October 14, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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

Date: Thursday, October 14, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (37 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.2 letters

October 14, 2021 Thursday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Long-term appeal	4
2A	5. Rock star Cobain	4
3A	9. Leave off	4
4A	13. Q: How much does it cost to park at stadiums? A: ___	4
5A	14. Postpone, as enrollment	5
6A	15. Captain in "The Mysterious Island"	4
7A	16. "My allergies are really acting up!"	10
8A	18. Sicily's highest peak	4
9A	19. Unusual time to start a vacation	7
10A	20. YouTube content	6
11A	22. "It ___" (pompous arrival's declaration)	3
12A	23. "That third strike cost us the game!"	11
13A	26. Like Swarthmore, but not Bryn Mawr	4
14A	28. Food industry lobby, for short	3
15A	29. Frost bit?	5
16A	30. Not leave to chance	6
17A	33. Run for fun, perhaps	4
18A	35. Spanish 101 verb	3
19A	36. "I keep losing things in the dryer!"	9
20A	39. Mitch's husband on "Modern Family"	3
21A	42. Architect ___ Ming Pei	4
22A	43. Calligraphy details	6
23A	47. Hoard	5
24A	49. Head across the pond?	3
25A	51. Ella Fitzgerald forte	4
26A	52. "My iPhone never works!"	11
27A	56. Wearer of a "Y" sweatshirt	3
28A	57. Wackadoodle	6
29A	58. Stand by the pool, maybe	7
30A	60. Fit for the task	4
31A	61. "This bug spray is useless!"	10
32A	64. Marquis de ___	4
33A	65. Like many a campfire story	5
34A	66. Water pitcher	4
35A	67. Pressure, informally	4
36A	68. It may be on the house	4
37A	69. One who's got your back	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. Long-term appeal"

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 staying power
• Words that mean the same thing: pegleg, branch, ramification
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Rock star Cobain"

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: KURT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Leave 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 prevent from being included or considered or accepted
• Words that mean the same thing: overlook, exclude, drop
• The opposite would be: include, attend to
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OMIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Q: How much does it cost to park at stadiums? A: ___"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ALOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Postpone, as enrollment"

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 hold back to a later time
• Words that mean the same thing: postpone, submit, hold over
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEFER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. Captain in "The Mysterious Island""

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: NEMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. "My allergies are really acting up!""

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: BLOODYNOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Sicily's highest peak"

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 inactive volcano in sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in europe (10,500 feet)
• Words that mean the same thing: bunsen burner, Mount Etna, bunsen
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Unusual time to start a vacation"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the fourth day of the week; the third working day
• Words that mean the same thing: Wed, Wednesday
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MIDWEEK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. YouTube content"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the visible part of a television transmission
• Words that mean the same thing: television, video, picture
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VIDEOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. "It ___" (pompous arrival's declaration)"

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 pakistan intelligence agency; a powerful and almost autonomous political and military force; has procured nuclear technology and delivery capabilities; has had strong ties with the taliban and other militant islamic groups
• Words that mean the same thing: Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence, Inter-Services Intelligence
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ISI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. "That third strike cost us the game!""

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: FREAKINGOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Like Swarthmore, but not Bryn Mawr"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: COED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Food industry lobby, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a powerful lobby that advocates the right to own and bear arms and rejects any gun regulation by the government
• Words that mean the same thing: National Rifle Association
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. 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: versify, rhyme, poesy
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VERSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. Not leave to chance"

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 make certain of
• Words that mean the same thing: check, see, secure
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENSURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Run for fun, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
• Words that mean the same thing: erratum, literal error, typographical error
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TYPO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Spanish 101 verb"

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: SER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. "I keep losing things in the dryer!""

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: DARNSOCKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Mitch's husband on "Modern Family""

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 river in east central england that flows past cambridge to join the ouse river
• Words that mean the same thing: River Cam, Cam River
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Architect ___ Ming Pei"

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: IEOH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Calligraphy details"

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 short line at the end of the main strokes of a character
• Words that mean the same thing: serif, seriph
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SERIFS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. Hoard"

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 collect or gather
• Words that mean the same thing: hoard, accumulate, roll up
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "49. Head across the pond?"

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 toilet in britain
• Words that mean the same thing: closet, W.C., water closet
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. Ella Fitzgerald forte"

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

  The answer is: SCAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "52. "My iPhone never works!""

