November 21, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (41 clues)
• Down Clues (38 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, November 21, 2019

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 79 (41 Across, 38 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.2 letters

Across Clues Explained - Thursday NYT Crossword November 21, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Setting for "Amazing Grace," maybe	4
2A	5. "___ Revere, Engineer" (best-selling picture book)	5
3A	10. Mix, as eggs	4
4A	14. Something taught in a 101 class, so to speak	4
5A	15. Over-the-top	5
6A	16. Shrine	5
7A	18. Bring in	4
8A	19. Barre bends	5
9A	20. Abandon, informally	5
10A	21. Dir. from Lubbock to San Antonio	3
11A	22. Hard labor	4
12A	23. Classic fraternity bash	9
13A	25. New York City	11
14A	28. Not shoot straight	6
15A	29. Exchange for cash	6
16A	30. ___ Pro	4
17A	32. Cavaliers, on scoreboards	3
18A	33. Peak in Thessaly	4
19A	34. "Fish and visitors stink after three days," for one	5
20A	37. "Melrose Place" actor Rob	5
21A	39. Underground warning ... or a warning about four squares in this grid	10
22A	42. Raindrop in the sunlight, e.g.	5
23A	45. Like many theater kids	5
24A	46. Keys often hit in panic: Abbr.	4
25A	50. "Parks and ___" (familiar name of a TV sitcom)	3
26A	51. Rudolph formerly of "S.N.L."	4
27A	53. How Twitter trolls often comment	6
28A	55. Like the acid in pickle juice	6
29A	57. Native of the Lion City	11
30A	60. Activewear akin to leggings	9
31A	62. Suffix with thick or sick	4
32A	63. Coach Parseghian	3
33A	64. Get around	5
34A	65. Like Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan, by heritage	5
35A	67. Cut	4
36A	68. "King Lear" daughter	5
37A	69. "Alki," for Washington State	5
38A	70. Black widow spiders make dangerous ones	4
39A	71. Others	4
40A	72. Cortège	5
41A	73. Channing with a 14-year N.B.A. career (2005-19)	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. Setting for "Amazing Grace," maybe"

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 property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
• Words that mean the same thing: quite a little, pile, raft
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. "___ Revere, Engineer" (best-selling picture book)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ROSIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Mix, as eggs"

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 regular route for a sentry or policeman
• Words that mean the same thing: beat up, get, thump
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Something taught in a 101 class, so to speak"

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

  The answer is: ABCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Over-the-top"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a minor actor in crowd scenes
• Words that mean the same thing: excess, surplus, additional
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EXTRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Shrine"

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 the table in christian churches where communion is given
• Words that mean the same thing: communion table, Lord's table
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALTAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Bring 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 earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
• Words that mean the same thing: take in, garner, realize
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EARN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Barre bends"

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 one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination
• Words that mean the same thing: provide, ply, cater
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Abandon, informally"

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 long narrow excavation in the earth
• Words that mean the same thing: chuck, trench, dump
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DITCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Dir. from Lubbock to San Antonio"

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 compass point midway between south and southeast
• Words that mean the same thing: south southeast, sou'-sou'-east
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Hard labor"

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 productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
• Words that mean the same thing: drudge, travail, labor
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Classic fraternity bash"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TOGAPARTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. New York City"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: THEBIGAPPLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Not shoot straight"

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: MISAIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Exchange for cash"

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 save from sins
• Words that mean the same thing: ransom, pay off, deliver
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REDEEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. ___ Pro"

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: IPAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Cavaliers, on scoreboards"

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: CLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "33. Peak in Thessaly"

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 mouth or mouthlike opening
• Words that mean the same thing: Os, oculus sinister, bone
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OSSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "34. "Fish and visitors stink after three days," for one"

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 condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
• Words that mean the same thing: saw, proverb, byword
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. "Melrose Place" actor Rob"

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: ESTES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. Underground warning ... or a warning about four squares in this grid"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MINDTHEGAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Raindrop in the sunlight, 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 polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms
• Words that mean the same thing: optical prism
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRISM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. Like many theater kids"

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: ARTSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Keys often hit in panic: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert 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: ESCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "50. "Parks and ___" (familiar name of a TV sitcom)"

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: REC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. Rudolph formerly of "S.N.L.""

