September 05, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (39 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, September 05, 2019

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (39 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

September 05, 2019 Thursday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. More than a bird, but less than a facial expression	4
2A	5. More than a symptom, but less than a jerk	5
3A	10. More than a card, but less than a track bet	4
4A	14. Lawn measure	4
5A	15. ___ Gebrselassie, two-time Olympic running gold medalist	5
6A	16. "Don't worry about me"	4
7A	17. Bud, e.g.	4
8A	18. Laura of "ER"	5
9A	19. Number of worlds connected by Yggdrasil in Norse myth	4
10A	20. More than a snake, but less than a bodily organ	6
11A	22. What filler necks connect to	8
12A	24. Classic auto with a so-called "floating speedometer"	5
13A	25. Last words before starting	7
14A	26. Winter coat	4
15A	28. Tee off	5
16A	30. The new girl of Fox's "New Girl"	4
17A	33. Annoyance for an oyster eater	4
18A	36. More than a British islander, but less than a team symbol	5
19A	38. Breakfast bit	3
20A	39. More than a court filing, but less than a status change	7
21A	41. Hoppy brew	3
22A	42. More than a bagel, but less than a walk	5
23A	44. It's verboten	4
24A	45. Calif. school that's home to the Aztecs	4
25A	46. Tartan pattern	5
26A	48. Smart	4
27A	50. Shoulder piece	7
28A	53. Doing dishes, e.g.	5
29A	57. Grass with prickly burs	8
30A	59. More than a color, but less than a trade occupation	6
31A	60. Henry who founded Life	4
32A	61. Waiting in the wings	5
33A	63. Gain	4
34A	64. Tax-advantaged investment tools, for short	4
35A	65. Kind of chip	5
36A	66. One of a Latin trio	4
37A	67. More than a boat, but less than an idea	4
38A	68. More than a weather forecast, but less than a muscle injury	5
39A	69. More than an insect, but less than a U.S. president	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. More than a bird, but less than a facial expression"

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 protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
• Words that mean the same thing: hood, bonnet, cowling
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COWL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. More than a symptom, but less than a jerk"

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 female sorcerer or magician
• Words that mean the same thing: hag, jinx, Wiccan
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WITCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. More than a card, but less than a track bet"

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 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: intertwine, enlace, fortify
• 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 4 Across: "14. Lawn measure"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AREA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. ___ Gebrselassie, two-time Olympic running gold medalist"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HAILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. "Don't worry about me""

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: IMOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Bud, 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 a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Laura of "ER""

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: INNES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Number of worlds connected by Yggdrasil in Norse myth"

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

  The answer is: NINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. More than a snake, but less than a bodily organ"

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 steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
• Words that mean the same thing: ravel, run
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LADDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. What filler necks connect to"

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: GASTANKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Classic auto with a so-called "floating speedometer""

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: EDSEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Last words before starting"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: HEREIGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. Winter coat"

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 ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
• Words that mean the same thing: rhyme, hoarfrost, frost
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. Tee off"

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 water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
• Words that mean the same thing: steam clean, steamer
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. The new girl of Fox's "New Girl""

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: JESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Annoyance for an oyster eater"

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 hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
• Words that mean the same thing: backbone, gritrock, sand
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GRIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. More than a British islander, but less than a team symbol"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a cravat with wide square ends; secured with an ornamental pin
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASCOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Breakfast bit"

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 annual grass of europe and north africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. More than a court filing, but less than a status change"

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

  The answer is: EMOTION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Hoppy brew"

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: IPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. More than a bagel, but less than a walk"

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 (scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
• Words that mean the same thing: round, trolling
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TROLL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. It's verboten"

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: NONO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. Calif. school that's home to the Aztecs"

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: SDSU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. Tartan pattern"

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 cloth having a crisscross design
• Words that mean the same thing: tartan
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLAID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. Smart"

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 elegance by virtue of being fashionable
• Words that mean the same thing: smartness, chicness, chichi
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. Shoulder piece"

