NY Times Crossword Complete Solution: May 14, 2025
Our expert breakdown helps you solve the May 14 NYT crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.
Across Clues and Answers (37)
Clue #1: 1. Do a spit take?
Clue #2: 5. Sea creature whose name doesn't rhyme with 1-Across, weirdly
Clue #3: 9. Bloating relief brand
Clue #4: 13. "I've made a huge mistake!"
Clue #5: 14. Dance during which newlyweds might be lifted in chairs
Clue #6: 15. Spin instructor?
Clue #7: 17. Color-changing fad jewelry ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?
Clue #8: 19. Colombian cakes that have been around since pre-Columbian times
Clue #9: 20. Hit single from the 1983 "Flashdance" soundtrack
Clue #10: 21. Man's name that's also a suffix
Clue #11: 23. Storm center
Clue #12: 24. Heroes' journeys, say ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?
Clue #13: 29. ___ in comparison
Clue #14: 32. Starter starter?
Clue #15: 33. Barnard graduate, e.g.
Clue #16: 34. Long-running British record label
Clue #17: 35. Canine that bites
Clue #18: 37. Actress Rapace of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
Clue #19: 39. Visual aids on scatter plots ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?
Clue #20: 43. Not hot or cool
Clue #21: 44. Debase oneself
Clue #22: 45. Nickname that omits -anna
Clue #23: 46. What might be used to connect evidence on a detective's corkboard
Antonyms: unstring
Clue #24: 49. Go wrong
Clue #25: 50. Pot leaves?
Clue #26: 51. Some painting in a parking lot ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?
Clue #27: 54. Suffix with legal
Clue #28: 55. Star sign?
Clue #29: 56. "Come on, help me out"
Clue #30: 60. Exposed
Clue #31: 63. Awkwardly lanky ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?
Clue #32: 66. "I Dreamed a Dream" musical, familiarly
Clue #33: 67. Genuine
Antonyms: insubstantial, unreal
Clue #34: 68. Where to get a shelf off the shelf
Clue #35: 69. Breather
Antonyms: be_active, change
Clue #36: 70. Certain blue note
Clue #37: 71. Fit snugly (in)
Across Clues and Answers (37)
Clue #1: 1. 2010s documentary trilogy about training for a very difficult wine exam
Clue #2: 2. "Hold your horses!"
Clue #3: 3. Ghost writer?
Clue #4: 4. Close-fitting part of a dress
Clue #5: 5. Some Mexican Americans
Clue #6: 6. Actor/director Howard
Clue #7: 7. Home to Los Glaciares National Park: Abbr.
Clue #8: 8. Word with cable or training
Antonyms: incidental
Clue #9: 9. Sound from an annoyed samoyed
Clue #10: 10. Time of one's life
Antonyms: rejuvenate
Clue #11: 11. Starbursts?
Clue #12: 12. Bit of equipment in a dentist's office
Clue #13: 15. Assembly of experts
Clue #14: 16. Manipulates
Clue #15: 18. When doubled, zealous
Clue #16: 22. One-time connection
Clue #17: 25. Australian hoppers, for short
Clue #18: 26. Nay sayers
Clue #19: 27. Anticipatory events, collectively
Clue #20: 28. Cherubic archer
Clue #21: 29. Country where potatoes originated
Clue #22: 30. "Preach!"
Clue #23: 31. Playful poetry
Clue #24: 35. Lukewarm
Clue #25: 36. Stay there!
Clue #26: 38. Egyptian deity with a reduplicative name
Clue #27: 40. Reduplicative nickname in pop music
Clue #28: 41. Sushi seaweed
Clue #29: 42. Midwestern agricultural swath
Clue #30: 47. Fleetwood Mac vocalist Stevie
Clue #31: 48. Creature that stampeded in "The Lion King"
Clue #32: 50. Where to place personal items before walking through a scanner
Clue #33: 51. "You're on!"
Clue #34: 52. Settings on a bike
Clue #35: 53. Prey for an osprey
Clue #36: 57. Give the finger?
Clue #37: 58. Floors
Clue #38: 59. Exam whose score can't be argued, ironically
Clue #39: 61. Quick chats?
