Saturday, January 16, 1999 NYT crosswords clues with answers hints

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Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 16, 1999

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. Auditing technique -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (9 letters) word

  SPOTCHECK

  
  


• 10. Polar irregularity -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  SERAC

  
  


• 15. Pretentious -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (9 letters) word

  HIFALUTIN

  
  

  Possible Answer : highfaluting, la-di-da, grandiose, highfalutin, hifalutin, hoity-toity



• 16. Ring -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  ARENA

  
  

  Possible Answer : stadium, bowl, sphere, arena, orbit, domain, scene_of_action, area, sports_stadium, field



• 17. Sway -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (9 letters) word

  INFLUENCE

  
  

  Possible Answer : work, regulate, charm, mold, act_upon, tempt, influence, determine, shape



• 18. Obscure -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  BEDIM

  
  

  Possible Answer : bedim, obscure, benight, overcloud



• 19. Greek letters -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  MUS

  
  

  Possible Answer : mu, Mus, genus_Mus



• 20. Grp. emphasizing citizenship -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  BSA

  
  


• 21. Trial response? -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  WOEISME

  
  


• 23. Part of a proposal -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  SPECS

  
  

  Possible Answer : specs, spectacles, spec, eyeglasses, glasses, specification



• 25. Speaker on the road -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  CBER

  
  


• 26. Diner, for one -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  CAR

  
  

  Possible Answer : railway_car, auto, railcar, railroad_car, elevator_car, machine, car, gondola, motorcar, automobile, cable_car



• 27. Stop on a line: Abbr. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  STA

  
  


• 28. Bit -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  SHRED

  
  

  Possible Answer : smidgen, rip_up, tag_end, smidgeon, tag, tear_up, smidge, rag, smidgin, scintilla, tatter, whit, tittle, shred, iota



• 30. Figures -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  DATA

  
  

  Possible Answer : information, data, data_point, datum



• 31. "Hold on!" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  NOTYET

  
  


• 33. Wounds -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  SORES

  
  

  Possible Answer : sore



• 34. Trifling consideration -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (13 letters) word

  SMALLPOTATOES

  
  


• 37. Map feature -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  SCALE

  
  

  Possible Answer : graduated_table, scurf, plate, weighing_machine, shell, scale_of_measurement, exfoliation, musical_scale, surmount, descale, ordered_series, scale, scale_leaf



• 38. 1993 A.L. batting champ John -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  OLERUD

  
  


• 39. Old flatboats -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ARKS

  
  

  Possible Answer : Ark_of_the_Covenant, ark, Ark



• 40. About 1.3 cubic yards -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  STERE

  
  


• 41. Mil. transport -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  LST

  
  


• 44. Early -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  WEE

  
  

  Possible Answer : piddle, wee-wee, pee, itty-bitty, teeny-weeny, puddle, bitty, pass_water, urinate, piss, wee, itsy-bitsy, make_water, teensy-weensy, make, teensy, take_a_leak, teentsy, bittie, weeny, weensy, pee-pee, teeny, spend_a_penny, micturate, relieve_oneself



• 45. "The Highwayman" singer -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  OCHS

  
  

  Possible Answer : Adolph_Simon_Ochs, Ochs



• 46. Nursery rhyme food -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  PEASE

  
  

  Possible Answer : pea, pea_plant



• 48. Hit 1976 self-titled R. & B. album -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  NATALIE

  
  


• 50. U.S.C.G. rank -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  CPO

  
  


• 52. Had an edge -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  LED

  
  

  Possible Answer : conduct, go, extend, take, light-emitting_diode, chair, run, guide, lead, result, top, direct, head, pass, conduce, moderate, leave, contribute, precede, LED

  Possible Opposite: follow



• 53. Misses -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  OMITS

  
  

  Possible Answer : leave_off, pretermit, omit, neglect, drop, except, miss, leave_out, overleap, overlook, take_out, exclude

