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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Friday, May 24, 2024
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 66 (33 Across, 33 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.7 letters
May 24, 2024 Across Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. "Riiiiiight ..." | 6 |
| 2A | 7. Cooking product originally invented for soapmaking | 6 |
| 3A | 13. Some eye shadows | 6 |
| 4A | 14. Fourth card in Texas hold 'em | 7 |
| 5A | 15. One in the rite place at the rite time? | 6 |
| 6A | 16. Many Eras Tour attendees | 8 |
| 7A | 17. It might be pressed for cash | 3 |
| 8A | 18. Strategies | 7 |
| 9A | 20. Where to find a phalanx bone | 3 |
| 10A | 21. City that's northwest of Cuzco ... or a city that's northwest of Columbus | 4 |
| 11A | 23. Humble dwelling | 5 |
| 12A | 24. It's kept in the loop | 4 |
| 13A | 25. ___ Garibaldi, revolutionary sometimes called the "mother of Italy" | 5 |
| 14A | 27. Aaliyah's "___ You That Somebody?" | 3 |
| 15A | 28. Urban fleet | 5 |
| 16A | 29. With mulish resolve | 11 |
| 17A | 32. Score a journalistic coup | 11 |
| 18A | 34. Gaseous cloud in which suns and planets form | 11 |
| 19A | 36. Wyoming's "Equal Rights," e.g. | 5 |
| 20A | 39. Word derived from the Old Norse for "stick of wood" | 3 |
| 21A | 40. Doesn't strike out, say | 5 |
| 22A | 42. "You are," en español | 4 |
| 23A | 43. Hit, as the lights | 5 |
| 24A | 45. "Likewise" | 4 |
| 25A | 46. Metal that "cries" when bent | 3 |
| 26A | 47. They bring a lot to the table | 7 |
| 27A | 49. Lacking, for short: Abbr. | 3 |
| 28A | 50. Consequences of some serious foul play | 8 |
| 29A | 52. Trojan hero claimed as an ancestor by Julius Caesar and Augustus | 6 |
| 30A | 54. "I'll count us in" | 7 |
| 31A | 55. Place to chill | 6 |
| 32A | 56. Bends down | 6 |
| 33A | 57. Chevy S.U.V.s | 6 |
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. "Riiiiiight ...""
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!
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The answer is: IMSURE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "7. Cooking product originally invented for soapmaking"
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!
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The answer is: CRISCO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "13. Some eye shadows"
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 a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted
- Words that mean the same thing: felt, mat up, lusterlessness
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MATTES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. Fourth card in Texas hold 'em"
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!
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The answer is: THETURN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. One in the rite place at the rite time?"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a clergyman in christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the holy orders
- Words that mean the same thing: non-Christian priest
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PRIEST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. Many Eras Tour attendees"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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!
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The answer is: SWIFTIES
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Clue 7 Across: "17. It might be pressed for cash"
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 unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
- Words that mean the same thing: standard pressure, automated teller, automatic teller
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "18. Strategies"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy
- Words that mean the same thing: tactic, manoeuvre, maneuver
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TACTICS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "20. Where to find a phalanx bone"
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 one of the digits of the foot
- Words that mean the same thing: toenail
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "21. City that's northwest of Cuzco ... or a city that's northwest of Columbus"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that capital and largest city and economic center of peru; located in western peru; was capital of the spanish empire in the new world until the 19th century
- Words that mean the same thing: capital of Peru
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LIMA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "23. Humble dwelling"
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 crude shelter used as a dwelling
- Words that mean the same thing: reside, domiciliate, shanty
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHACK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "24. It's kept in the loop"
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 endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
- Words that mean the same thing: bash, whang, belt out
- The opposite would be: unbelt
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BELT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "25. ___ Garibaldi, revolutionary sometimes called the "mother of Italy""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANITA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "27. Aaliyah's "___ You That Somebody?""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
- Words that mean the same thing: cost, personify, ar
- The opposite would be: differ
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "28. Urban fleet"
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 vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
- Words that mean the same thing: autobus, heap, motorcoach
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BUSES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "29. With mulish resolve"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that in an intractable manner
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INTRACTABLY
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Clue 17 Across: "32. Score a journalistic coup"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GETTHESCOOP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "34. Gaseous cloud in which suns and planets form"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SOLARNEBULA
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Clue 19 Across: "36. Wyoming's "Equal Rights," 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 favorite saying of a sect or political group
- Words that mean the same thing: catchword, slogan, shibboleth
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOTTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "39. Word derived from the Old Norse for "stick of wood""
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 narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SKI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "40. Doesn't strike out, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion
- Words that mean the same thing: stet
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STETS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "42. "You are," en español"
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!
