July 20, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (40 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 79 (40 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

July 20, 2021 Across Hints: NYT Tuesday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Part of a sandal	5
2A	6. Dampens	4
3A	10. Camera type, for short	3
4A	13. Canadian boor	5
5A	14. Marisa of "My Cousin Vinny"	5
6A	15. Principle of Confucianism	3
7A	16. "I give up!"	5
8A	17. "Grrrr!"	5
9A	18. Rock music style	3
10A	19. Kind of headlight on older cars	10
11A	21. One way around Disneyland	4
12A	22. Earn copious amounts of	6
13A	23. Still-life vessels	5
14A	24. ___ Arbor, Mich.	3
15A	26. Observation deck feature not for the squeamish	10
16A	29. Almost unfathomably large number	6
17A	31. Stay outdoors overnight with some of the comforts of home	5
18A	32. Brought to a close	5
19A	33. City on the Rhône	4
20A	34. Bread producers?	4
21A	38. One of the R's in R&R	4
22A	39. Nincompoop	4
23A	40. Pair of cymbals in a drum set	5
24A	41. Like a landscape after a volcanic eruption	5
25A	43. High-flying sharpshooter	6
26A	44. Stored deeply and securely	10
27A	47. President pro ___	3
28A	48. H.S. class for science whizzes	5
29A	49. Leaves ... or cleaves	6
30A	51. Fellow	4
31A	52. Chocolaty treats that you might "break me off a piece of"	10
32A	56. Jerry's partner in cartoondom	3
33A	57. One who says "You wish!"?	5
34A	58. "The Jungle Book" bear	5
35A	59. Off-roader, in brief	3
36A	60. ___ Jackson, title character in Rick Riordan books	5
37A	61. It's a long story	5
38A	62. Soak (up)	3
39A	63. Chimps and bonobos	4
40A	64. Secluded valleys	5

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. Part of a sandal"

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 leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
• Words that mean the same thing: G-string, lash, flip-flop
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THONG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Dampens"

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 wetness caused by water
• Words that mean the same thing: wet, moisture
• The opposite would be: dry
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Camera type, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SLR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Canadian boor"

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: HOSER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Marisa of "My Cousin Vinny""

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: TOMEI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. Principle of Confucianism"

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 adherent of any branch of taoism
• Words that mean the same thing: Taoist
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. "I give 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 the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
• The opposite would be: aunt
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNCLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "17. "Grrrr!""

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: IMMAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "18. Rock music style"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: EMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "19. Kind of headlight on older cars"

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: SEALEDBEAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "21. One way around Disneyland"

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 conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
• Words that mean the same thing: trolley, aerial tramway, ropeway
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "22. Earn copious amounts of"

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: RAKEIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "23. Still-life vessels"

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 14 Across: "24. ___ Arbor, Mich."

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: ANN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "26. Observation deck feature not for the squeamish"

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: GLASSFLOOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "29. Almost unfathomably large number"

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 cardinal number represented as 1 followed by 100 zeros (ten raised to the power of a hundred)
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOOGOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "31. Stay outdoors overnight with some of the comforts of home"

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: GLAMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "32. Brought to a close"

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 have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
• Words that mean the same thing: over, all over, complete
• The opposite would be: begin
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENDED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "33. City on the Rhône"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a city in east-central france on the rhone river; a principal producer of silk and rayon
• Words that mean the same thing: Lyons
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LYON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "34. Bread producers?"

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 unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
• Words that mean the same thing: standard pressure, automatic teller, automated teller machine
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "38. One of the R's in R&R"

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 something left after other parts have been taken away
• Words that mean the same thing: relief, eternal sleep, quietus
• 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 22 Across: "39. Nincompoop"

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 23 Across: "40. Pair of cymbals in a drum set"

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: HIHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "41. Like a landscape after a volcanic eruption"

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 anemic looking from illness or emotion; ; ; ; ; - mary w. shelley
• Words that mean the same thing: bloodless, livid, blanched
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASHEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "43. High-flying sharpshooter"

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: AIRACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "44. Stored deeply and securely"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: INTHEVAULT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "47. President pro ___"

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: TEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "48. H.S. class for science whizzes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: APBIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "49. Leaves ... or cleaves"

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 extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)
• Words that mean the same thing: snag, cleave, burst
• The opposite would be: unite
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPLITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "51. Fellow"

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

  The answer is: CHAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "52. Chocolaty treats that you might "break me off a piece of""

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: KITKATBARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "56. Jerry's partner in cartoondom"

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 (ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to whites
• Words that mean the same thing: tomcat, gobbler, turkey cock
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "57. One who says "You wish!"?"

