Sunday NYT Across Solutions October 19, 2025 - Every Horizontal Clue Decoded with Hints
Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 67 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 | October 19, 2025 |
| Day of Week | Sunday |
| Total Across Clues | 67 clues |
| Direction | Horizontal (Left to Right) |
| Difficulty | Easy |
All Across Clues - Complete List
Here are all 67 Across clues for today's puzzle. These go horizontally from left to right.
| Number | Clue |
|---|---|
| 1 Across | 1. Huge success |
| 2 Across | 6. Seal, say |
| 3 Across | 11. From the beginning |
| 4 Across | 15. ___ sequencing (lab technique) |
| 5 Across | 18. Lively Bohemian dances |
| 6 Across | 20. Alternative to a tissue, informally |
| 7 Across | 21. Bit in a hippie's necklace |
| 8 Across | 23. Poker declaration |
| 9 Across | 24. Remove, as a ribbon |
| 10 Across | 25. Share confidences with |
| 11 Across | 26. Business traveler's convenience |
| 12 Across | 28. Divisions on a map |
| 13 Across | 29. Brian ___, songwriter who popularized the term "generative music" |
| 14 Across | 30. Second volume |
| 15 Across | 31. 😂😂😂 |
| 16 Across | 32. Broadband inits. |
| 17 Across | 33. Fights back tears? |
| 18 Across | 34. Michelle Obama, to Princeton |
| 19 Across | 36. Indulge (in) |
| 20 Across | 40. National Arab American Heritage Month |
| 21 Across | 43. Place to hang at home? |
| 22 Across | 45. Oppressive political regime, so to speak, with "the" |
| 23 Across | 46. Have an ominous presence |
| 24 Across | 50. Sound of a joke going over one's head |
| 25 Across | 52. Giant Middle-earth creature |
| 26 Across | 53. Arched recess |
| 27 Across | 54. Person I truly am |
| 28 Across | 56. "Hey!" from on high |
| 29 Across | 59. Word with pack or rug |
| 30 Across | 60. Senior, informally |
| 31 Across | 61. Org. that confiscates liquids |
| 32 Across | 62. Knocked out of the park |
| 33 Across | 65. Pop culture hit about dystopian technology |
| 34 Across | 67. Former parent of NBC |
| 35 Across | 69. Eliminators of some teams |
| 36 Across | 72. Corn chip with a "Fuego" flavor |
| 37 Across | 73. In the vein of |
| 38 Across | 75. Smallish batteries |
| 39 Across | 77. Rapper ___ Milli |
| 40 Across | 78. Get involved |
| 41 Across | 80. Perceptive |
| 42 Across | 81. Hawaiian shindig |
| 43 Across | 82. Clothes for a doze, in brief |
| 44 Across | 85. Native of the Delaware Valley |
| 45 Across | 87. Pursuers of utopian goals |
| 46 Across | 89. Coffees that aren't single-origin |
| 47 Across | 92. Self-admiring sort |
| 48 Across | 94. Major Ukrainian seaport |
| 49 Across | 95. Sisterly |
| 50 Across | 97. Sneaky plot |
| 51 Across | 98. Pilgrims in Saudi Arabia |
| 52 Across | 101. Ear-related prefix |
| 53 Across | 102. Not fully open |
| 54 Across | 104. Hybrid pastry |
| 55 Across | 106. P, to Pericles |
| 56 Across | 109. Injection associated with a certain toxin |
| 57 Across | 112. Annoyances for ticket holders |
| 58 Across | 114. Palm Springs or Puerto Vallarta, notably |
| 59 Across | 115. Brown songbirds |
| 60 Across | 116. Tale-telling brothers |
| 61 Across | 117. Turned up |
| 62 Across | 118. "Strike up the band!" |
| 63 Across | 119. Neighbor of a Saudi |
| 64 Across | 120. Nickname for Rachel |
| 65 Across | 121. Verbally expresses disdain |
| 66 Across | 122. Warning signs |
| 67 Across | 123. Tightly packed |
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. Huge success"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'H'
- Word pattern: S___H
- Similar words: overhead, knock
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a vigorous blow
- This is Across clue number 1
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SMASH
2 Across: "6. Seal, say"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: C___E
- Similar words: shut, closemouthed
- Opposite of: distant
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the temporal end; the concluding time
- This is Across clue number 2
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
CLOSE
3 Across: "11. From the beginning"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'W'
- Word pattern: A__W
- Similar words: afresh
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: again but in a new or different way
- This is Across clue number 3
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ANEW
4 Across: "15. ___ sequencing (lab technique)"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'D' and ends with 'A'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 4
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DNA
5 Across: "18. Lively Bohemian dances"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: P____S
- Similar words: polka
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: music performed for dancing the polka
- This is Across clue number 5
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
POLKAS
6 Across: "20. Alternative to a tissue, informally"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'H' and ends with 'Y'
- Word pattern: H___Y
- Similar words: hankie, hankey
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 6
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
HANKY
7 Across: "21. Bit in a hippie's necklace"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: L______D
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 7
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LOVEBEAD
8 Across: "23. Poker declaration"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: I____E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 8
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
IRAISE
9 Across: "24. Remove, as a ribbon"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'U' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: U___E
- Similar words: loosen, undo
- Opposite of: tie
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: undo the ties of
- This is Across clue number 9
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
UNTIE
10 Across: "25. Share confidences with"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 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 10
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
OPENUPTO
11 Across: "26. Business traveler's convenience"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 11 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: C_________D
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 11
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
COMPANYCARD
12 Across: "28. Divisions on a map"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: C_______S
- Similar words: country, land
- Opposite of: urban area
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 12
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
COUNTRIES
13 Across: "29. Brian ___, songwriter who popularized the term "generative music""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'O'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 13
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ENO
