27444 Tue Dec 31, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 31, 2024

Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

Tue Dec 31, 2024 NY Times

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. A little off. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ASKEW

  Possible Answer : skew-whiff, awry, cockeyed, askew, wonky, lopsided




• The clue is 6. Drive crazy?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SPEED

  Possible Answer : fastness, step_on_it, rush, bucket_along, speeding, stop_number, focal_ratio, amphetamine, quicken, rush_along, hurrying, velocity, swiftness, speed_up, pelt_along, upper, hasten, speed, f_number, travel_rapidly, cannonball_along, hotfoot, belt_along, accelerate, hie, pep_pill, hurry, zip, race

  Possible Opposite Answer : decelerate, linger




• The clue is 11. Loops in on an email, for short. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: CCS

  Possible Answer : mil, ml, cubic_centimeter, millilitre, cc, milliliter, cubic_centimetre




• The clue is 14. Jewish mourning period. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SHIVA

  Possible Answer : Siva, shivah, shiva, Shiva, shibah




• The clue is 15. ___-turvy. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: TOPSY




• The clue is 16. Soccer stadium chant. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: OLE




• The clue is 17. VOLT, AMP. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: POWERCOUPLE




• The clue is 19. One might get tacked on right before purchase. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: FEE

  Possible Answer : fee, bung, tip




• The clue is 20. Go around in circles. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SPIN

  Possible Answer : birl, twisting, gyrate, spin_around, whirl, twirl, spin, tailspin, spin_out, twist, reel




• The clue is 21. Bands' successes. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: HITS

  Possible Answer : hit, bang, rack_up, make, dispatch, strike, score, collision, attain, off, shoot, impinge_on, bump_off, collide_with, smash, remove, striking, gain, smasher, stumble, run_into, pip, tally, hitting, murder, slay, polish_off, reach, arrive_at, come_to

  Possible Opposite Answer : miss




• The clue is 22. Disney villain with a pet parrot. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: JAFAR

  Possible Answer : Jaffar, Jaffar_Umar_Thalib, Jafar, Jafar_Umar_Thalib




• The clue is 24. "Beowulf" and the "Mahabharata," for two. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: EPICS

  Possible Answer : epic_poem, epos, epic, heroic_poem




• The clue is 26. Apple gadgets. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: CORERS

  Possible Answer : corer




• The clue is 27. First, as a voyage. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: MAIDEN

  Possible Answer : initiatory, first, maid, initiative, maiden_over, inaugural, maiden




• The clue is 30. Buffalo N.H.L.ers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: SABRES

  Possible Answer : sabre, saber, cavalry_sword




• The clue is 31. Summer setting in D.C.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: EDT




• The clue is 32. PUNCH, WALLOP. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: PAIROFSOCKS




• The clue is 36. Member of K-pop's Blackpink. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: LISA




• The clue is 38. Oui's opposite. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: NON

  Possible Answer : not, non




• The clue is 39. "Hold your horses!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: WAIT

  Possible Answer : waitress, delay, hold_back, time_lag, wait, await, hold_off, hold, waiting, expect, postponement, look




• The clue is 40. FINGER, TOE. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: DOUBLEDIGIT




• The clue is 45. Mauna ___. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: KEA

  Possible Answer : kea, Nestor_notabilis




• The clue is 46. Adjective in the theme of "The Addams Family". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: SPOOKY

  Possible Answer : skittish, nervous, flighty, spooky




• The clue is 47. Superlatively impolite. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: RUDEST

  Possible Answer : bad-mannered, uncivil, primitive, bounderish, raw, unmannerly, ill-mannered, crude, unmannered, natural, yokelish, ill-bred, underbred, rude, lowbred

  Possible Opposite Answer : civil




• The clue is 49. Grow up. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: MATURE

  Possible Answer : get_on, ripen, age, mature, matured, senesce, fledged, suppurate, maturate, grow, ripe

  Possible Opposite Answer : immature, green, unfledged




• The clue is 50. Orange box. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: CRATE

