June 30, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Across Clues (29 clues)
• Down Clues (45 clues)
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (29 Across, 45 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.2 letters

Across Clues Explained - Tuesday NYT Crossword June 30, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Segment of the Constitution that starts "We the People"	8
2A	9. YouTube postings	6
3A	15. Goes wild	8
4A	16. ___ Marcos, longtime first lady of the Philippines	6
5A	17. 2018 biopic about 54-Across	15
6A	19. "Yep, I took care of it!"	7
7A	20. Early Beatle Sutcliffe	3
8A	21. Some hoppy drafts, for short	4
9A	22. Brooklyn neighborhood where 54-Across grew up	8
10A	27. About 5 mL	3
11A	28. Saves to discuss later	6
12A	31. 1952 Winter Olympics host	4
13A	32. Prefix with economics	5
14A	33. Subatomic particle named for an Indian physicist	5
15A	34. Tongue-in-cheek nickname for 54-Across	15
16A	39. Archcompetitor	5
17A	40. Terse turndown to an invitation	5
18A	41. Start of the Arabic alphabet	4
19A	42. Birch relatives	6
20A	44. Newspaper, disparagingly	3
21A	47. Law school where 54-Across finished at the top of the class	8
22A	49. Emmy-winning Ward	4
23A	50. Inquire	3
24A	51. Burst	7
25A	54. Subject of this puzzle, who once said "Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you"	15
26A	59. Air carrier based in Seoul	6
27A	60. Sweet liqueur	8
28A	61. What to do "and weep," in an expression	6
29A	62. King or queen	8

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Segment of the Constitution that starts "We the People""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose)
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PREAMBLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "9. YouTube postings"

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 visible part of a television transmission
• Words that mean the same thing: video recording, television, video
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VIDEOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Goes wild"

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: RUNSRIOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. ___ Marcos, longtime first lady of the Philippines"

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: IMELDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. 2018 biopic about 54-Across"

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: ONTHEBASISOFSEX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "19. "Yep, I took care of it!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SUREDID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "20. Early Beatle Sutcliffe"

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: STU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "21. Some hoppy drafts, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: IPAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Brooklyn neighborhood where 54-Across grew up"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FLATBUSH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "27. About 5 mL"

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: TSP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "28. Saves to discuss later"

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 set of data arranged in rows and columns
• Words that mean the same thing: postpone, tabularise, hold over
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TABLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "31. 1952 Winter Olympics host"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the capital and largest city of norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on norway's southern coast
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of Norway, Christiania
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OSLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "32. Prefix with economics"

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: SOCIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "33. Subatomic particle named for an Indian physicist"

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 any particle that obeys bose-einstein statistics but not the pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "34. Tongue-in-cheek nickname for 54-Across"

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: THENOTORIOUSRBG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "39. Archcompetitor"

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 the contestant you hope to defeat
• Words that mean the same thing: challenger, match, competitor
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIVAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "40. Terse turndown to an invitation"

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: ICANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "41. Start of the Arabic alphabet"

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: ALIF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "42. Birch relatives"

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 wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc
• Words that mean the same thing: alder, alder 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: ALDERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "44. Newspaper, disparagingly"

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 piece of cloth or paper
• Words that mean the same thing: gravel, nark, vex
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "47. Law school where 54-Across finished at the top of the class"

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 north american river; rises in southwestern canada and flows southward across washington to form the border between washington and oregon before emptying into the pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of South Carolina, Columbia University, Columbia River
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COLUMBIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "49. Emmy-winning Ward"

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: SELA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "50. Inquire"

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 inquire about
• Words that mean the same thing: involve, need, inquire
• 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 24 Across: "51. Burst"

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: POPOPEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "54. Subject of this puzzle, who once said "Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you""

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: JUSTICEGINSBURG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "59. Air carrier based in Seoul"

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: ASIANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "60. Sweet liqueur"

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 liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseed
• Words that mean the same thing: anisette de Bordeaux
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANISETTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "61. What to do "and weep," in an expression"

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: READEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "62. King or queen"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MATTRESS

