Across Clues NYT September 21, 2025 - Today's Complete Horizontal Solutions
Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 69 Across clues. We have all the horizontal answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!
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About Today's Across Clues
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Date | September 21, 2025 |
| Day of Week | Sunday |
| Total Across Clues | 69 clues |
| Direction | Horizontal (Left to Right) |
| Difficulty | Medium |
All Across Clues - Complete List
Here are all 69 Across clues for today's puzzle. These go horizontally from left to right.
| Number | Clue |
|---|---|
| 1 Across | 1. Vineyard measure |
| 2 Across | 5. Does acid |
| 3 Across | 10. Tree with doubly serrated leaves |
| 4 Across | 13. [Hey!] |
| 5 Across | 17. Locations in the game Clue |
| 6 Across | 19. Grand duke of Luxembourg beginning in 2000 |
| 7 Across | 20. Heart of the matter |
| 8 Across | 22. Palindromic Italian number |
| 9 Across | 23. Traditional form of Japanese drama |
| 10 Across | 25. Pro ___ |
| 11 Across | 26. Key spot? |
| 12 Across | 27. Entered on tiptoe |
| 13 Across | 28. "Love, ___" (2014 rom-com starring Lily Collins) |
| 14 Across | 30. Far from conscious |
| 15 Across | 32. Kicked off, as a business |
| 16 Across | 34. 2012 Disney film set inside an arcade |
| 17 Across | 36. Had |
| 18 Across | 37. Turns off |
| 19 Across | 38. Lace protector |
| 20 Across | 41. "You may ___" |
| 21 Across | 43. The "me" of "Despicable Me" |
| 22 Across | 44. Bonds |
| 23 Across | 48. "About Us" pieces |
| 24 Across | 49. Holds dear |
| 25 Across | 51. Small square |
| 26 Across | 52. Longtime employer of Rachel Maddow |
| 27 Across | 53. Self-love |
| 28 Across | 54. Phases, to Taylor Swift |
| 29 Across | 55. Game with Indigenous origins |
| 30 Across | 58. ___ Fighters ("Everlong" band) |
| 31 Across | 59. Festive outdoor lighting options |
| 32 Across | 62. Classic drinking "sport" |
| 33 Across | 63. "Sorry, maybe next time" |
| 34 Across | 65. "The Last Supper," e.g. |
| 35 Across | 66. Third-largest land animal |
| 36 Across | 68. Pokémon enthusiast's collection |
| 37 Across | 69. Puck's king |
| 38 Across | 71. Muscle firmness |
| 39 Across | 72. Place to perfect a recipe |
| 40 Across | 76. Swanson on "Parks and Recreation" |
| 41 Across | 77. Game typically played in the dark |
| 42 Across | 80. Muchas horas |
| 43 Across | 81. "Was ___ blame?" |
| 44 Across | 82. Bad spirit |
| 45 Across | 84. D.C. pro |
| 46 Across | 85. Fight the urge |
| 47 Across | 87. It gets bucks from Broncos |
| 48 Across | 88. Does a farm job |
| 49 Across | 89. ___ Island (Georgia resort destination) |
| 50 Across | 90. Reform Party founder |
| 51 Across | 91. Feasts |
| 52 Across | 92. Like emailed files |
| 53 Across | 95. "The Silence of the Lambs" villain |
| 54 Across | 98. Certain rescue pet |
| 55 Across | 101. Gleeful feeling |
| 56 Across | 104. Miniaturized Amazon smart speaker |
| 57 Across | 105. Big jerks |
| 58 Across | 107. Remove, as a coupon |
| 59 Across | 109. Dangerous additive in old paint |
| 60 Across | 110. Whopping |
| 61 Across | 112. Bite-size chocolate-covered wafers ... or a hint to what's found in five squares in this puzzle |
| 62 Across | 114. Croft of video games |
| 63 Across | 115. ___ homo |
| 64 Across | 116. Some slushies |
| 65 Across | 117. Perform horribly |
| 66 Across | 118. TV host Cohen |
| 67 Across | 119. Joke around |
| 68 Across | 120. "No man is an island" writer |
| 69 Across | 121. Slumps |
Detailed Hints and Answers for All Across Clues
Need help? Here are comprehensive hints and answers for each Across clue. Also check these helpful guides:
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Complete Across Solutions:
1 Across: "1. Vineyard measure"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: A__E
- Similar words: Akko, Akka
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 1
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ACRE
2 Across: "5. Does acid"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: T___S
- Similar words: set off, spark off
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
- This is Across clue number 2
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TRIPS
3 Across: "10. Tree with doubly serrated leaves"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'M'
- Similar words: elmwood, elm tree
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 3
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ELM
4 Across: "13. [Hey!]"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: P__T
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 4
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
PSST
5 Across: "17. Locations in the game Clue"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: R___S
- Similar words: room, board
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 5
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ROOMS
6 Across: "19. Grand duke of Luxembourg beginning in 2000"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'H' and ends with 'I'
- Word pattern: H___I
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 6
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
HENRI
7 Across: "20. Heart of the matter"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: M__T
- Similar words: heart and soul, centre
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 7
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MEAT
8 Across: "22. Palindromic Italian number"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: O__O
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 8
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
OTTO
9 Across: "23. Traditional form of Japanese drama"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 13 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'K' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: K___________R
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 9
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
KABUKITHEATER
10 Across: "25. Pro ___"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: B__O
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 10
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BONO
11 Across: "26. Key spot?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'D' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: D__R
- Similar words: threshold, room access
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 11
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DOOR
12 Across: "27. Entered on tiptoe"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: S_____N
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 12
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
STOLEIN
13 Across: "28. "Love, ___" (2014 rom-com starring Lily Collins)"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: R___E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 13
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ROSIE
14 Across: "30. Far from conscious"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: I_____A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 14
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
INACOMA
15 Across: "32. Kicked off, as a business"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'P'
- Word pattern: S_______P
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 15
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
STARTEDUP
16 Across: "34. 2012 Disney film set inside an arcade"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 12 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'W' and ends with 'H'
- Word pattern: W__________H
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 16
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
WRECKITRALPH
17 Across: "36. Had"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: T____D
- Similar words: try out, sample
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: have flavor; taste of something
- This is Across clue number 17
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TASTED
18 Across: "37. Turns off"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'D' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: D______S
