April 06, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (39 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
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• Complete Puzzle Statistics
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, April 06, 2020

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (39 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

April 06, 2020 Monday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Rights org.	4
2A	5. "It was 20 years ___ today ..." (Beatles lyric)	3
3A	8. Separately	5
4A	13. Minnesota's "crazy" state bird	4
5A	14. Roosters' mates	4
6A	16. New ___, India's capital	5
7A	17. Another name for [see shaded squares]	9
8A	19. Souped-up engine sound	5
9A	20. "19," "21" and "25" singer	5
10A	21. Rod and ___ (fishing equipment)	4
11A	23. The "M" of MSG	4
12A	24. Give a quick greeting	5
13A	26. Another name for [see shaded squares]	7
14A	28. Refrigerated	4
15A	30. Praiseful poem	3
16A	32. Rug rat	3
17A	33. Fawn's mother	3
18A	34. "u r 2 funny!"	3
19A	35. Macho guy	5
20A	38. "We were just talking about you!"	15
21A	43. What a radar gun measures	5
22A	44. Rowing tool	3
23A	45. Blackjack card worth one or 11 points	3
24A	46. Homophone of 44-Across	3
25A	47. Org. with the Suns and the Heat	3
26A	48. Competed	4
27A	49. Another name for [see shaded squares]	7
28A	53. Nature photographer Adams	5
29A	55. "And ... it's gone!"	4
30A	56. City about 280 miles NW of München	4
31A	58. Pass, as a law	5
32A	61. French place of education	5
33A	63. Another name for [see shaded squares]	9
34A	65. Incurred, as expenses	5
35A	66. Distinguishing features of Mr. Spock	4
36A	67. Place of banishment for Napoleon	4
37A	68. "___, what is the meaning of life?" (modern query)	5
38A	69. Holder of peas	3
39A	70. Derrière	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. Rights org."

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: ACLU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. "It was 20 years ___ today ..." (Beatles lyric)"

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 gone by; or in the past
• Words that mean the same thing: agone
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "8. Separately"

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 remote and separate physically or socially; ; - w.h.hudson
• Words that mean the same thing: isolated, asunder, obscure
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Minnesota's "crazy" state bird"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a worthless lazy fellow
• Words that mean the same thing: birdbrain, addle-head, addlehead
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Roosters' mates"

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 adult female chicken
• Words that mean the same thing: hen, biddy
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. New ___, India's capital"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a city in north central india
• Words that mean the same thing: Old Delhi
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DELHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Another name for [see shaded squares]"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: MRSCRATCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Souped-up engine sound"

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 roaring sound made by a motor that is running at high speed
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VROOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. "19," "21" and "25" singer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ADELE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Rod and ___ (fishing 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 roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector
• Words that mean the same thing: lurch, Scottish reel, careen
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. The "M" of MSG"

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 acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing
• Words that mean the same thing: kissing disease, mononucleosis, glandular fever
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MONO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Give a quick greeting"

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: SAYHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Another name for [see shaded squares]"

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 (judeo-christian and islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of god; tempter of mankind; master of hell
• Words that mean the same thing: the Tempter, Prince of Darkness, Beelzebub
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LUCIFER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Refrigerated"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
• Words that mean the same thing: frigid, inhuman, frigidity
• The opposite would be: hotness, hot
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COLD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Praiseful poem"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Rug rat"

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 small amount (especially of a drink)
• Words that mean the same thing: summate, toddler, yearling
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Fawn's mother"

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 federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the united states; created in 1977
• Words that mean the same thing: Department of Energy, Energy Department, 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 18 Across: "34. "u r 2 funny!""

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: LOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "35. Macho guy"

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: HEMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. "We were just talking about you!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SPEAKOFTHEDEVIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. What a radar gun measures"

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 distance travelled per unit time
• Words that mean the same thing: hie, travel rapidly, hurrying
• The opposite would be: decelerate, linger
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPEED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Rowing tool"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. Blackjack card worth one or 11 points"

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: superstar, nail, 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: ACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Homophone of 44-Across"

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 mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Org. with the Suns and the Heat"

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: NBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. Competed"

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 compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
• Words that mean the same thing: contend, compete, vie
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VIED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "49. Another name for [see shaded squares]"

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: OLDNICK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. Nature photographer Adams"

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: ANSEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. "And ... it's gone!""

