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Saturday, October 17, 2026

Complete Solutions for NYT Mini Trivia Week 3 October 17, 2026

Trivia Week 3 NYT Mini October 17, 2026 Solutions & Guide

20 clues today. If you're stuck on any of them, scroll down — hints first, answers hidden underneath.

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About Today's Puzzle

NYT Mini Crossword solutions for October 17, 2026
NYT Mini Crossword Grid - Saturday, October 17, 2026
Puzzle Statistics
Detail Information
Date October 17, 2026
Grid Size 5 x 5 squares
Total Clues 20 clues
Across Clues 10 clues
Down Clues 10 clues
Average Solve Time Under 1 minute

Today's Trivia Week 3 NYT Mini Crossword Grid Layout

Standard Mini size again: 5 across, 5 down.

5x5 Crossword Grid Pattern
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5
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Row 3          
Row 4          
Row 5          

How to Solve This One Fast

  1. Read through all the clues before filling in a single square.
  2. Start with anything three letters or shorter.
  3. Crossing letters are your best friend for the trickier answers.
  4. Question mark clues (?) almost always mean wordplay, not a literal answer.
  5. Watch for the usual suspects: THE, AND, ARE, FOR, NOT.

Quick Facts

  • Total squares: 25 (5 × 5)
  • Typical solve time: well under a minute for most regulars
  • Good time to play: on a coffee break
  • Difficulty: built to be approachable

Across Clues - 10 Total

These run left to right across the grid.

Across Clues List
Number Clue
1 Across 37. Give credit to
2 Across 42. It's meant to be believed
3 Across 43. Rich
4 Across 34. "One ___" (Elizabeth Bishop poem that repeats the line "The ___ of losing isn't hard to master")
5 Across 31. Party leader?
6 Across 21. Silicon Valley V.I.P.
7 Across 50. ___ bowl
8 Across 54. ___ mess (British dessert)
9 Across 55. Traditional Passover dish
10 Across 19. Mothers in cotes

Hints and Answers for Across Clues

Stuck on one? Hints and answers for each clue are below. A few other guides worth a look:


1 Across: "37. Give credit to"

Hints:

  • This one runs 4 letters long.
  • This is more of an abbreviation than a regular word.
  • Kicks off with 'C' and wraps up with 'E'.

Answer:

Click to reveal CITE


2 Across: "42. It's meant to be believed"

Hints:

  • Starts with 'I', ends with 'M'.
  • Short form / acronym territory here.
  • Count on 3 letters here.

Answer:

Click to reveal ISM


3 Across: "43. Rich"

Hints:

  • You could also think of it as "monied."
  • If that helps, the shape is: M_____D
  • It's a 7-letter word.

Answer:

Click to reveal MONEYED


4 Across: "34. "One ___" (Elizabeth Bishop poem that repeats the line "The ___ of losing isn't hard to master")"

Hints:

  • Short form / acronym territory here.
  • It's a 3-letter word.
  • Starts with 'A', ends with 'T'.

Answer:

Click to reveal ART


5 Across: "31. Party leader?"

Hints:

  • First letter's a 'H', last letter's a 'T'.
  • This is more of an abbreviation than a regular word.
  • Count on 4 letters here.

Answer:

Click to reveal HOST


6 Across: "21. Silicon Valley V.I.P."

Hints:

  • Kicks off with 'T' and wraps up with 'O'.
  • It's a 7-letter word.

Answer:

Click to reveal TECHCEO


7 Across: "50. ___ bowl"

Hints:

  • Starts with 'A', ends with 'I'.
  • Short form / acronym territory here.
  • You're looking for 4 letters.

Answer:

Click to reveal ACAI


8 Across: "54. ___ mess (British dessert)"

Hints:

  • Starts with 'E', ends with 'N'.
  • Short form / acronym territory here.
  • This one runs 4 letters long.

Answer:

Click to reveal ETON


9 Across: "55. Traditional Passover dish"

Hints:

  • Pattern-wise it looks like: S________E
  • Starts with 'S', ends with 'E'.
  • You're looking for 10 letters.

