27392 Wed Nov 06, 2024 NYT by Adam Aaronson

Across Clues :

1. Gobi Desert grazer, 4. Green roll, 7. Domain suffix that most people can't register, 10. Tailor's line, 13. Bit of fried finger food, casually, 14. Silvery element, 17. Band initials missing from their hit song "_vi_ W_man", 18. Possible response to a question that begins "Est-ce que …", 19. Northernmost city in North America with over one million people, 20. Inspiration for Toblerone's shape, 21. Channel with Steve Kornacki's election day "Big Board", 23. Gucci played by Al Pacino in 2021's "House of Gucci", 24. Hop on board?, 26. Shot dropped into a glass of beer, in a popular cocktail, 27. Dress shirt fit option, 28. Site for crafts, 29. Band in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, 34. Spacecraft that docked with the Soyuz in 1975, 36. Croak, 39. African country, 41. Sweetened beverage, 42. Container for sour cream, 43. Snack brand from the Spanish word for "fried", 46. Make go "Vroom!", 47. "Go-o-oal!", 50. Object of adoration, 51. Brazilian jazz subgenre, informally, 53. Bird with a distinctive call, 56. Spinning one's wheels?, 59. Puff pieces?, 63. General idea … or a hint to the clue/answer pairings at 14-, 29-, 39-, 41- and 53-Across, 68. Conversely, in a text, 69. Second-smallest of seven, 70. Like many granola bars, 71. Unit of power, 72. Performs brilliantly, 73. Dave Bautista's role in "Guardians of the Galaxy"

Down Clues :

1. Focuses of quantum mechanics, 2. Composer with a namesake horn, 3. Foul-smelling prank items, 4. Required word count for a freelance article, e.g., 5. Like food you should probably smell before eating, 6. Patterned fabric named for a Mideast capital, 7. Lay to rest, 8. Hip-hop's Madvillain or Mobb Deep, 9. "Yeah, don't even think about it", 10. Indicators of remaining energy for video game characters, 11. Actress Tracee ___ Ross of "American Fiction", 12. Sullen, 15. Avoid ___ (Google Maps option), 16. World's most populous country as of 2023, 22. ___ Baxter, "Poor Things" protagonist, 25. Leave undisturbed, 30. A-game, so to speak, 31. Elaborate hairdo, 32. Jewish rite, 33. Target, 34. Italian wine region, 35. Look sullen, 37. Middle-of-the-month time, 38. Big name in athletic sandals, 40. Like Antarctica's climate, 41. Hang out, 44. Swearing-in words, 45. Drag on the road, 48. "My plans aren't set in stone", 49. "99 Luftballons" singer, 51. Liverpudlian or Mancunian, 52. "Oh, phew!", 54. ___ Varda, director with an honorary Palme d'Or and Oscar, 55. Plot units, 56. Major setback, 57. Three-syllable letter, 58. Something a rock climber might make with one hand, 60. In the distance, 61. Multitalented Moreno, 62. River in which Achilles was dipped, 64. "Tell me something I don't know!", 65. ___ Lanka, 66. Sweetie, 67. Midwesterner's embarrassed interjection

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 06, 2024

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

New York Times, Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Gobi Desert grazer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASS

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




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

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

  The answer: SOD

  Possible Answer : sod, bugger, superoxide_dismutase, sodomite, turf, SOD, sodomist, greensward, sward




• The clue is 7. Domain suffix that most people can't register. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDU




• The clue is 10. Tailor's line. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEM

  Possible Answer : hem, ahem




• The clue is 13. Bit of fried finger food, casually. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOT

  Possible Answer : tot, tally, add_up, bambino, tot_up, tote_up, add, toddler, sum_up, add_together, sum, summate, yearling, total




• The clue is 14. Silvery element. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLATINUM

  Possible Answer : platinum, Pt, atomic_number_78




• The clue is 17. Band initials missing from their hit song "_vi_ W_man". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELO




• The clue is 18. Possible response to a question that begins "Est-ce que …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUI




• The clue is 19. Northernmost city in North America with over one million people. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDMONTON

  Possible Answer : Edmonton




• The clue is 20. Inspiration for Toblerone's shape. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALP

  Possible Answer : alp




• The clue is 21. Channel with Steve Kornacki's election day "Big Board". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MSNBC




• The clue is 23. Gucci played by Al Pacino in 2021's "House of Gucci". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALDO




• The clue is 24. Hop on board?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLLIE




• The clue is 26. Shot dropped into a glass of beer, in a popular cocktail. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAKE

  Possible Answer : interest, sake, saki, rice_beer




• The clue is 27. Dress shirt fit option. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLIM

  Possible Answer : slight, lose_weight, svelte, melt_off, slim_down, slim, reduce, slender, slenderize, thin

  Possible Opposite Answer : gain




• The clue is 28. Site for crafts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETSY




• The clue is 29. Band in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: BLACKSABBATH




• The clue is 34. Spacecraft that docked with the Soyuz in 1975. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APOLLO

  Possible Answer : Apollo, Phoebus, Phoebus_Apollo




• The clue is 36. Croak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIBBIT




• The clue is 39. African country. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOMALIA

  Possible Answer : Somalia




• The clue is 41. Sweetened beverage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIMEADE

  Possible Answer : limeade




• The clue is 42. Container for sour cream. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUB

  Possible Answer : bathtub, bathing_tub, vat, tubful, tub, bath




• The clue is 43. Snack brand from the Spanish word for "fried". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FRITOS




• The clue is 46. Make go "Vroom!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REV

  Possible Answer : rev_up, rev, rpm, revolutions_per_minute




• The clue is 47. "Go-o-oal!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITSIN




• The clue is 50. Object of adoration. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDOL

  Possible Answer : beau_ideal, perfection, graven_image, paragon, god, matinee_idol, idol




• The clue is 51. Brazilian jazz subgenre, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOSSA




• The clue is 53. Bird with a distinctive call. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEADOWLARK

  Possible Answer : lark, meadowlark




• The clue is 56. Spinning one's wheels?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIKING

  Possible Answer : bike, wheel, bicycle, pedal, cycle




• The clue is 59. Puff pieces?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIGARS

  Possible Answer : cigar




• The clue is 63. General idea … or a hint to the clue/answer pairings at 14-, 29-, 39-, 41- and 53-Across. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (16 letters)

  The answer: LONGANDSHORTOFIT




• The clue is 68. Conversely, in a text. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTOH




• The clue is 69. Second-smallest of seven. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EUROPE

  Possible Answer : EC, EEC, Europe, European_Economic_Community, EU, Common_Market, European_Union, European_Community




• The clue is 70. Like many granola bars. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OATY




• The clue is 71. Unit of power. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WATT

  Possible Answer : watt, Watt, James_Watt, W




• The clue is 72. Performs brilliantly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHINES

  Possible Answer : gleam, glow, radiancy, shin, glitter, strike, skin, polish, reflect, shinny, refulgency, beam, refulgence, smoothen, scramble, glint, struggle, radiance, smooth, fall, radiate, sputter, glisten, clamber, shine, effulgence




• The clue is 73. Dave Bautista's role in "Guardians of the Galaxy". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRAX

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Focuses of quantum mechanics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATOMS

  Possible Answer: particle, speck, molecule, corpuscle, atom, mote

• The clue is 2. Composer with a namesake horn. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOUSA

  Possible Answer: March_King, John_Philip_Sousa, Sousa

• The clue is 3. Foul-smelling prank items. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STINKBOMBS

• The clue is 4. Required word count for a freelance article, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPEC

  Possible Answer: spec, specification

• The clue is 5. Like food you should probably smell before eating. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLD

  Possible Answer: sometime, honest-to-god, onetime, former, one-time, quondam, honest-to-goodness, Old, erstwhile, previous, sure-enough, old, older

  Possible Opposite Answer : new, young

• The clue is 6. Patterned fabric named for a Mideast capital. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAMASK

  Possible Answer: damask

• The clue is 7. Lay to rest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENTOMB

  Possible Answer: inhume, inter, lay_to_rest, bury, entomb

• The clue is 8. Hip-hop's Madvillain or Mobb Deep. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUO

  Possible Answer: twosome, duo, couple, yoke, couplet, brace, duet, twain, span, distich, duette, pair, dyad, duad

• The clue is 9. "Yeah, don't even think about it". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UMNO

• The clue is 10. Indicators of remaining energy for video game characters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEALTHBARS

• The clue is 11. Actress Tracee ___ Ross of "American Fiction". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLIS

  Possible Answer: Elli

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

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

  The answer: MOPEY

• The clue is 15. Avoid ___ (Google Maps option). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOLLS

  Possible Answer: toll, price, cost, bell

• The clue is 16. World's most populous country as of 2023. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INDIA

  Possible Answer: Republic_of_India, India, Bharat

• The clue is 22. ___ Baxter, "Poor Things" protagonist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BELLA

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

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

  The answer: LETBE

• The clue is 30. A-game, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALL

  Possible Answer: wholly, totally, completely, whole, entirely, altogether, all

  Possible Opposite Answer : partly, some

• The clue is 31. Elaborate hairdo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COIF

