December 07, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, December 07, 2021

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (35 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

December 07, 2021 Across Hints: NYT Tuesday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Truck weigh station unit	3
2A	4. Enter one's password	5
3A	9. Contents of an hourglass	4
4A	13. Boston's Mass. ___	3
5A	14. Birth announcement units	6
6A	16. Charlie's Angels, e.g.	4
7A	17. 'Tis the season: Abbr.	3
8A	18. One remedy for a hangover, supposedly	11
9A	20. Place to attach a surfboard leash	5
10A	22. Big ___ (cheapo's opposite)	7
11A	23. Place to pick up a pepperoni pie, perhaps	10
12A	27. Card in Uno or action on Spotify	4
13A	29. Actress Glazer of "Broad City"	5
14A	30. U.F.C. sport	3
15A	33. Popeye's Olive ___	3
16A	34. Thorny part of a rose	4
17A	35. Listens to	5
18A	37. Close follower of the "horse race"	15
19A	41. Poker-faced	5
20A	42. "Oh, OK"	4
21A	43. Sinister fish in "The Little Mermaid"	3
22A	44. Reactions to stepping on Legos, say	3
23A	45. Late-night coffee order	5
24A	47. What's stronger than "might"	4
25A	48. Aircraft that's 1% full?	10
26A	51. Farm measure	7
27A	54. Astronomer Hubble	5
28A	57. Some Xmas card attire ... or a hint to 18-, 23-, 37- and 48-Across	11
29A	61. Keats's "To Autumn," e.g.	3
30A	62. Worry	4
31A	63. Distribute cash at the end of a shift, in restaurant lingo	6
32A	64. "Oedipus ___"	3
33A	65. Snafu	4
34A	66. Snapple cap fodder	5
35A	67. Kit ___ bar	3

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. Truck weigh station unit"

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 united states unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
• Words that mean the same thing: gross ton, long ton, net ton
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Enter one's password"

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: LOGIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Contents of an hourglass"

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 loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
• Words that mean the same thing: Baroness Dudevant, Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin, George 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: SAND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Boston's Mass. ___"

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: AVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Birth announcement units"

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 unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound
• Words that mean the same thing: apothecaries' ounce, ounce, oz.
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OUNCES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Charlie's Angels, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
• Words that mean the same thing: triple, triad, threesome
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. 'Tis the season: Abbr."

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 the last (12th) month of the year
• Words that mean the same thing: celestial latitude, declination, December
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. One remedy for a hangover, supposedly"

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: PICKLEJUICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Place to attach a surfboard leash"

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 gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
• Words that mean the same thing: articulatio talocruralis, ankle joint, mortise joint
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANKLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Big ___ (cheapo's opposite)"

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 english poet and critic (1909-1995)
• Words that mean the same thing: scattergood, expender, spendthrift
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPENDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Place to pick up a pepperoni pie, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PIZZAJOINT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "27. Card in Uno or action on Spotify"

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 gait in which steps and hops alternate
• Words that mean the same thing: skim, skitter, cut
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SKIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "29. Actress Glazer of "Broad City""

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: ILANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. U.F.C. sport"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: MMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "33. Popeye's Olive ___"

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: OYL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. Thorny part of a rose"

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 (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
• Words that mean the same thing: fore, halt, radical
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Listens to"

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 perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
• Words that mean the same thing: see, listen, take heed
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. Close follower of the "horse race""

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: POLITICALJUNKIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "41. Poker-faced"

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 abounding in rocks or stones
• Words that mean the same thing: obdurate, bouldery, bouldered
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STONY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. "Oh, OK""

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: ISEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Sinister fish in "The Little Mermaid""

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

  The answer is: EEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Reactions to stepping on Legos, say"

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: OWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. Late-night coffee order"

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 coffee with the caffeine removed
• Words that mean the same thing: decaffeinated coffee
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DECAF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "47. What's stronger than "might""

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 capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; - george meredith
• Words that mean the same thing: leave, volition, testament
• The opposite would be: disinherit
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "48. Aircraft that's 1% full?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PRIVATEJET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. Farm measure"

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 area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming)
• Words that mean the same thing: land area
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACREAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "54. Astronomer Hubble"

