November 18, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (33 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

November 18, 2020 Wednesday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Go bad	3
2A	4. ___ Coeur, Mo.	5
3A	9. Hayes in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame	5
4A	14. "Well, looky here!"	3
5A	15. Fuel carrier at sea	5
6A	16. ___ toast	5
7A	17. Betting game in which you could lose your shirt	10
8A	19. One who's constantly talking smack	5
9A	20. Brooklyn basketball team	7
10A	21. Shaped like grapes	5
11A	23. Time away from the grind, for short	5
12A	24. Film cast and crew celebration	9
13A	27. Insolent manner	8
14A	30. Secondary schools in France	6
15A	31. Approach	6
16A	33. Aid in making a pompadour	3
17A	34. Almost twins ... as suggested by this puzzle's circled squares?	13
18A	39. [head slap]	3
19A	40. Smooth, in music	6
20A	41. Like some writing of Anaïs Nin	6
21A	45. Adkins, for Adele	8
22A	49. Tickets for shorter lines, good seats, backstage access, etc.	9
23A	51. Thespian	5
24A	52. What might be taken to go?	5
25A	53. The speed of sound	7
26A	55. Lofty abode	5
27A	57. Some old mobile devices	10
28A	59. A.F.C. East athlete, for short	5
29A	60. Disney princess with "a dreamy far-off look, and her nose stuck in a book"	5
30A	61. One arguing in court: Abbr.	3
31A	62. Bookish sorts	5
32A	63. Twiddled one's thumbs	5
33A	64. Sch. with a campus in Shreveport	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. Go bad"

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 state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
• Words that mean the same thing: molder, bunk, bunkum
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. ___ Coeur, Mo."

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: CREVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Hayes in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame"

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 (old testament) the second patriarch; son of abraham and sarah who was offered by abraham as a sacrifice to god; father of jacob and esau
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ISAAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. "Well, looky here!""

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: OHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Fuel carrier at sea"

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 worker who oils engines or machinery
• Words that mean the same thing: oil tanker, tank ship, oil well
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OILER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. ___ toast"

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 australian operatic soprano (1861-1931)
• Words that mean the same thing: Dame Nellie Melba, Helen Porter Mitchell
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MELBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Betting game in which you could lose your shirt"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about sports.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STRIPPOKER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. One who's constantly talking smack"

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

  The answer is: HATER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Brooklyn basketball team"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: THENETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Shaped like grapes"

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 of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base
• Words that mean the same thing: elliptical, prolate, ovoid
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Time away from the grind, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RANDR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Film cast and crew celebration"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WRAPPARTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Insolent manner"

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 a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
• Words that mean the same thing: position, mental attitude, posture
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATTITUDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Secondary schools in France"

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 school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
• Words that mean the same thing: secondary school, middle school, Gymnasium
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LYCEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Approach"

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: GONEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Aid in making a pompadour"

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 colloid in a more solid form than a sol
• Words that mean the same thing: colloidal gel, gelatin, 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 17 Across: "34. Almost twins ... as suggested by this puzzle's circled squares?"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: TWOPEASINAPOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "39. [head slap]"

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 syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
• Words that mean the same thing: ut, do
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. Smooth, in music"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected
• Words that mean the same thing: smooth
• The opposite would be: staccato
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEGATO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Like some writing of Anaïs Nin"

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

  The answer is: EROTIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "45. Adkins, for Adele"

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: LASTNAME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "49. Tickets for shorter lines, good seats, backstage access, etc."

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert 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: VIPPASSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "51. Thespian"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a theatrical performer
• Words that mean the same thing: player, thespian, worker
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACTOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "52. What might be taken to go?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EXLAX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "53. The speed of sound"

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: MACHONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "55. Lofty abode"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
• Words that mean the same thing: eyry, eyrie, aery
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AERIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "57. Some old mobile devices"

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: FLIPPHONES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "59. A.F.C. East athlete, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: NYJET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "60. Disney princess with "a dreamy far-off look, and her nose stuck in a book""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BELLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "61. One arguing in court: 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: ATT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "62. Bookish sorts"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
• Words that mean the same thing: nerd, grind, dweeb
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NERDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "63. Twiddled one's thumbs"

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 run disconnected or idle
• Words that mean the same thing: stagnate, slug, idle
• The opposite would be: run, work
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDLED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "64. Sch. with a campus in Shreveport"

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: LSU

  Great job if you got it right!

