October 01, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, October 01, 2020

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (37 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

Across Clues Explained - Thursday NYT Crossword October 01, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Grand in scale	4
2A	5. Potentially offensive	4
3A	9. Let the air out of	7
4A	14. Prefix meaning one-billionth	4
5A	15. ___ Lum, a.k.a. actress/comedian Awkwafina	4
6A	16. Go deep	5
7A	17. Stage a coup	11
8A	19. Meat scraps	5
9A	20. "The way"	6
10A	21. Reinforces	5
11A	22. Titular "married lady" in a "Funny Girl" song	5
12A	25. Burns a bit	6
13A	27. Steadfast	4
14A	28. Pick a spread, say	3
15A	31. Emma Stone's character in "La La Land"	3
16A	32. Word after Scotch or duck	3
17A	33. Sport in which rikishi wear mawashi	4
18A	34. Fearsome beasts	5
19A	37. Products since the 1960s ... on which you can see five "key" things depicted in this puzzle	15
20A	41. Wire holder	5
21A	42. "Law & Order: SVU" actor	4
22A	43. Spot for a napkin	3
23A	44. Born	3
24A	45. Voting no	3
25A	46. Coral island nation north of Fiji	6
26A	47. Oft-repeated slogan	6
27A	50. Cooped up like pigs	5
28A	51. Coupon clipper, e.g.	5
29A	52. Genre of "The Big Sleep" and "Kiss Me Deadly"	8
30A	56. Instant	5
31A	57. Fifth grader, often	9
32A	61. Mineral in some geodes	5
33A	62. Waterfall sound	4
34A	63. Thick and clumpy	4
35A	64. First name of a famous Mongol ruler	7
36A	65. Addenda	4
37A	66. "Twittering Machine" artist	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. Grand in scale"

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 long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
• Words that mean the same thing: larger-than-life, epical, epic poem
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EPIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Potentially offensive"

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: UNPC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Let the air out of"

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 collapse by releasing contained air or gas
• Words that mean the same thing: puncture
• The opposite would be: inflate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEFLATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Prefix meaning one-billionth"

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: NANO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. ___ Lum, a.k.a. actress/comedian Awkwafina"

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: NORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Go deep"

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 turn up, loosen, or remove earth
• Words that mean the same thing: dig, cut into, turn 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: DELVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Stage a coup"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GRABCONTROL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Meat scraps"

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 viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OFFAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. "The way""

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 chinese sect claiming to follow the teaching of lao-tzu but incorporating pantheism and sorcery in addition to taoism
• Words that mean the same thing: Hsuan Chiao, Daoism
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAOISM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Reinforces"

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 prepare oneself for a military confrontation
• Words that mean the same thing: encircle, girdle, fortify
• 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: GIRDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Titular "married lady" in a "Funny Girl" song"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SADIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Burns a bit"

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 surface burn
• Words that mean the same thing: babble, spill the beans, talk
• The opposite would be: keep quiet
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SINGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Steadfast"

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 proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
• Words that mean the same thing: straight, genuine, avowedly
• The opposite would be: untruthful, false
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Pick a spread, say"

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 money risked on a gamble
• Words that mean the same thing: wager, stake, depend
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Emma Stone's character in "La La Land""

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: MIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Word after Scotch or duck"

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 animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
• Words that mean the same thing: eggs, orchis, testis
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EGG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Sport in which rikishi wear mawashi"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a japanese form of wrestling; you lose if you are forced out of a small ring or if any part of your body (other than your feet) touches 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: SUMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Fearsome beasts"

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 cruel wicked and inhuman person
• Words that mean the same thing: devil, demon, fiend
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OGRES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Products since the 1960s ... on which you can see five "key" things depicted in this puzzle"

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: TOUCHTONEPHONES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Wire holder"

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 winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
• Words that mean the same thing: bobbin, reel
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPOOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. "Law & Order: SVU" actor"

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: ICET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Spot for a napkin"

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 upper side of the thighs of a seated person
• Words that mean the same thing: lick, swoosh, overlap
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Born"

