27416 Mon Feb 12, 2024 NYT by Jess Shulman and Amie Walker

Across Clues :

1. Front's opposite, 5. Some male deer, 10. What gives Scotch an earthy flavor, 14. Long, cylindrical instrument, 15. Kind of bond in chemistry, 16. "That hurts!", 17. [Get my innuendo?], 19. Beech or birch, 20. When a plane is due, for short, 21. Show hosts, in brief, 22. "Doesn't matter who", 24. Actress Jessica, 25. Close by, 26. Something a digital crossword solver doesn't need, 29. Winter hours in N.Y.C., 31. Exploding stars, 35. "Relax, soldier", 37. [Get my innuendo?], 39. Moderate gait for a horse, 40. "Later, dudes", 42. Response to the Little Red Hen, 43. [Get my innuendo?], 45. Worked, 47. Younger Obama daughter, 48. "That's all ___ wrote", 50. Takes in what someone wrote, 51. Engrave, 53. Dozes (off), 55. "That's what people tell me, anyway", 58. Midori ___, first woman to land a triple axel in competition, 59. Chop (off), 62. Bridal veil fabric, 63. [Get my innuendo?], 66. Furniture store known for its cafeterias' meatballs, 67. Message on a candy heart, 68. Classic pie crust ingredient, 69. "Hey you!", 70. Painter Degas, 71. Membership fees

Down Clues :

1. Chicken leftover, 2. Be adjacent to, 3. Musician's conclusion, 4. Beer barrel, 5. "___ U Been Gone" (Kelly Clarkson hit), 6. Mess up, as hair, 7. As well as, 8. Beyond big, 9. Big public argument, 10. Baked things that might get people baked, 11. Currency that replaced the mark and peseta, 12. Got an A+ on, 13. ___/them pronouns, 18. Mideast leaders, 23. Tug hard, 24. Keep cool in a pool, perhaps, 26. Trails, 27. Open-air lobbies, 28. Menial workers, dismissively, 30. Strip of mowed grass, 32. EGOT-winning actress Davis, 33. Contributed to a kitty, 34. Loses traction on the road, 36. Commercial lead-in to Pen, 38. Take-home amount, 41. Cover completely, 44. "Anger leads to ___. ___ leads to suffering": Yoda, 46. Surgeon, for short, 49. Riddle, 52. Something you might clear to improve memory, 54. Catchall category, 55. Undergarment for a dress, 56. Acorn producers, 57. Frosts, as a cake, 59. Hawaiian banquet, 60. Fairy tale baddie, 61. Professors' degs., 64. Big name in fleecy boots, 65. What a good joke never gets

Break down the NYT Crosswords: February 12, 2024

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

New York Times, Monday, February 12, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Front's opposite. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BACK

  Possible Answer : hinder, rearward, dorsum, gage, backbone, book_binding, backrest, endorse, plunk_for, binding, spine, vertebral_column, indorse, back_up, stake, cover, rachis, back, punt, bet_on, support, rearwards, spinal_column, game, backward, rear, backwards, hind, second, plump_for

  Possible Opposite Answer : veer, forward, front, ahead, advance




• The clue is 5. Some male deer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAGS

  Possible Answer : rat, stag, snoop, spy, sleuth, hart, give_away, denounce, grass, betray, snitch, shit, tell_on, shop




• The clue is 10. What gives Scotch an earthy flavor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEAT

  Possible Answer : peat




• The clue is 14. Long, cylindrical instrument. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBOE

  Possible Answer : hautboy, hautbois, oboe




• The clue is 15. Kind of bond in chemistry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IONIC

  Possible Answer : Attic, Ionic, Ionic_dialect, Classical_Greek, ionic

  Possible Opposite Answer : nonionic




• The clue is 16. "That hurts!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUCH




• The clue is 17. [Get my innuendo?]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUDGENUDGE




• The clue is 19. Beech or birch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TREE

  Possible Answer : corner, Tree, tree, tree_diagram, Sir_Herbert_Beerbohm_Tree, shoetree




