NY Times Sunday, August 18, 2024 | Crossword Clues Hints Answers

NYT Crosswords: August 18, 2024

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

NY Times Sunday, August 18, 2024 | Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. 9 or 10, but not 11 or 12. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CARD

  Possible Answer : carte, circuit_card, plug-in, bill_of_fare, scorecard, lineup, bill, identity_card, batting_order, placard, menu, poster, wit, card, tease, board, add-in, notice, posting, calling_card, carte_du_jour, wag, visiting_card, circuit_board




• The clue is 5. Forming the bottom level. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BASAL

  Possible Answer : base, primary, radical, basal

  Possible Opposite Answer : cauline




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

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

  The answer: CLANG

  Possible Answer : clash, crash, clang, clangor, clank, clangoring, clangour




• The clue is 15. Quick second?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASST




• The clue is 19. Thickening substance obtained from seaweed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGAR

  Possible Answer : agar-agar, agar, nutrient_agar




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

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

  The answer: ULTRA

  Possible Answer : extremist, ultra, radical




• The clue is 21. Trash-loving Muppet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSCAR

  Possible Answer : Academy_Award, Oscar




• The clue is 22. Election year focus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RACE

  Possible Answer : airstream, belt_along, run, pelt_along, wash, raceway, step_on_it, race, bucket_along, hie, rush_along, slipstream, backwash, subspecies, rush, cannonball_along, hasten, hotfoot, speed

  Possible Opposite Answer : linger




• The clue is 23. Its name comes from Japanese for "to fight". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUMO

  Possible Answer : sumo




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

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

  The answer: ROOMY

  Possible Answer : roomie, roommate, spacious, roomy




• The clue is 25. Amusement park attraction depicted above and below this answer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUMPERCARS




• The clue is 27. Cry following a countdown. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAPPYNEWYEAR




• The clue is 30. ___ vez (this time: Sp.). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESTA




• The clue is 31. Sewer scurrier. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAT

  Possible Answer : lowlife, fink, stinkpot, squealer, skunk, crumb, shit, denounce, scum_bag, betray, blackleg, blabber, puke, stinker, so-and-so, dirty_dog, bum, scab, strikebreaker, tell_on, snitch, give_away, informer, betrayer, stag, rat, rotter, grass, git, shop




• The clue is 32. Prof's helpers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAS

  Possible Answer : tantalum, atomic_number_73, Ta




• The clue is 33. Molecule studied by 2023 Nobelist Katalin Kariko. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RNA

  Possible Answer : ribonucleic_acid, RNA




• The clue is 34. Be a cast member of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACTIN

  Possible Answer : actin




• The clue is 36. N.Y.C. home of "Christina's World". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOMA




• The clue is 37. "Three o'clock". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAST

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : west




• The clue is 39. Hawaiian pizza topping. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAM

  Possible Answer : overact, jambon, ham, overplay, ham_actor, ham_it_up, gammon, Ham

  Possible Opposite Answer : underact




• The clue is 42. "Fiddler on the Roof" matchmaker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YENTE




• The clue is 44. Titled widows. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOWAGERS

  Possible Answer : dowager




• The clue is 46. Two thumbs up?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YESES

  Possible Answer : yes

  Possible Opposite Answer : no




• The clue is 48. Glass tube illuminant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEON

  Possible Answer : neon, atomic_number_10, Ne




• The clue is 49. Start to despair. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: LOSEHEART




• The clue is 50. About 3.26 light years. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARSEC

  Possible Answer : parsec, secpar




• The clue is 51. "Her Kind" poet Sexton. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANNE

  Possible Answer : Anne




• The clue is 52. Capital on the Gulf of Guinea. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACCRA

  Possible Answer : capital_of_Ghana, Accra




• The clue is 53. Insignificant amount. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOU

  Possible Answer : sou




• The clue is 54. "I've cracked it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHA




• The clue is 55. Suffix with cyclo-. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRON




• The clue is 57. Genre influenced by calypso. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKA




• The clue is 58. "The Shape of Water" director. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DELTORO




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

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

  The answer: EATERS

  Possible Answer : feeder, eater




• The clue is 64. Trip, with "off". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SET