  Possible Answer: coiffe, hairdo, coiffure, set, coif, hair_style, dress, arrange, do, hairstyle

• The clue is 32. Jewish rite. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRIS

  Possible Answer: Bris, Brith, Berit, Berith, Briss

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

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

  The answer: AIM

  Possible Answer: point, intent, aim, bearing, train, propose, place, drive, design, get, objective, direct, object, take_aim, target, take, purport, intention, aspire, purpose, calculate, shoot_for, draw_a_bead_on, heading

• The clue is 34. Italian wine region. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTI

• The clue is 35. Look sullen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POUT

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

• The clue is 37. Middle-of-the-month time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDES

  Possible Answer: ides

• The clue is 38. Big name in athletic sandals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEVA

• The clue is 40. Like Antarctica's climate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARID

  Possible Answer: desiccated, waterless, arid, desiccate

• The clue is 41. Hang out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOLL

  Possible Answer: loll, arse_about, waste_one's_time, droop, bum, bum_around, loaf, bum_about, lounge_around, fuck_off, arse_around, lounge_about, frig_around, loll_around

• The clue is 44. Swearing-in words. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDO

  Possible Answer: Ido

• The clue is 45. Drag on the road. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOW

  Possible Answer: towage, tow

• The clue is 48. "My plans aren't set in stone". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMIGHT

• The clue is 49. "99 Luftballons" singer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NENA

• The clue is 51. Liverpudlian or Mancunian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRIT

  Possible Answer: britt, Briton, brit, Britisher, Brit

• The clue is 52. "Oh, phew!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKGOOD

• The clue is 54. ___ Varda, director with an honorary Palme d'Or and Oscar. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGNES

• The clue is 55. Plot units. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACRES

  Possible Answer: landed_estate, land, acre, demesne, estate, Acre, Akko, Accho, Akka, acres

• The clue is 56. Major setback. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLOW

  Possible Answer: bump, botch, vaunt, tout, fuck_up, screw_up, bumble, muff, bollocks_up, gas, shock, waste, shove_off, blast, puff, bollix, foul_up, gasconade, bobble, botch_up, reversal, bluster, mess_up, shoot_a_line, fellate, be_adrift, bodge, setback, burn_out, nose_candy, gust, coke, suck, black_eye, snow, swash, flub, blow, squander, C, bollocks, go_down_on, shove_along, bungle, spoil, louse_up, boast, reverse, fumble, fluff, brag, muck_up, ball_up, blow_out, bollix_up, drift, float, mishandle

  Possible Opposite Answer : conserve

• The clue is 57. Three-syllable letter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IOTA

  Possible Answer: smidge, smidgin, smidgeon, tittle, smidgen, shred, whit, scintilla, iota

• The clue is 58. Something a rock climber might make with one hand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KNOT

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : unravel, unknot

• The clue is 60. In the distance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AFAR

  Possible Answer: afar

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

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

  The answer: RITA

• The clue is 62. River in which Achilles was dipped. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STYX

  Possible Answer: River_Styx, Styx

• The clue is 64. "Tell me something I don't know!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUH

• The clue is 65. ___ Lanka. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SRI

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

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

  The answer: HON

• The clue is 67. Midwesterner's embarrassed interjection. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPE

December 06, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, December 06, 2021

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (35 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.0 letters

NYT Monday Crossword Across Clues - December 06, 2021 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Thick rugs	5
2A	6. Like some exams and medicines	4
3A	10. Pack (down)	4
4A	14. No-no	5
5A	15. Actress Moore of "Ghost"	4
6A	16. ___ 51 (U.F.O. landing site? ... hmm)	4
7A	17. Toward the back	5
8A	18. Rule by a small group	9
9A	20. Early addendum to the Constitution	12
10A	22. Radio host Glass	3
11A	23. Doves' home	4
12A	24. Stag's mate	3
13A	27. Crying ... or laughing hysterically	7
14A	31. "I've got it!"	6
15A	33. Train unit	3
16A	34. Gutenberg invention	11
17A	37. Coup d'___	4
18A	39. "Woo-hoo!"	3
19A	40. NSFW stuff	4
20A	41. Sauna plus massage at a spa, perhaps	11
21A	46. "... ___ he drove out of sight ..."	3
22A	47. Traveling, as a band	6
23A	48. Slowly burn	7
24A	50. N, E, W and S, on a compass: Abbr.	3
25A	51. Follower of open or pigeon	4
26A	54. Spartans' sch.	3
27A	55. 1998 Hanks/Ryan rom-com ... or a hint to the starts of 20-, 34- and 41-Across	12
28A	60. Welcoming environment for everyone	9
29A	63. Dwelling	5
30A	64. Someone sought by mil. police	4
31A	65. Semihard Dutch cheese	4
32A	66. What some couples do with their wedding vows	5
33A	67. Outside of an orange	4
34A	68. Almanacs and atlases, for short	4
35A	69. Tire pattern	5

