December 12, 1994 NYT Clues Answers

NYT Crossword and Answers - December 12, 1994

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

Across:

• 1. Sobbed: WEPT
• 5. Dangerous March date: IDES
• 9. First-class, in slang: PRIMO
• 14. Lotion ingredient: ALOE
• 15. Kind of tide: NEAP
• 16. Boisterous festivity: REVEL
• 17. Bottle tops: CAPS
• 18. ___ Rivera, Calif.: PICO
• 19. Warner ___ (Charlie Chan of film): OLAND
• 20. 1943 musical composed by 37-Across: ONETOUCHOFVENUS
• 23. Poker opener: ANTE
• 24. "High" time: NOON
• 25. Parts of table settings: PLATES
• 28. Source of some PBS programs: BBC
• 29. Six-foot two, for example: TALL
• 33. Prying tool: LEVER
• 34. Mother of Hermes: MAIA
• 35. "Get outta here!": SHOO
• 36. Numero ___: UNO
• 37. Composer Kurt: WEILL
• 38. Popular oil additive: STP
• 39. Gabby bird: MYNA
• 41. ___ of Fame: HALL
• 42. Grudge: SPITE
• 44. Bridge option: PASS
• 45. Light switch positions: ONS
• 46. Loewe's partner on Broadway: LERNER
• 47. Trudge: PLOD
• 49. Othello's ancient: IAGO
• 50. 1928 work composed by 37-Across with "The": THREEPENNYOPERA
• 57. Ache (for): YEARN
• 58. Moses' attire: ROBE
• 59. One corner in Monopoly: JAIL
• 60. Coke rival: PEPSI
• 61. Hardly ___ (rarely): EVER
• 62. Sicilian spewer: ETNA
• 63. Vaudeville's Ole: OLSEN
• 64. June honorees: DADS
• 65. Sounds of reproof: TSKS

Down:

• 1. Texas city: WACO
• 2. Dash: ELAN
• 3. John Paul, e.g.: POPE
• 4. Having a valid will: TESTATE
• 5. Feeds the computer: INPUTS
• 6. Clear the winter windshield: DEICE
• 7. Apiece: EACH
• 8. One may be roseate: SPOONBILL
• 9. Utah city: PROVO
• 10. Caves in: RELENTS
• 11. ___ the Terrible: IVAN
• 12. Diner's card: MENU
• 13. Early auto maker: OLDS
• 21. It's unique: ONER
• 22. Kind of point: FOCAL
• 25. Well-padded: PLUMP
• 26. See 31-Down: LENYA
• 27. Three English rivers: AVONS
• 28. Fights to save a sinking boat: BAILS
• 30. Bret Harte character: AHSIN
• 31. With 26-Down, wife of 37-Across: LOTTE
• 32. Gentle runner: LOPER
• 34. Rambled: MEANDERED
• 37. Rodeo yell: WHOOP
• 40. Slander: ASPERSE
• 42. Utah lily: SEGO
• 43. Light plane: PROPJET
• 46. Cake features: LAYERS
• 48. Red Square figure: LENIN
• 49. Not yet risen: INBED
• 50. Printer's goof: TYPO
• 51. Dog command: HEEL
• 52. Hip songs: RAPS
• 53. Exploding star: NOVA
• 54. Gobbles: EATS
• 55. Where to do figure eights: RINK
• 56. "Oh, woe!": ALAS

June 23, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (35 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, June 23, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (35 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

Across Clues Explained - Friday NYT Crossword June 23, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Like some knowledge and commitments	5
2A	6. Horror-struck	6
3A	12. Playbills?	13
4A	14. Refresher course?	14
5A	15. State flower of Utah	4
6A	16. Singer/songwriter Paul	4
7A	17. Reinvented self	5
8A	18. "Je suis à ___" ("I'm all yours")	3
9A	19. Big name in family music	6
10A	21. Political convention attendees: Abbr.	4
11A	22. Theme park originally conceived as a planned community	5
12A	24. Unmoving	5
13A	26. Ingredient in some flour	3
14A	27. Credit cards	7
15A	29. Quick impression, as of a person	4
16A	31. One who's got the goods?	6
17A	32. Features of some Japanese gardens	8
18A	36. Divide appropriately	7
19A	38. Roughly one-third of the earth's surface	6
20A	39. It might be sold by the yard	3
21A	40. Displayed dislike, in a way	7
22A	42. Michelle ___ West of the L.P.G.A.	3
23A	43. Clothes line	4
24A	45. Push	5
25A	46. Play ___ (sit in with the band)	4
26A	47. Drones, e.g.	5
27A	49. Mine	3
28A	50. Betamaxes, e.g.	4
29A	51. Some stage whispers	6
30A	53. Narrative device used in "Groundhog Day"	8
31A	56. Frankincense and myrrh, but not gold	6
32A	57. Overly slick	8
33A	58. Galleon's company	6
34A	59. Mountain path	4
35A	60. Letters seen all around New York City	3

