Friday August 09 2024 New York Times Crossword Answers

Friday, August 9, 2024 New York Times Crosswords with Answers

The Crossword Hints is one of the most popular nyt crossword clue puzzles with answers. Here are the clues and answers for today's puzzle.

 NYT Crosswords Clues: August 09, 2024

Let's go into the August 09 2024 puzzle , starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

Friday August 09 2024 New York Times Crossword Answers

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. Listing on a résumé 
  

  SKILL

  (5 letters)

  Possible Answers: accomplishment, acquisition, skill, science, attainment, acquirement



• 6. Bad news from a maître d' - Show Answer
  

  WAIT

  (4 letters)

  Possible Answers: expect, time_lag, look, wait, hold_back, postponement, waitress, hold, waiting, delay, await, hold_off



• 10. Ocean spray - Show Answer
  

  MIST

  (4 letters)

  Possible Answers: mist, obscure, haze_over, fog, obnubilate, mist_over, cloud, befog, becloud



• 14. The Black Keys and the White Stripes, e.g. - Show Answer
  

  INDIEBANDS

  (10 letters)



• 16. "Why would you ever think that?!" - Show Answer
  

  UMNO

  (4 letters)



• 17. Retire while successful - Show Answer
  

  GOOUTONTOP

  (10 letters)



• 18. Music magazine since 1985 - Show Answer
  

  SPIN

  (4 letters)

  Predict Answers: gyrate, spin, spin_around, reel, birl, spin_out, twist, twisting, whirl, tailspin, twirl



• 19. Short elevations? - Show Answer
  

  HTS

  (3 letters)



• 20. T, for one - Show Answer
  

  MODEL

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: framework, sit, mock_up, manikin, poser, exemplary, role_model, mold, pose, modeling, pattern, mannequin, model, fashion_model, good_example, theoretical_account, mould, simulate, manakin, modelling, simulation, exemplar, example, mannikin, posture



• 21. Sparkly collectible - Show Answer
  

  GEODE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: geode



• 22. Early stage - Show Answer
  

  BETA

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: genus_Beta, Beta, beta



• 23. Top marks - Show Answer
  

  APLUSES

  (7 letters)



• 25. Goes easy on - Show Answer
  

  SPARES

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: spare_part, spar, fifth_wheel, part_with, save, give_up, spare, dispense_with



• 28. Sub groups - Show Answer
  

  BTEAMS

  (6 letters)



• 29. Email ancestor - Show Answer
  

  TELEX

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: teletype_machine, telex, telex_machine, teleprinter, teletypewriter



• 30. Taps one's foot, maybe - Show Answer
  

  KEEPSTIME

  (9 letters)



• 33. Where you can find ME - Show Answer
  

  USMAP

  (5 letters)



• 34. Nonstandard: Abbr. - Show Answer
  

  IRR

  (3 letters)



• 35. Unlit? - Show Answer
  

  SOBER

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: sober_up, unplayful, sedate, serious, sombre, somber, drab, sober, grave, solemn

  Antonyms: intoxicated, playful



• 36. Subway fare - Show Answer
  

  FOOTLONGS

  (9 letters)



• 38. City once home to Black Wall Street - Show Answer
  

  TULSA

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Tulsa



• 39. Animals that appear in the fossil record before trees - Show Answer
  

  SHARKS

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: shark



• 40. Unlawful coercion - Show Answer
  

  DURESS

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: duress



• 41. Sources of some political gaffes - Show Answer
  

  HOTMICS

  (7 letters)



• 43. Middle word of a Stowe title - Show Answer
  

  TOMS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: tom, tomcat, tom_turkey, Uncle_Tom, gobbler, Tom, turkey_cock



• 44. Introduce to the mix - Show Answer
  

  ADDIN

  (5 letters)



• 45. What awakens Godzilla from the ocean, informally - Show Answer
  

  HBOMB

  (5 letters)



• 47. "Les ___" - Show Answer
  

  MIZ

  (3 letters)



• 50. Japanese noodles - Show Answer
  

  UDON

  (4 letters)



• 51. Rodeo event - Show Answer
  

  BARRELRACE

  (10 letters)



• 53. Camp sight - Show Answer
  

  TENT

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: camp_out, encamp, tent, collapsible_shelter, bivouac, camp



• 54. "It's been too long!" - Show Answer
  

  IMISSEDYOU

  (10 letters)



• 55. You are, on the Yucatán - Show Answer
  

  ERES

  (4 letters)



• 56. Helpful how-to - Show Answer
  

  DEMO

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: demonstration, present, exhibit, demonstrate, demo, show



• 57. "Why don't sheep shrink when it ___?": George Carlin - Show Answer
  

  RAINS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: rain, rain_down, rainfall, pelting, rainwater

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Something to heave - Show Answer
  

  SIGH

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: suspire, sigh, suspiration



• 2. Wedding planning website, with "the" - Show Answer
  

  KNOT

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: naut_mi, mile, international_nautical_mile, slub, greyback, ravel, mi, grayback, tangle, Calidris_canutus, knot, air_mile, nautical_mile, burl, gnarl

