June 22, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (45 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 84 (45 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.5 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Tuesday Puzzle June 22, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Egyptian beetle	6
2A	7. Word before sheet or battle	3
3A	10. First president to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery	4
4A	14. Nabokov novel	6
5A	15. Lobster ___ Newburg	3
6A	16. Instrument that an orchestra tunes to	4
7A	17. X-rayed, e.g.	6
8A	18. Bit of acne	3
9A	19. Went 90, say	4
10A	20. Intertwine	4
11A	21. That, in Tijuana	3
12A	23. Classic Led Zeppelin song represented by the ascending circled letters and this answer	6
13A	25. Bruins : U.C.L.A. :: ___ : Princeton	6
14A	28. Whole bunch	4
15A	29. ___-Magnon man	3
16A	32. Transportation hub named for a 1930s-'40s mayor, in brief	3
17A	33. A Cyclops has one	3
18A	35. Piece of limbo equipment	3
19A	37. Get tangled up	5
20A	39. Catch wind of	4
21A	41. Director Guillermo del ___	4
22A	42. German/Polish border river	4
23A	43. Offerings from Pottery Barn and Chipotle	5
24A	44. Yemen's capital	4
25A	45. Opening of some formal letters	4
26A	46. Territory	4
27A	47. Peeled, as a pear	5
28A	48. Soak (up), as gravy	3
29A	49. "___ but a scratch"	3
30A	50. Nevada's largest county	3
31A	52. One doing an oral exam, in brief	3
32A	53. Org. with programs that are taking off?	4
33A	55. Types in	6
34A	58. Home of the oldest active M.L.B. ballpark	6
35A	60. Y.M.C.A. course, for short	3
36A	61. Classic AC/DC song represented by the falling circled letters and this answer	4
37A	65. Maya Angelou's "And Still I ___"	4
38A	66. Musical ability	3
39A	68. Part of N.H.L.	6
40A	70. Offshore	4
41A	71. Like 2019 and 2021, but not 2020	3
42A	72. Fumbles and flubs	6
43A	73. Pupil's place	4
44A	74. Platform for Dr. Mario and Final Fantasy	3
45A	75. Places for toasters	6

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. Egyptian beetle"

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 scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient egyptians
• Words that mean the same thing: Scarabaeus sacer, scarabaeus
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCARAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Word before sheet or battle"

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 reproach for some lapse or misdeed
• Words that mean the same thing: rap music, knock, pink
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. First president to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery"

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 united states sculptor (1860-1936)
• Words that mean the same thing: Lorado Taft, President Taft, William Howard Taft
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Nabokov novel"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a sexually precocious young girl
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOLITA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Lobster ___ Newburg"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Instrument that an orchestra tunes to"

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. X-rayed, e.g."

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 render visible, as by means of mri
• Words that mean the same thing: project, figure, visualize
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMAGED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Bit of acne"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
• Words that mean the same thing: pimple, hickey
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Went 90, say"

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 commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
• Words that mean the same thing: snap, bust, shoot down
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Intertwine"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the number of openings per linear inch of a screen; measures size of particles
• Words that mean the same thing: engagement, mesh topology, interlock
• The opposite would be: disengage
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MESH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "21. That, in Tijuana"

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: ESO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Classic Led Zeppelin song represented by the ascending circled letters and this answer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
• Words that mean the same thing: paradise, Eden, promised land
• The opposite would be: Hell
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEAVEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Bruins : U.C.L.A. :: ___ : Princeton"

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 terrorist organization in sri lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent tamil state called eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel
• Words that mean the same thing: Panthera tigris, LTTE, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIGERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Whole bunch"

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 (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
• Words that mean the same thing: sheer, remove, good deal
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. ___-Magnon man"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
• Words that mean the same thing: scope, cathode-ray oscilloscope, oscilloscope
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Transportation hub named for a 1930s-'40s mayor, in brief"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. A Cyclops has one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Piece of limbo equipment"

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 room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
• Words that mean the same thing: relegate, streak, measure
• The opposite would be: unbar
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Get tangled up"

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 french composer and exponent of impressionism (1875-1937)
• Words that mean the same thing: Maurice Ravel, ravel out, ladder
• The opposite would be: unknot, unravel
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAVEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Catch wind of"

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 perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
• Words that mean the same thing: find out, get word, see
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Director Guillermo del ___"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: TORO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. German/Polish border river"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a european river; flows into the baltic sea
• Words that mean the same thing: Oder 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: ODER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Offerings from Pottery Barn and Chipotle"

