February 05, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (33 clues)
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, February 05, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 66 (33 Across, 33 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.7 letters

NYT Friday Crossword Across Clues - February 05, 2021 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Them's fightin' words	5
2A	6. Deems suitable	7
3A	13. Pop up a lot, perhaps?	6
4A	15. Try	7
5A	16. "Rock-a-bye" locale	7
6A	18. Raised	7
7A	19. Reconstruction, e.g.	3
8A	20. Bit of ancient writing	6
9A	22. ___ Dove, former U.S. poet laureate	4
10A	23. Snitch (on), informally	4
11A	25. Concern in geomorphology	4
12A	26. Send off	4
13A	27. Spicy sandwich spread	5
14A	29. What you're in when you're in the zone	9
15A	32. Umbilicus, familiarly	5
16A	34. "Deuce and a quarter" automaker	5
17A	35. Subject of H.R. 40, introduced in every Congress since 1989	11
18A	38. Product from Bevel or Oui the People	5
19A	39. Train stations	5
20A	41. "Tell me now"	9
21A	45. Beat in the news business	5
22A	47. Seconds, say	4
23A	48. Hip-hop's ___ Soul	4
24A	50. Be wildly successful, as at a comedy club	4
25A	51. ___ Louis, capital of Mauritius	4
26A	52. Finally	6
27A	54. Jazz great Mary ___ Williams	3
28A	55. Not much	7
29A	57. Pair of rings?	7
30A	59. Provisos	7
31A	60. Run through	6
32A	61. Online magazine co-founded by Henry Louis Gates Jr.	7
33A	62. Observes one of the Five Pillars of Islam	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. Them's fightin' words"

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: ITSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Deems suitable"

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: SEESFIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "13. Pop up a lot, perhaps?"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: NEWDAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Try"

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: HAVEAGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. "Rock-a-bye" locale"

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 upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant
• Words that mean the same thing: crown
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TREETOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Raised"

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 construct, build, or erect
• Words that mean the same thing: set up, erect, put up
• The opposite would be: level
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERECTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Reconstruction, e.g."

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 period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Words that mean the same thing: earned run average, geological era, epoch
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Bit of ancient writing"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
• Words that mean the same thing: gyre, curl, curlicue
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCROLL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. ___ Dove, former U.S. poet laureate"

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: RITA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Snitch (on), informally"

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 lawman concerned with narcotics violations
• Words that mean the same thing: nark, narcotics 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: NARC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. Concern in geomorphology"

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 state of being covered with unclean things
• Words that mean the same thing: stain, dirty, grime
• The opposite would be: clean
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Send off"

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 expel (gases or odors)
• Words that mean the same thing: give off, pass off, utter
• The opposite would be: absorb
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Spicy sandwich spread"

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 industrial city in eastern france to the north of lyons
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIJON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. What you're in when you're in the zone"

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: FLOWSTATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. Umbilicus, familiarly"

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 scar where the umbilical cord was attached
• Words that mean the same thing: belly button, omphalus, navel point
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAVEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. "Deuce and a quarter" automaker"

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: BUICK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Subject of H.R. 40, introduced in every Congress since 1989"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury
• Words that mean the same thing: repair, fixing, reparation
• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REPARATIONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Product from Bevel or Oui the People"

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

  The answer is: RAZOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Train stations"

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 gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card
• Words that mean the same thing: check, finish, block off
• The opposite would be: start, continue
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STOPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. "Tell me now""

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: IMALLEARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "45. Beat in the news business"

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 quantity a scoop will hold
• Words that mean the same thing: trump, Georgia home boy, exclusive
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCOOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "47. Seconds, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that english statesman who opposed henry viii's divorce from catherine of aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of utopia, the ideal state
• Words that mean the same thing: Sir Thomas More, to a greater extent, Thomas More
• The opposite would be: less, fewer
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "48. Hip-hop's ___ Soul"

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: DELA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "50. Be wildly successful, as at a comedy club"

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 act of terminating a life
• Words that mean the same thing: down, bolt down, drink down
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. ___ Louis, capital of Mauritius"

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 a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
• Words that mean the same thing: embrasure, larboard, interface
• The opposite would be: starboard
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PORT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "52. Finally"

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: ATLAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "54. Jazz great Mary ___ Williams"

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: LOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. Not much"

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: ALITTLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. Pair of rings?"

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: TAGTEAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "59. Provisos"

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 warning against certain acts
• Words that mean the same thing: caveat, caution
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAVEATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "60. Run through"

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 14th president of the united states (1804-1869)
• Words that mean the same thing: President Pierce, Franklin Pierce, thrust
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIERCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "61. Online magazine co-founded by Henry Louis Gates Jr."

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: THEROOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "62. Observes one of the Five Pillars of Islam"

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 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!

