February 16, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (34 clues)
• Down Clues (42 clues)
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• Complete Puzzle Statistics
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (34 Across, 42 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

February 16, 2021 Across Hints: NYT Tuesday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Supremely cool person	6
2A	7. Prime Cuts dog food brand	4
3A	11. Do something	3
4A	14. "Game of Thrones" actress Clarke	6
5A	15. Shape, as clay	4
6A	16. What truth is said to be the first casualty of	3
7A	17. Stop before it can grow bigger	11
8A	19. Ernst & Young employee, in brief	3
9A	20. Martini's lemon twist, e.g.	4
10A	21. Greek god pictured with wings and a bow	4
11A	22. "Famous" cookie name	4
12A	23. Most arias	4
13A	25. Chicken stock, e.g.	5
14A	26. British fashion designer who's the daughter of Linda and Sir Paul	15
15A	32. Something a Eur. singer might embark on	6
16A	33. Foretell	5
17A	34. "I haven't a clue!"	7
18A	36. Club Med and others	7
19A	40. Where G.I.s go to shop	5
20A	42. "Um, I guess so"	6
21A	43. Very rarely	15
22A	47. Bête ___ (bugaboo)	5
23A	48. Feedbag fill	4
24A	49. ___ Storm and the Hurricanes (Ringo's band before the Beatles)	4
25A	50. Skirt down to the ankles	4
26A	52. Not the brightest bulb in the pack	4
27A	56. Nelson Mandela's org.	3
28A	57. Long, straight-sided smoke	11
29A	60. Brooks who directed "Blazing Saddles"	3
30A	61. Gathering clouds, to some	4
31A	62. "I'll have a cold one, please" ... or a hint to 17-, 26-, 43- and 57-Across	6
32A	63. Lead-in to calculus	3
33A	64. Acid's opposite	4
34A	65. Acquire	6

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. Supremely cool person"

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: BADASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Prime Cuts dog food brand"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALPO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. Do something"

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 legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
• Words that mean the same thing: behave, number, represent
• The opposite would be: refrain
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. "Game of Thrones" actress Clarke"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that tropical african herbs
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Emilia
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMILIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Shape, as clay"

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 distinctive form in which a thing is made
• Words that mean the same thing: influence, form, forge
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOLD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. What truth is said to be the first casualty of"

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 waging of armed conflict against an enemy
• Words that mean the same thing: warfare, state of war
• The opposite would be: make peace, peace
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Stop before it can grow bigger"

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: NIPINTHEBUD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Ernst & Young employee, in brief"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an accountant who has passed certain examinations and met all other statutory and licensing requirements of a united states state to be certified by that state
• Words that mean the same thing: certified public accountant
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Martini's lemon twist, 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 vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
• Words that mean the same thing: zestfulness, relish, piquance
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Greek god pictured with wings and a bow"

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 (greek mythology) god of love; son of aphrodite; identified with roman cupid
• Words that mean the same thing: concupiscence, physical attraction, sexual desire
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EROS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. "Famous" cookie name"

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 hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
• Words that mean the same thing: Book of Amos
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Most arias"

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 activity that is performed alone without assistance
• Words that mean the same thing: solo
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOLI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Chicken stock, 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 liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces
• Words that mean the same thing: stock
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BROTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. British fashion designer who's the daughter of Linda and Sir Paul"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STELLAMCCARTNEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. Something a Eur. singer might embark on"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: USTOUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Foretell"

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 (ancient rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy
• Words that mean the same thing: auspicate, prognosticate, foretell
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AUGUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. "I haven't a clue!""

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: BEATSME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Club Med and others"

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 hotel located in a resort area
• Words that mean the same thing: hangout, resort, fall back
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RESORTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. Where G.I.s go to shop"

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: THEPX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. "Um, I guess so""

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: OHOKAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Very rarely"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: ONCEINABLUEMOON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "47. Bête ___ (bugaboo)"

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: NOIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "48. Feedbag fill"

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 annual grass of europe and north africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
• Words that mean the same thing: oat
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "49. ___ Storm and the Hurricanes (Ringo's band before the Beatles)"

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: RORY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "50. Skirt down to the ankles"

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 long skirt ending below the calf
• The opposite would be: mini
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAXI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "52. Not the brightest bulb in the pack"

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 person who is not very bright
• Words that mean the same thing: pillock, poor fish, stupid
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOLT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "56. Nelson Mandela's org."

