April 03, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (31 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, April 03, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 66 (35 Across, 31 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.8 letters

April 03, 2021 Across Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Kind of poet	4
2A	5. Locales on a campus map	5
3A	10. Nondairy source of calcium	4
4A	14. Impetuous	4
5A	15. Coat in the winter	5
6A	16. Pro in tech since 2015	4
7A	17. Keister	4
8A	18. Artist's application	5
9A	19. So, in Sicily	4
10A	20. Part of a driver's manual	6
11A	22. Squat	8
12A	24. Soup bone selection	7
13A	26. Crown Jewels' quality	6
14A	27. ___ bank	5
15A	28. Buenos Aires-to-Brasília dir.	3
16A	31. Worked up	5
17A	32. "Squee!"	11
18A	35. Making goo-goo eyes, say	11
19A	36. Covered in ink	11
20A	37. Lock option	5
21A	38. Thither	3
22A	39. Brown	5
23A	43. Charms	6
24A	45. Hit reality TV series spun off from "16 and Pregnant"	7
25A	47. Place for a pot and kettle	8
26A	50. It circles the globe	6
27A	51. Role for Jay Chou in 2011's "The Green Hornet"	4
28A	52. People who follow a set of rules known as the Ordnung	5
29A	54. Component of some fractals	4
30A	55. Athletic conference that UMass belongs to	4
31A	56. Pat ___, three-time N.B.A. Coach of the Year	5
32A	57. Native Canadian	4
33A	58. One-named singer awarded a C.B.E. in 2017	4
34A	59. Mistake?	5
35A	60. Big name in oil	4

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. Kind of poet"

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 regular route for a sentry or policeman
• Words that mean the same thing: metre, exhaust, baffle
• 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: BEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Locales on a campus map"

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 an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
• Words that mean the same thing: manor hall, Asaph Hall, Charles Francis Hall
• 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: HALLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Nondairy source of calcium"

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 informal terms for money
• Words that mean the same thing: pelf, kail, borecole
• 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: KALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Impetuous"

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 any red eruption of the skin
• Words that mean the same thing: efflorescence, reckless, foolhardy
• 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: RASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Coat in the winter"

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: ICEUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Pro in tech since 2015"

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: IPAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Keister"

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 fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
• Words that mean the same thing: nates, behind, asshole
• 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: ARSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Artist's application"

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 gypsum or plaster of paris spread on a surface to make it suitable for painting or gilding (or a surface so prepared)
• 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: GESSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. So, in Sicily"

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: COSI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Part of a driver's manual"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of grasping
• Words that mean the same thing: clasp, cling to, clench
• 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: CLUTCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Squat"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that having a short and solid form or stature
• Words that mean the same thing: compact, stocky, thick
• 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: THICKSET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Soup bone selection"

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: HAMHOCK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Crown Jewels' quality"

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 a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain
• Words that mean the same thing: brilliancy, luster, sheen
• 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: LUSTRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. ___ bank"

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 male reproductive cell; the male gamete
• Words that mean the same thing: sperm cell, spermatozoan, spermatozoon
• 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: SPERM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. Buenos Aires-to-Brasília dir."

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 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 16 Across: "31. Worked up"

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 cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
• Words that mean the same thing: nark, pissed off, gravel
• 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: RILED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. "Squee!""

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: IMSOEXCITED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Making goo-goo eyes, say"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that like a coquette
• Words that mean the same thing: coquettish
• 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: FLIRTATIOUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Covered in ink"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: ALLTATTEDUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. Lock option"

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 a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
• Words that mean the same thing: lace, tress, pleat
• 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: PLAIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "38. Thither"

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 distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal)
• Words that mean the same thing: yonder
• 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: YON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "39. Brown"

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 a dish of sauteed food
• Words that mean the same thing: sauteed
• 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: SAUTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Charms"

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 occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
• Words that mean the same thing: divert, amuse, disport
• 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: AMUSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. Hit reality TV series spun off from "16 and Pregnant""

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: TEENMOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Place for a pot and kettle"

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: RANGETOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. It circles the globe"

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 either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the torrid zone or tropics
• Words that mean the same thing: tropical
• 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: TROPIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "51. Role for Jay Chou in 2011's "The Green Hornet""

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: KATO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. People who follow a set of rules known as the Ordnung"

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 an american follower of the mennonite religion
• 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: AMISH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. Component of some fractals"

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 flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces
• Words that mean the same thing: roofing tile
• 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: TILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "55. Athletic conference that UMass belongs to"

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 the sun (or solar disc) which was the deity of a monotheistic cult under the pharaoh akhenaten
• Words that mean the same thing: Aton
• 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: ATEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "56. Pat ___, three-time N.B.A. Coach of the Year"

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 united states poet (1849-1916)
• Words that mean the same thing: James Whitcomb Riley
• 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: RILEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "57. Native Canadian"

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 member of an algonquian people living in central canada
• 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: CREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "58. One-named singer awarded a C.B.E. in 2017"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that french soldier and writer whose descriptions of sexual perversion gave rise to the term `sadism' (1740-1814)
• Words that mean the same thing: Marquis de Sade, de Sade, Comte Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade
• 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: SADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "59. Mistake?"

