October 11, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (33 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, October 11, 2019

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (35 Across, 33 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

October 11, 2019 Friday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Presenters' presenters, informally	3
2A	4. San Fernando Valley community	6
3A	10. Come together	3
4A	13. Locale of the Campo de' Fiori	4
5A	15. Kidspeak animal mentioned in the first line of "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man"	6
6A	16. Thurman of "Kill Bill"	3
7A	17. Sight in front of the Lincoln Memorial	4
8A	18. "Let's do it!"	6
9A	19. Small handful	3
10A	20. Parvenues with a certain je ne sais quoi	7
11A	22. Color the old-fashioned way	7
12A	24. Appellation akin to "tiger," "sport" or "champ"	6
13A	25. Concludes neatly	8
14A	26. Queen ___ (nickname in pop music)	3
15A	27. Persian defense org.?	4
16A	29. Bustles	4
17A	30. Response to the peanut gallery	11
18A	34. 1870s tax evasion scandal	11
19A	35. 1982 Soft Cell hit that spent 43 weeks on the Billboard charts	11
20A	36. What often follows thunder and lightning	4
21A	37. Version before a stable release	4
22A	38. "The ___ of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice": M.L.K.	3
23A	41. Not be oneself, but rather be one's elf?	8
24A	45. "The nerve!"	6
25A	47. In keeping with tradition	7
26A	48. Bliss	7
27A	49. Sugar substitute	3
28A	50. Matador's cape	6
29A	52. Give someone a hand	4
30A	53. Coy comeback	3
31A	54. Like apartment buildings with fireplaces and hardwood floors, typically	6
32A	55. Otter's lair	4
33A	56. Amazon worker	3
34A	57. Most balanced	6
35A	58. Old gaming inits.	3

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Presenters' presenters, informally"

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 one million periods per second
• Words that mean the same thing: megahertz, Mc, megacycle per second
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. San Fernando Valley community"

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: ENCINO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Come together"

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 colloid in a more solid form than a sol
• Words that mean the same thing: gelatin, colloidal gel, mousse
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Locale of the Campo de' Fiori"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern india but now are living on all continents (but mostly in europe, north africa, and north america)
• Words that mean the same thing: Gipsy, Bohemian, Eternal City
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Kidspeak animal mentioned in the first line of "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man""

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: MOOCOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Thurman of "Kill Bill""

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

  The answer is: UMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Sight in front of the Lincoln Memorial"

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 excavation that is (usually) filled with water
• Words that mean the same thing: pocket billiards, pond, kitty
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. "Let's do it!""

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: IMGAME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Small handful"

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 (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
• Words that mean the same thing: hob, gremlin, pixie
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Parvenues with a certain je ne sais quoi"

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: ITGIRLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Color the old-fashioned way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HANDDYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Appellation akin to "tiger," "sport" or "champ""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BIGGUY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Concludes neatly"

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: ENDSWELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. Queen ___ (nickname in pop music)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (formerly) a title of respect for a man in turkey or egypt
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "27. Persian defense org.?"

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: SPCA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "29. Bustles"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a rapid active commotion
• Words that mean the same thing: hustle, bustle, stir
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "30. Response to the peanut gallery"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: WHOASKEDYOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. 1870s tax evasion scandal"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: WHISKEYRING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "35. 1982 Soft Cell hit that spent 43 weeks on the Billboard charts"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: TAINTEDLOVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "36. What often follows thunder and lightning"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
• Words that mean the same thing: beetle off, slap, bolt of lightning
• The opposite would be: unbolt
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOLT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "37. Version before a stable release"

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 2nd letter of the greek alphabet
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Beta
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BETA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "38. "The ___ of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice": M.L.K."

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 electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
• Words that mean the same thing: discharge, arch, electric discharge
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "41. Not be oneself, but rather be one's elf?"

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 perform on a stage or theater
• Words that mean the same thing: play, act, playact
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROLEPLAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. "The nerve!""