  Antonyms: unravel, unknot



• 3. Wedding exchange - Show Answer
  

  IDOS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Ido



• 4. Fourth-most-common surname in China (after Wang, Li and Zhang) - Show Answer
  

  LIU

  (3 letters)



• 5. "Don't get mad yet …" - Show Answer
  

  LETMEEXPLAIN

  (12 letters)



• 6. Marvel's Maximoff - Show Answer
  

  WANDA

  (5 letters)



• 7. Entry fee for some clubs? - Show Answer
  

  ANTE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: ante



• 8. Blind worshipers - Show Answer
  

  IDOLATERS

  (9 letters)

  Synonyms: idolizer, idolater, idol_worshiper, idoliser



• 9. Alternative to a pinch: Abbr. - Show Answer
  

  TSP

  (3 letters)



• 10. Journeys into the past? - Show Answer
  

  MUSEUMTOURS

  (11 letters)



• 11. Out of the question - Show Answer
  

  IMPOSSIBLE

  (10 letters)

  Synonyms: unimaginable, impossible, unacceptable, out_of_the_question, inconceivable, insufferable, unsufferable

  Antonyms: possible



• 12. Nasty, as a remark - Show Answer
  

  SNIDE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: snide, sneering, supercilious



• 13. Busy signals, e.g. - Show Answer
  

  TONES

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: quality, look, note, inflect, flavor, musical_note, feel, tone_up, whole_step, shade, flavour, chant, tincture, timber, smell, tonicity, tone, intone, strengthen, feeling, timbre, whole_tone, tonus, tone_of_voice, spirit, pure_tone, step, modulate, tint

  Antonyms: atonicity



• 15. Kicks (out) - Show Answer
  

  BOOTS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: kick, charge, thrill, the_boot, boot, bang, iron_boot, flush, reboot, iron_heel, bring_up, kicking, rush



• 21. Cocktail vessel - Show Answer
  

  GLASSTUMBLER

  (12 letters)



• 22. Apt anagram of TINS BEAR THEM, minus an E - Show Answer
  

  BREATHMINTS

  (11 letters)



• 24. Dynamism - Show Answer
  

  PEP

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: pep, ginger, peppiness



• 25. Double ___ (cookie descriptor) - Show Answer
  

  STUF

  (4 letters)



• 26. Replacement for the Spanish colonial real - Show Answer
  

  PESO

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Uruguayan_peso, Mexican_peso, Cuban_peso, peso, Dominican_peso, Chilean_peso, Colombian_peso, Guinea-Bissau_peso, Philippine_peso



• 27. "One more minute!" - Show Answer
  

  ALMOSTDONE

  (10 letters)



• 28. They might fall off a shelf - Show Answer
  

  BERGS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: iceberg, berg, Berg, Alban_Berg



• 30. Stigmatize sexual preferences, in modern lingo - Show Answer
  

  KINKSHAME

  (9 letters)



• 31. Fiasco - Show Answer
  

  MESS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: mussiness, flock, muss, pickle, jam, messiness, batch, sight, mountain, fix, lot, hole, raft, good_deal, stack, tidy_sum, mickle, hatful, peck, pot, kettle_of_fish, mass, wad, mess_hall, passel, plenty, spate, heap, pile, mess, muddle, quite_a_little, muckle, great_deal, mint, mess_up, deal, slew



• 32. Meiji and Taisho, in Japanese history - Show Answer
  

  ERAS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: era, earned_run_average, ERA, geological_era, epoch



• 37. Middle-earth menace - Show Answer
  

  ORC

  (3 letters)



• 40. Heads, slangily - Show Answer
  

  DOMES

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: dome, noodle, attic, bean, domed_stadium, noggin, bonce, covered_stadium



• 41. ___ cuisine - Show Answer
  

  HAUTE

  (5 letters)



• 42. Less expected - Show Answer
  

  ODDER

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: funny, unpaired, left_over, peculiar, remaining, odd, uneven, unmated, leftover, left, queer, unexpended, singular, rum, curious, rummy, unmatched

  Antonyms: even



• 43. Line drawn after an early wrong guess in hangman - Show Answer
  

  TORSO

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: trunk, torso, body



• 46. Part of a hat - Show Answer
  

  BRIM

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: lip, rim, brim



• 47. Question that's often a directive to step aside - Show Answer
  

  MAYI

  (4 letters)



• 48. Taskbar image - Show Answer
  

  ICON

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: picture, ikon, icon, image



• 49. A statue of him was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - Show Answer
  

  ZEUS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: genus_Zeus, Zeus



• 51. Prospective Olympic city's campaign - Show Answer
  

  BID

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: dictation, press, adjure, wish, invite, play, offer, call, bidding, beseech, conjure, entreat, tender, command, bid



• 52. Vitamin qty. - Show Answer
  

  RDA

  (3 letters)

27444 Tue Dec 31, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 31, 2024

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

Tue Dec 31, 2024 NY Times

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. A little off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASKEW

  Possible Answer : skew-whiff, awry, cockeyed, askew, wonky, lopsided




• The clue is 6. Drive crazy?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPEED

  Possible Answer : fastness, step_on_it, rush, bucket_along, speeding, stop_number, focal_ratio, amphetamine, quicken, rush_along, hurrying, velocity, swiftness, speed_up, pelt_along, upper, hasten, speed, f_number, travel_rapidly, cannonball_along, hotfoot, belt_along, accelerate, hie, pep_pill, hurry, zip, race

  Possible Opposite Answer : decelerate, linger




• The clue is 11. Loops in on an email, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CCS

  Possible Answer : mil, ml, cubic_centimeter, millilitre, cc, milliliter, cubic_centimetre




• The clue is 14. Jewish mourning period. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHIVA

  Possible Answer : Siva, shivah, shiva, Shiva, shibah




• The clue is 15. ___-turvy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOPSY




• The clue is 16. Soccer stadium chant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLE




• The clue is 17. VOLT, AMP. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: POWERCOUPLE




• The clue is 19. One might get tacked on right before purchase. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEE

  Possible Answer : fee, bung, tip




• The clue is 20. Go around in circles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIN

  Possible Answer : birl, twisting, gyrate, spin_around, whirl, twirl, spin, tailspin, spin_out, twist, reel




• The clue is 21. Bands' successes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HITS

  Possible Answer : hit, bang, rack_up, make, dispatch, strike, score, collision, attain, off, shoot, impinge_on, bump_off, collide_with, smash, remove, striking, gain, smasher, stumble, run_into, pip, tally, hitting, murder, slay, polish_off, reach, arrive_at, come_to

  Possible Opposite Answer : miss




• The clue is 22. Disney villain with a pet parrot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JAFAR

  Possible Answer : Jaffar, Jaffar_Umar_Thalib, Jafar, Jafar_Umar_Thalib




• The clue is 24. "Beowulf" and the "Mahabharata," for two. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPICS

  Possible Answer : epic_poem, epos, epic, heroic_poem




• The clue is 26. Apple gadgets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CORERS

  Possible Answer : corer




• The clue is 27. First, as a voyage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAIDEN

  Possible Answer : initiatory, first, maid, initiative, maiden_over, inaugural, maiden




• The clue is 30. Buffalo N.H.L.ers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SABRES

  Possible Answer : sabre, saber, cavalry_sword




• The clue is 31. Summer setting in D.C.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDT




• The clue is 32. PUNCH, WALLOP. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: PAIROFSOCKS




• The clue is 36. Member of K-pop's Blackpink. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LISA




• The clue is 38. Oui's opposite. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NON

  Possible Answer : not, non




• The clue is 39. "Hold your horses!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAIT

  Possible Answer : waitress, delay, hold_back, time_lag, wait, await, hold_off, hold, waiting, expect, postponement, look




• The clue is 40. FINGER, TOE. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: DOUBLEDIGIT




• The clue is 45. Mauna ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEA

  Possible Answer : kea, Nestor_notabilis




• The clue is 46. Adjective in the theme of "The Addams Family". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPOOKY

  Possible Answer : skittish, nervous, flighty, spooky




• The clue is 47. Superlatively impolite. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUDEST

  Possible Answer : bad-mannered, uncivil, primitive, bounderish, raw, unmannerly, ill-mannered, crude, unmannered, natural, yokelish, ill-bred, underbred, rude, lowbred

  Possible Opposite Answer : civil




• The clue is 49. Grow up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATURE

  Possible Answer : get_on, ripen, age, mature, matured, senesce, fledged, suppurate, maturate, grow, ripe

  Possible Opposite Answer : immature, green, unfledged




• The clue is 50. Orange box. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRATE

  Possible Answer : crateful, crate

  Possible Opposite Answer : uncrate




• The clue is 52. Act theatrically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMOTE

  Possible Answer : emote




• The clue is 53. Cause of a grimace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAIN

  Possible Answer : hurting, pain_sensation, painful_sensation, annoyance, botheration, infliction, ail, hurt, trouble, pain, pain_in_the_neck, bother, painfulness, anguish, pain_in_the_ass, nuisance

  Possible Opposite Answer : pleasure




• The clue is 54. Present day, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: XMAS

  Possible Answer : Dec_25, Christmas, Christmas_Day, Xmas




• The clue is 58. Like some simple home-improvement projects, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIY




• The clue is 59. HINT, TIP. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: TWOPOINTERS




• The clue is 62. In years past. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGO

  Possible Answer : agone, ago




• The clue is 63. Core belief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENET

  Possible Answer : tenet, dogma




• The clue is 64. Got going. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEGAN

  Possible Answer : set_out, lead_off, start, start_out, set_about, begin, commence, get, get_down

  Possible Opposite Answer : end




• The clue is 65. Singer Bega a.k.a. "The King of Mambo". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOU




• The clue is 66. Bottomless pit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABYSS

  Possible Answer : abyss, abysm




• The clue is 67. 10-legged creatures. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRABS

  Possible Answer : bitch, crabby_person, Phthirius_pubis, beef, bellyache, Crab, holler, crab, crabmeat, crab_louse, gripe, Cancer_the_Crab, pubic_louse, crabs, grouse, squawk, pediculosis_pubis, Cancer

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Nile reptiles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASPS

  Possible Answer: Naja_haje, asp, Vipera_aspis, asp_viper, Egyptian_cobra

• The clue is 2. Word after talk or gift. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHOP

  Possible Answer: tell_on, browse, store, betray, give_away, shop_class, sponsor, patronise, stag, buy_at, rat, frequent, snitch, shop_at, denounce, shit, shop, workshop, patronize, grass

  Possible Opposite Answer : boycott

• The clue is 3. Green fruit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KIWI

  Possible Answer: kiwi, New_Zealander, apteryx, Chinese_gooseberry, kiwi_vine, Actinidia_deliciosa, Actinidia_chinensis, Kiwi, kiwi_fruit

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

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

  The answer: EVENED

  Possible Answer: flush, even, level, even_out

• The clue is 5. Simple two-player card game. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAR

  Possible Answer: war, state_of_war, warfare

  Possible Opposite Answer : make_peace, peace

• The clue is 6. Stone-faced. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STOIC

  Possible Answer: Stoic, stoical, unemotional_person, stoic

  Possible Opposite Answer : emotional_person

• The clue is 7. Sulks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POUTS

  Possible Answer: pout, sulk, Ameiurus_Melas, mop, hornpout, wry_face, horned_pout, eelpout, mow, brood, moue

• The clue is 8. Actor Mike or Omar. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPPS

• The clue is 9. Subj. for some immigrants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESL

• The clue is 10. Certain salon offerings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DYEJOBS

• The clue is 11. Sweet treat that often has a crumb topping. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COFFEECAKE

  Possible Answer: coffeecake, coffee_cake

• The clue is 12. Sunny forecast. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLEARSKIES

• The clue is 13. Fortunetellers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEERS

  Possible Answer: prophet, visionary, oracle, prophesier, seer, illusionist, vaticinator

• The clue is 18. "Nixon in ___" (John Adams opera). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHINA

  Possible Answer: China, mainland_China, Red_China, PRC, Communist_China, china, Republic_of_China, Cathay, Taiwan, People's_Republic_of_China, Nationalist_China, chinaware

• The clue is 23. The In-N-Out Burger logo has a yellow one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARROW

  Possible Answer: pointer, arrow

• The clue is 25. Verve. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEP

  Possible Answer: peppiness, pep, ginger

• The clue is 26. Half-___ (latte option). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAF

• The clue is 27. Gin rummy combo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MELD

  Possible Answer: immix, coalesce, meld, fuse, flux, merge, melt, canasta, commingle, blend, combine, basket_rummy, conflate, mix

• The clue is 28. Alternative to "Hasta la vista". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADIOSAMIGO

• The clue is 29. "I can't do anything in this case". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITSUPTOYOU

• The clue is 30. Police work?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SONG

  Possible Answer: Song, call, Sung, birdsong, birdcall, song, strain, Song_dynasty, vocal, Sung_dynasty

• The clue is 33. ___ 500. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INDY

• The clue is 34. French king. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROI

  Possible Answer: return_on_investment, return_on_invested_capital, ROI

• The clue is 35. Doctor's "Now!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAT

• The clue is 37. On the topic of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABOUT

  Possible Answer: most, astir, about, nearly, approximately, near, around, well-nigh, nigh, roughly, more_or_less, some, virtually, just_about, or_so, close_to, almost

• The clue is 41. Country legend Lynn. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LORETTA

• The clue is 42. Scratch (out). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EKE

• The clue is 43. Neighbor of an Afghan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRANI

  Possible Answer: Persian, Irani, Iranian

• The clue is 44. Boy king of Egypt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUT

  Possible Answer: tsk, tut, tut-tut

• The clue is 48. Showtime drama with a serial-killer protagonist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEXTER

  Possible Answer: dexter

• The clue is 49. Gold, silver or bronze. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEDAL

  Possible Answer: decoration, medal, medallion, palm, ribbon, laurel_wreath

• The clue is 50. Certain superhero accessories. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAPES

  Possible Answer: crest, cape, mantle, ness, cap

• The clue is 51. Unruly uprisings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIOTS

  Possible Answer: riot, thigh-slapper, wow, bacchanal, belly_laugh, debauchery, sidesplitter, scream, saturnalia, bacchanalia, howler, drunken_revelry, rioting, carouse, roister, debauch, orgy, public_violence

• The clue is 53. Yankee Doodle's method of transport. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PONY

  Possible Answer: crib, trot, jigger, shot_glass, pony

• The clue is 55. ___ Millions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEGA

• The clue is 56. Part of U.A.E.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARAB

  Possible Answer: Arabian, Arab

• The clue is 57. Nine-digit government IDs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SSNS

• The clue is 60. Fly catcher. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEB

  Possible Answer: WWW, vane, net, network, entanglement, World_Wide_Web, web

• The clue is 61. "S.N.L." network. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NBC

