LA 0905 Thursday Sep 05, 2024 Crossword Clues with Answers Hints

LA Times Crosswords | September 05, 2024

Today's "LA Times Crosswords" September 05, 2024  Answers is available on this blog, Please scroll the page answer is shown.

LA Times Crossword September 05, 2024 

Across Clues

• 1. From downtown, maybe: URBAN
• 6. Dream team member?: MVP
• 9. Mammal with a prehensile snout: TAPIR
• 14. Sporty car: COUPE
• 15. Avian Tootsie Pop mascot: OWL
• 16. Counters of yore: ABACI
• 17. Tons o’: LOTTA
• 18. Jazz org.: NBA
• 19. Like some comic-con attendees: CAPED
• 20. QB’s throw: ATT
• 21. Action by the Fed: RATE CUT
• 24. Commercials: ADS
• 25. Angus animal: COW
• 27. Growers in a grove: TREES
• 28. “Well, ya see … ”: ERM …
• 29. Simple path: LANE
• 30. Insurance company with a purple heart logo: AETNA
• 31. Hobart hoppers: ROOS
• 33. Getting hangry, maybe: UNFED
• 35. Ctrl-__-Del: ALT
• 36. Solve, as a problem: CRACK
• 37. Lady: GAL
• 38. Let loose: UNLEASH
• 41. Greek X: CHI
• 42. Parisian palace: ELYSEE
• 44. Big name in competitive eating?: NATHAN
• 46. “Welp, what can you do?”: ALAS
• 48. Solemn vow: OATH
• 49. 58-Across of a social crafting event: QUILTING BEE
• 52. Unit of magnetic induction: GAUSS
• 54. Poetic preposition: ERE
• 55. Color-blending technique: OMBRE
• 58. Seeming flaw that’s intentional: A FEATURE, NOT A BUG
• 61. “Succession” cousin: GREG
• 62. Coop up, say: PEN IN
• 63. Rowlands of “The Notebook”: GENA
• 64. Feeling yesterday’s workout: SORE
• 65. Briquettes: COALS
• 66. Tagged, say: IDED

Down Clues

• 1. Campus near Sunset Blvd.: UCLA
• 2. Endodontic therapy: ROOT CANAL
• 3. 58-Across of some jeans: BUTTON FLY
• 4. Spot-on: APT
• 5. In the neighborhood: NEAR
• 6. City named for the hill it surrounds: MONTREAL
• 7. 58-Across of the German auto industry: VW BEETLE
• 8. Organ that nourishes a fetus: PLACENTA
• 9. Diplomatic skill: TACT
• 10. Therapy for some individuals with autism, for short: ABA
• 11. 58-Across of 1990s rock: PAPA ROACH
• 12. Cold, chocolaty cafe order: ICED MOCHA
• 13. Frees (of): RIDS
• 22. __ glance: AT A
• 23. MA and PA home: USA
• 26. Hardly huge: WEE
• 28. Blunder: ERR
• 29. Supine winter sport: LUGE
• 32. Smartphone case: SKIN
• 34. Competitor who may be put through the paces?: DUELIST
• 36. Customer service agent unlikely to pass a captcha test: CHATBOT
• 39. National Book Award winner Shusterman: NEAL
• 40. Hitch: SNAG
• 43. McMuffin option: SAUSAGE
• 45. Crèche trio: THE MAGI
• 47. Sound system: STEREO
• 48. Result of achieving a goal?: ONE-NIL
• 49. Part of LGBTQ: QUEER
• 50. Humanitarian Sendler recognized by Yad Vashem: IRENA
• 51. Receded: EBBED
• 52. Funny bits: GAGS
• 53. Natural style: AFRO
• 56. Ancient character: RUNE
• 57. “Heavens to Betsy!”: EGAD!
• 59. Checkout lines?: UPC
• 60. Word with come or carry: -ONS

Today Crossword puzzle - July 26, 2024

Today Crossword puzzle hints - July 26, 2024

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

Break down the NYT Crosswords: July 26, 2024

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. Letters of coverage - Show Answer
  

  SPF

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: sun_protection_factor, SPF



• 4. Roadside buildup on a warm winter day - Show Answer
  

  SLUSH

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: splosh, slush_around, slush, slosh_around, splash, slosh



• 9. They're often around two feet - Show Answer
  

  SOCKS

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: whap, air_sock, drogue, whop, windsock, bonk, bop, bash, wind_sock, wind_sleeve, air-sleeve, sock, wind_cone



• 14. Metonym for attention - Show Answer
  

  EAR

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: spike, capitulum, auricle, pinna, ear



• 15. Spotted - Show Answer
  

  PINTO

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: pinto



• 16. Lost intentionally - Show Answer
  

  THREW

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: shake_off, contrive, bedevil, confuse, throw_off, cast, have, throw, hold, make, bewilder, flip, drop, switch, confound, fox, fuddle, cast_off, hurl, befuddle, bemuse, thrust, discombobulate, give, throw_away, project, shed



