27408 Sat Nov 23, 2024 NYT by Ryan McCarty

Across Clues :

1. In need of a trim, say, 8. Superficially attractive, 14. Romance language?, 16. Something that may be passed down in a family, 17. Reclusive emperor who succeeded his stepfather Augustus, 18. Restaurateur and humanitarian José, 19. Immature pigeon, 20. Bonkers, 22. "Tropic Thunder" setting, for short, 23. Hearty kiss, 24. Substances in culture dishes, 25. Alert to prejudice, 26. Notwithstanding, 27. Like many a dad joke, 28. One of football's Kelce brothers, 29. "I wouldn't count on it", 31. Bad person to take a cue from?, 32. Full-body armor in science fiction stories, 33. Stories that can be read both forward and backward?, 34. Opposite of avant, 35. Make some calls, 38. North ___ Sea, body of water since the late 1980s, 39. Actress Garson with seven Oscar nominations, 40. Seat filler, 41. Stop for the night, 42. Double ___, 43. Excel shortcut, 44. Spot-checked?, 46. Easily stacked pet food, 48. Reacts like a superfan, 49. Dangerous place for Indiana Jones, 50. Common crab covering, 51. Desperate for affection, in modern slang

Down Clues :

1. Remains unmoved, 2. Theater kids, e.g., 3. Full-bodied, as a wine, 4. Places for irises, 5. Disney Channel pal of Phineas, 6. "Just a heads-up …", 7. Not acting one's age, in a way, 8. Ganja, 9. Winner of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2014, 10. Condition that may be treated with cognitive behavioral therapy, for short, 11. Private rejection?, 12. Talk about, 13. Bootlicking sorts, 15. 1995 crime thriller named for a line in "Casablanca," with "The", 21. Activity requiring a map, 24. One bit, 25. Subject of union negotiations, 27. Round that's finished quickly?, 28. Leaves in the lurch, 29. Utter, 30. Middling in rank, informally, 31. Zeus, Odin or the Dagda, 32. Nocturnal flier with a distinctive screech, 33. Affirmed as much, 35. Gives the quick and dirty, 36. Get something through hard work, 37. Holiday character with a "button nose", 39. Full of pluck, 40. Anchor, e.g., 42. CNN anchor Bash, 43. Sushi roll wrapped in seaweed, 45. More than tear up, 47. "I'm good, thanks"

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 23, 2024

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

New York Times, Saturday, November 23, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. In need of a trim, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCRUFFY

  Possible Answer : seedy, scruffy




• The clue is 8. Superficially attractive. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GLOSSY

  Possible Answer : glossy, showy, sheeny, calendered, shiny, slick_magazine, lustrous, shining, glistening, slick




• The clue is 14. Romance language?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILOVEYOU




• The clue is 16. Something that may be passed down in a family. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RECIPE

  Possible Answer : formula, recipe




• The clue is 17. Reclusive emperor who succeeded his stepfather Augustus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIBERIUS

  Possible Answer : Tiberius_Claudius_Nero_Caesar_Augustus, Tiberius




• The clue is 18. Restaurateur and humanitarian José. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANDRES




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

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

  The answer: SQUAB

  Possible Answer : squabby, squab, dove




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

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

  The answer: NUTSO




• The clue is 22. "Tropic Thunder" setting, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAM




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

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

  The answer: BUSS

  Possible Answer : osculate, coach, omnibus, busbar, bus, osculation, motorbus, buss, double-decker, passenger_vehicle, heap, motorcoach, kiss, bus_topology, snog, jitney, jalopy, charabanc, autobus




• The clue is 24. Substances in culture dishes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGARS

  Possible Answer : agar-agar, agar, nutrient_agar




• The clue is 25. Alert to prejudice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WOKE

  Possible Answer : heat, fire_up, come_alive, wake_up, stir_up, arouse, inflame, rouse, waken, awaken, wake, awake, ignite

  Possible Opposite Answer : cause_to_sleep, fall_asleep, sleep




• The clue is 26. Notwithstanding. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YET

  Possible Answer : even, as_yet, nonetheless, nevertheless, up_to_now, still, hitherto, heretofore, until_now, thus_far, all_the_same, yet, notwithstanding, so_far, in_time, withal, however, even_so, til_now




• The clue is 27. Like many a dad joke. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STALE

  Possible Answer : dusty, stale, cold, moth-eaten

  Possible Opposite Answer : fresh




• The clue is 28. One of football's Kelce brothers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JASON

  Possible Answer : Jason




• The clue is 29. "I wouldn't count on it". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: THATSABIGIF




• The clue is 31. Bad person to take a cue from?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: POOLHUSTLER




• The clue is 32. Full-body armor in science fiction stories. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: BATTLESUITS




• The clue is 33. Stories that can be read both forward and backward?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAGAS

  Possible Answer : saga




• The clue is 34. Opposite of avant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APRES




• The clue is 35. Make some calls. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REF

  Possible Answer : ref, referee




• The clue is 38. North ___ Sea, body of water since the late 1980s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARAL




• The clue is 39. Actress Garson with seven Oscar nominations. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GREER




• The clue is 40. Seat filler. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REAR

  Possible Answer : bottom, put_up, nurture, set_up, rear_end, lift, behind, fundament, bring_up, hind_end, back, posterior, rearward, derriere, butt, keister, buttocks, bum, tush, rise_up, rear, buns, arse, seat, hindquarters, can, back_end, tooshie, ass, rise, tail_end, parent, nates, rump, prat, fanny, erect, backside, stern, raise, tail

  Possible Opposite Answer : front, head, level




• The clue is 41. Stop for the night. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INN

  Possible Answer : hostel, auberge, inn, hostelry, lodge




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

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

  The answer: DUTCH

  Possible Answer : Dutch_people, Dutch




• The clue is 43. Excel shortcut. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MACRO

  Possible Answer : macro_instruction, macro




• The clue is 44. Spot-checked?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOGSAT




• The clue is 46. Easily stacked pet food. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUNACANS




• The clue is 48. Reacts like a superfan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWOONS

  Possible Answer : conk, syncope, pass_out, faint, swoon, deliquium




• The clue is 49. Dangerous place for Indiana Jones. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNAKEPIT




• The clue is 50. Common crab covering. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLDBAY




• The clue is 51. Desperate for affection, in modern slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THIRSTY

  Possible Answer : hungry, athirst, thirsty

  Possible Opposite Answer : hungry

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: SITSBY

• The clue is 2. Theater kids, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLIQUE

  Possible Answer: coterie, ingroup, clique, inner_circle, camp, pack

• The clue is 3. Full-bodied, as a wine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROBUST

  Possible Answer: rich, full-bodied, racy, robust

  Possible Opposite Answer : frail

• The clue is 4. Places for irises. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UVEAS

  Possible Answer: uvea

• The clue is 5. Disney Channel pal of Phineas. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FERB

• The clue is 6. "Just a heads-up …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FYI

• The clue is 7. Not acting one's age, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YOUNGATHEART

• The clue is 8. Ganja. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRASS

  Possible Answer: tell_on, shit, betray, pasture, sess, sens, denounce, forage, rat, grass, stag, smoke, shop, Gunter_Wilhelm_Grass, green_goddess, Grass, skunk, Mary_Jane, weed, locoweed, pot, grass_over, eatage, pasturage, supergrass, dope, snitch, Gunter_Grass, give_away, gage

• The clue is 9. Winner of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2014. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LENO

• The clue is 10. Condition that may be treated with cognitive behavioral therapy, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OCD

• The clue is 11. Private rejection?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIRNOSIR

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

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

  The answer: SPEAKOF

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

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

  The answer: YESMEN

• The clue is 15. 1995 crime thriller named for a line in "Casablanca," with "The". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: USUALSUSPECTS

• The clue is 21. Activity requiring a map. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TREASUREHUNT

• The clue is 24. One bit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATALL

• The clue is 25. Subject of union negotiations. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAGES

  Possible Answer: engage, pay, wag, reward, wage, earnings, payoff, wages, waggle, salary, remuneration

• The clue is 27. Round that's finished quickly?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHOTS

  Possible Answer: stroke, nip, guesswork, injection, dead_reckoning, shooting, barb, pellet, shooter, guessing, guess, slam, snap, dig, crack, stab, shot, shaft, gibe, scene, blastoff, snapshot, jibe

• The clue is 28. Leaves in the lurch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JILTS

  Possible Answer: jilt

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

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

  The answer: TOTAL

  Possible Answer: summate, amount, total, full, add, sum, tot, add_up, tot_up, tote_up, tally, totality, sum_up, add_together, aggregate, come, number, entire

• The clue is 30. Middling in rank, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BTIER

• The clue is 31. Zeus, Odin or the Dagda. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAGANGOD

• The clue is 32. Nocturnal flier with a distinctive screech. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARNOWL

• The clue is 33. Affirmed as much. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAIDSO

• The clue is 35. Gives the quick and dirty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RECAPS

  Possible Answer: review, retread, recapitulate, recapitulation, recap

• The clue is 36. Get something through hard work. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EARNIT

• The clue is 37. Holiday character with a "button nose". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FROSTY

  Possible Answer: glacial, rimed, rimy, snappy, frigid, nippy, crisp, wintry, nipping, icy, frozen, frosty

• The clue is 39. Full of pluck. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GUTSY

  Possible Answer: plucky, gutsy

  Possible Opposite Answer : gutless

• The clue is 40. Anchor, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RACER

  Possible Answer: racer, race_driver, race_car, racing_car, automobile_driver

• The clue is 42. CNN anchor Bash. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DANA

  Possible Answer: Danu, Dana

• The clue is 43. Sushi roll wrapped in seaweed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAKI

• The clue is 45. More than tear up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOB

  Possible Answer: sobbing, prick, whoreson, son_of_a_bitch, bastard, mother_fucker, shortness_of_breath, asshole, breathlessness, SOB, shit, sob, dickhead, motherfucker, cocksucker

• The clue is 47. "I'm good, thanks". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAH