September 10, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (43 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (33 Across, 43 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Tuesday Puzzle September 10, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. "Ask ___" (newspaper advice column)	3
2A	4. Bounce, as off a pool table cushion	5
3A	9. Actress Hayek	5
4A	14. Deer with no antlers	3
5A	15. Singer with the best-selling albums "19," "21" and "25"	5
6A	16. Bringer of rain	5
7A	17. Jan., Feb., Mar., etc.	3
8A	18. Absolutely adored	11
9A	20. What a weekly has once a week	5
10A	22. Police action	6
11A	23. The police, metaphorically	12
12A	27. Daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes	4
13A	28. Destination for European hikers	4
14A	29. Versatile blackjack card	3
15A	32. Reach by addition	5
16A	34. Rocket-building company since 2002	6
17A	37. Body art that might be revealed by hip-hugger jeans	15
18A	41. ___ de Tocqueville, author of "Democracy in America"	6
19A	42. Oscar-winning Berry	5
20A	43. Like 43, e.g.	3
21A	44. Destiny	4
22A	45. Senior's org.	4
23A	49. "Uh-oh"	12
24A	53. Hardcore Chinese party adherent	6
25A	55. "Aida" composer	5
26A	56. Like a millennial who's a huge fan of 1960s-'70s music, it's said	11
27A	60. Help out	3
28A	61. Source of revenue for many states	5
29A	62. Dot on a computer screen	5
30A	63. Ticked off	3
31A	64. Test before buying, as clothes	5
32A	65. Daring base runner's goal	5
33A	66. Foxy	3

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!

Clue 1 Across: "1. "Ask ___" (newspaper advice column)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AMY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Bounce, as off a pool table cushion"

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

  The answer is: CAROM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Actress Hayek"

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: SALMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Deer with no antlers"

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 federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the united states; created in 1977
• Words that mean the same thing: Department of Energy, Energy Department, Energy
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Singer with the best-selling albums "19," "21" and "25""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: ADELE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Bringer of rain"

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 collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
• Words that mean the same thing: obscure, befog, obnubilate
• The opposite would be: clear up
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLOUD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Jan., Feb., Mar., etc."

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 indefinitely short time
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 42, minute, moment
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Absolutely adored"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LOVEDTOBITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. What a weekly has once a week"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
• Words that mean the same thing: way out, military issue, result
• The opposite would be: recall
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ISSUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Police action"

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 the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
• Words that mean the same thing: cop, contain, hitch
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARREST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. The police, metaphorically"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: THINBLUELINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "27. Daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes"

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: SURI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. Destination for European hikers"

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 large mountain system in south-central europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction
• Words that mean the same thing: alp, the Alps
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Versatile blackjack card"

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 smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: unity, superstar, angiotensin converting enzyme
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. Reach by addition"

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: SUMTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. Rocket-building company since 2002"

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: SPACEX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "37. Body art that might be revealed by hip-hugger jeans"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LOWERBACKTATTOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "41. ___ de Tocqueville, author of "Democracy in America""

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: ALEXIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "42. Oscar-winning Berry"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a city in the saxony region of germany on the saale river; a member of the hanseatic league during the 13th and 14th centuries
• Words that mean the same thing: Halle-an-der-Saale
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HALLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "43. Like 43, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that not divisible by two
• Words that mean the same thing: remaining, unpaired, curious
• The opposite would be: even
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "44. Destiny"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
• Words that mean the same thing: destiny, fortune, destine
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "45. Senior's org."

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 association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens
• Words that mean the same thing: Association for the Advancement of Retired Persons
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AARP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "49. "Uh-oh""

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: THISLOOKSBAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "53. Hardcore Chinese party adherent"

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

  The answer is: MAOIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "55. "Aida" composer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that italian operatic composer (1813-1901)
• Words that mean the same thing: Giuseppe Verdi, Guiseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VERDI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "56. Like a millennial who's a huge fan of 1960s-'70s music, it's said"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: BORNTOOLATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "60. Help 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 activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
• Words that mean the same thing: financial aid, attention, assist
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "61. Source of revenue for many states"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
• Words that mean the same thing: keno, beano, bingo
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOTTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "62. Dot on a computer screen"

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 (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a crt screen (usually a colored dot)
• Words that mean the same thing: pel, picture element
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIXEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "63. Ticked off"

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 roused to anger; - mark twain
• Words that mean the same thing: demented, insane, harebrained
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "64. Test before buying, as clothes"

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: TRYON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "65. Daring base runner's goal"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an advantageous purchase
• Words that mean the same thing: buy, bargain, slip
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "66. Foxy"

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 marked by skill in deception
• Words that mean the same thing: wily, slick, cunning
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Tuesday NYT Crossword September 10, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Confesses (to)	6
2D	2. Kind of pork at a Chinese restaurant	6
3D	3. Polite assent	6
4D	4. ___ Carr, best-selling author of historical thrillers	5
5D	5. Hubbub	3
6D	6. Fire (up), as an engine	3
7D	7. Part of a World Cup chant	3
8D	8. Finishes in the top three, say	6
9D	9. Treat disdainfully	5
10D	10. "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" playwright	5
11D	11. Clark's crush at the Daily Planet	4
12D	12. Mixed-breed dog	4
13D	13. Main source of online revenue	3
14D	19. One more than bi-	3
15D	21. Available to all, as a bathroom	6
16D	24. Petting zoo babies	5
17D	25. Beauty products chain	4
18D	26. Era-defining	7
19D	29. ___ of Congress	3
20D	30. Elon Musk, for 34-Across	3
21D	31. Prefix with skeleton	3
22D	33. Ocean State sch.	3
23D	34. Canonized pope of the fifth century	5
24D	35. Buddy	3
25D	36. Relaxed	6
26D	37. Language related to Thai	3
27D	38. Like 1960s-'70s music	3
28D	39. Joined in matrimony	3
29D	40. Green Hornet's sidekick	4
30D	44. Aperture settings	6
31D	46. J.J. who directed "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"	6
32D	47. Kind of tire	6
33D	48. 2000s stage name for rapper Sean Combs	6
34D	49. Lone Ranger's sidekick	5
35D	50. Flirt with at a bar, say	5
36D	51. "Am ___ out of touch?"	3
37D	52. Nearly plotz with pride	5
38D	53. Othello, for one	4
39D	54. Bohemian	4
40D	56. Sandwich whose initials have been rearranged in five other ways in this puzzle	3
41D	57. Flaming	3
42D	58. Lumberjack's tool	3
43D	59. Spill the ___ (reveal sensitive information)	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. Confesses (to)"

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 declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
• Words that mean the same thing: allow in, accommodate, let in
• The opposite would be: deny, exclude
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADMITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Kind of pork at a Chinese restaurant"

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: MOOSHU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Polite assent"

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: YESSIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. ___ Carr, best-selling author of historical thrillers"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: CALEB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Hubbub"

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 rapid active commotion
• Words that mean the same thing: flurry, stir, hustle
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Fire (up), as an engine"

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 rate of revolution of a motor
• Words that mean the same thing: rpm, revolutions per minute, rev up
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Part of a World Cup chant"

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: OLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Finishes in the top three, say"

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 an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
• Words that mean the same thing: laurel wreath, palm, decoration
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEDALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Treat disdainfully"

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 lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
• Words that mean the same thing: freeze off, turn down, spurn
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCORN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" playwright"

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 united states dramatist (1928-)
• Words that mean the same thing: Edward Albee, Edward Franklin Albeen
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALBEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Clark's crush at the Daily Planet"

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: LOIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Mixed-breed dog"

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 inferior dog or one of mixed breed
• Words that mean the same thing: mongrel, cur
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MUTT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Main source of online revenue"

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 public promotion of some product or service
• Words that mean the same thing: advertising, advertizement, advert
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "19. One more than bi-"

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: TRI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Available to all, as a bathroom"

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 not distinguished on the basis of sex
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNISEX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Petting zoo babies"

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 young sheep
• Words that mean the same thing: Charles Lamb, lamb, Elia
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAMBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Beauty products chain"

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: ULTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Era-defining"

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 highly significant or important especially bringing about or marking the beginning of a new development or era
• Words that mean the same thing: epoch-making
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EPOCHAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. ___ of Congress"

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 legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
• Words that mean the same thing: do, behave, bit
• The opposite would be: refrain
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Elon Musk, for 34-Across"

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 corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)
• Words that mean the same thing: chief operating officer, chief executive officer
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Prefix with skeleton"

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: EXO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Ocean State sch."