Clue #40: 62. "If you can't say something good about someone, ___ right here by me": Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Antonyms: stand, arise
Clue #41: 64. Greta of "Past Lives"
Antonyms: windward
Clue #42: 65. Hardly stringent
Antonyms: tense
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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Tuesday, October 22, 2024
No 27377, Tuesday, Oct 22, 2024 NY Times Crossword by Barbara Lin
Across Clues :
1. Swedish company that makes submarines (but no longer cars), 5. Vegetarian's protein source, 9. So-called "Las Vegas of the East", 14. Lead-in to present or science, 15. *Cough, cough*, 16. Hard core exercise?, 17. Bottoms decorated with characters from the "Odyssey"?, 20. Prophet, 21. Originally named, 22. "Everything ___ Changed" (Taylor Swift song), 23. Instrument played by Sheila Bromberg on the Beatles' "She's Leaving Home", 25. Guitarist, informally, 27. Close-fitting pajamas?, 31. Shaming sound, 34. Something a window shopper might purchase?, 35. "___ the fields we go …", 36. Extract, as information, 38. Lends a hand to, 39. Jogs, 42. Not deceived by, 43. Oil container, 45. "OMG!", 46. One who only goes to the *best* restaurants, maybe, 47. "Ability" for Johnny Carson's Carnac the Magnificent, 48. Offering in Eilish's clothing brand?, 52. Earth tone, 54. Country that gained its independence from France in 1953, 55. Messenger molecule, 56. Texter's qualifier, 58. Turn down, 62. Request to a custom tailor?, 65. Smaller cousins of English horns, 66. Place for grape nuts?, 67. Prepare to use, as a coupon, 68. End of the line, maybe, 69. Hissy fit, 70. Like taking candy from a baby, it's said
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| Tuesday, Oct 22, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues |
Down Clues :
1. All by oneself, 2. Love, for Rafael Nadal, 3. Pulitzer-winning journalist and novelist Quindlen, 4. Head honcho, 5. Cylindrical alternative to a French fry, 6. "Would you look at that!", 7. Plant in a stegosaurus's diet, 8. "Well, duh!", 9. Going rate?, 10. Island greeting, 11. Rod on the road, 12. Animals that use pheromones to communicate, 13. Gives a thumbs-up, 18. Smack, 19. NSFW message, 24. Place to dock, 26. Flavor enhancer in Doritos, for short, 27. "The final frontier", 28. Dens, 29. Ultimately triumph, 30. Warning sound, 32. Used, as a chair, 33. Line adjusters on an Etch A Sketch, 37. Suffers embarrassment, 40. Labor, 41. Curses out, 44. Frankly, in a text, 49. Body part that may be green, 50. They can cause sour experiences for car owners, 51. Director Coen, 53. Small part, 55. Cartoonist Goldberg who never actually built the machines he drew, 57. Neighbor of the United Arab Emirates, 59. Sch. west of Beverly Hills, 60. Rentals that come with poles, 61. Athletic award, 62. Fish-and-chips fish, typically, 63. Ballpark guess: Abbr., 64. ___Pen
Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 22, 2024
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
Across Clues with Answers:
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The clue is 1. Swedish company that makes submarines (but no longer cars). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SAAB
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The clue is 5. Vegetarian's protein source. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TOFU
Possible Answer : tofu, bean_curd
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The clue is 9. So-called "Las Vegas of the East". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: MACAO
Possible Answer : Macau, Macao
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The clue is 14. Lead-in to present or science. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OMNI
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The clue is 15. *Cough, cough*. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: AHEM
Possible Answer : ahem, hem
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The clue is 16. Hard core exercise?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: PLANK
Possible Answer : plump, plump_down, plunk, plonk, plunk_down, plop, board, plank_over, flump, plank
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The clue is 17. Bottoms decorated with characters from the "Odyssey"?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: LONGSTORYSHORTS
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The clue is 20. Prophet. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ORACLE
Possible Answer : seer, prophesier, prophet, oracle, vaticinator
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The clue is 21. Originally named. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NEE
Possible Answer : nee
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The clue is 22. "Everything ___ Changed" (Taylor Swift song). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: HAS
Possible Answer : have_got, ingest, receive, own, stimulate, give_birth, deliver, take_in, have, take, suffer, possess, consume, give, birth, sustain, hour_angle, feature, accept, experience, HA, hold, let, cause, induce, get, bear, throw, make
Possible Opposite Answer : lack, abstain, refuse
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The clue is 23. Instrument played by Sheila Bromberg on the Beatles' "She's Leaving Home". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HARP
Possible Answer : harmonica, dwell, harp, mouth_organ, mouth_harp
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The clue is 25. Guitarist, informally. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: AXMAN
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The clue is 27. Close-fitting pajamas?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: SLEEPTIGHTS
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The clue is 31. Shaming sound. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TSK
Possible Answer : tut-tut, tut, tsk
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The clue is 34. Something a window shopper might purchase?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PANE
Possible Answer : battery-acid, pane_of_glass, Elvis, pane, panelling, back_breaker, window_pane, acid, dot, superman, Zen, dose, loony_toons, window_glass, paneling, Lucy_in_the_sky_with_diamonds
