October 14, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (39 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
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• Complete Puzzle Statistics
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, October 14, 2019

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (39 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

October 14, 2019 Across Hints: NYT Monday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Kings, queens and jacks	5
2A	6. Refuse to obey	4
3A	10. State of confusion	4
4A	14. To no ___	5
5A	15. Stackable cookie	4
6A	16. Moviemaker Preminger	4
7A	17. Carpet woven in Iran	10
8A	19. "See what I ___?"	4
9A	20. Fury	3
10A	21. First responder, for short	3
11A	22. Send off on a different course	6
12A	24. Key to the left of "Q"	3
13A	25. Tattered threads	4
14A	27. Ho-hum feeling	5
15A	29. Opposed to, in dialect	4
16A	31. Tangy condiment	10
17A	34. Reveal slightly	5
18A	36. "You ___ kiddin'!"	4
19A	37. August 1 birth, astrologically	3
20A	38. One of two in the larynx	9
21A	42. Network to keep an "eye" on	3
22A	45. Go by sea	4
23A	46. Vessel with a silent "ch" in its name	5
24A	50. Where planes land on an aircraft carrier	10
25A	54. Duo	4
26A	55. Specialized military group	5
27A	56. Beach hill	4
28A	58. Player for money	3
29A	59. Cups, saucers and a pot, say	6
30A	62. Preschooler	3
31A	63. Winter hrs. in Me.	3
32A	64. Bogus	4
33A	65. Survive elimination ... or what one may do to the ends of 17-, 31-, 38- and 50-Across?	10
34A	68. Long-lasting hair wave, informally	4
35A	69. Eye part covered by the cornea	4
36A	70. Overact	5
37A	71. West Point team	4
38A	72. Chic	4
39A	73. More disrespectful	5

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Kings, queens and jacks"

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 game played with playing cards
• Words that mean the same thing: calling card, wit, bill
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CARDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Refuse to obey"

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 resist or confront with resistance
• Words that mean the same thing: resist, withstand, hold up
• The opposite would be: lend oneself
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEFY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. State of confusion"

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 state of confusion and disorderliness
• Words that mean the same thing: muckle, slew, mess 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: MESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. To no ___"

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

  The answer is: AVAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Stackable cookie"

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 chocolate cookie with white cream filling
• Words that mean the same thing: oreo cookie
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OREO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Moviemaker Preminger"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OTTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Carpet woven in Iran"

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: PERSIANRUG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. "See what 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 an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
• Words that mean the same thing: average, mean value, intend
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Fury"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. First responder, 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: EMT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Send off on a different course"

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 turn aside; turn away from
• Words that mean the same thing: deviate, hive off, amuse
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIVERT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Key to the left of "Q""

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 bill in a restaurant
• Words that mean the same thing: chit, yellow journalism, pill
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Tattered threads"

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 piece of cloth or paper
• Words that mean the same thing: trounce, call down, chide
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Ho-hum feeling"

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 feeling of being bored by something tedious
• Words that mean the same thing: tedium, boredom
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENNUI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Opposed to, in dialect"

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: AGIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Tangy condiment"

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: HOTMUSTARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Reveal slightly"

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: LETON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. "You ___ kiddin'!""

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: AINT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. August 1 birth, astrologically"

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 (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in leo
• Words that mean the same thing: Leo the Lion, Lion
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. One of two in the larynx"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: VOCALCORD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Network to keep an "eye" on"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "45. Go by sea"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
• Words that mean the same thing: sweep, canvass, navigate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. Vessel with a silent "ch" in its name"

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 expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
• Words that mean the same thing: racing yacht
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YACHT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "50. Where planes land on an aircraft carrier"

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: FLIGHTDECK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "54. Duo"

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 set of two similar things considered as a unit
• Words that mean the same thing: brace, span, couple
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "55. Specialized military group"

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 small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
• Words that mean the same thing: cell
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CADRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "56. Beach hill"

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 ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans
• Words that mean the same thing: sand dune
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DUNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "58. Player for money"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an athlete who plays for pay
• Words that mean the same thing: professional
• The opposite would be: amateur, anti
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "59. Cups, saucers and a pot, say"

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: TEASET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "62. Preschooler"

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 amount (especially of a drink)
• Words that mean the same thing: yearling, sum up, tote 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: TOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "63. Winter hrs. in Me."

