August 02, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, August 02, 2019

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (33 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Friday Puzzle August 02, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. General plan?	6
2A	7. Reproductive part	6
3A	13. Locks that might not be totally secure?	7
4A	15. Cause of wheezing	6
5A	16. Put on the line, perhaps	8
6A	18. Check names	6
7A	19. It gets cleared for takeoff	8
8A	21. Bit of gymnastics equipment	3
9A	22. Important thing to know, if you will	9
10A	24. Big biceps, in slang	4
11A	25. Photos from drones, e.g.	5
12A	26. Trail mix morsel	3
13A	27. "How ___ it?"	3
14A	28. Some works by poets laureate	4
15A	29. Crime for which Al Capone went to prison	10
16A	33. Yank	3
17A	34. Put on the line	7
18A	35. PC "brain"	3
19A	36. Character raised in "Rosemary's Baby"	10
20A	38. In the thick of	4
21A	39. One relatively close either way?	3
22A	40. Female role in "Pulp Fiction"	3
23A	41. Silly	5
24A	42. Pitfall	4
25A	44. Theater ticket option	9
26A	46. Debtor's letters	3
27A	47. Ones flying in circles	8
28A	48. BBQ offering	6
29A	50. Settlers of disputes	8
30A	54. Noted library opened in 2001	6
31A	55. Traveler who picks up three companions in a classic film	7
32A	56. Pledge to	6
33A	57. Ill will	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. General plan?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
• Words that mean the same thing: still-hunt, lying in wait, waylay
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMBUSH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Reproductive part"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PISTIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "13. Locks that might not be totally secure?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small hairpiece to cover partial baldness
• Words that mean the same thing: toupee, toupe
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOUPEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Cause of wheezing"

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 respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin
• Words that mean the same thing: asthma attack, bronchial asthma
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASTHMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Put on the line, perhaps"

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: AIRDRIED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Check names"

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 person to whom money is paid
• Words that mean the same thing: payee
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAYEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. It gets cleared for takeoff"

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: AISLEWAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "21. Bit of gymnastics equipment"

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 thick flat pad used as a floor covering
• Words that mean the same thing: matte up, mat up, entangle
• The opposite would be: unsnarl, disentangle
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Important thing to know, if you will"

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: ESTATELAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "24. Big biceps, in slang"

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 weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
• Words that mean the same thing: artillery, accelerator pedal, torpedo
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GUNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. Photos from drones, e.g."

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: INTEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Trail mix morsel"

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 usually large hard-shelled seed
• Words that mean the same thing: nut case, addict, fruitcake
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. "How ___ it?""

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 state in northwestern united states on the pacific
• Words that mean the same thing: exist, follow, cost
• The opposite would be: differ
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Some works by poets laureate"

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 lyric poem with complex stanza forms
• Words that mean the same thing: ode
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Crime for which Al Capone went to prison"

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: TAXEVASION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Yank"

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 sudden abrupt pull
• Words that mean the same thing: tower, lug, jerk
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TUG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Put on the line"

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 stake on the outcome of an issue
• Words that mean the same thing: bet, play, wager
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAGERED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. PC "brain""

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 (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing
• Words that mean the same thing: central processing unit, central processor, mainframe
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CPU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Character raised in "Rosemary's Baby""

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

  The answer is: APOSTROPHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. In the thick of"

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: AMID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. One relatively close either way?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a female person who has the same parents as another person
• Words that mean the same thing: SI, te, Systeme International
• The opposite would be: brother
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "40. Female role in "Pulp Fiction""

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 23 Across: "41. Silly"

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

  The answer is: INANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "42. Pitfall"

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 device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
• Words that mean the same thing: yap, maw, pin 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: TRAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "44. Theater ticket option"

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 first or lowest balcony
• Words that mean the same thing: mezzanine floor, first balcony, entresol
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEZZANINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "46. Debtor's letters"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an informal debt instrument; representing `i owe you'
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "47. Ones flying in circles"

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 new world vulture that is common in south america and central america and the southern united states
• Words that mean the same thing: buzzard, Buteo buteo, turkey vulture
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUZZARDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "48. BBQ offering"

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 united states jurist appointed chief justice of the united states supreme court by richard nixon (1907-1995)
• Words that mean the same thing: Warren Burger, hamburger, Warren E. Burger
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BURGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "50. Settlers of disputes"

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 someone with the power to settle matters at will
• Words that mean the same thing: arbitrator, umpire, supreme authority
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARBITERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "54. Noted library opened in 2001"

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: ITUNES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "55. Traveler who picks up three companions in a classic film"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DOROTHY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "56. Pledge to"

