April 15, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (31 clues)
• Down Clues (43 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, April 15, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (31 Across, 43 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

April 15, 2021 Across Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. "Yep, took care of it!"	7
2A	8. King-like, in a way	7
3A	15. Turn into a cliché	7
4A	16. Wrongly	7
5A	17. City transport, redundantly	7
6A	18. Most common mineral in the human body	7
7A	19. Severe	5
8A	21. Court proceedings	4
9A	22. Gentle, mild-mannered sort	8
10A	26. Gets one's feet wet?	5
11A	28. Goes (for)	4
12A	29. Eel, on a menu	5
13A	31. Ring thing	5
14A	33. Warm-up time for pro athletes	9
15A	37. ___ Jima	3
16A	38. "I'm back"	7
17A	40. G.I. with stripes	3
18A	41. On a need-to-know basis	9
19A	43. One of the sisters on TV's "Braxton Family Values"	5
20A	45. It's a start	5
21A	46. A ways away	4
22A	47. Astronaut Cooper as portrayed in "The Right Stuff"	5
23A	49. Camping pests	8
24A	53. Bell Biv DeVoe or Bananarama	4
25A	54. Pale as a ghost	5
26A	55. Happy, as bygone days	7
27A	58. Starting point for a piano student, or a phonetic hint to 17-, 18-, 22-, 33-, 41-, 49- and 55-Across	7
28A	63. Words supporting a motion	7
29A	64. Emperor who abdicated in 2019 after 30 years	7
30A	65. Topping for a vegan burger	7
31A	66. On and on and on	7

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. "Yep, took care of it!""

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: SUREDID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "8. King-like, in a way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
• Words that mean the same thing: sick, gruesome, grisly
• 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: MACABRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Turn into a cliché"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that exploitation to the point of diminishing returns
• Words that mean the same thing: overexploitation, overutilization, overdrive
• 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: OVERUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Wrongly"

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: INERROR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. City transport, redundantly"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
• Words that mean the same thing: cab, hack, taxi
• 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: TAXICAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Most common mineral in the human body"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 20, Ca
• 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: CALCIUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Severe"

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 unpleasantly stern
• Words that mean the same thing: coarse, rough, abrasive
• The opposite would be: fine
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HARSH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "21. Court proceedings"

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: ACTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Gentle, mild-mannered sort"

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 a person who is regarded as easygoing and agreeable
• Words that mean the same thing: kitty-cat, puss, pussy
• 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: PUSSYCAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "26. Gets one's feet wet?"

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 english tennis player who won many women's singles titles (born in 1945)
• Words that mean the same thing: bundle, Virginia Wade, compact
• 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: WADES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "28. Goes (for)"

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 select as an alternative over another
• Words that mean the same thing: opt, prefer, choose
• 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: OPTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "29. Eel, on a menu"

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: UNAGI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "31. Ring thing"

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 lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
• Words that mean the same thing: gem, rock, Harlan Fisk Stone
• 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: STONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "33. Warm-up time for pro athletes"

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 a period prior to the beginning of the regular season which is devoted to training and preparation
• 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: PRESEASON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "37. ___ Jima"

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 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 16 Across: "38. "I'm back""

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: MEAGAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "40. G.I. with stripes"

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: NCO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "41. On a need-to-know basis"

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: TOPSECRET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "43. One of the sisters on TV's "Braxton Family Values""

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: TRACI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "45. It's a start"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that formally making a person known to another or to the public
• Words that mean the same thing: introduction, presentation
• 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: INTRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "46. A ways away"

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-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
• 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: AFAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "47. Astronaut Cooper as portrayed in "The Right Stuff""

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: GORDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "49. Camping pests"

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: NOSEEUMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "53. Bell Biv DeVoe or Bananarama"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
• Words that mean the same thing: terzetto, triple, trinity
• 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: TRIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "54. Pale as a ghost"

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 anemic looking from illness or emotion; ; ; ; ; - mary w. shelley
• Words that mean the same thing: livid, bloodless, white
• 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: ASHEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "55. Happy, as bygone days"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher
• Words that mean the same thing: prosperous, Alcyone, golden
• 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: HALCYON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "58. Starting point for a piano student, or a phonetic hint to 17-, 18-, 22-, 33-, 41-, 49- and 55-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard 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: MIDDLEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "63. Words supporting a motion"

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: ISECOND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "64. Emperor who abdicated in 2019 after 30 years"

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: AKIHITO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "65. Topping for a vegan burger"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud
• Words that mean the same thing: shoot, pullulate, germinate
• 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: SPROUTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "66. On and on and on"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination
• Words that mean the same thing: around-the-clock, nonstop flight, round-the-clock
• 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: NONSTOP

  Great job if you got it right!

