April 08, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (32 clues)
• Down Clues (45 clues)
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, April 08, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 77 (32 Across, 45 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

NYT Wednesday Crossword Across Clues - April 08, 2020 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Not be heard from anymore	6
2A	7. Tom who created Jack Ryan	6
3A	13. Shakespearean fairy king	6
4A	14. Something to practice percussion on	7
5A	15. Humorist Ambrose who once defined "alone" as "in bad company"	6
6A	16. Fans that jeer the home team, informally	8
7A	17. Quick attack groups	12
8A	19. Club booklet	6
9A	20. Blind followers	5
10A	24. Tennis star Nadal, to fans	4
11A	27. Like the leftmost stripe on le drapeau français	4
12A	29. Deli loaf	3
13A	30. "THERE you are!"	3
14A	31. Like many TV news interviews	11
15A	35. Emmy nomination number for which Susan Lucci finally won for playing Erica Kane on "All My Children"	8
16A	37. Little bit	4
17A	38. Comic actress Rudolph	4
18A	39. Went 0 to 60, say	8
19A	43. Producer of jingle-jangle in the pocket	11
20A	46. "Good for the earth" prefix	3
21A	47. Horror film director Aster	3
22A	48. Grasp	4
23A	49. Coffee or beer, informally	4
24A	50. Coke and RC	5
25A	53. Mom on "Modern Family"	6
26A	56. Aid for a Thanksgiving chef	12
27A	61. Reverse course, slangily	8
28A	64. Wing it?	6
29A	65. Cry at a revival	7
30A	66. Kind of sale	6
31A	67. Clicked the double vertical bar on a YouTube video	6
32A	68. Precipitates unpleasantly, in a way	6

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. Not be heard from anymore"

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: GODARK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Tom who created Jack Ryan"

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: CLANCY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "13. Shakespearean fairy king"

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: OBERON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Something to practice percussion on"

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: DRUMPAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Humorist Ambrose who once defined "alone" as "in bad company""

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 united states writer of caustic wit (1842-1914)
• Words that mean the same thing: Ambrose Bierce, Ambrose Gwinett Bierce
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BIERCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Fans that jeer the home team, informally"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Quick attack groups"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: STRIKEFORCES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Club booklet"

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 a rule adopted by an organization in order to regulate its own affairs and the behavior of its members
• Words that mean the same thing: bylaw
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BYLAWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Blind followers"

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 woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "24. Tennis star Nadal, to fans"

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: RAFA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "27. Like the leftmost stripe on le drapeau français"

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 cheese containing a blue mold
• Words that mean the same thing: blue cheese
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLEU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "29. Deli loaf"

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

  The answer is: RYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "30. "THERE you are!""

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: AHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "31. Like many TV news interviews"

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: SPLITSCREEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "35. Emmy nomination number for which Susan Lucci finally won for playing Erica Kane on "All My Children""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
• Words that mean the same thing: xix, XIX, 19
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NINETEEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "37. Little bit"

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 tiny or scarcely detectable amount
• Words that mean the same thing: smidgin, scintilla, smidgen
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IOTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "38. Comic actress Rudolph"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of an american indian people of yucatan and belize and guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between ad 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy
• Words that mean the same thing: Mayan, Mayan language
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "39. Went 0 to 60, 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: GUNNEDIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "43. Producer of jingle-jangle in the pocket"

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: SPARECHANGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "46. "Good for the earth" prefix"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ECO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "47. Horror film director Aster"

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: ARI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "48. Grasp"

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 grasping
• Words that mean the same thing: storage area, cargo hold, postponement
• The opposite would be: disagree, let go of
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOLD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "49. Coffee or beer, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling
• Words that mean the same thing: brewage
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BREW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "50. Coke and RC"

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 large genus of african trees bearing kola nuts
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Cola, Cola, dope
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COLAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "53. Mom on "Modern Family""

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: CLAIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "56. Aid for a Thanksgiving chef"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: TURKEYBASTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "61. Reverse course, slangily"

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: PULLAUEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "64. Wing it?"

