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Friday, August 9, 2024

NYT Thursday, March 22, 2001 Crossword Clues Hints | Answers - Solution Blog

The Crossword hints blog is an one of the most popular crossword clue puzzles with answers solver. Here are the clues and answers for today nyt puzzle.

Break down the NYT Crosswords: March 22, 2001

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

Across Clues and Answers:
Down Clues and Answers:

  • Today clue is 1. All together. Can you find the Answer?

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

    ENMASSE


  • Today clue is 2. Positive news. Can you find the Answer?

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

    GOODWORD


  • Today clue is 3. Boxing champ portrayed in the biopic "Somebody Up There Likes Me". Can you find the Answer?

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

    GRAZIANO


  • Today clue is 4. Granola bar bit. Can you find the Answer?

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

    OAT


    Possible Answer: oat

  • Today clue is 5. TV's Swenson. Can you find the Answer?

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

    INGA


    Possible Answer: inga

  • Today clue is 6. Negligee jacket. Can you find the Answer?

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

    CAMISOLE


    Possible Answer: camisole, underbodice

  • Today clue is 7. Six-time U.S. Open champ. Can you find the Answer?

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

    EVERT


    Possible Answer: Christine_Marie_Evert, Chrissie_Evert, Evert, evert, Chris_Evert

  • Today clue is 8. Some Met stars. Can you find the Answer?

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

    TENORS


    Possible Answer: tenor_voice, strain, tenor

  • Today clue is 9. Has a lock on?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    WRESTLES


    Possible Answer: twist, wriggle, grappling, hand-to-hand_struggle, worm, squirm, wrestling, writhe, wrestle, grapple

  • Today clue is 10. "My ___!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    HERO


    Possible Answer: Hero_of_Alexandria, champion, submarine_sandwich, wedge, Hero, hero, torpedo, submarine, hero_sandwich, bomber, sub, paladin, Italian_sandwich, hoagy, Cuban_sandwich, fighter, hoagie, grinder, Heron, zep, poor_boy

  • Today clue is 11. One hanging around the house. Can you find the Answer?

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

    ICICLE


    Possible Answer: icicle

  • Today clue is 12. Mail order company employee. Can you find the Answer?

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

    PACKER


    Possible Answer: meat_packer, backpacker, bagger, boxer, packer

  • Today clue is 13. Cramps, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    SPASMS


    Possible Answer: spasm, cramp, muscle_spasm

  • Today clue is 21. Quite a scholar, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    PHD


    Possible Answer: Ph.D., PhD

  • Today clue is 22. Heating need. Can you find the Answer?

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

    FUELOIL


  • Today clue is 24. Anteater features. Can you find the Answer?

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

    SNOUTS


    Possible Answer: hooter, snout, nozzle, schnoz, beak, honker, rostrum, schnozzle, snoot, neb

  • Today clue is 28. Mexican president, 1988-94. Can you find the Answer?

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

    SALINAS


    Possible Answer: Salina

  • Today clue is 30. Renter. Can you find the Answer?

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

    LESSEE


    Possible Answer: leaseholder, lessee

  • Today clue is 33. Fujitsu products. Can you find the Answer?

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

    PCS


    Possible Answer: PC, personal_computer, microcomputer

  • Today clue is 36. Banded bandits. Can you find the Answer?

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

    BRIGANDS


    Possible Answer: brigand, bandit

  • Today clue is 37. Not enter deliberately. Can you find the Answer?

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

    RUSHINTO


  • Today clue is 38. Scout's skill. Can you find the Answer?

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

    EAGLEEYE


  • Today clue is 39. Arctic flier. Can you find the Answer?

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

    SKIPLANE


  • Today clue is 43. Clique member. Can you find the Answer?

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

    INSIDER


    Possible Answer: insider

  • Today clue is 44. Kind of acid. Can you find the Answer?

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

    CITRIC


    Possible Answer: citric

  • Today clue is 45. Freely. Can you find the Answer?

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

    ATWILL


  • Today clue is 46. Sweet spot?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    UTOPIA


    Possible Answer: Utopia, Zion, Sion, utopia

    Possible Opposite Answer : dystopia

  • Today clue is 47. Matured. Can you find the Answer?

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

    GREWUP


  • Today clue is 49. Words of wonder. Can you find the Answer?

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

    OHS


    Possible Answer: Buckeye_State, OH, Ohio

  • Today clue is 52. Biblical possessive. Can you find the Answer?

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

    THINE


  • Today clue is 55. Laser light. Can you find the Answer?