No 27388 Sat Nov 02, 2024 NYT Crossword by Blake Slonecker

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 02, 2024

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

27388 Sat Nov 02, 2024 NYT Crossword by Blake Slonecker

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Early electric lights. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARCLAMPS




• The clue is 9. Modest home in Modesto, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CASITA




• The clue is 15. Direct marketing tactic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COLDCALL




• The clue is 16. First act. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPENER

  Possible Answer : opener, unfastener, untier, undoer




• The clue is 17. Sub's reference. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLASSROOMROSTER




• The clue is 19. What always ends well?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELS

  Possible Answer : elevated_railroad, elevated_railway, EL, overhead_railway, el, ALT, elevated, altitude, elevation




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

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

  The answer: STEEP

  Possible Answer : plunge, soak_up, outrageous, usurious, steep, extortionate, absorb, infuse, immerse, exorbitant, unconscionable, engross, engulf

  Possible Opposite Answer : gradual




• The clue is 21. ___ May Gaskin, author of "Spiritual Midwifery". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INA




• The clue is 22. Puzzle (out). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUSS

  Possible Answer : genus_Sus, Sus




• The clue is 24. Fly traps?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MITTS

  Possible Answer : baseball_mitt, paw, mitt, baseball_glove, hand, glove, manus




• The clue is 25. Fed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GMAN




• The clue is 26. Ward off bad luck, in a Greek tradition. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIT

  Possible Answer : skewer, spit, expectoration, spue, spit_out, saliva, sprinkle, patter, ptyalize, pitter-patter, spittle, spew, ptyalise, tongue, spitting, spatter




• The clue is 27. Noted name in lithographs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IVES

  Possible Answer : Ives, James_Ives, James_Merritt_Ives, Charles_Edward_Ives




• The clue is 28. English folk singer Billy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAGG

  Possible Answer : Bragg, Braxton_Bragg




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

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

  The answer: COAXED

  Possible Answer : sweet-talk, inveigle, coax, wheedle, blarney, palaver, cajole




• The clue is 31. Just so. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOATEE




• The clue is 32. They're not afraid to take charge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEARLESSLEADERS




• The clue is 35. Media-based learning sites, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVLABS




• The clue is 36. Word on many "No Trespassing" signs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POSTED

  Possible Answer : carry, post, stake, station, put_up, mail, brand, send, posted, place




• The clue is 37. Hanes brand once sold in ovoid packaging. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEGGS




• The clue is 38. 90°. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAST

  Possible Answer : East, eastward, Orient, east, E, eastern_United_States, due_east

  Possible Opposite Answer : west




• The clue is 39. Team that briefly changed its name during the 1950s to appease McCarthyites. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REDS

  Possible Answer : loss, bolshy, Bolshevik, redness, red_ink, Red_River, red, Marxist, Red, bolshie

  Possible Opposite Answer : gain




• The clue is 42. The case, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRUE

  Possible Answer : straight, dead_on_target, true_up, on-key, dependable, truthful, reliable, admittedly, confessedly, lawful, true, honest, genuine, rightful, avowedly, unfeigned

  Possible Opposite Answer : untruthful, false




• The clue is 43. Jumps from one foot to the other. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JETES

  Possible Answer : gush, jet




• The clue is 44. Break off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STOP

  Possible Answer : hold_on, point, layover, occlusive, stop_over, stoppage, cease, contain, hold_back, blockage, stop_consonant, halt, kibosh, full_stop, diaphragm, terminate, quit, block_up, turn_back, closure, block_off, bar, hitch, full_point, break, plosive, barricade, plosive_speech_sound, end, blockade, check, plosive_consonant, break_off, give_up, arrest, finish, occlusion, lay_off, stopover, intercept, block, catch, period, stay, stop, discontinue

  Possible Opposite Answer : continue, begin, start, continuant_consonant




• The clue is 45. Record company behind (and inside) Pink Floyd's "See Emily Play". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMI




• The clue is 46. 1988 Summer Olympics host. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEOUL

  Possible Answer : capital_of_South_Korea, Seoul




• The clue is 47. Word that's a homophone of its middle letter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARE

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : differ




• The clue is 48. Spin right round?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROTATECLOCKWISE




• The clue is 53. What might remove all of your problems?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERASER

  Possible Answer : eraser




• The clue is 54. Went after. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASSAILED

  Possible Answer : assault, snipe, assail, round, lash_out, set_on, attack

  Possible Opposite Answer : defend




• The clue is 55. Cleans up like the Pied Piper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DERATS




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

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

  The answer: SETLISTS

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. What passwords unlock. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACCESS

  Possible Answer: approach, admission, memory_access, accession, get_at, access_code, admittance, access, entree

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

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

  The answer: ROLLUP

• The clue is 3. Andrés Segovia won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLASSICALGUITAR

• The clue is 4. Temple Square letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LDS

• The clue is 5. Window installations, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACS

  Possible Answer: alternating_electric_current, Ac, actinium, atomic_number_89, AC, alternating_current