14 Across: "30. Second volume"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'I'
- Word pattern: B____I
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 14
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BOOKII
15 Across: "31. 😂😂😂"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'L'
- Word pattern: R__L
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 15
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ROFL
16 Across: "32. Broadband inits."
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'D' and ends with 'L'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 16
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DSL
17 Across: "33. Fights back tears?"
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: tinker's damn, damn
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: something of little value
- This is Across clue number 17
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DARNS
18 Across: "34. Michelle Obama, to Princeton"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'M'
- Word pattern: A__M
- Similar words: alumna, potassium alum
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 18
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ALUM
19 Across: "36. Indulge (in)"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: P_____E
- Similar words: share, partake in
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: have some of the qualities or attributes of something
- This is Across clue number 19
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
PARTAKE
20 Across: "40. National Arab American Heritage Month"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'L'
- Word pattern: A___L
- Similar words: Apr
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the month following March and preceding May
- This is Across clue number 20
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
APRIL
21 Across: "43. Place to hang at home?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: C____T
- Similar words: water closet, wardrobe
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
- This is Across clue number 21
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
CLOSET
22 Across: "45. Oppressive political regime, so to speak, with "the""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'M'
- Word pattern: S____M
- Similar words: system of rules, scheme
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 22
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SYSTEM
23 Across: "46. Have an ominous presence"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 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 23
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LOOMLARGE
24 Across: "50. Sound of a joke going over one's head"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'W' and ends with 'H'
- Word pattern: W____H
- Similar words: woosh, hiss
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 24
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
WHOOSH
25 Across: "52. Giant Middle-earth creature"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'T'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 25
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ENT
26 Across: "53. Arched recess"
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: apsis
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 26
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
APSE
27 Across: "54. Person I truly am"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 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 27
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
REALME
28 Across: "56. "Hey!" from on high"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'U' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: U____E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 28
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
UPHERE
29 Across: "59. Word with pack or rug"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'T'
- Similar words: git, dirty dog
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 29
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RAT
30 Across: "60. Senior, informally"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: O_____R
- Similar words: senior citizen, old person
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: an elderly person
- This is Across clue number 30
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
OLDSTER
31 Across: "61. Org. that confiscates liquids"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'A'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 31
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TSA
32 Across: "62. Knocked out of the park"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: A__D
- Similar words: breeze through, sweep through
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: succeed at easily
- This is Across clue number 32
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ACED
33 Across: "65. Pop culture hit about dystopian technology"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: M______O
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 33
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MRROBOTO
34 Across: "67. Former parent of NBC"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'A'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 34
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RCA
35 Across: "69. Eliminators of some teams"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: P______S
- Similar words: playoff
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: any final competition to determine a championship
- This is Across clue number 35
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
PLAYOFFS
36 Across: "72. Corn chip with a "Fuego" flavor"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'I'
- Word pattern: T__I
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 36
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TAKI
37 Across: "73. In the vein of"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'A'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
- This is Across clue number 37
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ALA
38 Across: "75. Smallish batteries"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: A_____S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 38
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
AACELLS
39 Across: "77. Rapper ___ Milli"
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 39
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
FLO
40 Across: "78. Get involved"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 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 40
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
STEPIN
41 Across: "80. Perceptive"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: S____D
- Similar words: scheming, astute
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
- This is Across clue number 41
