July 22, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (34 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, July 22, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 75 (34 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.3 letters

July 22, 2021 Thursday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Bad singer?	3
2A	4. Start (with)	4
3A	8. Thingy	6
4A	14. "I kissed thee ___ I kill'd thee": "Othello"	3
5A	15. T, as in tests	4
6A	16. Cause to boil	6
7A	17. Ones sporting man buns and ironic T-shirts, say	8
8A	19. Early 1900s kitchen appliance	6
9A	20. Closest living relatives of whales	14
10A	22. Land of plenty?	4
11A	23. Strikebreakers	5
12A	24. It may get pushed back on the weekend	7
13A	28. Aggressive campaign	7
14A	32. Pelvic joints	5
15A	34. Finely ground quartz	5
16A	35. They enforce discipline among legislators	10
17A	40. Gusto	4
18A	41. "Where'd you get that ___?"	4
19A	42. Locations of some dives	10
20A	44. Like park ranger's pants, often	5
21A	46. ___ Ziff, Marge's ex-boyfriend on "The Simpsons"	5
22A	47. Kind of gland	7
23A	49. Three sheets to the wind	7
24A	54. Bob of "Full House"	5
25A	56. Common bit of golf attire	4
26A	57. Inseparable ... or like three pairs of answers in this puzzle?	14
27A	62. Quiet	6
28A	63. Little dipper?	8
29A	64. Can't stand	6
30A	65. Maker of Brownie Brick Road ice cream	4
31A	66. 4 x 4	3
32A	67. Meetings for two	6
33A	68. Muscle targeted by military presses, in brief	4
34A	69. ___ school	3

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. Bad singer?"

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 any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
• Words that mean the same thing: give away, crumb, skunk
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Start (with)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
• Words that mean the same thing: out-of-doors, open up, capable
• The opposite would be: closed, shut
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "8. Thingy"

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 something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
• Words that mean the same thing: thingumajig, gubbins, thingamajig
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WIDGET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. "I kissed thee ___ I kill'd thee": "Othello""

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 5 Across: "15. T, as in tests"

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 proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
• Words that mean the same thing: reliable, truthful, admittedly
• The opposite would be: untruthful, false
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Cause to boil"

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 put into a rage; make violently angry
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENRAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Ones sporting man buns and ironic T-shirts, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in san francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music
• Words that mean the same thing: hippies, hippy, hipster
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIPSTERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Early 1900s kitchen appliance"

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 white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures
• Words that mean the same thing: refrigerator
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ICEBOX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Closest living relatives of whales"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical africa
• Words that mean the same thing: Hippopotamus amphibius, hippopotamus, hippo
• The word looks like this: ______________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIPPOPOTAMUSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Land of plenty?"

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 largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to europe on the west to form eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Strikebreakers"

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 someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
• Words that mean the same thing: fink, blackleg, rat
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCABS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. It may get pushed back on the weekend"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the time you go to bed
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEDTIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. Aggressive campaign"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
• Words that mean the same thing: push, drive, fight
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRUSADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "32. Pelvic joints"

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 ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
• Words that mean the same thing: hip joint, hip, articulatio coxae
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COXAE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "34. Finely ground quartz"

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

  The answer is: SILEX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. They enforce discipline among legislators"

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: PARTYWHIPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "40. Gusto"

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 vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
• Words that mean the same thing: nip, spice, spice 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: ZEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "41. "Where'd you get that ___?""

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

  The answer is: IDEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "42. Locations of some dives"

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 a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
• Words that mean the same thing: shipwreck, wreck
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHIPWRECKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "44. Like park ranger's pants, often"

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 sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used especially for military uniforms
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KHAKI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "46. ___ Ziff, Marge's ex-boyfriend on "The Simpsons""

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: ARTIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "47. Kind of gland"

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 either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney
• Words that mean the same thing: adrenal gland, suprarenal gland
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADRENAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "49. Three sheets to the wind"

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 break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
• Words that mean the same thing: pissed, ruin, squiffy
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SMASHED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "54. Bob of "Full House""

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: SAGET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "56. Common bit of golf attire"

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 venetian traveler who explored asia in the 13th century and served kublai khan (1254-1324)
• Words that mean the same thing: Marco Polo
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "57. Inseparable ... or like three pairs of answers in this puzzle?"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: JOINEDATTHEHIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "62. Quiet"

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 make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
• Words that mean the same thing: dampen, girdle, damp
• The opposite would be: enliven
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEADEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "63. Little dipper?"