November 18, 2020 Wednesday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Platforms for speakers	6
2D	2. Words following "Which thing?"	6
3D	3. Sign in an apartment window	6
4D	4. Signature feature of a Duracell battery	9
5D	5. Total hoot	4
6D	6. Fraternal group with a mammalian name	4
7D	7. Peace sign shape	3
8D	8. Slip-up	5
9D	9. "OK by me"	7
10D	10. Largest airport in the Pacific Northwest	6
11D	11. Ziggy Stardust vis-à-vis David Bowie	8
12D	12. Midge Maisel's father on "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"	3
13D	13. Garage occupant	3
14D	18. Dye for denim	6
15D	22. Kilmer of "Top Gun"	3
16D	24. Sneaky sorts	7
17D	25. Peeved, with "off"	4
18D	26. Fashion inits.	3
19D	28. French article	3
20D	29. "What's the big ___?"	4
21D	32. Latvia's capital	4
22D	34. Doughnut shapes, mathematically	4
23D	35. Burger King offering	9
24D	36. "Old Town Road" rapper Lil ___ X	3
25D	37. Stuck on	8
26D	38. Lightweight rainwear	6
27D	39. Patel of "Slumdog Millionaire"	3
28D	42. Moved on the tarmac	6
29D	43. Places to be marooned	6
30D	44. Farm-share program, for short	3
31D	46. Lacking a key, in music	6
32D	47. "Woman With a Parasol" and "Impression, Sunrise"	6
33D	48. 1974 pop hit with Spanish lyrics	6
34D	50. Like Robert Mueller beginning in 2013	5
35D	53. Move around, with "about"	4
36D	54. First company to be valued at $1 trillion	5
37D	55. Raggedy ___	3
38D	56. Word before dropper or popper	3
39D	58. Spearheaded	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. Platforms for speakers"

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 platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
• Words that mean the same thing: pulpit, podium, rostrum
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROSTRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Words following "Which thing?""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OHTHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Sign in an apartment window"

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: TORENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Signature feature of a Duracell battery"

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: COPPERTOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Total hoot"

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 public act of violence by an unruly mob
• Words that mean the same thing: carouse, rioting, howler
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Fraternal group with a mammalian name"

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

  The answer is: ELKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Peace sign shape"

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: VEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Slip-up"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
• Words that mean the same thing: misplay, mistake, erroneous belief
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERROR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. "OK by me""

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: IMHAPPY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Largest airport in the Pacific Northwest"

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: SEATAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Ziggy Stardust vis-à-vis David Bowie"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: ALTEREGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Midge Maisel's father on "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel""

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: ABE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Garage occupant"

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 motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
• Words that mean the same thing: cable car, automobile, auto
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Dye for denim"

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 blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically
• Words that mean the same thing: indigotin, indigo plant, Indigofera tinctoria
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INDIGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Kilmer of "Top Gun""

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: VAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Sneaky sorts"

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 person who is regarded as treacherous or sneaky
• Words that mean the same thing: weasel
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEASELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Peeved, with "off""

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 place on a tee
• Words that mean the same thing: tee up, tee
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Fashion inits."

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: YSL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. French article"

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: UNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. "What's the big ___?""

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 particular instance of buying or selling
• Words that mean the same thing: share, spate, grapple
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Latvia's capital"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a port city on the gulf of riga that is the capital and largest city of latvia; formerly a member of the hanseatic league
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of Latvia
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Doughnut shapes, mathematically"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle
• Words that mean the same thing: tore, torus, toroid
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TORI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Burger King offering"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WHOPPERJR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. "Old Town Road" rapper Lil ___ X"

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 silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt)
• Words that mean the same thing: sodium, atomic number 11, Na
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Stuck on"

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 cause to be attached
• Words that mean the same thing: tie, confiscate, connected
• The opposite would be: detached, unattached
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATTACHED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. Lightweight rainwear"

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

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• This could be something that a blanket-like cloak with a hole in the center for the head
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PONCHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. Patel of "Slumdog Millionaire""

