27433 Fri Dec 20, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clue and Answer

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 20, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Abbr. in a scholarly paper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETAL

  
  
  




• The clue is 5. Places with scrubs and masks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPAS

  Possible Answer : health_club, watering_hole, spa, health_spa, resort_hotel, watering_place




• The clue is 9. Acquire, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCORE

  Possible Answer : score, account, musical_score, grudge, hit, make, tally, scotch, seduce, mark, sexual_conquest, nock, rack_up, grievance, grade




• The clue is 14. Common motifs in high art?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: MARIJUANALEAVES
  
  

  

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• The clue is 17. Major success stories in the entrepreneurial world. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: UNICORNSTARTUPS

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• The clue is 18. Goddess often depicted clothed in green. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAIA

  Possible Answer : Gaea, Ge, Gaia




• The clue is 19. Triumph. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WIN

  Possible Answer : pull_ahead, bring_home_the_bacon, deliver_the_goods, come_through, gain, profits, make_headway, winnings, gain_ground, succeed, win, advance, acquire, get_ahead

  Possible Opposite Answer : losings, fall_back, lose, fail




• The clue is 20. Barn greeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOO

  Possible Answer : low, moo




• The clue is 21. #1 overall, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOPSEEDED




• The clue is 26. One of three in "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACT

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : refrain




• The clue is 29. 2023 film in which Michael Jordan is only shown from behind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIR

  Possible Answer : publicize, line, aura, air, publicise, send, melody, transmit, bare, zephyr, tune, ventilate, vent, beam, air_travel, gentle_wind, atmosphere, aviation, air_out, melodic_line, aerate, strain, airwave, broadcast, breeze, melodic_phrase




• The clue is 30. Check mark alternatives. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: XES

  Possible Answer : go, tenner, XTC, x, ex, disco_biscuit, ten, X, decade, xenon, Adam, atomic_number_54, Xe, cristal, 10, hug_drug, ecstasy




• The clue is 32. Symbol of America's first transcontinental railroad. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: THEGOLDENSPIKE




• The clue is 38. Veins, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: MINERALDEPOSITS




• The clue is 40. Harsh sentences?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: TONGUETWISTERS




• The clue is 41. Mens ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REA




• The clue is 42. Pablo Neruda wrote one to a large tuna in the market. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODE

  Possible Answer : ode




• The clue is 43. Where to watch the cubs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEN

  Possible Answer : hideaway, hideout, den, lair




• The clue is 44. Young and inexperienced, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOTNOSED




• The clue is 49. Egg ___ yung. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOO




• The clue is 52. Subject of 199 silkscreen paintings by Warhol. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAO

  Possible Answer : MAO, Mao_Zedong, Mao_Tsetung, monoamine_oxidase, Mao




• The clue is 53. Softballs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOBS

  Possible Answer : lob




• The clue is 56. "Sorry, those secrets are *beyond* classified". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: IDHAVETOKILLYOU




• The clue is 62. Refuse to sign one's work, say. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: REMAINANONYMOUS




• The clue is 63. Like the ruins in Tulum. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAYAN

  Possible Answer : Mayan_language, Mayan, Maya




• The clue is 64. It comes straight from the horse's mouth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REIN

  Possible Answer : draw_rein, harness, rule, rein_in, rein




• The clue is 65. Willing partner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABLE

  Possible Answer : able, able-bodied, capable

  Possible Opposite Answer : unable

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Rhea's relative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMU

  Possible Answer: electromagnetic_unit, emu, Emu_novaehollandiae, Dromaius_novaehollandiae

• The clue is 2. Sharpness. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TANG

  Possible Answer: piquancy, relish, Tang_dynasty, Fucus_vesiculosus, tang, sea_tang, sapidity, savor, serrated_wrack, flavour, Tang, bladder_fucus, zest, sea_tangle, flavor, Fucus_serratus, savour, black_rockweed, piquantness, nip, tanginess, smack, bladderwrack, piquance

• The clue is 3. Performance that might elicit a "Brava!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARIA

  Possible Answer: aria

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

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

  The answer: LICIT

  Possible Answer: licit, legitimate, lawful

  Possible Opposite Answer : illicit

• The clue is 5. Lead-in to pass. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUR

  Possible Answer: Sur, Tyre

• The clue is 6. Certain film shot, or film reaction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAN

  Possible Answer: pan, cooking_pan, Pan, pan_off, goat_god, genus_Pan, trash, tear_apart, pan_out

• The clue is 7. Had carte blanche. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: ANSWEREDTONOONE

• The clue is 8. French composer who influenced Ravel and Debussy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SATIE

  Possible Answer: Erik_Alfred_Leslie_Satie, Erik_Satie, Satie

• The clue is 9. Spanish 101 verb. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SER

• The clue is 10. Garfield, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAT

  Possible Answer: barf, regorge, computed_tomography, guy, honk, computerized_axial_tomography, vomit, khat, computed_axial_tomography, qat, throw_up, disgorge, be_sick, purge, true_cat, cat-o'-nine-tails, puke, upchuck, CT, regurgitate, kat, retch, hombre, chuck, Arabian_tea, Caterpillar, spue, sick, vomit_up, cat, spew, bozo, computerized_tomography, CAT, African_tea, quat, cast, big_cat

  Possible Opposite Answer : keep_down

• The clue is 11. Largest cell in the human body. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVUM

  Possible Answer: ovum, egg_cell

• The clue is 12. Certain seizure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPO

• The clue is 13. Aptly named descendant of Standard Oil. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESSO

• The clue is 15. John, in Portuguese. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JOAO

• The clue is 16. Sighting from the crow's nest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAND

  Possible Answer: earth, realm, put_down, landed_estate, farming, Edwin_Herbert_Land, soil, kingdom, solid_ground, Land, set_down, terra_firma, down, nation, Din_Land, commonwealth, set_ashore, bring_down, dry_land, body_politic, estate, ground, domain, country, state, demesne, land, acres, res_publica, bring, shoot_down, shore

• The clue is 22. Micronesian nation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PALAU

  Possible Answer: Palau_Islands, Belau, Pelew, Republic_of_Palau, Palau, TT

• The clue is 23. Move like a crab. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIDLE

  Possible Answer: sidle, sashay

• The clue is 24. M.L.B. team that once drafted Tom Brady. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXPOS

  Possible Answer: exposition, expo, exhibition

• The clue is 25. Many a founding father, religiously. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEIST

  Possible Answer: deist, deistic, freethinker

• The clue is 26. Place to take notes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATM

  Possible Answer: ATM, cash_machine, standard_pressure, automatic_teller_machine, automated_teller_machine, asynchronous_transfer_mode, cash_dispenser, automatic_teller, automated_teller, atm, atmosphere, standard_atmosphere

  
  

• The clue is 27. I.O.U.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHIT

  Possible Answer: check, tab, chit

• The clue is 28. Lin-Manuel Miranda, vocally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENOR

  Possible Answer: tenor, strain, tenor_voice

• The clue is 31. Came down after getting lifted up?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKIED

  Possible Answer: ski

• The clue is 33. Pool contents. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GENES

  Possible Answer: cistron, gene, factor

• The clue is 34. Lymph node, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORGAN

  Possible Answer: electronic_organ, organ, electric_organ, reed_organ, harmonium, Hammond_organ, pipe_organ

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

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

  The answer: NEWDO

• The clue is 36. Masters of disguise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIES

  Possible Answer: stag, sight, undercover_agent, descry, sleuth, spot, snoop, espy, spy

• The clue is 37. French 101 verb. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETRE

• The clue is 39. Fig. that's often redacted. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SSN

• The clue is 45. The sun emerging from the clouds at exactly the right time, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMEN

  Possible Answer: auspicate, prognostication, augur, prognostic, predict, Oman, betoken, foretell, portent, Sultanate_of_Oman, forecast, prefigure, Muscat_and_Oman, omen, prognosticate, prodigy, foreshadow, portend, presage, bode

• The clue is 46. Member of the Golden Horde. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TATAR

  Possible Answer: Tartar, Mongol_Tatar, Tatar

• The clue is 47. 2024 M.L.B. All-Star ___ De La Cruz. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLY

• The clue is 48. Dish whose name is Turkish for "stuffed". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOLMA

• The clue is 49. Like some handshakes and mattresses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIRM

  Possible Answer: firm, steadfastly, unfaltering, tauten, truehearted, unbendable, business_firm, immobile, fast, stiff, firmly, steady, solid, unwaveringly, house, steadfast, strong, unwavering, unshakable, loyal, unfluctuating

  

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• The clue is 50. Ancient music halls. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODEA

• The clue is 51. "Jeepers!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHMY

• The clue is 54. Letters on an invite. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BYOB

• The clue is 55. "'Hope' is the thing with feathers / That perches in the ___": Emily Dickinson. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOUL

  Possible Answer: someone, soulfulness, somebody, soul, individual, person, mortal, psyche

• The clue is 57. Org. with towers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AAA

  Possible Answer: abdominal_aortic_aneurysm, AAA

• The clue is 58. Chablis, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VIN

• The clue is 59. Splash of orange in a Japanese pond. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOI

• The clue is 60. Stay there!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INN

  Possible Answer: hostel, lodge, auberge, inn, hostelry

• The clue is 61. Milk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USE

  Possible Answer: habituate, use_of_goods_and_services, role, manipulation, consumption, utilization, purpose, use, enjoyment, expend, usage, habit, practice, utilisation, utilise, economic_consumption, employ, employment, function, exercise, apply, utilize, usance

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NY Times Crossword Answers April 23, 2025

Across Clues and Answers (39)

Clue #1: 1. "That one's mine!"

4-letter answer Answer: DIBS

Word Help: Synonyms: dibs

Clue #2: 5. Treat that may have a cherry on top

6-letter answer Answer: SUNDAE

Word Help: Synonyms: sundae, ice-cream_sundae

Clue #3: 11. Puts on TV

4-letter answer Answer: AIRS

Word Help: Synonyms: gentle_wind, airwave, airs

Clue #4: 15. Computer that originally came in five "flavors"

4-letter answer Answer: IMAC

Clue #5: 16. Margin for a close ballgame

6-letter answer Answer: ONERUN

Clue #6: 17. Improvisational singing

4-letter answer Answer: SCAT

Word Help: Synonyms: lam, scarper, head_for_the_hills

Clue #7: 18. Honor for "Dune" and "American Gods"

11-letter answer Answer: NEBULAAWARD

Clue #8: 20. Certain Bear or Smurf

4-letter answer Answer: PAPA

Word Help: Synonyms: pa, daddy, papa

Clue #9: 21. Establishment in Chicago's Boystown

6-letter answer Answer: GAYBAR

Clue #10: 22. "I love," in Italian and Spanish

3-letter answer Answer: AMO

Clue #11: 23. Transparent film

5-letter answer Answer: SARAN

Word Help: Synonyms: saran

Clue #12: 24. Open, as toothpaste

5-letter answer Answer: UNCAP

Clue #13: 25. Like Swifties vis-à-vis Taylor Swift

10-letter answer Answer: STARSTRUCK

Clue #14: 27. Ringo Starr or Paul McCartney

3-letter answer Answer: SIR

Word Help: Synonyms: Sir, sir

Clue #15: 28. Place for a hydrating body wrap

3-letter answer Answer: SPA

Word Help: Synonyms: resort_hotel, watering_place, spa

Clue #16: 30. "Relax, soldier"

6-letter answer Answer: ATEASE

Clue #17: 31. 30% is a very good one

3-letter answer Answer: TIP

Word Help: Synonyms: steer, bakshish, crown

Clue #18: 33. Desktop image

4-letter answer Answer: ICON

Word Help: Synonyms: ikon, icon, picture

Clue #19: 36. Genre for the Final Fantasy series, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: RPG

