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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Thursday, June 15, 2023
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 80 (39 Across, 41 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.3 letters
Across Clues Explained - Thursday NYT Crossword June 15, 2023
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Markers, of a sort | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Ones touched to be of service? | 5 |
| 3A | 10. Babe in the pasture | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Years ago | 4 |
| 5A | 15. *Inappropriately jocular | 9 |
| 6A | 16. Others, in Latin | 4 |
| 7A | 17. River whose celestial mirror is the Milky Way, in ancient myths | 4 |
| 8A | 18. Fragrant compound | 5 |
| 9A | 19. *Misleadingly plausible | 8 |
| 10A | 20. Pieces of poetry | 7 |
| 11A | 22. Forcibly remove | 7 |
| 12A | 24. Besmirch | 3 |
| 13A | 25. "They should just go ahead and do that" | 5 |
| 14A | 26. Campaign to influence emotions and morale, informally | 5 |
| 15A | 29. Multiple-episode pilot? | 3 |
| 16A | 30. Mary-Louise Parker show about a suburban mom dealing pot | 5 |
| 17A | 34. It helps you find your balance | 3 |
| 18A | 35. [As written] | 3 |
| 19A | 36. Skinny? | 6 |
| 20A | 37. Where you may go after reaching an impasse … or a hint for solving this puzzle's 12 starred clues | 15 |
| 21A | 41. Grasslands of South America | 6 |
| 22A | 42. Port type | 3 |
| 23A | 43. *Dullsville | 7 |
| 24A | 44. Co-worker of Kent and Lane | 5 |
| 25A | 45. Actress Ruby who emceed 1963's March on Washington | 3 |
| 26A | 46. "A foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very clever, when they are only wasting their time," per Shaw | 5 |
| 27A | 48. Wriggler wrangler | 5 |
| 28A | 50. "___ Te Ching" | 3 |
| 29A | 51. Apple varieties | 7 |
| 30A | 54. *Likely to cause an argument | 11 |
| 31A | 58. "La ___," informal title for the Mexican version of "Survivor" | 4 |
| 32A | 59. *Experienced through another | 9 |
| 33A | 61. Soothing succulent | 4 |
| 34A | 62. *Earnestly hitting the books | 8 |
| 35A | 63. Blow | 5 |
| 36A | 64. "That's my cue!" | 4 |
| 37A | 65. Breaks down | 4 |
| 38A | 66. Figures on a balance sheet | 5 |
| 39A | 67. Holds up | 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. Markers, of a sort"
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 informal debt instrument; representing `i owe you'
- Words that mean the same thing: IOU
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: IOUS
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Clue 2 Across: "5. Ones touched to be of service?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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!
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The answer is: IPADS
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Clue 3 Across: "10. Babe in the pasture"
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 young of domestic cattle
- Words that mean the same thing: calfskin, sura
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CALF
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Clue 4 Across: "14. Years ago"
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 on one occasion
- Words that mean the same thing: at one time, erstwhile, formerly
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ONCE
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Clue 5 Across: "15. *Inappropriately jocular"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that cleverly amusing in tone
- Words that mean the same thing: bantering, tongue-in-cheek
- The word looks like this: _________
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The answer is: FACETIOUS
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Clue 6 Across: "16. Others, in Latin"
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: ____
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The answer is: ALIA
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Clue 7 Across: "17. River whose celestial mirror is the Milky Way, in ancient myths"
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 the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern africa into the mediterranean; the nile river valley in egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization
- Words that mean the same thing: Nile River
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NILE
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Clue 8 Across: "18. Fragrant compound"
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 formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ESTER
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Clue 9 Across: "19. *Misleadingly plausible"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that plausible but false
- Words that mean the same thing: meretricious, gilded, spurious
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPECIOUS
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Clue 10 Across: "20. Pieces of poetry"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
- Words that mean the same thing: stanza
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STANZAS
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Clue 11 Across: "22. Forcibly remove"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PUSHOUT
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Clue 12 Across: "24. Besmirch"
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 any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
- Words that mean the same thing: old salt, gob, seaman
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAR
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Clue 13 Across: "25. "They should just go ahead and do that""
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!
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The answer is: LETEM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "26. Campaign to influence emotions and morale, informally"
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 military actions designed to influence the perceptions and attitudes of individuals, groups, and foreign governments
- Words that mean the same thing: psychological operation
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PSYOP
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Clue 15 Across: "29. Multiple-episode pilot?"
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 imperial dynasty that ruled china (most of the time from 206 bc to ad 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of chinese civilization
- Words that mean the same thing: Han dynasty
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HAN
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Clue 16 Across: "30. Mary-Louise Parker show about a suburban mom dealing pot"
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 black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning
- Words that mean the same thing: gage, sens, skunk
- The opposite would be: cultivated plant
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WEEDS
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Clue 17 Across: "34. It helps you find your balance"
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 unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
- Words that mean the same thing: automated teller, asynchronous transfer mode, standard pressure
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATM
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Clue 18 Across: "35. [As written]"
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 urge to attack someone
- Words that mean the same thing: set
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SIC
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Clue 19 Across: "36. Skinny?"
