July 12, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (35 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, July 12, 2019

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (33 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.6 letters

July 12, 2019 Across Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Means of interstellar travel	9
2A	10. Supreme Court colleague of Ruth and Neil	5
3A	15. Oklahoma tribe originally from the Southeast	9
4A	16. Parts of nerve cells	5
5A	17. An anchor is at its end	9
6A	18. Five-time winner of FIFA's player of the year award	5
7A	19. Sport ___	3
8A	20. Loser	5
9A	22. Garners	4
10A	23. What might hurt a celebrity's Q Score	5
11A	26. Top of Scotland	3
12A	28. Main	3
13A	29. Word with Pacific or basketball	3
14A	31. Sheep's milk product	4
15A	32. Arm muscle, informally	3
16A	33. "This isn't over"	13
17A	36. Advice column query	13
18A	37. Some facial treatments	13
19A	38. Ad ___	3
20A	39. Forty-niners' equipment	4
21A	40. First show to win 50 Emmys, in brief	3
22A	41. Sister company of Century 21	3
23A	42. Delta Air Lines hub in the Mountain time zone, for short	3
24A	43. State capital known as the Cherry City	5
25A	47. Great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather of Noah	4
26A	49. This clue's number divided by this clue's answer	5
27A	53. Cells joined by other cells	3
28A	54. Alternative to tea leaves	5
29A	56. Modern information analyst	9
30A	59. Who sings "Some Enchanted Evening" in "South Pacific"	5
31A	60. Shortly	9
32A	61. Kind of cup	5
33A	62. Travels like the fly in sci-fi's "The Fly"	9

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. Means of interstellar travel"

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 a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)
• Words that mean the same thing: starship, spaceship
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STARSHIPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "10. Supreme Court colleague of Ruth and Neil"

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: SONIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Oklahoma tribe originally from the Southeast"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of the muskhogean people formerly living in northern mississippi
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHICKASAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Parts of nerve cells"

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 long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron
• Words that mean the same thing: axon, axone
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AXONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. An anchor is at its end"

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: RELAYRACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Five-time winner of FIFA's player of the year award"

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: MESSI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Sport ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of the shoshonean people of utah and colorado and new mexico
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Loser"

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

  The answer is: DWEEB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Garners"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the tcp/ip network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
• Words that mean the same thing: cyberspace, net income, clear
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. What might hurt a celebrity's Q Score"

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: BADPR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "26. Top of Scotland"

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 woolen cap of scottish origin
• Words that mean the same thing: tam-o'-shanter, tammy
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "28. Main"

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 division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
• Words that mean the same thing: ocean
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "29. Word with Pacific or basketball"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
• Words that mean the same thing: brim, lip, flange
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "31. Sheep's milk product"

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 15 Across: "32. Arm muscle, informally"

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: TRI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. "This isn't over""

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: TOBECONTINUED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. Advice column query"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: WHATSHOULDIDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. Some facial treatments"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: CHEMICALPEELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Ad ___"

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 recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep
• Words that mean the same thing: REM sleep, rapid eye movement, paradoxical 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: REM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Forty-niners' equipment"

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 cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel
• Words that mean the same thing: pan, pan out, Pan
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PANS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. First show to win 50 Emmys, in brief"

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: SNL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. Sister company of Century 21"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Words that mean the same thing: epoch, geological era, earned run 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: ERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. Delta Air Lines hub in the Mountain time zone, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: SLC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "43. State capital known as the Cherry City"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that capital of the state of oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the willamette river
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of Oregon
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SALEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather of Noah"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (old testament) third son of adam and eve; given by god in place of the murdered abel
• Words that mean the same thing: Set
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SETH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. This clue's number divided by this clue's answer"

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 the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
• Words that mean the same thing: 7, heptad, seven-spot
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEVEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "53. Cells joined by other cells"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the female reproductive cell; the female gamete
• Words that mean the same thing: ovum, egg cell
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "54. Alternative to tea leaves"

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 of a set of (usually 72) cards that include 22 cards representing virtues and vices and death and fortune etc.; used by fortunetellers
• Words that mean the same thing: tarot card
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAROT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. Modern information analyst"

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: DATAMINER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "59. Who sings "Some Enchanted Evening" in "South Pacific""