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The clue is 35. "___ the fields we go …". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OER
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The clue is 36. Extract, as information. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: GLEAN
Possible Answer : reap, harvest, glean
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The clue is 38. Lends a hand to. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: AIDS
Possible Answer : economic_aid, care, AIDS, financial_aid, attention, tending, acquired_immune_deficiency_syndrome, assistance, assist, aid, help
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The clue is 39. Jogs. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TROTS
Possible Answer : lope, Trotskyist, Trot, Trotskyite, pony, crib, jog, clip, trot
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The clue is 42. Not deceived by. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ONTO
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The clue is 43. Oil container. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CRUET
Possible Answer : cruet, crewet
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The clue is 45. "OMG!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: WOW
Possible Answer : howler, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, belly_laugh, riot, wow, scream
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The clue is 46. One who only goes to the *best* restaurants, maybe. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SNOB
Possible Answer : snot, snob, prig, snoot
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The clue is 47. "Ability" for Johnny Carson's Carnac the Magnificent. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ESP
Possible Answer : extrasensory_perception, E.S.P., second_sight, clairvoyance, ESP
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The clue is 48. Offering in Eilish's clothing brand?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: BILLIEJEANS
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The clue is 52. Earth tone. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: OCHRE
Possible Answer : ochre, ocher
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The clue is 54. Country that gained its independence from France in 1953. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: LAOS
Possible Answer : Lao, Laotian, Lao_People's_Democratic_Republic, Laos
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The clue is 55. Messenger molecule. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: RNA
Possible Answer : RNA, ribonucleic_acid
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The clue is 56. Texter's qualifier. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: IMO
Possible Answer : IMO, International_Maritime_Organization
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The clue is 58. Turn down. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: REFUSE
Possible Answer : scraps, decline, turn_down, resist, refuse, pass_up, food_waste, turn_away, reject, garbage, deny, defy
Possible Opposite Answer : admit, allow, accept, lend_oneself
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The clue is 62. Request to a custom tailor?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: CUTMESOMESLACKS
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The clue is 65. Smaller cousins of English horns. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: OBOES
Possible Answer : hautbois, oboe, hautboy
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The clue is 66. Place for grape nuts?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: NAPA
Possible Answer : celery_cabbage, pe-tsai, Chinese_cabbage, Brassica_rapa_pekinensis, napa
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The clue is 67. Prepare to use, as a coupon. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: CLIP
Possible Answer : clipping, snip_off, cartridge_clip, crop, dress, nip, cut_short, magazine, trim, curtail, trot, prune, cut_back, snip, cartridge_holder, time, jog, nip_off, lop, clip
Possible Opposite Answer : unclip
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The clue is 68. End of the line, maybe. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: DEPOT
Possible Answer : storage, store, storehouse, entrepot, depot, terminal, terminus
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The clue is 69. Hissy fit. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SNIT
Possible Answer : snit
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The clue is 70. Like taking candy from a baby, it's said. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EASY
Possible Answer : loose, easygoing, soft, well-to-do, easy, leisurely, gentle, well-situated, slow, light, wanton, well-heeled, slowly, well-fixed, comfortable, promiscuous, prosperous, easily, well-off, sluttish, tardily
Possible Opposite Answer : quickly, uneasy, difficult
Down Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. All by oneself. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SOLO
Possible Answer: solo, unaccompanied, alone
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The clue is 2. Love, for Rafael Nadal. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: AMOR
Possible Answer: Cupid, Amor
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The clue is 3. Pulitzer-winning journalist and novelist Quindlen. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ANNA
Possible Answer: anna
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The clue is 4. Head honcho. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: BIGCHEESE
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The clue is 5. Cylindrical alternative to a French fry. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: TATERTOT
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The clue is 6. "Would you look at that!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OHO
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The clue is 7. Plant in a stegosaurus's diet. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: FERN
Possible Answer: fern
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The clue is 8. "Well, duh!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: UMYEAH
