February 10, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, February 10, 2020

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

Across Clues Explained - Monday NYT Crossword February 10, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Cost for a radio or TV commercial	5
2A	6. Mafia enforcer, e.g.	4
3A	10. Bra size specification	4
4A	14. Glacier climber's tool	5
5A	15. What Tarzan swings on	4
6A	16. College in New Rochelle, N.Y.	4
7A	17. Suitable for moviemaking?	10
8A	19. Hauls with effort	4
9A	20. ___ Taylor (clothing chain)	3
10A	21. Geometric calculation	4
11A	22. Impressionist Claude	5
12A	23. Movie munchkin, maybe?	12
13A	26. Sharply punched	6
14A	29. Speedster Bolt	5
15A	30. One of the 40 in "the back 40"	4
16A	31. Big name in kitchen wrap	5
17A	33. Ump's call for a batter	3
18A	36. ___-Town (the Windy City)	3
19A	37. Movie clip where the grips, boom operator and gaffer all appear?	7
20A	39. HBO rival	3
21A	40. Party item that has a tap	3
22A	41. Caustic	5
23A	42. Menial laborer	4
24A	43. Image on a valentine	5
25A	45. Like wetlands	6
26A	47. Finalize the music for the movie?	12
27A	51. "There, there ..."	5
28A	52. Bangs on the head?	4
29A	53. Tasseled hat	3
30A	56. Make headway	4
31A	57. Redo of a movie scene?	10
32A	60. Style of skirt that reaches just below the knees	4
33A	61. Opposed	4
34A	62. Chairlift rider, perhaps	5
35A	63. Author Waugh	4
36A	64. ___ Picture (Oscars category)	4
37A	65. Midsection of the body	5

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. Cost for a radio or TV commercial"

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: ADFEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Mafia enforcer, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: THUG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Bra size specification"

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: BCUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Glacier climber's tool"

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: ICEAX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. What Tarzan swings on"

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 plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. College in New Rochelle, N.Y."

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: IONA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Suitable for moviemaking?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WORTHASHOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Hauls with effort"

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 ancient celtic god
• Words that mean the same thing: Lug, lugworm, lug
• The opposite would be: unstuff
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LUGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. ___ Taylor (clothing chain)"

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: ANN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Geometric calculation"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
• Words that mean the same thing: domain, arena, 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 11 Across: "22. Impressionist Claude"

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 french impressionist painter (1840-1926)
• Words that mean the same thing: Claude Monet
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MONET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Movie munchkin, maybe?"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about movies/film.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALITTLEEXTRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Sharply punched"

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 poke or thrust abruptly
• Words that mean the same thing: jab, poke, stab
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JABBED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Speedster Bolt"

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: USAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. One of the 40 in "the back 40""

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 unit of area (4840 square yards) used in english-speaking countries
• Words that mean the same thing: Akko, Accho, Akka
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Big name in kitchen wrap"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various thermoplastic resins used to make things
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SARAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Ump's call for a batter"

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 (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
• Words that mean the same thing: kayoed, come out of the closet, knocked out
• The opposite would be: safe
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. ___-Town (the Windy City)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Movie clip where the grips, boom operator and gaffer all appear?"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: CREWCUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. HBO rival"

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: SHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Party item that has a tap"

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 quantity contained in a keg
• Words that mean the same thing: kegful
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KEG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. Caustic"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that unpleasantly stern
• Words that mean the same thing: abrasive, rough, coarse
• The opposite would be: fine
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HARSH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. Menial laborer"

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 laborer who is obliged to do menial work
• Words that mean the same thing: navvy, galley slave, drudge
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "43. Image on a valentine"

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 locus of feelings and intuitions
• Words that mean the same thing: pump, affectionateness, spunk
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "45. Like wetlands"

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 (of soil) soft and watery
• Words that mean the same thing: boggy, squashy, soggy
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MARSHY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "47. Finalize the music for the movie?"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about music.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SETTLEASCORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "51. "There, there ...""

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: ITSOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. Bangs on the head?"