• The clue is 20. When a plane is due, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETA

  Possible Answer : ETA, Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom, Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty, eta, Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna




• The clue is 21. Show hosts, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MCS

  Possible Answer : MHz, Mc, megacycle_per_second, megahertz, megacycle




• The clue is 22. "Doesn't matter who". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANYBODY




• The clue is 24. Actress Jessica. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIEL




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

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

  The answer: NEAR

  Possible Answer : approximate, almost, nearly, most, draw_near, penny-pinching, come_on, go_up, draw_close, virtually, come_near, cheeseparing, approach, dear, near, well-nigh, good, skinny, close, nigh, about

  Possible Opposite Answer : far




• The clue is 26. Something a digital crossword solver doesn't need. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAPER

  Possible Answer : newspaper, theme, wallpaper, composition, paper, newspaper_publisher, report




• The clue is 29. Winter hours in N.Y.C.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EST

  Possible Answer : Eastern_Time, EST, Eastern_Standard_Time




• The clue is 31. Exploding stars. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOVAS

  Possible Answer : nova




• The clue is 35. "Relax, soldier". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATEASE




• The clue is 37. [Get my innuendo?]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WINKWINK




• The clue is 39. Moderate gait for a horse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TROT

  Possible Answer : jog, crib, lope, Trotskyist, Trot, Trotskyite, clip, trot, pony




• The clue is 40. "Later, dudes". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEACE

  Possible Answer : serenity, ataraxis, peace_of_mind, heartsease, pacification, peacefulness, peace_treaty, public_security, peace, repose

  Possible Opposite Answer : war




• The clue is 42. Response to the Little Red Hen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTI




• The clue is 43. [Get my innuendo?]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HINTHINT




• The clue is 45. Worked. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOILED

  Possible Answer : travail, fag, labour, labor, grind, drudge, dig, toil, moil




• The clue is 47. Younger Obama daughter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SASHA




• The clue is 48. "That's all ___ wrote". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHE




• The clue is 50. Takes in what someone wrote. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: READS

  Possible Answer : take, study, learn, say, register, interpret, show, translate, scan, understand, record, read




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

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

  The answer: ETCH

  Possible Answer : engrave, etch




• The clue is 53. Dozes (off). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NODS

  Possible Answer : nod




• The clue is 55. "That's what people tell me, anyway". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOIHEAR




• The clue is 58. Midori ___, first woman to land a triple axel in competition. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITO




• The clue is 59. Chop (off). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOP

  Possible Answer : prune, trim, sever, clip, lop, crop, cut_back, discerp, snip, dress




• The clue is 62. Bridal veil fabric. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LACE

  Possible Answer : spike, plait, interlace, entwine, lace, lacing, fortify, enlace, twine, intertwine, lace_up, braid

  Possible Opposite Answer : untwine




• The clue is 63. [Get my innuendo?]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COUGHCOUGH




• The clue is 66. Furniture store known for its cafeterias' meatballs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IKEA




• The clue is 67. Message on a candy heart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUGME




• The clue is 68. Classic pie crust ingredient. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LARD

  Possible Answer : pad, embroider, aggrandize, dramatise, aggrandise, dramatize, blow_up, embellish, lard




• The clue is 69. "Hey you!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PSST




• The clue is 70. Painter Degas. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDGAR

  Possible Answer : Edgar




• The clue is 71. Membership fees. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUES

  Possible Answer : due

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Chicken leftover. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BONE

  Possible Answer: swot_up, cram, get_up, ivory, grind_away, bone, osseous_tissue, drum, swot, bone_up, mug_up, os, debone, off-white, pearl

• The clue is 2. Be adjacent to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABUT

  Possible Answer: butt, butt_against, edge, butt_on, adjoin, border, march, abut

• The clue is 3. Musician's conclusion. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CODA

  Possible Answer: coda, finale

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

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

  The answer: KEG

  Possible Answer: kegful, keg

• The clue is 5. "___ U Been Gone" (Kelly Clarkson hit). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SINCE