Answer:

Click to reveal SEDERPLATE


10 Across: "19. Mothers in cotes"

Hints:

  • You're looking for 4 letters.
  • Starts with 'E', ends with 'S'.
  • Blank it out and you get: E__S

Answer:

Click to reveal EWES

Down Clues - 10 Total

These run top to bottom in the grid.

Down Clues List
Number Clue
1 Down 47. Material theorized as a possible cause of ancient Rome's decline, given its widespread use
2 Down 26. Plant parts that develop as a seedling grows
3 Down 14. Just gets (by)
4 Down 2. Line of passengers?
5 Down 35. Relative of turquoise
6 Down 1. Academy figure
7 Down 12. Tunnel (into)
8 Down 40. Like the herbs on a 55-Across
9 Down 31. Poison classification
10 Down 9. Like someone performing a monologue, maybe

Hints and Answers for Down Clues

Same deal here — hints then answers. You might also like:


1 Down: "47. Material theorized as a possible cause of ancient Rome's decline, given its widespread use"

Hints:

  • If that helps, the shape is: L__D
  • In plain terms: an advantage held by a competitor in a race.
  • Short form / acronym territory here.

Answer:

Click to reveal LEAD


2 Down: "26. Plant parts that develop as a seedling grows"

Hints:

  • Starts with 'T', ends with 'S'.
  • It's a 10-letter word.

Answer:

Click to reveal TRUELEAVES


3 Down: "14. Just gets (by)"

Hints:

  • If that helps, the shape is: E__S
  • Short form / acronym territory here.
  • Count on 4 letters here.

Answer:

Click to reveal EKES


4 Down: "2. Line of passengers?"

Hints:

  • Count on 10 letters here.
  • First letter's a 'A', last letter's a 'E'.
  • Blank it out and you get: A________E

Answer:

Click to reveal AREWETHERE


5 Down: "35. Relative of turquoise"

Hints:

  • Short form / acronym territory here.
  • It's a 4-letter word.
  • Pattern-wise it looks like: C__N

Answer:

Click to reveal CYAN


6 Down: "1. Academy figure"

Hints:

  • You could also think of it as "plebe."
  • Think of it this way — a military trainee (as at a military academy).
  • Kicks off with 'C' and wraps up with 'T'.

Answer:

Click to reveal CADET


7 Down: "12. Tunnel (into)"

Hints:

  • Pattern-wise it looks like: B__E
  • Basically, a person who evokes boredom.
  • Count on 4 letters here.

Answer:

Click to reveal BORE


8 Down: "40. Like the herbs on a 55-Across"

Hints:

  • You could also think of it as "acrid."
  • First letter's a 'B', last letter's a 'R'.
  • This one runs 6 letters long.

Answer:

Click to reveal BITTER


9 Down: "31. Poison classification"

Hints:

  • If that helps, the shape is: H_______L
  • You're looking for 9 letters.
  • Starts with 'H', ends with 'L'.

Answer:

Click to reveal HAIRMETAL


10 Down: "9. Like someone performing a monologue, maybe"

Hints:

  • Blank it out and you get: S_____T
  • Starts with 'S', ends with 'T'.
  • It's a 7-letter word.

Answer:

Click to reveal SPOTLIT

How to Solve the NYT Mini Crossword Faster

A few things that actually help once you've been doing these a while:

Step-by-Step Strategy

  1. Read it all first: Go through every clue once before writing anything down — it primes your brain even on the ones you skip.
  2. Grab the short ones: Two and three letter answers (things like "IT" or "ON") are usually the easiest place to start.
  3. Use the crossings: Once a couple of words are in, the crossing letters do a lot of the work for you on the harder ones.
  4. Watch for question marks: A "?" at the end of a clue almost always signals a pun rather than a literal answer.
  5. Keep the regulars in mind: ERA, ORE, ATE, ICE — these turn up often enough that it's worth remembering them.

Letter Tips That Really Help

  • E is the most common letter in English, so it's worth guessing early.
  • Words ending in S are usually plurals.
  • Blanks ("___") in a clue mean the answer fits exactly into those spaces.
  • An abbreviation in the clue is a signal the answer's abbreviated too.