February 05, 2021 Down Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Plan	6
2D	2. Concern in geomorphology	7
3D	3. A fine way to discourage foul language?	8
4D	4. Homage of a sort	3
5D	5. 2019 M.L.B. champs	4
6D	6. Pay, as big bucks	8
7D	7. Actor James ___ Jones	4
8D	8. One-named rapper who became a co-host of CBS's "The Talk"	3
9D	9. Underground rap?	11
10D	10. Revered woman in Islam	6
11D	11. "Totally makes sense"	6
12D	12. Yet	6
13D	14. Many nonfiction films, for short	4
14D	17. Spelman figure, informally	4
15D	21. Unit officially defined as 42 gallons	9
16D	24. Résumé go-with	11
17D	28. Home of many a Sherpa	5
18D	30. Devices sold with motion sensors	4
19D	31. Language in which you might be greeted "Hullo, hoo are ye?"	5
20D	33. Do nothing	4
21D	36. Subject of a Car and Driver report	8
22D	37. Features of some film reviews	8
23D	40. Beyoncé became one in 2003	7
24D	41. Influence	6
25D	42. Dough	6
26D	43. Achieve stardom, so to speak	6
27D	44. Wood strip	4
28D	46. Distinctive features of Marcus Garvey's helmet	6
29D	49. Inits. one might hear at the office	4
30D	52. Spanish opposite of bajo	4
31D	53. Inits. one might hear at the office	4
32D	56. "___ Te Ching"	3
33D	58. Major export of Kenya	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. Plan"

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 have in mind as a purpose
• Words that mean the same thing: designate, specify, mean
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INTEND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Concern in geomorphology"

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 piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TERRAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. A fine way to discourage foul language?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SWEARJAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Homage of a sort"

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 lyric poem with complex stanza forms
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. 2019 M.L.B. champs"

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: NATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Pay, as big bucks"

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: SHELLOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Actor James ___ Jones"

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 a british peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EARL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. One-named rapper who became a co-host of CBS's "The Talk""

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 (old testament) adam's wife in judeo-christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; god created eve from adam's rib and placed adam and eve in the garden of eden
• Words that mean the same thing: eventide, even, evening
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Underground rap?"

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: SECRETKNOCK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Revered woman in Islam"

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 youngest daughter of the prophet mohammed and wife of the fourth calif ali; revered especially by shiite muslims (606-632)
• Words that mean the same thing: Fatimah
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FATIMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "Totally makes sense""

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: IGETIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Yet"

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: TODATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Many nonfiction films, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a licensed medical practitioner
• Words that mean the same thing: doctor, DoC, Commerce Department
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "17. Spelman figure, informally"

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 someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
• Words that mean the same thing: professor
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PROF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Unit officially defined as 42 gallons"

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: OILBARREL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Résumé go-with"

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: COVERLETTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "28. Home of many a Sherpa"

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 small landlocked asian country high in the himalayas between india and china
• Words that mean the same thing: Kingdom of Nepal
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEPAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "30. Devices sold with motion sensors"

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: WIIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "31. Language in which you might be greeted "Hullo, hoo are ye?""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the dialect of english used in scotland
• Words that mean the same thing: Scotch, Scots English, Scotsman
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "33. Do nothing"

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 be idle; exist in a changeless situation
• Words that mean the same thing: idle, slug, stagnate
• The opposite would be: work
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "36. Subject of a Car and Driver report"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "37. Features of some film reviews"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning
• Words that mean the same thing: plunderer, mollycoddler, looter
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPOILERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "40. Beyoncé became one in 2003"

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!
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  The answer is: SOLOACT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "41. Influence"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the striking of one body against another
• Words that mean the same thing: impingement, wallop, shock
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: IMPACT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "42. Dough"

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 informal terms for money
• Words that mean the same thing: pelf, gelt, lolly
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: MOOLAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "43. Achieve stardom, so to speak"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
• Words that mean the same thing: make it, come, get in
• The opposite would be: leave
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ARRIVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "44. Wood strip"

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 thin strip (wood or metal)
• Words that mean the same thing: spline
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: SLAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. Distinctive features of Marcus Garvey's helmet"

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 anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness
• Words that mean the same thing: hook, preen, pride
• The opposite would be: undercharge
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLUMES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "49. Inits. one might hear at the office"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "52. Spanish opposite of bajo"

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 singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
• Words that mean the same thing: countertenor, contralto
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ALTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "53. Inits. one might hear at the office"

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: TGIF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "56. "___ Te Ching""

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 adherent of any branch of taoism
• Words that mean the same thing: Taoist
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: TAO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "58. Major export of Kenya"

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 beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
• Words that mean the same thing: tea leaf, Camellia sinensis, afternoon tea
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	53	80.3%
Short Answer	6	9.1%
Geography	2	3.0%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	3.0%
Movies/Film	2	3.0%
History	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	33
Total Clues	66
Average Answer Length	5.7 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 Friday, 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 19, 2025 at 04:25 PM