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 operate an airplane
• Words that mean the same thing: pilot, fly
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AVIATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "65. Cry at a revival"

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: IMSAVED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "66. Kind of sale"

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: REDTAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "67. Clicked the double vertical bar on a YouTube video"

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 interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
• Words that mean the same thing: break, pause, hesitate
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAUSED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "68. Precipitates unpleasantly, 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 partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)
• Words that mean the same thing: sleet
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLEETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Wednesday Puzzle April 08, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Oodles	4
2D	2. Dead space?	4
3D	3. Howl : wolf :: bell : ___	4
4D	4. Exuberant cry south of the border	6
5D	5. Title film character who declares "Nobody owes nobody nothing"	5
6D	6. Show obeisance	5
7D	7. Gator's cousin	4
8D	8. Some garage jobs	5
9D	9. Eschewers of military service	5
10D	10. "Ask Me Another" airer	3
11D	11. Scoundrel	3
12D	12. Fabric measures: Abbr.	3
13D	14. Real English county on which Thomas Hardy based the fictional Wessex	6
14D	16. Where you might roll the starts of 17-, 31-, 43- and 56-Across	12
15D	18. George Orwell's "Animal Farm," e.g.	5
16D	21. Nook, e.g.	7
17D	22. One of eight on most spiders	3
18D	23. Part of an animal farm	3
19D	24. Was in charge of	3
20D	25. Fish on a sushi menu	3
21D	26. Gushing letters	7
22D	28. On drugs, say	5
23D	31. Bump on a lid	4
24D	32. Beaut	5
25D	33. Driving test obstacle	4
26D	34. GPS suggestion: Abbr.	3
27D	36. What may have a ring to it?	3
28D	40. 10/24 celebration of global cooperation	5
29D	41. Makeup of Elsa's castle in "Frozen"	3
30D	42. Drag	3
31D	43. Kind of fly	3
32D	44. Whiz	3
33D	45. Pawned	6
34D	49. Next to	6
35D	51. Part of some encyclopedias	5
36D	52. Smooth	5
37D	54. Certain building beams	5
38D	55. Get tangled up	5
39D	57. Had some second thoughts about	4
40D	58. ___ Modern	4
41D	59. Division politique	4
42D	60. Rules and ___	4
43D	61. One of 21 on a die	3
44D	62. Actress Thurman	3
45D	63. Sch. whose newspaper is The Daily Reveille	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. Oodles"

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

  The answer is: GOBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Dead space?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography
• Words that mean the same thing: necrology, obituary
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OBIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Howl : wolf :: bell : ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DEER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Exuberant cry south of the border"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: ARRIBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Title film character who declares "Nobody owes nobody nothing""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that abounding in rocks or stones
• Words that mean the same thing: rough, bouldery, bouldered
• The opposite would be: smooth
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROCKY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Show obeisance"

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 supporting yourself on your knees
• Words that mean the same thing: kneeling
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KNEEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Gator's cousin"

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: CROC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Some garage jobs"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery
• Words that mean the same thing: lubricating substance, lubricant, lube
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LUBES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Eschewers of military service"

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 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 10 Down: "10. "Ask Me Another" airer"

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: NPR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Scoundrel"

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 someone who is morally reprehensible
• Words that mean the same thing: dog, bounder, computer-aided design
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Fabric measures: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: YDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Real English county on which Thomas Hardy based the fictional Wessex"

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: DORSET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "16. Where you might roll the starts of 17-, 31-, 43- and 56-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BOWLINGALLEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "18. George Orwell's "Animal Farm," 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 a deliberately false or improbable account
• Words that mean the same thing: parable, apologue, fabrication
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FABLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "21. Nook, e.g."

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: EREADER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "22. One of eight on most spiders"

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 organ of sight
• Words that mean the same thing: eyeball, middle, centre
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "23. Part of an animal 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 a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
• Words that mean the same thing: playpen, compose, penitentiary
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "24. Was in charge of"

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 move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
• Words that mean the same thing: extend, lean, draw
• The opposite would be: idle, malfunction
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "25. Fish on a sushi menu"

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: AHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "26. Gushing letters"

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: FANMAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "28. On drugs, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
• Words that mean the same thing: utilize, exploitation, utilise
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. Bump on a lid"

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 infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
• Words that mean the same thing: sty, eye infection, hordeolum
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "32. Beaut"

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 cultivated in temperate regions
• Words that mean the same thing: lulu, spill the beans, apricot
• 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: PEACH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "33. Driving test obstacle"

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 cone-shaped artifact
• Words that mean the same thing: retinal cone, strobilus, conoid
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "34. GPS suggestion: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "36. What may have a ring to it?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
• Words that mean the same thing: spike, pinna, capitulum
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "40. 10/24 celebration of global cooperation"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: UNDAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "41. Makeup of Elsa's castle in "Frozen""

