Solving the friday September 20, 2024 NY Times Crossword Answers

This crossword puzzle was in the New York times on the 20/09/2024 and there are several clues; some of them are literary while others are funny and creative. For those who appreciate crosswords, solving these clues is both enjoyable and a challenge. If you have a specific word in mind, which you are attempting to fit into the puzzle, or if you simply want to ensure you are correct in solving it, we assist in solving the puzzle. Below are the NYT crossword clues as well as professional advice and solutions that can be helpful in the process.

As to how this can be done, let’s start with the example of the NYT crossword puzzle for September 20, 2024, and the process of ignoring both the across and the down clues. Here are the answers, some of the reasons and for some of the more challenging ones, a few hints to start you off. tt all the information below.

NY Times Crossword Clues for September 20, 2024

Across Clues for September 20, 2024

• The clue is 1. Philosophy influenced by Aristotle's concept of the Unmoved Mover. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEISM

  Possible Answer : theism

  Possible Opposite Answer : atheism




• The clue is 7. Four-year-old in pig tales?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEPPA




• The clue is 12. Dog breed with a blue-black tongue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHARPEI




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

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

  The answer: EXERTS

  Possible Answer : exert, maintain, exercise, wield




• The clue is 15. Members of the family Passeridae. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPARROWS

  Possible Answer : dunnock, true_sparrow, Prunella_modularis, hedge_sparrow, sparrow




• The clue is 16. Upgrade, as a backsplash. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RETILE




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

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

  The answer: CONDOS

  Possible Answer : condo, condominium




• The clue is 18. Drenches. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOPS

  Possible Answer : SOP, souse, douse, standard_operating_procedure, standard_procedure, dowse, soak, standing_operating_procedure, soak_through, sop, drench, sops




• The clue is 20. "Wowzers!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAN

  Possible Answer : serviceman, man, gentleman, piece, Isle_of_Man, homo, adult_male, world, human_beings, humans, mankind, valet, human, human_being, military_man, military_personnel, Man, gentleman's_gentleman, humanity, valet_de_chambre, humankind, human_race

  Possible Opposite Answer : woman, civilian




• The clue is 21. "The Tin Drum" protagonist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSKAR




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

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

  The answer: RIPS

  Possible Answer : riptide, rip, pull, rend, rive, rent, crosscurrent, split, profligate, rake, countercurrent, tide_rip, roue, blood, rakehell, snag, tear




• The clue is 23. Pilot productions?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PENS

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




• The clue is 24. Gunty who wrote "The Rabbit Hutch," winner of the 2022 National Book Award for Fiction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TESS

  Possible Answer : ti, si, Te, te, atomic_number_52, tellurium




• The clue is 25. Reunion attendee. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AUNT

  Possible Answer : aunt, aunty, auntie

  Possible Opposite Answer : uncle




• The clue is 26. You might sleep on it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SERTA




• The clue is 27. Industry that emerged in the 1970s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAMING

  Possible Answer : play, game, gambling, gaming, stake, punt, bet_on, gage, back




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

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

  The answer: LOSEIT




• The clue is 30. Windy flight?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIRALSTAIRCASE




• The clue is 33. Lays waste to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAVOCS

  Possible Answer : havoc, mayhem




• The clue is 34. Option for a backpacker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOSTEL

  Possible Answer : youth_hostel, inn, hostelry, auberge, lodge, hostel, student_lodging




• The clue is 35. Apt name for a successful crypto investor?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERICH




• The clue is 36. Farmer's market sight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENT

  Possible Answer : collapsible_shelter, bivouac, encamp, camp, tent, camp_out




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

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

  The answer: TEMP

  Possible Answer : temp, temporary, temporary_worker




• The clue is 40. Safe place. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BANK

  Possible Answer : deposit, bank, depository_financial_institution, rely, money_box, banking_concern, cant, camber, banking_company, savings_bank, bank_building, swear, trust, coin_bank

  Possible Opposite Answer : mistrust, withdraw




• The clue is 41. Mock. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JAPE

  Possible Answer : gag, laugh, jest, jape, joke




• The clue is 42. Brazilian soccer club named for an explorer, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VASCO