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 of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula
- Words that mean the same thing: cutaneal, cutaneous, epidermal
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DERMAL
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Clue 20 Across: "37. Where you may go after reaching an impasse … or a hint for solving this puzzle's 12 starred clues"
Quick Info: This answer has 15 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!
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The answer is: BACKTOSQUAREONE
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Clue 21 Across: "41. Grasslands of South America"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in latin america)
- Words that mean the same thing: llano
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LLANOS
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Clue 22 Across: "42. Port type"
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!
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The answer is: USB
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Clue 23 Across: "43. *Dullsville"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; ; ; ; ; ; - edmund burke; ; - mark twain
- Words that mean the same thing: boring, windy, wearisome
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TEDIOUS
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Clue 24 Across: "44. Co-worker of Kent and Lane"
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!
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The answer is: OLSEN
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Clue 25 Across: "45. Actress Ruby who emceed 1963's March on Washington"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 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!
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The answer is: DEE
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Clue 26 Across: "46. "A foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very clever, when they are only wasting their time," per Shaw"
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, chess game, Bromus secalinus
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CHESS
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Clue 27 Across: "48. Wriggler wrangler"
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!
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The answer is: EELER
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Clue 28 Across: "50. "___ Te Ching""
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 adherent of any branch of taoism
- Words that mean the same thing: Taoist
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAO
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Clue 29 Across: "51. Apple varieties"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MACPROS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "54. *Likely to cause an argument"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
- Words that mean the same thing: disputatious, combative, disputative
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CONTENTIOUS
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Clue 31 Across: "58. "La ___," informal title for the Mexican version of "Survivor""
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!
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The answer is: ISLA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "59. *Experienced through another"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that experienced at secondhand
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: VICARIOUS
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Clue 33 Across: "61. Soothing succulent"
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 succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in africa
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALOE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "62. *Earnestly hitting the books"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that marked by care and effort
- Words that mean the same thing: bookish
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STUDIOUS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "63. Blow"
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 start abruptly
- Words that mean the same thing: flare up, break, break out
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERUPT
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Clue 36 Across: "64. "That's my cue!""
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!
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The answer is: IMON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "65. Breaks down"
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 dyspneic condition
- Words that mean the same thing: sob, bastard, SOB
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SOBS
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Clue 38 Across: "66. Figures on a balance sheet"
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 state of owing something (especially money)
- Words that mean the same thing: debt
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DEBTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 39 Across: "67. Holds up"
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 take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
- Words that mean the same thing: hook, soak, overcharge
- The opposite would be: undercharge
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROBS
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Down Clues Decoded - Thursday NYT Crossword June 15, 2023
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Particles proposed by Michael Faraday in the 1830s | 4 |
| 2D | 2. "I'll handle that!" | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Sch. whose colors are blue and gold | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Taken care of | 6 |
| 5D | 5. "What's worrying is …" | 5 |
| 6D | 6. *Fiery feelings | 8 |
| 7D | 7. Exam that many take in H.S. | 3 |
| 8D | 8. Get more complex, as a mystery | 6 |
| 9D | 9. Take a stride with pride | 5 |
| 10D | 10. Pashmina fabric | 8 |
| 11D | 11. T-Bonz brand | 4 |
| 12D | 12. Stead | 4 |
| 13D | 13. *Political groups | 8 |
| 14D | 21. Comic book sound effect | 3 |
| 15D | 23. Frequent setting for the Ninja Turtles | 5 |
| 16D | 25. Shiny coat | 7 |
| 17D | 26. Picasso, for one | 5 |
| 18D | 27. *Male zebras | 9 |
| 19D | 28. Gym-and-swim facilities | 5 |
| 20D | 29. Part of H.R.H. | 3 |
| 21D | 31. OverDO it as an ACtor | 5 |
| 22D | 32. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, for two | 5 |
| 23D | 33. Save them for a snowy day | 5 |
| 24D | 35. Palindromic plea | 3 |
| 25D | 36. Skosh | 3 |
| 26D | 38. Roller derby protection | 8 |
| 27D | 39. Cartridge filler | 5 |
| 28D | 40. "What's the ___?" | 3 |
| 29D | 45. Yearning | 6 |
| 30D | 46. Has the wherewithal | 3 |
| 31D | 47. Blowhard's exhalation | 6 |
| 32D | 49. Held dear | 5 |
| 33D | 50. First-year law course | 5 |
| 34D | 51. *Video game quests | 8 |
| 35D | 52. Concerning | 4 |
| 36D | 53. Disco or cabaret | 4 |
| 37D | 54. *Descriptive lines under photos | 8 |
| 38D | 55. Muppet host of "The Not-Too-Late Show" | 4 |
| 39D | 56. T0tal r00kie | 4 |
| 40D | 57. *Causes of stress | 8 |
| 41D | 60. Babe in the woods | 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. Particles proposed by Michael Faraday in the 1830s"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons
- Words that mean the same thing: ion
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IONS
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Clue 2 Down: "2. "I'll handle that!""
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!
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The answer is: ONIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Sch. whose colors are blue and gold"
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!
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The answer is: UCLA
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Clue 4 Down: "4. Taken care of"
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!
