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Wednesday, September 4, 2024

NYT0904 Wednesday Sep 04, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Visitor to Mecca, 5. Choices for party organizers, 11. Quick refresher, 14. Lamar ___, ex of Khloé Kardashian, 15. Top pilot, 16. Rapper Lil ___ Vert, 17. It will change the way you see yourself, 19. Operate, as a program, 20. Throw one's hands up, say, 21. Foreign policy grp., 22. Floral bubble tea flavoring, 24. On the line, 26. Spiral-horned antelope, 28. Point of no return on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire", 32. Garment that might have a built-in bra, for short, 36. Work on Broadway, say, 37. Investigator's interest, 38. Pain, 40. AirPod holder, 42. Boxes for crackers?, 43. "A Hard Day's Night" songwriter, 45. U.K. military arm, 47. Monthly expense, 48. Warhead carriers, 51. Microwave no-no, 52. Cleaning product made in "Fight Club", 57. V fliers, 59. Frosty, 61. Symbol seen on eight national flags (though, ironically, not the U.S. flag), 62. Writer Rand, 63. First- and third-quarter moons, e.g. … or a hint to this puzzle's theme, 66. Call that might precede "first service", 67. Bartender's valve, 68. Comic book figure, 69. Major campaign expense, 70. Penny pinchers, 71. London's Royal Academy of ___

Down Clues :

1. Labor leader Jimmy, 2. What Peter Pan refuses to become, 3. Pop rock's ___ Brothers, 4. Duel cry, 5. … rho, sigma, ___, upsilon …, 6. Honorific for a Catholic cardinal, 7. Makes mistakes, 8. Painter Duchamp, 9. Prefix with efficiency, 10. Hot peppers, 11. Caregiver for a pregnant woman, 12. Blue, in Spanish, 13. Like much cotton candy, 18. "Frozen" snowman, 23. General Motors subsidiary with emergency services, 25. Its parent company is Hyundai, 27. On the ___, 29. Asteroids made a big impact on it in the 1980s, 30. Flat, 31. Conclude in court, 32. H.S. course in which one might be graded on a curve?, 33. Teen follower, 34. Mount Rushmore and the Taj Mahal, e.g., 35. Some navels, 39. Red-haired toon who is always seeing red, 41. Light racing vehicle, 44. Secretive org., 46. Tina of "30 Rock", 49. Covers in goo, 50. Forward-looking sort, 53. Comic actor ___ Baron Cohen, 54. Lewd looker, 55. On guard, 56. Cancún coins, 57. Ball, 58. Stared at, 60. Include in a footnote, 64. ___ Moskowitz, a.k.a. "Hawk" on Netflix's "Cobra Kai", 65. Computer addresses: Abbr.

Wednesday Sep 04, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues
Wednesday Sep 04, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues


Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 04, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:
  • The clue is 1. Visitor to Mecca. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HAJI

    Possible Answer : hajji, hadji, haji


  • The clue is 5. Choices for party organizers. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THEMES

    Possible Answer : topic, base, root_word, motif, melodic_theme, radical, stem, musical_theme, report, root, paper, idea, theme, composition, subject


  • The clue is 11. Quick refresher. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NAP

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


  • The clue is 14. Lamar ___, ex of Khloé Kardashian. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ODOM


  • The clue is 15. Top pilot. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AIRACE


  • The clue is 16. Rapper Lil ___ Vert. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UZI

    Possible Answer : Uzi


  • The clue is 17. It will change the way you see yourself. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

    The answer: FUNHOUSEMIRROR


  • The clue is 19. Operate, as a program. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RUN

    Possible Answer : move, trial, lam, foot_race, tally, die_hard, rivulet, fly_the_coop, runnel, test, take_to_the_woods, carry, tend, streak, escape, feed, operate, prevail, scarper, political_campaign, go, run, function, race, ladder, lean, incline, track_down, footrace, running, flow, ravel, course, consort, ply, hunt, draw, hunt_down, melt_down, run_for, play, endure, unravel, streamlet, work, lead, run_away, persist, discharge, range, pass, execute, break_away, melt, rill, campaign, be_given, head_for_the_hills, outpouring, running_play, guide, bleed, scat, black_market, bunk, hightail_it, turn_tail, running_game, extend

