December 02, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (36 clues)
• Down Clues (38 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, December 02, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (36 Across, 38 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

NYT Wednesday Crossword Across Clues - December 02, 2020 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Breaking of mirrors, some think	5
2A	6. Warty critter	4
3A	10. Film genre that includes "Moonlight" and "Call Me by Your Name"	4
4A	14. Film auteur Miyazaki	5
5A	15. Own	4
6A	16. It's at the southern end of the Caspian Sea	4
7A	17. Classic 1960 platinum-selling Miles Davis album	15
8A	20. Green	3
9A	21. London district whose name sounds like a letter	3
10A	22. Prevailed	6
11A	23. Major credit card, briefly	4
12A	25. Tennis star Nadal	6
13A	27. Prefix with afternoon	3
14A	29. Small stones used for driveways	9
15A	31. Hand, in Honduras	4
16A	32. Fulminated (against)	6
17A	33. Things to right	6
18A	35. Pharma products	4
19A	36. What surrounds the pupil	4
20A	37. Is a shining star	6
21A	40. Popular gay dating app	6
22A	42. Green suits?	4
23A	43. Spirit of the age	9
24A	46. Petrostate's reserves	3
25A	47. "Oh, brother!"	6
26A	49. A hyperbola has two	4
27A	50. "Not gonna happen"	6
28A	52. ___ Honor	3
29A	54. Shirt with a slogan, often	3
30A	55. "Like ... now!"	15
31A	58. Sicilian erupter	4
32A	59. Jekyll's bad side	4
33A	60. Type of food whose outsides are suggested by the outsides of 17-, 29-, 43- and 55-Across	5
34A	61. Like blue hair, presumably	4
35A	62. Vegas casino beside the Bellagio	4
36A	63. Big name in food service	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. Breaking of mirrors, some think"

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 sign of something about to happen
• Words that mean the same thing: portend, auspicate, portent
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OMENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Warty critter"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
• Words that mean the same thing: toad frog, batrachian, frog
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Film genre that includes "Moonlight" and "Call Me by Your Name""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LGBT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Film auteur Miyazaki"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium 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: HAYAO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Own"

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 person who possesses great material wealth
• Words that mean the same thing: bear, sustain, make
• The opposite would be: abstain, lack
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. It's at the southern end of the Caspian Sea"

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 theocratic islamic republic in the middle east in western asia; iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as persia until 1935; rich in oil
• Words that mean the same thing: Islamic Republic of Iran, Persia
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Classic 1960 platinum-selling Miles Davis album"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Green"

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 not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
• Words that mean the same thing: newly, novel, fresh
• The opposite would be: worn, old
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. London district whose name sounds like a letter"

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: KEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Prevailed"

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: WONOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Major credit card, briefly"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a stock exchange in new york
• Words that mean the same thing: Curb, American Stock Exchange
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMEX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Tennis star Nadal"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: RAFAEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Prefix with afternoon"

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 used in combination to denote the 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: MID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Small stones used for driveways"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PEAGRAVEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Hand, in Honduras"

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: MANO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Fulminated (against)"

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 complain bitterly
• Words that mean the same thing: rail in, revile, rail off
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAILED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Things to right"

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 that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
• Words that mean the same thing: damage, wrongfulness, legal injury
• The opposite would be: right, rightfulness
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WRONGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Pharma products"

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 master's degree in education
• Words that mean the same thing: Master of Education, MEd
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. What surrounds the pupil"

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 plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
• Words that mean the same thing: iris diaphragm, sword lily, fleur-de-lis
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. Is a shining star"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that distinguish oneself
• Words that mean the same thing: stand out, excel, surpass
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EXCELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Popular gay dating app"

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: GRINDR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Green suits?"

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 corporate executive having financial authority to make appropriations and authorize expenditures for a firm
• Words that mean the same thing: chief financial officer, CFO
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CFOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Spirit of the age"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZEITGEIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Petrostate's reserves"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
• Words that mean the same thing: petroleum, anele, rock oil
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. "Oh, brother!""