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 (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. Voting no"

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 argument opposed to a proposal
• Words that mean the same thing: hornswoggle, nobble, bunco game
• The opposite would be: pro
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. Coral island nation north of Fiji"

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 small island republic on the tuvalu islands; formerly part of the british colony of gilbert and ellice islands until it withdrew in 1975 and became independent of the united kingdom in 1978
• Words that mean the same thing: Ellice Islands
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TUVALU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "47. Oft-repeated slogan"

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

  The answer is: MANTRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. Cooped up like pigs"

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: STIED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. Coupon clipper, 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 someone who saves something from danger or violence
• Words that mean the same thing: recoverer, rescuer
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAVER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "52. Genre of "The Big Sleep" and "Kiss Me Deadly""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FILMNOIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "56. Instant"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
• Words that mean the same thing: heartbeat, New York minute, flash
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "57. Fifth grader, often"

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: TWEENAGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "61. Mineral in some geodes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "62. Waterfall sound"

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 deep prolonged loud noise
• Words that mean the same thing: yawl, hollering, hollo
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "63. Thick and clumpy"

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: CAKY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "64. First name of a famous Mongol ruler"

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: GENGHIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "65. Addenda"

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: ANDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "66. "Twittering Machine" artist"

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 swiss painter influenced by kandinsky (1879-1940)
• Words that mean the same thing: Paul Klee
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KLEE

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Thursday Crossword Down Clues - October 01, 2020 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Grade school subj.	3
2D	2. Course objective	3
3D	3. Bisected	3
4D	4. Playground "germ"	6
5D	5. "For ___ whomsoever much is given ...": Luke 12:48	4
6D	6. "Me neither"	4
7D	7. Athletes first allowed in the Olympics in 1988	4
8D	8. Mollifies	5
9D	9. Band with the 1970 #1 hit "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)"	9
10D	10. French daily founded in 1826	8
11D	11. Oscar nominee Woodard	5
12D	12. Some paid spots	5
13D	13. Fish whose blood is toxic to humans	4
14D	18. "Uh-uh!," in Edinburgh	3
15D	22. "Never mind, it's fine"	4
16D	23. City of the Peloponnese	5
17D	24. Discovered, as a shady past	5
18D	26. "Throw it here!"	6
19D	28. The usual suspect	6
20D	29. Mopey and ultra-introspective	3
21D	30. Vodka mixer	5
22D	33. Substitutes for feet	9
23D	35. Zhou in Chinese history	5
24D	36. Co-founder of the Black Panthers	5
25D	38. Classic checker-dropping game	8
26D	39. Green prefix	3
27D	40. Tater	4
28D	46. Cassette tape predecessor	6
29D	47. Aunt ___, despised relative of Harry Potter	5
30D	48. Like rails and stilts	5
31D	49. Thespian org.	5
32D	50. Covetousness, for one	3
33D	51. ___ beetle	4
34D	53. Shout of victory	4
35D	54. Material in automobile batteries	4
36D	55. Dr. J's team	4
37D	58. Many a hoedown participant	3
38D	59. Scrape (by)	3
39D	60. Manhattan ingredient	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. Grade school subj."

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: ENG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Course objective"

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 (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: equivalence, equality, 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 3 Down: "3. Bisected"

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: __2
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IN2

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Playground "germ""

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 parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings
• Words that mean the same thing: Pediculus corporis, body louse
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COOTIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. "For ___ whomsoever much is given ...": Luke 12:48"

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: UNTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. "Me neither""

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: NORI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Athletes first allowed in the Olympics in 1988"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PROS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Mollifies"

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

  The answer is: CALMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Band with the 1970 #1 hit "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)""

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: 3________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: 3DOGNIGHT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. French daily founded in 1826"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LEFIGARO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Oscar nominee Woodard"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: ALFRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Some paid spots"

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: TVADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Fish whose blood is toxic to humans"

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 fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in europe and america; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
• Words that mean the same thing: eel
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. "Uh-uh!," in Edinburgh"

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: NAE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. "Never mind, it's fine""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. City of the Peloponnese"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an ancient city in southeastern greece; dominated the peloponnese in the 7th century bc
• Words that mean the same thing: Argo
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARGOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Discovered, as a shady past"

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: DUGUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. "Throw it here!""

