January 20, 2024 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (33 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.3 letters

January 20, 2024 Saturday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Gardener's item that breaks down a lot	10
2A	11. Any member of the order Chiroptera	3
3A	14. Plant-based protein brand	10
4A	15. Mélange	4
5A	16. "America's Got Talent" precursor	10
6A	17. Top	4
7A	18. Actress Blanchett	4
8A	19. Subject for a museum curator	10
9A	21. Photo finish?	3
10A	22. "Goooooooooool!," e.g.	3
11A	23. Not now!	4
12A	24. Points the finger at	3
13A	25. "Good goin'!"	7
14A	28. Plans a getaway for, perhaps	5
15A	31. Beverage with an oxymoronic name	9
16A	33. Stentorian	4
17A	34. Something that may be hard to drink?	5
18A	35. ___ bag	4
19A	36. Lacking bells and whistles	9
20A	38. Like the smell of burned rubber	5
21A	39. Got ready	7
22A	40. "It's a secret"	3
23A	41. Signature items	4
24A	42. Sweet ___	3
25A	43. Tried to take a seat?	3
26A	46. Dead-tree edition	10
27A	50. It's on the house	4
28A	51. Paul who was People's 2021 Sexiest Man Alive	4
29A	52. Bad drawing?	10
30A	54. Brewery stock	4
31A	55. "Frankly …"	10
32A	56. "You got it"	3
33A	57. Extra bits and pieces	10

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!

Clue 1 Across: "1. Gardener's item that breaks down a lot"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COMPOSTBIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "11. Any member of the order Chiroptera"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
• Words that mean the same thing: flutter, lick, squash racket
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "14. Plant-based protein brand"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INCOGMEATO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Mélange"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that chopped meat mixed with potatoes and browned
• Words that mean the same thing: hasheesh, haschisch, hashish
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. "America's Got Talent" precursor"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STARSEARCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Top"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
• Words that mean the same thing: superlative, meridian, pinnacle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Actress Blanchett"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Subject for a museum curator"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARTHISTORY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Photo finish?"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (roman mythology) goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of saturn; counterpart of greek rhea and cybele of ancient asia minor
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. "Goooooooooool!," e.g."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
• Words that mean the same thing: outcry, yell, rallying cry
• The opposite would be: laugh
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Not now!"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that that time; that moment
• Words that mean the same thing: so, and then, and so
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Points the finger at"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a state in the rocky mountains
• Words that mean the same thing: I.D., Idaho, Gem State
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. "Good goin'!""

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATTAWAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Plans a getaway for, perhaps"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
• Words that mean the same thing: abet
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Beverage with an oxymoronic name"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any strong spirits (such as strong whisky or rum)
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FIREWATER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Stentorian"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
• Words that mean the same thing: garish, tacky, brassy
• The opposite would be: piano, soft
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOUD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Something that may be hard to drink?"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a expert clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a beverage made from juice pressed from apples
• Words that mean the same thing: cyder
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CIDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. ___ bag"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a capacious bag or basket
• Words that mean the same thing: lug, carryall, holdall
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Lacking bells and whistles"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAREBONES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Like the smell of burned rubber"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that strong and sharp
• Words that mean the same thing: blistering, caustic, acerbic
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACRID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. Got ready"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that cause to ripen or develop fully
• Words that mean the same thing: aged, mature, ripen
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIPENED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "40. "It's a secret""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "41. Signature items"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
• Words that mean the same thing: pen, playpen, penitentiary
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "42. Sweet ___"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that seed of a pea plant used for food
• Words that mean the same thing: pea plant
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "43. Tried to take a seat?"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
• Words that mean the same thing: go, scat, range
• The opposite would be: idle, malfunction
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "46. Dead-tree edition"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRINTISSUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. It's on the house"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EAVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. Paul who was People's 2021 Sexiest Man Alive"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that european freshwater fish resembling the roach
• Words that mean the same thing: Scardinius erythrophthalmus
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUDD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "52. Bad drawing?"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHORTSTRAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "54. Brewery stock"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the united states an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
• Words that mean the same thing: ale
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "55. "Frankly …""

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOBEHONEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "56. "You got it""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an affirmative
• The opposite would be: no
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "57. Extra bits and pieces"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPAREPARTS

  Great job if you got it right!

