Today Crossword puzzle - July 26, 2024

Today Crossword puzzle hints - July 26, 2024

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

Break down the NYT Crosswords: July 26, 2024

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. Letters of coverage - Show Answer
  

  SPF

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: sun_protection_factor, SPF



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

  SLUSH

  (5 letters)

  
  

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



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

  SOCKS

  (5 letters)

  
  

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



• 14. Metonym for attention - Show Answer
  

  EAR

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: spike, capitulum, auricle, pinna, ear



• 15. Spotted - Show Answer
  

  PINTO

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: pinto



• 16. Lost intentionally - Show Answer
  

  THREW

  (5 letters)

  
  

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



• 17. Phase - Show Answer
  

  ERA

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: geological_era, ERA, epoch, earned_run_average, era



• 18. Departure announcement - Show Answer
  

  IMOUTTAHERE

  (11 letters)

  
  


• 20. Samurai's sword - Show Answer
  

  KATANA

  (6 letters)

  
  


• 22. French buns - Show Answer
  

  DERRIERE

  (8 letters)

  
  

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



• 23. Garment for a vaquero - Show Answer
  

  SERAPE

  (6 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: serape, sarape



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

  LOS

  (3 letters)

  
  


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

  PIT

  (3 letters)

  
  

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

  Antonyms: Heaven



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

  BARTLEBY

  (8 letters)

  
  


• 29. Up to - Show Answer
  

  TIL

  (3 letters)

  
  


• 31. Pitchfork part - Show Answer
  

  TINE

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: tine



• 32. Bush bounders - Show Answer
  

  ROOS

  (4 letters)

  
  


• 34. "Shoo!" - Show Answer
  

  GIT

  (3 letters)

  
  

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



• 36. Jam session? - Show Answer
  

  SLAMDUNKCONTEST

  (15 letters)

  
  


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

  LIE

  (3 letters)

  
  

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

  Antonyms: stand, arise



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

  YEOH

  (4 letters)

  
  


• 43. First Nations people - Show Answer
  

  CREE

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Cree



• 44. Tearing up, perhaps - Show Answer
  

  SAD

  (3 letters)

  
  

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

  Antonyms: glad



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

  DOBERMAN

  (8 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Doberman, Doberman_pinscher



• 48. Landscaper's supply - Show Answer
  

  SOD

  (3 letters)

  
  

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



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

  DUA

  (3 letters)

  
  


• 53. Threats - Show Answer
  

  PERILS

  (6 letters)

  
  

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



• 54. Predictive text? - Show Answer
  

  PROPHECY

  (8 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: divination, prognostication, vaticination, prophecy



• 57. Not at all into - Show Answer
  

  HATING

  (6 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: hate, hat, detest

  Antonyms: love



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

  ANGIETHOMAS

  (11 letters)

  
  


• 61. Kid's cry - Show Answer
  

  MAA

  (3 letters)

  
  


• 62. Jason of "Aquaman" - Show Answer
  

  MOMOA

  (5 letters)

  
  


• 63. Divisive pizza topping - Show Answer
  

  OLIVE

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Olea_europaea, European_olive_tree, olive



• 64. "South Park" kid - Show Answer
  

  IKE

  (3 letters)

  
  

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



• 65. Vacate a seat - Show Answer
  

  STAND

  (5 letters)

  
  

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

  Antonyms: sit, yield



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

  OOZED

  (5 letters)

  
  

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



• 67. Sachet filler - Show Answer
  

  TEA

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: tea, teatime, Camellia_sinensis, tea_leaf, afternoon_tea

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Go after - Show Answer
  

  SEEK

  (4 letters)

  
  

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



• 2. Chute behind a boat - Show Answer
  

  PARASAIL

  (8 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: parasail



• 3. Not identical, say - Show Answer
  

  FRATERNAL

  (9 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: brotherly, biovular, brotherlike, fraternal

  Antonyms: identical, sisterly



• 4. Kind of column - Show Answer
  

  SPINAL

  (6 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: spinal_anaesthesia, spinal_anesthesia, spinal



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

  LIMAPERU

  (8 letters)

  
  


• 6. Game with a draw pile - Show Answer
  

  UNO

  (3 letters)

  
  


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

  STUD

  (4 letters)

  
  

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



• 8. Monopoly piece - Show Answer
  

  HOTEL

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: hotel



• 9. Personality indicator, some say - Show Answer
  

  STARSIGN

  (8 letters)

