No 27388 Sat Nov 02, 2024 NYT Crossword by Blake Slonecker

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 02, 2024

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

27388 Sat Nov 02, 2024 NYT Crossword by Blake Slonecker

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Early electric lights. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARCLAMPS




• The clue is 9. Modest home in Modesto, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CASITA




• The clue is 15. Direct marketing tactic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COLDCALL




• The clue is 16. First act. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPENER

  Possible Answer : opener, unfastener, untier, undoer




• The clue is 17. Sub's reference. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLASSROOMROSTER




• The clue is 19. What always ends well?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELS

  Possible Answer : elevated_railroad, elevated_railway, EL, overhead_railway, el, ALT, elevated, altitude, elevation




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

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

  The answer: STEEP

  Possible Answer : plunge, soak_up, outrageous, usurious, steep, extortionate, absorb, infuse, immerse, exorbitant, unconscionable, engross, engulf

  Possible Opposite Answer : gradual




• The clue is 21. ___ May Gaskin, author of "Spiritual Midwifery". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INA




• The clue is 22. Puzzle (out). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUSS

  Possible Answer : genus_Sus, Sus




• The clue is 24. Fly traps?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MITTS

  Possible Answer : baseball_mitt, paw, mitt, baseball_glove, hand, glove, manus




• The clue is 25. Fed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GMAN




• The clue is 26. Ward off bad luck, in a Greek tradition. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIT

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




• The clue is 27. Noted name in lithographs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IVES

  Possible Answer : Ives, James_Ives, James_Merritt_Ives, Charles_Edward_Ives




• The clue is 28. English folk singer Billy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAGG

  Possible Answer : Bragg, Braxton_Bragg




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

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

  The answer: COAXED

  Possible Answer : sweet-talk, inveigle, coax, wheedle, blarney, palaver, cajole




• The clue is 31. Just so. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOATEE




• The clue is 32. They're not afraid to take charge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEARLESSLEADERS




• The clue is 35. Media-based learning sites, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVLABS




• The clue is 36. Word on many "No Trespassing" signs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POSTED

  Possible Answer : carry, post, stake, station, put_up, mail, brand, send, posted, place




• The clue is 37. Hanes brand once sold in ovoid packaging. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEGGS




• The clue is 38. 90°. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAST

  Possible Answer : East, eastward, Orient, east, E, eastern_United_States, due_east

  Possible Opposite Answer : west




• The clue is 39. Team that briefly changed its name during the 1950s to appease McCarthyites. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REDS

  Possible Answer : loss, bolshy, Bolshevik, redness, red_ink, Red_River, red, Marxist, Red, bolshie

  Possible Opposite Answer : gain




• The clue is 42. The case, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRUE

  Possible Answer : straight, dead_on_target, true_up, on-key, dependable, truthful, reliable, admittedly, confessedly, lawful, true, honest, genuine, rightful, avowedly, unfeigned

  Possible Opposite Answer : untruthful, false




• The clue is 43. Jumps from one foot to the other. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JETES

  Possible Answer : gush, jet




• The clue is 44. Break off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STOP

  Possible Answer : hold_on, point, layover, occlusive, stop_over, stoppage, cease, contain, hold_back, blockage, stop_consonant, halt, kibosh, full_stop, diaphragm, terminate, quit, block_up, turn_back, closure, block_off, bar, hitch, full_point, break, plosive, barricade, plosive_speech_sound, end, blockade, check, plosive_consonant, break_off, give_up, arrest, finish, occlusion, lay_off, stopover, intercept, block, catch, period, stay, stop, discontinue

  Possible Opposite Answer : continue, begin, start, continuant_consonant




• The clue is 45. Record company behind (and inside) Pink Floyd's "See Emily Play". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMI




• The clue is 46. 1988 Summer Olympics host. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEOUL

  Possible Answer : capital_of_South_Korea, Seoul




• The clue is 47. Word that's a homophone of its middle letter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARE

  Possible Answer : equal, are, make_up, personify, live, cost, represent, be, ar, embody, exist, constitute, follow, comprise

  Possible Opposite Answer : differ




• The clue is 48. Spin right round?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROTATECLOCKWISE




• The clue is 53. What might remove all of your problems?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERASER

  Possible Answer : eraser




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

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

  The answer: ASSAILED

  Possible Answer : assault, snipe, assail, round, lash_out, set_on, attack

  Possible Opposite Answer : defend




• The clue is 55. Cleans up like the Pied Piper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DERATS




• The clue is 56. Band aids. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SETLISTS

