August 08, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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

Date: Thursday, August 08, 2019

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (37 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

Across Clues Explained - Thursday NYT Crossword August 08, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. José, to amigos	4
2A	5. Going rate	4
3A	9. Motion pictures?	5
4A	14. Company with a for-profit foundation?	4
5A	15. Improvisational style	4
6A	16. Gondolier, maybe	5
7A	17. *Boo during a baseball game	9
8A	19. See 60-Across	5
9A	20. Ricky's player on old TV	4
10A	21. Around 20%, typically	3
11A	23. Modern alternative to a garage sale	4
12A	24. 2/	3
13A	25. *Tin has been in them since 1929	11
14A	29. "I'd like another"	7
15A	31. Philistine-fighting king	4
16A	32. Org. with Huskies and Bulldogs	4
17A	33. One way to get help	3
18A	35. Class for a physiology major, informally	3
19A	37. *Tar remover	15
20A	43. Letters on an N.L. Central cap	3
21A	44. Was first	3
22A	45. Spanish feminine pronoun	4
23A	46. Implores	4
24A	49. Number one	7
25A	51. *Ken, for one	11
26A	55. Campground sights	3
27A	56. Prefix meaning "height"	4
28A	57. Cable news anchor Cabrera	3
29A	58. Home of about 25% of U.N. member states	4
30A	60. With 19-Across, reconsider ... or a hint to the starts of the five starred clues	5
31A	62. *Can components	9
32A	66. Member of Dubya's cabinet	5
33A	67. 843 acres, for New York's Central Park	4
34A	68. Princess whose brother is not a prince	4
35A	69. Invited over for lunch, say	5
36A	70. Crawl (with)	4
37A	71. Its min. score is 120	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. José, to amigos"

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: PEPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Going rate"

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 rate of moving (especially walking or running)
• Words that mean the same thing: gait, rate, tread
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Motion pictures?"

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: OPART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Company with a for-profit foundation?"

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 river in southwestern england rising in gloucestershire and flowing through bristol to empty into the estuary of the severn
• Words that mean the same thing: Upper Avon River, River Avon, Upper Avon
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AVON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Improvisational style"

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 singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
• Words that mean the same thing: scarper, run, head for the hills
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Gondolier, maybe"

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 draft horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a vehicle
• Words that mean the same thing: pole horse
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POLER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. *Boo during a baseball game"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: WILDPITCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. See 60-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that to double the degree
• Words that mean the same thing: double, doubly
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TWICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Ricky's player on old TV"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DESI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Around 20%, typically"

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 extreme end of something; especially something pointed
• Words that mean the same thing: topple, tumble, tip off
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Modern alternative to a garage sale"

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: EBAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. 2/"

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 month following january and preceding march
• Words that mean the same thing: February
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FEB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. *Tin has been in them since 1929"

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: COMICSTRIPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. "I'd like another""

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: ONEMORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Philistine-fighting king"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (old testament) the first king of the israelites who defended israel against many enemies (especially the philistines)
• Words that mean the same thing: Apostle of the Gentiles, St. Paul, Apostle Paul
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAUL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Org. with Huskies and Bulldogs"

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: NCAA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. One way to get help"

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

  The answer is: ASK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Class for a physiology major, informally"

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: BIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. *Tar remover"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DENTALHYGIENIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "43. Letters on an N.L. Central cap"

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: STL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "44. Was first"

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 diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
• Words that mean the same thing: light-emitting diode, contribute, moderate
• The opposite would be: follow
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "45. Spanish feminine pronoun"

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: ELLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. Implores"

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 call upon in supplication; entreat
• Words that mean the same thing: beg, implore, tap
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "49. Number one"

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: TOPSPOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. *Ken, for one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LOGICPUZZLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "55. Campground sights"

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 motorized wheeled vehicle used for camping or other recreational activities
• Words that mean the same thing: R.V., recreational vehicle, RV
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RVS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "56. Prefix meaning "height""

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: ACRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "57. Cable news anchor Cabrera"

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 mother of the ancient irish gods; sometimes identified with danu
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "58. Home of about 25% of U.N. member states"

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 the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to europe on the west to form eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "60. With 19-Across, reconsider ... or a hint to the starts of the five starred clues"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an instance of deliberate thinking
• Words that mean the same thing: recall, cogitate, opine
• The opposite would be: forget
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THINK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "62. *Can components"

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: HIGHKICKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "66. Member of Dubya's cabinet"

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: CONDI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "67. 843 acres, for New York's Central Park"

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

  The answer is: AREA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "68. Princess whose brother is not a prince"

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: LEIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "69. Invited over for lunch, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HADIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "70. Crawl (with)"

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 teeming, be abuzz
• Words that mean the same thing: swarm, pour, stream
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "71. Its min. score is 120"

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!