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Tuesday Crossword Down Clues - June 30, 2020 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Oktoberfest toast	6
2D	2. Prologues	6
3D	3. Snare	6
4D	4. Furnace residue	5
5D	5. Talking horse of old TV	4
6D	6. Israel's Netanyahu, familiarly	4
7D	7. Whites or darks for laundry, say	4
8D	8. Many "Men in Black" characters, informally	3
9D	9. Scenic views	6
10D	10. "You all can keep playing"	5
11D	11. Assuredly, in slang	3
12D	12. Golfer nicknamed "The Big Easy"	3
13D	13. A famous one by Percy Bysshe Shelley begins "Hail to thee, blithe spirit!"	3
14D	14. "Wailing" instrument	3
15D	18. Key	4
16D	22. ___ Keys	7
17D	23. Help by speaking well of	5
18D	24. Geographical inits. until 1991	4
19D	25. Pig	4
20D	26. ___ Kong	4
21D	28. Level or lathe	4
22D	29. Not sit idly by	3
23D	30. Bit of dust jacket info	3
24D	32. Reason for an apology, maybe	5
25D	33. Places dogs go at cookouts	4
26D	34. Gillette brand name	4
27D	35. Biggest city on the island of Hawaii	4
28D	36. Satanic	4
29D	37. Word repeated in "___ or no ___?"	3
30D	38. It makes stroke after stroke	3
31D	42. Sting that was the inspiration for the 2013 film "American Hustle"	6
32D	43. What a thumbs-up icon might represent	4
33D	44. Standing	6
34D	45. Warnings	6
35D	46. River to the Bay of Bengal	6
36D	48. Northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail	5
37D	49. Clearheaded	5
38D	51. ___ colada	4
39D	52. Words after get or sleep	4
40D	53. [Over here!]	4
41D	54. Holder of jelly beans in a guessing contest	3
42D	55. Take advantage of	3
43D	56. Singer with the 2016 #1 hit "Cheap Thrills"	3
44D	57. Bit	3
45D	58. Group of whales	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. Oktoberfest toast"

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: PROSIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Prologues"

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 substantial increase over a relatively short period of time
• Words that mean the same thing: runup, run-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: RUNUPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Snare"

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 take or catch as if in a snare or trap
• Words that mean the same thing: frame, snare, set 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: ENTRAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Furnace residue"

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 residue that remains when something is burned
• Words that mean the same thing: ash tree, ash
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASHES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Talking horse of old TV"

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: MRED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Israel's Netanyahu, familiarly"

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: BIBI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Whites or darks for laundry, say"

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 weight to be borne or conveyed
• Words that mean the same thing: consignment, adulterate, cargo
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Many "Men in Black" characters, 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: ETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Scenic views"

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 visual percept of a region
• Words that mean the same thing: scene, vista, panorama
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VISTAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. "You all can keep playing""

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: IMOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Assuredly, in slang"

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: DEF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Golfer nicknamed "The Big Easy""

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 angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
• Words that mean the same thing: altitude, elevation, elevated
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. A famous one by Percy Bysshe Shelley begins "Hail to thee, blithe spirit!""

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

  The answer is: ODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. "Wailing" instrument"

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 belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894)
• Words that mean the same thing: Adolphe Sax, saxophone
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "18. Key"

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

  The answer is: ISLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. ___ Keys"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a state in southeastern united states between the atlantic and the gulf of mexico; one of the confederate states during the american civil war
• Words that mean the same thing: Everglade State, FL, Sunshine State
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLORIDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. Help by speaking well of"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of giving hope or support to someone
• Words that mean the same thing: hike up, promote, encouragement
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOOST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "24. Geographical inits. until 1991"

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 former communist country in eastern europe and northern asia; established in 1922; included russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (ukraine and byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 december 1991
• Words that mean the same thing: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Russia, Soviet Union
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USSR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "25. Pig"

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 coarse obnoxious person
• Words that mean the same thing: sloven, slovenly person, pig
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "26. ___ Kong"

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: HONG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. Level or lathe"

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 implement used in the practice of a vocation
• Words that mean the same thing: cock, prick, instrument
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "29. Not sit idly by"

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 legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
• Words that mean the same thing: number, represent, do
• 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 23 Down: "30. Bit of dust jacket info"

