June 12, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (34 clues)
• Down Clues (36 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, June 12, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (34 Across, 36 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Saturday Puzzle June 12, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. One with a train, maybe	5
2A	6. Stick around on July 4?	8
3A	14. Shake	6
4A	15. Lincoln, for one	8
5A	16. Middle name of the writer born Nelle Lee	6
6A	17. "Unbelievable!"	8
7A	18. Maintains	5
8A	19. Regulator of IUDs	3
9A	20. Rep	4
10A	21. Prefix with -graph	4
11A	22. Prefix with -graph	3
12A	23. Hotel room extra	3
13A	24. "Star Trek" catchphrase	10
14A	27. Nursing ___	3
15A	30. Carefully exiting a parking space, say	9
16A	31. Compile	4
17A	32. Fragrant rice	7
18A	33. Zooms past	7
19A	35. Dendrogram, more familiarly	4
20A	36. Hit below the belt	9
21A	38. Part of P.S.T.: Abbr.	3
22A	39. Comes around, say	10
23A	40. Do nothin'	3
24A	41. "How Long ___ Black Future Month?" (N. K. Jemisin short-story collection)	3
25A	42. Scoop	4
26A	44. Word with secret or source	4
27A	46. Order for a big party, maybe	3
28A	47. Pumped	5
29A	48. "There's no hope for me now"	8
30A	50. Kind of flour used in marzipan	6
31A	51. Elbows, e.g.	8
32A	52. Appropriates	6
33A	53. It covers the field	8
34A	54. Minute, informally	5

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. One with a train, maybe"

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 who has recently been married
• Words that mean the same thing: Saint Bride, Saint Brigid, Brigid
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BRIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Stick around on July 4?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a firework that burns slowly and throws out a shower of sparks
• Words that mean the same thing: ice
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPARKLER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "14. Shake"

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 involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
• Words that mean the same thing: quake, shudder, microseism
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TREMOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Lincoln, for one"

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: AUTOMAKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Middle name of the writer born Nelle Lee"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HARPER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. "Unbelievable!""

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: IMAMAZED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Maintains"

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 report or maintain
• Words that mean the same thing: say, allege, verify
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AVERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Regulator of IUDs"

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 federal agency in the department of health and human services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products
• Words that mean the same thing: Food and Drug Administration
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Rep"

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 credibility among young fashionable urban individuals
• Words that mean the same thing: street credibility, street cred
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Prefix with -graph"

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: TELE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Prefix with -graph"

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: TRI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Hotel room extra"

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 sheath worn to protect a finger
• Words that mean the same thing: fingerstall, camp bed, crib
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "24. "Star Trek" catchphrase"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: HESDEADJIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Nursing ___"

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 undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
• Words that mean the same thing: bandeau, brassiere
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Carefully exiting a parking space, say"

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: EASINGOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Compile"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
• Words that mean the same thing: kitty, puddle, pond
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Fragrant rice"

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: BASMATI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "33. Zooms past"

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: RACESBY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "35. Dendrogram, more familiarly"

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 tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
• Words that mean the same thing: tree diagram, Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, shoetree
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "36. Hit below the belt"

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: PLAYDIRTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "38. Part of P.S.T.: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
• Words that mean the same thing: venereal disease, venereal infection, Venus's curse
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "39. Comes around, say"

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: SEESREASON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "40. Do nothin'"

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 edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
• Words that mean the same thing: veggie, vegetable
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VEG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "41. "How Long ___ Black Future Month?" (N. K. Jemisin short-story collection)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "42. Scoop"

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 message received and understood
• Words that mean the same thing: information
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INFO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "44. Word with secret or source"

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 clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
• Words that mean the same thing: undefended, undecided, unresolved
• The opposite would be: fold, closed
• 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 27 Across: "46. Order for a big party, maybe"

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 the quantity contained in a keg
• Words that mean the same thing: kegful
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KEG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "47. Pumped"

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: AMPED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "48. "There's no hope for me now""

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: IMAGONER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "50. Kind of flour used in marzipan"

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 small bushy deciduous tree native to asia and north africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern australia and california
• Words that mean the same thing: sweet almond, Prunus amygdalus, Prunus dulcis
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALMOND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "51. Elbows, e.g."

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 british dandy in the 18th century who affected continental mannerisms
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MACARONI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "52. Appropriates"

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: COOPTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "53. It covers the field"

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: PRESSBOX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "54. Minute, informally"

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: EENSY

  Great job if you got it right!

