February 15, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (44 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, February 15, 2021

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 81 (37 Across, 44 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

February 15, 2021 Monday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Dance at a Jewish wedding	4
2A	5. Chemical that burns	4
3A	9. Chevrolet muscle car	6
4A	15. Home of Waikiki Beach	4
5A	16. Capital of Italia	4
6A	17. Brought (in), as a fish	6
7A	18. Vittles	4
8A	19. "What ___ goes!" (parent's pronouncement)	4
9A	20. Task to "run"	6
10A	21. "Rush Hour" and "21 Jump Street" [Clinton]	14
11A	24. Handle with ___	4
12A	25. Friends' opposite	4
13A	26. TV deputy of Mayberry [Bush 43]	10
14A	30. Leave out	4
15A	34. Kind of port on a computer, in brief	3
16A	35. Zig or zag	4
17A	36. Anticipate	6
18A	38. Dines	4
19A	40. The Buddha is often depicted meditating under it [Obama]	6
20A	43. Numerical information	4
21A	44. Windsurfing locale NE of Honolulu	6
22A	46. "Superfruit" berry	4
23A	48. Cousin of "Kapow!"	3
24A	49. Boxer Spinks who upset Muhammad Ali	4
25A	50. C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C, e.g. [Biden]	10
26A	53. Linguist Chomsky	4
27A	55. Small amounts	4
28A	56. What the starts of 21-, 26-, 40- and 50-Across are, for the presidents in their clues	14
29A	63. Prayer beads	6
30A	64. Shoe bottom	4
31A	65. More than magnificent	4
32A	68. Smitten	6
33A	69. ___ of Arendelle (Disney queen)	4
34A	70. Device that makes a TV "smart"	4
35A	71. Combs to add volume, as a stylist might	6
36A	72. Not the passive sort	4
37A	73. Part of a stairway	4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Dance at a Jewish wedding"

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: HORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Chemical that burns"

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 any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
• Words that mean the same thing: virulent, Zen, sulfurous
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Chevrolet muscle car"

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: CAMARO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Home of Waikiki Beach"

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 island of central hawaii (between molokai and kauai); the chief island of the state
• Words that mean the same thing: Oahu Island
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OAHU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Capital of Italia"

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

  The answer is: ROMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Brought (in), as a fish"

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 walk as if unable to control one's movements
• Words that mean the same thing: stagger, gyrate, lurch
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REELED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Vittles"

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 informal terms for a meal
• Words that mean the same thing: bum, chuck, eats
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GRUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. "What ___ goes!" (parent's pronouncement)"

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: ISAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Task to "run""

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 short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERRAND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. "Rush Hour" and "21 Jump Street" [Clinton]"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: BUDDYCOPMOVIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Handle with ___"

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 work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
• Words that mean the same thing: forethought, caution, wish
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Friends' 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 an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
• Words that mean the same thing: opposition, foe, enemy
• The opposite would be: friend
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FOES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. TV deputy of Mayberry [Bush 43]"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BARNEYFIFE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Leave out"

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 prevent from being included or considered or accepted
• Words that mean the same thing: leave off, drop, take out
• The opposite would be: attend to, include
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OMIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "34. Kind of port on a computer, in brief"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: USB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. Zig or zag"

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 circular segment of a curve
• Words that mean the same thing: tour, good turn, bend
• The opposite would be: unbend
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TURN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. Anticipate"

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: PLANON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Dines"

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 small amount of liquid food
• Words that mean the same thing: sup, swallow
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. The Buddha is often depicted meditating under it [Obama]"

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: BOTREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "43. Numerical information"

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 collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
• Words that mean the same thing: data point, information, datum
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DATA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "44. Windsurfing locale NE of Honolulu"

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: KAILUA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "46. "Superfruit" berry"

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: ACAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "48. Cousin of "Kapow!""

