October 12, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (38 clues)
• Down Clues (35 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, October 12, 2019

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 73 (38 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.6 letters

Across Clues Explained - Saturday NYT Crossword October 12, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Crumbly salad ingredient	4
2A	5. Halves of some measurements	6
3A	11. It might involve a DNA test	3
4A	14. Love of mythology?	4
5A	15. Exam required before entering uni	6
6A	16. Something good in baseball, but bad in banking	3
7A	17. Kind of ball for indoor play	4
8A	18. Usually nonremunerative undertaking	10
9A	20. It's named for a Norse goddess of wisdom: Abbr.	3
10A	21. Will figure	3
11A	22. Supersede	7
12A	23. Funk of Funk & Wagnalls	5
13A	25. Punk cousin	3
14A	27. "Right on"	4
15A	28. Characters in "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World"	6
16A	30. Batman portrayer of TV and film	8
17A	33. Request softener	10
18A	35. Online feed letters	3
19A	36. A spy might send a message in one	10
20A	38. Unaccredited university, say	10
21A	40. Do some basic math	3
22A	43. Green giant	10
23A	45. Sound around a cradle	8
24A	47. "Miss ___"	6
25A	49. Capitol Hill activity	4
26A	50. 1969 novel subtitled "Ardor: A Family Chronicle"	3
27A	52. Brandon ___, lead role in 1999's "Boys Don't Cry"	5
28A	53. Northern fishers' implements	7
29A	56. Arctic explorer John	3
30A	58. Skin pic	3
31A	59. Screen for a shooter	10
32A	61. Corrupt, in British slang	4
33A	62. Big Ten East sch.	3
34A	63. Genesis peak	6
35A	64. Bring down	4
36A	65. Crossed	3
37A	66. Lax in duty	6
38A	67. ___ Bongo, president of Gabon for 42 years	4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Crumbly salad ingredient"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FETA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Halves of some measurements"

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 the extent of something from side to side
• Words that mean the same thing: breadth, width
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WIDTHS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. It might involve a DNA test"

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: CSI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Love of mythology?"

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 (roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of greek eros
• Words that mean the same thing: Cupid
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Exam required before entering uni"

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: ALEVEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Something good in baseball, but bad in banking"

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 score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
• Words that mean the same thing: endure, persist, pass
• The opposite would be: malfunction, idle
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Kind of ball for indoor play"

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: NERF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Usually nonremunerative undertaking"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard 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: PETPROJECT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. It's named for a Norse goddess of wisdom: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
• Words that mean the same thing: Friday
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FRI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Will figure"

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 male human offspring
• Words that mean the same thing: boy, Word, Logos
• The opposite would be: daughter, girl
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Supersede"

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 substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
• Words that mean the same thing: supervene upon, interchange, supersede
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REPLACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Funk of Funk & Wagnalls"

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

  The answer is: ISAAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Punk cousin"

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: EMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. "Right on""

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 15 Across: "28. Characters in "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World""

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 punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence
• Words that mean the same thing: Polygonia comma, comma butterfly, comma
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COMMAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. Batman portrayer of TV and film"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert 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: ADAMWEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Request softener"

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: NOPRESSURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Online feed letters"

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: RSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. A spy might send a message in one"

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: SECRETCODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Unaccredited university, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DEGREEMILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Do some basic math"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
• Words that mean the same thing: hyperkinetic syndrome, contribute, summate
• The opposite would be: subtract, take away
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Green giant"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SIERRACLUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. Sound around a cradle"

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: DIALTONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "47. "Miss ___""

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 city in south vietnam; formerly (as saigon) it was the capital of french indochina
• Words that mean the same thing: Ho Chi Minh City
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAIGON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. Capitol Hill activity"

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 choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
• Words that mean the same thing: voter turnout, ballot, suffrage
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VOTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. 1969 novel subtitled "Ardor: A Family Chronicle""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia
• Words that mean the same thing: adenosine deaminase
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. Brandon ___, lead role in 1999's "Boys Don't Cry""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TEENA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. Northern fishers' implements"

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: ICESAWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. Arctic explorer John"

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: RAE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. Skin pic"

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 tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
• Words that mean the same thing: tackiness, 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 31 Across: "59. Screen for a shooter"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LENSFILTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "61. Corrupt, in British 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 a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
• Words that mean the same thing: bend, crouch, dead set
• The opposite would be: straighten, unbend
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "62. Big Ten East sch."

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: PSU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "63. Genesis peak"

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 mountain peak that noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded
• Words that mean the same thing: Mt. Ararat, Mount Ararat
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARARAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "64. Bring down"

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 tear down so as to make flat with the ground
• Words that mean the same thing: dismantle, rase, level
• The opposite would be: raise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "65. Crossed"

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 come together
• Words that mean the same thing: assemble, suffer, fit
• The opposite would be: diverge
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "66. Lax in duty"

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 failing in what duty requires
• Words that mean the same thing: delinquent, neglectful, derelict
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REMISS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "67. ___ Bongo, president of Gabon for 42 years"

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: OMAR

  Great job if you got it right!