Clue #20: 37. Grammy-winning Soundgarden hit of 1994

12-letter answer Answer: BLACKHOLESUN

Clue #21: 41. Massachusetts' Cape ___

3-letter answer Answer: ANN

Clue #22: 42. Instrument whose name is 75% vowels

4-letter answer Answer: OBOE

Word Help: Synonyms: hautbois, hautboy, oboe

Clue #23: 43. Letters written in the sand, maybe

3-letter answer Answer: SOS

Word Help: Synonyms: so, SOS, sol

Clue #24: 45. Evening meal, for a child

6-letter answer Answer: DINDIN

Clue #25: 48. Many purchases on Discogs

3-letter answer Answer: LPS

Word Help: Synonyms: LP, L-P

Clue #26: 50. Middle X or O

3-letter answer Answer: TAC

Clue #27: 52. Canadian province on the Gulf of Maine

10-letter answer Answer: NOVASCOTIA

Clue #28: 55. ___ apso

5-letter answer Answer: LHASA

Word Help: Synonyms: Lassa, Forbidden_City, capital_of_Tibet

Clue #29: 57. However, briefly

5-letter answer Answer: ALTHO

Clue #30: 58. Home of Madison Ave. and Houston St.

3-letter answer Answer: NYC

Clue #31: 59. Saw, as a movie

6-letter answer Answer: CAUGHT

Word Help: Synonyms: overhear, see, view
Antonyms: unhitch

Clue #32: 60. Chimney sweep's target

4-letter answer Answer: FLUE

Word Help: Synonyms: flue_pipe, labial_pipe, flue

Clue #33: 61. Having ideas far too profound for anyone else to comprehend ... and what might help you solve this puzzle?

11-letter answer Answer: GALAXYBRAIN

Clue #34: 63. Instrument similar to a sousaphone

4-letter answer Answer: TUBA

Word Help: Synonyms: sousaphone, tuba, bass_horn

Clue #35: 64. 2009 aviatrix biopic

6-letter answer Answer: AMELIA

Word Help: Synonyms: amelia

Clue #36: 65. Ohio city whose name is pronounced with a long "I"

4-letter answer Answer: LIMA

Word Help: Synonyms: Lima, capital_of_Peru

Clue #37: 66. Imitated

4-letter answer Answer: APED

Word Help: Synonyms: ape, caricature

Clue #38: 67. Reunited city

6-letter answer Answer: BERLIN

Word Help: Synonyms: Israel_Baline, Berlin, berlin

Clue #39: 68. Barbershop sound

4-letter answer Answer: SNIP

Word Help: Synonyms: clipping, trim, dress

Across Clues and Answers (39)

Clue #1: 1. Nincompoop

6-letter answer Answer: DINGUS

Clue #2: 2. "No joke!"

7-letter answer Answer: IMEANIT

Clue #3: 3. Bassinet alternative

8-letter answer Answer: BABYCRIB

Clue #4: 4. Diving acronym

5-letter answer Answer: SCUBA

Word Help: Synonyms: Aqua-Lung, scuba, aqualung

Clue #5: 5. Take to the skies

4-letter answer Answer: SOAR

Word Help: Synonyms: zoom, surge, sailplane

Clue #6: 6. "___ cerveza, por favor"

3-letter answer Answer: UNA

Clue #7: 7. Unfamiliar with

5-letter answer Answer: NEWAT

Clue #8: 8. Emmy category

5-letter answer Answer: DRAMA

Word Help: Synonyms: drama, dramatic_event, dramatic_play

Clue #9: 9. "Sleeping Beauty" princess

6-letter answer Answer: AURORA

Word Help: Synonyms: sunrise, dayspring, sunup
Antonyms: sunset

Clue #10: 10. Word with tight or loose

3-letter answer Answer: END

Word Help: Synonyms: cease, last, closing
Antonyms: begin, beginning

Clue #11: 11. Spears on a plate

9-letter answer Answer: ASPARAGUS

Word Help: Synonyms: asparagus, Asparagus_officinales, edible_asparagus

Clue #12: 12. In myth, one who flew too close to the sun

6-letter answer Answer: ICARUS

Word Help: Synonyms: Icarus

Clue #13: 13. Actress Noomi of "Prometheus"

6-letter answer Answer: RAPACE

Clue #14: 14. Emitted squiggly lines, in a cartoon

5-letter answer Answer: STANK

Word Help: Synonyms: reek, stink

Clue #15: 19. Trounces in Mario Kart, say

4-letter answer Answer: LAPS

Word Help: Synonyms: overlap, lap, lave

Clue #16: 23. List in a how-to manual

5-letter answer Answer: STEPS

Word Help: Synonyms: footprint, gradation, abuse

Clue #17: 25. Give the pink slip

4-letter answer Answer: SACK

Word Help: Synonyms: send_away, shift, clear
Antonyms: hire

Clue #18: 26. Player of the Iron Lady in "The Iron Lady"

6-letter answer Answer: STREEP

Word Help: Synonyms: Meryl_Streep, Streep

Clue #19: 29. Walk in the park, so to speak

6-letter answer Answer: PICNIC

Word Help: Synonyms: cinch, snap, duck_soup

Clue #20: 32. Not leave details to chance

9-letter answer Answer: PLANAHEAD

Clue #21: 34. "Well, lookie here!"

