April 16, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (40 clues)
• Down Clues (44 clues)
• Category Breakdown
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, April 16, 2020

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 84 (40 Across, 44 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.7 letters

Across Clues Explained - Thursday NYT Crossword April 16, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Ties to the Japanese?	4
2A	5. Order	5
3A	10. Some shells	5
4A	15. Malodorous	4
5A	16. Go ___ (be green, in a way)	5
6A	17. Opposition bloc	5
7A	18. "Well, well, well!"	4
8A	19. "Don't be a stranger!"	11
9A	21. Starting points	7
10A	23. Fading light	5
11A	24. "Bel ___" (Guy de Maupassant novel)	3
12A	25. Put down in words	5
13A	27. Shade of red	6
14A	31. Divine nourishment	5
15A	33. With 35-Across, Cole Porter musical	4
16A	35. See 33-Across	4
17A	36. Undisturbed	6
18A	38. ___ Na Na	3
19A	41. Increase in size	3
20A	42. With 44-Across, "You can wait to show your gratitude"	5
21A	44. See 42-Across	5
22A	46. Like	3
23A	48. Repeated word in the Ten Commandments	3
24A	51. Least polluted	6
25A	54. With 56-Across, clothing item for the youngest in the family	4
26A	56. See 54-Across	4
27A	58. It may fool you	5
28A	59. Denial of responsibility	4
29A	62. Low-lying wetland	5
30A	64. Best ___ Album (Grammy category)	3
31A	65. "I'll think about it"	5
32A	67. Thumbs-up, e.g.	7
33A	69. "Don't be a stranger!" ... or what you have to do three times in this puzzle	11
34A	73. Gets a move on	4
35A	74. Country/rock singer Steve	5
36A	75. Connected to a hipbone	5
37A	76. To be where people sing of amour?	4
38A	77. It's snowy in Florida	5
39A	78. O'Hara's portrayer	5
40A	79. P.D.A. component: Abbr.	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. Ties to the Japanese?"

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 (west indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery
• Words that mean the same thing: obeah, obi
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OBIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Order"

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 formal or authoritative proclamation
• Words that mean the same thing: fiat, decree, rescript
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDICT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Some shells"

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 dish that contains pasta as its main ingredient
• Words that mean the same thing: alimentary paste
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PASTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Malodorous"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
• Words that mean the same thing: crying, absolute, right-down
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RANK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Go ___ (be green, in a way)"

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 relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOLAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Opposition bloc"

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 is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.)
• Words that mean the same thing: anti
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. "Well, well, well!""

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: ISAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. "Don't be a stranger!""

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: KEEPINTOUCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Starting points"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a coming into being
• Words that mean the same thing: Genesis, genesis, generation
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GENESES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Fading light"

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 hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
• Words that mean the same thing: coal
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMBER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. "Bel ___" (Guy de Maupassant novel)"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Put down in words"

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 produce a literary work
• Words that mean the same thing: pen, spell, publish
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WROTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Shade of red"

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

  The answer is: CLARET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "31. Divine nourishment"

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 hardened sugary exudation of various trees
• Words that mean the same thing: miraculous food, manna from heaven
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MANNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "33. With 35-Across, Cole Porter musical"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: KISS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. See 33-Across"

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: KATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. Undisturbed"

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: INSITU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. ___ Na Na"

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: SHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "41. Increase in size"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water
• Words that mean the same thing: rise, climb, full
• The opposite would be: wane
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. With 44-Across, "You can wait to show your gratitude""

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 express gratitude or show appreciation to
• Words that mean the same thing: give thanks
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THANK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "44. See 42-Across"

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 coming at a subsequent time or stage
• Words that mean the same thing: belated, ulterior, afterwards
• The opposite would be: early
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LATER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "46. Like"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "48. Repeated word in the Ten Commandments"

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: THY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "51. Least polluted"

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 free of extraneous elements of any kind
• Words that mean the same thing: unadulterated, utter, everlasting
• The opposite would be: unsaturated, impure
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PUREST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "54. With 56-Across, clothing item for the youngest in the family"

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 (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
• Words that mean the same thing: bridge player, paw, mitt
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "56. See 54-Across"

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 soft fine feathers
• Words that mean the same thing: push down, consume, mastered
• The opposite would be: upwards, upwardly
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOWN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "58. It may fool you"

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 beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)
• Words that mean the same thing: steerer, lure, bait
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DECOY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "59. Denial of responsibility"

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: NOTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "62. Low-lying wetland"

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 area (especially a marshy area between ridges)
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "64. Best ___ Album (Grammy category)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
• Words that mean the same thing: whang, hip-hop, strike
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "65. "I'll think about it""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MAYBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "67. Thumbs-up, e.g."