October 12, 2019 Down Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Amateur work based on existing characters, informally	6
2D	2. Boston college	7
3D	3. Singer with the 1992 double-platinum album "Little Earthquakes"	8
4D	4. Sound from a toy	3
5D	5. Newspaper with the slogan "Democracy Dies in Darkness," in brief	4
6D	6. "The L Word" creator Chaiken	5
7D	7. Case worker: Abbr.	3
8D	8. One who runs the show	10
9D	9. "___, boy!"	4
10D	10. Not stay in the bucket	4
11D	11. Joe might need this	7
12D	12. A "lousy teacher," per Bill Gates	7
13D	13. Partner of purposes	7
14D	19. "The Hunger Games" actress, in tabloids	4
15D	21. Like promethium, among all the rare earth metals	8
16D	24. Cranked (up)	5
17D	26. Down pat	8
18D	29. Italian film director Leone	6
19D	31. Kitchen drawers?	6
20D	32. Treat, in a way	8
21D	34. Tennis feat named for the athlete who achieved it in 2003 and 2015	10
22D	37. Woman's name that sounds like two letters of the alphabet	5
23D	39. Winter Olympics pair	8
24D	40. NyQuil alternative	7
25D	41. Bishop's territory	7
26D	42. Kind of bread with chopped fruit	7
27D	44. Treasure trove	7
28D	46. Minimalist's desire	4
29D	48. Flap one's gums	6
30D	51. Quarters	5
31D	54. Way off	4
32D	55. Kind of transfer	4
33D	57. Language ___	4
34D	60. TNT element?	3
35D	61. Dude	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. Amateur work based on existing characters, informally"

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: FANFIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Boston college"

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 united states writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
• Words that mean the same thing: Ralph Waldo Emerson
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMERSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Singer with the 1992 double-platinum album "Little Earthquakes""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TORIAMOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Sound from a toy"

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: ARF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Newspaper with the slogan "Democracy Dies in Darkness," in brief"

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: WAPO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. "The L Word" creator Chaiken"

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: ILENE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Case worker: Abbr."

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. One who runs the show"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TVPRODUCER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. "___, boy!""

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 present location; this place
• Words that mean the same thing: hither, Hera
• The opposite would be: there
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Not stay in the bucket"

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 wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
• Words that mean the same thing: glop, spill, mush
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Joe might need this"

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 a small pitcher for serving cream
• Words that mean the same thing: cream pitcher
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CREAMER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. A "lousy teacher," per Bill Gates"

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 an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
• Words that mean the same thing: succeeder, winner, achiever
• The opposite would be: failure, loser
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUCCESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Partner of purposes"

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 an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
• Words that mean the same thing: aim, design, spirit
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INTENTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "19. "The Hunger Games" actress, in tabloids"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: JLAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Like promethium, among all the rare earth metals"

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 deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
• Words that mean the same thing: scarce
• The opposite would be: abundant
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCARCEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Cranked (up)"

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: AMPED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Down pat"

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 be or become completely proficient or skilled in
• Words that mean the same thing: down, overcome, dominate
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MASTERED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "29. Italian film director Leone"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SERGIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "31. Kitchen drawers?"

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 any property detected by the olfactory system
• Words that mean the same thing: olfactory property, odour, fragrance
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AROMAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. Treat, in a way"

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 impregnate with a medicinal substance
• Words that mean the same thing: medicine
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEDICATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "34. Tennis feat named for the athlete who achieved it in 2003 and 2015"

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: SERENASLAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "37. Woman's name that sounds like two letters of the alphabet"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ELLIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "39. Winter Olympics pair"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: LUGETEAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "40. NyQuil alternative"

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: ADVILPM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "41. Bishop's territory"

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 the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
• Words that mean the same thing: episcopate, bishopric
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIOCESE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "42. Kind of bread with chopped fruit"

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: DATENUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "44. Treasure trove"

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 an especially rich vein of precious ore
• Words that mean the same thing: gold rush, gravy, bunce
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BONANZA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. Minimalist's desire"

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 (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
• Words that mean the same thing: to a lesser extent
• The opposite would be: more
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "48. Flap one's gums"

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 talk socially without exchanging too much information
• Words that mean the same thing: chit-chat, jaw, visit
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NATTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "51. Quarters"

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

  The answer is: AREAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "54. Way off"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AFAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "55. Kind of transfer"

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 ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
• Words that mean the same thing: telegram, conducting wire, cable
• The opposite would be: unwire
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "57. Language ___"

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 studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
• Words that mean the same thing: humanistic discipline, artistic creation, graphics
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "60. TNT element?"