• 17. Phase - Show Answer
  

  ERA

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: geological_era, ERA, epoch, earned_run_average, era



• 18. Departure announcement - Show Answer
  

  IMOUTTAHERE

  (11 letters)

  
  


• 20. Samurai's sword - Show Answer
  

  KATANA

  (6 letters)

  
  


• 22. French buns - Show Answer
  

  DERRIERE

  (8 letters)

  
  

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



• 23. Garment for a vaquero - Show Answer
  

  SERAPE

  (6 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: serape, sarape



• 25. First word in the name of the U.S.'s most populous county - Show Answer
  

  LOS

  (3 letters)

  
  


• 26. Center of a 63-Across - Show Answer
  

  PIT

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: fossa, cavity, stone_pit, Inferno, pit, mark, pock, scar, play_off, quarry, endocarp, perdition, stone, colliery, Hell, oppose, pitfall, orchestra_pit, match, nether_region, infernal_region

  Antonyms: Heaven



• 27. Melville character with the mantra "I would prefer not to" - Show Answer
  

  BARTLEBY

  (8 letters)

  
  


• 29. Up to - Show Answer
  

  TIL

  (3 letters)

  
  


• 31. Pitchfork part - Show Answer
  

  TINE

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: tine



• 32. Bush bounders - Show Answer
  

  ROOS

  (4 letters)

  
  


• 34. "Shoo!" - Show Answer
  

  GIT

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: git, stinker, dirty_dog, crumb, rotter, rat, lowlife, bum, skunk, puke, so-and-so, stinkpot, scum_bag



• 36. Jam session? - Show Answer
  

  SLAMDUNKCONTEST

  (15 letters)

  
  


• 41. "That's a ___!" - Show Answer
  

  LIE

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: lie, lie_down, rest, lie_in, consist, prevarication, Trygve_Lie, Lie, dwell, Trygve_Halvden_Lie

  Antonyms: stand, arise



• 42. Best Actress Oscar winner of 2022 - Show Answer
  

  YEOH

  (4 letters)

  
  


• 43. First Nations people - Show Answer
  

  CREE

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Cree



• 44. Tearing up, perhaps - Show Answer
  

  SAD

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, deplorable, sorry

  Antonyms: glad



• 46. Breed once known as the "Tax Collector's Dog" - Show Answer
  

  DOBERMAN

  (8 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Doberman, Doberman_pinscher



• 48. Landscaper's supply - Show Answer
  

  SOD

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: sod, bugger, sodomite, superoxide_dismutase, greensward, sodomist, sward, turf, SOD



• 51. ___ Lipa ("Dance the Night" singer) - Show Answer
  

  DUA

  (3 letters)

  
  


• 53. Threats - Show Answer
  

  PERILS

  (6 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: menace, jeopardize, queer, jeopardy, risk, jeopardise, scupper, expose, danger, endanger, riskiness, threaten, peril, hazard, imperil, endangerment



• 54. Predictive text? - Show Answer
  

  PROPHECY

  (8 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: divination, prognostication, vaticination, prophecy



• 57. Not at all into - Show Answer
  

  HATING

  (6 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: hate, hat, detest

  Antonyms: love



• 59. Best-selling author of 2017's "The Hate U Give" - Show Answer
  

  ANGIETHOMAS

  (11 letters)

  
  


• 61. Kid's cry - Show Answer
  

  MAA

  (3 letters)

  
  


• 62. Jason of "Aquaman" - Show Answer
  

  MOMOA

  (5 letters)

  
  


• 63. Divisive pizza topping - Show Answer
  

  OLIVE

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Olea_europaea, European_olive_tree, olive



• 64. "South Park" kid - Show Answer
  

  IKE

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: President_Eisenhower, Dwight_D._Eisenhower, Dwight_Eisenhower, Ike, Dwight_David_Eisenhower, Eisenhower



• 65. Vacate a seat - Show Answer
  

  STAND

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: bear, abide, support, tie-up, stick_out, stomach, rack, bandstand, fend, place_upright, stand_up, stall, sales_booth, resist, remain_firm, pedestal, tolerate, standstill, point_of_view, put_up, digest, endure, suffer, base, standpoint, brook, viewpoint, stand, outdoor_stage

  Antonyms: sit, yield



• 66. Was syrupy, in a way - Show Answer
  

  OOZED

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: exudate, seep, ooze_out, ooze, transude, exude



• 67. Sachet filler - Show Answer
  

  TEA

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: tea, teatime, Camellia_sinensis, tea_leaf, afternoon_tea

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Go after - Show Answer
  

  SEEK

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: seek, look_for, try, assay, essay, attempt, search



