August 04, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, August 04, 2020

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Tuesday Puzzle August 04, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Supporting timber in home construction	5
2A	6. Jazz genre	5
3A	11. Popular sandwich, for short	3
4A	14. Breathing problem for a sleeper	5
5A	15. Solo	5
6A	16. Gardening tool	3
7A	17. 2016 live-action Disney film with an animated title character	11
8A	19. Yellow ball in pool	3
9A	20. Ambient musician Brian	3
10A	21. 1982 film named after a computer program	4
11A	22. Handle the food for, as a party	5
12A	24. Noggin	4
13A	25. So-called "City of a Thousand Minarets"	5
14A	27. Where John Milton and John Oliver studied at Cambridge	14
15A	32. Bumpkin	5
16A	33. Corrida cry	3
17A	34. Where clothing may come apart	4
18A	36. Prefix with -mester	3
19A	37. Abandon ... or two words often seen next to the starts of 17-, 27-, 47- and 60-Across	7
20A	41. Greenpeace, e.g., for short	3
21A	42. Dame of fame	4
22A	44. Golfer Michelle	3
23A	45. Was meddlesome	5
24A	47. 1933 Erskine Caldwell novel about a wealth-obsessed farm family	14
25A	51. "The gymnasium of the mind," per Pascal	5
26A	52. Troubles	4
27A	53. Actress Bara of 1917's "Cleopatra"	5
28A	55. Actress Polo of TV's "The Fosters"	4
29A	56. Ticked off	3
30A	59. Word after electric or elevator	3
31A	60. Notorious cinematic flop of 1980	11
32A	64. "My man"	3
33A	65. Desi of old TV	5
34A	66. Claw	5
35A	67. "Amen!"	3
36A	68. A, B or C, or first, second or third	5
37A	69. Was out	5

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Supporting timber in home construction"

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

  The answer is: JOIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Jazz genre"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)
• Words that mean the same thing: bop
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEBOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. Popular sandwich, 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: PBJ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Breathing problem for a sleeper"

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

  The answer is: APNEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Solo"

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 isolated from others
• Words that mean the same thing: unique, lone, unequaled
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Gardening tool"

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 tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. 2016 live-action Disney film with an animated title character"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Yellow ball in pool"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: unity, 1, unitary
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Ambient musician Brian"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: ENO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. 1982 film named after a computer program"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: TRON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Handle the food for, as a party"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
• Words that mean the same thing: supply, provide, ply
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CATER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Noggin"

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 any of various edible seeds of plants of the family leguminosae used for food
• Words that mean the same thing: dome, noggin, bonce
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. So-called "City of a Thousand Minarets""

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 a town at the southern tip of illinois at the confluence of the ohio and mississippi rivers
• Words that mean the same thing: El Qahira, capital of Egypt, Al Qahira
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAIRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Where John Milton and John Oliver studied at Cambridge"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CHRISTSCOLLEGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. Bumpkin"

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 person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
• Words that mean the same thing: hayseed, hick, yokel
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YAHOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Corrida cry"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Where clothing may come apart"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SEAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Prefix with -mester"

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: TRI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Abandon ... or two words often seen next to the starts of 17-, 27-, 47- and 60-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
• Words that mean the same thing: desolate, desert, abandon
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FORSAKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Greenpeace, 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 an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government
• Words that mean the same thing: nongovernmental organization
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Dame of fame"

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: EDNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Golfer Michelle"

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: WIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. Was meddlesome"

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 to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; :
• Words that mean the same thing: nose, prise, poke
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRIED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "47. 1933 Erskine Caldwell novel about a wealth-obsessed farm family"

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

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: GODSLITTLEACRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. "The gymnasium of the mind," per Pascal"

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 weedy annual native to europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
• Words that mean the same thing: cheat, Bromus secalinus, chess game
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "52. Troubles"

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 misery resulting from affliction
• Words that mean the same thing: woefulness, suffering, woe
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WOES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "53. Actress Bara of 1917's "Cleopatra""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: THEDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. Actress Polo of TV's "The Fosters""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: TERI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. Ticked off"

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 roused to anger; - mark twain
• Words that mean the same thing: frantic, unhinged, delirious
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "59. Word after electric or elevator"

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 motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
• Words that mean the same thing: railway car, elevator car, railroad car
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "60. Notorious cinematic flop of 1980"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "64. "My man""

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: BRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "65. Desi of old TV"

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: ARNAZ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "66. Claw"

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 sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TALON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "67. "Amen!""

