February 21, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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

Date: Friday, February 21, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 66 (33 Across, 33 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.9 letters

February 21, 2020 Friday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Caseload?	7
2A	8. Not the main action	7
3A	15. Like someone who answers a question with a question	7
4A	16. Time for warm-up shots, in more ways than one	7
5A	17. Land that abuts four oceans	7
6A	18. Obsolescent office desk item	7
7A	19. Common Hawaiian shirt design	11
8A	21. Celebrity with a namesake cereal in the '80s	3
9A	22. Gets down	4
10A	23. Hidden valleys	5
11A	24. Old Italian V.I.P.	4
12A	25. Mount Sinai people: Abbr.	3
13A	26. Make by hand	5
14A	27. Got in line	5
15A	28. Thomas who wrote "Liberty Tree"	5
16A	29. Attempts to befriend, with "up"	5
17A	30. It's a rush, appropriately enough	11
18A	32. Prayers	5
19A	33. The America's Cup and others	5
20A	34. Monk in "The Da Vinci Code"	5
21A	35. Sam with clubs	5
22A	36. Chap	3
23A	39. "___ pass"	4
24A	40. Egyptian Nobelman?	5
25A	41. Some camel riders of note	4
26A	42. Helpful word in solving cryptograms	3
27A	43. A mare might be found in one	11
28A	45. Bit of road trip entertainment	7
29A	47. Not serious	7
30A	48. Big source of political talk	7
31A	49. Part of a book deal	7
32A	50. G.R.E. sitters, e.g.	7
33A	51. Sportscast staples	7

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. Caseload?"

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 glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
• Words that mean the same thing: bottle, bottleful, nursing bottle
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOTTLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "8. Not the main action"

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: SIDEBET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Like someone who answers a question with a question"

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

  The answer is: EVASIVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Time for warm-up shots, in more ways than one"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: PREGAME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Land that abuts four oceans"

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 the land mass formed by the continents of europe and asia
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EURASIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Obsolescent office desk item"

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 (trademark) a desktop rotary card index with removable cards; usually used for names, addresses, and telephone numbers
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROLODEX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Common Hawaiian shirt design"

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: FLORALPRINT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "21. Celebrity with a namesake cereal in the '80s"

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: MRT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Gets down"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that informal terms for a meal
• Words that mean the same thing: feed, corrode, grub
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Hidden valleys"

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 narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
• Words that mean the same thing: glen
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GLENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Old Italian V.I.P."

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 formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of venice and genoa
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Mount Sinai people: 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: DRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Make by hand"

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 skilled practice of a practical occupation
• Words that mean the same thing: wiliness, trade, foxiness
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRAFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Got in line"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that make level, square, balanced, or concentric
• Words that mean the same thing: true up, true
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRUED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. Thomas who wrote "Liberty Tree""

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 american revolutionary leader and signer of the declaration of independence (1731-1814)
• Words that mean the same thing: Robert Treat Paine, Tom Paine, Thomas Paine
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "29. Attempts to befriend, with "up""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an informal conversation
• Words that mean the same thing: gossip, chatter, confabulate
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "30. It's a rush, appropriately enough"

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: RUNNERSHIGH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "32. Prayers"

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 specific instance of feeling hopeful
• Words that mean the same thing: promise, Hope, trust
• The opposite would be: despair
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOPES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "33. The America's Cup and others"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
• Words that mean the same thing: ewer, 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: EWERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "34. Monk in "The Da Vinci Code""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SILAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "35. Sam with clubs"

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 united states golfer known for the graceful arc of his swing (1912-2002)
• Words that mean the same thing: Samuel Jackson Snead, Sam Snead
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNEAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "36. Chap"

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 boy or man
• Words that mean the same thing: chap, laddie, bloke
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "39. "___ pass""

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: ITLL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "40. Egyptian Nobelman?"

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 egyptian statesman who (as president of egypt) negotiated a peace treaty with menachem begin (then prime minister of israel) (1918-1981)
• Words that mean the same thing: Anwar Sadat, Anwar el-Sadat
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SADAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "41. Some camel riders of note"

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 (new testament) the sages who visited jesus and mary and joseph shortly after jesus was born; the gospel according to matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh; because there were three gifts it is usually assumed that there were three of them
• Words that mean the same thing: magus, Wise Men
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAGI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "42. Helpful word in solving cryptograms"

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: THE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "43. A mare might be found in one"

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: LUNARCRATER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "45. Bit of road trip entertainment"

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 distribute (multimedia files) over the internet for playback on a mobile device or a personal computer
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PODCAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "47. Not serious"

