May 05, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (34 clues)
• Down Clues (32 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, May 05, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 66 (34 Across, 32 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.8 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Friday Puzzle May 05, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Popular TikTok character	7
2A	8. Growth area for many	4
3A	12. That's incredible!	8
4A	13. Indecisive child's first word, perhaps	5
5A	14. One way to reach a distant star	9
6A	15. What a graph may show	5
7A	16. Networking group?	9
8A	17. Pantheon of Norse gods	5
9A	18. Kickoff	5
10A	19. Asa Butterfield's role on "Sex Education"	4
11A	21. Big name in house speakers	4
12A	22. Went like a bat out of hell	4
13A	23. Silly sallies	10
14A	25. Appeasement	3
15A	26. Take a broad view?	3
16A	27. 1983 Herbie Hancock funk classic	6
17A	28. "Same ___"	4
18A	29. Owl-light	4
19A	30. On	6
20A	33. Muscles that stretch during pregnancy	3
21A	34. Crossover, for one	3
22A	37. Holders of many long-handled forks	10
23A	40. Mandlikova with four Grand Slam tournament wins	4
24A	41. First name in civil rights	4
25A	42. Award-winning PBS docuseries	4
26A	43. Leeward island where Alexander Hamilton was born	5
27A	44. Cub Scout den leader	5
28A	46. Vital concern	9
29A	48. Dum-dum	5
30A	49. Epic fails?	9
31A	50. Diplomatic professional	5
32A	51. Little romance, maybe	8
33A	52. Try for	4
34A	53. Creator of Aunt Annie and Benjamin B. Bickelbaum	7

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!

Clue 1 Across: "1. Popular TikTok character"

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: HASHTAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "8. Growth area for many"

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 hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus
• Words that mean the same thing: uterus
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WOMB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "12. That's incredible!"

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: TALLTALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Indecisive child's first word, perhaps"

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: EENIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. One way to reach a distant star"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert 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: FANLETTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. What a graph may show"

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 general direction in which something tends to move
• Words that mean the same thing: cut, sheer, veer
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TREND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. Networking group?"

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: ITSUPPORT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "17. Pantheon of Norse gods"

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 (norse mythology) the chief race of gods living at asgard
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AESIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "18. Kickoff"

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 beginning of anything
• Words that mean the same thing: come out, pop, commence
• The opposite would be: finish, middle
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: START

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "19. Asa Butterfield's role on "Sex Education""

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 united states inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)
• Words that mean the same thing: Elisha Graves Otis, genus Otis
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OTIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "21. Big name in house speakers"

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 indian physicist who with albert einstein proposed statistical laws based on the indistinguishability of particles; led to the description of fundamental particles that later came to be known as bosons
• Words that mean the same thing: Satyendra N. Bose, Satyendra Nath Bose
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "22. Went like a bat out of hell"

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 commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
• Words that mean the same thing: pull, rupture, pluck
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "23. Silly sallies"

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 witty remark
• Words that mean the same thing: crack, quip, wisecrack
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WISECRACKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "25. Appeasement"

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 piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid
• Words that mean the same thing: soak through, standing operating procedure, souse
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "26. Take a broad view?"

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 cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel
• Words that mean the same thing: cooking pan, pan off, trash
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "27. 1983 Herbie Hancock funk classic"

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: ROCKIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "28. "Same ___""

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 present location; this place
• Words that mean the same thing: hither, Hera
• The opposite would be: there
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "29. Owl-light"

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 time of day immediately following sunset
• Words that mean the same thing: crepuscule, gloam, crepuscle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DUSK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "30. On"

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 on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
• Words that mean the same thing: alongside, on base, on board
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABOARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "33. Muscles that stretch during pregnancy"

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 any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances
• Words that mean the same thing: Bachelor of Arts, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, Artium Baccalaurens
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "34. Crossover, 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 high-performance four-wheel drive car built on a truck chassis
• Words that mean the same thing: sport utility vehicle, sport utility, S.U.V.
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "37. Holders of many long-handled forks"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FONDUEPOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "40. Mandlikova with four Grand Slam tournament wins"

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: HANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "41. First name in civil rights"

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 large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Rosa
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "42. Award-winning PBS docuseries"

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 star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the process
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "43. Leeward island where Alexander Hamilton was born"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that one of the islands of saint christopher-nevis
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEVIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "44. Cub Scout den leader"

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: AKELA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "46. Vital concern"

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: PULSERATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "48. Dum-dum"

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 person of subnormal intelligence
• Words that mean the same thing: cretin, changeling, idiot
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MORON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "49. Epic fails?"