• The clue is 6. Mess up, as hair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOUSLE

  Possible Answer: dishevel, tangle, tousle

• The clue is 7. As well as. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AND

• The clue is 8. Beyond big. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIGANTIC

  Possible Answer: mammoth, gigantic

• The clue is 9. Big public argument. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCENE

  Possible Answer: view, conniption, setting, panorama, prospect, tantrum, vista, picture, scene, scenery, fit, aspect, shot

• The clue is 10. Baked things that might get people baked. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POTBROWNIES

• The clue is 11. Currency that replaced the mark and peseta. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EURO

  Possible Answer: euro

• The clue is 12. Got an A+ on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACED

  Possible Answer: ace, sail_through, pass_with_flying_colors, sweep_through, nail, breeze_through

• The clue is 13. ___/them pronouns. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEY

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

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

  The answer: EMIRS

  Possible Answer: emir, emeer, amir, ameer

• The clue is 23. Tug hard. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YANK

  Possible Answer: Yankee, Yank, Yankee-Doodle, jerk, yank, Northerner

• The clue is 24. Keep cool in a pool, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEATTHEHEAT

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

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

  The answer: PATHS

  Possible Answer: route, way_of_life, path, way, course, itinerary, track

• The clue is 27. Open-air lobbies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATRIA

  Possible Answer: atrium

• The clue is 28. Menial workers, dismissively. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEONS

  Possible Answer: peon, navvy, drudge, galley_slave

• The clue is 30. Strip of mowed grass. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWATH

  Possible Answer: swath, belt

• The clue is 32. EGOT-winning actress Davis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VIOLA

  Possible Answer: viola, Viola, genus_Viola

• The clue is 33. Contributed to a kitty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTED

  Possible Answer: ante

• The clue is 34. Loses traction on the road. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKIDS

  Possible Answer: sideslip, skid, brake_shoe, slew, slide, slue, shoe, slip

• The clue is 36. Commercial lead-in to Pen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPI

  Possible Answer: EPI, Eysenck_Personality_Inventory

• The clue is 38. Take-home amount. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NET

  Possible Answer: sack, network, sack_up, meshwork, profit, net_profit, last, nett, internet, clear, cyberspace, lucre, meshing, web, profits, earnings, net_income, final, mesh, net

  Possible Opposite Answer : gross

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

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

  The answer: ENSHROUD

  Possible Answer: shroud, cover, enshroud, hide

• The clue is 44. "Anger leads to ___. ___ leads to suffering": Yoda. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HATE

  Possible Answer: hate, hatred, detest

  Possible Opposite Answer : love

• The clue is 46. Surgeon, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORDOC

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

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

  The answer: ENIGMA

  Possible Answer: closed_book, brain-teaser, conundrum, riddle, enigma, secret, mystery

• The clue is 52. Something you might clear to improve memory. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CACHE

  Possible Answer: cache, squirrel_away, hive_up, memory_cache, stash, lay_away, hoard

• The clue is 54. Catchall category. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTHER

  Possible Answer: other, early, former

  Possible Opposite Answer : same

• The clue is 55. Undergarment for a dress. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLIP

  Possible Answer: faux_pas, trip, gaffe, skid, sideslip, slew, sneak, luxate, dislocate, slickness, moorage, shimmy, berth, slip, err, pillow_slip, cutting, gaucherie, slipperiness, slip_one's_mind, eluding, slide, drop_away, elusion, mooring, mistake, slip-up, shift, slick, strip, steal, slip_of_paper, solecism, chemise, slue, splay, miscue, pillowcase, drop_off, parapraxis, teddy, case, fall_away

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

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

  The answer: OAKS

  Possible Answer: oak, oak_tree

• The clue is 57. Frosts, as a cake. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICES

  Possible Answer: shabu, crank, chalk, chicken_feed, icing, ice_rink, methamphetamine, water_ice, frappe, glass, deoxyephedrine, frost, ICE, frosting, ice, trash, methamphetamine_hydrochloride, meth, sparkler, ice-skating_rink, internal-combustion_engine, Methedrine

