November 09, 2023 NYT Clues Answers

NYT Crossword and Answers - November 09, 2023

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

Across:

• 1. Norah O'Donnell's employer beginning in 2011: CBS
• 4. One with many priors, maybe: ABBOT
• 9. Leaflike plant part: SEPAL
• 14. NASA's "all good": AOK
• 15. Like 80% of the Arabian Peninsula: SAUDI
• 16. Spoiler alert! It's bacteria!: ECOLI
• 17. Workers at the rear of some flat boats?: CRAFTSMEN
• 19. Kind of situation that's hopeless: NOWIN
• 20. Activity that involves shape shifting: TETRIS
• 21. Musical Horne: LENA
• 23. Squeeze (out): EKE
• 24. "The very ___!": IDEA
• 25. Result of dropping a tray of coffee drinks?: SPLATTERED
• 28. Michelle of "Everything Everywhere All at Once": YEOH
• 30. Cousins of cassowaries: RHEAS
• 31. Keyboard key not found on smartphones: ESC
• 34. Two-handed gesture: CLAP
• 36. Shrunken snack item: PRUNE
• 39. "Not that shrink!"?: PSYCHOTHERAPIST
• 43. Dried version of the almost-ripe poblano: ANCHO
• 44. Last bit: DREG
• 45. See 65-Down: TAC
• 46. Slosh against, as the shore: LAPAT
• 49. "Ah": ISEE
• 51. Tally of samples at a geology competition?: SCORESHEET
• 54. Salt and pepper or peanut butter and jelly: PAIR
• 58. It's rarely taken at night: NAP
• 59. Party game choice: DARE
• 60. Pigment akin to ocher or umber: SIENNA
• 62. Love of Charles Foster Kane in "Citizen Kane": OPERA
• 64. Thoroughly … or how to read the four Across answers with parentheses in this puzzle: INSIDEOUT
• 66. Coveted cup: GRAIL
• 67. "My ___" (medieval address): LIEGE
• 68. TV dad on "Black-ish": DRE
• 69. Finks: SINGS
• 70. Has a bias: LEANS
• 71. Appropriate answer for this spot in the puzzle: END

Down:

• 1. Sights around Joshua Tree National Park: CACTI
• 2. Regularly checking the time, maybe: BORED
• 3. Pass quickly (over): SKATE
• 4. Prosecco alternative, familiarly: ASTI
• 5. Iconic feature of the Who's "My Generation": BASSSOLO
• 6. Seat in Parliament?: BUM
• 7. Scott who wrote "The Black Pearl": ODELL
• 8. Bad listening ability: TINEAR
• 9. One running for Congress?: SENATEPAGE
• 10. Prefix with tourism: ECO
• 11. Confidence-boosting corporate attire: POWERSUIT
• 12. How most stormtroopers look in "Star Wars": ALIKE
• 13. Having wrinkles: LINED
• 18. Grow threadbare: FRAY
• 22. Unspecified ordinal: NTH
• 26. Excellent, in dated slang: PHAT
• 27. Surname at the O.K. Corral: EARP
• 29. Special effects devices at a rock concert: ECHOPEDALS
• 31. Org. with grants for asbestos removal: EPA
• 32. Doubly hyphenated fig.: SSN
• 33. Huge: CYCLOPEAN
• 35. Academic's credential: PHD
• 37. Surveillance org.: NSA
• 38. Shortening used for shortening: ETC
• 40. Toast: CHAR
• 41. Cleveland abuts it: ERIE
• 42. Indication to stop playing, perhaps: RESTSIGN
• 47. Former Arkansas governor Hutchinson: ASA
• 48. Delight: THRILL
• 50. One-on-one Olympic event: EPEE
• 51. Makes out, in Britain: SNOGS
• 52. ___ pants: CAPRI
• 53. Start of a counting rhyme: EENIE
• 55. Part of some cells: ANODE
• 56. Store, as ashes: INURN
• 57. Follower of G or X: RATED
• 61. Full moon period on the Roman lunar calendar: IDES
• 63. Fix unfairly: RIG
• 65. With 45-Across, Northwest airport, in brief: SEA

