January 04, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, January 04, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (35 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Monday Puzzle January 04, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Has a long shelf life	5
2A	6. The Lone Star State	5
3A	11. Place to recover one's health	3
4A	14. Native Alaskan	5
5A	15. Vigilant	5
6A	16. Arctic diving bird	3
7A	17. Identity of 61-Across	11
8A	19. "The X-Files" agcy.	3
9A	20. Like some reactions and flights during storms	7
10A	21. Blacktop	7
11A	23. Opposite of WSW	3
12A	24. Part of a needle	3
13A	26. Something a diva may sing	4
14A	27. Overhaul, as a show	6
15A	30. Originator of 61-Across	8
16A	34. Teacher's note accompanying a bad grade, maybe	5
17A	35. Rapper Shakur	5
18A	36. Television portrayer of 61-Across	11
19A	40. Singers Bareilles and Evans	5
20A	41. Steer clear of	5
21A	44. Film portrayer of 61-Across	8
22A	48. Contract stipulation	6
23A	49. Lead-in to "man" in superhero-dom	4
24A	50. Flow out, as the tide	3
25A	52. Youngster	3
26A	53. Pain in the lower back	7
27A	57. "Just leave!"	7
28A	60. Back talk	3
29A	61. Co-founder of the Justice League	11
30A	63. Bullring cheer	3
31A	64. Humdingers	5
32A	65. Plainly visible	5
33A	66. Something to write on or crash in	3
34A	67. Ocular inflammations	5
35A	68. Smell or taste	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. Has a long shelf life"

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 temporal end; the concluding time
• Words that mean the same thing: end, stopping point, final stage
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LASTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. The Lone Star State"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the second largest state; located in southwestern united states on the gulf of mexico
• Words that mean the same thing: TX, Lone-Star State
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEXAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. Place to recover one's health"

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 health resort near a spring or at the seaside
• Words that mean the same thing: watering place, resort hotel, watering hole
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Native Alaskan"

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 member of the people inhabiting the aleutian islands and southwestern alaska
• Words that mean the same thing: Aleutian
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALEUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Vigilant"

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 condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
• Words that mean the same thing: alarm, alive, qui vive
• The opposite would be: unalert
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALERT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Arctic diving bird"

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 black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AUK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Identity of 61-Across"

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: DIANAPRINCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. "The X-Files" agcy."

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 federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the department of justice
• Words that mean the same thing: Federal Bureau of Investigation
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FBI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Like some reactions and flights during storms"

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 cause to be slowed down or delayed
• Words that mean the same thing: retard, stay, hold up
• The opposite would be: rush
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DELAYED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Blacktop"

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 mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing
• Words that mean the same thing: mineral pitch
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASPHALT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Opposite of WSW"

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 compass point midway between northeast and east
• Words that mean the same thing: east northeast
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Part of a needle"

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 organ of sight
• Words that mean the same thing: oculus, optic, middle
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Something a diva may sing"

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

  The answer is: ARIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Overhaul, as a show"

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 to patch up or renovate; repair or restore
• Words that mean the same thing: vamp
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REVAMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Originator of 61-Across"

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: DCCOMICS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. Teacher's note accompanying a bad grade, maybe"

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: SEEME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Rapper Shakur"

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: TUPAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Television portrayer of 61-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LYNDACARTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. Singers Bareilles and Evans"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: SARAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Steer clear of"

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 stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
• Words that mean the same thing: keep off, head off, void
• The opposite would be: validate, confront
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AVOID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "44. Film portrayer of 61-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: GALGADOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "48. Contract stipulation"

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 (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
• Words that mean the same thing: article
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLAUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "49. Lead-in to "man" in superhero-dom"

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 shade of blue tinged with green
• Words that mean the same thing: peacock blue, aquamarine, turquoise
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AQUA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "50. Flow out, as the tide"

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 gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
• Words that mean the same thing: wane, ebb away, ebb out
• The opposite would be: tide
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EBB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "52. Youngster"

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 small amount (especially of a drink)
• Words that mean the same thing: tote up, toddler, tally
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "53. Pain in the lower back"

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 backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back; can be caused by muscle strain or arthritis or vascular insufficiency or a ruptured intervertebral disc
• Words that mean the same thing: lumbar pain
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LUMBAGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "57. "Just leave!""