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

    BEAM


    Possible Answer: electron_beam, ray_of_light, glow, air, broadcast, radio_beam, beam, light_beam, ray, shaft_of_light, irradiation, balance_beam, send, beam_of_light, shine, transmit, shaft, radiate

  • Today clue is 56. Warner Bros. creation. Can you find the Answer?

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

    TOON


    Possible Answer: animated_cartoon, toon, cartoon

  • Today clue is 60. Place for V.J.'s. Can you find the Answer?

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

    MTV


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Thursday, September 5, 2024

NYT 0905 Thur Sep 05, 2024 Crossword Clues with Answers Hints

Across Clues :

1. Domains, 6. Result of a bad investment, 10. Hollywood, with "the", 13. Aptly named novelist Charles, 14. Like the secretary of commerce, in the U.S. presidential line of succession, 15. "To" words, 16. Tried getting on a Jumbotron, say, 18. Unit equivalent to 16.5 feet, 19. Spacecraft name since the 1960s, 20. Fund, as a 401(k), 22. Inverse trig function, 24. Approaching empty, 25. Loud, in a way, 26. The Raptors, on scoreboards, 27. Enjoyed some cozy reading, 30. Natural treatment for insect bites, 32. Aetna alternative, 33. "Easy there, Fido!", 36. Paperless means of entry, 40. Spanish city on the Costa del Sol, 42. High-fat diet, 43. Attacked imaginary enemies, in an idiom, 48. Debtor's letters, 49. Big name in bubbly, 50. "1" for the set {1, 2, 3}, in brief, 51. "Au contraire!", 53. Kids' toy that comes in a can, 55. Like home devices with advanced capabilities, 56. Polite address, 57. Made money dishonestly, 61. What a high-altitude balloon might be mistaken for, 62. What Comic Sans is "sans", 63. Crane lookalike, 64. Corral, 65. Peer group?, 66. Famous '50s flop

Down Clues :

1. Museum of Bad ___ (Boston attraction), 2. Vintage car inits., 3. Swallows one's pride, 4. Arranged temporarily, 5. "Peace", 6. Moon lander acronym, 7. Dinner with minimal cleanup, 8. Scarecrow topper, perhaps, 9. Horse-drawn carriage, 10. Island that's home to most of the world's wild orangutans, 11. "Ditto!", 12. Equine hybrid with striped legs, 14. Looney Tunes nickname, 17. Brink, 21. Where overflow stock might be kept, 22. Slightly, 23. Hershey candy wrapped in gold foil, 24. "The Three-Body Problem" author ___ Cixin, 28. "What do you even need me for?", 29. Singer DiFranco, 31. Ill will, 34. Interdict, 35. Like the Rockefellers, Roosevelts and Rothschilds, 37. Fannies, 38. ___ mess (English dessert), 39. Trumpet, 41. National spirit of England, 43. Excites, 44. "L'chaim!", 45. Annoy over time, 46. The long way there?, 47. Noted facial feature of Einstein, informally, 52. Really put off, 54. Vaccine shot, e.g., 55. Letters on some lotion bottles, 58. Member of the fam, 59. Nail holder, 60. Show commemorating its 50th season in 2024, in brief

Sep 05, 2024 Crossword Clues with Answers Hints
 Sep 05, 2024 Crossword Clues with Answers Hints


Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 05, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

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

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

    The answer: AREAS

    Possible Answer : surface_area, expanse, area, region, country, arena, orbit, domain, field, sphere


  • The clue is 6. Result of a bad investment. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LOSS

    Possible Answer : release, loss, deprivation, personnel_casualty, going, exit, red, departure, passing, expiration, red_ink

    Possible Opposite Answer : gain


  • The clue is 10. Hollywood, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BIZ

    Possible Answer : game, biz


  • The clue is 13. Aptly named novelist Charles. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: READE


  • The clue is 14. Like the secretary of commerce, in the U.S. presidential line of succession. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TENTH

    Possible Answer : 10th, tenth_part, ten_percent, one-tenth, tenth


  • The clue is 15. "To" words. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ODE

    Possible Answer : ode


  • The clue is 16. Tried getting on a Jumbotron, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TOTHECAMERA


  • The clue is 18. Unit equivalent to 16.5 feet. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROD

    Possible Answer : pole, retinal_rod, gat, rod, rod_cell, perch


  • The clue is 19. Spacecraft name since the 1960s. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SOYUZ


  • The clue is 20. Fund, as a 401(k). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PAYINTO