27419 Thu Dec 05, 2024 NY Times by Garrett Chalfin

Across Clues :

1. They're checked before a show, 5. "I wasn't finished …", 9. Does programming work, 14. Mate's call, 15. Setting for the 2019 comedy "Wine Country", 16. "La Forza del Destino," for one, 17. Past issues to settle, 19. Drawing on, 20. Moxie, 21. Out of this world, 23. Singer with the 2016 #1 hit "Cheap Thrills", 24. What Monday meals might lack, 26. Places in the pecking order, 28. Nickname for N.B.A. great Nate Archibald (he was actually 6'1"), 30. Sickly-looking, 32. Gear tooth, 33. Melber on MSNBC, 34. Tight curl, 35. ___ Drafthouse (movie theater chain), 38. Big bash, 40. Breaking down grammatically, 42. Small earrings, 43. Elaborate hairstyle, 44. Org. with the sculpture "Kryptos" outside its headquarters, 45. Lao-___, 46. Symbol of obstinacy, 47. ___ district, feature of many an urban area, 48. Like much movie theater popcorn, 52. Not for here, 54. Atop, quaintly, 55. To date, 57. Rapper who founded Aftermath Entertainment, 60. Big name in dental floss, 62. Pixar film whose title suggests how to read five answers in this puzzle, 64. Course concluder, 65. Org. with conferences, 66. Name on Canadian pumps, 67. Marsh plant, 68. Starting point, 69. Word before a time stamp in direct messaging

Down Clues :

1. Raincoats, in England, 2. Chain restaurant whose name sounds like something a rabbit might say?, 3. Important post at the Post, 4. Largest city on the Tasman Sea, 5. 12 meses, 6. Dr. Zhivago's love, 7. Go caving, 8. Fertile refuge, 9. "A Series of Unfortunate Events" villain, 10. Missions, in brief, 11. Voltaire or Leibniz, religiously speaking, 12. One of a pair of mismatched friends on "Sesame Street", 13. Long stories, 18. ___ punk (hybrid music genre), 22. Like many romance novels, 25. Matching pullover-and-cardigan pairs, 27. Food thickener, 28. Bit, 29. Flower that gets its name from the Greek word for "rainbow", 31. Director Lee, 34. No place for fine china, 36. Small amount of LSD, e.g., 37. "Sure thing, boss!", 39. Native Rwandan, 40. "Help wanted" sign?, 41. Hefty expense for an R.V. trip, 43. Pace, 47. Matches (with), 48. They've got you covered, 49. Like the feeling of déjà vu, 50. Apple or BlackBerry, 51. Looking over, 53. Out of the ordinary, 56. Onetime Kremlin ruler, 58. Trick, 59. College where 20 prime ministers were educated, 61. Fall behind, 63. First (and last) two words of "Green Eggs and Ham"

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 05, 2024

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

New York Times, Thursday, December 5, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. They're checked before a show. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MICS




• The clue is 5. "I wasn't finished …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALSO

  Possible Answer : as_well, also, likewise, besides, too




• The clue is 9. Does programming work. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CODES

  Possible Answer : fool, dupe, tantalise, put_on, cypher, slang, razz, gull, codification, bait, cod, encrypt, taunt, befool, rag, rally, put_one_across, computer_code, encipher, cipher, put_one_over, tantalize, inscribe, twit, code, ride, tease, take_in, write_in_code




• The clue is 14. Mate's call. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHOY




• The clue is 15. Setting for the 2019 comedy "Wine Country". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAPA

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




• The clue is 16. "La Forza del Destino," for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPERA

  Possible Answer : Opera, opera_house, opera




• The clue is 17. Past issues to settle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLDSCORES




• The clue is 19. Drawing on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USING

  Possible Answer : utilize, employ, victimization, apply, expend, habituate, exploitation, utilise, using, practice, use, victimisation




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

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

  The answer: SPUNK

  Possible Answer : heart, kindling, mettle, tinder, touchwood, nerve, spunk, punk




• The clue is 21. Out of this world. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIEN

  Possible Answer : extraterrestrial_being, outlander, noncitizen, alien, estrange, disaffect, foreigner, stranger, foreign, unknown, alienate, exotic, extraterrestrial

  Possible Opposite Answer : acquaintance, citizen




• The clue is 23. Singer with the 2016 #1 hit "Cheap Thrills". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIA




• The clue is 24. What Monday meals might lack. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEAT

  Possible Answer : heart_and_soul, center, core, centre, nitty-gritty, gist, essence, heart, nub, meat, substance, inwardness, sum, kernel, marrow, pith




• The clue is 26. Places in the pecking order. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: STATUSES

  Possible Answer : condition, status, position




• The clue is 28. Nickname for N.B.A. great Nate Archibald (he was actually 6'1"). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TINY

  Possible Answer : tiny, petite, flyspeck, midget, bantam, diminutive, lilliputian




• The clue is 30. Sickly-looking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAN

  Possible Answer : wan, sick, WAN, pale, pallid, wide_area_network




• The clue is 32. Gear tooth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COG

  Possible Answer : sprocket, cog




• The clue is 33. Melber on MSNBC. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARI




• The clue is 34. Tight curl. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KINK

  Possible Answer : kink, twist, curl, frizz, crimp, kink_up, crick, curve, frizzle, wrick, twirl, crape, rick




• The clue is 35. ___ Drafthouse (movie theater chain). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALAMO

  Possible Answer : Alamo




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

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

  The answer: SHINDIG

  Possible Answer : shindy, shindig




• The clue is 40. Breaking down grammatically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARSING

  Possible Answer : parse




• The clue is 42. Small earrings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STUDS

  Possible Answer : scantling, dot, he-man, stud_poker, macho-man, rivet, stud, studhorse, constellate




• The clue is 43. Elaborate hairstyle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COIF

  Possible Answer : set, coif, arrange, hairdo, do, dress, coiffe, hairstyle, hair_style, coiffure




• The clue is 44. Org. with the sculpture "Kryptos" outside its headquarters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIA

  Possible Answer : Central_Intelligence_Agency, CIA




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

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

  The answer: TSE




• The clue is 46. Symbol of obstinacy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASS

  Possible Answer : rump, ass, nates, rear, rear_end, seat, AS, prat, American_Samoa, fuck, buttocks, atomic_number_33, screwing, hindquarters, buns, arse, piece_of_tail, derriere, fundament, behind, tail, nooky, piece_of_ass, hind_end, stern, arsenic, nookie, tooshie, can, Eastern_Samoa, bum, screw, backside, roll_in_the_hay, fanny, As, shag, fucking, posterior, tush, tail_end, bottom, shtup, keister, butt




• The clue is 47. ___ district, feature of many an urban area. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTS

  Possible Answer : nontextual_matter, humanities, humanistic_discipline, fine_art, graphics, liberal_arts, artistic_creation, artistic_production, art, artwork, artistry, arts, prowess




• The clue is 48. Like much movie theater popcorn. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: BUTTERED

  Possible Answer : butter




• The clue is 52. Not for here. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOGO

  Possible Answer : Togolese_Republic, Togo




• The clue is 54. Atop, quaintly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OER




• The clue is 55. To date. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASYET




• The clue is 57. Rapper who founded Aftermath Entertainment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRDRE




• The clue is 60. Big name in dental floss. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORALB




• The clue is 62. Pixar film whose title suggests how to read five answers in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INSIDEOUT




• The clue is 64. Course concluder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FINAL

  Possible Answer : last, concluding, terminal, final_exam, final, final_examination, net




• The clue is 65. Org. with conferences. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NCAA




• The clue is 66. Name on Canadian pumps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESSO




• The clue is 67. Marsh plant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEDGE

  Possible Answer : sedge




• The clue is 68. Starting point. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GERM

  Possible Answer : bug, seed, source, microbe, germ




• The clue is 69. Word before a time stamp in direct messaging. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEEN

  Possible Answer : meet, learn, come_across, encounter, figure, check, get_wind, realise, ensure, understand, reckon, go_out, pick_up, consider, view, assure, take_care, examine, insure, get_a_line, witness, determine, see_to_it, go_through, run_into, watch, hear, look, visualize, envision, find_out, visualise, project, escort, image, date, interpret, realize, go_steady, catch, run_across, see, fancy, ascertain, attend, get_word, discover, picture, control, experience, find, regard, take_in, visit, construe

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Raincoats, in England. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MACS

  Possible Answer: macintosh, mackintosh, mac, mack

• The clue is 2. Chain restaurant whose name sounds like something a rabbit might say?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IHOP

• The clue is 3. Important post at the Post. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COLUMNIST

  Possible Answer: columnist, editorialist

• The clue is 4. Largest city on the Tasman Sea. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SYDNEY

  Possible Answer: Sydney

• The clue is 5. 12 meses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANO

  Possible Answer: Revolutionary_Organization_of_Socialist_Muslims, Arab_Revolutionary_Brigades, Black_September, Fatah-RC, ANO, Abu_Nidal_Organization, Fatah_Revolutionary_Council

• The clue is 6. Dr. Zhivago's love. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LARA

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

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

  The answer: SPELUNK

  Possible Answer: cave, spelunk

• The clue is 8. Fertile refuge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OASIS

  Possible Answer: oasis, haven

• The clue is 9. "A Series of Unfortunate Events" villain. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COUNTOLAF

• The clue is 10. Missions, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPS

  Possible Answer: Ops

• The clue is 11. Voltaire or Leibniz, religiously speaking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEIST

  Possible Answer: deistic, freethinker, deist

• The clue is 12. One of a pair of mismatched friends on "Sesame Street". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERNIE

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

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

  The answer: SAGAS

  Possible Answer: saga

• The clue is 18. ___ punk (hybrid music genre). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKA

• The clue is 22. Like many romance novels. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: ESCAPIST

  Possible Answer: escapist, dreamer, wishful_thinker

• The clue is 25. Matching pullover-and-cardigan pairs. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: TWINSETS

• The clue is 27. Food thickener. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGAR

  Possible Answer: agar-agar, agar, nutrient_agar

• The clue is 28. Bit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAD

  Possible Answer: shade, tad

• The clue is 29. Flower that gets its name from the Greek word for "rainbow". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRIS

  Possible Answer: fleur-de-lis, sword_lily, flag, iris, iris_diaphragm

• The clue is 31. Director Lee. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANG

  Possible Answer: Air_National_Guard, ANG

• The clue is 34. No place for fine china. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KIDSTABLE

• The clue is 36. Small amount of LSD, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MICRODOSE

• The clue is 37. "Sure thing, boss!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONIT

• The clue is 39. Native Rwandan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUTU

  Possible Answer: Hutu

• The clue is 40. "Help wanted" sign?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOS

  Possible Answer: sol, soh, SOS, so

• The clue is 41. Hefty expense for an R.V. trip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAS

  Possible Answer: petrol, flatulency, accelerator_pedal, boast, flatulence, gasoline, brag, accelerator, shoot_a_line, natural_gas, tout, swash, gaseous_state, gasconade, vaunt, gas_pedal, gun, gasolene, throttle, gas, blow, bluster

• The clue is 43. Pace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CADENCE

  Possible Answer: cadency, metre, beat, measure, meter, cadence

• The clue is 47. Matches (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGREES

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : disagree

• The clue is 48. They've got you covered. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROOFS

  Possible Answer: cap, ceiling, roof

• The clue is 49. Like the feeling of déjà vu. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EERIE

  Possible Answer: eerie, eery

• The clue is 50. Apple or BlackBerry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAND

  Possible Answer: stigmatize, post, steel, trademark, stigmatise, firebrand, sword, brand, make, mark, brandmark, blade, stigma, denounce, stain, brand_name, marque, trade_name

• The clue is 51. Looking over. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYING

  Possible Answer: eye, eyeball

• The clue is 53. Out of the ordinary. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODD

  Possible Answer: rum, peculiar, left_over, curious, queer, remaining, leftover, funny, uneven, rummy, odd, unmatched, singular, unpaired, unmated, left, unexpended

