October 19, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Down Clues (34 clues)
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, October 19, 2019

Difficulty Level: Challenging Thursday Puzzle

Total Clues: 64 (30 Across, 34 Down)

Average Word Length: 6.1 letters

October 19, 2019 Saturday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Common street food purveyor	9
2A	10. Big name in dining guides	5
3A	15. Port city built on a crater of an ancient volcano	9
4A	16. Make a slight correction?	5
5A	17. O.K.	9
6A	18. Common treatment for anxiety and panic disorders	5
7A	19. Design credential	9
8A	20. Elaboration phrase	5
9A	21. Lo-___	3
10A	22. C, as in coach?	9
11A	24. Very far from	7
12A	26. First name of two of the 12 astronauts who have walked on the moon	4
13A	28. Sex drive?	10
14A	31. 10 milliliters, perhaps	4
15A	32. Commercial suffix akin to -apalooza	5
16A	33. Bottled spirits?	5
17A	34. Dance prop for Fred Astaire	4
18A	35. Indian state of 90+ million bordering Bhutan	10
19A	40. Lab assistant in "Young Frankenstein"	4
20A	41. Royal flush in draw poker, say	7
21A	42. Long part of a longarm	9
22A	44. Something to chew on	3
23A	47. "If ___ Street Could Talk" (2018 film)	5
24A	48. Bacchanal	9
25A	51. "Beavis and Butt-head" spinoff	5
26A	52. Once more	9
27A	53. Extra	5
28A	54. Go from variable to fixed-rate, say	9
29A	55. Binary response option	5
30A	56. Onetime Quaker offering based on a 1980s TV icon	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. Common street food purveyor"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: TACOTRUCK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "10. Big name in dining guides"

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: ZAGAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Port city built on a crater of an ancient volcano"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: ADENYEMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Make a slight correction?"

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 make amends for
• Words that mean the same thing: expiate, abye, repent
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. O.K."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that capable of being borne or endured
• Words that mean the same thing: adequate, passable, fair to middling
• The opposite would be: intolerable
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOLERABLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Common treatment for anxiety and panic disorders"

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 antianxiety agent (trade name xanax) of the benzodiazepine class
• Words that mean the same thing: alprazolam
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: XANAX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Design credential"

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: ARTDEGREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Elaboration phrase"

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: IDEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Lo-___"

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 widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells
• Words that mean the same thing: reticuloendothelial system, Re, Ra
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. C, as in coach?"

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: AISLESEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Very far from"

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: NONETOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. First name of two of the 12 astronauts who have walked on the moon"

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: ALAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. Sex drive?"

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: LOVERSLANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "31. 10 milliliters, perhaps"

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 measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
• Words that mean the same thing: Elvis, Zen, sexually transmitted disease
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. Commercial suffix akin to -apalooza"

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: ORAMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Bottled spirits?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
• Words that mean the same thing: genius, ace, hotshot
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GENII

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Dance prop for Fred Astaire"

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 stick that people can lean on to help them walk
• Words that mean the same thing: lambaste, lambast, flog
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Indian state of 90+ million bordering Bhutan"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: WESTBENGAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. Lab assistant in "Young Frankenstein""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any tree or shrub of the genus inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers; cultivated as ornamentals
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Royal flush in draw poker, say"

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: PATHAND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Long part of a longarm"

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: GUNBARREL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Something to chew 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 food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again
• Words that mean the same thing: wad, chaw, plug
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CUD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. "If ___ Street Could Talk" (2018 film)"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: BEALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. Bacchanal"

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: WILDPARTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. "Beavis and Butt-head" spinoff"

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: DARIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "52. Once more"

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: OVERAGAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "53. Extra"

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: ADDON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "54. Go from variable to fixed-rate, say"

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

  The answer is: REFINANCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. Binary response option"

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: YESNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "56. Onetime Quaker offering based on a 1980s TV icon"

