Across Clues NYT November 30, 2025 - Today's Complete Horizontal Solutions
Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 65 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 | November 30, 2025 |
| Day of Week | Sunday |
| Total Across Clues | 65 clues |
| Direction | Horizontal (Left to Right) |
| Difficulty | Medium |
All Across Clues - Complete List
Here are all 65 Across clues for today's puzzle. These go horizontally from left to right.
| Number | Clue |
|---|---|
| 1 Across | 1. Post-vacation pile |
| 2 Across | 5. Brooklyn Brewery's Special Effects, e.g., in brief |
| 3 Across | 8. Historical Dutch settler |
| 4 Across | 12. ___ guisado (Caribbean stew) |
| 5 Across | 13. Vapid |
| 6 Across | 15. Campaign manager? |
| 7 Across | 17. Puzzle type that was the Oxford Dictionaries' 2005 U.K. "word of the year" |
| 8 Across | 18. Metallurgist's evaluation |
| 9 Across | 19. Butterflies, so to speak |
| 10 Across | 21. Actress Zosia ___ of "Girls" |
| 11 Across | 22. "Zip it" |
| 12 Across | 25. Accommodates |
| 13 Across | 27. Mountains where St. Bernards were originally bred |
| 14 Across | 28. Former Portuguese colony on the Malabar Coast |
| 15 Across | 29. Chemical essential to cellular metabolism, for short |
| 16 Across | 30. ___ feed (news reader) |
| 17 Across | 32. ___ Sea, Kazakh/Uzbek body of water |
| 18 Across | 33. Spiral-shelled mollusk |
| 19 Across | 35. Org. for Penguins and Ducks |
| 20 Across | 36. "Enough already" |
| 21 Across | 38. Make some calls |
| 22 Across | 39. "W" on a light bulb |
| 23 Across | 40. Three-way intersection |
| 24 Across | 41. Coin collector? |
| 25 Across | 42. Singer with the 2014 #1 album "1,000 Forms of Fear" |
| 26 Across | 43. Dealer's manager |
| 27 Across | 45. In check |
| 28 Across | 47. Nuclear restraint pact |
| 29 Across | 49. ___ Castorp, protagonist of Thomas Mann's "The Magic Mountain" |
| 30 Across | 50. Summa cum ___ |
| 31 Across | 51. "Hold this" |
| 32 Across | 52. College voter? |
| 33 Across | 55. Ancient drinker of the fermented beverage chicha |
| 34 Across | 56. Taxes levied during trade wars |
| 35 Across | 59. Chop house? |
| 36 Across | 60. Cancer research agcy. |
| 37 Across | 62. Locale for drones |
| 38 Across | 63. Preposition that can be represented by a number |
| 39 Across | 64. Matador's opponent |
| 40 Across | 65. Gay rights activist Marsha P. Johnson, for one |
| 41 Across | 68. Beat badly |
| 42 Across | 70. Energy |
| 43 Across | 71. Sarge's boss |
| 44 Across | 72. Knighthood, for one |
| 45 Across | 73. "When r u getting in?" |
| 46 Across | 74. Mantou or bao, in Chinese cuisine |
| 47 Across | 75. "Awwww!" |
| 48 Across | 79. "Awesome!" |
| 49 Across | 81. Lethargy |
| 50 Across | 84. Grammy-winning Paramore hit of 2014 |
| 51 Across | 86. Actress Thompson of "Sorry to Bother You" |
| 52 Across | 90. Bok ___ |
| 53 Across | 91. Dearie |
| 54 Across | 92. Co-star of 2025's "Kiss of the Spider Woman," to fans |
| 55 Across | 93. Break down in tears |
| 56 Across | 95. Aquiline : eagle :: cygnine : ___ |
| 57 Across | 96. Lenape people from whom a New Jersey river gets its name |
| 58 Across | 98. Egypt/Sudan border region |
| 59 Across | 100. Noodling in a jazz tune |
| 60 Across | 102. Annoying |
| 61 Across | 103. In the majority? |
| 62 Across | 104. Core-sculpting belt |
| 63 Across | 105. Utter chaos |
| 64 Across | 106. 1994 co-Nobelist Shimon |
| 65 Across | 107. Greasy spoon, e.g. |
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. Post-vacation pile"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'L'
- Word pattern: M__L
- Similar words: ring armor, mail service
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 1
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MAIL
2 Across: "5. Brooklyn Brewery's Special Effects, e.g., in brief"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'A'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 2
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
IPA
3 Across: "8. Historical Dutch settler"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: B__R
- Similar words: Afrikaner, Afrikander
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 3
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BOER
4 Across: "12. ___ guisado (Caribbean stew)"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: P___O
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 4
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
POLLO
5 Across: "13. Vapid"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: I___E
- Similar words: asinine, mindless
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: devoid of intelligence
- This is Across clue number 5
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
INANE
6 Across: "15. Campaign manager?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'P'
- Word pattern: A___P
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 6
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ADREP
7 Across: "17. Puzzle type that was the Oxford Dictionaries' 2005 U.K. "word of the year""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'U'
- Word pattern: S____U
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 7
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SUDOKU
8 Across: "18. Metallurgist's evaluation"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'Y'
- Word pattern: A___Y
- Similar words: attempt, try
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: an appraisal of the state of affairs
- This is Across clue number 8
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ASSAY
9 Across: "19. Butterflies, so to speak"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'N' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: N____S
- Similar words: brass, nerve
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: an uneasy psychological state
- This is Across clue number 9
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
NERVES
10 Across: "21. Actress Zosia ___ of "Girls""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: M___T
- Similar words: David Mamet
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: United States playwright (born in 1947)
- This is Across clue number 10
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MAMET
11 Across: "22. "Zip it""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'D' and ends with 'K'
- Word pattern: D_______K
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 11
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DONTSPEAK