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 ancient city in southeastern iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003
• Words that mean the same thing: clap, bang, eruption
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "49. Boxer Spinks who upset Muhammad Ali"

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 historical area and former kingdom in northwestern spain
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "50. C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C, e.g. [Biden]"

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: MAJORSCALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "53. Linguist Chomsky"

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: NOAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "55. Small amounts"

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 slight amount or degree of difference
• Words that mean the same thing: tad, shade
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "56. What the starts of 21-, 26-, 40- and 50-Across are, for the presidents in their clues"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: WHITEHOUSEDOGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "63. Prayer beads"

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 string of beads used in counting prayers (especially by catholics)
• Words that mean the same thing: prayer beads
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROSARY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "64. Shoe bottom"

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 underside of footwear or a golf club
• Words that mean the same thing: only, solitary, fillet of sole
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "65. More than magnificent"

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 narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
• Words that mean the same thing: heroic, epic poem, epos
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EPIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "68. Smitten"

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: INLOVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "69. ___ of Arendelle (Disney queen)"

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: ELSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "70. Device that makes a TV "smart""

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: ROKU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "71. Combs to add volume, as a stylist might"

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 someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
• Words that mean the same thing: loosen, beleaguer, 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: TEASES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "72. Not the passive sort"

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 person who acts and gets things done
• Words that mean the same thing: actor, 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: DOER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "73. Part of a stairway"

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 maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
• Words that mean the same thing: ill-treat, footstep, gradation
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEP

  Great job if you got it right!

February 15, 2021 Monday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Go ___-wild	3
2D	2. Means of propelling a boat	3
3D	3. Baked dessert made with tart red stalks (and loads of sugar)	10
4D	4. University that's also a color	6
5D	5. Really dry	4
6D	6. Cloth used to cover a teapot, to Brits	4
7D	7. Apple on a desktop	4
8D	8. Respite from work	6
9D	9. ___ brûlée (French custard)	5
10D	10. Spray can mist	7
11D	11. ___ Griffin Enterprises	4
12D	12. Jai ___	4
13D	13. Actress Russo	4
14D	14. Probability	4
15D	22. Mosquito repellent ingredient	4
16D	23. Author Edgar Allan ___	3
17D	24. Like Friday attire in some offices	6
18D	26. Play music in the subway, perhaps	4
19D	27. Rhyming title character who plays the tuba in Cuba, in a Rudy Vallee song	4
20D	28. Curly hairstyle, for short	3
21D	29. 1099-___ (bank-issued tax form)	3
22D	31. Plenty steamed	3
23D	32. Stuck, with no way out	10
24D	33. Sums	6
25D	36. Orchard fruit	4
26D	37. Identify	4
27D	39. ___-mo	3
28D	41. Howard's best friend on "The Big Bang Theory"	3
29D	42. "Green" prefix	3
30D	45. Rattle	7
31D	47. "What ___ be done?"	4
32D	50. Founder of Communist China	3
33D	51. Made smile	6
34D	52. Basketball players, quaintly	6
35D	54. "You got that right!"	5
36D	56. Legal order	4
37D	57. Sharpen	4
38D	58. ___ Verde (locale of San Juan's airport)	4
39D	59. Tourist town in northern New Mexico	4
40D	60. By oneself	4
41D	61. "If all ___ fails ..."	4
42D	62. Letter starter	4
43D	66. Prez with the pooch Heidi	3
44D	67. Saucer go-with	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. Go ___-wild"

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 person regarded as greedy and pig-like
• Words that mean the same thing: pig, grunter, Sus scrofa
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Means of propelling a boat"

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 implement used to propel or steer a boat
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Baked dessert made with tart red stalks (and loads of sugar)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RHUBARBPIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. University that's also a color"

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 (of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AUBURN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Really dry"

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 lacking sufficient water or rainfall
• Words that mean the same thing: desiccated, desiccate, waterless
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Cloth used to cover a teapot, to Brits"

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 padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm
• Words that mean the same thing: tea cosy, cozy, snug
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Apple on a desktop"

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: IMAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Respite from work"

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: DAYOFF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. ___ brûlée (French custard)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CREME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Spray can mist"

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 cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas
• Words that mean the same thing: aerosol container, spray can, aerosol can
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AEROSOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. ___ Griffin Enterprises"

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: MERV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Jai ___"

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: ALAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Actress Russo"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RENE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Probability"

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 likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
• Words that mean the same thing: betting odds
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Mosquito repellent ingredient"

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: DEET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Author Edgar Allan ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states writer and poet (1809-1849)
• Words that mean the same thing: Edgar Allan Poe
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Like Friday attire in some offices"