Time Goals to Aim For

Your Time Skill Level What It Means
Under 30 seconds Expert You've clearly got the puzzle's patterns down.
30-60 seconds Advanced Solid pace — you're solving quickly.
1-2 minutes Good Right where most regular solvers land.
Over 2 minutes Learning Totally fine — speed comes with reps.

Puzzle Numbers and Facts

Today's Puzzle by the Numbers
Total Clues: 20
Grid Size: 5 boxes across, 5 boxes down
Total Squares: 25
Average Time: 45 seconds
Difficulty: Easy

Common Questions About Trivia Week 3

When does the Trivia Week 3 Mini go live?

Typically drops the evening before, around 10 PM ET.

How long should Trivia Week 3 take me?

Most people land somewhere between 30 seconds and 2 minutes. Slower than that is completely normal too — it gets faster with practice.

Is Trivia Week 3 free to play?

It's free to play, unlike the main NYT Crossword which sits behind a paywall.

What actually makes someone good at Trivia Week 3?

Knowing the common short words, spotting wordplay quickly, and reading crossing letters well — that combination gets you most of the way there.

Does Trivia Week 3 get harder as the week goes on?

Difficulty shifts through the week; expect Monday to be gentle and Saturday to bite a bit more.


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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Medium

Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!

Across Clues - Complete List

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. It has its limits, in brief 4
2A 5. Award-winning culinary documentary series 10
3A 15. High number, perhaps 4
4A 16. Where some family secrets may be written 10
5A 17. Displaying finesse 4
6A 18. Actress who plays Trudy on "Mad Men" and Annie on "Community" 10
7A 19. Mothers in cotes 4
8A 20. Bedtime attire 10
9A 21. Silicon Valley V.I.P. 7
10A 23. Oslo Accords grp. 3
11A 24. Gold medalist in women's soccer and women's team foil (fencing) at 2024's Olympics, in brief 5
12A 25. Part of many home improvement projects 8
13A 30. Fissile rock 5
14A 31. Party leader? 4
15A 32. Something seized, for short 4
16A 33. Outdoor accommodations with flies 5
17A 34. "One ___" (Elizabeth Bishop poem that repeats the line "The ___ of losing isn't hard to master") 3
18A 35. Skin care brand from Japan 5
19A 36. Drive 4
20A 37. Give credit to 4
21A 38. Suitable for a game of 20 Questions, in a way 5
22A 39. Establishments selling craft products? 8
23A 41. Appears less impressive 5
24A 42. It's meant to be believed 3
25A 43. Rich 7
26A 45. Meet an unmet need 10
27A 50. ___ bowl 4
28A 51. Queue words 10
29A 52. Discover alternative 4
30A 53. Author of the story collections "The Little Disturbances of Man" (1959) and "Enormous Changes at the Last Minute" (1974) 10
31A 54. ___ mess (British dessert) 4
32A 55. Traditional Passover dish 10
33A 56. Scot's word meaning "past" 4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. It has its limits, in brief"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CALC

Remember this word for future puzzles!

2A: "5. Award-winning culinary documentary series"

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CHEFSTABLE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

3A: "15. High number, perhaps"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an elaborate song for solo voice
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ARIA

Remember this word for future puzzles!

4A: "16. Where some family secrets may be written"

10 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: RECIPEBOOK

Remember this word for future puzzles!

5A: "17. Displaying finesse"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
  • Similar words include: dextrous, dexterous
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: DEFT

Remember this word for future puzzles!

6A: "18. Actress who plays Trudy on "Mad Men" and Annie on "Community""

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ALISONBRIE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

7A: "19. Mothers in cotes"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a member of a people living in southern benin and togo and southeastern ghana
  • Similar words include: Ewe, ewe
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: EWES

Remember this word for future puzzles!

8A: "20. Bedtime attire"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women
  • Similar words include: gown, night-robe, nightgown
  • Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: NIGHTDRESS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

9A: "21. Silicon Valley V.I.P."