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The clue is 9. Going rate?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: MPH
Possible Answer: mph, miles_per_hour
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The clue is 10. Island greeting. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ALOHA
Possible Answer: ciao, aloha
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The clue is 11. Rod on the road. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: CARANTENNA
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The clue is 12. Animals that use pheromones to communicate. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ANTS
Possible Answer: pismire, emmet, ant
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The clue is 13. Gives a thumbs-up. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OKS
Possible Answer: okey, okay, okeh, O.K., Oklahoma, Sooner_State, OK
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The clue is 18. Smack. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SLAP
Possible Answer: slap, smack, bolt, smacking, slapdash, bang
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The clue is 19. NSFW message. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SEXT
Possible Answer: sext
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The clue is 24. Place to dock. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PIER
Possible Answer: wharf, dock, pier, wharfage
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The clue is 26. Flavor enhancer in Doritos, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: MSG
Possible Answer: MSG, monosodium_glutamate
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The clue is 27. "The final frontier". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SPACE
Possible Answer: infinite, blank, outer_space, place, distance, blank_space, quad, space
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The clue is 28. Dens. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: LAIRS
Possible Answer: lair, den
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The clue is 29. Ultimately triumph. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: ENDUPONTOP
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The clue is 30. Warning sound. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: GROWL
Possible Answer: growl, growling, rumble, grumble
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The clue is 32. Used, as a chair. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SATON
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The clue is 33. Line adjusters on an Etch A Sketch. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: KNOBS
Possible Answer: node, thickening, boss, knob, pommel
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The clue is 37. Suffers embarrassment. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: LOSESFACE
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The clue is 40. Labor. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TOIL
Possible Answer: toil, labour, travail, drudge, moil, labor, grind, fag, dig
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The clue is 41. Curses out. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: SWEARSAT
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The clue is 44. Frankly, in a text. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TBH
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The clue is 49. Body part that may be green. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: IRIS
Possible Answer: iris_diaphragm, iris, fleur-de-lis, flag, sword_lily
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The clue is 50. They can cause sour experiences for car owners. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: LEMONS
Possible Answer: lemon, gamboge, lemon_tree, Citrus_limon, lemon_yellow, stinker, maize
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The clue is 51. Director Coen. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: JOEL
Possible Answer: Joel, Book_of_Joel
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The clue is 53. Small part. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CAMEO
Possible Answer: cameo
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The clue is 55. Cartoonist Goldberg who never actually built the machines he drew. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: RUBE
Possible Answer: yahoo, rube, hick, hayseed, yokel, chawbacon, bumpkin
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The clue is 57. Neighbor of the United Arab Emirates. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OMAN
Possible Answer: Muscat_and_Oman, Oman, Sultanate_of_Oman
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The clue is 59. Sch. west of Beverly Hills. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: UCLA
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The clue is 60. Rentals that come with poles. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SKIS
Possible Answer: ski
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The clue is 61. Athletic award. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ESPY
Possible Answer: spot, espy, spy, descry
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The clue is 62. Fish-and-chips fish, typically. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: COD
Possible Answer: cod, C.O.D., ride, dupe, befool, taunt, put_one_over, collect, take_in, put_on, razz, COD, gull, fool, tantalize, cash_on_delivery, seedcase, bait, codfish, put_one_across, tantalise, rag, slang, tease, twit, rally, pod
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The clue is 63. Ballpark guess: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EST
Possible Answer: Eastern_Standard_Time, EST, Eastern_Time
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The clue is 64. ___Pen. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EPI
Possible Answer: Eysenck_Personality_Inventory, EPI
Friday, September 26, 2025
March 06, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint
Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
- Across Clues (33 clues)
- Down Clues (37 clues)
- Category Breakdown