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 marked by blithe unconcern
• Words that mean the same thing: cursory, occasional, fooling
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CASUAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Play music in the subway, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that play music in a public place and solicit money for it
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUSK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Rhyming title character who plays the tuba in Cuba, in a Rudy Vallee song"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard 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: YUBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Curly hairstyle, 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: FRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. 1099-___ (bank-issued tax form)"

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: INT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Plenty steamed"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that roused to anger; - mark twain
• Words that mean the same thing: unrestrained, huffy, sore
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Stuck, with no way out"

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: INABADSPOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "33. Sums"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the whole amount
• Words that mean the same thing: tot up, total, add together
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOTALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Orchard fruit"

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 sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties
• Words that mean the same thing: Pyrus communis, pear tree
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "37. Identify"

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 language unit by which a person or thing is known
• Words that mean the same thing: call, cite, figure
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. ___-mo"

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: SLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. Howard's best friend on "The Big Bang Theory""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that british dominion over india (1757-1947)
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAJ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "42. "Green" prefix"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ECO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Rattle"

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 disturb the composure of
• Words that mean the same thing: faze, enervate, unsettle
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNNERVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. "What ___ be done?""

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: ISTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Founder of Communist China"

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 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 33 Down: "51. Made smile"

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 occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
• Words that mean the same thing: divert, amuse, disport
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMUSED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "52. Basketball players, quaintly"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an athlete who plays basketball
• Words that mean the same thing: cager, basketball player, basketeer
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAGERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "54. "You got that right!""

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: OHYES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "56. Legal order"

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 (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
• Words that mean the same thing: judicial writ
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WRIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "57. Sharpen"

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 whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors
• Words that mean the same thing: perfect
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "58. ___ Verde (locale of San Juan's airport)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ISLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "59. Tourist town in northern New Mexico"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of the pueblo people living in northern new mexico
• Words that mean the same thing: Taoist, Tao
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "60. By oneself"

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

  The answer is: SOLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "61. "If all ___ fails ...""

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: ELSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "62. Letter starter"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
• Words that mean the same thing: love, darling, devout
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 43 Down: "66. Prez with the pooch Heidi"

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 united states general who supervised the invasion of normandy and the defeat of nazi germany; 34th president of the united states (1890-1961)
• Words that mean the same thing: Dwight Eisenhower, Dwight D. Eisenhower, President Eisenhower
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 44 Down: "67. Saucer go-with"

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 small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
• Words that mean the same thing: loving cup, cupful, transfuse
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	58	71.6%
Short Answer	10	12.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	5	6.2%
Music	2	2.5%
Sports	2	2.5%
Science/Technology	1	1.2%
Geography	1	1.2%
Abbreviation	1	1.2%
History	1	1.2%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	44
Total Clues	81
Average Answer Length	4.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	14 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 Monday, 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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• Down Clues (35 clues)
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, September 25, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (33 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.8 letters

September 25, 2021 Saturday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Industrial V.I.P.	5
2A	6. Flower that's also the name of a "Downton Abbey" character	8
3A	14. Developing, after "in"	5
4A	15. "Mahatma," in translation	9
5A	17. International telephone prefix for Russia	5
6A	18. Greek goddess of memory	9
7A	19. Imperial title	6
8A	21. Abbr. in a birth announcement	3
9A	22. Turkish honorific	3
10A	23. Legal conclusion?	3
11A	24. Chickens (out)	6
12A	27. Big family	4
13A	28. Like favorite films, typically	9
14A	30. Like Seth, among the offspring of Adam and Eve	5
15A	31. Like dry mud on a dog's paws	5
16A	32. "Gotcha"	6
17A	33. Site of the impact of the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago	15
18A	37. Long lunches?	6
19A	38. Some avian homes	5
20A	39. At ___ (befuddled)	5
21A	40. Shipping option for books	9
22A	44. It's full of fiber	4
23A	45. Capybara, for one	6
24A	46. Raleigh-to-Richmond dir.	3
25A	47. Boosts	3
26A	48. "Look what I found!"	3
27A	49. Kind of typeface or Pepperidge Farm cookie	6
28A	51. Sport with a "capture the flag" variety	9
29A	55. Wanderer	5
30A	56. Food dyes, e.g.	9
31A	57. Drop, in a way	5
32A	58. Turned vertically	8
33A	59. Handy device for making gazpacho	5

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. Industrial V.I.P."