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: MRTCEREAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Saturday NYT Crossword October 19, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Language whose alphabet went from Arabic to Latin to Cyrillic	5
2D	2. Can't get enough of	5
3D	3. Worshipers of the goddess Rhiannon	5
4D	4. Linear	4
5D	5. Lebanese city on the Mediterranean	4
6D	6. First family with the dogs Lucky and Rex	7
7D	7. Darkest moon of Uranus, whose name is related to the Latin for "shadow"	7
8D	8. Keyboard instrument heard in "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy"	7
9D	9. Use, as a prie-dieu	7
10D	10. Line of depth	5
11D	11. Hopelessly stuck	10
12D	12. Cooperated (with)	9
13D	13. Evil stepsister of Cinderella, in Disney	9
14D	14. Word with book or box	4
15D	23. Nondiscriminatory hiring abbr.	3
16D	24. Victim of Hercules' first labor	10
17D	25. Mouths: Lat.	3
18D	27. First name of the first man to walk on the moon	4
19D	28. Sets of points on graphs	4
20D	29. Fruity refreshment	9
21D	30. Leaders of movements	9
22D	33. Lead-in to X or Y	3
23D	35. New Deal agcy. that helped build La Guardia Airport	3
24D	36. The 1975 hit "Can't Get It Out of My Head" would be an appropriate one	7
25D	37. One really trying	7
26D	38. Progressives	7
27D	39. Sword-bearing shoulder belt	7
28D	43. Aid to digestion	5
29D	44. Origami creation	5
30D	45. Upstate New York college	5
31D	46. Synthetic fiber once used in wigmaking	5
32D	47. Kind of card, familiarly	4
33D	49. Part of a French door	4
34D	50. Ice cream thickener	4

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. Language whose alphabet went from Arabic to Latin to Cyrillic"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of the mongolian people of central asia who invaded russia in the 13th century
• Words that mean the same thing: Mongol Tatar, Tartar
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TATAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Can't get enough of"

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

  The answer is: ADORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Worshipers of the goddess Rhiannon"

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 european people who once occupied britain and spain and gaul prior to roman times
• Words that mean the same thing: Kelt, Celt
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CELTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Linear"

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: ONED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Lebanese city on the Mediterranean"

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 in southern lebanon on the mediterranean sea; formerly a major phoenician seaport famous for silks
• Words that mean the same thing: tire, Sur
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TYRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. First family with the dogs Lucky and Rex"

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 40th president of the united states (1911-2004)
• Words that mean the same thing: Reagan, Ronald Reagan, Ronald Wilson Reagan
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REAGANS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Darkest moon of Uranus, whose name is related to the Latin for "shadow""

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: UMBRIEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Keyboard instrument heard in "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy""

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 a musical instrument consisting of graduated steel plates that are struck by hammers activated by a keyboard
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CELESTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Use, as a prie-dieu"

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: KNEELON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Line of depth"

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: ZAXIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Hopelessly stuck"

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: ATADEADEND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Cooperated (with)"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: GONEALONG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Evil stepsister of Cinderella, in Disney"

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: ANASTASIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Word with book or box"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the words of something written
• Words that mean the same thing: schoolbook, text edition, school text
• The opposite would be: trade edition
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEXT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "23. Nondiscriminatory hiring abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Victim of Hercules' first labor"

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: NEMEANLION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Mouths: Lat."