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: PLOTHOLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "50. Diplomatic professional"

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 diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
• Words that mean the same thing: minister plenipotentiary, emissary, envoi
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENVOY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "51. Little romance, maybe"

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: EASYREAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "52. Try for"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
• Words that mean the same thing: search, assay, try
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEEK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "53. Creator of Aunt Annie and Benjamin B. Bickelbaum"

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: DRSEUSS

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Friday Crossword Down Clues - May 05, 2023 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. "Impish Fruit" artist, 1943	7
2D	2. Intrigue	6
3D	3. Had dreams, presumably	5
4D	4. Prefix on the links	4
5D	5. Planet with a Wookieepedia page	8
6D	6. Sources of some dings	6
7D	7. First animated dinosaur (1914)	6
8D	8. Words after a commercial break	8
9D	9. The odd thing about laundry	7
10D	10. Bunny slope option	7
11D	11. Doctor's order	7
12D	12. Needle work	6
13D	13. Traveler's approx.	3
14D	14. They may be shaken, but not stirred	5
15D	20. Delivery person's uniform	6
16D	23. Joint chief of staff?	6
17D	24. Nellie Tayloe ___, first female governor of a U.S. state (Wyoming)	4
18D	26. Source of the Amazon River	4
19D	28. Peeked	8
20D	29. Ransomware threat	8
21D	30. Chalet alternatives	7
22D	31. Series opener	7
23D	32. Like a set without a break, in tennis	7
24D	34. Telly on the telly, once	7
25D	35. Part of many soccer team names	6
26D	36. Tulipieres, e.g.	5
27D	38. Was visually exciting	6
28D	39. Like oocytes	6
29D	40. Frontline workers, to many	6
30D	43. First prime minister of an independent India	5
31D	45. Whatever	3
32D	47. Malady that rhymes with the area it affects	4

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. "Impish Fruit" artist, 1943"

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: HANSARP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Intrigue"

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 power to entice or attract through personal charm
• Words that mean the same thing: allurement, temptingness, tempt
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALLURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Had dreams, presumably"

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 be able to accommodate for sleeping
• Words that mean the same thing: kip, log Z's, sleep
• The opposite would be: wake
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLEPT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Prefix on the links"

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 protocol (utilizing tcp) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
• Words that mean the same thing: hypertext transfer protocol
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HTTP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Planet with a Wookieepedia page"

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: TATOOINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Sources of some dings"

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 condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
• Words that mean the same thing: warning signal, alarm, alarum
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALERTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. First animated dinosaur (1914)"

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: GERTIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Words after a commercial break"

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: WEREBACK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. The odd thing about laundry"

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: ONESOCK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Bunny slope option"

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: MINISKI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Doctor's order"

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 confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons)
• Words that mean the same thing: bed rest
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEDREST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Needle work"

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 13 Down: "13. Traveler's approx."

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 terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
• Words that mean the same thing: Basque Homeland and Freedom, Euskadi ta Askatasuna, Basque Fatherland and Liberty
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. They may be shaken, but not stirred"

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 hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
• Words that mean the same thing: clenched fist, fist
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FISTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Delivery person's uniform"

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 protective garment worn by surgeons during operations
• Words that mean the same thing: surgical gown, scouring, call off
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCRUBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Joint chief of staff?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the chief official in charge of a prison
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WARDEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Nellie Tayloe ___, first female governor of a U.S. state (Wyoming)"

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 scottish explorer who led arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the northwest passage (1777-1856)
• Words that mean the same thing: Sir James Clark Ross, Nellie Ross, Nellie Tayloe 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 18 Down: "26. Source of the Amazon River"

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 republic in western south america; achieved independence from spain in 1821; was the heart of the inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries
• Words that mean the same thing: Republic of Peru
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PERU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Peeked"

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: HADALOOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Ransomware threat"

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

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: DATALOSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Chalet alternatives"

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: AFRAMES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Series opener"

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!
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  The answer is: BOOKONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Like a set without a break, in tennis"

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: _______
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  The answer is: ONSERVE

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Clue 24 Down: "34. Telly on the telly, once"

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: _______
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  The answer is: SAVALAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "35. Part of many soccer team names"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief
• Words that mean the same thing: connect, unify, link
• The opposite would be: divided, disunify
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: UNITED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "36. Tulipieres, e.g."

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 open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers
• Words that mean the same thing: vas, vase, vessel
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: VASES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "38. Was visually exciting"

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 bulge outward
• Words that mean the same thing: come out, drink down, pop
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: POPPED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "39. Like oocytes"

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 being or of the nature of an ovule
• The word looks like this: ______
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  The answer is: OVULAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "40. Frontline workers, to many"

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 man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
• Words that mean the same thing: Heron, grinder, hoagy
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: HEROES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "43. First prime minister of an independent India"

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 indian statesman and leader with gandhi in the struggle for home rule; was the first prime minister of the republic of india from 1947 to 1964 (1889-1964)
• Words that mean the same thing: Jawaharlal Nehru
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: NEHRU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "45. Whatever"

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 one or some or every or all without specification
• Words that mean the same thing: whatsoever, whatever
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ANY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "47. Malady that rhymes with the area it affects"

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 an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
• Words that mean the same thing: eye infection, hordeolum, sty
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	53	80.3%
Short Answer	6	9.1%
History	3	4.5%
Geography	2	3.0%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.5%
Sports	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	34
Down Clues	32
Total Clues	66
Average Answer Length	5.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	10 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!

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 02, 2025 at 04:26 PM