• The clue is 59. Hawaiian banquet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUAU

  Possible Answer: luau

• The clue is 60. Fairy tale baddie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OGRE

  Possible Answer: devil, demon, fiend, ogre, monster

• The clue is 61. Professors' degs.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PHDS

  Possible Answer: Ph.D., PhD

• The clue is 64. Big name in fleecy boots. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UGG

• The clue is 65. What a good joke never gets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLD

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : young, new

Today Crossword puzzle - July 26, 2024

Today Crossword puzzle hints - July 26, 2024

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

Break down the NYT Crosswords: July 26, 2024

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. Letters of coverage - Show Answer
  

  SPF

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: sun_protection_factor, SPF



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

  SLUSH

  (5 letters)

  
  

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



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

  SOCKS

  (5 letters)

  
  

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



• 14. Metonym for attention - Show Answer
  

  EAR

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: spike, capitulum, auricle, pinna, ear



• 15. Spotted - Show Answer
  

  PINTO

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: pinto



• 16. Lost intentionally - Show Answer
  

  THREW

  (5 letters)

  
  

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



• 17. Phase - Show Answer
  

  ERA

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: geological_era, ERA, epoch, earned_run_average, era



• 18. Departure announcement - Show Answer
  

  IMOUTTAHERE

  (11 letters)

  
  


• 20. Samurai's sword - Show Answer
  

  KATANA

  (6 letters)

  
  


• 22. French buns - Show Answer
  

  DERRIERE

  (8 letters)

  
  

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



• 23. Garment for a vaquero - Show Answer
  

  SERAPE

  (6 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: serape, sarape



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

  LOS

  (3 letters)

  
  


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

  PIT

  (3 letters)

  
  

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

  Antonyms: Heaven



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

  BARTLEBY

  (8 letters)

  
  


• 29. Up to - Show Answer
  

  TIL

  (3 letters)

  
  


• 31. Pitchfork part - Show Answer
  

  TINE

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: tine



• 32. Bush bounders - Show Answer
  

  ROOS

  (4 letters)

  
  


• 34. "Shoo!" - Show Answer
  

  GIT

  (3 letters)

  
  

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



• 36. Jam session? - Show Answer
  

  SLAMDUNKCONTEST

  (15 letters)

  
  


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

  LIE

  (3 letters)

  
  

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

  Antonyms: stand, arise



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

  YEOH

  (4 letters)

  
  


• 43. First Nations people - Show Answer
  

  CREE

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Cree



• 44. Tearing up, perhaps - Show Answer
  

  SAD

  (3 letters)

  
  

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

  Antonyms: glad



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

  DOBERMAN

  (8 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Doberman, Doberman_pinscher



• 48. Landscaper's supply - Show Answer
  

  SOD

  (3 letters)

  
  

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



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

  DUA

  (3 letters)

  
  


• 53. Threats - Show Answer
  

  PERILS

  (6 letters)

  
  

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



• 54. Predictive text? - Show Answer
  

  PROPHECY

  (8 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: divination, prognostication, vaticination, prophecy



• 57. Not at all into - Show Answer
  

  HATING

  (6 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: hate, hat, detest

  Antonyms: love



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

  ANGIETHOMAS

  (11 letters)

  
  


• 61. Kid's cry - Show Answer
  

  MAA

  (3 letters)

  
  


• 62. Jason of "Aquaman" - Show Answer
  

  MOMOA

  (5 letters)

  
  


• 63. Divisive pizza topping - Show Answer
  

  OLIVE

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Olea_europaea, European_olive_tree, olive



• 64. "South Park" kid - Show Answer
  

  IKE

  (3 letters)

  
  

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



• 65. Vacate a seat - Show Answer
  

  STAND

  (5 letters)

  
  

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

  Antonyms: sit, yield



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

  OOZED

  (5 letters)

  
  

