September 28, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (29 clues)
• Down Clues (35 clues)
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, September 28, 2019

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 64 (29 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.7 letters

Across Clues Explained - Saturday NYT Crossword September 28, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Hit FX police drama of 2002-08	9
2A	10. Songs sailors sing	11
3A	12. Children's classic with the line "It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer"	13
4A	14. Brilliance	5
5A	15. Big exports of Sri Lanka	6
6A	17. Pet sounds	4
7A	18. Exploits	4
8A	22. Toss about	5
9A	23. Sound made while sinking into a hot tub	4
10A	24. Niña accompanier	5
11A	26. Hatcher of plots?	4
12A	27. On the topic of	4
13A	28. "Nothing's broken"	6
14A	30. Final Four airer in even years	3
15A	31. Unit of light	5
16A	33. Attractive, colloquially	5
17A	34. Word seen 11 times in the opening line of "A Tale of Two Cities"	3
18A	35. Place to buy a 16-Down	10
19A	37. Goof	3
20A	38. Ones in funny shorts	7
21A	39. Crop grown in paddies	4
22A	40. Chap	3
23A	43. In which you might see an exchange of bishops	5
24A	44. Something a Mao suit lacks	5
25A	45. Big nights	4
26A	47. Get a second opinion from	6
27A	48. Winner of the 1955 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry	14
28A	54. Union busters?	13
29A	55. Ones on a diet	11

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. Hit FX police drama of 2002-08"

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: THESHIELD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "10. Songs sailors sing"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: SEASHANTIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "12. Children's classic with the line "It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer""

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: CHARLOTTESWEB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Brilliance"

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 light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
• Words that mean the same thing: glower, spotlight, public eye
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GLARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Big exports of Sri Lanka"

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 aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
• Words that mean the same thing: spice up, spiciness, zest
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPICES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Pet sounds"

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 street lined with buildings that were originally private stables but have been remodeled as dwellings
• Words that mean the same thing: miaow, Larus canus, miaul
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Exploits"

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 using
• Words that mean the same thing: the States, U.S., utilization
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "22. Toss about"

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 spread by scattering ( is archaic)
• Words that mean the same thing: straw
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STREW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "23. Sound made while sinking into a hot tub"

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: AAAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "24. Niña accompanier"

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: PINTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "26. Hatcher of plots?"

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: TERI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "27. On the topic of"

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: INRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. "Nothing's broken""

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: IMFINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Final Four airer in even years"

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 metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite
• Words that mean the same thing: terabyte, tuberculosis, terbium
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Unit of light"

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 unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions
• Words that mean the same thing: lm
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LUMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Attractive, colloquially"

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: PURTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Word seen 11 times in the opening line of "A Tale of Two Cities""

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

  The answer is: WAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Place to buy a 16-Down"

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 a bakery specializing in french pastry
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PATISSERIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Goof"

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 to make a mistake or be incorrect
• Words that mean the same thing: slip, stray, drift
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Ones in funny shorts"

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 person of unquestioning obedience
• Words that mean the same thing: flunkey, stooge, goat
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STOOGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. Crop grown in paddies"

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: taro plant, Colocasia esculenta, edda
• The 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 22 Across: "40. Chap"

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

  The answer is: LAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. In which you might see an exchange of bishops"

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

  The answer is: SYNOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Something a Mao suit lacks"

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 lap at the front of a coat; continuation of the coat collar
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAPEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "45. Big nights"

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 (old testament) adam's wife in judeo-christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; god created eve from adam's rib and placed adam and eve in the garden of eden
• Words that mean the same thing: evening, eventide, Eve
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "47. Get a second opinion from"

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: REPOLL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "48. Winner of the 1955 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry"

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: WALLACESTEVENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "54. Union busters?"

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: DIVORCEPAPERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. Ones on a diet"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone who makes or enacts laws
• Words that mean the same thing: legislator
• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEGISLATORS

  Great job if you got it right!