  Possible Answer : crateful, crate

  Possible Opposite Answer : uncrate




• The clue is 52. Act theatrically. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: EMOTE

  Possible Answer : emote




• The clue is 53. Cause of a grimace. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: PAIN

  Possible Answer : hurting, pain_sensation, painful_sensation, annoyance, botheration, infliction, ail, hurt, trouble, pain, pain_in_the_neck, bother, painfulness, anguish, pain_in_the_ass, nuisance

  Possible Opposite Answer : pleasure




• The clue is 54. Present day, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: XMAS

  Possible Answer : Dec_25, Christmas, Christmas_Day, Xmas




• The clue is 58. Like some simple home-improvement projects, for short. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: DIY




• The clue is 59. HINT, TIP. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: TWOPOINTERS




• The clue is 62. In years past. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: AGO

  Possible Answer : agone, ago




• The clue is 63. Core belief. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: TENET

  Possible Answer : tenet, dogma




• The clue is 64. Got going. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: BEGAN

  Possible Answer : set_out, lead_off, start, start_out, set_about, begin, commence, get, get_down

  Possible Opposite Answer : end




• The clue is 65. Singer Bega a.k.a. "The King of Mambo". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: LOU




• The clue is 66. Bottomless pit. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ABYSS

  Possible Answer : abyss, abysm




• The clue is 67. 10-legged creatures. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: CRABS

  Possible Answer : bitch, crabby_person, Phthirius_pubis, beef, bellyache, Crab, holler, crab, crabmeat, crab_louse, gripe, Cancer_the_Crab, pubic_louse, crabs, grouse, squawk, pediculosis_pubis, Cancer

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Nile reptiles. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ASPS

  Possible Answer: Naja_haje, asp, Vipera_aspis, asp_viper, Egyptian_cobra

• The clue is 2. Word after talk or gift. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SHOP

  Possible Answer: tell_on, browse, store, betray, give_away, shop_class, sponsor, patronise, stag, buy_at, rat, frequent, snitch, shop_at, denounce, shit, shop, workshop, patronize, grass

  Possible Opposite Answer : boycott

• The clue is 3. Green fruit. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: KIWI

  Possible Answer: kiwi, New_Zealander, apteryx, Chinese_gooseberry, kiwi_vine, Actinidia_deliciosa, Actinidia_chinensis, Kiwi, kiwi_fruit

• The clue is 4. Smoothed out. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: EVENED

  Possible Answer: flush, even, level, even_out

• The clue is 5. Simple two-player card game. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: WAR

  Possible Answer: war, state_of_war, warfare

  Possible Opposite Answer : make_peace, peace

• The clue is 6. Stone-faced. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: STOIC

  Possible Answer: Stoic, stoical, unemotional_person, stoic

  Possible Opposite Answer : emotional_person

• The clue is 7. Sulks. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: POUTS

  Possible Answer: pout, sulk, Ameiurus_Melas, mop, hornpout, wry_face, horned_pout, eelpout, mow, brood, moue

• The clue is 8. Actor Mike or Omar. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: EPPS

• The clue is 9. Subj. for some immigrants. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ESL

• The clue is 10. Certain salon offerings. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: DYEJOBS

• The clue is 11. Sweet treat that often has a crumb topping. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: COFFEECAKE

  Possible Answer: coffeecake, coffee_cake

• The clue is 12. Sunny forecast. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: CLEARSKIES

• The clue is 13. Fortunetellers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SEERS

  Possible Answer: prophet, visionary, oracle, prophesier, seer, illusionist, vaticinator

• The clue is 18. "Nixon in ___" (John Adams opera). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: CHINA

  Possible Answer: China, mainland_China, Red_China, PRC, Communist_China, china, Republic_of_China, Cathay, Taiwan, People's_Republic_of_China, Nationalist_China, chinaware

• The clue is 23. The In-N-Out Burger logo has a yellow one. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ARROW

  Possible Answer: pointer, arrow

• The clue is 25. Verve. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: PEP

