June 20, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (31 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, June 20, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (31 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.6 letters

Across Clues Explained - Saturday NYT Crossword June 20, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Setting for "The Golden Girls"	5
2A	6. Unlikely place to find bars	8
3A	14. Performer at a flag lowering ceremony	6
4A	15. Point to	8
5A	16. "We're all ___ here"	6
6A	17. Individually	8
7A	18. 1949 novel set in the Wyoming Territory	5
8A	19. Pacific Ocean phenomenon	6
9A	20. They have an "itis" named after them	7
10A	23. Suffix for a fan gathering	3
11A	24. Fabric feature	3
12A	27. Performing well	9
13A	29. Evil spirit	5
14A	31. Alternative to "stand"	5
15A	32. Broadway character who sings "The Gods Love Nubia"	4
16A	33. 1960 Miles Davis album inspired in part by flamenco music	15
17A	39. "American Pie" actor Eddie ___ Thomas	4
18A	40. Plumbing fitting with a bend	5
19A	41. Unresponsive	5
20A	43. Spark plugs	9
21A	47. Something found near a six-pack	3
22A	48. I.S.P. once called Quantum Computer Services	3
23A	50. Word in the "Survivor" motto	7
24A	51. Ticklish area	6
25A	54. Hooch holder	5
26A	55. "Lean and hungry type," in a Hall & Oates hit	8
27A	57. Port in County Kerry	6
28A	58. Cellphone account offering	8
29A	59. Looks inside?	6
30A	60. They may be under the table	8
31A	61. Apparently is	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. Setting for "The Golden Girls""

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 member of the extinct algonquian people formerly living in northern indiana and southern michigan
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MIAMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Unlikely place to find bars"

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: DEADSPOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "14. Performer at a flag lowering ceremony"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone who plays a bugle
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUGLER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Point to"

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 a signal for or a symptom of
• Words that mean the same thing: signal, betoken, point
• The opposite would be: contraindicate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INDICATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. "We're all ___ here""

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 fully developed person from maturity onward
• Words that mean the same thing: adult, grownup
• The opposite would be: juvenile
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADULTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Individually"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: ALACARTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. 1949 novel set in the Wyoming Territory"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SHANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Pacific Ocean phenomenon"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: LANINA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. They have an "itis" named after them"

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 undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation
• Words that mean the same thing: elder, senior
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SENIORS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Suffix for a fan gathering"

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 argument opposed to a proposal
• Words that mean the same thing: rook, mulct, victimize
• The opposite would be: pro
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Fabric feature"

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 period of time spent sleeping
• Words that mean the same thing: Napoleon, snooze, short sleep
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "27. Performing well"

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: INAGROOVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "29. Evil spirit"

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 someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection
• Words that mean the same thing: graverobber, body snatcher
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GHOUL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "31. Alternative to "stand""

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: HITME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. Broadway character who sings "The Gods Love Nubia""

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: AIDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. 1960 Miles Davis album inspired in part by flamenco music"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert 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: SKETCHESOFSPAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "39. "American Pie" actor Eddie ___ Thomas"

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: KAYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "40. Plumbing fitting with a bend"

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: PTRAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "41. Unresponsive"

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 unable to move or resist motion
• Words that mean the same thing: torpid, sluggish, neutral
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INERT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "43. Spark plugs"

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 (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected
• Words that mean the same thing: catalyst, accelerator
• The opposite would be: anticatalyst
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CATALYSTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "47. Something found near a six-pack"

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: PEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "48. I.S.P. once called Quantum Computer Services"

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: AOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "50. Word in the "Survivor" motto"

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

  The answer is: OUTPLAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "51. Ticklish area"

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 hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder
• Words that mean the same thing: axillary cavity, axilla, axillary fossa
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARMPIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "54. Hooch holder"

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 bottle that has a narrow neck
• Words that mean the same thing: flaskful
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLASK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "55. "Lean and hungry type," in a Hall & Oates hit"

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: MANEATER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "57. Port in County Kerry"

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: TRALEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "58. Cellphone account offering"

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: ADDALINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "59. Looks inside?"

