2410 Tue Oct 08, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Tackle, as a crossword, 6. Hold responsible, 11. ___ culpa, 14. Pertaining to bees, 15. Small bouquets, 16. "Be on the lookout" message, for short, 17. "Beware of this sausage!"?, 19. Insult, 20. Genderqueer identity, informally, 21. Balaam couldn't move his, 22. Must, 24. French seasoning, 25. Camera roll contents, 28. Small drum, 29. Unexpected delight, 31. Like unshorn wool?, 33. Give some lip, 36. Call from a goat, 37. Frosts, as a cupcake, 38. Breed beef cattle?, 42. ___ good example, 43. A.A. Milne youngster, 44. Roughly cut, 45. Charlotte's first draft for "Some Pig"?, 48. Book in a cartographer's collection, 52. Name of Athena's shield, 53. Two up quarks and a down quark, 56. Supped on, 57. Crude and tactless, 59. Compete (for), 60. Giant squids have ones the size of dinner plates, 61. College sr.'s test, 62. Summary of the phonetic puns at 17-, 31-, 38- and 45-Across?, 66. Tee preceder, 67. Building with many wings?, 68. Handbag, 69. Thing, in legalese, 70. Hub, 71. It's a good thing

Down Clues :

1. Most secure, 2. First game of the season, 3. On the hook, 4. Fluctuate, 5. Treebeard or Beechbone, in Middle-earth, 6. Greets with deference, 7. Sch. whose mascot is Mike the Tiger, 8. Bouncy castle filler, 9. Netting, 10. Huge tract of land, 11. Recouped, as an investment, 12. Paragons, 13. Sops up, 15. Money in Mexico, 18. "As if!", 23. Lionhearted, 25. Organizers of book fairs, for short, 26. "I'm buying!", 27. Tuck away for later, 30. Like some lions and elephants, 32. Despise, 34. Novak Djokovic or Nikola Jokic, by birth, 35. Bend over, 38. Go over the line?, 39. "If I had to estimate ...", 40. Winter frost, 41. Actor McGregor, 42. Cocky walk, 46. "Little Shop of Horrors" lyricist Howard, 47. Curiosity and Perseverance, e.g., 49. Good things to dress in when it's cold, 50. "Relax, soldier!", 51. End of a sonnet, often, 54. Wee, 55. Voluminous ref., 58. Spot for an icicle, 60. Cassowary relatives, 63. Cereal with the slogan "Kid-tested. Parent-approved", 64. Mer contents, 65. Belgian town known for its mineral baths

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 08, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Tackle, as a crossword. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOLVE

  
  

  Possible Answer : figure_out, lick, work, resolve, work_out, solve, puzzle_out, clear




• The clue is 6. Hold responsible. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLAME

  
  

  Possible Answer : damn, deuced, goddam, goddamned, blasted, charge, incrimination, damned, inculpation, find_fault, fault, blamed, infernal, blessed, blame, darned, goddamn, pick, rap

  Possible Opposite Answer : absolve




• The clue is 11. ___ culpa. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEA

  
  



• The clue is 14. Pertaining to bees. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APIAN

  
  

  Possible Answer : apian




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

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

  The answer: POSIES

  
  

  Possible Answer : nosegay, bouquet, corsage, posy




• The clue is 16. "Be on the lookout" message, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APB

  
  



• The clue is 17. "Beware of this sausage!"?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEARTHEWURST

  
  



• The clue is 19. Insult. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIS

  
  

  Possible Answer : Dis, Orcus




• The clue is 20. Genderqueer identity, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENBY

  
  



• The clue is 21. Balaam couldn't move his. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASS

  
  

  Possible Answer : arse, butt, tail_end, bottom, buns, nooky, As, fuck, fucking, rear_end, rump, posterior, fanny, keister, fundament, can, American_Samoa, rear, tush, prat, arsenic, ass, buttocks, shag, stern, hind_end, roll_in_the_hay, hindquarters, nookie, screwing, seat, piece_of_tail, tooshie, Eastern_Samoa, screw, AS, nates, backside, behind, piece_of_ass, tail, shtup, atomic_number_33, bum, derriere




• The clue is 22. Must. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAVETO

  
  



• The clue is 24. French seasoning. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEL

  
  



• The clue is 25. Camera roll contents. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PHOTOS

  
  

  Possible Answer : pic, photograph, exposure, picture, photo




• The clue is 28. Small drum. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TABOR