• 2. Chute behind a boat - Show Answer
  

  PARASAIL

  (8 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: parasail



• 3. Not identical, say - Show Answer
  

  FRATERNAL

  (9 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: brotherly, biovular, brotherlike, fraternal

  Antonyms: identical, sisterly



• 4. Kind of column - Show Answer
  

  SPINAL

  (6 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: spinal_anaesthesia, spinal_anesthesia, spinal



• 5. Capital city whose main governmental building is known as the "House of Pizarro" - Show Answer
  

  LIMAPERU

  (8 letters)

  
  


• 6. Game with a draw pile - Show Answer
  

  UNO

  (3 letters)

  
  


• 7. Term of endearment akin to "handsome" - Show Answer
  

  STUD

  (4 letters)

  
  

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



• 8. Monopoly piece - Show Answer
  

  HOTEL

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: hotel



• 9. Personality indicator, some say - Show Answer
  

  STARSIGN

  (8 letters)

  
  


• 10. "I didn't see you there!" - Show Answer
  

  OHHI

  (4 letters)

  
  


• 11. Radiohead's highest-selling single - Show Answer
  

  CREEP

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: pussyfoot, crawl, grovel, weirdie, mouse, fawn, spook, creep, weirdy, cower, creeping, cringe, weirdo, crawling, sneak



• 12. Three-time Olympic gold medalist ___ Walsh Jennings - Show Answer
  

  KERRI

  (5 letters)

  
  


• 13. Like port - Show Answer
  

  SWEET

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: seraphic, unfermented, angelical, sweetly, sweet, scented, honeyed, dessert, Sweet, sweet-smelling, sweetened, afters, Henry_Sweet, odoriferous, sweet-scented, sugared, odorous, perfumed, sugariness, sweet-flavored, gratifying, mellifluous, cherubic, dulcet, sweetness, angelic, mellisonant, fresh, confection

  Antonyms: salty, sour, dry



• 19. Race pace - Show Answer
  

  TROT

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Trotskyite, pony, Trotskyist, crib, jog, lope, clip, trot, Trot



• 21. Lunar mission of the 2020s - Show Answer
  

  ARTEMIS

  (7 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Cynthia, Artemis



• 24. Wood that sinks in water - Show Answer
  

  EBONY

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: soot_black, Diospyros_ebenum, sable, ebon, jet_black, ebony_tree, pitch_black, coal_black, ebony



• 27. "The world's biggest band," per a 2021 Rolling Stone cover - Show Answer
  

  BTS

  (3 letters)

  
  


• 28. Joined together - Show Answer
  

  YOKED

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: link, yoke

  Antonyms: unyoke



• 30. Rhyming subject for an English major - Show Answer
  

  LITCRIT

  (7 letters)

  
  


• 33. Feat on a beat - Show Answer
  

  SCOOP

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: soap, exclusive, trump, easy_lay, scoopful, outflank, liquid_ecstasy, max, outdo, lift_out, best, scoop_out, Georgia_home_boy, take_up, grievous_bodily_harm, goop, pocket, scoop, scoop_up, scoop_shovel



• 35. Office max? - Show Answer
  

  TERMLIMIT

  (9 letters)

  
  


• 37. Fan associated with a red, white and blue skull logo - Show Answer
  

  DEADHEAD

  (8 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: deadhead



• 38. Catchphrase for Austin Powers - Show Answer
  

  OHBEHAVE

  (8 letters)

  
  


• 39. Venomous reef dweller - Show Answer
  

  SEASNAKE

  (8 letters)

  
  


• 40. "Powers of ___" (landmark documentary about the scale of the universe) - Show Answer
  

  TEN

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: 10, decade, tenner, X, x, ten, ten-spot



• 45. Two-piece? - Show Answer
  

  DUET

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: pair, distich, span, duad, brace, twosome, couplet, duet, duette, couple, pas_de_deux, duo, yoke, twain, dyad



• 47. Took off the board - Show Answer
  

  ERASED

  (6 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: rub_out, wipe_off, score_out, erase, delete, efface, wipe_out

  Antonyms: record



• 48. Floods with junk - Show Answer
  

  SPAMS

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: junk_e-mail, Spam, spam



• 49. "... oops, my mistake" - Show Answer
  

  ORNOT

  (5 letters)

  
  


• 50. Set of beliefs - Show Answer
  

  DOGMA

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: tenet, dogma



• 52. Cold call? - Show Answer
  

  ACHOO

  (5 letters)

  
  


• 55. Subatomic particle named for a Greek letter - Show Answer
  

  PION

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: pion, pi-meson



• 56. "Well, here goes nothing!" - Show Answer
  

  YOLO

  (4 letters)

  
  


• 58. Mother of the Titans - Show Answer
  

  GAEA

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Ge, Gaea, Gaia



• 60. "Les ___" - Show Answer
  

  MIZ

  (3 letters)

  
  

NY Times Crossword Answers May 14, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

NY Times Crossword Complete Solution: May 14, 2025

Published on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 • Updated daily

Our expert breakdown helps you solve the May 14 NYT crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.

Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. Do a spit take?

4-letter answer Answer: SWAB

Word Help: Synonyms: dab, swab, swob

Clue #2: 5. Sea creature whose name doesn't rhyme with 1-Across, weirdly

4-letter answer Answer: CRAB

Word Help: Synonyms: squawk, crab_louse, crab

Clue #3: 9. Bloating relief brand

4-letter answer Answer: GASX

Clue #4: 13. "I've made a huge mistake!"

4-letter answer Answer: OHNO

Clue #5: 14. Dance during which newlyweds might be lifted in chairs

4-letter answer Answer: HORA

Clue #6: 15. Spin instructor?

6-letter answer Answer: PRGURU

Clue #7: 17. Color-changing fad jewelry ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?

9-letter answer Answer: MOODRINGS

Clue #8: 19. Colombian cakes that have been around since pre-Columbian times

6-letter answer Answer: AREPAS

Clue #9: 20. Hit single from the 1983 "Flashdance" soundtrack

6-letter answer Answer: MANIAC

Word Help: Synonyms: lunatic, maniacal, maniac

Clue #10: 21. Man's name that's also a suffix

3-letter answer Answer: IAN

Clue #11: 23. Storm center

3-letter answer Answer: EYE

Word Help: Synonyms: center, optic, oculus

Clue #12: 24. Heroes' journeys, say ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?

13-letter answer Answer: CHARACTERARCS

Clue #13: 29. ___ in comparison

4-letter answer Answer: PALE

Word Help: Synonyms: pallid, blanch, sick

Clue #14: 32. Starter starter?

3-letter answer Answer: NON

Word Help: Synonyms: non, not

Clue #15: 33. Barnard graduate, e.g.

6-letter answer Answer: ALUMNA

Word Help: Synonyms: grad, graduate, alumna

Clue #16: 34. Long-running British record label

3-letter answer Answer: EMI

Clue #17: 35. Canine that bites

5-letter answer Answer: TOOTH

Word Help: Synonyms: tooth

Clue #18: 37. Actress Rapace of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"

5-letter answer Answer: NOOMI

Clue #19: 39. Visual aids on scatter plots ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?

16-letter answer Answer: REGRESSIONCURVES

Clue #20: 43. Not hot or cool

5-letter answer Answer: UNHIP

Clue #21: 44. Debase oneself

5-letter answer Answer: STOOP

Word Help: Synonyms: stoop, stoep, crouch

Clue #22: 45. Nickname that omits -anna

3-letter answer Answer: ARI

Clue #23: 46. What might be used to connect evidence on a detective's corkboard

6-letter answer Answer: STRING

Word Help: Synonyms: bowed_stringed_instrument, thread, chain
Antonyms: unstring

Clue #24: 49. Go wrong

3-letter answer Answer: ERR

Word Help: Synonyms: drift, mistake, slip

Clue #25: 50. Pot leaves?

4-letter answer Answer: TEAS

Word Help: Synonyms: tea_leaf, afternoon_tea, teatime

Clue #26: 51. Some painting in a parking lot ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?

13-letter answer Answer: DIVIDINGLINES

Clue #27: 54. Suffix with legal

3-letter answer Answer: ESE

Word Help: Synonyms: ESE, east_southeast

Clue #28: 55. Star sign?

3-letter answer Answer: CUE

Word Help: Synonyms: pool_stick, clew, cue_stick

Clue #29: 56. "Come on, help me out"

6-letter answer Answer: BEAPAL

Clue #30: 60. Exposed

6-letter answer Answer: ATRISK

Clue #31: 63. Awkwardly lanky ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?

9-letter answer Answer: ALLELBOWS

Clue #32: 66. "I Dreamed a Dream" musical, familiarly

6-letter answer Answer: LESMIS

Clue #33: 67. Genuine

4-letter answer Answer: REAL

Word Help: Synonyms: substantial, really, real
Antonyms: insubstantial, unreal

Clue #34: 68. Where to get a shelf off the shelf

4-letter answer Answer: IKEA

Clue #35: 69. Breather

4-letter answer Answer: REST

Word Help: Synonyms: take_a_breather, relaxation, quietus
Antonyms: be_active, change

Clue #36: 70. Certain blue note

4-letter answer Answer: SEXT

Word Help: Synonyms: sext

Clue #37: 71. Fit snugly (in)

4-letter answer Answer: NEST

Word Help: Synonyms: snuggle, draw_close, cuddle

Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. 2010s documentary trilogy about training for a very difficult wine exam

4-letter answer Answer: SOMM

Clue #2: 2. "Hold your horses!"