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SHREWD
42 Across: "81. Hawaiian shindig"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'U'
- Word pattern: L__U
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 42
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LUAU
43 Across: "82. Clothes for a doze, in brief"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'S'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 43
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
PJS
44 Across: "85. Native of the Delaware Valley"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 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 44
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LENAPE
45 Across: "87. Pursuers of utopian goals"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: I_______S
- Similar words: idealist, dreamer
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 45
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
IDEALISTS
46 Across: "89. Coffees that aren't single-origin"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: B____S
- Similar words: immix, mix
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: an occurrence of thorough mixing
- This is Across clue number 46
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BLENDS
47 Across: "92. Self-admiring sort"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: E____T
- Similar words: egotist, swellhead
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a conceited and self-centered person
- This is Across clue number 47
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
EGOIST
48 Across: "94. Major Ukrainian seaport"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: O___A
- Similar words: Odessa
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 48
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ODESA
49 Across: "95. Sisterly"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'L'
- Word pattern: S_____L
- Similar words: sisterly, sisterlike
- Opposite of: brotherly
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: like or characteristic of or befitting a sister
- This is Across clue number 49
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SORORAL
50 Across: "97. Sneaky plot"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: R__E
- Similar words: artifice
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
- This is Across clue number 50
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RUSE
51 Across: "98. Pilgrims in Saudi Arabia"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'H' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: H___S
- Similar words: haji, hajji
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 51
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
HAJIS
52 Across: "101. Ear-related prefix"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'O'
- Similar words: Otoe
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 52
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
OTO
53 Across: "102. Not fully open"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: A__R
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: slightly open
- This is Across clue number 53
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
AJAR
54 Across: "104. Hybrid pastry"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 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 54
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
CRONUT
55 Across: "106. P, to Pericles"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'O'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet
- This is Across clue number 55
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RHO
56 Across: "109. Injection associated with a certain toxin"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'M'
- Word pattern: A_______M
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 56
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ANTIVENOM
57 Across: "112. Annoyances for ticket holders"
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 57
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TRAINDELAYS
58 Across: "114. Palm Springs or Puerto Vallarta, notably"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'G' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: G______A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 58
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
GAYMECCA
59 Across: "115. Brown songbirds"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'W' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: W___S
- Similar words: Wren, wren
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 59
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
WRENS
60 Across: "116. Tale-telling brothers"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'G' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: G____S
- Similar words: Jakob Grimm, Grimm
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 60
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
GRIMMS
61 Across: "117. Turned up"
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: come along, look
- Opposite of: disappear
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
- This is Across clue number 61
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
APPEARED
62 Across: "118. "Strike up the band!""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'H' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: H___T
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 62
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
HITIT
63 Across: "119. Neighbor of a Saudi"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'I'
- Word pattern: Y____I
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a native or inhabitant of Yemen
- This is Across clue number 63
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
YEMENI
64 Across: "120. Nickname for Rachel"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'E'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 64
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RAE
65 Across: "121. Verbally expresses disdain"
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: tsk, tut
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: utter `tsk
- This is Across clue number 65
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TUTS
66 Across: "122. Warning signs"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: O___S
- Similar words: predict, prefigure
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a sign of something about to happen
- This is Across clue number 66
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
OMENS
67 Across: "123. Tightly packed"
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: dumb, heavy
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 67
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DENSE
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 67 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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