XWordHint Crossword Complete Solution: July 02, 2025
Our expert breakdown helps you solve the July 02 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.
Across Clues and Answers (36)
Clue #1: 1. ___ salad
Clue #2: 5. Site for techies
Clue #3: 9. One of the hues in a Crayola eight-pack
Antonyms: whiten, white
Clue #4: 14. Shape of many a racetrack
Clue #5: 15. Fit as a fiddle
Clue #6: 16. "… for He is ___" (Matthew 28:6)
Antonyms: sit_down, set
Clue #7: 17. Did you know?! The most common bar name in the U.K. is The Red Lion
Clue #8: 19. Enough
Antonyms: meager
Clue #9: 20. W.W.E. star Dumas
Clue #10: 21. Portfolio portion, in brief
Clue #11: 22. It hangs on in the winter
Clue #12: 23. Did you know?! The oldest known porno movie is the 1907 short film "El Satario"
Clue #13: 27. One might charge el capote rojo
Clue #14: 29. 2014 Winter Olympics host
Clue #15: 30. Iridescent gemstones
Clue #16: 32. Bingo relative
Clue #17: 34. Squid's ink holder
Clue #18: 37. Did you know?! Engaging in leisure activities has been shown to reduce stress levels by over 30%
Clue #19: 40. Did you know?! Before mastering fire, cave men ate uncooked meat for the first million years of human existence
Clue #20: 42. Official currency of Ecuador and Guam: Abbr.
Clue #21: 43. "___ move"
Clue #22: 45. Cabinet department since 1913
Clue #23: 46. Nudges against
Clue #24: 49. Room for growth?
Clue #25: 50. Did you know?! America's first chartered money supplier opened in Philadelphia on January 7, 1782
Clue #26: 56. Enemy vessels in W.W. II
Clue #27: 57. Outfit that might have satin lapels, informally
Clue #28: 58. Key near F1
Clue #29: 61. Spanish island with many nightclubs
Clue #30: 62. Did you know?! Diamonds are 58 times more resistant to pressure than rubies or sapphires
Clue #31: 65. "___ est mort" ("the king is dead")
Clue #32: 66. Modern aerosol emitter, for short
Clue #33: 67. x times y, potentially
Clue #34: 68. Boxer nicknamed "Kid Dynamite"
Clue #35: 69. "... or ___!" (threat)
Clue #36: 70. "College GameDay" airer
Across Clues and Answers (36)
Clue #1: 1. ___ América (international football competition)
Clue #2: 2. Tube descender
Clue #3: 3. Step up from an upright piano
Clue #4: 4. Layered lunch offering, informally
Clue #5: 5. Tweets
Clue #6: 6. Language of W.W. II "code talkers": Var.
Clue #7: 7. Inventor Whitney
Clue #8: 8. Beverage in Wonderland
Clue #9: 9. Leg support
Antonyms: de-energize, de-energise
Clue #10: 10. Minimum or maximum
Clue #11: 11. Pet safety org.
Clue #12: 12. Chamber group instruments
Clue #13: 13. Genuflect
Clue #14: 18. Narrow inlet
Clue #15: 22. "Uncut Gems" actress Menzel
Clue #16: 24. "The Sound of Music" antagonist
Clue #17: 25. "Ugh!"
Clue #18: 26. Only acting Oscar winner in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Clue #19: 27. Common stir-fry ingredient
Clue #20: 28. Grand work
Clue #21: 31. For example
Clue #22: 33. One who gives a hoot
Clue #23: 34. Ones wreaking havoc
Clue #24: 35. ___ bomb
Clue #25: 36. No-no in many fad diets
Clue #26: 38. Thoroughly covers
Clue #27: 39. Low-pitched musical instrument
Clue #28: 41. "Rosy-fingered" time of day in the "Odyssey"
Antonyms: sunset
Clue #29: 44. Don't get stuck in it!
Antonyms: anestrus
Clue #30: 47. Onetime geometric game fad
Clue #31: 48. What mascara might do
Clue #32: 50. Muscular
Clue #33: 51. "The Sound of Music" locale
Clue #34: 52. "The Third Man" and "Kiss Me Deadly," for two
Clue #35: 53. Creator of a lot of buzz in the music scene
Clue #36: 54. Laundry problem
Clue #37: 55. No. after a tel. no.