June 12, 2021 Saturday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Cause of an uptick in Scottish tourism beginning in 1995	10
2D	2. Like albums that include bonus tracks, often	10
3D	3. "Let's see what you've got"	9
4D	4. They might go for a few bucks	4
5D	5. Overthrow, e.g.	3
6D	6. Tied the knot	7
7D	7. Sponsor of Usain Bolt	4
8D	8. ___ distance	3
9D	9. Setting for a meet cute	6
10D	10. Retailer originally named the S. S. Kresge Company	5
11D	11. Do nothing	4
12D	12. Just got (by)	4
13D	13. What those with protanomaly have difficulty seeing	3
14D	14. Word uttered while pointing	4
15D	19. Like eggshells	7
16D	22. Very low stake?	7
17D	23. Acropolis, e.g.	7
18D	25. ___ de los Reyes	3
19D	26. Hold together with duct tape, maybe	7
20D	27. Orchestra that performs an annual Fireworks Spectacular	10
21D	28. First and last name of Rihanna	10
22D	29. ___ Raisman, second-most-decorated Olympic gymnast in U.S. history	3
23D	31. Fruit that's a major Chinese export	9
24D	32. Best-selling K-pop group	3
25D	34. Org. with operations	3
26D	37. Obelix's friend in comics	7
27D	39. Some Spanish titles	6
28D	40. Home of the Strat, the tallest observation tower in the U.S.	5
29D	43. Some calculations in 40-Down	4
30D	44. Actor ___ Benson Miller	4
31D	45. Rate	4
32D	46. Numbers game	4
33D	47. Ingredient in some gel face masks	4
34D	48. Puck, for one	3
35D	49. San Francisco's ___ Hill	3
36D	50. Asexual, informally	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. Cause of an uptick in Scottish tourism beginning in 1995"

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: BRAVEHEART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Like albums that include bonus tracks, often"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert 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: RERELEASED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. "Let's see what you've got""

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: IMPRESSME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. They might go for a few bucks"

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 federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the united states; created in 1977
• Words that mean the same thing: Energy Department, Department of Energy, do
• 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: DOES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Overthrow, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ERR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Tied the knot"

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: SAIDIDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Sponsor of Usain Bolt"

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 large american feline resembling a lion
• Words that mean the same thing: mountain lion, cougar, Felis concolor
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PUMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. ___ distance"

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 9 Down: "9. Setting for a meet cute"

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: ROMCOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Retailer originally named the S. S. Kresge Company"

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: KMART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Do nothing"

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 be idle; exist in a changeless situation
• Words that mean the same thing: idle, slug, stagnate
• The opposite would be: work
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Just got (by)"

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: EKED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. What those with protanomaly have difficulty seeing"

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 red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
• Words that mean the same thing: Red River, flushed, cerise
• The opposite would be: gain
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Word uttered while pointing"

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: THAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. Like eggshells"

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 easily broken or damaged or destroyed
• Words that mean the same thing: frail, delicate, flimsy
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FRAGILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Very low stake?"

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: TENTPEG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. Acropolis, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
• Words that mean the same thing: bastion
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CITADEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. ___ de los Reyes"

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 an intelligence agency of the united states in the department of defense; is responsible for providing intelligence in support of military planning and operations and weapons acquisition
• Words that mean the same thing: Defense Intelligence Agency
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. Hold together with duct tape, maybe"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: JURYRIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. Orchestra that performs an annual Fireworks Spectacular"

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: BOSTONPOPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. First and last name of Rihanna"

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: ROBYNFENTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "29. ___ Raisman, second-most-decorated Olympic gymnast in U.S. history"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. Fruit that's a major Chinese export"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of several tropical trees of the genus diospyros
• Words that mean the same thing: persimmon 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: PERSIMMON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "32. Best-selling K-pop group"

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: BTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "34. Org. with operations"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an independent agency of the united states government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the director of central intelligence under the supervision of the president and national security council
• Words that mean the same thing: Central Intelligence Agency
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "37. Obelix's friend in comics"

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: ASTERIX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. Some Spanish titles"

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 spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the english `mr' or `sir'
• Words that mean the same thing: Senor
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SENORS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "40. Home of the Strat, the tallest observation tower in the U.S."

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 prolific spanish playwright (1562-1635)
• Words that mean the same thing: Lope Felix de Vega Carpio, Lope de Vega, Vega
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VEGAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. Some calculations in 40-Down"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
• Words that mean the same thing: betting odds
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "44. Actor ___ Benson Miller"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OMAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "45. Rate"

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 rate of moving (especially walking or running)
• Words that mean the same thing: tread, yard, tempo
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "46. Numbers game"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
• Words that mean the same thing: bingo, lotto, beano
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KENO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "47. Ingredient in some gel face masks"

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 succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in africa
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "48. Puck, for one"

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 (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
• Words that mean the same thing: scalawag, rapscallion, scamp
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "49. San Francisco's ___ Hill"

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 informal term for an upper-class or wealthy person
• Words that mean the same thing: toff
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "50. Asexual, informally"