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 mouth or mouthlike opening
• Words that mean the same thing: operating system, bone, 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 18 Down: "27. First name of the first man to walk on the moon"

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: NEIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Sets of points on graphs"

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 scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
• Words that mean the same thing: venue, locale, locus
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOCI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Fruity refreshment"

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

  The answer is: ORANGEADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Leaders of movements"

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 the leading units moving at the head of an army
• Words that mean the same thing: cutting edge, van, new wave
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VANGUARDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Lead-in to X or Y"

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

  The answer is: GEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. New Deal agcy. that helped build La Guardia Airport"

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: WPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. The 1975 hit "Can't Get It Out of My Head" would be an appropriate one"

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: EARWORM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. One really trying"

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 someone who works as hard as a slave
• Words that mean the same thing: hard worker, slave
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STRIVER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. Progressives"

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: THELEFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. Sword-bearing shoulder belt"

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 wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip
• Words that mean the same thing: baldrick
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BALDRIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Aid to digestion"

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 game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
• Words that mean the same thing: lotto, keno, bingo
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEANO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Origami creation"

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 writer (1871-1900)
• Words that mean the same thing: Grus, stretch out, Harold Hart Crane
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Upstate New York college"

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 central new 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: UTICA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "46. Synthetic fiber once used in wigmaking"

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: DYNEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "47. Kind of card, familiarly"

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: BDAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "49. Part of a French door"

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 sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
• Words that mean the same thing: Elvis, back breaker, acid
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "50. Ice cream thickener"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AGAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	78.1%
Short Answer	5	7.8%
Geography	4	6.2%
Food & Drink	1	1.6%
Movies/Film	1	1.6%
History	1	1.6%
Literature	1	1.6%
Abbreviation	1	1.6%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	30
Down Clues	34
Total Clues	64
Average Answer Length	6.1 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 challenging level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 6 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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NYT Tuesday, October 01, 2013 Crossword Clues Hints | Answers - Solution Blog

The Crossword hints blog is an one of the most popular crossword clue puzzles with answers solver. Here are the clues and answers for today nyt puzzle.

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 01, 2013

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. Tennessee team, for short -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  Discover the answer: VOLS



• 5. Acknowledge as true -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  Discover the answer: COPTO



• 10. Pole or Czech -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  Discover the answer: SLAV

  Possible Answer : Slav



• 14. Admit openly -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  Discover the answer: AVOW

  Possible Answer : swan, avouch, assert, swear, avow, verify, affirm, aver

  Possible Opposite Answer : disavow



• 15. Often-maligned relative -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  Discover the answer: INLAW



• 16. ___ mind -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  Discover the answer: HIVE

  Possible Answer : hive, beehive



• 17. Blue-skinned race in "Avatar" -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  Discover the answer: NAVI



• 18. With 50-Across, it's represented by 15 squares in an appropriate arrangement in this puzzle -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  Discover the answer: GEESE

  Possible Answer : zany, jackass, goofball, bozo, goof, twat, cuckoo, fathead, goose



• 19. Some Monopoly purchases: Abbr. -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  Discover the answer: AVES

  Possible Answer : Aves, class_Aves



• 20. French pupil -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  Discover the answer: ELEVE



• 22. Grandpa on "The Simpsons" -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)

  Discover the answer: ABE



• 23. Boot -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  Discover the answer: EVICT

  Possible Answer : force_out, evict



• 24. Live it up -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  Discover the answer: REVEL

  Possible Answer : make_merry, enjoy, make_happy, revel, whoop_it_up, revelry, make_whoopie, delight, wassail, jollify, racket



• 26. N.F.L. player with a black helmet -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  Discover the answer: RAVEN

  Possible Answer : raven, predate, prey, guttle, pig, Corvus_corax, devour



• 28. Hebrew month when Hanukkah starts -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (6 letters)

  Discover the answer: KISLEV

  Possible Answer : Kislev, Chislev



• 30. Richard Branson's airline company -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (6 letters)

  Discover the answer: VIRGIN

  Possible Answer : pure, virgin, virtuous, virginal, vestal, Virgin, Virgo_the_Virgin, Virgo



• 33. Hundred Acre Wood resident -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)

  Discover the answer: OWL

  Possible Answer : bird_of_Minerva, bird_of_night, owl, hooter



• 34. Place to hear fire and brimstone -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (7 letters)

  Discover the answer: REVIVAL

  Possible Answer : revival_meeting, revitalization, revitalisation, revival, resurgence, revivification



