Today's Across Crossword NYT December 21, 2025 - Every Horizontal Solution Explained
Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 72 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 21, 2025 |
| Day of Week | Sunday |
| Total Across Clues | 72 clues |
| Direction | Horizontal (Left to Right) |
| Difficulty | Tricky |
All Across Clues - Complete List
Here are all 72 Across clues for today's puzzle. These go horizontally from left to right.
| Number | Clue |
|---|---|
| 1 Across | 1. Some Arctic transports |
| 2 Across | 10. S.E.C. football powerhouse, for short |
| 3 Across | 14. 1950s hangout with a jukebox |
| 4 Across | 20. Game piece made of four squares |
| 5 Across | 21. "The Kite Runner" protagonist |
| 6 Across | 22. Skulks |
| 7 Across | 23. Joins gradually |
| 8 Across | 24. "Doggone it!" |
| 9 Across | 25. Treatment |
| 10 Across | 26. Blue colorant obtained from the indigo plant |
| 11 Across | 27. Wrangler alternative |
| 12 Across | 28. Brightly colored Mediterranean flowers |
| 13 Across | 30. Rap's Run-___ |
| 14 Across | 31. Course catalog? |
| 15 Across | 32. When Aries transitions to Taurus |
| 16 Across | 34. Sweetly, on scores |
| 17 Across | 35. "I'll pass" |
| 18 Across | 36. Input of certain mining |
| 19 Across | 38. Montalbán who played Khan in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" |
| 20 Across | 40. Timer setting |
| 21 Across | 42. Areas of influence |
| 22 Across | 45. Mental health org. |
| 23 Across | 46. Fraudulently make seem like |
| 24 Across | 48. Covers completely |
| 25 Across | 49. Wyoming peak |
| 26 Across | 51. Like a corporation with a new logo, perhaps |
| 27 Across | 54. Comment from someone caught in the rain |
| 28 Across | 56. Yellow avenue in Monopoly |
| 29 Across | 58. A bit off, say |
| 30 Across | 59. Hyatt alternative |
| 31 Across | 60. Hard-boiled genre |
| 32 Across | 62. TheForce.net for "Star Wars," for example |
| 33 Across | 64. Dark side |
| 34 Across | 65. Former big name in browsers |
| 35 Across | 67. U.F.O.-watching org. |
| 36 Across | 68. By way of, informally |
| 37 Across | 70. Kemo ___ (the Lone Ranger) |
| 38 Across | 71. Sailor's patron |
| 39 Across | 72. Fleetwood Mac hit named for a Celtic goddess |
| 40 Across | 76. Daddy |
| 41 Across | 79. Eponymous British financier James ___ |
| 42 Across | 81. By saying this you mean well |
| 43 Across | 82. Wrap seller |
| 44 Across | 83. Adopted, as a pet |
| 45 Across | 85. Wasn't folded in a suitcase, say |
| 46 Across | 87. Developed, as baby teeth |
| 47 Across | 89. Sci-fi miniaturizer |
| 48 Across | 91. Emanations |
| 49 Across | 93. Boldly face |
| 50 Across | 94. Kind of cipher in which A becomes B, B becomes C, e.g. |
| 51 Across | 95. Guardians, on a scoreboard |
| 52 Across | 96. Bit of birdspeak |
| 53 Across | 98. Damp, mildewy quality |
| 54 Across | 99. They hold water |
| 55 Across | 102. Silence |
| 56 Across | 103. Lying faceup |
| 57 Across | 104. ___ Park, Calif. |
| 58 Across | 105. Air |
| 59 Across | 107. Disney subsidiary |
| 60 Across | 111. A little help? |
| 61 Across | 112. Evaded, as a sensitive issue |
| 62 Across | 114. Some pings, in brief |
| 63 Across | 115. "Fie on ___!" (Shakespearean cry) |
| 64 Across | 116. Skips over |
| 65 Across | 118. Few and far between |
| 66 Across | 119. Regulars at parks with ramps, informally |
| 67 Across | 121. Reply after having one's memory jogged |
| 68 Across | 122. Some time ago |
| 69 Across | 123. "What's done is done!" |
| 70 Across | 124. Stick (to) |
| 71 Across | 125. Garden interloper |
| 72 Across | 126. Church parts crossing naves |
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. Some Arctic transports"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 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 1
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SKIPLANES
2 Across: "10. S.E.C. football powerhouse, for short"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: B__A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 2
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BAMA
3 Across: "14. 1950s hangout with a jukebox"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 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 3
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SODASHOP
4 Across: "20. Game piece made of four squares"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 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 4
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TETROMINO
5 Across: "21. "The Kite Runner" protagonist"
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
- Similar words: emir, emeer
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 5
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
AMIR
6 Across: "22. Skulks"
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: lurch, prowl
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner)
- This is Across clue number 6
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
PROWLS
7 Across: "23. Joins gradually"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: E_______O
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 7
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
EASESINTO
8 Across: "24. "Doggone it!""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'D' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: D__N
- Similar words: tinker's dam, patch
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: something of little value
- This is Across clue number 8
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DARN
9 Across: "25. Treatment"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'Y'
- Word pattern: R____Y
- Similar words: amend, rectify
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
- This is Across clue number 9
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
REMEDY
10 Across: "26. Blue colorant obtained from the indigo plant"
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