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 (islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the koran and believed by muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals
• Words that mean the same thing: jinni, djinni, jinnee
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GENIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "58. "The Jungle Book" bear"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium 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: BALOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "59. Off-roader, in brief"

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: ATV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "60. ___ Jackson, title character in Rick Riordan books"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
• Words that mean the same thing: Sir Henry Percy, Walker Percy, Harry Hotspur
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PERCY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "61. It's a long story"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a greek epic poem (attributed to homer) describing the siege of troy
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ILIAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "62. Soak (up)"

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 piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid
• Words that mean the same thing: douse, dowse, sops
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "63. Chimps and bonobos"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
• Words that mean the same thing: ape, imitator, anthropoid
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Across: "64. Secluded 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!

July 20, 2021 Tuesday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. So	4
2D	2. Perfect, as skills	4
3D	3. Leonardo DiCaprio received four of them before winning	9
4D	4. ___ Larsen, Harlem Renaissance novelist	5
5D	5. Uranus, but not Neptune	8
6D	6. Olympic sport whose all-around competition is composed of the last parts of 19-, 26-, 44- and 52-Across	16
7D	7. Actress Watson of the Harry Potter films	4
8D	8. ___ U.S.A.	4
9D	9. Old-time comic Caesar	3
10D	10. Something a couple of speakers can provide	6
11D	11. Actress Hedy of old Hollywood	6
12D	12. Parts of accusations in Clue	5
13D	14. Shinbone	5
14D	20. Farmer's place?	4
15D	21. It loses to three of a kind	7
16D	23. Furniture wood	3
17D	24. Golden ___	4
18D	25. Zero	4
19D	27. Hog food	4
20D	28. Cheery sort?	3
21D	30. Be rewarded, as for waitressing	7
22D	33. Actor Schreiber	4
23D	35. "Untrue!"	9
24D	36. Defensive spray	4
25D	37. Academic acronym	4
26D	39. "That's all ___ wrote"	3
27D	40. Became a huge success	8
28D	42. HBO competitor	3
29D	43. Penne ___ vodka	4
30D	44. Bygone holder of Apple pics	6
31D	45. LeBron James or Stephen Curry, once, in brief	6
32D	46. Aid in scrolling to the top	5
33D	48. Play the role of	5
34D	50. Kids' batting game	5
35D	52. Retain	4
36D	53. Concerning	4
37D	54. Equine color	4
38D	55. Lays the groundwork?	4
39D	57. 4.0 is a good one	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. So"

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 an aromatic gum resin obtained from various arabian or east african trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
• Words that mean the same thing: olibanum, thusly, so
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Perfect, as skills"

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 whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors
• Words that mean the same thing: perfect
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Leonardo DiCaprio received four of them before winning"

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: OSCARNODS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. ___ Larsen, Harlem Renaissance novelist"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium 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: NELLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Uranus, but not Neptune"

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: GREEKGOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Olympic sport whose all-around competition is composed of the last parts of 19-, 26-, 44- and 52-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 16 letters. It's a expert clue about sports.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WOMENSGYMNASTICS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Actress Watson of the Harry Potter films"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: EMMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. ___ U.S.A."

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 cooperative unit (especially in sports)
• Words that mean the same thing: squad, team up
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Old-time comic Caesar"

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: SID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Something a couple of speakers can provide"

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 reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound
• Words that mean the same thing: stereophonic system, stereophonic, stereoscopic photograph
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEREO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Actress Hedy of old Hollywood"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: LAMARR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Parts of accusations in Clue"

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 apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
• Words that mean the same thing: elbow room, room, suite
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROOMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Shinbone"

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 inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
• Words that mean the same thing: shinbone, shin, shin 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: TIBIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "20. Farmer's place?"