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 standard time in the 5th time zone west of greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern united states
• Words that mean the same thing: Eastern Time, Eastern Standard Time
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "64. Bogus"

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 something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
• Words that mean the same thing: assumed, simulate, shammer
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "65. Survive elimination ... or what one may do to the ends of 17-, 31-, 38- and 50-Across?"

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: MAKETHECUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "68. Long-lasting hair wave, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a city in the european part of russia
• Words that mean the same thing: Molotov, permanent, permanent wave
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PERM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "69. Eye part covered by the cornea"

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

  The answer is: IRIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "70. Overact"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that give expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie 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: EMOTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "71. West Point team"

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 a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
• Words that mean the same thing: regular army, United States Army, US Army
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARMY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "72. Chic"

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: TONY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "73. More disrespectful"

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 socially incorrect in behavior
• Words that mean the same thing: rude, ill-bred, primitive
• The opposite would be: civil
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Monday Puzzle October 14, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. LIKE EVERY LETTER IN THIS CLUE	7
2D	2. C-worthy	7
3D	3. Melted cheese over toast	7
4D	4. Criticize, in slang	3
5D	5. More crafty	5
6D	6. "Stay!"	6
7D	7. Slip up	3
8D	8. Nasty, long-running dispute	4
9D	9. Name before Berra or Bear	4
10D	10. Never a dull ___	6
11D	11. Endless	7
12D	12. Eminence	7
13D	13. Prince, but not a princess	3
14D	18. Southeast Asian housemaid	4
15D	23. Clergy's changing room	6
16D	26. Temporarily conked out	7
17D	28. Wedding vow	3
18D	30. Black Friday's mo.	3
19D	32. One might say "One, two, testing, testing" into it	3
20D	33. Numero ___ (top dog)	3
21D	35. Light eats	6
22D	39. Pet said to have nine lives	3
23D	40. Word after first or financial	3
24D	41. Fist bump	3
25D	42. Freon initials	3
26D	43. Empty talk	7
27D	44. One way to pitch	7
28D	47. Massachusetts vacation area	7
29D	48. Shaggy	7
30D	49. Horse in a harness race	7
31D	51. Award from the Recording Academy	6
32D	52. Overly precious	6
33D	53. One nautical mile per hour	4
34D	57. Old anesthetic	5
35D	60. Send out, as waves	4
36D	61. Root in Polynesian cuisine	4
37D	64. Day ___ (getaway)	3
38D	66. Family members	3
39D	67. Bird that can run up to 30 m.p.h.	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. LIKE EVERY LETTER IN THIS CLUE"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that assets available for use in the production of further assets
• Words that mean the same thing: Das Kapital, capital letter, majuscule
• The opposite would be: lowercase
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAPITAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. C-worthy"

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 statistic describing the location of a distribution
• Words that mean the same thing: ordinary, norm, intermediate
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AVERAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Melted cheese over toast"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that cheese melted with ale or beer served over toast
• Words that mean the same thing: Welsh rabbit, Welsh rarebit
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAREBIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Criticize, in slang"

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 god of the underworld; counterpart of greek pluto
• Words that mean the same thing: Orcus
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. More crafty"

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

  The answer is: SLIER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. "Stay!""

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: DONTGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Slip up"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ERR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Nasty, long-running dispute"

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

  The answer is: FEUD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Name before Berra or Bear"

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 united states baseball player (born 1925)
• Words that mean the same thing: Berra, Lawrence Peter Berra, Yogi Berra
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YOGI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Never a dull ___"

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 particular point in time
• Words that mean the same thing: consequence, mo, present moment
• The opposite would be: inconsequence
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOMENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Endless"

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 continuing forever or indefinitely
• Words that mean the same thing: aeonian, ageless, unceasing
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETERNAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Eminence"

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 high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement
• Words that mean the same thing: height
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STATURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Prince, but not a princess"

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 male human offspring
• Words that mean the same thing: Word, Logos, boy
• The opposite would be: girl, daughter
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Southeast Asian housemaid"

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 woman hired to suckle a child of someone else
• Words that mean the same thing: wet nurse, wet-nurse, maidservant
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "23. Clergy's changing room"

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 protestant episcopal church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church
• Words that mean the same thing: sacristy
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VESTRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "26. Temporarily conked out"

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 postpone doing what one should be doing
• Words that mean the same thing: shillyshally, dillydally, conk
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STALLED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "28. Wedding vow"

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 artificial language that is a revision and simplification of esperanto
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "30. Black Friday's mo."