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: ANC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "57. Long, straight-sided smoke"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: CORONACIGAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "60. Brooks who directed "Blazing Saddles""

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: MEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "61. Gathering clouds, to some"

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 sign of something about to happen
• Words that mean the same thing: prognosticate, prefigure, presage
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "62. "I'll have a cold one, please" ... or a hint to 17-, 26-, 43- and 57-Across"

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: BEERME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "63. Lead-in to calculus"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "64. Acid's opposite"

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 installation from which a military force initiates operations
• Words that mean the same thing: floor, lowly, radix
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "65. Acquire"

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: COMEBY

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Tuesday NYT Crossword February 16, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Luxury car nickname	4
2D	2. Friend in France	4
3D	3. Some dance moves or stock market events	4
4D	4. Landed	4
5D	5. Sloth or envy, it's said	3
6D	6. Plopped down	3
7D	7. "Sweet land of liberty," in song	7
8D	8. Timber wolf	4
9D	9. It makes an "A" even better	4
10D	10. Peculiar	3
11D	11. "Pretty, pretty please"	6
12D	12. Truman who wrote "Breakfast at Tiffany's"	6
13D	13. Disreputable	6
14D	18. Captain's position	4
15D	22. Atelier	7
16D	23. Drink that can cause brain freeze	7
17D	24. Some crew team members	6
18D	25. Items often used in front of mirrors	7
19D	26. Hoagie	3
20D	27. Literary monogram	3
21D	28. Airplane capt.'s announcement	3
22D	29. Mega Millions, for one	7
23D	30. Mean-tempered mutt	3
24D	31. Grow too old, as for an insurance benefit	6
25D	35. Org. that monitors air quality	3
26D	37. Onetime rival of MGM	3
27D	38. Chinese "way"	3
28D	39. Listing in Roget: Abbr.	3
29D	41. Popular video game console released in 2013	7
30D	43. Entrance to an interstate	6
31D	44. Lunchtime tryst	6
32D	45. Orbit	6
33D	46. Reclined	4
34D	50. Place to see a Kandinsky or Calder	4
35D	51. Symbol of militarism	4
36D	52. Per ___ (daily)	4
37D	53. Figure that might give a child nightmares	4
38D	54. Symbol of gentleness	4
39D	55. Deuce topper	4
40D	57. Corn throwaway	3
41D	58. Easy as ___	3
42D	59. Corp. head	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. Luxury car nickname"

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: BENZ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Friend in France"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AMIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Some dance moves or stock market events"

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 depression in an otherwise level surface
• Words that mean the same thing: cutpurse, drop, free fall
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Landed"

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: ALIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Sloth or envy, it's said"

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 estrangement from god
• Words that mean the same thing: sine, boob, goof
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Plopped down"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the sabbath by jews and some christians
• Words that mean the same thing: Sabbatum, model, Saturday
• The opposite would be: stand, arise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. "Sweet land of liberty," in song"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AMERICA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Timber wolf"

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: LOBO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. It makes an "A" even better"

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 useful or valuable quality
• Words that mean the same thing: asset, addition, positive
• The opposite would be: minus, liability
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Peculiar"

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 not divisible by two
• Words that mean the same thing: peculiar, unexpended, uneven
• The opposite would be: even
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "Pretty, pretty please""

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: AWCMON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Truman who wrote "Breakfast at Tiffany's""

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 long overcoat with a hood that can be pulled over the head
• Words that mean the same thing: hooded cloak, hooded 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: CAPOTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Disreputable"

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 cheap and inferior; of no value
• Words that mean the same thing: flashy, rubbishy, gimcrack
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRASHY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Captain's position"

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 steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HELM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Atelier"

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: ARTROOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Drink that can cause brain freeze"

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: SLUSHIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Some crew team members"

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: OARMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Items often used in front of mirrors"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a dense growth of bushes
• Words that mean the same thing: clash, brushwood, thicket
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BRUSHES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. Hoagie"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. Literary monogram"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. Airplane capt.'s announcement"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a terrorist organization 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: Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Euskadi ta Askatasuna, 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: ETA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "29. Mega Millions, for one"