NYT Thursday Crossword Down Clues - August 08, 2019 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Possible maker of a muddy footprint	3
2D	2. Law school class	8
3D	3. Climbing vegetables	9
4D	4. Discontinues	4
5D	5. Letter that sounds like an expression of relief	3
6D	6. Be dramatic?	3
7D	7. Stickers in a plant store	5
8D	8. Law school class	6
9D	9. Not dither	3
10D	10. Casualties of violent storms	10
11D	11. Out, of sorts	5
12D	12. Show the highlights	5
13D	13. Hearts that don't beat very much?	5
14D	18. ___ de gallo	4
15D	22. "Buckle Up, Dummies" ad, e.g.	3
16D	24. A fan (of)	4
17D	26. ___ tradition	4
18D	27. Interlace	4
19D	28. Lazy river transport	4
20D	30. Winner of five swimming gold medals at the 1988 Olympics	10
21D	34. Jon of Arizona politics	3
22D	36. Figures calculated using crude estimates	9
23D	38. Pianist Templeton	4
24D	39. Jazzman Stan	4
25D	40. Object of veneration	4
26D	41. Part of a notable 1993 breakup	8
27D	42. Some parlor designs, informally	4
28D	47. Scholarship application fig.	3
29D	48. Portable shade provider	6
30D	50. Zenith	4
31D	51. Close securely	5
32D	52. L.P.G.A. great Lorena	5
33D	53. Daily monotony	5
34D	54. Angola's northern neighbor, once	5
35D	59. Place to grow some herbs	4
36D	61. Family	3
37D	63. "Well, I'll be!"	3
38D	64. Topping on a Hawaiian pizza	3
39D	65. Lost one's standing?	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. Possible maker of a muddy footprint"

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 clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
• Words that mean the same thing: mitt, hand, manus
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Law school class"

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 your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
• Words that mean the same thing: attest, certify, manifest
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVIDENCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Climbing vegetables"

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: POLEBEANS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Discontinues"

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 either extremity of something that has length
• Words that mean the same thing: death, finish, last
• The opposite would be: begin, beginning
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Letter that sounds like an expression of relief"

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 unit of pressure
• Words that mean the same thing: pounds per square inch
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PSI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Be dramatic?"

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 legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
• Words that mean the same thing: do, represent, human activity
• The opposite would be: refrain
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Stickers in a plant store"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any succulent plant of the family cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the new world and usually having spines
• Words that mean the same thing: cactus
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CACTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Law school class"

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 motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
• Words that mean the same thing: moral philosophy, ethical code, ethical motive
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETHICS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Not dither"

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 select as an alternative over another
• Words that mean the same thing: prefer, choose
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Casualties of violent storms"

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: POWERLINES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Out, of sorts"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (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, excuse, exculpation
• The 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 12 Down: "12. Show the highlights"

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 summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
• Words that mean the same thing: review, recapitulation, retread
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RECAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Hearts that don't beat very much?"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a expert 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: 3, III, tierce
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TREYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. ___ de gallo"

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: PICO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. "Buckle Up, Dummies" ad, 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 protein manufactured exclusively by the prostate gland; psa is produced for the ejaculate where it liquifies the semen and allows sperm cells to swim freely; elevated levels of psa in blood serum are associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer
• Words that mean the same thing: prostate specific antigen
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. A fan (of)"

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 having or displaying warmth or affection
• Words that mean the same thing: affectionate, tender, warm
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FOND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. ___ tradition"

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 examination conducted by spoken communication
• Words that mean the same thing: oral exam, unwritten, oral examination
• The opposite would be: anal, aboral
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Interlace"

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 number of openings per linear inch of a screen; measures size of particles
• Words that mean the same thing: interlocking, enmesh, engagement
• The opposite would be: disengage
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MESH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Lazy river transport"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
• Words that mean the same thing: electron tube, thermionic valve, tubing
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TUBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Winner of five swimming gold medals at the 1988 Olympics"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert 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: MATTBIONDI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "34. Jon of Arizona politics"