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 month following october and preceding december
• Words that mean the same thing: November
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "32. One might say "One, two, testing, testing" into it"

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: MIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "33. Numero ___ (top dog)"

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: UNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "35. Light eats"

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 (yiddish) a snack or light meal
• Words that mean the same thing: snack, nosh
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOSHES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "39. Pet said to have nine lives"

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 feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
• Words that mean the same thing: vomit up, throw up, vomit
• 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: CAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "40. Word after first or financial"

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

  The answer is: AID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "41. Fist bump"

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: DAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "42. Freon initials"

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 fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans
• Words that mean the same thing: chlorofluorocarbon
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CFC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "43. Empty talk"

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 foolish gibberish
• Words that mean the same thing: blither, blatherskite, blether
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLATHER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "44. One way to pitch"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (of pitches) made with the arm moving parallel to the ground
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIDEARM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "47. Massachusetts vacation area"

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: CAPECOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "48. Shaggy"

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 having or covered with hair
• Words that mean the same thing: haired, hairy
• The opposite would be: hairless
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIRSUTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. Horse in a harness race"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that foot of a pig or sheep especially one used as food
• Words that mean the same thing: trotting 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: TROTTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "51. Award from the Recording Academy"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GRAMMY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. Overly precious"

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: CUTESY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. One nautical mile per hour"

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 tight cluster of people or things
• Words that mean the same thing: air mile, gnarl, grayback
• 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: KNOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "57. Old anesthetic"

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

  The answer is: ETHER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "60. Send out, as waves"

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 expel (gases or odors)
• Words that mean the same thing: breathe, pass off, let out
• The opposite would be: absorb
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "61. Root in Polynesian cuisine"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
• Words that mean the same thing: cocoyam, dasheen, edda
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TARO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "64. Day ___ (getaway)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a health resort near a spring or at the seaside
• Words that mean the same thing: health spa, resort hotel, watering hole
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "66. Family members"

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 person having kinship with another or others
• Words that mean the same thing: tribe, akin, cognate
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "67. Bird that can run up to 30 m.p.h."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EMU

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	64.1%
Short Answer	20	25.6%
Sports	2	2.6%
History	2	2.6%
Geography	1	1.3%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	39
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.8 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 Monday, 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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June 10, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, June 10, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (33 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

June 10, 2021 Thursday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Start of an encrypted web address	5
2A	6. "Go" follower	4
3A	10. Hit the ___	4
4A	14. "Color me surprised!"	10
5A	16. Everybody: Ger.	4
6A	17. Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael?	15
7A	19. Contractor's fig.	3
8A	20. ___ Beach, Calif.	5
9A	21. Following	5
10A	22. More treasured	6
11A	24. Counterpart of down: Abbr.	3
12A	25. Polishing the chandelier in "The Phantom of the Opera" and laundering uniforms in "Hamilton"?	13
13A	32. Procrastinator's promise	4
14A	34. Port-___ (French cheese)	5
15A	35. Like some nail polish shades	4
16A	36. Day following hump day: Abbr.	3
17A	37. "The Entertainer," e.g.	3
18A	38. Trace	3
19A	39. "___ 2 Proud 2 Beg" (TLC hit)	4
20A	41. Professor Moriarty's first name	5
21A	43. Exchange for a tenner	4
22A	44. Result of a poorly planned invasion of the Body Snatchers?	13
23A	47. "Let's ___!"	3
24A	48. Biological cavity	6
25A	51. Roll-on alternative	5
26A	54. Tuned in	5
27A	57. Grp. with wands	3
28A	58. "I'm tired of all this negative media coverage"?	15
29A	61. Legendary queen once depicted on Tunisian currency	4
30A	62. Consumers of audio and visual media only	10
31A	63. Snail-like	4
32A	64. Comedian Richter	4
33A	65. Tessellated creatures in Escher prints	5

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Start of an encrypted web address"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a protocol (utilizing tcp) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
• Words that mean the same thing: HTTP, hypertext transfer protocol
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HTTPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. "Go" follower"

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: KART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Hit the ___"

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 bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
• Words that mean the same thing: poke, sack up, give the axe
• The opposite would be: hire
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SACK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. "Color me surprised!""

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: IHADNOIDEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Everybody: Ger."

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: ALLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RENAISSANCEFOUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Contractor's fig."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that standard time in the 5th time zone west of greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern united states
• Words that mean the same thing: Eastern Time, Eastern Standard Time
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. ___ Beach, Calif."

