June 19, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (35 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, June 19, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (37 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

Across Clues Explained - Saturday NYT Crossword June 19, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Take pregame shots?	9
2A	10. "The Metamorphosis" protagonist	5
3A	15. Person who will do anything for you, in modern slang	9
4A	16. "You caught me"	5
5A	17. Cold, caramel-colored concoction	9
6A	18. Sephora product	5
7A	19. Literary utopia	6
8A	20. Bridge, e.g.	7
9A	22. Locale of an early 20th-century gold rush	4
10A	24. "Homeland" home, in brief	3
11A	25. Phisher's "catch," for short	3
12A	26. ___ check	3
13A	29. Letter between Oscar and Quebec	4
14A	31. Davis who said "I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept"	6
15A	33. With it	5
16A	35. Things not allowed in New York's Central Park	4
17A	37. Birthplace of Ivan Turgenev	4
18A	38. Babbled	5
19A	39. Singer Rita	3
20A	40. Character who can be played in every installment of 26-Down	5
21A	41. Opening settings for "The Canterbury Tales" and "Treasure Island"	4
22A	42. It's elementary	4
23A	43. Ordered from Grubhub, say	5
24A	44. Show-offy kind of push-up	6
25A	46. "What's the ___?"	4
26A	48. Abbr. in an office address	3
27A	49. Tampon alternative	3
28A	50. Contents of some chats, in brief	3
29A	52. Name derived from the Latin for "to be born"	4
30A	54. Smirnoff Ice, e.g.	7
31A	56. Keynotes, e.g.	6
32A	60. Ancestry	5
33A	61. Firewall target	9
34A	64. Mexican sandwich	5
35A	65. Leave space for someone running late, say	9
36A	66. "See what I'm sayin'?"	5
37A	67. 2004 comedy written by Tina Fey	9

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. Take pregame shots?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TRASHTALK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "10. "The Metamorphosis" protagonist"

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: SAMSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Person who will do anything for you, in modern slang"

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: RIDEORDIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. "You caught me""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ILIED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Cold, caramel-colored concoction"

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: ICEDLATTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Sephora product"

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 solution containing chemicals that can change the color of a photographic print
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TONER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Literary utopia"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: XANADU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Bridge, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)
• Words that mean the same thing: interest, pursuit
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PASTIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Locale of an early 20th-century gold rush"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a town in western alaska on the southern coast of the seward peninsula; an important center of an alaskan gold rush at the beginning of the 20th century
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "24. "Homeland" home, 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: SHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. Phisher's "catch," for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SSN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. ___ check"

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: MIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "29. Letter between Oscar and Quebec"

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 an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
• Words that mean the same thing: pop, pappa, dada
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "31. Davis who said "I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept""

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: ANGELA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "33. With it"

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 (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
• Words that mean the same thing: cognisant, mindful, cognizant
• The opposite would be: unmindful, unaware
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. Things not allowed in New York's Central Park"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
• Words that mean the same thing: auto, gondola, machine
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "37. Birthplace of Ivan Turgenev"

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: OREL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Babbled"

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: RANON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Singer Rita"

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 mouth or mouthlike opening
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 76, osmium, os
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Character who can be played in every installment of 26-Down"

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: LUIGI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Opening settings for "The Canterbury Tales" and "Treasure Island""

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 hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
• Words that mean the same thing: hostel, lodge, inn
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. It's elementary"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
• Words that mean the same thing: corpuscle, particle, speck
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Ordered from Grubhub, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ATEIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Show-offy kind of push-up"

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: ONEARM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. "What's the ___?""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that information about recent and important events
• Words that mean the same thing: news show, newsworthiness, tidings
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. Abbr. in an office address"

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: STE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "49. Tampon alternative"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
• Words that mean the same thing: embellish, domiciliation, pad of paper
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "50. Contents of some chats, 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: IMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "52. Name derived from the Latin for "to be born""

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 period extending from dec. 24 to jan. 6
• Words that mean the same thing: Yuletide, Christmastime, Christmastide
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "54. Smirnoff Ice, e.g."

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: ALCOPOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "56. Keynotes, e.g."