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: PITACHIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "64. Can't stand"

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 dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
• Words that mean the same thing: hate
• The opposite would be: love
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DETEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "65. Maker of Brownie Brick Road ice cream"

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: EDYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "66. 4 x 4"

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 member of the shoshonean people of utah and colorado and new mexico
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "67. Meetings for two"

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 date; usually with a member of the opposite sex
• Words that mean the same thing: rendezvous, tryst, assignation
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRYSTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "68. Muscle targeted by military presses, in brief"

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: DELT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "69. ___ school"

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 master's degree in education
• Words that mean the same thing: Master of Education
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MED

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Thursday Crossword Down Clues - July 22, 2021 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Get back into shape	5
2D	2. Come up	5
3D	3. Lukewarm	5
4D	4. ___ the Autopilot, inflatable balloon character in "Airplane!"	4
5D	5. Dicing onions, mincing garlic, etc.	4
6D	6. Symbol that Mac users get by pressing Option + Shift + 2	4
7D	7. Contents of birdhouses	5
8D	8. Home to Planck, Einstein and Heisenberg when they won their Nobel Prizes	6
9D	9. Nightmare personified	7
10D	10. Petite, for one	9
11D	11. TV journalist Pressman with a Peabody and 11 Emmys	4
12D	12. Freudian topics	4
13D	13. State since 1845: Abbr.	3
14D	18. Dust-up	4
15D	21. Admits	7
16D	25. Noticeably unfriendly	3
17D	26. Does a groundskeeper's job	4
18D	27. Exhibited relief, in a way	7
19D	29. Smart ___	4
20D	30. Dorm room feature	4
21D	31. Tel. number add-ons	4
22D	33. It can be heavier in the summer	3
23D	35. Rodentlike relative of a rabbit	4
24D	36. Condition that fidget tools can help with, for short	4
25D	37. Bring up	4
26D	38. Not stay neutral	9
27D	39. Compete in a Summer Olympics event	4
28D	43. Stephen of "The Crying Game"	3
29D	45. Most asinine	7
30D	48. Deal sealers	6
31D	50. Particular, for short	4
32D	51. Run-of-the-mill	5
33D	52. Upper echelon	5
34D	53. Took performance-enhancing drugs	5
35D	55. Caught on audio	5
36D	57. Taunt	4
37D	58. Like some high-fiber cereal	4
38D	59. Changing fortune, metaphorically	4
39D	60. Texter's farewell	4
40D	61. Biblical verb with "thou"	4
41D	62. E.P.A.-banned pesticide	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. Get back into shape"

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: REHAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Come 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 come into existence; take on form or shape
• Words that mean the same thing: originate, lift, get up
• The opposite would be: sit down, go to bed
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Lukewarm"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that moderately warm
• Words that mean the same thing: lukewarm, halfhearted, half-hearted
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEPID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. ___ the Autopilot, inflatable balloon character in "Airplane!""

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: OTTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Dicing onions, mincing garlic, etc."

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 preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
• Words that mean the same thing: homework, preparation
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PREP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Symbol that Mac users get by pressing Option + Shift + 2"

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 basic monetary unit of most members of the european union (introduced in 1999); in 2002 twelve european nations (germany, france, belgium, luxembourg, the netherlands, italy, spain, portugal, ireland, greece, austria, finland) adopted the euro as their basic unit of money and abandoned their traditional currencies
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EURO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Contents of birdhouses"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NESTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Home to Planck, Einstein and Heisenberg when they won their Nobel Prizes"

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 german city near leipzig; scene of the adoption in 1919 of the constitution of the weimar republic that lasted until 1933
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEIMAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Nightmare personified"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women
• Words that mean the same thing: nightmare
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INCUBUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Petite, for one"

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: DRESSSIZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. TV journalist Pressman with a Peabody and 11 Emmys"

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: GABE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Freudian topics"