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 water frozen in the solid state
• Words that mean the same thing: methamphetamine hydrochloride, chicken feed, ice rink
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "42. Drag"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope
• Words that mean the same thing: towage
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "43. Kind of fly"

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 enclosed space
• Words that mean the same thing: pocket, sack, theca
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "44. Whiz"

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 athlete who plays for pay
• Words that mean the same thing: professional
• The opposite would be: amateur, con
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "45. Pawned"

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 leave as a guarantee in return for money
• Words that mean the same thing: pawn, hock, soak
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOCKED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "49. Next to"

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: BESIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "51. Part of some encyclopedias"

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 (greek mythology) a titan who was forced by zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders
• Words that mean the same thing: book of maps, telamon, map collection
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATLAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "52. Smooth"

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 having a sophisticated charm
• Words that mean the same thing: debonair, smooth, debonaire
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUAVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "54. Certain building beams"

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: IBARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "55. Get tangled up"

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 french composer and exponent of impressionism (1875-1937)
• Words that mean the same thing: tangle, unravel, knot
• The opposite would be: unravel, unknot
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAVEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "57. Had some second thoughts about"

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 feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
• Words that mean the same thing: repent, rue, regret
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "58. ___ Modern"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states poet and critic (1899-1979)
• Words that mean the same thing: John Orley Allen Tate, Allen Tate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "59. Division politique"

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: ETAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "60. Rules and ___"

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: REGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 43 Down: "61. One of 21 on a die"

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 disease of poultry
• Words that mean the same thing: whip, rack up, shoot
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 44 Down: "62. Actress Thurman"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a benevolent aspect of devi; `splendor'
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Uma
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 45 Down: "63. Sch. whose newspaper is The Daily Reveille"

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: LSU

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	63.6%
Short Answer	16	20.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment	5	6.5%
History	2	2.6%
Abbreviation	2	2.6%
Sports	1	1.3%
Literature	1	1.3%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	32
Down Clues	45
Total Clues	77
Average Answer Length	5.1 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 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 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 (37 clues)
• Down Clues (42 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, November 03, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 79 (37 Across, 42 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

November 03, 2020 Across Hints: NYT Tuesday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Australian avians	4
2A	5. Absolutely delights	5
3A	10. "I didn't see you there!"	5
4A	15. ___ it down a notch	4
5A	16. "Too rich for my blood!"	5
6A	17. Company with a spokeslizard	5
7A	18. *Classic TV show starring a cowboy puppet	10
8A	20. Hazardous gas	5
9A	21. Country whose stamps use glue that's certified kosher	6
10A	22. Take over responsibilities from	7
11A	24. Sailor's song	7
12A	26. Kind of card for a phone	3
13A	27. Harvard rival	4
14A	30. "How you doin'?"	3
15A	31. Opus ___	3
16A	33. Path between buildings	6
17A	35. Doggedly pursued	7
18A	39. Smooth-talking	5
19A	40. *Nursery rhyme character seen in Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking-Glass"	12
20A	42. Proust title character	5
21A	44. Ex-spousal support	7
22A	45. Designer dog that crosses a Pomeranian and terrier	6
23A	47. Neutral shade	3
24A	48. Flavor-boosting additive, for short	3
25A	51. A little off	4
26A	52. Opal or onyx	3
27A	55. "That's what they tell me, anyway"	7
28A	58. Asinine	7
29A	61. Country between Venezuela and Suriname	6
30A	62. National mammal of the United States	5
31A	64. *Very convenient ... or, when read in six parts, a hint to the answers to the starred clues	10
32A	66. Decorate	5
33A	67. Had dinner at home	5
34A	68. Sight on the back of a jeep	4
35A	69. Some TVs and cameras	5
36A	70. Sharply dressed	5
37A	71. The apostrophe in :'-(	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. Australian avians"

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 systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism
• Words that mean the same thing: emu, electromagnetic unit, Dromaius novaehollandiae
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Absolutely delights"

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 cause to go somewhere
• Words that mean the same thing: send off, post, transport
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SENDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. "I didn't see you there!""