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 smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: first-rate, topnotch, superstar
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	47	67.1%
Short Answer	15	21.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.9%
History	2	2.9%
Literature	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%
Music	1	1.4%
Sports	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	34
Down Clues	36
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.5 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	10 letters

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• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
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January 05, 2024 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

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

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, January 05, 2024

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 66 (33 Across, 33 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.7 letters

Across Clues Explained - Friday NYT Crossword January 05, 2024

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. ___ TV	6
2A	7. What an alley-oop is, essentially	6
3A	13. Business headache	7
4A	15. Joint	6
5A	16. Breeze for the beach, maybe	8
6A	18. "Never attribute to ___ that which is adequately explained by stupidity" (Hanlon's razor)	6
7A	19. Not stiff at all	5
8A	20. One arriving tomorrow, supposedly	5
9A	22. Set piece?	3
10A	23. Superficially clever	4
11A	24. Put off	5
12A	25. Sport whose name means "the gentle way"	4
13A	26. "Tee" follower	3
14A	27. The brachiocephalic trunk branches from it	5
15A	28. Apple product?	5
16A	29. "How about that!"	11
17A	31. Innovation of the 1920s that's still spoken of with wonder today	11
18A	32. They beep when tested	11
19A	33. Tail, maybe	5
20A	34. Aqua ___	5
21A	35. "Miracle Workers" airer	3
22A	38. Verb that becomes its opposite when its first letter is changed to an "f"	4
23A	39. Fashion label founded by Rihanna	5
24A	40. Converse	4
25A	41. Farm creature	3
26A	42. Blender setting	5
27A	43. Not fresh	5
28A	44. John Deere product	6
29A	46. Condiment sometimes mixed with mayonnaise	8
30A	48. Break from the band	6
31A	49. Snatched up, in slang	7
32A	50. Eve ___, playwright who created the activist movement V-Day	6
33A	51. Fleet	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. ___ TV"

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 colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended
• Words that mean the same thing: blood plasma, plasm
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLASMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. What an alley-oop is, essentially"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
• Words that mean the same thing: attend, aid, wait on
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASSIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "13. Business headache"

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: REDTAPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Joint"

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 marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
• Words that mean the same thing: spliff, joint, stick
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REEFER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Breeze for the beach, maybe"

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: EASYREAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. "Never attribute to ___ that which is adequately explained by stupidity" (Hanlon's razor)"

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 feeling a need to see others suffer
• Words that mean the same thing: spitefulness, spite, venom
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MALICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Not stiff at all"

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 moving quickly and lightly
• Words that mean the same thing: nimble, quick, spry
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. One arriving tomorrow, supposedly"

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: GODOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Set piece?"

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

  The answer is: GEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Superficially clever"

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 attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
• Words that mean the same thing: cunning, precious
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CUTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Put off"

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 try to prevent; show opposition to
• Words that mean the same thing: dissuade, discourage
• The opposite would be: persuade
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DETER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Sport whose name means "the gentle way""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a sport adapted from jujitsu (using principles of not resisting) and similar to wrestling; developed in japan
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JUDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. "Tee" follower"

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: HEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. The brachiocephalic trunk branches from it"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AORTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. Apple product?"

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

  The answer is: CORER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "29. "How about that!""

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: ILLBEDARNED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "31. Innovation of the 1920s that's still spoken of with wonder today"

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: SLICEDBREAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "32. They beep when tested"

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: SMOKEALARMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "33. Tail, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
• Words that mean the same thing: following, furrow, trail
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "34. Aqua ___"

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: VITAE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "35. "Miracle Workers" airer"

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 metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite
• Words that mean the same thing: tuberculosis, terbium, terabit
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "38. Verb that becomes its opposite when its first letter is changed to an "f""

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 newly hired employee
• Words that mean the same thing: take, employ, rent
• The opposite would be: fire
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "39. Fashion label founded by Rihanna"

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: FENTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "40. Converse"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "41. Farm creature"

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 social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
• Words that mean the same thing: pismire, emmet
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "42. Blender setting"

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 food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender
• Words that mean the same thing: strain
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PUREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "43. Not fresh"

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 repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
• Words that mean the same thing: old-hat, commonplace, timeworn
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "44. John Deere product"

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 someone who helps to gather the harvest
• Words that mean the same thing: Grim Reaper, harvester
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REAPER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "46. Condiment sometimes mixed with mayonnaise"

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: SRIRACHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "48. Break from the band"

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: GOSOLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "49. Snatched up, in slang"

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: YOINKED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "50. Eve ___, playwright who created the activist movement V-Day"

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: ENSLER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "51. Fleet"

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 characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed
• Words that mean the same thing: quick, rapid
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPEEDY

  Great job if you got it right!