September 28, 2019 Saturday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Printing samples	10
2D	2. Title creature in an Aesop fable	4
3D	3. Subj. of many an after-school class	3
4D	4. Japanese instrument with 17 bamboo pipes	3
5D	5. It may be measured in gallons	3
6D	6. Defensive football stat: Abbr.	3
7D	7. Verb after vous	4
8D	8. Jobs for speech coaches	5
9D	9. Clinton of politics	6
10D	10. Street food prepared on a rotisserie	8
11D	11. Aces up one's sleeve, so to speak	13
12D	12. Tidy	7
13D	13. Stock in a brewery	11
14D	14. Service launched on April Fool's Day in 2004	5
15D	16. Sweet treat depicted in this puzzle's grid	9
16D	18. Reuters competitor	3
17D	19. Wallis ___, Time magazine's first Woman of the Year (1936)	7
18D	20. Really hot, in slang	7
19D	21. Didn't lie completely still, say	7
20D	25. Non-pros	5
21D	29. Center of the symbol of the Illuminati	3
22D	32. Minor annoying issues	4
23D	36. "Yo" follower	3
24D	39. Gets to the point?	6
25D	40. NSFW	4
26D	41. Benefit	5
27D	42. Look (into)	5
28D	44. Jimmy, for one	5
29D	46. Painful proceeding	4
30D	47. It might be taken to the pound	4
31D	49. Comedian Shaffir	3
32D	50. Includes, in a way	3
33D	51. Base of kabayaki	3
34D	52. Pool facility	3
35D	53. Part of an exchange	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. Printing samples"

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: TEARSHEETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Title creature in an Aesop fable"

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 swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
• Words that mean the same thing: rabbit
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Subj. of many an after-school class"

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: ESL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Japanese instrument with 17 bamboo pipes"

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: SHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. It may be measured in gallons"

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 headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
• Words that mean the same thing: lid, chapeau
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Defensive football stat: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: INT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Verb after vous"

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: ETES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Jobs for speech coaches"

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 speech defect that involves pronouncing `s' like voiceless `th' and `z' like voiced `th'
• Words that mean the same thing: lisp, LISP, list-processing 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: LISPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Clinton of politics"

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: DEWITT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Street food prepared on a rotisserie"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SHAWARMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Aces up one's sleeve, so to speak"

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: SECRETWEAPONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Tidy"

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 very large profit
• Words that mean the same thing: cleanup position, cleansing, cleaning
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLEANUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Stock in a brewery"

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: BEERBARRELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Service launched on April Fool's Day in 2004"

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: GMAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "16. Sweet treat depicted in this puzzle's grid"

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: SWISSROLL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "18. Reuters competitor"

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: UPI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "19. Wallis ___, Time magazine's first Woman of the Year (1936)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states divorcee whose marriage to edward viii created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication
• Words that mean the same thing: Wallis Warfield Simpson, Mrs. Simpson, Wallis Warfield Windsor
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIMPSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "20. Really hot, in slang"

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: ENFUEGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "21. Didn't lie completely still, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that move an implement through
• Words that mean the same thing: call down, call forth, bring up
• The opposite would be: unmoved
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STIRRED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "25. Non-pros"

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 person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.)
• Words that mean the same thing: anti
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Center of the symbol of the Illuminati"

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, centre, heart
• The 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 22 Down: "32. Minor annoying issues"

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 luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source
• Words that mean the same thing: nit
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. "Yo" follower"

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 source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food
• Words that mean the same thing: Glycine max, soya bean, soya
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "39. Gets to the point?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a convex shape that narrows toward a point
• Words that mean the same thing: point, taper, candle
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAPERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. NSFW"

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 suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
• Words that mean the same thing: obscene, raunchy, salacious
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEWD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Benefit"

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

  The answer is: AVAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Look (into)"

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 turn up, loosen, or remove earth
• Words that mean the same thing: dig, cut into, turn over
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DELVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Jimmy, for one"

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 rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
• Words that mean the same thing: prise, prize, lever tumbler
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEVER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Painful proceeding"

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 work doggedly or persistently
• Words that mean the same thing: peg away, swig, keep one's nose to the grindstone
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. It might be taken to the pound"

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: REPO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Comedian Shaffir"