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: INEVER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. In keeping with tradition"

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: ASUSUAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. Bliss"

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 state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; - charles dickens
• Words that mean the same thing: rapture, transport, cristal
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ECSTASY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "49. Sugar substitute"

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: HON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "50. Matador's cape"

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: MULETA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "52. Give someone a hand"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a sudden very loud noise
• Words that mean the same thing: gonorrhoea, applaud, bam
• The opposite would be: boo
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "53. Coy comeback"

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: MOI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "54. Like apartment buildings with fireplaces and hardwood floors, typically"

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 existing or belonging to a time before a war
• The opposite would be: postwar
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PREWAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "55. Otter's lair"

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: HOLT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "56. Amazon worker"

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 social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
• Words that mean the same thing: pismire, emmet
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "57. Most balanced"

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 mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
• Words that mean the same thing: sane, reasonable
• The opposite would be: insane
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SANEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "58. Old gaming inits."

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 colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 10, northeast, neon
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NES

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Friday Crossword Down Clues - October 11, 2019 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Coca-Cola offering from 1974 to 2001	6
2D	2. Something a kindergartner doesn't want to get	6
3D	3. Like Beijing	6
4D	4. Who once wrote "Nothing is less important than which fork you use"	9
5D	5. Jules et Jim, e.g.	4
6D	6. Minor player	3
7D	7. Billionaire who lent his name to a stadium on New York's Randalls Island	5
8D	8. Movable type?	5
9D	9. Buck in the jukebox	5
10D	10. Lab assistant, maybe?	8
11D	11. Harris who sang with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt	7
12D	12. Sites for some mics	6
13D	14. Longtime Sacha Baron Cohen character	4
14D	21. Enter quickly	6
15D	23. ___ Johnson a.k.a. The Rock	6
16D	25. Tiptoed past, say	7
17D	28. What mud can do	4
18D	30. Certain laundry load	6
19D	31. ___ Reese, soldier in "The Terminator"	4
20D	32. Works during a painter's blue period?	9
21D	33. Furniture that's often backless	6
22D	34. Place for a TV and books	8
23D	35. "We can't joke about this yet?"	7
24D	36. Member of a holy trinity	6
25D	38. Toyota sedan since 1994	6
26D	39. ___ value	6
27D	40. Catacombs	6
28D	42. Parts of soap dispensers	5
29D	43. 1944 Gene Tierney classic	5
30D	44. Wrench handle?	5
31D	46. Prepare a plate, in a way	4
32D	48. Things in airport windows, for short	4
33D	51. Queen of she-baa?	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. Coca-Cola offering from 1974 to 2001"

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: MRPIBB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Something a kindergartner doesn't want to get"

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 parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings
• Words that mean the same thing: body louse, Pediculus corporis
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COOTIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Like Beijing"

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 clouded with a mixture of smoke and fog
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SMOGGY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Who once wrote "Nothing is less important than which fork you use""

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: EMILYPOST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Jules et Jim, e.g."

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: NOMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Minor player"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a subordinate who performs an important but routine function
• Words that mean the same thing: sprocket
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Billionaire who lent his name to a stadium on New York's Randalls Island"

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: ICAHN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Movable type?"

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 a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOMAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Buck in the jukebox"

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 athlete and black american whose success in the 1936 olympic games in berlin outraged hitler (1913-1980)
• Words that mean the same thing: Jesse Owens, Robert Owen, Owen
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OWENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Lab assistant, maybe?"

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: GUIDEDOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Harris who sang with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt"

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: EMMYLOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Sites for some mics"

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 lap at the front of a coat; continuation of the coat collar
• Words that mean the same thing: lapel
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAPELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Longtime Sacha Baron Cohen character"

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: ALIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "21. Enter quickly"

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: RUSHIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "23. ___ Johnson a.k.a. The Rock"

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: DWAYNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Tiptoed past, say"

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: EASEDBY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "28. What mud can do"

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 block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
• Words that mean the same thing: bar, patty, coat
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "30. Certain laundry load"

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 member of the caucasoid race
• Words that mean the same thing: ovalbumin, gabardine, T. H. White
• The opposite would be: black, blacken
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WHITES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "31. ___ Reese, soldier in "The Terminator""

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: KYLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. Works during a painter's blue period?"