  Possible Answer: peppiness, pep, ginger

• The clue is 26. Half-___ (latte option). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: CAF

• The clue is 27. Gin rummy combo. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: MELD

  Possible Answer: immix, coalesce, meld, fuse, flux, merge, melt, canasta, commingle, blend, combine, basket_rummy, conflate, mix

• The clue is 28. Alternative to "Hasta la vista". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: ADIOSAMIGO

• The clue is 29. "I can't do anything in this case". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: ITSUPTOYOU

• The clue is 30. Police work?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SONG

  Possible Answer: Song, call, Sung, birdsong, birdcall, song, strain, Song_dynasty, vocal, Sung_dynasty

• The clue is 33. ___ 500. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: INDY

• The clue is 34. French king. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ROI

  Possible Answer: return_on_investment, return_on_invested_capital, ROI

• The clue is 35. Doctor's "Now!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: STAT

• The clue is 37. On the topic of. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ABOUT

  Possible Answer: most, astir, about, nearly, approximately, near, around, well-nigh, nigh, roughly, more_or_less, some, virtually, just_about, or_so, close_to, almost

• The clue is 41. Country legend Lynn. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: LORETTA

• The clue is 42. Scratch (out). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: EKE

• The clue is 43. Neighbor of an Afghan. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: IRANI

  Possible Answer: Persian, Irani, Iranian

• The clue is 44. Boy king of Egypt. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: TUT

  Possible Answer: tsk, tut, tut-tut

• The clue is 48. Showtime drama with a serial-killer protagonist. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: DEXTER

  Possible Answer: dexter

• The clue is 49. Gold, silver or bronze. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: MEDAL

  Possible Answer: decoration, medal, medallion, palm, ribbon, laurel_wreath

• The clue is 50. Certain superhero accessories. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: CAPES

  Possible Answer: crest, cape, mantle, ness, cap

• The clue is 51. Unruly uprisings. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: RIOTS

  Possible Answer: riot, thigh-slapper, wow, bacchanal, belly_laugh, debauchery, sidesplitter, scream, saturnalia, bacchanalia, howler, drunken_revelry, rioting, carouse, roister, debauch, orgy, public_violence

• The clue is 53. Yankee Doodle's method of transport. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: PONY

  Possible Answer: crib, trot, jigger, shot_glass, pony

• The clue is 55. ___ Millions. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: MEGA

• The clue is 56. Part of U.A.E.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ARAB

  Possible Answer: Arabian, Arab

• The clue is 57. Nine-digit government IDs. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SSNS

• The clue is 60. Fly catcher. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: WEB

  Possible Answer: WWW, vane, net, network, entanglement, World_Wide_Web, web

• The clue is 61. "S.N.L." network. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: NBC

Monday August 05, 2024 NYT Crossword Clues answers

Monday August 05, 2024 - NYT Answers

Welcome to NYT Puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is one of the most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today's puzzle: 

NYT Crossword clues

Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" band - Show Answer
  

  ABBA

  (4 letters)



• 5. Actor Driver - Show Answer
  

  ADAM

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: X, XTC, hug_drug, ecstasy, cristal, disco_biscuit, go, Robert_Adam, Adam



• 9. ___ on a true story - Show Answer
  

  BASED

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: ground, found, free-base, establish, based, base



• 14. "Yippee!," in internet-speak - Show Answer
  

  WOOT

  (4 letters)



• 15. Rich vein of ore - Show Answer
  

  LODE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: load, lode



• 16. Proverb - Show Answer
  

  ADAGE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: proverb, adage, saw, byword



• 17. Young horse - Show Answer
  

  FOAL

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: foal



• 18. Garnish for a glass of iced tea - Show Answer
  

  LEMONWEDGE

  (10 letters)



• 20. How some things are better left - Show Answer
  

  UNSAID

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: unsaid, take_back, swallow, unsay, withdraw, unvoiced, unverbalized, unspoken, unverbalised, unuttered, unexpressed, unstated