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 offensive term for an openly homosexual man
• Words that mean the same thing: faggot, poove, queen
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POOF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "56. City about 280 miles NW of München"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a commercial center and river port in western germany on the rhine river; flourished during the 15th century as a member of the hanseatic league
• Words that mean the same thing: Cologne
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KOLN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. Pass, as a law"

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 order by virtue of superior authority; decree
• Words that mean the same thing: ordain, act out, reenact
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENACT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "61. French place of education"

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: ECOLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "63. Another name for [see shaded squares]"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (judeo-christian and islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of god; tempter of mankind; master of hell
• Words that mean the same thing: the Tempter, Prince of Darkness, Satan
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEELZEBUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "65. Incurred, as expenses"

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: RANUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "66. Distinguishing features of Mr. Spock"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
• Words that mean the same thing: spike, capitulum, pinna
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "67. Place of banishment for Napoleon"

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: ELBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "68. "___, what is the meaning of life?" (modern query)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALEXA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "69. Holder of peas"

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 vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
• Words that mean the same thing: cod, seedpod, fuel pod
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "70. Derrière"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the back of a military formation or procession
• Words that mean the same thing: rise, erect, tail
• The opposite would be: level, front
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REAR

  Great job if you got it right!

April 06, 2020 Down Hints: NYT Monday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. ___ mater	4
2D	2. Thick string	4
3D	3. Toss and turn, say	9
4D	4. Naked	6
5D	5. "Gotcha!"	3
6D	6. Throw in the trash	8
7D	7. First word in a fairy tale	4
8D	8. Word often ending in -ly: Abbr.	3
9D	9. "If I may ..."	8
10D	10. Emotionally detached	5
11D	11. French wine valley	5
12D	12. East ___ (U.N. member since 2002)	5
13D	15. Silverstein who wrote and illustrated "The Giving Tree"	4
14D	18. King: Sp.	3
15D	22. Certain Protestant	8
16D	25. Virtual reality chamber in the "Star Trek" universe	8
17D	27. Like many intramural sports	4
18D	28. Successors to LPs	3
19D	29. Klutz's cry	4
20D	31. John who sang "Candle in the Wind"	5
21D	36. Single and ready to mingle	9
22D	37. "Good going!"	4
23D	39. 2005 sci-fi movie starring Charlize Theron	8
24D	40. Actress Russell of "Felicity" and "The Americans"	4
25D	41. Hot pepper	8
26D	42. Played the first card	3
27D	48. Thin wood finish	6
28D	49. "Madama Butterfly," for one	5
29D	50. Train that makes every stop	5
30D	51. Lorna ___ (Nabisco cookie)	5
31D	52. Southern Japanese port city	4
32D	54. "Oh yeah? ___ who!"	3
33D	57. Long jump	4
34D	59. Havana's home	4
35D	60. Skier's way up a mountain	4
36D	62. Org. that cleans up oil spills	3
37D	64. Drug to trip on	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. ___ mater"

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: ALMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Thick string"

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 line made of twisted fibers or threads
• Words that mean the same thing: electric cord, corduroy
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CORD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Toss and turn, say"

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: LOSESLEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Naked"

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 take the covers off
• Words that mean the same thing: peel, discase, strip
• The opposite would be: dress
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNCLAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. "Gotcha!""

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: AHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Throw in the trash"

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: GETRIDOF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. First word in a fairy tale"

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 on one occasion
• Words that mean the same thing: at one time, formerly, erstwhile
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Word often ending in -ly: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard 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: ADV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. "If I may ...""

