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Sunday, January 4, 2026

NYT Crossword Across January 04, 2026: All 63 Horizontal Answers & Strategic Tips

Today's Across Crossword NYT January 04, 2026 - Every Horizontal Solution Explained

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 63 Across clues. We have all the horizontal answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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About Today's Across Clues

NYT Across clues solutions for January 04, 2026
NYT Across Clues - Sunday, January 04, 2026
Across Clues Statistics
Detail Information
Date January 04, 2026
Day of Week Sunday
Total Across Clues 63 clues
Direction Horizontal (Left to Right)
Difficulty Challenging

All Across Clues - Complete List

Here are all 63 Across clues for today's puzzle. These go horizontally from left to right.

Complete Across Clues List
Number Clue
1 Across 1. It protects the heart
2 Across 8. Egyptian god of the underworld
3 Across 14. Dr.'s order?
4 Across 17. Substances found in cured meats and explosives
5 Across 18. Theme park with attractions like The Count's Splash Castle and Oscar's Rusty Rotten Rockets
6 Across 21. High marks
7 Across 22. "That's enough bickering!"
8 Across 24. Valletta's land
9 Across 25. Sci-fi protagonist who says "I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my life"
10 Across 27. Max's opposite
11 Across 28. Morpheus, to 25-Across
12 Across 29. Good ol' boy
13 Across 31. Actor Thomas ___ Church
14 Across 34. Stares stupidly
15 Across 35. General who crossed the Rubicon
16 Across 37. Snubs
17 Across 39. Ultimate end, to Aristotle
18 Across 40. TV E.T.
19 Across 41. Secondary list of options
20 Across 43. ___ Veronese, "The Wedding at Cana" painter
21 Across 45. Queen ___ Land (region of Antarctica claimed by Norway)
22 Across 47. Classification that anyone can donate to
23 Across 48. Got off
24 Across 49. With warts and all
25 Across 53. Pesto ingredients
26 Across 55. Made less angry now
27 Across 58. Ozone no-no, for short
28 Across 59. The dash in many an emoticon
29 Across 60. It's a "tyrannical discipline," said Sylvia Plath
30 Across 61. Titular role in a 2024 Disney prequel
31 Across 63. Derived from gold
32 Across 66. Steals, informally
33 Across 67. Something a bug produces
34 Across 68. Certain Army noncom
35 Across 70. Points to a church?
36 Across 71. What the 7 may mean in 7/11
37 Across 73. Brewed beverage
38 Across 74. Perseveres
39 Across 76. Certain drink + what that drink has a lot of = women's lifestyle website
40 Across 80. "Horsefeathers!"
41 Across 82. "Fiddlesticks!"
42 Across 83. Combine using heat without melting, as particles
43 Across 85. Make a lot, say?
44 Across 86. Famed firefighter Red
45 Across 88. "All right, but that's not my opinion"
46 Across 90. L.A.P.D. unit?
47 Across 91. The Lamb
48 Across 93. Devoted effort to looking attractive
49 Across 96. Leaning
50 Across 98. Bandage brand
51 Across 99. Possessed, biblically
52 Across 100. Word before winner or after Wonder
53 Across 101. Brick homes
54 Across 103. Buffalo's home: Abbr.
55 Across 104. "Sprechen ___ Deutsch?"
56 Across 106. Eponym of element 96
57 Across 109. They'll get there eventually
58 Across 113. Like the cultivation of land
59 Across 115. Country whose border shape is the world's roundest
60 Across 116. Zero
61 Across 117. Co.'s $$$ head
62 Across 118. Steal for ransom
63 Across 119. Whence the phrase "wear one's heart on one's sleeve"

Detailed Hints and Answers for All Across Clues

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

Complete Across Solutions:

1 Across: "1. It protects the heart"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: R_____E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 1

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer RIBCAGE

2 Across: "8. Egyptian god of the underworld"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: O____S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 2

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OSIRIS

3 Across: "14. Dr.'s order?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'A'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 3