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

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

  The answer is: DEV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Moved on the tarmac"

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 travel slowly
• Words that mean the same thing: taxi, cab
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAXIED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. Places to be marooned"

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

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• This could be something that a small island
• Words that mean the same thing: isle, islet
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ISLETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "44. Farm-share program, 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: CSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "46. Lacking a key, in music"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that characterized by avoidance of traditional western tonality
• Words that mean the same thing: unkeyed
• The opposite would be: tonal
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATONAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "47. "Woman With a Parasol" and "Impression, Sunrise""

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 french impressionist painter (1840-1926)
• Words that mean the same thing: Monet, Claude Monet
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MONETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "48. 1974 pop hit with Spanish lyrics"

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: ERESTU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "50. Like Robert Mueller beginning in 2013"

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: EXFBI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "53. Move around, with "about""

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 plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
• Words that mean the same thing: grind, John Mill, manufactory
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "54. First company to be valued at $1 trillion"

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 fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
• Words that mean the same thing: orchard apple tree, Malus pumila
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APPLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "55. Raggedy ___"

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: ANN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "56. Word before dropper or popper"

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 organ of sight
• Words that mean the same thing: oculus, eyeball, centre
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "58. Spearheaded"

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

  The answer is: LED

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	41	56.9%
Short Answer	16	22.2%
Abbreviation	5	6.9%
Sports	2	2.8%
Music	2	2.8%
Literature	2	2.8%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.4%
Geography	1	1.4%
Science/Technology	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.4 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 letters

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Last Updated: September 21, 2025 at 07:17 AM

No 27382, Sunday Oct 27, 2024 NY Times Crossword by Jeffrey Martinovic and Jeff Chen

Across Clues :

1. Exams first administered in 1926, 5. View from St. Moritz, 9. "I thought you were my friend!?", 13. Load of laundry, 17. Jeweler's unit, 19. Complete journey … or what 84-Down makes in this puzzle?, 21. Woodworker's spinner, 22. Like Yeats, but not Keats, 23. Aids in car buying, 24. Remove from packaging, 25. Complete some reps, 27. In the red, 28. Do-to-do delivery?, 29. Joan Cusack and Robert Downey Jr. each spent one season on it, for short, 30. Certain court documents, 33. In which 1 + 1 equals 10, 36. Former senator Kennedy, 37. Completing a cycle, like 84-Down in this puzzle?, 40. "Battle Hymn of the Republic," for one, 42. Borrower's note, 43. Like many verification codes, 46. Impressively tough, in slang, 47. Crocheting template, 50. Re-lease?, 52. Nickname for a 2000s Yankee slugger, 53. Montreal hockey player, to fans, 54. Check scanner, for short, 56. A.P.R.-lowering option, 57. A.P., Reuters, etc., 59. Hudson Bay or the Caspian, 63. Hair-lightening brand, 64. Sherlock Holmes, e.g., 66. Apt central entry for this puzzle, 67. The Lone Ranger, to Tonto, 69. Gender-neutral possessive, 71. Possesses, 72. Office message, 73. Millimeter-wide photo used for conveying secret messages, 77. Pants, informally, 81. Roofed porch, 82. Late-night sub, say, 86. Garfield's predecessor, 88. Weary cry, 90. Company whose name ends in an exclamation point, 91. Steak option in northern Canada, 93. Celebrity chef Hussain who won "The Great British Bake Off", 94. However, 95. Fit to serve, in a way, 96. Ireland, poetically, 97. Newlyweds' booking, 104. Behind, 105. Gives a lot of attention, with "on", 107. Old ___, Conn., 108. Supermodel with a palindromic name, 109. ___ Johnson Sirleaf, Africa's first elected female head of state, 110. "What have we here!", 111. "They'll grow out of that" … or a description of eight squares in this puzzle, 115. Every member of the C.I.A.'s K-9 unit, 116. "___ Affaire de Femmes" (1988 French classic), 117. It can be quite sappy, 118. Half of an exchange, 119. "Let's do it!", 120. Texter's "As I see it …", 121. Co. that introduced Dungeons & Dragons, 122. Means of getting unstuck, 123. Black ___, 124. Margaret Thatcher, e.g., 125. Chiding sound