  Possible Answer : located, determine, hardened, hardening, lay_out, fructify, congeal, pose, coiffe, plant, go_under, bent, solidifying, go_down, band, sic, dictated, lay, localize, define, arrange, jell, fixed, stage_set, countersink, specify, place, fix, gear_up, typeset, rig, localise, adjust, situated, laid, fit, limit, rigid, position, Seth, coif, determined, ready, set, exercise_set, curing, mark, solidification, prepare, set_up, do, coiffure, primed, dress, Set, readiness, lot, put, placed, circle, correct

  Possible Opposite Answer : rise




• The clue is 65. Amusement park attraction depicted weaving through this answer. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: ROLLERCOASTER




• The clue is 69. "Kidding!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOT

  Possible Answer : not, non




• The clue is 70. "Likewise!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDOTOO




• The clue is 72. Appear again after being killed, in a video game. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RESPAWN




• The clue is 73. Burnsian lead-in to body. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAE




• The clue is 74. React to something hilarious. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOWL

  Possible Answer : yaup, yowl, wail, roar, yammer, ululate, howl, ululation, yawl, howling, wrawl




• The clue is 76. Dweller in the cracks of a sunken ship, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EEL

  Possible Answer : eel




• The clue is 77. A+ service?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACE

  Possible Answer : maven, nail, crack, adept, I, Allied_Command_Europe, breeze_through, one, angiotensin_converting_enzyme, topnotch, genius, single, first-rate, hotshot, unity, star, sensation, angiotensin-converting_enzyme, 1, A-one, top-notch, virtuoso, whiz, mavin, ace, champion, tops, superstar, pass_with_flying_colors, wiz, sweep_through, tiptop, super, ACE, whizz, sail_through, wizard




• The clue is 78. Ingvar Kamprad or Ingmar Bergman, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWEDE

  Possible Answer : rutabaga_plant, Swedish_turnip, Brassica_napus_napobrassica, swedish_turnip, swede, turnip_cabbage, yellow_turnip, rutabaga, Swede




• The clue is 80. Dwindle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WANE

  Possible Answer : ebbing, decline, wane, go_down, ebb

  Possible Opposite Answer : wax




• The clue is 83. Canadian N.H.L. team. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OILERS

  Possible Answer : oiler, tanker, tank_ship, oil_tanker, oil_well




• The clue is 85. Prominent feature of Tom Selleck or David Hasselhoff. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: CHESTHAIR




• The clue is 87. Total headache. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAIN

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : pleasure




• The clue is 88. Showy garden flower. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEONY

  Possible Answer : peony, paeony




• The clue is 89. Sour grapes drink?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HATERADE




• The clue is 90. Dating app success. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATCH

  Possible Answer : oppose, gibe, catch, friction_match, tally, peer, match, correspond, mates, equalise, twin, compeer, fit, play_off, pair, equalize, meet, equate, touch, mate, couple, cope_with, agree, rival, pit, lucifer, check, equal, jibe

  Possible Opposite Answer : disagree




• The clue is 92. Digs in the mud. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STY

  Possible Answer : stye, pigsty, eye_infection, sty, hordeolum, pigpen




• The clue is 93. Mega-. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UBER




• The clue is 95. Lapel attachments. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MICS




• The clue is 96. Dendrologist's study. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TREES

  Possible Answer : corner, tree, tree_diagram, Tree, Sir_Herbert_Beerbohm_Tree, shoetree




• The clue is 98. Letter before omega. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PSI

  Possible Answer : psi, pounds_per_square_inch




• The clue is 99. Egg cells. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVA

  Possible Answer : ovum, egg_cell




• The clue is 100. Sub domain. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEA

  Possible Answer : ocean, sea




• The clue is 101. Things you might pray on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUGS

  Possible Answer : carpeting, rug, carpet




• The clue is 104. Vital component of the global refugee process. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RESETTLEMENT

  Possible Answer : resettlement, relocation




• The clue is 111. Amusement park attraction depicted above this answer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WATERSLIDE




• The clue is 114. People that call New Zealand "Aotearoa". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAORI

  Possible Answer : Maori




• The clue is 115. Crumbled dessert topping. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OREO

  Possible Answer : oreo_cookie, oreo




• The clue is 116. Last word before eating, sometimes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMEN

  Possible Answer : Amun, Amon, Amen




• The clue is 117. Nickname for the Los Angeles Angels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALOS

  Possible Answer : ring, doughnut, aura, gloriole, halo, glory, nimbus, annulus, aureole, anchor_ring




• The clue is 118. Set of pipes?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORGAN

  Possible Answer : electric_organ, electronic_organ, harmonium, organ, reed_organ, pipe_organ, Hammond_organ




• The clue is 119. Not firm. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIMP

  Possible Answer : hobble, hitch, gimp, wilted, limp




• The clue is 120. "Hey, you! Yeah, you!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PSST




• The clue is 121. Does a whole lot of nothing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDLES

  Possible Answer : slug, stagnate, idle, tick_over, laze

  Possible Opposite Answer : run, work




• The clue is 122. Mammal whose name is spelled using only the letters of "mammal". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LLAMA

  Possible Answer : llama




• The clue is 123. Biblical father of Kenan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENOS

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Take one's profits, with "in". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CASH

  Possible Answer: John_Cash, cash_in, Cash, hard_cash, cash, hard_currency, immediate_payment, Johnny_Cash

  Possible Opposite Answer : credit

• The clue is 2. Bebida en una taquería. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGUA

  Possible Answer: Bufo_marinus, agua, agua_toad

• The clue is 3. Parking garage feature. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAMP

  Possible Answer: wild_leek, ramp, rage, incline, storm, Allium_tricoccum

• The clue is 4. Amusement park attraction depicted to the right of this answer. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: DROPTOWER

• The clue is 5. Participate in a Lakota smudging ceremony. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BURNSAGE

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

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

  The answer: ALOE

  Possible Answer: aloe

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

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

  The answer: STOW

  Possible Answer: stow

• The clue is 8. With 29-Down, insect that conducts raids. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARMY

  Possible Answer: army, Army, USA, United_States_Army, ground_forces, regular_army, US_Army, U._S._Army

• The clue is 9. Sensible clothing for the Bay Area's climate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAYERS

  Possible Answer: stratum, layer, bed, level

• The clue is 10. A gilded one is seen on King Tut's crown. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COBRA

  Possible Answer: cobra

• The clue is 11. Baton Rouge sch.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LSU

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

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

  The answer: ACME

  Possible Answer: summit, tiptop, pinnacle, vertex, top, superlative, apex, peak, elevation, acme, meridian, height

• The clue is 13. Goes down for a while?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAPS

  Possible Answer: sleep, snooze, catch_a_wink, short_sleep, nap, cat_sleep, pile, forty_winks, catnap, Napoleon

• The clue is 14. Actress Lee of "Past Lives". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRETA

• The clue is 15. Part of a circumference. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARC

  Possible Answer: spark, curve, electric_arc, arc, electric_discharge, bow, arch, discharge

• The clue is 16. Designer of noted terminals at Dulles and J.F.K.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAARINEN

  Possible Answer: Saarinen, Eliel_Saarinen, Eero_Saarinen

• The clue is 17. "The Office" setting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCRANTON

  Possible Answer: Scranton

• The clue is 18. Trial. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEST

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

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

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

  The answer: RACY

  Possible Answer: naughty, racy, gamey, juicy, rich, full-bodied, robust, gamy, lively, blue, spicy, risque

• The clue is 28. Maker of pianos and motorcycles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YAMAHA

• The clue is 29. See 8-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANT

  Possible Answer: emmet, ant, pismire

• The clue is 35. Apartment dweller. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENANT

  Possible Answer: tenant, renter

• The clue is 36. Fruity Italian wine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOSCATO

• The clue is 37. Jazz pianist Garner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERROLL

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

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

  The answer: ASTUTE

  Possible Answer: astute, sharp, shrewd

• The clue is 39. Goddess whose name fills in this fact: Hephaestus once made ___ magical throne. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HERA

  Possible Answer: Hera, Here

• The clue is 40. Equus africanus, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASS

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

• The clue is 41. Get together. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEET

  Possible Answer: run_across, fulfil, fitting, fill, get_together, receive, converge, take_on, adjoin, satisfy, fit, foregather, assemble, contact, see, play, touch, run_into, gather, come_across, sports_meeting, suffer, conform_to, forgather, cope_with, encounter, fulfill, match, meet

