December 03, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (36 clues)
• Down Clues (36 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, December 03, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (36 Across, 36 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Saturday Puzzle December 03, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Skittish	5
2A	6. ___ Secretary	5
3A	11. Do some course work?	3
4A	14. Guilt trip?	11
5A	16. Gardner of film	3
6A	17. "Too late to change your mind now!"	11
7A	18. Crank	3
8A	19. Miles Davis ___ ("Birth of the Cool" ensemble)	5
9A	20. The "H" in H.M.S.	3
10A	21. Peel	4
11A	22. Word with plane or projection	6
12A	24. Takes nothing in	5
13A	25. Brain-tingly feeling that may come from hearing whispering or crinkling, in brief	4
14A	28. Inefficient confetti-making tool	9
15A	30. "Between ___ Ferns" (Zach Galifianakis web series)	3
16A	31. Wild side?	4
17A	32. Couple of laughs?	6
18A	34. Newbies	7
19A	36. Good cheer	7
20A	37. Sound investment	6
21A	38. They might be capital or cardinal	4
22A	39. 'Easter preceder	3
23A	40. "Do my eyes deceive me?"	9
24A	42. Empty bottles?	4
25A	43. Prepare, as chicken for tacos	5
26A	44. Org. featured in "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby"	6
27A	46. "I hold it to be the inalienable right of anybody to go to ___ in his own way": Robert Frost	4
28A	47. Block	3
29A	48. Starters	5
30A	51. Malachite, for one	3
31A	52. One getting bent out of shape at preschool?	11
32A	55. A daughter of Titans, in myth	3
33A	56. At all	11
34A	57. Kind of pad	3
35A	58. Cline who was the first solo female artist elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame	5
36A	59. Novosibirsk negatives	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. Skittish"

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 being in a tense state
• Words that mean the same thing: overstrung, restive, highly strung
• The opposite would be: smooth
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JUMPY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. ___ Secretary"

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 woman of refinement
• Words that mean the same thing: dame, ma'am, brothel keeper
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MADAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. Do some course work?"

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 a loft in a barn where hay is stored
• Words that mean the same thing: pout, cut down, mop
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Guilt trip?"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: APOLOGYTOUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Gardner of film"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: AVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. "Too late to change your mind now!""

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: NOTAKEBACKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Crank"

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 rate of revolution of a motor
• Words that mean the same thing: revolutions per minute, rev up, rpm
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Miles Davis ___ ("Birth of the Cool" ensemble)"

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: NONET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. The "H" in H.M.S."

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: HIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Peel"

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 decrease gradually or bit by bit
• Words that mean the same thing: peel, pare down, skin
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Word with plane or projection"

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 being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars
• Words that mean the same thing: stellar
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASTRAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Takes nothing in"

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 abstaining from food
• Words that mean the same thing: fast, fasting
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FASTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Brain-tingly feeling that may come from hearing whispering or crinkling, in brief"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ASMR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Inefficient confetti-making tool"

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: HOLEPUNCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. "Between ___ Ferns" (Zach Galifianakis web series)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: II, ii, deuce
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TWO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Wild side?"

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 countries of (originally) europe and (now including) north america and south america
• Words that mean the same thing: Occident, Dame Rebecca West, due west
• The opposite would be: east
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Couple of laughs?"

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: HEEHEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Newbies"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who has never had sex
• Words that mean the same thing: virgin, Virgo the Virgin, Virgo
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VIRGINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Good cheer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor
• Words that mean the same thing: joviality, jolliness
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JOLLITY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. Sound investment"

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 reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound
• Words that mean the same thing: stereoscopic picture, stereophonic system, stereo system
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEREO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "38. They might be capital or cardinal"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that estrangement from god
• Words that mean the same thing: wickedness, boob, sin
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "39. 'Easter preceder"

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: NOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "40. "Do my eyes deceive me?""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: COULDITBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "42. Empty bottles?"

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 dome-shaped shrine erected by buddhists
• Words that mean the same thing: stupa, drink
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "43. Prepare, as chicken for tacos"

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 tiny or scarcely detectable amount
• Words that mean the same thing: tittle, whit, iota
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHRED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "44. Org. featured in "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby""

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: NASCAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "46. "I hold it to be the inalienable right of anybody to go to ___ in his own way": Robert Frost"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any place of pain and turmoil
• Words that mean the same thing: nether region, sin, blaze
• The opposite would be: Heaven
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "47. Block"

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 barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
• Words that mean the same thing: dekametre, dkm, dyke
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "48. Starters"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "51. Malachite, for one"

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 mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "52. One getting bent out of shape at preschool?"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: PIPECLEANER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "55. A daughter of Titans, in myth"

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 (greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of hyperion; identified with roman aurora
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "56. At all"

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: EVENALITTLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "57. Kind of pad"

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 internationally recognized distress signal in radio code
• Words that mean the same thing: sol, so, soh
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "58. Cline who was the first solo female artist elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
• Words that mean the same thing: sucker, chump, fool
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PATSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "59. Novosibirsk negatives"