Down Clues :

1. Hits a rough patch, perhaps, 2. Judge seen on a bench, 3. Major ordeal, 4. Lip, 5. Constellation in the southern sky, 6. Reed or Rawls, 7. Delay, 8. Sledder's outfit, 9. Color named for a famed prep school, 10. Oh-so-regrettable, 11. What's mined in a stannary, 12. Big name in shipping, 13. Wish list item, 14. Time "up", 15. Act rudely in a crowd, 16. Did some spelling?, 18. Jersey-born rock icon, familiarly, 20. Roman numeral that anagrams to part of the eye, 21. "Charlie's Angels" actress, 26. Charlie's Angels and others, 28. Their dorsal fins can reach six feet in height, 31. Stopover, 32. Vessel for an omelet, 34. Diminuendo al ___ ("fade to nothingness," on a score), 35. Slot machine lever, 37. Marked, 38. Property unit, 39. Europe's highest volcano, 40. Nintendo antagonist in purple overalls, 41. Decorate, 44. First name on the Supreme Court, 45. Lifesaving device, for short, 46. Cry loudly, 48. Skilled, 49. Symptom of an allergic reaction, 51. Fork part, 53. Mob enforcer, 55. Add milk to a customer's coffee, in diner lingo, 58. Feature of James Earl Jones's voice, 60. "That hits the spot!", 61. Gun lobby org., 62. Some N.F.L. linemen, in brief, 63. Gave a big kiss, 65. Big name in experimental music, 68. CPR expert, 70. Insignificant amount, 72. "___ Robinson" (Simon & Garfunkel hit), 73. Cookies made with ground almond or coconut, 74. Highly agitated, 75. Ain't that the tooth!, 76. Crime novelist Josephine, 77. Sound from beneath a sheet, 78. Skywalker portrayer, 79. Guesstimate, 80. Elite naval groups, 81. Nearly succeeded … but there's a catch!, 83. Green-light, 84. This puzzle's subject, 85. Places for grilling, 87. Horned antelope of southern Africa, 89. Cry of frustration, 92. "You follow?", 98. Elizabeth of "WandaVision", 99. A.F.C. East player, 100. Bird that's incapable of walking backward, 101. Ballpark figure, 102. Cry in a laser tag arena, 103. Spanish "I love you", 106. Jedi foe, 109. Nonsense word in a playground rhyme, 112. Prefix with glyceride, 113. Gentle attention-getter, 114. Polite term of address

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 27, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Exams first administered in 1926. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SATS

  
  

  Possible Answer : Sat, Sabbatum, Saturday




• The clue is 5. View from St. Moritz. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ALPS

  
  

  Possible Answer : alp, the_Alps, Alps




• The clue is 9. "I thought you were my friend!?". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ETTU

  
  



• The clue is 13. Load of laundry. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: WASH

  
  

  Possible Answer : washing, lap, slipstream, wash_off, race, wash, moisten, wash_out, airstream, launder, laundry, wash_away, wash_drawing, washables, washout, lavation, rinse, backwash, lave, dry_wash, dampen




• The clue is 17. Jeweler's unit. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: KARAT

  
  

  Possible Answer : kt, carat, karat




• The clue is 19. Complete journey … or what 84-Down makes in this puzzle?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: ROUNDTRIP

  
  



• The clue is 21. Woodworker's spinner. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: LATHE

  
  

  Possible Answer : lathe




• The clue is 22. Like Yeats, but not Keats. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: IRISH

  
  

  Possible Answer : Irish_whisky, Irish_people, Irish, Irish_whiskey, Irish_Gaelic




• The clue is 23. Aids in car buying. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: AUTOLOANS

  
  



• The clue is 24. Remove from packaging. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: UNBOX

  
  

  Possible Answer : unbox

  Possible Opposite Answer : box




• The clue is 25. Complete some reps. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: DOASET

  
  



• The clue is 27. In the red. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: OWING

  
  

  Possible Answer : owe, undischarged, owing, outstanding




• The clue is 28. Do-to-do delivery?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: OCTAVE

  
  

  Possible Answer : musical_octave, octave




• The clue is 29. Joan Cusack and Robert Downey Jr. each spent one season on it, for short. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: SNL