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer AMA

4 Across: "17. Substances found in cured meats and explosives"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: N______S
  • Similar words: nitrate
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 4

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NITRATES

5 Across: "18. Theme park with attractions like The Count's Splash Castle and Oscar's Rusty Rotten Rockets"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 11 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: S_________E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 5

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SESAMEPLACE

6 Across: "21. High marks"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: A______S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 6

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer APLUSSES

7 Across: "22. "That's enough bickering!""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 12 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: S__________O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 7

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer STOPITYOUTWO

8 Across: "24. Valletta's land"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: M___A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 8

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MALTA

9 Across: "25. Sci-fi protagonist who says "I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my life""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'O'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: (used as a combining form) recent or new
  • This is Across clue number 9

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NEO

10 Across: "27. Max's opposite"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'N'
  • Similar words: Fukkianese, Amoy
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
  • This is Across clue number 10

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MIN

11 Across: "28. Morpheus, to 25-Across"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: M____R
  • Similar words: wise man
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a wise and trusted guide and advisor
  • This is Across clue number 11

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MENTOR

12 Across: "29. Good ol' boy"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: B___A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 12

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BUBBA

13 Across: "31. Actor Thomas ___ Church"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'H' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: H___N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 13

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer HADEN

14 Across: "34. Stares stupidly"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: G___S
  • Similar words: stumblebum, lump
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: an awkward stupid person
  • This is Across clue number 14

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer GAWKS

15 Across: "35. General who crossed the Rubicon"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: C____R
  • Similar words: Sidney Caesar, Julius Caesar
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
  • This is Across clue number 15

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CAESAR

16 Across: "37. Snubs"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: I_____S
  • Similar words: ignore, neglect
  • Opposite of: notice
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: refuse to acknowledge
  • This is Across clue number 16

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer IGNORES

17 Across: "39. Ultimate end, to Aristotle"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: T___S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 17

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TELOS

18 Across: "40. TV E.T."

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'F'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 18

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ALF

19 Across: "41. Secondary list of options"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'U'
  • Word pattern: S_____U
  • Similar words: cascading menu
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 19

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SUBMENU

20 Across: "43. ___ Veronese, "The Wedding at Cana" painter"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: P___O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 20

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PAOLO

21 Across: "45. Queen ___ Land (region of Antarctica claimed by Norway)"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: M__D
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 21

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MAUD

22 Across: "47. Classification that anyone can donate to"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'B'
  • Word pattern: T____B
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 22

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TYPEAB

23 Across: "48. Got off"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: A__T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 23

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ALIT

24 Across: "49. With warts and all"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: A__S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 24

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ASIS

25 Across: "53. Pesto ingredients"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: P______S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 25

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PINENUTS

26 Across: "55. Made less angry now"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: P______D
  • Similar words: gentle, appease
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
  • This is Across clue number 26

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PLACATED

27 Across: "58. Ozone no-no, for short"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'C'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 27

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CFC

28 Across: "59. The dash in many an emoticon"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: N__E
  • Similar words: pry, poke
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 28

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NOSE

29 Across: "60. It's a "tyrannical discipline," said Sylvia Plath"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: P____Y
  • Similar words: poesy, verse
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: literature in metrical form
  • This is Across clue number 29

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer POETRY

30 Across: "61. Titular role in a 2024 Disney prequel"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: M____A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 30

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MUFASA

31 Across: "63. Derived from gold"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'C'
  • Word pattern: A___C
  • Similar words: aurous
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: of or relating to or containing or derived from gold
  • This is Across clue number 31

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer AURIC

32 Across: "66. Steals, informally"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: F_____S
  • Similar words: pilfer, pinch
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: make off with belongings of others
  • This is Across clue number 32

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer FILCHES

33 Across: "67. Something a bug produces"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: E___R
  • Similar words: mistake, computer error
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 33

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ERROR

34 Across: "68. Certain Army noncom"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'J'
  • Word pattern: S____J
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 34

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SGTMAJ

35 Across: "70. Points to a church?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: S____S
  • Similar words: steeple, spire
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 35