3-letter answer Answer: OHO

Clue #22: 35. Head, slangily

3-letter answer Answer: NOB

Word Help: Synonyms: toff, nob

Clue #23: 38. "In conclusion ..."

5-letter answer Answer: ANDSO

Clue #24: 39. Kinks song spoofed in Weird Al's "Yoda"

4-letter answer Answer: LOLA

Clue #25: 40. "Why does this keep happening?!"

8-letter answer Answer: NOTAGAIN

Clue #26: 44. Course in an omakase meal

7-letter answer Answer: SASHIMI

Word Help: Synonyms: sashimi

Clue #27: 45. Dress to the nines

6-letter answer Answer: DOLLUP

Clue #28: 46. Hospital hookup

6-letter answer Answer: IVTUBE

Clue #29: 47. Z-lister

6-letter answer Answer: NONAME

Clue #30: 49. Big slice

4-letter answer Answer: SLAB

Word Help: Synonyms: slab

Clue #31: 51. Snooze

6-letter answer Answer: CATNAP

Word Help: Synonyms: forty_winks, short_sleep, catnap

Clue #32: 52. Pact from 1994 to 2020

5-letter answer Answer: NAFTA

Word Help: Synonyms: North_American_Free_Trade_Agreement, NAFTA

Clue #33: 53. Texas city named after a president

5-letter answer Answer: TYLER

Word Help: Synonyms: John_Tyler, President_Tyler, Tyler

Clue #34: 54. "Let's see if you're bluffing"

5-letter answer Answer: ICALL

Clue #35: 56. Yeets

5-letter answer Answer: HURLS

Word Help: Synonyms: throw, lunge, cast

Clue #36: 59. Ink cartridge color

4-letter answer Answer: CYAN

Word Help: Synonyms: teal, blue-green, cyan

Clue #37: 61. Chitchat

3-letter answer Answer: GAB

Word Help: Synonyms: chin_wag, chit-chat, gossip

Clue #38: 62. Noon or midnight

3-letter answer Answer: XII

Word Help: Synonyms: twelve, xii, XII

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• Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
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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: June 05, 2021

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. Basketball game in an arcade - Show Answer
  

  POPASHOT

  (8 letters)

  
  

  



• 9. Bad spot for a date? - Show Answer
  

  PIMPLE

  (6 letters)

  
  

  

  Synonyms: pimple, hickey, zit



• 15. Death stare - Show Answer
  

  EVILLOOK

  (8 letters)

  
  

  



• 16. Bug's place? - Show Answer
  

  INARUG

  (6 letters)

  
  

  



• 17. Popular dish in Seville - Show Answer
  

  GAZPACHO

  (8 letters)

  
  

  

  Synonyms: gazpacho



• 18. Kind of duck - Show Answer
  

  PEKING

  (6 letters)

  
  

  

  Synonyms: Beijing, Peking, Peiping, capital_of_Red_China



• 19. ___ Morris, lead character on TV's "Saved by the Bell" - Show Answer
  

  ZACK

  (4 letters)

  
  

  



• 20. Expecting, informally - Show Answer
  

  PREGGO

  (6 letters)

  
  

  



• 21. Heavy metal band that earned a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019 - Show Answer
  

  BLACKSABBATH

  (12 letters)

  
  

  



• 26. Bar food - Show Answer
  

  TAPAS

  (5 letters)

  
  

  

  Synonyms: tapa_bark, tappa_bark, tappa, tapa



• 27. Palter - Show Answer
  

  LIE

  (3 letters)

  
  

  

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

  Antonyms: arise, stand



• 28. Third-tier caste member in "Brave New World" - Show Answer
  

  GAMMA

  (5 letters)