    Possible Opposite Answer : idle, malfunction


  • The clue is 20. Throw one's hands up, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FLAIL

    Possible Answer : lam, thrash, flail, thresh


  • The clue is 21. Foreign policy grp.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NSC

    Possible Answer : NSC, National_Security_Council


  • The clue is 22. Floral bubble tea flavoring. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROSEMILK


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

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

    The answer: ATSTAKE


  • The clue is 26. Spiral-horned antelope. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ELAND

    Possible Answer : eland


  • The clue is 28. Point of no return on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FINALANSWER


  • The clue is 32. Garment that might have a built-in bra, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CAMI


  • The clue is 36. Work on Broadway, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ACT

    Possible Answer : move, behave, dissemble, pretend, number, deed, roleplay, act_as, playact, routine, play, represent, work, do, enactment, human_action, act, turn, human_activity, bit

    Possible Opposite Answer : refrain


  • The clue is 37. Investigator's interest. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MOTIVE

    Possible Answer : motif, need, motor, motivation, motive, motivative, motivating


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

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

    The answer: AGONY

    Possible Answer : agony, excruciation, suffering, torment, torture


  • The clue is 40. AirPod holder. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EAR

    Possible Answer : auricle, spike, capitulum, pinna, ear


  • The clue is 42. Boxes for crackers?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SAFES

    Possible Answer : rubber, condom, prophylactic, safety, safe


  • The clue is 43. "A Hard Day's Night" songwriter. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LENNON

    Possible Answer : John_Lennon, Lennon


  • The clue is 45. U.K. military arm. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RAF

    Possible Answer : Red_Army_Faction, Royal_Air_Force, RAF


  • The clue is 47. Monthly expense. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RENT

    Possible Answer : rend, economic_rent, split, hire, tear, take, charter, rive, snag, lease, engage, rent, pull, let, rip


  • The clue is 48. Warhead carriers. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

    The answer: CRUISEMISSILES


  • The clue is 51. Microwave no-no. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: METAL

    Possible Answer : metal, metallic, alloy, metallic_element

    Possible Opposite Answer : nonmetallic


  • The clue is 52. Cleaning product made in "Fight Club". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LYESOAP


  • The clue is 57. V fliers. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GEESE

    Possible Answer : goose, goofball, cuckoo, twat, fathead, jackass, bozo, goof, zany


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

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

    The answer: ICY

    Possible Answer : icy, wintry, gelid, polar, glacial, frigid, frozen, frosty, arctic


  • The clue is 61. Symbol seen on eight national flags (though, ironically, not the U.S. flag). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EAGLE

    Possible Answer : eagle, double_birdie, bird_of_Jove


  • The clue is 62. Writer Rand. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AYN


  • The clue is 63. First- and third-quarter moons, e.g. … or a hint to this puzzle's theme. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEMICIRCLES

    Possible Answer : hemicycle, semicircle


  • The clue is 66. Call that might precede "first service". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LET

    Possible Answer : permit, Army_of_the_Righteous, let, net_ball, lease, countenance, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Toiba, allow, get, Army_of_the_Pure, rent, LET, have, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba

    Possible Opposite Answer : prevent, forbid, disallow


  • The clue is 67. Bartender's valve. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALETAP


  • The clue is 68. Comic book figure. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HERO

    Possible Answer : sub, fighter, hero, torpedo, Cuban_sandwich, Hero, champion, Italian_sandwich, bomber, Hero_of_Alexandria, submarine, zep, wedge, Heron, submarine_sandwich, hero_sandwich, paladin, grinder, hoagy, hoagie, poor_boy


  • The clue is 69. Major campaign expense. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ADS

    Possible Answer : advertisement, advertizement, advert, advertizing, ad, advertising


  • The clue is 70. Penny pinchers. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MISERS

    Possible Answer : miser


  • The clue is 71. London's Royal Academy of ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARTS

    Possible Answer : humanistic_discipline, artistic_creation, artistry, liberal_arts, humanities, nontextual_matter, art, arts, artistic_production, fine_art, prowess, graphics, artwork


Down Clues and Answers:
  • The clue is 1. Labor leader Jimmy. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HOFFA

    Possible Answer: Jimmy_Hoffa, Hoffa, James_Riddle_Hoffa

  • The clue is 2. What Peter Pan refuses to become. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ADULT

    Possible Answer: full-grown, grown, pornographic, fully_grown, adult, big, grownup

    Possible Opposite Answer : juvenile

  • The clue is 3. Pop rock's ___ Brothers. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: JONAS

  • The clue is 4. Duel cry. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IMHIT

  • The clue is 5. … rho, sigma, ___, upsilon …. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TAU

    Possible Answer: tau

  • The clue is 6. Honorific for a Catholic cardinal. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HISEMINENCE

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

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

    The answer: ERRS

    Possible Answer: drift, stray, err, slip, mistake

  • The clue is 8. Painter Duchamp. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MARCEL

    Possible Answer: marcel

  • The clue is 9. Prefix with efficiency. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ECO

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

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

    The answer: SERRANOS

  • The clue is 11. Caregiver for a pregnant woman. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NURSEMIDWIFE

  • The clue is 12. Blue, in Spanish. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AZUL

  • The clue is 13. Like much cotton candy. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PINK

    Possible Answer: pinkish, tap, rap, pinko, ping, knock, pink, garden_pink

  • The clue is 18. "Frozen" snowman. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OLAF

  • The clue is 23. General Motors subsidiary with emergency services. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONSTAR

  • The clue is 25. Its parent company is Hyundai. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KIA

  • The clue is 27. On the ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LAM

    Possible Answer: scarper, lam, run, flail, head_for_the_hills, fly_the_coop, getaway, thrash, run_away, take_to_the_woods, scat, thresh, bunk, hightail_it, turn_tail, break_away, escape

  • The clue is 29. Asteroids made a big impact on it in the 1980s. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ATARI

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

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

    The answer: EVEN

    Possible Answer: even, evening, level, fifty-fifty, tied, eventide, eve, yet, regular, still, flush, even_out

    Possible Opposite Answer : uneven, odd

  • The clue is 31. Conclude in court. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: REST

    Possible Answer: eternal_rest, catch_one's_breath, eternal_sleep, perch, relief, relaxation, residuum, respite, repose, remainder, residual, breathe, take_a_breather, lie, balance, stay, roost, residue, sleep, reside, rest_period, remain, ease, rest, pillow, quietus

    Possible Opposite Answer : change, be_active

  • The clue is 32. H.S. course in which one might be graded on a curve?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CALC

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

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

    The answer: AGER

  • The clue is 34. Mount Rushmore and the Taj Mahal, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MONUMENTS

    Possible Answer: monument, repository, memorial

  • The clue is 35. Some navels. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: INNIES

  • The clue is 39. Red-haired toon who is always seeing red. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YOSEMITESAM

  • The clue is 41. Light racing vehicle. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RALLYCAR

  • The clue is 44. Secretive org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NSA

    Possible Answer: National_Security_Agency, NSA

  • The clue is 46. Tina of "30 Rock". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FEY

    Possible Answer: fey, elfin, touched

  • The clue is 49. Covers in goo. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SLIMES

    Possible Answer: melt_off, slim, gook, slim_down, muck, slime, slenderize, ooze, lose_weight, goo, gunk, thin, sludge, guck, reduce, goop

    Possible Opposite Answer : gain

  • The clue is 50. Forward-looking sort. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEER

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

  • The clue is 53. Comic actor ___ Baron Cohen. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SACHA

  • The clue is 54. Lewd looker. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OGLER

    Possible Answer: ogler

  • The clue is 55. On guard. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALERT

    Possible Answer: lively, snappy, qui_vive, rattling, alive, alert, alerting, warning_signal, alarm, brisk, zippy, spanking, alarum, awake, watchful, merry

    Possible Opposite Answer : unalert

  • The clue is 56. Cancún coins. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PESOS

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

  • The clue is 57. Ball. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GALA

    Possible Answer: jamboree, blowout, gala_affair, gala

  • The clue is 58. Stared at. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EYED

    Possible Answer: eyed, eye, eyeball

    Possible Opposite Answer : eyeless

  • The clue is 60. Include in a footnote. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CITE

    Possible Answer: summons, refer, summon, quotation, advert, acknowledgment, abduce, credit, reference, citation, bring_up, adduce, quote, mention, cite, name

  • The clue is 64. ___ Moskowitz, a.k.a. "Hawk" on Netflix's "Cobra Kai". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ELI

  • The clue is 65. Computer addresses: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IPS

    Possible Answer: informatics, information_science, IP, information_processing

Monday, March 30, 2026

Today's Trivia Week 4 NYT Mini Crossword March 30, 2026 Answers

NYT Mini Crossword Trivia Week 4 March 30, 2026 - Daily Answers

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Mini Crossword has 20 clues total. We have all the answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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About Today's Puzzle

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NYT Mini Crossword Grid - Monday, March 30, 2026
Puzzle Statistics
Detail Information
Date March 30, 2026
Grid Size 5 x 5 squares
Total Clues 20 clues
Across Clues 10 clues
Down Clues 10 clues
Average Solve Time Under 1 minute

Today's Trivia Week {week_num} NYT Mini Crossword Grid Layout

This puzzle uses a 5 by 5 grid. That means 5 boxes across and 5 boxes down.

5x5 Crossword Grid Pattern
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5
Row 1     
Row 2     
Row 3     
Row 4     
Row 5     

How to Solve This Puzzle Fast

  1. Read all the clues first - your brain will start working on them
  2. Fill in the short words first (3 letters or less)
  3. Use the crossing letters to help with harder words
  4. If a clue has a question mark (?), it's probably a joke or play on words
  5. Common short words: THE, AND, ARE, FOR, NOT

Quick Facts About This Puzzle

  • Total squares in grid: 25 (5 times 5)
  • Average time to solve: Less than 1 minute
  • Best time to play: During a coffee break
  • Difficulty level: Made for everyone to enjoy

Across Clues - 10 Total

These clues go from left to right in the puzzle.

Across Clues List
Number Clue
1 Across 16. "In spite of all that ..."
2 Across 22. Only U.S. president from Delaware
3 Across 59. Where to pick up luggage at an airport
4 Across 71. Size up
5 Across 17. Endless TikTok scrolling or Tetris playing, e.g.
6 Across 26. ___ Plaines, Ill.
7 Across 51. Caustic paint stripper
8 Across 57. Answer
9 Across 53. Be in arrears
10 Across 15. Odd ___ out (misfit)

Hints and Answers for Across Clues

Need help? Here are hints and answers for each clue above. Also check out these helpful guides:


1 Across: "16. "In spite of all that ...""

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 6 letters
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: E____O

Answer:

Click to reveal EVENSO


2 Across: "22. Only U.S. president from Delaware"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 5 letters
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: B___N

Answer:

Click to reveal BIDEN


3 Across: "59. Where to pick up luggage at an airport"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 12 letters
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'M'
  • Word pattern: B__________M

Answer:

Click to reveal BAGGAGECLAIM


4 Across: "71. Size up"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 6 letters
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: A____S

Answer:

Click to reveal ASSESS


5 Across: "17. Endless TikTok scrolling or Tetris playing, e.g."

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 8 letters
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'K'
  • Word pattern: T______K

Answer:

Click to reveal TIMESINK


6 Across: "26. ___ Plaines, Ill."

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 3 letters
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'S'
  • Another word like this: DE

Answer:

Click to reveal DES


7 Across: "51. Caustic paint stripper"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 3 letters
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'E'
  • This is a short form or acronym

Answer:

Click to reveal LYE


8 Across: "57. Answer"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 5 letters
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: R___Y

Answer:

Click to reveal REPLY


9 Across: "53. Be in arrears"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 3 letters
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'E'
  • This is a short form or acronym

Answer:

Click to reveal OWE


10 Across: "15. Odd ___ out (misfit)"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 3 letters
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'N'
  • Another word like this: human

Answer:

Click to reveal MAN

Down Clues - 10 Total

These clues go from top to bottom in the puzzle.