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

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

  The answer: ANG

  Possible Answer : ANG, Air_National_Guard




• The clue is 44. Manufacturer of minifigures. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEGO

  Possible Answer : Lego, Lego_set




• The clue is 45. Like you and me. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MORTAL

  Possible Answer : deathly, soul, mortal, individual, deadly, someone, person, somebody

  Possible Opposite Answer : immortal




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

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

  The answer: NODDED

  Possible Answer : nod




• The clue is 48. New member. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INITIATE

  Possible Answer : originate, learned_person, pundit, initiate, enlightened, broach, tyro, tiro, beginner, novice, pioneer, savant, induct, lead_up, start

  Possible Opposite Answer : uninitiate




• The clue is 50. John, in Milan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIANNI




• The clue is 51. Unwelcome sight in musical chairs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOSEATS




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

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

  The answer: DYADS

  Possible Answer : twain, pair, couple, span, twosome, brace, duo, dyad, yoke, distich, couplet, duet, duad




• The clue is 53. Actress Bella of Disney's "Shake It Up". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THORNE

Down Clues for September 20, 2024:

• The clue is 1. Part of the Detroit Lions schedule since 1934. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THANKSGIVINGDAY

• The clue is 2. Extremely solid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HARDASAROCK

• The clue is 3. What an "X" might mark. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERROR

  Possible Answer: erroneousness, computer_error, mistake, misplay, erroneous_belief, wrongdoing, fault, error

• The clue is 4. Market events, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IPOS

  Possible Answer: initial_public_offering, IPO, initial_offering

• The clue is 5. Wrap (up). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEW

  Possible Answer: sew, run_up, tailor-make, sew_together, stitch, tailor

• The clue is 6. Failing to get it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISSINGTHEPOINT

• The clue is 7. Lawbreakers, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PERPS

• The clue is 8. People for whom a "no contact" rule might apply. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXES

  Possible Answer: ex-wife, ex-husband, x, ex, X

• The clue is 9. ___ food. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PET

  Possible Answer: favourite, favored, ducky, preferred, favorite, dearie, PET, preferent, pet, positron_emission_tomography, best-loved, deary, darling

• The clue is 10. A lot to like?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRIMEREALESTATE

• The clue is 11. Ancient civilization doomed by greed, in myth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATLANTIS

  Possible Answer: Atlantis

• The clue is 12. "What if ...?," informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPOSE

• The clue is 14. Feeling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SENSATE

  Possible Answer: sensate

• The clue is 15. Alexander Graham Bell, by birth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCOT

  Possible Answer: Scotsman, Scot, Scotchman

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

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

  The answer: OPT

  Possible Answer: choose, opt, prefer

• The clue is 22. Lines on a ski map. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUNS

  Possible Answer: play, execute, rivulet, tend, be_given, course, draw, break_away, consort, range, carry, black_market, trial, hunt_down, die_hard, bleed, foot_race, campaign, incline, extend, go, lam, tally, ravel, test, footrace, persist, race, running, political_campaign, turn_tail, hunt, pass, melt, operate, function, move, track_down, take_to_the_woods, prevail, ply, run_away, running_game, head_for_the_hills, guide, run_for, hightail_it, scarper, runnel, ladder, rill, outpouring, running_play, work, scat, streak, lead, endure, melt_down, unravel, discharge, fly_the_coop, feed, bunk, streamlet, flow, escape, run, lean

  Possible Opposite Answer : malfunction, idle

• The clue is 23. Kind of diet high in omega-3 fatty acids. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PESCETARIAN

• The clue is 25. Bothers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AILS

  Possible Answer: pain, trouble, ail, garlic

• The clue is 26. Excel function. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SORT

  Possible Answer: form, classify, sorting, screen_out, sort_out, separate, screen, sieve, variety, assort, kind, sort, class

• The clue is 28. Kind of number represented by the equation M = v/c. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MACH

  Possible Answer: Ernst_Mach, Mach

• The clue is 29. Honor roll, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIST