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: IMOPEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. The usual suspect"

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 manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
• Words that mean the same thing: Samuel Butler, pantryman
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUTLER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Mopey and ultra-introspective"

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: EMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Vodka mixer"

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 lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine
• Words that mean the same thing: tonic water, soda, accented
• The opposite would be: atonic
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TONIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Substitutes for feet"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a wooden or metal device that is inserted into a shoe to preserve its shape when it is not being worn
• Words that mean the same thing: shoetree, tree
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHOETREES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Zhou in Chinese history"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium 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: ENLAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Co-founder of the Black Panthers"

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: SEALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Classic checker-dropping game"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______4
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CONNECT4

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Green prefix"

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: ECO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Tater"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an edible tuber native to south america; a staple food of ireland
• Words that mean the same thing: pullulate, stump spud, bourgeon
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPUD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. Cassette tape predecessor"

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: 8_____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: 8TRACK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Aunt ___, despised relative of Harry Potter"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
• Words that mean the same thing: oleo, oleomargarine, margarin
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MARGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Like rails and stilts"

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

  The answer is: AVIAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Thespian org."

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: AFTRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Covetousness, for one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that estrangement from god
• Words that mean the same thing: trespass, drop the ball, sinfulness
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. ___ beetle"

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 male deer, especially an adult male red deer
• Words that mean the same thing: shit, betray, grass
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. Shout of victory"

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: IWON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "54. Material in automobile batteries"

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 advantage held by a competitor in a race
• Words that mean the same thing: take, leave, tether
• The opposite would be: follow, deficit
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "55. Dr. J's team"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: 6___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: 6ERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "58. Many a hoedown participant"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
• Words that mean the same thing: gallon
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "59. Scrape (by)"

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: EKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "60. Manhattan ingredient"

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 seed of the cereal grass
• Words that mean the same thing: rye whiskey, rye whisky, Secale cereale
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	64.5%
Short Answer	16	21.1%
Sports	4	5.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
History	2	2.6%
Music	1	1.3%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%
Geography	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	4.9 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Thursday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (34 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, March 03, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 69 (35 Across, 34 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.2 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Thursday Puzzle March 03, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Earth and Mars, e.g.	4
2A	5. "Office-inappropriate" tag	4
3A	9. 1:15 or 1:30, e.g.	4
4A	13. Part of a comparison	4
5A	14. Its motto is "Fiat lux"	4
6A	15. Part of a guitar	4
7A	16. *Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur	12
8A	18. "If you come to ___ not understanding who you are, it will define who you are": Oprah Winfrey	4
9A	19. H.S. class	3
10A	20. Regarding this matter	6
11A	22. Trick	3
12A	23. Rolls follower	5
13A	25. *The wolf in "Peter and the Wolf"	11
14A	27. ___ People's Democratic Republic	3
15A	29. Goddess whose name means "lovely"	5
16A	30. Airport aprons	7
17A	34. Representation	4
18A	35. Simple recipe instruction ... or a hint to the answers to the four starred clues	12
19A	37. Measures of cellular strength	4
20A	38. Counters	7
21A	39. She met her husband Frank after beating him in a shooting match	5
22A	41. Not just "a"	3
23A	42. *Cape Cod retreats	11
24A	46. It's famous for doing the floss	5
25A	50. ___ canto	3
26A	51. Actor Jeremy of "The Hurt Locker"	6
27A	53. "The ___ of Pooh"	3
28A	54. City on the Rhône	4
29A	56. *Last possible second	12
30A	58. Formerly, once	4
31A	59. Its motto is "Lux et veritas"	4
32A	60. Make binding, in a way	4
33A	61. Meeting, informally	4
34A	62. Feels crummy	4
35A	63. Not just smart	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. Earth and Mars, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
• Words that mean the same thing: eyeball, orb, ball
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. "Office-inappropriate" tag"