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: SHEESH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. A hyperbola has two"

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 concentration of attention or energy on something
• Words that mean the same thing: nidus, stress, focal point
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FOCI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. "Not gonna happen""

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: NOSOAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. ___ Honor"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. Shirt with a slogan, often"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the starting place for each hole on a golf course
• Words that mean the same thing: golf tee, tee up, football tee
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "55. "Like ... now!""

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: RIGHTTHISSECOND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. Sicilian erupter"

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 inactive volcano in sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in europe (10,500 feet)
• Words that mean the same thing: bunsen, Mt Etna, Mount Etna
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "59. Jekyll's bad side"

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: HYDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "60. Type of food whose outsides are suggested by the outsides of 17-, 29-, 43- and 55-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
• Words that mean the same thing: yield
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FRUIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "61. Like blue hair, presumably"

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 color with dye
• Words that mean the same thing: coloured, colored, dye
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DYED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "62. Vegas casino beside the Bellagio"

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 36 Across: "63. Big name in food service"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SYSCO

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Wednesday Crossword Down Clues - December 02, 2020 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Comment after a zinger	6
2D	2. "You and whose army?!"	6
3D	3. Shades and such	7
4D	4. Rebel Turner	3
5D	5. Item sometimes "lost" in a clothes dryer	4
6D	6. Virginia Woolf novel with interludes set on a beach	8
7D	7. Defense grp. since 1948	3
8D	8. Declaration	6
9D	9. "Robinson Crusoe" novelist	5
10D	10. Slimming surgery, for short	4
11D	11. Creator of Hollywood's Chinese Theater	7
12D	12. Deliberately provoking	7
13D	13. Channel that became Spike TV	3
14D	18. Royal messengers	7
15D	19. "Weekend Update" show, in brief	3
16D	24. Competition with skateboarders	6
17D	26. U.S. central bank, with "the"	3
18D	28. 20% of diez	3
19D	30. Cambodian cash	4
20D	31. Rapper who forms one half of the duo Black Star	6
21D	33. Squirms	7
22D	34. Item found in "The Hobbit"	4
23D	36. Locale of the Isle of Man	8
24D	37. Green: Prefix	3
25D	38. Comcast subsidiary	7
26D	39. Calvin Klein's Eternity, e.g.	7
27D	40. "Golly!"	3
28D	41. Rip-roaring	7
29D	43. Gentle breeze	6
30D	44. Picturesque	6
31D	45. Connected with	6
32D	47. Drunkard	3
33D	48. Kind of yoga	5
34D	51. Variety of herring	4
35D	53. Flag tossers, informally	4
36D	55. Like Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois Avenues, in Monopoly	3
37D	56. Dictator Amin	3
38D	57. Overreact to spilt milk	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. Comment after a zinger"

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: OHSNAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "You and whose army?!""

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: MAKEME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Shades and such"

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: EYEWEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Rebel Turner"

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: NAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Item sometimes "lost" in a clothes dryer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee
• Words that mean the same thing: windsock, wind sock, whap
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOCK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Virginia Woolf novel with interludes set on a beach"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: THEWAVES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Defense grp. since 1948"

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 association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation
• Words that mean the same thing: Organization of American States
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Declaration"

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 statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
• Words that mean the same thing: affirmation, avouchment
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AVOWAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. "Robinson Crusoe" novelist"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that english writer remembered particularly for his novel about robinson crusoe (1660-1731)
• Words that mean the same thing: Daniel Defoe
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEFOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Slimming surgery, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LIPO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Creator of Hollywood's Chinese Theater"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: GRAUMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Deliberately provoking"

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 harassment especially of a tethered animal
• Words that mean the same thing: taunt, tantalize, twit
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAITING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Channel that became Spike TV"

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: TNN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Royal messengers"

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 (formal) a person who announces important news
• Words that mean the same thing: harbinger, herald, hail
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HERALDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. "Weekend Update" show, in brief"

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: SNL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Competition with skateboarders"

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: XGAMES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. U.S. central bank, with "the""

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 any federal law-enforcement officer
• Words that mean the same thing: federal official, course, FRS
• The opposite would be: starve
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. 20% of diez"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the federal department in the united states that sets and maintains foreign policies
• Words that mean the same thing: get along, set, disk operating system
• The opposite would be: unmake
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. Cambodian cash"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the basic unit of money in cambodia; equal to 100 sen
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Rapper who forms one half of the duo Black Star"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MOSDEF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Squirms"