Clue #38: 59. Part of a plan
Clue #39: 60. Jackie of martial arts films
Clue #40: 62. Bit of a laugh
Clue #41: 63. Femur/tibia connector, in brief
Clue #42: 64. Issa of Hollywood
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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Monday, December 23, 2024
27436 Mon Dec 23, 2024 NYT Crossword Clues by xword hints
Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 23, 2024
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
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| Mon Dec 23, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues by xword hints |
Across Clues with Answers:
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The clue is 1. Christmas baubles, often. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ORBS
Possible Answer : orb, globe, eyeball, ball, revolve, orbit
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The clue is 5. Ontario-based network that aired "Schitt's Creek". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CBC
Possible Answer : blood_profile, CBC, complete_blood_count
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The clue is 8. Billiards bounces. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: CAROMS
Possible Answer : carom, cannon, ricochet
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The clue is 14. Leafy vegetable in some Caesar salads. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: KALE
Possible Answer : loot, clams, borecole, dough, bread, kail, lolly, shekels, wampum, lettuce, Brassica_oleracea_acephala, sugar, dinero, cole, colewort, boodle, cabbage, kale, pelf, gelt, moolah, simoleons, scratch, lucre
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The clue is 15. Former N.B.A. star ___ Ming. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: YAO
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The clue is 16. "So done with that". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: OVERIT
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The clue is 17. *Hodgepodge bowlful of munchies. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: SNACKMIX
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The clue is 19. Become a new country, in a way. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SECEDE
Possible Answer : break_away, splinter, secede
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The clue is 20. Horses' homes. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: STABLES
Possible Answer : stalls, stable, horse_barn
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The clue is 22. Joie de vivre. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ELAN
Possible Answer : ardour, zeal, flair, elan, ardor, dash, style, panache
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The clue is 23. Trim from the roster. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CUT
Possible Answer : thin, slice, shortened, track, reduce, baseball_swing, slew, weakened, cut_back, ignore, hack, cut, stinger, issue, write_out, rationalize, sheer, cutting, prune, foreshorten, abbreviate, deletion, swerve, edit, turn_off, turn_out, thin_out, rationalise, tailor, geld, burn, cold_shoulder, veer, swing, disregard, bring_down, trimmed, cut_of_meat, cut_off, slashed, thinned, trend, skip, slue, gelded, trim_down, excision, trim_back, dilute, curve, edit_out, switch_off, cutting_off, slash, shorten, cut_down, gash, snub, trim, make_out, emasculated, undercut, contract, abridge, mown
Possible Opposite Answer : untrimmed, expand, unmown, uncut, switch_on
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The clue is 25. *Buses, trains, subways, etc.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: MASSTRANSIT
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The clue is 28. Worldwide. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: GLOBAL
Possible Answer : globose, spherical, worldwide, global, world, ball-shaped, planetary, spheric, orbicular, globular, world-wide
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The clue is 30. Hoppy holiday?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: EASTER
Possible Answer : Easter, easter, easterly, east_wind
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The clue is 31. The "I" of FYI, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: INFO
Possible Answer : information, info
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The clue is 32. Look forward to. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: AWAIT
Possible Answer : expect, wait, look, await
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The clue is 34. CBS late show hosted by Taylor Tomlinson ... or where to find the first words of the answers to the starred clues. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)
The answer: AFTERMIDNIGHT
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The clue is 40. Dirty, like a chimney. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SOOTY
Possible Answer : jet, pitchy, sooty, jet-black, coal-black
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The clue is 41. Q: "Why shouldn't you tell secrets on a farm?" A: "Because the corn has ___!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EARS
Possible Answer : capitulum, pinna, spike, ear, auricle
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The clue is 43. Whipped dessert. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: MOUSSE
Possible Answer : gel, hair_mousse, hair_gel, mousse
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The clue is 46. ___ Mae (college loan provider). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SALLIE
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The clue is 48. *Rodeo footwear. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: COWBOYBOOTS
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The clue is 51. Sly animal. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: FOX
Possible Answer : dodger, George_Fox, confound, pull_a_fast_one_on, confuse, trick, play_a_joke_on, throw, fox, play_tricks, fuddle, slyboots, play_a_trick_on, fob, discombobulate, flim-flam, bedevil, Charles_James_Fox, Fox, befuddle
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The clue is 52. The "A" in A.D.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ANNO
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The clue is 53. Money owed. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: ARREARS
Possible Answer : arrears
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The clue is 55. Tire patterns. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: TREADS
Possible Answer : pace, step, tread, trample, stride
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The clue is 58. *Portrait artist's medium. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: OILPAINT