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 motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
• Words that mean the same thing: motion, gesticulate
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GESTURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "69. "Don't be a stranger!" ... or what you have to do three times in this puzzle"

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: DROPMEALINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "73. Gets a move on"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• Words that mean the same thing: race, pelt along, rush
• The opposite would be: linger
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "74. Country/rock singer Steve"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EARLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "75. Connected to a hipbone"

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

  The answer is: ILIAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "76. To be where people sing of amour?"

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: ETRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "77. It's snowy in Florida"

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 usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EGRET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "78. O'Hara's portrayer"

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 english film actress (1913-1967)
• Words that mean the same thing: Vivien Leigh
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEIGH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Across: "79. P.D.A. component: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ASST

  Great job if you got it right!

April 16, 2020 Down Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Paperwork?	7
2D	2. Word with second or third, but not fourth or fifth	7
3D	3. Faster than you can say Jack Robinson	11
4D	4. Kind of terrier	4
5D	5. Ridge formed by glacial streams	5
6D	6. Manages	6
7D	7. Suffix with percent	3
8D	8. "Get it?"	7
9D	9. Barbershop request	4
10D	10. Oscar nominee for "Lion," 2016	5
11D	11. Bit of Inuit gear	6
12D	12. Good name for a mess hall cook	3
13D	13. Little bit of personality	3
14D	14. Shade of gray	3
15D	20. MS followers?	3
16D	22. Go after, as a fly	6
17D	26. Poetic contraction usually at the start of a line	3
18D	28. Newbies in the work force	11
19D	29. Seventh of 24	3
20D	30. Western moniker	3
21D	32. Org. behind the Human Genome Project	3
22D	34. Pizzeria owner in "Do the Right Thing"	3
23D	37. Durham sch.	3
24D	39. Park ranger's handout	3
25D	40. Practice pieces	6
26D	43. Elizabethan dramatist Thomas	3
27D	45. Prior to, in verse	3
28D	46. "Kung Fu" actor Philip	3
29D	47. Thai neighbor	3
30D	49. French white wine	7
31D	50. "Gross!"	3
32D	52. Eagles and hawks, typically	7
33D	53. Prepare for printing	7
34D	55. Feature of a baby face	6
35D	57. "Stop! I don't need to be constantly reminded!"	6
36D	60. "Oleanna" playwright	5
37D	61. Check out	3
38D	63. Hanger-on	5
39D	66. Try to stay afloat, perhaps	4
40D	68. Mother of Helios	4
41D	69. Fourth of 26	3
42D	70. It may collect dust	3
43D	71. Hockey great Bobby	3
44D	72. Sequel to a sequel	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. Paperwork?"

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 the japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or 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: ORIGAMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Word with second or third, but not fourth or fifth"

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: BASEMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Faster than you can say Jack Robinson"

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: INANINSTANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Kind of terrier"

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: SKYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Ridge formed by glacial streams"

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 (geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESKER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Manages"

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: DOESOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Suffix with percent"

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: ILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. "Get it?""

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: CAPEESH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Barbershop request"

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 state of arrangement or appearance
• Words that mean the same thing: trimness, trim back, crop
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Oscar nominee for "Lion," 2016"

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: PATEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Bit of Inuit gear"

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 kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a british term)
• Words that mean the same thing: windbreaker, windcheater, parka
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANORAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Good name for a mess hall cook"

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: STU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Little bit of personality"

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 local and habitual twitching especially in the face
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Shade of gray"

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 residue that remains when something is burned
• Words that mean the same thing: ash 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: ASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. MS followers?"