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. Like some knowledge and commitments"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot
• Words that mean the same thing: anterior
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRIOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Horror-struck"

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 struck with fear, dread, or consternation
• Words that mean the same thing: shocked, dismayed, appalled
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGHAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "12. Playbills?"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MONOPOLYMONEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Refresher course?"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PALATECLEANSER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. State flower of Utah"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SEGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Singer/songwriter Paul"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ANKA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Reinvented self"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NEWME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. "Je suis à ___" ("I'm all yours")"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Big name in family music"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about music.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OSMOND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Political convention attendees: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Theme park originally conceived as a planned community"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EPCOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Unmoving"

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 unable to move or resist motion
• Words that mean the same thing: soggy, neutral, torpid
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INERT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Ingredient in some flour"

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 seed of the cereal grass
• Words that mean the same thing: rye whiskey, Secale cereale, rye whisky
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Credit cards"

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 generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives
• Words that mean the same thing: formative, credit card, charge card
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLASTIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Quick impression, as of a person"

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 something that is read
• Words that mean the same thing: translate, say, scan
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: READ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. One who's got the goods?"

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 someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money
• Words that mean the same thing: trafficker, vender, marketer
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SELLER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Features of some Japanese gardens"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KOIPONDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Divide appropriately"

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 make a proportional settlement or distribution
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRORATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Roughly one-third of the earth's surface"

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 arid land with little or no vegetation
• Words that mean the same thing: abandon, desolate, forsake
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DESERT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. It might be sold by the yard"

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 general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the united states an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Displayed dislike, in a way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that express through a scornful smile
• Words that mean the same thing: sneer
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNEERED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Michelle ___ West of the L.P.G.A."

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Clothes line"

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 joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces
• Words that mean the same thing: crinkle, bed, crease
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. Push"

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 urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
• Words that mean the same thing: force, propel
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMPEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. Play ___ (sit in with the band)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ASET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "47. Drones, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
• Words that mean the same thing: male person, Male, male
• The opposite would be: female
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MALES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "49. Mine"

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 sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
• Words that mean the same thing: play off, stone, endocarp
• The opposite would be: Heaven
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "50. Betamaxes, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) tv programs
• Words that mean the same thing: VCR, videocassette recorder
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VCRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "51. Some stage whispers"

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 line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
• Words that mean the same thing: excursus, digression, aside
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASIDES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "53. Narrative device used in "Groundhog Day""

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIMELOOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "56. Frankincense and myrrh, but not gold"

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 any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules
• Words that mean the same thing: rosin, resin
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RESINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "57. Overly slick"

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 unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
• Words that mean the same thing: fulsome, smarmy, oleaginous
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNCTUOUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "58. Galleon's company"

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

  The answer is: ARMADA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "59. Mountain path"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
• Words that mean the same thing: clear, reach, decease
• The opposite would be: running, fail
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "60. Letters seen all around New York City"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MTA

  Great job if you got it right!

June 23, 2023 Down Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Game played on yaks in Mongolia and Pakistan	4
2D	2. Coded material	3
3D	3. Scintillas	5
4D	4. Opportunity for an amateur, maybe	7
5D	5. Apt cry of encouragement for a geologist?	6
6D	6. "___, by that kiss, I vow an endless bliss": Keats	3
7D	7. Mulder on "The X-Files," e.g., informally	4
8D	8. Sharp now	5
9D	9. What a key provides	6
10D	10. Fitting	6
11D	11. Actor Gibson of the "Fast & Furious" franchise	6
12D	12. Genre for Gabriel García Márquez and Haruki Murakami	14
13D	13. Spanish American cowboy	7
14D	14. Ingratiating sort	13
15D	15. Dance components	5
16D	19. Parliament : owls :: raft : ___	6
17D	20. Top present during the holiday season?	7
18D	23. City formerly known as Christiania	4
19D	25. Like many gift packages and old messages	5
20D	28. Many a Zoroastrian	5
21D	30. Parties	3
22D	32. Apt cry of encouragement for a pilot?	8
23D	33. Anchor's place	8
24D	34. Dehydrates	8
25D	35. Editorial overruling	4
26D	37. 100 is a high one, informally	4
27D	39. Capital of Eritrea	6
28D	41. Target of a biometric scanner	6
29D	44. Oil and film, for two	5
30D	46. Grp. defending trans rights	4
31D	48. Button often indicated by a forward arrow	4
32D	50. Participants in a November parade, informally	4
33D	52. Govt. org. since 1946	3
34D	54. Roast figures	3
35D	55. Pro bono promo	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. Game played on yaks in Mongolia and Pakistan"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that venetian traveler who explored asia in the 13th century and served kublai khan (1254-1324)
• Words that mean the same thing: Marco Polo
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Coded material"