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 decoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior
• Words that mean the same thing: interior decoration, decor
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DECORS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "60. They may be under the table"

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 sum of money paid or a claim discharged
• Words that mean the same thing: defrayal, requital, payment
• The opposite would be: nonpayment
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAYMENTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "61. Apparently is"

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

  The answer is: SEEMS

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Saturday Crossword Down Clues - June 20, 2020 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Bird that lent its name to Toledo's Triple-A team	6
2D	2. Pet that can regrow its tail	6
3D	3. Strenuous thing to pull	10
4D	4. Swift and sudden	8
5D	5. Schedule issuer, for short	3
6D	6. Word after speed or drunk	4
7D	7. Tangle up	6
8D	8. Sicilian town that lost a bell to Fascists, in literature	5
9D	9. Playing craps, e.g.	6
10D	10. Once-over	4
11D	11. "Just a heightened sense of awareness," per John Lennon	8
12D	12. "Master Melvin" of baseball	3
13D	13. Tank alternative	3
14D	14. Met villains, often	5
15D	21. Big name in retirement accounts	4
16D	22. More than none	4
17D	25. Company whose logo symbolizes the union of four manufacturers	4
18D	26. Not wing it	4
19D	28. Commuter scooter	5
20D	30. Where to find bliss	10
21D	33. Uno card with a slashed circle	4
22D	34. Danity ___, girl group with a self-titled 2006 #1 album	4
23D	35. It's nice to see	8
24D	36. ___ Octavius, Spider-Man villain	4
25D	37. German title	4
26D	38. Bland, in a way	8
27D	42. Hot ___	6
28D	43. Consultant's customer	6
29D	44. Windy event?	6
30D	45. Acronymic weapons	6
31D	46. Comic Wanda	5
32D	49. Join	5
33D	52. Extract juice from	4
34D	53. ___ leches	4
35D	55. Front desk handout	3
36D	56. Landmark civil rights legislation of 1990: Abbr.	3
37D	57. Emmitt Smith's 175, for short	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. Bird that lent its name to Toledo's Triple-A team"

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: MUDHEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Pet that can regrow its tail"

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 large herbivorous tropical american arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in central america and south america
• Words that mean the same thing: Iguana iguana, common iguana
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IGUANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Strenuous thing to pull"

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: ALLNIGHTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Swift and sudden"

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 of or pertaining to atmospheric phenomena, especially weather and weather conditions
• Words that mean the same thing: meteorological, meteorologic
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: METEORIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Schedule issuer, for short"

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 bureau of the treasury department responsible for tax collections
• Words that mean the same thing: Internal Revenue Service
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Word after speed or drunk"

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 face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
• Words that mean the same thing: telephone dial
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Tangle up"

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 spin,wind, or twist together
• Words that mean the same thing: twine, entwine, intertwine
• The opposite would be: untwine
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENLACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Sicilian town that lost a bell to Fascists, in literature"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: ADANO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Playing craps, e.g."

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 cut into cubes
• Words that mean the same thing: cube, dice
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DICING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Once-over"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
• Words that mean the same thing: read, run down, glance 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: SCAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "Just a heightened sense of awareness," per John Lennon"

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 psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PARANOIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "Master Melvin" of baseball"

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: OTT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Tank alternative"

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 starting place for each hole on a golf course
• Words that mean the same thing: tee up, football tee, golf tee
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Met villains, often"

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 adult male singer with the lowest voice
• Words that mean the same thing: bass voice, bass, basso
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BASSI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Big name in retirement accounts"

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 united states writer whose novels portray middle-class jewish life (born in 1933)
• Words that mean the same thing: Philip Roth, Philip Milton Roth
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. More than none"

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 quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
• Words that mean the same thing: roughly, around, or so
• The opposite would be: no
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Company whose logo symbolizes the union of four manufacturers"

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: AUDI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Not wing 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 series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
• Words that mean the same thing: programme, design, program
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Commuter scooter"

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 type genus of the vespidae: various hornets and yellow jackets
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Vespa
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VESPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Where to find bliss"

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: HAPPYPLACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Uno card with a slashed circle"

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 gait in which steps and hops alternate
• Words that mean the same thing: omission, cut, bound 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: SKIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Danity ___, girl group with a self-titled 2006 #1 album"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: KANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. It's nice to see"

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: EYECANDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. ___ Octavius, Spider-Man villain"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OTTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. German title"

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 german courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FRAU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. Bland, in a way"

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: SALTFREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Hot ___"

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

  The answer is: TAMALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Consultant's customer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer
• Words that mean the same thing: guest, node, customer
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLIENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Windy event?"