• 22. Response to "Call me!" - Show Answer
  

  IWILL

  (5 letters)



• 23. Disappoints - Show Answer
  

  LETSDOWN

  (8 letters)



• 25. "I don't need that back" - Show Answer
  

  KEEPIT

  (6 letters)



• 29. Number of U.S. states without any straight borders - Show Answer
  

  ONE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: unmatched, ace, I, 1, i, unmatchable, unrivalled, single, matchless, one_and_only, unity, nonpareil, unitary, unrivaled, one, peerless, ane



• 30. Fish-and-chips fish - Show Answer
  

  COD

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: bait, tantalise, befool, tease, cod, twit, cash_on_delivery, fool, put_one_across, gull, seedcase, tantalize, taunt, ride, collect, slang, put_on, take_in, COD, C.O.D., pod, rally, dupe, rag, codfish, razz, put_one_over



• 31. Tennis champion Swiatek - Show Answer
  

  IGA

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: IgA, immunoglobulin_A



• 32. Appliance at a hotel breakfast bar - Show Answer
  

  WAFFLEIRON

  (10 letters)



• 37. Tree of the tropics - Show Answer
  

  PALM

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: decoration, thenar, medallion, palm_tree, laurel_wreath, ribbon, medal, handle, palm



• 38. Pseudonym - Show Answer
  

  ALIAS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: alias, also_known_as, a.k.a., false_name, assumed_name



• 39. Big wad - Show Answer
  

  GOB

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: sea_dog, mariner, seaman, trap, gob, yap, tar, hole, Jack-tar, old_salt, maw, cakehole, Jack, seafarer



• 40. Watercraft prone to tipping - Show Answer
  

  CANOE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: canoe



• 41. Something forbidden - Show Answer
  

  NONO

  (4 letters)



• 42. Expensive cabinet material - Show Answer
  

  CHERRYWOOD

  (10 letters)



• 44. San Jose-to-Sacramento dir. - Show Answer
  

  NNE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: NNE, north_northeast, nor'-nor'-east



• 45. "Survivor" shelter - Show Answer
  

  HUT

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: shack, shanty, field_hut, hutch, hut, army_hut, hovel



• 46. Nickname for a Bronx-born U.S. congresswoman - Show Answer
  

  AOC

  (3 letters)



• 47. Shares the same view - Show Answer
  

  AGREES

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: agree, hold, concord, fit, check, concur, jibe, accord, gibe, match, tally, fit_in, correspond, consort, harmonize, harmonise

  Antonyms: disagree



• 49. Secluded - Show Answer
  

  ISOLATED

  (8 letters)

  Synonyms: set-apart, isolate, disjunct, isolated, sequester, separated, sequestrate, keep_apart, detached, apart, marooned, stray, obscure, quarantined, set_apart, stranded, insulate



• 54. Where Nissan and Nintendo are headquartered - Show Answer
  

  JAPAN

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Nippon, Japanese_Archipelago, Japanese_Islands, Japan, japan, Nihon



• 56. Legendary stoner? - Show Answer
  

  MEDUSA

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: medusan, medusoid, Medusa, medusa



• 57. Credit card industry pioneer … or a hint to 18-, 32- and 42-Across - Show Answer
  

  DINERSCLUB

  (10 letters)



• 61. Prefix with climactic - Show Answer
  

  ANTI

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: anti

  Antonyms: pro



• 62. The "Iliad" and the "Odyssey," for two - Show Answer
  

  EPICS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: epos, epic_poem, epic, heroic_poem



• 63. Org. that runs the Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Show Answer
  

  NASA

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: NASA, National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration



• 64. Slippery part of a banana - Show Answer
  

  PEEL

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: undress, unclothe, flake_off, peel, strip_down, uncase, disrobe, strip, Robert_Peel, pare, Peel, skin, flake, Sir_Robert_Peel, discase, peel_off