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 bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack
• Words that mean the same thing: roll, bowl, lawn bowling
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOWLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Yemen's capital"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the capital and largest city of yemen; on the central plateau
• Words that mean the same thing: Sana'a, Sanaa
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "45. Opening of some formal letters"

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 term of address for a man
• Words that mean the same thing: sir, Sir
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "46. Territory"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
• Words that mean the same thing: sphere, arena, expanse
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AREA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "47. Peeled, as a pear"

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 decrease gradually or bit by bit
• Words that mean the same thing: whittle, skin, par
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PARED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "48. Soak (up), as gravy"

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 piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid
• Words that mean the same thing: dowse, soak, souse
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "49. "___ but a scratch""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "50. Nevada's largest county"

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: NYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "52. One doing an oral exam, in brief"

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 doctor's degree in dental surgery
• Words that mean the same thing: DD, Doctor of Dental Surgery, Doctor of 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: DDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "53. Org. with programs that are taking off?"

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 an independent agency of the united states government responsible for aviation and spaceflight
• Words that mean the same thing: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NASA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "55. Types in"

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

  The answer is: ENTERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "58. Home of the oldest active M.L.B. ballpark"

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 state capital and largest city of massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
• Words that mean the same thing: Bean Town, Beantown, Hub of the Universe
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOSTON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "60. Y.M.C.A. course, 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: ESL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "61. Classic AC/DC song represented by the falling circled letters and this answer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any place of pain and turmoil
• Words that mean the same thing: underworld, inferno, hell on earth
• The opposite would be: Heaven
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "65. Maya Angelou's "And Still I ___""

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

  The answer is: RISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "66. Musical ability"

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 the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
• Words that mean the same thing: auricle, pinna, capitulum
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "68. Part of N.H.L."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
• Words that mean the same thing: conference
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEAGUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Across: "70. Offshore"

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 in the direction of the sea
• Words that mean the same thing: seawards, seaward
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Across: "71. Like 2019 and 2021, but not 2020"

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 not divisible by two
• Words that mean the same thing: curious, unpaired, rum
• 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 42 Across: "72. Fumbles and flubs"

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 wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
• Words that mean the same thing: misplay, mistake, fault
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERRORS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 43 Across: "73. Pupil's place"

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 piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DESK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 44 Across: "74. Platform for Dr. Mario and Final Fantasy"

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 colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
• Words that mean the same thing: northeast, Ne, neon
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 45 Across: "75. Places for toasters"

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 platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
• Words that mean the same thing: pulpit, podium, rostrum
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAISES

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Tuesday NYT Crossword June 22, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Next to nothing, as a chance	4
2D	2. "___ as you are"	4
3D	3. "So sad"	4
4D	4. Correct	5
5D	5. Supped	3
6D	6. No-goodnik	6
7D	7. Schick product	5
8D	8. 2001 Will Smith title role	3
9D	9. Course of action	4
10D	10. Completely wreck	5
11D	11. Open and honest	10
12D	12. Tipped off	10
13D	13. Many a TikTok user	4
14D	22. Fish in the genus Hippocampus	8
15D	24. Opposite of WNW	3
16D	26. Think ___ of	3
17D	27. Deck protectors	8
18D	29. With 36-Down, intersection ... as suggested by the circled letters in the middle of this puzzle?	5
19D	30. Static, maybe	10
20D	31. Cloverleaf features	10
21D	34. 2019, 2020 and 2021: Abbr.	3
22D	36. See 29-Down	5
23D	38. CPR sites	3
24D	40. Animal that sounds a lot like you?	3
25D	41. Letters on some airport uniforms	3
26D	43. Antioxidant juice brand	3
27D	47. The "p" of m.p.h.	3
28D	49. "___ Te Ching"	3
29D	51. Shouted	6
30D	54. Porterhouse, e.g.	5
31D	56. Aptly named shelfmate of Smarties candy	5
32D	57. Ventriloquist Lewis	5
33D	58. Flat-headed fastener	4
34D	59. Gas in glowing signs	4
35D	62. Teamwork disrupters	4
36D	63. Tackle box item	4
37D	64. More, as the saying goes	4
38D	67. Juice suffix	3
39D	69. Obama ___	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. Next to nothing, as a chance"