- Similar words: Indigofera anil, indigotin
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically
- This is Across clue number 10
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ANIL
11 Across: "27. Wrangler alternative"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'E'
- Similar words: Lee Yuen Kam, lee side
- Opposite of: windward
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 11
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LEE
12 Across: "28. Brightly colored Mediterranean flowers"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: S______S
- Similar words: sun rose, helianthemum
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 12
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SUNROSES
13 Across: "30. Rap's Run-___"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'D' and ends with 'C'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 13
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DMC
14 Across: "31. Course catalog?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'U'
- Word pattern: M__U
- Similar words: computer menu, fare
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a list of dishes available at a restaurant
- This is Across clue number 14
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MENU
15 Across: "32. When Aries transitions to Taurus"
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 15
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
APRIL
16 Across: "34. Sweetly, on scores"
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
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: gently and sweetly
- This is Across clue number 16
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DOLCE
17 Across: "35. "I'll pass""
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 17
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
NAH
18 Across: "36. Input of certain mining"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'D' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: D__A
- Similar words: data point, information
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
- This is Across clue number 18
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DATA
19 Across: "38. Montalbán who played Khan in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: R_____O
- Similar words: David Ricardo
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 19
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RICARDO
20 Across: "40. Timer setting"
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
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting
- This is Across clue number 20
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
OVEN
21 Across: "42. Areas of influence"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: S_____S
- Similar words: sector, vault of heaven
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a particular environment or walk of life
- This is Across clue number 21
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SPHERES
22 Across: "45. Mental health org."
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
- This is Across clue number 22
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
APA
23 Across: "46. Fraudulently make seem like"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 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 23
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
PALMOFFAS
24 Across: "48. Covers completely"
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: coating, pelage
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 24
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
COATS
25 Across: "49. Wyoming peak"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: T___N
- Similar words: Lakota, Teton Sioux
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 25
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TETON
26 Across: "51. Like a corporation with a new logo, perhaps"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 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 26
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
REBRANDED
27 Across: "54. Comment from someone caught in the rain"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: I______D
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 27
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
IMSOAKED
28 Across: "56. Yellow avenue in Monopoly"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'V' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: V_____R
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 28
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
VENTNOR
29 Across: "58. A bit off, say"
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 29
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ONSALE
30 Across: "59. Hyatt alternative"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'I'
- Word pattern: O__I
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 30
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
OMNI
31 Across: "60. Hard-boiled genre"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'N' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: N__R
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 31
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
NOIR
32 Across: "62. TheForce.net for "Star Wars," for example"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'F' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: F_____E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 32
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
FANSITE
33 Across: "64. Dark side"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'N'
- Opposite of: yang
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 33
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
YIN
34 Across: "65. Former big name in browsers"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'N' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: N______E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a commercial browser
