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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February 26, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (33 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, February 26, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (37 Across, 33 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

February 26, 2022 Across Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Symbol of the National Audubon Society	5
2A	6. Auto download?	4
3A	10. Includes surreptitiously, in a way	4
4A	14. Pianist/composer Schumann	5
5A	15. Do amazingly, in slang	4
6A	16. Biblical mother of Levi and Judah	4
7A	17. Sun spot?	10
8A	19. Spanish pronoun	4
9A	20. Rent out	3
10A	21. Eggs Benedict recipe word	5
11A	22. Annoyed, in slang	5
12A	23. Not much	4
13A	25. "Naughty you!"	3
14A	26. Christian Bale and Val Kilmer, for two	6
15A	27. Close relatives of ours	7
16A	29. Nonstarter	3
17A	30. Wunderkind	3
18A	31. Irrefutable statement	11
19A	34. Openly discussing one's kinks, say	11
20A	35. End of a waiting list?	11
21A	36. Auto import	3
22A	37. Use a shuttle, say	3
23A	38. Nonsensical song syllables	7
24A	42. Magazine that's marketed to marketers	6
25A	44. Pro with stereotypically messy handwriting	3
26A	45. Philosopher Watts	4
27A	46. OK, in a way	5
28A	47. Accumulate	5
29A	49. Big oaf	3
30A	50. Fall for it	4
31A	51. Revelations	10
32A	53. "Couldn't agree more!"	4
33A	54. Peacockish	4
34A	55. Late comedian Bob	5
35A	56. Driven group	4
36A	57. Celebrity chef Burrell	4
37A	58. Microscopic	5

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Symbol of the National Audubon Society"

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 of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EGRET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Auto download?"

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: UBER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Includes surreptitiously, in a way"

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: BCCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Pianist/composer Schumann"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CLARA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Do amazingly, in slang"

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 kill intentionally and with premeditation
• Words that mean the same thing: bump off, hit, 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: SLAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Biblical mother of Levi and Judah"

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: LEAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Sun spot?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OUTERSPACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Spanish 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 9 Across: "20. Rent out"

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 brutal terrorist group active in kashmir; fights against india with the goal of restoring islamic rule of india
• Words that mean the same thing: rent, countenance, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba
• The opposite would be: prevent, forbid
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Eggs Benedict recipe word"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that hunt illegally
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POACH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Annoyed, in slang"

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 engagingly stimulating or provocative
• Words that mean the same thing: piquant
• The opposite would be: fresh
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SALTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Not much"

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: ATAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. "Naughty you!""

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 utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
• Words that mean the same thing: tut-tut, tut
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TSK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. Christian Bale and Val Kilmer, for two"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an orderly assigned to serve a british military officer
• Words that mean the same thing: batman
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BATMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "27. Close relatives of ours"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that small chimpanzee of swamp forests in zaire; a threatened species
• Words that mean the same thing: bonobo, pygmy chimpanzee, Pan paniscus
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BONOBOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "29. Nonstarter"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "30. Wunderkind"

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 smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: mavin, sensation, sweep through
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "31. Irrefutable statement"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GOSPELTRUTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "34. Openly discussing one's kinks, say"

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: SEXPOSITIVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "35. End of a waiting list?"

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: DESSERTMENU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "36. Auto import"

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: KIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "37. Use a shuttle, say"

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

  The answer is: TAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "38. Nonsensical song syllables"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TRALALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "42. Magazine that's marketed to marketers"

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: ADWEEK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "44. Pro with stereotypically messy handwriting"

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 licensed medical practitioner
• Words that mean the same thing: physician, medico, Department of Commerce
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "45. Philosopher Watts"

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: ALAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "46. OK, in a way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the distinctive form in which a thing is made
• Words that mean the same thing: tender, stomp, pestle
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "47. Accumulate"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a substantial increase over a relatively short period of time
• Words that mean the same thing: 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: RUNUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "49. Big oaf"

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 ancient celtic god
• Words that mean the same thing: lugsail, lobworm, lugworm
• The opposite would be: unstuff
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LUG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "50. Fall for it"

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 wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
• Words that mean the same thing: morsel, bit, pungency
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "51. Revelations"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: EYEOPENERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "53. "Couldn't agree more!""