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 covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
• Words that mean the same thing: pilus, whisker, hairsbreadth
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "53. Tasseled hat"

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 city in north central morocco; religious center
• Words that mean the same thing: tarboosh, Fes
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FEZ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "56. Make headway"

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 quantity that is added
• Words that mean the same thing: pull ahead, gain ground, realise
• The opposite would be: loss, reduce
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "57. Redo of a movie scene?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DOUBLETAKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. Style of skirt that reaches just below the knees"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the southern part of france
• Words that mean the same thing: musical instrument digital interface
• The opposite would be: maxi
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MIDI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. Opposed"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.)
• The opposite would be: pro
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "62. Chairlift rider, perhaps"

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

  The answer is: SKIER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "63. Author Waugh"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "64. ___ Picture (Oscars category)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the supreme effort one can make
• Words that mean the same thing: secure, proficient, honest
• The opposite would be: badly, worst
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "65. Midsection of the body"

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 body excluding the head and neck and limbs
• Words that mean the same thing: trunk, body
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TORSO

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Monday Crossword Down Clues - February 10, 2020 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Japanese consumer electronics brand	4
2D	2. Rodent control brand	4
3D	3. Plant with fronds	4
4D	4. Dine on	3
5D	5. What to do after you breathe in	6
6D	6. Appliance with a screen and a remote	5
7D	7. Part of a drum kit	5
8D	8. Card game with Draw Two cards	3
9D	9. Understand	3
10D	10. Mississippi port city with an Air Force base	6
11D	11. Add up the number of people present	10
12D	12. Felix of "The Odd Couple"	5
13D	13. Fettuccine or farfalle	5
14D	18. Low-humidity	4
15D	22. Had in mind	5
16D	23. Civil War prez	3
17D	24. Move suddenly and unsteadily	5
18D	25. Jacob's biblical twin	4
19D	26. "J" in a deck of cards	4
20D	27. Feel sore	4
21D	28. Optimist's perspective	10
22D	31. Mattress brand	5
23D	32. Sounds at a nursery viewing window	3
24D	34. "Someone made a boo-boo!"	4
25D	35. Broadway award	4
26D	37. White stuff on a blackboard	5
27D	38. Few and far between	4
28D	42. ___✓ (T.S.A. convenience)	3
29D	44. Big name in athletic shoes	6
30D	45. Drudgery, in older usage	4
31D	46. Put in handcuffs	6
32D	47. Letter before tau	5
33D	48. Cybercommerce	5
34D	49. Closes	5
35D	50. Go by taxi, in slang	5
36D	53. Ump's call for a batted ball	4
37D	54. Barely makes it, with "by"	4
38D	55. Digit in binary code	4
39D	57. Small amount of cream	3
40D	58. Digit in binary code	3
41D	59. W.B.A. result, in brief	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. Japanese consumer electronics brand"

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: AIWA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Rodent control brand"

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: DCON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Plant with fronds"

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 of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FERN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Dine on"

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 take in solid food
• Words that mean the same thing: rust, feed, corrode
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. What to do after you breathe in"

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 give out (breath or an odor)
• Words that mean the same thing: emanate, expire, give forth
• The opposite would be: inhale
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EXHALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Appliance with a screen and a remote"

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: TVSET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Part of a drum kit"

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: HIHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Card game with Draw Two cards"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: UNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Understand"

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 return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
• Words that mean the same thing: arrest, start out, pose
• The opposite would be: end, take away
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Mississippi port city with an Air Force base"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of the siouan people of southeastern mississippi
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BILOXI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Add up the number of people present"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: COUNTNOSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Felix of "The Odd Couple""

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: UNGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Fettuccine or farfalle"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PASTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Low-humidity"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ARID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Had in mind"

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 mean or intend to express or convey
• Words that mean the same thing: stand for, have in mind, think of
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Civil War prez"

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: ABE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Move suddenly and unsteadily"

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 unsteady uneven gait
• Words that mean the same thing: keel, careen, pitching
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LURCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Jacob's biblical twin"

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 eldest son of isaac who would have inherited the covenant that god made with abraham and that abraham passed on to isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother jacob for a mess of pottage
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESAU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. "J" in a deck of cards"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small worthless amount
• Words that mean the same thing: knave, seafarer, diddly-squat
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JACK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. Feel sore"

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 dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
• Words that mean the same thing: yen, suffer, pine
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. Optimist's perspective"

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: BRIGHTSIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Mattress brand"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SERTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Sounds at a nursery viewing window"

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: AWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. "Someone made a boo-boo!""