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: EROTICART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Furniture that's often backless"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall)
• Words that mean the same thing: diwan, divan
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIVANS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Place for a TV and books"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: WALLUNIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. "We can't joke about this yet?""

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: TOOSOON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Member of a holy trinity"

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 the creator; one of the three major deities in the later hindu pantheon
• Words that mean the same thing: Brahman, Brahmin, Bos indicus
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BRAHMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Toyota sedan since 1994"

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: AVALON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. ___ value"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RESALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Catacombs"

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 cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church)
• Words that mean the same thing: crypt
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRYPTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Parts of soap dispensers"

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 mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
• Words that mean the same thing: pump, ticker, heart
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PUMPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. 1944 Gene Tierney classic"

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: LAURA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "44. Wrench handle?"

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 united states comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, george burns (1906-1964)
• Words that mean the same thing: Gracie Allen, Allen Stewart Konigsberg, Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALLEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "46. Prepare a plate, in a way"

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

  The answer is: ETCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Things in airport windows, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
• Words that mean the same thing: Euskadi ta Askatasuna, ETA, Basque Homeland and Freedom
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. Queen of she-baa?"

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 member of a people living in southern benin and togo and southeastern ghana
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EWE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	53	77.9%
Short Answer	9	13.2%
Sports	2	2.9%
Music	1	1.5%
History	1	1.5%
Literature	1	1.5%
Abbreviation	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	33
Total Clues	68
Average Answer Length	5.5 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
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• 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!

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (39 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Tuesday Puzzle November 17, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Piece of land in el océano	4
2A	5. Lemon juice and vinegar, e.g.	5
3A	10. Studio behind Hulu's "The Handmaid's Tale"	3
4A	13. Ferry or wherry	4
5A	14. Charged for a chemistry class?	5
6A	15. Study, with "over"	4
7A	16. Cousin of Simon Says	10
8A	18. Flight board listings, for short	4
9A	19. Stainless ___	5
10A	20. Bugler in the Rockies	3
11A	21. Marital ___	5
12A	22. Proceeding headlong without thinking	4
13A	24. 2012 Ang Lee film set largely at sea	8
14A	26. "Man, just my luck!"	7
15A	29. Identifies, as in a social media post	4
16A	30. Sassy	4
17A	31. Mrs., in Mexico	3
18A	33. Turnkey	6
19A	37. Obama ___ (2009-17)	3
20A	38. Support for an updo	7
21A	40. "Yes, captain!"	3
22A	41. Jazz ensembles	6
23A	43. Hotel room extra	3
24A	44. Medical breakthrough	4
25A	45. Liveliness, in music	4
26A	47. Not in usable condition, say	7
27A	49. What a chop shot imparts	8
28A	53. Many a Punjabi	4
29A	54. "Kate & ___" (1980s sitcom)	5
30A	55. Fireplace fuel	3
31A	57. Sort seen walking a red carpet	5
32A	60. Student ___	4
33A	61. "Show some courage!" ... as this puzzle's theme can do?	10
34A	63. Like hymns, unlike most poems	4
35A	64. Person who really digs working?	5
36A	65. "I'll get right to work!"	4
37A	66. Some app interruptions	3
38A	67. 15%-er	5
39A	68. Children's medicine, in doctor-speak	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. Piece of land in el océano"

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: ISLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Lemon juice and vinegar, 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 any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
• Words that mean the same thing: window pane, back breaker, Zen
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACIDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Studio behind Hulu's "The Handmaid's Tale""

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: MGM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Ferry or wherry"

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 small vessel for travel on water
• Words that mean the same thing: gravy boat, sauceboat, gravy holder
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Charged for a chemistry class?"