  • The clue is 22. Inverse trig function. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARCCOS

    Possible Answer : arccosine, inverse_cosine, arccos, arc_cosine


  • The clue is 24. Approaching empty. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LOW

    Possible Answer : blue, lowly, scummy, Low, dispirited, downcast, down, abject, depleted, moo, broken, miserable, David_Low, gloomy, grim, downhearted, humiliated, low-toned, down_in_the_mouth, crushed, low, low-pitched, small, first, scurvy, Sir_David_Alexander_Cecil_Low, low_gear, depression, low-spirited, humbled, Sir_David_Low, low-down, modest, first_gear, depressed, humble

    Possible Opposite Answer : high


  • The clue is 25. Loud, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NEON

    Possible Answer : atomic_number_10, neon, Ne


  • The clue is 26. The Raptors, on scoreboards. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TOR

    Possible Answer : tor


  • The clue is 27. Enjoyed some cozy reading. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UPWITHABOOK


  • The clue is 30. Natural treatment for insect bites. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALOE

    Possible Answer : aloe


  • The clue is 32. Aetna alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HUMANA


  • The clue is 33. "Easy there, Fido!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DOWNBOY


  • The clue is 36. Paperless means of entry. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ETICKET


  • The clue is 40. Spanish city on the Costa del Sol. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MALAGA

    Possible Answer : Malaga


  • The clue is 42. High-fat diet. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KETO


  • The clue is 43. Attacked imaginary enemies, in an idiom. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ATWINDMILLS


  • The clue is 48. Debtor's letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IOU

    Possible Answer : IOU


  • The clue is 49. Big name in bubbly. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MOET


  • The clue is 50. "1" for the set {1, 2, 3}, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MIN

    Possible Answer : min, Min, Fukkianese, Amoy, Hokkianese, Min_dialect, Taiwanese, minute, Fukien


  • The clue is 51. "Au contraire!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ITISNT


  • The clue is 53. Kids' toy that comes in a can. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PLAYDOH


  • The clue is 55. Like home devices with advanced capabilities. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SMART

    Possible Answer : impertinent, smartness, wise, impudent, smart, ache, overbold, saucy, smarting, chic, sassy, fresh, hurt, voguish, bright

    Possible Opposite Answer : stupid


  • The clue is 56. Polite address. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SIR

    Possible Answer : sir, Sir


  • The clue is 57. Made money dishonestly. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONESPOCKETS


  • The clue is 61. What a high-altitude balloon might be mistaken for. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UFO

    Possible Answer : flying_saucer, unidentified_flying_object, UFO


  • The clue is 62. What Comic Sans is "sans". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SERIF

    Possible Answer : serif, seriph


  • The clue is 63. Crane lookalike. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HERON

    Possible Answer : Heron, heron, Hero, Hero_of_Alexandria


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

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

    The answer: PEN

    Possible Answer : penitentiary, pen, indite, compose, playpen, write


  • The clue is 65. Peer group?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EYES

    Possible Answer : eyes, middle, optic, eye, center, heart, oculus, eyeball, centre


  • The clue is 66. Famous '50s flop. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EDSEL


Down Clues and Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Museum of Bad ___ (Boston attraction). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ART

    Possible Answer: art, artistic_creation, artistic_production, artistry, artwork, fine_art, nontextual_matter, prowess, graphics

  • The clue is 2. Vintage car inits.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: REO

  • The clue is 3. Swallows one's pride. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EATSCROW

  • The clue is 4. Arranged temporarily. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ADHOC

  • The clue is 5. "Peace". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEEYOU

  • The clue is 6. Moon lander acronym. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LEM

    Possible Answer: lunar_module, LEM, lunar_excursion_module

  • The clue is 7. Dinner with minimal cleanup. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONEPOTMEAL

  • The clue is 8. Scarecrow topper, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STRAWHAT

  • The clue is 9. Horse-drawn carriage. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SHAY

    Possible Answer: shay, chaise

  • The clue is 10. Island that's home to most of the world's wild orangutans. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BORNEO

    Possible Answer: Kalimantan, Borneo

  • The clue is 11. "Ditto!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IDOTOO

  • The clue is 12. Equine hybrid with striped legs. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ZEDONK

  • The clue is 14. Looney Tunes nickname. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TAZ

  • The clue is 17. Brink. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CUSP

    Possible Answer: leaflet, cusp

  • The clue is 21. Where overflow stock might be kept. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: INBACK

  • The clue is 22. Slightly. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ATAD