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The clue is 61. Rich cakes. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: TORTES
Possible Answer : torte
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The clue is 62. ___ de plume. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NOM
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The clue is 63. P, R, N, D or L. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: GEAR
Possible Answer : geartrain, power_train, pitch, gear, gear_wheel, cogwheel, paraphernalia, appurtenance, train, gear_mechanism, geared_wheel, gearing
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The clue is 64. Military affirmative. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: YESSIR
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The clue is 65. Musician/activist Yoko. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ONO
Possible Answer : Yoko_Ono, Ono
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The clue is 66. Award such as Best Comeback Athlete or Best Team. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ESPY
Possible Answer : descry, spy, espy, spot
Down Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. Gives the green light. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OKS
Possible Answer: O.K., Oklahoma, okay, Sooner_State, okeh, OK, okey
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The clue is 2. Operated. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: RAN
Possible Answer: move, course, lead, tend, ladder, execute, flow, unravel, black_market, scarper, scat, take_to_the_woods, range, lam, die_hard, bleed, operate, run_for, race, melt, draw, run, run_away, hightail_it, consort, guide, melt_down, fly_the_coop, hunt, carry, work, prevail, function, endure, extend, play, bunk, pass, be_given, persist, escape, feed, lean, track_down, turn_tail, ply, campaign, incline, go, head_for_the_hills, hunt_down, break_away
Possible Opposite Answer : malfunction, idle
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The clue is 3. Words after "3, 2, 1 ...". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: BLASTOFF
Possible Answer: blastoff, shot
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The clue is 4. Religious offshoot. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SECT
Possible Answer: faction, religious_sect, sect, religious_order
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The clue is 5. Drum kit component. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: CYMBAL
Possible Answer: cymbal
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The clue is 6. Backs out at the last second. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: BAILS
Possible Answer: bail_bond, bond, bail
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The clue is 7. Rowing crew captains, informally. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: COXES
Possible Answer: cyclooxygenase, coxswain, Cox, cox
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The clue is 8. Counterpart of sin, in trigonometry. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: COS
Possible Answer: atomic_number_27, cosine, cos, Colorado, cobalt, romaine_lettuce, romaine, cos_lettuce, carbon_monoxide, carbon_monoxide_gas, CO, Co, conscientious_objector, Centennial_State
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The clue is 9. "___ Maria" (hymn). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: AVE
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The clue is 10. Like yesterday. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: RECENT
Possible Answer: recent, Recent_epoch, Holocene_epoch, Recent, late, Holocene
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The clue is 11. Ending words of an ultimatum. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ORELSE
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The clue is 12. Where juggling balls are often seen. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: MIDAIR
Possible Answer: midair
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The clue is 13. Arterial insert. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: STENT
Possible Answer: stent
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The clue is 18. ___ Sutra. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: KAMA
Possible Answer: Kama
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The clue is 21. Unwavering. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: STEADY
Possible Answer: unwavering, regular, brace, steadily, stabilise, sweetheart, unfaltering, steadfast, firm, calm, stiff, sweetie, unbendable, truelove, becalm, stabilize, unshakable, steady, unfluctuating
Possible Opposite Answer : unsteady, unsteadily
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The clue is 23. Hollywood special effects, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CGI
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The clue is 24. Forearm bone. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ULNA
Possible Answer: ulna, elbow_bone
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The clue is 26. Rarity in a drought. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: RAIN
Possible Answer: pelting, rainfall, rain, rainwater, rain_down
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The clue is 27. Sparkling Italian wine, or the region it comes from. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ASTI
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The clue is 29. Spam spreader. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: BOT
Possible Answer: bot
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The clue is 32. Single-celled organism. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: AMOEBA
Possible Answer: amoeba, ameba
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The clue is 33. Cleverness. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: WIT
Possible Answer: wittiness, humor, wag, humour, wit, brain, brainpower, card, learning_ability, mental_capacity, mentality, witticism
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The clue is 35. Canadian gas brand. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ESSO
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The clue is 36. Optimistic, like an outlook. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ROSY
Possible Answer: blushful, rose-cheeked, fortunate, rosy, rosy-cheeked, flushed, rose-colored
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The clue is 37. Hair stiffener. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: GEL
Possible Answer: gel, colloidal_gel, mousse, gelatin