  Antonyms: dress



• 65. Foamy coffee order - Show Answer
  

  LATTE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: caffe_latte, latte



• 66. She-sheep - Show Answer
  

  EWES

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: ewe, Ewe



• 67. Guitarist Anastasio of Phish - Show Answer
  

  TREY

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: triplet, terzetto, leash, tierce, III, deuce-ace, three, triad, ternion, trio, threesome, 3, trine, trey, troika, ternary, trinity, tercet

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Terrible - Show Answer
  

  AWFUL

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: frightful, dreadful, horrific, unspeakable, dire, terribly, awfully, awful, awesome, direful, nasty, atrocious, fearful, horrendous, frightfully, terrible, painful, dreaded, abominable, dread, awed, tremendous, amazing, awe-inspiring, frightening, awing, fearsome

  Antonyms: nice



• 2. American frontiersman Daniel - Show Answer
  

  BOONE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Boone, Daniel_Boone



• 3. Caesar's "Veni, vidi, vici" is a famous one - Show Answer
  

  BOAST

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: self-praise, gas, feature, blow, brag, swash, vaunt, bluster, sport, boast, shoot_a_line, jactitation, boasting, gasconade, tout



• 4. Book of maps - Show Answer
  

  ATLAS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Atlas, atlas, atlas_vertebra, book_of_maps, map_collection, telamon



• 5. "Finished!" - Show Answer
  

  ALLDONE

  (7 letters)



• 6. Anonymous Jane or John - Show Answer
  

  DOE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: Energy_Department, DOE, Department_of_Energy, doe, Energy



• 7. Website overseer, for short - Show Answer
  

  ADMIN

  (5 letters)



• 8. Be a chatty catty? - Show Answer
  

  MEOW

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: meow, miaul, miaou, miaow, mew



• 9. Cried one's eyes out - Show Answer
  

  BAWLED

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: yawp, bellow, bawl



• 10. "Rolling in the Deep" singer - Show Answer
  

  ADELE

  (5 letters)



• 11. Forlorn - Show Answer
  

  SAD

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: lamentable, deplorable, sorry, distressing, sad, pitiful

  Antonyms: glad



• 12. Binding agent in baking - Show Answer
  

  EGG

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: testis, testicle, orchis, eggs, ballock, ball, bollock, egg, nut



• 13. Grade that's not as bad as eff - Show Answer
  

  DEE

  (3 letters)



• 19. Big name in cameras - Show Answer
  

  NIKON

  (5 letters)



• 21. Greatly admired figures - Show Answer
  

  IDOLS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: idol, perfection, god, beau_ideal, graven_image, matinee_idol, paragon



• 24. Package measurement - Show Answer
  

  WEIGHT

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: free_weight, angle, exercising_weight, burthen, weight_unit, system_of_weights, slant, weight_down, burden, weighting, weight, weightiness

  Antonyms: unburden



• 26. With 51-Down, someone who gets keys in key - Show Answer
  

  PIANO

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: soft, pianissimo, softly, pianoforte, piano, forte-piano

  Antonyms: forte



• 27. Arctic home - Show Answer
  

  IGLOO

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: iglu, igloo



• 28. Domesticated - Show Answer
  

  TAMED

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: domesticize, cultivate, chasten, naturalise, domesticate, reclaim, naturalize, moderate, tone_down, tamed, tame, domesticise, subdue

  Antonyms: wild



• 30. Snake charmers' snakes - Show Answer
  

  COBRAS

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: cobra



• 32. "___ Get Away?" (Southwest Airlines slogan) - Show Answer
  

  WANNA

  (5 letters)



• 33. Together (with) - Show Answer
  

  ALONG

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: along, on



• 34. More exquisite - Show Answer
  

  FINER

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: o.k., hunky-dory, okay, ok, finer, all_right, fine

  Antonyms: coarse



• 35. ___ Schwarz (toy retailer) - Show Answer
  

  FAO

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: FAO, Food_and_Agriculture_Organization, Food_and_Agriculture_Organization_of_the_United_Nations