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 certain of
• Words that mean the same thing: reassure, guarantee, insure
• The opposite would be: worry
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASSURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "57. Ill will"

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 feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
• Words that mean the same thing: gall, resentment, bitterness
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RANCOR

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Friday Crossword Down Clues - August 02, 2019 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. One-time connection	3
2D	2. Affected response to an allegation	3
3D	3. Prickly husk	3
4D	4. Keeps current	7
5D	5. First podcast to win a Peabody Award (2015)	6
6D	6. Job requiring a car, say	5
7D	7. Fruit in the custard apple family	5
8D	8. "Here's my two cents ..."	4
9D	9. Dump	3
10D	10. Tony winner set in River City, Iowa	11
11D	11. "Um ... er ..."	5
12D	12. Doesn't die	5
13D	14. Singer with the #1 albums "Stars Dance" (2013) and "Revival" (2015)	11
14D	17. Pie that comes "fully loaded"	11
15D	20. Green protector	11
16D	22. Become, finally	5
17D	23. Colorado's official state dinosaur	11
18D	24. Wonderful time	3
19D	25. Tiny bit	4
20D	27. Roll of bread	3
21D	29. Road goo	3
22D	30. Peace sign	3
23D	31. Pontificate	5
24D	32. Titian's "Venus Anadyomene," e.g.	4
25D	34. Lbs. and ozs.	3
26D	37. Tiny bit	3
27D	38. "Friends" co-star	7
28D	41. One of the Gandhis	6
29D	42. Shankbone	5
30D	43. Romps	5
31D	44. Modern handbag portmanteau	5
32D	45. Shady area	5
33D	47. Zymurgist's interest	4
34D	49. Animal that doesn't have a sound coming out of its head?	3
35D	51. Series end	3
36D	52. P	3
37D	53. Aleppo's land: 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. One-time connection"

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: ATA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Affected response to an allegation"

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: MOI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Prickly husk"

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 seed vessel having hooks or prickles
• Words that mean the same thing: burr
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Keeps current"

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 news that updates your information
• Words that mean the same thing: update
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UPDATES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. First podcast to win a Peabody Award (2015)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a serialized set of programs
• Words that mean the same thing: sequent, serial publication, series
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SERIAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Job requiring a car, say"

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 act of stealing
• Words that mean the same thing: stickup, burglarize, rip-off
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Fruit in the custard apple family"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that small tree native to the eastern united states having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit
• Words that mean the same thing: pawpaw, Asimina triloba, papaw tree
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAPAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. "Here's my two cents ...""

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: ISAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Dump"

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 infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
• Words that mean the same thing: pigpen, eye infection, pigsty
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Tony winner set in River City, Iowa"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert 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: THEMUSICMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "Um ... er ...""

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: IMEAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Doesn't die"

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 temporal end; the concluding time
• Words that mean the same thing: endure, hold out, finale
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LASTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Singer with the #1 albums "Stars Dance" (2013) and "Revival" (2015)"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert 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: SELENAGOMEZ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "17. Pie that comes "fully loaded""

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: DELUXEPIZZA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Green protector"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WATERHAZARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Become, finally"

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: ENDUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. Colorado's official state dinosaur"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur with a row of bony plates along its back and a spiked tail probably used as a weapon
• Words that mean the same thing: Stegosaur stenops, stegosaur
• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEGOSAURUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "24. Wonderful time"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
• Words that mean the same thing: accelerator pedal, shoot a line, brag
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "25. Tiny bit"

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 tiny or scarcely detectable amount
• Words that mean the same thing: smidgen, shred, smidgeon
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IOTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. Roll of bread"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small mass of soft material
• Words that mean the same thing: hatful, plug, raft
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Road goo"

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 dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
• Words that mean the same thing: seaman, Jack, gob
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Peace sign"

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: VEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. Pontificate"

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 express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
• Words that mean the same thing: speak up, think, suppose
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "32. Titian's "Venus Anadyomene," e.g."

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 painting of a naked human figure
• Words that mean the same thing: bare, nude painting, nude statue
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NUDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "34. Lbs. and ozs."

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: WTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "37. Tiny bit"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small drink
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "38. "Friends" co-star"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ANISTON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. One of the Gandhis"

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: INDIRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "42. Shankbone"

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: shin bone, shin, shinbone
• The 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 30 Down: "43. Romps"

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 disorderly crowd of people
• Words that mean the same thing: mob, expel, gouge
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROUTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "44. Modern handbag portmanteau"

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: MURSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "45. Shady area"

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 tree (as opposed to shrub)
• Words that mean the same thing: bower, arbour, mandril
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARBOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "47. Zymurgist's interest"

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 general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "49. Animal that doesn't have a sound coming out of its head?"