  • The clue is 23. Hershey candy wrapped in gold foil. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROLO

  • The clue is 24. "The Three-Body Problem" author ___ Cixin. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LIU

  • The clue is 28. "What do you even need me for?". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WHYAMIHERE

  • The clue is 29. Singer DiFranco. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANI

    Possible Answer: ani

  • The clue is 31. Ill will. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ENMITY

    Possible Answer: enmity, hostility, ill_will, antagonism

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

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

    The answer: BAN

    Possible Answer: prohibition, cast_out, proscription, Bachelor_of_Arts_in_Nursing, ostracise, forbidding, ban, blackball, ostracize, banning, shun, BAN, banish, censor, forbiddance

  • The clue is 35. Like the Rockefellers, Roosevelts and Rothschilds. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OLDMONEY

  • The clue is 37. Fannies. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KEISTERS

    Possible Answer: prat, tail_end, fundament, tush, bottom, arse, butt, ass, can, tooshie, fanny, bum, stern, behind, rear_end, posterior, keister, rear, tail, derriere, hind_end, buttocks, seat, backside, buns, hindquarters, nates, rump

  • The clue is 38. ___ mess (English dessert). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ETON

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

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

    The answer: TOUT

    Possible Answer: gasconade, boast, brag, ticket_tout, vaunt, bluster, shoot_a_line, tout, swash, tipster, blow, gas, touter

  • The clue is 41. National spirit of England. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GIN

    Possible Answer: gin_rummy, gin, cotton_gin, noose, snare, knock_rummy

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

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

    The answer: AMPSUP

  • The clue is 44. "L'chaim!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TOLIFE

  • The clue is 45. Annoy over time. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WEARON

  • The clue is 46. The long way there?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LIMO

    Possible Answer: limo, limousine

  • The clue is 47. Noted facial feature of Einstein, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STACHE

  • The clue is 52. Really put off. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IRKED

    Possible Answer: gall, irk

  • The clue is 54. Vaccine shot, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DOSE

    Possible Answer: venereal_infection, sexually_transmitted_disease, loony_toons, Lucy_in_the_sky_with_diamonds, Elvis, venereal_disease, Zen, drug, Cupid's_disease, dose, acid, dosage, superman, STD, back_breaker, Venus's_curse, pane, window_pane, battery-acid, social_disease, dot, VD, Cupid's_itch

  • The clue is 55. Letters on some lotion bottles. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPF

    Possible Answer: sun_protection_factor, SPF

  • The clue is 58. Member of the fam. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SIS

    Possible Answer: Systeme_International, International_System_of_Units, sis, ti, SI_unit, silicon, SI, te, Si, sister, SI_system, Systeme_International_d'Unites, si, atomic_number_14, International_System

    Possible Opposite Answer : brother

  • The clue is 59. Nail holder. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TOE

    Possible Answer: toe, toenail

  • The clue is 60. Show commemorating its 50th season in 2024, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SNL

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Friday, August 29, 2025

December 09, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, December 09, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (33 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.7 letters

December 09, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions

Across Clues Explained - Saturday NYT Crossword December 09, 2023

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. "Try not to attract attention" 10
2A 11. This and that 4
3A 15. Geographical inspiration for Strauss 10
4A 16. "Alas!'" 4
5A 17. "100% correct!" 10
6A 18. Tab, essentially 4
7A 19. Safaris, e.g. 5
8A 20. Fish also known as wahoo 3
9A 21. Play again 5
10A 22. Not std. 3
11A 23. Border region along the Rhine 6
12A 25. ___ Championship 3
13A 26. Bit of assistance 4
14A 28. Shell-inspired shade of greenish blue 7
15A 30. Run like a mouse 7
16A 33. Founder of the Shondaland production company 6
17A 34. Defiant declaration popularized by the drag queen Bianca Del Rio 13
18A 36. Most of the English force at Agincourt 6
19A 37. Itchy layers 7
20A 38. "Goddess of the loud hunt," in Homer's "Iliad" 7
21A 40. Safari destinations 4
22A 41. M.M.A. decision 3
23A 42. Pulitzer category 6
24A 44. Part of U.C.S.F.: Abbr. 3
25A 47. Northern lapwing 5
26A 49. Break down, in a way 3
27A 50. Break down, in a way 5
28A 52. Swedish actress Lena 4
29A 53. Chance to start fresh 10
30A 55. Make advances 4
31A 56. 19th-century garb completed by top hats and gloves 10
32A 57. Tense 4
33A 58. "Let's have our cake and eat it, too!" 10

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. "Try not to attract attention""

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: ACTNATURAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "11. This and that"

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 agitation resulting from active worry
  • Words that mean the same thing: grudge, swither, brood
  • 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: STEW

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Geographical inspiration for Strauss"

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: BLUEDANUBE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. "Alas!'""