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: UHOH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "35. Broadway award"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium 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: TONY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "37. White stuff on a blackboard"

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 soft whitish calcite
• Words that mean the same thing: methamphetamine, trash, deoxyephedrine
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHALK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "38. Few and far between"

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 not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
• Words that mean the same thing: rarefied, uncommon, rarified
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. ___✓ (T.S.A. convenience)"

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: PRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Big name in athletic shoes"

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: ETONIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Drudgery, in older usage"

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

  The answer is: MOIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "46. Put in handcuffs"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
• Words that mean the same thing: halt, nail, stay
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARREST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "47. Letter before tau"

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 18th letter of the greek alphabet
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIGMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "48. Cybercommerce"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy 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: ETAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "49. Closes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
• Words that mean the same thing: close, shut, exclude
• The opposite would be: open, admit
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHUTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "50. Go by taxi, in slang"

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: CABIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "53. Ump's call for a batted ball"

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 traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: bonnie, clean, bazaar
• The opposite would be: unfairly, unfair
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FAIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "54. Barely makes it, with "by""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EKES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "55. Digit in binary code"

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 quantity of no importance
• Words that mean the same thing: goose egg, nil, zero in
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZERO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "57. Small amount of cream"

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 light touch or stroke
• Words that mean the same thing: swab, splash, swob
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "58. Digit in binary code"

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 smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: unity, ace, unmatched
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "59. W.B.A. result, in brief"

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 knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue
• Words that mean the same thing: technical knockout
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TKO

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	54	69.2%
Short Answer	12	15.4%
Movies/Film	4	5.1%
History	3	3.8%
Geography	2	2.6%
Music	1	1.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.3%
Sports	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 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 Monday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
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• Down Clues (40 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, May 07, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 75 (35 Across, 40 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.3 letters

Across Clues Explained - Thursday NYT Crossword May 07, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. "___ so!" (German "I see!")	3
2A	4. With 22-Across, common lapel attachments for presidents	4
3A	8. Banned supplement	7
4A	15. One and only	8
5A	17. Simple skating jump	7
6A	18. Australian's caution against entering a battlefield?	16
7A	20. Sean of "Stranger Things"	5
8A	21. Clause connector	3
9A	22. See 4-Across	4
10A	23. Blow one's horn	4
11A	24. French city that was an objective for recapture on D-Day	4
12A	25. Some famous last words	4
13A	27. On the way	4
14A	28. Ones playing things low-key?	6
15A	30. Big box co.	3
16A	31. "That's out of the question"	5
17A	33. ___ Diggory, student at Hogwarts	6
18A	36. "Just a reminder: the golf course is reserved for the guys tomorrow," e.g.?	14
19A	40. Overly fixated (on)	6
20A	41. Chip away at	5
21A	42. ___ Arizona	3
22A	43. Inveighed	6
23A	46. Sporty car option	4
24A	50. Italian mount	4
25A	52. Lady ___, powerhouse in college basketball	4
26A	53. Air freshener scent	4
27A	54. Frans ___, "The Merry Drinker" painter	4
28A	56. Musical artist behind the "War Is Over! (If You Want It)" campaign	3
29A	57. #1 of 24	5
30A	58. "Would you mind getting that officer out of bed?"	16
31A	62. Strain, as a muscle	7
32A	63. For the most part	8
33A	64. Closest friend	7
34A	65. "Jeepers!"	4
35A	66. Intersection intersectors: Abbr.	3

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. "___ so!" (German "I see!")"