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 to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
• Words that mean the same thing: wriggle, writhe, worm
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WRITHES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Item found in "The Hobbit""

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 characteristic sound
• Words that mean the same thing: ringing, annulus, call
• The opposite would be: open chain
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Locale of the Isle of Man"

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: IRISHSEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Green: Prefix"

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: ECO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Comcast subsidiary"

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: XFINITY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Calvin Klein's Eternity, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a commercial center and river port in western germany on the rhine river; flourished during the 15th century as a member of the hanseatic league
• Words that mean the same thing: Koln, eau de cologne, cologne water
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COLOGNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. "Golly!""

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 unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
• Words that mean the same thing: g-force, g
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. Rip-roaring"

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 produced or growing in extreme abundance
• Words that mean the same thing: debauched, disruptive, degenerate
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIOTOUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. Gentle breeze"

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 slight wind (usually refreshing)
• Words that mean the same thing: gentle wind, breeze, air
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZEPHYR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "44. Picturesque"

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 used of locations; having beautiful natural scenery
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCENIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "45. Connected with"

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: TIEDTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "47. Drunkard"

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 chronic drinker
• Words that mean the same thing: rummy, wino, drunkard
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "48. Kind of yoga"

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: HATHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "51. Variety of herring"

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 bony flesh of herring-like fish usually caught during their migration to fresh water for spawning; especially of atlantic coast
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "53. Flag tossers, 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 (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or american football) who is expected to ensure fair play
• Words that mean the same thing: ref, referee
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REFS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "55. Like Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois Avenues, in Monopoly"

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 red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
• Words that mean the same thing: cherry, carmine, red-faced
• The opposite would be: gain
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "56. Dictator Amin"

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: IDI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "57. Overreact to spilt milk"

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 loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
• Words that mean the same thing: holler, call, hollo
• The opposite would be: laugh
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	41	55.4%
Short Answer	17	23.0%
Movies/Film	3	4.1%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.1%
History	2	2.7%
Abbreviation	2	2.7%
Food & Drink	2	2.7%
Literature	2	2.7%
Music	1	1.4%
Geography	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	36
Down Clues	38
Total Clues	74
Average Answer Length	5.1 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
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• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Wednesday, 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!
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April 23, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, April 23, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (33 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

April 23, 2021 Across Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Gives some badly needed help?	5
2A	6. Kind of card	4
3A	10. Laughfest	4
4A	14. Sound of the South	5
5A	15. Garnish for a Moscow mule	9
6A	17. High home	5
7A	18. Scrubland danger	9
8A	19. Little white toy	7
9A	21. Who wrote "In Memory of W. B. Yeats"	5
10A	22. Star's place	3
11A	23. Roof-edge defenses	8
12A	27. Ones best in show?	13
13A	32. Endeavor	6
14A	34. Bone to pick	4
15A	35. Not to	3
16A	36. Wear	5
17A	37. Turn down	3
18A	38. Mammal that can hold its breath up to eight minutes	5
19A	40. "___ destiny unshunnable, like death": "Othello"	3
20A	41. Original cause	4
21A	43. Father figure	6
22A	44. Good beverage for a blustery fall day	13
23A	47. GranTurismo maker	8
24A	48. ___ the Enchanter, role in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"	3
25A	51. What meat and dairy both lack	5
26A	54. Dad's hangout, maybe	7
27A	56. "You pick"	9
28A	60. Decline in military activity?	5
29A	61. Person who's really sweet and soft	9
30A	62. Log	5
31A	63. "Who ___?"	4
32A	64. Quinceañera celebrant: Abbr.	4
33A	65. Like the sound of a clarinet	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. Gives some badly needed help?"

