October 07, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (35 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, October 07, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (33 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.7 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Saturday Puzzle October 07, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Plot development with twists?	9
2A	10. Enfants terribles	4
3A	14. Detective in high-grossing films of 1984, 1987 and 1994	9
4A	15. Glossed over?	5
5A	16. Weapon now known as an LGM-118 Peacekeeper	9
6A	17. Warmly welcoming	5
7A	18. Swing state?	4
8A	19. "And that's proof enough"	3
9A	20. Quite	6
10A	21. Dir. from the Music City to the Motor City	3
11A	22. Not plugged in	7
12A	24. Sticks one's neck out, perhaps	7
13A	26. Anomalous figure	7
14A	30. "Toy Story 3" villain, for short	5
15A	31. "Forget about it!"	8
16A	32. Club ___ Wan (where "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" opens)	3
17A	33. "Forget about it!"	7
18A	36. Radio Hall-of-Famer Charlamagne ___ God	3
19A	37. Perfect square for the circumference of pie	8
20A	39. Blood of the gods	5
21A	41. America's longest-serving first lady, familiarly	7
22A	42. Fixtures at rodeos	7
23A	44. One who's served admirally?	7
24A	46. 2/19/45 invasion site, informally	3
25A	47. Neighborhood near Tarzana	6
26A	50. Football datum: Abbr.	3
27A	51. Certain offshoot	4
28A	53. Driven, say	5
29A	54. Written in it this clue is	9
30A	56. Unrefined	5
31A	57. Arrived at by ballot	9
32A	58. Multitude	4
33A	59. Soldiers hardened by many battles	9

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. Plot development with twists?"

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: HEDGEMAZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "10. Enfants terribles"

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 (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
• Words that mean the same thing: hob, scamp, gremlin
• 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: IMPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "14. Detective in high-grossing films of 1984, 1987 and 1994"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about movies/film.

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: AXELFOLEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Glossed over?"

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 make slick or smooth
• Words that mean the same thing: slick, satiny, flowing
• 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: SLEEK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Weapon now known as an LGM-118 Peacekeeper"

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: MXMISSILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Warmly welcoming"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable
• Words that mean the same thing: homy, homelike, homely
• 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: HOMEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Swing state?"

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 a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
• Words that mean the same thing: temper, humor, humour
• 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: MOOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. "And that's proof enough""

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 relativistic quantum theory of the electromagnetic interactions of photons and electrons and muons
• Words that mean the same thing: quantum electrodynamics
• 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: QED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Quite"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: SOVERY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Dir. from the Music City to the Motor City"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the compass point that is midway between north and northeast
• Words that mean the same thing: north northeast, nor'-nor'-east
• 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: NNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Not plugged in"

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 (often followed by `of') not aware
• Words that mean the same thing: incognizant
• The opposite would be: aware
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNAWARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Sticks one's neck out, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that come out into view, as from concealment
• Words that mean the same thing: egress, come forth, emerge
• 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: EMERGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Anomalous figure"

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 a person who lives away from his place of work
• 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: OUTLIER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. "Toy Story 3" villain, for short"

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

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: LOTSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. "Forget about it!""

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: NOCHANCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Club ___ Wan (where "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" opens)"

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 (west indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery
• Words that mean the same thing: obeah
• 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: OBI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. "Forget about it!""

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: BADIDEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Radio Hall-of-Famer Charlamagne ___ God"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium 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: THA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Perfect square for the circumference of pie"

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: PIZZABOX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Blood of the gods"

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 (greek mythology) the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the gods
• Words that mean the same thing: festering, sanies, purulence
• 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: ICHOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. America's longest-serving first lady, familiarly"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: ELEANOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Fixtures at rodeos"

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 the amount that many barrels might hold
• Words that mean the same thing: cask, bbl, barrelful
• 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: BARRELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. One who's served admirally?"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: NAVYVET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. 2/19/45 invasion site, informally"

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 bloody and prolonged operation on the island of iwo jima in which american marines landed and defeated japanese defenders (february and march 1945)
• Words that mean the same thing: Iwo Jima, invasion of Iwo
• 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: IWO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Neighborhood near Tarzana"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: ENCINO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. Football datum: Abbr."

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

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: INT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "51. Certain offshoot"

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 subdivision of a larger religious group
• Words that mean the same thing: faction, religious sect, religious order
• 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: SECT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. Driven, say"

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: TYPEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. Written in it this clue is"

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: YODASPEAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "56. Unrefined"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility
• 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: CRASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "57. Arrived at by ballot"

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: ELECTEDTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "58. Multitude"