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



• 67. Sachet filler - Show Answer
  

  TEA

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: tea, teatime, Camellia_sinensis, tea_leaf, afternoon_tea

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Go after - Show Answer
  

  SEEK

  (4 letters)

  
  

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



• 2. Chute behind a boat - Show Answer
  

  PARASAIL

  (8 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: parasail



• 3. Not identical, say - Show Answer
  

  FRATERNAL

  (9 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: brotherly, biovular, brotherlike, fraternal

  Antonyms: identical, sisterly



• 4. Kind of column - Show Answer
  

  SPINAL

  (6 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: spinal_anaesthesia, spinal_anesthesia, spinal



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

  LIMAPERU

  (8 letters)

  
  


• 6. Game with a draw pile - Show Answer
  

  UNO

  (3 letters)

  
  


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

  STUD

  (4 letters)

  
  

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



• 8. Monopoly piece - Show Answer
  

  HOTEL

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: hotel



• 9. Personality indicator, some say - Show Answer
  

  STARSIGN

  (8 letters)

  
  


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

  OHHI

  (4 letters)

  
  


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

  CREEP

  (5 letters)

  
  

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



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

  KERRI

  (5 letters)

  
  


• 13. Like port - Show Answer
  

  SWEET

  (5 letters)

  
  

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

  Antonyms: salty, sour, dry



• 19. Race pace - Show Answer
  

  TROT

  (4 letters)

  
  

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



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

  ARTEMIS

  (7 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Cynthia, Artemis



• 24. Wood that sinks in water - Show Answer
  

  EBONY

  (5 letters)

  
  

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



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

  BTS

  (3 letters)

  
  


• 28. Joined together - Show Answer
  

  YOKED

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: link, yoke

  Antonyms: unyoke



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

  LITCRIT

  (7 letters)

  
  


• 33. Feat on a beat - Show Answer
  

  SCOOP

  (5 letters)

  
  

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



• 35. Office max? - Show Answer
  

  TERMLIMIT

  (9 letters)

  
  


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

  DEADHEAD

  (8 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: deadhead



• 38. Catchphrase for Austin Powers - Show Answer
  

  OHBEHAVE

  (8 letters)

  
  


• 39. Venomous reef dweller - Show Answer
  

  SEASNAKE

  (8 letters)

  
  


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

  TEN

  (3 letters)

  
  

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



• 45. Two-piece? - Show Answer
  

  DUET

  (4 letters)

  
  

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



• 47. Took off the board - Show Answer
  

  ERASED

  (6 letters)

  
  

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

  Antonyms: record



• 48. Floods with junk - Show Answer
  

  SPAMS

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: junk_e-mail, Spam, spam



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

  ORNOT

  (5 letters)

  
  


• 50. Set of beliefs - Show Answer
  

  DOGMA

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: tenet, dogma



• 52. Cold call? - Show Answer
  

  ACHOO

  (5 letters)

  
  


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

  PION

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: pion, pi-meson



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

  YOLO

  (4 letters)

  
  


• 58. Mother of the Titans - Show Answer
  

  GAEA

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Ge, Gaea, Gaia



• 60. "Les ___" - Show Answer
  

  MIZ

  (3 letters)

  
  

XWordHint Crossword Answers June 28, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

XWordHint Crossword Complete Solution: June 28, 2025

Published on Saturday, June 28, 2025 • Updated daily

Our expert breakdown helps you solve the June 28 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.

Across Clues and Answers (33)

Clue #1: 1. Fire-breathing antagonist of Mario in the Mario universe

6-letter answer Answer: BOWSER

Clue #2: 7. Exercise with Yang and Wu styles

6-letter answer Answer: TAICHI

Word Help: Synonyms: taichichuan, tai_chi_chuan, t'ai_chi

Clue #3: 13. Colorful treat on a stick

6-letter answer Answer: ICEPOP

Clue #4: 14. Killed time

7-letter answer Answer: DAWDLED

Word Help: Synonyms: dawdle, dally, fall_back
Antonyms: rush

Clue #5: 15. Bit of unisex attire

6-letter answer Answer: SARONG

Word Help: Synonyms: sarong

Clue #6: 16. Shot

8-letter answer Answer: KABLOOEY

Clue #7: 17. The travels of Marco Polo, e.g.