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 something that is regarded as a chance event
• Words that mean the same thing: drawing
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOTTERY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "30. Mean-tempered mutt"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
• Words that mean the same thing: mongrel, mutt
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "31. Grow too old, as for an insurance benefit"

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: AGEOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "35. Org. that monitors air quality"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "37. Onetime rival of MGM"

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: RKO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "38. Chinese "way""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an adherent of any branch of taoism
• Words that mean the same thing: Taoist
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "39. Listing in Roget: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SYN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "41. Popular video game console released in 2013"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: XBOXONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "43. Entrance to an interstate"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ONRAMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "44. Lunchtime tryst"

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: NOONER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "45. Orbit"

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 ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
• Words that mean the same thing: rophy, round, circulate
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CIRCLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "46. Reclined"

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 be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
• Words that mean the same thing: dwell, rest, lie down
• The opposite would be: stand, arise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "50. Place to see a Kandinsky or Calder"

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: MOMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "51. Symbol of militarism"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ARES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "52. Per ___ (daily)"

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: DIEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "53. Figure that might give a child nightmares"

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 cruel wicked and inhuman person
• Words that mean the same thing: fiend, monster, demon
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OGRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "54. Symbol of gentleness"

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 young sheep
• Words that mean the same thing: dear, Elia, Charles Lamb
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAMB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "55. Deuce topper"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
• Words that mean the same thing: tierce, trio, deuce-ace
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TREY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "57. Corn throwaway"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that nut of any of several trees of the genus corylus
• Words that mean the same thing: cobnut, hazelnut, Larus marinus
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "58. Easy as ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
• Words that mean the same thing: ABCs, alphabet, first principle
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "59. Corp. head"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)
• Words that mean the same thing: chief operating officer, chief executive officer
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	48	63.2%
Short Answer	18	23.7%
Food & Drink	2	2.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
Sports	2	2.6%
Music	1	1.3%
History	1	1.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%
Geography	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	34
Down Clues	42
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	4.9 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is 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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November 01, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (31 clues)
• Down Clues (45 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, November 01, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (31 Across, 45 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.0 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Wednesday Puzzle November 01, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. What a cat's meow might mean	8
2A	9. Starchless, as some foods	6
3A	15. Peak in the Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain	8
4A	16. 1957's "Attack of the Crab Monsters," for one	6
5A	17. Actor Sean does some things that aren't nice	15
6A	19. What Odysseus was bound to during the sirens' song	4
7A	20. Turner with many Grammys	4
8A	21. Feature of some Indian music	4
9A	22. Role-play	3
10A	23. Sierra runners	4
11A	26. Silent film star Bara didn't want to leave us	15
12A	34. Little shots?	5
13A	35. Vintage Camaro owner's boast?	4
14A	36. ___ Day (May 1, in Hawaii)	3
15A	37. Break	4
16A	38. An artist might blow it	5
17A	40. Carpe ___	4
18A	41. Half dos	3
19A	42. California's ___ Woods National Monument	4
20A	43. Firm refusal	5
21A	44. Artist Édouard mistakenly proposed 11:00	15
22A	48. TV detective Bosch's former org.	4
23A	49. Sites for some docs	3
24A	50. Touch	4
25A	53. Cut-off pants?	4
26A	55. Hand over	4
27A	59. Fictional lawyer Perry cries "I give!"	15
28A	63. Peninsula south of the Pyrenees	6
29A	64. Differentiate	8
30A	65. Explorer from 63-Across	6
31A	66. 1545 treatise whose rearranged letters aptly suggest 17-, 26-, 44- and 59-Across	8

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. What a cat's meow might mean"

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: IMHUNGRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "9. Starchless, as some foods"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NOCARB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Peak in the Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain"

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: MAUNALOA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. 1957's "Attack of the Crab Monsters," for one"

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: BMOVIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Actor Sean does some things that aren't nice"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ASTINISNTASAINT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "19. What Odysseus was bound to during the sirens' song"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a vertical spar for supporting sails
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "20. Turner with many Grammys"

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: TINA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "21. Feature of some Indian music"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RAGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Role-play"

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 legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
• Words that mean the same thing: turn, represent, bit
• The opposite would be: refrain
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Sierra runners"

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 waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
• Words that mean the same thing: mack, mac, mackintosh
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MACS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "26. Silent film star Bara didn't want to leave us"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: THEDAHATEDDEATH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "34. Little shots?"