Down Clues List
Number Clue
1 Down 67. ___ capita
2 Down 61. Iowa college town
3 Down 66. Team for Olympians Simone Biles and Mikaela Shiffrin
4 Down 40. Like the original Broadway cast of "The Wiz"
5 Down 10. Like many users of sign language
6 Down 2. Long-running CBS procedural with spinoffs
7 Down 58. Manicurist's board
8 Down 56. Warhead weapons, for short
9 Down 6. Round Table knight who betrayed King Arthur
10 Down 7. Cover with tattoos, colloquially

Hints and Answers for Down Clues

Need help? Here are hints and answers for each clue above. You might also like:


1 Down: "67. ___ capita"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 3 letters
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'R'
  • This is a short form or acronym

Answer:

Click to reveal PER


2 Down: "61. Iowa college town"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 4 letters
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: A__S

Answer:

Click to reveal AMES


3 Down: "66. Team for Olympians Simone Biles and Mikaela Shiffrin"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 3 letters
  • It starts with 'U' and ends with 'A'
  • Another word like this: America

Answer:

Click to reveal USA


4 Down: "40. Like the original Broadway cast of "The Wiz""

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 8 letters
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'K'
  • Word pattern: A______K

Answer:

Click to reveal ALLBLACK


5 Down: "10. Like many users of sign language"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 4 letters
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'F'
  • Word pattern: D__F

Answer:

Click to reveal DEAF


6 Down: "2. Long-running CBS procedural with spinoffs"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 3 letters
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'I'
  • This is a short form or acronym

Answer:

Click to reveal CSI


7 Down: "58. Manicurist's board"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 5 letters
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: E___Y

Answer:

Click to reveal EMERY


8 Down: "56. Warhead weapons, for short"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 5 letters
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: I___S

Answer:

Click to reveal ICBMS


9 Down: "6. Round Table knight who betrayed King Arthur"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 8 letters
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: L______T

Answer:

Click to reveal LANCELOT


10 Down: "7. Cover with tattoos, colloquially"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 5 letters
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'P'
  • Word pattern: I___P

Answer:

Click to reveal INKUP

How to Solve the NYT Mini Crossword Faster

Here are the best tips from expert solvers:

Step-by-Step Strategy

  1. Quick Scan: Read all clues once. Your brain starts working on them right away.
  2. Easy First: Fill in the shortest words (2-3 letters). These are usually simple words like "IT" or "ON".
  3. Use Crossings: When letters cross, they help you figure out harder words.
  4. Watch for Wordplay: Clues with question marks (?) are jokes or puns.
  5. Common Words: Remember these appear often: ERA, ORE, ATE, ICE.

Letter Tips That Really Help

  • The letter E is the most common in English
  • Words ending in S are often plurals
  • If you see "___" in a clue, the answer fits those blanks exactly
  • Abbreviations in clues mean the answer is also abbreviated

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Puzzle Numbers and Facts

Today's Puzzle by the Numbers
Total Clues: 20 clues to solve
Grid Size: 5 boxes across, 5 boxes down
Total Squares: 25 squares to fill
Average Time: Most people solve in 58 seconds
Difficulty: Medium

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, February 07, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (35 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

February 07, 2020 Friday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. ___ 500 5
2A 6. Building manager, informally 4
3A 10. Mimics Nicki Minaj 4
4A 14. Role for Nichelle Nichols and Zoë Saldana 5
5A 15. Sue at Chicago's Field Museum, e.g. 4
6A 16. Glow 4
7A 17. Seminal William S. Burroughs novel, 1959 10
8A 19. Proof of purchase 4
9A 20. Tar 6
10A 21. Galaxy competitor 6
11A 23. Adolph Coors or Frederick Pabst 12
12A 26. Crown ___ 6
13A 29. "Te ___" (Spanish words of affection) 6
14A 30. Big name in cosmetics 5
15A 31. Corporate bigs 5
16A 32. Actress ___ Dawn Chong 3
17A 35. Start of a citation 3
18A 36. Samurai swords 7
19A 38. Car company that sponsors the World Cup 3
20A 39. Before, in odes 3
21A 40. Sty occupants 5
22A 41. Some marsh flora 5
23A 43. Spinning 6
24A 45. Help to cover 6
25A 46. "The fault lies here" 12
26A 49. Comics title character who says "Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery" 6
27A 50. Folds 6
28A 53. Instead 4
29A 54. Pittsburgh is its most populous city 10
30A 58. Manipulative sort 4
31A 59. Ring bearers 4
32A 60. Special ops force 5
33A 61. Super Bowl LIII winners, informally 4
34A 62. Course obstacle 4
35A 63. Defaults? 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. ___ 500"

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: SANDP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Building manager, informally"

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: SUPE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Mimics Nicki Minaj"

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 reproach for some lapse or misdeed
  • Words that mean the same thing: tap, knap, strike
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RAPS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Role for Nichelle Nichols and Zoë Saldana"

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: UHURA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Sue at Chicago's Field Museum, e.g."