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

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: TRI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "61. Dude"

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: BRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	51	69.9%
Short Answer	11	15.1%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.1%
Abbreviation	2	2.7%
Science/Technology	2	2.7%
History	1	1.4%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%
Literature	1	1.4%
Sports	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	38
Down Clues	35
Total Clues	73
Average Answer Length	5.6 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	10 letters

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• 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
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December 11, 2021 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, December 11, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (37 Across, 33 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

December 11, 2021 Across Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Producer of inflation	3
2A	4. Ranking no.	3
3A	7. Confront, in slang	6
4A	13. Some origin stories	8
5A	16. "Rumors are carried by ___, spread by fools and accepted by idiots" (old saying)	6
6A	17. Moles are found in it	8
7A	18. 1991 platinum debut album by a female singer	6
8A	19. Fantastic voyage	5
9A	20. Collaborative resource	4
10A	22. React to a baby, maybe	3
11A	23. Promulgate	5
12A	25. Food often served with plastic grass	5
13A	27. Onetime Mughal capital	4
14A	29. Dirt farm?	9
15A	32. Ran	4
16A	33. Army ___	4
17A	34. Befuddled	5
18A	36. Ushered	5
19A	38. Medalla material	3
20A	39. "Ain't gonna happen"	5
21A	40. Country rocker Steve	5
22A	41. Small-batch publication	4
23A	43. It's often framed	4
24A	44. Treatment for jet lag	9
25A	46. One of the Scooby-Doo gang	4
26A	47. Elder brother of Moses	5
27A	48. Like talk, they say	5
28A	50. Pentagon inits.	3
29A	52. "It would ___ ..."	4
30A	54. Elizabeth of cosmetics	5
31A	56. Question that introduces doubt	6
32A	58. Something a judge might show	8
33A	61. "It's nothing," in Spanish	6
34A	62. Where some unsolicited advice comes from	8
35A	63. Course challenge	6
36A	64. Black ___	3
37A	65. "Cool, dude!"	3

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Producer of inflation"

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 mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
• Words that mean the same thing: ventilate, aerate, aura
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Ranking no."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "7. Confront, in slang"

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: STEPTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Some origin stories"

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: PREQUELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. "Rumors are carried by ___, spread by fools and accepted by idiots" (old saying)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who hates
• Words that mean the same thing: hater
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HATERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Moles are found in it"

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: TAQUERIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. 1991 platinum debut album by a female singer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALANIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Fantastic voyage"

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 search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
• Words that mean the same thing: pursuance, request, seeking
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: QUEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Collaborative resource"

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: WIKI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. React to a baby, maybe"

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

  The answer is: COO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Promulgate"

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 an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
• Words that mean the same thing: effect, topic, progeny
• The opposite would be: recall
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ISSUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Food often served with plastic grass"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUSHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Onetime Mughal capital"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a city in northern india; former capital of the mogul empire; site of the taj mahal
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Dirt farm?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RUMORMILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. Ran"

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 lose blood from one's body
• Words that mean the same thing: phlebotomise, hemorrhage, phlebotomize
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Army ___"

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 very troublesome child
• Words that mean the same thing: little terror, bratwurst, holy terror
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BRAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Befuddled"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy 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: ATSEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Ushered"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy 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: LEDIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Medalla material"

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: ORO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. "Ain't gonna happen""

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 in no manner; in no way
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOHOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Country rocker Steve"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium 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: EARLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. Small-batch publication"

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: ZINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. It's often framed"

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 sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
• Words that mean the same thing: window glass, pane of glass, Zen
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Treatment for jet lag"

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

  The answer is: MELATONIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. One of the Scooby-Doo gang"

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: FRED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "47. Elder brother of Moses"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states professional baseball player who hit more home runs than babe ruth (born in 1934)
• Words that mean the same thing: Henry Louis Aaron, Hank Aaron
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AARON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "48. Like talk, they say"

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 relatively low in price or charging low prices
• Words that mean the same thing: chintzy, bum, inexpensive
• The opposite would be: expensive
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHEAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "50. Pentagon inits."

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 federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the united states; created in 1947
• Words that mean the same thing: United States Department of Defense, Defense Department, Department of Defense
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "52. "It would ___ ...""

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 give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
• Words that mean the same thing: look, appear
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "54. Elizabeth of cosmetics"

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: ARDEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "56. Question that introduces doubt"

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: ORISIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "58. Something a judge might show"

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 mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
• Words that mean the same thing: lenity, indulgence, lenience
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LENIENCY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. "It's nothing," in Spanish"

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: DENADA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "62. Where some unsolicited advice comes from"

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

  The answer is: BACKSEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "63. Course challenge"

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 angle that resembles the hind leg of a dog
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOGLEG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "64. Black ___"

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 beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
• Words that mean the same thing: teatime, afternoon tea, tea leaf
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "65. "Cool, dude!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material
• Words that mean the same thing: radian
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAD

  Great job if you got it right!