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: AHME

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. "100% correct!""

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: CANCONFIRM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Tab, essentially"

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 state of owing something (especially money)
  • 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: DEBT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Safaris, e.g."

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 journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
  • Words that mean the same thing: trek
  • 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: TREKS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Fish also known as wahoo"

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 musician (born in japan) who married john lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Yoko Ono
  • 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: ONO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Play again"

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: REAIR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Not std."

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 power in an ac circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere
  • Words that mean the same thing: volt-ampere
  • 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: VAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Border region along the Rhine"

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 a region of northeastern france famous for its wines
  • Words that mean the same thing: Elsass, Alsatia
  • 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: ALSACE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. ___ Championship"

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

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: PGA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Bit of assistance"

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 (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
  • Words that mean the same thing: bridge player, pass on, paw
  • 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: HAND

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Shell-inspired shade of greenish blue"

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: DUCKEGG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Run like a mouse"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that to move about or proceed hurriedly
  • Words that mean the same thing: scuttle, scamper, skim
  • 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: SKITTER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Founder of the Shondaland production company"

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: RHIMES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Defiant declaration popularized by the drag queen Bianca Del Rio"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: NOTTODAYSATAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Most of the English force at Agincourt"

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 a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
  • Words that mean the same thing: bowman, archer
  • 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: BOWMEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Itchy layers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a fabric made from the hair of sheep
  • Words that mean the same thing: woolen, woollen, wool
  • 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: WOOLENS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. "Goddess of the loud hunt," in Homer's "Iliad""

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that (greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon; daughter of leto and twin sister of apollo; identified with roman diana
  • Words that mean the same thing: Cynthia
  • 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: ARTEMIS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Safari destinations"

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 address of a web page on the world wide web
  • Words that mean the same thing: URL, universal resource locator, uniform resource locator
  • 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: URLS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. M.M.A. decision"

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 knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue
  • Words that mean the same thing: technical knockout
  • 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: TKO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. Pulitzer category"

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 literature in metrical form
  • Words that mean the same thing: verse, poesy
  • 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: POETRY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Part of U.C.S.F.: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: CAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Northern lapwing"

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 small black-headed european gull
  • Words that mean the same thing: pewit gull, peewee, blackcap
  • 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: PEWIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. Break down, in a way"

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 state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
  • Words that mean the same thing: molder, moulder, bunkum
  • 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: ROT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. Break down, in a way"

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 analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence)
  • 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: PARSE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. Swedish actress Lena"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: OLIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "53. Chance to start fresh"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: TABULARASA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "55. Make advances"

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 bestow a quality on
  • Words that mean the same thing: impart, loan, bring
  • The opposite would be: borrow
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LEND

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "56. 19th-century garb completed by top hats and gloves"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: OPERACAPES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "57. Tense"

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 being in a tense state
  • Words that mean the same thing: high-strung, overstrung, highly strung
  • 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: EDGY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "58. "Let's have our cake and eat it, too!""

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: WHYNOTBOTH

    Great job if you got it right!

NYT Saturday Crossword Down Clues - December 09, 2023 Answers

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Disney channel 5
2D 2. "The Nutcracker" role 5
3D 3. One pulling some strings 5
4D 4. Long part of a bouzouki 4
5D 5. Big deals 4
6D 6. Amy who wrote "The Kitchen God's Wife" 3
7D 7. Played out 8
8D 8. Dig locale 5
9D 9. Not here 6
10D 10. The Eagle, e.g., for short 3
11D 11. First Nigerian-born singer to win a Grammy 4
12D 12. Epithet for Tarzan 9
13D 13. Causes to grow, humorously 9
14D 14. Car-washing equipment 7
15D 21. Locale for Ping-Pong, foosball, dancing, etc. 7
16D 23. U.N. secretary general Guterres 7
17D 24. Quick 7
18D 26. What might be heard before a bust 5
19D 27. Stab 7
20D 29. Toys with strings 5
21D 30. Did some shallow breathing? 9
22D 31. Bootlicker's specialty 9
23D 32. Word with data or deal 3
24D 35. Words to end a play 8
25D 36. Pillar of the superhero community 7
26D 39. Heavenly being 6
27D 43. Maguire of 2009's "Brothers" 5
28D 44. Idaho senator Mike 5
29D 45. It's a good thing 5
30D 46. Spot check? 5
31D 48. Fictional Dr. Jones, familiarly 4
32D 50. Big deal 4
33D 51. Many a North African 4
34D 53. Use a hitch on 3
35D 54. People with a language of the same name 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. Disney channel"

