March 22, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (36 clues)
• Down Clues (40 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, March 22, 2021

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (36 Across, 40 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

March 22, 2021 Monday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Quick punch	3
2A	4. Submitted a résumé	7
3A	11. Old-fashioned record collection, for short	3
4A	14. Friend in France	3
5A	15. Comedian Jimmy who joked of his "schnozzola"	7
6A	16. The "A" of I.P.A.	3
7A	17. Collectible toy vehicle	11
8A	19. Long-bodied jazz instrument, for short	3
9A	20. Mother hen's responsibility	5
10A	21. Mil. branch with dress blues and dress whites	6
11A	23. Couch	4
12A	24. Bygone Swedish auto	4
13A	27. Energy-efficient illumination sources, for short	4
14A	29. Birthplace of General Motors	13
15A	33. Nosy sort	5
16A	34. Flowing, musically	6
17A	35. Those who are not among us (or are they?)	3
18A	38. Locale for the radius and ulna	3
19A	39. Family	3
20A	40. Use needle and thread	3
21A	41. "Here, you'll like it!"	6
22A	43. Prefix with red or structure	5
23A	45. Certain online dating bio	13
24A	48. No more than	4
25A	49. Yanks' opponents in the Civil War	4
26A	50. Plummet	4
27A	53. Birdsong	6
28A	56. Sierra ___ (African land)	5
29A	57. Predicament	3
30A	58. 1980 Stephen King novel ... or a hint to the beginnings of 17-, 29- and 45-Across	11
31A	62. Preceding, poetically	3
32A	63. Flipped (out)	7
33A	64. Squid's defense	3
34A	65. "You called?"	3
35A	66. Glittery dress adornments	7
36A	67. Investments with account nos.	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. Quick punch"

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 sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
• Words that mean the same thing: dig, thrust, prod
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Submitted a résumé"

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 put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
• Words that mean the same thing: give, utilise, utilize
• The opposite would be: exempt, defy
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APPLIED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. Old-fashioned record collection, 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 long-playing phonograph record; designed to be played at 33.3 rpm
• Words that mean the same thing: LP, L-P
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Friend in France"

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: AMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Comedian Jimmy who joked of his "schnozzola""

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 united states comedian remembered for his large nose and hoarse voice (1893-1980)
• Words that mean the same thing: Jimmy Durante
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DURANTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. The "A" of I.P.A."

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 general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the united states an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Collectible toy vehicle"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: MATCHBOXCAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Long-bodied jazz instrument, 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 belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894)
• Words that mean the same thing: Adolphe Sax, saxophone
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Mother hen's responsibility"

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 young of an animal cared for at one time
• Words that mean the same thing: grizzle, hatch, cover
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BROOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Mil. branch with dress blues and dress whites"

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: USNAVY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Couch"

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 upholstered seat for more than one person
• Words that mean the same thing: couch, lounge
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOFA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Bygone Swedish auto"

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

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: SAAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Energy-efficient illumination sources, 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 diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
• Words that mean the same thing: light-emitting diode, LED
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Birthplace of General Motors"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: FLINTMICHIGAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "33. Nosy sort"

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 spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others
• Words that mean the same thing: snooper, stag, sleuth
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNOOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. Flowing, musically"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected
• Words that mean the same thing: smooth
• The opposite would be: staccato
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEGATO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Those who are not among us (or are they?)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Locale for the radius and ulna"

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 human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
• Words that mean the same thing: sleeve, fortify, weapon
• The opposite would be: disarm
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Family"

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 person having kinship with another or others
• Words that mean the same thing: kindred, kin group, family
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Use needle and thread"

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 fasten by sewing; do needlework
• Words that mean the same thing: sew together, tailor, stitch
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. "Here, you'll like it!""

