October 15, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (39 clues)
• Down Clues (40 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 79 (39 Across, 40 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.0 letters

October 15, 2019 Tuesday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. The limit when there's no limit	3
2A	4. Old rocket stage	5
3A	9. Penne, say	5
4A	14. Clear weeds, say	3
5A	15. In good, playable condition, as a piano	5
6A	16. Stephen ___, Justin Trudeau's predecessor as Canadian P.M.	6
7A	17. Accept as a loss, informally	3
8A	18. Frank discussion, perhaps	12
9A	20. Nobelist Wiesel	4
10A	22. Same old, same old	3
11A	23. Caper	5
12A	24. Courses without letter grades	15
13A	28. Baltimore or Las Vegas newspaper	3
14A	29. "Don't Bring Me Down" grp., 1979	3
15A	30. Classic sci-fi film with a sequel 28 years later	4
16A	32. Armed guard, maybe	6
17A	35. Loosen, as laces	4
18A	38. Order in a pub	3
19A	39. Fish-to-be	3
20A	40. Road Runner's call	8
21A	43. Animal that grazes	3
22A	44. The Spouter in "Moby-Dick," for one	3
23A	45. "Ugh!"	4
24A	46. Pessimist's "optimally"	6
25A	48. Small criticisms	4
26A	50. Fleur-de-___	3
27A	52. God, in Italy	3
28A	53. By whatever means	15
29A	60. Taste that is neither sweet nor salty nor sour nor bitter	5
30A	61. Sashimi fish	3
31A	62. Collect, with "in"	4
32A	63. 1970 W.W. II drama with a repetitive name	12
33A	67. Kitten's plaint	3
34A	68. Things doctors see when patients say "aah"	6
35A	69. Animal in a Shakespearean title	5
36A	70. Building wing	3
37A	71. Animal in some ancient cave art	5
38A	72. Choice in a coin flip	5
39A	73. Put (down)	3

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. The limit when there's no limit"

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 atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
• Words that mean the same thing: toss, pitch, flip
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SKY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Old rocket stage"

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: AGENA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Penne, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a dish that contains pasta as its main ingredient
• Words that mean the same thing: alimentary paste
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PASTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Clear weeds, say"

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 tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. In good, playable condition, as a piano"

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 adjust for (better) functioning
• Words that mean the same thing: tune up, tune
• The opposite would be: untune
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TUNED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Stephen ___, Justin Trudeau's predecessor as Canadian P.M."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone who plays the harp
• Words that mean the same thing: harpist
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HARPER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Accept as a loss, informally"

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 take in solid food
• Words that mean the same thing: consume, feed, run through
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Frank discussion, perhaps"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: MANTOMANTALK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Nobelist Wiesel"

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: ELIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Same old, same old"

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 groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)
• Words that mean the same thing: estrus, heat, oestrus
• The opposite would be: anestrus
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Caper"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
• Words that mean the same thing: fantastic, clown around, caper
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Courses without letter grades"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: PASSFAILCLASSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. Baltimore or Las Vegas newspaper"

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 star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
• Words that mean the same thing: Sunday, solarize, sunshine
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. "Don't Bring Me Down" grp., 1979"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ELO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Classic sci-fi film with a sequel 28 years later"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TRON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Armed guard, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
• Words that mean the same thing: accompaniment, date, bodyguard
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESCORT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Loosen, as laces"

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 cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
• Words that mean the same thing: unmake, unwrap, loosen
• The opposite would be: make, wrap
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Order in a pub"

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 general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the united states an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Fish-to-be"

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 fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture
• Words that mean the same thing: hard roe
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Road Runner's call"

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: BEEPBEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Animal that grazes"

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 female of domestic cattle:
• Words that mean the same thing: moo-cow, overawe
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. The Spouter in "Moby-Dick," for one"

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 hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
• Words that mean the same thing: lodge, auberge, hostel
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. "Ugh!""