December 11, 2021 Down Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Prone	3
2D	2. Where the Noah's Ark story is thought to have occurred, today	4
3D	3. Essential work	15
4D	4. One might be educated	5
5D	5. Unsettle	7
6D	6. Subject of David Remnick's "King of the World"	3
7D	7. "All Eyez on Me" rapper	6
8D	8. It's thought to ward off bad energy	8
9D	9. H	3
10D	10. One making good points in the classroom?	15
11D	11. Something no two people can be	4
12D	12. ___ buco	4
13D	14. 17-Across offering	10
14D	15. Spotted	3
15D	21. Kind of muscle contraction	8
16D	24. Tender union?	8
17D	26. Cousins of crew cuts	10
18D	27. Fit	4
19D	28. Twinkle	5
20D	30. San Rafael's county	5
21D	31. Director Sergio	5
22D	35. Struck dumb	4
23D	37. One face of the moon	8
24D	42. Bolster	7
25D	45. Identifier seen in the "Six Feet Under" title sequence	6
26D	49. Actress Alexander of "Get Out"	5
27D	50. 2010's ___-Frank Act	4
28D	51. Name for a Dalmatian, perhaps	4
29D	53. Card games are played in it	3
30D	55. Grp. with much-discussed amateurism rules	4
31D	57. Spanish seasoning	3
32D	59. Have	3
33D	60. Paycheck abbr.	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. Prone"

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 (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward
• Words that mean the same thing: clever, pertinent, given
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Where the Noah's Ark story is thought to have occurred, today"

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 republic in the middle east in western asia; the ancient civilization of mesopotamia was in the area now known as iraq
• Words that mean the same thing: Irak, Al-Iraq, Republic of Iraq
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRAQ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Essential work"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: REQUIREDREADING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. One might be educated"

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 message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
• Words that mean the same thing: think, gauge, venture
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GUESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Unsettle"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
• Words that mean the same thing: distract, cark, trouble
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PERTURB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Subject of David Remnick's "King of the World""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
• Words that mean the same thing: Muhammad Ali, Cassius Clay, Cassius Marcellus Clay
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. "All Eyez on Me" rapper"

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: SHAKUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. It's thought to ward off bad energy"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease
• Words that mean the same thing: amulet
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TALISMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. H"

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 terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
• Words that mean the same thing: Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Basque Homeland and Freedom, Euskadi ta Askatasuna
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. One making good points in the classroom?"

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: PENCILSHARPENER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Something no two people can be"

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 the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
• Words that mean the same thing: terzetto, leash, three
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. ___ buco"

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: OSSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. 17-Across offering"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a tortilla that is filled with cheese and heated
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: QUESADILLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Spotted"

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 condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
• Words that mean the same thing: ascertain, watch, realize
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Kind of muscle contraction"

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 (used of solutions) having the same or equal osmotic pressure
• Words that mean the same thing: isosmotic
• The opposite would be: isometric, hypertonic
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ISOTONIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Tender union?"

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: EUROZONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Cousins of crew cuts"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HITOPFADES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Fit"

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 (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
• Words that mean the same thing: able-bodied, capable
• The opposite would be: unable
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Twinkle"

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 an appearance of reflected light
• Words that mean the same thing: lambency, glisten, glitter
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GLEAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. San Rafael's county"

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: MARIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Director Sergio"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the basic unit of money in sierra leone; equal to 100 cents
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. Struck dumb"

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 inspire awe in
• Words that mean the same thing: awful, awestricken, awestruck
• The opposite would be: unawed
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. One face of the moon"

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

  The answer is: NEARSIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "42. Bolster"

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 make better or more attractive
• Words that mean the same thing: heighten, raise
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENHANCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "45. Identifier seen in the "Six Feet Under" title sequence"

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: TOETAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "49. Actress Alexander of "Get Out""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ERIKA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "50. 2010's ___-Frank Act"

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: DODD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "51. Name for a Dalmatian, perhaps"

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 chocolate cookie with white cream filling
• Words that mean the same thing: oreo cookie
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OREO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "53. Card games are played in it"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MLB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "55. Grp. with much-discussed amateurism rules"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NCAA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "57. Spanish seasoning"

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: SAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "59. Have"

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 take in solid food
• Words that mean the same thing: feed, deplete, eat 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: EAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "60. Paycheck abbr."

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	48	68.6%
Short Answer	13	18.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.3%
Geography	2	2.9%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%
History	1	1.4%
Sports	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	33
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.4 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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 13, 2025 at 06:27 AM