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TECHCEO

Remember this word for future puzzles!

10A: "23. Oslo Accords grp."

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a political movement uniting palestinian arabs in an effort to create an independent state of palestine; when formed in 1964 it was a terrorist organization dominated by yasser arafat's al-fatah; in 1968 arafat became chairman; received recognition by the united nations and by arab states in 1974 as a government in exile; has played a largely political role since the creation of the palestine national authority
  • Similar words include: Palestine Liberation Organization
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PLO

Remember this word for future puzzles!

11A: "24. Gold medalist in women's soccer and women's team foil (fencing) at 2024's Olympics, in brief"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: THEUS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

12A: "25. Part of many home improvement projects"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PAINTJOB

Remember this word for future puzzles!

13A: "30. Fissile rock"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SHALE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

14A: "31. Party leader?"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
  • Similar words include: emcee, boniface, master of ceremonies
  • Opposite of: parasite
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: HOST

Remember this word for future puzzles!

15A: "32. Something seized, for short"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: REPO

Remember this word for future puzzles!

16A: "33. Outdoor accommodations with flies"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
  • Similar words include: camp, tent, camp out
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TENTS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

17A: "34. "One ___" (Elizabeth Bishop poem that repeats the line "The ___ of losing isn't hard to master")"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
  • Similar words include: artistry, prowess, artistic production
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ART

Remember this word for future puzzles!

18A: "35. Skin care brand from Japan"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CUREL

Remember this word for future puzzles!

19A: "36. Drive"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an instinctive motive
  • Similar words include: exhort, cheer, recommend
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: URGE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

20A: "37. Give credit to"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
  • Similar words include: summons, quote, adduce
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CITE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

21A: "38. Suitable for a game of 20 Questions, in a way"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: YESNO

Remember this word for future puzzles!

22A: "39. Establishments selling craft products?"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BEERBARS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

23A: "41. Appears less impressive"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a wooden strip forming part of a fence
  • Similar words include: chum up, pale, blench
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PALES

Remember this word for future puzzles!

24A: "42. It's meant to be believed"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
  • Similar words include: doctrine, school of thought, philosophy
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ISM

Remember this word for future puzzles!

25A: "43. Rich"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that based on or arising from the possession of money or wealth
  • Similar words include: flush, affluent, loaded
  • Opposite of: moneyless
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: MONEYED

Remember this word for future puzzles!

26A: "45. Meet an unmet need"

10 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: FILLTHEGAP

Remember this word for future puzzles!

27A: "50. ___ bowl"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ACAI

Remember this word for future puzzles!

28A: "51. Queue words"

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ONEATATIME

Remember this word for future puzzles!

29A: "52. Discover alternative"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: VISA

Remember this word for future puzzles!

30A: "53. Author of the story collections "The Little Disturbances of Man" (1959) and "Enormous Changes at the Last Minute" (1974)"

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: GRACEPALEY

Remember this word for future puzzles!

31A: "54. ___ mess (British dessert)"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ETON

Remember this word for future puzzles!

32A: "55. Traditional Passover dish"

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SEDERPLATE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

33A: "56. Scot's word meaning "past""

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SYNE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

Down Clues - Complete List

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Academy figure 5
2D 2. Line of passengers? 10
3D 3. Relocating to a different country, e.g. 10
4D 4. Destination for many a rescue 10
5D 5. Birds whose wings might be folded? 6
6D 6. Prefix with -trope 5
7D 7. Modern pen, of a sort 4
8D 8. Seafood-based ingredient in Eastern cuisines 9
9D 9. Like someone performing a monologue, maybe 7
10D 10. Part of the hamstring 6
11D 11. Fem. or masc. 4
12D 12. Tunnel (into) 4
13D 13. Lane in Superman movies 4
14D 14. Just gets (by) 4
15D 22. "Psst" and "Go!" 4
16D 25. Things that ships, computers and wine retailers all have 5
17D 26. Plant parts that develop as a seedling grows 10
18D 27. Urban locale that looks out on Ellis Island 10
19D 28. When anything goes 10
20D 29. Tie with string 4
21D 30. One getting ripped off at a venue 4
22D 31. Poison classification 9
23D 35. Relative of turquoise 4
24D 37. Competitor of Venmo 7
25D 40. Like the herbs on a 55-Across 6
26D 41. Wimpy friend? 6
27D 43. "The Duck Variations" playwright 5
28D 44. Lane in Superman movies 5
29D 45. States of confusion 4
30D 46. About 4
31D 47. Material theorized as a possible cause of ancient Rome's decline, given its widespread use 4
32D 48. Berate, with "into" 4
33D 49. ___ monster 4