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: YECH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Pessimist's "optimally""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ATBEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "48. Small criticisms"

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 luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source
• Words that mean the same thing: nit
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. Fleur-de-___"

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 soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
• Words that mean the same thing: li, lithium, atomic number 3
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. God, in Italy"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. By whatever means"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: CATCHASCATCHCAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "60. Taste that is neither sweet nor salty nor sour nor bitter"

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: UMAMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "61. Sashimi fish"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "62. Collect, with "in""

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 dissolute man in fashionable society
• Words that mean the same thing: blood, roue, scan
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "63. 1970 W.W. II drama with a repetitive name"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: TORATORATORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "67. Kitten's plaint"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)
• Words that mean the same thing: miaou, sea mew, meow
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "68. Things doctors see when patients say "aah""

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 small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate
• Words that mean the same thing: uvula
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UVULAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "69. Animal in a Shakespearean title"

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 scolding nagging bad-tempered woman
• Words that mean the same thing: shrewmouse, termagant
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHREW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "70. Building wing"

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 an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "71. Animal in some ancient cave art"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BISON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "72. Choice in a coin flip"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
• Words that mean the same thing: direct, mind, steer
• The opposite would be: foot, tail
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "73. Put (down)"

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 narrative song with a recurrent refrain
• Words that mean the same thing: dwell, ballad, secular
• The opposite would be: arise, stand
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAY

  Great job if you got it right!

October 15, 2019 Tuesday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Animal in an insomniac's count	5
2D	2. Animal in old Qantas ads	5
3D	3. Abominable Snowmen	5
4D	4. Convenience at a convenience store	3
5D	5. Something you should get in writing	9
6D	6. Boredom	5
7D	7. Stinging weed	6
8D	8. Big fuss	3
9D	9. What a belt holds up	5
10D	10. Klee or Klimt	6
11D	11. Cold War competition	9
12D	12. Address book no.	3
13D	13. Holder of the contents of the circled squares?	3
14D	16. Mandlikova of tennis	4
15D	19. "Cheers" bartender Sam	6
16D	21. "Put a tiger in your tank" brand	4
17D	25. Late 1990s "must-have" toy	5
18D	26. Elks ___	4
19D	27. Some concert pieces	5
20D	31. Animal in a creek	4
21D	32. CNN anchor Burnett	4
22D	33. Hedgehog of video games	5
23D	34. Constellation with the body of a horse	9
24D	36. Pooped	9
25D	37. Of the eyes	5
26D	41. Oblong pastry	6
27D	42. Some college Greeks	4
28D	47. Physics Nobelist Niels	4
29D	49. Walled city on the coast of France	6
30D	51. Lash into	6
31D	54. Trading board game with "settlers"	5
32D	55. Med. care providers	4
33D	56. Now, in Nogales	5
34D	57. Animal on a cigarette pack	5
35D	58. Wolf in "The Jungle Book"	5
36D	59. Just now	5
37D	63. Spot for a soak	3
38D	64. Egg: Prefix	3
39D	65. Sturdy hardwood	3
40D	66. Reactions to puppy videos	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. Animal in an insomniac's count"

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 woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Animal in old Qantas ads"

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 sluggish tailless australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark
• Words that mean the same thing: Phascolarctos cinereus, kangaroo bear, koala bear
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KOALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Abominable Snowmen"

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 large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the himalayas
• Words that mean the same thing: abominable snowman, yeti
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YETIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Convenience at a convenience store"

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

  The answer is: ATM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Something you should get in writing"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
• Words that mean the same thing: guaranty, undertake, vouch
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GUARANTEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Boredom"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the feeling of being bored by something tedious
• Words that mean the same thing: tedium, boredom
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENNUI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Stinging weed"

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 any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus urtica or family urticaceae)
• Words that mean the same thing: irritate, nark, rag
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NETTLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Big fuss"

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 rapid active commotion
• Words that mean the same thing: bustle, flurry, stir
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. What a belt holds up"

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 underpants worn by women
• Words that mean the same thing: trouser, heave, drawers
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PANTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Klee or Klimt"

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 whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
• Words that mean the same thing: creative person
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARTIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Cold War competition"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: SPACERACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Address book no."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Holder of the contents of the circled squares?"