12 Across: "25. Accommodates"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: S___S
- Similar words: rear end, derriere
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: an area that includes places where several people can sit
- This is Across clue number 12
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SEATS
13 Across: "27. Mountains where St. Bernards were originally bred"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: A__S
- Similar words: the Alps, alp
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 13
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ALPS
14 Across: "28. Former Portuguese colony on the Malabar Coast"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'G' and ends with 'A'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a state of southwestern India; a former Portuguese colony
- This is Across clue number 14
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
GOA
15 Across: "29. Chemical essential to cellular metabolism, for short"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'P'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 15
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ATP
16 Across: "30. ___ feed (news reader)"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'S'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 16
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RSS
17 Across: "32. ___ Sea, Kazakh/Uzbek body of water"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'L'
- Word pattern: A__L
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 17
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ARAL
18 Across: "33. Spiral-shelled mollusk"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'N' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: N______S
- Similar words: Argonauta argo, pearly nautilus
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power
- This is Across clue number 18
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
NAUTILUS
19 Across: "35. Org. for Penguins and Ducks"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'N' and ends with 'L'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 19
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
NHL
20 Across: "36. "Enough already""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: T______O
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 20
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
THATLLDO
21 Across: "38. Make some calls"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'U' and ends with 'P'
- Similar words: umpire
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: an official at a baseball game
- This is Across clue number 21
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
UMP
22 Across: "39. "W" on a light bulb"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'W' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: W__T
- Similar words: W, James Watt
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 22
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
WATT
23 Across: "40. Three-way intersection"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'E'
- Similar words: football tee, teeing ground
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the starting place for each hole on a golf course
- This is Across clue number 23
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TEE
24 Across: "41. Coin collector?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: S__A
- Similar words: lounge, couch
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: an upholstered seat for more than one person
- This is Across clue number 24
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SOFA
25 Across: "42. Singer with the 2014 #1 album "1,000 Forms of Fear""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'A'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 25
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SIA
26 Across: "43. Dealer's manager"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: P_____S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 26
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
PITBOSS
27 Across: "45. In check"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 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 27
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ATBAY
28 Across: "47. Nuclear restraint pact"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 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 28
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TESTBAN
29 Across: "49. ___ Castorp, protagonist of Thomas Mann's "The Magic Mountain""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'H' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: H__S
- Similar words: Han, Han dynasty
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 29
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
HANS
30 Across: "50. Summa cum ___"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 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 30
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LAUDE
31 Across: "51. "Hold this""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'H' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: H__E
- Similar words: hither, Hera
- Opposite of: there
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the present location; this place
- This is Across clue number 31
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
HERE
32 Across: "52. College voter?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: E_____R
- Similar words: voter
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a citizen who has a legal right to vote
- This is Across clue number 32
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ELECTOR
33 Across: "55. Ancient drinker of the fermented beverage chicha"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: I___N
- Similar words: Inka, Inca
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 33
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
INCAN
34 Across: "56. Taxes levied during trade wars"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: T_____S
- Similar words: tariff, duty
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a government tax on imports or exports
- This is Across clue number 34
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TARIFFS
35 Across: "59. Chop house?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'D' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: D__O