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: NBC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Go after, as a fly"

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: SWATAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Poetic contraction usually at the start of a line"

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

  The answer is: TIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Newbies in the work force"

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: RAWRECRUITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Seventh of 24"

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 terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
• Words that mean the same thing: Euskadi ta Askatasuna, Basque Homeland and Freedom, Basque Fatherland and Liberty
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Western moniker"

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: TEX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Org. behind the Human Genome Project"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an agency in the department of health and human services whose mission is to employ science in the pursuit of knowledge to improve human health; is the principal biomedical research agency of the federal government
• Words that mean the same thing: National Institutes of Health
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NIH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Pizzeria owner in "Do the Right Thing""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. Durham 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: UNH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "39. Park ranger's handout"

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 diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
• Words that mean the same thing: mapping, represent, map out
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. Practice pieces"

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 short composition for a solo instrument; intended as an exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity
• Words that mean the same thing: etude
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETUDES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "43. Elizabethan dramatist Thomas"

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 english dramatist (1558-1594)
• Words that mean the same thing: Thomas Kid, Kid, Thomas Kyd
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KYD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "45. Prior to, in verse"

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: ERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. "Kung Fu" actor Philip"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AHN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Thai neighbor"

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 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 30 Down: "49. French white wine"

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 german white wine from the moselle valley or a similar wine made elsewhere
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOSELLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. "Gross!""

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: EWW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. Eagles and hawks, typically"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SOARERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Prepare for printing"

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

  The answer is: TYPESET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. Feature of a baby face"

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 chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached
• Words that mean the same thing: dimpled chad, pregnant chad
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIMPLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "57. "Stop! I don't need to be constantly reminded!""

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: NAGNAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "60. "Oleanna" playwright"

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 united states playwright (born in 1947)
• Words that mean the same thing: David Mamet
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAMET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "61. Check out"

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

  The answer is: EYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "63. Hanger-on"

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 carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
• Words that mean the same thing: phlebotomize, bloodsucker, phlebotomise
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEECH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "66. Try to stay afloat, perhaps"

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 (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
• Words that mean the same thing: bail bond, bond
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "68. Mother of Helios"

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 (greek mythology) the titaness who was mother of helios and selene and eos in ancient mythology
• Words that mean the same thing: Theia
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "69. Fourth of 26"

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: DEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "70. It may collect dust"

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 small piece of cloth or paper
• Words that mean the same thing: nark, tabloid, get to
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 43 Down: "71. Hockey great Bobby"

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 canadian hockey player (born 1948)
• Words that mean the same thing: Bobby Orr, Robert Orr
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 44 Down: "72. Sequel to a sequel"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
• Words that mean the same thing: trine, terzetto, tercet
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: III

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	51	60.7%
Short Answer	24	28.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	4	4.8%
Music	2	2.4%
Literature	1	1.2%
Abbreviation	1	1.2%
Movies/Film	1	1.2%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	40
Down Clues	44
Total Clues	84
Average Answer Length	4.7 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is 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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Last Updated: September 25, 2025 at 07:38 PM

April 10, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (32 clues)
• Down Clues (36 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, April 10, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (32 Across, 36 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.9 letters

NYT Saturday Crossword Across Clues - April 10, 2021 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Marketing metric	7
2A	8. Utter rot	7
3A	15. How Dickens describes Marley in "A Christmas Carol"	15
4A	17. Friend from way back	15
5A	18. "In case you forgot ...," e.g.	5
6A	19. Supersmooth	5
7A	20. Spiced quaff	3
8A	21. Like some threats	4
9A	22. Set shots?	5
10A	23. Actress Ferrell of "White Men Can't Jump"	4
11A	24. "The thing about that is ..."	3
12A	25. "Heavens to Murgatroyd!"	5
13A	26. Figure to the left of Clinton in a famous 1993 photo-op handshake	5
14A	27. Harry and Lloyd's road trip destination in "Dumb and Dumber"	5
15A	28. Boil down	6
16A	29. Chopin composed three collections of them	6
17A	31. Scotch fillet, by another name	6
18A	32. Salon offering	6
19A	33. It may be sprinkled with sprinkles	5
20A	34. Uncle ___	5
21A	35. Matchmaking targets?	5
22A	36. Go nowhere	3
23A	39. Actor/comedian Mike	4
24A	40. Refuses to go along	5
25A	41. Casual, dismissive response	4
26A	42. Trouble	3
27A	43. ___ Brothers (pop trio)	5
28A	44. "Träskor" in Sweden and "geta" in Japan, to name two	5
29A	45. The bare essentials, so to speak	15
30A	48. Election plot twist	15
31A	49. Must	7
32A	50. Letters have them	7

