All NYT Across Clues December 07, 2025 - 67 Horizontal Answers 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 | December 07, 2025 |
| Day of Week | Sunday |
| Total Across Clues | 67 clues |
| Direction | Horizontal (Left to Right) |
| Difficulty | Tricky |
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. Fancy dos |
| 2 Across | 6. "Count me out" |
| 3 Across | 11. Cantankerous captain of fiction |
| 4 Across | 15. Lab provisions? |
| 5 Across | 19. Bit of letter-shaped hardware |
| 6 Across | 20. Attended |
| 7 Across | 21. New York university based in Manhattan |
| 8 Across | 22. A "bear of very little brain" |
| 9 Across | 23. Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison? |
| 10 Across | 25. John James Audubon? |
| 11 Across | 27. Victorian-era prescription for melancholy |
| 12 Across | 28. They'll make it up to you |
| 13 Across | 30. Stumble or lurch |
| 14 Across | 31. Pittsburgh-to-Buffalo dir. |
| 15 Across | 32. Dictionary tag: Abbr. |
| 16 Across | 34. Summer camper's conveyance |
| 17 Across | 36. Emmy-winning actor Ray |
| 18 Across | 38. Samuel Morse? |
| 19 Across | 43. Sir Edmund Hillary? |
| 20 Across | 46. Lake that's home to the world's largest freshwater island |
| 21 Across | 47. Bit of cacao |
| 22 Across | 49. Come out on top |
| 23 Across | 50. Suffix with hypn- |
| 24 Across | 51. Trees commonly confused with birches |
| 25 Across | 54. Deposit that might gather interest? |
| 26 Across | 55. Cheeky |
| 27 Across | 59. Sir Isaac Newton? |
| 28 Across | 62. Cattle calls |
| 29 Across | 63. "Harper Valley ___" (1968 hit) |
| 30 Across | 64. TV tavern visited by Mayor Quimby |
| 31 Across | 65. Shoe covering |
| 32 Across | 67. It's often rapped but never spoken |
| 33 Across | 68. Like beds on lazy Saturdays |
| 34 Across | 70. Cuts (back) |
| 35 Across | 71. Outfit that may have a hood |
| 36 Across | 73. Kofi ___, former secretary general of the United Nations |
| 37 Across | 74. Like the Red Sea after a visit from Moses |
| 38 Across | 76. Rain on your wedding day, perhaps |
| 39 Across | 77. ... |
| 40 Across | 79. Oui : non :: ja : ___ |
| 41 Across | 80. Gregor Mendel? |
| 42 Across | 83. Hint |
| 43 Across | 85. Gives a thumbs up |
| 44 Across | 86. Basic tenet of improv |
| 45 Across | 87. Sister to Lex Luthor |
| 46 Across | 88. With love, musically |
| 47 Across | 91. A urinal, according to Duchamp |
| 48 Across | 92. Remedies |
| 49 Across | 93. Henry Ford? |
| 50 Across | 98. Orville and Wilbur Wright? |
| 51 Across | 100. Give a darn, again? |
| 52 Across | 101. Food and water, e.g. |
| 53 Across | 103. College located in Cedar Rapids |
| 54 Across | 104. "That sounds awful!" |
| 55 Across | 105. Noble title |
| 56 Across | 108. Bit of letter-shaped hardware |
| 57 Across | 110. Unexpected endings |
| 58 Across | 115. Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung? |
| 59 Across | 118. Galileo Galilei? |
| 60 Across | 120. Genesis |
| 61 Across | 121. Roof overhang |
| 62 Across | 122. Weirdly spooky |
| 63 Across | 123. Church staple |
| 64 Across | 124. "Vous ___ ici" (French map phrase) |
| 65 Across | 125. Part of a wooden bench |
| 66 Across | 126. "In other words," in other words |
| 67 Across | 127. Trips around the sun |
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:
- September 28 2019 NYT Clues Solutions
- Xwordhint Crossword Answers October 17
- January 27 2021 NYT Clues Solutions
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Complete Across Solutions:
1 Across: "1. Fancy dos"
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: dress, set
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
- This is Across clue number 1
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
COIFS
2 Across: "6. "Count me out""
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
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 2
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
IPASS
3 Across: "11. Cantankerous captain of fiction"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'B'
- Word pattern: A__B
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 3
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
AHAB
4 Across: "15. Lab provisions?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: A__O
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 4
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ALPO
5 Across: "19. Bit of letter-shaped hardware"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'U' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: U___T
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 5
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
UBOLT
6 Across: "20. Attended"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 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 6
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
WASAT
7 Across: "21. New York university based in Manhattan"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: P__E
- Similar words: tread, rate
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
- This is Across clue number 7
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
PACE
8 Across: "22. A "bear of very little brain""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'H'
- Word pattern: P__H
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 8
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
POOH
9 Across: "23. Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 11 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: P_________E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 9
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
POWERCOUPLE
10 Across: "25. John James Audubon?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: B_______N
- Similar words: addlehead, addle-head
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought
- This is Across clue number 10
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BIRDBRAIN
11 Across: "27. Victorian-era prescription for melancholy"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: S____R
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 11
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SEAAIR
12 Across: "28. They'll make it up to you"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: L___S
- Similar words: liar, prevaricator
- Opposite of: square shooter
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
- This is Across clue number 12
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LIARS
13 Across: "30. Stumble or lurch"
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
- Similar words: lurch, spool
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 13
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
REEL