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 downhill race over a winding course defined by upright poles
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLALOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Acronymic weapons"

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: TASERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "46. Comic Wanda"

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: SYKES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Join"

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: OPTIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Extract juice from"

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

  The answer is: REAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. ___ leches"

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: TRES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. Front desk handout"

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 diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
• Words that mean the same thing: function, single-valued function, mapping
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "56. Landmark civil rights legislation of 1990: 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 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 37 Down: "57. Emmitt Smith's 175, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	73.5%
Short Answer	7	10.3%
Abbreviation	3	4.4%
Music	2	2.9%
History	2	2.9%
Literature	1	1.5%
Geography	1	1.5%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.5%
Sports	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	31
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	68
Average Answer Length	5.6 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

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• The average word today has about 5 letters
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August 30, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (39 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (39 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

Across Clues Explained - Tuesday NYT Crossword August 30, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Guadalajara goodbye	5
2A	6. Puts away, as the groceries?	4
3A	10. Nonvegan pie crust ingredient	4
4A	14. Melee	5
5A	15. Popular site for tech reviews	4
6A	16. Composer Stravinsky	4
7A	17. With 69-Across, beginner's downhill challenge … or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters	5
8A	18. Curved molding	4
9A	19. Quick snack	4
10A	20. Part of AWOL	6
11A	22. Most workers on a kibbutz	8
12A	24. Use a divining rod	5
13A	26. Club-wielding bogeywoman	6
14A	27. Top toy for a holiday?	7
15A	30. Jai ___	4
16A	31. Reddish hue	4
17A	32. Midnight "excursion" to the fridge	4
18A	34. Automaker based in Hiroshima	5
19A	38. Sighed sounds	3
20A	39. Spend indulgently	7
21A	41. Epileptologist's test, for short	3
22A	42. Soup base	5
23A	44. Jon Arbuckle's dog	4
24A	45. Manipulative type	4
25A	46. Large paper unit	4
26A	48. Hyundai compact named North American Car of the Year in 2021	7
27A	50. Shook on it	6
28A	53. Peevish moods	5
29A	54. Braggadocious	8
30A	56. Easygoing reply to "I'm sorry!"	6
31A	60. Tush	4
32A	61. Supply-and-demand subj.	4
33A	63. "Is it too audacious of me?"	5
34A	64. Beat narrowly, with "out"	4
35A	65. Actor Idris	4
36A	66. More arid	5
37A	67. Happy shouts	4
38A	68. Girl Scout's accessory	4
39A	69. See 17-Across	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. Guadalajara goodbye"

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 farewell remark
• Words that mean the same thing: sayonara, good day, auf wiedersehen
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADIOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Puts away, as the groceries?"

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

  The answer is: EATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Nonvegan pie crust ingredient"

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 soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog
• Words that mean the same thing: aggrandise, dramatize, embellish
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Melee"

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 uproarious party
• Words that mean the same thing: bash, do, free-for-all
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BRAWL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Popular site for tech reviews"

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: CNET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Composer Stravinsky"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: IGOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. With 69-Across, beginner's downhill challenge … or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters"

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 young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
• Words that mean the same thing: bunny girl, bunny rabbit
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUNNY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Curved molding"

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 molding that (in section) has the shape of an s with the convex part above and the concave part below
• Words that mean the same thing: cyma reversa
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OGEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Quick snack"

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, pungency, chomp
• The 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 10 Across: "20. Part of AWOL"

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 go away or leave
• Words that mean the same thing: missing, wanting, remove
• The opposite would be: present
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABSENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Most workers on a kibbutz"

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 native or inhabitant of israel
• Words that mean the same thing: Israeli
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ISRAELIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Use a divining rod"