  
  



• The clue is 30. Certain court documents. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: BRIEFS

  
  

  Possible Answer : briefs, legal_brief, Jockey_shorts, brief




• The clue is 33. In which 1 + 1 equals 10. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: BINARY

  
  

  Possible Answer : double_star, binary_program, binary_star, binary




• The clue is 36. Former senator Kennedy. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: TED

  
  

  Possible Answer : Teddy_boy, Ted




• The clue is 37. Completing a cycle, like 84-Down in this puzzle?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: GOINGFULLCIRCLE

  
  



• The clue is 40. "Battle Hymn of the Republic," for one. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: WARSONG

  
  



• The clue is 42. Borrower's note. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: IOU

  
  

  Possible Answer : IOU




• The clue is 43. Like many verification codes. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: EMAILED

  
  

  Possible Answer : email, netmail, e-mail




• The clue is 46. Impressively tough, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: BADASS

  
  



• The clue is 47. Crocheting template. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: PATTERN

  
  

  Possible Answer : model, convention, practice, shape, form, radiation_pattern, normal, formula, traffic_pattern, rule, design, pattern, figure, blueprint, radiation_diagram, approach_pattern




• The clue is 50. Re-lease?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: SUBLET

  
  

  Possible Answer : sublease, sublet




• The clue is 52. Nickname for a 2000s Yankee slugger. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: AROD

  
  



• The clue is 53. Montreal hockey player, to fans. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: HAB

  
  



• The clue is 54. Check scanner, for short. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ATM

  
  

  Possible Answer : cash_dispenser, automated_teller_machine, atm, automatic_teller_machine, standard_pressure, atmosphere, automatic_teller, standard_atmosphere, cash_machine, automated_teller, asynchronous_transfer_mode, ATM




• The clue is 56. A.P.R.-lowering option. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: REFI

  
  



• The clue is 57. A.P., Reuters, etc.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: WIRES

  
  

  Possible Answer : telegram, electrify, telegraph, wire, cable, conducting_wire

  Possible Opposite Answer : unwire




• The clue is 59. Hudson Bay or the Caspian. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: INLANDSEA

  
  



• The clue is 63. Hair-lightening brand. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SUNIN

  
  



• The clue is 64. Sherlock Holmes, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: LONDONER

  
  

  Possible Answer : Londoner




• The clue is 66. Apt central entry for this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: EARTH

  
  

  Possible Answer : earthly_concern, dry_land, Earth, terra_firma, solid_ground, worldly_concern, earth, globe, land, ground, world




• The clue is 67. The Lone Ranger, to Tonto. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: KEMOSABE

  
  



• The clue is 69. Gender-neutral possessive. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ONES

  
  

  Possible Answer : ace, unity, 1, I, single, one




• The clue is 71. Possesses. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: HAS

  
  

  Possible Answer : induce, throw, deliver, receive, take, hold, let, get, hour_angle, have_got, stimulate, make, possess, take_in, give, suffer, consume, give_birth, cause, accept, ingest, have, HA, sustain, birth, own, bear, feature, experience

  Possible Opposite Answer : lack, abstain, refuse




• The clue is 72. Office message. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: MEMO

  
  

  Possible Answer : memo, memoranda, memorandum




• The clue is 73. Millimeter-wide photo used for conveying secret messages. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: MICRODOT

  
  

  Possible Answer : microdot




• The clue is 77. Pants, informally. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: BRITCHES

  
  

  Possible Answer : britches




• The clue is 81. Roofed porch. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: LANAI

  
  

  Possible Answer : Lanai, Lanai_Island, lanai




• The clue is 82. Late-night sub, say. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: GUESTHOST

  
  



• The clue is 86. Garfield's predecessor. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: HAYES

  
  

  Possible Answer : Rutherford_B._Hayes, Hayes, Rutherford_Birchard_Hayes, Helen_Hayes, hay, President_Hayes




• The clue is 88. Weary cry. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: ICANTGOON

  
  



• The clue is 90. Company whose name ends in an exclamation point. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: YAHOO

  
  

  Possible Answer : hayseed, yokel, hick, rube, yahoo, Yahoo, chawbacon, bumpkin




• The clue is 91. Steak option in northern Canada. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: MOOSEMEAT