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: TREX

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Glow"

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 sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure
  • Words that mean the same thing: nimbus, air, atmosphere
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AURA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Seminal William S. Burroughs novel, 1959"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: NAKEDLUNCH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Proof of purchase"

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 short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
  • Words that mean the same thing: nub, butt, counterfoil
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STUB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Tar"

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 man who serves as a sailor
  • Words that mean the same thing: mariner, seafarer, sea dog
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SEAMAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Galaxy competitor"

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: IPHONE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Adolph Coors or Frederick Pabst"

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: MASTERBREWER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Crown ___"

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 precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
  • Words that mean the same thing: jewel, precious stone, bejewel
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: JEWELS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "29. "Te ___" (Spanish words of affection)"

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: QUIERO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Big name in cosmetics"

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: AVEDA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Corporate bigs"

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 set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
  • Words that mean the same thing: causa, accommodate, beseem
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SUITS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Actress ___ Dawn Chong"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: RAE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Start of a citation"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: PER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Samurai swords"

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: KATANAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Car company that sponsors the World Cup"

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: KIA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Before, in odes"

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 21 Across: "40. Sty occupants"

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 coarse obnoxious person
  • Words that mean the same thing: pig, slob, sloven
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SLOBS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. Some marsh flora"

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 tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera arundo and phragmites
  • Words that mean the same thing: Reed, Walter Reed, vibrating reed
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: REEDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Spinning"

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: AWHIRL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. Help to cover"

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

    The answer is: DEFRAY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. "The fault lies here""

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: IBLAMEMYSELF

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. Comics title character who says "Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery""

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 united states chemist noted for discovering the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis (1911-)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Jean Chauvin, Jean Cauvin, John Calvin
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CALVIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. Folds"

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 any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
  • Words that mean the same thing: plicate, plait, pleat
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PLEATS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. Instead"

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: ELSE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. Pittsburgh is its most populous city"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about geography.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an impoverished coal mining area in the appalachian mountains (from pennsylvania to north carolina)
  • The word looks like this: __________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: APPALACHIA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. Manipulative sort"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something
  • Words that mean the same thing: exploiter, drug user, substance abuser
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: USER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. Ring bearers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that one of the digits of the foot
  • Words that mean the same thing: toenail, toe
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TOES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. Special ops force"

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 fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
  • Words that mean the same thing: seal, Navy SEAL, varnish
  • The opposite would be: unseal
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SEALS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. Super Bowl LIII winners, informally"

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 sound made by a gentle blow
  • Words that mean the same thing: tap, rap, dab
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PATS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "62. Course obstacle"

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 set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
  • Words that mean the same thing: test, 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: EXAM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "63. Defaults?"

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 prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
  • Words that mean the same thing: edit out, edit, cut
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EDITS

    Great job if you got it right!

February 07, 2020 Friday NYT - All Down Answers

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Tanning agent 3
2D 2. "Eureka!" moments 4
3D 3. Quickly heat up 4
4D 4. Fantasized 7
5D 5. Emmy-nominated host of "Top Chef" 12
6D 6. ___ double 5
7D 7. Spigot site 3
8D 8. Something a bodybuilder might flex, informally 3
9D 9. Case opener 8
10D 10. Breakfast quantity 6
11D 11. Bodybuilder? 10
12D 12. Trim 5
13D 13. Fencing piece 5
14D 18. Miss 4
15D 22. Certain P.R., in two different senses 12
16D 24. In an even manner 7
17D 25. Remains 5
18D 26. Say mockingly 4
19D 27. "Do I ___!" 4
20D 28. "Good to go!" 10
21D 31. Rant and rave 5
22D 33. Fictional Ethiopian princess 4
23D 34. "Careful now" 4
24D 37. Put off 8
25D 42. Erased 7
26D 44. Equivocates 6
27D 45. Farmer's place, in song 4
28D 46. Freeze 5
29D 47. Lightweight wood 5
30D 48. Sudden movement 5
31D 51. Muay ___ (martial art) 4
32D 52. It may be fine in a stream 4
33D 55. Plague 3
34D 56. ___-brained 3
35D 57. Intensifying suffix, in modern slang 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. Tanning agent"