  
  


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

  OHHI

  (4 letters)

  
  


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

  CREEP

  (5 letters)

  
  

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



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

  KERRI

  (5 letters)

  
  


• 13. Like port - Show Answer
  

  SWEET

  (5 letters)

  
  

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

  Antonyms: salty, sour, dry



• 19. Race pace - Show Answer
  

  TROT

  (4 letters)

  
  

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



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

  ARTEMIS

  (7 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Cynthia, Artemis



• 24. Wood that sinks in water - Show Answer
  

  EBONY

  (5 letters)

  
  

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



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

  BTS

  (3 letters)

  
  


• 28. Joined together - Show Answer
  

  YOKED

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: link, yoke

  Antonyms: unyoke



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

  LITCRIT

  (7 letters)

  
  


• 33. Feat on a beat - Show Answer
  

  SCOOP

  (5 letters)

  
  

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



• 35. Office max? - Show Answer
  

  TERMLIMIT

  (9 letters)

  
  


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

  DEADHEAD

  (8 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: deadhead



• 38. Catchphrase for Austin Powers - Show Answer
  

  OHBEHAVE

  (8 letters)

  
  


• 39. Venomous reef dweller - Show Answer
  

  SEASNAKE

  (8 letters)

  
  


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

  TEN

  (3 letters)

  
  

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



• 45. Two-piece? - Show Answer
  

  DUET

  (4 letters)

  
  

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



• 47. Took off the board - Show Answer
  

  ERASED

  (6 letters)

  
  

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

  Antonyms: record



• 48. Floods with junk - Show Answer
  

  SPAMS

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: junk_e-mail, Spam, spam



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

  ORNOT

  (5 letters)

  
  


• 50. Set of beliefs - Show Answer
  

  DOGMA

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: tenet, dogma



• 52. Cold call? - Show Answer
  

  ACHOO

  (5 letters)

  
  


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

  PION

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: pion, pi-meson



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

  YOLO

  (4 letters)

  
  


• 58. Mother of the Titans - Show Answer
  

  GAEA

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Ge, Gaea, Gaia



• 60. "Les ___" - Show Answer
  

  MIZ

  (3 letters)

  
  

27448 Sat Jan 04, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 04, 2025

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

Sat Jan 04, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Home in the country?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USEMBASSY




• The clue is 10. Red container, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CASK

  Possible Answer : barrel, caskful, cask




• The clue is 14. Second woman, after Kathryn Bigelow, to win a best director Oscar (2020). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHLOEZHAO




• The clue is 15. ___ Huang, whose "Fresh Off the Boat" memoir was turned into an ABC sitcom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDDIE




• The clue is 16. Alternative to a chop or shank. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAMBSTEAK




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

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

  The answer: CRAZE

  Possible Answer : delirium, cult, madden, furor, fury, frenzy, fad, furore, craze, rage, hysteria




• The clue is 18. Shopping meccas of old. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGORAE

  Possible Answer : public_square, agora




• The clue is 19. Sauce named after a steward to Louis XIV. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BECHAMEL

  Possible Answer : bechamel_sauce, white_sauce, bechamel




• The clue is 21. Hit entertainment org. in Vegas?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UFC




• The clue is 22. Informal suggestions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RECS




• The clue is 23. Historic founder of the Shakers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANNLEE




• The clue is 26. "Totally didn't see that one coming," sarcastically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHOCKING

  Possible Answer : take_aback, scandalise, shocking, shameful, floor, disgraceful, ball_over, blow_out_of_the_water, scandalize, traumatise, scandalous, shock, offend, traumatize, lurid, appal, appall, outrage




• The clue is 30. Head shop purchase, nowadays. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VAPE




• The clue is 31. Language spoken in northern New York. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOHAWK

  Possible Answer : Mohawk, mohawk_haircut, mohawk




• The clue is 33. What goes around in the Pacific?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEI

  Possible Answer : wreath, garland, lei, coronal, chaplet, leu




• The clue is 34. [Back off!]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRR




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

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

  The answer: UPHOLDS

  Possible Answer : carry_on, maintain, continue, preserve, bear_on, uphold

  Possible Opposite Answer : discontinue




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

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

  The answer: VHS




• The clue is 37. ___ on one's 38-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACT

  Possible Answer : do, move, represent, roleplay, dissemble, turn, bit, number, deed, human_action, enactment, behave, playact, act_as, human_activity, pretend, routine, act, work, play