- Complete Puzzle Statistics
- Pro Solving Tips
- Related Crossword Solutions
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Friday, March 06, 2020
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 70 (33 Across, 37 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.4 letters
Across Clues Explained - Friday NYT Crossword March 06, 2020
| No. | Clue | Letters |
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| 1A | 1. Artificially inflates | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Sub (for) | 4 |
| 3A | 9. "The Emancipation of ___" (6x platinum Mariah Carey album) | 4 |
| 4A | 13. Oath locale | 5 |
| 5A | 14. Men's grooming aid | 9 |
| 6A | 16. Oath locale | 5 |
| 7A | 17. 404 Not Found, e.g. | 9 |
| 8A | 18. Shower amenity | 5 |
| 9A | 19. Tight | 9 |
| 10A | 20. Turner on a record | 4 |
| 11A | 22. Subject of a scandal, maybe | 4 |
| 12A | 23. "Heavens to Betsy!" | 8 |
| 13A | 27. Points | 4 |
| 14A | 31. ___ suit | 3 |
| 15A | 32. Smoking or procrastination, e.g. | 5 |
| 16A | 34. Alfred who pioneered in I.Q. testing | 5 |
| 17A | 35. "Make it snappy!" | 15 |
| 18A | 38. Set out on the highway? | 5 |
| 19A | 39. Big cast? | 5 |
| 20A | 40. Barely | 3 |
| 21A | 41. Lose sleep (over) | 4 |
| 22A | 42. Dirty look | 8 |
| 23A | 44. Literary character played by Gregory Peck, Patrick Stewart and Orson Welles | 4 |
| 24A | 48. You can bet on them | 4 |
| 25A | 49. Help to set the scene | 9 |
| 26A | 53. Old knockout? | 5 |
| 27A | 57. Counter sign? | 9 |
| 28A | 58. Per diem | 5 |
| 29A | 59. Wretch | 9 |
| 30A | 60. Casual phone greeting | 5 |
| 31A | 61. Make (out) | 4 |
| 32A | 62. Matches | 4 |
| 33A | 63. Co-author of the 1957 memoir "The Untouchables" | 4 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. Artificially inflates"
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 number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
- Words that mean the same thing: lard, tramp, launching pad
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: PADS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. Sub (for)"
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 worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis
- Words that mean the same thing: temporary worker, temporary
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: TEMP
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Clue 3 Across: "9. "The Emancipation of ___" (6x platinum Mariah Carey album)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about music.
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: MIMI
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Clue 4 Across: "13. Oath locale"
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 an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
- Words that mean the same thing: motor inn, judicature, court of law
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COURT
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Clue 5 Across: "14. Men's grooming aid"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HAIRTONIC
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Clue 6 Across: "16. Oath locale"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the table in christian churches where communion is given
- Words that mean the same thing: communion table, Lord's table
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALTAR
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Clue 7 Across: "17. 404 Not Found, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERRORCODE
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Clue 8 Across: "18. Shower amenity"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer
- Words that mean the same thing: loufah sponge, loofah, luffa
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOOFA
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Clue 9 Across: "19. Tight"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CLOSEKNIT
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Clue 10 Across: "20. Turner on a record"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TINA
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Clue 11 Across: "22. Subject of a scandal, maybe"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the fourth of the seven canonical hours; about noon
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEXT
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Clue 12 Across: "23. "Heavens to Betsy!""
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OHMYGOSH
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Clue 13 Across: "27. Points"
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 anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
- Words that mean the same thing: object, point, shoot for
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AIMS
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Clue 14 Across: "31. ___ suit"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin)
- Words that mean the same thing: Mao Zedong, Mao Tsetung, monoamine oxidase
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MAO
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Clue 15 Across: "32. Smoking or procrastination, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an established custom
- Words that mean the same thing: drug abuse, wont, substance abuse
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HABIT
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Clue 16 Across: "34. Alfred who pioneered in I.Q. testing"
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 french psychologist remembered for his studies of the intellectual development of children (1857-1911)
- Words that mean the same thing: Alfred Binet
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BINET
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Clue 17 Across: "35. "Make it snappy!""
Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IDONTHAVEALLDAY
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Clue 18 Across: "38. Set out on the highway?"
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 hoop that covers a wheel
- Words that mean the same thing: tire, fatigue, fag out
- The opposite would be: refresh, interest
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TIRES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "39. Big cast?"