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 24 Down: "32. Reason for an apology, 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 an acronym often used by soldiers in world war ii: situation normal all fucked up
• Words that mean the same thing: fucked-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: SNAFU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "33. Places dogs go at cookouts"

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 fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
• Words that mean the same thing: tooshie, keister, roll
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "34. Gillette brand name"

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: TRAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "35. Biggest city on the island of Hawaii"

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 a town in hawaii on the island of hawaii
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HILO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "36. Satanic"

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 morally objectionable behavior
• Words that mean the same thing: iniquity, malign, malevolent
• The opposite would be: good, goodness
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "37. Word repeated in "___ or no ___?""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that water frozen in the solid state
• Words that mean the same thing: methamphetamine, chalk, shabu
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "38. It makes stroke after stroke"

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 31 Down: "42. Sting that was the inspiration for the 2013 film "American Hustle""

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: ABSCAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "43. What a thumbs-up icon might represent"

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 similar kind; ,
• Words that mean the same thing: similar, ilk, the like
• The opposite would be: unlike, dislike
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "44. Standing"

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 state of being held in high esteem and honor
• Words that mean the same thing: reputation, think of, look upon
• The opposite would be: disrepute
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REPUTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "45. Warnings"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
• Words that mean the same thing: alert, alerting, warning signal
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALERTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "46. River to the Bay of Bengal"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an asian river; rises in the himalayas and flows east into the bay of bengal; a sacred river of the hindus
• Words that mean the same thing: gang up, gang, Ganges River
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GANGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "48. Northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail"

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 state in new england
• Words that mean the same thing: ME, Pine Tree State
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "49. Clearheaded"

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 cause to become sober
• Words that mean the same thing: sedate, solemn, sombre
• The opposite would be: playful, intoxicated
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOBER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "51. ___ colada"

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: PINA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "52. Words after get or sleep"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ONIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "53. [Over here!]"

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: PSST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "54. Holder of jelly beans in a guessing contest"

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 vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles
• Words that mean the same thing: bump around, jounce, collide
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "55. Take advantage of"

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 act of using
• Words that mean the same thing: consumption, enjoyment, utilization
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 43 Down: "56. Singer with the 2016 #1 hit "Cheap Thrills""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: SIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 44 Down: "57. Bit"

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 slight amount or degree of difference
• Words that mean the same thing: 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: TAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 45 Down: "58. Group of whales"

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

  The answer is: GAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	47	63.5%
Short Answer	17	23.0%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.1%
History	2	2.7%
Geography	2	2.7%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%
Sports	1	1.4%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	29
Down Clues	45
Total Clues	74
Average Answer Length	5.2 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually 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 24, 2025 at 06:31 AM

Thu Oct 10, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Site for a light bite, 5. Cy Young winners, e.g., 9. Dog leg terminus, 12. Like many Keats works, 13. Swahili honorific, 14. "Lucy and ___" (2022 documentary), 15. Instrument panels, 17. Landed, 18. Sweatshirt style, 19. Syllables of laughter, 21. Word on a nutrition label, 23. "Educated insolence," per Aristotle, 24. Gesture of reassurance, 25. Long time span, 26. Subject to damages, 28. Trademark of deadpan stand-ups, 30. Lou Grant's wife on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", 31. Bugs, perhaps, 33. Areas that are lower than their surrounding terrain, 35. "I'm flexible", 36. Toss out, 40. Like the femur, among all bones in the body, 43. Quiet period, 44. What lies before you, with "the", 47. Not ruling out, 49. Black ___, 50. Stopover, 51. What makes a sticker stickier?, 52. Do some garden work, 53. Dance floor lighting option, 55. Text massager, 57. Ungulate feature, 58. Author's concern that, when parsed as four parts, provides a hint to this puzzle's theme, 62. Sufficient, informally, 63. Bold, energetic and ambitious type, it's said, 64. Speed, 65. Collector's goal, 66. Give, but expect back, 67. Words to a betrayer

Thu Oct 10, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Down Clues :