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 be silly or tease one another
• Words that mean the same thing: banter, jolly, josh
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JOSHING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "48. Big source of political talk"

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: AMRADIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "49. Part of a book deal"

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 a movement forward
• Words that mean the same thing: march on, overture, approach
• The opposite would be: demote, back
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADVANCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "50. G.R.E. sitters, 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: testee, examinee
• The 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 33 Across: "51. Sportscast staples"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that something (especially a game) that is played again
• Words that mean the same thing: action replay, rematch, play back
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REPLAYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Friday NYT Crossword February 21, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Quarreled (with)	6
2D	2. Egglike	6
3D	3. Decks revealing the cards you've been dealt	6
4D	4. They range from terrible to great	5
5D	5. Daughter of Steve Jobs, after whom an early Apple computer was named	4
6D	6. Dastardly looks	9
7D	7. It doesn't have to land on land	8
8D	8. Dash	6
9D	9. Smooths	5
10D	10. Neighbor of a pec	4
11D	11. Nwodim of "S.N.L."	3
12D	12. Trash	8
13D	13. Comes out of one's shell	7
14D	14. Like emojis	6
15D	20. Parts of some ballots	9
16D	24. Party poopers	5
17D	26. Lean on them	5
18D	27. Bronze	5
19D	28. Almost ready to be a butterfly	5
20D	29. Secret for video gamers	9
21D	30. Noted feature of Spanish pronunciation	8
22D	31. Recipient of a lot of #@&! money	8
23D	32. Tug at one's heartstrings, say	7
24D	34. Not take any action	6
25D	35. Brazilian soccer team that Pelé played for	6
26D	36. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, e.g.	6
27D	37. Word with federal or insurance	6
28D	38. Some somber music	6
29D	40. "Calvin and Hobbes" girl	5
30D	41. Palace, in Hindi	5
31D	43. Fill the hold, say	4
32D	44. "Let me know if you're coming"	4
33D	46. Object of veneration in ancient Egypt	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. Quarreled (with)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• Words that mean the same thing: squawk, holler, crab
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEEFED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Egglike"

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 being or of the nature of an ovule
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVULAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Decks revealing the cards you've been dealt"

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

  The answer is: TAROTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. They range from terrible to great"

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 male monarch or emperor (especially of russia prior to 1917)
• Words that mean the same thing: tzar, tsar, czar
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TSARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Daughter of Steve Jobs, after whom an early Apple computer was named"

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: LISA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Dastardly looks"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EVILGRINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. It doesn't have to land on land"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an airplane that can land on or take off from water
• Words that mean the same thing: hydroplane
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEAPLANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Dash"

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

  The answer is: SPRINT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Smooths"

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 metal shackles; for hands or legs
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 26, chains, smoothing iron
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Neighbor of a pec"

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: DELT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Nwodim of "S.N.L.""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Trash"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that speak unfavorably about
• Words that mean the same thing: malign, drag through the mud, traduce
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BADMOUTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Comes out of one's shell"

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 come out into view, as from concealment
• Words that mean the same thing: go forth, emerge, egress
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMERGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Like emojis"

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: TEXTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Parts of some ballots"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate
• Words that mean the same thing: referendum
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REFERENDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Party poopers"

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 phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
• Words that mean the same thing: dredge, tangle, draw
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRAGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Lean on them"

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 stick that people can lean on to help them walk
• Words that mean the same thing: can, lambaste, tin
• The opposite would be: hire
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CANES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Bronze"

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 one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
• Words that mean the same thing: third gear, tierce, third base
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THIRD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Almost ready to be a butterfly"

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 of the insects in the chrysalis (cocoon) or post larval stage
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PUPAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Secret for video gamers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CHEATCODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Noted feature of Spanish pronunciation"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ROLLEDRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Recipient of a lot of #@&! money"

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: SWEARJAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Tug at one's heartstrings, 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: HITHOME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. Not take any action"

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: SITPAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "35. Brazilian soccer team that Pelé played for"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a port city in southwestern brazil on an offshore island near sao paulo
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SANTOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "36. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, e.g."