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: LETMEBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "60. Back talk"

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 either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
• Words that mean the same thing: mouth, sass, back talk
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "61. Co-founder of the Justice League"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WONDERWOMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "63. Bullring cheer"

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: OLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "64. Humdingers"

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 very attractive or seductive looking woman
• Words that mean the same thing: knockout, smasher, peach
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LULUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "65. Plainly visible"

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 open and observable; not secret or hidden
• Words that mean the same thing: open
• The opposite would be: covert
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVERT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "66. Something to write on or crash in"

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 number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
• Words that mean the same thing: stamp pad, bolster, aggrandize
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "67. Ocular inflammations"

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

  The answer is: STYES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "68. Smell or taste"

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 general conscious awareness
• Words that mean the same thing: sensation, gumption, mother wit
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SENSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Monday NYT Crossword January 04, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Corporate hierarchies, figuratively	7
2D	2. Property recipient, in law	7
3D	3. Rising concern?	8
4D	4. ___ fish sandwich	4
5D	5. Linger	4
6D	6. Late in arriving	5
7D	7. Inventor Whitney	3
8D	8. "Hercules" character who got her own show	4
9D	9. Rainbows, for example	4
10D	10. Part of an assembly instruction	4
11D	11. Mac browser	6
12D	12. Go ___ (become listed on a stock exchange)	6
13D	13. Japanese dogs	6
14D	18. "I don't want to hear a ___ out of you!"	4
15D	22. Meat in many an omelet	3
16D	25. Teach	7
17D	28. Adams who played Lois Lane in "Man of Steel"	3
18D	29. Brainy bunch	5
19D	31. Tax return pros	4
20D	32. Batmobile, e.g.	3
21D	33. Eight-related	5
22D	35. Poi ingredient	4
23D	37. Mid-June honoree	3
24D	38. Longoria of "Desperate Housewives"	3
25D	39. Some delivery people	8
26D	42. Weather map lines	7
27D	43. Easing of international tensions	7
28D	44. Racehorse's gait	6
29D	45. Eagle constellation	6
30D	46. Thrown (together)	6
31D	47. Shoot the breeze	3
32D	48. Trucker who relays "bear traps"	4
33D	51. Confer divine favor on	5
34D	54. Leather-punching tools	4
35D	55. Joint malady	4
36D	56. Just	4
37D	58. "Terrible" time for tykes	4
38D	59. Relocate	4
39D	62. Payment ___	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. Corporate hierarchies, figuratively"

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 steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
• Words that mean the same thing: ladder, run, ravel
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LADDERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Property recipient, in law"

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 someone to whom the title of property is transferred
• Words that mean the same thing: grantee
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALIENEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Rising concern?"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: SEALEVEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. ___ fish sandwich"

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 tropical american prickly pear of jamaica
• Words that mean the same thing: Anguilla sucklandii, tuna fish, tunny
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TUNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Linger"

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 continuing or remaining in a place or state
• Words that mean the same thing: abide, halt, rest
• The opposite would be: move, depart
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Late in arriving"

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 after the expected or usual time; delayed
• Words that mean the same thing: late, belated
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TARDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Inventor Whitney"

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: ELI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. "Hercules" character who got her own show"

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: XENA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Rainbows, for example"

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

  The answer is: ARCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Part of an assembly instruction"

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 maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
• Words that mean the same thing: footfall, whole tone, footstep
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Mac browser"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an overland journey by hunters (especially in africa)
• Words that mean the same thing: hunting expedition, campaign
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAFARI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Go ___ (become listed on a stock exchange)"

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 people in general considered as a whole
• Words that mean the same thing: world, populace
• The opposite would be: private
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PUBLIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Japanese dogs"

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: AKITAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. "I don't want to hear a ___ out of you!""