1. Major food source animal, 2. Computing pioneer Lovelace, 3. Swerve wildly from side to side, as a car, 4. ___ Park, neighborhood of Los Angeles, 5. Anticipate, 6. Mind, 7. Burnt bit of brisket, 8. Confidently struts, 9. ___ Bay, neighborhood of the Bronx, 10. Italian cheese, 11. Fail to act decisively in the face of a challenge, 13. Legislative collectives, 14. One of three in an SOS message, 16. Part of a pipe, 20. Melancholy Musketeer, 21. Raced, as away from danger, 22. Right hand, 24. Feeds (on), 27. "Twilight" protagonist, 28. Lavishly regaled, in a way, 29. Scooby-Doo, to Scrappy-Doo, 32. Druid, e.g., 34. Indian honorific, 37. Goes hog-wild, 38. Prefix with cumulus, 39. Move forward resolutely, 41. Fountain of Youth's promise, 42. Old-timey medicines, 44. Things listed on a wedding registry, 45. Play opener, 46. "Stee-RIKE three!" follower, 48. Essence, 51. Put two and two together, say, 54. Not quite right, 55. Whistle-blower Brockovich, 56. Sludge, 59. Rich rock, 60. Private sleeping accommodations?, 61. Big bird

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 10, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Site for a light bite. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAFE

  Possible Answer : coffeehouse, cafe, coffee_bar, coffee_shop




• The clue is 5. Cy Young winners, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACES

  Possible Answer : ace, virtuoso, sweep_through, maven, champion, 1, sail_through, one, hotshot, nail, unity, I, wizard, genius, ACE, whiz, sensation, superstar, adept, star, angiotensin_converting_enzyme, single, whizz, wiz, mavin, Allied_Command_Europe, pass_with_flying_colors, angiotensin-converting_enzyme, breeze_through




• The clue is 9. Dog leg terminus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAW

  Possible Answer : paw, hand, mitt, manus




• The clue is 12. Like many Keats works. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODIC




• The clue is 13. Swahili honorific. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BWANA




• The clue is 14. "Lucy and ___" (2022 documentary). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DESI




• The clue is 15. Instrument panels. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: WASHBOARDS

  Possible Answer : splashboard, washboard




• The clue is 17. Landed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIT




• The clue is 18. Sweatshirt style. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOODIE




• The clue is 19. Syllables of laughter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAHHAH




• The clue is 21. Word on a nutrition label. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FAT

  Possible Answer : fatness, fatten_out, avoirdupois, fatty, fatty_tissue, blubber, juicy, productive, fat, flesh_out, adipose_tissue, fill_out, fatten, fertile, plump, fatten_up, rich, plump_out

  Possible Opposite Answer : thin, nonfat, leanness




• The clue is 23. "Educated insolence," per Aristotle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WIT

  Possible Answer : mentality, humor, witticism, mental_capacity, brain, learning_ability, humour, card, brainpower, wittiness, wit, wag




• The clue is 24. Gesture of reassurance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAT

  Possible Answer : tap, rap, pat, slick, dab, glib, chuck




• The clue is 25. Long time span. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGE

  Possible Answer : historic_period, geezerhood, years, senesce, mature, eld, long_time, get_on, age, old_age, maturate

  Possible Opposite Answer : rejuvenate




• The clue is 26. Subject to damages. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIABLE

  Possible Answer : unresistant, apt, nonresistant, nonimmune, liable




• The clue is 28. Trademark of deadpan stand-ups. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WRYHUMOR




• The clue is 30. Lou Grant's wife on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDIE




• The clue is 31. Bugs, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIESON




• The clue is 33. Areas that are lower than their surrounding terrain. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WELLS

  Possible Answer : fountainhead, swell, H._G._Wells, Wells, wellspring, well, Herbert_George_Wells




• The clue is 35. "I'm flexible". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANY

  Possible Answer : whatever, whatsoever, any




• The clue is 36. Toss out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCRAP

  Possible Answer : quarrel, argufy, flake, scrap, trash, fighting, junk, fleck, chip, dispute, fight, combat, altercate, bit, rubbish




• The clue is 40. Like the femur, among all bones in the body. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LARGEST

  Possible Answer : enceinte, declamatory, bombastic, with_child, big, expectant, large, great, magnanimous, heavy, gravid, orotund, tumid, turgid, prominent

  Possible Opposite Answer : little, small




• The clue is 43. Quiet period. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LULL