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SPIRES

36 Across: "71. What the 7 may mean in 7/11"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'J' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: J__Y
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the month following June and preceding August
  • This is Across clue number 36

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer JULY

37 Across: "73. Brewed beverage"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 37

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ALE

38 Across: "74. Perseveres"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: P______N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 38

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PUSHESON

39 Across: "76. Certain drink + what that drink has a lot of = women's lifestyle website"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: P______R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 39

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer POPSUGAR

40 Across: "80. "Horsefeathers!""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'H'
  • Word pattern: P__H
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 40

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PISH

41 Across: "82. "Fiddlesticks!""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: D__T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 41

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer DRAT

42 Across: "83. Combine using heat without melting, as particles"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: S____R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 42

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SINTER

43 Across: "85. Make a lot, say?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: P__E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 43

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PAVE

44 Across: "86. Famed firefighter Red"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: A___R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 44

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ADAIR

45 Across: "88. "All right, but that's not my opinion""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'U'
  • Word pattern: S_____U
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 45

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SAYSYOU

46 Across: "90. L.A.P.D. unit?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'S'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 46

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LOS

47 Across: "91. The Lamb"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'J' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: J___S
  • Similar words: Savior, Saviour
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 47

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer JESUS

48 Across: "93. Devoted effort to looking attractive"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: P_____D
  • Similar words: plume, preen
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: clean with one's bill
  • This is Across clue number 48

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PREENED

49 Across: "96. Leaning"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: A____T
  • Similar words: obliquely, sloped
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: having an oblique or slanted direction
  • This is Across clue number 49

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ASLANT

50 Across: "98. Bandage brand"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: C___D
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 50

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CURAD

51 Across: "99. Possessed, biblically"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'H' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: H___T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 51

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer HADST

52 Across: "100. Word before winner or after Wonder"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: B___D
  • Similar words: shekels, lucre
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 52

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BREAD

53 Across: "101. Brick homes"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: A____S
  • Similar words: adobe brick, adobe
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the clay from which adobe bricks are made
  • This is Across clue number 53

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ADOBES

54 Across: "103. Buffalo's home: Abbr."

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'S'
  • Similar words: Empire State, NY
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
  • This is Across clue number 54

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NYS

55 Across: "104. "Sprechen ___ Deutsch?""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 55

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SIE

56 Across: "106. Eponym of element 96"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: C___E
  • Similar words: Pierre Curie, Marie Curie
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 56

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CURIE

57 Across: "109. They'll get there eventually"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 12 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: L__________S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 57

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LATEBLOOMERS

58 Across: "113. Like the cultivation of land"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: A______N
  • Similar words: agricultural, farming
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: relating to rural matters
  • This is Across clue number 58

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer AGRARIAN

59 Across: "115. Country whose border shape is the world's roundest"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 11 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: S_________E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 59

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SIERRALEONE

60 Across: "116. Zero"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'G'
  • Word pattern: G______G
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 60

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer GOOSEEGG

61 Across: "117. Co.'s $$$ head"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'O'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 61

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CFO

62 Across: "118. Steal for ransom"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'K' and ends with 'P'
  • Word pattern: K____P
  • Similar words: nobble, snatch
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 62

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer KIDNAP

63 Across: "119. Whence the phrase "wear one's heart on one's sleeve""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: O_____O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 63

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OTHELLO

Expert Strategies for Solving Across Clues

Master the horizontal clues with these professional tips:

Why Start with Across Clues?

  • Across clues often provide more letter intersections
  • Reading left to right feels more natural
  • Many common phrases run horizontally
  • Across answers often help solve Down clues

Across Clue Patterns to Recognize

  1. Fill-in-the-blank clues: These are usually the easiest Across entries
  2. Common phrases: Many idioms run horizontally
  3. Abbreviations: Look for clues with "Abbr." or shortened forms
  4. Plural indicators: Words ending in 'S' are common in Across
  5. Pop culture references: Names and titles often appear horizontally

Time-Saving Across Techniques

Technique How It Helps
Scan all Across first Get a mental map of the horizontal flow
Fill short Across words 3-4 letter words are often articles or prepositions
Use crossing letters Down letters help confirm Across answers
Look for themes Related Across answers often share a theme

Frequently Asked Questions About Across Clues

What are Across clues in crossword puzzles?