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. Marketing metric"

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: ADSALES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "8. Utter rot"

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 pretentious or silly talk or writing
• Words that mean the same thing: gibber, bilgewater, blab
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TWADDLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. How Dickens describes Marley in "A Christmas Carol""

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: DEADASADOORNAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "17. Friend from way back"

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: OLDACQUAINTANCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "18. "In case you forgot ...," e.g."

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 slight push or shake
• Words that mean the same thing: prod, poke at, jog
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NUDGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "19. Supersmooth"

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 having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
• Words that mean the same thing: satiny, silklike, slick
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SILKY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "20. Spiced quaff"

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 wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
• Words that mean the same thing: peg
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "21. Like some threats"

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 state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
• Words that mean the same thing: slug, laze, unfounded
• The opposite would be: busy, work
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Set shots?"

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 income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
• Words that mean the same thing: admit, read, guide
• The opposite would be: disclaim, obviate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAKES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Actress Ferrell of "White Men Can't Jump""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: TYRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. "The thing about that is ...""

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 seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
• Words that mean the same thing: meet, get a line, encounter
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. "Heavens to Murgatroyd!""

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: MYGOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Figure to the left of Clinton in a famous 1993 photo-op handshake"

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: RABIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Harry and Lloyd's road trip destination in "Dumb and Dumber""

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 any of several trees of the genus populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASPEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. Boil down"

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 extract the essence of something by boiling it
• Words that mean the same thing: concentrate, boil down, reduce
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DECOCT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "29. Chopin composed three collections of them"

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 short composition for a solo instrument; intended as an exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity
• Words that mean the same thing: etude
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETUDES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "31. Scotch fillet, by another name"

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: RIBEYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "32. Salon offering"

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: DYEJOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "33. It may be sprinkled with sprinkles"

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 small ring-shaped friedcake
• Words that mean the same thing: sinker, doughnut
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DONUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "34. Uncle ___"

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 (roman mythology) the twin brother of romulus
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REMUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "35. Matchmaking targets?"

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 hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee
• Words that mean the same thing: sock, air-sleeve, bash
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOCKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "36. Go nowhere"

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

  The answer is: SIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "39. Actor/comedian Mike"

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: EPPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "40. Refuses to go along"

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 area on a billiard table behind the balkline
• Words that mean the same thing: resist, baulk, hindrance
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BALKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "41. Casual, dismissive response"

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: UHNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "42. Trouble"

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

  The answer is: AIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "43. ___ Brothers (pop trio)"

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: JONAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "44. "Träskor" in Sweden and "geta" in Japan, to name two"

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 footwear usually with wooden soles
• Words that mean the same thing: clog dance, congest, clog dancing
• The opposite would be: unclog
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLOGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "45. The bare essentials, so to speak"

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: MEATANDPOTATOES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "48. Election plot twist"

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: OCTOBERSURPRISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "49. Must"

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: NEEDSTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "50. Letters have them"

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 someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
• Words that mean the same thing: renter, tenant
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TENANTS