- Similar words: revolt, churn up
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: strong feelings of dislike
- This is Across clue number 18
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DISGUSTS
19 Across: "38. Lace protector"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: A___T
- Similar words: aiguilette, aiglet
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 19
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
AGLET
20 Across: "41. "You may ___""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: B___N
- Similar words: set about, start
- Opposite of: end
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 20
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BEGIN
21 Across: "43. The "me" of "Despicable Me""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'G' and ends with 'U'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 21
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
GRU
22 Across: "44. Bonds"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: T__S
- Similar words: tie-in, bond
- Opposite of: disconnect
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 22
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TIES
23 Across: "48. "About Us" pieces"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: B__S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 23
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BIOS
24 Across: "49. Holds dear"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: A____S
- Similar words: adore
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: love intensely
- This is Across clue number 24
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ADORES
25 Across: "51. Small square"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'E'
- Similar words: nonpareil, ace
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 25
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ONE
26 Across: "52. Longtime employer of Rachel Maddow"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'C'
- Word pattern: M___C
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 26
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MSNBC
27 Across: "53. Self-love"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'O'
- Similar words: egotism, self
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
- This is Across clue number 27
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
EGO
28 Across: "54. Phases, to Taylor Swift"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: E__S
- Similar words: ERA, era
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 28
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ERAS
29 Across: "55. Game with Indigenous origins"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: L______E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 29
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LACROSSE
30 Across: "58. ___ Fighters ("Everlong" band)"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'F' and ends with 'O'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 30
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
FOO
31 Across: "59. Festive outdoor lighting options"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 11 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: T_________S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 31
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TIKITORCHES
32 Across: "62. Classic drinking "sport""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'G'
- Word pattern: P__G
- Similar words: niff
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: an unpleasant smell
- This is Across clue number 32
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
PONG
33 Across: "63. "Sorry, maybe next time""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'W' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: W____T
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 33
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
WECANT
34 Across: "65. "The Last Supper," e.g."
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'L'
- Word pattern: M___L
- Similar words: wall painting
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a painting that is applied to a wall surface
- This is Across clue number 34
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MURAL
35 Across: "66. Third-largest land animal"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'H' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: H___O
- Similar words: river horse, hippopotamus
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 35
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
HIPPO
36 Across: "68. Pokémon enthusiast's collection"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: C___S
- Similar words: visiting card, scorecard
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a game played with playing cards
- This is Across clue number 36
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
CARDS
37 Across: "69. Puck's king"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: O____N
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 37
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
OBERON
38 Across: "71. Muscle firmness"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: T__E
- Similar words: whole tone, tonicity
- Opposite of: atonicity
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the quality of a person's voice
- This is Across clue number 38
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TONE
39 Across: "72. Place to perfect a recipe"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 11 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: T_________N
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 39
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TESTKITCHEN
40 Across: "76. Swanson on "Parks and Recreation""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'N'
- Similar words: Daffo, Bokkos
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
- This is Across clue number 40
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RON
41 Across: "77. Game typically played in the dark"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'G'
- Word pattern: L______G
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 41
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LASERTAG
42 Across: "80. Muchas horas"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'D' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: D__S
- Similar words: DIA, Diaz
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 42
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DIAS
43 Across: "81. "Was ___ blame?""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'O'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 43
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ITO
44 Across: "82. Bad spirit"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'G' and ends with 'L'
- Word pattern: G___L
- Similar words: body snatcher, graverobber
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 44
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
GHOUL
45 Across: "84. D.C. pro"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'N' and ends with 'T'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 45
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
NAT
46 Across: "85. Fight the urge"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: R____T
- Similar words: hold out, dissent
- Opposite of: surrender
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: elude
- This is Across clue number 46
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RESIST
47 Across: "87. It gets bucks from Broncos"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'F' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: F__D
- Similar words: Henry Ford II, Gerald Ford
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: United States film maker (1896-1973)
- This is Across clue number 47
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
FORD
48 Across: "88. Does a farm job"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: S__S
- Similar words: sow, sow in