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: NYETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Saturday Puzzle December 03, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Mo. with multiple federal holidays	3
2D	2. Atop	4
3D	3. "Hello ___" (classic ringtone)	4
4D	4. Like a flat surface	6
5D	5. Couples	5
6D	6. "That's on me," slangily	3
7D	7. Not progressing	7
8D	8. Unlikely to cause a stir, say	6
9D	9. Great ones are extinct	4
10D	10. ___ Potato Head	3
11D	11. Sweet cherry liqueur	10
12D	12. Excessive	10
13D	13. Permanent desire?	5
14D	15. Be approved to proceed	9
15D	21. Piece in a sewing project	5
16D	23. Actress Katharine of "The Graduate"	4
17D	24. Stokes	5
18D	25. Some 4x4s	4
19D	26. Quite the reverse	10
20D	27. "Close enough"	10
21D	29. Something that has a ring to it	9
22D	31. Brandish	5
23D	33. Orphan of British literature	4
24D	35. Soupy fare	5
25D	36. Triangular headsails	4
26D	38. Carpels' counterparts	7
27D	41. Cheesed off	6
28D	42. Compact	6
29D	43. Things horses may have that other farm animals usually don't	5
30D	45. Cleared home plates?	5
31D	47. Miss Piggy or Bette Midler	4
32D	49. Alternative to a blind, in poker	4
33D	50. What chocolate and hearts may do	4
34D	52. Vim	3
35D	53. Tropical islet	3
36D	54. "Hi" follower	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. Mo. with multiple federal holidays"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
• Words that mean the same thing: January
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Atop"

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: UPON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. "Hello ___" (classic ringtone)"

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: MOTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Like a flat surface"

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 involving two dimensions
• Words that mean the same thing: two-dimensional
• The opposite would be: cubic
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLANAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Couples"

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 fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
• Words that mean the same thing: couplet, pair, distich
• The opposite would be: unyoke
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YOKES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. "That's on me," slangily"

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: MYB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Not progressing"

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: ATAHALT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Unlikely to cause a stir, 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 willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed
• Words that mean the same thing: gentle, teachable
• The opposite would be: stubborn
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOCILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Great ones are extinct"

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 black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas
• Words that mean the same thing: auk
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AUKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. ___ Potato Head"

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 form of address for a married woman
• Words that mean the same thing: Mister, Mr., Mr
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Sweet cherry liqueur"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that distilled from fermented juice of bitter wild marasca cherries
• Words that mean the same thing: maraschino cherry, maraschino liqueur
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MARASCHINO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Excessive"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: OVERTHETOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Permanent desire?"

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 one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
• Words that mean the same thing: flourish, waving, moving ridge
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAVES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Be approved to proceed"

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: GETTHENOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Piece in a sewing project"

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 sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
• Words that mean the same thing: gore, dialog box, control panel
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PANEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Actress Katharine of "The Graduate""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that scottish explorer who led arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the northwest passage (1777-1856)
• Words that mean the same thing: James Clark Ross, Sir Ronald Ross, Betsy Griscom Ross
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Stokes"

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 substance that can be consumed to produce energy
• Words that mean the same thing: fuel, fire
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FUELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Some 4x4s"

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: ATVS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. Quite the reverse"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a sudden unexpected switch
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWITCHEROO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. "Close enough""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Something that has a ring to it"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PHONECALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Brandish"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that have and exercise
• Words that mean the same thing: manage, maintain, handle
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WIELD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. Orphan of British literature"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a shallow salt lake in south central australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent
• Words that mean the same thing: Lake Eyre
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EYRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. Soupy fare"

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 thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal)
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: GRUEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Triangular headsails"

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 any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)
• Words that mean the same thing: balk, jibe, resist
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JIBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. Carpels' counterparts"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the male reproductive organ of a flower
• Words that mean the same thing: stamen
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAMENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Cheesed off"

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: INAPET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Compact"

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 written agreement between two states or sovereigns
• Words that mean the same thing: pact, accord
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TREATY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. Things horses may have that other farm animals usually don't"

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 particular situation
• Words that mean the same thing: horseshoe, skid, brake shoe
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHOES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Cleared home plates?"

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: ATEIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Miss Piggy or Bette Midler"

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 distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star
• Words that mean the same thing: prima donna
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Alternative to a blind, in poker"

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 (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. What chocolate and hearts may do"

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 process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
• Words that mean the same thing: melting, unfreeze, run
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MELT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "52. Vim"

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 liveliness and energy
• Words that mean the same thing: ginger, peppiness
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "53. Tropical islet"

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 coral reef off the southern coast of florida
• Words that mean the same thing: key, Florida key
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "54. "Hi" follower"

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 widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells
• Words that mean the same thing: Re, ray, atomic number 75
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RES

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	69.4%
Short Answer	14	19.4%
Geography	2	2.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.8%
History	2	2.8%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	36
Down Clues	36
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.4 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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

Last Updated: September 05, 2025 at 07:16 PM