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: PISMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Following"

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 located farther aft
• Words that mean the same thing: afterward, later, subsequently
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AFTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. More treasured"

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 dearly loved
• Words that mean the same thing: earnest, near, costly
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEARER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Counterpart of down: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ACR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Polishing the chandelier in "The Phantom of the Opera" and laundering uniforms in "Hamilton"?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MUSICALCHORES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "32. Procrastinator's promise"

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 in the near future
• Words that mean the same thing: before long, shortly, presently
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "34. Port-___ (French cheese)"

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: SALUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "35. Like some nail polish shades"

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 painting of a naked human figure
• Words that mean the same thing: nude person, nude sculpture, bare
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NUDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "36. Day following hump day: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: THU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "37. "The Entertainer," e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small piece of cloth or paper
• Words that mean the same thing: chide, rebuke, take to task
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Trace"

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 piece or quantity of something
• Words that mean the same thing: moment, prick, turn
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. "___ 2 Proud 2 Beg" (TLC hit)"

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: AINT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Professor Moriarty's first name"

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 stuart king of scotland who married a daughter of henry vii; when england and france went to war in 1513 he invaded england and died in defeat at flodden (1473-1513)
• Words that mean the same thing: Epistle of James, King James I, mob
• The opposite would be: free
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JAMES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Exchange for a tenner"

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: ABES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Result of a poorly planned invasion of the Body Snatchers?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NOTIMETOSPORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. "Let's ___!""

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 take in solid food
• Words that mean the same thing: consume, rust, corrode
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. Biological cavity"

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 natural cavity or hollow in a bone
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTRUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. Roll-on alternative"

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 pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
• Words that mean the same thing: nebulizer, atomizer, nebuliser
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPRAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "54. Tuned in"

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 (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
• Words that mean the same thing: mindful, cognizant, cognisant
• The opposite would be: unmindful, unaware
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "57. Grp. with wands"

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 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 28 Across: "58. "I'm tired of all this negative media coverage"?"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: THEBADNEWSBORES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "61. Legendary queen once depicted on Tunisian currency"

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 (roman mythology) a princess of tyre who was the founder and queen of carthage; virgil tells of her suicide when she was abandoned by aeneas
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "62. Consumers of audio and visual media only"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a student who is very slow in learning to read
• Words that mean the same thing: illiterate, illiterate person, nonreader
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NONREADERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "63. Snail-like"

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 lose velocity; move more slowly
• Words that mean the same thing: tedious, slack, slowly
• The opposite would be: fast, accelerate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "64. Comedian Richter"

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: ANDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "65. Tessellated creatures in Escher prints"

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 web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
• Words that mean the same thing: jackass, cuckoo, zany
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GEESE

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Thursday Crossword Down Clues - June 10, 2021 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Brought on	5
2D	2. "___ days ..."	5
3D	3. Equivalent	10
4D	4. Reason to avert one's eyes, for short	3
5D	5. Marsh birds	6
6D	6. X in XXX, maybe	4
7D	7. Name that derives from the Hebrew word for "earth"	4
8D	8. First female U.S. attorney general	4
9D	9. X in XXX, maybe	3
10D	10. Most expensive spice in the world by weight	7
11D	11. Frequently	4
12D	12. Tip-off	4
13D	13. Model Miranda	4
14D	15. God depicted wearing ostrich feathers	6
15D	18. Per	4
16D	23. Be a political candidate	3
17D	24. ___ Up, political group formed in response to the AIDS crisis	3
18D	26. A little over three grains	5
19D	27. Big name in rental cars	5
20D	28. One- or two-person vehicles in the Olympics	5
21D	29. Source of latex	10
22D	30. Actress Falco	4
23D	31. Hardens	4
24D	32. Ending of seven country names	4
25D	33. River that starts in Pittsburgh	4
26D	40. Finish some gift-wrapping, say	7
27D	41. Word before black or Blue	3
28D	42. Meager	6
29D	43. "The only way to run away without leaving home," per Twyla Tharp	3
30D	45. Rudolph on "S.N.L."	4
31D	46. Carry-on limit, often	6
32D	49. App's audience	5
33D	50. En ___	5
34D	51. Quality control guidelines: Abbr.	4
35D	52. Hartman who voiced Troy McClure on "The Simpsons"	4
36D	53. Take two	4
37D	54. Unknown source, for short	4
38D	55. Make, as one's way	4
39D	56. Out of whack	4
40D	59. It's stranded in a cell	3
41D	60. Bobbie Gentry's "___ to Billie Joe"	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. Brought on"

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 engage or hire for work
• Words that mean the same thing: hire, take, charter
• The opposite would be: unchartered, fire
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIRED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "___ days ...""