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 the dialect of ancient greek spoken and written in attica and athens and ionia
• Words that mean the same thing: Classical Greek, Ionic dialect, Attic
• The opposite would be: nonionic
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IONIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. Study, with "over""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. Cousin of Simon Says"

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: MOTHERMAYI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Flight board listings, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
• Words that mean the same thing: ETA, eta, Basque Fatherland and Liberty
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Stainless ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
• Words that mean the same thing: brand, nerve, blade
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Bugler in the Rockies"

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 large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in europe and `moose' in north america
• Words that mean the same thing: moose, wapiti, American elk
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "21. Marital ___"

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 state of extreme happiness
• Words that mean the same thing: seventh heaven, cloud nine, blissfulness
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLISS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "22. Proceeding headlong without thinking"

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 red eruption of the skin
• Words that mean the same thing: efflorescence, reckless, blizzard
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "24. 2012 Ang Lee film set largely at sea"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LIFEOFPI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. "Man, just my luck!""

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: OHGREAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Identifies, as in a social media post"

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 label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: mark, tag end, go after
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. Sassy"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
• Words that mean the same thing: irreverent, saucy, impertinent
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PERT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "31. Mrs., in Mexico"

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: SRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "33. Turnkey"

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 guards prisoners
• Words that mean the same thing: prison guard, jailor, turnkey
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JAILER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Obama ___ (2009-17)"

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 period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Words that mean the same thing: geological era, earned run average, epoch
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Support for an updo"

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 double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAIRPIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. "Yes, captain!""

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: AYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. Jazz ensembles"

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 small band of jazz musicians
• Words that mean the same thing: jazz group, jazz band, combo
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COMBOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Hotel room extra"

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 sheath worn to protect a finger
• Words that mean the same thing: fingerstall, crib, camp bed
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Medical breakthrough"

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 medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
• Words that mean the same thing: remedy, therapeutic, bring around
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "45. Liveliness, in music"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
• Words that mean the same thing: invigoration, animation, spiritedness
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BRIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "47. Not in usable condition, say"

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 inflict damage upon
• Words that mean the same thing: damage, discredited
• The opposite would be: undamaged
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAMAGED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "49. What a chop shot imparts"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BACKSPIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. Many a Punjabi"

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 29 Across: "54. "Kate & ___" (1980s sitcom)"

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: ALLIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "55. Fireplace fuel"

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 segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
• Words that mean the same thing: lumber, logarithm
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "57. Sort seen walking a red carpet"

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: CELEB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. Student ___"

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 temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
• Words that mean the same thing: loanword, lend
• The opposite would be: borrow
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. "Show some courage!" ... as this puzzle's theme can do?"

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: GROWASPINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "63. Like hymns, unlike most poems"

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 imperial dynasty of china from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
• Words that mean the same thing: Song dynasty, spill the beans, babble
• 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: SUNG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "64. Person who really digs working?"

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 laborer who works in a mine
• Words that mean the same thing: mineworker
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MINER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "65. "I'll get right to work!""

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: ONIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "66. Some app interruptions"

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 public promotion of some product or service
• Words that mean the same thing: advertisement, advertizement, advertising
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "67. 15%-er"

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 an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
• Words that mean the same thing: factor, agentive role, broker
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "68. Children's medicine, in doctor-speak"

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: PEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Tuesday Crossword Down Clues - November 17, 2020 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Some mainframe computers	4
2D	2. Chimney coating	4
3D	3. Photo posted days or weeks after it was taken, on social media	9
4D	4. Deep down inside	7
5D	5. Every breath you take	3
6D	6. Accept an invitation, say	4
7D	7. Counting everything	5
8D	8. Aid for a home repair project, informally	6
9D	9. ___-fi	3
10D	10. The "da-da-da-DUM!" of Beethoven's Fifth	5
11D	11. Take firm hold of	5
12D	12. Soccer superstar Lionel	5
13D	15. House speaker Nancy	6
14D	17. "Is there anything ___?"	4
15D	21. Launched	5
16D	23. Tastes some	7
17D	25. Build-your-own Mexican dishes, at times	7
18D	26. Big Mideast inits.	4
19D	27. Captain Marvel, e.g.	4
20D	28. Race that requires a swimsuit, helmet and running shoes, for short	3
21D	32. Part of a circle	3
22D	34. Facial wrinkle suggesting a jovial spirit	9
23D	35. "Jane ___"	4
24D	36. Clarinet piece	4
25D	38. Derby entrant	5
26D	39. "___ Save America" (political show)	3
27D	42. Blues legend with the hit "The Thrill Is Gone"	6
28D	44. Baked treat on a stick	7
29D	46. Sight off the Gulf Coast	6
30D	48. Speakers' aids, in brief	4
31D	49. Light wood	5
32D	50. Audibly	5
33D	51. Groups identified by tartans	5
34D	52. Everybody's opposite	5
35D	56. Rocker Stefani	4
36D	58. Lady of Camelot	4
37D	59. Casino actions	4
38D	61. "Today" rival, for short	3
39D	62. "Life beats down and crushes the soul, and ___ reminds you that you have one": Stella Adler	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. Some mainframe computers"

