May 30, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, May 30, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 66 (31 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.7 letters

NYT Saturday Crossword Across Clues - May 30, 2020 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. One might have oils and a brush	10
2A	11. Fixture in un parc	4
3A	15. Look the other way	10
4A	16. Actress ___ Shawkat of "Arrested Development"	4
5A	17. Under contract, as a lawyer	10
6A	18. Horace who championed public education	4
7A	19. Console release of 2006	3
8A	20. One stuck in a corner?	5
9A	22. After taxes	3
10A	23. Something sought for the House biennially	4
11A	25. Single-___	3
12A	26. Calm	6
13A	28. Asian city on the Yamuna River	4
14A	30. Blend of vegetables, perhaps	5
15A	31. No oldster	13
16A	35. Having bitten off more than one can chew	13
17A	36. Something a toddler might chug?	13
18A	37. Tower of ___ (classic math puzzle)	5
19A	38. Zap	4
20A	39. Rotund archenemy of Sonic the Hedgehog	6
21A	41. They precede slashes: Abbr.	3
22A	42. Two-player card game	4
23A	46. Add up to	3
24A	47. Like a hopeless situation	5
25A	49. ___-conscious	3
26A	50. Place to get your fill?	4
27A	52. It's commemorated on Maundy Thursday	10
28A	56. 2019 #1 album for Tyler, the Creator	4
29A	57. Task to get done at work	10
30A	58. Spot	4
31A	59. Confrontational	10

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 might have oils and a brush"

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: SHAVINGKIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "11. Fixture in un parc"

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: BANC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Look the other way"

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: LETITSLIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Actress ___ Shawkat of "Arrested Development""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Under contract, as a lawyer"

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: ONRETAINER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Horace who championed public education"

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 united states educator who introduced reforms that significantly altered the system of public education (1796-1859)
• Words that mean the same thing: Thomas Mann, Horace Mann
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MANN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Console release of 2006"

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: WII

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. One stuck in a corner?"

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 distinctive form in which a thing is made
• Words that mean the same thing: mold, mould, tender
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. After taxes"

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 computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the tcp/ip network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
• Words that mean the same thing: net income, profit, mesh
• The opposite would be: gross
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Something sought for the House biennially"

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 space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
• Words that mean the same thing: tush, fundament, tail end
• The 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 11 Across: "25. Single-___"

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 act of using
• Words that mean the same thing: utilise, economic consumption, employ
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Calm"

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 cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
• Words that mean the same thing: grave, calm, tranquillise
• The opposite would be: stimulate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEDATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. Asian city on the Yamuna River"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a city in northern india; former capital of the mogul empire; site of the taj mahal
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Blend of vegetables, perhaps"

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 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 15 Across: "31. No oldster"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: SPRINGCHICKEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. Having bitten off more than one can chew"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SPREADTOOTHIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. Something a toddler might chug?"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CHOOCHOOTRAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. Tower of ___ (classic math puzzle)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the capital city of vietnam; located in north vietnam
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of Vietnam
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HANOI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Zap"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Rotund archenemy of Sonic the Hedgehog"

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: EGGMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. They precede slashes: 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 an indefinitely short time
• Words that mean the same thing: mo, molybdenum, Mo
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Two-player card 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 narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
• Words that mean the same thing: spatter, spew, ptyalize
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. Add up to"

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 surface area equal to 100 square meters
• Words that mean the same thing: embody, be, ar
• The opposite would be: differ
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "47. Like a hopeless situation"

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: NOWIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. ___-conscious"

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: ECO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. Place to get your fill?"

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 mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
• Words that mean the same thing: heart, ticker
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PUMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. It's commemorated on Maundy Thursday"

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: LASTSUPPER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "56. 2019 #1 album for Tyler, the Creator"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IGOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. Task to get done at work"

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: ACTIONITEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. Spot"

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 catch sight of
• Words that mean the same thing: spy, descry, spot
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESPY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. Confrontational"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: NOSETONOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

May 30, 2020 Saturday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Prepares to enter a work zone, perhaps	5
2D	2. 1920s-'30s skating legend Sonja	5
3D	3. Two of hearts	5
4D	4. Go (for)	3
5D	5. Former inits. in for-profit education	3
6D	6. Only account Edward Snowden follows on Twitter	3
7D	7. Notable feature of the opening clarinet solo in "Rhapsody in Blue"	9
8D	8. "Roots" surname	5
9D	9. What a germ may become	4
10D	10. x and y in "x + y"	5
11D	11. "Ka-pow!"	3
12D	12. Portrayer of the Chief in 2008's "Get Smart"	9
13D	13. Number that can be spelled with only one-point Scrabble tiles	8
14D	14. This holds water	7
15D	21. Autumnal salad ingredients	7
16D	24. Place to make draft picks	7
17D	25. Bathsheba's husband before David	5
18D	27. Lancaster and Cornwall, for two	7
19D	29. Like the Acropolis	7
20D	31. Tile-cleaning tool	9
21D	32. Automotive debut of 1964	3
22D	33. Lightweight option for a suit	9
23D	34. Día divisions	5
24D	35. High piles on the floor?	8
25D	36. Low-cost version, informally	7
26D	40. Many-time M.L.B. All-Star Arenado	5
27D	41. Airdrops?	5
28D	43. Stomach soother, for short	5
29D	44. Summertime coolers	5
30D	45. Co-writer of "The Christmas Song"	5
31D	48. Home of the Dr Pepper Museum	4
32D	51. Prompt an "M.Y.O.B.," say	3
33D	53. Overindulger, of a sort	3
34D	54. Card game cry	3
35D	55. Part of a split	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. Prepares to enter a work zone, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that lose velocity; move more slowly
• Words that mean the same thing: slack, slow up, retard
• The opposite would be: accelerate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLOWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. 1920s-'30s skating legend Sonja"

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: HENIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Two of hearts"

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 any chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of the heart)
• Words that mean the same thing: atrium
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATRIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Go (for)"

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 compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
• Words that mean the same thing: compete, contend
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Former inits. in for-profit education"

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: ITT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Only account Edward Snowden follows on Twitter"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the united states cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect united states information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information
• Words that mean the same thing: National Security 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: NSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Notable feature of the opening clarinet solo in "Rhapsody in Blue""

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 a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GLISSANDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. "Roots" surname"

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: KINTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. What a germ may become"

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

  The answer is: IDEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. x and y in "x + y""

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 status with respect to the relations between people or groups
• Words that mean the same thing: condition, damage, terminal figure
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TERMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "Ka-pow!""

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 ancient city in southeastern iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003
• Words that mean the same thing: clap, blast, bang
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Portrayer of the Chief in 2008's "Get Smart""

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: ALANARKIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Number that can be spelled with only one-point Scrabble tiles"

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 the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
• Words that mean the same thing: xix, XIX, 19
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NINETEEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. This holds water"

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 flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers
• Words that mean the same thing: mobile canteen
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CANTEEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Autumnal salad ingredients"

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: PEPITAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Place to make draft picks"

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 room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
• Words that mean the same thing: saloon, barroom, ginmill
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAPROOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Bathsheba's husband before David"

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 (old testament) the husband of bathsheba and a soldier who was sent to die in battle so that king david could marry his wife (circa 10th century bc)
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: URIAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Lancaster and Cornwall, for two"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the domain controlled by a duke or duchess
• Words that mean the same thing: duchy, dukedom
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DUCHIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Like the Acropolis"

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 native or resident of greece
• Words that mean the same thing: Hellenic, Greek
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GRECIAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Tile-cleaning tool"

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: SPONGEMOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Automotive debut of 1964"

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: GTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Lightweight option for a suit"

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: COTTONTIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Día divisions"

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: HORAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. High piles on the floor?"

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: SHAGRUGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Low-cost version, informally"

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: CHEAPIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Many-time M.L.B. All-Star Arenado"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: NOLAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Airdrops?"