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 affirmative
• The opposite would be: no
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "68. A, B or C, or first, second or third"

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 body of students who are taught together
• Words that mean the same thing: rank, order, grad
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GRADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "69. Was out"

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 be able to accommodate for sleeping
• Words that mean the same thing: catch some Z's, slumber, sleep
• The opposite would be: wake
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLEPT

  Great job if you got it right!

August 04, 2020 Tuesday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Mocking remark	4
2D	2. U.S. ___	4
3D	3. Take ___ account	4
4D	4. "Now do you believe me?"	3
5D	5. Suggests, flavorwise	8
6D	6. Certain nobles	6
7D	7. Gusto	4
8D	8. Get stuck, with "down"	3
9D	9. Vocalist heard on the Beatles' "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill"	3
10D	10. Miniature golf course freebie	6
11D	11. Suitable for framing?	10
12D	12. Uneaten part of an entree, maybe	4
13D	13. Catcall	4
14D	18. "Confound it!"	4
15D	23. Bellicose deity	4
16D	24. Paragraph in a playbill, maybe	3
17D	25. What a fountain may provide	4
18D	26. Supermodel Wek	4
19D	27. Suffix meaning "cell"	4
20D	28. Big finish?	5
21D	29. Heavyweight at a zoo	10
22D	30. Subdivision in group theory	5
23D	31. Zealous	5
24D	35. À la ___	4
25D	38. Symbols of wisdom	4
26D	39. Reformer Jacob who wrote "How the Other Half Lives"	4
27D	40. Certain Olympic athletes since 1900	8
28D	43. Condition that Adderall may be prescribed for, in brief	4
29D	46. Dorm leaders, in brief	3
30D	48. Enemy of Popeye	6
31D	49. Pluck, as eyebrow hairs	6
32D	50. Bereft, old-style	4
33D	53. Frozen dessert chain	4
34D	54. Cocky character in a fable	4
35D	55. Infomercial, e.g.	4
36D	56. Like every secretary of state until 1997	4
37D	57. On	4
38D	58. Job for a body shop	4
39D	61. Zig when one should zag, say	3
40D	62. Get ___ on (ace)	3
41D	63. Lass	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. Mocking remark"

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 humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
• Words that mean the same thing: joke, jest, laugh
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JAPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. U.S. ___"

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 clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
• Words that mean the same thing: undefended, spread out, clear
• The opposite would be: unreceptive, shut
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Take ___ account"

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: INTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. "Now do you believe me?""

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 seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
• Words that mean the same thing: fancy, ensure, go 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: SEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Suggests, flavorwise"

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: TASTESOF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Certain nobles"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
• Words that mean the same thing: tycoon, king, business leader
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BARONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Gusto"

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 feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
• Words that mean the same thing: flair, panache, style
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Get stuck, with "down""

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 wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel
• Words that mean the same thing: bog down, peat bog
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Vocalist heard on the Beatles' "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill""

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 united states musician (born in japan) who married john lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933)
• Words that mean the same thing: Yoko Ono
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Miniature golf course freebie"

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 thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PENCIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Suitable for framing?"

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

  The answer is: PHOTOGENIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Uneaten part of an entree, maybe"

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 rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
• Words that mean the same thing: osseous tissue, get up, os
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Catcall"

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 showing your contempt by derision
• Words that mean the same thing: jeering, gibe, scoff
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JEER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. "Confound it!""

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: DRAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "23. Bellicose deity"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (greek mythology) greek god of war; son of zeus and hera; identified with roman mars
• Words that mean the same thing: are, ar
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Paragraph in a playbill, maybe"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard 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: BIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. What a fountain may provide"

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 african trees bearing kola nuts
• Words that mean the same thing: Costa Rican colon, dope, genus Cola
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Supermodel Wek"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALEK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Suffix meaning "cell""

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: CYTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Big finish?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HARDG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Heavyweight at a zoo"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast asia and africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout
• Words that mean the same thing: rhino
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RHINOCEROS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Subdivision in group theory"

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: COSET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. Zealous"