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 nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
• Words that mean the same thing: magnate, business leader, power
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BARON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Flower that's also the name of a "Downton Abbey" character"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various tropical american plants of the genus tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MARIGOLD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "14. Developing, after "in""

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: UTERO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. "Mahatma," in translation"

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: GREATSOUL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. International telephone prefix for Russia"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
• Words that mean the same thing: sevener, VII, seven-spot
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEVEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Greek goddess of memory"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (greek mythology) the titaness who was goddess of memory; mother of the muses
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MNEMOSYNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Imperial title"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the title of the holy roman emperors or the emperors of austria or of germany until 1918
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KAISER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "21. Abbr. in a birth announcement"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that 16 ounces avoirdupois
• Words that mean the same thing: lb, pound
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Turkish honorific"

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 title for a civil or military leader (especially in turkey)
• Words that mean the same thing: Agha
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Legal conclusion?"

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 compass point midway between east and southeast
• Words that mean the same thing: east southeast
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Chickens (out)"

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 person who is physically weak and ineffectual
• Words that mean the same thing: weakling, wuss, doormat
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WUSSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "27. Big family"

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

  The answer is: CLAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. Like favorite films, typically"

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: REWATCHED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Like Seth, among the offspring of Adam and Eve"

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 one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
• Words that mean the same thing: one-third, 3rd, tertiary
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THIRD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Like dry mud on a dog's paws"

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 form a coat over
• Words that mean the same thing: cake, 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: CAKED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. "Gotcha""

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: AHISEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Site of the impact of the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago"

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: CHICXULUBCRATER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. Long lunches?"

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 man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
• Words that mean the same thing: champion, submarine sandwich, grinder
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEROES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Some avian homes"

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 small shelter for domestic animals (as sheep or pigeons)
• Words that mean the same thing: cote
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COTES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. At ___ (befuddled)"

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: ALOSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Shipping option for books"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard 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: MEDIAMAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. It's full of fiber"

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 fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LINT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. Capybara, for one"

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 relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
• Words that mean the same thing: gnawer
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RODENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Raleigh-to-Richmond dir."

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 compass point that is midway between north and northeast
• Words that mean the same thing: nor'-nor'-east, north northeast
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Boosts"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: UPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. "Look what I found!""

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 express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
• Words that mean the same thing: aah
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OOH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "49. Kind of typeface or Pepperidge Farm cookie"

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 city in southwestern switzerland at the western end of lake geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations
• Words that mean the same thing: Hollands, Geneve, Holland gin
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GENEVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. Sport with a "capture the flag" variety"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a capsule filled with water-soluble dye used as a projectile in playing the game of paintball
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAINTBALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. Wanderer"

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

  The answer is: NOMAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "56. Food dyes, e.g."

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine
• Words that mean the same thing: additive
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADDITIVES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "57. Drop, in a way"

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

  The answer is: ELIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "58. Turned vertically"

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: SETONEND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "59. Handy device for making gazpacho"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a mechanical device used for dicing food
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DICER

  Great job if you got it right!

September 25, 2021 Down Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Street musician	6
2D	2. Loose	6
3D	3. Run through	6
4D	4. Rock group	4
5D	5. Campaign catchphrase of 1988	10
6D	6. Grand opening?	3
7D	7. Sports agent Tellem	3
8D	8. Pulled (in)	6
9D	9. There are 70 in a Shakespearean sonnet	5
10D	10. Some muscle cars	4
11D	11. W.W. II spy grp.	3
12D	12. Stalwart	8
13D	13. It may be in your jeans	8
14D	16. Tragic lover of myth	7
15D	20. Rowdydow	6
16D	25. Poet Silverstein	4
17D	26. Drew in	7
18D	27. Rhetorical inversion device seen in "Champagne for my real friends, and real pain for my sham friends"	6
19D	29. Confront	6
20D	30. Like the red panda, blue whale and black rhino	10
21D	32. Interim	6
22D	33. Mexican dish named after a small boat	7
23D	34. Rooftop landing sites	8
24D	35. 1960s-'70s detective series set in San Francisco	8
25D	36. Presage	4
26D	40. County that's split in two by the Grand Canyon	6
27D	41. Low on energy	6
28D	42. Enter by force	6
29D	43. Word finishing ring or band	6
30D	45. Newswoman Roberts	5
31D	48. Palindromic number in Italian	4
32D	50. ___ me tangere (Latin warning)	4
33D	52. Quibble	3
34D	53. Spy novelist Deighton	3
35D	54. Drug known by its German initials	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. Street musician"