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 person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
• Words that mean the same thing: boniface, innkeeper, master of ceremonies
• The opposite would be: parasite
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "59. Soldiers hardened by many battles"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a work of art (composition or drama) that is part of the standard repertory but has become hackneyed from much repetition
• Words that mean the same thing: oldtimer, warhorse, old-timer
• 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: WARHORSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Saturday Puzzle October 07, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Jon of Disney's "Million Dollar Arm"	4
2D	2. Gas giant	10
3D	3. Punish, in a way, as a YouTube creator	10
4D	4. Zero-emission aircraft	7
5D	5. Puff pieces?	3
6D	6. House of worship	6
7D	7. Weaver's work?	6
8D	8. Heroine in a legendary franchise	5
9D	9. Setting for vitreous humor	3
10D	10. Unofficial 1984 Olympics anthem	7
11D	11. ___ stock (speculative investment)	4
12D	12. Use binoculars, say	4
13D	13. Liquor brand in a blue bottle	4
14D	15. Cat breed with American and Celtic lineages	9
15D	20. A.1., for one	5
16D	23. Golfer's selection	4
17D	24. Employ the secret service?	5
18D	25. Get wildly enthusiastic	9
19D	27. Overwhelmed with details	10
20D	28. Sound off on?	10
21D	29. Sees through adolescence	5
22D	31. "Forget about it!"	3
23D	34. From conception	5
24D	35. High-sided boat	4
25D	38. Like "Duck Soup," it's said, among all Marx Brothers films	7
26D	40. Refrigerator compartment	7
27D	42. Pub crawl and then some	6
28D	43. Develop a bond, say	6
29D	45. Davis of film	5
30D	47. Make a lasting impression?	4
31D	48. "Wedding Bell Blues" songwriter Laura	4
32D	49. Figures in an audit, in brief	4
33D	52. Ring decisions, for short	4
34D	54. Material for Voldemort's wand and Robin Hood's bow	3
35D	55. Pou ___ (vantage point)	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. Jon of Disney's "Million Dollar Arm""

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: HAMM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Gas giant"

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: EXXONMOBIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Punish, in a way, as a YouTube creator"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that deprive of value for payment
• Words that mean the same thing: demonetise
• 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: DEMONETIZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Zero-emission aircraft"

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 aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
• Words that mean the same thing: glider, sailplane
• 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: GLIDERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Puff pieces?"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium 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: EFS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. House of worship"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (islam) a muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret
• 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: MOSQUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Weaver's work?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
• Words that mean the same thing: noncitizen, stranger, alien
• The opposite would be: citizen, acquaintance
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALIENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Heroine in a legendary franchise"

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: ZELDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Setting for vitreous humor"

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 the organ of sight
• Words that mean the same thing: oculus, center, centre
• 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: EYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Unofficial 1984 Olympics anthem"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.

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: ILOVELA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. ___ stock (speculative investment)"

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 cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one person to another by non-genetic means (as by imitation)
• 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: MEME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Use binoculars, say"

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 person who is of equal standing with another in a group
• Words that mean the same thing: match, compeer, equal
• 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: PEER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Liquor brand in a blue bottle"

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: SKYY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Cat breed with American and Celtic lineages"

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: SHORTHAIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. A.1., for one"

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 flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food
• 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: SAUCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Golfer's selection"

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 the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
• Words that mean the same thing: Ellen Price Wood, woodwind instrument, woods
• 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: WOOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Employ the secret service?"

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 run away secretly with one's beloved
• Words that mean the same thing: run off
• 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: ELOPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Get wildly enthusiastic"

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: GOBANANAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Overwhelmed with details"

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: INTHEWEEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Sound off on?"

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: ECHOLOCATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Sees through adolescence"

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 the back of a military formation or procession
• Words that mean the same thing: lift, keister, backside
• The opposite would be: head, front
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. "Forget about 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 a quantity of no importance
• Words that mean the same thing: goose egg, aught, null
• The opposite would be: allow, permit
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NIX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. From conception"

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: ABOVO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. High-sided boat"

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 small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
• Words that mean the same thing: walleye, jack salmon, rowboat
• The word looks like this: ____
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  The answer is: DORY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Like "Duck Soup," it's said, among all Marx Brothers films"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that ludicrous, foolish
• Words that mean the same thing: cockamamy, clownlike, goofy
• The word looks like this: _______
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  The answer is: ZANIEST

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Clue 26 Down: "40. Refrigerator compartment"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (of something seen or heard) clearly defined
• Words that mean the same thing: snappy, nappy, nippy
• The word looks like this: _______
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  The answer is: CRISPER

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Clue 27 Down: "42. Pub crawl and then some"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a tool for bending
• Words that mean the same thing: toot, carousal, booze-up
• The word looks like this: ______
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  The answer is: BENDER

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Clue 28 Down: "43. Develop a bond, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that cause to be attached
• Words that mean the same thing: tie, confiscate, seize
• The opposite would be: detach
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  The answer is: ATTACH

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Clue 29 Down: "45. Davis of film"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of the numerous plants of the genus viola
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Viola
• The word looks like this: _____
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  The answer is: VIOLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Make a lasting impression?"

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 make an etching of
• Words that mean the same thing: engrave
• The word looks like this: ____
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  The answer is: ETCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. "Wedding Bell Blues" songwriter Laura"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: NYRO

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Clue 32 Down: "49. Figures in an audit, 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 an accountant who has passed certain examinations and met all other statutory and licensing requirements of a united states state to be certified by that state
• Words that mean the same thing: CPA, certified public accountant
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: CPAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Ring decisions, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue
• Words that mean the same thing: technical knockout, TKO
• The word looks like this: ____
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  The answer is: TKOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Material for Voldemort's wand and Robin Hood's bow"

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 wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the english yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: YEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. Pou ___ (vantage point)"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium 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!
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  The answer is: STO

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	47	69.1%
Short Answer	9	13.2%
Movies/Film	3	4.4%
Abbreviation	3	4.4%
History	2	2.9%
Geography	2	2.9%
Sports	1	1.5%
Literature	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	35
Total Clues	68
Average Answer Length	5.7 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!

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Last Updated: August 30, 2025 at 09:37 AM