4-letter answer Answer: WHOA

Clue #3: 3. Ghost writer?

4-letter answer Answer: ANON

Word Help: Synonyms: anon

Clue #4: 4. Close-fitting part of a dress

6-letter answer Answer: BODICE

Word Help: Synonyms: bodice

Clue #5: 5. Some Mexican Americans

8-letter answer Answer: CHICANOS

Word Help: Synonyms: Chicano

Clue #6: 6. Actor/director Howard

3-letter answer Answer: RON

Word Help: Synonyms: Bokkos, Ron, Daffo

Clue #7: 7. Home to Los Glaciares National Park: Abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: ARG

Clue #8: 8. Word with cable or training

5-letter answer Answer: BASIC

Word Help: Synonyms: introductory, staple, canonical
Antonyms: incidental

Clue #9: 9. Sound from an annoyed samoyed

3-letter answer Answer: GRR

Clue #10: 10. Time of one's life

3-letter answer Answer: AGE

Word Help: Synonyms: years, age, mature
Antonyms: rejuvenate

Clue #11: 11. Starbursts?

10-letter answer Answer: SUPERNOVAE

Word Help: Synonyms: supernova

Clue #12: 12. Bit of equipment in a dentist's office

10-letter answer Answer: XRAYCAMERA

Clue #13: 15. Assembly of experts

5-letter answer Answer: PANEL

Word Help: Synonyms: dialog_box, instrument_panel, gore

Clue #14: 16. Manipulates

4-letter answer Answer: USES

Word Help: Synonyms: use_of_goods_and_services, exercise, utilise

Clue #15: 18. When doubled, zealous

3-letter answer Answer: RAH

Clue #16: 22. One-time connection

3-letter answer Answer: ATA

Clue #17: 25. Australian hoppers, for short

4-letter answer Answer: ROOS

Clue #18: 26. Nay sayers

5-letter answer Answer: ANTIS

Word Help: Synonyms: anti

Clue #19: 27. Anticipatory events, collectively

5-letter answer Answer: RUNUP

Word Help: Synonyms: run-up, runup

Clue #20: 28. Cherubic archer

4-letter answer Answer: AMOR

Word Help: Synonyms: Cupid, Amor

Clue #21: 29. Country where potatoes originated

4-letter answer Answer: PERU

Word Help: Synonyms: Peru, Republic_of_Peru

Clue #22: 30. "Preach!"

10-letter answer Answer: AMENSISTER

Clue #23: 31. Playful poetry

10-letter answer Answer: LIGHTVERSE

Clue #24: 35. Lukewarm

5-letter answer Answer: TEPID

Word Help: Synonyms: half-hearted, lukewarm, tepid

Clue #25: 36. Stay there!

5-letter answer Answer: HOTEL

Word Help: Synonyms: hotel

Clue #26: 38. Egyptian deity with a reduplicative name

4-letter answer Answer: ISIS

Word Help: Synonyms: Directorate_for_Inter-Services_Intelligence, ISI, Inter-Services_Intelligence

Clue #27: 40. Reduplicative nickname in pop music

4-letter answer Answer: RIRI

Clue #28: 41. Sushi seaweed

4-letter answer Answer: NORI

Clue #29: 42. Midwestern agricultural swath

8-letter answer Answer: CORNBELT

Clue #30: 47. Fleetwood Mac vocalist Stevie

5-letter answer Answer: NICKS

Word Help: Synonyms: notch, ding, gouge

Clue #31: 48. Creature that stampeded in "The Lion King"

3-letter answer Answer: GNU

Word Help: Synonyms: gnu, wildebeest

Clue #32: 50. Where to place personal items before walking through a scanner

6-letter answer Answer: TSABIN

Clue #33: 51. "You're on!"

4-letter answer Answer: DEAL

Word Help: Synonyms: sell, conduct, great_deal

Clue #34: 52. Settings on a bike

5-letter answer Answer: GEARS

Word Help: Synonyms: gear_wheel, appurtenance, pitch

Clue #35: 53. Prey for an osprey

3-letter answer Answer: EEL

Word Help: Synonyms: eel

Clue #36: 57. Give the finger?

4-letter answer Answer: POKE

Word Help: Synonyms: stab, prod, paper_bag

Clue #37: 58. Floors

4-letter answer Answer: AWES

Word Help: Synonyms: fear, veneration, reverence

Clue #38: 59. Exam whose score can't be argued, ironically

4-letter answer Answer: LSAT

Clue #39: 61. Quick chats?