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 talk pompously
• Words that mean the same thing: orate
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORATES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. Ancestry"

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 the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
• Words that mean the same thing: theme, settle down, etymon
• The opposite would be: descendant
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. Firewall target"

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: ADULTSITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "64. Mexican sandwich"

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: TORTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "65. Leave space for someone running late, say"

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: SAVEASEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "66. "See what I'm sayin'?""

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: YKNOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "67. 2004 comedy written by Tina Fey"

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: MEANGIRLS

  Great job if you got it right!

June 19, 2021 Down Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Magician's favorite cereal?	4
2D	2. Villa ___ de la Vera Cruz (historic city name)	4
3D	3. Mideast port	4
4D	4. Kia Rio, e.g.	5
5D	5. Not close	8
6D	6. Hospital specialty	6
7D	7. Big inits. in home security	3
8D	8. Hoppin', in modern lingo	3
9D	9. Something you might play for	5
10D	10. Suppresses	6
11D	11. Bunches	4
12D	12. It goes for a short run	10
13D	13. "Can't argue that"	10
14D	14. Something released while skydiving	10
15D	21. Mental sparks	4
16D	23. Home of the World Showcase	5
17D	26. Nintendo offering with more than 10 installments	10
18D	27. "Lemme see!"	10
19D	28. Del Monte or Green Giant product	10
20D	30. Elder brother of Moses	5
21D	32. Affliction of Benjamin Franklin	4
22D	34. "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" detective Diaz	4
23D	36. Dish that might come with a flavor packet	5
24D	40. Team game played in the dark	8
25D	42. Snowballs, in a snowball fight	4
26D	45. Toolshed tool	6
27D	47. Warm, in a way	6
28D	51. Jerk	5
29D	53. Indian drink made from yogurt	5
30D	55. Italian number that's also a man's name	4
31D	57. Piece of cake?	4
32D	58. Bibliographic abbr.	4
33D	59. Where scenes are made	4
34D	62. Actor Daniel ___ Kim	3
35D	63. Cavaliers' sch.	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. Magician's favorite cereal?"

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: TRIX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Villa ___ de la Vera Cruz (historic city name)"

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: RICA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Mideast port"

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 important port of yemen; located on the gulf of aden; its strategic location has made it a major trading center of southern arabia since ancient times
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Kia Rio, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors
• Words that mean the same thing: sedan chair, saloon
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEDAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Not close"

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: HOLDOPEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Hospital specialty"

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 any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: hurt, harm, psychic trauma
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRAUMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Big inits. in home security"

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: ADT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Hoppin', in modern lingo"

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 humanistic study of a body of literature
• Words that mean the same thing: get off, well-lighted, dismount
• The opposite would be: unlighted, extinguish
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Something you might play for"

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 financial means whereby one lives
• Words that mean the same thing: keep back, sustain, proceed
• The opposite would be: break, lose
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KEEPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Suppresses"

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: SITSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Bunches"

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: ALOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. It goes for a short run"

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: MINISERIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. "Can't argue that""

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: SEEMSLEGIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Something released while skydiving"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
• Words that mean the same thing: epinephrine, Adrenalin, epinephrin
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADRENALINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Mental sparks"

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: AHAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Home of the World Showcase"

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: EPCOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Nintendo offering with more than 10 installments"

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: MARIOPARTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. "Lemme see!""

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: IWANNALOOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Del Monte or Green Giant product"

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: CANNEDCORN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Elder brother of Moses"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states professional baseball player who hit more home runs than babe ruth (born in 1934)
• Words that mean the same thing: Henry Louis Aaron, Hank Aaron
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AARON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Affliction of Benjamin Franklin"

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 painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints
• Words that mean the same thing: gouty arthritis, urarthritis
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" detective Diaz"

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 large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Rosa
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Dish that might come with a flavor packet"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard 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: RAMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "40. Team game played in the dark"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LASERTAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "42. Snowballs, in a snowball fight"

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 projectiles to be fired from a gun
• Words that mean the same thing: ammunition
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "45. Toolshed tool"

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 handsaw for cutting with the grain of the wood
• Words that mean the same thing: splitsaw
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIPSAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "47. Warm, in a way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a fabric made from the hair of sheep
• Words that mean the same thing: wool, woollen
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WOOLEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "51. Jerk"

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 a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
• Words that mean the same thing: muscle spasm, cramp
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPASM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "53. Indian drink made from yogurt"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium 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: LASSI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "55. Italian number that's also a man's name"

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: OTTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "57. Piece of cake?"