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 take off weight
• Words that mean the same thing: slight, svelte, slenderize
• The opposite would be: gain
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "___ as you are""

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 thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
• Words that mean the same thing: amount, hail, total
• The opposite would be: go, leave
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. "So sad""

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 flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
• Words that mean the same thing: regrettably, unfortunately, ala
• The opposite would be: fortunately, luckily
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Correct"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; ; - eleanor roosevelt
• Words that mean the same thing: rightfield, right hand, redress
• The opposite would be: wrongfulness, falsify
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIGHT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Supped"

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 goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
• Words that mean the same thing: corrode, deplete, eat on
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. No-goodnik"

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: BADEGG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Schick product"

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

  The answer is: RAZOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. 2001 Will Smith title role"

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 united states prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
• Words that mean the same thing: Cassius Marcellus Clay, Muhammad Ali, Cassius Clay
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Course of action"

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 course of conduct
• Words that mean the same thing: route, way of life, way
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PATH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Completely wreck"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the whole amount
• Words that mean the same thing: amount, come, tot 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: TOTAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Open and honest"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that without concealment or deception; honest
• Words that mean the same thing: straightforward, honestly
• The opposite would be: dishonestly
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABOVEBOARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Tipped off"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning
• Words that mean the same thing: forewarn, previse
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FOREWARNED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Many a TikTok user"

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

  The answer is: TEEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "22. Fish in the genus Hippocampus"

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 either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
• Words that mean the same thing: walrus, sea horse
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEAHORSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "24. Opposite of WNW"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ESE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "26. Think ___ of"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
• Words that mean the same thing: complaint, ominous, poorly
• The opposite would be: well
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Deck protectors"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface)
• Words that mean the same thing: sealant, sealer
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEALANTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "29. With 36-Down, intersection ... as suggested by the circled letters in the middle of this puzzle?"

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 a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
• Words that mean the same thing: bad-tempered, pass over, crabby
• The opposite would be: uncross
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CROSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. Static, maybe"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: RADIONOISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Cloverleaf features"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels
• Words that mean the same thing: flyover, overpass
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVERPASSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "34. 2019, 2020 and 2021: Abbr."

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 period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
• Words that mean the same thing: twelvemonth, yr, year
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "36. See 29-Down"

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 partly sheltered anchorage
• Words that mean the same thing: route, roadstead, road
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "38. CPR sites"

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 trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
• Words that mean the same thing: emergency room, erbium, ER
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "40. Animal that sounds a lot like you?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EWE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "41. Letters on some airport uniforms"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an agency established in 2001 to safeguard united states transportation systems and insure safe air travel
• Words that mean the same thing: Transportation Security Administration
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "43. Antioxidant juice brand"

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 tibeto-burman language spoken in the dali region of yunnan
• Words that mean the same thing: Baic
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "47. The "p" of m.p.h."

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: PER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "49. "___ Te Ching""

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 adherent of any branch of taoism
• Words that mean the same thing: Taoist
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "51. Shouted"

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 utter a sudden loud cry
• Words that mean the same thing: squall, shouted, call
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YELLED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "54. Porterhouse, e.g."

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 slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "56. Aptly named shelfmate of Smarties candy"

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 insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
• Words that mean the same thing: wonk, swot, nerd
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NERDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "57. Ventriloquist Lewis"

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 african river that flows northwest into lake chad
• Words that mean the same thing: Chari River, Chari, Shari 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: SHARI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "58. Flat-headed fastener"

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

  The answer is: BRAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "59. Gas in glowing signs"

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 colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 10, Ne
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "62. Teamwork disrupters"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
• Words that mean the same thing: ego, egotism, self
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EGOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "63. Tackle box item"

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 qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
• Words that mean the same thing: come-on, bait, entice
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "64. More, as the saying goes"

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 (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
• Words that mean the same thing: to a lesser extent
• The opposite would be: more
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "67. Juice suffix"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
• Words that mean the same thing: fruit drink
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "69. Obama ___"

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 period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Words that mean the same thing: geological era, earned run average, epoch
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	48	57.1%
Short Answer	25	29.8%
Music	3	3.6%
Sports	2	2.4%
Geography	2	2.4%
Abbreviation	2	2.4%
Literature	1	1.2%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.2%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	45
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	84
Average Answer Length	4.5 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	10 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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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (34 clues)
• Down Clues (36 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, May 21, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (34 Across, 36 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.7 letters