  
  



• The clue is 93. Celebrity chef Hussain who won "The Great British Bake Off". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: NADIYA

  
  



• The clue is 94. However. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: YET

  
  

  Possible Answer : nonetheless, nevertheless, even_so, so_far, til_now, withal, in_time, hitherto, up_to_now, even, however, still, until_now, heretofore, as_yet, thus_far, all_the_same, yet, notwithstanding




• The clue is 95. Fit to serve, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: EDIBLE

  
  

  Possible Answer : comestible, victual, edible, pabulum, eatable, victuals

  Possible Opposite Answer : inedible




• The clue is 96. Ireland, poetically. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ERIN

  
  

  Possible Answer : Erin




• The clue is 97. Newlyweds' booking. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: HONEYMOONSUITE

  
  



• The clue is 104. Behind. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: LATE

  
  

  Possible Answer : deep, previous, recently, recent, belatedly, late, latterly, of_late, later, former, lately, belated, tardy, tardily

  Possible Opposite Answer : early




• The clue is 105. Gives a lot of attention, with "on". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: DOTES

  
  

  Possible Answer : dot, stud, disperse, constellate, scatter, dote, sprinkle, dust




• The clue is 107. Old ___, Conn.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: LYME

  
  



• The clue is 108. Supermodel with a palindromic name. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: EMME

  
  



• The clue is 109. ___ Johnson Sirleaf, Africa's first elected female head of state. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ELLEN

  
  



• The clue is 110. "What have we here!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: OOH

  
  

  Possible Answer : aah, ooh




• The clue is 111. "They'll grow out of that" … or a description of eight squares in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: ITSJUSTAPHASE

  
  



• The clue is 115. Every member of the C.I.A.'s K-9 unit. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: LAB

  
  

  Possible Answer : research_laboratory, research_lab, lab, science_laboratory, laboratory, science_lab




• The clue is 116. "___ Affaire de Femmes" (1988 French classic). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: UNE

  
  



• The clue is 117. It can be quite sappy. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: TREE

  
  

  Possible Answer : corner, Tree, tree, shoetree, Sir_Herbert_Beerbohm_Tree, tree_diagram




• The clue is 118. Half of an exchange. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: TAT

  
  

  Possible Answer : tackiness, tat, intertwine, TAT, cheapness, sleaze, Thematic_Apperception_Test




• The clue is 119. "Let's do it!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: IMIN

  
  



• The clue is 120. Texter's "As I see it …". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: IMO

  
  

  Possible Answer : International_Maritime_Organization, IMO




• The clue is 121. Co. that introduced Dungeons & Dragons. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: TSR

  
  



• The clue is 122. Means of getting unstuck. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: HINT

  
  

  Possible Answer : soupcon, wind, clue, jot, suggest, intimation, touch, suggestion, tinge, pinch, trace, speck, confidential_information, mite, steer, tip, lead, breath, hint




• The clue is 123. Black ___. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: OPS

  
  

  Possible Answer : Ops




• The clue is 124. Margaret Thatcher, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: TORY

  
  

  Possible Answer : Tory




• The clue is 125. Chiding sound. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: TSK

  
  

  Possible Answer : tut-tut, tut, tsk

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Hits a rough patch, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SKIDS

  
  

  Possible Answer: slue, sideslip, slip, slide, brake_shoe, skid, slew, shoe

• The clue is 2. Judge seen on a bench. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: AARON

  
  

  Possible Answer: Hank_Aaron, Aaron, Henry_Louis_Aaron

• The clue is 3. Major ordeal. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: TRIAL

  
  

  Possible Answer: trial, visitation, run, tribulation, trial_run, test, tryout

• The clue is 4. Lip. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SASS

  
  

  Possible Answer: sassing, Special_Air_Service, back_talk, backtalk, mouth, lip, SAS, sass

• The clue is 5. Constellation in the southern sky. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ARA

  
  

  Possible Answer: Ara, genus_Ara

• The clue is 6. Reed or Rawls. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: LOU

  
  

• The clue is 7. Delay. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: PUTOFF

  
  

  Possible Answer: putoff

• The clue is 8. Sledder's outfit. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: SNOWSUIT