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: KYL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "36. Figures calculated using crude estimates"

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: OILPRICES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "38. Pianist Templeton"

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 24 Down: "39. Jazzman Stan"

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: GETZ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. Object of veneration"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a material effigy that is worshipped
• Words that mean the same thing: graven image, god, matinee idol
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Part of a notable 1993 breakup"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a landlocked republic in central europe; separated from the czech republic in 1993
• Words that mean the same thing: Slovak Republic
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLOVAKIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Some parlor designs, 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 tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
• Words that mean the same thing: tat, TAT, Thematic Apperception Test
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "47. Scholarship application fig."

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 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 29 Down: "48. Portable shade provider"

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 hat with a broad brim that protects the face from direct exposure to the sun
• Words that mean the same thing: sun hat
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUNHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "50. Zenith"

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 most extreme possible amount or value
• Words that mean the same thing: flush, top out, meridian
• The opposite would be: bottom out
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "51. Close securely"

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 spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
• Words that mean the same thing: door latch
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LATCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. L.P.G.A. great Lorena"

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 biochemist (born in spain) who studied the biological synthesis of nucleic acids (1905-1993)
• Words that mean the same thing: Severo Ochoa
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OCHOA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Daily monotony"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
• Words that mean the same thing: crunch, nerd, pulverization
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GRIND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Angola's northern neighbor, once"

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 basic unit of money in zaire
• Words that mean the same thing: Belgian Congo, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZAIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "59. Place to grow some herbs"

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 structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "61. Family"

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 person having kinship with another or others
• Words that mean the same thing: kinship group, kinsperson, blood-related
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "63. "Well, I'll be!""

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 unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
• Words that mean the same thing: g-force, g
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "64. Topping on a Hawaiian pizza"

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 meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
• Words that mean the same thing: overact, ham actor, gammon
• The opposite would be: underact
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "65. Lost one's standing?"

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 seventh and last day of the week; observed as the sabbath by jews and some christians
• Words that mean the same thing: sit, sit down, ride
• The opposite would be: stand, arise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	65.8%
Short Answer	18	23.7%
Sports	3	3.9%
History	2	2.6%
Geography	2	2.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

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

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
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• 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
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Last Updated: October 01, 2025 at 04:43 AM

27401 Sat Nov 16, 2024 NYT by Peter Gordon

Across Clues :

1. Goober, 5. Outlaws, 9. Not deliberate, 14. Headquarters of Talofa Airways, 16. Leads down the aisle at a wedding, informally, 17. Ballerina who popularized "The Nutcracker", 18. Sandbar, 19. Word on Saudi Arabia's flag, 20. 2002 movie with the tagline "Higher education just hit a new low", 22. A great deal, 24. Revel noisily, 26. Angel hair topper?, 27. Place, 28. Element between platino and mercurio, 29. Big bands, 32. Italian province on the Swiss border, 33. Holy book, in one spelling, 34. Does a job for a summer?, 35. Phrase on ID tags, 38. Wordle score that elicits the message "Genius", 39. Pulse, e.g., 40. Veet rival, 41. Cold palate cleansers, 43. About 91,500 are produced by a gal. of propane, 44. Goes green, maybe, 46. "___ Dragon" (1977 Disney film), 50. Big dipper, 51. Like some asteroids, 53. Hurdles for would-be doctors, 54. Is cautious, 55. Represent, 56. Piece with a point, 57. Mind

Down Clues :

1. Crunched stuff, 2. ___ Lee, activist who led the movement to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, 3. Small stream, 4. Home to "a real pipperoo" of song, 5. Grinchy shout, 6. Like participants in the rite of rumspringa, 7. Present time, 8. Something to wear while watching the game, 9. College basketball powerhouse, 10. Flicks, as a butt, 11. Food that can be prepared quickly, 12. Buzzy promos, 13. Valentino competitor, for short, 15. Woodstock artist, 21. Housemate, e.g., 23. Camping kits for preparing meals, 25. Host of "The Joy of Painting", 26. Continually criticized, 27. Young haddock, 29. Subject of New York City's first public statue of a woman (1915), 30. Enlists for, as an unwelcome task, 31. Prime minister of Ireland, 32. Corp. money managers, 36. Good-for-nothing, 37. Brownish grays, 42. Model Hadid who wore a spray-on dress at a 2022 Paris fashion show, 43. Poet whose line "The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom" is quoted in "Bull Durham", 45. Antepenultimate word in a noted Neil Armstrong quote, 47. All-Star point guard Young, 48. Being, to Sartre, 49. Shake off, 50. "Mahalo nui ___" (words from a grateful Hawaiian), 52. Like three-balls