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The answer is: ERES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "43. Hit, as the lights"
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 light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)
- Words that mean the same thing: snap, riff, pic
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FLICK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "45. "Likewise""
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 member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern scandinavia and herding reindeer
- Words that mean the same thing: Lapplander, Saame, like
- The opposite would be: unlike, different
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "46. Metal that "cries" when bent"
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 silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
- Words that mean the same thing: cannister, atomic number 50, can
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "47. They bring a lot to the table"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
- Words that mean the same thing: server, waiter
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WAITERS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "49. Lacking, for short: 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!
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The answer is: SYN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "50. Consequences of some serious foul play"
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!
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The answer is: REDCARDS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "52. Trojan hero claimed as an ancestor by Julius Caesar and Augustus"
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 mythical greek warrior who was a leader on the trojan side of the trojan war; hero of the aeneid
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AENEAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "54. "I'll count us in""
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!
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The answer is: ONTHREE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "55. Place to chill"
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 a refrigerator in which the coolant is pumped around by an electric motor
- Words that mean the same thing: electric refrigerator
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FRIDGE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "56. Bends down"
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 inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward
- Words that mean the same thing: crouch, bow, stoup
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STOOPS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "57. Chevy S.U.V.s"
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!
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The answer is: TAHOES
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May 24, 2024 Friday NYT - All Down Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Antelope that can leap up to 10 feet off the ground | 6 |
| 2D | 2. People often drink it "up" | 7 |
| 3D | 3. Repetition of self-calming movements, such as finger-tapping or hair-twirling | 8 |
| 4D | 4. Cougar's opponent in an annual rivalry game | 3 |
| 5D | 5. Recharge one's batteries | 4 |
| 6D | 6. "You are," en español | 5 |
| 7D | 7. Part of a clutch | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Officials showing 50-Across, informally | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Cousin on an old sitcom | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Some are presidential | 6 |
| 11D | 11. Jamaican Patois, e.g. | 6 |
| 12D | 12. Commencements | 6 |
| 13D | 14. Doubly better | 11 |
| 14D | 16. Basic sets of supplies | 11 |
| 15D | 19. Wedding staple with the line "Take it back now, y'all" | 11 |
| 16D | 22. Swears | 7 |
| 17D | 24. Some corporate takeovers | 7 |
| 18D | 26. Movie droid, familiarly | 5 |
| 19D | 28. Shapeless forms | 5 |
| 20D | 30. City known as the "Hollywood of the South": Abbr. | 3 |
| 21D | 31. Pre-A.D. | 3 |
| 22D | 33. "Yes, I would love that!" | 8 |
| 23D | 35. "When you get to be this old ..." | 7 |
| 24D | 36. Urban areas, informally | 6 |
| 25D | 37. Acclimatize | 6 |
| 26D | 38. Watch over | 6 |
| 27D | 41. Things that blend in synesthesia | 6 |
| 28D | 43. Commuting costs | 5 |
| 29D | 44. Mac maker | 5 |
| 30D | 47. Get bent out of shape | 4 |
| 31D | 48. Italian counterpart to "mattina" | 4 |
| 32D | 51. Comedian Margaret | 3 |
| 33D | 53. U.S. research org. since the 1880s | 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. Antelope that can leap up to 10 feet off the ground"
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 african antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps
- Words that mean the same thing: Aepyceros melampus
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IMPALA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. People often drink it "up""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a expert clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a cocktail made of gin (or vodka) with dry vermouth
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MARTINI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Repetition of self-calming movements, such as finger-tapping or hair-twirling"
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!