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 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 language, Mayan
• The 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 27 Across: "53. How Twitter trolls often comment"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that in a nasty ill-tempered manner
• Words that mean the same thing: scurvily, basely, nastily
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEANLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. Like the acid in pickle juice"

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 relating to or containing acetic acid
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACETIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. Native of the Lion City"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an inhabitant of singapore
• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SINGAPOREAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "60. Activewear akin to leggings"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: YOGAPANTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "62. Suffix with thick or sick"

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 strip of land projecting into a body of water
• Words that mean the same thing: cape
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "63. Coach Parseghian"

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 constellation in the southern hemisphere near telescopium and norma
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Ara
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "64. Get around"

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 avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
• Words that mean the same thing: bilk, circumvent, dodge
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "65. Like Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan, by heritage"

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 people of ireland or of irish extraction
• Words that mean the same thing: Irish whisky, Irish people, Irish whiskey
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRISH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "67. Cut"

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 gait in which steps and hops alternate
• Words that mean the same thing: bound off, pass over, hop
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SKIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "68. "King Lear" daughter"

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: REGAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "69. "Alki," for Washington State"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a favorite saying of a sect or political group
• Words that mean the same thing: slogan, catchword, shibboleth
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOTTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "70. Black widow spiders make dangerous ones"

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 domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
• Words that mean the same thing: favorite, pet, positron emission tomography
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "71. Others"

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 something left after other parts have been taken away
• Words that mean the same thing: pillow, reside, lie
• The opposite would be: change, be active
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Across: "72. Cortège"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a temporary police force
• Words that mean the same thing: posse comitatus
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POSSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Across: "73. Channing with a 14-year N.B.A. career (2005-19)"

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 canadian literary critic interested in the use of myth and symbolism (1912-1991)
• Words that mean the same thing: Northrop Frye, Herman Northrop Frye
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FRYE

  Great job if you got it right!

November 21, 2019 Thursday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Pit boss?	7
2D	2. Humiliates	7
3D	3. Lengthy rants	7
4D	4. Often-memorized string: Abbr.	3
5D	5. Car tower	7
6D	6. Yellow primrose	5
7D	7. "Doesn't matter, but ..."	5
8D	8. Steam	3
9D	9. Part of 21-Across	4
10D	10. "Uh-oh! Don't do that!"	7
11D	11. Three-syllable man's name	5
12D	12. Draw	7
13D	13. Able to be felt	7
14D	17. Moan and groan, e.g.	6
15D	22. Draw	3
16D	24. German grandmother	3
17D	26. Grins	5
18D	27. Prime-time hour	5
19D	31. Sound recording copyright symbols	4
20D	35. An exhibit at F.D.R.'s presidential library is dedicated to it	4
21D	36. Some Gillette razors	5
22D	38. Pickle unit	5
23D	40. On the horizon	8
24D	41. Bit of workout gear	7
25D	42. Occasion to speak up?	6
26D	43. Get better	7
27D	44. Long cold spell	6
28D	47. 41-Down, by another name	7
29D	48. Enlightenment	7
30D	49. It may get fired because of a thought	7
31D	52. Pretense	3
32D	54. Alternative to ChapStick	3
33D	56. Spoken flourishes	5
34D	58. Some signatures, briefly	5
35D	59. Makes a home	5
36D	61. Fool	4
37D	66. Kanga's kid	3
38D	67. Beach lotion letters	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. Pit boss?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an artist of consummate skill
• Words that mean the same thing: master
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAESTRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Humiliates"

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 cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
• Words that mean the same thing: abash, embarrass
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABASHES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Lengthy rants"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a long monotonous harangue
• Words that mean the same thing: screed
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCREEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Often-memorized string: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SSN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Car tower"

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: REPOMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Yellow primrose"

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 eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel
• Words that mean the same thing: Primula elatior, paigle
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OXLIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. "Doesn't matter, but ...""

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 static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)
• Words that mean the same thing: stillness, however, withal
• The opposite would be: agitate, sparkling
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Steam"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
• Words that mean the same thing: ira, anger, choler
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Part of 21-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
• Words that mean the same thing: eastward, Orient, eastern United States
• The opposite would be: west
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. "Uh-oh! Don't do that!""