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: LATINA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "37. Word with federal or insurance"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an administrative unit of government
• Words that mean the same thing: way, office, representation
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGENCY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "38. Some somber music"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
• Words that mean the same thing: requiem, threnody, lament
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIRGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "40. "Calvin and Hobbes" girl"

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: SUSIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "41. Palace, in Hindi"

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: MAHAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "43. Fill the hold, say"

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 remove with or as if with a ladle
• Words that mean the same thing: load, ladle, laden
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "44. "Let me know if you're coming""

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: RSVP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "46. Object of veneration in ancient Egypt"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	51	77.3%
History	3	4.5%
Short Answer	3	4.5%
Sports	3	4.5%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	3.0%
Geography	1	1.5%
Abbreviation	1	1.5%
Literature	1	1.5%
Music	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	33
Total Clues	66
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 Friday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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May 06, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (31 clues)
• Down Clues (33 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, May 06, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 64 (31 Across, 33 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.8 letters

Across Clues Explained - Friday NYT Crossword May 06, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Blue print?	6
2A	7. Water wings, for example	6
3A	13. Toasted treat	7
4A	15. Japanese for "teacher"	6
5A	16. Skating expos	8
6A	18. Bearing	6
7A	19. Paragon	3
8A	20. Suck up, in a way	6
9A	22. Author of "The Kitchen God's Wife" (1991)	3
10A	23. There's no coming back from this	10
11A	26. Initialism that might have a ring to it?	3
12A	27. 1000 hrs.	5
13A	28. Scale notes	3
14A	29. Agent of immunity	5
15A	31. "Did I just hear him say that?!"	11
16A	34. Principle indicating "No second chances"	11
17A	35. Outer border for 36-Across	11
18A	36. See-through items	5
19A	37. Two-time Olympic gymnast Raisman	3
20A	38. Male's name hidden backward in this clue	5
21A	42. Barely make, with "out"	3
22A	43. Whet bar?	10
23A	45. Make lace	3
24A	46. Longtime Disney chief Michael	6
25A	47. Big ___	3
26A	48. Hair holders	6
27A	50. Descriptor for a champion	8
28A	53. Half-page, perhaps	6
29A	54. Fatherly tips, to use a portmanteau coinage	7
30A	55. Decks with major and minor arcana	6
31A	56. Lean against	6

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Blue print?"

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: SEAMAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Water wings, for example"

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 time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
• Words that mean the same thing: swim bladder, ice-cream float, swim
• The opposite would be: sink
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLOATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "13. Toasted treat"

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: POPTART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Japanese for "teacher""

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: SENSEI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Skating expos"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ICESHOWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Bearing"

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 carry with difficulty
• Words that mean the same thing: lug, sum, tote
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOTING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Paragon"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Suck up, in a way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that atmospheric pressure forces the liquid through the tube
• Words that mean the same thing: syphon, siphon off
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIPHON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Author of "The Kitchen God's Wife" (1991)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. There's no coming back from this"

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: ONEWAYTRIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "26. Initialism that might have a ring to it?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "27. 1000 hrs."

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: TENAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. Scale notes"

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 light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
• Words that mean the same thing: Ti, atomic number 22, ti
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Agent of immunity"

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: TCELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. "Did I just hear him say that?!""

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: HEWENTTHERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. Principle indicating "No second chances""

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: WINORGOHOME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Outer border for 36-Across"

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: WINDOWFRAME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. See-through items"

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 sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
• Words that mean the same thing: Elvis, window pane, loony toons
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PANES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Two-time Olympic gymnast Raisman"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Male's name hidden backward in this clue"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ANSEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Barely make, with "out""

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: EKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Whet bar?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a revolving stone shaped like a disk; used to grind or sharpen or polish edge tools
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GRINDSTONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. Make lace"

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 tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
• Words that mean the same thing: Thematic Apperception Test, cheapness, sleaze
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Longtime Disney chief Michael"

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: EISNER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Big ___"

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

  The answer is: BEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. Hair holders"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an ornamental net in the shape of a bag that confines a woman's hair; pins or ties at the back of the head
• Words that mean the same thing: snood
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNOODS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. Descriptor for a champion"

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 highest in quality
• Words that mean the same thing: peachy, heavy, great
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GREATEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. Half-page, perhaps"

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: ADUNIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. Fatherly tips, to use a portmanteau coinage"

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: DADVICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "55. Decks with major and minor arcana"

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

  The answer is: TAROTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "56. Lean against"

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: RESTON

  Great job if you got it right!