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 upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
- Words that mean the same thing: retch, lift, gag
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HEAVE
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Clue 20 Across: "40. Barely"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
- Words that mean the same thing: ailment, inauspicious, complaint
- The opposite would be: well
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ILL
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Clue 21 Across: "41. Lose sleep (over)"
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 agitation resulting from active worry
- Words that mean the same thing: grizzle, fret, lather
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STEW
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Clue 22 Across: "42. Dirty look"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STINKEYE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "44. Literary character played by Gregory Peck, Patrick Stewart and Orson Welles"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that according to the old testament he was a pagan king of israel and husband of jezebel (9th century bc)
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AHAB
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Clue 24 Across: "48. You can bet on them"
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 likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
- Words that mean the same thing: betting odds
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ODDS
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Clue 25 Across: "49. Help to set the scene"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STAGECREW
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Clue 26 Across: "53. Old knockout?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
- Words that mean the same thing: ethyl ether, ethoxyethane, vinyl ether
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ETHER
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Clue 27 Across: "57. Counter sign?"
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!
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The answer is: ORDERHERE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "58. Per diem"
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 newspaper that is published every day
- Words that mean the same thing: day-by-day, casual, day by day
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DAILY
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Clue 29 Across: "59. Wretch"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: POORDEVIL
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Clue 30 Across: "60. Casual phone greeting"
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!
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The answer is: ITSME
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Clue 31 Across: "61. Make (out)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that type genus of the suidae
- Words that mean the same thing: genus Sus, Sus
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SUSS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "62. Matches"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
- Words that mean the same thing: hear, image, realise
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "63. Co-author of the 1957 memoir "The Untouchables""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a strip of land projecting into a body of water
- Words that mean the same thing: cape
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NESS
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Down Clues Decoded - Friday NYT Crossword March 06, 2020
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Standard part of preppy attire | 4 |
| 2D | 2. An exhausted person might be on it | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Like a hospital gown, maybe | 6 |
| 4D | 4. They're in good hands | 9 |
| 5D | 5. Place "rocked" in a 1982 top 10 hit | 9 |
| 6D | 6. Noble sort | 4 |
| 7D | 7. "The Spanish Playing Cards" and "Nude With Mirror" | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Novel filler | 5 |
| 9D | 9. Faux alcoholic drink | 8 |
| 10D | 10. A part of | 4 |
| 11D | 11. French for "noon" | 4 |
| 12D | 12. Grammy winner whose name sounds like a beverage | 4 |
| 13D | 13. Low-___ | 3 |
| 14D | 15. Threat bearing small arms? | 4 |
| 15D | 21. One famous for seeing double? | 4 |
| 16D | 23. Cuts out | 5 |
| 17D | 24. "I've ___!" | 5 |
| 18D | 25. Poet Marianne who won a 1952 Pulitzer | 5 |
| 19D | 26. Sources of buzz | 5 |
| 20D | 28. Opposite of mainstream | 5 |
| 21D | 29. Like a bad apple, maybe | 5 |
| 22D | 30. Punk, e.g. | 5 |
| 23D | 33. Hand dryers | 9 |
| 24D | 34. Wasn't conspicuous | 9 |
| 25D | 36. Crystal collectors, maybe | 8 |
| 26D | 37. Like big fans | 4 |
| 27D | 43. Big 12 school, familiarly | 6 |
| 28D | 45. Do a cowboy's job | 4 |
| 29D | 46. Pines | 5 |
| 30D | 47. Two whole notes, essentially | 5 |
| 31D | 49. Soaks (up) | 4 |
| 32D | 50. Drop ___ | 4 |
| 33D | 51. Dustups | 4 |
| 34D | 52. City on a lake of the same name | 4 |
| 35D | 54. Cat sound | 4 |
| 36D | 55. Eugene O'Neill's "Desire Under the ___" | 4 |
| 37D | 56. Kvass ingredient | 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. Standard part of preppy attire"
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 venetian traveler who explored asia in the 13th century and served kublai khan (1254-1324)
- Words that mean the same thing: Marco Polo
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: POLO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. An exhausted person might be on it"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
- Words that mean the same thing: automobile, motorcar, car
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AUTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Like a hospital gown, maybe"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that not airtight
- Words that mean the same thing: draughty
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DRAFTY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. They're in good hands"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
- Words that mean the same thing: straight person, straightaway, straight
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STRAIGHTS
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Clue 5 Down: "5. Place "rocked" in a 1982 top 10 hit"
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!