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 thin fog with condensation near the ground
• Words that mean the same thing: obscure, befog, haze over
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MISTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Stomach soother, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PEPTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Summertime coolers"

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 decorate with frosting
• Words that mean the same thing: frost, 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: ICEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Co-writer of "The Christmas Song""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TORME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Home of the Dr Pepper Museum"

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

  The answer is: WACO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Prompt an "M.Y.O.B.," say"

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 heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
• Words that mean the same thing: lever, horn in, prize
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Overindulger, of a sort"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a chronic drinker
• Words that mean the same thing: inebriate, drunk, drunkard
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Card game cry"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. Part of a split"

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 piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
• Words that mean the same thing: immobilize, personal identification number, pin tumbler
• The opposite would be: unpin
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	43	65.2%
Short Answer	12	18.2%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	3.0%
Abbreviation	2	3.0%
Sports	2	3.0%
Geography	1	1.5%
Science/Technology	1	1.5%
Music	1	1.5%
History	1	1.5%
Literature	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	31
Down Clues	35
Total Clues	66
Average Answer Length	5.7 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (43 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (35 Across, 43 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

August 12, 2020 Wednesday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Emotional low point	5
2A	6. Weasellike animal with dark fur	5
3A	11. H.S. students applying to college, typically	3
4A	14. Solely	5
5A	15. At full speed, at sea	5
6A	16. Stolen	3
7A	17. Animal accompanying Pi in "Life of Pi"	11
8A	19. Give it ___	3
9A	20. Basketball Hall-of-Famer Baylor	5
10A	21. Basis of a negotiation	5
11A	23. Auto safety feature preventing skidding, for short	3
12A	26. Cousin of an apple cobbler	10
13A	29. Advanced photocopier instruction	7
14A	32. Stiletto, e.g.	4
15A	33. ___ Heep, "David Copperfield" antagonist	5
16A	34. Overly	3
17A	35. Job to do	4
18A	39. U.S. flag, with "the"	15
19A	43. Summer drink endings	4
20A	44. Rome's ___ Appia	3
21A	45. Peter, Paul or Mary	5
22A	46. The Thunderbirds are in it, for short	4
23A	48. "Dr." of 1960s TV	7
24A	50. Biryani or vindaloo	10
25A	54. Pizzeria owner in "Do the Right Thing"	3
26A	55. Medicare section that covers X-rays	5
27A	56. "Mr." of 1960s TV	5
28A	59. Tiptop	3
29A	60. Chart-topping 1970s R&B/funk band suggested by the starts of 17-, 26-, 39- and 50-Across	11
30A	66. ___ Na Na	3
31A	67. Something typically found on a spine	5
32A	68. Opening shot in billiards	5
33A	69. Golf course purchase	3
34A	70. Gird (oneself)	5
35A	71. Full of curses, say	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. Emotional low point"

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 extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything
• Words that mean the same thing: low-water mark
• The opposite would be: zenith
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NADIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Weasellike animal with dark fur"

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 artist's brush made of sable hairs
• Words that mean the same thing: coal black, jet black, pitch black
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SABLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. H.S. students applying to college, typically"

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 soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite
• Words that mean the same thing: Sr, steradian, strontium
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Solely"

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 isolated from others
• Words that mean the same thing: solo, solitary, entirely
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. At full speed, at sea"

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 at full speed; with great haste
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Stolen"

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 used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
• Words that mean the same thing: raging, live, blistering
• The opposite would be: cold
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Animal accompanying Pi in "Life of Pi""

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: BENGALTIGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Give it ___"

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 gone by; or in the past
• Words that mean the same thing: agone
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Basketball Hall-of-Famer Baylor"

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: ELGIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Basis of a negotiation"

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 verbal act of offering
• Words that mean the same thing: whirl, volunteer, proffer
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OFFER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Auto safety feature preventing skidding, for short"

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 any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances
• Words that mean the same thing: BA, Av, abdominal
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Cousin of an apple cobbler"

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: BROWNBETTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "29. Advanced photocopier instruction"

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

  The answer is: COLLATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "32. Stiletto, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
• Words that mean the same thing: cad, bounder, hound
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "33. ___ Heep, "David Copperfield" antagonist"

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 (old testament) the husband of bathsheba and a soldier who was sent to die in battle so that king david could marry his wife (circa 10th century bc)
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: URIAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. Overly"