3-letter answer Answer: IMS

Clue #40: 62. "If you can't say something good about someone, ___ right here by me": Alice Roosevelt Longworth

3-letter answer Answer: SIT

Word Help: Synonyms: sit, posture, seat
Antonyms: stand, arise

Clue #41: 64. Greta of "Past Lives"

3-letter answer Answer: LEE

Word Help: Synonyms: Shelton_Jackson_Lee, downwind, lee_side
Antonyms: windward

Clue #42: 65. Hardly stringent

3-letter answer Answer: LAX

Word Help: Synonyms: loose, slack, lax
Antonyms: tense

Expert Solving Strategies

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• Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
• Check vowel patterns in partially solved words

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No 27371 Wed Oct 16, 2024 NYTimes Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Friend on "Friends", 5. Besmirch, 10. U.S. immigration policy, familiarly, 14. From which Christmas lights might hang, 15. Dystopian horror film of 2013, with "The", 16. Birds with wings about one-tenth the length of their bodies, 17. Three tickets, 19. Cheeky, 20. "Is that OK with you?", 21. "Despite all that ...", 23. L'il ___, 26. With money, 29. Makes apprehensive, 31. Put forth, as a question, 32. Well-worn, 33. Onetime Houston athlete whose helmet featured a derrick, 35. Frodo Baggins's pursuers, 39. Introductory foreign language class suggested by this puzzle's theme, 43. First British P.M. appointed by Queen Elizabeth II, 44. Sung tribute, 45. Tax prep pro, 46. "Tangible" balance sheet item, 49. Host, 51. More revered, 55. Comedian Youngman, 56. Goddess associated with the owl, 57. Outback hoppers, 59. Suffix with Jumbo, 60. Crazy reason, 66. Bits of advice, 67. Object of finger-pointing on "Fantasy Island", 68. Instruments heard at luaus, for short, 69. Subside, 70. Number of blessings at a Jewish wedding, 71. See 64-Down

Wed Oct 16, 2024 NYTimes Crossword

Down Clues :

1. Li of martial arts fame, 2. Item on a boathouse wall, 3. Time of anticipation, 4. Sycophants, 5. Neuter, 6. "Thou sing'st sweet ___": Shak., 7. Hosp. areas usually on the ground floor, 8. Get wiser, supposedly, 9. Computer troubleshooting options, 10. Look to for support, 11. Revise, 12. Drop an F-bomb, say, 13. Founder of the Pacific Fur Company, 1810, 18. Singer with the 2008 album "Backwoods Barbie", 22. V.I.P. section?, 23. InDesign developer, 24. Bundled, as hay, 25. Nonverbal attention-getter, 27. Run, 28. Like Loki and Thor, 30. Transgress, 34. One miraculously healed by Jesus, 36. Poison found naturally in castor beans, 37. Airer of hearings, 38. Suspect, 40. Somewhat, 41. "The Office" role, 42. "Alrighty, then. As I was saying …", 47. ___ Juan, 48. Resells at hiked-up prices, 50. What to do before a marathon, perhaps, 51. Lacking gloss, 52. Open courtyards, 53. Looks to sell, 54. It might go way over your head, 58. The appearance of a butterfly in a home, for some, 61. Fútbol cheer, 62. Basketball's King James, from 2003-10 and 2014-18, 63. Prez #34, 64. Doc treating 71-Across, 65. Symbol on the collar of Krypto the Superdog

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 16, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Friend on "Friends". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JOEY




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

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

  The answer: SMEAR

  Possible Answer : smutch, smirch, defame, besmirch, asperse, cytologic_smear, sully, slur, blot, smear, spot, stain, blur, smudge, calumniate, malignment, cytosmear, vilification, daub, denigrate, slander




• The clue is 10. U.S. immigration policy, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DACA




• The clue is 14. From which Christmas lights might hang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAVE




• The clue is 15. Dystopian horror film of 2013, with "The". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PURGE

  Possible Answer : regorge, regurgitate, chuck, retch, spue, purging, be_sick, purge, upchuck, purgation, sick, purify, honk, flush, scour, cast, puke, throw_up, sanctify, vomit, vomit_up, cat, disgorge, barf, spew

  Possible Opposite Answer : rehabilitate, keep_down




• The clue is 16. Birds with wings about one-tenth the length of their bodies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMUS

  Possible Answer : Emu_novaehollandiae, electromagnetic_unit, emu, Dromaius_novaehollandiae




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

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

  The answer: TRESPASSES

  Possible Answer : take_advantage, usurpation, sin, transgress, encroachment, intrusion, violation, overstep, intrude, trespass




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

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

  The answer: PERT

  Possible Answer : saucy, impertinent, irreverent, pert




• The clue is 20. "Is that OK with you?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAYI




• The clue is 21. "Despite all that ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVENSO




• The clue is 23. L'il ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABNER




• The clue is 26. With money. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CONTENDER