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 primeval egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at thebes
• Words that mean the same thing: Amun, Amon
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "54. Peacockish"

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 characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
• Words that mean the same thing: swollen-headed, sleeveless, fruitless
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "55. Late comedian Bob"

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: SAGET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "56. Driven group"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
• Words that mean the same thing: crowd, ruck
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HERD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "57. Celebrity chef Burrell"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that queen of england and scotland and ireland; daughter if james ii and the last of the stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last english ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "58. Microscopic"

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 (used informally) very small
• Words that mean the same thing: teensy, weeny, itsy-bitsy
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEENY

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Saturday Crossword Down Clues - February 26, 2022 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Green research site	6
2D	2. Stick on	6
3D	3. Boho-chic furniture material	6
4D	4. "... ___ I again behold my Romeo!": Juliet	3
5D	5. Cover up in a shower	4
6D	6. Book with an eagle on its cover	10
7D	7. Word with tie or belt	5
8D	8. Pricing word	4
9D	9. City on the New York/Connecticut border	3
10D	10. Cry like a kid	5
11D	11. Person you're in with	8
12D	12. West Coast school where Einstein once taught	7
13D	13. N.F.L. kicker Graham who played for 14 teams	6
14D	18. As you might say	9
15D	22. TV witch	7
16D	24. Chief magistrates in Italian history	5
17D	26. Cutesy term of affection	9
18D	28. Part of the foxtrot	7
19D	29. Long	10
20D	32. Winter D.C. clock setting	3
21D	33. Part of the palate	5
22D	34. It makes waves	8
23D	35. Was in prison	7
24D	36. Moroccan quarter	6
25D	39. Charge	6
26D	40. Name that's an anagram of UNREAL	6
27D	41. On edge	6
28D	43. Fix, as text	5
29D	44. Scheduled to land, say	5
30D	47. Running mate of 2012	4
31D	48. Noodge	4
32D	51. Actress Noblezada of Broadway's "Hadestown"	3
33D	52. When doubled, a 2010s dance craze	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. Green research site"

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: ECOLAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Stick on"

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: GLUETO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Boho-chic furniture material"

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 climbing palm of sri lanka and southern india remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes
• Words that mean the same thing: Calamus rotang, rattan palm, ratan
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RATTAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. "... ___ I again behold my Romeo!": Juliet"

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: ERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Cover up in a shower"

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

  The answer is: TARP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Book with an eagle on its cover"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: USPASSPORT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Word with tie or belt"

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 quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
• Words that mean the same thing: pitch blackness, lightlessness, Joseph Black
• The opposite would be: whiten, white
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLACK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Pricing word"

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 (used of count nouns) every one considered individually
• Words that mean the same thing: from each one, apiece, for each one
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EACH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. City on the New York/Connecticut border"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the seed of the cereal grass
• Words that mean the same thing: rye whisky, Secale cereale, rye whiskey
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Cry like a kid"

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 sound of sheep or goats (or any sound resembling this)
• Words that mean the same thing: blate, baa, blat
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Person you're in with"

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: CELLMATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. West Coast school where Einstein once taught"

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: CALTECH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. N.F.L. kicker Graham who played for 14 teams"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SHAYNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. As you might say"

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: SOTOSPEAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. TV witch"

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: SABRINA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Chief magistrates in Italian history"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of venice and genoa
• Words that mean the same thing: tail, tag, trail
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Cutesy term of affection"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various plants of the genus ranunculus
• Words that mean the same thing: butterflower, kingcup, goldcup
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUTTERCUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Part of the foxtrot"

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: BOXSTEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Long"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: SLIMTONONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. Winter D.C. clock setting"

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 standard time in the 5th time zone west of greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern united states
• Words that mean the same thing: Eastern Standard Time, Eastern Time
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Part of the palate"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UVULA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. It makes waves"

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 water containing salts
• Words that mean the same thing: saltwater, brine
• The opposite would be: fresh water
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEAWATER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Was in prison"

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: DIDTIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Moroccan quarter"

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 an older or native quarter of many cities in northern africa; the quarter in which the citadel is located
• Words that mean the same thing: casbah
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KASBAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Charge"

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 report or maintain
• Words that mean the same thing: aver, say
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALLEGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Name that's an anagram of UNREAL"

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: LAUREN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. On edge"

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: ANGSTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Fix, as text"

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

  The answer is: EMEND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Scheduled to land, 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: DUEIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Running mate of 2012"

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: RYAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Noodge"

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 serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
• Words that mean the same thing: blighter, pesterer, pestilence
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Actress Noblezada of Broadway's "Hadestown""

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: EVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. When doubled, a 2010s dance craze"

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: NAE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	70.0%
Short Answer	10	14.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.3%
Music	2	2.9%
Geography	2	2.9%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%
Literature	1	1.4%
Sports	1	1.4%
History	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	33
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.5 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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

Last Updated: September 11, 2025 at 04:26 PM