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: ARI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Includes, in a way"

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 metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter
• Words that mean the same thing: mil, cc, cubic centimeter
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. Base of kabayaki"

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 fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in europe and america; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "52. Pool facility"

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 health resort near a spring or at the seaside
• Words that mean the same thing: health spa, watering place, health club
• The 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 35 Down: "53. Part of an exchange"

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

  The answer is: TAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	45	70.3%
Short Answer	15	23.4%
Music	1	1.6%
Literature	1	1.6%
Abbreviation	1	1.6%
Food & Drink	1	1.6%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	29
Down Clues	35
Total Clues	64
Average Answer Length	5.7 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 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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• Down Clues (44 clues)
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, April 16, 2020

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 84 (40 Across, 44 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.7 letters

Across Clues Explained - Thursday NYT Crossword April 16, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Ties to the Japanese?	4
2A	5. Order	5
3A	10. Some shells	5
4A	15. Malodorous	4
5A	16. Go ___ (be green, in a way)	5
6A	17. Opposition bloc	5
7A	18. "Well, well, well!"	4
8A	19. "Don't be a stranger!"	11
9A	21. Starting points	7
10A	23. Fading light	5
11A	24. "Bel ___" (Guy de Maupassant novel)	3
12A	25. Put down in words	5
13A	27. Shade of red	6
14A	31. Divine nourishment	5
15A	33. With 35-Across, Cole Porter musical	4
16A	35. See 33-Across	4
17A	36. Undisturbed	6
18A	38. ___ Na Na	3
19A	41. Increase in size	3
20A	42. With 44-Across, "You can wait to show your gratitude"	5
21A	44. See 42-Across	5
22A	46. Like	3
23A	48. Repeated word in the Ten Commandments	3
24A	51. Least polluted	6
25A	54. With 56-Across, clothing item for the youngest in the family	4
26A	56. See 54-Across	4
27A	58. It may fool you	5
28A	59. Denial of responsibility	4
29A	62. Low-lying wetland	5
30A	64. Best ___ Album (Grammy category)	3
31A	65. "I'll think about it"	5
32A	67. Thumbs-up, e.g.	7
33A	69. "Don't be a stranger!" ... or what you have to do three times in this puzzle	11
34A	73. Gets a move on	4
35A	74. Country/rock singer Steve	5
36A	75. Connected to a hipbone	5
37A	76. To be where people sing of amour?	4
38A	77. It's snowy in Florida	5
39A	78. O'Hara's portrayer	5
40A	79. P.D.A. component: Abbr.	4

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. Ties to the Japanese?"

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 (west indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery
• Words that mean the same thing: obeah, obi
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OBIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Order"

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 formal or authoritative proclamation
• Words that mean the same thing: fiat, decree, rescript
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDICT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Some shells"

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 dish that contains pasta as its main ingredient
• Words that mean the same thing: alimentary paste
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PASTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Malodorous"

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 row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
• Words that mean the same thing: crying, absolute, right-down
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RANK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Go ___ (be green, in a way)"

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 relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOLAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Opposition bloc"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.)
• Words that mean the same thing: anti
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. "Well, well, well!""

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: ISAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. "Don't be a stranger!""

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: KEEPINTOUCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Starting points"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a coming into being
• Words that mean the same thing: Genesis, genesis, 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: GENESES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Fading light"

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 hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
• Words that mean the same thing: coal
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMBER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. "Bel ___" (Guy de Maupassant novel)"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium 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: AMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Put down in words"

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 produce a literary work
• Words that mean the same thing: pen, spell, publish
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WROTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Shade of red"

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 dark purplish-red color
• Words that mean the same thing: red Bordeaux
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLARET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "31. Divine nourishment"

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 hardened sugary exudation of various trees
• Words that mean the same thing: miraculous food, manna from heaven
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MANNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "33. With 35-Across, Cole Porter musical"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
• Words that mean the same thing: buss, osculate, candy kiss
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KISS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. See 33-Across"

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: KATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. Undisturbed"

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: INSITU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. ___ Na Na"

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: SHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "41. Increase in size"