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 the boy whose upbringing was described by jean-jacques rousseau
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "60. Shortly"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: INAMOMENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "61. Kind of cup"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the southern states that seceded from the united states in 1861
• Words that mean the same thing: Confederacy, Confederate States of America, South
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIXIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "62. Travels like the fly in sci-fi's "The Fly""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that transport by dematerializing at one point and assembling at another
• Words that mean the same thing: teleport
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TELEPORTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Friday NYT Crossword July 12, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Cancel	5
2D	2. Letter found between two vowels in the alphabet	5
3D	3. Felt off	5
4D	4. ___ Dome (former Indianapolis venue)	3
5D	5. Something on the horizon	3
6D	6. Like a rock and many a roll	4
7D	7. Part of Caesar's boast	4
8D	8. Something to set or pick up	4
9D	9. Make nice to in a manipulative way	9
10D	10. "The Lord of the Rings" role	3
11D	11. Farm team	4
12D	12. Certain facial piercings	9
13D	13. Like the sound of surround sound, typically	8
14D	14. "Again ..."	7
15D	21. Much of military history	7
16D	24. Competition at Pebble Beach	5
17D	25. Meat cuts that are often barbecued	7
18D	27. Valkyries, e.g.	7
19D	30. Drinks made from agave	7
20D	31. Tricks	5
21D	33. Hit 1999 film that popularized a slo-mo effect known as "bullet time"	9
22D	34. Took a gamble	9
23D	35. Nabisco brand	5
24D	36. Question asked after opening one's eyes and blinking repeatedly	8
25D	37. Like cockatoos and iguanas	7
26D	44. Unlikely partygoer	5
27D	45. Party, e.g.	5
28D	46. Selling points	5
29D	48. Colorful Hindu festival	4
30D	50. One providing directions	4
31D	51. Abbr. after a series of 52-Downs	4
32D	52. See 51-Down	4
33D	55. Driving aid	3
34D	57. Its head is usually at the bottom	3
35D	58. "If u ask me ..."	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. Cancel"

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 dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
• Words that mean the same thing: bush, scrubbing, chaparral
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCRUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Letter found between two vowels in the alphabet"

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 the 8th letter of the greek alphabet
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THETA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Felt off"

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 be ill or unwell
• Words that mean the same thing: pain, trouble, ail
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AILED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. ___ Dome (former Indianapolis venue)"

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: RCA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Something on the horizon"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
• Words that mean the same thing: pitch, toss, flip
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SKY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Like a rock and many a roll"

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 not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
• Words that mean the same thing: punishing, intemperately, firmly
• The opposite would be: easy, lightly
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Part of Caesar's boast"

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: ISAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Something to set or pick up"

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

  The answer is: PACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Make nice to in a manipulative way"

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: SWEETENUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. "The Lord of the Rings" role"

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 guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
• Words that mean the same thing: surface-to-air missile
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Farm team"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; ; ; - bible
• Words that mean the same thing: cows, Bos taurus, ox
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OXEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Certain facial piercings"

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: NOSESTUDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Like the sound of surround sound, typically"

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: INSTEREO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. "Again ...""

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: ASISAID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Much of military history"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
• Words that mean the same thing: combat, struggle, engagement
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BATTLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Competition at Pebble Beach"

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: PROAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Meat cuts that are often barbecued"

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: RIBTIPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Valkyries, e.g."

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 unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
• Words that mean the same thing: maiden over, maiden, maid
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAIDENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. Drinks made from agave"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons
• Words that mean the same thing: Lophophora williamsii, mezcal, mescal
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MESCALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Tricks"

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 person who lacks good judgment
• Words that mean the same thing: arse around, mark, cod
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FOOLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Hit 1999 film that popularized a slo-mo effect known as "bullet time""

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: THEMATRIX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Took a gamble"

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: CHANCEDIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Nabisco brand"

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: NILLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Question asked after opening one's eyes and blinking repeatedly"

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: WHEREAMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Like cockatoos and iguanas"

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 lie at the top of
• Words that mean the same thing: topknotted, tufted, plumed
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRESTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "44. Unlikely partygoer"

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 person who avoids the company or assistance of others
• Words that mean the same thing: lone hand, lone wolf
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LONER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "45. Party, e.g."

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 something that happens at a given place and time
• Words that mean the same thing: issue, result, effect
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. Selling points"

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 area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
• Words that mean the same thing: marketplace, mart, market place
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MARTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "48. Colorful Hindu festival"

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: HOLI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "50. One providing directions"

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 mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
• Words that mean the same thing: web, wind vane, weathervane
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "51. Abbr. after a series of 52-Downs"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard 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: ETAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. See 51-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 a language unit by which a person or thing is known
• Words that mean the same thing: diagnose, epithet, discover
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "55. Driving aid"

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: teeing ground, football tee, tee 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: TEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "57. Its head is usually at the bottom"

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 cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
• Words that mean the same thing: wipe up, swab, mow
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "58. "If u ask me ...""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the united nations agency concerned with international maritime activities
• Words that mean the same thing: International Maritime Organization
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	44	64.7%
Short Answer	13	19.1%
History	3	4.4%
Sports	2	2.9%
Geography	2	2.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.5%
Food & Drink	1	1.5%
Movies/Film	1	1.5%
Abbreviation	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	35
Total Clues	68
Average Answer Length	5.6 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 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 Friday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (34 clues)
• Down Clues (36 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, January 04, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (34 Across, 36 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.6 letters

