November 14, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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

Date: Thursday, November 14, 2019

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (39 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

November 14, 2019 Across Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Tiny nuisance	4
2A	5. "The ___ Witch Project"	5
3A	10. Complimentary robe providers	4
4A	14. Olympic sport discontinued after 1936	4
5A	15. Greet respectfully	5
6A	16. "Aladdin" character named after a literary villain	4
7A	17. Invitation to connect on social media	10
8A	19. Steffi on the court	4
9A	20. War vet's affliction, for short	4
10A	21. "So true, huh?"	6
11A	23. Musician's better half?	5
12A	26. Sport requiring a tow	9
13A	29. Unlike Bryn Mawr College	4
14A	30. Potentially offensive	4
15A	31. Roadside establishment	3
16A	32. Not yet delivered	6
17A	34. Bad-mouth	4
18A	36. ___ year	3
19A	39. Conniption	3
20A	40. Short-term employer of counselors	7
21A	42. The person in question?	3
22A	43. Network monitoring agcy.	3
23A	44. First name in fragrances	4
24A	45. Nocturnal lemur native to Madagascar	6
25A	47. Fuel economy org.	3
26A	49. Reviews, collectively: Abbr.	4
27A	51. Caustic compounds	4
28A	52. "By all means!"	9
29A	55. Grammy winner Elliott	5
30A	56. Words said in a rush	6
31A	57. Manipulative sort	4
32A	59. Reclined	4
33A	60. Big clay court event ... or a hint to the answers to 17-, 26-, 40- and 52-Across	10
34A	66. "Let me think ... hmm, I don't think so"	4
35A	67. Anthem alternative	5
36A	68. Flag	4
37A	69. Muppet trio the Oinker Sisters, e.g.	4
38A	70. Host of Fox's "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey"	5
39A	71. Range output	4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Tiny nuisance"

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 small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GNAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. "The ___ Witch Project""

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 british statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
• Words that mean the same thing: Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, Tony Blair
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLAIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Complimentary robe providers"

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 health resort near a spring or at the seaside
• Words that mean the same thing: resort hotel, spa, health spa
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Olympic sport discontinued after 1936"

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 venetian traveler who explored asia in the 13th century and served kublai khan (1254-1324)
• Words that mean the same thing: Marco Polo
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Greet respectfully"

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: BOWTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. "Aladdin" character named after a literary villain"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the villain in william shakespeare's tragedy who tricked othello into murdering his wife
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IAGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Invitation to connect on social media"

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: AMIREQUEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Steffi on the court"

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 german tennis player who won seven women's singles titles at wimbledon (born in 1969)
• Words that mean the same thing: Steffi Graf, Stephanie Graf
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GRAF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. War vet's affliction, for short"

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 an anxiety disorder associated with serious traumatic events and characterized by such symptoms as survivor guilt, reliving the trauma in dreams, numbness and lack of involvement with reality, or recurrent thoughts and images
• Words that mean the same thing: posttraumatic stress disorder
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PTSD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. "So true, huh?""

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: ISNTIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Musician's better half?"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: SIDEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Sport requiring a tow"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: EAUSKIING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "29. Unlike Bryn Mawr College"

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: COED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Potentially offensive"

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: UNPC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Roadside establishment"

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 hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
• Words that mean the same thing: hostelry, hostel, lodge
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Not yet delivered"

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 not yet brought into existence
• The opposite would be: born
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNBORN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Bad-mouth"

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 winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
• Words that mean the same thing: bang, dig, barb
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. ___ year"

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 conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
• Words that mean the same thing: col, break, breach
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Conniption"

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 display of bad temper
• Words that mean the same thing: fit out, primed, tally
• The opposite would be: unfit, disagree
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Short-term employer of counselors"

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: ETECAMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. The person in question?"

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 a united nations agency to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services
• Words that mean the same thing: World Health 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: WHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Network monitoring agcy."

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 independent government agency that regulates interstate and international communications by radio and television and wire and cable and satellite
• Words that mean the same thing: Federal Communications Commission
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FCC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. First name in fragrances"

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 tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics
• Words that mean the same thing: Cocos nucifera, cocoa palm, coconut palm
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COCO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. Nocturnal lemur native to Madagascar"

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: AYEAYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Fuel economy org."

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 independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment
• Words that mean the same thing: Environmental Protection Agency
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. Reviews, collectively: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CRIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "51. Caustic compounds"

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 strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide
• Words that mean the same thing: lye
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LYES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. "By all means!""

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: OUIINDEED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. Grammy winner Elliott"

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 young woman
• Words that mean the same thing: young lady, miss, young 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: MISSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "56. Words said in a rush"

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: IMLATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "57. Manipulative sort"

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: drug user, exploiter, substance abuser
• The 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 32 Across: "59. Reclined"

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 be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
• Words that mean the same thing: lie, rest, consist
• The opposite would be: arise, stand
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "60. Big clay court event ... or a hint to the answers to 17-, 26-, 40- and 52-Across"

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: FRENCHOPEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "66. "Let me think ... hmm, I don't think so""

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: UMNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "67. Anthem alternative"

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: AETNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "68. Flag"

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 hoop that covers a wheel
• Words that mean the same thing: jade, sap, exhaust
• The opposite would be: interest, refresh
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "69. Muppet trio the Oinker Sisters, e.g."

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 domestic swine
• Words that mean the same thing: cop, pig bed, bull
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "70. Host of Fox's "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey""

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 united states prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (born in 1966)
• Words that mean the same thing: Mike Tyson, Michael Gerald Tyson
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TYSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "71. Range output"

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 form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
• Words that mean the same thing: fire up, rut, heating system
• The opposite would be: anestrus, cool
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

November 14, 2019 Thursday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. 0.0 - 4.0	3
2D	2. Recognition for an actor, informally	3
3D	3. "Aladdin" alter ego	3
4D	4. Destroyer destroyer	7
5D	5. Backyard gatherings, for short	4
6D	6. Turn up, as the volume	6
7D	7. Astonishment	3
8D	8. "___ a date!"	3
9D	9. Indian flatbreads	5
10D	10. Register	6
11D	11. Splitting up	11
12D	12. Delighted toddler's demand	5
13D	13. Introduction to geometry?	5
14D	18. LAX listing	3
15D	22. Revealing, in a way	6
16D	23. Shoe blemish	5
17D	24. Column style	5
18D	25. Certain legislative limit	11
19D	27. Fig. that might earn you some credits	7
20D	28. 11-time N.C.A.A. basketball champs	4
21D	30. "Woe ___ them ..."	4
22D	33. Take back	6
23D	35. Latin 101 word	4
24D	37. "I remember now"	5
25D	38. Frost bit?	5
26D	41. Behold, to Brutus	4
27D	46. Film director with a co-starring role in "Inglourious Basterds"	7
28D	48. Key holders	6
29D	50. Verbal shrug	6
30D	52. Prepare for a bodybuilding competition	5
31D	53. Taste that's not sweet, sour, bitter or salty	5
32D	54. Trim, as a T-bone	5
33D	55. Uninspired	3
34D	58. Use a QR code for, say	4
35D	61. Marina del ___, Calif.	3
36D	62. Down-to-earth types, in brief?	3
37D	63. Epitome of easiness	3
38D	64. Long stretch	3
39D	65. Take home	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. 0.0 - 4.0"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Recognition for an actor, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. "Aladdin" alter ego"

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

  The answer is: ALI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Destroyer destroyer"

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 professional killer who uses a gun
• Words that mean the same thing: hit man, Italian sandwich, submarine
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TORPEDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Backyard gatherings, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BBQS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Turn up, as the volume"

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

  The answer is: LOUDEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Astonishment"

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 overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
• Words that mean the same thing: veneration, reverence, fear
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. "___ a date!""

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 branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information
• Words that mean the same thing: information technology, IT
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Indian flatbreads"

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: ROTIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Register"

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: SIGNIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Splitting up"

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: PARTINGWAYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Delighted toddler's demand"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• Words that mean the same thing: once more, once again, over again
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Introduction to geometry?"