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Thick rugs"

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 strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded
• Words that mean the same thing: fuck, fucking, nookie
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHAGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Like some exams and medicines"

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

  The answer is: ORAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Pack (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 tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
• Words that mean the same thing: tamp down, pack, tamper
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. No-no"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a prejudice (especially in polynesia and other south pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
• Words that mean the same thing: verboten, tabu, prohibited
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TABOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Actress Moore of "Ghost""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DEMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. ___ 51 (U.F.O. landing site? ... hmm)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
• Words that mean the same thing: region, surface area, field
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AREA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Toward the back"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AREAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Rule by a small group"

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 a political system governed by a few people
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OLIGARCHY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Early addendum to the Constitution"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BILLOFRIGHTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Radio host Glass"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a militant organization of irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive british forces from northern ireland and achieve a united independent ireland
• Words that mean the same thing: ire, Provisional IRA, wrath
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Doves' home"

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 small shelter for domestic animals (as sheep or pigeons)
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Stag's mate"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the united states; created in 1977
• Words that mean the same thing: Energy, Energy Department, Department of Energy
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Crying ... or laughing hysterically"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: INTEARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "31. "I've got it!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire
• Words that mean the same thing: constantan
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EUREKA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "33. Train unit"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. Gutenberg invention"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that printing from a plate with raised characters
• Words that mean the same thing: relief printing
• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LETTERPRESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "37. Coup d'___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ETAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "39. "Woo-hoo!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a branch of the tai languages
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. NSFW stuff"

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 black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
• Words that mean the same thing: carbon black, lampblack, porno
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SMUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Sauna plus massage at a spa, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PACKAGEDEAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "46. "... ___ he drove out of sight ...""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "47. Traveling, as a band"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ONTOUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "48. Slowly burn"

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 fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame
• Words that mean the same thing: smoulder
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SMOLDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "50. N, E, W and S, on a compass: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits
• Words that mean the same thing: Pt, atomic number 78, platinum
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. Follower of open or pigeon"

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 walk so that the toes assume an indicated position or direction
• Words that mean the same thing: toe, toenail
• The opposite would be: toeless
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "54. Spartans' sch."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MSU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "55. 1998 Hanks/Ryan rom-com ... or a hint to the starts of 20-, 34- and 41-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: YOUVEGOTMAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "60. Welcoming environment for everyone"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SAFESPACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "63. Dwelling"

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 any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
• Words that mean the same thing: stay, tolerate, home
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "64. Someone sought by mil. police"

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 one who is away or absent without leave
• Words that mean the same thing: truant
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "65. Semihard Dutch cheese"

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 mild yellow dutch cheese made in balls encased in a red covering
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "66. What some couples do with their wedding vows"

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 reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
• Words that mean the same thing: regenerate, reincarnate
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RENEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "67. Outside of an orange"

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 british politician (1788-1850)
• Words that mean the same thing: disrobe, peel off, pare
• The opposite would be: dress
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "68. Almanacs and atlases, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or american football) who is expected to ensure fair play
• Words that mean the same thing: ref, referee
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REFS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "69. Tire pattern"

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 step in walking or running
• Words that mean the same thing: step, pace, trample
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TREAD

  Great job if you got it right!

December 06, 2021 Monday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Wild guess	4
2D	2. Mata ___ (W.W. I spy)	4
3D	3. Brother betrayed in the Bible	4
4D	4. Heavily padded hockey player	6
5D	5. Sisterly	7
6D	6. Febreze target	4
7D	7. Ancient artifact	5
8D	8. "Adios, ___!"	5
9D	9. Something waved at concerts prior to the age of cellphones	7
10D	10. Covers with black goo	4
11D	11. Section of a circumference	3
12D	12. "I'm not impressed"	3
13D	13. Equal ___ for equal work	3
14D	19. Avidly enjoyed	5
15D	21. Taxi charge	4
16D	24. Adjudged	6
17D	25. "Fine, works for me"	6
18D	26. Occasion for an egg roll	6
19D	27. Frozen summer treat	6
20D	28. Floating on water	6
21D	29. Land parcels	6
22D	30. Ocular affliction	4
23D	32. $200 Monopoly properties: Abbr.	3
24D	35. Little bit	3
25D	36. Snake ___ (dice roll)	4
26D	38. Boxing ruling, for short	3
27D	42. Dealership inventory	5
28D	43. Large-mouthed food fish	7
29D	44. Peas, to some classroom pranksters	4
30D	45. Writing in script, nowadays	7
31D	49. Wood for building	6
32D	52. Give the slip	5
33D	53. Java without the jolt	5
34D	55. Holler	4
35D	56. Pearls and peridots	4
36D	57. First-class	4
37D	58. Notion	4
38D	59. Raunchy	4
39D	60. What tapping a maple yields	3
40D	61. Dazzle	3
41D	62. Dr. No, to James Bond	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. Wild guess"