New York Times, Saturday, November 16, 2024

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 16, 2024

Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Goober. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: DORK

  Possible Answer : dork, jerk




• The clue is 5. Outlaws. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: BANS

  Possible Answer : forbiddance, cast_out, banish, forbidding, ostracise, censor, Bachelor_of_Arts_in_Nursing, blackball, shun, prohibition, ban, ostracize, proscription, BAN, banning




• The clue is 9. Not deliberate. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: HASTY

  Possible Answer : overhasty, precipitant, precipitous, precipitate, hasty, headlong




• The clue is 14. Headquarters of Talofa Airways. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: APIASAMOA




• The clue is 16. Leads down the aisle at a wedding, informally. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: USHES




• The clue is 17. Ballerina who popularized "The Nutcracker". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: TALLCHIEF

  Possible Answer : Maria_Tallchief, Tallchief




• The clue is 18. Sandbar. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SHOAL

  Possible Answer : school, shoal, shallow




• The clue is 19. Word on Saudi Arabia's flag. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ALLAH

  Possible Answer : Allah




• The clue is 20. 2002 movie with the tagline "Higher education just hit a new low". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: SLACKERS

  Possible Answer : slacker, shirker




• The clue is 22. A great deal. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: MUCH

  Possible Answer : lots, a_good_deal, a_lot, very_much, practically, much, a_great_deal, often

  Possible Opposite Answer : little




• The clue is 24. Revel noisily. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: ROISTER

  Possible Answer : carouse, roister, riot




• The clue is 26. Angel hair topper?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: HALO

  Possible Answer : aureole, halo, ring, gloriole, annulus, nimbus, anchor_ring, aura, doughnut, glory




• The clue is 27. Place. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SITE

  Possible Answer : website, place, locate, land_site, web_site, situation, internet_site, site




• The clue is 28. Element between platino and mercurio. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ORO




• The clue is 29. Big bands. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: JAZZORCHESTRAS




• The clue is 32. Italian province on the Swiss border. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: COMO




• The clue is 33. Holy book, in one spelling. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: KORAN

  Possible Answer : Quran, Koran, al-Qur'an, Book




• The clue is 34. Does a job for a summer?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ADDS

  Possible Answer : attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder, tot_up, sum, sum_up, bring, contribute, minimal_brain_dysfunction, attention_deficit_disorder, total, minimal_brain_damage, add_together, tot, add_up, tally, hyperkinetic_syndrome, lend, impart, ADD, MBD, append, ADHD, bestow, tote_up, supply, summate, add

  Possible Opposite Answer : take_away, subtract




• The clue is 35. Phrase on ID tags. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: FAMOUSPOTATOES




• The clue is 38. Wordle score that elicits the message "Genius". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ONE

  Possible Answer : single, unmatchable, i, matchless, unmatched, unitary, unrivaled, I, 1, unity, unrivalled, peerless, one_and_only, one, ane, nonpareil, ace




• The clue is 39. Pulse, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SEED

  Possible Answer : germ, seminal_fluid, seeded_player, semen, source, cum, come, ejaculate, seed, sow




• The clue is 40. Veet rival. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: NAIR




• The clue is 41. Cold palate cleansers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: SORBETS

  Possible Answer : sorbet, water_ice




• The clue is 43. About 91,500 are produced by a gal. of propane. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: BTUS

  Possible Answer : B.Th.U., British_thermal_unit, BTU




• The clue is 44. Goes green, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: FEELSILL




• The clue is 46. "___ Dragon" (1977 Disney film). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: PETES

  Possible Answer : pet




• The clue is 50. Big dipper. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: LADLE

  Possible Answer : ladle, lade, laden




• The clue is 51. Like some asteroids. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: NEAREARTH




• The clue is 53. Hurdles for would-be doctors. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ORALS

  Possible Answer : oral, oral_exam, viva_voce, oral_examination, viva




• The clue is 54. Is cautious. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: TAKESCARE