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Academy figure"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a military trainee (as at a military academy)
  • Similar words include: plebe
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CADET

Remember this word for future puzzles!

2D: "2. Line of passengers?"

10 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: AREWETHERE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

3D: "3. Relocating to a different country, e.g."

10 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: LIFECHANGE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

4D: "4. Destination for many a rescue"

10 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CATSHELTER

Remember this word for future puzzles!

5D: "5. Birds whose wings might be folded?"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that united states writer (1871-1900)
  • Similar words include: stretch out, crane, Stephen Crane
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CRANES

Remember this word for future puzzles!

6D: "6. Prefix with -trope"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: HELIO

Remember this word for future puzzles!

7D: "7. Modern pen, of a sort"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ECIG

Remember this word for future puzzles!

8D: "8. Seafood-based ingredient in Eastern cuisines"

9 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a paste of fish or shellfish
  • Pattern: _________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: FISHPASTE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

9D: "9. Like someone performing a monologue, maybe"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
  • Similar words include: spotlight, highlight, foreground
  • Opposite of: background, play down
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SPOTLIT

Remember this word for future puzzles!

10D: "10. Part of the hamstring"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
  • Similar words include: sinew
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TENDON

Remember this word for future puzzles!

11D: "11. Fem. or masc."

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ABBR

Remember this word for future puzzles!

12D: "12. Tunnel (into)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a person who evokes boredom
  • Similar words include: digest, bore-hole, assume
  • Opposite of: interest
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BORE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

13D: "13. Lane in Superman movies"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: LOIS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

14D: "14. Just gets (by)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: EKES

Remember this word for future puzzles!

15D: "22. "Psst" and "Go!""

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
  • Similar words include: discriminative stimulus, remind, cue stick
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CUES

Remember this word for future puzzles!

16D: "25. Things that ships, computers and wine retailers all have"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
  • Similar words include: larboard, port, interface
  • Opposite of: starboard
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PORTS

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17D: "26. Plant parts that develop as a seedling grows"

10 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
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Answer: TRUELEAVES

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18D: "27. Urban locale that looks out on Ellis Island"

10 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: JERSEYCITY

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19D: "28. When anything goes"

10 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: OPENSEASON

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20D: "29. Tie with string"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie
  • Similar words include: bolo tie, bola, bolo knife
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BOLO

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21D: "30. One getting ripped off at a venue"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
  • Similar words include: check stub, nub, ticket stub
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: STUB

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22D: "31. Poison classification"

9 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: HAIRMETAL

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23D: "35. Relative of turquoise"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a primary subtractive color for light; has a blue-green color
  • Similar words include: teal, bluish green, blue-green
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CYAN

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24D: "37. Competitor of Venmo"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: CASHAPP

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25D: "40. Like the herbs on a 55-Across"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that english term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
  • Similar words include: acrid, acerb, piercingly
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BITTER

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26D: "41. Wimpy friend?"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: POPEYE

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27D: "43. "The Duck Variations" playwright"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that united states playwright (born in 1947)
  • Similar words include: David Mamet
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: MAMET

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28D: "44. Lane in Superman movies"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: DIANE

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29D: "45. States of confusion"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
  • Similar words include: fog, murk, obscure
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: FOGS

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30D: "46. About"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: INRE

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31D: "47. Material theorized as a possible cause of ancient Rome's decline, given its widespread use"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an advantage held by a competitor in a race
  • Similar words include: take, lead story, jumper cable
  • Opposite of: deficit, follow
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: LEAD