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 small wooded hollow
• Words that mean the same thing: dingle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. It loses to three of a kind"

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: TWOPAIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Furniture wood"

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 any of various trees of the genus ulmus: important timber or shade trees
• Words that mean the same thing: elm tree, elmwood
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Golden ___"

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: AGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Zero"

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 canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Hog food"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
• Words that mean the same thing: mire, slops, swill
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Cheery sort?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
• Words that mean the same thing: lover, devotee, rooter
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Be rewarded, as for waitressing"

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: GETATIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Actor Schreiber"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LIEV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. "Untrue!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: THATSALIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Defensive spray"

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 (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
• Words that mean the same thing: macer, Chemical Mace, macebearer
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Academic acronym"

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 (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
• Words that mean the same thing: radical, fore, bow
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. "That's all ___ wrote""

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: SHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Became a huge success"

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: HITITBIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. HBO competitor"

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: SHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. Penne ___ vodka"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "44. Bygone holder of Apple pics"

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: IPHOTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "45. LeBron James or Stephen Curry, once, in brief"

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: NBAMVP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "46. Aid in scrolling to the top"

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: UPKEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "48. Play the role of"

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: ACTAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "50. Kids' batting game"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TBALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "52. Retain"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the financial means whereby one lives
• Words that mean the same thing: retain, sustain, hold open
• The opposite would be: discontinue, lose
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "53. Concerning"

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: INRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "54. Equine color"

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 soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "55. Lays the groundwork?"

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 surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
• Words that mean the same thing: SOD, sodomist, turf
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SODS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "57. 4.0 is a good one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	53	67.1%
Short Answer	12	15.2%
Literature	3	3.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	3.8%
History	2	2.5%
Sports	2	2.5%
Music	1	1.3%
Geography	1	1.3%
Science/Technology	1	1.3%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	40
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	79
Average Answer Length	5.1 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	16 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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April 29, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (35 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, April 29, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (35 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Friday Puzzle April 29, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Clean	4
2A	5. Brims	5
3A	10. Peak also known as Mongibello	4
4A	14. Big brand of kibble	4
5A	15. Anthony of "In the Heights"	5
6A	16. He called Hulk a "friend from work," in a Marvel movie	4
7A	17. Dalliance	10
8A	19. Victor ___, Nobel winner for the discovery of cosmic rays	4
9A	20. Romeo and Juliet, e.g.	9
10A	21. Reverential term of address	4
11A	22. Show featuring Bowen Yang, for short	3
12A	23. Item at a T.S.A. checkpoint	3
13A	24. Symptoms of stress, it's said	6
14A	26. Montreal's Côte Saint-___	3
15A	27. Largest city in the U.S. that's not a county seat	4
16A	29. "O patria ___" ("Aida" aria)	3
17A	30. It's just you and me, baby	13
18A	33. Rhetorical question of self-deprecation	13
19A	34. They promise no hurt feelings	13
20A	35. Goof	3
21A	36. ___ + anais (baby care brand)	4
22A	37. "___ sleep comes down to soothe the weary eyes": Paul Laurence Dunbar	3
23A	38. "Doesn't matter to me"	6
24A	40. "What do we have here!"	3
25A	41. Schedule abbr.	3
26A	44. ___ Chen, member of the girl group S.H.E.	4
27A	45. Apple counter	9
28A	48. Unoccupied	4
29A	49. Score keeper?	10
30A	50. Repeated cry in aerobics	4
31A	51. Marc or Pau of the N.B.A.	5
32A	52. Cher, but not Sonny	4
33A	53. Dance wildly	4
34A	54. Tea party serving	5
35A	55. Haze	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. Clean"

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 thin coat of water-base paint
• Words that mean the same thing: wash drawing, race, backwash
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Brims"

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 be teeming, be abuzz
• Words that mean the same thing: pullulate, stream, pour
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEEMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Peak also known as Mongibello"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ETNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Big brand of kibble"

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: ALPO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Anthony of "In the Heights""

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: RAMOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. He called Hulk a "friend from work," in a Marvel movie"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming; pictured as wielding a hammer emblematic of the thunderbolt; identified with teutonic donar
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Dalliance"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
• Words that mean the same thing: flirt, flirting, toying
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLIRTATION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Victor ___, Nobel winner for the discovery of cosmic rays"

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 english pianist (1890-1965)
• Words that mean the same thing: Rudolf Hess, Victor Hess, Walther Richard Rudolf Hess
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Romeo and Juliet, e.g."