January 04, 2020 Across Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. You may see stars because of one	9
2A	10. Concerns for team docs	4
3A	14. Antagonist of Ronald McDonald	10
4A	16. Minor anomaly	4
5A	17. Movie based on the memoir "Rocket Boys" (and an anagram of "Rocket Boys")	10
6A	18. Like C.G.I.	4
7A	19. Trash	4
8A	20. Part of a goal	3
9A	21. Hung (over)	6
10A	23. "Indubitably!"	11
11A	26. Real jerk	5
12A	29. Gulp (down)	5
13A	30. A&W rival	3
14A	32. Charge	6
15A	34. "And all that jazz"	3
16A	35. First letter in the Torah	4
17A	36. Professes	7
18A	38. Served in a sauce made with orange juice, sugar and Grand Marnier	7
19A	40. "Pow!"	4
20A	41. How to mend a broken heart?	3
21A	43. Mark	6
22A	44. Real jerk, for short	3
23A	45. Sleep on it	5
24A	47. Excited, in modern slang	5
25A	48. Potential cause of the apocalypse	11
26A	51. Waterway	6
27A	52. Bubbleheaded	3
28A	53. Jazz riff	4
29A	57. 2019 musical film with a substantial C.G.I. component	4
30A	58. 1991 Broadway musical nominated for 11 Tonys	10
31A	61. Crown	4
32A	62. "Speaking of which ..."	10
33A	63. Typical reader of John Green novels	4
34A	64. More or less	9

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. You may see stars because of one"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
• Words that mean the same thing: curse, expletive, cuss
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWEARWORD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "10. Concerns for team docs"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ACLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "14. Antagonist of Ronald McDonald"

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: HAMBURGLAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Minor anomaly"

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 minor shock or meaningless interruption
• Words that mean the same thing: pip, radar target
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Movie based on the memoir "Rocket Boys" (and an anagram of "Rocket Boys")"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: OCTOBERSKY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Like C.G.I."

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 something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
• Words that mean the same thing: fraud, wangle, bullshit
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FAKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Trash"

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 flipping a coin
• Words that mean the same thing: chuck, slash, thrash
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Part of a goal"

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 computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the tcp/ip network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
• Words that mean the same thing: sack up, last, clear
• The opposite would be: gross
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Hung (over)"

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 arrange in a particular way
• Words that mean the same thing: mantled, clothe, cloaked
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRAPED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. "Indubitably!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: YESSIREEBOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "26. Real jerk"

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 painful and involuntary muscular contraction
• Words that mean the same thing: muscle spasm, cramp
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPASM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "29. Gulp (down)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that make off with belongings of others
• Words that mean the same thing: pilfer, purloin, nobble
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNARF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "30. A&W rival"

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 quantity that can be held in a mug
• Words that mean the same thing: visage, mugful, gull
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MUG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "32. Charge"

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: TILTAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "34. "And all that jazz""

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: ETC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. First letter in the Torah"

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 2nd letter of the hebrew alphabet
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BETH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. Professes"

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

  The answer is: ALLEGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Served in a sauce made with orange juice, sugar and Grand Marnier"

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: SUZETTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. "Pow!""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: BLAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. How to mend a broken heart?"

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 an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen
• Words that mean the same thing: cardiac resuscitation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, kiss of life
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CPR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Mark"

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 wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIGEON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Real jerk, 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 dyspneic condition
• Words that mean the same thing: motherfucker, whoreson, sobbing
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. Sleep on it"

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: sheet of paper, canvass, shroud
• The 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 24 Across: "47. Excited, in modern slang"

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: TURNT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "48. Potential cause of the apocalypse"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WORLDWARIII

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. Waterway"

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 conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
• Words that mean the same thing: penstock, sluiceway, flush
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLUICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. Bubbleheaded"

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 switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
• Words that mean the same thing: dense, slow, dip
• The opposite would be: focus, undimmed
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. Jazz riff"

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 salt deposit that animals regularly lick
• Words that mean the same thing: thrash, solve, salt lick
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LICK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. 2019 musical film with a substantial C.G.I. component"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
• Words that mean the same thing: kat, true cat, chuck
• The opposite would be: keep down
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. 1991 Broadway musical nominated for 11 Tonys"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: MISSSAIGON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "61. Crown"

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 highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
• Words that mean the same thing: peak, vertex, height
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "62. "Speaking of which ...""

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: ONTHATNOTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "63. Typical reader of John Green novels"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
• Words that mean the same thing: adolescent, teenaged, teenage
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "64. More or less"

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: TOADEGREE

  Great job if you got it right!