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 king of northumbria who was converted to christianity (585-633)
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDWIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "57. Some Xmas card attire ... or a hint to 18-, 23-, 37- and 48-Across"

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: MATCHINGPJS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "61. Keats's "To Autumn," 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 lyric poem with complex stanza forms
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "62. Worry"

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

  The answer is: FRET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "63. Distribute cash at the end of a shift, in restaurant lingo"

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: TIPOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "64. "Oedipus ___""

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 male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
• Words that mean the same thing: male monarch, king
• The opposite would be: queen, female monarch
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "65. Snafu"

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 state of confusion and disorderliness
• Words that mean the same thing: quite a little, messiness, kettle of fish
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "66. Snapple cap fodder"

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 piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
• Words that mean the same thing: fact
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FACTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "67. Kit ___ bar"

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 leaves of the shrub catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
• Words that mean the same thing: Arabian tea, African tea, cat
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KAT

  Great job if you got it right!

December 07, 2021 Tuesday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Self-congratulatory cry	4
2D	2. Have a bun in the ___	4
3D	3. Aid for sleeping on a plane	10
4D	4. Singer/actress Jennifer	5
5D	5. "Yes, madame!"	3
6D	6. Big inits. in protein powder	3
7D	7. "Gross!"	3
8D	8. Half ___ (wrestling hold)	6
9D	9. Fall guys?	8
10D	10. Like Death Valley	4
11D	11. Pleasant French city?	4
12D	12. Go-getter	4
13D	15. Filter that gives photos a vintage look	5
14D	19. Biden White House press secretary Psaki	3
15D	21. Sass	3
16D	24. Pasta popular on "The Sopranos"	4
17D	25. Smart ___	4
18D	26. Birthplace of Rastafarianism	7
19D	27. Absorbs, as with bread	4
20D	28. Capital of Japan for more than a thousand years	5
21D	31. Iconic encouragement from Tim Gunn on "Project Runway"	10
22D	32. The Little Mermaid	5
23D	34. Teen's bedroom, stereotypically	3
24D	35. Peach or periwinkle	3
25D	36. Vend	4
26D	38. Checks out	8
27D	39. Challenge for a future atty.	4
28D	40. Spanish boss, with "el"	4
29D	45. 8 or 9, but not 10	5
30D	46. Were it possible that	6
31D	47. Get hitched	3
32D	49. When doubled, enthusiastic	3
33D	50. Jokes around	5
34D	51. Radio switch	4
35D	52. Safekeeping	4
36D	53. Google Maps might provide several of them: Abbr.	4
37D	55. Starting place for an inventor	4
38D	56. In the on-deck circle, say	4
39D	58. 4.0 is an excellent one	3
40D	59. African American or Asian American, e.g., for short	3
41D	60. Stick (out)	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. Self-congratulatory cry"

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: TADA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Have a bun in the ___"

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

  The answer is: OVEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Aid for sleeping on a plane"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NECKPILLOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Singer/actress Jennifer"

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: LOPEZ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. "Yes, madame!""

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: OUI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Big inits. in protein powder"

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: GNC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. "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: ICK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Half ___ (wrestling hold)"

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 english admiral who defeated the french fleets of napoleon but was mortally wounded at trafalgar (1758-1805)
• Words that mean the same thing: Admiral Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Lord Nelson
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NELSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Fall guys?"

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: STUNTMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Like Death Valley"

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 lacking sufficient water or rainfall
• Words that mean the same thing: desiccate, waterless, desiccated
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Pleasant French city?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a city in southeastern france on the mediterranean; the leading resort on the french riviera
• Words that mean the same thing: overnice, prissy, courteous
• The opposite would be: nasty
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Go-getter"

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 person who acts and gets things done
• Words that mean the same thing: actor, worker
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "15. Filter that gives photos a vintage look"

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 shade of brown with a tinge of red
• Words that mean the same thing: burnt sienna, genus Sepia, mahogany
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEPIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "19. Biden White House press secretary Psaki"

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: JEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Sass"

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 either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
• Words that mean the same thing: back talk, sass, rim
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Pasta popular on "The Sopranos""