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 high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
• Words that mean the same thing: eagre, bore, aegir
• The opposite would be: uneager
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EAGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. À la ___"

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 how something is done or how it happens
• Words that mean the same thing: manner, way, mood
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Symbols of wisdom"

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 nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
• Words that mean the same thing: hooter, owl, bird of Minerva
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OWLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Reformer Jacob who wrote "How the Other Half Lives""

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: RIIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Certain Olympic athletes since 1900"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EPEEISTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Condition that Adderall may be prescribed for, in brief"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
• Words that mean the same thing: attention deficit disorder, hyperkinetic syndrome, minimal brain damage
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADHD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Dorm leaders, in brief"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function
• Words that mean the same thing: celestial longitude, right ascension, radium
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Enemy of Popeye"

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: SEAHAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Pluck, as eyebrow hairs"

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

  The answer is: TWEEZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Bereft, old-style"

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: LORN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Frozen dessert chain"

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: TCBY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Cocky character in a fable"

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 swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
• Words that mean the same thing: rabbit
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. Infomercial, e.g."

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: TVAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "56. Like every secretary of state until 1997"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "57. On"

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

  The answer is: ATOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "58. Job for a body shop"

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 appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
• Words that mean the same thing: indent, gouge, nick
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "61. Zig when one should zag, say"

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 to make a mistake or be incorrect
• Words that mean the same thing: mistake, stray, drift
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "62. Get ___ on (ace)"

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 mother of the ancient irish gods; sometimes identified with danu
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "63. Lass"

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 united states liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
• Words that mean the same thing: gallon
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	46	59.0%
Short Answer	17	21.8%
Movies/Film	3	3.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	3.8%
Abbreviation	2	2.6%
Geography	2	2.6%
Music	1	1.3%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%
Literature	1	1.3%
Sports	1	1.3%
History	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	14 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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October 23, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, October 23, 2023

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (35 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.0 letters

October 23, 2023 Monday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Handle difficult matters satisfactorily	4
2A	5. Device connected to a router	5
3A	10. Song syllables	4
4A	14. Gemstone with a "fire" variety	4
5A	15. Election victor of 2008 and 2012	5
6A	16. Spoken	4
7A	17. Listing of disciplinary infractions [1950s to early 1980s]	15
8A	20. Insect in a colony	3
9A	21. Actress/comedian Rudolph	4
10A	22. Where Fairbanks is	6
11A	23. "American ___"	4
12A	25. Pigeon shelters	5
13A	26. Tan adhesive [1970s to early 1990s]	11
14A	30. End-of-class sound	4
15A	31. By oneself	4
16A	32. Abbr. before a year on a business sign	5
17A	36. Cousin of a mouse	3
18A	37. Parts of molecules	5
19A	39. Be in the red	3
20A	40. Cool and distant	5
21A	43. Indigenous people of Canada	4
22A	44. Prayer's end	4
23A	45. Fixed-term bank offering that pays well [1990s to 2000s]	11
24A	48. Chaotic spectacle	5
25A	50. Way in or out	4
26A	51. So-called "missing link" in our ancestry	6
27A	52. "___ all work out in the end"	4
28A	54. Made in ___	3
29A	57. Recycling option that collects paper, plastics and metals together [2010s to present]	15
30A	60. Works by Picasso, por ejemplo	4
31A	61. Bad habits	5
32A	62. Old Russian leader	4
33A	63. Sit for a portrait	4
34A	64. Campfire remains	5
35A	65. Star in Lyra	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. Handle difficult matters satisfactorily"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
• Words that mean the same thing: contend, grapple, make do
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Device connected to a router"

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 (from a combination of modulate and demodulate) electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MODEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Song syllables"

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: LALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Gemstone with a "fire" variety"

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 5 Across: "15. Election victor of 2008 and 2012"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OBAMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Spoken"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an examination conducted by spoken communication
• Words that mean the same thing: viva voce, oral exam, viva
• The opposite would be: anal, aboral
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Listing of disciplinary infractions [1950s to early 1980s]"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PERMANENTRECORD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Insect in a colony"

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 social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
• Words that mean the same thing: emmet, pismire
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Actress/comedian Rudolph"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of an american indian people of yucatan and belize and guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between ad 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy
• Words that mean the same thing: Mayan, Mayan language
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Where Fairbanks is"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a state in northwestern north america; the 49th state admitted to the union
• Words that mean the same thing: Last Frontier, AK
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALASKA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. "American ___""