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Canonized pope of the fifth century"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. Buddy"

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 close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
• Words that mean the same thing: crony, pal up, brother
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Relaxed"

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: ATEASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "37. Language related to Thai"

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 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 27 Down: "38. Like 1960s-'70s music"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
• Words that mean the same thing: sure-enough, erstwhile, former
• The opposite would be: young, new
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OLD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "39. Joined in matrimony"

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 fourth day of the week; the third working day
• Words that mean the same thing: espouse, splice, conjoin
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "40. Green Hornet's sidekick"

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: KATO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "44. Aperture settings"

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: FSTOPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "46. J.J. who directed "Star Wars: The Force Awakens""

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: ABRAMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "47. Kind of tire"

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 pneumatic tire that has radial-ply casing
• Words that mean the same thing: stellate, radial tire, radiate
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RADIAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "48. 2000s stage name for rapper Sean Combs"

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: PDIDDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "49. Lone Ranger's sidekick"

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: TONTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "50. Flirt with at a bar, say"

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: HITON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "51. "Am ___ out of touch?""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ISO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "52. Nearly plotz with pride"

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: KVELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "53. Othello, for one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that one of the muslim people of north africa; of mixed arab and berber descent; converted to islam in the 8th century; conqueror of spain in the 8th century
• Words that mean the same thing: wharf, tie up, moorland
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "54. Bohemian"

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

  The answer is: ARTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "56. Sandwich whose initials have been rearranged in five other ways in this puzzle"

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 sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce
• Words that mean the same thing: bacon-lettuce-tomato sandwich
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "57. Flaming"

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 humanistic study of a body of literature
• Words that mean the same thing: illumine, ignite, illuminate
• The opposite would be: extinguish, unlighted
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "58. Lumberjack's tool"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
• Words that mean the same thing: ax
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AXE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 43 Down: "59. Spill the ___ (reveal sensitive information)"

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 beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
• Words that mean the same thing: Camellia sinensis, tea leaf, afternoon tea
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	39	51.3%
Short Answer	24	31.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	5	6.6%
Music	3	3.9%
Geography	2	2.6%
History	2	2.6%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	43
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	4.9 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Tuesday, 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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May 31, 2024 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (31 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, May 31, 2024

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (31 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.7 letters

Across Clues Explained - Friday NYT Crossword May 31, 2024

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. One might read "Select all images with bicycles"	7
2A	8. Make more fun and addictive, in a way	6
3A	14. Name meaning "father of many"	7
4A	15. Babies snap out of them	7
5A	17. Disrupt with technology, as an existing industry	7
6A	18. Genealogist's tool	7
7A	19. Lack of an edge	8
8A	21. "The Tempest" king	6
9A	22. It ends in septembre	3
10A	23. "One ___ …"	3
11A	25. When repeated, informal term for supper	3
12A	26. Things on a golf bag	6
13A	30. Only N.F.L. team to win championships while representing three different cities	4
14A	33. Seething feeling	3
15A	34. It might raise a flap	12
16A	37. Clementine lookalikes	15
17A	40. Heads-up in a review	12
18A	41. Designer of Dallas's Meyerson Symphony Center	3
19A	42. Went flying	4
20A	43. Musical originally released as a French concept album, for short	6
21A	47. Pricey oils, e.g.	3
22A	48. Wet blanket?	3
23A	50. Itty-bitty skitterer	3
24A	51. "Curious …"	6
25A	55. Search through a trove of digital information	8
26A	59. Sisters are a part of it	7
27A	61. The "horn" of the Horn of Africa	7
28A	62. Ticket issuer	7
29A	63. Start of a hypothetical	7
30A	64. They'll knock you out	6
31A	65. What might cause 1 + 1 > 2	7

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. One might read "Select all images with bicycles""

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: CAPTCHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "8. Make more fun and addictive, in a way"

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: GAMIFY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "14. Name meaning "father of many""

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 first of the old testament patriarchs and the father of isaac; according to genesis, god promised to give abraham's family (the hebrews) the land of canaan (the promised land); god tested abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son
• Words that mean the same thing: Ibrahim
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABRAHAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Babies snap out of them"

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: ONESIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Disrupt with technology, as an existing industry"

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: UBERIZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Genealogist's tool"

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: DNATEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Lack of an edge"

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 the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded
• Words that mean the same thing: unmanliness, unfitness, blurriness
• The opposite would be: sharpness, hardness
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOFTNESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "21. "The Tempest" king"

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 cuban dancer and choreographer (born in 1921)
• Words that mean the same thing: Alicia Alonso
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALONSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. It ends in septembre"

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: ETE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. "One ___ …""

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 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the systeme international d'unites
• Words that mean the same thing: secant, unsweet, Securities and Exchange Commission
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. When repeated, informal term for supper"

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 harsh or strident noise
• Words that mean the same thing: blare, ruction, tumult
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Things on a golf bag"

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 an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
• Words that mean the same thing: lash, slash, shoulder strap
• The opposite would be: unstrap
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STRAPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "30. Only N.F.L. team to win championships while representing three different cities"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible
• Words that mean the same thing: ram down, cram, random access memory
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "33. Seething feeling"

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 strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
• Words that mean the same thing: choler, anger, ira
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "34. It might raise a flap"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LETTEROPENER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "37. Clementine lookalikes"

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: MANDARINORANGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "40. Heads-up in a review"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SPOILERALERT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "41. Designer of Dallas's Meyerson Symphony Center"

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 united states architect (born in china in 1917)
• Words that mean the same thing: Ieoh Ming Pei, I. M. Pei
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "42. Went flying"

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 move faster
• Words that mean the same thing: belt along, step on it, pelt along
• The opposite would be: decelerate, linger
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "43. Musical originally released as a French concept album, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: LESMIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "47. Pricey oils, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "48. Wet blanket?"

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 water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the 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: DEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "50. Itty-bitty skitterer"

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 social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
• Words that mean the same thing: pismire, emmet
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "51. "Curious …""

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: ITSODD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "55. Search through a trove of digital information"

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: DATAMINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "59. Sisters are a part of 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: NUNHOOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "61. The "horn" of the Horn of Africa"

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 republic in extreme eastern africa on the somali peninsula; subject to tribal warfare
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOMALIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "62. Ticket issuer"

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 soldier in a motorized army unit
• Words that mean the same thing: cavalryman, state trooper
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TROOPER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "63. Start of a hypothetical"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the enactment of a pretense
• Words that mean the same thing: affect, make, dissemble
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRETEND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "64. They'll knock you out"

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 the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
• Words that mean the same thing: diethyl ether, ethoxyethane, vinyl ether
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETHERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "65. What might cause 1 + 1 > 2"

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 working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects
• Words that mean the same thing: synergism
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SYNERGY

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Friday Puzzle May 31, 2024

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. They might be lost	6
2D	2. Titular elementary school on TV	6
3D	3. Go for	6
4D	4. Dessert that rarely lives up to its name	4
5D	5. Boxer's target	4
6D	6. Reason to turn on headlights	4
7D	7. "Oy, what ___!"	5
8D	8. Mars, but not Venus	3
9D	9. ___ Holmes, founder of the website Jezebel	4
10D	10. Fast break?	4
11D	11. :	4
12D	12. Hankering, slangily	8
13D	13. "You betcha!"	8
14D	16. Ones dealing with joint inflammation?	7
15D	20. Like many opera lovers	9
16D	24. "Angels We Have Heard on High," e.g.	5
17D	27. Multinational supermarket chain based in Germany	4
18D	28. Rings	5
19D	29. Throat ailment	5
20D	31. Prized mushroom	5
21D	32. What "/" can mean	5
22D	35. Beat	5
23D	36. Tolkien creatures	4
24D	37. Built-in Windows application with a palette logo, familiarly	7
25D	38. Opening	8
26D	39. "Nuh-uh!"	8
27D	44. Certain padded container	6
28D	45. Segment of a game of horseshoes	6
29D	46. Good at the game Operation, perhaps	6
30D	49. Female flying group in W.W. II	5
31D	52. "I know! I know!"	4
32D	53. Sick	4
33D	54. Active type	4
34D	56. Loyalist during the American Revolution	4
35D	57. "So true!"	4
36D	58. Pub pal	4
37D	60. Hosp. staffers	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. They might be lost"