Across clues are the horizontal entries in a crossword puzzle that read from left to right. They're numbered and correspond to specific rows in the grid.

Should I solve Across or Down clues first?

Many solvers prefer starting with Across clues because reading left-to-right feels more natural. However, the best approach is to solve the clues you find easiest first, regardless of direction.

How many Across clues are in today's puzzle?

Today's NYT crossword has 63 Across clues.

Are Across clues easier than Down clues?

Neither direction is inherently easier. The difficulty depends on the specific clues and your knowledge. However, Across clues often contain more common phrases and expressions.

How do Across clues interact with Down clues?

Across and Down clues intersect at various points in the grid. Solving one can provide letters that help solve the other, making the puzzle easier as you progress.

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, August 29, 2019

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (39 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

August 29, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions

Master Today's Across: NYT Thursday Puzzle August 29, 2019

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Indian royal 4
2A 5. Molds 5
3A 10. "Nonsense!" 4
4A 14. Horse often used in endurance races 4
5A 15. Name that appears 2,698 times in the Quran 5
6A 16. Letter in the W.W. II phonetic alphabet 4
7A 17. Word that can complete CARE___R 10
8A 19. Already: Fr. 4
9A 20. Teacher in une école 6
10A 21. Number two 4
11A 23. With 24-Across, namely 3
12A 24. See 23-Across 3
13A 25. Person who might be chosen to be maid of honor, for short 3
14A 27. Word that can complete SH___ED 7
15A 29. Chicken or veal dish, in brief 4
16A 31. Grande preceder 3
17A 33. Shoe company that makes Top-Siders 6
18A 34. Fittings under the sink 6
19A 37. Willing to listen 4
20A 38. Word that can complete DE___ 11
21A 40. Ostentatious display 4
22A 41. They often end letters 6
23A 42. Traded points 6
24A 44. Kylo of "Star Wars" villainy 3
25A 45. Chow 4
26A 49. Word that can complete ___TING 7
27A 51. Mil. title in a Beatles song 3
28A 53. Raiders' org. 3
29A 54. Thin bark 3
30A 55. I.R.S. IDs 4
31A 57. One who might say "Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle!"? 6
32A 59. Stare slack-jawed 4
33A 61. Word that can complete ___ER 10
34A 63. LAX listings 4
35A 64. Protein found in muscles 5
36A 65. Store with a notably mazelike layout 4
37A 66. Indian wrap 4
38A 67. River painted by van Gogh 5
39A 68. Goes unused 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. Indian royal"

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 prince or king in india
  • Words that mean the same thing: genus Raja, rajah
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RAJA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Molds"

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 the actors in a play
  • Words that mean the same thing: project, casting, hurl
  • The opposite would be: keep down
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CASTS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. "Nonsense!""

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: PISH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Horse often used in endurance races"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a member of a semitic people originally from the arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks arabic and who inhabits much of the middle east and northern africa
  • Words that mean the same thing: Arabian
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ARAB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Name that appears 2,698 times in the Quran"

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

    The answer is: ALLAH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Letter in the W.W. II phonetic alphabet"

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 slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
  • Words that mean the same thing: hautbois, hautboy
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OBOE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Word that can complete CARE___R"

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: GIVEORTAKE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Already: Fr."