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: THESE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Equivalent"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that being essentially equal to something
• Words that mean the same thing: equivalent
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TANTAMOUNT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Reason to avert one's eyes, 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 lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: organiser, personal digital assistant, personal organiser
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Marsh birds"

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 old or new world straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks
• Words that mean the same thing: attack, clip, assault
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNIPES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. X in XXX, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: KISS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Name that derives from the Hebrew word for "earth""

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 (old testament) in judeo-christian mythology; the first man and the husband of eve and the progenitor of the human race
• Words that mean the same thing: X, cristal, Robert Adam
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. First female U.S. attorney general"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a city in western nevada at the foot of the sierra nevada mountains; known for gambling casinos and easy divorce and remarriage
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RENO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. X in XXX, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Most expensive spice in the world by weight"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that old world crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food
• Words that mean the same thing: saffron crocus, orange yellow, Crocus sativus
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAFFRON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Frequently"

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: ALOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Tip-off"

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 slight indication
• Words that mean the same thing: cue, hint, clew
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Model Miranda"

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: KERR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. God depicted wearing ostrich feathers"

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 egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead; husband and brother of isis; father of horus
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OSIRIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "18. Per"

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 (used of count nouns) every one considered individually
• Words that mean the same thing: for each one, from each one, apiece
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EACH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Be a political candidate"

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 score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
• Words that mean the same thing: incline, streamlet, political campaign
• The opposite would be: malfunction, idle
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. ___ Up, political group formed in response to the AIDS crisis"

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

  The answer is: ACT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. A little over three grains"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg
• Words that mean the same thing: karat, kt
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CARAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Big name in rental cars"

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 siege and massacre at a mission in san antonio in 1836; mexican forces under santa anna besieged and massacred american rebels who were fighting to make texas independent of mexico
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALAMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. One- or two-person vehicles in the Olympics"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a racing sled for one or two people
• Words that mean the same thing: stuff, choke up, block
• The opposite would be: unstuff
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LUGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Source of latex"

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: RUBBERTREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Actress Falco"

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: EDIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. Hardens"

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 group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
• Words that mean the same thing: congeal, bent, mark
• The opposite would be: rise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "32. Ending of seven country names"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "33. River that starts in Pittsburgh"

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 a midwestern state in north central united states in the great lakes region
• Words that mean the same thing: OH, Ohio River, Buckeye State
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OHIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Finish some gift-wrapping, say"

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: TIEABOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Word before black or Blue"

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 airplane powered by one or more jet engines
• Words that mean the same thing: jet-black, blue jet, special K
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Meager"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SPARSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. "The only way to run away without leaving home," per Twyla Tharp"

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

  The answer is: ART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Rudolph on "S.N.L.""

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 member of an american indian people of yucatan and belize and guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between ad 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy
• Words that mean the same thing: Mayan, Mayan 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: MAYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "46. Carry-on limit, often"

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: ONEBAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. App's audience"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something
• Words that mean the same thing: substance abuser, drug user, user
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. En ___"

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 shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball
• Words that mean the same thing: masse shot
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MASSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "51. Quality control guidelines: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
• Words that mean the same thing: venereal infection, Cupid's disease, Venus's curse
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "52. Hartman who voiced Troy McClure on "The Simpsons""

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: PHIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "53. Take two"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that do over, as of (part of) a house
• Words that mean the same thing: reconstruct, remodel, make over
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "54. Unknown source, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that at another time
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "55. Make, as one's way"

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 direct one's course or 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: WEND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "56. Out of whack"

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 turned or twisted toward one side; - g.k.chesterton
• Words that mean the same thing: wonky, askew, lopsided
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "59. It's stranded in a cell"

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 (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information
• Words that mean the same thing: desoxyribonucleic acid, deoxyribonucleic acid
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "60. Bobbie Gentry's "___ to Billie Joe""

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

  The answer is: ODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	66.2%
Short Answer	11	14.9%
Abbreviation	5	6.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment	4	5.4%
History	3	4.1%
Sports	1	1.4%
Geography	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	74
Average Answer Length	5.1 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• 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 16, 2025 at 11:38 PM