  Possible Opposite Answer : refrain




• The clue is 38. See 37-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEHALF

  Possible Answer : behalf




• The clue is 39. Name combining with El-, Eg- or Engel-. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BERT




• The clue is 40. Just *done* with something. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOOVERIT




• The clue is 42. Development area. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UTERUS

  Possible Answer : uterus, womb




• The clue is 44. Un animal del zodíaco. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORO




• The clue is 45. Hip-hop group with the 1990 hit "100 Miles and Runnin'". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NWA




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

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

  The answer: THEWORST




• The clue is 50. Fudge substitute. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DARNIT




• The clue is 54. "Holy oleo!" speaker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROBIN

  Possible Answer : robin, American_robin, Erithacus_rubecola, redbreast, Old_World_robin, robin_redbreast, Turdus_migratorius




• The clue is 55. Designation for some apartments. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOWINCOME




• The clue is 57. Vacuous. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INANE

  Possible Answer : mindless, inane, vacuous, asinine, fatuous




• The clue is 58. Creature whose name means "forest person". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORANGUTAN

  Possible Answer : Pongo_pygmaeus, orang, orangutan, orangutang




• The clue is 59. Simon of "Shaun of the Dead". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEGG




• The clue is 60. Get carried along, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIGGYBACK

  Possible Answer : pig-a-back, pickaback, piggyback

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Holder of the longest winning streak in N.C.A.A. men's basketball history (88 games). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UCLA

• The clue is 2. High-piled style. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAG

  Possible Answer: screw, nookie, shag, piece_of_ass, shtup, roll_in_the_hay, screwing, fuck, piece_of_tail, fucking, ass, nooky

• The clue is 3. Popular red Halloween costume. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELMO

• The clue is 4. Ochlocracy, by another name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOBRULE

• The clue is 5. "Take care". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BESAFE

• The clue is 6. Ancient figure called the "huey tlatoani" by his subjects. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AZTECEMPEROR

• The clue is 7. "___ Came to Me" (2023 rom-com). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHE

• The clue is 8. Maker of the 900 in '94 and the 9-3 in '99. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAAB

• The clue is 9. Join the team?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YOKE

  Possible Answer: brace, twain, pair, dyad, duo, duad, coupling, span, distich, link, couple, twosome, couplet, duet, yoke

  Possible Opposite Answer : unyoke

• The clue is 10. Music stand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CDRACK

• The clue is 11. David Stern's successor as N.B.A. commissioner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADAMSILVER

• The clue is 12. L or M, but not N or O. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIZE

  Possible Answer: sizing, size, size_of_it

• The clue is 13. Collapse, with "over". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEEL

  Possible Answer: keel, careen, swag, lurch, stagger, reel

• The clue is 15. Things sent from some online accounts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECHECKS

• The clue is 20. Kickstarter activity. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CROWDFUNDING

• The clue is 23. Portmanteau term for airplane fuel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVGAS

• The clue is 24. Traffic figure, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NARCO

• The clue is 25. Iconic bit of media merch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NPRTOTEBAG

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

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

  The answer: SHOAT

  Possible Answer: piggy, piglet, shote, shoat

• The clue is 27. Room for a meal, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALL

  Possible Answer: dorm, residence_hall, anteroom, foyer, manor_hall, Granville_Stanley_Hall, manse, student_residence, entrance_hall, G._Stanley_Hall, antechamber, Marguerite_Radclyffe_Hall, Hall, vestibule, mansion_house, Charles_Francis_Hall, Asaph_Hall, mansion, hall, Radclyffe_Hall, dormitory, Charles_Martin_Hall, residence, lobby, hallway

• The clue is 28. Writer of 1929's "Letters From a Father to His Daughter" while imprisoned. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEHRU

  Possible Answer: Jawaharlal_Nehru, Nehru

• The clue is 29. Essences. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GISTS

  Possible Answer: marrow, pith, kernel, burden, core, heart, inwardness, effect, heart_and_soul, nub, nitty-gritty, center, gist, centre, sum, essence, substance, meat

• The clue is 32. Hesitant response to "Is that you?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHHI

• The clue is 35. Premium service with discounts on rides. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UBERONE

• The clue is 39. Babe in the woods?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEARCUB

• The clue is 41. Oath activity. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VOWING

  Possible Answer: vow, consecrate

• The clue is 43. Like some country singers' voices. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TWANGY