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 adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder
• Words that mean the same thing: epaulette
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EPAULET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. Doing dishes, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
• Words that mean the same thing: task, job
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. Grass with prickly burs"

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 grass of the eastern united states and tropical america having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs
• Words that mean the same thing: Cenchrus tribuloides, field sandbur, sandbur
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SANDSPUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "59. More than a color, but less than a trade occupation"

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 the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
• Words that mean the same thing: baseball bat, timber, pound
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LUMBER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "60. Henry who founded Life"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states publisher of magazines (1898-1967)
• Words that mean the same thing: Clare Booth Luce, Henry Luce, Henry Robinson Luce
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LUCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "61. Waiting in the wings"

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: ONICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "63. Gain"

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 earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
• Words that mean the same thing: pull in, clear, make
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EARN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "64. Tax-advantaged investment tools, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a militant organization of irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive british forces from northern ireland and achieve a united independent ireland
• Words that mean the same thing: wrath, ire, IRA
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "65. Kind of chip"

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 tortilla chip topped with cheese and chili-pepper and broiled
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NACHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "66. One of a Latin trio"

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: AMAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "67. More than a boat, but less than an idea"

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 large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
• Words that mean the same thing: ballpark, car park, Mungo Park
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PARK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "68. More than a weather forecast, but less than a muscle injury"

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 public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
• Words that mean the same thing: power train, develop, gearing
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "69. More than an insect, but less than a U.S. president"

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 loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
• Words that mean the same thing: harangue, bombast, rabbit on
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Thursday Puzzle September 05, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Monthly charge	5
2D	2. Mountain nymph	5
3D	3. Complexities, metaphorically	5
4D	4. Pantries	7
5D	5. What rotors do	4
6D	6. Actor McKellen	3
7D	7. Slightly influence	5
8D	8. Pre-defibrillation cry	5
9D	9. Some bygone service stations	6
10D	10. Measures of newspaper ad space	7
11D	11. Peptide part	9
12D	12. Crown	4
13D	13. Squeezes (out)	4
14D	21. The "E" of Ransom E. Olds	3
15D	23. Saturn's largest moon	5
16D	25. Relative of a spoonbill	5
17D	27. Big inits. in casinos	3
18D	29. Cleans (up)	4
19D	30. Take (down)	3
20D	31. 1946 role for Fonda or 1994 role for Costner	4
21D	32. Joyrider's ride	9
22D	34. Midori on the ice	3
23D	35. Lightly dye	5
24D	37. ___ particle	3
25D	39. ___ Sports Bureau (stats record keeper)	5
26D	40. "Isn't this fancy?!"	3
27D	43. Portable writing surface	7
28D	45. Bagel topper	7
29D	47. Big employer in Delaware	6
30D	49. Post-op locale	3
31D	51. Kind of calendar	5
32D	52. Flowering plant that's also a woman's name	5
33D	54. 2009 Nobel laureate	5
34D	55. Printed again	5
35D	56. Big name in accounting	5
36D	57. Prelude to a fall	4
37D	58. Spiritual energy	4
38D	59. Revolutionary Trotsky	4
39D	62. Spiritual energy	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. Monthly charge"

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 telegram sent abroad
• Words that mean the same thing: cablegram, line, transmission line
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CABLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Mountain nymph"

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 (greek mythology) one of the mountain nymphs
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OREAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Complexities, metaphorically"

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 black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning
• Words that mean the same thing: sess, grass, weed
• The opposite would be: cultivated plant
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Pantries"

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 supply of food especially for a household
• Words that mean the same thing: larder, buttery, pantry
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LARDERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. What rotors do"

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 sound of something in rapid motion
• Words that mean the same thing: purr, whirring, birr
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WHIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Actor McKellen"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Slightly influence"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a slight but appreciable amount
• Words that mean the same thing: distort, pinch, touch
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TINGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Pre-defibrillation cry"

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 state of being free of suspicion
• Words that mean the same thing: brighten, pull in, all the way
• The opposite would be: overcast, bounce
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Some bygone service stations"