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Saturday Crossword Down Clues - April 10, 2021 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Hunk	6
2D	2. Hoodwink	6
3D	3. Prepare to ride, with "up"	6
4D	4. "Opposites attract," for one	5
5D	5. Tie up	4
6D	6. Abbr. on a law firm's letterhead	3
7D	7. Hot links, say	8
8D	8. Put in work	6
9D	9. Detail-oriented sorts	5
10D	10. Affected, in a way	4
11D	11. Cellular data plan?	3
12D	12. Classic ballad set to the tune of "Londonderry Air"	8
13D	13. What fennel tastes like	8
14D	14. Graceful and tasteful	7
15D	16. Vegetable whose name is Japanese for "big root"	6
16D	22. Not so intense, say	5
17D	23. "Be silent," on a music score	5
18D	25. It worked with a prompt	5
19D	26. LE VEL, for one	5
20D	27. French menu phrase	5
21D	28. Little shots	5
22D	29. Microscope part	8
23D	30. Good example for others to follow	8
24D	31. Goes wild at a concert	8
25D	32. "As if!"	7
26D	33. Exercise at a Y, maybe	6
27D	35. Painter Botticelli	6
28D	36. Slam-dunk	6
29D	37. Eat	6
30D	38. Doesn't sleep well	6
31D	40. Actress Lisa	5
32D	41. Prefix with sonic	5
33D	43. Digs	4
34D	44. Cook's handle, maybe	4
35D	46. Man's name that's a woman's nickname backward	3
36D	47. Metà di sei	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. Hunk"

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

  The answer is: ADONIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Hoodwink"

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 be false to; be dishonest with
• Words that mean the same thing: lead on, cozen, deceive
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DELUDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Prepare to ride, with "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 a seat for the rider of a horse or camel
• Words that mean the same thing: burden, saddleback, charge
• The opposite would be: unsaddle
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SADDLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. "Opposites attract," for one"

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

  The answer is: ADAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Tie up"

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 cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
• Words that mean the same thing: lacing, spike, interlace
• The opposite would be: untwine
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Abbr. on a law firm's letterhead"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a title of respect for a member of the english gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
• Words that mean the same thing: Esquire
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESQ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Hot links, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings
• Words that mean the same thing: sausage balloon, sausage, blimp
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAUSAGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Put in work"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TOILED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Detail-oriented sorts"

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

  The answer is: WONKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Affected, 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 showily imitative of art or artists
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Cellular data plan?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Classic ballad set to the tune of "Londonderry Air""

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: DANNYBOY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. What fennel tastes like"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in europe for its long thick sweet roots
• Words that mean the same thing: liquorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LICORICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Graceful and tasteful"

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 refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
• Words that mean the same thing: refined, graceful
• The opposite would be: inelegant
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELEGANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "16. Vegetable whose name is Japanese for "big root""

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 radish of japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked
• Words that mean the same thing: Japanese radish, Raphanus sativus longipinnatus, radish
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAIKON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Not so intense, say"

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: TYPEB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. "Be silent," on a music score"

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: TACET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. It worked with a prompt"

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: MSDOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. LE VEL, for one"

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 puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REBUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. French menu phrase"

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: AUJUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. Little shots"

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 couple who both have careers and no children (an acronym for dual income no kids)
• Words that mean the same thing: dink, drop shot, DINK
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DINKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "29. Microscope part"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments
• Words that mean the same thing: ocular
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EYEPIECE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "30. Good example for others to follow"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a model or standard for making comparisons
• Words that mean the same thing: templet, guide
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEMPLATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "31. Goes wild at a concert"

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: ROCKSOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "32. "As if!""

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: DREAMON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "33. Exercise at a Y, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DOLAPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "35. Painter Botticelli"

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: SANDRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "36. Slam-dunk"

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: SHOOIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "37. Eat"

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 serve oneself to, or consume regularly
• Words that mean the same thing: assimilate, take in, consume
• The opposite would be: abstain
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INGEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "38. Doesn't sleep well"

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 the act of flipping a coin
• Words that mean the same thing: fling, put away, dispose
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOSSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "40. Actress Lisa"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BONET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "41. Prefix with sonic"

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 (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
• Words that mean the same thing: radical, extremist
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ULTRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "43. Digs"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
• Words that mean the same thing: poking, thrust, dig
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JABS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "44. Cook's handle, maybe"

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: CAPN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "46. Man's name that's a woman's nickname backward"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a unit of weight for wool equal to about 28 pounds
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "47. Metà di sei"

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: TRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	56	82.4%
Short Answer	6	8.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.5%
Music	1	1.5%
History	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	32
Down Clues	36
Total Clues	68
Average Answer Length	5.9 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 Saturday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 18, 2025 at 08:27 AM