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: BADIDEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Three-syllable man's name"

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 english essayist (1775-1834)
• Words that mean the same thing: Elia, Lamb, Charles Lamb
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELIAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Draw"

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 direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
• Words that mean the same thing: pull, draw, appeal
• The opposite would be: repel
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATTRACT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Able to be felt"

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 of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch
• Words that mean the same thing: haptic, tactual
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TACTILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "17. Moan and groan, e.g."

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 correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
• Words that mean the same thing: verse, rime, rhyme
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RHYMES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Draw"

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 neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
• Words that mean the same thing: marry, linkup, draw
• The opposite would be: untie, disconnect
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. German grandmother"

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: OMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Grins"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
• Words that mean the same thing: beam of light, ray of light, shaft
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEAMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Prime-time hour"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
• Words that mean the same thing: VIII, Ashcan School, 8
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EIGHT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "31. Sound recording copyright symbols"

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 liquid excretory product
• Words that mean the same thing: pass water, wee-wee, piddle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "35. An exhibit at F.D.R.'s presidential library is dedicated to it"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DDAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "36. Some Gillette razors"

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: ATRAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "38. Pickle unit"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
• Words that mean the same thing: shaft, spear up, fizgig
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "40. On the horizon"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that close in time; about to occur
• Words that mean the same thing: impendent, close at hand, impending
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMMINENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "41. Bit of workout gear"

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: GYMSHOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "42. Occasion to speak up?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
• Words that mean the same thing: supplicant, entreaty, appeal
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRAYER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "43. Get better"

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 get or find back; recover the use of
• Words that mean the same thing: go back, convalesce, find
• The opposite would be: deteriorate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RECOVER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "44. Long cold spell"

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: ICEAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "47. 41-Down, by another name"

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 a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole
• Words that mean the same thing: tennis shoe, canary, stoolie
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNEAKER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "48. Enlightenment"

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 free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
• Words that mean the same thing: lucidness, limpidity, clearness
• The opposite would be: obscurity, unclearness
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLARITY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. It may get fired because of a thought"

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 the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SYNAPSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "52. Pretense"

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 legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
• Words that mean the same thing: do, pretend, move
• The opposite would be: refrain
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "54. Alternative to ChapStick"

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 (greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of hyperion; identified with roman aurora
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "56. Spoken flourishes"

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: TADAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "58. Some signatures, briefly"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: INITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "59. Makes a home"

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 structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
• Words that mean the same thing: nestle, draw close, nuzzle
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NESTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "61. Fool"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SIMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "66. Kanga's kid"

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: ROO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "67. Beach lotion letters"

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 degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun
• Words that mean the same thing: sun protection factor
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPF

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	59	74.7%
Short Answer	10	12.7%
Geography	3	3.8%
Abbreviation	3	3.8%
Literature	1	1.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.3%
History	1	1.3%
Sports	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	41
Down Clues	38
Total Clues	79
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 28, 2025 at 07:37 PM

June 22, 2024 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

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

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, June 22, 2024

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (34 Across, 34 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.9 letters

Across Clues Explained - Saturday NYT Crossword June 22, 2024

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Fermented mixture in Japanese cooking	9
2A	10. Locale named in the Beach Boys' "Kokomo"	5
3A	15. Some theatrical transitions	9
4A	16. Refused to release	5
5A	17. Stovetop convenience	9
6A	18. Emmy winner Uzo	5
7A	19. Mo. in which the U.S. Constitution was signed	3
8A	20. Worsening situation from which there is no escape	11
9A	22. 10th in a series	5
10A	24. Run into	4
11A	25. "___ the Next One," Grammy-winning Jay-Z song of 2009	4
12A	26. Slurped treat	4
13A	27. Go window shopping, perhaps	6
14A	29. A migraine sufferer might take one, for short	3
15A	30. Small-game hunters	8
16A	32. Dreaded time for many	6
17A	34. An eternity	4
18A	35. ___Plus (pharmacy brand)	4
19A	36. Cop	6
20A	39. Raises, as a sensitive subject	8
21A	43. Arundhati ___, Booker Prize-winning author	3
22A	44. One in the last line of defense, typically	6
23A	46. Completely take advantage of	4
24A	47. ___ urbis conditae, date of the founding of Rome	4
25A	49. "It was a lover and his ___" (beginning of a song in "As You Like It")	4
26A	50. Just must	5
27A	51. Temporary water provider	11
28A	54. Vin Diesel's role in the "Fast & Furious" movies	3
29A	55. Proverbial payee	5
30A	56. Casino where Siegfried and Roy made their Las Vegas debut	9
31A	58. Follow	5
32A	59. "Some friendly advice ..."	9
33A	60. Slips through the cracks	5
34A	61. Plants used in early genetics experiments	9