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: SOFTG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. LAX listing"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ETA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Revealing, in a way"

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 containing little excess
• Words that mean the same thing: lean
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SKIMPY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Shoe blemish"

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 slipper that has no fitting around the heel
• Words that mean the same thing: drag, mule
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCUFF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Column style"

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 dialect of ancient greek spoken and written in attica and athens and ionia
• Words that mean the same thing: Ionic dialect, Classical Greek, Attic
• The opposite would be: nonionic
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IONIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Certain legislative limit"

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: DEBTCEILING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Fig. that might earn you some credits"

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: APSCORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. 11-time N.C.A.A. basketball champs"

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: UCLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. "Woe ___ them ...""

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: UNTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Take back"

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 formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
• Words that mean the same thing: retract, abjure, resile
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RECANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Latin 101 word"

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: AMAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. "I remember now""

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: AHYES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Frost bit?"

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 literature in metrical form
• Words that mean the same thing: poetry, verse
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POESY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Behold, to Brutus"

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: ECCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "46. Film director with a co-starring role in "Inglourious Basterds""

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: ELIROTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "48. Key holders"

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 keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
• Words that mean the same thing: pianoforte, piano, forte-piano
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIANOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "50. Verbal shrug"

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: IDUNNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "52. Prepare for a bodybuilding competition"

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: OILUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "53. Taste that's not sweet, sour, bitter or salty"

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: UMAMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "54. Trim, as a T-bone"

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

  The answer is: DEFAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "55. Uninspired"

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: MEH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "58. Use a QR code for, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
• Words that mean the same thing: read, glance over, run down
• The 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 35 Down: "61. Marina del ___, Calif."

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: REY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "62. Down-to-earth types, in brief?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "63. Epitome of easiness"

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 dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
• Words that mean the same thing: Proto-Indo European
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "64. Long stretch"

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 marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Words that mean the same thing: geological era, earned run average, epoch
• The 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 39 Down: "65. Take home"

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 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: profits, net profit, internet
• 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!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	52	66.7%
Short Answer	17	21.8%
Sports	2	2.6%
History	2	2.6%
Abbreviation	2	2.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
Music	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	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 Thursday, 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!

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
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• Down Clues (39 clues)
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (39 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

April 29, 2020 Wednesday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Nether regions	4
2A	5. *"Whaddya know ..."	4
3A	9. Some stage equipment	4
4A	13. Toddler's boo-boo	4
5A	14. "Same here"	5
6A	15. Not raise or fold	4
7A	16. *In rapid succession, in slang	4
8A	17. Sister channel of HBO and TBS	5
9A	18. *Bonkers	4
10A	19. Club for drivers	7
11A	21. Predetermined cost	7
12A	23. Group without power?	5
13A	25. Orthodontist's recommendation	6
14A	26. Madison Ave. bigwig	6
15A	29. Penne ___ vodka	4
16A	31. Resident of a hobby farm	3
17A	32. Dwarf friend of Bilbo in "The Hobbit"	5
18A	33. Thick, liquidy servings	6
19A	35. *"Cheers!"	4
20A	36. What's found once in a generation?	5
21A	37. *Dismiss lightly	4
22A	41. Big oaf	6
23A	43. Pageant crown	5
24A	44. Apr. 15 payment recipient	3
25A	47. Box office smash, in slang	4
26A	48. Paid-for trip	6
27A	49. Gets ready to drive	6
28A	51. Swiss currency	5
29A	53. Worry too much	7
30A	55. In the very recent past	7
31A	59. *Storied New York prison	4
32A	60. Little bit of color	5
33A	62. *"On the double!"	4
34A	63. Diva's delivery	4
35A	64. "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night ...," for postal workers	5
36A	65. Sole	4
37A	66. Cub Scout units	4
38A	67. *"Amen to that!"	4
39A	68. Checked out	4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Nether regions"

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 place of pain and turmoil
• Words that mean the same thing: Hades, the pits, inferno
• The opposite would be: Heaven
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. *"Whaddya know ...""