  Possible Answer : quieten, letup, tranquillize, quiet, tranquillise, tranquilize, calm_down, still, lull, calm

  Possible Opposite Answer : agitate




• The clue is 44. What lies before you, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAYAHEAD




• The clue is 47. Not ruling out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPENTO




• The clue is 49. Black ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICE

  Possible Answer : Methedrine, internal-combustion_engine, trash, frost, methamphetamine, shabu, frappe, ice-skating_rink, chalk, crank, ICE, sparkler, meth, methamphetamine_hydrochloride, deoxyephedrine, ice_rink, glass, water_ice, frosting, icing, chicken_feed, ice




• The clue is 50. Stopover. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INN

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




• The clue is 51. What makes a sticker stickier?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANI

  Possible Answer : ani




• The clue is 52. Do some garden work. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOW

  Possible Answer : seed, sow_in, sow, inseminate




• The clue is 53. Dance floor lighting option. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STROBE

  Possible Answer : stroboscope, strobe_light, strobe




• The clue is 55. Text massager. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDITOR

  Possible Answer : editor, editor_program, editor_in_chief




• The clue is 57. Ungulate feature. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOOF

  Possible Answer : leg_it, hoof, foot, hoof_it




• The clue is 58. Author's concern that, when parsed as four parts, provides a hint to this puzzle's theme. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: WORDCHOICE




• The clue is 62. Sufficient, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENUF




• The clue is 63. Bold, energetic and ambitious type, it's said. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARIES

  Possible Answer : Aries, Aries_the_Ram, Ram




• The clue is 64. Speed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZOOM

  Possible Answer : whizz, soar_up, rapid_growth, zoom, surge, whizz_along, soar_upwards, rapid_climb, zoom_along, soar




• The clue is 65. Collector's goal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SET

  Possible Answer : readiness, adjust, coiffe, band, hardened, solidification, stage_set, gear_up, bent, determine, exercise_set, go_down, define, sic, mark, dictated, countersink, Set, curing, set_up, localize, located, fructify, fit, fix, fixed, pose, correct, go_under, circle, ready, primed, rigid, specify, lay, typeset, placed, set, congeal, Seth, coif, localise, jell, lay_out, put, arrange, coiffure, determined, do, position, dress, laid, plant, place, limit, prepare, lot, hardening, solidifying, situated, rig

  Possible Opposite Answer : rise




• The clue is 66. Give, but expect back. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEND

  Possible Answer : bring, add, bestow, contribute, loan, impart, lend

  Possible Opposite Answer : borrow




• The clue is 67. Words to a betrayer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETTU

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Major food source animal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COD

  Possible Answer: pod, seedcase, rag, ride, take_in, C.O.D., put_on, fool, COD, rally, gull, dupe, collect, bait, twit, cod, put_one_over, tantalise, tease, put_one_across, slang, razz, befool, tantalize, cash_on_delivery, taunt, codfish

• The clue is 2. Computing pioneer Lovelace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADA

  Possible Answer: adenosine_deaminase, ADA

• The clue is 3. Swerve wildly from side to side, as a car. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FISHTAIL

  Possible Answer: fishtail

• The clue is 4. ___ Park, neighborhood of Los Angeles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECHO

  Possible Answer: sound_reflection, ring, reverberation, resound, Echo, repeat, replication, reverberate, echo, recall

• The clue is 5. Anticipate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AWAIT

  Possible Answer: look, await, wait, expect

• The clue is 6. Mind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CARE

  Possible Answer: upkeep, worry, attention, guardianship, tending, manage, concern, give_care, like, aid, caution, wish, charge, tutelage, fear, forethought, maintenance, handle, care, deal, precaution

• The clue is 7. Burnt bit of brisket. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: END

  Possible Answer: cease, goal, close, destruction, stop, final_stage, terminate, end, oddment, death, last, remainder, remnant, terminal, conclusion, ending, closing, finish

  Possible Opposite Answer : beginning, begin

• The clue is 8. Confidently struts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SASHAYS

  Possible Answer: jaunt, cock, excursion, pleasure_trip, expedition, sashay, sidle, junket, swagger, prance, strut, outing, ruffle, tittup, chasse

• The clue is 9. ___ Bay, neighborhood of the Bronx. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PELHAM