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 (judaism) sacred chest where the ancient hebrews kept the two tablets containing the ten commandments
• Words that mean the same thing: Ark of the Covenant
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "16. Mandlikova of tennis"

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: HANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. "Cheers" bartender Sam"

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 english scholar remembered for his chronology of shakespeare's plays and his editions of shakespeare and dryden (1741-1812)
• Words that mean the same thing: Edmund Malone, Edmond Malone
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MALONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "21. "Put a tiger in your tank" brand"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ESSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Late 1990s "must-have" toy"

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: FURBY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Elks ___"

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 team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
• Words that mean the same thing: cabaret, ball club, golf-club
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Some concert pieces"

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 any activity that is performed alone without assistance
• Words that mean the same thing: solo
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOLOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Animal in a creek"

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 small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of north america and europe and northern asia
• Words that mean the same thing: triton
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEWT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. CNN anchor Burnett"

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 an early name of ireland that is now used in poetry
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Hedgehog of video games"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (of speed) having or caused by speed approximately equal to that of sound in air at sea level
• Words that mean the same thing: transonic
• The opposite would be: subsonic
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SONIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Constellation with the body of a horse"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the southern cross
• Words that mean the same thing: Centaur
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CENTAURUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Pooped"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: DEADTIRED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Of the eyes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the organ of sight
• Words that mean the same thing: oculus, opthalmic, optical
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPTIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Oblong pastry"

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

  The answer is: ECLAIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Some college Greeks"

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 21st letter of the greek alphabet
• Words that mean the same thing: phi
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PHIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "47. Physics Nobelist Niels"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that danish physicist who studied atomic structure and radiations; the bohr theory of the atom accounted for the spectrum of hydrogen (1885-1962)
• Words that mean the same thing: Niels Bohr, Niels Henrik David Bohr
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOHR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "49. Walled city on the coast of France"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STMALO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "51. Lash into"

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 act of damaging something or someone
• Words that mean the same thing: damage, harm, hurt
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCATHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "54. Trading board game with "settlers""

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "55. Med. care providers"

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 group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians
• Words that mean the same thing: HMO, health maintenance organization
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HMOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "56. Now, in Nogales"

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: AHORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "57. Animal on a cigarette pack"

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 cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAMEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "58. Wolf in "The Jungle Book""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AKELA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "59. Just now"

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 very recently
• Words that mean the same thing: fresh, new, freshly
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEWLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "63. Spot for a soak"

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 relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
• Words that mean the same thing: bath, bathtub, vat
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "64. Egg: Prefix"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OVI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "65. Sturdy hardwood"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the residue that remains when something is burned
• Words that mean the same thing: ash tree
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "66. Reactions to puppy videos"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	47	59.5%
Short Answer	23	29.1%
History	2	2.5%
Literature	2	2.5%
Sports	2	2.5%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%
Science/Technology	1	1.3%
Geography	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	39
Down Clues	40
Total Clues	79
Average Answer Length	5.0 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Tuesday, 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!

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

Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (39 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

April 29, 2020 Wednesday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Nether regions	4
2A	5. *"Whaddya know ..."	4
3A	9. Some stage equipment	4
4A	13. Toddler's boo-boo	4
5A	14. "Same here"	5
6A	15. Not raise or fold	4
7A	16. *In rapid succession, in slang	4
8A	17. Sister channel of HBO and TBS	5
9A	18. *Bonkers	4
10A	19. Club for drivers	7
11A	21. Predetermined cost	7
12A	23. Group without power?	5
13A	25. Orthodontist's recommendation	6
14A	26. Madison Ave. bigwig	6
15A	29. Penne ___ vodka	4
16A	31. Resident of a hobby farm	3
17A	32. Dwarf friend of Bilbo in "The Hobbit"	5
18A	33. Thick, liquidy servings	6
19A	35. *"Cheers!"	4
20A	36. What's found once in a generation?	5
21A	37. *Dismiss lightly	4
22A	41. Big oaf	6
23A	43. Pageant crown	5
24A	44. Apr. 15 payment recipient	3
25A	47. Box office smash, in slang	4
26A	48. Paid-for trip	6
27A	49. Gets ready to drive	6
28A	51. Swiss currency	5
29A	53. Worry too much	7
30A	55. In the very recent past	7
31A	59. *Storied New York prison	4
32A	60. Little bit of color	5
33A	62. *"On the double!"	4
34A	63. Diva's delivery	4
35A	64. "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night ...," for postal workers	5
36A	65. Sole	4
37A	66. Cub Scout units	4
38A	67. *"Amen to that!"	4
39A	68. Checked out	4

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. Nether regions"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any place of pain and turmoil
• Words that mean the same thing: Hades, the pits, inferno
• The opposite would be: Heaven
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. *"Whaddya know ...""