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 35
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DOJO
36 Across: "60. Cancer research agcy."
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'N' and ends with 'H'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 36
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
NIH
37 Across: "62. Locale for drones"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'Y'
- Similar words: pitch, toss
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
- This is Across clue number 37
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SKY
38 Across: "63. Preposition that can be represented by a number"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'F' and ends with 'R'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 38
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
FOR
39 Across: "64. Matador's opponent"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: T__O
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 39
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TORO
40 Across: "65. Gay rights activist Marsha P. Johnson, for one"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 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 40
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TRANSICON
41 Across: "68. Beat badly"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: C_______D
- Similar words: drub, thrash
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: strike violently and repeatedly
- This is Across clue number 41
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
CLOBBERED
42 Across: "70. Energy"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'V' and ends with 'M'
- Similar words: muscularity, vigor
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a healthy capacity for vigorous activity
- This is Across clue number 42
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
VIM
43 Across: "71. Sarge's boss"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 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 43
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LOOIE
44 Across: "72. Knighthood, for one"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'H' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: H___R
- Similar words: award, observe
- Opposite of: disrespect
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
- This is Across clue number 44
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
HONOR
45 Across: "73. "When r u getting in?""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'A'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 45
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ETA
46 Across: "74. Mantou or bao, in Chinese cuisine"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'N'
- Similar words: roll
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: small rounded bread either plain or sweet
- This is Across clue number 46
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BUN
47 Across: "75. "Awwww!""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: S_____T
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 47
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SOSWEET
48 Across: "79. "Awesome!""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'D'
- Similar words: radian
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 48
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RAD
49 Across: "81. Lethargy"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: S___R
- Similar words: sleep
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a torpid state resembling deep sleep
- This is Across clue number 49
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SOPOR
50 Across: "84. Grammy-winning Paramore hit of 2014"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: A_______N
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 50
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
AINTITFUN
51 Across: "86. Actress Thompson of "Sorry to Bother You""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: T___A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 51
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TESSA
52 Across: "90. Bok ___"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'Y'
- Word pattern: C__Y
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 52
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
CHOY
53 Across: "91. Dearie"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'H' and ends with 'N'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 53
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
HON
54 Across: "92. Co-star of 2025's "Kiss of the Spider Woman," to fans"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'J' and ends with 'O'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 54
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
JLO
55 Across: "93. Break down in tears"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'B'
- Similar words: shit, dickhead
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a dyspneic condition
- This is Across clue number 55
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SOB
56 Across: "95. Aquiline : eagle :: cygnine : ___"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: S__N
- Similar words: affirm, avow
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 56
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SWAN
57 Across: "96. Lenape people from whom a New Jersey river gets its name"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: R_____N
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 57
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RARITAN
58 Across: "98. Egypt/Sudan border region"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'N' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: N___A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 58
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
NUBIA
59 Across: "100. Noodling in a jazz tune"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'V' and ends with 'G'
- Word pattern: V_____G
- Similar words: vamp up, vamp
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: make up
- This is Across clue number 59
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
VAMPING
60 Across: "102. Annoying"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: I_____E
- Similar words: tiresome, tedious
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 60
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
IRKSOME
61 Across: "103. In the majority?"
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: grown, grownup
- Opposite of: juvenile
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a fully developed person from maturity onward
- This is Across clue number 61
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ADULT
62 Across: "104. Core-sculpting belt"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: A_____R
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 62
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ABTONER
63 Across: "105. Utter chaos"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'M'
- Word pattern: M____M
- Similar words: havoc
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 63
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MAYHEM
64 Across: "106. 1994 co-Nobelist Shimon"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: P___S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 64
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
PERES
65 Across: "107. Greasy spoon, e.g."
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'Y'
- Word pattern: E____Y
- Similar words: eating place, restaurant
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a building where people go to eat
- This is Across clue number 65
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
EATERY
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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 65 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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