  Possible Opposite: attend_to, include



• 54. "Tigrane" composer -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (9 letters) word

  SCARLATTI

  
  


• 57. "Une ___ mariée" (1964 Godard film) -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  FEMME

  
  


• 58. Part of some examinations -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (9 letters) word

  ESSAYTEST

  
  


• 59. Commercial fluorocarbon -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  FREON

  
  

  Possible Answer : Freon



• 60. Horse races? -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (9 letters) word

  STAMPEDES

  
  

  Possible Answer : stampede

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Leveling devices -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  SHIMS

  
  

  Possible Answer: shim

• 2. Big pictures -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  PINUPS

  
  
• 3. Counterbalance -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  OFFSET

  
  

  Possible Answer: beginning, setoff, commencement, get-go, branch, starting_time, set-back, cancel, offset_printing, showtime, runner, stolon, outset, set_off, countervail, offshoot, start, first, offset, kickoff, counterbalance, outgrowth

  Possible Opposite: middle

• 4. He defeated Botvinnik in 1960 -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  TAL

  
  
• 5. Some meeting places -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  CLUBS

  
  

  Possible Answer: society, nightclub, nine, guild, clubhouse, golf-club, cabaret, gild, nightspot, golf_club, night_club, ball_club, bludgeon, lodge, order, club, baseball_club, social_club

• 6. Shades -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  HUES

  
  

  Possible Answer: imbue, chromaticity, hue

• 7. Valle del Bove locale -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ETNA

  
  

  Possible Answer: bunsen, Mt_Etna, etna, Etna, bunsen_burner, Mount_Etna

• 8. The Pres., militarily speaking -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  CIC

  
  
• 9. Understood one did wrong -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (10 letters) word

  KNEWBETTER

  
  
• 10. Cavalryman -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  SABER

  
  

  Possible Answer: cavalry_sword, sabre, saber

• 11. James Whitcomb Riley's "___ Went Mad" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  EREI

  
  
• 12. 1950's political phenomenon -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (8 letters) word

  REDSCARE

  
  
• 13. Breathes life into -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (8 letters) word

  ANIMATES

  
  

  Possible Answer: quicken, animize, exalt, liven_up, reanimate, vivify, animate, liven, revive, revivify, invigorate, enliven, renovate, inspire, repair, animise, recreate

  Possible Opposite: deaden

• 14. Flash producers -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  CAMERAS

  
  

  Possible Answer: photographic_camera, television_camera, tv_camera, camera

• 22. Lib. reference -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  OED

  
  

  Possible Answer: O.E.D., Oxford_English_Dictionary, OED

• 24. Lock sites -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  CANALS

  
  

  Possible Answer: canalize, duct, channel, canalise, epithelial_duct, canal

• 25. Many Jamaicans -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  CREOLES

  
  

  Possible Answer: creole, Creole

• 28. N.L. team: Abbr. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  STL

  
  
• 29. Assumptions -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (10 letters) word

  HYPOTHESES

  
  

  Possible Answer: possibility, surmise, speculation, hypothesis, conjecture, supposition, guess, theory, surmisal

• 30. It may result from a long phone conversation -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  DOODLE

  
  

  Possible Answer: scribble, scrabble, doodle

• 32. Encouraging word -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  OLE

  
  
• 33. Good name for a hash house employee -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  STU

  
  
• 34. Hard hit, in baseball slang -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (8 letters) word

  SCREAMER

  
  

  Possible Answer: roarer, yeller, scorcher, screecher, screamer, shouter, bellower, bawler

• 35. Speed along -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (8 letters) word

  MAKETIME

  
  
• 36. Art, these days -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  ARE

  
  

  Possible Answer: make_up, are, follow, ar, cost, constitute, represent, be, personify, comprise, live, equal, embody, exist

  Possible Opposite: differ

• 37. Shortened -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  SAWNOFF

  
  
• 40. High school subj. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  SCI

  
  
• 42. Put (away) -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  SALTED

  
  