  Possible Answer: Pelham

• The clue is 10. Italian cheese. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASIAGO

• The clue is 11. Fail to act decisively in the face of a challenge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DITHER

  Possible Answer: pother, flap, fuss, dither, tizzy

• The clue is 13. Legislative collectives. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BODIES

  Possible Answer: consistence, personify, torso, eubstance, soundbox, consistency, organic_structure, dead_body, body, physical_structure, trunk

• The clue is 14. One of three in an SOS message. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAH

  Possible Answer: dah, dash

• The clue is 16. Part of a pipe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOWL

  Possible Answer: pipe_bowl, arena, roll, sports_stadium, stadium, bowling_ball, trough, bowl, bowlful

• The clue is 20. Melancholy Musketeer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATHOS

  Possible Answer: Mount_Athos, Athos

• The clue is 21. Raced, as away from danger. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLED

  Possible Answer: take_flight, flee, fly

• The clue is 22. Right hand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIDE

  Possible Answer: aide, adjutant, auxiliary, aide-de-camp

• The clue is 24. Feeds (on). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PREYS

  Possible Answer: fair_game, predate, prey, target, feed, raven, quarry

• The clue is 27. "Twilight" protagonist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BELLA

• The clue is 28. Lavishly regaled, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DINED

  Possible Answer: din, dine, boom

• The clue is 29. Scooby-Doo, to Scrappy-Doo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNCLE

  Possible Answer: uncle

  Possible Opposite Answer : aunt

• The clue is 32. Druid, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAGAN

  Possible Answer: heathen, gentile, heathenish, ethnic, hedonist, pleasure_seeker, infidel, pagan

• The clue is 34. Indian honorific. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAHIB

  Possible Answer: sahib

• The clue is 37. Goes hog-wild. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUNSRIOT

• The clue is 38. Prefix with cumulus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALTO

  Possible Answer: countertenor, contralto, alto

• The clue is 39. Move forward resolutely. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLOD

  Possible Answer: trudge, tramp, footslog, slog, pad, plodding, plod

• The clue is 41. Fountain of Youth's promise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RENEWAL

  Possible Answer: rehabilitation, renewal, reclamation, replacement, refilling, replenishment

• The clue is 42. Old-timey medicines. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TONICS

  Possible Answer: soda, keynote, tonic, soda_pop, quinine_water, tonic_water, restorative, pop, soda_water

• The clue is 44. Things listed on a wedding registry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DISHES

  Possible Answer: dish, peach, looker, stunner, serve, dishful, dish_aerial, ravisher, lulu, beauty, knockout, sweetheart, saucer, serve_up, smasher, cup_of_tea, dish_out, bag, mantrap, dish_up, dish_antenna

• The clue is 45. Play opener. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACTONE

• The clue is 46. "Stee-RIKE three!" follower. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEROUT

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

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

  The answer: PITH

  Possible Answer: nitty-gritty, sum, gist, nub, meat, heart, inwardness, essence, substance, core, centre, heart_and_soul, marrow, center, kernel, pith

• The clue is 51. Put two and two together, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADDED

  Possible Answer: tot, bring, sum, add, append, bestow, contribute, supply, impart, tot_up, summate, add_up, tote_up, sum_up, tally, add_together, total, lend

  Possible Opposite Answer : take_away, subtract

• The clue is 54. Not quite right. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OFF

  Possible Answer: away, bump_off, remove, sour, turned, slay, forth, murder, off, cancelled, dispatch, polish_off, hit

  Possible Opposite Answer : on

• The clue is 55. Whistle-blower Brockovich. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERIN

  Possible Answer: Erin

• The clue is 56. Sludge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OOZE

  Possible Answer: goop, seepage, oozing, seep, ooze_out, transude, exudate, ooze, guck, gook, goo, sludge, gunk, muck, exude, slime

• The clue is 59. Rich rock. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORE

  Possible Answer: ore

• The clue is 60. Private sleeping accommodations?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COT

  Possible Answer: crib, fingerstall, cot, camp_bed

• The clue is 61. Big bird. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMU

  Possible Answer: electromagnetic_unit, Emu_novaehollandiae, emu, Dromaius_novaehollandiae