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: TRYONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Prefix with red or structure"

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 (in writing) see below
• Words that mean the same thing: below
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INFRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. Certain online dating bio"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: TINDERPROFILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. No more than"

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: UPTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. Yanks' opponents in the Civil War"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that `johnny' was applied as a nickname for confederate soldiers by the federal soldiers in the american civil war; `greyback' derived from their grey confederate uniforms
• Words that mean the same thing: Reb, Johnny, greyback
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. Plummet"

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 shape that is spherical and small
• Words that mean the same thing: omit, drip, dismiss
• The opposite would be: sharpen, attend to
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DROP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "53. Birdsong"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly
• Words that mean the same thing: descant, trill, quaver
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WARBLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "56. Sierra ___ (African land)"

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 basic unit of money in sierra leone; equal to 100 cents
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. Predicament"

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 informal terms for a difficult situation
• Words that mean the same thing: secure, unsex, hole
• The opposite would be: break, unfasten
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FIX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. 1980 Stephen King novel ... or a hint to the beginnings of 17-, 29- and 45-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FIRESTARTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "62. Preceding, poetically"

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: ERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "63. Flipped (out)"

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 lose one's nerve
• Words that mean the same thing: gross out, freak out, freak
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FREAKED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "64. Squid's defense"

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

  The answer is: INK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "65. "You called?""

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

  The answer is: YES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "66. Glittery dress adornments"

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 adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing
• Words that mean the same thing: sequin, diamante, spangle
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEQUINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "67. Investments with account nos."

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 soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
• Words that mean the same thing: CD, cd, atomic number 48
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CDS

  Great job if you got it right!

March 22, 2021 Monday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Door parts	5
2D	2. Bitter Italian liqueur	5
3D	3. Removed with the teeth	6
4D	4. Condition that affects concentration, for short	4
5D	5. Stop on a drinker's "crawl"	3
6D	6. Expert	3
7D	7. Not stringently enforcing the rules	3
8D	8. Nighttime demons	6
9D	9. Greek letters that rhyme with three other letters	4
10D	10. Laura with an Oscar and an Emmy	4
11D	11. So-called "Sin City"	8
12D	12. Tots' time together	8
13D	13. Health class subject	3
14D	18. Classic eyes for Frosty	5
15D	22. Prank interviewer who referred to Buzz Aldrin as "Buzz Lightyear"	4
16D	24. Person who might bother a bedmate	6
17D	25. Elemental part of an element	4
18D	26. Band aid	3
19D	28. Contents of some drifts	4
20D	30. Imbecilic	5
21D	31. White ___ of Dover	6
22D	32. Artist Matisse	5
23D	35. Famous almost-last words from Caesar	4
24D	36. Security alarm trigger	8
25D	37. They establish order in language classes	8
26D	39. Door part	4
27D	42. Skunk funk	4
28D	43. Rageaholic's state	3
29D	44. Tree in the birch family	5
30D	46. Algebra, for calc, e.g.	6
31D	47. Like art that might offend prudish sorts	6
32D	51. Without interruption	5
33D	52. Corner offices and prime parking spots, for company V.I.P.s	5
34D	54. Tightest of pals, in brief	4
35D	55. Old Italian money	4
36D	56. Blokes	4
37D	57. Funny Tina	3
38D	59. ___ de vie	3
39D	60. Hit the slopes	3
40D	61. Point value for a "Z" in Scrabble	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. Door parts"

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 upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame
• Words that mean the same thing: jamb
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JAMBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Bitter Italian liqueur"

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: AMARO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Removed with the teeth"

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: BITOFF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Condition that affects concentration, for short"

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

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: minimal brain damage, MBD, attention deficit disorder
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADHD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Stop on a drinker's "crawl""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals
• Words that mean the same thing: taphouse, saloon, pothouse
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Expert"

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 athlete who plays for pay
• Words that mean the same thing: professional
• The opposite would be: anti, con
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Not stringently enforcing the rules"

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 lacking in rigor or strictness
• Words that mean the same thing: slack, loose
• The opposite would be: tense
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Nighttime demons"

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 male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women
• Words that mean the same thing: incubus, nightmare
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INCUBI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Greek letters that rhyme with three other letters"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
• Words that mean the same thing: Basque Fatherland and Liberty, eta, Basque Homeland and Freedom
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Laura with an Oscar and an Emmy"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DERN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. So-called "Sin City""

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard 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: LASVEGAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Tots' time together"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PLAYDATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Health class subject"