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 events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
• Words that mean the same thing: reason, get, campaign
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAUSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Titular elementary school on TV"

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

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: ABBOTT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Go for"

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 like better; value more highly
• Words that mean the same thing: opt, favour, choose
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PREFER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Dessert that rarely lives up to its name"

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 woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
• Words that mean the same thing: bawd, lemonlike, sharp-worded
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Boxer's target"

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 protruding part of the lower jaw
• Words that mean the same thing: chin up, Kuki, Kuki-Chin
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Reason to turn on headlights"

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 atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
• Words that mean the same thing: fog, daze
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. "Oy, what ___!""

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: AMESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Mars, but not Venus"

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 supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
• Words that mean the same thing: immortal, Supreme Being, divinity
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. ___ Holmes, founder of the website Jezebel"

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 former copper coin of pakistan and india
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Fast break?"

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 food served and eaten at one time
• Words that mean the same thing: repast
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. :"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ISTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Hankering, slangily"

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: FIENDING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. "You betcha!""

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: YESSIREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "16. Ones dealing with joint inflammation?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an attacker who pelts the victim with stones (especially with intent to kill)
• Words that mean the same thing: lapidator, stoner
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STONERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Like many opera lovers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that sing and play for somebody
• Words that mean the same thing: serenade
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SERENADED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. "Angels We Have Heard on High," e.g."

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 joyful religious song celebrating the birth of christ
• Words that mean the same thing: Christmas carol
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAROL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Multinational supermarket chain based in Germany"

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: ALDI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Rings"

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 deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
• Words that mean the same thing: roll, pealing, rolling
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Throat ailment"

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 spherical gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis
• Words that mean the same thing: streptococcal, streptococcus, streptococci
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STREP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Prized mushroom"

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 edible mushrooms of the genus morchella having a brownish spongelike cap
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOREL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. What "/" can mean"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
• Words that mean the same thing: plain, unornamented, save
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. Beat"

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 lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
• Words that mean the same thing: jade, old-hat, bore
• The opposite would be: interest, refresh
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIRED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Tolkien creatures"

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: ENTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Built-in Windows application with a palette logo, familiarly"

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: MSPAINT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Opening"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a device that controls amount of light admitted
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APERTURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. "Nuh-uh!""

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: NOITSNOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "44. Certain padded container"

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 united states writer (born in 1923)
• Words that mean the same thing: Norman Mailer
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAILER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Segment of a game of horseshoes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat
• Words that mean the same thing: frame
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INNING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Good at the game Operation, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person loved by another person
• Words that mean the same thing: stabilize, unbendable, unfaltering
• The opposite would be: unsteadily, unsteady
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEADY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. Female flying group in W.W. II"

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 white person of anglo-saxon ancestry who belongs to a protestant denomination
• Words that mean the same thing: wasp, white Anglo-Saxon Protestant, WASP
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WASPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "52. "I know! I know!""

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: OHOH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "53. Sick"

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 street names for marijuana
• Words that mean the same thing: dummy, Mary Jane, sens
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "54. Active type"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who acts and gets things done
• Words that mean the same thing: worker, actor
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "56. Loyalist during the American Revolution"

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 american who favored the british side during the american revolution
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TORY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "57. "So true!""

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 primeval egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at thebes
• Words that mean the same thing: Amon, Amun
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "58. Pub pal"

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 officer below the master on a commercial ship
• Words that mean the same thing: fellow, checkmate, partner
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "60. Hosp. staffers"

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: DRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	51	75.0%
Short Answer	9	13.2%
Sports	2	2.9%
Music	2	2.9%
History	2	2.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.5%
Science/Technology	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	31
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	68
Average Answer Length	5.7 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.

Last Updated: August 25, 2025 at 09:43 AM