• 36. Caviar - Show Answer
  

  ROE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: roe, hard_roe



• 37. Feline foot - Show Answer
  

  PAW

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: paw, hand, manus, mitt



• 40. Ride a bike - Show Answer
  

  CYCLE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: hertz, cps, Hz, round, pedal, bicycle, motorcycle, rhythm, cycle, cycles/second, cycle_per_second, bike, motorbike, oscillation, wheel



• 42. Inflection points - Show Answer
  

  CUSPS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: leaflet, cusp



• 43. Robotic vacuum cleaners - Show Answer
  

  ROOMBAS

  (7 letters)



• 45. Funeral vehicle - Show Answer
  

  HEARSE

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: hearse



• 48. Last-resort button in a cockpit - Show Answer
  

  EJECT

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: release, force_out, squeeze_out, eject, squirt, discharge, turf_out, turn_out, exclude, boot_out, exhaust, expel, chuck_out



• 49. Family member by marriage - Show Answer
  

  INLAW

  (5 letters)



• 50. Modify - Show Answer
  

  ADAPT

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: accommodate, adjust, adapt, conform



• 51. See 26-Down - Show Answer
  

  TUNER

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: tuner, wireless, receiving_set, radio_set, radio, piano_tuner, radio_receiver



• 52. Lauder of cosmetics - Show Answer
  

  ESTEE

  (5 letters)



• 53. Word with Double or Planet - Show Answer
  

  DAILY

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: everyday, day-after-day, daily, day-to-day, day_by_day, casual, day-by-day



• 55. Teen's skin affliction - Show Answer
  

  ACNE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: acne



• 57. Marina ___ Rey, Calif. - Show Answer
  

  DEL

  (3 letters)



• 58. Hoppy brew, for short - Show Answer
  

  IPA

  (3 letters)



• 59. Minor criticism - Show Answer
  

  NIT

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: nit



• 60. Purpose - Show Answer
  

  USE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: usage, role, practice, manipulation, utilisation, consumption, utilize, habituate, enjoyment, exercise, apply, utilise, employment, economic_consumption, purpose, usance, employ, utilization, expend, use, habit, function, use_of_goods_and_services

July 01, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (30 clues)
• Down Clues (36 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, July 01, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 66 (30 Across, 36 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

Across Clues Explained - Saturday NYT Crossword July 01, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. "Well, that much was clear"	11
2A	12. Sequence of steps	12
3A	13. Present-day request?	13
4A	14. Don't match	5
5A	15. Cheat	4
6A	16. Poet Scott-Heron	3
7A	17. God who is destined to slay the serpent Jörmungandr	4
8A	18. "Beowulf" and "Gilgamesh," for two	5
9A	20. Drain	4
10A	21. "You there!"	3
11A	22. "His ___ little mouth was drawn up like a bow" (line from "A Visit From St. Nicholas")	5
12A	23. City planner, at times	5
13A	24. Forest giant	7
14A	26. Right on a map	4
15A	28. Disney villain inspired by the drag queen Divine	6
16A	29. Anxiety	6
17A	33. Mulligan	4
18A	35. Betray nervousness, in a way	7
19A	36. Shift, for one	5
20A	39. "High five!"	5
21A	41. ___ End (setting in "The Lord of the Rings")	3
22A	42. Dutch scientist with an eponymous "cloud"	4
23A	43. Word with boot or spaghetti	5
24A	44. Mark's replacement	4
25A	45. NewLeaf potato, e.g., in brief	3
26A	46. "Anything Goes" writer Porter	4
27A	47. "Skip me"	5
28A	49. Flinches, but only a little	13
29A	52. Study of riddles	12
30A	53. Absence excuser	11

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!