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: DEJA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Teacher in une école"

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: MAITRE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Number two"

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: VEEP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. With 24-Across, namely"

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: FOR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. See 23-Across"

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

    The answer is: ONE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Person who might be chosen to be maid of honor, for short"

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: BFF

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Word that can complete SH___ED"

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: INOROUT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Chicken or veal dish, in brief"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard 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: PARM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Grande preceder"

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 former capital and 2nd largest city of brazil; chief brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
  • Words that mean the same thing: Rio de Janeiro
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RIO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Shoe company that makes Top-Siders"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that united states engineer and inventor of the gyrocompass (1860-1930)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Elmer Ambrose Sperry
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SPERRY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Fittings under the sink"

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: UBENDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Willing to listen"

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 clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
  • Words that mean the same thing: afford, opened, heart-to-heart
  • The opposite would be: close, closed
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OPEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Word that can complete DE___"

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: FRIENDORFOE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Ostentatious display"

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 cheap or pretentious or vain display
  • Words that mean the same thing: gaudery, eclat
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: POMP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. They often end letters"

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 short line at the end of the main strokes of a character
  • Words that mean the same thing: serif, seriph
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SERIFS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. Traded points"

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 present reasons and arguments
  • Words that mean the same thing: indicate, reason, fence
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ARGUED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Kylo of "Star Wars" villainy"

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: REN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "45. Chow"

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 informal terms for a meal
  • Words that mean the same thing: grub, eat, eat 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: EATS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. Word that can complete ___TING"

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: DOORDIE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "51. Mil. title in a Beatles song"

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

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. Raiders' org."

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 federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations
  • Words that mean the same thing: Drug Enforcement Administration, Drug Enforcement Agency
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DEA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. Thin bark"

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: ARF

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "55. I.R.S. IDs"

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: SSNS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "57. One who might say "Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle!"?"

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 (sometimes used ironically) a man of great strength and agility (after the hero of a series of novels by edgar rice burroughs)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Tarzan of the Apes
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TARZAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "59. Stare slack-jawed"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that look with amazement; look stupidly
  • Words that mean the same thing: gawk, goggle, gape
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GAWP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. Word that can complete ___ER"

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: BOOMORBUST

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "63. LAX listings"

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 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: ETA, Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Basque Homeland and Freedom
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ETAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "64. Protein found in muscles"

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 one of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split; can exist in either a globular or a fibrous form
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ACTIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "65. Store with a notably mazelike layout"

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: IKEA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "66. Indian wrap"

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 dress worn primarily by hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body
  • Words that mean the same thing: saree
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SARI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "67. River painted by van Gogh"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a major french river; flows into the mediterranean near marseilles
  • Words that mean the same thing: Rhone River
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RHONE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "68. Goes unused"

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 be around, often idly or without specific purpose
  • Words that mean the same thing: sit down, sit, baby-sit
  • The opposite would be: arise, stand
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SITS

    Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Thursday NYT Crossword August 29, 2019

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Cleaning tool usually used with a bucket 6
2D 2. Grande preceder 6
3D 3. ___ Pérez de Cuéllar, former U.N. chief 6
4D 4. Lend a helping hand, in a bad way 4
5D 5. Insouciant 8
6D 6. Keyboard abbr. 3
7D 7. Ukrainian, e.g. 4
8D 8. "Star Trek" cast name 5
9D 9. Noted father-and-son Hollywood stars 6
10D 10. Pea jacket? 3
11D 11. First part of an English "rule" 8
12D 12. Stopover 7
13D 13. Like some laughs and stews 6
14D 18. Feature of the king of clubs 3
15D 22. Run one's mouth 6
16D 26. Some Nordic skiers 5
17D 28. State of inactivity 6
18D 30. Bad stethoscope sound 6
19D 32. More of a head-scratcher 5
20D 35. They can stand on their own two feet 6
21D 36. Places for balm 5
22D 38. Cause for combatants' confusion 8
23D 39. A few notes that require answering? 8
24D 40. Like shareholder distributions, typically 7
25D 42. "Poor Richard's Almanack" filler 6
26D 43. Keep from practicing, say 6
27D 46. Bean popular in East Asia 6
28D 47. Service easy to break? 6
29D 48. Ones always wearing suits at work 6
30D 50. Biblical figure who "walked with God" 5
31D 52. Besmirch 3
32D 56. ___ speak 4
33D 58. Cleanup hitter's stat 4
34D 60. Fraternity letter 3
35D 62. Calculus calculation, for short 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. Cleaning tool usually used with a bucket"