• 38. Personal question? -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)

  Discover the answer: WHO

  Possible Answer : WHO, World_Health_Organization



• 39. Washing machine contents -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  Discover the answer: LOAD

  Possible Answer : payload, debase, lading, warhead, incumbrance, load_up, loading, lade, cargo, shipment, onus, burden, consignment, charge, stretch, laden, adulterate, lode, encumbrance, freight, load, dilute



• 41. David of "The Pink Panther" -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  Discover the answer: NIVEN



• 42. Rear half of a griffin -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  Discover the answer: LION

  Possible Answer : Panthera_leo, Leo_the_Lion, lion, Lion, Leo, social_lion, king_of_beasts



• 43. Writer Katherine ___ Porter -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  Discover the answer: ANNE

  Possible Answer : Anne



• 44. Barely adequate -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  Discover the answer: SCANT

  Possible Answer : scant, light, stint, short, skimp



• 45. Iams competitor -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  Discover the answer: ALPO



• 46. 1943 penny material -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  Discover the answer: STEEL

  Possible Answer : nerve, sword, brand, steel, blade



• 48. Suffix with meth- or prop- -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)

  Discover the answer: ANE

  Possible Answer : one, i, 1, ane



• 49. What you might buy a flight with -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  Discover the answer: MILES

  Possible Answer : statute_mile, land_mile, Roman_mile, naut_mi, Admiralty_mile, Swedish_mile, international_nautical_mile, international_mile, mi, mile, knot, sea_mile, air_mile, stat_mi, geographical_mile, mil, nautical_mile



• 50. See 18-Across -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (9 letters)

  Discover the answer: MIGRATION

  Possible Answer : migration



• 53. Place with complimentary bathrobes -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)

  Discover the answer: SPA

  Possible Answer : watering_hole, watering_place, health_spa, health_club, resort_hotel, spa



• 56. Pronoun for Miss Piggy -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)

  Discover the answer: MOI



• 57. Rodeway ___ -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)

  Discover the answer: INN

  Possible Answer : inn, hostel, lodge, hostelry, auberge



• 58. Past the expiration date -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)

  Discover the answer: BAD

  Possible Answer : bad, defective, high-risk, regretful, spoiled, forged, badness, risky, big, sorry, spoilt, unsound, speculative, tough, uncollectible, badly, unfit

  Possible Opposite Answer : goodness, unregretful, good



• 61. Ship sinker -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (7 letters)

  Discover the answer: TORPEDO

  Possible Answer : triggerman, electric_ray, gun, numbfish, submarine_sandwich, wedge, gun_for_hire, hitman, crampfish, hero, torpedo, hired_gun, submarine, gunman, hit_man, hero_sandwich, shooter, bomber, sub, Italian_sandwich, hoagy, Cuban_sandwich, gunslinger, hoagie, grinder, zep, poor_boy



• 63. Pep up -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (7 letters)

  Discover the answer: ANIMATE

  Possible Answer : sentient, quicken, animize, exalt, liven_up, reanimate, vivify, animate, liven, revive, revivify, invigorate, enliven, renovate, inspire, repair, animise, recreate

  Possible Opposite Answer : deaden, inanimate, insentient



• 65. "Not my call" -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (7 letters)

  Discover the answer: UPTOYOU



• 66. Words of encouragement -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (7 letters)

  Discover the answer: NICEJOB



• 67. Calls it quits -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (7 letters)

  Discover the answer: DESISTS

  Possible Answer : desist, refrain, abstain

  Possible Opposite Answer : consume



• 68. Weatherproofing stuff -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (7 letters)

  Discover the answer: SEALANT

  Possible Answer : sealer, sealant

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Revolver with the letters N-E-W-S -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  VANE

  Possible Answer: weather_vane, weathervane, web, vane, wind_vane, blade

• 2. Speed skater's path -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  OVAL

