February 25, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (42 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 77 (35 Across, 42 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.2 letters

February 25, 2020 Across Hints: NYT Tuesday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Polio vaccine developer Salk	5
2A	6. The "S" of S.U.V.	5
3A	11. Glasgow gal	4
4A	15. Get in touch with	5
5A	16. Mistake	5
6A	17. From the start	4
7A	18. Connected set of rooms in a hotel	5
8A	19. Frank ___, Al Capone henchman	5
9A	20. "Veni, ___, vici"	4
10A	21. International competition for countries that boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics [Texas]	15
11A	24. "Quite true"	6
12A	25. Edmonton's hockey team	6
13A	26. Theme of "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Do the Right Thing"	6
14A	29. Jazzy Fitzgerald	4
15A	30. Sphere	3
16A	31. 45 1/2-carat gem at the National Museum of Natural History [Rhode Island]	11
17A	38. Time in Boston when it's midnight in Austin	5
18A	41. Impose, as a tax	4
19A	42. Shopping binge	5
20A	43. QB's downfield throw [Wisconsin]	11
21A	46. Michael of "S.N.L."	3
22A	47. ___-Ball (carnival attraction)	4
23A	48. Corsage flower	6
24A	51. Growth on a tree	6
25A	54. Place for tugboats	6
26A	57. Companies that have big market shares [Utah]	15
27A	61. Drug cop	4
28A	62. Helped out	5
29A	63. Preliminary races	5
30A	65. Furry critter in "Return of the Jedi"	4
31A	66. Vehicle with 18 tyres, maybe	5
32A	67. Sleep problem	5
33A	68. Pols with a donkey party logo	4
34A	69. With 70-Across, what the first word of each long Across answer is vis-à-vis the bracketed place in its clue	5
35A	70. See 69-Across	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. Polio vaccine developer Salk"

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: JONAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. The "S" of S.U.V."

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 active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
• Words that mean the same thing: skylark, athletics, fun
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPORT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. Glasgow gal"

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

  The answer is: LASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Get in touch with"

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 limits within which something can be effective
• Words that mean the same thing: turn over, get hold of, extend to
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REACH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Mistake"

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 wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
• Words that mean the same thing: computer error, wrongdoing, mistake
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERROR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. From the start"

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 again but in a new or different way
• Words that mean the same thing: afresh
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Connected set of rooms in a hotel"

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 musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
• Words that mean the same thing: rooms, entourage, cortege
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Frank ___, Al Capone henchman"

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: NITTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. "Veni, ___, vici""

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: VIDI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. International competition for countries that boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics [Texas]"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about sports.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FRIENDSHIPGAMES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. "Quite true""

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: ITISSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Edmonton's hockey team"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a worker who oils engines or machinery
• Words that mean the same thing: oil tanker, oil well, tanker
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OILERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Theme of "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Do the Right Thing""

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 prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races
• Words that mean the same thing: racial discrimination, racialism
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RACISM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Jazzy Fitzgerald"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ELLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Sphere"

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 ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
• Words that mean the same thing: globe, ball, eyeball
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. 45 1/2-carat gem at the National Museum of Natural History [Rhode Island]"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: HOPEDIAMOND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "38. Time in Boston when it's midnight in Austin"

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: ONEAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "41. Impose, as a tax"

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 charge imposed and collected
• Words that mean the same thing: levy en masse, raise, recruit
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEVY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "42. Shopping binge"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a brief indulgence of your impulses
• Words that mean the same thing: fling
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "43. QB's downfield throw [Wisconsin]"

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: FORWARDPASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "46. Michael of "S.N.L.""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "47. ___-Ball (carnival attraction)"

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: SKEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "48. Corsage flower"

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 any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
• Words that mean the same thing: orchidaceous plant
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORCHID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "51. Growth on a tree"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LICHEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "54. Place for tugboats"

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 sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
• Words that mean the same thing: seaport, entertain, harbour
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HARBOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "57. Companies that have big market shares [Utah]"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: INDUSTRYLEADERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "61. Drug cop"

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 lawman concerned with narcotics violations
• Words that mean the same thing: narcotics agent, nark
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NARC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "62. Helped out"

