Tue Oct 01, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Stuff in Santa's footprints, 4. Exchanged for cash, in a way, 10. West Coast wine valley, 14. Buffett or Cook, for short, 15. Words after "Because" in a parent's explanation, 16. "Metamorphoses" poet, 17. A.F.C. South team ("Look in the lake! It's … ah, never mind"), 20. Triumphant shout, 21. Spot for abs or apple seeds, 22. Time spent in a seat, 23. Investigative journalism ("What was that in the sea?! I must be imagining things"), 28. Staggering this way and that, 30. Fe, to chemists, 31. 1/16 of a gallon, 32. Napoleon Dynamite's best friend, 33. Asia's disappearing ___ Sea, 34. Creates, as a goal, 35. Imperial unit of volume ("There's another one! I swear he just slipped into those trees …"), 38. Agile, 41. Good old-fashioned butt-kicking, 42. Corporate emblems, 46. Rage, 47. Place for ham-handed workers?, 48. Window dressing, 49. Professional proofreader ("Over there, in the snow! That had to be something, right?!"), 53. Frankenstein's assistant, 54. Smooth-talking, 55. Life forms, 57. Pseudoscientist investigating the "sightings" in this puzzle, 62. Word repeated four times in the chorus of Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off", 63. "Sign us up!", 64. Bear hair, 65. Wally ___, "famous" cookie maker, 66. Bare minimums, 67. "I didn't need to hear all that!"

Down Clues :

1. Play a part, or a play part, 2. "Now you listen to me …", 3. Paid homage to, 4. Santa Monica tourist attraction, 5. Silk-producing region of India, 6. Sch. located in St. Louis, not Seattle, 7. Bill ___, the Science Guy, 8. Compass heading, 9. Pointillism mark, 10. Against the rules, 11. Greed, 12. Pesto ingredient, 13. Many website banners, 18. What the ruthless show, 19. Declaration of determination, 22. Alternative to a swipe, for a credit card, 24. Lecture tour, 25. Company that merged with Heinz in 2015, 26. Caramel-filled candy, 27. Navigation aid that works through satellites, in brief, 29. Gehrig in Cooperstown, 33. Garlicky sauce, 34. Saving for later, 36. Born and ___, 37. Like Father Time, 38. [not my mistake], 39. "Get with the ___!", 40. Answer, as an email, 43. Purchase for a white elephant exchange, 44. North America's only marsupial, 45. To be, in Spanish, 47. Money owed, 50. "Yowzers!", 51. Orchestra woodwinds, 52. Ignited again, 56. They're not free of charge, 57. "___-ching!", 58. Pretentious friend of Winnie-the-Pooh, 59. Last section in a dictionary, 60. " … boy ___ girl?", 61. Numerical prefix that sounds like a verb

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 01, 2024

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

Tuesday  October 01, 2024 NYT Crossword Answers

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Stuff in Santa's footprints. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASH

  Possible Answer : ash, ash_tree




• The clue is 4. Exchanged for cash, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAWNED

  Possible Answer : pawn, hock, soak




• The clue is 10. West Coast wine valley. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAPA

  Possible Answer : Chinese_cabbage, pe-tsai, napa, celery_cabbage, Brassica_rapa_pekinensis




• The clue is 14. Buffett or Cook, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CEO

  Possible Answer : CEO, chief_operating_officer, chief_executive_officer




• The clue is 15. Words after "Because" in a parent's explanation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISAYSO




• The clue is 16. "Metamorphoses" poet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVID

  Possible Answer : Ovid, Publius_Ovidius_Naso




• The clue is 17. A.F.C. South team ("Look in the lake! It's … ah, never mind"). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: TENNESSEETITANS




• The clue is 20. Triumphant shout. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOORAH




• The clue is 21. Spot for abs or apple seeds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CORE

  Possible Answer : center, marrow, burden, meat, core, pith, magnetic_core, CORE, nitty-gritty, essence, nucleus, Congress_of_Racial_Equality, nub, sum, heart_and_soul, centre, effect, kernel, heart, substance, gist, inwardness, core_group




• The clue is 22. Time spent in a seat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TERM

  Possible Answer : condition, terminus, terminal_figure, term, full_term




• The clue is 23. Investigative journalism ("What was that in the sea?! I must be imagining things"). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUCKRAKING

  Possible Answer : muckraking, muckrake




• The clue is 28. Staggering this way and that. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREEL




• The clue is 30. Fe, to chemists. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRON

  Possible Answer : cast-iron, smoothing_iron, iron, atomic_number_26, iron_out, branding_iron, Fe, press




• The clue is 31. 1/16 of a gallon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CUP

  Possible Answer : transfuse, cupful, cup, loving_cup




• The clue is 32. Napoleon Dynamite's best friend. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEDRO




• The clue is 33. Asia's disappearing ___ Sea. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARAL




• The clue is 34. Creates, as a goal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SETS

  Possible Answer : rig, mark, typeset, determine, pose, adjust, correct, place, prepare, sic, put, arrange, coiffure, bent, plant, exercise_set, do, ready, hardening, fix, fructify, stage_set, localise, limit, gear_up, coiffe, jell, solidification, Set, set, countersink, Seth, define, localize, go_down, dress, lay, set_up, congeal, coif, solidifying, lay_out, lot, band, curing, position, go_under, readiness, circle, specify

  Possible Opposite Answer : rise




• The clue is 35. Imperial unit of volume ("There's another one! I swear he just slipped into those trees …"). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: CUBICFOOT




• The clue is 38. Agile. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPRY

  Possible Answer : agile, quick, spry, nimble




• The clue is 41. Good old-fashioned butt-kicking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROUT

  Possible Answer : gouge, expel, rout, spread-eagle, mob, root, spreadeagle, rabble, rout_out, rootle




• The clue is 42. Corporate emblems. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOGOS

  Possible Answer : logo, Word, logotype, Son, Logos




• The clue is 46. Rage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRE

  Possible Answer : wrath, ira, ire, choler, anger




• The clue is 47. Place for ham-handed workers?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DELI

  Possible Answer : delicatessen, deli, food_shop




• The clue is 48. Window dressing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRAPE

  Possible Answer : robe, drapery, pall, cloak, drape, mantle, clothe, curtain




• The clue is 49. Professional proofreader ("Over there, in the snow! That had to be something, right?!"). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COPYEDITOR




• The clue is 53. Frankenstein's assistant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IGOR




• The clue is 54. Smooth-talking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GLIB

  Possible Answer : pat, slick, glib-tongued, glib, smooth-tongued




• The clue is 55. Life forms. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEINGS

  Possible Answer : equal, organism, exist, existence, be, cost, represent, personify, being, make_up, comprise, constitute, embody, live, beingness, follow

  Possible Opposite Answer : nonexistence, nonbeing, differ




• The clue is 57. Pseudoscientist investigating the "sightings" in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: CRYPTOZOOLOGIST




• The clue is 62. Word repeated four times in the chorus of Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HATE

  Possible Answer : detest, hate, hatred

  Possible Opposite Answer : love




• The clue is 63. "Sign us up!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEREIN




• The clue is 64. Bear hair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FUR

  Possible Answer : fur, pelt




• The clue is 65. Wally ___, "famous" cookie maker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMOS

  Possible Answer : Book_of_Amos, Amos




• The clue is 66. Bare minimums. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEASTS

  Possible Answer : least




• The clue is 67. "I didn't need to hear all that!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TMI

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Play a part, or a play part. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACT

  Possible Answer: human_action, behave, human_activity, work, act_as, act, routine, move, represent, deed, playact, play, roleplay, do, turn, number, bit, dissemble, enactment, pretend

  Possible Opposite Answer : refrain

• The clue is 2. "Now you listen to me …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEEHERE

• The clue is 3. Paid homage to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HONORED

  Possible Answer: reward, honor, esteemed, abide_by, respect, prestigious, honored, honour, observe

  Possible Opposite Answer : disrespect, dishonor

• The clue is 4. Santa Monica tourist attraction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIER

  Possible Answer: dock, wharf, wharfage, pier

• The clue is 5. Silk-producing region of India. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASSAM

  Possible Answer: Assam

• The clue is 6. Sch. located in St. Louis, not Seattle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WASHU

• The clue is 7. Bill ___, the Science Guy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYE

• The clue is 8. Compass heading. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESE

  Possible Answer: east_southeast, ESE

• The clue is 9. Pointillism mark. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOT

  Possible Answer: disperse, Elvis, Transportation, dit, acid, pane, Lucy_in_the_sky_with_diamonds, DoT, dose, superman, stud, back_breaker, Department_of_Transportation, point, sprinkle, battery-acid, constellate, dot, window_pane, loony_toons, Zen, scatter, dust

• The clue is 10. Against the rules. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTOK

• The clue is 11. Greed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVARICE

  Possible Answer: greed, cupidity, rapacity, avarice, avaritia, covetousness, avariciousness

• The clue is 12. Pesto ingredient. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PINENUT

• The clue is 13. Many website banners. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADS

  Possible Answer: advert, advertizement, advertising, ad, advertizing, advertisement

• The clue is 18. What the ruthless show. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOMERCY

• The clue is 19. Declaration of determination. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICAN

• The clue is 22. Alternative to a swipe, for a credit card. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAP

  Possible Answer: tip, tapdance, beg, exploit, spigot, intercept, water_tap, water_faucet, dab, strike, knock, wiretap, hydrant, pat, rap, solicit, bug, pink, tap

• The clue is 24. Lecture tour. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIRCUIT

  Possible Answer: lap, electric_circuit, circumference, tour, electrical_circuit, circuit, circle, racing_circuit

• The clue is 25. Company that merged with Heinz in 2015. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KRAFT

  Possible Answer: kraft_paper, kraft

• The clue is 26. Caramel-filled candy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROLO

• The clue is 27. Navigation aid that works through satellites, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GPS

  Possible Answer: GPS, Global_Positioning_System

• The clue is 29. Gehrig in Cooperstown. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOU

• The clue is 33. Garlicky sauce. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIOLI

  Possible Answer: aioli_sauce, garlic_sauce, aioli

• The clue is 34. Saving for later. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STORING

  Possible Answer: stash_away, stack_away, store, put_in, lay_in, salt_away, hive_away

• The clue is 36. Born and ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRED

  Possible Answer: engender, breed, cover, spawn, multiply

• The clue is 37. Like Father Time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLD

  Possible Answer: sure-enough, onetime, quondam, erstwhile, sometime, Old, older, one-time, previous, honest-to-goodness, former, honest-to-god, old

  Possible Opposite Answer : young, new

• The clue is 38. [not my mistake]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIC

  Possible Answer: sic, set

• The clue is 39. "Get with the ___!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PROGRAM

  Possible Answer: political_program, course_of_study, political_platform, computer_programme, programme, computer_program, program, plan, broadcast, syllabus, curriculum, platform

• The clue is 40. Answer, as an email. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPLYTO

• The clue is 43. Purchase for a white elephant exchange. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAGGIFT

• The clue is 44. North America's only marsupial. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPOSSUM

  Possible Answer: possum, opossum, phalanger

• The clue is 45. To be, in Spanish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SER

• The clue is 47. Money owed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEBT

  Possible Answer: debt

• The clue is 50. "Yowzers!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YIPES

  Possible Answer: yelp, yip, yap

• The clue is 51. Orchestra woodwinds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBOES

  Possible Answer: oboe, hautbois, hautboy

• The clue is 52. Ignited again. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RELIT

• The clue is 56. They're not free of charge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IONS

  Possible Answer: ion

• The clue is 57. "___-ching!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHA

• The clue is 58. Pretentious friend of Winnie-the-Pooh. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWL

  Possible Answer: bird_of_night, bird_of_Minerva, owl, hooter

• The clue is 59. Last section in a dictionary. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZEE

  Possible Answer: z, izzard, zed, zee, Z, ezed

• The clue is 60. " … boy ___ girl?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORA

  Possible Answer: bone, operating_system, oculus_sinister, osmium, atomic_number_76, Os, OS, os

• The clue is 61. Numerical prefix that sounds like a verb. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRI

April 05, 2024 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (35 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, April 05, 2024

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (35 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

NYT Friday Crossword Across Clues - April 05, 2024 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. In reserve	5
2A	6. Chaise alternative	4
3A	10. Overly glib	3
4A	13. Neighborhood character	10
5A	15. Botanical stoma, e.g.	4
6A	16. Fade from use	10
7A	17. "Das ___ der Deutschen" (Germany's national anthem)	4
8A	18. ___ mundi	4
9A	19. Daring	5
10A	20. It might make a cameo	4
11A	21. Resistance figure	3
12A	23. Go out for	7
13A	25. Dog with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame	6
14A	28. "Be that as it may …"	6
15A	30. Dance party where participants wear wireless headphones	11
16A	33. Head of St. Paul's Cathedral?	3
17A	34. Some GIF reactions	4
18A	35. Island east of Bali	5
19A	36. Nickname alternative to Coby, perhaps	4
20A	37. Word shouted before "Feliz año nuevo!"	3
21A	38. Snaps	11
22A	40. Liveliness	6
23A	42. Upscale	6
24A	43. Lurker in international waters	7
25A	46. Captain Rosbach of reality TV's "Below Deck"	3
26A	47. "___ have guessed?!"	4
27A	48. Ramen topping	5
28A	50. What "sends forth / His fiery breathings from the broken flues," per Virgil	4
29A	54. Blue skies, so to speak	4
30A	55. Period of sustained success	10
31A	57. ___ Bear (folklore character)	4
32A	58. Helter-skelter	10
33A	59. Crash pad?	3
34A	60. Check	4
35A	61. ___ ceremony, tradition in Sephardic weddings	5