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 large african antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail
• Words that mean the same thing: wildebeest
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GNU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "51. Series end"

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: ETC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "52. P"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the 17th letter of the greek alphabet
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "53. Aleppo's land: 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: SYR

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	40	57.1%
Short Answer	21	30.0%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.3%
History	2	2.9%
Geography	2	2.9%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.4 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (32 clues)
• Down Clues (34 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, May 15, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 66 (32 Across, 34 Down)

Average Word Length: 6.0 letters

May 15, 2021 Saturday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Event with kings and queens	8
2A	9. Avon lady, for one	6
3A	15. Beverage such as huangjiu or cheongju	8
4A	16. "We absolutely aren't doing that!"	6
5A	17. Put off paying, say	8
6A	18. What might go through the wringer	6
7A	19. "Dumb and Dumber" duo	8
8A	20. Odorless hydrocarbon	6
9A	21. Runs or walks	4
10A	22. Willing participant?	4
11A	24. Dome of Notre-Dame?	4
12A	25. Iconic sports cars, for short	6
13A	27. Jolly laugh	4
14A	29. Worked in Starbuck's business	6
15A	33. Patronize farm stands and farmer's markets, say	8
16A	35. Co-star of TV's "thirtysomething"	7
17A	37. Terra firma	7
18A	38. Apocalyptic event in Norse mythology	8
19A	40. Revises	6
20A	41. Lumber	4
21A	42. Locks you pick?	6
22A	44. Took some steps	4
23A	46. Word on a Champagne bottle	4
24A	47. Triangular sails	4
25A	51. "___ Twain" (platinum album of 1993)	6
26A	53. iPhone on display at an Apple Store, e.g.	8
27A	55. Rise	6
28A	56. "You don't need to tell me ..."	8
29A	57. Fixed	6
30A	58. Moonstone, for Florida	8
31A	59. No fans	6
32A	60. Hip joints	8

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. Event with kings and queens"

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: DRAGSHOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "9. Avon lady, for one"

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 native or inhabitant of great britain
• Words that mean the same thing: Brit, Britisher
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BRITON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Beverage such as huangjiu or cheongju"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RICEWINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. "We absolutely aren't doing that!""

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: OHNONO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Put off paying, say"

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: OPENATAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. What might go through the wringer"

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: WETMOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. "Dumb and Dumber" duo"

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: SILENTBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Odorless hydrocarbon"

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 colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel
• Words that mean the same thing: C2H6
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETHANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Runs or walks"

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: STAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Willing participant?"

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 person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
• Words that mean the same thing: heritor, inheritor, successor
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Dome of Notre-Dame?"

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: TETE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Iconic sports cars, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: VETTES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Jolly laugh"

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: HOHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Worked in Starbuck's business"

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

  The answer is: WHALED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "33. Patronize farm stands and farmer's markets, say"

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: EATLOCAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. Co-star of TV's "thirtysomething""

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: KENOLIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "37. Terra firma"

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: DRYLAND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Apocalyptic event in Norse mythology"

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 myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle with evil
• Words that mean the same thing: Gotterdammerung, Twilight of the Gods
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAGNAROK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. Revises"

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

  The answer is: EMENDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Lumber"

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 act of walking with a slow heavy gait
• Words that mean the same thing: pad, trudge, footslog
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Locks you pick?"

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 small hairpiece to cover partial baldness
• Words that mean the same thing: toupe
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOUPEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Took some steps"

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 put down or press the foot, place the foot
• Words that mean the same thing: tread, trample, step
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TROD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. Word on a Champagne bottle"

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

  The answer is: BRUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "47. Triangular sails"

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 triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)
• Words that mean the same thing: resist, balk, baulk
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JIBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. "___ Twain" (platinum album of 1993)"

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: SHANIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "53. iPhone on display at an Apple Store, e.g."

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: DEMOUNIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "55. Rise"

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 go back in order of genealogical succession
• Words that mean the same thing: climb up, go up, come up
• The opposite would be: descend, set
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASCEND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "56. "You don't need to tell me ...""