  Possible Opposite Answer : diverge

• The clue is 43. Brussels-to-Berlin dir.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENE

  Possible Answer: ENE, east_northeast

• The clue is 44. Removed, as points. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOCKED

  Possible Answer: dock, bob, tail

  Possible Opposite Answer : undock

• The clue is 45. Oil platform?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EASEL

  Possible Answer: easel

• The clue is 46. Boorish sorts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YAHOOS

  Possible Answer: chawbacon, yahoo, hayseed, rube, yokel, hick, Yahoo, bumpkin

• The clue is 47. Assist in a pick-and-roll. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCREEN

  Possible Answer: shield, concealment, block_out, silver_screen, projection_screen, screen_door, sieve, CRT_screen, riddle, blind, screen, cover, covert, sort, screen_out, screenland, filmdom, test

• The clue is 49. Yogurt-based beverage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LASSI

• The clue is 50. Brown paper packages tied up with strings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARCELS

  Possible Answer: packet, parcel, tract, piece_of_ground, package, parcel_of_land, bundle, share, portion, piece_of_land

• The clue is 56. Shell tool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OAR

  Possible Answer: oar

• The clue is 58. The Four Knights' genre. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOOWOP

• The clue is 59. Solar system model. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORRERY

  Possible Answer: orrery

• The clue is 61. Groups of nine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENNEADS

  Possible Answer: niner, ennead, 9, IX, nine, Nina_from_Carolina

• The clue is 62. One hopping on the band wagon?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROADIE

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

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

  The answer: STEER

  Possible Answer: head, bullock, steer, manoeuvre, hint, guide, channelize, point, channelise, maneuver, direct, lead, wind, manoeuver, confidential_information, tip

• The clue is 65. Pooh's pal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROO

• The clue is 66. Indigenous people with a First Moccasin ceremony. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APACHE

  Possible Answer: apache, Apache

• The clue is 67. Louis who wrote "Holes". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SACHAR

• The clue is 68. Aviary sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TWEET

  Possible Answer: squeeze, tweet, twitch, pinch, twinge, nip, twirp

• The clue is 71. Consequently. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THENCE

  Possible Answer: so, thus, therefrom, thence, hence, therefore, thereof

• The clue is 75. Says what isn't so. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIES

  Possible Answer: Trygve_Lie, lie_down, consist, prevarication, Trygve_Halvden_Lie, lie, lie_in, Lie, rest, dwell

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise

• The clue is 76. Itty-bitty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EENY

• The clue is 78. Fight (for). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STRIVE

  Possible Answer: strain, endeavor, reach, endeavour, strive

• The clue is 79. Amusement park attraction depicted in and around this answer. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: WHACAMOLE

• The clue is 80. Typing stat: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WPM

  Possible Answer: wpm, words_per_minute

• The clue is 81. The Albuquerque Isotopes and Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, for two. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AAATEAMS

• The clue is 82. Compounds in cured meats. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NITRATES

  Possible Answer: nitrate

• The clue is 84. Destiny. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOT

  Possible Answer: heap, good_deal, caboodle, stack, wad, dish_out, batch, deal, band, dispense, spate, mass, portion, circumstances, allot, quite_a_little, luck, plenty, fortune, deal_out, pot, mint, set, sight, mess, Lot, muckle, circle, great_deal, destiny, flock, mickle, mete_out, parcel_out, slew, hatful, dole_out, mountain, peck, lot, draw, distribute, shell_out, administer, pile, raft, bunch, tidy_sum, passel, fate

• The clue is 86. Kind of coarse flour. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEMOLINA

  Possible Answer: semolina

• The clue is 91. Munich "mister". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HERR

  Possible Answer: Herr

• The clue is 93. Mileage, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USE

  Possible Answer: use_of_goods_and_services, utilize, economic_consumption, utilisation, apply, use, purpose, habituate, usance, employment, utilise, role, manipulation, habit, practice, expend, employ, function, usage, exercise, consumption, utilization, enjoyment

• The clue is 94. Pepto-___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BISMOL

• The clue is 97. Part of an omakase meal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUSHI

  Possible Answer: sushi

• The clue is 98. Word with French or free. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRESS

  Possible Answer: adjure, compress, mechanical_press, insistency, iron_out, exhort, crusade, agitate, pressure, fight, bid, press_out, weightlift, crush, weight-lift, weigh, compact, iron, urge, constrict, push, jam, insistence, imperativeness, entreat, pressing, military_press, closet, squeeze, conjure, urge_on, wardrobe, printing_press, campaign, contract, beseech, press, public_press

• The clue is 100. Substitute. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWAP

  Possible Answer: swop, switch, barter, swap, trade

• The clue is 102. Pleased. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GLAD

  Possible Answer: gladiolus, gladiola, sword_lily, glad, happy, beaming

  Possible Opposite Answer : sad

• The clue is 103. Common spot for a houseplant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SILL

  Possible Answer: sill

• The clue is 105. Title in Parliament. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EARL

  Possible Answer: earl

• The clue is 106. Draped garment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOGA

  Possible Answer: toga

• The clue is 107. Aerial transport across New York's East River. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRAM

  Possible Answer: aerial_tramway, trolley_car, tramway, tramcar, cable_tramway, trolley, tram, streetcar, ropeway

• The clue is 108. Actress Moriarty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERIN

  Possible Answer: Erin

• The clue is 109. Finding ___ Submarine Voyage (Disneyland attraction). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEMO

• The clue is 110. At most. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOPS

  Possible Answer: overstep, crack, top_out, superlative, top_off, cover, big_top, lead, top_side, topnotch, crown, teetotum, exceed, first-rate, summit, spinning_top, top_of_the_inning, circus_tent, top, pinch, elevation, acme, A-one, upper_side, ace, crest, tops, pinnacle, transcend, height, round_top, tiptop, pass, super, clear, upside, go_past, tip, whirligig, top-notch, meridian, peak

  Possible Opposite Answer : bottom

• The clue is 112. Audiologist's colleague, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENT

• The clue is 113. Agcy. overseeing public schools. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOE

  Possible Answer: doe, Department_of_Energy, Energy_Department, Energy, DOE

April 27, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (43 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, April 27, 2023

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (33 Across, 43 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

April 27, 2023 Across Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. The tiniest bit	7
2A	8. Windbag?	7
3A	15. International medical group that won the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize, literally	7
4A	16. Characteristic of an interminable slog, literally	7
5A	17. Radical	7
6A	18. Like some batteries and baseball teams	7
7A	19. Good to go	3
8A	20. Film character who says "Donkey, two things, OK? Shut … up"	5
9A	22. The Three Lions, on World Cup scoreboards	3
10A	23. Absolute concentration, literally	9
11A	27. Digression	5
12A	30. Is no more	3
13A	31. Lite	5
14A	35. "Think harder!"	5
15A	36. Netflix heroine Holmes	5
16A	37. Alleviates pain a little … or what this puzzle does to certain squares for literal effect	15
17A	43. Beach letters	3
18A	44. Conscious of	5
19A	45. Make lace	3
20A	46. Charges lacking merit, literally	11
21A	51. Passes out in front of a T.S.A. agent?	7
22A	53. Separates from the mother ship, say	7
23A	56. "Same"	5
24A	57. Bird that becomes an emotion if an "r" is added to the front	5
25A	58. "I'll take that as ___"	3
26A	59. "How entertaining!"	7
27A	65. Mattel game with colorful cards	3
28A	66. ___ Excellency	3
29A	67. Some adult nightclub entertainers, literally	7
30A	68. Sch. with satellite campuses in Salt Lake City and Jerusalem	3
31A	69. Hosp. locales	3
32A	70. Drag one's feet	7
33A	71. Held a session	3

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. The tiniest bit"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ASMIDGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "8. Windbag?"

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 mechanical device that blows a strong current of air; used to make a fire burn more fiercely or to sound a musical instrument
• Words that mean the same thing: hollo, roar, Saul Bellow
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BELLOWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. International medical group that won the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize, literally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a licensed medical practitioner
• Words that mean the same thing: Doctor of the Church, restore, MD
• The opposite would be: break
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOCTORS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Characteristic of an interminable slog, literally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that clear or deep perception of a situation
• Words that mean the same thing: perceptiveness, penetration, perceptivity
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INSIGHT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Radical"

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

  The answer is: DRASTIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Like some batteries and baseball teams"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DOUBLEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Good to go"