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The answer is: THECASBAH
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Clue 6 Down: "6. Noble sort"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a british peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EARL
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Clue 7 Down: "7. "The Spanish Playing Cards" and "Nude With Mirror""
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 new zealand conifer used for lumber; the dark wood is used for interior carpentry
- Words that mean the same thing: Joan Miro, black pine, Miro
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MIROS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Novel filler"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PROSE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Faux alcoholic drink"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.
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: MOCKTAIL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. A part of"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. French for "noon""
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 southern part of france
- Words that mean the same thing: musical instrument digital interface
- The opposite would be: maxi
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MIDI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Grammy winner whose name sounds like a beverage"
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!
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The answer is: ICET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Low-___"
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!
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The answer is: CAL
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Clue 14 Down: "15. Threat bearing small arms?"
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!
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The answer is: TREX
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "21. One famous for seeing double?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of noah and the flood is told in the book of genesis
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NOAH
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Clue 16 Down: "23. Cuts out"
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 prevent from being included or considered or accepted
- Words that mean the same thing: miss, exclude, omit
- The opposite would be: include, attend to
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OMITS
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Clue 17 Down: "24. "I've ___!""
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!
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The answer is: HADIT
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Clue 18 Down: "25. Poet Marianne who won a 1952 Pulitzer"
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 composer of works noted for their use of the american vernacular (1893-1969)
- Words that mean the same thing: Henry Moore, Dudley Moore, Marianne Craig Moore
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOORE
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Clue 19 Down: "26. Sources of buzz"
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 an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs
- Words that mean the same thing: urticaria, beehive, nettle rash
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HIVES
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Clue 20 Down: "28. Opposite of mainstream"
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 pop group not affiliated with a major record company
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INDIE
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Clue 21 Down: "29. Like a bad apple, maybe"
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 containing meal or made of meal
- Words that mean the same thing: farinaceous, coarse-grained, granular
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MEALY
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Clue 22 Down: "30. Punk, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that how something is done or how it happens
- Words that mean the same thing: vogue, expressive style, fashion
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STYLE
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Clue 23 Down: "33. Hand dryers"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TEATOWELS
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Clue 24 Down: "34. Wasn't conspicuous"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BLENDEDIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Down: "36. Crystal collectors, maybe"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NEWAGERS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Down: "37. Like big fans"
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 (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous
- Words that mean the same thing: greedy, zealous, esurient
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AVID
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Down: "43. Big 12 school, familiarly"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KSTATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Down: "45. Do a cowboy's job"
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 group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
- Words that mean the same thing: crowd, ruck
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: HERD
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Clue 29 Down: "46. Pines"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
- Words that mean the same thing: languish, pine, hurt
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ACHES
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Clue 30 Down: "47. Two whole notes, essentially"
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 diacritical mark (u-shaped) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: BREVE
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Clue 31 Down: "49. Soaks (up)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid
- Words that mean the same thing: standing operating procedure, sop, dowse
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SOPS
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Clue 32 Down: "50. Drop ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: TROU
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Clue 33 Down: "51. Dustups"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a rapid active commotion
- Words that mean the same thing: hustle, stir, fuss
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ADOS
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Clue 34 Down: "52. City on a lake of the same name"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
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- This could be something that a member of an iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of lake erie in northern ohio and northwest pennsylvania and western new york
- Words that mean the same thing: Lake Erie
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ERIE
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Clue 35 Down: "54. Cat sound"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
- Words that mean the same thing: hissing, hushing, hoot
- The opposite would be: applaud
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The answer is: HISS
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Clue 36 Down: "55. Eugene O'Neill's "Desire Under the ___""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any of various trees of the genus ulmus: important timber or shade trees
- Words that mean the same thing: elm, elm tree, elmwood
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ELMS
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Clue 37 Down: "56. Kvass ingredient"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the seed of the cereal grass
- Words that mean the same thing: rye whisky, rye whiskey, Secale cereale
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: RYE
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| General Knowledge | 59 | 84.3% |
| Short Answer | 4 | 5.7% |
| History | 2 | 2.9% |
| Music | 1 | 1.4% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 1 | 1.4% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.4% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.4% |
| Geography | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Across Clues | 33 |
| Down Clues | 37 |
| Total Clues | 70 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.4 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 15 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Friday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
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Last Updated: September 26, 2025 at 04:46 PM