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 activities associated with sexual intercourse
• Words that mean the same thing: sexuality, sexual activity, sexual urge
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Classic eyes for Frosty"

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 fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the carboniferous period
• Words that mean the same thing: char, coal, ember
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Prank interviewer who referred to Buzz Aldrin as "Buzz Lightyear""

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: ALIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Person who might bother a bedmate"

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

  The answer is: SNORER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Elemental part of an element"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ATOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Band aid"

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 basic unit of electric current adopted under the systeme international d'unites
• Words that mean the same thing: adenosine monophosphate, ampere, A
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Contents of some drifts"

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 precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
• Words that mean the same thing: play false, bamboozle, blow
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Imbecilic"

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 devoid of intelligence
• Words that mean the same thing: asinine, mindless, fatuous
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. White ___ of Dover"

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 steep high face of rock
• Words that mean the same thing: drop, cliff, drop-off
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLIFFS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. Artist Matisse"

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: HENRI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Famous almost-last words from Caesar"

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: ETTU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Security alarm trigger"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TRIPWIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. They establish order in language classes"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
• Words that mean the same thing: sentence structure, syntax, phrase structure
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SYNTAXES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Door part"

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 circular rounded projection or protuberance
• Words that mean the same thing: thickening, boss, pommel
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KNOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Skunk funk"

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 perception, scent, smell
• The 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 28 Down: "43. Rageaholic's state"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
• Words that mean the same thing: anger, choler, 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: IRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Tree in the birch family"

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 wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc
• Words that mean the same thing: alder tree
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Algebra, for calc, e.g."

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: PREREQ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Like art that might offend prudish sorts"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an erotic person
• Words that mean the same thing: titillating
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EROTIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Without interruption"

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: ONEND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Corner offices and prime parking spots, for company V.I.P.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 an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
• Words that mean the same thing: percolate, perk, perquisite
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PERKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Tightest of pals, 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: BFFS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. Old Italian money"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the basic unit of money on malta; equal to 100 cents
• Words that mean the same thing: lira, Turkish lira, Italian lira
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "56. Blokes"

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 boy or man
• Words that mean the same thing: chap, fellow, sonny boy
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "57. Funny Tina"

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 slightly insane
• Words that mean the same thing: elfin, touched
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "59. ___ de vie"

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: EAU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "60. Hit the slopes"

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 narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SKI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "61. Point value for a "Z" in Scrabble"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
• Words that mean the same thing: tenner, x, X
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	40	52.6%
Short Answer	20	26.3%
Abbreviation	4	5.3%
Food & Drink	3	3.9%
History	2	2.6%
Music	2	2.6%
Geography	2	2.6%
Literature	1	1.3%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%
Science/Technology	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	36
Down Clues	40
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	4.9 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 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!

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November 20, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (34 clues)
• Down Clues (36 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, November 20, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (34 Across, 36 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.6 letters

November 20, 2021 Saturday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Sassy	5
2A	6. Drink with a shot balanced on chopsticks over a beer	8
3A	14. Meredith's half sister on "Grey's Anatomy"	5
4A	15. Pack man	9
5A	17. Certain record	5
6A	18. Gracious words when accepting an honor	9
7A	19. Eroded	4
8A	20. Exhibition that might attract eye rolls, for short	3
9A	21. Went quickly	6
10A	22. Third-most-popular baby girls' name in 2020, after Olivia and Emma	3
11A	23. Serengeti grazer	5
12A	25. Make out	4
13A	26. Joint winner of Time's Person of the Year for 2020	12
14A	30. "Incorrect!"	6
15A	31. "Intolerable Cruelty" director, 2003	4
16A	32. Org. associated with the note series G-E-C	3
17A	35. Author who referred to his works as a "legendarium"	7
18A	37. More vexing	7
19A	39. Word before now	3
20A	40. Scoop often used in Indian cuisine	4
21A	42. Ship on which Darwin collected material for "On the Origin of Species"	6
22A	43. Encouraging words	12
23A	45. "Mmm hmm ..."	4
24A	48. Ingredients for pastry cream	5
25A	49. Gumshoe	3
26A	50. Term of address for a noble	6
27A	53. Mass Appeal Records co-founder	3
28A	54. Sheltered place	4
29A	55. French phrase in many bistro names	9
30A	57. Daughter of Elrond in "The Lord of the Rings"	5
31A	58. Fearless	9
32A	59. Like the flame between exes, sometimes	5
33A	60. Century of note	8
34A	61. Examinations	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. Sassy"

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 recently made, produced, or harvested
• Words that mean the same thing: refreshful, freshly, reinvigorated
• The opposite would be: preserved, salty
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FRESH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Drink with a shot balanced on chopsticks over a beer"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about food & drink.