  Possible Opposite Answer : direct_current

• The clue is 6. Sully. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAR

  Possible Answer: impair, blemish, vitiate, mutilate, deflower, Mar, March, defect, spoil, mar

• The clue is 7. P, B, D, T, K and G. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLOSIVES

  Possible Answer: occlusive, plosive, plosive_speech_sound, stop_consonant, plosive_consonant, stop

  Possible Opposite Answer : continuant_consonant

• The clue is 8. Kitchen flippers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOTTEDSPATULAS

• The clue is 9. De-centers?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CORES

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

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

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

  The answer: APOP

• The clue is 11. Its in French. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SES

  Possible Answer: randomness, S, southward, south, atomic_number_34, selenium, atomic_number_16, Se, sou'-east, s, due_south, sulfur, sulphur, reciprocal_ohm, southeast, SE, southeastward, siemens, second, mho, entropy, sec

• The clue is 12. Juicy stuff. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INTIMATEDETAILS

• The clue is 13. Outspoken parenting critic, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEENAGER

  Possible Answer: adolescent, teen, stripling, teenager

• The clue is 14. Sets up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARRANGES

  Possible Answer: coiffure, coiffe, put, dress, arrange, set, coif, fix_up, set_up, do, order, stage, format

  Possible Opposite Answer : disarrange

• The clue is 18. Subject of the 2021 documentary "Once Upon a Time in Queens". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: METS

• The clue is 23. Cyber space?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STORAGE

  Possible Answer: reposition, storage, computer_memory, storehouse, warehousing, memory, repositing, depot, computer_storage, store, memory_board, entrepot

• The clue is 24. Socializes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIXES

  Possible Answer: meld, shuffle, admixture, combine, mixture, conflate, desegregate, mix_in, ruffle, intermixture, premix, flux, mingle, commixture, coalesce, mix, commix, immix, integrate, blend, merge, commingle, unify, amalgamate, mixing, fuse

  Possible Opposite Answer : segregate

• The clue is 25. Teaching assistants, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRADERS

  Possible Answer: grader

• The clue is 28. Certain Thanksgiving dish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOAT

  Possible Answer: boat, gravy_boat, sauceboat, gravy_holder

• The clue is 30. Mass apparel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALBS

  Possible Answer: alb

• The clue is 31. Pilots, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TESTS

  Possible Answer: screen, run, exam, mental_test, test, examination, psychometric_test, try_out, trial_run, try, prove, examine, essay, quiz, mental_testing, trial, tryout

• The clue is 32. Had a hiccup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FALTERED

  Possible Answer: stammer, bumble, stutter, falter, stumble, waver

• The clue is 33. Till the end of time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVERMORE

  Possible Answer: evermore, forever, everlastingly, forevermore, eternally

• The clue is 34. Doubly disadvantageous. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOSELOSE

• The clue is 38. Fair-hiring agcy.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EEOC

• The clue is 40. Home to England's Jurassic Coast. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DORSET

• The clue is 41. Fan settings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPEEDS

  Possible Answer: hurry, stop_number, hurrying, accelerate, rush_along, quicken, hie, pep_pill, focal_ratio, zip, step_on_it, swiftness, speed, speed_up, race, bucket_along, travel_rapidly, fastness, pelt_along, velocity, f_number, cannonball_along, hasten, hotfoot, belt_along, upper, rush, speeding, amphetamine

  Possible Opposite Answer : linger, decelerate

• The clue is 43. Unhappy chorus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JEERS

  Possible Answer: mockery, barrack, jeer, flout, gibe, scoff, scoffing, jeering

• The clue is 46. Galley command. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STET

  Possible Answer: stet

• The clue is 49. Arkansas pol Hutchinson. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASA

• The clue is 50. New Orleans setting: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CST

  Possible Answer: Central_Time, Central_Standard_Time, CST

• The clue is 51. Carrier to 46-Across, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KAL

• The clue is 52. Device sold with a remote. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WII

July 31, 2024 Crosswords - CrosswordHints Blog

July 30, 2024 Crosswords - CrosswordHints Blog

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

NYT Crosswords

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. Sluglike "Star Wars" bad guy - Show Answer
  

  JABBA

  (5 letters)



• 6. Man, on the Isle of Man - Show Answer
  

  BLOKE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: gent, bloke, cuss, chap, fellow, lad, blighter, fella, feller



• 11. Number cruncher, for short - Show Answer
  

  CPA

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: certified_public_accountant, CPA



• 14. Garlicky sauce - Show Answer
  

  AIOLI

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: garlic_sauce, aioli_sauce, aioli



• 15. Certain bib wearer - Show Answer
  

  RACER

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: automobile_driver, racing_car, race_car, racer, race_driver



• 16. Played the first card - Show Answer
  

  LED

  (3 letters)

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

  Antonyms: follow



• 17. Television pro - Show Answer
  

  BROADCASTER

  (11 letters)

  Synonyms: spreader, broadcaster



• 19. "... ___ lack thereof" - Show Answer
  

  ORA

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: osmium, oculus_sinister, os, bone, Os, OS, operating_system, atomic_number_76