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: an adult female hog
- This is Across clue number 48
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SOWS
49 Across: "89. ___ Island (Georgia resort destination)"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'A'
- Similar words: ocean
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 49
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SEA
50 Across: "90. Reform Party founder"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: P___T
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 50
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
PEROT
51 Across: "91. Feasts"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'D' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: D___S
- Similar words: dine, din
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: have supper; eat dinner
- This is Across clue number 51
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DINES
52 Across: "92. Like emailed files"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: A______D
- Similar words: confiscate, connected
- Opposite of: detached
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: cause to be attached
- This is Across clue number 52
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ATTACHED
53 Across: "95. "The Silence of the Lambs" villain"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: L____R
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 53
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LECTER
54 Across: "98. Certain rescue pet"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 12 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'F' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: F__________N
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 54
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
FOSTERKITTEN
55 Across: "101. Gleeful feeling"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'G' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: G_______S
- Similar words: vertigo, lightheadedness
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: an impulsive scatterbrained manner
- This is Across clue number 55
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
GIDDINESS
56 Across: "104. Miniaturized Amazon smart speaker"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: E_____T
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 56
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ECHODOT
57 Across: "105. Big jerks"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: A___S
- Similar words: derriere, arse
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- This is Across clue number 57
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ASSES
58 Across: "107. Remove, as a coupon"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: C_____T
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 58
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
CLIPOUT
59 Across: "109. Dangerous additive in old paint"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: L__D
- Similar words: head, leave
- Opposite of: follow
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: an advantage held by a competitor in a race
- This is Across clue number 59
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LEAD
60 Across: "110. Whopping"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'V' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: V__T
- Similar words: immense, huge
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 60
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
VAST
61 Across: "112. Bite-size chocolate-covered wafers ... or a hint to what's found in five squares in this puzzle"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 11 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'K' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: K_________S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 61
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
KITKATMINIS
62 Across: "114. Croft of video games"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: L__A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 62
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LARA
63 Across: "115. ___ homo"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: E__E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 63
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ECCE
64 Across: "116. Some slushies"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: I___S
- Similar words: ice, frost
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: decorate with frosting
- This is Across clue number 64
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ICEES
65 Across: "117. Perform horribly"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'K'
- Word pattern: S___K
- Similar words: stench, mephitis
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
- This is Across clue number 65
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
STINK
66 Across: "118. TV host Cohen"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'Y'
- Word pattern: A__Y
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 66
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ANDY
67 Across: "119. Joke around"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'K' and ends with 'D'
- Similar words: Kyd, fry
- Opposite of: parent
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a young person of either sex
- This is Across clue number 67
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
KID
68 Across: "120. "No man is an island" writer"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'D' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: D___E
- Similar words: John Donne
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 68
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DONNE
69 Across: "121. Slumps"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: S__S
- Similar words: swag, droop
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a shape that sags
- This is Across clue number 69
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SAGS
Expert Strategies for Solving Across Clues
Master the horizontal clues with these professional tips:
Why Start with Across Clues?
- Across clues often provide more letter intersections
- Reading left to right feels more natural
- Many common phrases run horizontally
- Across answers often help solve Down clues
Across Clue Patterns to Recognize
- Fill-in-the-blank clues: These are usually the easiest Across entries
- Common phrases: Many idioms run horizontally
- Abbreviations: Look for clues with "Abbr." or shortened forms
- Plural indicators: Words ending in 'S' are common in Across
- Pop culture references: Names and titles often appear horizontally
Time-Saving Across Techniques
| Technique | How It Helps |
|---|---|
| Scan all Across first | Get a mental map of the horizontal flow |
| Fill short Across words | 3-4 letter words are often articles or prepositions |
| Use crossing letters | Down letters help confirm Across answers |
| Look for themes | Related Across answers often share a theme |
Frequently Asked Questions About Across Clues
What are Across clues in crossword puzzles?
Across clues are the horizontal entries in a crossword puzzle that read from left to right. They're numbered and correspond to specific rows in the grid.
Should I solve Across or Down clues first?
Many solvers prefer starting with Across clues because reading left-to-right feels more natural. However, the best approach is to solve the clues you find easiest first, regardless of direction.
How many Across clues are in today's puzzle?
Today's NYT crossword has 69 Across clues.
Are Across clues easier than Down clues?
Neither direction is inherently easier. The difficulty depends on the specific clues and your knowledge. However, Across clues often contain more common phrases and expressions.
How do Across clues interact with Down clues?
Across and Down clues intersect at various points in the grid. Solving one can provide letters that help solve the other, making the puzzle easier as you progress.
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