• The clue is 46. Word with round or power. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRIP

  Possible Answer: activate, head_trip, turn_on, jaunt, tripper, stumble, actuate, trip-up, trip, trigger_off, misstep, get_off, trip_out, spark, slip, spark_off, touch_off, set_off, trigger, trip_up, travel

• The clue is 47. Perfect over time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HONE

  Possible Answer: perfect, hone

• The clue is 48. Refuse to eat?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOP

  Possible Answer: pigswill, squish, spill, mire, swill, treacle, slop, glop, slops, mush, squelch, slosh, splash, splosh, splatter, pigwash

• The clue is 49. Spelling seen in credits. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORI

  Possible Answer: torus, toroid, tore

• The clue is 51. "___ chance". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTA

• The clue is 52. Cook's offering with chips?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMAC

• The clue is 53. Many a charity run. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENK

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

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

  The answer: WAG

  Possible Answer: wit, waggle, shake, wag, card

January 06, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (39 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, January 06, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (39 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.2 letters

January 06, 2022 Thursday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Go over	4
2A	5. Like the eventual inheritors of the earth, in Matthew	4
3A	9. Mark of divinity	4
4A	13. A G.I. may be seen in it	4
5A	14. Actress Fisher of "Wedding Crashers"	4
6A	15. Brain connection	4
7A	16. Like fans who hold season tickets, typically	4
8A	17. Genre for Agatha Christie or Arthur Conan Doyle	13
9A	19. Rapper ___ Nas X	3
10A	20. Kissing on the subway, e.g., for short	3
11A	21. Like some relationships	7
12A	22. June	10
13A	25. Baby fox	3
14A	26. Bit of Western neckwear	7
15A	28. Items on a checklist	5
16A	32. One of two sultanates in the United Nations	6
17A	34. N.B.A. legend nicknamed "Black Mamba"	4
18A	36. Egg cells	3
19A	37. U-shaped bike accessory	4
20A	38. Last word in an improv show	5
21A	40. A rainbow is said to be a good one	4
22A	41. Beseech	3
23A	42. Word with high or seven	4
24A	43. Reach for the stars	6
25A	45. No-frills	5
26A	47. Things might get swept up in it	7
27A	49. ___ jeans	3
28A	51. Early 19th-century Australia, for one	11
29A	54. Water tower?	7
30A	58. Funny one	3
31A	59. "Funny one!"	3
32A	60. Intellectual conformity ... or a hint to interpreting 17-, 22- and 51-Across	10
33A	62. Some frills	4
34A	63. Lay off	4
35A	64. Net emissions target	4
36A	65. Lively, in music: Abbr.	4
37A	66. "Wabbit" hunter Elmer	4
38A	67. One of two sultanates in the United Nations	4
39A	68. Right-hand page numbers, typically	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. Go over"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the complete duration of something
• Words that mean the same thing: brace, straddle, yoke
• 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: SPAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Like the eventual inheritors of the earth, in Matthew"

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 humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
• Words that mean the same thing: modest, tame, spiritless
• 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: MEEK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Mark of divinity"

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 indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
• Words that mean the same thing: ring, anchor ring, aura
• 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: HALO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. A G.I. may be seen in it"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background
• Words that mean the same thing: camouflage
• 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: CAMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Actress Fisher of "Wedding Crashers""

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: ISLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. Brain connection"

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 long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron
• Words that mean the same thing: axone
• 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: AXON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. Like fans who hold season tickets, typically"

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 (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous
• Words that mean the same thing: devouring, greedy, zealous
• 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: AVID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "17. Genre for Agatha Christie or Arthur Conan Doyle"

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: MURDERMYSTERY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Rapper ___ Nas X"

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: LIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Kissing on the subway, e.g., for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: personal digital assistant, organiser, personal organizer
• 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: PDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "21. Like some relationships"

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: SAMESEX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "22. June"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: PRIDEMONTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Baby fox"

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 case for containing a set of articles
• Words that mean the same thing: outfit, kit up, kit out
• 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: KIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. Bit of Western neckwear"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOLOTIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. Items on a checklist"

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: TODOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. One of two sultanates in the United Nations"

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 sultanate in northwestern borneo; became independent of great britain in 1984
• Words that mean the same thing: Negara Brunei Darussalam
• 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: BRUNEI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. N.B.A. legend nicknamed "Black Mamba""

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 port city in japan on osaka bay in southern honshu; was damaged by an earthquake in 1995
• 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: KOBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Egg cells"