  Possible Opposite Answer : even

• The clue is 56. Onetime Kremlin ruler. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSAR

  Possible Answer: tsar, tzar, czar

• The clue is 58. Trick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUSE

  Possible Answer: ruse, artifice

• The clue is 59. College where 20 prime ministers were educated. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETON

• The clue is 61. Fall behind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAG

  Possible Answer: immure, meanwhile, slowdown, interim, lag, incarcerate, jail, put_away, fall_behind, fall_back, remand, put_behind_bars, meantime, jug, stave, retardation, dawdle, gaol, imprison

• The clue is 63. First (and last) two words of "Green Eggs and Ham". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IAM

November 09, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, November 09, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (37 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.0 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Thursday Puzzle November 09, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Norah O'Donnell's employer beginning in 2011	3
2A	4. One with many priors, maybe	5
3A	9. Leaflike plant part	5
4A	14. NASA's "all good"	3
5A	15. Like 80% of the Arabian Peninsula	5
6A	16. Spoiler alert! It's bacteria!	5
7A	17. Workers at the rear of some flat boats?	9
8A	19. Kind of situation that's hopeless	5
9A	20. Activity that involves shape shifting	6
10A	21. Musical Horne	4
11A	23. Squeeze (out)	3
12A	24. "The very ___!"	4
13A	25. Result of dropping a tray of coffee drinks?	10
14A	28. Michelle of "Everything Everywhere All at Once"	4
15A	30. Cousins of cassowaries	5
16A	31. Keyboard key not found on smartphones	3
17A	34. Two-handed gesture	4
18A	36. Shrunken snack item	5
19A	39. "Not that shrink!"?	15
20A	43. Dried version of the almost-ripe poblano	5
21A	44. Last bit	4
22A	45. See 65-Down	3
23A	46. Slosh against, as the shore	5
24A	49. "Ah"	4
25A	51. Tally of samples at a geology competition?	10
26A	54. Salt and pepper or peanut butter and jelly	4
27A	58. It's rarely taken at night	3
28A	59. Party game choice	4
29A	60. Pigment akin to ocher or umber	6
30A	62. Love of Charles Foster Kane in "Citizen Kane"	5
31A	64. Thoroughly … or how to read the four Across answers with parentheses in this puzzle	9
32A	66. Coveted cup	5
33A	67. "My ___" (medieval address)	5
34A	68. TV dad on "Black-ish"	3
35A	69. Finks	5
36A	70. Has a bias	5
37A	71. Appropriate answer for this spot in the puzzle	3

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. Norah O'Donnell's employer beginning in 2011"

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: CBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. One with many priors, maybe"

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 the superior of an abbey of monks
• Words that mean the same thing: archimandrite
• 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: ABBOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Leaflike plant part"

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 one of the green parts that form the calyx of a flower
• 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: SEPAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. NASA's "all good""

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: AOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Like 80% of the Arabian Peninsula"

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 native or inhabitant of saudi arabia
• Words that mean the same thing: Saudi Arabian, Saudi-Arabian
• 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: SAUDI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Spoiler alert! It's bacteria!"

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: ECOLI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Workers at the rear of some flat boats?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a professional whose work is consistently of high quality
• Words that mean the same thing: journeyman, crafter, craftsman
• 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: CRAFTSMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Kind of situation that's hopeless"

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: NOWIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Activity that involves shape shifting"

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 100 tetri equal 1 lari in georgia
• Words that mean the same thing: tetri
• 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: TETRIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Musical Horne"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a russian river in siberia; flows northward into the laptev sea
• Words that mean the same thing: Lena River
• 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: LENA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Squeeze (out)"

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: EKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. "The very ___!""