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 juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
• Words that mean the same thing: adolescent, teen, teenager
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEENAGERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Reverential term of address"

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 title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
• Words that mean the same thing: bring forth, mother, father
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Show featuring Bowen Yang, for short"

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: SNL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Item at a T.S.A. checkpoint"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a container; usually has a lid
• Words that mean the same thing: ABA transit number, bank identification number, binful
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "24. Symptoms of stress, it's said"

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 circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
• Words that mean the same thing: ulcer, ulceration
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ULCERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. Montreal's Côte Saint-___"

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: LUC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "27. Largest city in the U.S. that's not a county seat"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that flat tableland with steep edges
• Words that mean the same thing: 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: MESA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "29. "O patria ___" ("Aida" aria)"

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: MIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "30. It's just you and me, baby"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: SOLOPARENTING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "33. Rhetorical question of self-deprecation"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: WHOAMIKIDDING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "34. They promise no hurt feelings"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: PAINRELIEVERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "35. Goof"

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 to make a mistake or be incorrect
• Words that mean the same thing: mistake, drift, slip
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "36. ___ + anais (baby care brand)"

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 an important port of yemen; located on the gulf of aden; its strategic location has made it a major trading center of southern arabia since ancient times
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "37. "___ sleep comes down to soothe the weary eyes": Paul Laurence Dunbar"

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: ERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "38. "Doesn't matter to me""

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: IMEASY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "40. "What do we have here!""

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: OHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "41. Schedule abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "44. ___ Chen, member of the girl group S.H.E."

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: ELLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "45. Apple counter"

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: GENIUSBAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "48. Unoccupied"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
• Words that mean the same thing: tick over, dead, stagnate
• The opposite would be: busy, run
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "49. Score keeper?"

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: MUSICSTAND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "50. Repeated cry in aerobics"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
• Words that mean the same thing: footfall, ill-use, tone
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "51. Marc or Pau of the N.B.A."

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: GASOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "52. Cher, but not Sonny"

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 singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
• Words that mean the same thing: countertenor, contralto
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "53. Dance wildly"

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

  The answer is: MOSH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "54. Tea party serving"

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 small biscuit (rich with cream and eggs) cut into diamonds or sticks and baked in an oven or (especially originally) on a griddle
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "55. Haze"

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 hazy or indistinct representation
• Words that mean the same thing: film over, obnubilate, smear
• The opposite would be: focus
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Friday NYT Crossword April 29, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Floats	5
2D	2. Klein who once managed the Beatles and Rolling Stones	5
3D	3. Pitch	5
4D	4. Cape ___, place where the Pacific and Atlantic meet	4
5D	5. "Waiting for Godot," e.g.	11
6D	6. Put down the hatch	5
7D	7. Sheik's peer	4
8D	8. Stock exchange?	4
9D	9. Bit of info for an accountant: Abbr.	3
10D	10. Guiding principles	5
11D	11. Eerie-sounding instruments that are played without physical contact	9
12D	12. Item of punk jewelry	8
13D	13. ___ Technica (website)	3
14D	18. An infant's mind, according to John Locke	10
15D	21. False and malicious	10
16D	24. It's on the road again	11
17D	25. Org. that merged with AFTRA	3
18D	26. Diving bird	4
19D	27. "___ Whoopee" (jazz standard)	5
20D	28. Where Oliver Hazard Perry said "We have met the enemy, and they are ours"	4
21D	30. "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" group, with "the"	9
22D	31. Bundle	4
23D	32. Wear (out)	4
24D	33. Grew in appreciation for	8
25D	34. One of the Maritime Provinces: Abbr.	3
26D	39. The "a" of Torah?	5
27D	40. Cause of bad breath	5
28D	41. Intro to America's pastime	5
29D	42. Tonal language family	5
30D	43. Fervor	5
31D	45. Chips go-with, for short	4
32D	46. Bygone U.S. fuel brand	4
33D	47. Try	4
34D	48. End of class?	3
35D	49. Tiny dosage units: Abbr.	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. Floats"