  Possible Answer: brine-cured, salted, salt, salt-cured

• 43. ___ fly -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  TSETSE

  
  

  Possible Answer: tzetze, glossina, tsetse, tzetze_fly, tsetse_fly

• 45. "Hellzapoppin'" star, of the 1940's -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  OLSEN

  
  
• 46. Hydra, e.g. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  POLYP

  
  

  Possible Answer: polyp, polypus

• 47. Changes a Life sentence -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  EDITS

  
  

  Possible Answer: delete, blue-pencil, edit_out, cut, redact, edit

• 49. Prefix with sphere -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ATMO

  
  
• 50. Hernando's hideaway? -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  CASA

  
  
• 51. Item on a park walk -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  PRAM

  
  

  Possible Answer: go-cart, carriage, perambulator, baby_buggy, stroller, baby_carriage, pram, pushchair, pusher

• 55. Hrs. on the 90th meridian -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  CST

  
  

  Possible Answer: CST, Central_Time, Central_Standard_Time

• 56. Bolted down -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  ATE

  
  

  Possible Answer: rust, eat_up, run_through, feed, wipe_out, use_up, eat_on, consume, corrode, eat, exhaust, Ate, deplete

February 03, 2024 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (38 clues)
• Down Clues (33 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, February 03, 2024

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 71 (38 Across, 33 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.7 letters

February 03, 2024 Saturday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. What's on the up and up?	6
2A	7. A little smoke?	3
3A	10. Economy-based calculation, for short	3
4A	13. College assignment	6
5A	14. Classic symbol of purity and grace	7
6A	16. Take an unplanned trip	6
7A	17. Transmitter of audio programmes	8
8A	18. Lets loose	5
9A	19. Test drives	9
10A	20. Endnote abbr. meaning "same as before"	4
11A	21. Cries of shear terror?	4
12A	22. Sir Georg who conducted 999 Chicago Symphony concerts	5
13A	23. Aid in focusing	4
14A	24. Economize	5
15A	26. Off	4
16A	27. "Whatevs"	3
17A	28. Halley's comet, to some	4
18A	29. ___ steak, dish lightly seared on the outside and raw in the middle	3
19A	31. What it's not, in a saying	13
20A	36. Keep one's beginning goals modest	13
21A	37. Issa who created "Awkward Black Girl"	3
22A	38. Bring in	4
23A	39. Licenses, perhaps	3
24A	41. Victor's crow	4
25A	44. King Lear's middle daughter	5
26A	46. Cannabis with a high level of THC	4
27A	47. Major street in New York City or New Orleans	5
28A	49. Literary character whose name translates to "no one"	4
29A	50. One way to wonder	4
30A	51. Highlighters, of sorts	9
31A	53. Gently apply, as concealer	5
32A	54. Pass on a wing and a prayer	8
33A	55. Many cross words?	6
34A	56. Like zombies and some loves	7
35A	57. They're not only human	6
36A	58. Org. that checks what you don't	3
37A	59. Fiddle (with)	3
38A	60. Feeds	6

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. What's on the up and up?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
• Words that mean the same thing: rise, raise, upgrade
• The opposite would be: fall, descent
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASCENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. A little smoke?"

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: CIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Economy-based calculation, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MPG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. College assignment"

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 an associate who shares a room with you
• Words that mean the same thing: roomy, roommate
• 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: ROOMIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Classic symbol of purity and grace"

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 an imaginary creature represented as a white horse with a long horn growing from its forehead
• 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: UNICORN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Take an unplanned trip"

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 an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
• Words that mean the same thing: whirl, get it, latch on
• 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: TUMBLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Transmitter of audio programmes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BBCRADIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Lets loose"

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 people who are free
• Words that mean the same thing: resign, unloose, give up
• The opposite would be: blame, obstruct
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FREES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Test drives"

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: TRIALRUNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Endnote abbr. meaning "same as before""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IBID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "21. Cries of shear terror?"