  Possible Answer: leaning, number, tilt, heel, listing, list, inclination, name, lean

• The clue is 30. A "whole" thing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHEBANG

  Possible Answer: shebang

• The clue is 31. "Being slightly ___ is like being slightly pregnant — it tends to get worse": Molly Ivins. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARANOID

  Possible Answer: paranoid, paranoiac

• The clue is 32. Battleship corner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AONE

• The clue is 36. Size indicator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAG

  Possible Answer: rag, tag_end, track, shred, chase, tag, tatter, go_after, mark, tail, trail, ticket, give_chase, chase_after, label, dog

• The clue is 38. Exams with a highest possible score of 528, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MCATS

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

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

  The answer: POLE

  Possible Answer: celestial_pole, punt, perch, rod, magnetic_pole, pole, terminal, Pole

• The clue is 41. Plural form decried by staunch "Star Wars" fans. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JEDIS

• The clue is 42. Ticket picker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VOTER

  Possible Answer: elector, voter

• The clue is 44. Advance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEND

  Possible Answer: lend, add, contribute, bestow, impart, loan, bring

  Possible Opposite Answer : borrow

• The clue is 45. Paste with an umami taste. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISO

  Possible Answer: miso

• The clue is 47. Kind of test that's impossible to study for?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DNA

  Possible Answer: desoxyribonucleic_acid, deoxyribonucleic_acid, DNA

• The clue is 49. Japanese art form whose name means "skill". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOH

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (40 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 75 (35 Across, 40 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.3 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Wednesday Puzzle April 22, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Word after play or before luck	4
2A	5. The "P" of P.B.R.	5
3A	10. Home to the Bay of Pigs	4
4A	14. Fell on one's face big-time	5
5A	16. Give out one's address?	5
6A	17. Candid	4
7A	18. Zoroastrianism, e.g.	5
8A	19. Sign of autumn	5
9A	20. Artery	4
10A	21. Location of a 1979 accident	15
11A	24. Potpie ingredient	4
12A	25. TV's Dr. ___	4
13A	26. Location where Italy's capital is said to have been founded	16
14A	34. Big lug	3
15A	35. Touch-and-go	5
16A	36. Looked too soon, say	6
17A	37. Tattaglia and Barzini, in "The Godfather"	4
18A	39. Scullers' gear	4
19A	41. 32-year-old artist pictured on the cover of Time magazine in 1936	4
20A	42. De facto	6
21A	45. Ceremonies	5
22A	48. Dearie	3
23A	49. Location in the New World until 1776	16
24A	52. The "G" of Geico: Abbr.	4
25A	53. Ballet move	4
26A	54. Asset that's all about "location, location, location" ... with a hint to the starts of 21-, 26- and 49-Across	15
27A	61. Gator's cousin	4
28A	62. 12/31, for one	5
29A	63. It's a knockout	5
30A	64. City on the Arno	4
31A	65. Utopias	5
32A	66. Justice Kagan	5
33A	67. Skating feat	4
34A	68. Takes to the limit, perhaps	5
35A	69. Revivalists, for short?	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. Word after play or before luck"

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 slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; ; ; - thackeray
• Words that mean the same thing: obtuse, slow, speechless
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DUMB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. The "P" of P.B.R."

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: PABST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Home to the Bay of Pigs"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a communist state in the caribbean on the island of cuba
• Words that mean the same thing: Republic of Cuba
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CUBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Fell on one's face big-time"

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: ATEIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Give out one's address?"