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 material effigy that is worshipped
• Words that mean the same thing: paragon, beau ideal, perfection
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Pigeon shelters"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small shelter for domestic animals (as sheep or pigeons)
• Words that mean the same thing: cote
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COTES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Tan adhesive [1970s to early 1990s]"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MASKINGTAPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. End-of-class sound"

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 hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
• Words that mean the same thing: Alexander Graham Bell, bell shape, Vanessa Stephen
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. By oneself"

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 activity that is performed alone without assistance
• Words that mean the same thing: unaccompanied, alone
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Abbr. before a year on a business sign"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: ESTAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. Cousin of a mouse"

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 any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
• Words that mean the same thing: betrayer, give away, grass
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. Parts of molecules"

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 (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
• Words that mean the same thing: particle, corpuscle, molecule
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATOMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Be in the red"

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

  The answer is: OWE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Cool and distant"

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 remote in manner
• Words that mean the same thing: distant, upstage
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALOOF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Indigenous people of Canada"

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 member of an algonquian people living in central canada
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Prayer's end"

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 primeval egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at thebes
• Words that mean the same thing: Amun, Amon
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. Fixed-term bank offering that pays well [1990s to 2000s]"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HIGHYIELDCD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. Chaotic spectacle"

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 place where some action occurs
• Words that mean the same thing: panorama, shot, tantrum
• The 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 25 Across: "50. Way in or out"

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 swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
• Words that mean the same thing: doorway, threshold, room access
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. So-called "missing link" in our ancestry"

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: APEMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. "___ all work out in the end""

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: ITLL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "54. Made in ___"

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 north american republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in north america plus alaska in northwest north america and the hawaiian islands in the pacific ocean; achieved independence in 1776
• Words that mean the same thing: United States, U.S.A., U. S. Army
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. Recycling option that collects paper, plastics and metals together [2010s to present]"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SINGLESTREAMING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "60. Works by Picasso, por ejemplo"

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: ARTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "61. Bad habits"

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 moral weakness
• Words that mean the same thing: vice, frailty
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VICES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "62. Old Russian leader"

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 male monarch or emperor (especially of russia prior to 1917)
• Words that mean the same thing: czar, tzar
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TSAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "63. Sit for a portrait"

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 affected manners intended to impress others
• Words that mean the same thing: lay, airs, position
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "64. Campfire remains"

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 residue that remains when something is burned
• Words that mean the same thing: ash tree, ash
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASHES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "65. Star in Lyra"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that prolific spanish playwright (1562-1635)
• Words that mean the same thing: Lope de Vega, Lope Felix de Vega Carpio
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VEGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Monday Puzzle October 23, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Club in a Barry Manilow hit, informally	4
2D	2. Ready for business	4
3D	3. Having a liking for	9
4D	4. "A Nightmare on ___ Street"	3
5D	5. Painting known for its enigmatic smile	8
6D	6. Follow orders	4
7D	7. Actor/comedian Carvey	4
8D	8. First responder, for short	3
9D	9. One of a pair of shakers	6
10D	10. Finds on a map	7
11D	11. Stood	5
12D	12. Certain songbirds … or escapades	5
13D	13. Alan of "Marriage Story"	4
14D	18. Wildly out of control	4
15D	19. Skip the elaborate wedding, say	5
16D	24. Broadband connection inits.	3
17D	26. Happy ___ (McDonald's offering)	4
18D	27. V-shaped cut	5
19D	28. "No guts, no ___"	5
20D	29. Marisa of "Spider-Man: No Way Home"	5
21D	30. Article under a blouse	3
22D	33. Star of the "Mission: Impossible" films	9
23D	34. Amazed	4
24D	35. ___ & Jerry's	3
25D	38. Easy to eat, as some grapes and watermelons	8
26D	41. Texter's astonishment, spelled cutesily	7
27D	42. Last	5
28D	44. Big fuss	3
29D	46. Convention-hosting Swiss city	6
30D	47. Showgirl at the 1-Down	4
31D	48. Vice president Agnew	5
32D	49. Pennies	5
33D	51. "Like … NOW!"	4
34D	52. Wool sweater annoyance	4
35D	53. Genealogy chart	4
36D	55. Unforeseen problem	4
37D	56. Home of the Taj Mahal	4
38D	58. Bro's sibling	3
39D	59. Network that aired "Jersey Shore"	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. Club in a Barry Manilow hit, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: COPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Ready for business"