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 relative position or degree of value in a graded group
• Words that mean the same thing: level, tier up, grade
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "58. Bibliographic abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ETAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "59. Where scenes are made"

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 group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
• Words that mean the same thing: specify, fructify, hardening
• The opposite would be: rise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "62. Actor Daniel ___ Kim"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: DAE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "63. Cavaliers' sch."

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: UVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	69.4%
Short Answer	7	9.7%
History	3	4.2%
Abbreviation	3	4.2%
Sports	2	2.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.8%
Food & Drink	2	2.8%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%
Science/Technology	1	1.4%
Geography	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	35
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.4 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	10 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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November 11, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (41 clues)
• Down Clues (38 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, November 11, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 79 (41 Across, 38 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.2 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Friday Puzzle November 11, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Launch party?	4
2A	5. Horrify	6
3A	11. ___ school	4
4A	15. Higher bet	4
5A	16. Popular paper flower variety	6
6A	17. Are awesome	4
7A	18. Are awesome	4
8A	19. Doesn't stay in any one place too long	6
9A	20. Writer ___ Weijun Wang	4
10A	21. Environmentally friendly opening	3
11A	22. What jigsaw puzzle pieces do	3
12A	23. Breaking point?	8
13A	25. Set of books that may have an invented language	13
14A	28. Milk source	5
15A	29. "One heart," "two hearts," "three hearts," etc.	4
16A	30. Chef's creation	4
17A	33. The Big Easy, by another nickname	4
18A	34. Puffin, for one	3
19A	35. Wraps that might have sauce on them	6
20A	37. Introspective question	3
21A	38. Noun phrase that's present perfect indicative?	8
22A	41. M.L.B. All-Star Anderson	3
23A	42. Slightly burned	6
24A	44. Content of some pads	3
25A	45. Owl's sound	4
26A	46. She used the Force multiple times in "The Last Jedi"	4
27A	47. They help you find your routes	4
28A	49. Luxurious and expensive	5
29A	50. Film technique for revealing a character's psychological state	13
30A	53. Attraction for a bargain hunter	8
31A	56. Baby cheetah	3
32A	57. Sportscaster Adams who hosted "Good Morning Football"	3
33A	58. Neutrogena competitor	4
34A	59. Hindi or Hebrew	6
35A	61. Ritual pile	4
36A	62. Big name in streaming	4
37A	63. Stomach	6
38A	64. Word with image or language	4
39A	65. Castle fortress	4
40A	66. Empty ___	6
41A	67. Bit of trickery	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. Launch party?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an independent agency of the united states government responsible for aviation and spaceflight
• Words that mean the same thing: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NASA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Horrify"

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 strike with disgust or revulsion
• Words that mean the same thing: shock, horrify, appal
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APPALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. ___ school"

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 preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
• Words that mean the same thing: homework, preparation
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PREP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Higher bet"

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 (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
• Words that mean the same thing: all over, ended, o'er
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Popular paper flower variety"

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 any of several plants of or developed from the species dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of mexico and central america and colombia
• Words that mean the same thing: Dahlia pinnata
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAHLIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Are awesome"

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 principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
• Words that mean the same thing: ruler, dominate, dominion
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RULE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Are awesome"

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 lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
• Words that mean the same thing: rock candy, rock music, rock'n'roll
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROCK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Doesn't stay in any one place too long"

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 force that moves something along
• Words that mean the same thing: freewheel, err, vagabond
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRIFTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Writer ___ Weijun Wang"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ESME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Environmentally friendly opening"

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: ECO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. What jigsaw puzzle pieces do"

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 display of bad temper
• Words that mean the same thing: correspond, jibe, fit out
• The opposite would be: unfit, disagree
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Breaking point?"