• 20. Passionately discuss minutiae, with "out" - Show Answer
  

  NERD

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: swot, grind, dweeb, nerd, wonk



• 21. Bares one's soul - Show Answer
  

  OPENSUP

  (7 letters)



• 23. Expose the vulnerabilities of, in a way - Show Answer
  

  HACK

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: chop, plug, literary_hack, hack_on, ward-heeler, whoop, taxi, nag, hacker, cut, hack_writer, cab, cut_up, jade, drudge, hack, political_hack, taxicab, machine_politician



• 26. Each - Show Answer
  

  APOP

  (4 letters)



• 28. Benjamin Franklin, by religious philosophy - Show Answer
  

  DEIST

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: freethinker, deistic, deist



• 29. Grandchild of Adam and Eve - Show Answer
  

  ENOS

  (4 letters)



• 30. Copy - Show Answer
  

  MIMIC

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: mimic, mimicker, mime



• 32. The first two digits of every Brooklyn ZIP code - Show Answer
  

  ONES

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: one, single, I, 1, ace, unity



• 33. Cable channel with its own awards show - Show Answer
  

  MTV

  (3 letters)



• 34. Goes (for) - Show Answer
  

  OPTS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: opt, prefer, choose



• 35. Like T.S.A. lines on holiday weekends - Show Answer
  

  LONG

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: foresightful, farseeing, long, longsighted, retentive, recollective, farsighted, hanker, foresighted, tenacious, yearn, prospicient

  Antonyms: short, unretentive



• 37. Overlook, as a flaw - Show Answer
  

  SEEPAST

  (7 letters)



• 39. Eat plenty of - Show Answer
  

  FEASTON

  (7 letters)



• 42. Video streaming giant - Show Answer
  

  ROKU

  (4 letters)



• 43. Fly high - Show Answer
  

  SOAR

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: hang_glide, sailplane, zoom, soar, soar_up, soar_upwards, surge



• 44. N.Y.S.E. debut - Show Answer
  

  IPO

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: initial_offering, initial_public_offering, IPO



• 45. Shaving cut - Show Answer
  

  NICK

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: chip, nick, ding, notch, gouge, dent, snick



• 47. Downright - Show Answer
  

  PLAIN

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: sound_off, sheer, kvetch, unmixed, manifest, unvarnished, apparently, evidently, unmistakable, unembellished, knit, plainly, complain, patent, patently, plain_stitch, kick, field, obviously, champaign, homely, knit_stitch, bare, spare, evident, unmingled, manifestly, quetch, unpatterned, unornamented, plain, apparent

  Antonyms: fancy, cheer, patterned



• 49. Full of oneself - Show Answer
  

  SMUG

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: self-satisfied, smug



• 50. Aftereffects from working out - Show Answer
  

  ACHES

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: suffer, ache, languish, aching, hurt, smart, yen, yearn, pine



• 52. C.F.O. or C.I.O - Show Answer
  

  EXEC

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: White_House, EXEC



• 53. Currency of Colombia - Show Answer
  

  PESO

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Cuban_peso, Chilean_peso, peso, Mexican_peso, Uruguayan_peso, Dominican_peso, Philippine_peso, Colombian_peso, Guinea-Bissau_peso



• 54. Strong squeeze - Show Answer
  

  BEARHUG

  (7 letters)



• 56. Rave (about) - Show Answer
  

  GUSH

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: ebullition, outpouring, jet, outburst, spout, effusion, blowup, flush, gush, rave, spirt, spurt



• 58. Where shots are taken - Show Answer
  

  BAR

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: banish, measure, exclude, cake, blockade, barroom, legal_profession, stop, Browning_automatic_rifle, BAR, block_up, prevention, ginmill, relegate, bar, block_off, block, taproom, barricade, debar, saloon, streak, legal_community, stripe

  Antonyms: unbar



• 59. Song from "The Little Mermaid" that's a phonetic hint to interpreting the answers to the starred clues - Show Answer
  

  UNDERTHESEA

  (11 letters)



• 64. Part of a which-came-first debate - Show Answer
  

  EGG

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: bollock, orchis, ballock, testicle, ball, eggs, testis, nut, egg



• 65. Pageant accessory - Show Answer
  

  TIARA

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: tiara



• 66. Straightens things out, say - Show Answer
  

  IRONS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: smoothing_iron, iron_out, irons, Fe, chains, iron, atomic_number_26, branding_iron, press



• 67. Discussion starter? - Show Answer
  

  DEE

  (3 letters)



• 68. Afflictions that rhyme with the body parts they're found in - Show Answer
  

  STYES

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: stye, sty, hordeolum, eye_infection



• 69. Isn't settled - Show Answer
  

  PENDS

  (5 letters)

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Vaccine, informally - Show Answer
  

  JAB

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: thrusting, poke, prod, jabbing, thrust, dig, stab, poking, jab



• 2. Word with France or Force - Show Answer
  

  AIR

  (3 letters)

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



• 3. What it would be a mistake to write twice? - Show Answer
  

  BOO

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: snort, boo, hoot, Bronx_cheer, razz, razzing, bird, raspberry, hiss