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 swiss writer (born in germany) whose novels and poems express his interests in eastern spiritual values (1877-1962)
• Words that mean the same thing: Dame Myra Hess, Hess, Hesse
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HESSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Measures of newspaper ad space"

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 number of lines in a piece of printed material
• Words that mean the same thing: linage, lineage
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LINAGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Peptide part"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AMINOACID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Crown"

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 informal term for the nose
• Words that mean the same thing: kick the bucket, die, go
• The opposite would be: be born
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CONK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Squeezes (out)"

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: EKES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "21. The "E" of Ransom E. Olds"

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: ELI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "23. Saturn's largest moon"

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 of exceptional importance and reputation
• Words that mean the same thing: heavyweight, behemoth, giant
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TITAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Relative of a spoonbill"

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 mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
• Words that mean the same thing: Hero, Hero of Alexandria
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HERON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Big inits. in casinos"

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: MGM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "29. Cleans (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 cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
• Words that mean the same thing: swab, mow, wipe up
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. Take (down)"

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 brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note
• Words that mean the same thing: tinge, touch, pinch
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. 1946 role for Fonda or 1994 role for Costner"

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: EARP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Joyrider's ride"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STOLENCAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Midori on the ice"

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: ITO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Lightly dye"

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 color lightly
• Words that mean the same thing: tinge, touch, tint
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TINCT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. ___ particle"

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 19th letter of the greek alphabet
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. ___ Sports Bureau (stats record keeper)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that english essayist (1775-1834)
• Words that mean the same thing: Elia, Charles Lamb, Lamb
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELIAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. "Isn't this fancy?!""

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 express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
• Words that mean the same thing: aah
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OOH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Portable writing surface"

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: LAPDESK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Bagel topper"

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 (yiddish) a batch of things that go together
• Words that mean the same thing: schmeer, shmear
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCHMEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Big employer in Delaware"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DUPONT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. Post-op locale"

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 hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care
• Words that mean the same thing: intensive care unit
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ICU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "51. Kind of calendar"

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

  The answer is: LUNAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. Flowering plant that's also a woman's name"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any plant of the genus erica
• Words that mean the same thing: true heath
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERICA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "54. 2009 Nobel laureate"

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: OBAMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. Printed again"

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 broadcast again, as of a film
• Words that mean the same thing: rerun, rebroadcast
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RERAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Big name in accounting"

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 painter (born in germany, resident of france and the united states) who was a cofounder of dadaism; developed the technique of collage (1891-1976)
• Words that mean the same thing: Max Ernst
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERNST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. Prelude to a fall"

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 socially awkward or tactless act
• Words that mean the same thing: pillowcase, slip one's mind, miscue
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "58. Spiritual energy"

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 sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure
• Words that mean the same thing: glory, air, aureole
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AURA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "59. Revolutionary Trotsky"

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 historical area and former kingdom in northwestern spain
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "62. Spiritual energy"

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 circulating life energy that in chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health
• Words that mean the same thing: khi, qi, ch'i
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	59	75.6%
Short Answer	10	12.8%
Sports	3	3.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%
Geography	1	1.3%
History	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	39
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	9 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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November 07, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, November 07, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (33 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

NYT Saturday Crossword Across Clues - November 07, 2020 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Flatten like a bug	6
2A	7. Was long and boring	7
3A	14. Many a bug	7
4A	16. Tart taproom offering	7
5A	17. Mistaken	7
6A	18. Down the road	7
7A	19. Many a saint, originally	3
8A	20. Chain restaurant ... or what a kangaroo might say?	4
9A	22. "Actually, I just realized something ..."	6
10A	23. Secure with a click	6
11A	25. Faux Fighters or Dread Zeppelin, e.g.	3
12A	26. It's administered for shedding	14
13A	31. Aegean Sea island	5
14A	32. ___ Green a.k.a. the Witch of Wall Street	5
15A	33. Cartoon character whose last name is Szyslak	3
16A	34. Design	4
17A	35. Impala, e.g.	5
18A	36. Chapati alternative	4
19A	37. Hebrew name meaning "ascent"	3
20A	38. Curry powder ingredient	5
21A	39. Sloughs off	5
22A	40. Star attraction?	14
23A	43. Off the ___	3
24A	44. Cry from behind a door	6
25A	45. Fragrant tree type	6
26A	48. Subtle endorsements	4
27A	49. Big whoop	3
28A	52. Intentions	7
29A	54. Marathon runner's wear	7
30A	56. "Wish me luck!"	7
31A	57. Rubber production?	7
32A	58. Eponym of the N.H.L.'s points leader award	7
33A	59. Bumptious	6