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Fermented mixture in Japanese cooking"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MISOPASTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "10. Locale named in the Beach Boys' "Kokomo""

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

  The answer is: ARUBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Some theatrical transitions"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ENTRACTES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Refused to release"

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: SATON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Stovetop convenience"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SPOONREST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Emmy winner Uzo"

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: ADUBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Mo. in which the U.S. Constitution was signed"

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 month following august and preceding october
• Words that mean the same thing: Sept, September
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Worsening situation from which there is no escape"

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: DEATHSPIRAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. 10th in a series"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the 10th letter of the greek alphabet
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KAPPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "24. Run into"

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 meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
• Words that mean the same thing: match, sports meeting, satisfy
• The opposite would be: diverge
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. "___ the Next One," Grammy-winning Jay-Z song of 2009"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ONTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Slurped treat"

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: ICEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Go window shopping, perhaps"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: PEERIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. A migraine sufferer might take one, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EEG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Small-game hunters"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground
• Words that mean the same thing: terrier
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TERRIERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Dreaded time for many"

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 the second day of the week; the first working day
• Words that mean the same thing: Mon
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MONDAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. An eternity"

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 longest division of geological time
• Words that mean the same thing: eon, aeon
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. ___Plus (pharmacy brand)"

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: ATRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Cop"

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: FESSUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Raises, as a sensitive subject"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a decorative pin worn by women
• Words that mean the same thing: breastpin, broach, initiate
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BROACHES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Arundhati ___, Booker Prize-winning author"

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: ROY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. One in the last line of defense, typically"

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 the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
• Words that mean the same thing: guard, base hit, condom
• The opposite would be: danger
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAFETY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. Completely take advantage of"

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 socks and stockings and tights collectively (the british include underwear)
• Words that mean the same thing: hose down, hosiery, hosepipe
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "47. ___ urbis conditae, date of the founding of Rome"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ANNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. "It was a lover and his ___" (beginning of a song in "As You Like It")"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a girl or young woman who is unmarried
• Words that mean the same thing: jeune fille, young girl, lassie
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. Just must"

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: GOTTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "51. Temporary water provider"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PLANTSITTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "54. Vin Diesel's role in the "Fast & Furious" movies"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. Proverbial payee"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone who plays the bagpipe
• Words that mean the same thing: bagpiper, genus Piper
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIPER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "56. Casino where Siegfried and Roy made their Las Vegas debut"

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: TROPICANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. Follow"

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 issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
• Words that mean the same thing: result
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENSUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "59. "Some friendly advice ...""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HERESATIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "60. Slips through the cracks"

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 pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
• Words that mean the same thing: seep, ooze
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEEPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "61. Plants used in early genetics experiments"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that climbing garden plant having fragrant pastel-colored flowers
• Words that mean the same thing: sweetpea, Lathyrus odoratus, sweet pea
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWEETPEAS

  Great job if you got it right!

