDSALE




• The clue is 65. Unsullied environment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDEN

  Possible Answer : paradise, Eden, Garden_of_Eden, Shangri-la, heaven, promised_land, nirvana

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Hindu gentleman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BABU

  Possible Answer: baboo, babu

• The clue is 2. Booster, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALUM

  Possible Answer: potash_alum, alumna, graduate, ammonia_alum, potassium_alum, ammonium_alum, alumnus, grad, alum

• The clue is 3. Powerful D.C. lobby, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIGPHARMA

• The clue is 4. Crimean town in 1945 headlines. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YALTA

  Possible Answer: Yalta

• The clue is 5. In transit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SENT

  Possible Answer: get_off, send, transport, mail, send_out, station, direct, sent, post, air, ship, send_off, broadcast, charge, transmit, place, commit, institutionalise, institutionalize, beam

  Possible Opposite Answer : unsent

• The clue is 6. Comedian Griffin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KATHY

• The clue is 7. Frankfurter's cry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACH

• The clue is 8. Part of a slider. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEEFPATTY

• The clue is 9. Shipbuilder's tool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADZE

  Possible Answer: adze, adz

• The clue is 10. Crayola's atomic tangerine and shocking pink, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEONS

  Possible Answer: Ne, atomic_number_10, neon

• The clue is 11. Chicken or mashed potato. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DANCE

  Possible Answer: trip_the_light_fantastic, trip_the_light_fantastic_toe, terpsichore, saltation, dancing, dance

• The clue is 12. Nasty fall?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLEET

  Possible Answer: sleet

• The clue is 14. Nostradamus, supposedly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEER

  Possible Answer: oracle, illusionist, prophesier, seer, vaticinator, visionary, prophet

• The clue is 15. Certain chess tactic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIN

  Possible Answer: pin, pin_tumbler, tholepin, PIN_number, pivot, personal_identification_number, flag, rowlock, PIN, stick, bowling_pin, immobilize, trap, immobilise, thole, oarlock, fall, peg

  Possible Opposite Answer : unpin

• The clue is 19. Deep-fried Latin American fare. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: EMPANADA

• The clue is 23. Swear words?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: IPROMISE

• The clue is 25. What female llamas do to show disinterest in a mate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIT

  Possible Answer: spitting, spatter, tongue, skewer, spew, ptyalize, spittle, sprinkle, expectoration, spit_out, ptyalise, spue, pitter-patter, spit, patter, saliva

• The clue is 26. "Ice cream or cake?" response, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOTH

  Possible Answer: both

• The clue is 28. White peg, in Battleship. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISS

  Possible Answer: leave_out, fille, overleap, omit, missy, young_woman, drop, miss, young_lady, Miss, lose, girl, lack, escape, misfire, neglect, overlook, pretermit

  Possible Opposite Answer : attend_to, hit, attend, have

• The clue is 29. Was awful. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STANK

  Possible Answer: stink, reek

• The clue is 31. "___ Never Sleeps" (banking slogan). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CITI

• The clue is 33. Spot for a toque. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TETE

• The clue is 34. Things touched by touchy topics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAWNERVES

• The clue is 35. Bajo's opposite. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALTO

  Possible Answer: alto, contralto, countertenor

• The clue is 36. It's leavened with sour milk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SODABREAD

• The clue is 37. Bootlegger busters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TMEN

• The clue is 38. "Take a ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEAT

  Possible Answer: fanny, hindquarters, seat, hind_end, tush, can, bum, keister, butt, tooshie, buns, prat, arse, sit_down, nates, rear_end, invest, bottom, behind, fundament, place, rump, stern, tail_end, backside, tail, buttocks, posterior, rear, sit, induct, ass, derriere

• The clue is 44. Con target. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PATSY

  Possible Answer: fool, fall_guy, mug, mark, chump, patsy, sucker, soft_touch, gull

• The clue is 45. Relative of a pupusa. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREPA

• The clue is 46. Slander. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMEAR

  Possible Answer: malignment, cytologic_smear, smirch, spot, smudge, cytosmear, daub, slur, sully, slander, blur, blot, vilification, denigrate, asperse, smutch, calumniate, besmirch, defame, stain, smear

• The clue is 48. Grand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REGAL

  Possible Answer: regal, majestic, imperial, royal, purple

• The clue is 50. Surrounded by. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMID

• The clue is 51. Treetop dwelling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AERIE

  Possible Answer: aerie, eyrie, eyry, aery

• The clue is 53. Ready for a drive, perhaps?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONCD

• The clue is 55. Shade akin to mauve. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PUCE

  Possible Answer: puce

• The clue is 56. Giggle syllable. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEE

• The clue is 57. Burrell of the Food Network. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANNE

  Possible Answer: Anne

• The clue is 58. Tend (toward). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAN

  Possible Answer: incline, tend, list, run, tip, skimpy, lean, be_given, thin, leaning, inclination, slant, angle, tilt

  Possible Opposite Answer : fat, rich

• The clue is 60. "Kia ___" (New Zealand greeting). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORA

  Possible Answer: OS, oculus_sinister, Os, osmium, operating_system, os, atomic_number_76, bone