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 (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from dna to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
• Words that mean the same thing: ribonucleic acid
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Scintillas"

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

  The answer is: IOTAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Opportunity for an amateur, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OPENMIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Apt cry of encouragement for a geologist?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ROCKON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. "___, by that kiss, I vow an endless bliss": Keats"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Mulder on "The X-Files," e.g., informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Sharp now"

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 sharpen with a hone
• Words that mean the same thing: perfect, hone
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HONED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. What a key provides"

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 statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
• Words that mean the same thing: resolution, response, result
• The opposite would be: question
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANSWER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Fitting"

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 according with custom or propriety
• Words that mean the same thing: comme il faut, decent, comely
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEEMLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Actor Gibson of the "Fast & Furious" franchise"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TYRESE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Genre for Gabriel García Márquez and Haruki Murakami"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MAGICALREALISM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Spanish American cowboy"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LLANERO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Ingratiating sort"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PEOPLEPLEASER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "15. Dance components"

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 flight of stairs or a flight of steps
• Words that mean the same thing: pace, whole tone, stride
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "19. Parliament : owls :: raft : ___"

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 the fur of an otter
• Words that mean the same thing: otter
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OTTERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "20. Top present during the holiday season?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DREIDEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "23. City formerly known as Christiania"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the capital and largest city of norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on norway's southern coast
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of Norway, Christiania
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OSLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "25. Like many gift packages and old messages"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that fasten or attach with tape
• Words that mean the same thing: videotape, tip, wiretap
• The opposite would be: erase
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAPED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Many a Zoroastrian"

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 native or inhabitant of iran
• Words that mean the same thing: Iranian, Persian
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRANI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Parties"

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 federal department in the united states that sets and maintains foreign policies
• Words that mean the same thing: behave, act, practice
• The opposite would be: unmake
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. Apt cry of encouragement for a pilot?"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KEEPITUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. Anchor's place"

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 the staff of a newspaper or the news department of a periodical
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEWSROOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. Dehydrates"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DRIESOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "35. Editorial overruling"

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 printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "37. 100 is a high one, informally"

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 worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis
• Words that mean the same thing: temporary worker, temporary
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. Capital of Eritrea"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the capital of eritrea
• Words that mean the same thing: Asmera
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASMARA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. Target of a biometric scanner"

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 the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RETINA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Oil and film, for two"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about movies/film.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
• Words that mean the same thing: culture medium, sensitive, metier
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEDIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Grp. defending trans rights"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACLU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Button often indicated by a forward arrow"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that cause to go somewhere
• Words that mean the same thing: mail, charge, post
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Participants in a November parade, informally"

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 doctor who practices veterinary medicine
• Words that mean the same thing: ex-serviceman, veteran, veterinarian
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Govt. org. since 1946"

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 an independent government agency responsible for the social security system
• Words that mean the same thing: Social Security Administration
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Roast figures"

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 one million periods per second
• Words that mean the same thing: megacycle, MHz, megacycle per second
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. Pro bono promo"

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 protein manufactured exclusively by the prostate gland; psa is produced for the ejaculate where it liquifies the semen and allows sperm cells to swim freely; elevated levels of psa in blood serum are associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer
• Words that mean the same thing: prostate specific antigen
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	47	67.1%
Short Answer	11	15.7%
Geography	5	7.1%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.9%
Music	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%
Sports	1	1.4%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%
History	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	35
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.5 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	14 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 01, 2025 at 03:21 PM

December 18, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, December 18, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (35 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