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 south african term for `boss'
• Words that mean the same thing: blate, baa, blat
• 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: BAAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "22. Sir Georg who conducted 999 Chicago Symphony concerts"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SOLTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "23. Aid in focusing"

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 transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
• Words that mean the same thing: electron lens, lens of the eye, lens system
• 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: LENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "24. Economize"

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 work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
• Words that mean the same thing: scant, scrimp, stint
• 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: SKIMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "26. Off"

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 (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
• Words that mean the same thing: to a lesser extent
• The opposite would be: more
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "27. "Whatevs""

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: MEH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "28. Halley's comet, to some"

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 sign of something about to happen
• Words that mean the same thing: portend, foretell, portent
• 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 18 Across: "29. ___ steak, dish lightly seared on the outside and raw in the middle"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "31. What it's not, in a saying"

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: ROCKETSCIENCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "36. Keep one's beginning goals modest"

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: STARTOUTSMALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "37. Issa who created "Awkward Black Girl""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium 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: RAE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "38. Bring in"

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 gather, as of natural products
• Words that mean the same thing: draw, harvest, glean
• 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: REAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "39. Licenses, perhaps"

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 state in south central united states
• Words that mean the same thing: okay, Sooner State, okeh
• 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: OKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "41. Victor's crow"

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: IWON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "44. King Lear's middle daughter"

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: REGAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "46. Cannabis with a high level of THC"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: KUSH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "47. Major street in New York City or New Orleans"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
• Words that mean the same thing: duct, epithelial duct, canalize
• 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: CANAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "49. Literary character whose name translates to "no one""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NEMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "50. One way to wonder"

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 in an idle manner
• Words that mean the same thing: lazily
• 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: IDLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "51. Highlighters, of sorts"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that makeup applied to emphasize the shape of the eyes
• Words that mean the same thing: eyeliner
• 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: EYELINERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "53. Gently apply, as concealer"

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: DABON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "54. Pass on a wing and a prayer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HAILMARY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "55. Many cross words?"

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 speech of violent denunciation
• Words that mean the same thing: philippic, broadside
• 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: TIRADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "56. Like zombies and some loves"

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 never dying
• Words that mean the same thing: deathless
• 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: UNDYING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "57. They're not only human"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the state or fact of existing
• Words that mean the same thing: organism, existence, being
• The opposite would be: nonexistence, nonbeing
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEINGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "58. Org. that checks what you don't"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an agency established in 2001 to safeguard united states transportation systems and insure safe air travel
• Words that mean the same thing: Transportation Security Administration
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "59. Fiddle (with)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an artifact designed to be played with
• Words that mean the same thing: play, plaything, flirt
• 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: TOY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "60. Feeds"

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 stir up or tend; of a fire
• Words that mean the same thing: stoke
• 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: STOKES

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Saturday Crossword Down Clues - February 03, 2024 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Movie that's not expected to be a blockbuster	7
2D	2. Pucker precipitators at a pub	9
3D	3. Arrive with great hype	9
4D	4. Roots	6
5D	5. Common Scandinavian man's name	4
6D	6. Ball holder	3
7D	7. Angular movement?	6
8D	8. The emperor Túpac Amaru, for one	4
9D	9. Ones running the world, per Beyoncé	5
10D	10. Lunar ___	6
11D	11. Evidence in a criminal case, maybe	6
12D	12. Greek word for "knowledge"	6
13D	15. Panthers' home	8
14D	17. What it's not, in a saying	12
15D	19. Develop feelings for	6
16D	21. Internal lie detector, so to speak	7
17D	25. Compatriot	7
18D	28. Vegetable that's baked, fried or roasted	4
19D	30. Cannabis product sometimes found in granola	4
20D	32. In an intimate way, in a way	8
21D	33. Third-grade groups?	6
22D	34. Storm on the horizon, maybe	9
23D	35. Certain clubhouse	9
24D	40. It may leave you speechless	7
25D	41. Fixture on a frozen lake	6
26D	42. Actor Damon Sr. or Damon Jr.	6
27D	43. People of the Iroquois Confederacy	6
28D	45. It can be radiant or magnetic	6
29D	46. Korean model hitting the scene in 1999	6
30D	48. Cap, but not a hat	5
31D	52. Prefix with second	4
32D	53. It's a plan	4
33D	55. Venue for many TV reruns	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. Movie that's not expected to be a blockbuster"