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 clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
• Words that mean the same thing: open air, exposed, undetermined
• The opposite would be: closed, unreceptive
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Having a liking for"

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: PARTIALTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. "A Nightmare on ___ Street""

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 any of various trees of the genus ulmus: important timber or shade trees
• Words that mean the same thing: elm tree, elmwood
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Painting known for its enigmatic smile"

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: MONALISA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Follow orders"

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

  The answer is: OBEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Actor/comedian Carvey"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that celtic goddess who was the mother of the tuatha de danann; identified with the welsh don
• Words that mean the same thing: Danu
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. First responder, 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: EMT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. One of a pair of shakers"

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 percussion instrument consisting of a hollow gourd containing pebbles or beans; often played in pairs
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MARACA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Finds on a map"

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 discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
• Words that mean the same thing: settle, site, place
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOCATES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Stood"

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 come into existence; take on form or shape
• Words that mean the same thing: originate, come up, get up
• The opposite would be: turn in, sit down
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AROSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Certain songbirds … or escapades"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that north american songbirds having a yellow breast
• Words that mean the same thing: gambol, disport, frisk
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LARKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Alan of "Marriage Story""

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: ALDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Wildly out of control"

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 frenzied as if possessed by a demon
• Words that mean the same thing: possessed, demoniac, berserk
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. Skip the elaborate wedding, say"

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 run away secretly with one's beloved
• Words that mean the same thing: run off
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELOPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Broadband connection inits."

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 generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds
• Words that mean the same thing: digital subscriber line
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DSL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Happy ___ (McDonald's offering)"

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 food served and eaten at one time
• Words that mean the same thing: repast
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. V-shaped cut"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a v-shaped indentation
• Words that mean the same thing: pass, mountain pass, nick
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOTCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. "No guts, no ___""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a state of high honor
• Words that mean the same thing: resplendence, nimbus, resplendency
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GLORY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Marisa of "Spider-Man: No Way Home""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TOMEI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Article under a blouse"

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 undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
• Words that mean the same thing: bandeau, brassiere
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Star of the "Mission: Impossible" films"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TOMCRUISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Amazed"

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 inspire awe in
• Words that mean the same thing: awestruck, awestricken, awe
• The opposite would be: unawed
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. ___ & Jerry's"

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

  The answer is: BEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Easy to eat, as some grapes and watermelons"

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

  The answer is: SEEDLESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Texter's astonishment, spelled cutesily"

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: OHEMGEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Last"

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 the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
• Words that mean the same thing: last, final exam, net
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FINAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Big fuss"

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 rapid active commotion
• Words that mean the same thing: stir, flurry, hustle
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Convention-hosting Swiss city"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a city in southwestern switzerland at the western end of lake geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations
• Words that mean the same thing: Hollands, Holland gin, Geneve
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GENEVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Showgirl at the 1-Down"

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: LOLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Vice president Agnew"

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: SPIRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Pennies"

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 fractional monetary unit of several countries
• Words that mean the same thing: centime, penny, cent
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CENTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. "Like … NOW!""

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

  The answer is: ASAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "52. Wool sweater annoyance"

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 contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation
• Words that mean the same thing: itchiness, scabies, spoil
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ITCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "53. Genealogy chart"

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 tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
• Words that mean the same thing: corner, Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, tree diagram
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "55. Unforeseen problem"

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 sharp protuberance
• Words that mean the same thing: rip, tear, rent
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "56. Home of the Taj Mahal"

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 city in northern india; former capital of the mogul empire; site of the taj mahal
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "58. Bro's sibling"

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 female person who has the same parents as another person
• Words that mean the same thing: Systeme International, ti, atomic number 14
• The opposite would be: brother
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "59. Network that aired "Jersey Shore""

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: MTV

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	53	71.6%
Short Answer	11	14.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	5	6.8%
Music	2	2.7%
Abbreviation	2	2.7%
Geography	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	74
Average Answer Length	5.0 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Monday, and these puzzles are usually medium 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 30, 2025 at 02:57 AM