14 Across: "31. Pittsburgh-to-Buffalo dir."
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'N' and ends with 'E'
- Similar words: north northeast, nor'-nor'-east
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 14
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
NNE
15 Across: "32. Dictionary tag: Abbr."
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'V' and ends with 'R'
- Similar words: volt-ampere
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 15
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
VAR
16 Across: "34. Summer camper's conveyance"
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
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 16
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
CANOE
17 Across: "36. Emmy-winning actor Ray"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 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 17
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LIOTTA
18 Across: "38. Samuel Morse?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 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 18
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
CABLEGUY
19 Across: "43. Sir Edmund Hillary?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 12 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: M__________T
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 19
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MOUNTAINGOAT
20 Across: "46. Lake that's home to the world's largest freshwater island"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'H' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: H___N
- Similar words: Lake Huron
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the 2nd largest of the Great Lakes
- This is Across clue number 20
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
HURON
21 Across: "47. Bit of cacao"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'N' and ends with 'B'
- Similar words: pen nib, neb
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the writing point of a pen
- This is Across clue number 21
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
NIB
22 Across: "49. Come out on top"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'L'
- Word pattern: P_____L
- Similar words: endure, die hard
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: be larger in number
- This is Across clue number 22
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
PREVAIL
23 Across: "50. Suffix with hypn-"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'C'
- Word pattern: O__C
- Similar words: auricular
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: of or relating to near the ear
- This is Across clue number 23
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
OTIC
24 Across: "51. Trees commonly confused with birches"
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: aspen
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 24
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ASPENS
25 Across: "54. Deposit that might gather interest?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'E'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 25
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ORE
26 Across: "55. Cheeky"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'Y'
- Word pattern: S___Y
- Similar words: overbold, impertinent
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: improperly forward or bold
- This is Across clue number 26
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SASSY
27 Across: "59. Sir Isaac Newton?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 14 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: M____________R
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 27
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MOTIONDETECTOR
28 Across: "62. Cattle calls"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: L__S
- Similar words: Sir David Low, low gear
- Opposite of: high
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
- This is Across clue number 28
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LOWS
29 Across: "63. "Harper Valley ___" (1968 hit)"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'A'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 29
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
PTA
30 Across: "64. TV tavern visited by Mayor Quimby"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: M__S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 30
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MOES
31 Across: "65. Shoe covering"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'G' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: G____R
- Similar words: spat
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 31
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
GAITER
32 Across: "67. It's often rapped but never spoken"
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
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
- This is Across clue number 32
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
GAVEL
33 Across: "68. Like beds on lazy Saturdays"
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
- Similar words: undo, unmake
- Opposite of: make
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: deprive of certain characteristics
- This is Across clue number 33
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
UNMADE
34 Across: "70. Cuts (back)"
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
- Similar words: peel, pare
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: decrease gradually or bit by bit
- This is Across clue number 34
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
PARES
35 Across: "71. Outfit that may have a hood"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: O____E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 35
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ONESIE
36 Across: "73. Kofi ___, former secretary general of the United Nations"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 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 36
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ANNAN
37 Across: "74. Like the Red Sea after a visit from Moses"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: P____D
- Similar words: separate, break up
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: go one's own way; move apart
- This is Across clue number 37
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
PARTED
38 Across: "76. Rain on your wedding day, perhaps"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: O__N
- Similar words: prodigy, Oman
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a sign of something about to happen