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 female reproductive cell; the female gamete
• Words that mean the same thing: ovum, egg cell
• 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: OVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. U-shaped bike accessory"

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 fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
• Words that mean the same thing: interlace, shut away, whorl
• The opposite would be: disengage, unlock
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOCK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Last word in an improv show"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the place where some action occurs
• Words that mean the same thing: fit, tantrum, conniption
• 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: SCENE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. A rainbow is said to be a good one"

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 sign of something about to happen
• Words that mean the same thing: Muscat and Oman, prodigy, prognosticate
• 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: OMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. Beseech"

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 inquire about
• Words that mean the same thing: require, necessitate, postulate
• The opposite would be: obviate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. Word with high or seven"

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 division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
• Words that mean the same thing: sea, ocean
• 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: SEAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "43. Reach for the stars"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
• Words that mean the same thing: aim, draw a bead on, shoot for
• 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: ASPIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "45. No-frills"

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 popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use
• Words that mean the same thing: canonical, canonic, staple
• The opposite would be: incidental
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BASIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "47. Things might get swept up in it"

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 the quantity that a dustpan will hold
• Words that mean the same thing: dustpanful
• 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: DUSTPAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "49. ___ jeans"

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 informal terms for a mother
• Words that mean the same thing: mum, mummy, mommy
• 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: MOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. Early 19th-century Australia, for one"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert 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: PENALCOLONY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. Water tower?"

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 a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
• Words that mean the same thing: tower, towboat, tug
• 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: TUGBOAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. Funny one"

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 message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
• Words that mean the same thing: humour, mental capacity, brain
• 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: WIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. "Funny one!""

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: HAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. Intellectual conformity ... or a hint to interpreting 17-, 22- and 51-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that decision making by a group (especially in a manner that discourages creativity or individual responsibility)
• 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: GROUPTHINK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "62. Some frills"

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 cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
• Words that mean the same thing: spike, fortify, interlace
• The opposite would be: untwine
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "63. Lay off"

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 state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
• Words that mean the same thing: unfounded, light, stagnate
• The opposite would be: busy, run
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "64. Net emissions target"

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 quantity of no importance
• Words that mean the same thing: nada, 0, nothing
• 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: ZERO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "65. Lively, in music: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium 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: ANIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "66. "Wabbit" hunter Elmer"

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: FUDD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "67. One of two sultanates in the United Nations"

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 strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the arabian peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil
• Words that mean the same thing: Muscat and Oman, Sultanate of Oman
• 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: OMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "68. Right-hand page numbers, typically"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
• Words that mean the same thing: betting odds
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Thursday NYT Crossword January 06, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Garden item frequently added to cream cheese	8
2D	2. World's fair sight	8
3D	3. Great thing to feel like	13
4D	4. Signal agreement	3
5D	5. Little bit of power	9
6D	6. Funds might be held in this	6
7D	7. Classic boulevard liners	4
8D	8. Boat going back and forth?	5
9D	9. Would really rather not	6
10D	10. x, y and sometimes z	4
11D	11. Romulus, Remus and the founding of Rome, e.g.	4
12D	12. Jet-black gem	4
13D	17. Cheers, boos and such	10
14D	18. Strike down	5
15D	20. + or - thing	4
16D	23. Brother	4
17D	24. Boosts, redundantly	7
18D	27. Time period, or an anagram of one?	3
19D	29. Cup holder, usually	12
20D	30. "Back to you"	4
21D	31. Compos mentis	4
22D	32. Spill the beans	4
23D	33. Detective Diaz on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"	4
24D	35. One reading Kerouac or Ginsberg, say	7
25D	39. Sleazeball	3
26D	40. Birthstone after sapphire	4
27D	42. Inside info	5
28D	44. Tiff	4
29D	46. Filled (with)	6
30D	48. Like scouting patches	6
31D	50. ___ ball	5
32D	52. Tums, for one	7
33D	53. Country songs?	7
34D	54. End-of-week exclamation	4
35D	55. Language of Pakistan's Daily Khabrain	4
36D	56. Top prize	4
37D	57. "How do you like ___ apples?"	4
38D	61. Glass who shared the first-ever Pulitzer in Audio Journalism	3
39D	62. Language in which most words are monosyllabic	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. Garden item frequently added to cream cheese"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild allium ampeloprasum
• Words that mean the same thing: spring onion, leek, Allium porrum
• 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: SCALLION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. World's fair sight"