January 20, 2024 Down Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Fortune 100 company whose name is the last two syllables of the city near where it was founded	5
2D	2. Readily available	5
3D	3. Exams for some science majors	5
4D	4. One might be cleansed with a strip	4
5D	5. Rap pioneers, slangily	3
6D	6. Colors outside the lines?	6
7D	7. Visibly emotional	5
8D	8. Line along the Embarcadero, in brief	4
9D	9. Yearning	4
10D	10. It's not often seen on a diamond	8
11D	11. Nonkosher Wendy's offering	9
12D	12. Initialism for a pleasant tingling on the scalp or back of the neck	4
13D	13. "___ say …"	4
14D	15. View with disdain	9
15D	20. Jazz trumpeter Woody	4
16D	22. Things that were once commonly stored in towers	3
17D	24. "Well, maybe …"	9
18D	25. Served as a wingman	5
19D	26. Number of Reyes Magos, in Spanish tradition	4
20D	27. Legendary creature	4
21D	28. Montana neighbor: Abbr.	3
22D	29. Onetime source of toothbrush bristles	4
23D	30. Greek who originated the expression "Leave no stone unturned"	9
24D	31. Like some hair	4
25D	32. Like the hair of 1-2% of the world's population	3
26D	34. Is made up	8
27D	37. Bowed	4
28D	38. "That's it!"	3
29D	40. Be steamed	6
30D	42. More golden, say	5
31D	43. More golden, say	5
32D	44. Nautical direction	5
33D	45. Cousins of sirens	5
34D	46. Put your hands together, perhaps	4
35D	47. "I ___!" (shout of exultation)	4
36D	48. See what's in store?	4
37D	49. Buckwheat noodle	4
38D	50. ___ Marathon (annual mountain bike race that's said to be "a volcanic challenge")	4
39D	53. Saturate	3

Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!

Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!

Clue 1 Down: "1. Fortune 100 company whose name is the last two syllables of the city near where it was founded"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that cold-water fish caught in lake superior and northward
• Words that mean the same thing: lake herring, Coregonus artedi
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CISCO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Readily available"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONTAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Exams for some science majors"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about science/technology.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MCATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. One might be cleansed with a strip"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
• Words that mean the same thing: concentrate, stoma, center
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Rap pioneers, slangily"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Colors outside the lines?"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that slanderous defamation
• Words that mean the same thing: denigrate, daub, spot
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SMEARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Visibly emotional"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that with eyes full of tears
• Words that mean the same thing: teary-eyed, watery-eyed
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEARY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Line along the Embarcadero, in brief"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of the british order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
• Words that mean the same thing: baronet
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Yearning"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation
• Words that mean the same thing: itchiness, itching, scratch
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ITCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. It's not often seen on a diamond"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOHITTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Nonkosher Wendy's offering"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BACONATOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Initialism for a pleasant tingling on the scalp or back of the neck"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASMR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. "___ say …""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. View with disdain"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HATEWATCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Jazz trumpeter Woody"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004)
• Words that mean the same thing: Henry Wheeler Shaw, G. B. Shaw, Josh Billings
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Things that were once commonly stored in towers"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
• Words that mean the same thing: cadmium, candela, certificate of deposit
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. "Well, maybe …""

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ITDEPENDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Served as a wingman"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that give help or assistance; be of service
• Words that mean the same thing: assisted, assist, aid
• The opposite would be: unassisted
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AIDED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. Number of Reyes Magos, in Spanish tradition"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. Legendary creature"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the himalayas
• Words that mean the same thing: abominable snowman
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YETI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. Montana neighbor: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about abbreviation.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves; worn by priests
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "29. Onetime source of toothbrush bristles"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that old world wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in united states
• Words that mean the same thing: Sus scrofa, wild boar
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "30. Greek who originated the expression "Leave no stone unturned""

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that one of the greatest tragic dramatists of ancient greece (480-406 bc)
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: EURIPIDES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "31. Like some hair"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that money extracted as a penalty
• Words that mean the same thing: exquisitely, finely, very well
• The opposite would be: coarse
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: FINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "32. Like the hair of 1-2% of the world's population"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
• Words that mean the same thing: flushed, loss, blood-red
• The opposite would be: gain
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "34. Is made up"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that originate (in)
• Words that mean the same thing: dwell, comprise, lie in
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: CONSISTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "37. Bowed"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
• Words that mean the same thing: out to, dead set, deflect
• The opposite would be: straighten, unbend
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: BENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "38. "That's it!""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "40. Be steamed"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that be noisy with activity
• Words that mean the same thing: boil, hum, buzz
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: SEETHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "42. More golden, say"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that free of extraneous elements of any kind
• Words that mean the same thing: thoroughgoing, vestal, virgin
• The opposite would be: unsaturated, impure
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PURER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "43. More golden, say"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
• Words that mean the same thing: uncommon, rarefied, rarified
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: RARER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "44. Nautical direction"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AVAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "45. Cousins of sirens"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of north america and europe and northern asia
• Words that mean the same thing: triton, newt
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEWTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "46. Put your hands together, perhaps"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
• Words that mean the same thing: implore, beg
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "47. "I ___!" (shout of exultation)"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
• Words that mean the same thing: ruler, dominate, normal
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RULE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "48. See what's in store?"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
• Words that mean the same thing: snitch, patronise, buy at
• The opposite would be: boycott
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "49. Buckwheat noodle"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "50. ___ Marathon (annual mountain bike race that's said to be "a volcanic challenge")"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an inactive volcano in sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in europe (10,500 feet)
• Words that mean the same thing: Mount Etna, bunsen burner, Mt Etna
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "53. Saturate"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid
• Words that mean the same thing: douse, standing operating procedure, sops
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	51	70.8%
Short Answer	12	16.7%
History	2	2.8%
Geography	2	2.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.4%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%
Science/Technology	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%
Sports	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.3 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	10 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Saturday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.

Last Updated: August 28, 2025 at 04:44 AM