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Sunday, December 14, 2025

Sunday's NYT Across Dec 14 - Full Horizontal Grid Solutions

Sunday's NYT Across Dec 14 - Full Horizontal Grid Solutions

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 68 Across clues. We have all the horizontal answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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About Today's Across Clues

NYT Across clues solutions for December 14, 2025
NYT Across Clues - Sunday, December 14, 2025
Across Clues Statistics
Detail Information
Date December 14, 2025
Day of Week Sunday
Total Across Clues 68 clues
Direction Horizontal (Left to Right)
Difficulty Easy

All Across Clues - Complete List

Here are all 68 Across clues for today's puzzle. These go horizontally from left to right.

Complete Across Clues List
Number Clue
1 Across 1. Marvel superhero who can manipulate weather patterns
2 Across 6. Something fun to take out for a spin
3 Across 9. Shaquille O'Neal's alma mater, for short
4 Across 12. Parts of a hand
5 Across 17. Irritate
6 Across 18. Recaps
7 Across 20. Paul whose house is one of the 16 historic sites of Boston's Freedom Trail
8 Across 21. False alarm announcement?
9 Across 23. Jedi-in-training
10 Across 24. Sensible
11 Across 25. TV host Brzezinski
12 Across 26. #1 choice, in slang
13 Across 27. "No ___, ands or buts!"
14 Across 28. Pollution-fighting org.
15 Across 29. "Game of Thrones" actor Gillen
16 Across 31. River that borders the Black Forest
17 Across 33. "Render ___ Caesar ..."
18 Across 34. Major coin producer
19 Across 37. Viking I or II
20 Across 39. Astronaut Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space
21 Across 40. Nickname for Mark's unsevered best friend in "Severance"
22 Across 41. They turn red litmus paper blue
23 Across 42. First chimpanzee to orbit Earth
24 Across 43. Football blocker?
25 Across 46. Hair-raising stuff
26 Across 47. Remodel and resell some real estate
27 Across 49. Marching band tempo setters
28 Across 54. Who said "It's hard to be humble when you're as great as I am"
29 Across 55. Season to enjoy une glace
30 Across 56. Ruler before 1917
31 Across 58. "Black-ish" airer
32 Across 59. It's a numbers game
33 Across 60. Clothing for SWAT teams
34 Across 62. "The Simpsons" character who becomes obsessed with crossword puzzles
35 Across 64. Puff piece?
36 Across 66. Like the number of Oscars vis-à-vis the number of Emmys
37 Across 67. Plant watcher, for short
38 Across 68. Camera type, in brief
39 Across 69. Site of some Santa sightings
40 Across 71. Longtime record label of Elvis Presley
41 Across 73. 911 responder
42 Across 74. "Hilarious!"
43 Across 77. "I mean, kind of ..."
44 Across 80. "Don't give up!"
45 Across 81. ¬ or ~, in logic
46 Across 83. Beat poet ___ Cassady
47 Across 84. Like some milk, idiomatically
48 Across 87. ___ on the past
49 Across 88. Indication of bad service
50 Across 90. "Much obliged"
51 Across 92. Crossed the International Date Line from east to west, or west to east (depending on how you look at it)
52 Across 97. Bundled up
53 Across 98. Articles are written in this
54 Across 99. Brand name for naproxen
55 Across 100. ___ Miss
56 Across 101. Doll that comes in multiple body types, skin tones, eye colors and hair colors
57 Across 102. Drink known also as "honey wine"
58 Across 103. Frosty
59 Across 105. Subject of Newton's first law
60 Across 108. Enjoying a soak
61 Across 110. 1980 horror film starring William Hurt ... or what the shaded squares contain?
62 Across 112. Fundamental rules of math
63 Across 113. Loopy writing
64 Across 114. Star pitcher?
65 Across 115. "Fiddler on the Roof" matchmaker
66 Across 116. Letters for an unscheduled event
67 Across 117. Prefix with natal
68 Across 118. Like a bubble bath

Detailed Hints and Answers for All Across Clues

Need help? Here are comprehensive hints and answers for each Across clue. Also check these helpful guides:

Complete Across Solutions:

1 Across: "1. Marvel superhero who can manipulate weather patterns"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'M'
  • Word pattern: S___M
  • Similar words: surprise, ramp
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 1

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer STORM

2 Across: "6. Something fun to take out for a spin"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'P'
  • Similar words: overstep, tip
  • Opposite of: bottom
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the upper part of anything
  • This is Across clue number 2

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TOP

3 Across: "9. Shaquille O'Neal's alma mater, for short"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'U'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 3

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LSU

4 Across: "12. Parts of a hand"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: C___S
  • Similar words: board, menu
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a game played with playing cards
  • This is Across clue number 4

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CARDS

5 Across: "17. Irritate"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: C___E
  • Similar words: annoyance, devil
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: soreness and warmth caused by friction
  • This is Across clue number 5

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CHAFE

6 Across: "18. Recaps"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'W' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: W_____S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 6

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer WRAPUPS

7 Across: "20. Paul whose house is one of the 16 historic sites of Boston's Freedom Trail"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: R____E
  • Similar words: idolize, Paul Revere
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 7

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer REVERE

8 Across: "21. False alarm announcement?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 13 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: O___________D
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 8

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OOHIMSOSCARED

9 Across: "23. Jedi-in-training"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: P_____N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 9

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PADAWAN

10 Across: "24. Sensible"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: P_____T
  • Opposite of: imprudent
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
  • This is Across clue number 10

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PRUDENT

11 Across: "25. TV host Brzezinski"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: M__A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 11

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MIKA

12 Across: "26. #1 choice, in slang"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: F__E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 12

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer FAVE

13 Across: "27. "No ___, ands or buts!""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'S'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 13

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer IFS

14 Across: "28. Pollution-fighting org."

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'A'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 14

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer EPA

15 Across: "29. "Game of Thrones" actor Gillen"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: A___N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 15

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer AIDAN

16 Across: "31. River that borders the Black Forest"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: R___E
  • Similar words: Rhein, J. B. Rhine
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: United States parapsychologist (1895-1980)
  • This is Across clue number 16

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer RHINE

17 Across: "33. "Render ___ Caesar ...""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'U' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: U__O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 17

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer UNTO

18 Across: "34. Major coin producer"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 10 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: D________T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 18

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer DENVERMINT

19 Across: "37. Viking I or II"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 10 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: M________R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 19

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MARSLANDER

20 Across: "39. Astronaut Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: E___N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 20

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ELLEN

21 Across: "40. Nickname for Mark's unsevered best friend in "Severance""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: P___Y
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 21

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PETEY

22 Across: "41. They turn red litmus paper blue"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: B___S
  • Similar words: understructure, foot
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 22

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BASES

23 Across: "42. First chimpanzee to orbit Earth"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: E__S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 23

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ENOS

24 Across: "43. Football blocker?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: G_____T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 24

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer GOALNET

25 Across: "46. Hair-raising stuff"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'L'
  • Similar words: mousse, gelatin
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a colloid in a more solid form than a sol
  • This is Across clue number 25

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer GEL

26 Across: "47. Remodel and resell some real estate"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 10 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: F________E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 26

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer FLIPAHOUSE

27 Across: "49. Marching band tempo setters"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: D_______S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 27

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer DRUMLINES

28 Across: "54. Who said "It's hard to be humble when you're as great as I am""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'I'
  • Similar words: Muhammad Ali, Cassius Clay
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 28

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ALI

29 Across: "55. Season to enjoy une glace"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'E'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 29

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ETE

30 Across: "56. Ruler before 1917"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: T__R
  • Similar words: tzar, czar
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 30

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TSAR

31 Across: "58. "Black-ish" airer"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'C'
  • Similar words: first principle, alphabet
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
  • This is Across clue number 31

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ABC

32 Across: "59. It's a numbers game"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'K' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: K__O
  • Similar words: bingo, beano
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 32

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer KENO

33 Across: "60. Clothing for SWAT teams"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'V' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: V___S
  • Similar words: robe, singlet
  • Opposite of: divest
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
  • This is Across clue number 33