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. In reserve"

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: ONICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Chaise alternative"

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: BANC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Overly glib"

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 the sound made by a gentle blow
• Words that mean the same thing: dab, chuck, slick
• 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: PAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Neighborhood character"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: LOCALCOLOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Botanical stoma, e.g."

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 any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
• Words that mean the same thing: concentrate, focus, stomate
• 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: PORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Fade from use"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: GOOBSOLETE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. "Das ___ der Deutschen" (Germany's national anthem)"

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 a german art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
• Words that mean the same thing: lie, consist, dwell
• The opposite would be: arise, stand
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. ___ mundi"

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: ANNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Daring"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that fortitude and determination
• Words that mean the same thing: backbone, sand, gumption
• 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: MOXIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. It might make a cameo"

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 chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos
• 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: ONYX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "21. Resistance figure"

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 unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampere
• Words that mean the same thing: Georg Simon Ohm
• 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: OHM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Go out for"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: APPLYTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Dog with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a girl or young woman who is unmarried
• Words that mean the same thing: lass, young girl, jeune fille
• 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: LASSIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. "Be that as it may …""

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: YESBUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Dance party where participants wear wireless headphones"

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: SILENTDISCO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Head of St. Paul's Cathedral?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a toilet in britain
• Words that mean the same thing: water closet, W.C., closet
• 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: LOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Some GIF reactions"

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: LOLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Island east of Bali"

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 island in indonesia in the malay archipelago; the largest and most eastern of the lesser sunda islands
• 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: TIMOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Nickname alternative to Coby, perhaps"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: JAKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. Word shouted before "Feliz año nuevo!""

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: UNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "38. Snaps"

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: GOESBANANAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "40. Liveliness"

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 liveliness of mind or spirit
• 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: ESPRIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. Upscale"

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 imposingly fashionable and elegant
• Words that mean the same thing: swank
• 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: SWANKY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "43. Lurker in international waters"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: SPYSHIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. Captain Rosbach of reality TV's "Below Deck""

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 united states filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in america (born in 1957)
• Words that mean the same thing: Spike Lee, Gypsy Rose Lee, Richard Henry Lee
• The opposite would be: windward
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "47. "___ have guessed?!""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: WHOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "48. Ramen topping"

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: ENOKI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "50. What "sends forth / His fiery breathings from the broken flues," per Virgil"

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 an inactive volcano in sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in europe (10,500 feet)
• Words that mean the same thing: Mount Etna, bunsen burner, bunsen
• 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: ETNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. Blue skies, so to speak"

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 freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
• Words that mean the same thing: simplicity, relaxation, repose
• The opposite would be: difficulty
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "55. Period of sustained success"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: BANNERYEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "57. ___ Bear (folklore character)"

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: BRER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "58. Helter-skelter"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: INDISARRAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "59. Crash pad?"

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 piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
• Words that mean the same thing: sleep together, retire, sleep with
• The opposite would be: turn out, get up
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "60. Check"

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 trying something to find out about it
• Words that mean the same thing: tryout, examine, essay
• 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: TEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "61. ___ ceremony, tradition in Sephardic weddings"

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 a reddish brown dye used especially on hair
• 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: HENNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Friday Puzzle April 05, 2024