NYT Friday Crossword Across Clues - December 18, 2020 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Vague sense	4
2A	5. Nick ___, football coach who led both L.S.U. and Alabama to national championships	5
3A	10. Look out for, say	4
4A	14. Line outside the entrance?	10
5A	16. State flower of Utah	4
6A	17. Using any means necessary	15
7A	19. The U.S. Open is played on it: Abbr.	3
8A	20. Supermodel Wek	4
9A	21. Caesar and others	6
10A	22. + or -, for a battery	3
11A	24. Recipe abbr.	3
12A	26. Torque symbol	3
13A	27. Kitchen tool for fruit	5
14A	29. What Neptune's chariot was drawn by	9
15A	33. Longtime CBS News host Charles	6
16A	35. Cleared one's cookies?	3
17A	36. PC program suffix	3
18A	37. Setting for forensic investigations	15
19A	41. Bit of needle work	3
20A	42. Conned	3
21A	43. Sacked	6
22A	44. Things typically found in dens	9
23A	48. Rank	5
24A	49. "___ et labora" ("Pray and work": Lat.)	3
25A	50. Like a hoppin' party	3
26A	51. Target of a 1972 ban	3
27A	52. Demi of pop	6
28A	55. Mantel piece	4
29A	57. "Yo!"	3
30A	60. Stereotypical cry from a sailor	15
31A	63. Erin Doherty's role on "The Crown"	4
32A	64. One involved with an operation	10
33A	65. Get-up	4
34A	66. Retreats from the heat	5
35A	67. Some real heady stuff?	4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!

Clue 1 Across: "1. Vague sense"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively
• Words that mean the same thing: vibration
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VIBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Nick ___, football coach who led both L.S.U. and Alabama to national championships"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SABAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Look out for, say"

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 assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Line outside the entrance?"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OPENSESAME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. State flower of Utah"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SEGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Using any means necessary"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CATCHASCATCHCAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. The U.S. Open is played on it: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EDT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Supermodel Wek"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALEK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Caesar and others"

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

  The answer is: SALADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. + or -, for a battery"

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 either extremity of something that has length
• Words that mean the same thing: destruction, terminal, close
• The opposite would be: begin, beginning
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: END

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Recipe abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TSP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Torque symbol"

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 19th letter of the greek alphabet
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Kitchen tool for fruit"

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

  The answer is: CORER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. What Neptune's chariot was drawn by"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
• Words that mean the same thing: seahorse, walrus, sea horse
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEAHORSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "33. Longtime CBS News host Charles"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OSGOOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. Cleared one's cookies?"

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 goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
• Words that mean the same thing: eat up, wipe out, eat
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. PC program suffix"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EXE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. Setting for forensic investigations"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SCENEOFTHECRIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "41. Bit of needle work"

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 tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
• Words that mean the same thing: cheapness, sleaze, intertwine
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. Conned"

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 have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
• Words that mean the same thing: birth, feature, hold
• The opposite would be: refuse, abstain
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Sacked"

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 take illegally; of intellectual property
• Words that mean the same thing: ransacked, despoil, rifle
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOOTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Things typically found in dens"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that chair with a support on each side for arms
• Words that mean the same thing: armchair
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARMCHAIRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "48. Rank"

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 offensive or even (of persons) malicious; ; ; ; ; ; - ezra pound
• Words that mean the same thing: filthy, smutty, tight
• The opposite would be: nice
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NASTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "49. "___ et labora" ("Pray and work": Lat.)"

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 mouth or mouthlike opening
• Words that mean the same thing: OS, atomic number 76, Os
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "50. Like a hoppin' party"

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 humanistic study of a body of literature
• Words that mean the same thing: fall, alight, get off
• The opposite would be: extinguish, unlighted
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. Target of a 1972 ban"

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 an insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans; banned in the united states since 1972
• Words that mean the same thing: dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DDT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. Demi of pop"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LOVATO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. Mantel piece"

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 open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. "Yo!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "60. Stereotypical cry from a sailor"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SHIVERMETIMBERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "63. Erin Doherty's role on "The Crown""

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 queen of england and scotland and ireland; daughter if james ii and the last of the stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last english ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "64. One involved with an operation"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SCRUBNURSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "65. Get-up"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that informal terms for clothing
• Words that mean the same thing: enclothe, duds, garment
• The opposite would be: undress
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "66. Retreats from the heat"

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 fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
• Words that mean the same thing: haven, oasis
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OASES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "67. Some real heady stuff?"