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: NSFW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. 1:15 or 1:30, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
• Words that mean the same thing: betting odds
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Part of a comparison"

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: THAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Its motto is "Fiat lux""

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: UCLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. Part of a guitar"

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 agitation resulting from active worry
• Words that mean the same thing: rankle, stew, chafe
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FRET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. *Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HIGHHOLIDAYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. "If you come to ___ not understanding who you are, it will define who you are": Oprah Winfrey"

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 state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
• Words that mean the same thing: celebrity, renown
• The opposite would be: infamy
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FAME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. H.S. class"

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: ENG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Regarding this matter"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that to this writing or document
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HERETO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Trick"

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 return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
• Words that mean the same thing: acquire, find, capture
• The opposite would be: leave, end
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Rolls follower"

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: ROYCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. *The wolf in "Peter and the Wolf""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FRENCHHORNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. ___ People's Democratic Republic"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of a buddhist people inhabiting the area of the mekong river in laos and thailand and speaking the lao language; related to the thais
• Words that mean the same thing: Laotian
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Goddess whose name means "lovely""

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 (greek mythology) the muse of lyric and love poetry
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERATO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. Airport aprons"

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 paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving
• Words that mean the same thing: macadamise, macadam, tarmac
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TARMACS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Representation"

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 (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface
• Words that mean the same thing: image, ikon, picture
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ICON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Simple recipe instruction ... or a hint to the answers to the four starred clues"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert 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: JUSTADDWATER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Measures of cellular strength"

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 gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
• Words that mean the same thing: taproom, barroom, block up
• The opposite would be: unbar
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Counters"

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 elude, especially in a baffling way
• Words that mean the same thing: protest, defy, jib
• The opposite would be: lend oneself, surrender
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RESISTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. She met her husband Frank after beating him in a shooting match"

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: ANNIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. Not just "a""

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: THE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. *Cape Cod retreats"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BEACHHOUSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. It's famous for doing the floss"

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: ORALB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "50. ___ canto"

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 logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
• Words that mean the same thing: B
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. Actor Jeremy of "The Hurt Locker""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RENNER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "53. "The ___ of Pooh""

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

  The answer is: TAO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "54. City on the Rhône"

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 city in east-central france on the rhone river; a principal producer of silk and rayon
• Words that mean the same thing: Lyons
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LYON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. *Last possible second"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ELEVENTHHOUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. Formerly, once"

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 at a previous time
• Words that mean the same thing: once, erstwhile, at one 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: ERST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. Its motto is "Lux et veritas""

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 university in connecticut
• Words that mean the same thing: Elihu Yale, Yale University
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. Make binding, in a 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 a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
• Words that mean the same thing: planetary house, signaling, sign of the zodiac
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIGN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. Meeting, informally"

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: SESH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "62. Feels crummy"

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 aromatic bulb used as seasoning
• Words that mean the same thing: trouble, ail, pain
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AILS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "63. Not just smart"

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 dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
• Words that mean the same thing: aching, suffer, yearn
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACHE

  Great job if you got it right!

March 03, 2022 Thursday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. [Not shown here]	5
2D	2. It has Javan and Sumatran varieties	5
3D	3. Like Hammer pants	5
4D	4. Show that spawned "Wayne's World," in brief	3
5D	5. Wearing just a smile, say	4
6D	6. Accessory for a soccer fan	5
7D	7. Philadelphia athlete	5
8D	8. Eggshells and coffee grounds, typically	5
9D	9. Switch position	3
10D	10. Some street fights?	9
11D	11. Soul sucker in the Harry Potter books	8
12D	12. Western hat	7
13D	17. Start of some souvenir shirt slogans	6
14D	21. Small bill	3
15D	24. Like works of Shakespeare or Frank Sinatra	7
16D	26. Varmint	7
17D	28. Ilhan in Congress	4
18D	30. See red?	9
19D	31. Punchy ending?	3
20D	32. AOL freebies, once	3
21D	33. "M*A*S*H" Emmy winner	4
22D	35. 1847 novel originally subtitled "An Autobiography"	8
23D	36. Where flotsam and jetsam may end up	6
24D	37. Talks endlessly	7
25D	40. It covers 6.8% of the earth's land area: Abbr.	3
26D	43. "Bye!"	5
27D	44. China's Zhou ___	5
28D	45. Fishhook attachment	5
29D	47. Top story	5
30D	48. Crack up	5
31D	49. Lifted	5
32D	52. Some big nights	4
33D	55. Advanced degree?	3
34D	57. Org. whose logo has an eagle grasping a key	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. [Not shown here]"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; - the white queen
• Words that mean the same thing: early, former
• The opposite would be: same
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OTHER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. It has Javan and Sumatran varieties"