Across Clues Explained - Saturday NYT Crossword May 21, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Rolls dough, perhaps?	10
2A	11. Roll an ill-timed seven, with "out"	4
3A	15. It's all black and white	10
4A	16. Veg out	4
5A	17. Che Guevara, when he wrote "The Motorcycle Diaries"	10
6A	18. Private org. involved in the most Supreme Court cases	4
7A	19. Chic	6
8A	20. Some Yamaha products	7
9A	22. Settled down	4
10A	23. Selena's "Baila ___ Cumbia"	4
11A	26. Zoo heavyweight	5
12A	27. Didn't play, say	3
13A	28. What a duck might be	7
14A	30. Actor Levy	3
15A	31. Climb the social ladder, in a way	7
16A	32. Function	4
17A	33. It nowadays offers streaming recommendations	7
18A	36. Common pharmacy orders	7
19A	38. Purchase at a pro shop	4
20A	39. Barbecue coating	7
21A	41. Spanish diminutive suffix	3
22A	42. Schedule with little room for spontaneity	7
23A	43. Go back	3
24A	46. ___ Gabler, Ibsen title character	5
25A	48. Kind of sheet	4
26A	49. Catherine, e.g., in "Jules et Jim"	4
27A	50. NyQuil shelfmate	7
28A	52. Doles out	6
29A	54. ___ rage	4
30A	55. Ventriloquist's prop, maybe	10
31A	58. Names	4
32A	59. Makes clearly understood	10
33A	60. Editor's overruling	4
34A	61. Like some cookie cutters	10

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. Rolls dough, perhaps?"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: CARPAYMENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "11. Roll an ill-timed seven, with "out""

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 obscene terms for feces
• Words that mean the same thing: make, poop, turd
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. It's all black and white"

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: OREOCOOKIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Veg out"

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 hang loosely or laxly
• Words that mean the same thing: lounge about, bum, loaf
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOLL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Che Guevara, when he wrote "The Motorcycle Diaries""

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: MEDSTUDENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Private org. involved in the most Supreme Court cases"

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: ACLU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Chic"

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 in the current fashion or style
• Words that mean the same thing: a la mode, in style, in vogue
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MODISH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Some Yamaha products"

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: JETSKIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Settled down"

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: ALIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Selena's "Baila ___ Cumbia""

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: ESTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "26. Zoo heavyweight"

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 massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast asia and africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout
• Words that mean the same thing: rhinoceros
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RHINO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "27. Didn't play, say"

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 seventh and last day of the week; observed as the sabbath by jews and some christians
• Words that mean the same thing: seat, sit down, sit around
• The opposite would be: stand, arise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. What a duck might be"

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: BATHTOY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Actor Levy"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Climb the social ladder, in a way"

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: MARRYUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Function"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
• Words that mean the same thing: office, function, theatrical role
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. It nowadays offers streaming recommendations"

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: TVGUIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Common pharmacy orders"

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 prescription drug that is provided again
• Words that mean the same thing: refill, replenish, fill again
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REFILLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Purchase at a pro shop"

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 hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
• Words that mean the same thing: woodwind, Mrs. Henry Wood, Natalie Wood
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WOOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Barbecue coating"

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: MEATRUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Spanish diminutive suffix"

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: ITO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Schedule with little room for spontaneity"

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: SETPLAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Go back"

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

  The answer is: EBB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. ___ Gabler, Ibsen title character"

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: HEDDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "48. Kind of sheet"

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 detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
• Words that mean the same thing: specification
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. Catherine, e.g., in "Jules et Jim""

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: AMIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. NyQuil shelfmate"

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: ADVILPM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. Doles out"

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 allow to have
• Words that mean the same thing: parcel out, lot, accord
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALLOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. ___ rage"

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: ROID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "55. Ventriloquist's prop, maybe"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: HANDPUPPET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. Names"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the new sounds added by dubbing
• Words that mean the same thing: knight, nickname, dub
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DUBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "59. Makes clearly understood"

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: DRIVESHOME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "60. Editor's overruling"

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 printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "61. Like some cookie cutters"

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: STARSHAPED

  Great job if you got it right!