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: ROTTENAPPLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "56. Wearer of a "Y" sweatshirt"

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: ELI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "57. Wackadoodle"

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 someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
• Words that mean the same thing: weirdy, crazy, looney
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEIRDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "58. Stand by the pool, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TIKIBAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "60. Fit for the task"

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

  The answer is: ABLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "61. "This bug spray is useless!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BLASTEDOFF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "64. Marquis de ___"

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 french soldier and writer whose descriptions of sexual perversion gave rise to the term `sadism' (1740-1814)
• Words that mean the same thing: de Sade, Comte Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade, Marquis de Sade
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "65. Like many a campfire story"

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 suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
• Words that mean the same thing: eery
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EERIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "66. Water pitcher"

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 open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
• Words that mean the same thing: pitcher
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EWER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "67. Pressure, 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 a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
• Words that mean the same thing: inflame, fire up, wake
• The opposite would be: coldness, 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!

Clue 36 Across: "68. It may be on the house"

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 right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged
• Words that mean the same thing: spleen
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "69. One who's got your back"

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 friendly nation
• Words that mean the same thing: friend
• The opposite would be: foe
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Thursday NYT Crossword October 14, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Maze runners	7
2D	2. National Medal of Arts recipient whose novel "Juneteenth" was published posthumously	7
3D	3. Special treats	7
4D	4. Put (away)	4
5D	5. Puzzle whose name comes from the Japanese for "cleverness squared"	6
6D	6. World traveler?	3
7D	7. Hi-___	3
8D	8. Fountain near the Spanish Steps	5
9D	9. Wired	6
10D	10. Shooting stars	7
11D	11. "What's the point in me even trying"	7
12D	12. Glass elevator?	7
13D	14. Easter egg decorator	4
14D	17. Absolutely, informally	3
15D	21. Call upon	6
16D	24. Place to purchase pencils and paint	7
17D	25. Prizefight ending	4
18D	27. Lemon or turkey	3
19D	31. Upped the ante	6
20D	32. Old-fashioned preposition	3
21D	34. Microsoft Surfaces, e.g.	3
22D	37. The Big Easy	4
23D	38. Typical college interviewees: Abbr.	3
24D	39. Business that offers body waxing	7
25D	40. Creatures named for their changing shape	7
26D	41. Roald Dahl heroine	7
27D	44. Nickname for the subzero 1967 N.F.L. Championship Game	7
28D	45. Balls in a pocket	7
29D	46. Recipe that might call for ginger and soy sauce	7
30D	48. Word with fair or fight	6
31D	50. Chooses to receive marketing emails, say	6
32D	53. Prize declined by Sartre	5
33D	54. Diet-friendly	4
34D	55. Just scrape (by)	3
35D	59. Bit of creativity	4
36D	62. Scented souvenir	3
37D	63. Is after you?	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. Maze runners"

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: LABMICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. National Medal of Arts recipient whose novel "Juneteenth" was published posthumously"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states novelist who wrote about a young black man and his struggles in american society (1914-1994)
• Words that mean the same thing: Ralph Waldo Ellison, Ralph Ellison
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELLISON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Special treats"

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 something considered choice to eat
• Words that mean the same thing: kickshaw, treat, delicacy
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOODIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Put (away)"

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

  The answer is: STOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Puzzle whose name comes from the Japanese for "cleverness squared""

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: KENKEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. World traveler?"

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 (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins
• Words that mean the same thing: flying saucer, unidentified flying object
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UFO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Hi-___"

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 widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells
• Words that mean the same thing: Ra, rhenium, Re
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Fountain near the Spanish Steps"

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: TREVI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Wired"

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: ONEDGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Shooting stars"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
• Words that mean the same thing: meteoroid, meteor, shooting star
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: METEORS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "What's the point in me even trying""

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: IMNOUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Glass elevator?"

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 someone who proposes a toast; someone who drinks to the health of success of someone or some venture
• Words that mean the same thing: wassailer
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOASTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Easter egg decorator"

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

  The answer is: DYER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "17. Absolutely, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DEF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Call upon"

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 summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
• Words that mean the same thing: conjure up, appeal, put forward
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INVOKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Place to purchase pencils and paint"

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: ARTSHOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Prizefight ending"

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 blow that renders the opponent unconscious
• Words that mean the same thing: knockout, knock cold, knock out
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KAYO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Lemon or turkey"

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 unsuccessful
• Words that mean the same thing: washout, turkey, misfire
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DUD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "31. Upped the ante"

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 raise the level or amount of something
• Words that mean the same thing: farm, evoke, parent
• The opposite would be: level, lower
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAISED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. Old-fashioned preposition"

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: ERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "34. Microsoft Surfaces, e.g."