  
  

  Possible Answer : tabour, tabor




• The clue is 29. Unexpected delight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TREAT

  
  

  Possible Answer : kickshaw, process, dainty, delicacy, address, deal, treat, do_by, plow, regale, handle, care_for, cover, goody




• The clue is 31. Like unshorn wool?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONTHELAMB

  
  



• The clue is 33. Give some lip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SASS

  
  

  Possible Answer : backtalk, lip, sassing, Special_Air_Service, mouth, SAS, sass, back_talk




• The clue is 36. Call from a goat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAA

  
  



• The clue is 37. Frosts, as a cupcake. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICES

  
  

  Possible Answer : icing, glass, frosting, ICE, Methedrine, meth, water_ice, methamphetamine_hydrochloride, ice_rink, internal-combustion_engine, methamphetamine, chalk, ice, frost, sparkler, shabu, ice-skating_rink, chicken_feed, trash, deoxyephedrine, crank, frappe




• The clue is 38. Breed beef cattle?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: RAISETHESTEAKS

  
  



• The clue is 42. ___ good example. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SETA

  
  

  Possible Answer : seta




• The clue is 43. A.A. Milne youngster. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROO

  
  



• The clue is 44. Roughly cut. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEWN

  
  

  Possible Answer : hew, hewn, hand-hewn, hew_out




• The clue is 45. Charlotte's first draft for "Some Pig"?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHATABOAR

  
  



• The clue is 48. Book in a cartographer's collection. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATLAS

  
  

  Possible Answer : map_collection, Atlas, book_of_maps, telamon, atlas_vertebra, atlas




• The clue is 52. Name of Athena's shield. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AEGIS

  
  

  Possible Answer : protection, aegis, egis, auspices, breastplate




• The clue is 53. Two up quarks and a down quark. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PROTON

  
  

  Possible Answer : proton




• The clue is 56. Supped on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATE

  
  

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




• The clue is 57. Crude and tactless. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAUCHE

  
  

  Possible Answer : unpolished, gauche, graceless




• The clue is 59. Compete (for). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VIE

  
  

  Possible Answer : compete, vie, contend




• The clue is 60. Giant squids have ones the size of dinner plates. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYES

  
  

  Possible Answer : center, centre, heart, eyeball, oculus, optic, eyes, middle, eye




• The clue is 61. College sr.'s test. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRE

  
  



• The clue is 62. Summary of the phonetic puns at 17-, 31-, 38- and 45-Across?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAKEENDSMEAT

  
  



• The clue is 66. Tee preceder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESS

  
  

  Possible Answer : Es, einsteinium, E, atomic_number_99




• The clue is 67. Building with many wings?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVIARY

  
  

  Possible Answer : bird_sanctuary, volary, aviary




• The clue is 68. Handbag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PURSE

  
  

  Possible Answer : wrinkle, pocketbook, bag, purse, handbag




• The clue is 69. Thing, in legalese. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RES

  
  

  Possible Answer : RES, ray, Ra, atomic_number_75, Re, rhenium, reticuloendothelial_system, re




• The clue is 70. Hub. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEXUS

  
  

  Possible Answer : nexus, link




• The clue is 71. It's a good thing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASSET

  
  

  Possible Answer : plus, asset

  Possible Opposite Answer : liability

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: SAFEST

  
  

  Possible Answer: good, secure, dependable, safe

  Possible Opposite Answer : dangerous, out

• The clue is 2. First game of the season. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPENER

  
  

  Possible Answer: unfastener, opener, untier, undoer

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

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

  The answer: LIABLE

  
  

  Possible Answer: unresistant, apt, liable, nonimmune, nonresistant

• The clue is 4. Fluctuate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VARY

  
  

  Possible Answer: alter, depart, change, diverge, vary, deviate, motley, variegate

  Possible Opposite Answer : conform

• The clue is 5. Treebeard or Beechbone, in Middle-earth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENT

  
  

• The clue is 6. Greets with deference. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOWSTO

  
  

• The clue is 7. Sch. whose mascot is Mike the Tiger. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LSU

  
  

• The clue is 8. Bouncy castle filler. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIR

  
  

  Possible Answer: melodic_phrase, zephyr, aerate, aviation, ventilate, publicize, atmosphere, transmit, bare, line, aura, send, melody, broadcast, airwave, air, vent, air_out, beam, melodic_line, strain, air_travel, tune, breeze, publicise, gentle_wind