- This is Across clue number 38
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
OMEN
39 Across: "77. ..."
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'C'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 39
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ETC
40 Across: "79. Oui : non :: ja : ___"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'N' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: N__N
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 40
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
NEIN
41 Across: "80. Gregor Mendel?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 14 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: S____________R
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 41
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SEEDYCHARACTER
42 Across: "83. Hint"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: T___E
- Similar words: line, describe
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a just detectable amount
- This is Across clue number 42
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TRACE
43 Across: "85. Gives a thumbs up"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'S'
- Similar words: okey, Sooner State
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a state in south central United States
- This is Across clue number 43
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
OKS
44 Across: "86. Basic tenet of improv"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: Y____D
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 44
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
YESAND
45 Across: "87. Sister to Lex Luthor"
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
- Similar words: Lena River
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 45
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LENA
46 Across: "88. With love, musically"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: A_____O
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 46
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
AMOROSO
47 Across: "91. A urinal, according to Duchamp"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'T'
- Similar words: fine art, graphics
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
- This is Across clue number 47
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ART
48 Across: "92. Remedies"
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: bring around, cure
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
- This is Across clue number 48
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
CURES
49 Across: "93. Henry Ford?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 12 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'D' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: D__________E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 49
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DRIVINGFORCE
50 Across: "98. Orville and Wilbur Wright?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: A______S
- Similar words: airhead
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a flighty scatterbrained simpleton
- This is Across clue number 50
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
AIRHEADS
51 Across: "100. Give a darn, again?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: R____D
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 51
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
REMEND
52 Across: "101. Food and water, e.g."
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'N' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: N___S
- Similar words: want, pauperism
- Opposite of: obviate
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a condition requiring relief
- This is Across clue number 52
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
NEEDS
53 Across: "103. College located in Cedar Rapids"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'E'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 53
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
COE
54 Across: "104. "That sounds awful!""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'U' and ends with 'H'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 54
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
UGH
55 Across: "105. Noble title"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'L'
- Word pattern: E__L
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 55
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
EARL
56 Across: "108. Bit of letter-shaped hardware"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'G'
- Word pattern: O___G
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 56
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ORING
57 Across: "110. Unexpected endings"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: T____S
- Similar words: deform, whirl
- Opposite of: unbend
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: an unforeseen development
- This is Across clue number 57
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TWISTS
58 Across: "115. Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'D' and ends with 'M'
- Word pattern: D_______M
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 58
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DREAMTEAM
59 Across: "118. Galileo Galilei?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 11 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: S_________S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 59
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
STARWITNESS
60 Across: "120. Genesis"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'G' and ends with 'M'
- Word pattern: G__M
- Similar words: bug, source
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: anything that provides inspiration for later work
- This is Across clue number 60
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
GERM
61 Across: "121. Roof overhang"
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 61
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
EAVE
62 Across: "122. Weirdly spooky"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: E___E
- Similar words: eery
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
- This is Across clue number 62
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
EERIE
63 Across: "123. Church staple"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: O___N
- Similar words: reed organ, Hammond organ
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 63
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ORGAN
64 Across: "124. "Vous ___ ici" (French map phrase)"
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
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 64
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ETES
65 Across: "125. Part of a wooden bench"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: S__T
- Similar words: spline
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a thin strip (wood or metal)
- This is Across clue number 65
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SLAT
66 Across: "126. "In other words," in other words"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: I___T
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 66
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
IDEST
67 Across: "127. Trips around the sun"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: Y___S
- Similar words: class, twelvemonth
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a late time of life
- This is Across clue number 67
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
YEARS
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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