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 a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
• Words that mean the same thing: overly, as well, to a fault
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Job to do"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
• Words that mean the same thing: tax, project, undertaking
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TASK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "39. U.S. flag, with "the""

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: REDWHITEANDBLUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "43. Summer drink endings"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
• Words that mean the same thing: fruit drink, ade
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "44. Rome's ___ Appia"

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: VIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "45. Peter, Paul or Mary"

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 person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
• Words that mean the same thing: nonesuch, holy man, angel
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAINT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "46. The Thunderbirds are in it, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the airforce of the united states of america; the agency that defends the united states through control and exploitation of air and space
• Words that mean the same thing: U. S. Air Force, Air Force, United States Air 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: USAF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "48. "Dr." of 1960s TV"

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: KILDARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "50. Biryani or vindaloo"

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: INDIANFOOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "54. Pizzeria owner in "Do the Right Thing""

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: SAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "55. Medicare section that covers X-rays"

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: PARTB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "56. "Mr." of 1960s TV"

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 united states pediatrician whose many books on child care influenced the upbringing of children around the world (1903-1998)
• Words that mean the same thing: Benjamin Spock
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPOCK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "59. Tiptop"

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: A-one, star, I
• The 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!

Clue 29 Across: "60. Chart-topping 1970s R&B/funk band suggested by the starts of 17-, 26-, 39- and 50-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OHIOPLAYERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "66. ___ Na Na"

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: SHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "67. Something typically found on a spine"

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 heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
• Words that mean the same thing: championship, deed, title of respect
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TITLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "68. Opening shot in billiards"

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 some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
• Words that mean the same thing: rift, bring out, fail
• The opposite would be: keep, conform to
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BREAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "69. Golf course purchase"

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

  The answer is: SOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "70. Gird (oneself)"

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 alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
• Words that mean the same thing: brand, blade, nerve
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "71. Full of curses, 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 engagingly stimulating or provocative
• Words that mean the same thing: piquant
• The opposite would be: fresh
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SALTY

  Great job if you got it right!

August 12, 2020 Down Hints: NYT Wednesday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Catch in the act	3
2D	2. Pub order	3
3D	3. Mafia big	3
4D	4. "Picnic" dramatist William	4
5D	5. Unimagined?	4
6D	6. Genre for David and Amy Sedaris	6
7D	7. ___ acid	5
8D	8. Word with sleeping or punching	3
9D	9. Don't believe it!	3
10D	10. Dress in vestments	6
11D	11. Iconic 1971 blaxploitation film	5
12D	12. Reference book next to Webster	5
13D	13. Tale	5
14D	18. Pride Month initials	4
15D	22. Had regrets	7
16D	23. Competitor of Lexus and Infiniti	5
17D	24. Doodling away, maybe	5
18D	25. Electric ___ (dance)	5
19D	27. "What just happened here ...?!"	4
20D	28. Like some lights	4
21D	30. What might help right a wrong	7
22D	31. "That feels so-o-o good!"	3
23D	34. China is its largest exporter	3
24D	36. Nom de plume	5
25D	37. Jazz great with an Egyptian-sounding name	5
26D	38. ___ One (vodka brand)	5
27D	40. The fourth one was "terrible"	4
28D	41. Petty quarrel	4
29D	42. Certain internet option, for short	3
30D	47. Wooden shoes	6
31D	48. Longtime "Nightline" anchor Ted	6
32D	49. Teen ___	4
33D	50. "Not for me, thanks"	5
34D	51. "What do you call cheese that isn't yours? ___ cheese!" (dad joke)	5
35D	52. Horrible fear	5
36D	53. "___ Mio"	5
37D	57. Metered vehicles	4
38D	58. Actress Sedgwick	4
39D	61. Super success	3
40D	62. Suffix with Manhattan or Brooklyn	3
41D	63. Twisty fish	3
42D	64. Chinese zodiac animal of 2020	3
43D	65. The limit, they say	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. Catch in the act"

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 tag the base runner to get him out
• Words that mean the same thing: cop, pick up, apprehend
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Pub order"

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 general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the united states an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Mafia big"