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 give help or assistance; be of service
• Words that mean the same thing: help, assist, aid
• The opposite would be: unassisted
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AIDED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "63. Preliminary races"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
• Words that mean the same thing: stir up, rut, warmth
• The opposite would be: anestrus, coldness
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "65. Furry critter in "Return of the Jedi""

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: EWOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "66. Vehicle with 18 tyres, 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 large low horse-drawn wagon without sides
• Words that mean the same thing: camion
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LORRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "67. Sleep problem"

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

  The answer is: APNEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "68. Pols with a donkey party logo"

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: DEMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "69. With 70-Across, what the first word of each long Across answer is vis-à-vis the bracketed place in its clue"

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 territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
• Words that mean the same thing: submit, DoS, put forward
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "70. See 69-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a favorite saying of a sect or political group
• Words that mean the same thing: catchword, shibboleth, slogan
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOTTO

  Great job if you got it right!

February 25, 2020 Down Hints: NYT Tuesday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Upper-class members: Abbr.	3
2D	2. "Why do the French have only one egg for breakfast? Because one egg is an ___" (old joke)	4
3D	3. Brand to use "if you dare wear short shorts"	4
4D	4. When Hamlet gives his "To be, or not to be" soliloquy	6
5D	5. 500 things in a ream	6
6D	6. Transmits	5
7D	7. Strait-laced person	5
8D	8. Big name in lawn care	5
9D	9. Indian flatbread	4
10D	10. North African city in the lyrics to the "Marines' Hymn"	7
11D	11. Blobby light popular in the 1960s-'70s	8
12D	12. Japanese cartoon style	5
13D	13. Meal with the Four Questions	5
14D	14. ___ Army knife	5
15D	22. "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of ___" (Robert C. O'Brien children's book)	4
16D	23. Large lizards of the Southwest	5
17D	26. Upper part of the mouth	4
18D	27. Florence's river	4
19D	28. Person who might say "10-4, good buddy"	4
20D	29. "Grand" brand of ice cream	4
21D	32. Ye ___ Shoppe	4
22D	33. Liveliness	3
23D	34. Longoria of "Desperate Housewives"	3
24D	35. Theater sect. near the stage	4
25D	36. Fruity soda brand	4
26D	37. Homeowner's document	4
27D	39. Phrase akin to "Darn it all!"	8
28D	40. Manufactures	5
29D	44. Cars for vacationers	7
30D	45. Japanese noodles	4
31D	49. Hillary ___ Clinton	6
32D	50. Sleazeball	6
33D	51. Queued (up)	5
34D	52. Really impressed	5
35D	53. PC spinner	5
36D	54. Freshwater polyp	5
37D	55. Paying attention	5
38D	56. Change from artificial blond back to brunet, say	5
39D	58. Prison uprising	4
40D	59. Rave's partner	4
41D	60. "Leave as is," to a proofreader	4
42D	64. ___ Paulo, Brazil	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. Upper-class members: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a son who has the same first name as his father
• Words that mean the same thing: Junior, Jr, Jnr
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "Why do the French have only one egg for breakfast? Because one egg is an ___" (old joke)"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: OEUF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Brand to use "if you dare wear short shorts""

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: NAIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. When Hamlet gives his "To be, or not to be" soliloquy"

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: ACTIII

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. 500 things in a ream"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any broad thin expanse or surface
• Words that mean the same thing: weather sheet, sheet, sheet of paper
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHEETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Transmits"

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 cause to go somewhere
• Words that mean the same thing: institutionalise, broadcast, institutionalize
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SENDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Strait-laced person"

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: PRISS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Big name in lawn care"

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: ORTHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Indian flatbread"

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: ROTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. North African city in the lyrics to the "Marines' Hymn""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of Libya, Trablous, Tarabulus Ash-Sham
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRIPOLI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Blobby light popular in the 1960s-'70s"

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: LAVALAMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Japanese cartoon style"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a hard copal derived from an african tree
• Words that mean the same thing: Zanzibar copal, gum anime
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Meal with the Four Questions"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (judaism) the ceremonial dinner on the first night (or both nights) of passover
• Words that mean the same thing: Passover supper
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. ___ Army knife"