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer VESTS

34 Across: "62. "The Simpsons" character who becomes obsessed with crossword puzzles"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: L__A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 34

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LISA

35 Across: "64. Puff piece?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'V' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: V__E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 35

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer VAPE

36 Across: "66. Like the number of Oscars vis-à-vis the number of Emmys"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: F___R
  • Similar words: few
  • Opposite of: many
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 36

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer FEWER

37 Across: "67. Plant watcher, for short"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: O__A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 37

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OSHA

38 Across: "68. Camera type, in brief"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'R'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 38

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SLR

39 Across: "69. Site of some Santa sightings"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: M__L
  • Similar words: promenade, shopping mall
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
  • This is Across clue number 39

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MALL

40 Across: "71. Longtime record label of Elvis Presley"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'A'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 40

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer RCA

41 Across: "73. 911 responder"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'T'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 41

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer EMT

42 Across: "74. "Hilarious!""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'W' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: W_______T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 42

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer WHATAHOOT

43 Across: "77. "I mean, kind of ...""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 10 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: N________Y
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 43

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NOTEXACTLY

44 Across: "80. "Don't give up!""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'Y'
  • Similar words: hear, try out
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 44

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TRY

45 Across: "81. ¬ or ~, in logic"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: N_____R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 45

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NEGATOR

46 Across: "83. Beat poet ___ Cassady"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: N__L
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 46

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NEAL

47 Across: "84. Like some milk, idiomatically"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: S___T
  • Similar words: run out, shed
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 47

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SPILT

48 Across: "87. ___ on the past"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: D___L
  • Similar words: inhabit, harp
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: think moodily or anxiously about something
  • This is Across clue number 48

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer DWELL

49 Across: "88. Indication of bad service"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'P'
  • Word pattern: N___P
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 49

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NOTIP

50 Across: "90. "Much obliged""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 10 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: I________E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 50

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer IOWEYOUONE

51 Across: "92. Crossed the International Date Line from east to west, or west to east (depending on how you look at it)"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 10 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: G________Y
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 51

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer GAINEDADAY

52 Across: "97. Bundled up"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: C__D
  • Similar words: robe, cloak
  • Opposite of: undress
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: provide with clothes or put clothes on
  • This is Across clue number 52

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CLAD

53 Across: "98. Articles are written in this"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: P___E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
  • This is Across clue number 53

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PROSE

54 Across: "99. Brand name for naproxen"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: A___E
  • Similar words: Aflaxen, Anaprox
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 54

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ALEVE

55 Across: "100. ___ Miss"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'E'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 55

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OLE

56 Across: "101. Doll that comes in multiple body types, skin tones, eye colors and hair colors"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'K' and ends with 'N'
  • Similar words: sight, cognizance
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: range of what one can know or understand
  • This is Across clue number 56

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer KEN

57 Across: "102. Drink known also as "honey wine""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: M__D
  • Similar words: Margaret Mead
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 57

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MEAD

58 Across: "103. Frosty"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: C__D
  • Similar words: stale, coldness
  • Opposite of: hot
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 58

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer COLD

59 Across: "105. Subject of Newton's first law"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: I_____A
  • Similar words: inactivity, inactiveness
  • Opposite of: activeness
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a disposition to remain inactive or inert
  • This is Across clue number 59

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer INERTIA

60 Across: "108. Enjoying a soak"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'G'
  • Word pattern: B_____G
  • Similar words: bath, washup
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: immersing the body in water or sunshine
  • This is Across clue number 60

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BATHING

61 Across: "110. 1980 horror film starring William Hurt ... or what the shaded squares contain?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 13 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: A___________S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 61

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ALTEREDSTATES

62 Across: "112. Fundamental rules of math"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: A____S
  • Similar words: maxim, axiom
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
  • This is Across clue number 62

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer AXIOMS

63 Across: "113. Loopy writing"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: C_____E
  • Similar words: longhand, cursive script
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 63

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CURSIVE

64 Across: "114. Star pitcher?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: A___T
  • Similar words: agentive role, federal agent
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 64