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 deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
• Words that mean the same thing: swell, easily, comfortably
• The opposite would be: ill, badly
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Some stage equipment"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the basic unit of electric current adopted under the systeme international d'unites
• Words that mean the same thing: A, AMP, adenylic acid
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Toddler's boo-boo"

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: OWIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. "Same here""

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: SODOI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. Not raise or fold"

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 telephone connection
• Words that mean the same thing: shout, holler, foretell
• The opposite would be: put option
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. *In rapid succession, in slang"

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 vigorous blow
• Words that mean the same thing: hump, fuck, slam
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BANG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "17. Sister channel of HBO and TBS"

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: TRUTV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "18. *Bonkers"

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: CRAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "19. Club for drivers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ONEWOOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "21. Predetermined cost"

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: SETRATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Group without power?"

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

  The answer is: AMISH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Orthodontist's recommendation"

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 appliance that corrects dental irregularities
• Words that mean the same thing: couplet, poise, twain
• The opposite would be: de-energise, sedate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BRACES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. Madison Ave. bigwig"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ADEXEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Penne ___ vodka"

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: ALLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Resident of a hobby farm"

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 social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
• Words that mean the same thing: emmet, pismire
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Dwarf friend of Bilbo in "The Hobbit""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: BALIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "33. Thick, liquidy servings"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GLOOPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "35. *"Cheers!""

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 the protruding part of the lower jaw
• Words that mean the same thing: Kuki-Chin, Kuki, mentum
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "36. What's found once in a generation?"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: SOFTG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "37. *Dismiss lightly"

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: POOH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. Big oaf"

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

  The answer is: GALOOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Pageant crown"

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 jeweled headdress worn by women on formal occasions
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIARA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Apr. 15 payment recipient"

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 bureau of the treasury department responsible for tax collections
• Words that mean the same thing: Internal Revenue Service
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Box office smash, in slang"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BOFF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. Paid-for trip"

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 dessert made of sweetened milk coagulated with rennet
• Words that mean the same thing: banquet, excursion, sashay
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JUNKET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "49. Gets ready to drive"

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: TEESUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. Swiss currency"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FRANC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "53. Worry too much"

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: SWEATIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "55. In the very recent past"

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: ADAYAGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. *Storied New York prison"

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

  The answer is: SING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. Little bit of color"

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 slight but appreciable amount
• Words that mean the same thing: jot, speck, pinch
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TINGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "62. *"On the double!""

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 irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)
• Words that mean the same thing: hack, chop shot, chopper
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "63. Diva's delivery"

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

  The answer is: ARIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "64. "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night ...," for postal workers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any system of principles or beliefs
• Words that mean the same thing: gospel, credo, religious doctrine
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CREED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "65. Sole"

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 lacking companions or companionship
• Words that mean the same thing: lonely, alone, solitary
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "66. Cub Scout units"

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 habitation of wild animals
• Words that mean the same thing: den, hideaway, hideout
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "67. *"Amen to 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 perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
• Words that mean the same thing: get wind, see, get a line
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "68. Checked out"

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 having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
• Words that mean the same thing: eyeball, eye
• The opposite would be: eyeless
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EYED

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Wednesday NYT Crossword April 29, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Wandering sort	4
2D	2. Actor McGregor	4
3D	3. Betting odds	4
4D	4. Certain hair removal technique	9
5D	5. "The most powerful drug used by mankind": Rudyard Kipling	5
6D	6. Internet address suffix	3
7D	7. A whole bunch	4
8D	8. Rolling textual coverage of an event	8
9D	9. Capital of Ghana	5
10D	10. Percussion instrument often used in calypso music	6
11D	11. Typewriter roller	6
12D	12. Most cunning	6
13D	14. Zeno, for one	5
14D	20. Eclipse, for some	4
15D	22. Setup for a police sting	4
16D	24. Discounted 50% ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues	7
17D	26. Network that aired "Happy Days" and "Laverne & Shirley"	3
18D	27. Morse code unit	3
19D	28. QB Manning	3
20D	30. Former Mississippi senator Trent	4
21D	33. Slip-up	4
22D	34. Last part of a machine wash	9
23D	36. Softball designation	8
24D	38. Imparter of flavor to cabernet sauvignon wines	3
25D	39. Certain freight car cargo	3
26D	40. Makeshift donation receptacle	3
27D	42. Border on	4
28D	43. Fish sometimes served tartare	4
29D	44. "So tragic"	6
30D	45. Give an electrical overhaul	6
31D	46. Escorted out of the rain, say	6
32D	48. Feeling "been there, done that," say	5
33D	50. Heroic tales	5
34D	52. Wild party	5
35D	54. Pit stop replacement, often	4
36D	56. Greeting at sea	4
37D	57. Vanished	4
38D	58. ___ piece	4
39D	61. Big funder of cultural orgs.	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. Wandering sort"