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 assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
• Words that mean the same thing: abet
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Kind of card"

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 stock exchange in new york
• Words that mean the same thing: Curb, American Stock Exchange
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMEX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Laughfest"

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 public act of violence by an unruly mob
• Words that mean the same thing: roister, debauch, scream
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Sound of the South"

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

  The answer is: DRAWL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Garnish for a Moscow mule"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LIMEWEDGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. High home"

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 lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
• Words that mean the same thing: eyrie, eyry, aery
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AERIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Scrubland danger"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BRUSHFIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Little white toy"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a native or inhabitant of malta
• Words that mean the same thing: Maltese terrier, Maltese dog, Maltese language
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MALTESE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Who wrote "In Memory of W. B. Yeats""

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 united states poet (born in england) (1907-1973)
• Words that mean the same thing: Wystan Hugh Auden, W. H. Auden
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AUDEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Star's place"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
• Words that mean the same thing: flip, toss, 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: SKY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Roof-edge defenses"

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 a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony
• Words that mean the same thing: breastwork, parapet
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PARAPETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "27. Ones best in show?"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FRONTROWSEATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "32. Endeavor"

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 attempt by employing effort
• Words that mean the same thing: strain, reach, endeavour
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STRIVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "34. Bone to pick"

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 cattle that are reared for their meat
• Words that mean the same thing: boeuf, squawk, kick
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEEF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "35. Not to"

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: FRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "36. Wear"

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 become ground down or deteriorate
• Words that mean the same thing: eat at, eat away, fret
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "37. Turn down"

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 switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
• Words that mean the same thing: slur, dimmed, dip
• The opposite would be: focus, undimmed
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Mammal that can hold its breath up to eight minutes"

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

  The answer is: OTTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. "___ destiny unshunnable, like death": "Othello""

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 light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
• Words that mean the same thing: titanium, Cordyline terminalis, atomic number 22
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Original cause"

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 (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
• Words that mean the same thing: base, beginning, origin
• The opposite would be: descendant
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Father figure"

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 clergyman in christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the holy orders
• Words that mean the same thing: non-Christian priest
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRIEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Good beverage for a blustery fall day"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HOTAPPLECIDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. GranTurismo maker"

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: MASERATI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. ___ the Enchanter, role in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail""

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: TIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. What meat and dairy both lack"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
• Words that mean the same thing: fibre, vulcanized fiber, roughage
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FIBER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "54. Dad's hangout, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MANCAVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "56. "You pick""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IDONTCARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "60. Decline in military activity?"

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: NOSIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "61. Person who's really sweet and soft"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TEDDYBEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "62. Log"

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 to come or go into
• Words that mean the same thing: put down, come in, enroll
• The opposite would be: drop out, exit
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "63. "Who ___?""

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 chance to speak
• Words that mean the same thing: aver, allege, enjoin
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "64. Quinceañera celebrant: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: SRTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "65. Like the sound of a clarinet"

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 having a tone of a reed instrument
• Words that mean the same thing: wheezy, reedlike
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REEDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Friday Puzzle April 23, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Oleta of soul	5
2D	2. Snap, crack or pop, maybe	5
3D	3. Fall farming headache	10
4D	4. Turkey	4
5D	5. Event that goes all night	14
6D	6. Real name of George VI	6
7D	7. Plunger into the Pacific Ocean in 2001	3
8D	8. Creature that can fill the blank in L___R to make another creature	3
9D	9. Check alternatives	3
10D	10. Worthless stuff	6
11D	11. Brief confession	4
12D	12. Oni, in Japanese folklore	4
13D	13. Quinceañera celebrant, e.g.	4
14D	16. Query that might follow some grumbling	14
15D	20. Sound	4
16D	24. One involved in a dispute	7
17D	25. It's measured in both feet and meters	4
18D	26. She sounds just like you!	3
19D	28. Relieve (of)	3
20D	29. Finish, to an oenophile	10
21D	30. 101 word in both Spanish and French	4
22D	31. Put in an order	4
23D	32. Actor Green	4
24D	33. Three for the show?	4
25D	37. First and only president of the Republic of Hawaii	4
26D	39. Make fast	3
27D	42. Corporate workplace division, for short	3
28D	43. Something often served with shakshuka	4
29D	45. Make ___	6
30D	46. Snap out of it?	6
31D	49. Like the walls of an old church, maybe	5
32D	50. Gay	5
33D	51. Conforms	4
34D	52. "The right" thing	4
35D	53. Word with shop or shot	4
36D	55. Cup alternative, at times	4
37D	57. Network with shows on Paramount+	3
38D	58. ___ Lingus	3
39D	59. Singer in the family?	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. Oleta of soul"