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: OHHEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. ___ it down a notch"

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 quality of a person's voice
• Words that mean the same thing: strengthen, spirit, note
• The opposite would be: atonicity
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. "Too rich for my blood!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IMOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Company with a spokeslizard"

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: GEICO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. *Classic TV show starring a cowboy puppet"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HOWDYDOODY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Hazardous gas"

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 radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium; the heaviest of the inert gasses; occurs naturally (especially in areas over granite) and is considered a hazard to health
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 86, Rn
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RADON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Country whose stamps use glue that's certified kosher"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that jewish republic in southwestern asia at eastern end of mediterranean; formerly part of palestine
• Words that mean the same thing: State of Israel, Yisrael, Zion
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ISRAEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Take over responsibilities from"

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 provide physical relief, as from pain
• Words that mean the same thing: remedy, save, still
• The opposite would be: enforce
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RELIEVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Sailor's song"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors
• Words that mean the same thing: sea chantey, shanty, chanty
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHANTEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Kind of card for a phone"

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: SIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Harvard rival"

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 university in connecticut
• Words that mean the same thing: Elihu Yale, Yale University
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. "How you doin'?""

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 small amount of liquid food
• Words that mean the same thing: swallow
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Opus ___"

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: DEI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Path between buildings"

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: PEDWAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Doggedly pursued"

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 pursue or chase relentlessly
• Words that mean the same thing: hound, hunt, trace
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOUNDED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "39. Smooth-talking"

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 having a sophisticated charm
• Words that mean the same thing: bland, politic, debonair
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUAVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. *Nursery rhyme character seen in Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking-Glass""

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: HUMPTYDUMPTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. Proust title character"

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: SWANN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "44. Ex-spousal support"

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 court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
• Words that mean the same thing: maintenance
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALIMONY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "45. Designer dog that crosses a Pomeranian and terrier"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: PORKIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. Neutral shade"

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 browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
• Words that mean the same thing: sunburn, suntan, burn
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. Flavor-boosting additive, 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 white crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor; often used in chinese cooking
• Words that mean the same thing: monosodium glutamate
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MSG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. A little off"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that turned or twisted toward one side; - g.k.chesterton
• Words that mean the same thing: amiss, cockeyed, wrong
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "52. Opal or onyx"

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 art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
• Words that mean the same thing: treasure, precious stone, muffin
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "55. "That's what they tell me, anyway""

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: SOIHEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "58. Asinine"

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 insanely irresponsible
• Words that mean the same thing: imbecilic, ridiculous, cockeyed
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDIOTIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "61. Country between Venezuela and Suriname"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a republic in northeastern south america; formerly part of the british empire, but it achieved independence from the united kingdom in 1966
• Words that mean the same thing: British Guiana, Co-operative Republic of Guyana
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GUYANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "62. National mammal of the United States"

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 any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BISON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "64. *Very convenient ... or, when read in six parts, a hint to the answers to the starred clues"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HANDYDANDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "66. Decorate"

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 make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: ornament, decorate, beautify
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADORN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "67. Had dinner at home"

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: ATEIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "68. Sight on the back of a jeep"

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: pall, tyre, play out
• The opposite would be: refresh, interest
• 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 35 Across: "69. Some TVs and cameras"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SONYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "70. Sharply dressed"

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 marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
• Words that mean the same thing: dashing, rakish, jaunty
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NATTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "71. The apostrophe in :'-("

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 drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
• Words that mean the same thing: displume, binge, teardrop
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Tuesday NYT Crossword November 03, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. House ___ Committee	6
2D	2. Chinese stir-fry with pork, eggs and mushrooms	6
3D	3. Open, as a gift	6
4D	4. Four-door, maybe	5
5D	5. Approached furtively	8
6D	6. Rock subgenre	3
7D	7. Jordan's Queen ___	4
8D	8. Fellas	5
9D	9. Apple Pencil and Microsoft's Surface Pen, for two	5
10D	10. Fairy tale baddie	4
11D	11. *Industrial-strength	9
12D	12. Treehouse or blanket fort, perhaps	8
13D	13. Umberto who wrote "Foucault's Pendulum"	3
14D	14. Hither and ___	3
15D	19. So far	3
16D	23. Mischief-maker	3
17D	25. Gossipy meddler	5
18D	28. Washroom, in Worcester	3
19D	29. London ___ (tourist attraction)	3
20D	32. Pastoral poem	4
21D	34. Place to get highlights	4
22D	35. *Peachy-keen	9
23D	36. Prefix with potent	4
24D	37. Polish before publishing	4
25D	38. Alexandre who wrote "The Count of Monte Cristo"	5
26D	40. Last name of two U.S. presidents	8
27D	41. Practice of males mating with one female, but not vice versa, as in bees and ants	8
28D	42. Health resort	3
29D	43. "Incredible!"	3
30D	46. A braggart has a big one	3
31D	48. Scoundrel	6
32D	49. ___ Oh, first Asian woman to host a major awards show	6
33D	50. Not as sunny	6
34D	53. Actor Hawke	5
35D	54. Mazda sports car	5
36D	56. Alternative to the pill, briefly	3
37D	57. Marriott competitor	5
38D	59. Road trip accommodations	4
39D	60. Site with tech tips	4
40D	62. Undergrad degs.	3
41D	63. Wedding vow	3
42D	65. E, in Morse code	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. House ___ Committee"