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: PERMITME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Emotionally detached"

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 remote in manner
• Words that mean the same thing: upstage, distant
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALOOF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. French wine valley"

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 major french river; flows into the mediterranean near marseilles
• Words that mean the same thing: Rhone River
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RHONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. East ___ (U.N. member since 2002)"

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 an island in indonesia in the malay archipelago; the largest and most eastern of the lesser sunda islands
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIMOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "15. Silverstein who wrote and illustrated "The Giving Tree""

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: SHEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. King: 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: REY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Certain Protestant"

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

  The answer is: LUTHERAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Virtual reality chamber in the "Star Trek" universe"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HOLODECK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Like many intramural sports"

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: COED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Successors to LPs"

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 soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
• Words that mean the same thing: compact disk, certificate of deposit, standard candle
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Klutz's cry"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OOPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. John who sang "Candle in the Wind""

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: ELTON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "36. Single and ready to mingle"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
• Words that mean the same thing: useable, usable, uncommitted
• The opposite would be: unavailable
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AVAILABLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "37. "Good going!""

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

  The answer is: NICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "39. 2005 sci-fi movie starring Charlize Theron"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AEONFLUX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "40. Actress Russell of "Felicity" and "The Americans""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: KERI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "41. Hot pepper"

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: HABANERO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "42. Played the first card"

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

  The answer is: LED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "48. Thin wood finish"

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 coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood
• Words that mean the same thing: veneering, facing
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VENEER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "49. "Madama Butterfly," for 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 drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
• Words that mean the same thing: opera house
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "50. Train that makes every stop"

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 public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops
• Words that mean the same thing: local anaesthetic, topical anaesthetic, local anesthetic
• The opposite would be: express, national
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOCAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "51. Lorna ___ (Nabisco cookie)"

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: DOONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "52. Southern Japanese port city"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a port city in japan on osaka bay in southern honshu; was damaged by an earthquake in 1995
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KOBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "54. "Oh yeah? ___ who!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SEZ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "57. Long jump"

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 light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
• Words that mean the same thing: bound, jump off, jump
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "59. Havana's home"

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 communist state in the caribbean on the island of cuba
• Words that mean the same thing: Republic of Cuba
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CUBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "60. Skier's way up a mountain"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "62. Org. that cleans up oil spills"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment
• Words that mean the same thing: Environmental Protection Agency
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "64. Drug to trip on"

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 powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid
• Words that mean the same thing: lysergic acid diethylamide
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LSD

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	47	61.8%
Short Answer	16	21.1%
Geography	5	6.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	4	5.3%
History	1	1.3%
Literature	1	1.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%
Sports	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

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

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is 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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January 02, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (38 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, January 02, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 73 (35 Across, 38 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.6 letters

NYT Saturday Crossword Across Clues - January 02, 2021 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Delicacy also known as sablefish	8
2A	9. Band for an awards ceremony, maybe	4
3A	13. It has wheels and flies	9
4A	15. Work one's way through, as a maze	6
5A	17. Some "M*A*S*H" characters	9
6A	18. Speed up	6
7A	19. Mauna ___	3
8A	20. "That wasn't just talk on my part"	8
9A	22. Canceled	3
10A	23. Show one's humanity, perhaps	3
11A	24. Where the flash drive was invented: Abbr.	3
12A	25. ___ Sword (night sky sight)	6
13A	27. Vessels for vintners	4
14A	29. The lion's share	8
15A	31. Merck work, for short	6
16A	34. Aren't wrong?	4
17A	35. Actress/YouTube star Koshy	4
18A	36. Noted relationship in physics	16
19A	39. Bond	4
20A	40. Pirate's activity	4
21A	41. Word sometimes followed, mysteriously, by an ellipsis	6
22A	42. Artificial object in orbit?	8
23A	44. Sci-fi leader of the Resistance	4
24A	45. So-called "People of the Sun"	6
25A	46. Shade from the sun	3
26A	47. Philharmonic sect.	3
27A	50. Euro forerunner	3
28A	51. Milk, slangily	8
29A	54. "He hath but a little ___ face": Shak.	3
30A	55. Child's one-piece outer garment	6
31A	57. Caribbean locale across the water from Morro Castle	9
32A	59. Become incapable of parting?	6
33A	60. Like much Halloween candy	9
34A	61. "You're ___!" (reproof)	4
35A	62. Shanghai or Mumbai	8

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. Delicacy also known as sablefish"

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: BLACKCOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "9. Band for an awards ceremony, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
• Words that mean the same thing: girdle, waistcloth, cincture
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "13. It has wheels and flies"