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. What passwords unlock. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACCESS

  Possible Answer: approach, admission, memory_access, accession, get_at, access_code, admittance, access, entree

• The clue is 2. Arrive curbside. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROLLUP

• The clue is 3. Andrés Segovia won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLASSICALGUITAR

• The clue is 4. Temple Square letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LDS

• The clue is 5. Window installations, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACS

  Possible Answer: alternating_electric_current, Ac, actinium, atomic_number_89, AC, alternating_current

  Possible Opposite Answer : direct_current

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

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

  The answer: MAR

  Possible Answer: impair, blemish, vitiate, mutilate, deflower, Mar, March, defect, spoil, mar

• The clue is 7. P, B, D, T, K and G. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLOSIVES

  Possible Answer: occlusive, plosive, plosive_speech_sound, stop_consonant, plosive_consonant, stop

  Possible Opposite Answer : continuant_consonant

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

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

  The answer: SLOTTEDSPATULAS

• The clue is 9. De-centers?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CORES

  Possible Answer: marrow, heart_and_soul, substance, nub, CORE, essence, centre, nucleus, core_group, Congress_of_Racial_Equality, center, kernel, inwardness, effect, pith, sum, heart, magnetic_core, burden, core, gist, meat, nitty-gritty

• The clue is 10. Per. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APOP

• The clue is 11. Its in French. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SES

  Possible Answer: randomness, S, southward, south, atomic_number_34, selenium, atomic_number_16, Se, sou'-east, s, due_south, sulfur, sulphur, reciprocal_ohm, southeast, SE, southeastward, siemens, second, mho, entropy, sec

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

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

  The answer: INTIMATEDETAILS

• The clue is 13. Outspoken parenting critic, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEENAGER

  Possible Answer: adolescent, teen, stripling, teenager

• The clue is 14. Sets up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARRANGES

  Possible Answer: coiffure, coiffe, put, dress, arrange, set, coif, fix_up, set_up, do, order, stage, format

  Possible Opposite Answer : disarrange

• The clue is 18. Subject of the 2021 documentary "Once Upon a Time in Queens". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: METS

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

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

  The answer: STORAGE

  Possible Answer: reposition, storage, computer_memory, storehouse, warehousing, memory, repositing, depot, computer_storage, store, memory_board, entrepot

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

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

  The answer: MIXES

  Possible Answer: meld, shuffle, admixture, combine, mixture, conflate, desegregate, mix_in, ruffle, intermixture, premix, flux, mingle, commixture, coalesce, mix, commix, immix, integrate, blend, merge, commingle, unify, amalgamate, mixing, fuse

  Possible Opposite Answer : segregate

• The clue is 25. Teaching assistants, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRADERS

  Possible Answer: grader

• The clue is 28. Certain Thanksgiving dish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOAT

  Possible Answer: boat, gravy_boat, sauceboat, gravy_holder

• The clue is 30. Mass apparel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALBS

  Possible Answer: alb

• The clue is 31. Pilots, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TESTS

  Possible Answer: screen, run, exam, mental_test, test, examination, psychometric_test, try_out, trial_run, try, prove, examine, essay, quiz, mental_testing, trial, tryout

• The clue is 32. Had a hiccup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FALTERED

  Possible Answer: stammer, bumble, stutter, falter, stumble, waver

• The clue is 33. Till the end of time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVERMORE

  Possible Answer: evermore, forever, everlastingly, forevermore, eternally

• The clue is 34. Doubly disadvantageous. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOSELOSE

• The clue is 38. Fair-hiring agcy.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EEOC

• The clue is 40. Home to England's Jurassic Coast. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DORSET

• The clue is 41. Fan settings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPEEDS

  Possible Answer: hurry, stop_number, hurrying, accelerate, rush_along, quicken, hie, pep_pill, focal_ratio, zip, step_on_it, swiftness, speed, speed_up, race, bucket_along, travel_rapidly, fastness, pelt_along, velocity, f_number, cannonball_along, hasten, hotfoot, belt_along, upper, rush, speeding, amphetamine

  Possible Opposite Answer : linger, decelerate

• The clue is 43. Unhappy chorus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JEERS

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

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

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

  The answer: STET

  Possible Answer: stet

• The clue is 49. Arkansas pol Hutchinson. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASA

• The clue is 50. New Orleans setting: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CST

  Possible Answer: Central_Time, Central_Standard_Time, CST

• The clue is 51. Carrier to 46-Across, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KAL

• The clue is 52. Device sold with a remote. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WII