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: RESTSTOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Set of books that may have an invented language"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FANTASYSERIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Milk source"

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 mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)
• Words that mean the same thing: bag
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UDDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. "One heart," "two hearts," "three hearts," etc."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
• Words that mean the same thing: press, call, tender
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BIDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. Chef's creation"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MENU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. The Big Easy, by another nickname"

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: NOLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Puffin, 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 black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AUK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "35. Wraps that might have sauce on them"

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 garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
• Words that mean the same thing: proscenium, forestage, apron
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APRONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. Introspective question"

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 united states federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849
• Words that mean the same thing: Department of the Interior, Interior Department, Interior
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "38. Noun phrase that's present perfect indicative?"

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: WISHLIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. M.L.B. All-Star Anderson"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. Slightly burned"

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 burn superficially or lightly
• Words that mean the same thing: swinge, let the cat out of the bag, singe
• The opposite would be: keep quiet
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SINGED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Content of some pads"

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

  The answer is: INK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "45. Owl's sound"

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: WHOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "46. She used the Force multiple times in "The Last Jedi""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LEIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "47. They help you find your routes"

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 diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
• Words that mean the same thing: mapping, mathematical function, represent
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "49. Luxurious and expensive"

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 elegance by virtue of being fashionable
• Words that mean the same thing: chicness, chic, flash
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWANK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "50. Film technique for revealing a character's psychological state"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DREAMSEQUENCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "53. Attraction for a bargain hunter"

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: YARDSALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "56. Baby cheetah"

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 awkward and inexperienced youth
• Words that mean the same thing: sonny, lad, rookie
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "57. Sportscaster Adams who hosted "Good Morning Football""

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: KAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "58. Neutrogena competitor"

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: OLAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "59. Hindi or Hebrew"

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 mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
• Words that mean the same thing: glossa, clapper, natural language
• The opposite would be: artificial language
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TONGUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "61. Ritual pile"

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 wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
• Words that mean the same thing: funeral pyre
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PYRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "62. Big name in streaming"

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: ROKU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "63. Stomach"

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 put up with something or somebody unpleasant
• Words that mean the same thing: live, hold up, survive
• The opposite would be: enjoy
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENDURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "64. Word with image or language"

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 entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
• Words that mean the same thing: dead body, organic structure, eubstance
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BODY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "65. Castle fortress"

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 financial means whereby one lives
• Words that mean the same thing: preserve, go along, bread and butter
• The opposite would be: let, lose
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Across: "66. Empty ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
• Words that mean the same thing: squatter, homesteader
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NESTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Across: "67. Bit of trickery"

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 deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
• Words that mean the same thing: artifice
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Friday NYT Crossword November 11, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. "You bought it? It's yours"	9
2D	2. Option for high-temperature cooking	10
3D	3. Dance section of a 33-Across brass-band parade	10
4D	4. Chamber oriented so that those who face it also face Jerusalem	3
5D	5. Ethiopia's capital, informally	5
6D	6. Wild ride?	8
7D	7. The Sixers, on scoreboards	3
8D	8. ___ Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne's loyal butler	6
9D	9. Pop bottles, perhaps	6
10D	10. Creamy South Asian drink	5
11D	11. Event for journalists, informally	7
12D	12. Reddish brown	4
13D	13. Muppet known for singing duets with "Sesame Street" guests	4
14D	14. Easter confection	4
15D	22. A ways away	3
16D	24. Entice	5
17D	26. "A true warrior, like ___, shows his strength in hot water" (Chinese proverb)	3
18D	27. Adherent to the Five K's	4
19D	31. Pass words?	10
20D	32. Many factory workers carry them	10
21D	34. Mutual ___	3
22D	35. Big ___ ("the moon and the stars," e.g.)	3
23D	36. Blended style of facial makeup	9
24D	38. Dresses in	5
25D	39. They can be red or read	4
26D	40. Hit HBO show whose main character worked at the nonprofit We Got Y'all	8
27D	43. Cry to a horse	7
28D	45. Big inits. in sports theater	3
29D	47. Actress Jena of 2001's "Donnie Darko"	6
30D	48. Atonement for a mistake	6
31D	49. Go in (for)	3
32D	51. Not drunk?	5
33D	52. Part of LGBTQ+	5
34D	53. Pennsylvania city or county	4
35D	54. Sunburn soother	4
36D	55. Tend to a Zen garden, say	4
37D	60. Stomach	3
38D	61. Popular beer, informally	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. "You bought it? It's yours""

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: NOREFUNDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Option for high-temperature cooking"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: AVOCADOOIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Dance section of a 33-Across brass-band parade"

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: SECONDLINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Chamber oriented so that those who face it also face Jerusalem"

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 (judaism) sacred chest where the ancient hebrews kept the two tablets containing the ten commandments
• Words that mean the same thing: Ark of the Covenant
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Ethiopia's capital, informally"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: ADDIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Wild ride?"