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 compound used as a fixing agent in photographic developing
• Words that mean the same thing: sodium thiosulfate, hypodermic, sodium thiosulphate
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HYPOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "35. Vintage Camaro owner's boast?"

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: IROC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "36. ___ Day (May 1, in Hawaii)"

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 flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
• Words that mean the same thing: leu, coronal, chaplet
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "37. Break"

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 something left after other parts have been taken away
• Words that mean the same thing: pillow, remain, rest period
• The opposite would be: be active, change
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "38. An artist might blow it"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
• Words that mean the same thing: ice, glass in, glaze
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GLASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "40. Carpe ___"

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: DIEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "41. Half dos"

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: UNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "42. California's ___ Woods National Monument"

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 united states naturalist (born in england) who advocated the creation of national parks (1838-1914)
• Words that mean the same thing: John Muir
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MUIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "43. Firm refusal"

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: BIGNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "44. Artist Édouard mistakenly proposed 11:00"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MANETMEANTTENAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "48. TV detective Bosch's former org."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LAPD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "49. Sites for some docs"

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 state in northwestern united states on the pacific
• Words that mean the same thing: operating theatre, OR, operating room
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "50. Touch"

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 lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
• Words that mean the same thing: butt, edge, march
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "53. Cut-off pants?"

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: TROU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "55. Hand 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 give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
• Words that mean the same thing: give up, yield, concede
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CEDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "59. Fictional lawyer Perry cries "I give!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MASONMOANSNOMAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "63. Peninsula south of the Pyrenees"

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 an ancient geographical region to the south of the caucasus mountains that corresponded approximately to the present-day georgia
• Words that mean the same thing: Iberian Peninsula
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IBERIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "64. Differentiate"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: SETAPART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "65. Explorer from 63-Across"

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: DESOTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "66. 1545 treatise whose rearranged letters aptly suggest 17-, 26-, 44- and 59-Across"

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: ARSMAGNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Wednesday NYT Crossword November 01, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Prayer leader	4
2D	2. Tamale dough	4
3D	3. Rustic refuges	4
4D	4. Storage ___	4
5D	5. Photographer Goldin	3
6D	6. Procedural flaw	6
7D	7. Elmo's turquoise amiga	6
8D	8. "Life of Pi" novelist Martel	4
9D	9. Trail Blazers' org.	3
10D	10. Meditation sounds	3
11D	11. Rough	6
12D	12. Alternative to Reebok	4
13D	13. Hobbit Frodo's cloaking device	4
14D	14. Test version	4
15D	18. Wild horses couldn't drag them away, presumably	6
16D	22. Some remote batteries	3
17D	24. Bothers	4
18D	25. Govt. health agency	3
19D	26. Hum monotonously	5
20D	27. Spotted scavenger	5
21D	28. Printer brand	5
22D	29. What's the point?	3
23D	30. Heady weapon wielded by Wonder Woman?	5
24D	31. Sync up	5
25D	32. "The Brandon ___ Story" (1998 documentary)	5
26D	33. Handmade sign at a stadium	5
27D	38. "Forrest ___"	4
28D	39. Misled	6
29D	40. One of five in Yahtzee	3
30D	42. Underground org. of New York	3
31D	43. "Dynamite" K-pop group	3
32D	45. Six Flags ride named for a powerful animal	6
33D	46. Lunchtime tryst	6
34D	47. Entities holding property	6
35D	50. Within	4
36D	51. Bunyan's ox or Hoggett's pig	4
37D	52. Applications	4
38D	54. Tabula ___	4
39D	55. Manilow's "hottest spot north of Havana," informally	4
40D	56. Online zine	4
41D	57. Swear to mend things?	4
42D	58. "Cómo ___ usted?"	4
43D	60. Minor fault	3
44D	61. Long March leader	3
45D	62. Where 38-Down served, for short	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. Prayer leader"

