27430 Tue Dec 17, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Answers

Across Clues :

1. Resting on, 5. Part of a plane or a theater, 10. Polynesian drink with psychoactive effects, 14. Trigonometry function, 15. "All politics is ___", 16. Dr. Frankenstein's assistant, 17. Snide comment about a collectible figurine?, 20. Id's counterpart, 21. Carelessly quick, 22. A cube has 12, 23. "It wasn't me!," for one, 25. Prefix with natal or noir, 26. Kerfuffle over beach footwear?, 33. It's "a good walk spoiled," per Mark Twain, 36. Drool, essentially, 37. Important knee tissue, for short, 38. Does as instructed, 40. "Scram!", 41. Beef cut from the short loin, 43. Egg donor's donations, 44. Planet whose name makes middle schoolers laugh, 47. On the ocean, 48. Feeling of guilt after cheating at table tennis?, 51. Leftmost image in the iconic illustration "The March of Progress", 52. Toys (with), 56. Whatsoever, 59. It usually precedes delivery, 62. No. on a business card, 63. Singer Parton when she's aimlessly wasting time?, 66. Vogue competitor, 67. Engage in a dispute, 68. Human rights lawyer Clooney, 69. Kill, to a comic, 70. Cried sheepishly?, 71. What has a meter and a motor

Down Clues :

1. The "A" of FAQ, 2. Hint of color, 3. Hamburger topping, 4. Bench press muscle, for short, 5. Lime and soda, for two, 6. Charged particles, 7. "Scram!", 8. Frilly and delicate, 9. Prey for gray wolves, 10. "Ish", 11. Eagerly excited, 12. Sotto ___ (quietly), 13. Synagogue chests, 18. ___ Drogo, "Game of Thrones" role for Jason Momoa, 19. Continue to work on, 24. Possible, but not looking good, 25. Mo. with two federal holidays, 27. Wiccan or druid, 28. Short-lived relationship, 29. Glowed with happiness, 30. Only landlocked country in Southeast Asia, 31. Proactiv target, 32. Desperate request, 33. Self-care company founded by Gwyneth Paltrow, 34. Self-evident, informally, 35. Mean's counterpart, 39. Provide, 42. Bad things to have under one's eyes, 45. Caviar, e.g., 46. Siberian herding dog, 49. Type of kitchen in a small apartment, 50. Geeky type, 53. Site of a historic civil rights march, 54. Pharmacy product that's commonly chocolate-flavored, 55. Writing devices for tablets, 56. Citrus drinks, 57. Work, as the land, 58. Penne ___ vodka, 59. "___ Croft: Tomb Raider", 60. Bit of pond scum, 61. Alphabetically first rainbow color, 64. "A little ___'ll do ya!" (Brylcreem slogan), 65. Vegan milk option

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 17, 2024

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

Tue Dec 17, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Answers

Across Clues with Answers:

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

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

  The answer: ATOP

  Possible Answer : atop




• The clue is 5. Part of a plane or a theater. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AISLE

  Possible Answer : gangway, aisle




• The clue is 10. Polynesian drink with psychoactive effects. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KAVA

  Possible Answer : kava, kavakava




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

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

  The answer: SINE

  Possible Answer : sin, sine




• The clue is 15. "All politics is ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOCAL

  Possible Answer : local_anesthetic, topical_anaesthetic, topical_anesthetic, local_anaesthetic, local

  Possible Opposite Answer : national, express, general




• The clue is 16. Dr. Frankenstein's assistant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IGOR




• The clue is 17. Snide comment about a collectible figurine?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KNICKKNACKKNOCK




• The clue is 20. Id's counterpart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGO

  Possible Answer : self-importance, self, egotism, ego




• The clue is 21. Carelessly quick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HASTY

  Possible Answer : overhasty, headlong, precipitant, hasty, precipitate, precipitous




• The clue is 22. A cube has 12. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDGES

  Possible Answer : adjoin, march, border, butt_against, inch, boundary, butt, sharpness, edge, abut, butt_on, bound




• The clue is 23. "It wasn't me!," for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DENIAL