January 05, 2024 Friday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. "Amen to that!"	6
2D	2. American, for example	6
3D	3. Pop-up destination	6
4D	4. "___ is knowing who you are, what you want to say and not giving a damn": Gore Vidal	5
5D	5. Dark side of the moon?	4
6D	6. Mimic	3
7D	7. Heavy coat	5
8D	8. Goal for some runners	4
9D	9. Fleur de ___ (delicate crust on the surface of seawater)	3
10D	10. "That makes sense"	8
11D	11. Broke off	7
12D	12. Earth-shaking event	6
13D	14. Enthusiastic sort	11
14D	17. Common spots for autographs	11
15D	21. Concern for the 1%?	11
16D	24. ___ far niente (pleasant idleness)	5
17D	25. Nick, Joe or Kevin of pop	5
18D	27. Uniform	5
19D	28. Best, in an idiom	5
20D	29. Remark from one waving a white flag	5
21D	30. Ordered lineup	5
22D	31. One clever enough to win every argument … but not clever enough not to	8
23D	32. Deceive, especially to avoid responsibility for something	7
24D	33. Word with electric or criminal	6
25D	35. Alan of "Growing Pains"	6
26D	36. Got clean, in a way	6
27D	37. Fixed	6
28D	39. Red state	5
29D	40. Towering sight at a site for a tower	5
30D	42. Name added to a Brazilian dictionary in 2023 as an adjective meaning "incomparable"	4
31D	43. Set off	4
32D	45. Campaigner, informally	3
33D	47. What some smartphones run on	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. "Amen to that!""

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 deliver a sermon
• Words that mean the same thing: prophesy, advocate
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PREACH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. American, for example"

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 association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
• Words that mean the same thing: conference
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEAGUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Pop-up destination"

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: ADSITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. "___ is knowing who you are, what you want to say and not giving a damn": Gore Vidal"

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 how something is done or how it happens
• Words that mean the same thing: fashion, mode, vogue
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STYLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Dark side of the moon?"

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 female equine animal
• Words that mean the same thing: maria, female horse
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Mimic"

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 primates with short tails or no tail at all
• Words that mean the same thing: copycat, caricature, aper
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Heavy coat"

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 protective covering made of metal and used in combat
• Words that mean the same thing: armour
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARMOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Goal for some runners"

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 space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
• Words that mean the same thing: hindquarters, butt, rump
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Fleur de ___ (delicate crust on the surface of seawater)"

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: SEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. "That makes sense""

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: IFIGURED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Broke off"

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 withdraw from an organization or communion
• Words that mean the same thing: break away, splinter, secede
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SECEDED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Earth-shaking event"

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 involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
• Words that mean the same thing: shudder, quake, earth tremor
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TREMOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Enthusiastic sort"

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: EAGERBEAVER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "17. Common spots for autographs"

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: DOTTEDLINES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Concern for the 1%?"

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: DEADBATTERY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. ___ far niente (pleasant idleness)"

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

  The answer is: DOLCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Nick, Joe or Kevin of pop"

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: JONAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Uniform"

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 having the same or similar characteristics
• Words that mean the same thing: likewise, similar, like
• The opposite would be: unalike
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALIKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Best, in an idiom"

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: CREME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Remark from one waving a white flag"

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: ILOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Ordered lineup"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an orderly arrangement
• Words that mean the same thing: raiment, regalia, lay out
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARRAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. One clever enough to win every argument … but not clever enough not to"

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: SMARTASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Deceive, especially to avoid responsibility for something"

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: SHINEON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "33. Word with electric or criminal"

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 an impetuous rush toward someone or something
• Words that mean the same thing: guardianship, burster, billing
• The opposite would be: pay cash, calm
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHARGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "35. Alan of "Growing Pains""

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: THICKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "36. Got clean, in a way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that cleanse the entire body
• Words that mean the same thing: bath, bathe
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BATHED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "37. 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 a person loved by another person
• Words that mean the same thing: stabilise, unfluctuating, sweetheart
• The opposite would be: unsteady, unsteadily
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEADY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "39. Red state"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
• Words that mean the same thing: rage, cult, craze
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FUROR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "40. Towering sight at a site for a tower"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states writer (1871-1900)
• Words that mean the same thing: Grus, Harold Hart Crane, Hart Crane
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "42. Name added to a Brazilian dictionary in 2023 as an adjective meaning "incomparable""

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: PELE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "43. Set 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 a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
• Words that mean the same thing: set off, head trip, actuate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "45. Campaigner, informally"

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 person active in party politics
• Words that mean the same thing: political leader, politician, politico
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "47. What some smartphones run on"

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 (greek mythology) a maiden seduced by zeus; when hera was about to discover them together zeus turned her into a white heifer
• Words that mean the same thing: Io
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	56	84.8%
Short Answer	8	12.1%
Sports	1	1.5%
Geography	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	33
Total Clues	66
Average Answer Length	5.7 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: August 28, 2025 at 11:38 AM