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 disreputable vagrant
• Words that mean the same thing: tramp, bum
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOBO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Actor McGregor"

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: EWAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Betting odds"

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 formation of people or things one beside another
• Words that mean the same thing: dividing line, describe, channel
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Certain hair removal technique"

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: LEGWAXING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. "The most powerful drug used by mankind": Rudyard Kipling"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the words that are spoken
• Words that mean the same thing: articulate, Holy Writ, speech
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WORDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Internet address suffix"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EDU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. A whole bunch"

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 large number or amount
• Words that mean the same thing: pot, deal out, mint
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Rolling textual coverage of an event"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LIVEBLOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Capital of Ghana"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the capital and largest city of ghana with a deep-water port
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of Ghana
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACCRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Percussion instrument often used in calypso music"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a expert clue about music.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow gourd containing pebbles or beans; often played in pairs
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MARACA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Typewriter roller"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that work table of a machine tool
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLATEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Most cunning"

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 marked by skill in deception
• Words that mean the same thing: sly, guileful, cunning
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLYEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Zeno, for one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of the ancient greek school of philosophy founded by zeno
• Words that mean the same thing: unemotional person, stoical
• The opposite would be: emotional person
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STOIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "20. Eclipse, for some"

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 sign of something about to happen
• Words that mean the same thing: foretell, presage, predict
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Setup for a police sting"

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 device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
• Words that mean the same thing: cakehole, pin, trammel
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Discounted 50% ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: HALFOFF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Network that aired "Happy Days" and "Laverne & Shirley""

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 elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
• Words that mean the same thing: first rudiment, ABCs, rudiment
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Morse code unit"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in morse code
• Words that mean the same thing: dash
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. QB Manning"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ELI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Former Mississippi senator Trent"

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: LOTT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Slip-up"

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 man who is a stupid incompetent fool
• Words that mean the same thing: boob, goose, clown
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOOF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Last part of a machine wash"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SPINCYCLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Softball designation"

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: SLOPITCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Imparter of flavor to cabernet sauvignon wines"

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 hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
• Words that mean the same thing: oak tree
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Certain freight car cargo"

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 mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Makeshift donation receptacle"

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 headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
• Words that mean the same thing: chapeau, lid
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Border on"

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 lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
• Words that mean the same thing: march, butt, adjoin
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Fish sometimes served tartare"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that tropical american prickly pear of jamaica
• Words that mean the same thing: tuna fish, tunny, Anguilla sucklandii
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TUNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. "So tragic""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ITSSAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Give an electrical overhaul"

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

  The answer is: REWIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "46. Escorted out of the rain, say"

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: SEENIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Feeling "been there, done that," say"

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 lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
• Words that mean the same thing: wear down, outwear, wear
• The opposite would be: refresh
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JADED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. Heroic tales"

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 narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account
• Words that mean the same thing: saga
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAGAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "52. Wild party"

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: RAGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "54. Pit stop replacement, often"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "56. Greeting at sea"

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: AHOY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "57. Vanished"

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 change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
• Words that mean the same thing: operate, lead, give out
• The opposite would be: stay in place, be born
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "58. ___ piece"

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: OPED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "61. Big funder of cultural orgs."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	59	75.6%
Short Answer	10	12.8%
History	3	3.8%
Geography	2	2.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
Music	1	1.3%
Literature	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	39
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	9 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 Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 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!

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Last Updated: September 25, 2025 at 01:30 PM