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 an advantageous purchase
• Words that mean the same thing: buy, bargain, slip
• 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: STEAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "60. Big name in oil"

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 english pianist (1890-1965)
• Words that mean the same thing: Walter Rudolf Hess, Victor Hess, Rudolf Hess
• 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: HESS

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Saturday Crossword Down Clues - April 03, 2021 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Maker of candy corn and conversation hearts	6
2D	2. Winter hat feature	6
3D	3. Adopt	6
4D	4. Blues classic that contains the lyric "I'm free from your spell"	15
5D	5. Hard pitch to hit?	5
6D	6. Wizard	3
7D	7. Cautionary word	4
8D	8. Very green	4
9D	9. Turn	5
10D	10. Adds more spice	15
11D	11. They're on a mission	8
12D	12. Beamed, in a way	7
13D	13. Worked for Money, say	6
14D	21. One of 20 standing in the House	9
15D	23. Nonstandard adjective in "Alice in Wonderland"	9
16D	25. Tough	6
17D	29. "Nifty!"	5
18D	30. Scope	6
19D	33. Title for Eva Perón: Abbr.	3
20D	34. Massenet's "Le ___"	3
21D	35. Showed brazenly	8
22D	36. Former name of Kazakhstan's largest city	7
23D	37. Worn down apparel?	6
24D	40. One who might sit in a high chair	6
25D	41. Fabrics with printed designs	6
26D	42. Makes introductions, in a way	6
27D	44. "The sentinels, silent and sure," per a "Les Misérables" song	5
28D	46. Kind of alcohol	5
29D	48. Jump over	4
30D	49. Word with junk or dog	4
31D	53. Ending of titles by Jean Rhys and Ernest Hemingway	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. Maker of candy corn and conversation hearts"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: BRACHS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Winter hat feature"

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 one of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm
• Words that mean the same thing: earflap
• 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: EARLAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Adopt"

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 take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
• Words that mean the same thing: take up, acquire, adopt
• 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: ASSUME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Blues classic that contains the lyric "I'm free from your spell""

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: THETHRILLISGONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Hard pitch to hit?"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: HIGHC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Wizard"

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 the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: whizz, champion, sail through
• 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: ACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Cautionary word"

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 being ten more than forty
• Words that mean the same thing: fifty, l, 50
• 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: LEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Very green"

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 drinks alcohol to excess habitually
• Words that mean the same thing: plushy, soaker, plush
• 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: LUSH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Turn"

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 (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)
• Words that mean the same thing: foil, mess up, botch
• 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: SPOIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Adds more spice"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: KICKSITUPANOTCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. They're on a mission"

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 an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform
• Words that mean the same thing: Apostle, apostle, Apostelic Father
• 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: APOSTLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Beamed, in a way"

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: LASERED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Worked for Money, 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 prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
• Words that mean the same thing: redact, delete, cut
• 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: EDITED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "21. One of 20 standing in the House"

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 a special group delegated to consider some matter; - milton berle
• Words that mean the same thing: citizens committee, commission
• 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: COMMITTEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "23. Nonstandard adjective in "Alice in Wonderland""

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 beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
• Words that mean the same thing: rummy, funny, singular
• The opposite would be: incurious
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CURIOUSER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Tough"

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 making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
• Words that mean the same thing: knotted, knobbed, snarled
• 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: KNOTTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "29. "Nifty!""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy 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: NEATO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "30. Scope"

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 the point or degree to which something extends
• 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: EXTENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "33. Title for Eva Perón: Abbr."

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "34. Massenet's "Le ___""

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 the united states army's principal law enforcement agency responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for all levels of the army anywhere in the world
• Words that mean the same thing: Criminal Investigation Command
• 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: CID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "35. Showed brazenly"

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 display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
• Words that mean the same thing: flaunt, ostentate, flash
• 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: FLAUNTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "36. Former name of Kazakhstan's largest city"

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

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: ALMAATA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. Worn down apparel?"

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 kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a british term)
• Words that mean the same thing: windcheater, parka, anorak
• 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: PARKAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "40. One who might sit in a high chair"

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 an official at a baseball game
• Words that mean the same thing: arbiter, arbitrator, referee
• 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: UMPIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "41. Fabrics with printed designs"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• Words that mean the same thing: travail, fag, toil
• 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: TOILES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "42. Makes introductions, in a way"

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 acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
• Words that mean the same thing: compere, master of ceremonies, emcee
• 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: EMCEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "44. "The sentinels, silent and sure," per a "Les Misérables" song"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
• Words that mean the same thing: whizz, champion, star topology
• 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: STARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. Kind of alcohol"

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 univalent hydrocarbon radical c2h5 derived from ethane by the removal of one hydrogen atom
• Words that mean the same thing: ethyl group, ethyl radical
• 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: ETHYL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "48. Jump over"

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 prevent from being included or considered or accepted
• Words that mean the same thing: miss, drop, leave off
• The opposite would be: attend to, include
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OMIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. Word with junk or dog"

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 collection of objects laid on top of each other
• Words that mean the same thing: stack, mass, passel
• 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: PILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "53. Ending of titles by Jean Rhys and Ernest Hemingway"

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 division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
• Words that mean the same thing: ocean
• 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: SEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	56	84.8%
Short Answer	5	7.6%
Geography	2	3.0%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.5%
Abbreviation	1	1.5%
Music	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	31
Total Clues	66
Average Answer Length	5.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 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: September 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM