27449 Mon Jan 06, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 06, 2025

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

 Mon Jan 06, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Supersonic speed number. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MACH

  Possible Answer : Ernst_Mach, Mach




• The clue is 5. Cookies that are sometimes dunked in milk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OREOS

  Possible Answer : oreo_cookie, oreo




• The clue is 10. Whole lot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCAD

  Possible Answer : scad




• The clue is 14. Cousin of a clarinet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBOE

  Possible Answer : hautboy, oboe, hautbois




• The clue is 15. What "duty-free" means. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTAX




• The clue is 16. Westover with the best-selling memoir "Educated". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TARA

  Possible Answer : Tara




• The clue is 17. Theatrical description. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHARACTERSKETCH




• The clue is 20. Position of greatest stress. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOTSEAT




• The clue is 21. "Campbell's Soup Cans" painter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WARHOL

  Possible Answer : Andy_Warhol, Warhol




• The clue is 22. "___ longa, vita brevis". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARS

  Possible Answer : ar, atomic_number_18, argon, Land_of_Opportunity, are, Ar, AR, Arkansas




• The clue is 23. Iditarod entries. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLEDS

  Possible Answer : sledge, sleigh, sled




• The clue is 26. Follower of double-you, ex, wye. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZEE

  Possible Answer : zed, Z, zee, ezed, z, izzard




• The clue is 27. Dog crossbreed known for its teddy bear appearance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOLDENDOODLE




• The clue is 31. Recovered from a fall. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOTUP




• The clue is 34. Modern anxiety source, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOMO




• The clue is 35. Small cove. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIA




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

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

  The answer: USES

  Possible Answer : apply, use_of_goods_and_services, U.S., United_States_of_America, employment, the_States, purpose, usage, US, employ, U.S.A., enjoyment, habituate, utilisation, practice, utilization, exercise, manipulation, utilise, habit, function, role, USA, use, usance, economic_consumption, United_States, America, expend, consumption, utilize




• The clue is 37. Sandwiches that often contain tuna. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MELTS

  Possible Answer : melt_down, thawing, meld, mellow_out, melting, dissolve, dethaw, fade, unthaw, mellow, unfreeze, disappear, melt, evaporate, thaw, run




• The clue is 39. Overnight ___ (breakfast option). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OATS

  Possible Answer : oat




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

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

  The answer: ALE

  Possible Answer : ale




• The clue is 41. Crimson Tide univ.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAMA




• The clue is 42. Large cove. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INLET

  Possible Answer : inlet, recess, intake




• The clue is 43. Track exposures to a disease, as an epidemiologist might. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CONTACTTRACE




• The clue is 47. Hosp. V.I.P.s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRS




• The clue is 48. Note on a failed test, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEEME




• The clue is 49. Ball club V.I.P.s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GMS

  Possible Answer : gm, gramme, g, gram




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

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

  The answer: HEROIC

  Possible Answer : heroical, heroic, desperate, heroic_meter, larger-than-life, heroic_verse, epic, grand, expansive




• The clue is 55. Amy who voiced Joy in "Inside Out". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POEHLER




• The clue is 57. Use deductive reasoning ... or a hint to what 17-, 27- and 43-Across all have. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRAWCONCLUSIONS




• The clue is 60. Proctor's cry at the end of a test. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIME

  Possible Answer : fourth_dimension, clock, meter, prison_term, time, clock_time, metre, sentence, clip




• The clue is 61. South Korea's second-largest city. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUSAN




• The clue is 62. Actor Esparza. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAUL




• The clue is 63. Calf's meat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VEAL

  Possible Answer : veau, veal




• The clue is 64. Stretch of work. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STINT

  Possible Answer : stint, skimp, Erolia_minutilla, scant, least_sandpiper, stretch, scrimp




• The clue is 65. Custom gift site. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETSY

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Chocolaty coffee drink. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOCHA

  Possible Answer: mocha_coffee, mocha

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

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

  The answer: ABHOR

  Possible Answer: execrate, abominate, abhor, loathe

• The clue is 3. Nail polish layers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COATS

  Possible Answer: pelage, surface, coat, coating, cake

• The clue is 4. His and ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HERS

• The clue is 5. Available if needed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONCALL

• The clue is 6. Went bad. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROTTED

  Possible Answer: rot, waste, molder, rotted, rotten, decompose, moulder, decayed

• The clue is 7. Saison of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETE

• The clue is 8. Rower's blade. 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 9. Annual festival in Austin, Tex.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SXSW

• The clue is 10. Sound system. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEREO

  Possible Answer: stereo_system, stereoscopic_photograph, stereophonic, stereophonic_system, two-channel, stereoscopic_picture, stereo, stereophony

• The clue is 11. Paris's Notre-Dame, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CATHEDRAL

  Possible Answer: cathedral, duomo

• The clue is 12. West Coast gas brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARCO

  Possible Answer: arco

• The clue is 13. Roald who wrote "Matilda" and "The BFG". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAHL

  Possible Answer: Cajanus_cajan, red_gram, pigeon_pea, dhal, pigeon-pea_plant, catjang_pea, cajan_pea, dahl

• The clue is 18. "The Tortoise and the Hare" author. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AESOP

  Possible Answer: Aesop

• The clue is 19. Instrument that may be included in a birthday goodie bag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KAZOO

  Possible Answer: kazoo

• The clue is 24. Take down, as a bouncy house. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEFLATE

  Possible Answer: deflate, puncture

  Possible Opposite Answer : inflate

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

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

  The answer: SNOT

  Possible Answer: snot, snob, snoot, prig

• The clue is 27. "Gloomy" fellow. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GUS

  Possible Answer: GU, Guam

• The clue is 28. Chats with on Insta. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DMS

  Possible Answer: DM, decimetre, diabetes_mellitus, decimeter, dm

• The clue is 29. Lo-cal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LITE

  Possible Answer: light, low-cal, calorie-free, lite

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

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

  The answer: EAST

  Possible Answer: eastward, eastern_United_States, due_east, East, E, Orient, east

  Possible Opposite Answer : west

• The clue is 31. One layer in a seven-layer dip, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GUAC

• The clue is 32. Norway's capital. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSLO

  Possible Answer: Oslo, capital_of_Norway, Christiania

• The clue is 33. "Riverdale" or "XO, Kitty". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEENDRAMA

• The clue is 37. ___ and cheese. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAC

  Possible Answer: mackintosh, mac, mack, macintosh

• The clue is 38. Ambulance personnel, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMTS

• The clue is 39. Start of a count. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONE

  Possible Answer: single, one, unitary, one_and_only, peerless, unmatched, unrivalled, nonpareil, unmatchable, unity, i, unrivaled, ace, ane, matchless, 1, I

• The clue is 41. >7 on the pH scale. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BASIC

  Possible Answer: basic, canonical, canonic, BASIC, introductory, staple

  Possible Opposite Answer : incidental

• The clue is 42. Colorful summer drinks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICEES

  Possible Answer: ice, frost

• The clue is 44. Gardener's tool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TROWEL

  Possible Answer: trowel

• The clue is 45. Come up with a new schedule. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPLAN

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

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

  The answer: AMOUNT

  Possible Answer: sum, measure, amount, amount_of_money, sum_of_money, total, quantity, number, come, add_up

• The clue is 49. Show bad sportsmanship, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GLOAT

  Possible Answer: crow, gloat, triumph, gloating, glee

• The clue is 50. Kids might be given these with crayons. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MENUS

  Possible Answer: fare, computer_menu, carte, carte_du_jour, bill_of_fare, menu, card

• The clue is 51. "r u kidding?!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SRSLY

• The clue is 52. Flat-screen, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HDTV

  Possible Answer: high-definition_television, HDTV

• The clue is 53. Scary-sounding Great Lake. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERIE

  Possible Answer: Lake_Erie, Erie

• The clue is 54. Corn waste. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COBS

  Possible Answer: cobnut, Larus_marinus, great_black-backed_gull, black-backed_gull, filbert, hazelnut, cob

• The clue is 56. Bring on, as workers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIRE

  Possible Answer: hire, employ, rent, take, engage, lease, charter

  Possible Opposite Answer : fire

• The clue is 58. Pecan or pistachio. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUT

  Possible Answer: ballock, testis, en, addict, fruitcake, ball, nut_case, bollock, testicle, orchis, junkie, nut, screwball, crackpot, Nut, crank, freak, egg, junky

• The clue is 59. CBS procedural that ran for 15 seasons. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CSI

XWordHint Crossword Answers June 06, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

XWordHint Crossword Complete Solution: June 06, 2025

Published on Friday, June 06, 2025 • Updated daily

Our expert breakdown helps you solve the June 06 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.

Across Clues and Answers (31)

Clue #1: 1. Novelist Patchett

3-letter answer Answer: ANN

Clue #2: 4. Adviser to an acting president?

10-letter answer Answer: DRAMACOACH

Clue #3: 14. Mouthful for the foulmouthed

4-letter answer Answer: SOAP

Word Help: Synonyms: goop, liquid_ecstasy, easy_lay

Clue #4: 16. Average guy

10-letter answer Answer: REGULARJOE

Clue #5: 17. One of two ingredients used to make chapati

4-letter answer Answer: ATTA

Clue #6: 18. "You know your voices carry, right?!"

10-letter answer Answer: IVEGOTEARS

Clue #7: 19. Neutralize, so to speak

4-letter answer Answer: DOIN

Clue #8: 20. Milestone for a baby

10-letter answer Answer: FIRSTWORDS

Clue #9: 21. Formally selects

7-letter answer Answer: ANOINTS

Word Help: Synonyms: oil, anoint, anele

Clue #10: 23. Dance specialty

3-letter answer Answer: TAP

Word Help: Synonyms: dab, pink, tip

Clue #11: 24. Keep from being touched, in a way

6-letter answer Answer: ENCASE

Word Help: Synonyms: encase, incase, case

Clue #12: 25. Seek out

7-letter answer Answer: SOLICIT

Word Help: Synonyms: beg, accost, woo

Clue #13: 29. Runaway hit

5-letter answer Answer: SMASH

Word Help: Synonyms: smash-up, boom, bankrupt

Clue #14: 30. Meme of the star of "John Wick" looking downcast

8-letter answer Answer: SADKEANU

Clue #15: 31. Row crosser: Abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: COL

Word Help: Synonyms: gap, col

Clue #16: 32. ___ Núñez de Balboa, Isthmus of Panama explorer

5-letter answer Answer: VASCO

Clue #17: 34. Means of taking a trip

3-letter answer Answer: LSD

Word Help: Synonyms: lysergic_acid_diethylamide, LSD

Clue #18: 35. Cultural draw of Shanghai's M50 district

8-letter answer Answer: ARTSCENE

Clue #19: 38. Prove otherwise

5-letter answer Answer: BELIE

Word Help: Synonyms: belie, contradict, misrepresent

Clue #20: 40. Some Halloween mischief

7-letter answer Answer: DEVILRY

Word Help: Synonyms: devilment, mischief-making, mischief

Clue #21: 41. Not very animated

6-letter answer Answer: STOLID

Word Help: Synonyms: impassive, stolid

Clue #22: 43. Culture center?

3-letter answer Answer: LAB

Word Help: Synonyms: research_laboratory, research_lab, lab

Clue #23: 44. Point guard's crafty maneuver

7-letter answer Answer: HOPSTEP

Clue #24: 46. Flavor enhancer in many pho recipes

10-letter answer Answer: BONEMARROW

Clue #25: 51. "And ... done!"

4-letter answer Answer: TADA

Clue #26: 52. Split without warning

10-letter answer Answer: UPANDLEAVE

Clue #27: 53. One may be picked up in the gym

4-letter answer Answer: ODOR

Word Help: Synonyms: olfactory_perception, scent, olfactory_property

Clue #28: 54. Support when building bridges

10-letter answer Answer: CANTILEVER

Word Help: Synonyms: cantilever

Clue #29: 55. Litter pickup area?

4-letter answer Answer: NAPE

Word Help: Synonyms: scruff, nape, nucha

Clue #30: 56. Overly warm welcome, maybe

10-letter answer Answer: SLOPPYKISS

Clue #31: 57. "You can count on me"

3-letter answer Answer: YES

Word Help: Synonyms: yes
Antonyms: no

Across Clues and Answers (31)

Clue #1: 1. Adjective on taco truck menus

5-letter answer Answer: ASADA

Clue #2: 2. "That's my absolute limit!"

10-letter answer Answer: NOTONEMORE

Clue #3: 3. Big game medium

10-letter answer Answer: NATIONALTV

Clue #4: 4. Snow fence accumulations

6-letter answer Answer: DRIFTS

Word Help: Synonyms: rove, blow, freewheel

Clue #5: 5. Perfect writing?

6-letter answer Answer: REVISE

Word Help: Synonyms: revisal, revision, retool

Clue #6: 6. New ___

4-letter answer Answer: AGER

Clue #7: 7. Tavern vessels

4-letter answer Answer: MUGS

Word Help: Synonyms: soft_touch, kisser, smiler

Clue #8: 8. Mountains of work ahead

8-letter answer Answer: ALOTTODO

Clue #9: 9. A model way to work?

7-letter answer Answer: CATWALK

Word Help: Synonyms: catwalk

Clue #10: 10. Dessert with a black-and-white filling

7-letter answer Answer: OREOPIE

Clue #11: 11. Mostly closed

4-letter answer Answer: AJAR

Word Help: Synonyms: ajar

Clue #12: 12. Part of a hammock

4-letter answer Answer: CORD

Word Help: Synonyms: corduroy, cord, electric_cord

Clue #13: 13. BP rival

4-letter answer Answer: HESS

Word Help: Synonyms: Hess, Walter_Hess, Victor_Hess

Clue #14: 15. Fails to keep cool

6-letter answer Answer: PANICS

Word Help: Synonyms: affright, scare, panic

Clue #15: 22. "Hmm ... hard pass"

3-letter answer Answer: NAH

Clue #16: 25. Source of a cephalopod's defensive ink

3-letter answer Answer: SAC

Word Help: Synonyms: pocket, sac, sack

Clue #17: 26. Punch out, say

10-letter answer Answer: CALLITADAY

Clue #18: 27. Privileged figures, perhaps?

10-letter answer Answer: INSIDEDOPE

Clue #19: 28. Sass, informally

4-letter answer Answer: TUDE

Clue #20: 29. Bucketful

4-letter answer Answer: SCAD

Word Help: Synonyms: scad

Clue #21: 30. Sioux Falls-to-Sioux City dir.

3-letter answer Answer: SSE

Word Help: Synonyms: sou'-sou'-east, south_southeast, SSE

Clue #22: 32. How many consent

8-letter answer Answer: VERBALLY

Word Help: Synonyms: verbally

Clue #23: 33. "Whichever one you want"

3-letter answer Answer: ANY

Word Help: Synonyms: whatever, any, whatsoever

Clue #24: 36. Cupboard component

7-letter answer Answer: SILENTP

Clue #25: 37. Seafood cookout bowlful

7-letter answer Answer: CLAMDIP

Clue #26: 38. Charles Mingus specialty

3-letter answer Answer: BOP

Word Help: Synonyms: sock, whap, bonk

Clue #27: 39. ___ Howard, Yankee who was the 1963 A.L. M.V.P.

6-letter answer Answer: ELSTON

Clue #28: 41. Propels, like a shuffleboard disk

6-letter answer Answer: SHOVES

Word Help: Synonyms: thrust, jostle, squeeze

Clue #29: 42. Lookout positions

6-letter answer Answer: TOWERS

Word Help: Synonyms: column, hulk, tugboat

Clue #30: 45. Cuts (down)

5-letter answer Answer: PARES

Word Help: Synonyms: pare_down, pare, skin

Clue #31: 46. 2003 and 2021 Super Bowl champs, informally

4-letter answer Answer: BUCS

Clue #32: 47. Milky resource found in the outback

4-letter answer Answer: OPAL

Word Help: Synonyms: opal

Clue #33: 48. Onetime iPod offering

4-letter answer Answer: NANO

Clue #34: 49. Be very funky

4-letter answer Answer: REEK

Word Help: Synonyms: stink, fetor, malodour

Clue #35: 50. Noted name in raga performance

4-letter answer Answer: RAVI

Expert Solving Strategies

• Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
• Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
• Check vowel patterns in partially solved words

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Saturday NYT Crosswords - August 03, 2024

Saturday NYT Crossword puzzle hints - August 03, 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: August 03, 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. Election presence since the '40s - Show Answer
  

  PACS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: PAC, political_action_committee



• 5. Retrieval speed of a computer - Show Answer
  

  ACCESSTIME

  (10 letters)



• 15. Latin I word - Show Answer
  

  AMAT

  (4 letters)



• 16. Professional pitcher? - Show Answer
  

  PIANOTUNER

  (10 letters)



• 17. Request for details - Show Answer
  

  CARETOELABORATE

  (15 letters)



• 19. What often can't be beat? - Show Answer
  

  THERAP

  (6 letters)



• 20. Light touch - Show Answer
  

  CARESS

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: fondle, caress



• 21. Minnesota W.N.B.A. team - Show Answer
  

  LYNX

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: lynx, catamount



• 22. Cousin voiced by Snoop Dogg in two films - Show Answer
  

  ITT

  (3 letters)



• 24. "Not ___" - Show Answer
  

  YET

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: even, still, nevertheless, all_the_same, however, even_so, notwithstanding, yet, up_to_now, thus_far, til_now, heretofore, until_now, so_far, as_yet, in_time, hitherto, withal, nonetheless



• 25. Heaven - Show Answer
  

  ECSTASY

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: go, cristal, X, XTC, rapture, disco_biscuit, exaltation, raptus, transport, ecstasy, Adam, hug_drug



• 28. Meryl Streep and Amy Adams played them in 2008's "Doubt" - Show Answer
  

  NUNS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: conical_buoy, nun_buoy, nun



• 31. French resort town - Show Answer
  

  STTROPEZ

  (8 letters)



• 34. Unsolicited, in a way - Show Answer
  

  ONSPEC

  (6 letters)



• 36. More than just impress - Show Answer
  

  AWE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: reverence, fear, awe, veneration



• 37. Block - Show Answer
  

  DAM

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: dyke, dam, decametre, dkm, dekametre, dam_up, dekameter, dike, decameter



• 38. Ref's decision - Show Answer
  

  TKO

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: technical_knockout, TKO



• 39. Supply at an I.V.F. clinic - Show Answer
  

  OVA

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: ovum, egg_cell



• 40. Home run, informally - Show Answer
  

  DINGER

  (6 letters)



• 42. Ready - Show Answer
  

  PREPARED

  (8 letters)

  Synonyms: organize, make, groom, prepare, machinate, fain, disposed, train, set_up, set, educate, get_up, prepared, devise, ready, develop, inclined, organise, fix, cook, gear_up

  Antonyms: unprepared



• 44. Vet - Show Answer
  

  EXGI

  (4 letters)



• 45. Word from the French for "rung" - Show Answer
  

  ECHELON

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: echelon



• 47. Scott in Illinois, e.g.: Abbr. - Show Answer
  

  AFB

  (3 letters)



• 49. Cultivate, in a way - Show Answer
  

  HOE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: hoe



• 50. "Really?" - Show Answer
  

  ITIS

  (4 letters)



• 53. Last syllable of a word - Show Answer
  

  ULTIMA

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: ultima



• 55. Losers of the 1994 and 1999 N.B.A. Finals - Show Answer
  

  KNICKS

  (6 letters)



• 57. Virtually silently, in a classic poem - Show Answer
  

  ONLITTLECATFEET

  (15 letters)



• 60. [shrug] - Show Answer
  

  IDONTGETIT

  (10 letters)



• 61. Helen of Troy's mother - Show Answer
  

  LEDA

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Leda



• 62. 1962 war epic loaded with A-listers, with "The" - Show Answer
  

  LONGESTDAY

  (10 letters)



• 63. Old map letters - Show Answer
  

  USSR

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: USSR, Soviet_Union, Union_of_Soviet_Socialist_Republics, Russia

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Deal - Show Answer
  

  PACT

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: pact, accord, treaty



• 2. Title hero of a Menotti opera - Show Answer
  

  AMAHL

  (5 letters)



• 3. Drew using many lines? - Show Answer
  

  CAREY

  (5 letters)



• 4. "Ambition should be made of ___ stuff": "Julius Caesar" - Show Answer
  

  STERNER

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: stern, austere, severe, unrelenting, inexorable, relentless, stark, exacting, unappeasable, grim, strict, unforgiving



• 5. Per person - Show Answer
  

  APOP

  (4 letters)



• 6. Abbr. in French business names - Show Answer
  

  CIE

  (3 letters)



• 7. School with the mascot Oski the Bear, familiarly - Show Answer
  

  CAL

  (3 letters)



• 8. Puts on the books - Show Answer
  

  ENACTS

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: reenact, ordain, act_out, enact



• 9. Buckwheat noodle - Show Answer
  

  SOBA

  (4 letters)



• 10. Part of a child's bedtime routine, perhaps - Show Answer
  

  STORY

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: narration, floor, storey, tarradiddle, narrative, level, account, taradiddle, news_report, tale, report, write_up, story, history, fib, chronicle



• 11. Deep dishes - Show Answer
  

  TUREENS

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: tureen



• 12. Foggy - Show Answer
  

  INASTUPOR

  (9 letters)



• 13. M.L.B. team that's played in three different stadiums since its inception in 1962 - Show Answer
  

  METS

  (4 letters)



• 14. Old word of precedence - Show Answer
  

  ERE

  (3 letters)



• 18. It contains nearly 10,000 sections - Show Answer
  

  TAXCODE

  (7 letters)



• 22. Market unit - Show Answer
  

  ITEM

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: point, item, detail, token, particular



• 23. Looney Tunes menace, familiarly - Show Answer
  

  TAZ

  (3 letters)



• 26. Alley pickup - Show Answer
  

  SPARE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: save, supernumerary, extra, excess, scanty, give_up, plain, unembellished, supererogatory, free, fifth_wheel, surplus, spare_part, superfluous, redundant, bare, dispense_with, part_with, trim, spare, unornamented



• 27. Sticks figure - Show Answer
  

  YOKEL

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: yokel, hick, chawbacon, hayseed, bumpkin, yahoo, rube



• 29. First name on the "Scream" poster - Show Answer
  

  NEVE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: neve



• 30. Slew - Show Answer
  

  SCAD

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: scad



• 31. Only African-born headliner at London's Live Aid 1985 - Show Answer
  

  SADE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Sade, Marquis_de_Sade, de_Sade, Comte_Donatien_Alphonse_Francois_de_Sade



• 32. Bar from Mars - Show Answer
  

  TWIX

  (4 letters)



• 33. Clothing misnomer more aptly replaced by "three-quart" - Show Answer
  

  TENGALLON

  (9 letters)



• 35. Zero use - Show Answer
  

  NOPOINT

  (7 letters)



• 38. Stereotypical lowly role in a school play - Show Answer
  

  TREE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: tree, shoetree, Tree, Sir_Herbert_Beerbohm_Tree, corner, tree_diagram



• 41. Christmas tradition - Show Answer
  

  GIFTING

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: give, present, invest, indue, gift, endow, endue, empower



• 42. ___-Nomenal, punny restaurant name - Show Answer
  

  PHO

  (3 letters)



• 43. Like some targeted winter meds - Show Answer
  

  ANTIFLU

  (7 letters)



• 46. Style of house with wide eaves - Show Answer
  

  CHALET

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: chalet



• 48. "S'il vous plaît," across the Rhine - Show Answer
  

  BITTE

  (5 letters)



• 51. Drinks mistakenly invented by a Dairy Queen owner in 1958 - Show Answer
  

  ICEES

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: frost, ice



• 52. Agendas, for short - Show Answer
  

  SKEDS

  (5 letters)



• 53. Useful command for the error-prone - Show Answer
  

  UNDO

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: undo, unmake, loosen, unwrap, untie

  Antonyms: make, wrap



• 54. Many Zoom calls: Abbr. - Show Answer
  

  MTGS

  (4 letters)



• 55. Singer Perry - Show Answer
  

  KATY

  (4 letters)



• 56. Leading - Show Answer
  

  STAR

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: star_topology, starring, lead, ace, leading, sensation, hotshot, wiz, principal, mavin, genius, star, superstar, maven, headliner, prima, asterisk, adept, champion, whiz, stellar, whizz, virtuoso, wizard



• 57. Peanut ___ - Show Answer
  

  OIL

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: rock_oil, inunct, anoint, fossil_oil, vegetable_oil, oil_color, crude_oil, anele, oil_colour, embrocate, petroleum, crude, oil



• 58. Going concern, for short? - Show Answer
  

  ETD

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: ETD, explosive_trace_detection



• 59. Jack Ryan's org. in "The Hunt for Red October" - Show Answer
  

  CIA

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: CIA, Central_Intelligence_Agency