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 any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water
• Words that mean the same thing: rise, climb, full
• The opposite would be: wane
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. With 44-Across, "You can wait to show your gratitude""

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 express gratitude or show appreciation to
• Words that mean the same thing: give thanks
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THANK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "44. See 42-Across"

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 coming at a subsequent time or stage
• Words that mean the same thing: belated, ulterior, afterwards
• The opposite would be: early
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LATER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "46. Like"

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 flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "48. Repeated word in the Ten Commandments"

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: THY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "51. Least polluted"

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 free of extraneous elements of any kind
• Words that mean the same thing: unadulterated, utter, everlasting
• The opposite would be: unsaturated, impure
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PUREST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "54. With 56-Across, clothing item for the youngest in the family"

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 (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
• Words that mean the same thing: bridge player, paw, mitt
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "56. See 54-Across"

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 soft fine feathers
• Words that mean the same thing: push down, consume, mastered
• The opposite would be: upwards, upwardly
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOWN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "58. It may fool you"

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 beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)
• Words that mean the same thing: steerer, lure, bait
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DECOY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "59. Denial of responsibility"

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: NOTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "62. Low-lying wetland"

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 low area (especially a marshy area between ridges)
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "64. Best ___ Album (Grammy category)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
• Words that mean the same thing: whang, hip-hop, strike
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "65. "I'll think about it""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MAYBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "67. Thumbs-up, e.g."

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 motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
• Words that mean the same thing: motion, gesticulate
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GESTURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "69. "Don't be a stranger!" ... or what you have to do three times in this puzzle"

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: DROPMEALINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "73. Gets a move on"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• Words that mean the same thing: race, pelt along, rush
• The opposite would be: linger
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "74. Country/rock singer Steve"

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: EARLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "75. Connected to a hipbone"

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

  The answer is: ILIAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "76. To be where people sing of amour?"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ETRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "77. It's snowy in Florida"

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

  The answer is: EGRET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "78. O'Hara's portrayer"

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 english film actress (1913-1967)
• Words that mean the same thing: Vivien Leigh
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEIGH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Across: "79. P.D.A. component: Abbr."

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: ASST

  Great job if you got it right!

April 16, 2020 Down Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Paperwork?	7
2D	2. Word with second or third, but not fourth or fifth	7
3D	3. Faster than you can say Jack Robinson	11
4D	4. Kind of terrier	4
5D	5. Ridge formed by glacial streams	5
6D	6. Manages	6
7D	7. Suffix with percent	3
8D	8. "Get it?"	7
9D	9. Barbershop request	4
10D	10. Oscar nominee for "Lion," 2016	5
11D	11. Bit of Inuit gear	6
12D	12. Good name for a mess hall cook	3
13D	13. Little bit of personality	3
14D	14. Shade of gray	3
15D	20. MS followers?	3
16D	22. Go after, as a fly	6
17D	26. Poetic contraction usually at the start of a line	3
18D	28. Newbies in the work force	11
19D	29. Seventh of 24	3
20D	30. Western moniker	3
21D	32. Org. behind the Human Genome Project	3
22D	34. Pizzeria owner in "Do the Right Thing"	3
23D	37. Durham sch.	3
24D	39. Park ranger's handout	3
25D	40. Practice pieces	6
26D	43. Elizabethan dramatist Thomas	3
27D	45. Prior to, in verse	3
28D	46. "Kung Fu" actor Philip	3
29D	47. Thai neighbor	3
30D	49. French white wine	7
31D	50. "Gross!"	3
32D	52. Eagles and hawks, typically	7
33D	53. Prepare for printing	7
34D	55. Feature of a baby face	6
35D	57. "Stop! I don't need to be constantly reminded!"	6
36D	60. "Oleanna" playwright	5
37D	61. Check out	3
38D	63. Hanger-on	5
39D	66. Try to stay afloat, perhaps	4
40D	68. Mother of Helios	4
41D	69. Fourth of 26	3
42D	70. It may collect dust	3
43D	71. Hockey great Bobby	3
44D	72. Sequel to a sequel	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. Paperwork?"