  
  

  Possible Answer: snowsuit

• The clue is 9. Color named for a famed prep school. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: ETONBLUE

  
  

• The clue is 10. Oh-so-regrettable. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: TRAGIC

  
  

  Possible Answer: tragic, tragical

• The clue is 11. What's mined in a stannary. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: TIN

  
  

  Possible Answer: tin, Sn, cannister, tin_can, can, canister, put_up, atomic_number_50

• The clue is 12. Big name in shipping. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: UPS

  
  

  Possible Answer: up

• The clue is 13. Wish list item. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: WANT

  
  

  Possible Answer: deprivation, wishing, desire, lack, wish, neediness, want, need, deficiency, require, privation

• The clue is 14. Time "up". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ATBAT

  
  

• The clue is 15. Act rudely in a crowd. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SHOVE

  
  

  Possible Answer: thrust, stuff, jostle, squeeze, shove

• The clue is 16. Did some spelling?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: HEXED

  
  

  Possible Answer: jinx, enchant, glamour, hex, hexed, witch, bewitch, jinxed

• The clue is 18. Jersey-born rock icon, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: THEBOSS

  
  

• The clue is 20. Roman numeral that anagrams to part of the eye. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: DLI

  
  

• The clue is 21. "Charlie's Angels" actress. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: LUCYLIU

  
  

• The clue is 26. Charlie's Angels and others. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: TRIOS

  
  

  Possible Answer: III, ternion, terzetto, ternary, trio, threesome, triple, tierce, three, trine, triad, leash, tercet, trinity, trey, deuce-ace, troika, triplet, 3

• The clue is 28. Their dorsal fins can reach six feet in height. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ORCAS

  
  

  Possible Answer: sea_wolf, killer_whale, killer, Orcinus_orca, orca, grampus

• The clue is 31. Stopover. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: INN

  
  

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

• The clue is 32. Vessel for an omelet. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: EGGPAN

  
  

• The clue is 34. Diminuendo al ___ ("fade to nothingness," on a score). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: NIENTE

  
  

• The clue is 35. Slot machine lever. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ARM

  
  

  Possible Answer: limb, build_up, sleeve, subdivision, arm, weapon, branch, gird, fortify, weapon_system

  Possible Opposite Answer : disarm

• The clue is 37. Marked. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: GRADED

  
  

  Possible Answer: rank, rate, ranked, score, mark, order, stratified, range, graded, place, grade

• The clue is 38. Property unit. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: LOT

  
  

  Possible Answer: great_deal, flock, batch, dispense, dish_out, pile, mass, muckle, band, bunch, mint, spate, fate, deal_out, mountain, set, mickle, fortune, heap, mete_out, parcel_out, allot, Lot, mess, pot, destiny, plenty, shell_out, circle, good_deal, passel, quite_a_little, tidy_sum, lot, portion, dole_out, deal, slew, stack, administer, distribute, sight, luck, hatful, wad, caboodle, peck, draw, raft, circumstances

• The clue is 39. Europe's highest volcano. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: ELBRUS

  
  

• The clue is 40. Nintendo antagonist in purple overalls. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: WARIO

  
  

• The clue is 41. Decorate. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ADORN

  
  

  Possible Answer: grace, invest, deck, adorn, decorate, ornament, beautify, clothe, embellish

• The clue is 44. First name on the Supreme Court. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ELENA

  
  

• The clue is 45. Lifesaving device, for short. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: DEFIB

  
  

• The clue is 46. Cry loudly. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: BAWL

  
  

  Possible Answer: bellow, bawl, yawp

• The clue is 48. Skilled. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ABLE

  
  

  Possible Answer: able, capable, able-bodied

  Possible Opposite Answer : unable

• The clue is 49. Symptom of an allergic reaction. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: RASH

  
  

  Possible Answer: rash, roseola, skin_rash, heady, foolhardy, efflorescence, reckless, blizzard

• The clue is 51. Fork part. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: TINE

  
  

  Possible Answer: tine

• The clue is 53. Mob enforcer. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: HIREDGOON

  
  

• The clue is 55. Add milk to a customer's coffee, in diner lingo. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: MAKEITMOO

  
  

• The clue is 58. Feature of James Earl Jones's voice. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: SONORITY