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Merediz who reprised her Tony-nominated role in the 2021 film adaptation of "In the Heights"	4
2D	2. High point?	4
3D	3. Basilica sight	4
4D	4. They bring up the rear	8
5D	5. Volleyball doubles?	3
6D	6. Cousin of a machete	4
7D	7. Smart assistant	5
8D	8. Policy in a restaurant that pays a living wage, perhaps	5
9D	9. Bugs, informally	14
10D	10. Direct	10
11D	11. "Everything all right?"	10
12D	12. Online lecture franchise	4
13D	14. Go all in for a gag	14
14D	15. Maneuvers	5
15D	22. Retail-focused channel	3
16D	24. First name in Russian literature	3
17D	25. Most, with "the"	10
18D	26. Question for the naysayers	10
19D	27. Songwriter Brickell	4
20D	29. They're about a foot	4
21D	30. Turn on an axis	4
22D	31. Quick chats?	3
23D	32. Sounds of heartbreak	4
24D	36. Novel with the line "Reader, I married him"	8
25D	38. Drs. with good gut instincts?	3
26D	39. Dundee dismissal	3
27D	41. "Red ___" (Western comic)	5
28D	44. Pointless	5
29D	45. Breeding spots for mayflies and dragonflies	5
30D	47. Telescope named for the second administrator of NASA	4
31D	49. Cardigan, e.g.	4
32D	51. Bird that makes the longest migration in the animal kingdom	4
33D	52. Indian restaurant side	4
34D	53. ___ Stark, role on "Game of Thrones"	4
35D	56. Motivational word	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. Merediz who reprised her Tony-nominated role in the 2021 film adaptation of "In the Heights""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.

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: OLGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. High point?"

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 middle of the day
• Words that mean the same thing: twelve noon, noontide, high noon
• 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: NOON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Basilica sight"

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 (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface
• Words that mean the same thing: picture, ikon, image
• 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: ICON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. They bring up the rear"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the area for food preparation on a ship
• Words that mean the same thing: galley, ship's galley, cookhouse
• 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: CABOOSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Volleyball doubles?"

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 angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
• Words that mean the same thing: elevated railway, overhead railway, altitude
• 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: ELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Cousin of a machete"

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 cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie
• Words that mean the same thing: bola tie, bolo tie, bola
• 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: BOLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Smart assistant"

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: ALEXA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Policy in a restaurant that pays a living wage, perhaps"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: NOTIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Bugs, informally"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: CREEPYCRAWLIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Direct"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: POINTBLANK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "Everything all right?""

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: AREYOUOKAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Online lecture franchise"

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: TEDX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Go all in for a gag"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: COMMITTOTHEBIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Maneuvers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
• Words that mean the same thing: ploy, stratagem, gambit
• 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: PLOYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Retail-focused channel"

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: HSN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. First name in Russian literature"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in leo
• Words that mean the same thing: Lion, Leo the Lion
• 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: LEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Most, with "the""

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: LIONSSHARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Question for the naysayers"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: ALLOPPOSED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Songwriter Brickell"

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

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: EDIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. They're about a foot"

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 of the digits of the foot
• Words that mean the same thing: toe, toenail
• 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: TOES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Turn on an axis"

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 turn sharply; change direction abruptly
• Words that mean the same thing: swerve, trend, slip
• 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: SLUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Quick chats?"

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: IMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Sounds of heartbreak"

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 dyspneic condition
• Words that mean the same thing: dickhead, bastard, asshole
• 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: SOBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Novel with the line "Reader, I married him""

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about literature.

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: JANEEYRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Drs. with good gut instincts?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
• Words that mean the same thing: gilbert, G.I., Gi
• 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: GIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Dundee dismissal"

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: NAE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. "Red ___" (Western comic)"

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: RYDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Pointless"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that devoid of intelligence
• Words that mean the same thing: mindless, fatuous, asinine
• 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: INANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Breeding spots for mayflies and dragonflies"

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 a small lake
• Words that mean the same thing: pond, pool
• 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: PONDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Telescope named for the second administrator of NASA"

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 english writer and a central member of the fabian society (1858-1943)
• Words that mean the same thing: Beatrice Webb, Martha Beatrice Potter Webb, Sidney Webb
• 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: WEBB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Cardigan, e.g."

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 fabric made by knitting
• Words that mean the same thing: knitting, crumple, entwine
• 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: KNIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Bird that makes the longest migration in the animal kingdom"

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 small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail
• 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: TERN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Indian restaurant side"

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 leavened bread baked in a clay oven in india; usually shaped like a teardrop
• Words that mean the same thing: nan
• 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: NAAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. ___ Stark, role on "Game of Thrones""

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

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: ARYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Motivational word"

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: RAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	52	74.3%
Short Answer	12	17.1%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.9%
Literature	2	2.9%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%
History	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	35
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.5 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	14 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 Friday, 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: August 26, 2025 at 03:41 PM