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The clue is 38. Two equal parts, to kids. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: HALFSIES
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The clue is 39. Duo + one. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TRIO
Possible Answer: 3, trio, leash, threesome, triad, trey, trinity, ternary, troika, triple, tercet, ternion, III, triplet, terzetto, trine, deuce-ace, three, tierce
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The clue is 42. Madonna coffee table book released a day after her 1992 album "Erotica". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SEX
Possible Answer: wind_up, arouse, excite, turn_on, sexual_practice, sex_activity, sex, gender, sexual_urge, sexual_activity, sexuality
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The clue is 43. Marilyn of Hollywood. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: MONROE
Possible Answer: Marilyn_Monroe, Norma_Jean_Baker, James_Monroe, President_Monroe, Monroe
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The clue is 44. Deed holders. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: OWNERS
Possible Answer: possessor, proprietor, owner
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The clue is 45. W.W. II naval menaces. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: UBOATS
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The clue is 46. Heavenly protector of sailors. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: STELMO
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The clue is 47. "I need it yesterday!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ASAP
Possible Answer: ASAP
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The clue is 48. Snarky, as a remark. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CATTY
Possible Answer: bitchy, cattie, cattish, catty
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The clue is 49. University of Maine town. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ORONO
Possible Answer: Orono
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The clue is 50. Constellation with a belt. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ORION
Possible Answer: Hunter, Orion
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The clue is 54. Apt anagram of ANGER minus N. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: RAGE
Possible Answer: fury, craze, storm, rage, fad, madness, passion, furore, ramp, cult, furor
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The clue is 56. Opus ___. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: DEI
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The clue is 57. Latvia or Estonia, pre-1991: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SSR
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The clue is 59. Short snooze. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NAP
Possible Answer: nap, forty_winks, pile, sleep, catnap, short_sleep, cat_sleep, snooze, Napoleon, catch_a_wink
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The clue is 60. Give some effort. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TRY
Possible Answer: attempt, assay, test, try, judge, taste, try_out, effort, sample, adjudicate, render, seek, essay, stress, strain, endeavor, prove, examine, hear, try_on, endeavour
Friday, September 12, 2025
January 28, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint
Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
- Across Clues (37 clues)
- Down Clues (31 clues)
- Category Breakdown
- Complete Puzzle Statistics
- Pro Solving Tips
Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Friday, January 28, 2022
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 68 (37 Across, 31 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.5 letters
January 28, 2022 Across Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
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| 1A | 1. Solicit, in slang | 5 |
| 2A | 6. About | 4 |
| 3A | 10. Chinese dynasty in which the terra-cotta army was built | 3 |
| 4A | 13. Not appropriate | 5 |
| 5A | 14. ___ shark | 4 |
| 6A | 15. Year, in Brazil | 3 |
| 7A | 16. "North and South" writer John | 5 |
| 8A | 17. Source of a big scoop | 5 |
| 9A | 18. Key next to Q | 3 |
| 10A | 19. Egyptian sun deity | 4 |
| 11A | 20. Begotten | 5 |
| 12A | 21. Word before doble or Robles | 4 |
| 13A | 22. Actor who received an Emmy nomination for playing Dr. Anthony Fauci on "S.N.L." | 8 |
| 14A | 24. Like bogeymen | 6 |
| 15A | 26. Egg container | 3 |
| 16A | 27. "Let's see here ..." | 3 |
| 17A | 28. "Whew, that's hot!" | 7 |
| 18A | 29. Occasion for kids to stay up late | 11 |
| 19A | 32. Extreme athletes with parachutes | 11 |
| 20A | 34. Space force? | 11 |
| 21A | 36. Less clear | 7 |
| 22A | 39. Were present? | 3 |
| 23A | 40. Poppycock | 3 |
| 24A | 42. Grow on trees, so to speak | 6 |
| 25A | 43. Cheesy sandwiches for snackers | 8 |
| 26A | 45. Structure with many layers? | 4 |
| 27A | 46. Sentences | 5 |
| 28A | 48. Drink with a polar bear mascot | 4 |
| 29A | 49. Cartesian conclusion | 3 |
| 30A | 50. Member of G. W. Bush's cabinet, familiarly | 5 |
| 31A | 51. Insinuated | 5 |
| 32A | 52. Had | 3 |
| 33A | 53. Kid's cut, perhaps | 4 |
| 34A | 54. Express lane tally | 5 |
| 35A | 55. Some trip on it | 3 |
| 36A | 56. Not taken by | 4 |
| 37A | 57. ___ Islands (autonomous part of Denmark) | 5 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. Solicit, in slang"
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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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: HITUP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "6. About"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: ORSO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. Chinese dynasty in which the terra-cotta army was built"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the chinese dynasty (from 246 bc to 206 bc) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the great wall
- Words that mean the same thing: Qin dynasty, Ch'in, Ch'in dynasty
- 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: QIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "13. Not appropriate"
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 not elegant or graceful in expression
- Words that mean the same thing: cumbersome, clumsy, inept
- 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: INAPT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "14. ___ shark"
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 an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
- Words that mean the same thing: pond, syndicate, puddle
- 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: POOL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "15. Year, in Brazil"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the plo in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries
- Words that mean the same thing: Revolutionary Organization of Socialist Muslims, Fatah Revolutionary Council, Arab Revolutionary Brigades
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "16. "North and South" writer John"
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 a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
- Words that mean the same thing: outhouse, privy, earth-closet
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: JAKES
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Clue 8 Across: "17. Source of a big scoop"
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 spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another
- Words that mean the same thing: laden, lade
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LADLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "18. Key next to Q"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the bill in a restaurant
- Words that mean the same thing: yellow journalism, tablet, lozenge
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "19. Egyptian sun deity"
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 sun (or solar disc) which was the deity of a monotheistic cult under the pharaoh akhenaten
- Words that mean the same thing: Aton
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "20. Begotten"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that make children
- Words that mean the same thing: father, beget, get
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SIRED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "21. Word before doble or Robles"
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: PASO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "22. Actor who received an Emmy nomination for playing Dr. Anthony Fauci on "S.N.L.""
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BRADPITT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "24. Like bogeymen"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
- Words that mean the same thing: revere, dread, venerate
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FEARED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "26. Egg container"
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 enclosed space
- Words that mean the same thing: pocket, theca, sack
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAC
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Clue 16 Across: "27. "Let's see here ...""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium 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: HMM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "28. "Whew, that's hot!""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SOSPICY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "29. Occasion for kids to stay up late"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: PAJAMAPARTY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "32. Extreme athletes with parachutes"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: BASEJUMPERS
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Clue 20 Across: "34. Space force?"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: ZEROGRAVITY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "36. Less clear"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that covering with fine light hairs
- Words that mean the same thing: fuzzy, bleary, blurry
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FUZZIER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "39. Were present?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
- Words that mean the same thing: comprise, follow, embody
- The opposite would be: differ
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARE
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Clue 23 Across: "40. Poppycock"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
- Words that mean the same thing: hogwash, bunkum, rotting
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "42. Grow on trees, so to speak"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities
- Words that mean the same thing: burst, bristle
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ABOUND
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "43. Cheesy sandwiches for snackers"
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: RITZBITS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "45. Structure with many layers?"
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 farm building for housing poultry
- Words that mean the same thing: henhouse, cage, chicken coop
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COOP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "46. Sentences"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an unpleasant or disastrous destiny
- Words that mean the same thing: destine, fate, doomsday
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DOOMS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "48. Drink with a polar bear mascot"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ICEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "49. Cartesian conclusion"
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: IAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "50. Member of G. W. Bush's cabinet, familiarly"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CONDI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "51. Insinuated"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GOTAT
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Clue 32 Across: "52. Had"
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 goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
- Words that mean the same thing: eat up, consume, use up
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "53. Kid's cut, perhaps"
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: OWIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "54. Express lane tally"
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 distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
- Words that mean the same thing: particular, point, item
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ITEMS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "55. Some trip on it"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid
- Words that mean the same thing: lysergic acid diethylamide
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LSD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "56. Not taken by"
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: ONTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "57. ___ Islands (autonomous part of Denmark)"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FAROE
Great job if you got it right!