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer AGENT

65 Across: "115. "Fiddler on the Roof" matchmaker"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: Y___E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 65

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer YENTE

66 Across: "116. Letters for an unscheduled event"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'A'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 66

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TBA

67 Across: "117. Prefix with natal"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'O'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: (used as a combining form) recent or new
  • This is Across clue number 67

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NEO

68 Across: "118. Like a bubble bath"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: S___Y
  • Similar words: lathery
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: resembling lather or covered with lather
  • This is Across clue number 68

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SUDSY

Expert Strategies for Solving Across Clues

Master the horizontal clues with these professional tips:

Why Start with Across Clues?

  • Across clues often provide more letter intersections
  • Reading left to right feels more natural
  • Many common phrases run horizontally
  • Across answers often help solve Down clues

Across Clue Patterns to Recognize

  1. Fill-in-the-blank clues: These are usually the easiest Across entries
  2. Common phrases: Many idioms run horizontally
  3. Abbreviations: Look for clues with "Abbr." or shortened forms
  4. Plural indicators: Words ending in 'S' are common in Across
  5. Pop culture references: Names and titles often appear horizontally

Time-Saving Across Techniques

Technique How It Helps
Scan all Across first Get a mental map of the horizontal flow
Fill short Across words 3-4 letter words are often articles or prepositions
Use crossing letters Down letters help confirm Across answers
Look for themes Related Across answers often share a theme

Frequently Asked Questions About Across Clues

What are Across clues in crossword puzzles?

Across clues are the horizontal entries in a crossword puzzle that read from left to right. They're numbered and correspond to specific rows in the grid.

Should I solve Across or Down clues first?

Many solvers prefer starting with Across clues because reading left-to-right feels more natural. However, the best approach is to solve the clues you find easiest first, regardless of direction.

How many Across clues are in today's puzzle?

Today's NYT crossword has 68 Across clues.

Are Across clues easier than Down clues?

Neither direction is inherently easier. The difficulty depends on the specific clues and your knowledge. However, Across clues often contain more common phrases and expressions.

How do Across clues interact with Down clues?

Across and Down clues intersect at various points in the grid. Solving one can provide letters that help solve the other, making the puzzle easier as you progress.

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, January 11, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 71 (36 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.8 letters

January 11, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions

Across Clues Explained - Saturday NYT Crossword January 11, 2020

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Shade of red 4
2A 5. Food drive donation 3
3A 8. Highly skilled sorts 6
4A 14. Like most job interviews 8
5A 16. Heartily enjoy, as a joke 6
6A 17. End of a plug, often 8
7A 18. Greatly respect 6
8A 19. Record executive's stack 9
9A 21. ___ Daily, popular podcast for armchair athletes 4
10A 22. Packaged ration, for short 3
11A 23. Number six in a group of five 3
12A 24. Lux. locale 3
13A 27. "___ true" 3
14A 28. Ice cream thickeners 5
15A 30. Makeup of some waste lines 9
16A 33. Place for a bead 4
17A 34. Dobermans and mastiffs, traditionally 9
18A 35. Recreational sports association for adults 10
19A 37. Tool used on a padlock 10
20A 38. Couple's enthusiastic R.S.V.P. 9
21A 39. "Jiminy Christmas!" 4
22A 43. Beverage option at early McDonald's restaurants 9
23A 44. Acrobat's platform 5
24A 45. Literally, "peace" 3
25A 46. Info next to alumni names, maybe: Abbr. 3
26A 47. ___-Mex (cuisine) 3
27A 49. "This tastes delicious!," maybe 3
28A 50. Cut deeply 4
29A 52. Nominee for the first two Nobel Prizes in Literature (1901-02), but never won 9
30A 55. Treat commonly eaten with a wooden utensil 6
31A 58. Foodies 8
32A 59. Key of Beethoven's Seventh 6
33A 60. V formation? 8
34A 61. Bee activity 6
35A 62. ___ tax 3
36A 63. Conference foes of the Buffaloes 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. Shade of red"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
  • Words that mean the same thing: blood-red, crimson, red
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RUBY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Food drive donation"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
  • Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 50, canister, put 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: TIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "8. Highly skilled sorts"