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 natives or inhabitants of switzerland
• Words that mean the same thing: Swiss people
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWISS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of ___" (Robert C. O'Brien children's book)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NIMH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Large lizards of the Southwest"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a river that rises in western new mexico and flows westward through southern arizona to become a tributary of the colorado river
• Words that mean the same thing: Gila River, Gila
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GILAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Upper part of the mouth"

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 protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
• Words that mean the same thing: cap, ceiling
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROOF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Florence's river"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a river in central italy rising in the apennines and flowing through florence and pisa to the ligurian sea
• Words that mean the same thing: River Arno, Arno River
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Person who might say "10-4, good buddy""

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: CBER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. "Grand" brand of ice cream"

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: EDYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Ye ___ Shoppe"

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: OLDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Liveliness"

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 liveliness and energy
• Words that mean the same thing: peppiness, ginger
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Longoria of "Desperate Housewives""

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: EVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. Theater sect. near the stage"

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: ORCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Fruity soda brand"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NEHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "37. Homeowner's document"

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 legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
• Words that mean the same thing: deed of conveyance, human action, human activity
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. Phrase akin to "Darn it all!""

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: AWSHUCKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "40. Manufactures"

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 recognizable kind
• Words that mean the same thing: draw, relieve oneself, pull in
• The opposite would be: unmake, break
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAKES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Cars for vacationers"

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 property that is leased or rented out or let
• Words that mean the same thing: renting, rental, lease
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RENTALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Japanese noodles"

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: SOBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Hillary ___ Clinton"

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: RODHAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Sleazeball"

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: CREEPO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. Queued (up)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that be in line with; form a line along
• Words that mean the same thing: trace, draw, describe
• The opposite would be: unlined
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LINED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "52. Really impressed"

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: INAWE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "53. PC spinner"

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: CDROM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "54. Freshwater polyp"

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 (greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones
• Words that mean the same thing: Snake
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HYDRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "55. Paying attention"

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 condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
• Words that mean the same thing: alive, awake, alarum
• The opposite would be: unalert
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALERT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "56. Change from artificial blond back to brunet, say"

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: REDYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "58. Prison uprising"

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 public act of violence by an unruly mob
• Words that mean the same thing: drunken revelry, saturnalia, roister
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "59. Rave's partner"

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 loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
• Words that mean the same thing: mouth off, harangue, blah
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "60. "Leave as is," to a proofreader"

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 printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "64. ___ Paulo, Brazil"

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: SAO

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	62	80.5%
Short Answer	4	5.2%
History	3	3.9%
Sports	2	2.6%
Geography	2	2.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%
Literature	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	42
Total Clues	77
Average Answer Length	5.2 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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June 25, 2024 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (35 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

NYT Tuesday Crossword Across Clues - June 25, 2024 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Necessary skill for an E.M.T.	3
2A	4. T-shirt specification	4
3A	8. ___ song (final act)	4
4A	12. Lode load	3
5A	13. Invader of Gaul in 451	6
6A	15. Athlete declared a national treasure by Brazil after the 1958 World Cup	4
7A	16. Parking area	3
8A	17. Sloppily making out, in slang	11
9A	19. Mild Dutch cheese	5
10A	21. "___ la vista, baby!"	5
11A	22. Curtain hanger's need	3
12A	23. Steep-roofed house	6
13A	25. Pioneering computer game originally called Micropolis	7
14A	27. Piece of jewelry consisting of a single line of diamonds	14
15A	30. Newsroom V.I.P.s	3
16A	31. The Dolphins, on scoreboards	3
17A	32. "Is ___ children learning?" (Bushism)	3
18A	33. Card game whose winning hands can be found hidden in 17-, 27-, 42- and 54-Across	9
19A	37. "___ real question is ..."	3
20A	38. Ingredient in vinaigrette	3
21A	39. "So cool!"	3
22A	42. Wildflower with a royal name	14
23A	47. Paying attention	7
24A	48. Vanilla/chocolate ice cream combos, e.g.	6
25A	49. Affirmative vote	3
26A	50. Provide, as with an ability	5
27A	53. Colludes with, as a criminal	5
28A	54. Sleek leather outerwear	11
29A	57. "Huh!"	3
30A	58. Those, in Spanish	4
31A	59. Bowling venues	6
32A	60. Part of an African elephant shaped like Africa	3
33A	61. Match up, as two devices	4
34A	62. Life of Riley	4
35A	63. Actor who was cast in "Rocky III" after winning an "America's Toughest Bouncer" competition	3

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Necessary skill for an E.M.T."