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 (islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for shiites an imam is a recognized authority on islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide
• Words that mean the same thing: imaum
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Tamale dough"

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 independent group of closely related chadic languages spoken in the area between the biu-mandara and east chadic languages
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MASA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Rustic refuges"

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 temporary military shelter
• Words that mean the same thing: hovel, hut, field hut
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HUTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Storage ___"

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 division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
• Words that mean the same thing: social unit, whole, building block
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Photographer Goldin"

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 your grandmother
• Words that mean the same thing: Nan River, granny, grannie
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Procedural flaw"

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 fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
• Words that mean the same thing: bug
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GLITCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Elmo's turquoise amiga"

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 erect plant with small clusters of pink trumpet-shaped flowers of southwestern united states
• Words that mean the same thing: Centaurium calycosum
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROSITA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. "Life of Pi" novelist Martel"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: YANN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Trail Blazers' org."

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: NBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Meditation sounds"

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: OMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Rough"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
• Words that mean the same thing: vulgar, rough-cut, uncouth
• The opposite would be: fine
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COARSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Alternative to Reebok"

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: AVIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Hobbit Frodo's cloaking device"

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 characteristic sound
• Words that mean the same thing: closed chain, resound, knell
• The opposite would be: open chain
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Test version"

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 15 Down: "18. Wild horses couldn't drag them away, presumably"

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 an animal trainer who tames wild animals
• Words that mean the same thing: tamer
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAMERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Some remote batteries"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an associate degree in applied science
• Words that mean the same thing: Associate in Arts, AA, aa
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Bothers"

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, flurry, bustle
• The 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 18 Down: "25. Govt. health agency"

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 federal agency in the department of health and human services; located in atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases)
• Words that mean the same thing: Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CDC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. Hum monotonously"

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 thrumming sound
• Words that mean the same thing: drum, hum, strum
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THRUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. Spotted scavenger"

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 doglike nocturnal mammal of africa and southern asia that feeds chiefly on carrion
• Words that mean the same thing: hyaena
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HYENA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. Printer brand"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EPSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "29. What's the point?"

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 very small circular shape
• Words that mean the same thing: pane, stud, 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: DOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "30. Heady weapon wielded by Wonder Woman?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a jeweled headdress worn by women on formal occasions
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIARA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "31. Sync up"

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 place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
• Words that mean the same thing: adjust, line up, coordinate
• The opposite would be: skew
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALIGN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "32. "The Brandon ___ Story" (1998 documentary)"

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: TEENA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "33. Handmade sign at a stadium"

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: HIMOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "38. "Forrest ___""

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: GUMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "39. Misled"

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: LIEDTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "40. One of five in Yahtzee"

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 small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
• Words that mean the same thing: give-up the ghost, decease, give way
• The opposite would be: be born
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "42. Underground org. of New York"

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: MTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "43. "Dynamite" K-pop group"

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: BTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "45. Six Flags ride named for a powerful animal"

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: ELTORO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "46. Lunchtime tryst"

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: NOONER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "47. Entities holding property"

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 something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
• Words that mean the same thing: swear, confide, bank
• The opposite would be: mistrust, distrust
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRUSTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "50. Within"

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: AMID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "51. Bunyan's ox or Hoggett's pig"

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 very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
• Words that mean the same thing: sister, infant, baby
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BABE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "52. Applications"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of using
• Words that mean the same thing: U.S.A., utilization, apply
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "54. Tabula ___"

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: RASA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "55. Manilow's "hottest spot north of Havana," informally"

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: COPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "56. Online zine"

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: EMAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "57. Swear to mend things?"

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 something of little value
• Words that mean the same thing: shit, red cent, patch
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DARN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "58. "Cómo ___ usted?""

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: ESTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 43 Down: "60. Minor fault"

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 luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 44 Down: "61. Long March leader"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin)
• Words that mean the same thing: Mao Tsetung, monoamine oxidase, Mao Zedong
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 45 Down: "62. Where 38-Down served, 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: NAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	54	71.1%
Short Answer	15	19.7%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	3.9%
Music	2	2.6%
Literature	1	1.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	31
Down Clues	45
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	5.0 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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

Last Updated: August 29, 2025 at 08:40 PM