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 small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time
• Words that mean the same thing: PC, personal computer, microcomputer
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "37. The Big Easy"

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: NOLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "38. Typical college interviewees: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite
• Words that mean the same thing: Sr, steradian, sr
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "39. Business that offers body waxing"

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: CARWASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. Creatures named for their changing shape"

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 naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion
• Words that mean the same thing: ameba, amoeba
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMOEBAE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Roald Dahl heroine"

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: MATILDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "44. Nickname for the subzero 1967 N.F.L. Championship Game"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: ICEBOWL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Balls in a pocket"

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 small croquette of mashed chick peas or fava beans seasoned with sesame seeds
• Words that mean the same thing: felafel
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FALAFEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Recipe that might call for ginger and soy sauce"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STIRFRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Word with fair or fight"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STREET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. Chooses to receive marketing emails, 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: OPTSIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "53. Prize declined by Sartre"

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 swedish chemist remembered for his invention of dynamite and for the bequest that created the nobel prizes (1833-1896)
• Words that mean the same thing: Alfred Nobel, Alfred Bernhard Nobel
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOBEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "54. Diet-friendly"

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 having relatively few calories
• Words that mean the same thing: low-cal, light, calorie-free
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. Just scrape (by)"

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: EKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "59. Bit of creativity"

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 content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
• Words that mean the same thing: approximation, thought, musical theme
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "62. Scented souvenir"

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 flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
• Words that mean the same thing: chaplet, wreath, leu
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "63. Is after you?"

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 unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
• Words that mean the same thing: embody, personify, constitute
• The opposite would be: differ
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	66.2%
Short Answer	14	18.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.1%
Sports	2	2.7%
History	2	2.7%
Food & Drink	2	2.7%
Literature	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	74
Average Answer Length	5.2 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 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 14, 2025 at 09:38 AM

27413 Thu Nov 28, 2024 NYY by Ricky J. Sirois

Across Clues :

1. Run down, 6. "Then again," in texts, 10. "Abbott Elementary" principal, 13. Nutrient-rich soil component, 14. Negative, 15. Editorial notation for an error, 16. Opt, 17. Considerable, 19. Common order at a hoagie shop, 21. Beyond the pale, 22. British designer Crawford awarded a C.B.E. in 2021, 23. Embellish, 25. Clip, 27. It might be mashed (in more ways than one!), 29. Grandiose, 33. Legal org., 34. 8 or 9, in a golf bag, 35. Haunted ___ (Halloween activity), 36. Doesn't have enough, 38. Grammy, in Germany, 39. Bumpkin, 40. Slam on the brakes, 41. Capitalized on an opportunity, 43. Actor Daniel ___ Kim, 44. Canadian fuel brand, 45. Hackneyed, 46. Figs. counted in some diets, 47. Praiseful poet, 49. Supermarket section, 51. Old Glory, 54. Ruse designed to disguise, 57. Amounts to nothing, as a plan, 60. "Key ___ " (Bogart movie), 61. R&B icon Rawls, 62. Ask for someone else's cig, 63. Natural dos, 64. Since January 1: Abbr., 65. French, in England, 66. Saw points

Down Clues :

1. Jazz great Baker, 2. Streaming giant, 3. Some coffee orders, 4. Feed like a baby, 5. ___ Park, Colo., 6. Abbr. in a birth announcement, 7. Vietnamese New Year, 8. Delivery person?, 9. Uprightness, 10. "You wish!", 11. "___ Las Vegas", 12. Big name in laptops, 14. Digital newsletter platform, 18. Color printer supplies, 20. Mythological creature with origins in Sherpa folklore, 23. Hanna-Barbera character who co-starred with Secret Squirrel, 24. Response to "Gracias", 25. Examine in great detail, as a text, 26. Is adjacent to, 28. Bakery byproducts, 30. Home away from home, 31. Best possible, 32. Yields, 34. Pancake order, 35. Place to find a needle, maybe, 37. Winds, 42. Trees along the National Mall, 45. '90s rapper with the hit "Still Not a Player", 46. Pitcher for the reds?, 48. Applies carelessly, as paint, 50. Flamboyant display, 51. Like many Christmas sweaters, 52. Flue residue, 53. Longstanding rivalry, 54. Factory chimney, 55. Showbiz awards acronym, 56. Nibble, 58. Qualifying abbreviation, 59. Bug