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 group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
• Words that mean the same thing: bent, stage set, readiness
• The opposite would be: rise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Film character who says "Donkey, two things, OK? Shut … up""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a expert clue about movies/film.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SHREK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. The Three Lions, on World Cup scoreboards"

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: ENG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Absolute concentration, literally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
• Words that mean the same thing: attending, care, tending
• The opposite would be: inattention
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATTENTION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "27. Digression"

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 line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
• Words that mean the same thing: excursus, away, apart
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "30. Is no more"

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 state in northwestern united states on the pacific
• Words that mean the same thing: exist, constitute, represent
• The opposite would be: differ
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "31. Lite"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: LOFAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "35. "Think harder!""

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 concentration of attention or energy on something
• Words that mean the same thing: centering, center, direction
• The opposite would be: blur
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FOCUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "36. Netflix heroine Holmes"

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: ENOLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "37. Alleviates pain a little … or what this puzzle does to certain squares for literal effect"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert 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: TAKESTHEEDGEOFF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "43. Beach letters"

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 degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun
• Words that mean the same thing: sun protection factor
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "44. Conscious of"

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: HIPTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "45. Make lace"

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 tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
• Words that mean the same thing: intertwine, sleaze, Thematic Apperception Test
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "46. Charges lacking merit, literally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
• Words that mean the same thing: accusation, accusal, charge
• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACCUSATIONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "51. Passes out in front of a T.S.A. agent?"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: IDCARDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "53. Separates from the mother ship, say"

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 move out of a dock
• Words that mean the same thing: undock
• The opposite would be: dock
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNDOCKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "56. "Same""

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 mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated
• Words that mean the same thing: ditto mark
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DITTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "57. Bird that becomes an emotion if an "r" is added to the front"

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 any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EGRET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "58. "I'll take that as ___""

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 palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the plo in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries
• Words that mean the same thing: Fatah Revolutionary Council, Arab Revolutionary Brigades, Abu Nidal Organization
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "59. "How entertaining!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WHATFUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "65. Mattel game with colorful cards"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: UNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "66. ___ Excellency"

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: HER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "67. Some adult nightclub entertainers, literally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a performer who dances professionally
• Words that mean the same thing: professional dancer, terpsichorean, dancer
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DANCERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "68. Sch. with satellite campuses in Salt Lake City and Jerusalem"

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

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: BYU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "69. Hosp. locales"

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 state in northwestern united states on the pacific
• Words that mean the same thing: surgery, operating theatre, Beaver State
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "70. Drag one's feet"

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 walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
• Words that mean the same thing: shambling, shuffling, scuffle
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHAMBLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "71. Held a session"

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 seventh and last day of the week; observed as the sabbath by jews and some christians
• Words that mean the same thing: Sabbatum, sit down, baby-sit
• The opposite would be: stand, arise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAT

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Thursday Crossword Down Clues - April 27, 2023 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Throws in	4
2D	2. Tender	4
3D	3. Exam for a future OB/GYN	4
4D	4. "___ not you …"	3
5D	5. One of many in a Seurat painting	3
6D	6. Useful information, metaphorically	5
7D	7. Swear off	6
8D	8. Things that may stand near thrones?	6
9D	9. Mushroom in ramen	5
10D	10. Sch. with a Big Easy medical center	3
11D	11. Ad ___	3
12D	12. Gawk at	4
13D	13. "Say ___"	4
14D	14. Kind of beetle	4
15D	21. Tiny messenger	3
16D	23. Together, musically	4
17D	24. Actress Harper of "Tender Mercies"	4
18D	25. Slavic name that's an anagram of 12-Down	4
19D	26. Zip	4
20D	27. Some times, in brief	4
21D	28. Bar on a dish	4
22D	29. Traits that trigger repulsion	10
23D	32. Some pedicure treatments	10
24D	33. Spider in a garage, informally?	4
25D	34. Chief justice before Hughes	4
26D	38. Haunted house sound	4
27D	39. Cassette background noise	4
28D	40. Greenhouse gas regulator, for short	3
29D	41. "Not you, too?!"	4
30D	42. Slay	4
31D	47. Dude in a jazz ensemble	3
32D	48. Gaggles	6
33D	49. Danish birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen	6
34D	50. December drink	3
35D	51. Source of more than half of the trout sold in the U.S.	5
36D	52. Locale known for its slang	5
37D	54. Endpoint of the Great Wildebeest Migration	5
38D	55. Of heavy build	5
39D	60. Laugh track bit	3
40D	61. Actress de Armas	3
41D	62. Channel for a cinephile	3
42D	63. 2/	3
43D	64. Link letters	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. Throws in"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
• Words that mean the same thing: ADD, add together, tally
• The opposite would be: take away, subtract
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Tender"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an open skin infection
• Words that mean the same thing: huffy, mad, painful
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Exam for a future OB/GYN"