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: SAKEBOMB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "14. Meredith's half sister on "Grey's Anatomy""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LEXIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Pack man"

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: ALPHAMALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Certain record"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an item inserted in a written record
• Words that mean the same thing: submission, entranceway, first appearance
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENTRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Gracious words when accepting an honor"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: IMHUMBLED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Eroded"

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 be dressed in
• Words that mean the same thing: fag, wear off, break
• The opposite would be: refresh
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Exhibition that might attract eye rolls, 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 lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: personal organiser, personal organizer, organiser
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Went quickly"

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 move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
• Words that mean the same thing: dart, scoot, flash
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DARTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Third-most-popular baby girls' name in 2020, after Olivia and Emma"

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: AVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Serengeti grazer"

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 either of two large african antelopes of the genus taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELAND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Make out"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that catch sight of
• Words that mean the same thing: spy, spot, descry
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESPY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Joint winner of Time's Person of the Year for 2020"

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: KAMALAHARRIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. "Incorrect!""

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: ITISNT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. "Intolerable Cruelty" director, 2003"

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: COEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Org. associated with the note series G-E-C"

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: NBC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Author who referred to his works as a "legendarium""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that british philologist and writer of fantasies (born in south africa) (1892-1973)
• Words that mean the same thing: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOLKIEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. More vexing"

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 causing irritation or annoyance
• Words that mean the same thing: pestiferous, bothersome, annoying
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PESKIER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Word before now"

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: ERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Scoop often used in Indian cuisine"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that leavened bread baked in a clay oven in india; usually shaped like a teardrop
• Words that mean the same thing: nan
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Ship on which Darwin collected material for "On the Origin of Species""

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 small short-legged smooth-coated breed of hound
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEAGLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Encouraging words"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: YOUVEGOTTHIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. "Mmm hmm ...""

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: ISEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. Ingredients for pastry cream"

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 yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen
• Words that mean the same thing: egg yolk, vitellus, yolk
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YOLKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. Gumshoe"

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 police officer who investigates crimes
• Words that mean the same thing: investigator, police detective, detective
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. Term of address for a noble"

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

  The answer is: MILORD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "53. Mass Appeal Records co-founder"

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 silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt)
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 11, Na, sodium
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "54. Sheltered place"

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

  The answer is: COVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. French phrase in many bistro names"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: ALAMAISON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. Daughter of Elrond in "The Lord of the Rings""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ARWEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. Fearless"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: NOTAFRAID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "59. Like the flame between exes, sometimes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RELIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "60. Century of note"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of a senate
• Words that mean the same thing: senator
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SENATORS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "61. Examinations"

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 trying something to find out about it
• Words that mean the same thing: mental test, prove, examination
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TESTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Saturday NYT Crossword November 20, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Played in the wind, say	9
2D	2. Fixer-upper	9
3D	3. Above and beyond, with "the"	9
4D	4. Part of an equine bloodline	4
5D	5. Song word sung twice before "goodbye"	3
6D	6. Opened up during an examination	6
7D	7. The first one printed in America was in 1639	7
8D	8. Metric speed meas.	3
9D	9. ___ Olmert, former Israeli P.M.	4
10D	10. Foe of the Fighting Tigers	4
11D	11. Multicolor hair effects	6
12D	12. Fountain fare	5
13D	13. Censor	5
14D	16. Whirl	4
15D	20. The highest form of flattery?	7
16D	23. Pacific Ocean phenomenon	6
17D	24. Lemon ___	4
18D	27. Query	3
19D	28. Running gear named after running animals	7
20D	29. Legends, often	6
21D	32. Ones late to work?	9
22D	33. "Seriously!"	9
23D	34. Symbols on the flags of Algeria and Azerbaijan	9
24D	36. Kind of blue	4
25D	38. Kit ___ Club ("Cabaret" locale)	3
26D	41. Genre for "The Dark Knight," appropriately	7
27D	43. Medieval servant	6
28D	44. Secretive things?	6
29D	45. One-named model and philanthropist	4
30D	46. Storage units prone to explosion	5
31D	47. Lift a lot	5
32D	51. Tennis star of the 2000s, familiarly	4
33D	52. It covers a lot of ground	4
34D	54. Native of central Canada	4
35D	56. Word in some South American city names	3
36D	57. Refined oil product?	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. Played in the wind, say"

