April 22, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, April 22, 2021

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

April 22, 2021 Thursday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Producer of "whirligigs"	5
2A	6. Winning	5
3A	11. Any "ology": Abbr.	3
4A	14. Quarters seen in some parts of Canada	6
5A	15. Ruckuses	6
6A	16. "Neat!"	4
7A	17. *1962-67, 1971, 1983	11
8A	19. Mike's partner in the candy aisle	3
9A	20. Chapel Hill sch.	3
10A	21. Amanda Gorman's "The Hill We Climb," for one	4
11A	22. Spiced brew	4
12A	24. Things trackers pick up	6
13A	27. Small alcoholic drink	7
14A	29. Singer Gorme	5
15A	30. Order, of a sort	4
16A	33. ___ bread	4
17A	34. Where reception guests buy drinks	7
18A	36. Smoke	3
19A	37. *1995-2002	13
20A	41. ___ Klain, Biden White House chief of staff	3
21A	42. Certain money-saving rideshare option	8
22A	43. Actor McGregor of "Trainspotting"	4
23A	45. Greta Gerwig's "___ Bird"	4
24A	46. Stevie Wonder, for one	5
25A	50. Wide-ranging seabird	6
26A	52. Davis who sang "Can I Change My Mind"	6
27A	53. "Knives Out" director Johnson	4
28A	54. "Li'l Abner" character shaped like a bowling pin	5
29A	57. Classified org.	3
30A	58. Animated "devil," familiarly	3
31A	59. *2006-present	11
32A	63. Wood carver	3
33A	64. Unexpected declaration at the altar	5
34A	65. Vital trunk	5
35A	66. Queen ___ (pop nickname)	3
36A	67. Body image	6
37A	68. Jet similar to a 747	5

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. Producer of "whirligigs""

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 wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring
• 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: MAPLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Winning"

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: ONTOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. Any "ology": 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: SCI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Quarters seen in some parts of Canada"

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 eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome
• Words that mean the same thing: iglu, igloo
• 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: IGLOOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Ruckuses"

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: HOOHAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. "Neat!""

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 quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature
• Words that mean the same thing: cool off, sang-froid, nerveless
• The opposite would be: heat, warm
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. *1962-67, 1971, 1983"

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: SEANCONNERY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Mike's partner in the candy aisle"

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 united states general who supervised the invasion of normandy and the defeat of nazi germany; 34th president of the united states (1890-1961)
• Words that mean the same thing: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Eisenhower, Dwight David Eisenhower
• 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: IKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Chapel Hill sch."

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: UNC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Amanda Gorman's "The Hill We Climb," for one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
• Words that mean the same thing: verse form
• 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: POEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Spiced brew"

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: CHAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Things trackers pick up"

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 distinctive odor that is pleasant
• Words that mean the same thing: olfactory property, odour, odor
• The opposite would be: deodorize, deodourise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCENTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Small alcoholic drink"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles
• Words that mean the same thing: taw, triggerman, hired gun
• 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: SHOOTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Singer Gorme"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EYDIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Order, of a sort"

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: religious sect, faction, 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 16 Across: "33. ___ bread"

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 usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling
• Words that mean the same thing: pocket bread
• 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: PITA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Where reception guests buy drinks"

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

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: CASHBAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Smoke"

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: CIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. *1995-2002"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: PIERCEBROSNAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. ___ Klain, Biden White House chief of staff"

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 chadic language spoken in northern nigeria
• Words that mean the same thing: Daffo, Bokkos
• 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: RON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Certain money-saving rideshare option"

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: UBERPOOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Actor McGregor of "Trainspotting""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EWAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. Greta Gerwig's "___ Bird""

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 polite name for any woman
• Words that mean the same thing: dame, noblewoman, peeress
• The opposite would be: Lord, nobleman
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LADY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Stevie Wonder, 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 the adult male singing voice above baritone
• Words that mean the same thing: strain, tenor voice
• 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: TENOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "50. Wide-ranging seabird"

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 relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land
• 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: PETREL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "52. Davis who sang "Can I Change My Mind""

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: TYRONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "53. "Knives Out" director Johnson"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RIAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "54. "Li'l Abner" character shaped like a bowling pin"

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: SHMOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. Classified org."

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 cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect united states information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information
• Words that mean the same thing: National Security Agency
• 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: NSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. Animated "devil," familiarly"

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: TAZ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. *2006-present"

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: DANIELCRAIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "63. Wood carver"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an edge tool used to cut and shape wood
• Words that mean the same thing: adze
• 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: ADZ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "64. Unexpected declaration at the altar"

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: IDONT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "65. Vital trunk"

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 large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries
• 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: AORTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "66. Queen ___ (pop nickname)"

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 (formerly) a title of respect for a man in turkey or egypt
• 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: BEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "67. Body image"

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 drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters
• 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: TATTOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "68. Jet similar to a 747"

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: DCTEN

  Great job if you got it right!