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

  The answer is: ORATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Candid"

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 clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
• Words that mean the same thing: unfold, capable, subject
• The opposite would be: close, fold
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Zoroastrianism, 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 strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
• Words that mean the same thing: organized religion, trust, 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: FAITH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Sign of autumn"

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 (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in libra
• Words that mean the same thing: Libra the Balance, Balance, Libra the Scales
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIBRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Artery"

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 an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
• Words that mean the same thing: route
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Location of a 1979 accident"

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: THREEMILEISLAND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Potpie ingredient"

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 flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
• Words that mean the same thing: center, heart, heart and soul
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. TV's Dr. ___"

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: PHIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Location where Italy's capital is said to have been founded"

Quick Info: This answer has 16 letters. It's a expert 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: SEVENHILLSOFROME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "34. Big lug"

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 any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
• Words that mean the same thing: caricature, aper, anthropoid
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "35. Touch-and-go"

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 of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; - new yorker
• Words that mean the same thing: chancy, dodgy, chanceful
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DICEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "36. Looked too soon, say"

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 throw a glance at; take a brief look at
• Words that mean the same thing: glint, glance, peek
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEEKED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "37. Tattaglia and Barzini, in "The Godfather""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a spanish gentleman or nobleman
• Words that mean the same thing: Don River, assume, get into
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "39. Scullers' gear"

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 implement used to propel or steer a boat
• Words that mean the same thing: oar
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "41. 32-year-old artist pictured on the cover of Time magazine in 1936"

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 surrealist spanish painter (1904-1989)
• Words that mean the same thing: Salvador Dali
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DALI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. De facto"

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 presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
• Words that mean the same thing: literal, genuine, existent
• The opposite would be: potential
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACTUAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "45. Ceremonies"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an established ceremony prescribed by a religion
• Words that mean the same thing: religious rite, ritual, rite
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RITES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "48. Dearie"

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 domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
• Words that mean the same thing: positron emission tomography, ducky, preferent
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "49. Location in the New World until 1776"

Quick Info: This answer has 16 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: THIRTEENCOLONIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "52. The "G" of Geico: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GOVT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "53. Ballet move"

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: PLIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "54. Asset that's all about "location, location, location" ... with a hint to the starts of 21-, 26- and 49-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert 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: PRIMEREALESTATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "61. Gator's cousin"

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: CROC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "62. 12/31, 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 the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
• Words that mean the same thing: proportion
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RATIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "63. It's a knockout"

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 fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
• Words that mean the same thing: quintessence, ethoxyethane, vinyl ether
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETHER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "64. City on the Arno"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a city in tuscany; site of the famous leaning tower
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PISA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "65. Utopias"

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 any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
• Words that mean the same thing: heaven, Eden, paradise
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "66. Justice Kagan"

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: ELENA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "67. Skating feat"

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: AXEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "68. Takes to the limit, perhaps"

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 trying something to find out about it
• Words that mean the same thing: run, essay, try
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TESTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "69. Revivalists, for short?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EMTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Wednesday NYT Crossword April 22, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Bats	4
2D	2. "The Greatest Snow on Earth" sloganeer	4
3D	3. Head of government between Eshkol and Rabin	4
4D	4. "Buzz off!"	6
5D	5. Inside-the-Beltway type	8
6D	6. Seed covering	4
7D	7. Dearie	4
8D	8. Cartoonists' output	6
9D	9. Establishment with steep prices?	7
10D	10. Orangish shade	8
11D	11. Well versed in	4
12D	12. Droplet	4
13D	13. &	3
14D	15. Song by the Doors that, paradoxically, is heard at the start of "Apocalypse Now"	6
15D	22. When doubled, a Hawaiian fish	4
16D	23. Vivacity	4
17D	26. Begin's negotiating partner for peace	5
18D	27. Long time	5
19D	28. 20, in Italian	5
20D	29. Master	5
21D	30. A mondegreen is a misheard one	5
22D	31. Cousin of a giraffe	5
23D	32. Free-for-all	5
24D	33. Text tweaks	5
25D	38. Like some caps and gowns	8
26D	40. Kind of order on Wall Street	8
27D	43. Little wonder?	4
28D	44. Young hare	7
29D	46. She: Fr.	4
30D	47. "Yes, that's clear to me"	6
31D	50. Big online brokerage	6
32D	51. Sharply annoy	6
33D	54. Grand ___	4
34D	55. Type of wine with an accent	4
35D	56. Vacation times on la Côte d'Azur	4
36D	57. "You ___ kiddin'!"	4
37D	58. Throat clearer	4
38D	59. Mobile home?	4
39D	60. Long times	4
40D	61. I.R.S. worker, for short	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. Bats"

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 informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
• Words that mean the same thing: bats, loony, nuts
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "The Greatest Snow on Earth" sloganeer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a state in the western united states; settled in 1847 by mormons led by brigham young
• Words that mean the same thing: Mormon State, Beehive State, UT
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UTAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Head of government between Eshkol and Rabin"

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 israeli statesman (born in russia) (1898-1978)
• Words that mean the same thing: Golda Meir
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. "Buzz off!""