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 american revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the boston tea party and signer of the declaration of independence (1722-1803)
• Words that mean the same thing: ecstasy, X, XTC
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADAMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Snap, crack or pop, maybe"

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 some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
• Words that mean the same thing: weaken, give out, breakout
• The opposite would be: repair, conform to
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BREAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Fall farming headache"

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: EARLYFROST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Turkey"

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 someone who is regarded as contemptible
• Words that mean the same thing: rally, twerp, tantalise
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TWIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Event that goes all night"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: SLEEPOVERPARTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Real name of George VI"

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 prince consort of queen victoria of england (1819-1861)
• Words that mean the same thing: Prince Albert, Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emmanuel
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALBERT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Plunger into the Pacific Ocean in 2001"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Creature that can fill the blank in L___R to make another creature"

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 any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism
• Words that mean the same thing: electromagnetic unit, Dromaius novaehollandiae, Emu novaehollandiae
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Check alternatives"

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 colorless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts
• Words that mean the same thing: ex, X, ten
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: XES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Worthless stuff"

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 food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
• Words that mean the same thing: resist, reject, garbage
• The opposite would be: admit, lend oneself
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REFUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Brief confession"

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: IDID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Oni, in Japanese folklore"

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 cruel wicked and inhuman person
• Words that mean the same thing: devil, demon, monster
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OGRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Quinceañera celebrant, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
• Words that mean the same thing: teenaged, stripling, teenage
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "16. Query that might follow some grumbling"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: WHATSFORDINNER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Sound"

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 mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
• Words that mean the same thing: reasonable
• The opposite would be: insane
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. One involved in a dispute"

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 with the power to settle matters at will
• Words that mean the same thing: umpire, arbitrator, supreme authority
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARBITER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. It's measured in both feet and meters"

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 composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
• Words that mean the same thing: verse form
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. She sounds just like you!"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of a people living in southern benin and togo and southeastern ghana
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EWE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Relieve (of)"

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 relieve from
• Words that mean the same thing: disembarrass, free
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Finish, to an oenophile"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an afterimage of a taste
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AFTERTASTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. 101 word in both Spanish and French"

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: TRES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Put in an 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 category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
• Words that mean the same thing: sieve, kind, screen 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: SORT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Actor Green"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (old testament) third son of adam and eve; given by god in place of the murdered abel
• Words that mean the same thing: Set
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SETH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "33. Three for the show?"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
• Words that mean the same thing: trinity, threesome, triad
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. First and only president of the Republic of Hawaii"

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 share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given
• Words that mean the same thing: pogey, pogy
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Make fast"

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 neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
• Words that mean the same thing: link up, splice, bind
• The opposite would be: untie, disconnect
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Corporate workplace division, 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 (roman mythology) goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of saturn; counterpart of greek rhea and cybele of ancient asia minor
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Something often served with shakshuka"

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 usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling
• Words that mean the same thing: pocket bread
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PITA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Make ___"

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 sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
• Words that mean the same thing: rectify, improve, restitution
• The opposite would be: worsen
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMENDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Snap out of it?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
• Words that mean the same thing: photographic camera, tv camera, television camera
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAMERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Like the walls of an old church, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that overgrown with ivy
• Words that mean the same thing: ivy-covered
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IVIED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Gay"

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 full of or showing high-spirited merriment; ; - wordsworth
• Words that mean the same thing: alert, brisk, snappy
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MERRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. Conforms"

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 display of bad temper
• Words that mean the same thing: correspond, outfit, paroxysm
• The opposite would be: disagree
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "52. "The right" thing"

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

  The answer is: IDEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "53. Word with shop or shot"

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 entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
• Words that mean the same thing: dead body, consistency, torso
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BODY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "55. Cup alternative, at times"

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 cone-shaped artifact
• Words that mean the same thing: cone cell, retinal cone, cone shape
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "57. Network with shows on Paramount+"

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: CBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "58. ___ Lingus"

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: AER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "59. Singer in the family?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
• Words that mean the same thing: blackleg, rotter, betray
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	53	73.6%
Short Answer	11	15.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.2%
History	3	4.2%
Geography	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.4 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	14 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 17, 2025 at 11:37 PM