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: ACH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. With 22-Across, common lapel attachments for presidents"

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 emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
• Words that mean the same thing: ease off, droop, fleur-de-lis
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "8. Banned supplement"

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 jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds
• Words that mean the same thing: joint fir
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EPHEDRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. One and only"

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 person loved by another person
• Words that mean the same thing: steady, sweetheart, sweetie
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRUELOVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Simple skating jump"

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: TOELOOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Australian's caution against entering a battlefield?"

Quick Info: This answer has 16 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: BUTMATETHERESWAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "20. Sean of "Stranger Things""

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: ASTIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "21. Clause connector"

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: NOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. See 4-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
• Words that mean the same thing: immobilise, personal identification number, immobilize
• The opposite would be: unpin
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Blow one's horn"

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 blast of a horn
• Words that mean the same thing: bender, booze-up, carouse
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. French city that was an objective for recapture on D-Day"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CAEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Some famous last words"

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: ETTU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. On the way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that 100 senti equal 1 kroon in estonia
• Words that mean the same thing: place, institutionalise, beam
• The opposite would be: unsent
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Ones playing things low-key?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the lowest part of the musical range
• Words that mean the same thing: sea bass, bass part, freshwater bass
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BASSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Big box co."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• Words that mean the same thing: 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: UPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. "That's out of the question""

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: ICANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. ___ Diggory, student at Hogwarts"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CEDRIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. "Just a reminder: the golf course is reserved for the guys tomorrow," e.g.?"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MENSDAYWARNING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. Overly fixated (on)"

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: HUNGUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Chip away at"

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 become ground down or deteriorate
• Words that mean the same thing: wear away, eat away, gnaw
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. ___ Arizona"

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 north american republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in north america plus alaska in northwest north america and the hawaiian islands in the pacific ocean; achieved independence in 1776
• Words that mean the same thing: US, United States, USA
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Inveighed"

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 complain bitterly
• Words that mean the same thing: fulminate, rail, rail in
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAILED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. Sporty car option"

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: TTOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "50. Italian mount"

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 inactive volcano in sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in europe (10,500 feet)
• Words that mean the same thing: bunsen, Mount Etna, bunsen burner
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "52. Lady ___, powerhouse in college basketball"

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: VOLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "53. Air freshener scent"

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 coniferous tree
• Words that mean the same thing: yen, pine tree, ache
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "54. Frans ___, "The Merry Drinker" painter"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that dutch portrait and genre painter who endowed his portraits with vitality and humor (1580?-1666)
• Words that mean the same thing: Frans Hals
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "56. Musical artist behind the "War Is Over! (If You Want It)" campaign"

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 united states musician (born in japan) who married john lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933)
• Words that mean the same thing: Yoko Ono
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. #1 of 24"

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 1st letter of the greek alphabet
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALPHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. "Would you mind getting that officer out of bed?""

Quick Info: This answer has 16 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: CARETOWAKEAMAJOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "62. Strain, as a muscle"

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 exploitation to the point of diminishing returns
• Words that mean the same thing: overdrive, overexploitation, overutilisation
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVERUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "63. For the most part"

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: ALLINALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "64. Closest friend"

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: BESTBUD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "65. "Jeepers!""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy 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: YIPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "66. Intersection intersectors: Abbr."

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Thursday NYT Crossword May 07, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Baseball statistic	6
2D	2. One who might say "Thank God it's Friday"?	6
3D	3. Actress Betty of old Hollywood	6
4D	4. Custardy dessert	4
5D	5. Subdivision subdivision	3
6D	6. Bird: Sp.	3
7D	7. Turn malicious	8
8D	8. Forever, poetically	6
9D	9. Vasco da Gama's homeland: Abbr.	3
10D	10. Dickens clerk	4
11D	11. Advertising icon with horns	5
12D	12. Market woe	8
13D	13. Luau entree	8
14D	14. Loan fig.	3
15D	16. Giving off	8
16D	19. Garden store equipment	4
17D	24. Where Jesus turned water into wine	4
18D	26. Sch. whose initials are the reverse of 32-Down	3
19D	28. Reason for corp. damage control	5
20D	29. Seafood staple of New England	5
21D	32. Sch. whose initials are the reverse of 26-Down	3
22D	34. Squelch	3
23D	35. Nutritionist's recommendation	8
24D	36. Something indispensable	8
25D	37. Traps	8
26D	38. "I mean ... I guess"	8
27D	39. Son of Zeus	4
28D	40. Coral or aquamarine	3
29D	44. Maintained	6
30D	45. College in New Rochelle, N.Y.	4
31D	47. Container near a cash register	6
32D	48. Temporarily suspended	6
33D	49. Traditional gift for a 30th anniversary	6
34D	51. Argus-eyed	5
35D	55. Ticket part	4
36D	57. Parisian pal	4
37D	58. Male swan	3
38D	59. The Buckeyes of the Big Ten, in brief	3
39D	60. ___ Long, Union general at the Battle of Selma	3
40D	61. Jungfrau, for one	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. Baseball statistic"