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: BITEME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Inside-the-Beltway type"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person active in party politics
• Words that mean the same thing: political leader, politician, pol
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POLITICO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Seed covering"

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 fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Dearie"

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 very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
• Words that mean the same thing: sister, baby, infant
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BABE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Cartoonists' output"

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 relatively long narrow piece of something
• Words that mean the same thing: airstrip, despoil, disrobe
• The opposite would be: dress
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STRIPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Establishment with steep prices?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a restaurant where tea and light meals are available
• Words that mean the same thing: tearoom, tea parlor, tea parlour
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEASHOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Orangish shade"

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: CORALRED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Well versed in"

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: UPON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Droplet"

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 small ball with a hole through the middle
• Words that mean the same thing: beadwork, pearl, astragal
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. &"

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: AND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Song by the Doors that, paradoxically, is heard at the start of "Apocalypse Now""

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: THEEND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. When doubled, a Hawaiian fish"

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: MAHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Vivacity"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about geography.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a characteristic state or mode of living
• Words that mean the same thing: animation, life sentence, lifetime
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIFE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Begin's negotiating partner for peace"

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 egyptian statesman who (as president of egypt) negotiated a peace treaty with menachem begin (then prime minister of israel) (1918-1981)
• Words that mean the same thing: Anwar Sadat, Anwar el-Sadat
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SADAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Long time"

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 period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Words that mean the same thing: date of reference, era
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EPOCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. 20, in Italian"

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: VENTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Master"

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 gain knowledge or skills
• Words that mean the same thing: take, larn, find out
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEARN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. A mondegreen is a misheard one"

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 text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
• Words that mean the same thing: lyric poem, words, lyrical
• The opposite would be: dramatic
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LYRIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Cousin of a giraffe"

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 similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs
• Words that mean the same thing: Okapia johnstoni
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OKAPI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Free-for-all"

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 noisy riotous fight
• Words that mean the same thing: battle royal, scrimmage
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MELEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "33. Text tweaks"

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 prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
• Words that mean the same thing: edit out, cut, redact
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Like some caps and gowns"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that of or relating to or involving or used in surgery
• Words that mean the same thing: operative
• The opposite would be: medical, nonsurgical
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SURGICAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Kind of order on Wall Street"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STOPLOSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Little wonder?"

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 (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
• Words that mean the same thing: particle, molecule, speck
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Young hare"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a young hare especially one in its first year
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEVERET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. She: Fr."

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: ELLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. "Yes, that's clear to me""

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: SOISEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. Big online brokerage"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium 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: ETRADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Sharply annoy"

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: rag, devil, rile
• The 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 33 Down: "54. Grand ___"

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: PRIX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. Type of wine with an accent"

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 any of many shrubs of the genus rosa that bear roses
• Words that mean the same thing: climb, spring up, arise
• The opposite would be: set, fall
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Vacation times on la Côte d'Azur"

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: ETES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. "You ___ kiddin'!""

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: AINT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "58. Throat clearer"

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 utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: hem
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AHEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "59. Mobile home?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
• Words that mean the same thing: camp out, collapsible shelter, camp
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "60. Long times"

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 period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Words that mean the same thing: geological era, era, ERA
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "61. I.R.S. worker, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an accountant who has passed certain examinations and met all other statutory and licensing requirements of a united states state to be certified by that state
• Words that mean the same thing: certified public accountant
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	63	84.0%
Geography	3	4.0%
Short Answer	3	4.0%
Abbreviation	3	4.0%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.7%
History	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	40
Total Clues	75
Average Answer Length	5.3 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	16 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 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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