January 04, 2020 Down Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Espresso unit	4
2D	2. U.S. radio station whose call letters spell the name of its city	4
3D	3. Experts in 41-Across	4
4D	4. It describes your type	9
5D	5. Spice mixture	3
6D	6. Images on the backs of South Carolina quarters	5
7D	7. Princess Fiona, e.g.	6
8D	8. Author of "One Day at HorrorLand"	7
9D	9. ___ Terr., 1861-89	3
10D	10. Classic BBC sitcom, to fans	5
11D	11. Audience response gauge	10
12D	12. Support mechanism?	10
13D	13. Dashed	4
14D	15. Competition hosted by the U.S. every four years	8
15D	22. One often accused of blindness	3
16D	24. Computer issue, in brief	4
17D	25. Winston's greatest fear in "1984"	4
18D	26. Attempts	5
19D	27. Textile made using bobbins	10
20D	28. Bio header	10
21D	31. 1814's Treaty of ___	5
22D	33. Apple showcase, say	8
23D	35. Seductive	9
24D	37. Expel forcefully	4
25D	39. It's totally tubular	4
26D	42. Entertains during storytime	7
27D	45. Home of the L.D.S. Church HQ	3
28D	46. Country singer Yearwood	6
29D	49. Up	5
30D	50. Blue words	5
31D	51. "Ski-ba-bop-ba-dop-bop," e.g.	4
32D	54. Stock character in fictional labs	4
33D	55. Animal shelter	4
34D	56. ___-high	4
35D	59. Whole number, in coding lingo	3
36D	60. Had a fast break?	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. Espresso 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 the act of firing a projectile
• Words that mean the same thing: chatoyant, crack, scoot
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. U.S. radio station whose call letters spell the name of its city"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a city in east central texas
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WACO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Experts in 41-Across"

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: EMTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. It describes your type"

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: ABOSYSTEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Spice mixture"

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 an unforeseen obstacle
• Words that mean the same thing: scratch, chafe, itch
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Images on the backs of South Carolina quarters"

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 english architect who designed more than fifty london churches (1632-1723)
• Words that mean the same thing: wren, Sir Christopher Wren, jenny wren
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WRENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Princess Fiona, 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 (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 8 Down: "8. Author of "One Day at HorrorLand""

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: RLSTINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. ___ Terr., 1861-89"

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 east indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye
• Words that mean the same thing: Butea frondosa, Butea monosperma, palas
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Classic BBC sitcom, to fans"

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: ABFAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Audience response gauge"

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: CLAPOMETER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Support mechanism?"

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: LIKEBUTTON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Dashed"

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 move faster
• Words that mean the same thing: hasten, rush along, quicken
• The opposite would be: decelerate, linger
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Competition hosted by the U.S. every four years"

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: RYDERCUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. One often accused of blindness"

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 (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or american football) who is expected to ensure fair play
• Words that mean the same thing: referee
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Computer issue, in brief"

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: EMAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Winston's greatest fear in "1984""

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 any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
• Words that mean the same thing: so-and-so, scum bag, blabber
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Attempts"

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 sudden sharp feeling
• Words that mean the same thing: shot, stab, pang
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STABS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Textile made using bobbins"

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: PILLOWLACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Bio header"

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: ALLABOUTME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. 1814's Treaty of ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that port city in northwestern belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry
• Words that mean the same thing: Gand, Gent
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GHENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Apple showcase, say"

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: TECHDEMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Seductive"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that influence by slyness
• Words that mean the same thing: enamour, capture, alluring
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEGUILING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Expel forcefully"

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 expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
• Words that mean the same thing: chuck, spew out, upchuck
• The opposite would be: keep down
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. It's totally tubular"

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 medium-sized tubular pasta in short pieces
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZITI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "42. Entertains during storytime"

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: READSTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "45. Home of the L.D.S. Church HQ"

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: SLC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. Country singer Yearwood"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: TRISHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "49. Up"

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 move upward
• Words that mean the same thing: rear, go up, turn out
• The opposite would be: sit down, set
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RISEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "50. Blue words"

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: IMSAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "51. "Ski-ba-bop-ba-dop-bop," e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
• Words that mean the same thing: turn tail, escape, scat singing
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "54. Stock character in fictional labs"

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: IGOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "55. Animal shelter"

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 small shelter for domestic animals (as sheep or pigeons)
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "56. ___-high"

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 hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
• Words that mean the same thing: articulatio genus, knee joint, human knee
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KNEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "59. Whole number, in coding lingo"

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: INT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "60. Had a fast break?"

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 goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
• Words that mean the same thing: rust, eat, corrode
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	70.0%
Short Answer	11	15.7%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.3%
Music	2	2.9%
Sports	1	1.4%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%
Literature	1	1.4%
Geography	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	34
Down Clues	36
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.6 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: September 27, 2025 at 09:37 PM