August 23, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (29 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, August 23, 2019

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (29 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

Across Clues Explained - Friday NYT Crossword August 23, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Part of a prison fence	4
2A	5. Wright who directed "Shaun of the Dead" and "Baby Driver"	5
3A	10. DNA collector	4
4A	14. Integral's calculation, in calculus	4
5A	15. Small source of power	10
6A	17. "Glad I didn't have to deal with that!"	15
7A	19. What God created after the stars, per the Bible	7
8A	20. Epictetus, e.g.	5
9A	21. Taste	5
10A	22. "30 Rock" co-star	3
11A	23. Pet	4
12A	26. Low man	5
13A	29. Con's target	3
14A	30. Landmark on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe	13
15A	35. Classic sound effect in an action film when someone is badly injured	13
16A	36. Long shots?	13
17A	37. Was successfully enticed	3
18A	38. Never-before seen	5
19A	39. Cocksure	4
20A	41. Member of the proletariat, metaphorically	3
21A	43. Some creepy-crawlies	5
22A	47. Johnny who used to cry "Come on down!" on "The Price Is Right"	5
23A	49. Title locale in a Hercule Poirot mystery	7
24A	51. What something goes *poof* in	15
25A	54. Academic setting	10
26A	55. Rod or reel	4
27A	56. Where to find a Bitcoin price index, for short	4
28A	57. Inception	5
29A	58. Grammy-winning singer with the 2010 album "Soldier of Love"	4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Part of a prison fence"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
• Words that mean the same thing: shaft, slam, gibe
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BARB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Wright who directed "Shaun of the Dead" and "Baby Driver""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the younger brother of edwy who became king of northumbria when it renounced edwy; on edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of england (944-975)
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDGAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. DNA collector"

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 implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion
• Words that mean the same thing: swob, dab, mop
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Integral's calculation, in calculus"

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 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: field, sphere, orbit
• The 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 5 Across: "15. Small source of power"

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: AAABATTERY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. "Glad I didn't have to deal with that!""

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: BETTERYOUTHANME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. What God created after the stars, per the Bible"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
• Words that mean the same thing: creature, beast, brute
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANIMALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Epictetus, 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 member of the ancient greek school of philosophy founded by zeno
• Words that mean the same thing: stoical, unemotional person
• The opposite would be: emotional person
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STOIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Taste"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: SAPOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. "30 Rock" co-star"

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 slightly insane
• Words that mean the same thing: elfin, touched
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Pet"

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 part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
• Words that mean the same thing: cervix, make out, neck opening
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NECK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Low man"

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 adult male singer with the lowest voice
• Words that mean the same thing: bass voice, bass
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BASSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "29. Con's target"

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 watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
• Words that mean the same thing: tomfool, cosh, muggins
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Landmark on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe"

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: VICTORIAFALLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "35. Classic sound effect in an action film when someone is badly injured"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert 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: WILHELMSCREAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "36. Long shots?"

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: THREEPOINTERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "37. Was successfully enticed"

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: prick, turn, fleck
• The 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 18 Across: "38. Never-before seen"

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 extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
• Words that mean the same thing: fresh, new, refreshing
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOVEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Cocksure"

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 marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction
• Words that mean the same thing: self-satisfied
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SMUG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Member of the proletariat, metaphorically"

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 subordinate who performs an important but routine function
• Words that mean the same thing: sprocket
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Some creepy-crawlies"

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 slight but appreciable amount
• Words that mean the same thing: jot, mite, hint
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MITES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "47. Johnny who used to cry "Come on down!" on "The Price Is Right""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OLSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "49. Title locale in a Hercule Poirot mystery"

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: THENILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "51. What something goes *poof* in"

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: DISAPPEARINGACT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "54. Academic setting"

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: IVORYTOWER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "55. Rod or reel"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
• Words that mean the same thing: social unit, building block, unit of measurement
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "56. Where to find a Bitcoin price index, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a stock exchange in new york
• Words that mean the same thing: N. Y. Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange, big board
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NYSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "57. Inception"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the beginning or early stages
• Words that mean the same thing: oncoming, attack, onslaught
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONSET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "58. Grammy-winning singer with the 2010 album "Soldier of Love""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that french soldier and writer whose descriptions of sexual perversion gave rise to the term `sadism' (1740-1814)
• Words that mean the same thing: Comte Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade, Marquis de Sade, de Sade
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SADE

  Great job if you got it right!