  
  

  

  Synonyms: gamma, Gamma, Vasco_da_Gamma, da_Gamma



• 32. Low stats for some M.V.P. winners - Show Answer
  

  ERAS

  (4 letters)

  
  

  

  Synonyms: earned_run_average, epoch, era, ERA, geological_era



• 33. Newspaper designer's responsibility - Show Answer
  

  PAGELAYOUT

  (10 letters)

  
  

  



• 35. Inspired stuff - Show Answer
  

  AIR

  (3 letters)

  
  

  

  Synonyms: aura, line, aviation, air_out, melodic_phrase, airwave, aerate, send, air, broadcast, beam, transmit, vent, air_travel, tune, zephyr, breeze, melody, publicize, strain, atmosphere, publicise, ventilate, gentle_wind, bare, melodic_line



• 36. Qualities in music - Show Answer
  

  TIMBRES

  (7 letters)

  
  

  

  Synonyms: timbre, tone, timber, quality



• 37. Brand of cashmere pronounced "say" - Show Answer
  

  TSE

  (3 letters)

  
  

  



• 38. Climactic court moment - Show Answer
  

  MATCHPOINT

  (10 letters)

  
  

  



• 40. Actress Seehorn of "Better Call Saul" - Show Answer
  

  RHEA

  (4 letters)

  
  

  

  Synonyms: rhea, Rhea, nandu, Rhea_americana, Pterocnemia_pennata



• 41. Way - Show Answer
  

  STYLE

  (5 letters)

  
  

  

  Synonyms: fashion, mode, style, expressive_style, dash, title, way, elan, flair, panache, vogue, trend, stylus, manner



• 42. R&B group ___ Hill - Show Answer
  

  DRU

  (3 letters)

  
  

  



• 43. Sta4nce, for instance - Show Answer
  

  REBUS

  (5 letters)

  
  

  

  Synonyms: rebus



• 44. Took things to a whole new level - Show Answer
  

  UPPEDTHEGAME

  (12 letters)

  
  

  



• 47. NorCal daily - Show Answer
  

  SACBEE

  (6 letters)

  
  

  



• 50. Assessment, for short - Show Answer
  

  EVAL

  (4 letters)

  
  

  



• 51. "My schedule permitting" - Show Answer
  

  IFICAN

  (6 letters)

  
  

  



• 52. Nail-biter - Show Answer
  

  THRILLER

  (8 letters)

  
  

  

  Synonyms: thriller



• 56. Explosive cited in "Hamlet" - Show Answer
  

  PETARD

  (6 letters)

  
  

  

  Synonyms: petard



• 57. Qualifying phrase - Show Answer
  

  IBELIEVE

  (8 letters)

  
  

  



• 58. Some ice cream orders - Show Answer
  

  SWIRLS

  (6 letters)

  
  

  

  Synonyms: swirl, whirlpool, eddy, vortex, twiddle, convolution, purl, whirl, twirl



• 59. Fly from Honolulu to Tokyo, say - Show Answer
  

  LOSEADAY

  (8 letters)

  
  

  

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Marker in the game Battleship - Show Answer
  

  PEG

  (3 letters)

  
  

  

  Synonyms: stick, leg, nail_down, thole, nog, nail, peg_down, peg, wooden_leg, oarlock, tholepin, rowlock, pin, pegleg



• 2. Ingredients in Caesar's salads? - Show Answer
  

  OVA

  (3 letters)

  
  

  

  Synonyms: egg_cell, ovum



• 3. Social event in which the food is usually ordered in - Show Answer
  

  PIZZAPARTY

  (10 letters)

  
  

  



• 4. Sources of hypoallergenic fiber - Show Answer
  

  ALPACAS

  (7 letters)

  
  

  

  Synonyms: alpaca, Lama_pacos



• 5. Casual wear - Show Answer
  

  SLACKS

  (6 letters)

  
  

  

  Synonyms: slake, quagmire, abate, slack_water, slackness, relax, slump, slacks, slow_down, morass, falloff, die_away, slack_off, quag, slow_up, slacken, slow, let_up, slack_up, falling_off, mire, slack, drop-off



• 6. Pawns - Show Answer
  

  HOCKS

  (5 letters)