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 searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
• Words that mean the same thing: drench, douse, dowsing
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOWSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Club-wielding bogeywoman"

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

  The answer is: OGRESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Top toy for a holiday?"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: DREIDEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Jai ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Reddish hue"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture
• Words that mean the same thing: rust-brown, eat, rusty
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Midnight "excursion" to the fridge"

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 sudden short attack
• Words that mean the same thing: foray, bust, maraud
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Automaker based in Hiroshima"

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: MAZDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Sighed sounds"

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: AHS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Spend indulgently"

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 ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.)
• Words that mean the same thing: binge, fling, orgy
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPLURGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Epileptologist's test, for short"

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 a graphical record of electrical activity of the brain; produced by an electroencephalograph
• Words that mean the same thing: electroencephalogram, encephalogram
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EEG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Soup base"

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 liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces
• Words that mean the same thing: stock
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BROTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Jon Arbuckle's dog"

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: ODIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. Manipulative type"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something
• Words that mean the same thing: substance abuser, drug user, exploiter
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. Large paper unit"

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

  The answer is: REAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. Hyundai compact named North American Car of the Year in 2021"

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: ELANTRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. Shook on it"

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 be in accord; be in agreement
• Words that mean the same thing: concord, hold, correspond
• The opposite would be: disagree
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGREED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. Peevish moods"

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 state of agitated irritation
• Words that mean the same thing: snit
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. Braggadocious"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that exhibiting self-importance
• Words that mean the same thing: big, self-aggrandising, crowing
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOASTFUL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "56. Easygoing reply to "I'm sorry!""

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: DONTBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "60. Tush"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
• Words that mean the same thing: fundament, hind end, prat
• The 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 32 Across: "61. Supply-and-demand subj."

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: ECON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "63. "Is it too audacious of me?""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: DAREI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "64. Beat narrowly, with "out""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the boundary of a surface
• Words that mean the same thing: adjoin, butt against, bound
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "65. Actor Idris"

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: ELBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "66. More arid"

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 substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)
• Words that mean the same thing: dryer, desiccant, siccative
• The opposite would be: phlegmy, sweet
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRIER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "67. Happy shouts"

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

  The answer is: YAYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "68. Girl Scout's accessory"

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 framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
• Words that mean the same thing: window sash, waistband, waistcloth
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "69. See 17-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an elevated geological formation
• Words that mean the same thing: pitch, side, incline
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLOPE

  Great job if you got it right!

August 30, 2022 Down Hints: NYT Tuesday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Pop group with the 1976 hit "Money, Money, Money"	4
2D	2. Clobber	4
3D	3. Johns, in Scotland	4
4D	4. Took responsibility for something	7
5D	5. Subtle signal that might accompany a wink	6
6D	6. Lead-in to freak or friendly	3
7D	7. Actress Harmon of TNT's "Rizzoli & Isles"	5
8D	8. Shirts lacking buttons, informally	4
9D	9. Waxy biochemical compound	6
10D	10. Monrovia's land	7
11D	11. Quick on one's feet	5
12D	12. Flatbreads that may be served with saag paneer	5
13D	13. Garb	5
14D	21. Insignificant sort	5
15D	23. Best effort, informally	5
16D	25. Olympic event with gates	6
17D	27. Visually blah	4
18D	28. German industrial region	4
19D	29. Competitor of Petro-Canada	4
20D	30. Oscar winner Brody	6
21D	33. Contraceptive insert, in brief	3
22D	35. Gusto	4
23D	36. A couple of bucks?	4
24D	37. Taj Mahal city	4
25D	39. Small paper unit	5
26D	40. Freezing	5
27D	43. Major let-downs for Rapunzel?	7
28D	45. Fix, as tangles of hair or traffic	7
29D	47. Revenue for Madison Ave. firms	6
30D	49. Not seeing eye to eye	6
31D	50. Downton, for one	5
32D	51. Cheese that's "not badda"	5
33D	52. Long-limbed and lean	5
34D	53. Ones not inclined to make sweeping gestures?	5
35D	55. Sch. that used to bring a live bear onto the field at its home football games	4
36D	57. Small jazz combo	4
37D	58. Pager alert	4
38D	59. The Emerald Isle	4
39D	62. "I'll pass"	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. Pop group with the 1976 hit "Money, Money, Money""