August 23, 2019 Friday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Rum-soaked cakes	5
2D	2. Theater, of a sort	5
3D	3. Fix, as a pool cue	5
4D	4. Crime-fighting vehicle	9
5D	5. Noble rank	4
6D	6. Salad ___	4
7D	7. Fed. auditing agcy.	3
8D	8. Contumely	5
9D	9. Run-down	5
10D	10. Leave a mark on	5
11D	11. Carol king	9
12D	12. Provide heat for, in a sense	3
13D	13. What a seed might start out with	3
14D	16. While, informally	3
15D	18. Possible cold symptom	7
16D	22. What the suffix "-genesis" means	7
17D	24. Collected	4
18D	25. Military drudges, for short	3
19D	27. Part of a recipe	4
20D	28. Aria, usually	4
21D	30. Masters	9
22D	31. "Do or do not. There ___ try": Yoda	4
23D	32. When Brutus dies	4
24D	33. Ones who've been granted manumission	7
25D	34. Carrier with trans-Atlantic flights since 1958	9
26D	35. Sudden change of mind	4
27D	36. Basic cable inits.	3
28D	40. It's a bad look	5
29D	41. Admit, slangily	5
30D	42. Result of a leadoff single	5
31D	44. First black Disney princess	5
32D	45. Fighter for the Moors in Zaragoza in the 1080s	5
33D	46. Otto's preceder	5
34D	48. Sleeper, perhaps	3
35D	49. Yggdrasil, in Norse mythology	4
36D	50. Jazzman Al	4
37D	51. It's made at a construction site	3
38D	52. Plant that sounds like two letters of the alphabet	3
39D	53. Comments around cute babies	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. Rum-soaked cakes"

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 cake leavened with yeast
• Words that mean the same thing: baba
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BABAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Theater, of a sort"

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 particular environment or walk of life
• Words that mean the same thing: sphere, orbit, scene of action
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARENA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Fix, as a pool cue"

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: RETIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Crime-fighting vehicle"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: BATMOBILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Noble rank"

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 british peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EARL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Salad ___"

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 time during which someone's life continues
• Words that mean the same thing: daytime, daylight, twenty-four hours
• The opposite would be: night
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Fed. auditing agcy."

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 independent nonpartisan federal agency that acts as the investigative arm of congress making the executive branch accountable to congress and the government accountable to citizens of the united states
• Words that mean the same thing: United States Government Accounting Office, Government Accounting Office
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Contumely"

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 cruel or inhumane treatment
• Words that mean the same thing: maltreatment, revilement, clapperclaw
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Run-down"

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 of or characteristic of rats
• Words that mean the same thing: tatty, moth-eaten, shabby
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RATTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Leave a mark 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 a soiled or discolored appearance
• Words that mean the same thing: smirch, grease, sully
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Carol king"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: WENCESLAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Provide heat for, in a sense"

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 human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
• Words that mean the same thing: fortify, limb, build up
• The opposite would be: disarm
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. What a seed might start out with"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
• Words that mean the same thing: good day, au revoir, good-by
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "16. While, informally"

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

  The answer is: THO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "18. Possible cold symptom"

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 an ache localized in the middle or inner ear
• Words that mean the same thing: otalgia
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EARACHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. What the suffix "-genesis" means"

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 create (as an entity)
• Words that mean the same thing: take shape, imprint, make
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FORMING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Collected"

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 steadiness of mind under stress
• Words that mean the same thing: cool off, equanimity, becalm
• The opposite would be: agitate, stimulate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CALM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Military drudges, 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 an enlisted person who is assigned to assist the cooks
• Words that mean the same thing: KP, kitchen police
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Part of a recipe"