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 short weak cry of a young bird
• Words that mean the same thing: cheep, chirp, chirrup
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Meat in many an omelet"

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 meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
• Words that mean the same thing: ham it up, overact, jambon
• The opposite would be: underact
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Teach"

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 give an education to
• Words that mean the same thing: train, prepare, develop
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDUCATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "28. Adams who played Lois Lane in "Man of Steel""

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: AMY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "29. Brainy bunch"

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 faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere and containing part of the large magellanic cloud
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MENSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "31. Tax return pros"

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 accountant who has passed certain examinations and met all other statutory and licensing requirements of a united states state to be certified by that state
• Words that mean the same thing: certified public accountant, CPA
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CPAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. Batmobile, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Eight-related"

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 of or pertaining to a number system having 8 as its base
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OCTAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. Poi ingredient"

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 edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
• Words that mean the same thing: edda, taro plant, taro root
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TARO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. Mid-June honoree"

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 informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
• Words that mean the same thing: pappa, daddy, dada
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Longoria of "Desperate Housewives""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Some delivery people"

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: ROUTEMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "42. Weather map lines"

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 (meteorology)an isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time
• Words that mean the same thing: isobar
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ISOBARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Easing of international tensions"

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 the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations)
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DETENTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Racehorse's gait"

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 fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously
• Words that mean the same thing: extend
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GALLOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Eagle constellation"

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 constellation in the milky way near cygnus; contains the star altair
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Aquila, Aquila degli Abruzzi, L'Aquila
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AQUILA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Thrown (together)"

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 put together indiscriminately
• Words that mean the same thing: collocate, lump, chunk
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LUMPED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Shoot the breeze"

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 light informal conversation for social occasions
• Words that mean the same thing: gabfest, chit-chat, chin wag
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Trucker who relays "bear traps""

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: CBER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. Confer divine favor on"

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 give a benediction to
• Words that mean the same thing: sanctify, consecrate, hallow
• The opposite would be: curse, desecrate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Leather-punching tools"

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 pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes
• Words that mean the same thing: awl
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. Joint malady"

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 painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints
• Words that mean the same thing: urarthritis, gouty arthritis
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "56. Just"

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 being the only one; single and isolated from others
• Words that mean the same thing: just, but, entirely
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "58. "Terrible" time for tykes"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: two, II, deuce
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TWOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "59. Relocate"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of deciding to do something
• Words that mean the same thing: propel, actuate, be active
• The opposite would be: stay, stay in place
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "62. Payment ___"

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 that which is deserved or owed
• Words that mean the same thing: referable, ascribable, imputable
• The opposite would be: undue
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	52	70.3%
Short Answer	17	23.0%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.7%
History	2	2.7%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	74
Average Answer Length	5.1 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 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 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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December 30, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

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

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, December 30, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (35 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

December 30, 2023 Saturday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Dad on "Black-ish"	3
2A	4. Source of intelligence	5
3A	8. They work in meters	5
4A	12. Bucket of bolts	6
5A	14. Concealer	4
6A	16. Hour at which to sing "Auld Lang Syne"	3
7A	17. It might have a small bulb	15
8A	20. Coat named for a former Irish province	6
9A	21. Brand with a joystick	5
10A	22. Letter of completion, in brief	4
11A	24. Post-op program	5
12A	26. Took a turn	4
13A	28. "Count" in the Blues Hall of Fame	5
14A	30. Uncertain affirmation	8
15A	32. Boot	3
16A	33. Pair of hand drums, in Indian music	5
17A	35. Speakers in many classrooms, for short	3
18A	36. Rarer than rare	15
19A	40. Directional suffix	3
20A	41. Craft at camp	5
21A	42. Ref. work that Tolkien contributed to from "waggle" to "wild"	3
22A	43. Aromatic herb	8
23A	46. Exhausting	5
24A	48. Shade by the pool?	4
25A	49. Anesthetized, so to speak	5
26A	51. "All ___" (court order)	4
27A	53. What may come before further notice?	5
28A	55. They hang around the house	6
29A	57. Wall Street, e.g.	15
30A	60. Grand ___ Opry	3
31A	61. ___ Drogo, Jason Momoa's character on "Game of Thrones"	4
32A	62. "Seinfeld" role	6
33A	63. Event suggested by this puzzle's circled squares, read clockwise from the top	5
34A	64. Cabinet resignee of 1988	5
35A	65. End of nearly half of all website addresses	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. Dad on "Black-ish""