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

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: ARTFILM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Pucker precipitators at a pub"

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: SOURBEERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Arrive with great hype"

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: COMEINHOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Roots"

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 fix or set securely or deeply
• Words that mean the same thing: implant, engraft, embed
• 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: EMBEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Common Scandinavian man's name"

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: zero, nada, nix
• 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: NILS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Ball holder"

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 starting place for each hole on a golf course
• Words that mean the same thing: football tee, teeing ground, tee 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: TEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Angular movement?"

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 an artistic movement in france beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
• 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: CUBISM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. The emperor Túpac Amaru, for 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 ruler of the incas (or a member of his family)
• Words that mean the same thing: Inka, Incan
• 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: INCA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Ones running the world, per Beyoncé"

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 young woman
• Words that mean the same thing: little girl, girlfriend, female child
• The opposite would be: male child, son
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GIRLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Lunar ___"

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 one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
• Words that mean the same thing: mental faculty, faculty
• 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: MODULE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Evidence in a criminal case, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
• Words that mean the same thing: print, photographic print, mark
• 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: PRINTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Greek word for "knowledge""

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 intuitive knowledge of spiritual truths; said to have been possessed by ancient gnostics
• 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: GNOSIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "15. Panthers' home"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the area of the states of north carolina and south carolina
• Words that mean the same thing: Carolinas
• 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: CAROLINA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "17. What it's not, in a saying"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BRAINSURGERY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. Develop feelings for"

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: TAKETO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "21. Internal lie detector, so to speak"

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: BSMETER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Compatriot"

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: PAISANO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Vegetable that's baked, fried or roasted"

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 long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
• Words that mean the same thing: okra plant, Abelmoschus esculentus, gumbo
• 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: OKRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. Cannabis product sometimes found in granola"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a plant fiber
• Words that mean the same thing: hangman's rope, halter, hempen necktie
• 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: HEMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. In an intimate way, in a way"

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 in a carnal manner
• 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: CARNALLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Third-grade groups?"

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: CTEAMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Storm on the horizon, maybe"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: CLOUDBANK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Certain clubhouse"

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: ELKSLODGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "40. It may leave you speechless"

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 feeling of fear of embarrassment
• 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: SHYNESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "41. Fixture on a frozen lake"

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: ICEHUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "42. Actor Damon Sr. or Damon Jr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WAYANS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. People of the Iroquois Confederacy"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of the iroquoian people formerly living east of lake ontario
• 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: ONEIDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. It can be radiant or magnetic"

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 (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
• Words that mean the same thing: DOE, vigor, get-up-and-go
• 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: ENERGY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Korean model hitting the scene in 1999"

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: KIARIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Cap, but not a hat"

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 greatest possible degree of something
• Words that mean the same thing: limitation, bound, define
• 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: LIMIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "52. Prefix with second"

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: NANO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "53. It's a plan"

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 prescribed selection of foods
• Words that mean the same thing: dieting
• 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: DIET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "55. Venue for many TV reruns"

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 metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite
• Words that mean the same thing: tuberculosis, Tb, T.B.
• 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: TBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	54	76.1%
Short Answer	7	9.9%
History	3	4.2%
Abbreviation	2	2.8%
Music	1	1.4%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%
Geography	1	1.4%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	38
Down Clues	33
Total Clues	71
Average Answer Length	5.7 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 Saturday, 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: August 27, 2025 at 08:23 PM