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The answer is: STIMMING
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Cougar's opponent in an annual rivalry game"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a member of the shoshonean people of utah and colorado and new mexico
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UTE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Recharge one's batteries"
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 something left after other parts have been taken away
- Words that mean the same thing: respite, eternal rest, stay
- The opposite would be: be active, change
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. "You are," en español"
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!
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The answer is: ESTAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Part of a clutch"
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 young bird especially of domestic fowl
- Words that mean the same thing: skirt, bird, doll
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CHICK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Officials showing 50-Across, informally"
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 (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or american football) who is expected to ensure fair play
- Words that mean the same thing: ref, referee
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REFS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Cousin on an old sitcom"
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!
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The answer is: ITT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Some are presidential"
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 a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
- Words that mean the same thing: rooms, befit, suit
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SUITES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Jamaican Patois, e.g."
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 a person of european descent born in the west indies or latin america
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CREOLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Commencements"
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 beginning or early stages
- Words that mean the same thing: onset, attack, onslaught
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ONSETS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "14. Doubly better"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TWICEASNICE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "16. Basic sets of supplies"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STARTERKITS
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Clue 15 Down: "19. Wedding staple with the line "Take it back now, y'all""
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CHACHASLIDE
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Clue 16 Down: "22. Swears"
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 provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
- Words that mean the same thing: demonstrate, evidence, certify
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATTESTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "24. Some corporate takeovers"
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 acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock
- Words that mean the same thing: buyout
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BUYOUTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "26. Movie droid, familiarly"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about movies/film.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARTOO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Down: "28. Shapeless forms"
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 indistinct shapeless form
- Words that mean the same thing: blot, spot, fleck
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BLOBS
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Clue 20 Down: "30. City known as the "Hollywood of the South": Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATL
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Clue 21 Down: "31. Pre-A.D."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that of the period before the common era; preferred by some writers who are not christians
- Words that mean the same thing: B.C.E.
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: BCE
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Clue 22 Down: "33. "Yes, I would love that!""
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: PLEASEDO
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Clue 23 Down: "35. "When you get to be this old ...""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: ATMYAGE
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Clue 24 Down: "36. Urban areas, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
- Words that mean the same thing: subway, metro, subway system
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: METROS
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Clue 25 Down: "37. Acclimatize"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the countries of asia
- Words that mean the same thing: East, point, orientate
- The opposite would be: disorient
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The answer is: ORIENT
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Clue 26 Down: "38. Watch over"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: TENDTO
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Clue 27 Down: "41. Things that blend in synesthesia"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a general conscious awareness
- Words that mean the same thing: weed, mother wit, skunk
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: SENSES
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Clue 28 Down: "43. Commuting costs"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an agenda of things to do
- Words that mean the same thing: transportation, make out, fare
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: FARES
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Clue 29 Down: "44. Mac maker"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that strong wrapping paper made from pulp processed with a sulfur solution
- Words that mean the same thing: kraft paper
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: KRAFT
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Clue 30 Down: "47. Get bent out of shape"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
- Words that mean the same thing: buckle, distort, warping
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: WARP
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Clue 31 Down: "48. Italian counterpart to "mattina""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates
- Words that mean the same thing: blood serum, serum
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SERA
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Clue 32 Down: "51. Comedian Margaret"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: CHO
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Clue 33 Down: "53. U.S. research org. since the 1880s"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that an agency in the department of health and human services whose mission is to employ science in the pursuit of knowledge to improve human health; is the principal biomedical research agency of the federal government
- Words that mean the same thing: National Institutes of Health
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: NIH
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 50 | 75.8% |
| Short Answer | 9 | 13.6% |
| Geography | 2 | 3.0% |
| History | 1 | 1.5% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.5% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.5% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.5% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.5% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 33 |
| Down Clues | 33 |
| Total Clues | 66 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.7 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 11 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Friday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: August 25, 2025 at 01:32 PM