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 emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen
• Words that mean the same thing: kiss of life, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, cardiac resuscitation
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CPR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. T-shirt specification"

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 physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
• Words that mean the same thing: size of it, sizing
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "8. ___ song (final act)"

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: drift, range, aver
• The 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 4 Across: "12. Lode load"

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 mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "13. Invader of Gaul in 451"

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 king of the huns; the most successful barbarian invader of the roman empire (406-453)
• Words that mean the same thing: Scourge of God, Scourge of the Gods, Attila the Hun
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATTILA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. Athlete declared a national treasure by Brazil after the 1958 World Cup"

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 7 Across: "16. Parking area"

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 (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
• Words that mean the same thing: stack, caboodle, hatful
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "17. Sloppily making out, in slang"

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: SUCKINGFACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Mild Dutch cheese"

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 mild cream-colored dutch cheese shaped in balls
• Words that mean the same thing: Gouda cheese
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOUDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. "___ la vista, baby!""

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: HASTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Curtain hanger's need"

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 long thin implement made of metal or wood
• Words that mean the same thing: perch, retinal rod, gat
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Steep-roofed house"

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: AFRAME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Pioneering computer game originally called Micropolis"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SIMCITY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Piece of jewelry consisting of a single line of diamonds"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TENNISBRACELET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Newsroom V.I.P.s"

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 rapid automatic system to detect plastic explosives in passengers' luggage using x-ray technology and computers; designed for use in airports
• Words that mean the same thing: ED, male erecticle dysfunction, explosive detection system
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. The Dolphins, on scoreboards"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. "Is ___ children learning?" (Bushism)"

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: OUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "33. Card game whose winning hands can be found hidden in 17-, 27-, 42- and 54-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TWENTYONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. "___ real question is ...""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: THE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Ingredient in vinaigrette"

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 slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
• Words that mean the same thing: vegetable oil, petroleum, crude
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. "So cool!""

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 unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material
• Words that mean the same thing: radian
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Wildflower with a royal name"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: QUEENANNESLACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. Paying attention"

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: TUNEDIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. Vanilla/chocolate ice cream combos, e.g."

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 shape of something rotating rapidly
• Words that mean the same thing: eddy, convolution, whirlpool
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWIRLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. Affirmative vote"

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 affirmative
• Words that mean the same thing: yeah
• The opposite would be: nay
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. Provide, as with an ability"

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 give qualities or abilities to
• Words that mean the same thing: gift, endow, indue
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENDUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "53. Colludes with, as a criminal"

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 assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
• Words that mean the same thing: abet
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "54. Sleek leather outerwear"

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: RACERJACKET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. "Huh!""

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 unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
• Words that mean the same thing: g, g-force
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. Those, in Spanish"

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: ESAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. Bowling venues"

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 narrow street with walls on both sides
• Words that mean the same thing: skittle alley, back street, alley
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALLEYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. Part of an African elephant shaped like Africa"

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 the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
• Words that mean the same thing: pinna, capitulum, auricle
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. Match up, as two devices"

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 make synchronous and adjust in time or manner
• Words that mean the same thing: synchronize, synchronise
• The opposite would be: desynchronise, desynchronize
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SYNC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "62. Life of Riley"

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 freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
• Words that mean the same thing: simplicity, comfort, repose
• The opposite would be: difficulty
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "63. Actor who was cast in "Rocky III" after winning an "America's Toughest Bouncer" competition"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MRT

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Tuesday Puzzle June 25, 2024