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 deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
• Words that mean the same thing: swell, easily, comfortably
• The opposite would be: ill, badly
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Some stage 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 the basic unit of electric current adopted under the systeme international d'unites
• Words that mean the same thing: A, AMP, adenylic acid
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Toddler's boo-boo"

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: OWIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. "Same here""

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: SODOI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. Not raise or fold"

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 telephone connection
• Words that mean the same thing: shout, holler, foretell
• The opposite would be: put option
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. *In rapid succession, in slang"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a vigorous blow
• Words that mean the same thing: hump, fuck, slam
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BANG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "17. Sister channel of HBO and TBS"

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: TRUTV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "18. *Bonkers"

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: CRAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "19. Club for drivers"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: ONEWOOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "21. Predetermined cost"

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: SETRATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Group without power?"

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

  The answer is: AMISH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Orthodontist's recommendation"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
• Words that mean the same thing: couplet, poise, twain
• The opposite would be: de-energise, sedate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BRACES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. Madison Ave. bigwig"

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: ADEXEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Penne ___ vodka"

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: ALLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Resident of a hobby farm"

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 social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
• Words that mean the same thing: emmet, pismire
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Dwarf friend of Bilbo in "The Hobbit""

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: BALIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "33. Thick, liquidy servings"

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: GLOOPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "35. *"Cheers!""

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 protruding part of the lower jaw
• Words that mean the same thing: Kuki-Chin, Kuki, mentum
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "36. What's found once in a generation?"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a expert 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: SOFTG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "37. *Dismiss lightly"

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: POOH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. Big oaf"

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

  The answer is: GALOOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Pageant crown"

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 jeweled headdress worn by women on formal occasions
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIARA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Apr. 15 payment recipient"

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 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 25 Across: "47. Box office smash, in slang"

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: BOFF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. Paid-for trip"

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 dessert made of sweetened milk coagulated with rennet
• Words that mean the same thing: banquet, excursion, sashay
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JUNKET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "49. Gets ready to drive"

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: TEESUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. Swiss currency"

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 basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FRANC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "53. Worry too much"

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: SWEATIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "55. In the very recent past"

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: ADAYAGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. *Storied New York prison"

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 deliver by singing
• Words that mean the same thing: blab out, tattle, peach
• The opposite would be: keep quiet
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. Little bit of color"

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 slight but appreciable amount
• Words that mean the same thing: jot, speck, pinch
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TINGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "62. *"On the double!""

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 irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)
• Words that mean the same thing: hack, chop shot, chopper
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "63. Diva's delivery"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an elaborate song for solo voice
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "64. "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night ...," for postal workers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any system of principles or beliefs
• Words that mean the same thing: gospel, credo, religious doctrine
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CREED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "65. Sole"

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 lacking companions or companionship
• Words that mean the same thing: lonely, alone, solitary
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "66. Cub Scout units"

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 habitation of wild animals
• Words that mean the same thing: den, hideaway, hideout
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "67. *"Amen to that!""

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 perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
• Words that mean the same thing: get wind, see, get a line
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "68. Checked 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 having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
• Words that mean the same thing: eyeball, eye
• The opposite would be: eyeless
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EYED

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Wednesday NYT Crossword April 29, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Wandering sort	4
2D	2. Actor McGregor	4
3D	3. Betting odds	4
4D	4. Certain hair removal technique	9
5D	5. "The most powerful drug used by mankind": Rudyard Kipling	5
6D	6. Internet address suffix	3
7D	7. A whole bunch	4
8D	8. Rolling textual coverage of an event	8
9D	9. Capital of Ghana	5
10D	10. Percussion instrument often used in calypso music	6
11D	11. Typewriter roller	6
12D	12. Most cunning	6
13D	14. Zeno, for one	5
14D	20. Eclipse, for some	4
15D	22. Setup for a police sting	4
16D	24. Discounted 50% ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues	7
17D	26. Network that aired "Happy Days" and "Laverne & Shirley"	3
18D	27. Morse code unit	3
19D	28. QB Manning	3
20D	30. Former Mississippi senator Trent	4
21D	33. Slip-up	4
22D	34. Last part of a machine wash	9
23D	36. Softball designation	8
24D	38. Imparter of flavor to cabernet sauvignon wines	3
25D	39. Certain freight car cargo	3
26D	40. Makeshift donation receptacle	3
27D	42. Border on	4
28D	43. Fish sometimes served tartare	4
29D	44. "So tragic"	6
30D	45. Give an electrical overhaul	6
31D	46. Escorted out of the rain, say	6
32D	48. Feeling "been there, done that," say	5
33D	50. Heroic tales	5
34D	52. Wild party	5
35D	54. Pit stop replacement, often	4
36D	56. Greeting at sea	4
37D	57. Vanished	4
38D	58. ___ piece	4
39D	61. Big funder of cultural orgs.	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. Wandering sort"