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32D: "48. Berate, with "into""

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
  • Similar words include: lacing, plait, twine
  • Opposite of: untwine
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: LACE

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33D: "49. ___ monster"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a river that rises in western new mexico and flows westward through southern arizona to become a tributary of the colorado river
  • Similar words include: Gila River
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: GILA

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33 Across Clues
33 Down Clues
66 Total Clues

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, August 08, 2019

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (37 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

Across Clues Explained - Thursday NYT Crossword August 08, 2019

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. José, to amigos 4
2A 5. Going rate 4
3A 9. Motion pictures? 5
4A 14. Company with a for-profit foundation? 4
5A 15. Improvisational style 4
6A 16. Gondolier, maybe 5
7A 17. *Boo during a baseball game 9
8A 19. See 60-Across 5
9A 20. Ricky's player on old TV 4
10A 21. Around 20%, typically 3
11A 23. Modern alternative to a garage sale 4
12A 24. 2/ 3
13A 25. *Tin has been in them since 1929 11
14A 29. "I'd like another" 7
15A 31. Philistine-fighting king 4
16A 32. Org. with Huskies and Bulldogs 4
17A 33. One way to get help 3
18A 35. Class for a physiology major, informally 3
19A 37. *Tar remover 15
20A 43. Letters on an N.L. Central cap 3
21A 44. Was first 3
22A 45. Spanish feminine pronoun 4
23A 46. Implores 4
24A 49. Number one 7
25A 51. *Ken, for one 11
26A 55. Campground sights 3
27A 56. Prefix meaning "height" 4
28A 57. Cable news anchor Cabrera 3
29A 58. Home of about 25% of U.N. member states 4
30A 60. With 19-Across, reconsider ... or a hint to the starts of the five starred clues 5
31A 62. *Can components 9
32A 66. Member of Dubya's cabinet 5
33A 67. 843 acres, for New York's Central Park 4
34A 68. Princess whose brother is not a prince 4
35A 69. Invited over for lunch, say 5
36A 70. Crawl (with) 4
37A 71. Its min. score is 120 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. José, to amigos"

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: PEPE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Going rate"

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 rate of moving (especially walking or running)
  • Words that mean the same thing: gait, rate, tread
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PACE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Motion pictures?"

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: OPART

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Company with a for-profit foundation?"

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 river in southwestern england rising in gloucestershire and flowing through bristol to empty into the estuary of the severn
  • Words that mean the same thing: Upper Avon River, River Avon, Upper Avon
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AVON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Improvisational style"

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 singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
  • Words that mean the same thing: scarper, run, head for the hills
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SCAT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Gondolier, maybe"

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 draft horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a vehicle
  • Words that mean the same thing: pole horse
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: POLER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. *Boo during a baseball game"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: WILDPITCH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. See 60-Across"

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

    The answer is: TWICE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Ricky's player on old TV"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: DESI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Around 20%, typically"

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 extreme end of something; especially something pointed
  • Words that mean the same thing: topple, tumble, tip off
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TIP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Modern alternative to a garage sale"

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: EBAY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. 2/"

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 month following january and preceding march
  • Words that mean the same thing: February
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: FEB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. *Tin has been in them since 1929"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: COMICSTRIPS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. "I'd like another""

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: ONEMORE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Philistine-fighting king"

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 (old testament) the first king of the israelites who defended israel against many enemies (especially the philistines)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Apostle of the Gentiles, St. Paul, Apostle Paul
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SAUL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Org. with Huskies and Bulldogs"

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: NCAA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. One way to get help"

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 inquire about
  • Words that mean the same thing: demand, expect, necessitate
  • The opposite would be: obviate
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ASK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Class for a physiology major, informally"

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: BIO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. *Tar remover"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: DENTALHYGIENIST

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "43. Letters on an N.L. Central cap"

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: STL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "44. Was first"

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, contribute, moderate
  • 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!