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: MCAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. "___ not you …""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information
• Words that mean the same thing: information technology, 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: ITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. One of many in a Seurat painting"

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 very small circular shape
• Words that mean the same thing: Transportation, window pane, loony toons
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Useful information, metaphorically"

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 grain intended to be or that has been ground
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GRIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Swear off"

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 avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
• Words that mean the same thing: shun
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESCHEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Things that may stand near thrones?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a basin for washing genitals and anal area
• Words that mean the same thing: bidet
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BIDETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Mushroom in ramen"

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: ENOKI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Sch. with a Big Easy medical center"

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: LSU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Ad ___"

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: LIB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Gawk at"

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

  The answer is: OGLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. "Say ___""

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: WHEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Kind of beetle"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a male deer, especially an adult male red deer
• Words that mean the same thing: snoop, shit, shop
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Tiny messenger"

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 (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from dna to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
• Words that mean the same thing: ribonucleic acid
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Together, musically"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ADUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Actress Harper of "Tender Mercies""

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: TESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Slavic name that's an anagram of 12-Down"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OLEG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. Zip"

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 canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. Some times, in brief"

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: AFTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. Bar on a dish"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats
• Words that mean the same thing: scoop, lather, liquid ecstasy
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "29. Traits that trigger repulsion"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: ICKFACTORS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Some pedicure treatments"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: FOOTSCRUBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "33. Spider in a garage, informally?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALFA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "34. Chief justice before Hughes"

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 united states sculptor (1860-1936)
• Words that mean the same thing: President Taft, Lorado Taft, William Howard Taft
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. Haunted house sound"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
• Words that mean the same thing: crump, scrunch, thumping
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THUD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. Cassette background noise"

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 fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
• Words that mean the same thing: sibilation, sibilate, razz
• The opposite would be: applaud
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HISS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "40. Greenhouse gas regulator, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment
• Words that mean the same thing: Environmental Protection Agency
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "41. "Not you, too?!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ETTU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "42. Slay"

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: DOIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Dude in a jazz ensemble"

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 feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
• Words that mean the same thing: throw up, computed tomography, regorge
• The opposite would be: keep down
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Gaggles"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a large number of things or people considered together
• Words that mean the same thing: crowd together, crowd, herd
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CROWDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "49. Danish birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen"

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: ODENSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "50. December drink"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
• Words that mean the same thing: peg
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "51. Source of more than half of the trout sold in the U.S."

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 state in the rocky mountains
• Words that mean the same thing: ID, Gem State
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDAHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "52. Locale known for its slang"

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 person eating a meal (especially in a restaurant)
• Words that mean the same thing: dining compartment, buffet car, dining car
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DINER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "54. Endpoint of the Great Wildebeest Migration"

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 republic in eastern africa; achieved independence from the united kingdom in 1963; major archeological discoveries have been made in the great rift valley in kenya
• Words that mean the same thing: Republic of Kenya
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KENYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "55. Of heavy build"

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 very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops
• Words that mean the same thing: hardy, sturdy, portly
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "60. Laugh track bit"

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: HAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "61. Actress de Armas"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "62. Channel for a cinephile"

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: TCM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "63. 2/"

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 month following january and preceding march
• Words that mean the same thing: February
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FEB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 43 Down: "64. Link letters"

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 address of a web page on the world wide web
• Words that mean the same thing: universal resource locator, uniform resource locator
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: URL

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	41	53.9%
Short Answer	19	25.0%
History	6	7.9%
Sports	2	2.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
Food & Drink	2	2.6%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%
Geography	1	1.3%
Music	1	1.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	43
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	4.9 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 medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 02, 2025 at 07:38 PM