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 any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
• Words that mean the same thing: stride, abuse, pace
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Aria, usually"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any activity that is performed alone without assistance
• Words that mean the same thing: alone, unaccompanied
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Masters"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
• Words that mean the same thing: sensation, superstar, maven
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VIRTUOSOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. "Do or do not. There ___ try": Yoda"

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: ISNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. When Brutus dies"

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: ACTV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "33. Ones who've been granted manumission"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who is not a serf or a slave
• Words that mean the same thing: freewoman, freeman
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FREEMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "34. Carrier with trans-Atlantic flights since 1958"

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: AERLINGUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "35. Sudden change of mind"

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 sudden desire
• Words that mean the same thing: notion, whimsy, whimsey
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WHIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "36. Basic cable inits."

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 metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite
• Words that mean the same thing: T.B., tebibyte, atomic number 65
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "40. It's a bad look"

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

  The answer is: GLARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "41. Admit, slangily"

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: COPTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "42. Result of a leadoff single"

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: ONEON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "44. First black Disney princess"

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: TIANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "45. Fighter for the Moors in Zaragoza in the 1080s"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ELCID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "46. Otto's preceder"

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: SETTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "48. Sleeper, perhaps"

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 (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
• Words that mean the same thing: descry, stag, sight
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "49. Yggdrasil, in Norse mythology"

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 tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
• Words that mean the same thing: corner, Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, tree diagram
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "50. Jazzman Al"

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: HIRT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "51. It's made at a construction site"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a loud harsh or strident noise
• Words that mean the same thing: boom, rumpus, blare
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "52. Plant that sounds like two letters of the alphabet"

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 old world vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
• Words that mean the same thing: common ivy, English ivy, Hedera helix
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IVY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "53. Comments around cute babies"

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: AWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	48	70.6%
Short Answer	11	16.2%
Celebrity/Entertainment	4	5.9%
Abbreviation	2	2.9%
Geography	1	1.5%
Movies/Film	1	1.5%
Food & Drink	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	29
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	68
Average Answer Length	5.5 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, March 23, 2020

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (35 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.0 letters

March 23, 2020 Across Hints: NYT Monday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Run ___ (go wild)	4
2A	5. Channel for renovators and remodelers	4
3A	9. Flat-bottomed boat	5
4A	14. Sleep-inducing pill?	4
5A	15. Smallest Great Lake by volume	4
6A	16. Japanese watch brand	5
7A	17. Website for craftspeople	4
8A	18. "___ No Mountain High Enough"	4
9A	19. African animal that charges	5
10A	20. What a last true believer might believe in	13
11A	23. Pantry pests	4
12A	24. "To thine ___ self be true"	3
13A	25. "Don't clap yet"	15
14A	33. Get rid of, as pencil marks	5
15A	34. Took a chair	3
16A	35. Bogus	4
17A	36. Georgia's capital: Abbr.	3
18A	37. Founder of the McDonald's empire	7
19A	41. Tar Heels' sch.	3
20A	42. Cuisine featuring drunken noodles	4
21A	44. Home of Montreal: Abbr.	3
22A	45. Teeming throng	5
23A	47. "There was no choice but for me to say yes!"	15
24A	51. Smog-monitoring org.	3
25A	52. Medieval worker	4
26A	53. It "cannot stand" per 1-Down ... or a hint to 20-, 25- and 47-Across	13
27A	59. Poles or Czechs	5
28A	60. Dress that ends above the knee	4
29A	61. Israeli submachine guns	4
30A	63. [So funny!]	5
31A	64. Head: Fr.	4
32A	65. What may descend before the moon?	4
33A	66. What tree rings represent	5
34A	67. Put in a plane's overhead compartment, say	4
35A	68. Ball that might attract a cat	4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Run ___ (go wild)"

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 frenzied as if possessed by a demon
• Words that mean the same thing: amuck, demoniacal, demoniac
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Channel for renovators and remodelers"

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: HGTV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Flat-bottomed boat"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SKIFF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Sleep-inducing pill?"