  Possible Answer: elliptical, oval, ovoid, elliptic, ellipse, ovate, oviform, egg-shaped, prolate, oval-shaped

• 3. Make-out session spot -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (10 letters)

  LOVERSLANE

• 4. Spin, as an office chair -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (6 letters)

  SWIVEL

  Possible Answer: pivot, swivel

• 5. It might be bummed -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)

  CIG

• 6. Basketball player who starred in "Kazaam" -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  ONEAL

• 7. Commoner -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  PLEB

  Possible Answer: pleb, plebeian

• 8. Police stun gun -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  TASER

• 9. "I ___ you one" -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)

  OWE

  Possible Answer: owe

• 10. Barber, at times -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (6 letters)

  SHAVER

  Possible Answer: electric_razor, kid, small_fry, tyke, electric_shaver, tiddler, nestling, nipper, fry, child, youngster, minor, shaver, tike

• 11. Medical directive -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (10 letters)

  LIVINGWILL

• 12. With, on le menu -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  AVEC

• 13. Item under a jacket, maybe -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  VEST

  Possible Answer: vest, undershirt, invest, enthrone, singlet, robe, waistcoat

  Possible Opposite Answer : divest

• 21. At any time -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  EVER

  Possible Answer: ever_so, ever, of_all_time, always, e'er

  Possible Opposite Answer : never

• 23. Nefarious -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  EVIL

  Possible Answer: iniquity, malign, wickedness, malevolent, immorality, malefic, vicious, evil, evilness

  Possible Opposite Answer : goodness, good

• 25. Roulette bet -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  EVENS

  Possible Answer: even, eventide, level, even_out, flush, evening, eve

• 27. ___-garde -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  AVANT

• 28. Caffeine-laden nuts -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  KOLAS

  Possible Answer: kola_nut_tree, kola_nut, Cola_acuminata, Daba, Kola, goora_nut, kola, Musgoi

• 29. "Not gonna happen" -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  IWONT

• 31. Comment made while crossing one's fingers -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  IHOPE

• 32. Pitchers' hitless games, in baseball slang -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  NONOS

• 35. Experienced through another -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (9 letters)

  VICARIOUS

  Possible Answer: vicarious

• 36. The first Mrs. Trump -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  IVANA

• 37. Shakespeare's Antonio and Bassanio, e.g. -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (9 letters)

  VENETIANS

  Possible Answer: Venetian

• 40. Judge -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  DEEM

  Possible Answer: take_for, hold, deem, view_as

• 42. Reclined -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  LAIN

  Possible Answer: consist, dwell, rest, lie, lie_in, lie_down

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise

• 47. British sailors -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (6 letters)

  LIMEYS

  Possible Answer: limey, John_Bull

• 49. One of the friends on "Friends" -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (6 letters)

  MONICA

• 51. No-show in a Beckett play -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  GODOT

• 52. Certain belly button -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  INNIE

• 53. Tuxedo shirt button -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  STUD

  Possible Answer: dot, stud, studhorse, rivet, he-man, scantling, stud_poker, constellate, macho-man

• 54. St. Peter was the first -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  POPE

  Possible Answer: pope, pontiff, Catholic_Pope, Vicar_of_Christ, Alexander_Pope, Holy_Father, Bishop_of_Rome, Pope, Roman_Catholic_Pope

• 55. B.A. part -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  ARTS

  Possible Answer: fine_art, artistry, artwork, arts, prowess, humanistic_discipline, graphics, artistic_creation, artistic_production, humanities, liberal_arts, art, nontextual_matter

• 58. Cabo's peninsula -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  BAJA

• 59. Lots -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  ATON

  Possible Answer: Aten, Aton

• 60. Thing often of interest? -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  DEBT

  Possible Answer: debt

• 62. Hawaiian dish -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)

  POI

  Possible Answer: poi

• 64. Blanc or Brooks -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)

  MEL