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: ABCTV

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "The Nutcracker" role"

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: CLARA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. One pulling some strings"

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 someone who tunes pianos
  • Words that mean the same thing: wireless, receiving set, radio set
  • 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: TUNER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Long part of a bouzouki"

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 part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
  • Words that mean the same thing: neck opening, cervix, make out
  • 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: NECK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Big deals"

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 rapid active commotion
  • Words that mean the same thing: stir, fuss, flurry
  • 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: ADOS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Amy who wrote "The Kitchen God's Wife""

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 browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
  • Words that mean the same thing: burn, bronze, suntan
  • 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: TAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Played out"

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 develop or come to a promising stage
  • Words that mean the same thing: stretch out, blossom out, unfold
  • The opposite would be: fold
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: UNFOLDED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Dig locale"

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 irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
  • Words that mean the same thing: smash, deflower, wrecking
  • 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: RUINS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Not here"

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 in a foreign country
  • Words that mean the same thing: afield, overseas
  • 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: ABROAD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. The Eagle, e.g., for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back
  • Words that mean the same thing: lunar module, lunar excursion module
  • 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: LEM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. First Nigerian-born singer to win a Grammy"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that french soldier and writer whose descriptions of sexual perversion gave rise to the term `sadism' (1740-1814)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Marquis de Sade, Comte Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade, de Sade
  • 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: SADE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Epithet for Tarzan"

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: THEAPEMAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Causes to grow, humorously"

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: EMBIGGENS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Car-washing equipment"

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: WETRAGS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Locale for Ping-Pong, foosball, dancing, etc."

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: RECHALL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. U.N. secretary general Guterres"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard 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: ANTONIO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Quick"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  • Words that mean the same thing: perfunctory, casual, passing
  • 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: CURSORY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. What might be heard before a bust"

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: HITME

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Stab"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
  • Words that mean the same thing: assay, try, set about
  • 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: ATTEMPT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Toys with strings"

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 bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
  • Words that mean the same thing: kite, kit up, kit
  • 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: KITES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Did some shallow breathing?"

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 dive with a snorkel
  • Words that mean the same thing: snorkel
  • 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: SNORKELED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Bootlicker's specialty"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
  • Words that mean the same thing: truckle, kotow, bootlick
  • 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: KOWTOWING

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Word with data or deal"

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 informal terms for nakedness
  • Words that mean the same thing: bare-ass, naked as a jaybird, naked
  • The opposite would be: cooked
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RAW

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. Words to end a play"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: YOURTURN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Pillar of the superhero community"

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: BATPOLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Heavenly being"

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 an angel of the first order; usually portrayed as the winged head of a child
  • 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: SERAPH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Maguire of 2009's "Brothers""

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 united states abstract painter influenced by oriental calligraphy (1890-1976)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Mark Tobey
  • 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: TOBEY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Idaho senator Mike"

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: CRAPO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. It's a good thing"

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 useful or valuable quality
  • Words that mean the same thing: plus
  • The opposite would be: liability
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ASSET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Spot check?"

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 restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
  • Words that mean the same thing: tether, triad, deuce-ace
  • 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: LEASH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Fictional Dr. Jones, 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: INDY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Big deal"

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 written agreement between two states or sovereigns
  • Words that mean the same thing: accord, treaty
  • 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: PACT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. Many a North African"

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 a semitic people originally from the arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks arabic and who inhabits much of the middle east and northern africa
  • Words that mean the same thing: 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: ARAB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. Use a hitch on"

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 the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope
  • Words that mean the same thing: towage
  • 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: TOW

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "54. People with a language of the same name"

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 member of a buddhist people inhabiting the area of the mekong river in laos and thailand and speaking the lao language; related to the thais
  • Words that mean the same thing: Laotian
  • 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: LAO

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 52 76.5%
Short Answer 8 11.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment 3 4.4%
Abbreviation 2 2.9%
History 2 2.9%
Sports 1 1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 33
Down Clues 35
Total Clues 68
Average Answer Length 5.7 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 13 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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

Last Updated: August 29, 2025 at 03:03 AM

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