April 22, 2021 Thursday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Embezzlement, say	6
2D	2. The "A" of 57-Across	6
3D	3. Put	6
4D	4. Bird with a mournful cry	4
5D	5. It quits when it gets depressed	3
6D	6. "Yikes!"	4
7D	7. Who has finished a 100-meter dash in under nine seconds	5
8D	8. They/___ pronouns	4
9D	9. White-water rafting guide?	3
10D	10. Intimidate mentally, with "out"	5
11D	11. Back pain caused by nerve compression	8
12D	12. Reusable dessert container	9
13D	13. Sainte-Hélène, for one	3
14D	18. Photo ___	3
15D	23. Court target	4
16D	25. "Neat!"	4
17D	26. Page break?	4
18D	27. Sharpen, as a razor	5
19D	28. It collects dust	3
20D	30. Yemen, in the Bible	5
21D	31. Fell back	5
22D	32. Shoulder	5
23D	35. Light racing boat	5
24D	37. Official sports drink of the FIFA World Cup	8
25D	38. Flustered	8
26D	39. Like Dick Van Dyke when singing "Chim Chim Cher-ee"	5
27D	40. Pirate or Padre, for short	4
28D	41. One push-up, say	3
29D	44. New Deal inits.	3
30D	47. Dadaism, e.g.	6
31D	48. Not virtual	6
32D	49. Acting president?	6
33D	51. Call the whole thing off	5
34D	52. Saw or screwdriver	4
35D	54. Little brat	4
36D	55. Bit of help	4
37D	56. Movement started by Tarana Burke	5
38D	58. Key to advancing one's writing?	3
39D	60. Coding language named after the creator of the first computer program	3
40D	61. Scoundrel	3
41D	62. Hip-hop's ___-A-Fella Records	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. Embezzlement, say"

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 improper or excessive use
• Words that mean the same thing: pervert, misapply, abuse
• 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: MISUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. The "A" of 57-Across"

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 administrative unit of government
• Words that mean the same thing: delegacy, bureau, means
• 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: AGENCY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Put"

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 put into a certain place or abstract location
• Words that mean the same thing: aim, identify, locate
• The opposite would be: divest
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLACED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Bird with a mournful cry"

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 worthless lazy fellow
• Words that mean the same thing: birdbrain, addlehead, addle-head
• 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: LOON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. It quits when it gets depressed"

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: ESC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. "Yikes!""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: OHNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Who has finished a 100-meter dash in under nine seconds"

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: NOONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. They/___ pronouns"

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: THEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. White-water rafting guide?"

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 an implement used to propel or steer a boat
• 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: OAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Intimidate mentally, with "out""

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: PSYCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Back pain caused by nerve compression"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that neuralgia along the sciatic nerve
• 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: SCIATICA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Reusable dessert container"

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: COOKIETIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Sainte-Hélène, for one"

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: ILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Photo ___"

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

  The answer is: OPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "23. Court target"

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 light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt
• Words that mean the same thing: ring, basketball hoop, wicket
• 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: HOOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. "Neat!""

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 city in southeastern france on the mediterranean; the leading resort on the french riviera
• Words that mean the same thing: dainty, overnice, decent
• The opposite would be: nasty
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Page break?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
• Words that mean the same thing: split, displume, teardrop
• 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: TEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Sharpen, as a razor"

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 leather strap used to sharpen razors
• 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: STROP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. It collects dust"

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 small piece of cloth or paper
• Words that mean the same thing: taunt, lambast, scold
• 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: RAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Yemen, in the Bible"

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: SHEBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Fell back"

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 flow back or recede
• Words that mean the same thing: ebb, ebb down, ebb off
• The opposite would be: tide
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EBBED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. Shoulder"

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 the act of carrying something
• Words that mean the same thing: express, persuade, behave
• 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: CARRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Light racing boat"

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 long oar that is mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward
• 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: SCULL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Official sports drink of the FIFA World Cup"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert 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: POWERADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Flustered"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: INATIZZY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Like Dick Van Dyke when singing "Chim Chim Cher-ee""

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 of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal
• Words that mean the same thing: coal-black, pitchy, jet
• 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: SOOTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Pirate or Padre, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: NLER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. One push-up, say"

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 informal abbreviation of `representative'
• Words that mean the same thing: repp
• 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: REP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. New Deal inits."

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 powerful lobby that advocates the right to own and bear arms and rejects any gun regulation by the government
• Words that mean the same thing: National Rifle Association
• 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: NRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Dadaism, e.g."

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: NONART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Not virtual"

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: ONSITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Acting president?"

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 40th president of the united states (1911-2004)
• Words that mean the same thing: Ronald Reagan, President Reagan, Ronald Wilson Reagan
• 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: REAGAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. Call the whole thing off"

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: ENDIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "52. Saw or screwdriver"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an implement used in the practice of a vocation
• Words that mean the same thing: shaft, cock, putz
• 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: TOOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "54. Little brat"

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 regarded as arrogant and annoying
• Words that mean the same thing: snoot, snob, prig
• 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: SNOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "55. Bit of help"

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 an indirect suggestion
• Words that mean the same thing: soupcon, trace, suggestion
• 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: HINT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "56. Movement started by Tarana Burke"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: METOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "58. Key to advancing one's writing?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the bill in a restaurant
• Words that mean the same thing: tabloid, tablet, check
• 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: TAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "60. Coding language named after the creator of the first computer program"

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 an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia
• Words that mean the same thing: adenosine deaminase
• 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: ADA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "61. Scoundrel"

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 someone who is morally reprehensible
• Words that mean the same thing: heel, dog, hound
• 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: CAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "62. Hip-hop's ___-A-Fella Records"

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 mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength
• 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: ROC

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	62.8%
Short Answer	19	24.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	4	5.1%
Abbreviation	2	2.6%
Food & Drink	2	2.6%
Sports	1	1.3%
Geography	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.9 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 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 medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 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 01:37 AM