  Possible Answer : abnegation, self-renunciation, denial, self-denial, defence, disaffirmation, demurrer, defense, self-abnegation

  Possible Opposite Answer : prosecution




• The clue is 25. Prefix with natal or noir. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEO

  Possible Answer : neo




• The clue is 26. Kerfuffle over beach footwear?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: FLIPFLOPFLAP




• The clue is 33. It's "a good walk spoiled," per Mark Twain. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOLF

  Possible Answer : golf, golf_game




• The clue is 36. Drool, essentially. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALIVA

  Possible Answer : saliva, spittle, spit




• The clue is 37. Important knee tissue, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACL




• The clue is 38. Does as instructed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBEYS

  Possible Answer : obey

  Possible Opposite Answer : disobey




• The clue is 40. "Scram!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIT

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




• The clue is 41. Beef cut from the short loin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TBONE




• The clue is 43. Egg donor's donations. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVA

  Possible Answer : ovum, egg_cell




• The clue is 44. Planet whose name makes middle schoolers laugh. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: URANUS

  Possible Answer : Uranus, Ouranos




• The clue is 47. On the ocean. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASEA

  Possible Answer : seawards, asea, seaward




• The clue is 48. Feeling of guilt after cheating at table tennis?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: PINGPONGPANG




• The clue is 51. Leftmost image in the iconic illustration "The March of Progress". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APE

  Possible Answer : imitator, copycat, ape, aper, caricature, emulator, anthropoid




• The clue is 52. Toys (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MESSES

  Possible Answer : pickle, wad, pile, kettle_of_fish, lot, mass, heap, peck, pot, slew, stack, mess_up, muckle, raft, muddle, mess_hall, tidy_sum, flock, messiness, great_deal, muss, mess, batch, fix, passel, mussiness, plenty, spate, mountain, quite_a_little, good_deal, sight, deal, hole, jam, hatful, mickle, mint




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

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

  The answer: ATALL




• The clue is 59. It usually precedes delivery. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LABOR

  Possible Answer : moil, toil, Labor, push, proletariat, Labor_Department, travail, project, tug, labour, parturiency, Department_of_Labor, dig, drudge, confinement, working_class, labor, labor_movement, trade_union_movement, grind, lying-in, drive, fag, Labour_Party, task, Labour, childbed, DoL, undertaking, British_Labour_Party




• The clue is 62. No. on a business card. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXT




• The clue is 63. Singer Parton when she's aimlessly wasting time?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DILLYDALLYDOLLY




• The clue is 66. Vogue competitor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLE




• The clue is 67. Engage in a dispute. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARGUE

  Possible Answer : fence, reason, argue, indicate, contend, debate




• The clue is 68. Human rights lawyer Clooney. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMAL




• The clue is 69. Kill, to a comic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLAY

  Possible Answer : bump_off, polish_off, dispatch, hit, remove, off, slay, murder




• The clue is 70. Cried sheepishly?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAAED

  Possible Answer : baa, blate, blat, bleat




• The clue is 71. What has a meter and a motor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAXI

  Possible Answer : cab, hack, taxicab, taxi

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. The "A" of FAQ. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASKED

  Possible Answer: inquire, require, involve, postulate, call_for, demand, ask, necessitate, take, expect, enquire, need

  Possible Opposite Answer : obviate

• The clue is 2. Hint of color. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TINGE

  Possible Answer: tinct, tint, jot, undertone, speck, hint, colour, pinch, tinge, soupcon, distort, touch, color, mite

• The clue is 3. Hamburger topping. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONION

  Possible Answer: onion, onion_plant, Allium_cepa

• The clue is 4. Bench press muscle, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEC

• The clue is 5. Lime and soda, for two. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALKALIS

  Possible Answer: base, alkali

• The clue is 6. Charged particles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IONS

  Possible Answer: ion

• The clue is 7. "Scram!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCAT

  Possible Answer: scarper, turn_tail, fly_the_coop, run, run_away, escape, scat_singing, head_for_the_hills, break_away, take_to_the_woods, hightail_it, lam, bunk, scat

• The clue is 8. Frilly and delicate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LACY

  Possible Answer: netlike, lacelike, lacy, webby, netted, webbed, weblike

• The clue is 9. Prey for gray wolves. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELK

  Possible Answer: moose, wapiti, European_elk, Cervus_elaphus_canadensis, Cervus_elaphus, elk, Alces_alces, American_elk, red_deer

• The clue is 10. "Ish". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KINDOF

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

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

  The answer: AGOG

  Possible Answer: agog

• The clue is 12. Sotto ___ (quietly). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VOCE

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

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

  The answer: ARKS

  Possible Answer: ark, Ark, Ark_of_the_Covenant

• The clue is 18. ___ Drogo, "Game of Thrones" role for Jason Momoa. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KHAL

• The clue is 19. Continue to work on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEEPAT

• The clue is 24. Possible, but not looking good. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IFFY

  Possible Answer: flukey, chancy, iffy, fluky

• The clue is 25. Mo. with two federal holidays. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOV

  Possible Answer: Nov, November

• The clue is 27. Wiccan or druid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAGAN

  Possible Answer: heathenish, hedonist, infidel, heathen, pagan, gentile, ethnic, pleasure_seeker

• The clue is 28. Short-lived relationship. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLING

  Possible Answer: splurge, cast_out, discard, pass, toss_out, whirl, cast_away, dispose, throw_out, put_away, toss, toss_away, fling, cast_aside, spree, crack, go, chuck_out, throw_away, offer

• The clue is 29. Glowed with happiness. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LITUP

• The clue is 30. Only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAOS

  Possible Answer: Laos, Lao, Laotian, Lao_People's_Democratic_Republic

• The clue is 31. Proactiv target. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACNE

  Possible Answer: acne

• The clue is 32. Desperate request. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLEA

  Possible Answer: supplication, plea

• The clue is 33. Self-care company founded by Gwyneth Paltrow. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOOP

  Possible Answer: muck, goop, max, guck, gook, scoop, grievous_bodily_harm, soap, slime, gunk, easy_lay, ooze, sludge, goo, liquid_ecstasy, Georgia_home_boy

• The clue is 34. Self-evident, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBVI

• The clue is 35. Mean's counterpart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAN

  Possible Answer: run, thin, skimpy, slant, incline, leaning, inclination, angle, tip, tilt, tend, be_given, lean, list

  Possible Opposite Answer : rich, fat

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

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

  The answer: SUPPLY

  Possible Answer: render, add, cater, supply, furnish, provide, issue, ply, supplying, append, provision

  Possible Opposite Answer : demand, recall

• The clue is 42. Bad things to have under one's eyes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAGS

  Possible Answer: bagful, pocket, pocketbook, suitcase, dish, base, travelling_bag, grip, old_bag, udder, handbag, cup_of_tea, bag, bulge, purse, traveling_bag

• The clue is 45. Caviar, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROE

  Possible Answer: hard_roe, roe

• The clue is 46. Siberian herding dog. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAMOYED

  Possible Answer: Samoyed, Samoyede, Samoyedic

• The clue is 49. Type of kitchen in a small apartment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GALLEY

  Possible Answer: galley, ship's_galley, caboose, cookhouse

• The clue is 50. Geeky type. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NERD

  Possible Answer: nerd, swot, dweeb, grind, wonk

• The clue is 53. Site of a historic civil rights march. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SELMA

  Possible Answer: Selma

• The clue is 54. Pharmacy product that's commonly chocolate-flavored. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXLAX

• The clue is 55. Writing devices for tablets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STYLI

  Possible Answer: style, stylus

• The clue is 56. Citrus drinks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADES

  Possible Answer: fruit_drink, ade

• The clue is 57. Work, as the land. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TILL

  Possible Answer: cashbox, boulder_clay, trough, till, public_treasury, money_box

• The clue is 58. Penne ___ vodka. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLA

• The clue is 59. "___ Croft: Tomb Raider". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LARA

• The clue is 60. Bit of pond scum. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALGA

  Possible Answer: algae, alga

• The clue is 61. Alphabetically first rainbow color. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLUE

  Possible Answer: low-spirited, grim, downcast, aristocratical, low, gamy, bluing, dreary, bluish, wild_blue_yonder, drab, Amytal, naughty, down, blueing, spicy, blue, gamey, patrician, dismal, blueish, blue_angel, gloomy, gentle, dark, aristocratic, dispirited, blue_sky, risque, blue_devil, profane, disconsolate, blueness, dingy, drear, down_in_the_mouth, racy, sorry, depressed, blue_air, blue-blooded, amobarbital_sodium, juicy, puritanical, downhearted, blasphemous, puritanic

• The clue is 64. "A little ___'ll do ya!" (Brylcreem slogan). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAB

  Possible Answer: pat, swab, splash, splatter, dab, tap, swob

• The clue is 65. Vegan milk option. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OAT

  Possible Answer: oat

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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

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (37 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.7 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Wednesday Puzzle January 24, 2024

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Some water bearers	5
2A	6. "M*A*S*H" co-star Alan	4
3A	10. Dressed	4
4A	14. "Kate & ___" (1980s sitcom)	5
5A	15. Tandoori chicken accompaniment	4
6A	16. "In time we ___ that which we often fear": Shak.	4
7A	17. First American to orbit the earth	5
8A	19. Littlest speck	4
9A	20. Born	3
10A	21. Flinch, say	5
11A	22. Made a choice	5
12A	23. Fancy "so"	4
13A	25. Selma march leader who served 17 terms in Congress	5
14A	27. Pageant prize	5
15A	29. Not learned	6
16A	30. Introductory course?	5
17A	31. Throws in	4
18A	34. Its HQ is sometimes called "Crypto City"	3
19A	35. Winter underwear … or what appear four times in this puzzle	9
20A	39. "Eureka!"	3
21A	42. Damage, so to speak	4
22A	43. Football penalty markers	5
23A	47. "Gracias!" response	6
24A	50. With 63-Down, boxer who retired undefeated in 2007	5
25A	51. Only U.S. president elected under the Federalist Party	5
26A	56. Event with a royal court	4
27A	57. Barber's razor sharpener	5
28A	58. Talk to shrilly	5
29A	60. Dawg	3
30A	61. Norse god portrayed in film by Chris Hemsworth	4
31A	62. Broncos QB who won back-to-back Super Bowls	5
32A	64. Bridle strap	4
33A	65. "The Clan of the Cave Bear" heroine	4
34A	66. "How about that!"	5
35A	67. Logical operators that output "true" only if both inputs are true	4
36A	68. Dry run	4
37A	69. Like many bathroom floors	5

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. Some water bearers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any very large body of (salt) water
• Words that mean the same thing: main, briny
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. "M*A*S*H" co-star Alan"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Dressed"

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 provide with clothes or put clothes on
• Words that mean the same thing: tog, garment, clothe
• The opposite would be: undress, unclothed
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. "Kate & ___" (1980s sitcom)"

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: ALLIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Tandoori chicken accompaniment"

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 leavened bread baked in a clay oven in india; usually shaped like a teardrop
• Words that mean the same thing: nan
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. "In time we ___ that which we often fear": Shak."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
• Words that mean the same thing: detest, hatred
• The opposite would be: love
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. First American to orbit the earth"

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 made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a united states astronaut in 1962; later in united states senate (1921-)
• Words that mean the same thing: John Herschel Glenn Jr., John Glenn
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GLENN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Littlest speck"

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 tiny or scarcely detectable amount
• Words that mean the same thing: tittle, shred, smidge
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IOTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Born"

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 (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Flinch, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that show a response or a reaction to something
• Words that mean the same thing: oppose, respond
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REACT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Made a choice"

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 select as an alternative over another
• Words that mean the same thing: opt, choose, prefer
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Fancy "so""

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 (used as a sentence connector) therefore or consequently
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Selma march leader who served 17 terms in Congress"

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 united states rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
• Words that mean the same thing: Jerry Lee Lewis, Meriwether Lewis, John Llewelly Lewis
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEWIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Pageant prize"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TIARA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Not learned"

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 not established by conditioning or learning
• Words that mean the same thing: unlearned, born, inborn
• The opposite would be: conditioned
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INNATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. Introductory course?"

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 food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SALAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "31. Throws in"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
• Words that mean the same thing: ADD, tot up, bestow
• The opposite would be: subtract, take away
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Its HQ is sometimes called "Crypto City""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the united states cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect united states information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information
• Words that mean the same thing: National Security Agency
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "35. Winter underwear … or what appear four times in this puzzle"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LONGJOHNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. "Eureka!""

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: AHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Damage, so to speak"

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 total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
• Words that mean the same thing: price, be, monetary value
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Football penalty markers"

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 emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
• Words that mean the same thing: masthead, flagstone, ease up
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLAGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. "Gracias!" response"

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: DENADA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "50. With 63-Down, boxer who retired undefeated in 2007"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LAILA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. Only U.S. president elected under the Federalist Party"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that american revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the boston tea party and signer of the declaration of independence (1722-1803)
• Words that mean the same thing: disco biscuit, John Adams, President John Adams
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADAMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "56. Event with a royal court"

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 formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year
• Words that mean the same thing: promenade
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PROM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "57. Barber's razor sharpener"

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

  The answer is: STROP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "58. Talk to shrilly"

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: YAPAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "60. Dawg"

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: BRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "61. Norse god portrayed in film by Chris Hemsworth"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming; pictured as wielding a hammer emblematic of the thunderbolt; identified with teutonic donar
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "62. Broncos QB who won back-to-back Super Bowls"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ELWAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "64. Bridle strap"

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 one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
• Words that mean the same thing: rein in, draw rein, rule
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "65. "The Clan of the Cave Bear" heroine"

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: AYLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "66. "How about that!""

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: ILLBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "67. Logical operators that output "true" only if both inputs are true"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ANDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "68. Dry run"

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

  The answer is: TEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "69. Like many bathroom floors"

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 cover with tiles
• Words that mean the same thing: tile
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TILED

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Wednesday NYT Crossword January 24, 2024

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Refrigerator decorations	7
2D	2. Largest country in Africa	7
3D	3. Bootleg, e.g.	7
4D	4. Goose egg	3
5D	5. Oracle	4
6D	6. Yearly record	5
7D	7. Jousting weapon	5
8D	8. Italian poet who wrote "Nature is the art of God"	5
9D	9. ___ Taylor	3
10D	10. Contribute	6
11D	11. Like some Hmong	7
12D	12. Bears witness	7
13D	13. Its shores have the lowest land-based elevation on Earth	7
14D	18. Fish with "snowflake" and "sawtooth" varieties	3
15D	22. Have title to	3
16D	24. Unwritten	4
17D	26. One might be made on a birthday	4
18D	28. Kerfuffle	3
19D	31. In the past	3
20D	32. CD players?	3
21D	33. .	3
22D	36. Sports org. with more than a thousand members	4
23D	37. Sports org. in which five members have bird names	3
24D	38. *How rude!*	4
25D	39. 2019 Brad Pitt sci-fi movie whose title means "to the stars"	7
26D	40. Pagan	7
27D	41. iOS alternative	7
28D	44. Court failure	7
29D	45. "Hallelujah!"	7
30D	46. Siberian sled dog	7
31D	48. Decorates	6
32D	49. Fist bump	3
33D	52. "Baloney!"	5
34D	53. Busy places at Christmas	5
35D	54. Food fight sound effect	5
36D	55. Old saying	3
37D	59. Nincompoop	4
38D	62. Make a fast stop?	3
39D	63. See 50-Across	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. Refrigerator decorations"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field
• Words that mean the same thing: attraction, attractor, attractive feature
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAGNETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Largest country in Africa"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a republic in northwestern africa on the mediterranean sea with a population that is predominantly sunni muslim; colonized by france in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s
• Words that mean the same thing: Algerie, Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALGERIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Bootleg, e.g."