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 japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds)
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORIGAMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Word with second or third, but not fourth or fifth"

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: BASEMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Faster than you can say Jack Robinson"

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: INANINSTANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Kind of terrier"

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: SKYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Ridge formed by glacial streams"

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 (geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESKER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Manages"

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: DOESOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Suffix with percent"

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: ILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. "Get it?""

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: CAPEESH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Barbershop request"

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 state of arrangement or appearance
• Words that mean the same thing: trimness, trim back, crop
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Oscar nominee for "Lion," 2016"

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: PATEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Bit of Inuit gear"

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 kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a british term)
• Words that mean the same thing: windbreaker, windcheater, parka
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANORAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Good name for a mess hall cook"

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: STU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Little bit of personality"

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 local and habitual twitching especially in the face
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Shade of gray"

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 residue that remains when something is burned
• Words that mean the same thing: ash tree
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. MS followers?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NBC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Go after, as a fly"

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: SWATAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Poetic contraction usually at the start of a line"

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

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: Cordyline terminalis, Ti, si
• The 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 18 Down: "28. Newbies in the work force"

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: RAWRECRUITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Seventh of 24"

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

  The answer is: ETA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Western moniker"

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: TEX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Org. behind the Human Genome Project"

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 agency in the department of health and human services whose mission is to employ science in the pursuit of knowledge to improve human health; is the principal biomedical research agency of the federal government
• Words that mean the same thing: National Institutes of Health
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NIH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Pizzeria owner in "Do the Right Thing""

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: SAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. Durham sch."

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: UNH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "39. Park ranger's handout"

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 diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
• Words that mean the same thing: mapping, represent, map 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: MAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. Practice pieces"

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 short composition for a solo instrument; intended as an exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity
• Words that mean the same thing: etude
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETUDES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "43. Elizabethan dramatist Thomas"

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 english dramatist (1558-1594)
• Words that mean the same thing: Thomas Kid, Kid, Thomas Kyd
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KYD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "45. Prior to, in verse"

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: ERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. "Kung Fu" actor Philip"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AHN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Thai neighbor"

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 member of a buddhist people inhabiting the area of the mekong river in laos and thailand and speaking the lao language; related to the thais
• Words that mean the same thing: Laotian
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. French white wine"

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 german white wine from the moselle valley or a similar wine made elsewhere
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOSELLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. "Gross!""

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: EWW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. Eagles and hawks, typically"

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: SOARERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Prepare for printing"

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 set in type
• 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: TYPESET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. Feature of a baby face"

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 chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached
• Words that mean the same thing: dimpled chad, pregnant chad
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIMPLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "57. "Stop! I don't need to be constantly reminded!""

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: NAGNAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "60. "Oleanna" playwright"

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 united states playwright (born in 1947)
• Words that mean the same thing: David Mamet
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAMET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "61. Check out"

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 organ of sight
• Words that mean the same thing: oculus, centre, center
• The 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 38 Down: "63. Hanger-on"

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 carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
• Words that mean the same thing: phlebotomize, bloodsucker, phlebotomise
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEECH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "66. Try to stay afloat, perhaps"

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 (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
• Words that mean the same thing: bail bond, bond
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "68. Mother of Helios"

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 (greek mythology) the titaness who was mother of helios and selene and eos in ancient mythology
• Words that mean the same thing: Theia
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "69. Fourth of 26"

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: DEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "70. It may collect dust"

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 small piece of cloth or paper
• Words that mean the same thing: nark, tabloid, get to
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 43 Down: "71. Hockey great Bobby"

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 canadian hockey player (born 1948)
• Words that mean the same thing: Bobby Orr, Robert Orr
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 44 Down: "72. Sequel to a sequel"

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

  The answer is: III

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	51	60.7%
Short Answer	24	28.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	4	4.8%
Music	2	2.4%
Literature	1	1.2%
Abbreviation	1	1.2%
Movies/Film	1	1.2%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	40
Down Clues	44
Total Clues	84
Average Answer Length	4.7 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 Thursday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 25, 2025 at 07:38 PM