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 content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
• Words that mean the same thing: melodic theme, mind, thought
• 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: IDEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Result of dropping a tray of coffee drinks?"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
• Words that mean the same thing: splosh, spill, spattered
• 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: SPLATTERED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Michelle of "Everything Everywhere All at Once""

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: YEOH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Cousins of cassowaries"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that fertility goddess in ancient greek mythology; wife of cronus and mother of zeus; identified with roman ops and cybele of ancient asia minor
• Words that mean the same thing: Rhea americana, rhea, nandu
• 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: RHEAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Keyboard key not found on smartphones"

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: ESC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Two-handed gesture"

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 sudden very loud noise
• Words that mean the same thing: spat, applaud, gonorrhea
• The opposite would be: boo
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Shrunken snack item"

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 cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
• Words that mean the same thing: rationalise, rationalize, trim
• 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: PRUNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. "Not that shrink!"?"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders
• Words that mean the same thing: clinical psychologist
• 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: PSYCHOTHERAPIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "43. Dried version of the almost-ripe poblano"

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: ANCHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "44. Last bit"

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 small amount of residue
• 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: DREG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "45. See 65-Down"

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: TAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. Slosh against, as the shore"

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: LAPAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "49. "Ah""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy 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: ISEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. Tally of samples at a geology competition?"

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: SCORESHEET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "54. Salt and pepper or peanut butter and jelly"

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 set of two similar things considered as a unit
• Words that mean the same thing: couple, twain, pair off
• 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: PAIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "58. It's rarely taken at night"

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 period of time spent sleeping
• Words that mean the same thing: snooze, catch a wink, short sleep
• 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: NAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "59. Party game choice"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
• Words that mean the same thing: daring, defy, presume
• 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: DARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "60. Pigment akin to ocher or umber"

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 earth color containing ferric oxides; used as a pigment
• 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: SIENNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "62. Love of Charles Foster Kane in "Citizen Kane""

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 drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
• Words that mean the same thing: opera house
• 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: OPERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "64. Thoroughly … or how to read the four Across answers with parentheses in this puzzle"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: INSIDEOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "66. Coveted cup"

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 the object of any prolonged endeavor
• Words that mean the same thing: Holy Grail, Sangraal
• 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: GRAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "67. "My ___" (medieval address)"

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 person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
• Words that mean the same thing: feudatory, liege subject, liege lord
• 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: LIEGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "68. TV dad on "Black-ish""

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: DRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "69. Finks"

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 deliver by singing
• Words that mean the same thing: blab out, sing, let the cat out of the bag
• The opposite would be: keep quiet
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SINGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "70. Has a bias"

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 the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
• Words that mean the same thing: tip, list, leaning
• 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: LEANS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "71. Appropriate answer for this spot in the puzzle"

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 either extremity of something that has length
• Words that mean the same thing: ending, terminate, finish
• The opposite would be: beginning, begin
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: END

  Great job if you got it right!

November 09, 2023 Down Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Sights around Joshua Tree National Park	5
2D	2. Regularly checking the time, maybe	5
3D	3. Pass quickly (over)	5
4D	4. Prosecco alternative, familiarly	4
5D	5. Iconic feature of the Who's "My Generation"	8
6D	6. Seat in Parliament?	3
7D	7. Scott who wrote "The Black Pearl"	5
8D	8. Bad listening ability	6
9D	9. One running for Congress?	10
10D	10. Prefix with tourism	3
11D	11. Confidence-boosting corporate attire	9
12D	12. How most stormtroopers look in "Star Wars"	5
13D	13. Having wrinkles	5
14D	18. Grow threadbare	4
15D	22. Unspecified ordinal	3
16D	26. Excellent, in dated slang	4
17D	27. Surname at the O.K. Corral	4
18D	29. Special effects devices at a rock concert	10
19D	31. Org. with grants for asbestos removal	3
20D	32. Doubly hyphenated fig.	3
21D	33. Huge	9
22D	35. Academic's credential	3
23D	37. Surveillance org.	3
24D	38. Shortening used for shortening	3
25D	40. Toast	4
26D	41. Cleveland abuts it	4
27D	42. Indication to stop playing, perhaps	8
28D	47. Former Arkansas governor Hutchinson	3
29D	48. Delight	6
30D	50. One-on-one Olympic event	4
31D	51. Makes out, in Britain	5
32D	52. ___ pants	5
33D	53. Start of a counting rhyme	5
34D	55. Part of some cells	5
35D	56. Store, as ashes	5
36D	57. Follower of G or X	5
37D	61. Full moon period on the Roman lunar calendar	4
38D	63. Fix unfairly	3
39D	65. With 45-Across, Northwest airport, in brief	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. Sights around Joshua Tree National Park"