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: DRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Source of intelligence"

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: RECON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "8. They work in meters"

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 writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
• Words that mean the same thing: poet
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "12. Bucket of bolts"

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 member of the prussian aristocracy noted especially for militarism
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JUNKER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Concealer"

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 garment that covers the head and face
• Words that mean the same thing: head covering, embryonic membrane, humeral veil
• The opposite would be: unveil
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VEIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Hour at which to sing "Auld Lang Syne""

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 eleven and one
• Words that mean the same thing: dozen, twelve, 12
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: XII

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. It might have a small bulb"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: MEDICINEDROPPER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Coat named for a former Irish province"

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 historic division of ireland located in the northeastern part of the island; six of ulster's nine counties are in northern ireland
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ULSTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Brand with a joystick"

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: ATARI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Letter of completion, in brief"

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

  The answer is: CERT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Post-op program"

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: REHAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Took a turn"

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 change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
• Words that mean the same thing: lead, break down, pass
• The opposite would be: be born, malfunction
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. "Count" in the Blues Hall of Fame"

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: BASIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Uncertain affirmation"

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: IGUESSSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. Boot"

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 airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: force out, tail end, toilet
• The opposite would be: hire
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Pair of hand drums, in Indian music"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard 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: TABLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Speakers in many classrooms, 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 (ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)
• Words that mean the same thing: P.A. system, P.A., Keystone State
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Rarer than rare"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: ONCEINALIFETIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. Directional suffix"

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 bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of europe and greenland
• Words that mean the same thing: Haliatus albicilla, white-tailed sea eagle, erne
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Craft at camp"

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 small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CANOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Ref. work that Tolkien contributed to from "waggle" to "wild""

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 unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles
• Words that mean the same thing: O.E.D., Oxford English Dictionary
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Aromatic herb"

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 aromatic perennial of southeastern russia
• Words that mean the same thing: estragon, Artemisia dracunculus
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TARRAGON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. Exhausting"

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 act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
• Words that mean the same thing: utilise, expend, apply
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. Shade by the pool?"

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 shade of blue tinged with green
• Words that mean the same thing: cobalt blue, turquoise, aquamarine
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AQUA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. Anesthetized, so to speak"

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 located below or beneath something else
• Words that mean the same thing: nether, 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: UNDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. "All ___" (court order)"

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 growth in strength or number or importance
• Words that mean the same thing: cost increase, advance, heighten
• The opposite would be: go to bed, set
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "53. What may come before further notice?"

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: UNTIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. They hang around the house"

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 hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
• Words that mean the same thing: clothe, drape, pall
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRAPES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. Wall Street, e.g."

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: FINANCIALCENTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "60. Grand ___ Opry"

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: OLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "61. ___ Drogo, Jason Momoa's character on "Game of Thrones""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: KHAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "62. "Seinfeld" role"

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: ELAINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "63. Event suggested by this puzzle's circled squares, read clockwise from the top"

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 organization to gain political power
• Words that mean the same thing: company, political party
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PARTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "64. Cabinet resignee of 1988"

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: MEESE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "65. End of nearly half of all website addresses"

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: COM

  Great job if you got it right!