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 sudden sharp feeling
• Words that mean the same thing: pang, shot, poke
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Mata ___ (W.W. I spy)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HARI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Brother betrayed in the Bible"

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 norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)
• Words that mean the same thing: Niels Abel, Niels Henrik Abel
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Heavily padded hockey player"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal
• Words that mean the same thing: netkeeper, goaltender, goalkeeper
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOALIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Sisterly"

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 like or characteristic of or befitting a sister
• Words that mean the same thing: sisterly, sisterlike
• The opposite would be: brotherly
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SORORAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Febreze target"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any property detected by the olfactory system
• Words that mean the same thing: olfactory sensation, olfactory perception, olfactory property
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Ancient artifact"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
• Words that mean the same thing: keepsake, souvenir, token
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RELIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. "Adios, ___!""

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

  The answer is: AMIGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Something waved at concerts prior to the age of cellphones"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
• Words that mean the same thing: tripping, unclouded, loose
• The opposite would be: heavy, dark
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIGHTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Covers with black goo"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
• Words that mean the same thing: tar, old salt, seafarer
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Section of a circumference"

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 electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
• Words that mean the same thing: curve, discharge, arch
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "I'm not impressed""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MEH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Equal ___ for equal work"

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 something that remunerates
• Words that mean the same thing: ante up, bear, make up
• The opposite would be: default
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "19. Avidly enjoyed"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ATEUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Taxi charge"

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 agenda of things to do
• Words that mean the same thing: menu, transportation, come
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Adjudged"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
• Words that mean the same thing: view as, deem, take for
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEEMED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. "Fine, works for me""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OKSURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Occasion for an egg roll"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a christian celebration of the resurrection of christ; celebrated on the sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
• Words that mean the same thing: easterly, east wind
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EASTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Frozen summer treat"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ICEPOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Floating on water"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NATANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Land parcels"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an extended area of land
• Words that mean the same thing: pathway, parcel, pamphlet
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRACTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Ocular affliction"

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 infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
• Words that mean the same thing: eye infection, hordeolum, sty
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. $200 Monopoly properties: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. Little bit"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a slight amount or degree of difference
• Words that mean the same thing: shade
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Snake ___ (dice roll)"

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 opinion or judgment
• Words that mean the same thing: middle, optic, center
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EYES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. Boxing ruling, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue
• Words that mean the same thing: technical knockout
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TKO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Dealership inventory"

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

  The answer is: AUTOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Large-mouthed food fish"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that flesh of a saltwater fish similar to sea bass
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GROUPER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Peas, to some classroom pranksters"

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 projectiles to be fired from a gun
• Words that mean the same thing: ammunition
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Writing in script, nowadays"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LOSTART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Wood for building"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
• Words that mean the same thing: pound, log, timber
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LUMBER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. Give the slip"

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 avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
• Words that mean the same thing: parry, dodge, circumvent
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Java without the jolt"

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 coffee with the caffeine removed
• Words that mean the same thing: decaffeinated coffee
• The word looks like this: _____
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  The answer is: DECAF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. Holler"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
• Words that mean the same thing: call, shout, cry
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: YELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Pearls and peridots"

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 art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
• Words that mean the same thing: jewel, gem, gemstone
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: GEMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. First-class"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "58. Notion"

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 content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
• Words that mean the same thing: estimate, theme, thought
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "59. Raunchy"

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 suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
• Words that mean the same thing: lustful, raunchy, libidinous
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEWD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "60. What tapping a maple yields"

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 watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
• Words that mean the same thing: tomfool, play out, cosh
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "61. Dazzle"

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 overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
• Words that mean the same thing: veneration, fear, reverence
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "62. Dr. No, to James Bond"

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 armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
• Words that mean the same thing: opposition, enemy, foeman
• The opposite would be: friend
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	53	69.7%
Short Answer	13	17.1%
Abbreviation	4	5.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
History	2	2.6%
Sports	1	1.3%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	5.0 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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 13, 2025 at 08:41 AM