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Flatten like a bug"

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: SMOOSH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Was long and boring"

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 pull, as against a resistance
• Words that mean the same thing: drag on, hale, scuff
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRAGGED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "14. Many a bug"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an animal having six feet
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEXAPOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Tart taproom offering"

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: SOURALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Mistaken"

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: INERROR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Down the road"

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: LATERON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Many a saint, originally"

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 woman religious
• Words that mean the same thing: conical buoy, nun buoy
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Chain restaurant ... or what a kangaroo might say?"

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: IHOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. "Actually, I just realized something ...""

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: NOWAIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Secure with a click"

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: SNAPIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. Faux Fighters or Dread Zeppelin, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a humorous play on words
• Words that mean the same thing: punning, paronomasia, wordplay
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. It's administered for shedding"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: WEIGHTLOSSPILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "31. Aegean Sea island"

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: SAMOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "32. ___ Green a.k.a. the Witch of Wall Street"

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: HETTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "33. Cartoon character whose last name is Szyslak"

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: MOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. Design"

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 series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
• Words that mean the same thing: architectural plan, program, design
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Impala, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors
• Words that mean the same thing: saloon, sedan chair
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEDAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Chapati alternative"

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 leavened bread baked in a clay oven in india; usually shaped like a teardrop
• Words that mean the same thing: nan
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Hebrew name meaning "ascent""

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: ELI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Curry powder ingredient"

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 dwarf mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds
• Words that mean the same thing: Cuminum cyminum, cumin seed
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CUMIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. Sloughs off"

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 periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
• Words that mean the same thing: ecdysis, shed, molt
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOLTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "40. Star attraction?"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: CELEBRITYCRUSH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Off the ___"

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 mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
• Words that mean the same thing: air out, aerate, aviation
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Cry from behind a door"

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: COMEIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "45. Fragrant tree type"

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

  The answer is: BALSAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. Subtle endorsements"

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 sign of assent or salutation or command
• Words that mean the same thing: nod
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NODS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "49. Big whoop"

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 rapid active commotion
• Words that mean the same thing: stir, bustle, flurry
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. Intentions"

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 temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
• Words that mean the same thing: docket, schedule, agendum
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGENDAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. Marathon runner's wear"

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: RACEBIB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "56. "Wish me luck!""

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: HEREIGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "57. Rubber production?"

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 correction made by erasing
• Words that mean the same thing: expunction, expunging
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERASURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "58. Eponym of the N.H.L.'s points leader award"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ARTROSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "59. Bumptious"

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 (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant; -laurent le sage
• Words that mean the same thing: snooty, bigheaded, snot-nosed
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNOTTY

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Saturday Crossword Down Clues - November 07, 2020 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Guard's place	4
2D	2. Word with dinner or dollar	4
3D	3. Some travelers along the Oregon Trail	4
4D	4. Sporting blade	3
5D	5. Presents unexpectedly	7
6D	6. Fuss	6
7D	7. Connection inits.	3
8D	8. Showing a bit of gray hair, say	4
9D	9. Final exam?	7
10D	10. Started acting responsibly	6
11D	11. Mix-and-match children's clothing brand	10
12D	12. Sci-fi race mirroring the bourgeoisie	4
13D	13. Sign of progress	4
14D	15. Punctuate a killer performance	10
15D	21. Really didn't hold back	9
16D	23. Priory of ___ (group in "The Da Vinci Code")	4
17D	24. "That's no longer the case"	10
18D	26. Pixar character with a pet cockroach	5
19D	27. Something turned off on vacation	10
20D	28. What a dot on a map might represent: Abbr.	3
21D	29. Not inclined	5
22D	30. Point of view, metaphorically	4
23D	31. Blueprint bit	4
24D	35. ___ La Table (high-end cookware retailer)	3
25D	36. Feast or famine	4
26D	38. What some handles are created for	7
27D	39. Look inside, say	7
28D	41. Cartoonist Will who popularized the term "graphic novel"	6
29D	42. Materials for some chests	6
30D	45. ___ Men ("Who Let the Dogs Out" group)	4
31D	46. Smoking or drinking, e.g.	4
32D	47. Newsstand display, informally	4
33D	49. Neighbor	4
34D	50. Gossip	4
35D	51. Evil hypnotist's directive	4
36D	53. Letters often meant to be read from afar	3
37D	55. "Cómo es ___?" (Spanish "Why?")	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. Guard's place"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
• Words that mean the same thing: tibia, struggle, clamber
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Word with dinner or dollar"

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 list of dishes available at a restaurant
• Words that mean the same thing: computer menu, bill of fare, fare
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MENU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Some travelers along the Oregon Trail"

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 domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; ; ; - bible
• Words that mean the same thing: cattle, Bos taurus, wild ox
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OXEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Sporting blade"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an implement used to propel or steer a boat
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Presents unexpectedly"

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 the season of growth
• Words that mean the same thing: leaping, form, natural spring
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPRINGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Fuss"

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: HOOHAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Connection inits."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds
• Words that mean the same thing: digital subscriber line
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DSL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Showing a bit of gray hair, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Final exam?"

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 an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
• Words that mean the same thing: PM, postmortem, post-mortem
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AUTOPSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Started acting responsibly"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: GREWUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Mix-and-match children's clothing brand"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GARANIMALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Sci-fi race mirroring the bourgeoisie"

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: ELOI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Sign of progress"

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 appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
• Words that mean the same thing: ding, prick, scratch
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Punctuate a killer performance"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DROPTHEMIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Really didn't hold back"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PILEDITON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Priory of ___ (group in "The Da Vinci Code")"

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 originally a stronghold captured by david (the 2nd king of the israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of jerusalem
• Words that mean the same thing: Utopia, State of Israel, Zion
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. "That's no longer the case""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NOTANYMORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Pixar character with a pet cockroach"

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: WALLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Something turned off on vacation"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EMAILALERT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. What a dot on a map might represent: 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: STN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Not inclined"

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 unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
• Words that mean the same thing: indisposed, antipathetic, averse
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOATH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Point of view, metaphorically"

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 transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
• Words that mean the same thing: electron lens, lens system, lens of the eye
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. Blueprint bit"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SPEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. ___ La Table (high-end cookware retailer)"

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 port in southern lebanon on the mediterranean sea; formerly a major phoenician seaport famous for silks
• Words that mean the same thing: Tyre
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Feast or famine"

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 content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. What some handles are created for"

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: CBRADIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. Look inside, say"

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: MRISCAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. Cartoonist Will who popularized the term "graphic novel""

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard 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: EISNER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "42. Materials for some chests"

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 any of numerous trees of the family cupressaceae that resemble cedars
• Words that mean the same thing: cedarwood, cedar tree, true cedar
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CEDARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. ___ Men ("Who Let the Dogs Out" group)"

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: BAHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "46. Smoking or drinking, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "47. Newsstand display, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
• Words that mean the same thing: magazine, mag
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "49. Neighbor"

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 lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
• Words that mean the same thing: butt, border, edge
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "50. Gossip"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
• Words that mean the same thing: grunge, grease, poop
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIRT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "51. Evil hypnotist's directive"

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

  The answer is: OBEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "53. Letters often meant to be read from afar"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code
• Words that mean the same thing: soh, so, sol
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "55. "Cómo es ___?" (Spanish "Why?")"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ESO

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	53	75.7%
Short Answer	9	12.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.9%
History	2	2.9%
Sports	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%
Literature	1	1.4%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.5 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	14 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 21, 2025 at 11:38 AM