• The clue is 9. Netting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MESH

  
  

  Possible Answer: meshwork, operate, enmesh, ensnarl, net, mesh_topology, meshing, mesh, interlocking, engage, engagement, lock, network, interlock

  Possible Opposite Answer : disengage

• The clue is 10. Huge tract of land. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESTATE

  
  

  Possible Answer: demesne, estate, estate_of_the_realm, land, acres, landed_estate, the_three_estates

• The clue is 11. Recouped, as an investment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MADEBACK

  
  

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

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

  The answer: EPITOMES

  
  

  Possible Answer: paradigm, prototype, epitome, image

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

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

  The answer: ABSORBS

  
  

  Possible Answer: plunge, suck_up, steep, engage, assimilate, imbibe, absorb, draw, suck, soak_up, engulf, sop_up, ingest, immerse, take_up, take_in, engross, occupy, take_over

  Possible Opposite Answer : emit

• The clue is 15. Money in Mexico. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PESO

  
  

  Possible Answer: Dominican_peso, Guinea-Bissau_peso, Colombian_peso, Mexican_peso, Philippine_peso, Uruguayan_peso, peso, Chilean_peso, Cuban_peso

• The clue is 18. "As if!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAH

  
  

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

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

  The answer: VALIANT

  
  

  Possible Answer: valiant, valorous

• The clue is 25. Organizers of book fairs, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PTAS

  
  

• The clue is 26. "I'm buying!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONME

  
  

• The clue is 27. Tuck away for later. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STASH

  
  

  Possible Answer: squirrel_away, hive_up, lay_away, stash, cache, hoard

• The clue is 30. Like some lions and elephants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASIATIC

  
  

  Possible Answer: Asian, Asiatic

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

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

  The answer: HATE

  
  

  Possible Answer: detest, hatred, hate

  Possible Opposite Answer : love

• The clue is 34. Novak Djokovic or Nikola Jokic, by birth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SERB

  
  

  Possible Answer: Serbian, Serb

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

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

  The answer: STOOP

  
  

  Possible Answer: condescend, bow, stoep, crouch, stoup, stoop, lower_oneself, bend

• The clue is 38. Go over the line?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REHEARSE

  
  

  Possible Answer: rehearse, practice, practise

• The clue is 39. "If I had to estimate ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATAGUESS

  
  

• The clue is 40. Winter frost. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOAR

  
  

  Possible Answer: gray-headed, grey-headed, gray, hoar, white-haired, frost, hoarfrost, gray-haired, grizzly, rime, grey, grey-haired, hoary

• The clue is 41. Actor McGregor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EWAN

  
  

• The clue is 42. Cocky walk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWAGGER

  
  

  Possible Answer: bluster, browbeat, tittup, swagman, strut, ruffle, bully, groovy, swagger, cock, sashay, prance, swaggie, swash

• The clue is 46. "Little Shop of Horrors" lyricist Howard. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASHMAN

  
  

• The clue is 47. Curiosity and Perseverance, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROVERS

  
  

  Possible Answer: wanderer, bird_of_passage, roamer, rover, scouter

• The clue is 49. Good things to dress in when it's cold. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAYERS

  
  

  Possible Answer: bed, level, layer, stratum

• The clue is 50. "Relax, soldier!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATEASE

  
  

• The clue is 51. End of a sonnet, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SESTET

  
  

  Possible Answer: sextuplet, sestet, VI, six, sextet, 6, Captain_Hicks, hexad, sise, sextette, sixer, half_a_dozen

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

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

  The answer: TINY

  
  

  Possible Answer: petite, lilliputian, flyspeck, diminutive, tiny, bantam, midget

• The clue is 55. Voluminous ref.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OED

  
  

  Possible Answer: OED, O.E.D., Oxford_English_Dictionary

• The clue is 58. Spot for an icicle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAVE

  
  

• The clue is 60. Cassowary relatives. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMUS

  
  

  Possible Answer: emu, electromagnetic_unit, Dromaius_novaehollandiae, Emu_novaehollandiae

• The clue is 63. Cereal with the slogan "Kid-tested. Parent-approved". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KIX

  
  

• The clue is 64. Mer contents. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAU

  
  

• The clue is 65. Belgian town known for its mineral baths. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPA

  
  

  Possible Answer: watering_place, spa, resort_hotel, health_club, health_spa, watering_hole