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 28, 2024

Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

New York Times, Thursday, November 28, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Run down. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: CHASE

  Possible Answer : Chase, chamfer, furrow, track, pursuit, Salmon_Portland_Chase, dog, chase_after, chase, following, go_after, give_chase, trail, tail, pursual, tag, Salmon_P._Chase




• The clue is 6. "Then again," in texts. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: OTOH




• The clue is 10. "Abbott Elementary" principal. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: AVA




• The clue is 13. Nutrient-rich soil component. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: HUMUS

  Possible Answer : hommos, hummus, hoummos, humus, humous




• The clue is 14. Negative. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: SUBZERO




• The clue is 15. Editorial notation for an error. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: SIC

  Possible Answer : set, sic




• The clue is 16. Opt. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ELECT

  Possible Answer : elite, chosen, elect




• The clue is 17. Considerable. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: SUBSTANTIVE

  Possible Answer : meaty, essential, substantial, substantive

  Possible Opposite Answer : adjective




• The clue is 19. Common order at a hoagie shop. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: TURKEYSUB




• The clue is 21. Beyond the pale. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: TOOFAR




• The clue is 22. British designer Crawford awarded a C.B.E. in 2021. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ILSE




• The clue is 23. Embellish. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ADORN

  Possible Answer : embellish, deck, decorate, beautify, grace, invest, ornament, adorn, clothe




• The clue is 25. Clip. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: PACE

  Possible Answer : pace, stride, tread, yard, gait, step, rate, tempo, footstep




• The clue is 27. It might be mashed (in more ways than one!). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: TATER

  Possible Answer : Irish_potato, white_potato, tater, potato, murphy, spud




• The clue is 29. Grandiose. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: EPIC

  Possible Answer : larger-than-life, heroic_poem, epic, epical, heroic, epic_poem, epos




• The clue is 33. Legal org.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ABA

  Possible Answer : aba




• The clue is 34. 8 or 9, in a golf bag. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: SHORTIRON




• The clue is 35. Haunted ___ (Halloween activity). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: HAYRIDE




• The clue is 36. Doesn't have enough. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: RUNSSHORT




• The clue is 38. Grammy, in Germany. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: OMA




• The clue is 39. Bumpkin. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: HAYSEED

  Possible Answer : chawbacon, rube, hick, yahoo, yokel, hayseed, bumpkin




• The clue is 40. Slam on the brakes. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: STOPSHORT




• The clue is 41. Capitalized on an opportunity. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: MADEHAY




• The clue is 43. Actor Daniel ___ Kim. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: DAE




• The clue is 44. Canadian fuel brand. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ESSO




• The clue is 45. Hackneyed. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: BANAL

  Possible Answer : banal, old-hat, trite, hackneyed, timeworn, shopworn, commonplace, stock, threadbare, well-worn, tired




• The clue is 46. Figs. counted in some diets. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: CALS




• The clue is 47. Praiseful poet. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ODIST

  Possible Answer : odist




• The clue is 49. Supermarket section. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: MEAT

  Possible Answer : kernel, substance, essence, meat, inwardness, nub, sum, nitty-gritty, center, centre, gist, heart, heart_and_soul, pith, marrow, core




• The clue is 51. Old Glory. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: USFLAG




• The clue is 54. Ruse designed to disguise. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: SMOKESCREEN

  Possible Answer : smoke_screen, smokescreen




• The clue is 57. Amounts to nothing, as a plan. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: GOESUPINSMOKE




• The clue is 60. "Key ___ " (Bogart movie). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: LARGO

  Possible Answer : largo




• The clue is 61. R&B icon Rawls. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: LOU




• The clue is 62. Ask for someone else's cig. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: BUMASMOKE




• The clue is 63. Natural dos. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: AFROS

  Possible Answer : Afro_hairdo, Afro




• The clue is 64. Since January 1: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: YTD




• The clue is 65. French, in England. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SNOG

  Possible Answer : snog, buss, osculate, kiss




• The clue is 66. Saw points. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: TEETH