April 15, 2021 Down Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Lush	3
2D	2. A.C.C. school	3
3D	3. "Regal" pet name	3
4D	4. Verdi's "___ tu"	3
5D	5. Luxembourg is a grand one	5
6D	6. Hayes who scored "Shaft"	5
7D	7. Messing of "Will & Grace"	5
8D	8. State whose northern residents are known as Yoopers: Abbr.	4
9D	9. Newswoman Navarro	3
10D	10. Frame in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"	3
11D	11. Idyllic spot of myth	7
12D	12. Streisand role in "Funny Girl"	5
13D	13. Hammerings	5
14D	14. Aretha's sister who sang "Piece of My Heart"	4
15D	20. Once-plentiful endangered fish nicknamed "Albany beef"	9
16D	22. Put forth, as a hypothesis	5
17D	23. Leading by a basket	5
18D	24. Go low, in a way	5
19D	25. ID datum	3
20D	26. "___ close?"	4
21D	27. Word with free or double	5
22D	30. Straight up	4
23D	32. Make corrections to	5
24D	33. Surname of the Incredibles	4
25D	34. Big bungle	5
26D	35. Philosopher who favored simple explanations	5
27D	36. Gritty films, informally	5
28D	39. Prefix with -plasmic	4
29D	42. Dry wind in the Sahara	7
30D	44. Issa of "Insecure"	3
31D	47. Get	5
32D	48. Many a sight on the Suez Canal	5
33D	50. "Hoo-ee!"	5
34D	51. Brand name that means "exquisite" in Japanese	5
35D	52. ___ a tie	5
36D	53. "Get ___ ..." ("Here's the best part ...")	4
37D	54. They may lead to longer sentences	4
38D	56. Thou, now	3
39D	57. 8-Down's northern neighbor: Abbr.	3
40D	59. M.L.B.'s "10th men"	3
41D	60. Happening, in slang	3
42D	61. 1940s combat zone, in brief	3
43D	62. Extra in a procedural	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. Lush"

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 chronic drinker
• Words that mean the same thing: inebriate, drunk, rummy
• 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: SOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. A.C.C. school"

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: UVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. "Regal" pet name"

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 male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
• Words that mean the same thing: male monarch, king
• The opposite would be: female monarch, queen
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Verdi's "___ tu""

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: ERI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Luxembourg is a grand 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 the domain controlled by a duke or duchess
• Words that mean the same thing: dukedom
• 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: DUCHY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Hayes who scored "Shaft""

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 (old testament) the second patriarch; son of abraham and sarah who was offered by abraham as a sacrifice to god; father of jacob and esau
• 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: ISAAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Messing of "Will & Grace""

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: DEBRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. State whose northern residents are known as Yoopers: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: MICH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Newswoman Navarro"

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 mother of the ancient irish gods; sometimes identified with danu
• 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: ANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Frame in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit""

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: CEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Idyllic spot of myth"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a department of greece in the central peloponnese
• 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: ARCADIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Streisand role in "Funny Girl""

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: BRICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Hammerings"

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 disorderly crowd of people
• Words that mean the same thing: rout, gouge, spreadeagle
• 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: ROUTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Aretha's sister who sang "Piece of My Heart""

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: ERMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Once-plentiful endangered fish nicknamed "Albany beef""

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 large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in the north temperate zone
• Words that mean the same thing: sturgeon
• 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: STURGEONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Put forth, as a hypothesis"

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 (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
• Words that mean the same thing: postulate, put forward, 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: POSIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. Leading by a basket"

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: UPTWO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "24. Go low, in a way"

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 inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward
• Words that mean the same thing: stoup, bow, condescend
• 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: STOOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "25. ID datum"

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: SSN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "26. "___ close?""

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: WASI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "27. Word with free or double"

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 active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
• Words that mean the same thing: factor, agentive role, federal agent
• 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: AGENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Straight up"

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 clean or organized
• Words that mean the same thing: groovy, swell, tasteful
• 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: NEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Make corrections to"

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 make improvements or corrections to
• 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: EMEND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "33. Surname of the Incredibles"

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 queen of england as the 6th wife of henry viii (1512-1548)
• Words that mean the same thing: Catherine Parr
• 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: PARR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "34. Big bungle"

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 acronym often used by soldiers in world war ii: situation normal all fucked up
• Words that mean the same thing: fucked-up
• 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: SNAFU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "35. Philosopher who favored simple explanations"

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 english scholastic philosopher and assumed author of occam's razor (1285-1349)
• Words that mean the same thing: William of Ockham, Ockham, William of Occam
• 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: OCCAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "36. Gritty films, informally"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium 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: NOIRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "39. Prefix with -plasmic"

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: ECTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "42. Dry wind in the Sahara"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand
• Words that mean the same thing: sandstorm, dust storm, duster
• 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: SIROCCO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "44. Issa of "Insecure""

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: RAE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Get"

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 understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
• Words that mean the same thing: hold, clench, compass
• 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: GRASP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Many a sight on the Suez Canal"

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 a worker who oils engines or machinery
• Words that mean the same thing: tanker, tank ship, oil tanker
• 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: OILER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. "Hoo-ee!""

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: OHMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "51. Brand name that means "exquisite" in Japanese"

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: SEIKO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "52. ___ a tie"

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: ENDIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "53. "Get ___ ..." ("Here's the best part ...")"

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: THIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "54. They may lead to longer sentences"

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: ANDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "56. Thou, now"

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: YOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "57. 8-Down's northern neighbor: 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: ONT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "59. M.L.B.'s "10th men""

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: DHS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "60. Happening, in slang"

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 humanistic study of a body of literature
• Words that mean the same thing: illuminated, dismount, fire up
• The opposite would be: unlighted, extinguish
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "61. 1940s combat zone, in brief"

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: ETO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 43 Down: "62. Extra in a procedural"

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 uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
• Words that mean the same thing: copper, nail, hook
• 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: COP

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	51	68.9%
Short Answer	15	20.3%
Geography	2	2.7%
History	2	2.7%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.7%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	31
Down Clues	43
Total Clues	74
Average Answer Length	5.1 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	9 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 Thursday, 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 05:40 AM