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 someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
  • Words that mean the same thing: mavin, maven, whiz
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ADEPTS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Like most job interviews"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ONEONONE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Heartily enjoy, as a joke"

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: ROARAT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. End of a plug, often"

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: ADSLOGAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Greatly respect"

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 american silversmith remembered for his midnight ride (celebrated in a poem by longfellow) to warn the colonists in lexington and concord that british troops were coming (1735-1818)
  • Words that mean the same thing: idolize, revers, Paul Revere
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: REVERE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Record executive's stack"

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: DEMOTAPES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. ___ Daily, popular podcast for armchair athletes"

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: ESPN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Packaged ration, 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: MRE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Number six in a group of five"

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 apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
  • Words that mean the same thing: clairvoyance, E.S.P., second sight
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ESP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Lux. locale"

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: EUR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. "___ true""

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 to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
  • Words that mean the same thing: as well, also, to a fault
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TOO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Ice cream thickeners"

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 culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent
  • Words that mean the same thing: nutrient agar, agar-agar, agar
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AGARS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Makeup of some waste lines"

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: PVCPIPING

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Place for a bead"

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 any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
  • Words that mean the same thing: centre, concentrate, rivet
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PORE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Dobermans and mastiffs, traditionally"

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: GUARDDOGS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Recreational sports association for adults"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: BEERLEAGUE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Tool used on a padlock"

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: BOLTCUTTER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Couple's enthusiastic R.S.V.P."

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: WERETHERE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. "Jiminy Christmas!""

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: EGAD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Beverage option at early McDonald's restaurants"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that sweetened beverage of diluted orange juice
  • The word looks like this: _________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ORANGEADE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Acrobat's platform"

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 clay from which adobe bricks are made
  • Words that mean the same thing: adobe brick
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ADOBE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. Literally, "peace""

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

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. Info next to alumni names, maybe: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
  • Words that mean the same thing: yr, year, twelvemonth
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: YRS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "47. ___-Mex (cuisine)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: CAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "49. "This tastes delicious!," maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a trivial lie
  • Words that mean the same thing: tale, tarradiddle, story
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: FIB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "50. Cut deeply"

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 make an etching of
  • Words that mean the same thing: engrave
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ETCH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "52. Nominee for the first two Nobel Prizes in Literature (1901-02), but never won"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: EMILEZOLA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "55. Treat commonly eaten with a wooden utensil"

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: GELATO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. Foodies"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
  • Words that mean the same thing: foodie, gastronome, gourmet
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EPICURES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "59. Key of Beethoven's Seventh"

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: AMAJOR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "60. V formation?"

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 the line formed by the edge of a garment around the neck
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NECKLINE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "61. Bee activity"

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 joining or attaching by stitches
  • Words that mean the same thing: stitching, tailor, run 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: SEWING

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "62. ___ tax"

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 act of using
  • Words that mean the same thing: employment, habit, habituate
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: USE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "63. Conference foes of the Buffaloes"

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 member of the shoshonean people of utah and colorado and new mexico
  • Words that mean the same thing: Ute
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: UTES

    Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Saturday Puzzle January 11, 2020

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. It shows the way 7
2D 2. Experience 7
3D 3. Dirty, in a way 7
4D 4. Rationale for a dumb stunt, in modern slang 4
5D 5. The emperor's old clothes? 5
6D 6. Smartphone payment that unlocks premium content 13
7D 7. Double birdie? 4
8D 8. In time?: Abbr. 3
9D 9. Sow : pig :: ___ : koala 3
10D 10. Projecting edge 4
11D 11. Grand standing 8
12D 12. Atlantic game fish 7
13D 13. Pro with a pad 6
14D 15. So and so? 5
15D 20. Things that might be kept covered in a kitchen 13
16D 25. Reason for a restart 6
17D 26. Top of a chain, maybe 5
18D 29. Like an evangelical Christian 6
19D 31. Dear 6
20D 32. Came down hard (on) 6
21D 34. Attention ___ 6
22D 36. John Milton's "Lycidas" is one 5
23D 37. Finger food at a pastry shop? 8
24D 38. Pen pal's request 7
25D 40. "Be my guest" 7
26D 41. Eisenhower's boyhood home 7
27D 42. Adulterates 7
28D 43. Series finales 6
29D 44. Smart ___ 5
30D 48. "Still ___" (2014 drama that earned a Best Actress Oscar) 5
31D 51. Mecca trekker 4
32D 53. List of choices 4
33D 54. Origin of some lyrics sung in "The Lion King" 4
34D 56. Host 3
35D 57. Ending of many a web address 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. It shows the way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ROADMAP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Experience"