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 person who evokes boredom
• Words that mean the same thing: wear, acquit, carry
• The opposite would be: interest
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Smallest Great Lake by volume"

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 iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of lake erie in northern ohio and northwest pennsylvania and western new york
• Words that mean the same thing: Lake Erie
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Japanese watch brand"

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: CASIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Website for craftspeople"

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: ETSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. "___ No Mountain High Enough""

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: AINT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. African animal that charges"

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 10 Across: "20. What a last true believer might believe in"

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: HOPELESSCAUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Pantry pests"

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

  The answer is: ANTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. "To thine ___ self be true""

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 have ownership or possession of
• Words that mean the same thing: have, possess, ain
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OWN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. "Don't clap yet""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HOLDTHEAPPLAUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "33. Get rid of, as pencil marks"

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 remove from memory or existence
• Words that mean the same thing: wipe out, score out, wipe off
• The opposite would be: record
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "34. Took a chair"

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: Saturday, Sabbatum, sit down
• 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 16 Across: "35. 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: feign, pseudo, false
• The 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 17 Across: "36. Georgia's capital: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ATL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. Founder of the McDonald's empire"

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: RAYKROC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "41. Tar Heels' sch."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: UNC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. Cuisine featuring drunken noodles"

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 a native or inhabitant of thailand
• Words that mean the same thing: Tai, Central Thai, Siamese
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "44. Home of Montreal: 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: QUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "45. Teeming throng"

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 vast multitude
• Words that mean the same thing: legion, host, swarm
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HORDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. "There was no choice but for me to say yes!""

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: HOWCOULDIREFUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "51. Smog-monitoring org."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment
• Words that mean the same thing: Environmental Protection Agency
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "52. Medieval worker"

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 (middle ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
• Words that mean the same thing: helot, villein
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SERF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "53. It "cannot stand" per 1-Down ... or a hint to 20-, 25- and 47-Across"

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: AHOUSEDIVIDED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "59. Poles or Czechs"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any member of the people of eastern europe or asian russia who speak a slavonic language
• Words that mean the same thing: Slav
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLAVS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "60. Dress that ends above the knee"

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 very short skirt
• Words that mean the same thing: miniskirt
• The opposite would be: midi
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MINI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "61. Israeli submachine guns"

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 type of submachine gun that is designed and manufactured in israel
• Words that mean the same thing: Uzi
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UZIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "63. [So funny!]"

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: TEHEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "64. Head: Fr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TETE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "65. What may descend before the moon?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TROU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "66. What tree rings represent"

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 late time of life
• Words that mean the same thing: age, 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: YEARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "67. Put in a plane's overhead compartment, say"

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

  The answer is: STOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "68. Ball that might attract a cat"

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 giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
• Words that mean the same thing: narration, recital, thread
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YARN

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Monday Crossword Down Clues - March 23, 2020 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. President Lincoln, informally	3
2D	2. Closet pest that loves wool	4
3D	3. Approximately	4
4D	4. Features of touch-tone phones and A.T.M.s	7
5D	5. Physical well-being	6
6D	6. Dolphins Hall-of-Fame QB Bob	6
7D	7. Metal food containers	4
8D	8. Docs for dogs	4
9D	9. Illegible writing	6
10D	10. Big cheeses	7
11D	11. Egyptian goddess of life	4
12D	12. Parking ticket penalty	4
13D	13. Rock's ___ Fighters	3
14D	21. Input, as data	5
15D	22. Acknowledge as true	5
16D	25. ___ bar (Hershey toffee confection)	5
17D	26. Lead-in to -dontist	5
18D	27. 1980s-'90s NBC legal drama	5
19D	28. Popped the question	5
20D	29. Four, on many a golf hole	3
21D	30. Swahili for "freedom"	5
22D	31. Smooths the surface of, as wood	5
23D	32. Show host	5
24D	38. Light blue shades	5
25D	39. Brynner of stage and screen	3
26D	40. Dear: Fr.	5
27D	43. Freeze, as a pond	7
28D	46. Not on the clock	7
29D	48. Grand works	6
30D	49. Really digs	6
31D	50. Go over again, as notes	6
32D	53. Opposite of aweather, to a sailor	4
33D	54. [So funny!]	4
34D	55. CPR experts	4
35D	56. Insects, berries and worms, for a robin	4
36D	57. Old Testament book next alphabetically after Ezekiel	4
37D	58. Designer Christian	4
38D	59. Where pigs wallow	3
39D	62. Center of the solar system	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. President Lincoln, informally"