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 medium-sized tubular pasta in short pieces
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZITI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Smart ___"

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: ALEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Birthplace of Rastafarianism"

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 country on the island of jamaica; became independent of england in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JAMAICA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Absorbs, as with bread"

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 piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid
• Words that mean the same thing: dowse, soak through, standard operating procedure
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Capital of Japan for more than a thousand years"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a city in central japan on southern honshu; a famous cultural center that was once the capital of japan
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KYOTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Iconic encouragement from Tim Gunn on "Project Runway""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MAKEITWORK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. The Little Mermaid"

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: ARIEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Teen's bedroom, stereotypically"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. Peach or periwinkle"

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 quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
• Words that mean the same thing: imbue, chromaticity
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Vend"

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 activity of persuading someone to buy
• Words that mean the same thing: trade, betray, deal
• The opposite would be: buy
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. Checks out"

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 look over carefully
• Words that mean the same thing: scrutinise, audit, visit
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INSPECTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. Challenge for a future atty."

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: LSAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "40. Spanish boss, with "el""

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: JEFE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. 8 or 9, but not 10"

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 one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
• Words that mean the same thing: fingerbreadth, figure, finger's breadth
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIGIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Were it possible that"

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: EVENIF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Get hitched"

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 fourth day of the week; the third working day
• Words that mean the same thing: Midweek, hook up with, conjoin
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. When doubled, enthusiastic"

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: RAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. Jokes around"

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 humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
• Words that mean the same thing: jocularity, jape, gag
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JESTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "51. Radio switch"

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: AMFM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "52. Safekeeping"

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 work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
• Words that mean the same thing: give care, precaution, handle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "53. Google Maps might provide several of them: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: RTES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "55. Starting place for an inventor"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
• Words that mean the same thing: melodic theme, estimate, mind
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "56. In the on-deck circle, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that immediately following in time or order
• Words that mean the same thing: future, following, side by side
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEXT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "58. 4.0 is an excellent one"

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 measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted
• Words that mean the same thing: grade point average
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "59. African American or Asian American, e.g., for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: POC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "60. Stick (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 something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
• Words that mean the same thing: gibbosity, protuberance, jutting
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	48	63.2%
Short Answer	19	25.0%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	3.9%
Abbreviation	2	2.6%
Geography	2	2.6%
Sports	1	1.3%
History	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	4.9 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Tuesday, 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 13, 2025 at 08:23 AM

April 27, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (35 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

April 27, 2022 Across Hints: NYT Wednesday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. One inclined to go in and out	4
2A	5. "Peace out"	5
3A	10. Certain vipers	4
4A	14. Where one may purchase a sectional with a side of meatballs	4
5A	15. Cover story	5
6A	16. "Star Wars" general with the line "If you see our son, bring him home"	4
7A	17. Stuff	4
8A	18. Deals with fries and a beverage, maybe	10
9A	20. Hornswoggle	3
10A	21. County north of the Firth of Forth	4
11A	22. Three or more on a semi	5
12A	23. It may lead to a "no catch" ruling	13
13A	27. Not square, in a way	5
14A	28. Screen, as a potential running mate	3
15A	29. What's often kept undercover?	5
16A	30. Cygnus constellation, with "the"	4
17A	32. Put (down)	4
18A	36. Fight a needless fight, metaphorically	15
19A	39. Thrill-seeker's acronymic motto	4
20A	40. Top 40 songs	4
21A	41. Ring around a lagoon	5
22A	42. Hairstyle that sounds edible	3
23A	43. Swings around	5
24A	44. One with a quintessential McJob	13
25A	49. "Same with me"	5
26A	51. Director Kazan	4
27A	52. Bruce on the Hollywood Walk of Fame	3
28A	53. Extra-bountiful harvest	10
29A	56. Two in a two-car garage	4
30A	57. Singer Rexha	4
31A	58. Community far from a city's center	5
32A	59. Playing extra minutes, briefly	4
33A	60. Parched	4
34A	61. "___ on the igpay atinlay!"	5
35A	62. Heater meas.	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. One inclined to go in and out"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an inclined surface connecting two levels
• Words that mean the same thing: wild leek, storm, rage
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. "Peace out""