- This is Across clue number 34
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
NETSCAPE
35 Across: "67. U.F.O.-watching org."
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'I'
- Word pattern: S__I
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 35
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SETI
36 Across: "68. By way of, informally"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'U'
- Word pattern: T__U
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 36
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
THRU
37 Across: "70. Kemo ___ (the Lone Ranger)"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: S__E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 37
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SABE
38 Across: "71. Sailor's patron"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: S____O
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 38
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
STELMO
39 Across: "72. Fleetwood Mac hit named for a Celtic goddess"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 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 39
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RHIANNON
40 Across: "76. Daddy"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'P'
- Similar words: pop music, pop out
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 40
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
POP
41 Across: "79. Eponymous British financier James ___"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'Y'
- Word pattern: B_____Y
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 41
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BARCLAY
42 Across: "81. By saying this you mean well"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: B__N
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 42
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BIEN
43 Across: "82. Wrap seller"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'D' and ends with 'I'
- Word pattern: D__I
- Similar words: food shop, delicatessen
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a shop selling ready-to-eat food products
- This is Across clue number 43
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DELI
44 Across: "83. Adopted, as a pet"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 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 44
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TOOKIN
45 Across: "85. Wasn't folded in a suitcase, say"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: L_____T
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 45
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LAYFLAT
46 Across: "87. Developed, as baby teeth"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'G' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: G____N
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 46
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
GREWIN
47 Across: "89. Sci-fi miniaturizer"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'Y'
- Word pattern: S_______Y
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 47
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SHRINKRAY
48 Across: "91. Emanations"
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: aureole, halo
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 48
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
AURAS
49 Across: "93. Boldly face"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: B___E
- Similar words: brave out, hardy
- Opposite of: timid
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a North American Indian warrior
- This is Across clue number 49
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BRAVE
50 Across: "94. Kind of cipher in which A becomes B, B becomes C, e.g."
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: C____R
- Similar words: Sid Caesar, Sidney Caesar
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
- This is Across clue number 50
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
CAESAR
51 Across: "95. Guardians, on a scoreboard"
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 51
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
CLE
52 Across: "96. Bit of birdspeak"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: C_____R
- Similar words: twitter
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: make high-pitched sounds
- This is Across clue number 52
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
CHITTER
53 Across: "98. Damp, mildewy quality"
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: moldiness, mustiness
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a necessary or essential thing
- This is Across clue number 53
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MUST
54 Across: "99. They hold water"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'V' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: V_____S
- Similar words: vas, watercraft
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a tube in which a body fluid circulates
- This is Across clue number 54
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
VESSELS
55 Across: "102. Silence"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'H' and ends with 'H'
- Word pattern: H__H
- Similar words: quiet down, shut up
- Opposite of: louden
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: (poetic) tranquil silence
- This is Across clue number 55
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
HUSH
56 Across: "103. Lying faceup"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: S____E
- Similar words: unresisting, resistless
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: lying face upward
- This is Across clue number 56
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SUPINE
57 Across: "104. ___ Park, Calif."
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 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 57
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MENLO
58 Across: "105. Air"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: E___R
- Similar words: vinyl ether, ethyl ether
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 58
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ETHER
59 Across: "107. Disney subsidiary"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: E__N
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 59
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ESPN
60 Across: "111. A little help?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'F'
- Similar words: imp, hob
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- This is Across clue number 60
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ELF
61 Across: "112. Evaded, as a sensitive issue"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 12 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'D' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: D__________D
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 61
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DANCEDAROUND
62 Across: "114. Some pings, in brief"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'S'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 62
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
IMS
63 Across: "115. "Fie on ___!" (Shakespearean cry)"
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
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 63
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
THEE
64 Across: "116. Skips over"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: E____S
- Similar words: elide
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: leave or strike out
- This is Across clue number 64
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ELIDES
65 Across: "118. Few and far between"
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: rarified, rarefied
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
- This is Across clue number 65
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RARE
66 Across: "119. Regulars at parks with ramps, informally"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 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 66
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SKATERATS
67 Across: "121. Reply after having one's memory jogged"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: Y____S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 67
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
YESYES
68 Across: "122. Some time ago"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: O__E
- Similar words: one time, formerly
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: on one occasion
- This is Across clue number 68
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ONCE
69 Across: "123. "What's done is done!""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'G' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: G_______T
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 69
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
GETOVERIT
70 Across: "124. Stick (to)"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: A____E
- Similar words: cohere, cling
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: be compatible or in accordance with
- This is Across clue number 70
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ADHERE
71 Across: "125. Garden interloper"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'W' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: W__D
- Similar words: gage, smoke
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
- This is Across clue number 71
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
WEED
72 Across: "126. Church parts crossing naves"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: T_______S
- Similar words: transept
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 72
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TRANSEPTS
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 72 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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