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

  The answer is: EGOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. State since 1845: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TEX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Dust-up"

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 quarrel about petty points
• Words that mean the same thing: tiff, squabble, gaiter
• The opposite would be: boo
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Admits"

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 consider or hold as true
• Words that mean the same thing: take over, bear, admit
• The opposite would be: reject, refuse
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACCEPTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Noticeably unfriendly"

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 devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
• Words that mean the same thing: frozen, glacial, frigid
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ICY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Does a groundskeeper's job"

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 loft in a barn where hay is stored
• Words that mean the same thing: hayloft, mow, pout
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Exhibited relief, in a way"

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 give out (breath or an odor)
• Words that mean the same thing: exhale, expire, emanate
• The opposite would be: inhale
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EXHALED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Smart ___"

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: ALEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Dorm room feature"

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 piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DESK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Tel. number add-ons"

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: EXTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. It can be heavier in the summer"

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 mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
• Words that mean the same thing: aura, breeze, zephyr
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Rodentlike relative of a rabbit"

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 small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of asia and western north america
• Words that mean the same thing: coney, mouse hare, rock rabbit
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIKA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Condition that fidget tools can help with, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
• Words that mean the same thing: hyperkinetic syndrome, minimal brain damage, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADHD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Bring up"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the back of a military formation or procession
• Words that mean the same thing: parent, behind, buttocks
• The opposite would be: head, front
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. Not stay neutral"

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: TAKESIDES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. Compete in a Summer Olympics event"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of swimming; :
• Words that mean the same thing: swimming, drown, float
• 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: SWIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Stephen of "The Crying Game""

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: REA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Most asinine"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that devoid of intelligence
• Words that mean the same thing: vacuous, fatuous, inane
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INANEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Deal sealers"

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 active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
• Words that mean the same thing: agentive role, broker, agent
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGENTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. Particular, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
• Words that mean the same thing: specification
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Run-of-the-mill"

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: HOHUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Upper echelon"

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 group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
• Words that mean the same thing: elite group, elect
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. Took performance-enhancing drugs"

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 drugs to improve one's athletic performance
• Words that mean the same thing: narcotised, narcotized, dope 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: DOPED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. Caught on audio"

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 fasten or attach with tape
• Words that mean the same thing: record, intercept, tap
• The opposite would be: erase
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAPED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. Taunt"

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 showing your contempt by derision
• Words that mean the same thing: scoffing, flout, gibe
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JEER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "58. Like some high-fiber cereal"

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: OATY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "59. Changing fortune, metaphorically"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
• Words that mean the same thing: surge, lunar time period
• The opposite would be: ebb
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "60. Texter's farewell"

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: TTYL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "61. Biblical verb with "thou""

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: HAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "62. E.P.A.-banned pesticide"

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 insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans; banned in the united states since 1972
• Words that mean the same thing: dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DDT

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	60	80.0%
Short Answer	6	8.0%
Sports	3	4.0%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.7%
Abbreviation	2	2.7%
History	1	1.3%
Geography	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	34
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	75
Average Answer Length	5.3 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	14 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (32 clues)
• Down Clues (32 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, May 07, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 64 (32 Across, 32 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.8 letters

May 07, 2022 Across Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. 750-milliliter bottles	6
2A	7. ___ C. J. Walker, first American woman to become a self-made millionaire, per Guinness	5
3A	12. Pretend	6
4A	13. Flowers known botanically as Leucanthemum vulgare	6
5A	15. Lady Gaga album named for her aunt	6
6A	16. Stops being stubborn	7
7A	18. "There's no accounting for taste"	15
8A	21. Birthplace of Buddha	5
9A	22. More spacious	6
10A	23. Walks in the park	7
11A	25. Carries on	5
12A	26. Up	5
13A	27. Compliment to a chef	3
14A	29. Tartarus, by another name	4
15A	30. Prefix with night or day	3
16A	31. Mimicked	3
17A	33. Tepid assessment	3
18A	35. Actress whose nickname derives from her middle name, Stamatina	3
19A	36. Family prefix	4
20A	38. Make it, gamewise	3
21A	40. Eponym of a red-and-white heraldic rose	5
22A	42. Decorated athlete whose name could be parsed as "zero" + "loss"	5
23A	44. Nikkie ___, beauty vlogger with more than 13 million followers on YouTube	7
24A	46. "Way to go!"	6
25A	48. Replenish	5
26A	49. Eliminate from contention	15
27A	54. More affected	7
28A	55. Outfit with flaps and snaps	6
29A	56. Pays in the Alps?	6
30A	57. Move around	6
31A	58. "The Divine Miss M"	5
32A	59. Thought and thought and thought (about)	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. 750-milliliter bottles"