• The clue is 55. Represent. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ACTAS




• The clue is 56. Piece with a point. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: OPED




• The clue is 57. Mind. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: HEED

  Possible Answer : attentiveness, paying_attention, heed, regard, mind, listen

  Possible Opposite Answer : inattentiveness

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Crunched stuff. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: DATA

  Possible Answer: data, information, datum, data_point

• The clue is 2. ___ Lee, activist who led the movement to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: OPAL

  Possible Answer: opal

• The clue is 3. Small stream. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: RILL

  Possible Answer: run, streamlet, rivulet, runnel, rill

• The clue is 4. Home to "a real pipperoo" of song. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: KALAMAZOO

  Possible Answer: Kalamazoo

• The clue is 5. Grinchy shout. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: BAH

• The clue is 6. Like participants in the rite of rumspringa. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: AMISH

  Possible Answer: Amish

• The clue is 7. Present time. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: NOEL

  Possible Answer: Yule, Christmastide, Christmastime, Yuletide, Noel, Christmas

• The clue is 8. Something to wear while watching the game. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: SAFARIHAT

• The clue is 9. College basketball powerhouse. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: HUSKIES

  Possible Answer: Eskimo_dog, husky

• The clue is 10. Flicks, as a butt. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ASHES

  Possible Answer: ash_tree, ash

• The clue is 11. Food that can be prepared quickly. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: SHORTORDER

• The clue is 12. Buzzy promos. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: TEASERADS

• The clue is 13. Valentino competitor, for short. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: YSL

• The clue is 15. Woodstock artist. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: SCHULZ

  Possible Answer: Charles_M._Schulz, Schulz, Charles_Schulz, Charles_Munroe_Schulz

• The clue is 21. Housemate, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: COTENANT

  Possible Answer: cotenant

• The clue is 23. Camping kits for preparing meals. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: COOKSETS

• The clue is 25. Host of "The Joy of Painting". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ROSS

  Possible Answer: Nellie_Tayloe_Ross, James_Clark_Ross, Ross, Betsy_Ross, Nellie_Ross, Sir_Ronald_Ross, John_Ross, Betsy_Griscom_Ross, Sir_James_Clark_Ross, Sir_John_Ross

• The clue is 26. Continually criticized. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: HAMMEREDAT

• The clue is 27. Young haddock. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SCROD

  Possible Answer: schrod, scrod

• The clue is 29. Subject of New York City's first public statue of a woman (1915). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: JOANOFARC

• The clue is 30. Enlists for, as an unwelcome task. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: ROPESINTO

• The clue is 31. Prime minister of Ireland. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: TAOISEACH

  Possible Answer: taoiseach

• The clue is 32. Corp. money managers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: CFOS

  Possible Answer: CFO, chief_financial_officer

• The clue is 36. Good-for-nothing. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: USELESS

  Possible Answer: useless

  Possible Opposite Answer : useful

• The clue is 37. Brownish grays. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: TAUPES

  Possible Answer: taupe

• The clue is 42. Model Hadid who wore a spray-on dress at a 2022 Paris fashion show. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: BELLA

• The clue is 43. Poet whose line "The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom" is quoted in "Bull Durham". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: BLAKE

  Possible Answer: Blake, William_Blake

• The clue is 45. Antepenultimate word in a noted Neil Armstrong quote. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: LEAP

  Possible Answer: spring, jump, leaping, leap, bounce, jump_off, bound, saltation

• The clue is 47. All-Star point guard Young. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: TRAE

• The clue is 48. Being, to Sartre. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ETRE

• The clue is 49. Shake off. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SHED

  Possible Answer: caducous, cast_off, throw_away, exuviate, throw, moult, pour_forth, spill, molt, cast, shake_off, disgorge, slough, drop, throw_off, shed

  Possible Opposite Answer : persistent

• The clue is 50. "Mahalo nui ___" (words from a grateful Hawaiian). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: LOA

• The clue is 52. Like three-balls. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: RED

  Possible Answer: carmine, red-faced, reddened, crimson, scarlet, ruby, reddish, cerise, cherry-red, redness, red_ink, bolshy, Red_River, loss, violent, Bolshevik, bolshie, Red, red, flushed, cherry, blood-red, Marxist, ruddy, ruby-red

  Possible Opposite Answer : gain

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