5-letter answer Answer: TREKS

Word Help: Synonyms: trek

Clue #8: 18. Works up a sweat

5-letter answer Answer: TOILS

Word Help: Synonyms: travail, labor, dig

Clue #9: 19. Stars' org.

3-letter answer Answer: NHL

Clue #10: 20. Word after full or free

4-letter answer Answer: RIDE

Word Help: Synonyms: mount, devolve_on, rally
Antonyms: walk

Clue #11: 21. Layer of gold?

5-letter answer Answer: GOOSE

Word Help: Synonyms: bozo, zany, fathead

Clue #12: 22. Part of a ship that resembles a fin

4-letter answer Answer: KEEL

Word Help: Synonyms: keel, reel, swag

Clue #13: 23. "Bed-in for Peace" activist

3-letter answer Answer: ONO

Word Help: Synonyms: Ono, Yoko_Ono

Clue #14: 24. Full of dense fog

5-letter answer Answer: SOUPY

Word Help: Synonyms: sentimental, schmaltzy, hokey

Clue #15: 25. Hungarian has 18 of them (yikes!)

5-letter answer Answer: CASES

Word Help: Synonyms: cause, sheath, shell

Clue #16: 26. Deer stalking aid?

12-letter answer Answer: SANTATRACKER

Clue #17: 29. Shook hands, say

13-letter answer Answer: SEALEDTHEDEAL

Clue #18: 32. They focus on subjects of interest

12-letter answer Answer: CAMERALENSES

Clue #19: 34. Sap sucker

5-letter answer Answer: APHID

Word Help: Synonyms: aphid

Clue #20: 37. Thwarts

5-letter answer Answer: FOILS

Word Help: Synonyms: spoil, scotch, bilk

Clue #21: 38. Philosophy associated with 7-Across

3-letter answer Answer: TAO

Word Help: Synonyms: Taoist, Tao

Clue #22: 39. Unveil, with "out"

4-letter answer Answer: TROT

Word Help: Synonyms: Trotskyite, clip, trot

Clue #23: 40. Crushing, in a way

5-letter answer Answer: MOONY

Word Help: Synonyms: moony, woolgathering, dreamy
Antonyms: moonless

Clue #24: 41. Home of the Atlantis and Peppermill casinos

4-letter answer Answer: RENO

Word Help: Synonyms: Reno

Clue #25: 42. Enter into a spreadsheet

3-letter answer Answer: LOG

Word Help: Synonyms: log, logarithm, lumber

Clue #26: 43. Whines

5-letter answer Answer: CARPS

Word Help: Synonyms: carp, cavil, chicane

Clue #27: 44. Flier whose smallest species is called the dwarf bittern

5-letter answer Answer: HERON

Word Help: Synonyms: Hero, heron, Heron

Clue #28: 45. Sweet wine of California

8-letter answer Answer: ANGELICA

Word Help: Synonyms: angelique, angelica

Clue #29: 47. Big name in power ballads

6-letter answer Answer: CELINE

Clue #30: 48. It's a start

7-letter answer Answer: STEPONE

Clue #31: 49. They have many faces

6-letter answer Answer: PRISMS

Word Help: Synonyms: prism, optical_prism

Clue #32: 50. So far

6-letter answer Answer: TODATE

Clue #33: 51. Hullabaloo

6-letter answer Answer: RACKET

Word Help: Synonyms: make_merry, whoop_it_up, jollify

Across Clues and Answers (33)

Clue #1: 1. Places to order les cassoulets

7-letter answer Answer: BISTROS

Word Help: Synonyms: bistro

Clue #2: 2. Light winds

8-letter answer Answer: OCARINAS

Word Help: Synonyms: ocarina, sweet_potato

Clue #3: 3. "It's over"