  Possible Answer : rival, challenger, competition, competitor, contender




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

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

  The answer: DAUNTS

  Possible Answer : pall, scare_off, frighten_away, scare_away, frighten_off, daunt, scare, dash




• The clue is 31. Put forth, as a question. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POSED

  Possible Answer : get, baffle, bewilder, sit, impersonate, model, flummox, posed, place, puzzle, lay, amaze, posture, nonplus, dumbfound, put, position, vex, stupefy, gravel, pose, perplex, present, personate, beat, mystify, stick, set

  Possible Opposite Answer : unposed




• The clue is 32. Well-worn. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLD

  Possible Answer : old, Old, quondam, onetime, erstwhile, older, one-time, honest-to-goodness, previous, sometime, sure-enough, honest-to-god, former

  Possible Opposite Answer : young, new




• The clue is 33. Onetime Houston athlete whose helmet featured a derrick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OILER

  Possible Answer : tanker, oil_well, tank_ship, oil_tanker, oiler




• The clue is 35. Frodo Baggins's pursuers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORCS




• The clue is 39. Introductory foreign language class suggested by this puzzle's theme. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEGINNERSPANISH




• The clue is 43. First British P.M. appointed by Queen Elizabeth II. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDEN

  Possible Answer : Garden_of_Eden, promised_land, Shangri-la, nirvana, Eden, heaven, paradise




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

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

  The answer: PAEAN

  Possible Answer : panegyric, pean, eulogy, encomium, paean




• The clue is 45. Tax prep pro. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CPA

  Possible Answer : certified_public_accountant, CPA




• The clue is 46. "Tangible" balance sheet item. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASSET

  Possible Answer : asset, plus

  Possible Opposite Answer : liability




• The clue is 49. Host. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MYRIAD

  Possible Answer : myriad, innumerous, multitudinous, ten_thousand, 10000, countless, infinite, unnumberable, innumerable, unnumerable, unnumbered, numberless, uncounted




• The clue is 51. More revered. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MASSACRED

  Possible Answer : mow_down, massacre, slaughter




• The clue is 55. Comedian Youngman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HENNY




• The clue is 56. Goddess associated with the owl. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATHENA

  Possible Answer : Pallas, Athene, Athena, Pallas_Athene, Pallas_Athena




• The clue is 57. Outback hoppers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROOS




• The clue is 59. Suffix with Jumbo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRON




• The clue is 60. Crazy reason. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOCOMOTIVE

  Possible Answer : locomotive, locomotor, engine, railway_locomotive, locomotive_engine




• The clue is 66. Bits of advice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIPS

  Possible Answer : tippytoe, topple, lean, pourboire, tip, backsheesh, tiptoe, bung, baksheesh, tip_off, slant, hint, peak, wind, top, lead, steer, crest, angle, tap, summit, tumble, gratuity, confidential_information, bakshis, crown, tilt, fee, bakshish, point




• The clue is 67. Object of finger-pointing on "Fantasy Island". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLANE

  Possible Answer : airplane, aeroplane, planer, carpenter's_plane, skim, sheet, shave, level, flat, plane, planing_machine, woodworking_plane




• The clue is 68. Instruments heard at luaus, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UKES

  Possible Answer : ukulele, uke




• The clue is 69. Subside. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EASE

  Possible Answer : simpleness, allay, ease, relieve, relaxation, facilitate, still, alleviate, relief, rest, informality, repose, simplicity, comfort, easiness

  Possible Opposite Answer : difficulty




• The clue is 70. Number of blessings at a Jewish wedding. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEVEN

  Possible Answer : heptad, 7, septet, septenary, seven-spot, seven, vii, sevener, VII




• The clue is 71. See 64-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETS

  Possible Answer : positron_emission_tomography, ducky, favourite, pet, darling, PET, favorite, deary, dearie

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Li of martial arts fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JET

  Possible Answer: gush, cat_valium, coal-black, jet-propelled_plane, spirt, sooty, jet, super_acid, K, blue_jet, pitchy, jet-black, honey_oil, super_C, reverse_lightning, green, squirt, special_K, jet_plane, spurt, fountain

• The clue is 2. Item on a boathouse wall. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OAR

  Possible Answer: oar

• The clue is 3. Time of anticipation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVE

  Possible Answer: eve, eventide, evening, Eve, even

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

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

  The answer: YESMEN

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

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

  The answer: SPAY

  Possible Answer: castrate, alter, spay, neuter

• The clue is 6. "Thou sing'st sweet ___": Shak.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUSIC

  Possible Answer: euphony, medicine, music

• The clue is 7. Hosp. areas usually on the ground floor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERS

  Possible Answer: ER, atomic_number_68, erbium, emergency_room, Er

• The clue is 8. Get wiser, supposedly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGE

  Possible Answer: geezerhood, years, maturate, mature, old_age, long_time, historic_period, age, senesce, get_on, eld

  Possible Opposite Answer : rejuvenate

• The clue is 9. Computer troubleshooting options. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RESETS

  Possible Answer: reset, readjust

• The clue is 10. Look to for support. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEPENDON

• The clue is 11. Revise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMEND

  Possible Answer: rectify, remediate, improve, better, remedy, meliorate, repair, ameliorate, amend

  Possible Opposite Answer : worsen

• The clue is 12. Drop an F-bomb, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CURSE

  Possible Answer: maledict, swearword, nemesis, swearing, condemnation, damn, blaspheme, imprecate, whammy, unchurch, excommunicate, jinx, hex, bedamn, anathemize, curse_word, bane, scourge, beshrew, cuss, oath, torment, expletive, swear, curse, execration, anathemise

  Possible Opposite Answer : communicate, bless

• The clue is 13. Founder of the Pacific Fur Company, 1810. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTOR

  Possible Answer: Nancy_Witcher_Astor, John_Jacob_Astor, Astor, Viscountess_Astor

• The clue is 18. Singer with the 2008 album "Backwoods Barbie". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARTON

• The clue is 22. V.I.P. section?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VEE

• The clue is 23. InDesign developer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADOBE

  Possible Answer: adobe_brick, adobe

• The clue is 24. Bundled, as hay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BALED

  Possible Answer: bale

• The clue is 25. Nonverbal attention-getter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUDGE

  Possible Answer: nudge, poke_at, jog, prod

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

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

  The answer: OPERATE

  Possible Answer: mesh, manoeuver, manoeuvre, function, control, lock, operate_on, run, maneuver, go, work, engage, operate

  Possible Opposite Answer : disengage, malfunction

• The clue is 28. Like Loki and Thor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NORSE

  Possible Answer: Scandinavian_language, Norseman, Northman, Norse, North_Germanic, Scandinavian, Norwegian, North_Germanic_language, Nordic

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

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

  The answer: SIN

  Possible Answer: goof, sin, transgress, wickedness, hell, sinning, sinfulness, Sin, blunder, boob, trespass, sine, drop_the_ball

• The clue is 34. One miraculously healed by Jesus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEPER

  Possible Answer: lazar, leper

• The clue is 36. Poison found naturally in castor beans. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RICIN

  Possible Answer: ricin_toxin, ricin

• The clue is 37. Airer of hearings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CSPAN

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

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

  The answer: SHADY

  Possible Answer: fishy, funny, shadowed, umbrageous, shadowy, suspect, fly-by-night, louche, suspicious, shady

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

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

  The answer: INASENSE

• The clue is 41. "The Office" role. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAM

• The clue is 42. "Alrighty, then. As I was saying …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANYHOO

• The clue is 47. ___ Juan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAN

• The clue is 48. Resells at hiked-up prices. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCALPS

  Possible Answer: scalp

• The clue is 50. What to do before a marathon, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RESTUP

• The clue is 51. Lacking gloss. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATTE

  Possible Answer: matt, matte_up, matte, matt-up, flatness, mat_up, flat, felt, matted, lustrelessness, lusterlessness, mat, felt_up

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

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

  The answer: ATRIA

  Possible Answer: atrium

• The clue is 53. Looks to sell. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHOPS

  Possible Answer: shop, shop_at, tell_on, sponsor, shit, grass, betray, snitch, frequent, store, buy_at, give_away, patronize, denounce, rat, stag, shop_class, workshop, patronise, browse

  Possible Opposite Answer : boycott

• The clue is 54. It might go way over your head. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRONE

  Possible Answer: monotone, dawdler, trailer, drone_on, drone_pipe, poke, lagger, bourdon, droning, pilotless_aircraft, radio-controlled_aircraft, drone, laggard

• The clue is 58. The appearance of a butterfly in a home, for some. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMEN

  Possible Answer: bode, omen, prognostication, portent, auspicate, foretell, presage, prognostic, prodigy, foreshadow, forecast, Muscat_and_Oman, Oman, prefigure, prognosticate, predict, Sultanate_of_Oman, betoken, portend, augur

• The clue is 61. Fútbol cheer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLE

• The clue is 62. Basketball's King James, from 2003-10 and 2014-18. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAV

• The clue is 63. Prez #34. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IKE

  Possible Answer: Dwight_David_Eisenhower, Dwight_D._Eisenhower, Eisenhower, Dwight_Eisenhower, President_Eisenhower, Ike

• The clue is 64. Doc treating 71-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VET

  Possible Answer: veterinary, ex-serviceman, veterinarian, veteran, veterinary_surgeon, vet

• The clue is 65. Symbol on the collar of Krypto the Superdog. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESS

  Possible Answer: E, einsteinium, Es, atomic_number_99