December 30, 2023 Saturday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Part of a turntablist's headgear, for short	5
2D	2. Street in Strasbourg	3
3D	3. Participant in an ultramarathon	15
4D	4. Letters of endorsement, in brief	4
5D	5. African who lives along the coast of the Red Sea	8
6D	6. Across a wide expanse of rural land	15
7D	7. Nickname for Edward	3
8D	8. Twists can thicken it	4
9D	9. Like art conveying emotion rather than realism	15
10D	10. Some merchandising opportunities	6
11D	11. "Dear" man	3
12D	13. Attire for many bagpipe players	5
13D	15. Onetime Yankees pitcher Hideki	5
14D	18. Previously known as	3
15D	19. Handles clumsily	6
16D	23. Longtime diplomat Abba	4
17D	25. "Tonight's another chance to start ___" (lyric from "It's Just Another New Year's Eve")	5
18D	27. Fit	5
19D	29. Turner autobiography	5
20D	31. Foil alternatives	5
21D	32. Terra ___	5
22D	34. Strips in a club?	5
23D	37. Goofs in proofs	6
24D	38. Very good hand to be dealt in poker	8
25D	39. Gig components	4
26D	44. Eagle constellation	6
27D	45. Relative of a slot canyon	5
28D	47. "The Faerie Queene" woman whose name means "peace"	5
29D	50. Goethe's "The ___-King"	3
30D	52. Violinist Zimbalist	5
31D	54. Completely black, as the sky	4
32D	56. Soccer legend who played for both sides in his final match in 1977	4
33D	57. Fashionable dresser	3
34D	58. "Do you know who ___?"	3
35D	59. Musician Brian	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. Part of a turntablist's headgear, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DJMIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Street in Strasbourg"

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 european strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
• Words that mean the same thing: ruefulness, Ruta graveolens, repent
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Participant in an ultramarathon"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: ENDURANCERUNNER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Letters of endorsement, 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: RECS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. African who lives along the coast of the Red Sea"

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

  The answer is: ERITREAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Across a wide expanse of rural land"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: OVERHILLANDDALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Nickname for Edward"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: NED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Twists can thicken it"

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 secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
• Words that mean the same thing: patch, plat, secret plan
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Like art conveying emotion rather than realism"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that of or relating to expressionism
• Words that mean the same thing: expressionist
• The word looks like this: _______________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EXPRESSIONISTIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Some merchandising opportunities"

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: TIEINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "Dear" man"

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

  The answer is: SIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "13. Attire for many bagpipe players"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of the traditional dress in the highlands of northern scotland
• Words that mean the same thing: kilt
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KILTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "15. Onetime Yankees pitcher Hideki"

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: IRABU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Previously known as"

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 (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. Handles clumsily"

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: PAWSAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Longtime diplomat Abba"

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: EBAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. "Tonight's another chance to start ___" (lyric from "It's Just Another New Year's Eve")"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• Words that mean the same thing: once again, once more, over again
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Fit"

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 utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
• Words that mean the same thing: strengthen, modulate, tone
• The opposite would be: toneless
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TONED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Turner autobiography"

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: ITINA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Foil alternatives"

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 similar to a foil but with a heavier blade
• Words that mean the same thing: epee
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EPEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Terra ___"

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: COTTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Strips in a club?"

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 back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
• Words that mean the same thing: Francis Bacon, Viscount St. Albans, Roger Bacon
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BACON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. Goofs in proofs"

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 mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
• Words that mean the same thing: typo, typographical error, erratum
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERRATA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Very good hand to be dealt in poker"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: FOURACES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Gig components"

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 number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
• Words that mean the same thing: 1000000, one thousand thousand, meg
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "44. Eagle constellation"

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 constellation in the milky way near cygnus; contains the star altair
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Aquila, L'Aquila, Aquila degli Abruzzi
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AQUILA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "45. Relative of a slot canyon"

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 narrow gorge with a stream running through it
• Words that mean the same thing: flume
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GULCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "47. "The Faerie Queene" woman whose name means "peace""

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 type genus of the irenidae: fairy bluebirds
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Irena
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRENA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "50. Goethe's "The ___-King""

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: ERL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "52. Violinist Zimbalist"

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: EFREM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "54. Completely black, as the sky"

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 of the color of black ink
• Words that mean the same thing: ink-black, inky-black
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INKY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "56. Soccer legend who played for both sides in his final match in 1977"

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: PELE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "57. Fashionable dresser"

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 man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
• Words that mean the same thing: clotheshorse, fashion plate, beau
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "58. "Do you know who ___?""

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: IAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "59. Musician Brian"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: ENO

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	70.0%
Short Answer	13	18.6%
Music	2	2.9%
Abbreviation	2	2.9%
Sports	2	2.9%
History	1	1.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	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	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is 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: August 28, 2025 at 03:22 PM