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

    The answer is: UNDERGO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Dirty, in a way"

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 spread or daub (a surface)
  • Words that mean the same thing: bedaub
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BESMEAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Rationale for a dumb stunt, in modern slang"

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: YOLO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. The emperor's old clothes?"

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 one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient rome
  • Words that mean the same thing: toga
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TOGAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Smartphone payment that unlocks premium content"

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: INAPPPURCHASE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Double birdie?"

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: NENE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. In time?: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ARR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Sow : pig :: ___ : koala"

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 federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the united states; created in 1977
  • Words that mean the same thing: Energy, Energy Department, Department of Energy
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DOE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Projecting edge"

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: EAVE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Grand standing"

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 a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.
  • Words that mean the same thing: prestigiousness
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PRESTIGE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Atlantic game fish"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that large silvery game fish of warm atlantic coastal waters especially off florida
  • Words that mean the same thing: Tarpon atlanticus, tarpon
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TARPONS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Pro with a pad"

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: STENOG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. So and so?"

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 brief written record
  • Words that mean the same thing: distinction, preeminence, take down
  • The opposite would be: ignore
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NOTES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Things that might be kept covered in a kitchen"

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: SECRETRECIPES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Reason for a restart"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: UPDATE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Top of a chain, 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 long narrow natural elevation or striation
  • Words that mean the same thing: ridgeline, rooftree, ridgepole
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RIDGE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "29. Like an evangelical Christian"

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 spiritually reborn or converted
  • Words that mean the same thing: born-again, converted
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: REBORN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "31. Dear"

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 fix or determine the value of; assign a value to
  • Words that mean the same thing: appreciate, evaluate, respect
  • The opposite would be: disesteem, disrespect
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: VALUED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. Came down hard (on)"

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 cause to run
  • Words that mean the same thing: teem, pour, pelt
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: POURED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "34. Attention ___"

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: GETTER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "36. John Milton's "Lycidas" is one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
  • Words that mean the same thing: lament
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ELEGY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. Finger food at a pastry shop?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: BEARCLAW

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Pen pal's request"

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: WRITEME

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. "Be my guest""

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: GOFORIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Eisenhower's boyhood home"

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

    The answer is: ABILENE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Adulterates"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
  • Words that mean the same thing: load, dilute, corrupt
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DEBASES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Series finales"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the ending of a series or sequence; --revelation
  • Words that mean the same thing: omega, Z
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OMEGAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Smart ___"

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: ALECK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. "Still ___" (2014 drama that earned a Best Actress Oscar)"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: ALICE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "51. Mecca trekker"

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 arabic term of respect for someone who has made the pilgrimage to mecca
  • Words that mean the same thing: hadji, hajji
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HAJI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "53. List of choices"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: MENU

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "54. Origin of some lyrics sung in "The Lion King""

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 member of the tall negroid people of eastern south africa; some live in kwazulu-natal under the traditional clan system but many now work in the cities
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ZULU

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "56. Host"

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 united states unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
  • Words that mean the same thing: short ton, net ton, gross 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 35 Down: "57. Ending of many a web address"

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: ORG

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 48 67.6%
Short Answer 8 11.3%
Food & Drink 4 5.6%
History 4 5.6%
Abbreviation 3 4.2%
Sports 2 2.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment 2 2.8%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 36
Down Clues 35
Total Clues 71
Average Answer Length 5.8 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 13 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: September 27, 2025 at 06:44 PM

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