  
  

  

  Synonyms: hock, Rhenish, Rhine_wine, pawn, hock-joint, soak



• 7. "You're in such trouble!" - Show Answer
  

  OOH

  (3 letters)

  
  

  

  Synonyms: ooh, aah



• 8. Ringside call - Show Answer
  

  TKO

  (3 letters)

  
  

  

  Synonyms: technical_knockout, TKO



• 9. Prince William's sister-in-law - Show Answer
  

  PIPPA

  (5 letters)

  
  

  



• 10. It won't react well - Show Answer
  

  INERTGAS

  (8 letters)

  
  

  



• 11. Take advantage of the situation - Show Answer
  

  MAKEHAY

  (7 letters)

  
  

  



• 12. Moralizing sort - Show Answer
  

  PRIG

  (4 letters)

  
  

  

  Synonyms: snob, prig, snoot, snot



• 13. Pulmonologist's study - Show Answer
  

  LUNG

  (4 letters)

  
  

  

  Synonyms: lung



• 14. Toaster Strudel alternative - Show Answer
  

  EGGO

  (4 letters)

  
  

  



• 21. They're brought in for starters - Show Answer
  

  BTEAMS

  (6 letters)

  
  

  



• 22. Aid in rounding up - Show Answer
  

  LARIAT

  (6 letters)

  
  

  

  Synonyms: riata, reata, lasso, lariat



• 23. Like some desserts - Show Answer
  

  ALAMODE

  (7 letters)

  
  

  



• 24. 8'2" children's character - Show Answer
  

  BIGBIRD

  (7 letters)

  
  

  



• 25. Bar tidbit - Show Answer
  

  BEERNUT

  (7 letters)

  
  

  



• 29. Postponed indefinitely - Show Answer
  

  MOTHBALLED

  (10 letters)

  
  

  

  Synonyms: mothball



• 30. Sight along the National Mall in Washington - Show Answer
  

  MUSEUM

  (6 letters)

  
  

  

  Synonyms: museum



• 31. Unstressed - Show Answer
  

  ATEASE

  (6 letters)

  
  

  



• 33. Spot on a face - Show Answer
  

  PIP

  (3 letters)

  
  

  

  Synonyms: mop_up, whip, pip, hit, shoot, rack_up, worst, blip, radar_target, spot



• 34. Cause for a replay - Show Answer
  

  LET

  (3 letters)

  
  

  

  Synonyms: get, let, Lashkar-e-Taiba, permit, lease, allow, countenance, Lashkar-e-Toiba, net_ball, have, rent, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, LET, Army_of_the_Righteous, Army_of_the_Pure

  Antonyms: disallow, forbid, prevent



• 36. Steinbeck novella - Show Answer
  

  THEPEARL

  (8 letters)

  
  

  



• 39. Commuter's amenity - Show Answer
  

  CLUBCAR

  (7 letters)

  
  

  



• 40. They're fit for a king - Show Answer
  

  REGALIA

  (7 letters)

  
  

  

  Synonyms: raiment, array, regalia



• 43. Rail against - Show Answer
  

  REVILE

  (6 letters)

  
  

  

  Synonyms: vilify, rail, revile, vituperate



• 45. Has yet to be decided - Show Answer
  

  PENDS

  (5 letters)

  
  

  



• 46. Opening of a toaster - Show Answer
  

  HERES

  (5 letters)

  
  

  

  Synonyms: Hera, here, Here

  Antonyms: there



• 47. Tests one's spirit? - Show Answer
  

  SIPS

  (4 letters)

  
  

  

  Synonyms: sip



• 48. Not lots - Show Answer
  

  AFEW

  (4 letters)

  
  

  



• 49. Credit card name - Show Answer
  

  CITI

  (4 letters)

  
  

  



• 52. As late as - Show Answer
  

  TIL

  (3 letters)

  
  

  



• 53. World's first TV channel to be transmitted via satellite - Show Answer
  

  HBO

  (3 letters)

  
  

  



• 54. NASA spacewalk, for short - Show Answer
  

  EVA

  (3 letters)

  
  

  



• 55. Palpatine's granddaughter in "Star Wars" films - Show Answer
  

  REY

  (3 letters)