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: ROLLERBAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Work one's way through, as a maze"

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 fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
• Words that mean the same thing: draw, weave, meander
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THREAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Some "M*A*S*H" characters"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a star-shaped character * used in printing
• Words that mean the same thing: asterisk, star
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASTERISKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Speed up"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
• Words that mean the same thing: bunco, bunko game, con
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HUSTLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Mauna ___"

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 large brownish-green new zealand parrot
• Words that mean the same thing: Nestor notabilis
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. "That wasn't just talk on my part""

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: IMEANTIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Canceled"

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 kill intentionally and with premeditation
• Words that mean the same thing: remove, hit, away
• The opposite would be: on
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OFF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Show one's humanity, perhaps"

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 to make a mistake or be incorrect
• Words that mean the same thing: stray, drift, slip
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Where the flash drive was invented: 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: ISR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. ___ Sword (night sky sight)"

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 (greek mythology) a giant boeotian hunter who pursued the pleiades and was eventually slain by artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
• Words that mean the same thing: Orion, Hunter
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORIONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Vessels for vintners"

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 large cask especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 butts or 252 gals
• Words that mean the same thing: tun
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TUNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. The lion's share"

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: MOSTOFIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Merck work, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a company that makes and sells pharmaceuticals
• Words that mean the same thing: drug company, pharmaceutical company
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PHARMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. Aren't wrong?"

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: AINT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Actress/YouTube star Koshy"

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 similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the caribbean region
• Words that mean the same thing: Mugil liza
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIZA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Noted relationship in physics"

Quick Info: This answer has 16 letters. It's a expert clue about science/technology.

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: EEQUALSMCSQUARED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Bond"

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 cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
• Words that mean the same thing: paste, gum, mucilage
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GLUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Pirate's activity"

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 sudden short attack
• Words that mean the same thing: maraud, foray, bust
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Word sometimes followed, mysteriously, by an ellipsis"

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: UNLESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Artificial object in orbit?"

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: GLASSEYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Sci-fi leader of the Resistance"

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: LEIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. So-called "People of the Sun""

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 member of the nahuatl people who established an empire in mexico that was overthrown by cortes in 1519
• Words that mean the same thing: Aztec
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AZTECS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. Shade from the sun"

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 browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
• Words that mean the same thing: suntan, bronze, tangent
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "47. Philharmonic sect."

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: STR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. Euro forerunner"

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: ECU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. Milk, slangily"

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: MOOJUICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. "He hath but a little ___ face": Shak."

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 short time
• Words that mean the same thing: make water, micturate, teentsy
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "55. Child's one-piece outer garment"

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 person who romps or frolics
• Words that mean the same thing: romper suit
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROMPER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "57. Caribbean locale across the water from Morro Castle"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: OLDHAVANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "59. Become incapable of parting?"

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: GOBALD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "60. Like much Halloween candy"

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: BITESIZED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "61. "You're ___!" (reproof)"

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 being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
• Words that mean the same thing: recently, of late, former
• The opposite would be: early
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "62. Shanghai or Mumbai"

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: PORTCITY

  Great job if you got it right!

January 02, 2021 Saturday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Slow down	5
2D	2. Paper, vis-à-vis scissors	5
3D	3. Promising area	5
4D	4. Browns, in brief	3
5D	5. Actress Russell of "The Americans"	4
6D	6. Rap sheet, so to speak	14
7D	7. Dwell (on)	6
8D	8. Capital on the Cape Verde peninsula	5
9D	9. "That's enough out of you!"	6
10D	10. Musica, for one, in ancient Rome	3
11D	11. Like some exotic drinks at tiki bars	9
12D	12. Fits in between?	9
13D	14. "Family Feud" airer	3
14D	15. Drink that you could really use	14
15D	16. "Hi" follower	3
16D	21. Arthur and Garfield, for two	5
17D	26. "Très chic!"	6
18D	27. Level best?	6
19D	28. Actress Thurman	3
20D	29. "___ Up" (N.F.L. feature with in-game dialogue)	4
21D	30. Smidges	4
22D	31. Simon of the "Mission: Impossible" movies	4
23D	32. Do-o-ope	9
24D	33. Dance-based class in a pool	9
25D	34. German : Freundin :: French : ___	4
26D	37. Go-ahead	5
27D	38. Sea urchin in sushi	3
28D	43. Mortal mother of Dionysus	6
29D	44. Stopped a ship using the wind, in nautical lingo	6
30D	46. Fluorescent bulb, maybe	5
31D	47. Language of southern Africa	5
32D	48. 2020 Christopher Nolan sci-fi thriller	5
33D	49. Primed	5
34D	50. Bit of work	3
35D	52. Bit of work	3
36D	53. Three o'clock, so to speak	4
37D	56. Back stroke?	3
38D	58. Trader ___	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. Slow down"