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: PARTYBUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. The Sixers, on scoreboards"

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 21st 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: PHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. ___ Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne's loyal butler"

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 king of wessex; defeated the vikings and encouraged writing in english (849-899)
• Words that mean the same thing: Alfred the Great
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALFRED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Pop bottles, perhaps"

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 metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
• Words that mean the same thing: liter, cubic decimetre, litre
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LITERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Creamy South Asian drink"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium 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: LASSI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Event for journalists, informally"

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: PRESSER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Reddish brown"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture
• Words that mean the same thing: rust-brown, corrode, rust fungus
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Muppet known for singing duets with "Sesame Street" guests"

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: ELMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Easter confection"

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 short weak cry of a young bird
• Words that mean the same thing: chirrup, cheep, chirp
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. A ways away"

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 terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by tutsi and to institute hutu control again
• Words that mean the same thing: Army for the Liberation of Rwanda, ALIR, Former Armed Forces
• The opposite would be: near
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Entice"

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 dispose or incline or entice to
• Words that mean the same thing: entice, charm, invite
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEMPT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. "A true warrior, like ___, shows his strength in hot water" (Chinese proverb)"

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 beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
• Words that mean the same thing: tea leaf, teatime, afternoon tea
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Adherent to the Five K's"

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

  The answer is: SIKH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "31. Pass words?"

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: NOTHANKYOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. Many factory workers carry them"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: UNIONCARDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "34. Mutual ___"

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 activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
• Words that mean the same thing: economic aid, financial aid, help
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. Big ___ ("the moon and the stars," e.g.)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that inquire about
• Words that mean the same thing: require, take, call for
• The opposite would be: obviate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Blended style of facial makeup"

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: SMOKEYEYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Dresses in"

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 impairment resulting from long use
• Words that mean the same thing: wear out, wearable, fall apart
• The opposite would be: refresh
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. They can be red or read"

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

  The answer is: LIPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Hit HBO show whose main character worked at the nonprofit We Got Y'all"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way
• Words that mean the same thing: unsafe
• The opposite would be: secure
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INSECURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Cry to a horse"

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: GIDDYUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Big inits. in sports theater"

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: WWE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Actress Jena of 2001's "Donnie Darko""

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 scholar remembered for his chronology of shakespeare's plays and his editions of shakespeare and dryden (1741-1812)
• Words that mean the same thing: Edmond Malone, Edmund Malone
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MALONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Atonement for a mistake"

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 sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
• Words that mean the same thing: ameliorate, rectify, better
• The opposite would be: worsen
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMENDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Go in (for)"

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 large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the united states
• Words that mean the same thing: fill in, hero sandwich, bomber
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Not drunk?"

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 take in solid food
• Words that mean the same thing: exhaust, consume, eat 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: EATEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Part of LGBTQ+"

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

  The answer is: QUEER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. Pennsylvania city or county"

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 the english royal house (a branch of the plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
• Words that mean the same thing: House of York
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YORK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "54. Sunburn soother"

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 succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in africa
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "55. Tend to a Zen garden, say"

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 dissolute man in fashionable society
• Words that mean the same thing: profligate, glance over, rip
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "60. Stomach"

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 part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
• Words that mean the same thing: catgut, intestine, bowel
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "61. Popular beer, informally"

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: PBR

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	51	64.6%
Short Answer	13	16.5%
Celebrity/Entertainment	4	5.1%
Geography	3	3.8%
Literature	2	2.5%
Sports	2	2.5%
History	2	2.5%
Food & Drink	2	2.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	41
Down Clues	38
Total Clues	79
Average Answer Length	5.2 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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

Last Updated: September 06, 2025 at 06:45 AM