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The answer is: SEENTO
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Clue 5 Down: "5. "What's worrying is …""
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!
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The answer is: IFEAR
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Clue 6 Down: "6. *Fiery feelings"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a strong feeling or emotion
- Words that mean the same thing: warmth, Passion, love
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PASSIONS
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Clue 7 Down: "7. Exam that many take in H.S."
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 legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
- Words that mean the same thing: playact, move, turn
- The opposite would be: refrain
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACT
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Clue 8 Down: "8. Get more complex, as a mystery"
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 make more intense, stronger, or more marked; ,
- Words that mean the same thing: compound, change, heighten
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DEEPEN
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Clue 9 Down: "9. Take a stride with pride"
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 proud stiff pompous gait
- Words that mean the same thing: prance, tittup, swagger
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STRUT
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Clue 10 Down: "10. Pashmina fabric"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a soft fabric made from the wool of the cashmere goat
- Words that mean the same thing: Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CASHMERE
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Clue 11 Down: "11. T-Bonz brand"
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!
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The answer is: ALPO
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Clue 12 Down: "12. Stead"
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 the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
- Words that mean the same thing: place, stead, position
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LIEU
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Clue 13 Down: "13. *Political groups"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
- Words that mean the same thing: sect, faction, cabal
- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: FACTIONS
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Clue 14 Down: "21. Comic book sound effect"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about literature.
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- This could be something that a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact
- Words that mean the same thing: vaporize, microwave, micro-cook
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ZAP
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Clue 15 Down: "23. Frequent setting for the Ninja Turtles"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
- Words that mean the same thing: sewerage, toilet, cloaca
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SEWER
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Clue 16 Down: "25. Shiny coat"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: LACQUER
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Clue 17 Down: "26. Picasso, for one"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: PABLO
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Clue 18 Down: "27. *Male zebras"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that uncastrated adult male horse
- Words that mean the same thing: entire, stallion
- The word looks like this: _________
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The answer is: STALLIONS
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Clue 19 Down: "28. Gym-and-swim facilities"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: YMCAS
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Clue 20 Down: "29. Part of H.R.H."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: HIS
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Clue 21 Down: "31. OverDO it as an ACtor"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- This could be something that give expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: EMOTE
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Clue 22 Down: "32. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, for two"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a native or inhabitant of denmark
- Words that mean the same thing: Dane
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: DANES
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Clue 23 Down: "33. Save them for a snowy day"
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 vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
- Words that mean the same thing: sled, sledge, sleigh
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SLEDS
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Clue 24 Down: "35. Palindromic plea"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code
- Words that mean the same thing: soh, sol, so
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: SOS
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Clue 25 Down: "36. Skosh"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a light touch or stroke
- Words that mean the same thing: swab, splash, pat
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: DAB
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Clue 26 Down: "38. Roller derby protection"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: KNEEPADS
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Clue 27 Down: "39. Cartridge filler"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a solution containing chemicals that can change the color of a photographic print
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: TONER
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Clue 28 Down: "40. "What's the ___?""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that the act of using
- Words that mean the same thing: use of goods and services, utilise, manipulation
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: USE
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Clue 29 Down: "45. Yearning"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
- Words that mean the same thing: trust, want, hope
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: DESIRE
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Clue 30 Down: "46. Has the wherewithal"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
- Words that mean the same thing: fanny, crapper, fire
- The opposite would be: hire
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The answer is: CAN
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Clue 31 Down: "47. Blowhard's exhalation"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: HOTAIR
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Clue 32 Down: "49. Held dear"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that have a great affection or liking for
- Words that mean the same thing: have intercourse, get it on, make love
- The opposite would be: hate, unloved
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The answer is: LOVED
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Clue 33 Down: "50. First-year law course"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
- Words that mean the same thing: tort, civil wrong
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: TORTS
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Clue 34 Down: "51. *Video game quests"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
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- This could be something that an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
- Words that mean the same thing: delegacy, mission, commission
- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: MISSIONS
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Clue 35 Down: "52. Concerning"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ASTO
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Clue 36 Down: "53. Disco or cabaret"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
- Words that mean the same thing: golf-club, cabaret, gild
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: CLUB
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Clue 37 Down: "54. *Descriptive lines under photos"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument
- Words that mean the same thing: legend, caption, subtitle
- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: CAPTIONS
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Clue 38 Down: "55. Muppet host of "The Not-Too-Late Show""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ELMO
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Clue 39 Down: "56. T0tal r00kie"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: NOOB
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Clue 40 Down: "57. *Causes of stress"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
- Words that mean the same thing: tension, stress, tensity
- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: TENSIONS
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Clue 41 Down: "60. Babe in the woods"
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 awkward and inexperienced youth
- Words that mean the same thing: rookie, greenhorn, sonny boy
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CUB
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 60 | 75.0% |
| Short Answer | 13 | 16.2% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 3 | 3.8% |
| Literature | 2 | 2.5% |
| Geography | 1 | 1.2% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.2% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 39 |
| Down Clues | 41 |
| Total Clues | 80 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.3 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 Thursday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: September 01, 2025 at 06:48 PM