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: previous, afterwards, posterior
• 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 3 Across: "10. Certain vipers"

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 of southern europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
• Words that mean the same thing: Naja haje, Egyptian cobra, asp viper
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Where one may purchase a sectional with a side of meatballs"

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: IKEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Cover story"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
• Words that mean the same thing: self-justification, exculpation, excuse
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALIBI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. "Star Wars" general with the line "If you see our son, bring him home""

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: LEIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Stuff"

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 crowd or pack to capacity
• Words that mean the same thing: wad, jam, chock 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: CRAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Deals with fries and a beverage, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: COMBOMEALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Hornswoggle"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an argument opposed to a proposal
• Words that mean the same thing: con game, sting, inmate
• The opposite would be: pro
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. County north of the Firth of Forth"

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 small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FIFE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Three or more on a semi"

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 shaft on which a wheel rotates
• Words that mean the same thing: axle
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AXLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. It may lead to a "no catch" ruling"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: INSTANTREPLAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Not square, in a way"

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 be obliged to pay or repay
• Words that mean the same thing: outstanding, owe, undischarged
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OWING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Screen, as a potential running mate"

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

  The answer is: VET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. What's often kept undercover?"

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 broad thin expanse or surface
• Words that mean the same thing: flat solid, plane, tack
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHEET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. Cygnus constellation, with "the""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
• Words that mean the same thing: roll, vagabond, assert
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Put (down)"

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 put into a certain place or abstract location
• Words that mean the same thing: set, repose, position
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Fight a needless fight, metaphorically"

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: TILTATWINDMILLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Thrill-seeker's acronymic motto"

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: YOLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Top 40 songs"

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 (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
• Words that mean the same thing: strike, smash, murder
• The opposite would be: miss
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Ring around a lagoon"

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 island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATOLL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Hairstyle that sounds edible"

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 small rounded bread either plain or sweet
• Words that mean the same thing: roll
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Swings around"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that turn sharply; change direction abruptly
• Words that mean the same thing: trend, skid, slew
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLUES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. One with a quintessential McJob"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BURGERFLIPPER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. "Same with me""

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: ASAMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. Director Kazan"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that english essayist (1775-1834)
• Words that mean the same thing: Lamb, Charles 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: ELIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. Bruce on the Hollywood Walk of Fame"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in america (born in 1957)
• Words that mean the same thing: Bruce Lee, Henry Lee, Lighthorse Harry Lee
• The opposite would be: windward
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. Extra-bountiful harvest"

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: BUMPERCROP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. Two in a two-car garage"

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 indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
• Words that mean the same thing: alcove, bay, embayment
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. Singer Rexha"

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: BEBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. Community far from a city's center"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EXURB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "59. Playing extra minutes, briefly"

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: INOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "60. Parched"

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 lacking sufficient water or rainfall
• Words that mean the same thing: desiccated, desiccate, waterless
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "61. "___ on the igpay atinlay!""

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: IXNAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "62. Heater meas."

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 unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories
• Words that mean the same thing: B.Th.U., BTU, British thermal 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: BTUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Wednesday NYT Crossword April 27, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Christina of 1991's "The Addams Family"	5
2D	2. City nicknamed "Rubber Capital of the World"	9
3D	3. Has the best intentions	9
4D	4. Actress Grier	3
5D	5. Pretty trim	6
6D	6. Up in the air	5
7D	7. Hourglass, e.g.	5
8D	8. Flow back	3
9D	9. 2016 Olympics host, informally	3
10D	10. Name often called in a smart home	5
11D	11. Tuft & Needle competitor	5
12D	12. Stack	4
13D	13. 'Tude	4
14D	19. Type of shake	4
15D	21. Fruity soda brand	5
16D	24. Hook up with	5
17D	25. Jazz pianist Bill	5
18D	26. Be in limbo	4
19D	29. Place for mucking around	3
20D	30. 29-Down residents	5
21D	31. Drollery	3
22D	32. Like festive houses during the holidays	5
23D	33. Potted succulent	9
24D	34. "Until we meet again"	9
25D	35. Cable alternative	3
26D	37. Rap's Young ___	4
27D	38. Onetime presidential daughter with the code name Radiance	5
28D	42. Cheeseboard staple	4
29D	43. Evade capture	6
30D	44. Thumper's forest friend	5
31D	45. Cried foul?	5
32D	46. Any "Scrubs" or "Friends" episode, now	5
33D	47. Regional greenery	5
34D	48. Takes time off	5
35D	49. Group with the tribute band Björn Again	4
36D	50. One alleging injury, perhaps	4
37D	54. Big retailer of camping gear	3
38D	55. Roman numeral equal to 12% of M	3
39D	56. Chest protector	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. Christina of 1991's "The Addams Family""