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 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 3 Down: "3. Like Hammer pants"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that not fitting closely; hanging loosely
• Words that mean the same thing: loose-fitting, sloppy
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAGGY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Show that spawned "Wayne's World," in brief"

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: SNL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Wearing just a smile, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a painting of a naked human figure
• Words that mean the same thing: nude statue, bare, nude sculpture
• The 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 6 Down: "6. Accessory for a soccer fan"

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 garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
• Words that mean the same thing: scarf joint
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCARF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Philadelphia athlete"

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 advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
• Words that mean the same thing: bill, throwaway, broadside
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLYER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Eggshells and coffee grounds, typically"

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 materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
• Words that mean the same thing: barren, scourge, desolate
• The opposite would be: conserve
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WASTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Switch position"

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 kill intentionally and with premeditation
• Words that mean the same thing: sour, cancelled, bump off
• The opposite would be: on
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OFF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Some street fights?"

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: DRAGRACES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Soul sucker in the Harry Potter books"

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

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: DEMENTOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Western hat"

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 hat made of felt with a creased crown
• Words that mean the same thing: trilby, fedora, homburg
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STETSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "17. Start of some souvenir shirt slogans"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IHEART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "21. Small bill"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: unrivaled, I, single
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "24. Like works of Shakespeare or Frank Sinatra"

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 creation of the highest excellence
• Words that mean the same thing: authoritative, Hellenic, definitive
• The opposite would be: nonclassical
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLASSIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "26. Varmint"

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 regional term for `creature' (especially for domestic animals)
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRITTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "28. Ilhan in Congress"

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: OMAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "30. See red?"

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: TURNALOSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "31. Punchy ending?"

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

  The answer is: ADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. AOL freebies, once"

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 soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
• Words that mean the same thing: cd, cadmium, certificate of deposit
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. "M*A*S*H" Emmy winner"

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: SWIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. 1847 novel originally subtitled "An Autobiography""

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

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: JANEEYRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Where flotsam and jetsam may end up"

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

  The answer is: ASHORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Talks endlessly"

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 gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
• Words that mean the same thing: blather, spill the beans, talk
• The opposite would be: keep quiet
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BABBLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. It covers 6.8% of the earth's land area: 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: EUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "43. "Bye!""

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: SEEYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "44. China's Zhou ___"

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: ENLAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Fishhook attachment"

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: SNELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Top story"

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 floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
• Words that mean the same thing: dome, garret, bean
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATTIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Crack up"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the sound of laughing
• Words that mean the same thing: laughter, jape, express joy
• The opposite would be: cry
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAUGH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Lifted"

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 cause to be born
• Words that mean the same thing: tolerate, birth, give birth
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BORNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. Some big nights"

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 (old testament) adam's wife in judeo-christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; god created eve from adam's rib and placed adam and eve in the garden of eden
• Words that mean the same thing: evening, eventide, Eve
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "55. Advanced degree?"

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 last or greatest in an indefinitely large series
• Words that mean the same thing: n-th
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "57. Org. whose logo has an eagle grasping a key"

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 united states cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect united states information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information
• Words that mean the same thing: National Security 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: NSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	71.0%
Short Answer	13	18.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.3%
Literature	2	2.9%
Geography	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	34
Total Clues	69
Average Answer Length	5.2 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 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!

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

Last Updated: September 11, 2025 at 02:20 PM