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: RAGMOP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Grande preceder"

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

    The answer is: ARIANA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. ___ Pérez de Cuéllar, former U.N. chief"

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: JAVIER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Lend a helping hand, in a bad way"

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

    The answer is: ABET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Insouciant"

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 free of trouble and worry and care
  • Words that mean the same thing: harum-scarum, unworried, happy-go-lucky
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CAREFREE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Keyboard abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
  • Words that mean the same thing: EL, altitude, elevation
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ALT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Ukrainian, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that any member of the people of eastern europe or asian russia who speak a slavonic 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: SLAV

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. "Star Trek" cast name"

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: TAKEI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Noted father-and-son Hollywood stars"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the visual property of something that shines with reflected light
  • Words that mean the same thing: luster, lustre, sheen
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SHEENS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Pea jacket?"

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 vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
  • Words that mean the same thing: seedcase, seedpod, cod
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: POD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. First part of an English "rule""

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: IBEFOREE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Stopover"

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 temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)
  • Words that mean the same thing: visit
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SOJOURN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Like some laughs and stews"

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 showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
  • Words that mean the same thing: satisfying, solid, square
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HEARTY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Feature of the king of clubs"

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 ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
  • Words that mean the same thing: orbit, revolve, ball
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ORB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Run one's mouth"

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: POPOFF

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "26. Some Nordic skiers"

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 native or inhabitant of finland
  • Words that mean the same thing: Finn
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: FINNS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "28. State of inactivity"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
  • Words that mean the same thing: peace of mind, put down, placidity
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: REPOSE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "30. Bad stethoscope sound"

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 low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
  • Words that mean the same thing: croak, gnarl, muttering
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MURMUR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "32. More of a head-scratcher"

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 not divisible by two
  • Words that mean the same thing: curious, odd, peculiar
  • 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: ODDER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "35. They can stand on their own two feet"

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 animal with two feet
  • Words that mean the same thing: biped
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BIPEDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "36. Places for balm"

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 open skin infection
  • Words that mean the same thing: sore
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SORES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "38. Cause for combatants' confusion"

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: FOGOFWAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "39. A few notes that require answering?"

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: RINGTONE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "40. Like shareholder distributions, 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: PRORATA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "42. "Poor Richard's Almanack" filler"

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 condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
  • Words that mean the same thing: proverb, saw, adage
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ADAGES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "43. Keep from practicing, 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 remove from the bar; expel from the practice of law by official action
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DISBAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "46. Bean popular in East Asia"

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: ADZUKI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "47. Service easy to break?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: TEASET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "48. Ones always wearing suits at work"

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 legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at christmas
  • Words that mean the same thing: Santa Claus, Saint Nick, Father Christmas
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SANTAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "50. Biblical figure who "walked with God""

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: ENOCH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "52. Besmirch"

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 dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
  • Words that mean the same thing: seaman, old salt, Jack-tar
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "56. ___ speak"

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: SOTO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "58. Cleanup hitter's stat"

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 run that is the result of the batter's performance
  • Words that mean the same thing: rbi, run batted in
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RBIS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "60. Fraternity letter"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a unit of pressure
  • Words that mean the same thing: pounds per square inch
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PSI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "62. Calculus calculation, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
  • Words that mean the same thing: Fukien, Taiwanese, Amoy
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 54 73.0%
Short Answer 9 12.2%
Celebrity/Entertainment 4 5.4%
Abbreviation 3 4.1%
Geography 2 2.7%
Food & Drink 1 1.4%
Music 1 1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 39
Down Clues 35
Total Clues 74
Average Answer Length 5.1 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 11 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

  • Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
  • Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
  • When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
  • Today is Thursday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
  • Most clues today are about general knowledge
  • The average word today has about 5 letters
  • Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
  • Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 30, 2025 at 05:18 PM

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