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: RICCI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. City nicknamed "Rubber Capital of the World""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AKRONOHIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Has the best intentions"

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: MEANSWELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Actress Grier"

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: PAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Pretty trim"

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 small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage
• Words that mean the same thing: beating, lace, 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: LACING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Up in the air"

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 at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALOFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Hourglass, 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 timepiece that measures a time interval and signals its end
• Words that mean the same thing: timekeeper
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIMER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Flow back"

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 gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
• Words that mean the same thing: ebb down, wane, ebbing
• The opposite would be: tide
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EBB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. 2016 Olympics host, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the former capital and 2nd largest city of brazil; chief brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
• Words that mean the same thing: Rio de Janeiro
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Name often called in a smart home"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: ALEXA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Tuft & Needle competitor"

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: SEALY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Stack"

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 collection of objects laid on top of each other
• Words that mean the same thing: pack, mickle, great deal
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. 'Tude"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an impudent or insolent rejoinder
• Words that mean the same thing: mouth, Special Air Service, sassing
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "19. Type of shake"

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 milkshake made with malt powder
• Words that mean the same thing: malt liquor, malted, malted milk
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MALT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Fruity soda brand"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FANTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Hook up with"

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: TIETO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Jazz pianist Bill"

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 anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin e (1882-1971)
• Words that mean the same thing: Herbert McLean Evans, Arthur Evans, Sir Arthur John Evans
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVANS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Be in limbo"

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: PEND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Place for mucking around"

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

  The answer is: STY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. 29-Down residents"

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 stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Drollery"

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 message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
• Words that mean the same thing: witticism, brainpower, wag
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. Like festive houses during the holidays"

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: LITUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. Potted succulent"

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: ALOEPLANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. "Until we meet again""

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: ILLSEEYOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "35. Cable alternative"

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 26 Down: "37. Rap's Young ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an aggressive and violent young criminal
• Words that mean the same thing: strong-armer, toughie, punk
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THUG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "38. Onetime presidential daughter with the code name Radiance"

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: MALIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Cheeseboard staple"

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 creamy white cheese; milder than camembert
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BRIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. Evade capture"

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: SLIPBY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "44. Thumper's forest friend"

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: BAMBI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "45. Cried foul?"

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: UMPED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "46. Any "Scrubs" or "Friends" episode, now"

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 program that is broadcast again
• Words that mean the same thing: 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: RERUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "47. Regional greenery"

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 all the plant life in a particular region or period
• Words that mean the same thing: plant, vegetation, botany
• The opposite would be: fauna
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "48. Takes time 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 something left after other parts have been taken away
• Words that mean the same thing: repose, catch one's breath, perch
• The opposite would be: be active, change
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RESTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "49. Group with the tribute band Björn Again"

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: ABBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "50. One alleging injury, 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 a man who courts a woman
• Words that mean the same thing: suitor, wooer, petitioner
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "54. Big retailer of camping gear"

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: REI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "55. Roman numeral equal to 12% of M"

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 being ten more than one hundred ten
• Words that mean the same thing: one hundred twenty, 120
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CXX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "56. Chest protector"

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 top part of an apron; covering the chest
• Words that mean the same thing: tipple
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BIB

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	53	71.6%
Short Answer	9	12.2%
Celebrity/Entertainment	4	5.4%
History	2	2.7%
Geography	2	2.7%
Music	1	1.4%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%
Sports	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	74
Average Answer Length	5.1 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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

Last Updated: September 10, 2025 at 10:42 AM