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 long flag; often tapering
• Words that mean the same thing: pennant, waft, pennon
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAFTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Klein who once managed the Beatles and Rolling Stones"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, george burns (1906-1964)
• Words that mean the same thing: Woody Allen, Gracie, Gracie Allen
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALLEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Pitch"

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 plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
• Words that mean the same thing: line of gab, patter, play
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPIEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Cape ___, place where the Pacific and Atlantic meet"

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 noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
• Words that mean the same thing: French horn, saddle horn, automobile horn
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HORN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. "Waiting for Godot," e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating
• Words that mean the same thing: seriocomedy
• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRAGICOMEDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Put down the hatch"

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 take in solid food
• Words that mean the same thing: use up, consume, eat up
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EATEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Sheik's peer"

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 independent ruler or chieftain (especially in africa or arabia)
• Words that mean the same thing: amir, emeer, ameer
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Stock exchange?"

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 sound made by a cow or bull
• Words that mean the same thing: moo, low
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Bit of info for an accountant: 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 10 Down: "10. Guiding principles"

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 principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group
• Words that mean the same thing: value-system, moral principle, ethical code
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETHIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Eerie-sounding instruments that are played without physical contact"

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 an electronic musical instrument; melodies can be played by moving the right hand between two rods that serve as antennas to control pitch; the left hand controls phrasing
• Words that mean the same thing: theremin
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THEREMINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Item of punk jewelry"

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: NOSERING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. ___ Technica (website)"

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 colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere
• Words that mean the same thing: are, AR, ar
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. An infant's mind, according to John Locke"

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: TABULARASA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. False and malicious"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
• Words that mean the same thing: denigrating, defamatory, calumniatory
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLANDEROUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. It's on the road again"

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: USEDVEHICLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Org. that merged with AFTRA"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a shape that sags
• Words that mean the same thing: droop, flag, swag
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Diving bird"

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 worthless lazy fellow
• Words that mean the same thing: diver, birdbrain, addle-head
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. "___ Whoopee" (jazz standard)"

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 battles in world war ii in the pacific (november 1943); united states marines took the islands from the japanese after bitter fighting
• Words that mean the same thing: Tarawa, Tarawa-Makin
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAKIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Where Oliver Hazard Perry said "We have met the enemy, and they are ours""

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 member of an iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of lake erie in northern ohio and northwest pennsylvania and western new york
• Words that mean the same thing: Lake Erie
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" group, with "the""

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: SHIRELLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Bundle"

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 collection of objects laid on top of each other
• Words that mean the same thing: mass, deal, muckle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Wear (out)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "33. Grew in appreciation for"

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: WARMEDTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "34. One of the Maritime Provinces: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states architect (born in china in 1917)
• Words that mean the same thing: Ieoh Ming Pei, I. M. Pei
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. The "a" of Torah?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the 1st letter of the hebrew 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: ALEPH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Cause of bad breath"

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 bulb of an onion plant
• Words that mean the same thing: onion plant, Allium cepa
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. Intro to America's pastime"

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: TBALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "42. Tonal language family"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of any of a large number of linguistically related peoples of central and south africa
• Words that mean the same thing: Bantoid language
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BANTU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "43. Fervor"

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 feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
• Words that mean the same thing: fire, fervor, ardour
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARDOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "45. Chips go-with, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GUAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "46. Bygone U.S. fuel 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: ESSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "47. Try"

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 sudden sharp feeling
• Words that mean the same thing: thrust, knife, jab
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "48. End of class?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
• Words that mean the same thing: philosophy, philosophical system, doctrine
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ISM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "49. Tiny dosage units: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that one thousandth (1/1,000) gram
• Words that mean the same thing: magnesium, mg, atomic number 12
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	53	75.7%
Short Answer	9	12.9%
Abbreviation	6	8.6%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%
Geography	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	35
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.4 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 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 09:40 AM