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 prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
• The opposite would be: legal
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ILLEGAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Goose egg"

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 quantity of no importance
• Words that mean the same thing: null, cipher, zip
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Oracle"

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 person with unusual powers of foresight
• Words that mean the same thing: vaticinator, oracle, illusionist
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Yearly record"

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: ANNAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Jousting weapon"

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 long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
• Words that mean the same thing: spear, fishgig, fizgig
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LANCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Italian poet who wrote "Nature is the art of God""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an italian poet famous for writing the divine comedy that describes a journey through hell and purgatory and paradise guided by virgil and his idealized beatrice (1265-1321)
• Words that mean the same thing: Dante Alighieri
• The word looks like this: _____
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  The answer is: DANTE

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Clue 9 Down: "9. ___ Taylor"

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

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• The word looks like this: ___
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  The answer is: ANN

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Clue 10 Down: "10. Contribute"

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

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• The word looks like this: ______
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  The answer is: CHIPIN

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Clue 11 Down: "11. Like some Hmong"

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 member of a buddhist people inhabiting the area of the mekong river in laos and thailand and speaking the lao language; related to the thais
• Words that mean the same thing: Lao
• The word looks like this: _______
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  The answer is: LAOTIAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Bears witness"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
• Words that mean the same thing: attest, take the stand, demonstrate
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ATTESTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Its shores have the lowest land-based elevation on Earth"

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

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• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: DEADSEA

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Clue 14 Down: "18. Fish with "snowflake" and "sawtooth" varieties"

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

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• This could be something that the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in europe and america; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: EEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Have title to"

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

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• This could be something that have ownership or possession of
• Words that mean the same thing: possess, have, ain
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: OWN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Unwritten"

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 examination conducted by spoken communication
• Words that mean the same thing: oral exam, unwritten, viva
• The opposite would be: anal, aboral
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ORAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. One might be made on a birthday"

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

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• This could be something that a specific feeling of desire
• Words that mean the same thing: care, wishing, bid
• The opposite would be: begrudge
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: WISH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Kerfuffle"

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

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• This could be something that a rapid active commotion
• Words that mean the same thing: bustle, flurry, hustle
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ADO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "31. In the past"

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 gone by; or in the past
• Words that mean the same thing: agone
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: AGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. CD players?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who announces and plays popular recorded music
• Words that mean the same thing: disc-jockey, disk-jockey, dj
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: DJS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. ."

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 very small circular shape
• Words that mean the same thing: Department of Transportation, dit, point
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: DOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "36. Sports org. with more than a thousand members"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: NCAA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. Sports org. in which five members have bird names"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: NFL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. *How rude!*"

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 blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
• Words that mean the same thing: smack, smacking, bang
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. 2019 Brad Pitt sci-fi movie whose title means "to the stars""

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ADASTRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Pagan"

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 person who does not acknowledge your god
• Words that mean the same thing: heathenish, pagan, infidel
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: HEATHEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. iOS alternative"

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 an automaton that resembles a human being
• Words that mean the same thing: mechanical man, humanoid
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ANDROID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Court failure"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: AIRBALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. "Hallelujah!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: GLORYBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Siberian sled dog"

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 samoyedic-speaking person in northwestern siberia
• Words that mean the same thing: Samoyede, Samoyedic
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: SAMOYED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Decorates"

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 make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: beautify, clothe, invest
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADORNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Fist bump"

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: DAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. "Baloney!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MYEYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. Busy places at Christmas"

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 public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
• Words that mean the same thing: shopping mall, shopping center, plaza
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MALLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "54. Food fight sound effect"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a single splash
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: SPLAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "55. Old saying"

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 condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
• Words that mean the same thing: view, date, visualise
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "59. Nincompoop"

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 someone who is regarded as contemptible
• Words that mean the same thing: rag, tantalize, twerp
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TWIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "62. Make a fast stop?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "63. See 50-Across"

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 united states prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
• Words that mean the same thing: Cassius Marcellus Clay, Cassius Clay, Muhammad Ali
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALI

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	65.8%
Short Answer	14	18.4%
History	3	3.9%
Sports	3	3.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
Geography	2	2.6%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	4.7 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	9 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: August 28, 2025 at 03:03 AM