Solve the Down: NYT Friday Puzzle January 28, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Some head coverings | 6 |
| 2D | 2. Caught | 7 |
| 3D | 3. Alternative to "walk" or "go by bus" | 8 |
| 4D | 4. Flip | 5 |
| 5D | 5. Spread makeup: Abbr. | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Moving images, apparently | 5 |
| 7D | 7. Badgered at length | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Like many a lemon, eventually | 12 |
| 9D | 9. Stadium cry | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Like Al Jazeera | 6 |
| 11D | 11. "Be right there!" | 6 |
| 12D | 12. Chopped liver, so to speak | 6 |
| 13D | 17. Student of the classics, say | 8 |
| 14D | 20. Regained one's composure | 12 |
| 15D | 21. Some of the Dead Sea Scrolls | 6 |
| 16D | 23. Introduce gradually | 7 |
| 17D | 25. Actor Emilio | 7 |
| 18D | 28. Director of the "Evil Dead" franchise | 8 |
| 19D | 30. Add some flair to | 6 |
| 20D | 31. Snub-nosed dog | 3 |
| 21D | 33. Less forgiving | 8 |
| 22D | 35. Words before un beso | 7 |
| 23D | 36. It may involve a mask | 6 |
| 24D | 37. Some subs | 6 |
| 25D | 38. Met with someone online, maybe | 6 |
| 26D | 41. Literally, "fly," in Setswana | 6 |
| 27D | 43. Event with clowns | 5 |
| 28D | 44. Endemic flora and fauna | 5 |
| 29D | 47. "Will do!" | 4 |
| 30D | 50. Crib sound | 3 |
| 31D | 51. Animated snippet | 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. Some head coverings"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a headscarf worn by muslim women; conceals the hair and neck and usually has a face veil that covers the face
- Words that mean the same thing: hijab
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HIJABS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Caught"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INATRAP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Alternative to "walk" or "go by bus""
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: TAKEACAB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Flip"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that become turned or set on end
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UPEND
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Spread makeup: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits
- Words that mean the same thing: platinum, atomic number 78, Pt
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Moving images, apparently"
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: OPART
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Badgered at length"
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 sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
- Words that mean the same thing: tantalize, cod, drive
- The opposite would be: walk
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RODE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Like many a lemon, eventually"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: SOLDFORPARTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Stadium cry"
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: OLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Like Al Jazeera"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a native or inhabitant of qatar
- Words that mean the same thing: Katari
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: QATARI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. "Be right there!""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INASEC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Chopped liver, so to speak"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a person of no influence
- Words that mean the same thing: nonentity, cipher, cypher
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NOBODY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "17. Student of the classics, say"
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: LITMAJOR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "20. Regained one's composure"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: SIMMEREDDOWN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "21. Some of the Dead Sea Scrolls"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient egyptians and greeks and romans
- Words that mean the same thing: Egyptian paper reed, paper rush, Cyperus papyrus
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PAPYRI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "23. Introduce gradually"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PHASEIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "25. Actor Emilio"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ESTEVEZ
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "28. Director of the "Evil Dead" franchise"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAMRAIMI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Down: "30. Add some flair to"
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: JAZZUP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Down: "31. Snub-nosed dog"
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 small compact smooth-coated breed of asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle
- Words that mean the same thing: pug-dog
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PUG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Down: "33. Less forgiving"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
- Words that mean the same thing: nonindulgent, hard-and-fast, strict
- The opposite would be: indulgent
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STRICTER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Down: "35. Words before un beso"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: YOTEAMO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Down: "36. It may involve a mask"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles
- Words that mean the same thing: nervus facialis, seventh cranial nerve, facial nerve
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FACIAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Down: "37. Some subs"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UBOATS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Down: "38. Met with someone online, 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 move along very quickly
- Words that mean the same thing: soar, zoom along, soar up
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ZOOMED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Down: "41. Literally, "fly," in Setswana"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that bloodsucking african fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc.
- Words that mean the same thing: glossina, tsetse fly, tzetze
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TSETSE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Down: "43. Event with clowns"
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 exhibition of cowboy skills
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RODEO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Down: "44. Endemic flora and fauna"
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 all the plant and animal life of a particular region
- Words that mean the same thing: biology
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BIOTA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Down: "47. "Will do!""
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: ONIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Down: "50. Crib sound"
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 sound made by a pigeon
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COO
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Clue 31 Down: "51. Animated snippet"
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: GIF
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| General Knowledge | 46 | 67.6% |
| Short Answer | 14 | 20.6% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 3 | 4.4% |
| History | 2 | 2.9% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.5% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.5% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.5% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 31 |
| Total Clues | 68 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.5 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 12 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 12, 2025 at 07:19 AM