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 restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
• Words that mean the same thing: Pteridium aquilinum, pasture brake, bracken
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BRAKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Paper, vis-à-vis scissors"

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 contestant who loses the contest
• Words that mean the same thing: nonstarter, also-ran, unsuccessful person
• The opposite would be: winner, achiever
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOSER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Promising area"

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 table in christian churches where communion is given
• Words that mean the same thing: Lord's table, communion table
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALTAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Browns, in brief"

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: CLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Actress Russell of "The Americans""

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: KERI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Rap sheet, so to speak"

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: CRIMINALRECORD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Dwell (on)"

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 haunt like a ghost; pursue
• Words that mean the same thing: haunt, ghost
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OBSESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Capital on the Cape Verde peninsula"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the capital and chief port and largest city of senegal
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of Senegal
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAKAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. "That's enough out of you!""

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: SHUTIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Musica, for one, in ancient Rome"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere
• Words that mean the same thing: are, Land of Opportunity, 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: ARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Like some exotic drinks at tiki bars"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: SETONFIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Fits in between?"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: HALFSIZES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. "Family Feud" airer"

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: GSN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Drink that you could really use"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: THIRSTQUENCHER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "16. "Hi" follower"

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: DEF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "21. Arthur and Garfield, for two"

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 film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence
• Words that mean the same thing: animated cartoon, toon, cartoon
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. "Très chic!""

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: OOLALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Level best?"

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 consistent with fact or reality; not false; ; - b. russell
• Words that mean the same thing: honest, rightful, on-key
• The opposite would be: false, untruthful
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRUEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Actress Thurman"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a benevolent aspect of devi; `splendor'
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Uma
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. "___ Up" (N.F.L. feature with in-game dialogue)"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: MICD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Smidges"

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 slight amount or degree of difference
• Words that mean the same thing: tad, shade
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Simon of the "Mission: Impossible" movies"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard 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: PEGG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Do-o-ope"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: HELLACOOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "33. Dance-based class in a pool"

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: AQUAZUMBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "34. German : Freundin :: French : ___"

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: AMIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "37. Go-ahead"

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: SAYSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "38. Sea urchin in sushi"

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: UNI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Mortal mother of Dionysus"

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: SEMELE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Stopped a ship using the wind, in nautical lingo"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LAIDTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Fluorescent bulb, 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 any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TULIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Language of southern Africa"

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 member of a southeast african people living in swaziland and adjacent areas
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWAZI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. 2020 Christopher Nolan sci-fi thriller"

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 religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
• Words that mean the same thing: dogma
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TENET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "49. Primed"

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 poised for action
• Words that mean the same thing: set up, prepare, set
• The opposite would be: unready
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: READY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "50. Bit of work"

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 cgs unit of work or energy; the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeter
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "52. Bit of work"

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 principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
• Words that mean the same thing: line, farm out, problem
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "53. Three o'clock, so to speak"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
• Words that mean the same thing: E, Orient, due east
• The opposite would be: west
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "56. Back stroke?"

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 sound made by a gentle blow
• Words that mean the same thing: rap, dab, slick
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "58. Trader ___"

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: VIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	45	61.6%
Short Answer	15	20.5%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.1%
History	2	2.7%
Abbreviation	2	2.7%
Food & Drink	2	2.7%
Science/Technology	1	1.4%
Geography	1	1.4%
Sports	1	1.4%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	38
Total Clues	73
Average Answer Length	5.6 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 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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