  Antonyms: applaud



• 4. Valuable Scrabble tiles - Show Answer
  

  BLANKS

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: dummy, blank, blank_shell, lacuna, space



• 5. Right hand, so to speak - Show Answer
  

  AIDE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: auxiliary, aide-de-camp, adjutant, aide



• 6. Actor in "12 Years a Slave" and "12 Monkeys" - Show Answer
  

  BRADPITT

  (8 letters)



• 7. ___ Cruces, N.M. - Show Answer
  

  LAS

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: atomic_number_57, la, La, Louisiana, lah, lanthanum, LA, Pelican_State



• 8. Ocean creatures with three hearts - Show Answer
  

  OCTOPI

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: octopus, devilfish



• 9. Label for a box during a household purge - Show Answer
  

  KEEP

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: keep_on, sustain, livelihood, living, proceed, keep, hold, hold_on, bread_and_butter, support, donjon, maintain, dungeon, observe, continue, sustenance, go_along, keep_back, keep_open, restrain, prevent, go_on, hold_open, celebrate, retain, stay_fresh, hold_back, preserve, save

  Antonyms: let, discontinue, lose, break



• 10. Messed up - Show Answer
  

  ERRED

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: stray, slip, drift, err, mistake



• 11. *Not moving fast enough - Show Answer
  

  CLOSINGTIME

  (11 letters)



• 12. Read over - Show Answer
  

  PERUSE

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: peruse



• 13. Gets used to new surroundings - Show Answer
  

  ADAPTS

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: adapt, adjust, conform, accommodate



• 18. *Increases sharply - Show Answer
  

  CRAMPSUP

  (8 letters)



• 22. Highlighter colors, usually - Show Answer
  

  NEONS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: neon, Ne, atomic_number_10



• 23. Traps, with "in" - Show Answer
  

  HEMS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: hem, ahem



• 24. Before: Prefix - Show Answer
  

  ANTE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: ante



• 25. *Rip off - Show Answer
  

  COVERCHARGE

  (11 letters)



• 27. Meditation mantras - Show Answer
  

  OMS

  (3 letters)



• 31. *Like 10%-fat beef - Show Answer
  

  CLEANCUT

  (8 letters)



• 34. Wood used to age brandy - Show Answer
  

  OAK

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: oak_tree, oak



• 36. Boat propeller - Show Answer
  

  OAR

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: oar



• 38. ___ face - Show Answer
  

  POKER

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: salamander, poker_game, poker, stove_poker, fire_hook



• 39. Duck delicacy - Show Answer
  

  FOIEGRAS

  (8 letters)



• 40. Great work - Show Answer
  

  OPUS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: opus, piece, musical_composition, piece_of_music, composition



• 41. Something that's not going to happen - Show Answer
  

  NOGO

  (4 letters)



• 43. Bill Clinton's is displayed at the Smithsonian, for short - Show Answer
  

  SAX

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: saxophone, Adolphe_Sax, sax, Sax



• 45. Caught - Show Answer
  

  NABBED

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: apprehend, nab, collar, arrest, pick_up, cop, nail



• 46. Time when glaciers form - Show Answer
  

  ICEAGE

  (6 letters)



• 48. Gym session devoted to squats, dead lifts, etc. - Show Answer
  

  LEGDAY

  (6 letters)



• 49. It's a ball - Show Answer
  

  SPHERE

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: heavens, vault_of_heaven, sphere, firmament, arena, celestial_sphere, empyrean, domain, orbit, sector, sphere_of_influence, field, welkin, area



• 51. Powers (down) - Show Answer
  

  SHUTS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: exclude, close, shut_out, shut, keep_out

  Antonyms: admit, open



• 55. Textbook section - Show Answer
  

  UNIT

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: whole, unit_of_measurement, unit, building_block, social_unit



• 57. Tanker, e.g. - Show Answer
  

  SHIP

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: ship, transport, embark, send

  Antonyms: disembark



• 60. Before, poetically - Show Answer
  

  ERE

  (3 letters)



• 61. "Mushnik & ___" ("Little Shop of Horrors" song) - Show Answer
  

  SON

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: son, Logos, boy, Word, Son

  Antonyms: daughter, girl



• 62. Extra-crusty piece of bread - Show Answer
  

  END

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: goal, closing, stop, end, finish, terminate, final_stage, ending, remnant, remainder, close, death, oddment, terminal, destruction, conclusion, last, cease

  Antonyms: begin, beginning



• 63. Bad thing to make of oneself - Show Answer
  

  ASS

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: stern, tooshie, American_Samoa, posterior, fucking, derriere, ass, butt, arse, roll_in_the_hay, hind_end, As, fanny, behind, bum, backside, tail, keister, fundament, buttocks, piece_of_ass, seat, buns, rear_end, nookie, nooky, nates, rear, screwing, Eastern_Samoa, rump, prat, tush, bottom, shag, atomic_number_33, can, piece_of_tail, shtup, AS, screw, tail_end, fuck, arsenic, hindquarters