June 22, 2024 Saturday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Set for a campsite	7
2D	2. One way to be left	7
3D	3. Bung, e.g.	7
4D	4. What the Royal Crown of Spain is plated with	3
5D	5. It's black and white (or sometimes red)	5
6D	6. Historically, it corresponded with how much a farmer could plow in one day	4
7D	7. Alternatives to irons	8
8D	8. Guinea pigs, e.g.	7
9D	9. Book with the story of Purim	6
10D	10. "Now!"	4
11D	11. It's tuned for tunes	5
12D	12. Went from 0 to 180, say	7
13D	13. Noncarbonated drink with bubbles	7
14D	14. Illuminating example	7
15D	21. Handheld object used to release excess energy	7
16D	23. French family members	5
17D	27. Trading card enthusiasts?	7
18D	28. "A Doll's House" protagonist	4
19D	31. Cash substitutes	4
20D	33. ___ cheese	5
21D	35. Creative outlet?	8
22D	36. Ballet exercises done at a barre	7
23D	37. Celebrity gossip site	7
24D	38. Think piece?	7
25D	39. Cover with scattered objects	7
26D	40. Much-anticipated outing	7
27D	41. First country to hold elections using internet voting	7
28D	42. Nautical navigation aids	7
29D	45. All ___ (phrase in some nondenominational church names)	6
30D	48. Better	5
31D	50. Mill fill	5
32D	52. Cuban instrument that ironically has six strings	4
33D	53. Sport that allows some corps-à-corps (body-to-body) contact	4
34D	57. Complete, with "off"	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. Set for a campsite"

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: MESSKIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. One way to be left"

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: INPEACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Bung, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
• Words that mean the same thing: conversation stopper, show-stopper, plug
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STOPPER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. What the Royal Crown of Spain is plated with"

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: ORO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. It's black and white (or sometimes red)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of china and tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family ailuropodidae
• Words that mean the same thing: panda bear, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, Ailurus fulgens
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PANDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Historically, it corresponded with how much a farmer could plow in one day"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in english-speaking countries
• Words that mean the same thing: Akko, Akka, Accho
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Alternatives to irons"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
• Words that mean the same thing: steamer, long-neck clam, steamer clam
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEAMERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Guinea pigs, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone who is tested (as by an intelligence test or an academic examination)
• Words that mean the same thing: examinee, testee
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TESTEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Book with the story of Purim"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (old testament) a beautiful jewess chosen by the king of persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the jews in persia (an event celebrated by jews as the feast of purim)
• Words that mean the same thing: Book of Esther
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESTHER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. "Now!""

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

  The answer is: ASAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. It's tuned for tunes"

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 medium for communication
• Words that mean the same thing: radiocommunication, radio receiver, receiving set
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RADIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Went from 0 to 180, say"

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: UTURNED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Noncarbonated drink with bubbles"

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: BOBATEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Illuminating example"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
• Words that mean the same thing: doctrine of analogy
• The opposite would be: apophatism
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANALOGY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Handheld object used to release excess energy"

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: STIMTOY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. French family members"

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: PERES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Trading card enthusiasts?"

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: PENPALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. "A Doll's House" protagonist"

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: NORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "31. Cash substitutes"

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 informal debt instrument; representing `i owe you'
• Words that mean the same thing: IOU
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IOUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "33. ___ cheese"

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 tortilla chip topped with cheese and chili-pepper and broiled
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NACHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "35. Creative outlet?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ARTSTORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "36. Ballet exercises done at a barre"

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 liqueur poured over shaved ice
• Words that mean the same thing: ice, frappe
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FRAPPES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. Celebrity gossip site"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: EONLINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Think piece?"

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 the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SYNAPSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Cover with scattered objects"

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

  The answer is: BESTREW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Much-anticipated outing"

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: HOTDATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. First country to hold elections using internet voting"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a republic in northeastern europe on the baltic sea
• Words that mean the same thing: Republic of Estonia, Esthonia
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESTONIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Nautical navigation aids"

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: SEAMAPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. All ___ (phrase in some nondenominational church names)"

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 strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
• Words that mean the same thing: faith, trust, organized 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: FAITHS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Better"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ONEUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. Mill fill"

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 grain intended to be or that has been ground
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GRIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. Cuban instrument that ironically has six strings"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TRES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Sport that allows some corps-à-corps (body-to-body) contact"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EPEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "57. Complete, with "off""

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 tight-fitting headdress
• Words that mean the same thing: detonator, ceiling, crownwork
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	53	77.9%
Short Answer	3	4.4%
Music	2	2.9%
Sports	2	2.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.9%
Abbreviation	1	1.5%
Movies/Film	1	1.5%
History	1	1.5%
Literature	1	1.5%
Food & Drink	1	1.5%
Geography	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	34
Down Clues	34
Total Clues	68
Average Answer Length	5.9 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.

Last Updated: August 24, 2025 at 08:22 PM