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 spanish gentleman or nobleman
• Words that mean the same thing: father, put on, Don 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: DON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. "Picnic" dramatist William"

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 english prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954)
• Words that mean the same thing: William Ralph Inge, William Inge, Gloomy Dean
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Unimagined?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any rational or irrational number
• Words that mean the same thing: really, real number, very
• The opposite would be: unreal, insubstantial
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Genre for David and Amy Sedaris"

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 witty language used to convey insults or scorn; ; ; --jonathan swift
• Words that mean the same thing: sarcasm, irony, caustic remark
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SATIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. ___ acid"

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 radical -nh2
• Words that mean the same thing: amino group, aminic
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMINO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Word with sleeping or punching"

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 flexible container with a single opening
• Words that mean the same thing: purse, pocketbook, bulge
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Don't believe it!"

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 statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
• Words that mean the same thing: Trygve Halvden Lie, dwell, Trygve Lie
• The opposite would be: stand, arise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Dress in vestments"

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

  The answer is: ENROBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Iconic 1971 blaxploitation film"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
• Words that mean the same thing: irradiation, screw, barb
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHAFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Reference book next to Webster"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that english physician who in retirement compiled a well-known thesaurus (1779-1869)
• Words that mean the same thing: Peter Mark Roget
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROGET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Tale"

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 message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
• Words that mean the same thing: news report, report, storey
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STORY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Pride Month initials"

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: LGBT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Had regrets"

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: FELTBAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Competitor of Lexus and Infiniti"

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: ACURA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Doodling away, 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 cause to be bored
• Words that mean the same thing: drill, bore, tire
• The opposite would be: interest
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BORED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Electric ___ (dance)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
• Words that mean the same thing: skid, chute, glide
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. "What just happened here ...?!""

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: WHOA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Like some lights"

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 colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
• Words that mean the same thing: Ne, atomic number 10
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. What might help right a wrong"

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 comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
• Words that mean the same thing: causa, cause, case
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAWSUIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. "That feels so-o-o good!""

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: AHH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. China is its largest exporter"

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 beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
• Words that mean the same thing: teatime, Camellia sinensis, tea leaf
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Nom de plume"

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 name that has been assumed temporarily
• Words that mean the same thing: false name, a.k.a., also known as
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALIAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Jazz great with an Egyptian-sounding name"

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: SUNRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. ___ One (vodka brand)"

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: KETEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. The fourth one was "terrible""

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: IVAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. Petty quarrel"

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 quarrel about petty points
• Words that mean the same thing: squabble, bicker, bickering
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIFF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "42. Certain internet option, for short"

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 generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds
• Words that mean the same thing: digital subscriber line
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DSL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Wooden shoes"

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 shoe carved from a single block of wood
• Words that mean the same thing: clog, patten, wooden shoe
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SABOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Longtime "Nightline" anchor Ted"

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: KOPPEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Teen ___"

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 material effigy that is worshipped
• Words that mean the same thing: beau ideal, god, matinee idol
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. "Not for me, thanks""

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: IPASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "51. "What do you call cheese that isn't yours? ___ cheese!" (dad joke)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a tortilla chip topped with cheese and chili-pepper and broiled
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NACHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "52. Horrible fear"

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 fearful expectation or anticipation
• Words that mean the same thing: horrific, terrible, awful
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DREAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "53. "___ Mio""

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: OSOLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "57. Metered vehicles"

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 compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
• Words that mean the same thing: cabriolet, cab, taxi
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CABS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "58. Actress Sedgwick"

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: KYRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "61. Super success"

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 (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
• Words that mean the same thing: tally, smasher, collide with
• The opposite would be: miss
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "62. Suffix with Manhattan or Brooklyn"

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: ITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "63. Twisty fish"

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 fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in europe and america; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "64. Chinese zodiac animal of 2020"

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

  The answer is: RAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 43 Down: "65. The limit, they say"

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 atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
• Words that mean the same thing: flip, toss, pitch
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SKY

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	62.8%
Short Answer	21	26.9%
Abbreviation	3	3.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%
Literature	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	43
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 23, 2025 at 08:28 AM