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: ABBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Clobber"

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 beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
• Words that mean the same thing: bat, thrash, clobber
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Johns, in Scotland"

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: IANS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Took responsibility for something"

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: OWNEDIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Subtle signal that might accompany a wink"

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: SLYNOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Lead-in to freak or friendly"

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: ECO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Actress Harmon of TNT's "Rizzoli & Isles""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: ANGIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Shirts lacking buttons, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the starting place for each hole on a golf course
• Words that mean the same thing: golf tee, tee up, football tee
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Waxy biochemical compound"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals; they are waxy insoluble substances
• Words that mean the same thing: steroid alcohol
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEROL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Monrovia's land"

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 republic in west africa; established in 1822 by americans as a way to free negro slaves
• Words that mean the same thing: Republic of Liberia
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIBERIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Quick on one's feet"

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 moving quickly and lightly
• Words that mean the same thing: quick, nimble, spry
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Flatbreads that may be served with saag paneer"

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: ROTIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Garb"

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 one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
• Words that mean the same thing: garment, crop, dress up
• The opposite would be: undress
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "21. Insignificant sort"

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 someone who is regarded as contemptible
• Words that mean the same thing: twirp, twit
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TWERP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "23. Best effort, informally"

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: AGAME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Olympic event with gates"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a downhill race over a winding course defined by upright poles
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLALOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Visually blah"

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 dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
• Words that mean the same thing: olive-drab, dark, sober
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. German industrial region"

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 tributary of the rhine
• Words that mean the same thing: Ruhr River, Ruhr Valley
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUHR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Competitor of Petro-Canada"

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: ESSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Oscar winner Brody"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium 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: ADRIEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Contraceptive insert, in brief"

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 contraceptive device consisting of a piece of bent plastic or metal that is inserted through the vagina into the uterus
• Words that mean the same thing: intrauterine device
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IUD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. Gusto"

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 vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
• Words that mean the same thing: gusto, tanginess, nip
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. A couple of bucks?"

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 distinguished from bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
• Words that mean the same thing: cervid
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Taj Mahal city"

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 25 Down: "39. Small paper unit"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any broad thin expanse or surface
• Words that mean the same thing: shroud, bed sheet, mainsheet
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHEET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Freezing"

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 extremely cold
• Words that mean the same thing: icy, arctic, glacial
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GELID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Major let-downs for Rapunzel?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
• Words that mean the same thing: braid, twist, tress
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRESSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Fix, as tangles of hair or traffic"

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 extricate from entanglement
• Words that mean the same thing: straighten out, disentangle
• The opposite would be: entangle, snarl
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNSNARL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Revenue for Madison Ave. firms"

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: ADFEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. Not seeing eye to eye"

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: ATODDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. Downton, for one"

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 church associated with a monastery or convent
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABBEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Cheese that's "not badda""

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 mild cream-colored dutch cheese shaped in balls
• Words that mean the same thing: Gouda cheese
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOUDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Long-limbed and lean"

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 tall and thin and having long slender limbs
• Words that mean the same thing: gangly, lanky, gangling
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RANGY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. Ones not inclined to make sweeping gestures?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a coarse obnoxious person
• Words that mean the same thing: pig, slob, slovenly person
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLOBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. Sch. that used to bring a live bear onto the field at its home football games"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: UCLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. Small jazz combo"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
• Words that mean the same thing: deuce-ace, ternary, 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 37 Down: "58. Pager alert"

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 short high tone produced as a signal or warning
• Words that mean the same thing: blare, honk, claxon
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "59. The Emerald Isle"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of ireland; achieved independence from the united kingdom in 1921
• Words that mean the same thing: Republic of Ireland, Irish Republic, Ireland
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "62. "I'll pass""

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: NAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	63	80.8%
Short Answer	4	5.1%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
Sports	2	2.6%
Music	1	1.3%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%
Science/Technology	1	1.3%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%
Geography	1	1.3%
History	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	39
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	8 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 medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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 07, 2025 at 05:37 PM