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: IBMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Chimney coating"

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 black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
• Words that mean the same thing: carbon black, crock, lampblack
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Photo posted days or weeks after it was taken, on social media"

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: LATERGRAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Deep down inside"

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: ATHEART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Every breath you take"

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 mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
• Words that mean the same thing: bare, melodic line, broadcast
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Accept an invitation, say"

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 thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
• Words that mean the same thing: issue forth, come in, seminal fluid
• The opposite would be: leave, go
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Counting everything"

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: INALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Aid for a home repair project, informally"

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: DIYKIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. ___-fi"

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: SCI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. The "da-da-da-DUM!" of Beethoven's Fifth"

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 design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
• Words that mean the same thing: motive, theme
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOTIF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Take firm hold 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 understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
• Words that mean the same thing: clasp, clench, savvy
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GRASP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Soccer superstar Lionel"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MESSI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "15. House speaker Nancy"

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: PELOSI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "17. "Is there anything ___?""

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: ELSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Launched"

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 take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
• Words that mean the same thing: commence, begin, set about
• The opposite would be: end
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEGAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Tastes some"

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: HASASIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Build-your-own Mexican dishes, at times"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: FAJITAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Big Mideast inits."

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 organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum
• Words that mean the same thing: Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Captain Marvel, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
• Words that mean the same thing: submarine, Hero of Alexandria, hero sandwich
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HERO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Race that requires a swimsuit, helmet and running shoes, 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: TRI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Part of a circle"

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 electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
• Words that mean the same thing: discharge, curve, arch
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Facial wrinkle suggesting a jovial spirit"

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: LAUGHLINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. "Jane ___""

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 shallow salt lake in south central australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent
• Words that mean the same thing: Lake Eyre
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EYRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Clarinet piece"

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 tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera arundo and phragmites
• Words that mean the same thing: Walter Reed, vibrating reed, beating-reed instrument
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Derby entrant"

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 solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
• Words that mean the same thing: sawhorse, knight, horse cavalry
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HORSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. "___ Save America" (political show)"

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

  The answer is: POD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Blues legend with the hit "The Thrill Is Gone""

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: BBKING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Baked treat on a stick"

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: CAKEPOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Sight off the Gulf Coast"

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 rig used in drilling for oil or gas
• Words that mean the same thing: oil rig, drilling rig, drill rig
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OILRIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Speakers' aids, in brief"

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: MICS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Light wood"

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 strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats
• Words that mean the same thing: balsa wood, Ochroma lagopus
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BALSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Audibly"

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 using the voice; not silently
• Words that mean the same thing: loud, out loud, loudly
• The opposite would be: softly
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALOUD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. Groups identified by tartans"

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 group of people related by blood or marriage
• Words that mean the same thing: kinship group, kindred, kin
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLANS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "52. Everybody's opposite"

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: NOONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Rocker Stefani"

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: GWEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "58. Lady of Camelot"

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

  The answer is: ENID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "59. Casino actions"

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 money risked on a gamble
• Words that mean the same thing: reckon, play, stakes
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "61. "Today" rival, 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: GMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "62. "Life beats down and crushes the soul, and ___ reminds you that you have one": Stella Adler"

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 products of human creativity; works of art collectively
• Words that mean the same thing: artwork, artistic production, artistry
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ART

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	57	73.1%
Short Answer	13	16.7%
Abbreviation	3	3.8%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%
Music	1	1.3%
Literature	1	1.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.3%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	39
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.8 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 Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 21, 2025 at 07:37 AM