Clue 22 Across: "45. Spanish feminine pronoun"

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: ELLA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. Implores"

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 call upon in supplication; entreat
  • Words that mean the same thing: beg, implore, tap
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BEGS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "49. Number one"

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: TOPSPOT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. *Ken, for one"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: LOGICPUZZLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "55. Campground sights"

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 motorized wheeled vehicle used for camping or other recreational activities
  • Words that mean the same thing: R.V., recreational vehicle, RV
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RVS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "56. Prefix meaning "height""

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: ACRO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "57. Cable news anchor Cabrera"

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 mother of the ancient irish gods; sometimes identified with danu
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ANA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "58. Home of about 25% of U.N. member states"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to europe on the west to form eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ASIA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "60. With 19-Across, reconsider ... or a hint to the starts of the five starred clues"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an instance of deliberate thinking
  • Words that mean the same thing: recall, cogitate, opine
  • The opposite would be: forget
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: THINK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "62. *Can components"

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: HIGHKICKS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "66. Member of Dubya's cabinet"

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: CONDI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "67. 843 acres, for New York's Central Park"

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 geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
  • Words that mean the same thing: expanse, field, orbit
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AREA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "68. Princess whose brother is not a prince"

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: LEIA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "69. Invited over for lunch, say"

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: HADIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "70. Crawl (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 be teeming, be abuzz
  • Words that mean the same thing: swarm, pour, stream
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TEEM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "71. Its min. score is 120"

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: LSAT

    Great job if you got it right!

NYT Thursday Crossword Down Clues - August 08, 2019 Answers

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Possible maker of a muddy footprint 3
2D 2. Law school class 8
3D 3. Climbing vegetables 9
4D 4. Discontinues 4
5D 5. Letter that sounds like an expression of relief 3
6D 6. Be dramatic? 3
7D 7. Stickers in a plant store 5
8D 8. Law school class 6
9D 9. Not dither 3
10D 10. Casualties of violent storms 10
11D 11. Out, of sorts 5
12D 12. Show the highlights 5
13D 13. Hearts that don't beat very much? 5
14D 18. ___ de gallo 4
15D 22. "Buckle Up, Dummies" ad, e.g. 3
16D 24. A fan (of) 4
17D 26. ___ tradition 4
18D 27. Interlace 4
19D 28. Lazy river transport 4
20D 30. Winner of five swimming gold medals at the 1988 Olympics 10
21D 34. Jon of Arizona politics 3
22D 36. Figures calculated using crude estimates 9
23D 38. Pianist Templeton 4
24D 39. Jazzman Stan 4
25D 40. Object of veneration 4
26D 41. Part of a notable 1993 breakup 8
27D 42. Some parlor designs, informally 4
28D 47. Scholarship application fig. 3
29D 48. Portable shade provider 6
30D 50. Zenith 4
31D 51. Close securely 5
32D 52. L.P.G.A. great Lorena 5
33D 53. Daily monotony 5
34D 54. Angola's northern neighbor, once 5
35D 59. Place to grow some herbs 4
36D 61. Family 3
37D 63. "Well, I'll be!" 3
38D 64. Topping on a Hawaiian pizza 3
39D 65. Lost one's standing? 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. Possible maker of a muddy footprint"

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 clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
  • Words that mean the same thing: mitt, hand, manus
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PAW

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Law school class"

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 your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
  • Words that mean the same thing: attest, certify, manifest
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EVIDENCE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Climbing vegetables"

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: POLEBEANS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Discontinues"

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 either extremity of something that has length
  • Words that mean the same thing: death, finish, last
  • The opposite would be: begin, beginning
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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    The answer is: ENDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Letter that sounds like an expression of relief"

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 unit of pressure
  • Words that mean the same thing: pounds per square inch
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PSI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Be dramatic?"