Clue 1 Across: "1. "Well, that much was clear""

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOIGATHERED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "12. Sequence of steps"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DANCEROUTINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "13. Present-day request?"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LETTERTOSANTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Don't match"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a loud resonant repeating noise
• Words that mean the same thing: friction, clangoring, clangor
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Cheat"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
• Words that mean the same thing: foil, frustrate, baffle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BILK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Poet Scott-Heron"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. God who is destined to slay the serpent Jörmungandr"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming; pictured as wielding a hammer emblematic of the thunderbolt; identified with teutonic donar
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. "Beowulf" and "Gilgamesh," for two"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
• Words that mean the same thing: epic, epos, heroic poem
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EPICS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Drain"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that hoop that covers a wheel
• Words that mean the same thing: pall, run down, fatigue
• The opposite would be: refresh, interest
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. "You there!""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. "His ___ little mouth was drawn up like a bow" (line from "A Visit From St. Nicholas")"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that comical in an odd or whimsical manner
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DROLL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. City planner, at times"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZONER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "24. Forest giant"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the soft reddish wood of either of two species of sequoia trees
• Words that mean the same thing: sequoia
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REDWOOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. Right on a map"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
• Words that mean the same thing: E, due east, Orient
• The opposite would be: west
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. Disney villain inspired by the drag queen Divine"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: URSULA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "29. Anxiety"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)
• Words that mean the same thing: disquiet, malaise, uneasiness
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNEASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Mulligan"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that do over, as of (part of) a house
• Words that mean the same thing: make over, refashion, remodel
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Betray nervousness, in a way"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds
• Words that mean the same thing: bumble, stutter, falter
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAMMER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Shift, for one"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
• Words that mean the same thing: do, apparel, habilitate
• The opposite would be: undress
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. "High five!""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UPTOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. ___ End (setting in "The Lord of the Rings")"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a flexible container with a single opening
• Words that mean the same thing: old bag, bagful, travelling bag
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Dutch scientist with an eponymous "cloud""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that dutch astronomer who proved that the galaxy is rotating and proposed the existence of the oort cloud (1900-1992)
• Words that mean the same thing: Jan Hendrix Oort
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OORT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Word with boot or spaghetti"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
• Words that mean the same thing: whip, welt, slash
• The opposite would be: unstrap
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STRAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Mark's replacement"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the basic monetary unit of most members of the european union (introduced in 1999); in 2002 twelve european nations (germany, france, belgium, luxembourg, the netherlands, italy, spain, portugal, ireland, greece, austria, finland) adopted the euro as their basic unit of money and abandoned their traditional currencies
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EURO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "45. NewLeaf potato, e.g., in brief"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "46. "Anything Goes" writer Porter"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about literature.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
• Words that mean the same thing: Brassica oleracea acephala, colewort, borecole
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "47. "Skip me""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IPASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "49. Flinches, but only a little"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BATSANEYELASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "52. Study of riddles"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENIGMATOLOGY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "53. Absence excuser"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOCTORSNOTE

  Great job if you got it right!

July 01, 2023 Saturday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. They're offered seven times a year	4
2D	2. Classic Beat Generation roman à clef	9
3D	3. Rocks	3
4D	4. Popular pet originally from Mongolia	6
5D	5. A, for one	7
6D	6. Saw and punch	5
7D	7. Outer ear?	4
8D	8. GPS guess	3
9D	9. Celebrate, as a new year	6
10D	10. Total	6
11D	11. One holding all the cards	6
12D	12. First word in a 13-Across	4
13D	13. London-based insurance company	6
14D	14. Say "Yay!," say	5
15D	17. Via, on signs	4
16D	19. Peeved, for short	3
17D	20. Ancestral emblem	5
18D	22. Dispenses, with "out"	5
19D	23. Sassy, letter-shaped gesture accompanying a retort	5
20D	25. German food that's better than it sounds?	5
21D	27. "George," in aviation slang	9
22D	30. Certain surprise party?	6
23D	31. Department store that once sold mail-order houses	5
24D	32. So	4
25D	34. Holes in the wall?	7
26D	35. Subway stop: Abbr.	3
27D	36. Certain creature comfort?	6
28D	37. Ray on one's TV	6
29D	38. Like some N.S.F.W. content	6
30D	40. Hunt	6
31D	43. Bat signal	5
32D	44. What one star may represent	4
33D	46. Fatigues, familiarly	4
34D	48. Royal attendant	4
35D	50. Pepper, for one: Abbr.	3
36D	51. Chess ranking system named for a Hungarian physicist	3

Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!

Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!

Clue 1 Down: "1. They're offered seven times a year"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the sabbath by jews and some christians
• Words that mean the same thing: Saturday, Sat, Sabbatum
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Classic Beat Generation roman à clef"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONTHEROAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Rocks"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that water frozen in the solid state
• Words that mean the same thing: ice-skating rink, internal-combustion engine, water ice
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Popular pet originally from Mongolia"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that small old world burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping
• Words that mean the same thing: gerbille
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GERBIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. A, for one"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
• Words that mean the same thing: clause
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARTICLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Saw and punch"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an implement used in the practice of a vocation
• Words that mean the same thing: instrument, prick, puppet
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOOLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Outer ear?"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
• Words that mean the same thing: stubble, straw, chaff
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HUSK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. GPS guess"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
• Words that mean the same thing: Basque Homeland and Freedom, Euskadi ta Askatasuna, Basque Fatherland and Liberty
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Celebrate, as a new year"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RINGIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Total"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that uncastrated adult male horse
• Words that mean the same thing: stallion, integral, intact
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENTIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. One holding all the cards"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
• Words that mean the same thing: trader, monger, principal
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEALER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. First word in a 13-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
• Words that mean the same thing: pricey, high-priced, beloved
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. London-based insurance company"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
• Words that mean the same thing: Harold Lloyd, Lloyd, Harold Clayton Lloyd
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LLOYDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Say "Yay!," say"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a cry or shout of approval
• Words that mean the same thing: urge, sunshine, chirk up
• The opposite would be: dishearten, uncheerfulness
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHEER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "17. Via, on signs"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THRU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "19. Peeved, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about abbreviation.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
• Words that mean the same thing: fuel pod, seedcase, cod
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "20. Ancestral emblem"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOTEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "22. Dispenses, with "out""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given
• Words that mean the same thing: pogy, dole, pogey
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "23. Sassy, letter-shaped gesture accompanying a retort"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZSNAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "25. German food that's better than it sounds?"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a expert clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WURST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "27. "George," in aviation slang"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness
• Words that mean the same thing: automatic pilot, robot pilot
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AUTOPILOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Certain surprise party?"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
• Words that mean the same thing: scupper, still-hunt, lurk
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMBUSH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. Department store that once sold mail-order houses"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that make very hot and dry
• Words that mean the same thing: sear, singe, blacken
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "32. So"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (used as a sentence connector) therefore or consequently
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "34. Holes in the wall?"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a place of business for retailing goods
• Words that mean the same thing: way out, release, electrical outlet
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OUTLETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "35. Subway stop: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about abbreviation.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "36. Certain creature comfort?"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOGBED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "37. Ray on one's TV"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROMANO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "38. Like some N.S.F.W. content"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an erotic person
• Words that mean the same thing: titillating
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EROTIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "40. Hunt"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PREYON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "43. Bat signal"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return
• Words that mean the same thing: asdic, echo sounder
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SONAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "44. What one star may represent"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
• Words that mean the same thing: tardily, easygoing, well-fixed
• The opposite would be: difficult, quickly
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EASY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "46. Fatigues, familiarly"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background
• Words that mean the same thing: camouflage
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "48. Royal attendant"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
• Words that mean the same thing: pageboy, Thomas Nelson Page, paginate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "50. Pepper, for one: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SGT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "51. Chess ranking system named for a Hungarian physicist"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELO

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	75.8%
Short Answer	7	10.6%
Abbreviation	3	4.5%
Sports	1	1.5%
Geography	1	1.5%
Literature	1	1.5%
History	1	1.5%
Food & Drink	1	1.5%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	30
Down Clues	36
Total Clues	66
Average Answer Length	5.5 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Saturday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.

Last Updated: September 01, 2025 at 11:17 AM