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: FLEWAKITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Fixer-upper"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture
• Words that mean the same thing: refinisher, preserver, restorer
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RENOVATOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Above and beyond, with "the""

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: EXTRAMILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Part of an equine bloodline"

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 title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
• Words that mean the same thing: engender, mother, generate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Song word sung twice before "goodbye""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: HEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Opened up during an examination"

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: SAIDAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. The first one printed in America was in 1639"

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 an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year
• Words that mean the same thing: farmer's calendar
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALMANAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Metric speed meas."

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 ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours)
• Words that mean the same thing: kilometers per hour, km/h, kilometres per hour
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KPH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. ___ Olmert, former Israeli P.M."

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: EHUD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Foe of the Fighting Tigers"

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: BAMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Multicolor hair effects"

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: OMBRES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Fountain fare"

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 milkshake made with malt powder
• Words that mean the same thing: malt, malted, malted milk
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MALTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Censor"

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 short high tone produced as a signal or warning
• Words that mean the same thing: beep
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "16. Whirl"

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 founder of christian science in 1866 (1821-1910)
• Words that mean the same thing: twist, swirl, whirlpool
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. The highest form of flattery?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a relatively flat highland
• Words that mean the same thing: tableland
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLATEAU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Pacific Ocean phenomenon"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: ELNINO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Lemon ___"

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 shape that is spherical and small
• Words that mean the same thing: fell, flatten, dismiss
• The opposite would be: recuperate, attend to
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DROP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Query"

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 inquire about
• Words that mean the same thing: require, postulate, involve
• The opposite would be: obviate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Running gear named after running animals"

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: REEBOKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Legends, often"

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 small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one
• Words that mean the same thing: gusset, inset, insert
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INSETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Ones late to work?"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: NIGHTOWLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. "Seriously!""

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: BELIEVEIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Symbols on the flags of Algeria and Azerbaijan"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
• Words that mean the same thing: crescent
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRESCENTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Kind of blue"

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 organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
• Words that mean the same thing: USN, US Navy, naval forces
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAVY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Kit ___ Club ("Cabaret" locale)"

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 leaves of the shrub catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
• Words that mean the same thing: quat, African tea, qat
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Genre for "The Dark Knight," appropriately"

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: NEONOIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Medieval servant"

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 officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the british monarch
• Words that mean the same thing: beefeater, yeoman of the guard
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YEOMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Secretive things?"

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 any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream
• Words that mean the same thing: secretor, secreter, gland
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GLANDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. One-named model and philanthropist"

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: IMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Storage units prone to explosion"

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 cylindrical tower used for storing silage
• Words that mean the same thing: silo
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SILOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Lift a lot"

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 fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
• Words that mean the same thing: lift up, pick up, uplift
• The opposite would be: depress
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Tennis star of the 2000s, familiarly"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RAFA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. It covers a lot of ground"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
• Words that mean the same thing: ungraded, turd, poop
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIRT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Native of central Canada"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Word in some South American city names"

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: SAO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. Refined oil product?"

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 products of human creativity; works of art collectively
• Words that mean the same thing: nontextual matter, artwork, graphics
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ART

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	51	72.9%
Short Answer	9	12.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.3%
Food & Drink	2	2.9%
Geography	2	2.9%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%
History	1	1.4%
Music	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	34
Down Clues	36
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.6 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 Saturday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 13, 2025 at 03:37 PM