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 large and often sumptuous tent
• Words that mean the same thing: marquee
• 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: PAVILION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Great thing to feel like"

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: AMILLIONBUCKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Signal agreement"

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 sign of assent or salutation or command
• 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: NOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Little bit of power"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MICROWATT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Funds might be held in this"

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 written agreement (or property or money) delivered to a third party or put in trust by one party to a contract to be returned after fulfillment of some condition
• 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: ESCROW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Classic boulevard liners"

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 various trees of the genus ulmus: important timber or shade trees
• Words that mean the same thing: elm tree, elmwood, elm
• 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: ELMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Boat going back and forth?"

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 a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by eskimos
• 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: KAYAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Would really rather not"

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: HATETO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. x, y and sometimes z"

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 an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
• Words that mean the same thing: axe, bloc, axis vertebra
• 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: AXES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Romulus, Remus and the founding of Rome, e.g."

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 knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote
• Words that mean the same thing: traditional knowledge
• 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: LORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Jet-black gem"

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 chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos
• 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: ONYX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "17. Cheers, boos and such"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: CROWDNOISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Strike down"

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 inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
• Words that mean the same thing: afflict
• 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: SMITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. + or - thing"

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 long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
• Words that mean the same thing: punt, rod, perch
• 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: POLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Brother"

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 male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
• Words that mean the same thing: Thelonious Monk, Thelonious Sphere Monk, monastic
• 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: MONK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Boosts, redundantly"

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: HIKESUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Time period, or an anagram of one?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the longest division of geological time
• Words that mean the same thing: aeon
• 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: EON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Cup holder, usually"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOMINANTHAND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. "Back to you""

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 (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
• Words that mean the same thing: complete, terminated, o'er
• 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: OVER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Compos mentis"

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 mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
• Words that mean the same thing: reasonable
• The opposite would be: insane
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. Spill the beans"

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 divulge confidential information or secrets
• Words that mean the same thing: clack, tittle-tattle, blabber
• The opposite would be: keep quiet
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. Detective Diaz on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine""

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 large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Rosa
• 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: ROSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. One reading Kerouac or Ginsberg, say"

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 a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
• Words that mean the same thing: beat
• 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: BEATNIK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Sleazeball"

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 someone who is morally reprehensible
• Words that mean the same thing: hound, heel, bounder
• 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: CAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Birthstone after sapphire"

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 translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones
• 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: OPAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Inside info"

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 quantity a scoop will hold
• Words that mean the same thing: Georgia home boy, trump, take up
• 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: SCOOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Tiff"

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 quarrel about petty points
• Words that mean the same thing: bickering, spatter, spue
• The opposite would be: boo
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Filled (with)"

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 spread or diffuse through
• Words that mean the same thing: imbue, hue, interpenetrate
• 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: IMBUED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Like scouting patches"

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: SEWNON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. ___ ball"

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 brittle flat bread eaten at passover
• Words that mean the same thing: matzoh, matzah, unleavened bread
• 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: MATZO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. Tums, for one"

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 an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach)
• Words that mean the same thing: antiacid, alkalizer, gastric antacid
• 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: ANTACID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Country songs?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school)
• Words that mean the same thing: anthem, hymn
• 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: ANTHEMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. End-of-week exclamation"

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: TGIF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. Language of Pakistan's Daily Khabrain"

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 official literary language of pakistan, closely related to hindi; widely used in india (mostly by moslems); written in arabic script
• 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: URDU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "56. Top prize"

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 coins made of gold
• Words that mean the same thing: gilt, gilded, golden
• 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: GOLD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "57. "How do you like ___ apples?""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: THEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "61. Glass who shared the first-ever Pulitzer in Audio Journalism"

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 militant organization of irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive british forces from northern ireland and achieve a united independent ireland
• Words that mean the same thing: Provisional Irish Republican Army, ire, Provisional IRA
• 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: IRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "62. Language in which most words are monosyllabic"

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 member of a buddhist people inhabiting the area of the mekong river in laos and thailand and speaking the lao language; related to the thais
• Words that mean the same thing: Laotian
• 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: LAO

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	60	76.9%
Short Answer	12	15.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%
History	1	1.3%
Music	1	1.3%
Geography	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	39
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	5.2 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 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 Thursday, 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!

Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.

Last Updated: September 12, 2025 at 05:17 PM