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 a person who entertains people for money in public places (as by singing or dancing), usually while asking for money
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUSKER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Loose"

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: ATEASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Run through"

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 new appraisal or evaluation
• Words that mean the same thing: reexamine, survey, look 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: REVIEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Rock group"

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 mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• Words that mean the same thing: ore
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Campaign catchphrase of 1988"

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: NONEWTAXES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Grand opening?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MGM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Sports agent Tellem"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: ARN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Pulled (in)"

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 walk as if unable to control one's movements
• Words that mean the same thing: whirl, careen, spin
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REELED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. There are 70 in a Shakespearean sonnet"

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 metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables
• Words that mean the same thing: iambus, iamb
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IAMBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Some muscle cars"

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: GTOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. W.W. II spy grp."

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

  The answer is: OSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Stalwart"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a medium clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)
• Words that mean the same thing: stalwart
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOYALIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. It may be in your jeans"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
• Words that mean the same thing: jean, denim
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DUNGAREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "16. Tragic lover of myth"

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 (greek mythology) a youth beloved of hero who drowned in a storm in the hellespont on one of his nightly visits to see her
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEANDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Rowdydow"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of making a noisy disturbance
• Words that mean the same thing: rumpus, ruction, din
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUCKUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Poet Silverstein"

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: SHEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Drew in"

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 induce to have sex
• Words that mean the same thing: make, score, seduce
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEDUCED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Rhetorical inversion device seen in "Champagne for my real friends, and real pain for my sham friends""

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 intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter x
• Words that mean the same thing: decussation, chiasma
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHIASM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Confront"

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 speak to someone
• Words that mean the same thing: solicit, address, come up to
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACCOST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Like the red panda, blue whale and black rhino"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that pose a threat to; present a danger to
• Words that mean the same thing: jeopardize, jeopardise, imperil
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THREATENED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Interim"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the performance of a part or role in a drama
• Words that mean the same thing: behave, performing, play
• 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: ACTING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Mexican dish named after a small boat"

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: CHALUPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Rooftop landing sites"

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: HELIPADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. 1960s-'70s detective series set in San Francisco"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a man of great strength or bravery
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRONSIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Presage"

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 indicate by signs
• Words that mean the same thing: betoken, predict, augur
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. County that's split in two by the Grand Canyon"

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 member of the north american indian people formerly living in the colorado river valley in arizona and nevada and california
• Words that mean the same thing: Mojave Desert, Mohave Desert, Mojave
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOHAVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Low on energy"

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 lacking vigor or energy
• Words that mean the same thing: anaemic
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANEMIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Enter by force"

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 march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
• Words that mean the same thing: intrude on, obtrude upon, overrun
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INVADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. Word finishing ring or band"

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 person who rules or guides or inspires others
• Words that mean the same thing: loss leader, drawing card
• The opposite would be: follower
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEADER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Newswoman Roberts"

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 small old world songbird with a reddish breast
• Words that mean the same thing: Erithacus rubecola, Turdus migratorius, Old World robin
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROBIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Palindromic number in Italian"

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: OTTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. ___ me tangere (Latin warning)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NOLI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Quibble"

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 34 Down: "53. Spy novelist Deighton"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: LEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "54. Drug known by its German initials"

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 powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid
• Words that mean the same thing: lysergic acid diethylamide
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LSD

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	48	70.6%
Short Answer	9	13.2%
Literature	2	2.9%
Sports	2	2.9%
Food & Drink	2	2.9%
History	2	2.9%
Abbreviation	1	1.5%
Movies/Film	1	1.5%
Music	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	35
Total Clues	68
Average Answer Length	5.8 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 Saturday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 14, 2025 at 06:25 PM