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 motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
• Words that mean the same thing: ethical motive, moral principle, value-system
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETHICS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Chinese stir-fry with pork, eggs and mushrooms"

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: MOOSHU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Open, as a gift"

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 remove the outer cover or wrapping of
• Words that mean the same thing: give away, discover, let on
• The opposite would be: wrap
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNWRAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Four-door, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors
• Words that mean the same thing: sedan chair, saloon
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEDAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Approached furtively"

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: SIDLEDUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Rock subgenre"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Jordan's Queen ___"

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: NOOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Fellas"

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 informal form of address for a man
• Words that mean the same thing: fashion plate, fellow, buster
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DUDES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Apple Pencil and Microsoft's Surface Pen, for two"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player
• Words that mean the same thing: style, stylus
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STYLI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Fairy tale baddie"

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 cruel wicked and inhuman person
• Words that mean the same thing: demon, devil, fiend
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OGRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. *Industrial-strength"

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: HEAVYDUTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Treehouse or blanket fort, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws
• Words that mean the same thing: hideout, den, retreat
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIDEAWAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Umberto who wrote "Foucault's Pendulum""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ECO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Hither and ___"

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 distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal)
• Words that mean the same thing: yonder
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. So far"

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 up to the present time
• Words that mean the same thing: so far, heretofore, hitherto
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Mischief-maker"

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 (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
• Words that mean the same thing: brownie, scalawag, rapscallion
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Gossipy meddler"

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 (yiddish) a vulgar shrew; a shallow coarse termagant
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YENTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Washroom, in Worcester"

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 room or building equipped with one or more toilets
• Words that mean the same thing: privy, lavatory, john
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. London ___ (tourist attraction)"

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 organ of sight
• Words that mean the same thing: centre, eyeball, heart
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. Pastoral poem"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a musical composition that evokes rural life
• Words that mean the same thing: pastoral, idyll, bucolic
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDYL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "34. Place to get highlights"

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: ESPN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. *Peachy-keen"

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: HUNKYDORY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Prefix with potent"

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: OMNI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Polish before publishing"

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 prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
• Words that mean the same thing: cut, edit out, blue-pencil
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Alexandre who wrote "The Count of Monte Cristo""

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 french writer remembered for his swashbuckling historical tales (1802-1870)
• Words that mean the same thing: Alexandre Dumas, Duma
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DUMAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Last name of two U.S. presidents"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that english actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)
• Words that mean the same thing: William Henry Harrison, George Harrison, President Harrison
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HARRISON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Practice of males mating with one female, but not vice versa, as in bees and ants"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that having only one wife at a time
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MONOGYNY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Health resort"

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 health resort near a spring or at the seaside
• Words that mean the same thing: watering place, health club, 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: SPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. "Incredible!""

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 joke that seems extremely funny
• Words that mean the same thing: thigh-slapper, sidesplitter, howler
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. A braggart has a big one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
• Words that mean the same thing: egotism, self-importance, self
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Scoundrel"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MEANIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. ___ Oh, first Asian woman to host a major awards show"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: SANDRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. Not as sunny"

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 of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
• Words that mean the same thing: gray, greyish, grayish
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GRAYER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. Actor Hawke"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ETHAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "54. Mazda sports car"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: MIATA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "56. Alternative to the pill, briefly"

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

  The answer is: IUD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "57. Marriott competitor"

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: HYATT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "59. Road trip accommodations"

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

  The answer is: INNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "60. Site with tech tips"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CNET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "62. Undergrad degs."

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 soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 56, Ba, Bachelor of Arts
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "63. Wedding vow"

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 artificial language that is a revision and simplification of esperanto
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "65. E, in Morse code"

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

  The answer is: DIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	47	59.5%
Short Answer	18	22.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	3.8%
Geography	3	3.8%
History	3	3.8%
Abbreviation	2	2.5%
Music	1	1.3%
Literature	1	1.3%
Sports	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	42
Total Clues	79
Average Answer Length	5.1 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: September 21, 2025 at 02:16 PM