  Possible Answer : tooth, teeth, dentition

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Jazz great Baker. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: CHET

• The clue is 2. Streaming giant. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: HULU

• The clue is 3. Some coffee orders. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: AMERICANOS

• The clue is 4. Feed like a baby. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: SUCKLE

  Possible Answer: suck, suckle, give_suck, wet-nurse, breastfeed, lactate, nurse

  Possible Opposite Answer : bottlefeed

• The clue is 5. ___ Park, Colo.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ESTES

• The clue is 6. Abbr. in a birth announcement. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: OZS

• The clue is 7. Vietnamese New Year. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: TET

  Possible Answer: Tet

• The clue is 8. Delivery person?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: ORATOR

  Possible Answer: speechifier, orator, public_speaker, speechmaker, rhetorician

• The clue is 9. Uprightness. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: HONOR

  Possible Answer: pureness, accolade, purity, laurels, honor, respect, abide_by, reward, observe, honour, award

  Possible Opposite Answer : disrespect, dishonor

• The clue is 10. "You wish!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ASIF

• The clue is 11. "___ Las Vegas". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: VIVA

  Possible Answer: oral_exam, viva, viva_voce, oral, oral_examination

• The clue is 12. Big name in laptops. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ACER

  Possible Answer: genus_Acer, Acer

• The clue is 14. Digital newsletter platform. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: SUBSTACK

• The clue is 18. Color printer supplies. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: TONERS

  Possible Answer: toner

• The clue is 20. Mythological creature with origins in Sherpa folklore. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: YETI

  Possible Answer: abominable_snowman, yeti

• The clue is 23. Hanna-Barbera character who co-starred with Secret Squirrel. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: ATOMANT

• The clue is 24. Response to "Gracias". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: DENADA

• The clue is 25. Examine in great detail, as a text. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: PARSE

  Possible Answer: parse

• The clue is 26. Is adjacent to. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ABUTS

  Possible Answer: march, adjoin, butt_on, edge, butt_against, butt, border, abut

• The clue is 28. Bakery byproducts. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: AROMAS

  Possible Answer: odour, smell, aroma, perfume, scent, fragrance, olfactory_property, odor

• The clue is 30. Home away from home. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: PIEDATERRE

• The clue is 31. Best possible. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: IDEAL

  Possible Answer: nonsuch, ideal, nonesuch, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, idealistic, paragon

• The clue is 32. Yields. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: CEDES

  Possible Answer: surrender, deliver, grant, concede, cede, give_up, yield

• The clue is 34. Pancake order. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: SHORTSTACK

• The clue is 35. Place to find a needle, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: HAYSTACK

  Possible Answer: haystack, rick, hayrick

• The clue is 37. Winds. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: SPOOLS

  Possible Answer: spool, bobbin, reel

• The clue is 42. Trees along the National Mall. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ELMS

  Possible Answer: elm, elm_tree, elmwood

• The clue is 45. '90s rapper with the hit "Still Not a Player". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: BIGPUN

• The clue is 46. Pitcher for the reds?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: CARAFE

  Possible Answer: decanter, carafe

• The clue is 48. Applies carelessly, as paint. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: DAUBS

  Possible Answer: smirch, blot, slur, plaster, smudge, smear, daub, spot

• The clue is 50. Flamboyant display. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ECLAT

  Possible Answer: eclat, acclamation, pomp, acclaim, plaudit, plaudits

• The clue is 51. Like many Christmas sweaters. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: UGLY

  Possible Answer: slimy, unworthy, despicable, wretched, frightful, surly, horrible, atrocious, horrifying, vile, worthless, ugly

  Possible Opposite Answer : beautiful

• The clue is 52. Flue residue. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SOOT

  Possible Answer: soot, smut, carbon_black, lampblack, crock

• The clue is 53. Longstanding rivalry. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: FEUD

  Possible Answer: feud

• The clue is 54. Factory chimney. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: SMOKESTACK

  Possible Answer: stack, smokestack

• The clue is 55. Showbiz awards acronym. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: EGOT

• The clue is 56. Nibble. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: NOSH

  Possible Answer: nosh, snack

• The clue is 58. Qualifying abbreviation. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: IMO

  Possible Answer: International_Maritime_Organization, IMO

• The clue is 59. Bug. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: NAG

  Possible Answer: jade, hack, peck, scold, common_scold, scolder, nag, hen-peck, plug, nagger