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 general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEER

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Friday Crossword Down Clues - December 18, 2020 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Mezza ___	4
2D	2. Modern register at a cashless establishment	4
3D	3. "Let's go!"	15
4D	4. Pkg. insert	3
5D	5. Close up	4
6D	6. Things in the plus column	6
7D	7. People who might tell you to stop, but probably shouldn't	15
8D	8. Org. that endorsed Obamacare	3
9D	9. Court suspensions?	4
10D	10. Square-cut masonry	6
11D	11. George Mallory's famous response to "Why did you want to climb Mount Everest?"	15
12D	12. "Wow!," quaintly	4
13D	13. Rafts	4
14D	15. Seasonal seafood delicacy	7
15D	18. Foe of Caesar	4
16D	23. Extra-bright	4
17D	25. Way	4
18D	27. ___ Mesa, Calif.	5
19D	28. Academy offering	5
20D	30. Obedience class command	4
21D	31. Mike Piazza, beginning in 2006	5
22D	32. Poorly kept	5
23D	34. Mideast capital	4
24D	38. Hold for another year, say	4
25D	39. Censure	7
26D	40. Way	4
27D	45. Really fancies	6
28D	46. Not fancy at all	4
29D	47. Center of a circle or square, maybe	6
30D	52. Future D.A.'s hurdle	4
31D	53. [Gulp!]	4
32D	54. Thereabouts	4
33D	56. Some members of the fam	4
34D	58. Source of the word "trousers"	4
35D	59. W.W. I battle locale	4
36D	61. One of the Beastie Boys	3
37D	62. Fella	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. Mezza ___"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VOCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Modern register at a cashless establishment"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IPAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. "Let's go!""

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BETTERGETMOVING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Pkg. insert"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ENC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Close up"

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 fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
• Words that mean the same thing: cachet, stamp, sealing wax
• The opposite would be: unseal
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Things in the plus column"

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 anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
• Words that mean the same thing: plus, asset
• The opposite would be: liability
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASSETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. People who might tell you to stop, but probably shouldn't"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BACKSEATDRIVERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Org. that endorsed Obamacare"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Court suspensions?"

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 computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the tcp/ip network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
• Words that mean the same thing: sack up, net income, internet
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Square-cut masonry"

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 rectangular block of hewn stone used for building purposes
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASHLAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. George Mallory's famous response to "Why did you want to climb Mount Everest?""

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BECAUSEITSTHERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "Wow!," quaintly"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EGAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Rafts"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a large number or amount
• Words that mean the same thing: rafts, short ton, scads
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Seasonal seafood delicacy"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHADROE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "18. Foe of Caesar"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CATO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Extra-bright"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 10, Ne
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a course of conduct
• Words that mean the same thing: way, route, itinerary
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PATH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. ___ Mesa, Calif."

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 riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing)
• Words that mean the same thing: rib
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COSTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Academy offering"

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 annual award by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
• Words that mean the same thing: Academy Award
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OSCAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Obedience class command"

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 bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
• Words that mean the same thing: reheel, bounder, blackguard
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Mike Piazza, beginning in 2006"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EXMET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. Poorly kept"

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 full of seeds
• Words that mean the same thing: unwell, sordid, indisposed
• The opposite would be: seedless
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEEDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Mideast capital"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the capital and chief port of qatar
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of Qatar, El Beda, Bida
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Hold for another year, say"

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 fail to do something; leave something undone
• Words that mean the same thing: flunk, miscarry, break down
• The opposite would be: manage, succeed
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Censure"

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 express strong disapproval of
• Words that mean the same thing: decry, objurgate, reprobate
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CONDEMN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
• Words that mean the same thing: route
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "45. Really fancies"

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 have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
• Words that mean the same thing: lust, hunger, thirst
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRAVES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. Not fancy at all"

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

  The answer is: HATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Center of a circle or square, 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 a sculpture representing a human or animal
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STATUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "52. Future D.A.'s hurdle"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LSAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "53. [Gulp!]"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OHNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "54. Thereabouts"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "56. Some members of the fam"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person's brother or sister
• Words that mean the same thing: cognate, sibling, sib
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "58. Source of the word "trousers""

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 any of several related languages of the celts in ireland and scotland
• Words that mean the same thing: Goidelic, Gaelic
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "59. W.W. I battle locale"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YSER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "61. One of the Beastie Boys"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MCA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "62. Fella"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	51	70.8%
Short Answer	14	19.4%
Geography	2	2.8%
Food & Drink	2	2.8%
Sports	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%
History	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.4 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Friday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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