May 21, 2022 Saturday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. They can lead to long sentences	6
2D	2. Nipple ring?	6
3D	3. Website with the slogan "Dive into anything"	6
4D	4. Put forward	5
5D	5. Isn't oneself?	4
6D	6. "Yeah, that's right!"	10
7D	7. Admin on 3-Down, e.g.	3
8D	8. Barely make do, with "by"	3
9D	9. Michelangelo, e.g.	11
10D	10. Word before and after "à"	4
11D	11. Look bad together	5
12D	12. Many a Rolling Stone cover subject	8
13D	13. At the end of the day	8
14D	14. What some invitees bring to parties	8
15D	21. "___ me!"	3
16D	24. Opposite of dewy-eyed	11
17D	25. Lord's Prayer possessive	3
18D	28. Antioxidant drink brand	3
19D	29. Luxury attire for white-tie events	10
20D	31. Feature of many a military obstacle course	3
21D	32. Lightly roast	3
22D	33. Devotees of Team Edward and Team Jacob, in fandom slang	8
23D	34. Unseated	8
24D	35. Positive impression	8
25D	37. "Sounds like a good time!"	3
26D	40. "There's an ___ for that"	3
27D	42. ___ Minella (monkey Muppet)	3
28D	43. Genre for the All-American Rejects	6
29D	44. Rude refusal	6
30D	45. Outshone	6
31D	47. Accomplished, old-style	5
32D	49. Early software version	5
33D	51. Results of some successful defenses	4
34D	53. Verdant	4
35D	56. Long of "The Best Man"	3
36D	57. Save for later, in a way	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 can lead to long sentences"

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 punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence
• Words that mean the same thing: comma, Polygonia comma, comma butterfly
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COMMAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Nipple ring?"

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 small space in a tissue or body part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing
• Words that mean the same thing: ring of color
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AREOLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Website with the slogan "Dive into anything""

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: REDDIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Put forward"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
• Words that mean the same thing: put forward, situate, deposit
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POSIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Isn't oneself?"

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 new testament book describing the development of the early church from christ's ascension to paul's sojourn at rome
• Words that mean the same thing: dissemble, deed, move
• 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: ACTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. "Yeah, that's right!""

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: YOUHEARDME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Admin on 3-Down, e.g."

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 british teenager or young adult in the 1960s; noted for their clothes consciousness and opposition to the rockers
• Words that mean the same thing: modernistic, modern
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Barely make do, with "by""

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: EKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Michelangelo, e.g."

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: NINJATURTLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Word before and after "à""

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: TETE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Look bad together"

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 loud resonant repeating noise
• Words that mean the same thing: brush, clangor, skirmish
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Many a Rolling Stone cover subject"

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: ROCKIDOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. At the end of the day"

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: ALLINALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. What some invitees bring to parties"

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: PLUSONES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. "___ me!""

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 earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
• Words that mean the same thing: examine, render, attempt
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Opposite of dewy-eyed"

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: STREETSMART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Lord's Prayer possessive"

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: THY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Antioxidant drink brand"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the tibeto-burman language spoken in the dali region of yunnan
• Words that mean the same thing: Baic
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Luxury attire for white-tie events"

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: OPERACAPES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Feature of many a military obstacle course"

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 soaked soil; soft wet earth
• Words that mean the same thing: muck up, muck, mire
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MUD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Lightly roast"

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 support resembling the rib of an animal
• Words that mean the same thing: blackguard, costa, jest at
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Devotees of Team Edward and Team Jacob, in fandom slang"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TWIHARDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Unseated"

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: VOTEDOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. Positive impression"

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: GOODVIBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. "Sounds like a good time!""

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 activities that are enjoyable or amusing
• Words that mean the same thing: sport, playfulness, play
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. "There's an ___ for that""

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: APP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. ___ Minella (monkey Muppet)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Genre for the All-American Rejects"

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: EMOPOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Rude refusal"

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: BITEME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Outshone"

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 get the better of
• Words that mean the same thing: scoop, trump, outflank
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BESTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Accomplished, old-style"

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: DIDST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Early software version"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the 1st letter of the greek alphabet
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALPHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. Results of some successful defenses"

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 doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation; the highest degree awarded graduate study
• Words that mean the same thing: PhD, Ph.D.
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PHDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. Verdant"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
• Words that mean the same thing: profuse, plushy, lavish
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LUSH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Long of "The Best Man""

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: NIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. Save for later, in a way"

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: DVR

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	51	72.9%
Short Answer	14	20.0%
History	3	4.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.4%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	34
Down Clues	36
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.7 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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: September 09, 2025 at 09:37 PM