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

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

    The answer is: ACT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Stickers in a plant store"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that any succulent plant of the family cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the new world and usually having spines
  • Words that mean the same thing: cactus
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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    The answer is: CACTI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Law school class"

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

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  • This could be something that motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
  • Words that mean the same thing: moral philosophy, ethical code, ethical motive
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ETHICS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Not dither"

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

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  • This could be something that select as an alternative over another
  • Words that mean the same thing: prefer, choose
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OPT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Casualties of violent storms"

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

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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: POWERLINES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Out, of sorts"

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

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  • This could be something that (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
  • Words that mean the same thing: self-justification, excuse, exculpation
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ALIBI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Show the highlights"

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

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  • This could be something that a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
  • Words that mean the same thing: review, recapitulation, retread
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RECAP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Hearts that don't beat very much?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
  • Words that mean the same thing: 3, III, tierce
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TREYS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. ___ de gallo"

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

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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: PICO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. "Buckle Up, Dummies" ad, e.g."

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 protein manufactured exclusively by the prostate gland; psa is produced for the ejaculate where it liquifies the semen and allows sperm cells to swim freely; elevated levels of psa in blood serum are associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer
  • Words that mean the same thing: prostate specific antigen
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PSA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. A fan (of)"

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 having or displaying warmth or affection
  • Words that mean the same thing: affectionate, tender, warm
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: FOND

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. ___ tradition"

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 examination conducted by spoken communication
  • Words that mean the same thing: oral exam, unwritten, oral examination
  • The opposite would be: anal, aboral
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ORAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Interlace"

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 number of openings per linear inch of a screen; measures size of particles
  • Words that mean the same thing: interlocking, enmesh, engagement
  • The opposite would be: disengage
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MESH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Lazy river transport"

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 conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
  • Words that mean the same thing: electron tube, thermionic valve, tubing
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TUBE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Winner of five swimming gold medals at the 1988 Olympics"

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

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  • The word looks like this: __________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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    The answer is: MATTBIONDI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "34. Jon of Arizona politics"

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: KYL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "36. Figures calculated using crude estimates"

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

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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: OILPRICES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "38. Pianist Templeton"

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

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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: ALEC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "39. Jazzman Stan"

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

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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: GETZ

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. Object of veneration"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a material effigy that is worshipped
  • Words that mean the same thing: graven image, god, matinee idol
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: IDOL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Part of a notable 1993 breakup"

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 landlocked republic in central europe; separated from the czech republic in 1993
  • Words that mean the same thing: Slovak Republic
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SLOVAKIA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Some parlor designs, informally"

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 tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
  • Words that mean the same thing: tat, TAT, Thematic Apperception Test
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TATS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "47. Scholarship application fig."

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 measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted
  • Words that mean the same thing: grade point average
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GPA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "48. Portable shade provider"

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 hat with a broad brim that protects the face from direct exposure to the sun
  • Words that mean the same thing: sun hat
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SUNHAT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "50. Zenith"

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 most extreme possible amount or value
  • Words that mean the same thing: flush, top out, meridian
  • The opposite would be: bottom out
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PEAK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "51. Close securely"

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 spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
  • Words that mean the same thing: door latch
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LATCH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. L.P.G.A. great Lorena"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that united states biochemist (born in spain) who studied the biological synthesis of nucleic acids (1905-1993)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Severo Ochoa
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OCHOA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Daily monotony"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: GRIND

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Angola's northern neighbor, once"

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 basic unit of money in zaire
  • Words that mean the same thing: Belgian Congo, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ZAIRE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "59. Place to grow some herbs"

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 structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SILL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "61. Family"

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 having kinship with another or others
  • Words that mean the same thing: kinship group, kinsperson, blood-related
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: KIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "63. "Well, I'll be!""

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 unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
  • Words that mean the same thing: g-force, g
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GEE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "64. Topping on a Hawaiian pizza"

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 meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
  • Words that mean the same thing: overact, ham actor, gammon
  • The opposite would be: underact
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HAM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "65. Lost one's standing?"

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

    The answer is: SAT

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 50 65.8%
Short Answer 18 23.7%
Sports 3 3.9%
History 2 2.6%
Geography 2 2.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment 1 1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 37
Down Clues 39
Total Clues 76
Average Answer Length 4.9 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

  • Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
  • Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
  • When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
  • Today is Thursday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
  • Most clues today are about general knowledge
  • The average word today has about 4 letters
  • Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
  • Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: October 01, 2025 at 04:43 AM