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: ABE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Closet pest that loves wool"

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 typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Approximately"

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: ORSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Features of touch-tone phones and A.T.M.s"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a keyboard that is a data input device for computers; arrangement of keys is modelled after the typewriter keyboard
• Words that mean the same thing: keypad, computer keyboard
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KEYPADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Physical well-being"

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 healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
• Words that mean the same thing: wellness
• The opposite would be: illness
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEALTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Dolphins Hall-of-Fame QB Bob"

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: GRIESE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Metal food containers"

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 a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
• Words that mean the same thing: Sn, put up, canister
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Docs for dogs"

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 doctor who practices veterinary medicine
• Words that mean the same thing: veteran, veterinary, veterinarian
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Illegible writing"

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

  The answer is: SCRAWL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Big cheeses"

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: KAHUNAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Egyptian goddess of life"

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 egyptian goddess of fertility; daughter of geb; sister and wife of osiris
• Words that mean the same thing: ISI, Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence, Inter-Services Intelligence
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ISIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Parking ticket penalty"

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 money extracted as a penalty
• Words that mean the same thing: all right, exquisitely, amercement
• The opposite would be: coarse
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Rock's ___ Fighters"

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: FOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "21. Input, as data"

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 to come or go into
• Words that mean the same thing: come in, go in, participate
• 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: ENTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Acknowledge as true"

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: COPTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. ___ bar (Hershey toffee confection)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a low evergreen shrub of the family ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
• Words that mean the same thing: heathland
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEATH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Lead-in to -dontist"

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: ORTHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. 1980s-'90s NBC legal drama"

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: LALAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Popped the question"

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 inquire about
• Words that mean the same thing: postulate, necessitate, expect
• The opposite would be: obviate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASKED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Four, on many a golf hole"

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 (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
• Words that mean the same thing: equality, equivalence, equation
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Swahili for "freedom""

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: UHURU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Smooths the surface of, as wood"

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 the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
• Words that mean the same thing: littoral zone, litoral, sand
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SANDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Show host"

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 acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
• Words that mean the same thing: master of ceremonies, host, compere
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMCEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Light blue shades"

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 shade of blue tinged with green
• Words that mean the same thing: greenish blue, peacock blue, cobalt blue
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AQUAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Brynner of stage and screen"

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: YUL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Dear: Fr."

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: CHERI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Freeze, as a pond"

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: ICEOVER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. Not on the clock"

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: OFFDUTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "48. Grand works"

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 musical work that has been created
• Words that mean the same thing: piece, musical composition, composition
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPUSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. Really digs"

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: ISINTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. Go over again, as notes"

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 new appraisal or evaluation
• Words that mean the same thing: reexamine, survey, recap
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REVIEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "53. Opposite of aweather, to a sailor"

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

  The answer is: ALEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "54. [So funny!]"

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: HAHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. CPR experts"

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: EMTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Insects, berries and worms, for a robin"

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 prescribed selection of foods
• Words that mean the same thing: dieting
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. Old Testament book next alphabetically after Ezekiel"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a jewish priest and scribe sent by the persian king to restore jewish law and worship in jerusalem
• Words that mean the same thing: Book of Ezra
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EZRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "58. Designer Christian"

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 french couturier whose first collection in 1947 created a style that became known as the new look (1905-1957)
• Words that mean the same thing: Christian Dior
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "59. Where pigs wallow"

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 infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
• Words that mean the same thing: stye, pigpen, eye infection
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "62. Center of the solar system"

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 star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
• Words that mean the same thing: insolate, solarize, sunshine
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	58	78.4%
Short Answer	10	13.5%
Geography	2	2.7%
Food & Drink	2	2.7%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%
Literature	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	74
Average Answer Length	5.0 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 Monday, and these puzzles are usually medium 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 26, 2025 at 09:22 AM