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: ATBATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. One who might say "Thank God it's Friday"?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CRUSOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Actress Betty of old Hollywood"

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 english cricketer (1916-1990)
• Words that mean the same thing: Sir Leonard Hutton, James Hutton
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HUTTON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Custardy dessert"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that open pastry filled with fruit or custard
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Subdivision subdivision"

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 (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
• Words that mean the same thing: distribute, circle, mass
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Bird: Sp."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Turn malicious"

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: GETNASTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Forever, poetically"

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: ETERNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Vasco da Gama's homeland: 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: POR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Dickens clerk"

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: HEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Advertising icon with horns"

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: ELSIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Market woe"

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 worsening of business or economic activity
• Words that mean the same thing: downswing
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOWNTURN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Luau entree"

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: ROASTPIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Loan 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 the month following march and preceding may
• Words that mean the same thing: April
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "16. Giving off"

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 expel (gases or odors)
• Words that mean the same thing: let loose, utter, give off
• The opposite would be: absorb
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMITTING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "19. Garden store equipment"

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 tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
• Words that mean the same thing: hoe
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Where Jesus turned water into wine"

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: CANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Sch. whose initials are the reverse of 32-Down"

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: USC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Reason for corp. damage control"

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: BADPR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Seafood staple of New England"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that flesh of young atlantic cod weighing up to 2 pounds; also young haddock and pollock; often broiled
• Words that mean the same thing: schrod
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCROD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Sch. whose initials are the reverse of 26-Down"

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: CSU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Squelch"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: END

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Nutritionist's recommendation"

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: DIETPLAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Something indispensable"

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: MUSTHAVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Traps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that take or catch as if in a snare or trap
• Words that mean the same thing: trammel, entrap, set 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: ENSNARES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. "I mean ... I guess""

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: WELLOKAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. Son of Zeus"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (greek mythology) greek god of war; son of zeus and hera; identified with roman mars
• Words that mean the same thing: are, ar
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "40. Coral or aquamarine"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Maintained"

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 to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
• Words that mean the same thing: affirm, swear, professed
• The opposite would be: disavow
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AVOWED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. College in New Rochelle, N.Y."

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: IONA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Container near a cash register"

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: TIPJAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Temporarily suspended"

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: ONHOLD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "49. Traditional gift for a 30th anniversary"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
• Words that mean the same thing: ivory, drop, bone
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEARLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "51. Argus-eyed"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
• Words that mean the same thing: zippy, alive, watchful
• The opposite would be: unalert
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALERT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. Ticket part"

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 short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
• Words that mean the same thing: butt, ticket stub, check stub
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. Parisian pal"

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: AMIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "58. Male swan"

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 nut of any of several trees of the genus corylus
• Words that mean the same thing: filbert, great black-backed gull, black-backed gull
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "59. The Buckeyes of the Big Ten, in brief"

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: OSU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "60. ___ Long, Union general at the Battle of Selma"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "61. Jungfrau, for one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any high mountain
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALP

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	66.7%
Short Answer	14	18.7%
History	3	4.0%
Food & Drink	2	2.7%
Abbreviation	2	2.7%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.7%
Geography	1	1.3%
Sports	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	40
Total Clues	75
Average Answer Length	5.3 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	16 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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