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. University that shares its name with an oral hygiene brand	7
2D	2. Did some checking for errors	7
3D	3. Taxing tasks?	7
4D	4. Apt name for a worrier	3
5D	5. Strong desire	4
6D	6. Mosquito-borne virus in 2016 news	4
7D	7. Michigan congresswoman Slotkin	6
8D	8. Spec on some moisturizers	3
9D	9. More exhausted	7
10D	10. "Little Women" author	6
11D	11. Constantly seeking validation, say	5
12D	13. "Same here"	5
13D	14. Stunt	5
14D	18. "Let's do this thing!"	6
15D	20. Actor Aykroyd	3
16D	24. Salinger title heroine	4
17D	26. Fingerprint or footprint, perhaps	4
18D	28. Overhead compartment on an airplane	3
19D	29. Betray by blabbing	5
20D	33. Rap's Megan ___ Stallion	4
21D	34. Gardener's device	6
22D	35. Yang's counterpart	3
23D	36. Cries at some football games	4
24D	37. Tin in a cat owner's pantry	7
25D	39. One-in-a-million find	7
26D	40. Common knee injury for athletes	7
27D	41. You might leave room for it	7
28D	42. Seasick, say	6
29D	43. One who historically didn't wear all black, despite popular depiction	5
30D	44. "Go, go, go!," to Goya	6
31D	45. Thwacks	5
32D	46. Ad-___ (go off-script)	3
33D	47. Wheels on a lorry	5
34D	51. It had more freshman applicants in 2023 than any other U.S. university (145,910)	4
35D	52. Squeaks (by)	4
36D	55. Key used to exit	3
37D	56. "Good ___!" (compliment to a hitter)	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. University that shares its name with an oral hygiene brand"

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: COLGATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Did some checking for errors"

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 make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset
• Words that mean the same thing: proofread, proof
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PROOFED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Taxing tasks?"

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 document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
• Words that mean the same thing: comeback, return key, issue
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RETURNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Apt name for a worrier"

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: STU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Strong desire"

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 contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation
• Words that mean the same thing: spoil, itching, rub
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ITCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Mosquito-borne virus in 2016 news"

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: ZIKA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Michigan congresswoman Slotkin"

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: ELISSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Spec on some moisturizers"

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 the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun
• Words that mean the same thing: sun protection factor
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. More exhausted"

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 physically and mentally fatigued
• Words that mean the same thing: weary, aweary
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEARIER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. "Little Women" author"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states novelist noted for children's books (1832-1888)
• Words that mean the same thing: Louisa May Alcott
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALCOTT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Constantly seeking validation, 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 needy people collectively
• Words that mean the same thing: destitute, necessitous, impoverished
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEEDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "13. "Same here""

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: ASAMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Stunt"

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 ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
• Words that mean the same thing: fantastic, fantastical, prank
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. "Let's do this thing!""

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: GAMEON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Actor Aykroyd"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Salinger title heroine"

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: ESME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Fingerprint or footprint, perhaps"

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 slight indication
• Words that mean the same thing: hint, cue, clew
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Overhead compartment on an airplane"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Betray by blabbing"

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: RATON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "33. Rap's Megan ___ Stallion"

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: THEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "34. Gardener's device"

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 farmhand hired to remove weeds
• Words that mean the same thing: weed-whacker
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEEDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. Yang's counterpart"

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 dark negative feminine principle in chinese dualistic cosmology
• The opposite would be: yang
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Cries at some football games"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Tin in a cat owner's pantry"

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: TUNACAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. One-in-a-million find"

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: RAREGEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Common knee injury for athletes"

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: ACLTEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. You might leave room for it"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a dish served as the last course of a meal
• Words that mean the same thing: afters, sweet
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DESSERT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Seasick, say"

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 causing or able to cause nausea
• Words that mean the same thing: nauseous, offensive, vile
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: QUEASY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. One who historically didn't wear all black, despite popular depiction"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations; a person skilled in ninjutsu
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NINJA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "44. "Go, go, go!," to Goya"

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: ANDALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "45. Thwacks"

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 sharp blow
• Words that mean the same thing: swat
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "46. Ad-___ (go off-script)"

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: LIB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "47. Wheels on a lorry"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a port in southern lebanon on the mediterranean sea; formerly a major phoenician seaport famous for silks
• Words that mean the same thing: tyre, Tyre, Sur
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TYRES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "51. It had more freshman applicants in 2023 than any other U.S. university (145,910)"

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: UCLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "52. Squeaks (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: EKES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "55. Key used to exit"

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: ESC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "56. "Good ___!" (compliment to a hitter)"

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 the organ of sight
• Words that mean the same thing: centre, optic, middle
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	44	61.1%
Short Answer	20	27.8%
Sports	3	4.2%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.2%
Music	1	1.4%
History	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.1 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	14 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.

Last Updated: August 24, 2025 at 07:16 PM