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 quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a united states gallon
• Words that mean the same thing: twenty percent, fifth, one-fifth
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FIFTHS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. ___ C. J. Walker, first American woman to become a self-made millionaire, per Guinness"

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 woman of refinement
• Words that mean the same thing: brothel keeper, dame, lady
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MADAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "12. Pretend"

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 lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria
• Words that mean the same thing: insubstantial, unsubstantial, artificial
• The opposite would be: substantial, real
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNREAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Flowers known botanically as Leucanthemum vulgare"

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 north american shrubby perennial herb of the genus heliopsis having large yellow daisylike flowers
• Words that mean the same thing: oxeye, heliopsis
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OXEYES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Lady Gaga album named for her aunt"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: JOANNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Stops being stubborn"

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 give in, as to influence or pressure
• Words that mean the same thing: relent, yield, soften
• The opposite would be: stand
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RELENTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. "There's no accounting for taste""

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: ITTAKESALLSORTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "21. Birthplace of Buddha"

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 small landlocked asian country high in the himalayas between india and china
• Words that mean the same thing: Kingdom of Nepal
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEPAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. More spacious"

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 open to or abounding in fresh air
• Words that mean the same thing: aerial, ethereal, aeriform
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AIRIER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Walks in the park"

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 leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
• Words that mean the same thing: saunter, stroll, amble
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STROLLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. Carries on"

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 dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played
• Words that mean the same thing: mouth off, spout, RAF
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAVES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Up"

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 move upward
• Words that mean the same thing: grow, resurrect, mount
• The opposite would be: wane, set
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RISEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Compliment to a chef"

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: YUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Tartarus, by another name"

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 place of pain and turmoil
• Words that mean the same thing: inferno, infernal region, sin
• The opposite would be: Heaven
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Prefix with night or day"

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

  The answer is: MID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Mimicked"

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 carry out or perform an action
• Words that mean the same thing: serve, coiffe, arrange
• The opposite would be: unmake
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Tepid assessment"

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: MEH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Actress whose nickname derives from her middle name, Stamatina"

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 slightly insane
• Words that mean the same thing: elfin, touched
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Family prefix"

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: tread, stone's throw, ill-treat
• The 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 20 Across: "38. Make it, gamewise"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: label, dog, mark
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Eponym of a red-and-white heraldic rose"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an english dynasty descended from henry tudor; tudor monarchs ruled from henry vii to elizabeth i (from 1485 to 1603)
• Words that mean the same thing: House of Tudor, Antony Tudor
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TUDOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Decorated athlete whose name could be parsed as "zero" + "loss""

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: NADAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Nikkie ___, beauty vlogger with more than 13 million followers on YouTube"

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: DEJAGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. "Way to go!""

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: BOOYAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "48. Replenish"

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: TOPUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. Eliminate from contention"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: CROSSOFFTHELIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "54. More affected"

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: ARTSIER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. Outfit with flaps and snaps"

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: ONESIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. Pays in the Alps?"

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 landlocked federal republic in central europe
• Words that mean the same thing: Swiss Confederation, Svizzera, Switzerland
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUISSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. Move around"

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 turn on or around an axis or a center
• Words that mean the same thing: go around, spread out, circumvolve
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROTATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. "The Divine Miss M""

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: BETTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "59. Thought and thought and thought (about)"

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 be in a huff; be silent or sullen
• Words that mean the same thing: boiled, grizzle, stew
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEWED

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Saturday Puzzle May 07, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Challenging setting for the 2020 Olympics men's road cycling course	4
2D	2. Playing past regulation, informally	4
3D	3. ___ house	4
4D	4. Letters	7
5D	5. Had a craving	8
6D	6. Take time to think about something	9
7D	7. By ethical standards	7
8D	8. Cousin of a lutz	4
9D	9. Reese in "Touched by an Angel"	5
10D	10. Affirmative on the U.S.S. Enterprise	6
11D	11. State emblem of Israel	7
12D	14. Target	9
13D	17. Member of the A.F.C. team with most division titles	7
14D	19. ___ y pimienta	3
15D	20. "4 real?!?"	5
16D	23. Lesser-used passages	9
17D	24. Total	3
18D	26. British singer with the hits "How We Do (Party)" and "Your Song"	7
19D	28. They may be mixed	9
20D	30. Network with Joy Reid's "The ReidOut"	5
21D	32. "I like telling ___ jokes. Sometimes he laughs!"	3
22D	34. French Calvinist	8
23D	37. Check attachment	7
24D	39. Escape	7
25D	41. Sap	7
26D	43. Longhaired star of 1950s TV	6
27D	45. Quickly put down	3
28D	47. Give a lift	5
29D	50. Suffix akin to "-o-rama"	4
30D	51. "You don't have to tell me!"	4
31D	52. One of the few places where traffic is appreciated	4
32D	53. Ticked (off)	4

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. Challenging setting for the 2020 Olympics men's road cycling course"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that shrubby japanese cherry tree having pale pink blossoms
• Words that mean the same thing: Prunus incisa, Fujinoyama, fuji cherry
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FUJI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Playing past regulation, informally"

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: INOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. ___ house"

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 social club for male undergraduates
• Words that mean the same thing: fraternity
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FRAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Letters"

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 pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
• Words that mean the same thing: tenant, renter
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TENANTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Had a craving"

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 desire strongly or persistently
• Words that mean the same thing: long, yearn, hanker
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HANKERED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Take time to think about something"

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: SLEEPONIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. By ethical standards"

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 with respect to moral principles
• Words that mean the same thing: virtuously
• The opposite would be: immorally
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MORALLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Cousin of a lutz"

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: AXEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Reese in "Touched by an Angel""

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: DELLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Affirmative on the U.S.S. Enterprise"

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: AYESIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. State emblem of Israel"

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 (judaism) a candelabrum with seven branches used in ceremonies to symbolize the seven days of creation
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MENORAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "14. Target"

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: STRIVEFOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "17. Member of the A.F.C. team with most division titles"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STEELER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "19. ___ y pimienta"

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: SAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. "4 real?!?""

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: SRSLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Lesser-used passages"

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: SIDEDOORS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Total"

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 quantity of money
• Words that mean the same thing: add, summarise, nitty-gritty
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. British singer with the hits "How We Do (Party)" and "Your Song""

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: RITAORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. They may be mixed"

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 figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
• Words that mean the same thing: metaphor
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: METAPHORS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Network with Joy Reid's "The ReidOut""

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: MSNBC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. "I like telling ___ jokes. Sometimes he laughs!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
• Words that mean the same thing: pappa, dada, pop
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. French Calvinist"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a french calvinist of the 16th or 17th centuries
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HUGUENOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. Check attachment"

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: PAYSTUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "39. Escape"

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: GETFREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "41. Sap"

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 use up (resources or materials)
• Words that mean the same thing: run through, wipe out, exhaust
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEPLETE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "43. Longhaired star of 1950s TV"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LASSIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "45. Quickly put down"

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 brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note
• Words that mean the same thing: touch, mite, jot down
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "47. Give a lift"

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 lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
• Words that mean the same thing: run up, wind, lift
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "50. Suffix akin to "-o-rama""

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: FEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "51. "You don't have to tell me!""

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: ISAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "52. One of the few places where traffic is appreciated"

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 piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
• Words that mean the same thing: land site, web site, internet site
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "53. Ticked (off)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that place on a tee
• Words that mean the same thing: tee, tee 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: TEED

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	47	73.4%
Short Answer	8	12.5%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.7%
Sports	3	4.7%
Music	1	1.6%
History	1	1.6%
Geography	1	1.6%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	32
Down Clues	32
Total Clues	64
Average Answer Length	5.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: September 10, 2025 at 05:40 AM