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 any succulent plant of the family cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the new world and usually having spines
• Words that mean the same thing: cactus
• 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: CACTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Regularly checking the time, maybe"

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 cause to be bored
• Words that mean the same thing: tire, drill, blase
• The opposite would be: interest
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BORED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Pass quickly (over)"

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 sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
• 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: SKATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Prosecco alternative, familiarly"

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: ASTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Iconic feature of the Who's "My Generation""

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: BASSSOLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Seat in Parliament?"

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 person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
• Words that mean the same thing: loafer, rear, rump
• 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: BUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Scott who wrote "The Black Pearl""

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: ODELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Bad listening ability"

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: TINEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. One running for Congress?"

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: SENATEPAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Prefix with tourism"

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: ECO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Confidence-boosting corporate attire"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: POWERSUIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. How most stormtroopers look in "Star Wars""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that having the same or similar characteristics
• Words that mean the same thing: likewise, like, similar
• The opposite would be: unalike
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALIKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Having wrinkles"

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 be in line with; form a line along
• Words that mean the same thing: describe, run along, trace
• The opposite would be: unlined
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LINED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Grow threadbare"

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 noisy fight
• Words that mean the same thing: frazzle, affray, ruffle
• 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: FRAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Unspecified ordinal"

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 last or greatest in an indefinitely large series
• Words that mean the same thing: n-th
• 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: NTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "26. Excellent, in dated slang"

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: PHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Surname at the O.K. Corral"

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: EARP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "29. Special effects devices at a rock concert"

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: ECHOPEDALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "31. Org. with grants for asbestos removal"

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 an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment
• Words that mean the same thing: Environmental Protection Agency
• 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: EPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. Doubly hyphenated fig."

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: SSN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Huge"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that of or relating to or resembling the cyclops
• 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: CYCLOPEAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. Academic's credential"

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 doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation; the highest degree awarded graduate study
• Words that mean the same thing: Ph.D.
• 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: PHD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. Surveillance org."

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 united states cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect united states information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information
• Words that mean the same thing: National Security Agency
• 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: NSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Shortening used for shortening"

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: ETC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. Toast"

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 a charred substance
• Words that mean the same thing: charwoman, woman, 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: CHAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Cleveland abuts it"

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 member of an iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of lake erie in northern ohio and northwest pennsylvania and western new york
• Words that mean the same thing: Lake Erie
• 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: ERIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Indication to stop playing, perhaps"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: RESTSIGN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "47. Former Arkansas governor Hutchinson"

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: ASA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "48. Delight"

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 the swift release of a store of affective force
• Words that mean the same thing: shudder, exhilarate, chill
• 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: THRILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "50. One-on-one Olympic event"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade
• 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: EPEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "51. Makes out, in Britain"

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 touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: kiss, snog, buss
• 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: SNOGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. ___ pants"

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 (part of campania) in the bay of naples in southern italy; a tourist attraction noted for beautiful scenery
• 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: CAPRI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Start of a counting rhyme"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium 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: EENIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. Part of some cells"

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 positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device
• The opposite would be: cathode
• 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: ANODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Store, as ashes"

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: INURN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. Follower of G or X"

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 assign a rank or rating to
• Words that mean the same thing: stag, denounce, scab
• 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: RATED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "61. Full moon period on the Roman lunar calendar"

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 in the roman calendar: the 15th of march or may or july or october or the 13th of any other month
• 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: IDES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "63. Fix unfairly"

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 gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise
• Words that mean the same thing: carriage, trucking rig, manipulate
• 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: RIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "65. With 45-Across, Northwest airport, in brief"

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 division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
• Words that mean the same thing: ocean
• 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: SEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	64.5%
Short Answer	18	23.7%
History	2	2.6%
Sports	2	2.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
Music	1	1.3%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	5.0 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 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 Thursday, 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 29, 2025 at 05:17 PM