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: IREALIZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. Fixed"

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 remove the ovaries of
• Words that mean the same thing: spay, castrate, neuter
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPAYED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. Moonstone, for Florida"

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: STATEGEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. No fans"

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

  The answer is: HATERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. Hip joints"

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 place of political unrest and potential violence
• Words that mean the same thing: hotspot, hot spot
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOTSPOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

May 15, 2021 Saturday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Rubbish	5
2D	2. Smack a baseball hard	5
3D	3. What's on the fast track?	5
4D	4. "The Balcony" playwright Jean	5
5D	5. Lead-in to son or song	4
6D	6. Drop down suddenly	10
7D	7. With money at stake	6
8D	8. Safari destination	7
9D	9. Who defeated Holyfield to become the world heavyweight boxing champion in 1992	4
10D	10. Butler in the old South	5
11D	11. Short	9
12D	12. Incapable fighter, in boxing slang	9
13D	13. Start of a two-part thought	9
14D	14. Informal denial	4
15D	23. Perceptive sense	4
16D	25. Soccer star Carlos	4
17D	26. Halal cart fare, informally	10
18D	28. Mother and father, slangily, with "the"	4
19D	29. Sitcom station	4
20D	30. Where some sweaters hang	9
21D	31. Pet breed from Turkey	9
22D	32. Sight from Big Ben	9
23D	34. ___ disease	4
24D	36. One getting pwned in online gaming	4
25D	39. Language spoken in Iraq	7
26D	43. ___ Vallarta (popular gay vacation destination)	6
27D	45. Where a "houseboat" is a banana split	5
28D	47. Southern refreshment	5
29D	48. ___ Montoya, swordsman in "The Princess Bride"	5
30D	49. "Carmen" composer	5
31D	50. Sticks in the mud?	5
32D	51. It's fit for a queen	4
33D	52. Puts on	4
34D	54. Overnight ___ (trendy breakfast)	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. Rubbish"

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 worthless or dangerous material that should be removed
• Words that mean the same thing: impurity, slag, scoria
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DROSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Smack a baseball hard"

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: RIPIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. What's on the fast track?"

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: ACELA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. "The Balcony" playwright Jean"

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 french diplomat who in 1793 tried to draw the united states into the war between france and england (1763-1834)
• Words that mean the same thing: Jean Genet, Citizen Genet, Genetta genetta
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GENET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Lead-in to son or song"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
• Words that mean the same thing: stray, wander, swear
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Drop down suddenly"

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: HITTHEDIRT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. With money at stake"

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: ONABET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Safari destination"

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 computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the world wide web
• Words that mean the same thing: internet site, web site, 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: WEBSITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Who defeated Holyfield to become the world heavyweight boxing champion in 1992"

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: BOWE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Butler in the old South"

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: RHETT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Short"

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: INTHEHOLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Incapable fighter, in boxing slang"

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: TOMATOCAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Start of a two-part thought"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ONONEHAND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Informal denial"

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: NOPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "23. Perceptive sense"

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 something that is read
• Words that mean the same thing: record, interpret, study
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: READ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Soccer star Carlos"

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 constellation in the southern hemisphere between carina and pyxis
• Words that mean the same thing: veil, soft palate, velum
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VELA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Halal cart fare, informally"

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: STREETMEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Mother and father, slangily, with "the""

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 past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
• Words that mean the same thing: old
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OLDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Sitcom station"

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: WKRP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Where some sweaters hang"

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: HEALTHSPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Pet breed from Turkey"

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: ANGORACAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. Sight from Big Ben"

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: LONDONEYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. ___ disease"

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: LYME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. One getting pwned in online gaming"

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: NOOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Language spoken in Iraq"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an iranian language spoken in turkey and iran and iraq and syria and russia
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KURDISH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "43. ___ Vallarta (popular gay vacation destination)"

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: PUERTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "45. Where a "houseboat" is a banana split"

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 person eating a meal (especially in a restaurant)
• Words that mean the same thing: dining car, buffet car, dining compartment
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DINER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "47. Southern refreshment"

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 bourbon and sugar and mint over crushed ice
• Words that mean the same thing: mint julep
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JULEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "48. ___ Montoya, swordsman in "The Princess Bride""

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: INIGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. "Carmen" composer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that french composer best known for his operas (1838-1875)
• Words that mean the same thing: Georges Bizet
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BIZET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. Sticks in the mud?"

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

  The answer is: STEMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. It's fit for a queen"

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 framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
• Words that mean the same thing: window sash, cincture, waistband
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Puts on"

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 condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
• Words that mean the same thing: hyperkinetic syndrome, attention deficit disorder, bestow
• The opposite would be: subtract, take away
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Overnight ___ (trendy breakfast)"

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 annual grass of europe and north africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
• Words that mean the same thing: oat
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	57	86.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	4	6.1%
Music	3	4.5%
History	1	1.5%
Sports	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	32
Down Clues	34
Total Clues	66
Average Answer Length	6.0 letters
Shortest Answer	4 letters
Longest Answer	10 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 6 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 17, 2025 at 02:20 PM