  
  

  Possible Answer: sonority, resonance, reverberance, sonorousness, ringing, vibrancy, plangency

• The clue is 60. "That hits the spot!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: AAH

  
  

  Possible Answer: aah, ooh

• The clue is 61. Gun lobby org.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: NRA

  
  

  Possible Answer: NRA, National_Rifle_Association

• The clue is 62. Some N.F.L. linemen, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: DTS

  
  

  Possible Answer: DTs, delirium_tremens

• The clue is 63. Gave a big kiss. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: SMOOCHED

  
  

  Possible Answer: spoon, smooch

• The clue is 65. Big name in experimental music. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ENO

  
  

• The clue is 68. CPR expert. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: EMT

  
  

• The clue is 70. Insignificant amount. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: SOU

  
  

  Possible Answer: sou

• The clue is 72. "___ Robinson" (Simon & Garfunkel hit). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: MRS

  
  

  Possible Answer: Mrs, Mr, Mister, Mr., Mrs.

• The clue is 73. Cookies made with ground almond or coconut. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: MACAROONS

  
  

  Possible Answer: macaroon

• The clue is 74. Highly agitated. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: INADITHER

  
  

• The clue is 75. Ain't that the tooth!. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: CANINE

  
  

  Possible Answer: eyetooth, laniary, dogtooth, canine, canine_tooth, canid, eye_tooth, cuspid

• The clue is 76. Crime novelist Josephine. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: TEY

  
  

• The clue is 77. Sound from beneath a sheet. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: BOO

  
  

  Possible Answer: hiss, snort, bird, boo, Bronx_cheer, razz, raspberry, hoot, razzing

  Possible Opposite Answer : applaud

• The clue is 78. Skywalker portrayer. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: HAMILL

  
  

• The clue is 79. Guesstimate. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: EYEBALLIT

  
  

• The clue is 80. Elite naval groups. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: SEALTEAMS

  
  

• The clue is 81. Nearly succeeded … but there's a catch!. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: LINEDOUT

  
  

• The clue is 83. Green-light. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: SAYYESTO

  
  

• The clue is 84. This puzzle's subject. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: THEMOON

  
  

• The clue is 85. Places for grilling. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: HOTSEATS

  
  

• The clue is 87. Horned antelope of southern Africa. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: STEENBOK

  
  

  Possible Answer: Raphicerus_campestris, steinbok, steenbok

• The clue is 89. Cry of frustration. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: GAH

  
  

• The clue is 92. "You follow?". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: SEE

  
  

  Possible Answer: visualize, ensure, reckon, run_across, project, interpret, watch, determine, attend, ascertain, examine, escort, meet, get_a_line, assure, see, check, realize, take_in, go_steady, picture, pick_up, control, witness, realise, insure, run_into, hear, image, learn, visit, regard, date, get_word, go_out, understand, fancy, visualise, go_through, come_across, find_out, construe, view, get_wind, catch, find, encounter, discover, look, see_to_it, experience, figure, envision, consider, take_care

• The clue is 98. Elizabeth of "WandaVision". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: OLSEN

  
  

• The clue is 99. A.F.C. East player. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: NYJET

  
  

• The clue is 100. Bird that's incapable of walking backward. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: EMU

  
  

  Possible Answer: Emu_novaehollandiae, emu, Dromaius_novaehollandiae, electromagnetic_unit

• The clue is 101. Ballpark figure. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: UMP

  
  

  Possible Answer: ump, umpire

• The clue is 102. Cry in a laser tag arena. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: IMHIT

  
  

• The clue is 103. Spanish "I love you". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: TEAMO

  
  

• The clue is 106. Jedi foe. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SITH

  
  

• The clue is 109. Nonsense word in a playground rhyme. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: EENY

  
  

• The clue is 112. Prefix with glyceride. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: TRI

  
  

• The clue is 113. Gentle attention-getter. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: TAP

  
  

  Possible Answer: beg, solicit, exploit, bug, pink, strike, water_faucet, tap, water_tap, rap, pat, wiretap, tapdance, intercept, tip, spigot, hydrant, knock, dab

• The clue is 114. Polite term of address. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: SIR

  
  

  Possible Answer: Sir, sir