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 star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
  • Words that mean the same thing: insolate, solarise, sunlight
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SUN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "Eureka!" moments"

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: AHAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Quickly heat up"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb
  • Words that mean the same thing: atomic warhead, nuclear warhead, thermonuclear warhead
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NUKE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Fantasized"

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 have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
  • Words that mean the same thing: dream, daydream, woolgather
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DREAMED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Emmy-nominated host of "Top Chef""

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: PADMALAKSHMI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. ___ double"

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 difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STUNT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Spigot site"

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 large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: URN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Something a bodybuilder might flex, informally"

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: PEC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Case opener"

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: EXHIBITA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Breakfast quantity"

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 commercially important fish of the pacific coast of north america
  • Words that mean the same thing: Sebastodes miniatus, vermillion rockfish, heady
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RASHER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Bodybuilder?"

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: AUTOWORKER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Trim"

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 cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
  • Words that mean the same thing: lop, snip, cut
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PRUNE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Fencing piece"

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 fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
  • Words that mean the same thing: cavalry sword, sabre
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SABER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Miss"

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 girl or young woman who is unmarried
  • Words that mean the same thing: young girl, lassie, jeune fille
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LASS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Certain P.R., in two different senses"

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: PRESSRELEASE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. In an even manner"

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

    The answer is: EQUABLY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Remains"

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 an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
  • Words that mean the same thing: deflower, ruining, ruination
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RUINS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Say mockingly"

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 humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
  • Words that mean the same thing: joke, laugh, gag
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: JAPE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. "Do I ___!""

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 at any time
  • Words that mean the same thing: e'er, always, of all time
  • The opposite would be: never
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EVER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. "Good to go!""

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: WEREALLSET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Rant and rave"

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 violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
  • Words that mean the same thing: violent storm, surprise, ramp
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STORM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Fictional Ethiopian princess"

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

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

    The answer is: AIDA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. "Careful now""

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 posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
  • Words that mean the same thing: tardily, wanton, well-fixed
  • The opposite would be: difficult, quickly
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EASY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Put off"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
  • Words that mean the same thing: alien, estrange, disaffect
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ALIENATE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "42. Erased"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that remove completely from recognition or memory
  • Words that mean the same thing: erase, wipe off, rub out
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EFFACED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "44. Equivocates"

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 someone who communicates by waving
  • Words that mean the same thing: vacillate, flicker, quiver
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: WAVERS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "45. Farmer's place, in song"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a small wooded hollow
  • Words that mean the same thing: dingle
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DELL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. Freeze"

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: ICEUP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Lightweight wood"

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 strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats
  • Words that mean the same thing: balsa wood, Ochroma lagopus
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BALSA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Sudden movement"

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 painful and involuntary muscular contraction
  • Words that mean the same thing: muscle spasm, cramp
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SPASM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "51. Muay ___ (martial art)"

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 native or inhabitant of thailand
  • Words that mean the same thing: Central Thai, Siamese, Tai
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: THAI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. It may be fine in a stream"

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 mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake
  • Words that mean the same thing: silt up
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SILT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "55. Plague"

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 common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
  • Words that mean the same thing: lues, syph, lues venerea
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: POX

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "56. ___-brained"

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 seed of a pea plant used for food
  • Words that mean the same thing: pea plant
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PEA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "57. Intensifying suffix, in modern slang"

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 fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
  • Words that mean the same thing: butt, stern, buns
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ASS

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 56 80.0%
Short Answer 8 11.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment 2 2.9%
Literature 1 1.4%
Geography 1 1.4%
History 1 1.4%
Music 1 1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 35
Down Clues 35
Total Clues 70
Average Answer Length 5.5 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 Friday, 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 27, 2025 at 06:45 AM