May 06, 2022 Down Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Turn-on for a bartender?	6
2D	2. Big epoch for mammals	6
3D	3. Hypothetical missing links	6
4D	4. Chain parts: Abbr.	3
5D	5. "This is the life!"	3
6D	6. Lacking literary sparkle	5
7D	7. Setting for a shot	5
8D	8. Historic kingdom of Spain	4
9D	9. Most populous Canadian prov.	3
10D	10. So to speak	8
11D	11. Sound	7
12D	12. Traffic light	6
13D	14. Some social media back-and-forths	11
14D	17. Short relationship	11
15D	21. One who loves to bring up the past	11
16D	24. Surfer girl	6
17D	25. Doctors	6
18D	29. Poet who wrote "A Child's Christmas in Wales"	6
19D	30. Firmly bond	6
20D	32. Court	3
21D	33. "___ Carter III" (best-selling Lil Wayne album)	3
22D	34. Napa excursion	8
23D	35. Fictional African country of film	7
24D	36. Took care of a dog or cat, maybe	6
25D	39. "Alrighty then"	6
26D	40. "Romanian Rhapsodies" composer	6
27D	41. Like the days following Mardi Gras	6
28D	43. Cruxes	5
29D	44. Gloomy, poetically	5
30D	46. Sub text, maybe	4
31D	49. Hawaiian fish also called the wahoo	3
32D	51. Juice suffix	3
33D	52. Some Best Buy buys	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. Turn-on for a bartender?"

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 a plug for a bunghole in a cask
• Words that mean the same thing: faucet, tap
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPIGOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Big epoch for mammals"

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 from 58 million to 40 million years ago; presence of modern mammals
• Words that mean the same thing: Eocene epoch
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EOCENE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Hypothetical missing links"

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: APEMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Chain parts: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a radioactive transuranic element
• Words that mean the same thing: t, machine translation, metric ton
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. "This is the life!""

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 express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
• Words that mean the same thing: ooh
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Lacking literary sparkle"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that lacking wit or imagination
• Words that mean the same thing: earthbound, prosaic, pedestrian
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PROSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Setting for a shot"

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: FSTOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Historic kingdom of Spain"

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 historical area and former kingdom in northwestern spain
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Most populous Canadian prov."

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: ONT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. So to speak"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ASITWERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Sound"

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 based on sound reasoning or evidence
• Words that mean the same thing: well-founded
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: TENABLE

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Clue 12 Down: "12. Traffic light"

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

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• This could be something that any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
• Words that mean the same thing: bespeak, signalise, sign
• The word looks like this: ______
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  The answer is: SIGNAL

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Clue 13 Down: "14. Some social media back-and-forths"

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

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• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: TWITTERWARS

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Clue 14 Down: "17. Short relationship"

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

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• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: SPRINGFLING

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Clue 15 Down: "21. One who loves to bring up the past"

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

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• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: HISTORYNERD

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Clue 16 Down: "24. Surfer girl"

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!
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  The answer is: WAHINE

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Clue 17 Down: "25. Doctors"

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 sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
• Words that mean the same thing: repair, restitution, damages
• The opposite would be: worsen
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMENDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "29. Poet who wrote "A Child's Christmas in Wales""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
• Words that mean the same thing: Dylan Marlais Thomas, Norman Thomas, Lowell Thomas
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: THOMAS

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Clue 19 Down: "30. Firmly bond"

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 concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement
• Words that mean the same thing: cementum
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: CEMENT

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Clue 20 Down: "32. Court"

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 seek someone's favor
• Words that mean the same thing: romance, solicit, court
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: WOO

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Clue 21 Down: "33. "___ Carter III" (best-selling Lil Wayne album)"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium 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!
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  The answer is: THA

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Clue 22 Down: "34. Napa excursion"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WINETOUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Fictional African country of film"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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!
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  The answer is: WAKANDA

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Clue 24 Down: "36. Took care of a dog or cat, maybe"

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: PETSAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. "Alrighty then""

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: SOBEIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. "Romanian Rhapsodies" composer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that romanian violinist and composer (1881-1955)
• Words that mean the same thing: Georges Enesco, George Enescu
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ENESCO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Like the days following Mardi Gras"

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

  The answer is: LENTEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Cruxes"

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 central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
• Words that mean the same thing: essence, substance, heart and soul
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: GISTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Gloomy, poetically"

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 causing dejection
• Words that mean the same thing: dreary, blue, gloomy
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: DREAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Sub text, 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 prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
• Words that mean the same thing: blue-pencil, edit out, cut
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Hawaiian fish also called the wahoo"

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 united states musician (born in japan) who married john lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933)
• Words that mean the same thing: Yoko Ono
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ONO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Juice suffix"

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 sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
• Words that mean the same thing: fruit drink
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Some Best Buy buys"

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 broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; ; - ernie kovacs
• Words that mean the same thing: video, tv set, TV
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TVS

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	44	68.8%
Short Answer	12	18.8%
History	2	3.1%
Music	2	3.1%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.6%
Sports	1	1.6%
Abbreviation	1	1.6%
Geography	1	1.6%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	31
Down Clues	33
Total Clues	64
Average Answer Length	5.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: September 10, 2025 at 06:31 AM