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

  The answer is: HOBO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Actor McGregor"

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: EWAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Betting odds"

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 formation of people or things one beside another
• Words that mean the same thing: dividing line, describe, channel
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Certain hair removal technique"

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: LEGWAXING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. "The most powerful drug used by mankind": Rudyard Kipling"

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 words that are spoken
• Words that mean the same thing: articulate, Holy Writ, speech
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WORDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Internet address suffix"

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: EDU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. A whole bunch"

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 number or amount
• Words that mean the same thing: pot, deal out, mint
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Rolling textual coverage of an event"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Capital of Ghana"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the capital and largest city of ghana with a deep-water port
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of 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: ACCRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Percussion instrument often used in calypso music"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a expert clue about music.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow gourd containing pebbles or beans; often played in pairs
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MARACA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Typewriter roller"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that work table of a machine tool
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLATEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Most cunning"

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 marked by skill in deception
• Words that mean the same thing: sly, guileful, cunning
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLYEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Zeno, 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 member of the ancient greek school of philosophy founded by zeno
• Words that mean the same thing: unemotional person, stoical
• The opposite would be: emotional person
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STOIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "20. Eclipse, for some"

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 sign of something about to happen
• Words that mean the same thing: foretell, presage, predict
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Setup for a police sting"

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 device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
• Words that mean the same thing: cakehole, pin, trammel
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Discounted 50% ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues"

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: HALFOFF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Network that aired "Happy Days" and "Laverne & Shirley""

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 elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
• Words that mean the same thing: first rudiment, ABCs, rudiment
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Morse code unit"

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 longer of the two telegraphic signals used in morse code
• Words that mean the same thing: dash
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. QB Manning"

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: ELI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Former Mississippi senator Trent"

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: LOTT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Slip-up"

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 man who is a stupid incompetent fool
• Words that mean the same thing: boob, goose, clown
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOOF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Last part of a machine wash"

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: SPINCYCLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Softball designation"

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: SLOPITCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Imparter of flavor to cabernet sauvignon wines"

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 hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
• Words that mean the same thing: oak tree
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Certain freight car cargo"

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 mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Makeshift donation receptacle"

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 headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
• Words that mean the same thing: chapeau, lid
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Border on"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
• Words that mean the same thing: march, butt, adjoin
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Fish sometimes served tartare"

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 tropical american prickly pear of jamaica
• Words that mean the same thing: tuna fish, tunny, Anguilla sucklandii
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TUNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. "So tragic""

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: ITSSAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Give an electrical overhaul"

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

  The answer is: REWIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "46. Escorted out of the rain, say"

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: SEENIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Feeling "been there, done that," say"

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 lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
• Words that mean the same thing: wear down, outwear, wear
• The opposite would be: refresh
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JADED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. Heroic tales"

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 narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account
• Words that mean the same thing: saga
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAGAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "52. Wild party"

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: RAGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "54. Pit stop replacement, often"

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 hoop that covers a wheel
• Words that mean the same thing: wear down, outwear, run down
• The opposite would be: interest, refresh
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "56. Greeting at sea"

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: AHOY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "57. Vanished"

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 change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
• Words that mean the same thing: operate, lead, give out
• The opposite would be: stay in place, be born
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "58. ___ piece"

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: OPED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "61. Big funder of cultural orgs."

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: NEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	59	75.6%
Short Answer	10	12.8%
History	3	3.8%
Geography	2	2.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
Music	1	1.3%
Literature	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	9 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 Wednesday, 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!

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Last Updated: September 25, 2025 at 01:30 PM