8-letter answer Answer: WEREDONE

Clue #4: 4. Put into words

5-letter answer Answer: SPOKE

Word Help: Synonyms: verbalize, verbalise, address

Clue #5: 5. Metaphor for a tedious tract of time

4-letter answer Answer: EONS

Word Help: Synonyms: aeon, eon

Clue #6: 6. Dungeons & Dragons, e.g., for short

3-letter answer Answer: RPG

Clue #7: 7. Drop for the time being

5-letter answer Answer: TABLE

Word Help: Synonyms: postpone, defer, tabularize

Clue #8: 8. Some tools for saddlers

4-letter answer Answer: AWLS

Word Help: Synonyms: awl

Clue #9: 9. Court promise

3-letter answer Answer: IDO

Word Help: Synonyms: Ido

Clue #10: 10. Doubles

6-letter answer Answer: CLONES

Word Help: Synonyms: knockoff, clone, ringer

Clue #11: 11. [I'm so mischievous!]

6-letter answer Answer: HEEHEE

Clue #12: 12. Depictions of Arcadia

6-letter answer Answer: IDYLLS

Word Help: Synonyms: bucolic, eclogue, idyll

Clue #13: 14. Midsummer head decorations

11-letter answer Answer: DAISYCHAINS

Clue #14: 16. Turtle-shelled flunky of 1-Across

11-letter answer Answer: KOOPATROOPA

Clue #15: 18. Receiver of a four-star review

11-letter answer Answer: TOURDEFORCE

Clue #16: 21. Boast from a prankster

5-letter answer Answer: GOTEM

Clue #17: 22. Actress Gillan of "Doctor Who"

5-letter answer Answer: KAREN

Word Help: Synonyms: Karenic, Karen

Clue #18: 24. Leaves mixed up?

5-letter answer Answer: SALAD

Word Help: Synonyms: salad

Clue #19: 25. Hands over

5-letter answer Answer: CEDES

Word Help: Synonyms: cede, deliver, surrender

Clue #20: 27. Not needing elaboration

5-letter answer Answer: TACIT

Word Help: Synonyms: silent, tacit, understood

Clue #21: 28. Shade of green

5-letter answer Answer: KELLY

Word Help: Synonyms: Grace_Patricia_Kelly, Princess_Grace_of_Monaco, Grace_Kelly

Clue #22: 30. Record qualifier

8-letter answer Answer: ASTERISK

Word Help: Synonyms: asterisk, star

Clue #23: 31. Offer of support in a #1 Bill Withers hit

8-letter answer Answer: LEANONME

Clue #24: 33. Most likely to succeed?

7-letter answer Answer: SOONEST

Word Help: Synonyms: soonest, earliest

Clue #25: 34. "You made it!"

6-letter answer Answer: ATLAST

Clue #26: 35. Chop-chop

6-letter answer Answer: PRONTO

Word Help: Synonyms: promptly, readily, pronto

Clue #27: 36. Took too much of

6-letter answer Answer: HOGGED

Word Help: Synonyms: hog, hogged, broken-backed

Clue #28: 40. State for "The Shawshank Redemption"

5-letter answer Answer: MAINE

Word Help: Synonyms: Pine_Tree_State, ME, Maine

Clue #29: 41. Tomb raider's acquisition

5-letter answer Answer: RELIC

Word Help: Synonyms: relic, souvenir, keepsake

Clue #30: 43. Form a lump

4-letter answer Answer: CLOT

Word Help: Synonyms: coagulate, coagulum, curdle
Antonyms: homogenize

Clue #31: 44. Wedding presider of Greek mythology

4-letter answer Answer: HERA

Word Help: Synonyms: Hera, Here

Clue #32: 46. Org. with toxicologists

3-letter answer Answer: EPA

Word Help: Synonyms: EPA, Environmental_Protection_Agency

Clue #33: 47. It can keep the beat, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: CPR

Word Help: Synonyms: cardiopulmonary_resuscitation, cardiac_resuscitation, mouth-to-mouth_resuscitation

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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