December 12, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (36 clues)
• Down Clues (36 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, December 12, 2019

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (36 Across, 36 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.2 letters

NYT Thursday Crossword Across Clues - December 12, 2019 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Last name of two of the friends on "Friends"	6
2A	7. January birthstone	6
3A	13. Northern ___ Islands, U.S. commonwealth	7
4A	14. Lubricated	7
5A	16. ___ manière de (in the manner of: Fr.)	3
6A	17. Staple of the Burning Man festival	7
7A	19. Brief address	3
8A	20. See 34-Across	2
9A	21. Contemporaries of the Sadducees	7
10A	22. See 34-Across	2
11A	23. Prime business	5
12A	26. Russian fighter jet	3
13A	27. Past the sell-by date, say	5
14A	30. Drudge	4
15A	31. Former African capital of 13+ million	5
16A	33. Got a move on	4
17A	34. What this puzzle's two-letter answers correspond with, given their locations in the grid	13
18A	37. Under the table	5
19A	38. Dig	5
20A	39. Shouted "Encore!," say	13
21A	42. Bowed, to a cellist	4
22A	43. Cow	5
23A	44. Movie pizzeria destroyed in a riot	4
24A	46. Like the "Step in Time" singers in "Mary Poppins"	5
25A	48. Underwire ___	3
26A	49. Sonja on the ice	5
27A	50. See 34-Across	2
28A	51. Insistent comeback	7
29A	54. See 34-Across	2
30A	55. Key near the tilde	3
31A	57. Some garden blooms	7
32A	58. On	3
33A	59. Next available	7
34A	61. Stick-up artist?	7
35A	63. Acknowledges nonverbally	6
36A	64. Fingers	6

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Last name of two of the friends on "Friends""

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: GELLER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. January birthstone"

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 a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GARNET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "13. Northern ___ Islands, U.S. commonwealth"

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: MARIANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Lubricated"

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: OILEDUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. ___ manière de (in the manner of: Fr.)"

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 flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Staple of the Burning Man festival"

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 large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration
• Words that mean the same thing: balefire
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BONFIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Brief address"

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 address of a web page on the world wide web
• Words that mean the same thing: uniform resource locator, universal resource locator
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: URL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. See 34-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 2 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals
• Words that mean the same thing: Golden State, Calif., California
• The word looks like this: __
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Contemporaries of the Sadducees"

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 member of an ascetic jewish sect around the time of jesus
• Words that mean the same thing: Essene
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESSENES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. See 34-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 2 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 22, titanium, te
• The word looks like this: __
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Prime business"

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: ETAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Russian fighter jet"

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: MIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Past the sell-by date, 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 urinate, of cattle and horses
• Words that mean the same thing: dusty, moth-eaten, cold
• 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: STALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Drudge"

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 (middle ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
• Words that mean the same thing: helot, villein
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SERF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Former African capital of 13+ million"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that chief port and economic center of nigeria; located in southwestern nigeria on the gulf of guinea; former capital of nigeria
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAGOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Got a move on"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• Words that mean the same thing: speed, bucket along, belt along
• The opposite would be: linger
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. What this puzzle's two-letter answers correspond with, given their locations in the grid"

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: ATOMICNUMBERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. Under the table"

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 chronic drinker
• Words that mean the same thing: tope, inebriate, sot
• The opposite would be: sober
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRUNK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Dig"

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 aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
• Words that mean the same thing: rag, ride, cod
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAUNT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Shouted "Encore!," say"

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: BEGGEDFORMORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Bowed, to a cellist"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (of instruments in the violin family) to be played with the bow
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARCO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Cow"

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 lose courage
• Words that mean the same thing: scare, scare off, scare away
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAUNT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Movie pizzeria destroyed in a riot"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Like the "Step in Time" singers in "Mary Poppins""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal
• Words that mean the same thing: jet, jet-black, coal-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: SOOTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "48. Underwire ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. Sonja on the ice"

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 27 Across: "50. See 34-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 2 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
• Words that mean the same thing: tin, atomic number 50
• The word looks like this: __
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. Insistent comeback"

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: IWILLSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. See 34-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 2 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a colorless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 54, xenon
• The word looks like this: __
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: XE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "55. Key near the tilde"

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 31 Across: "57. Some garden blooms"

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 large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of europe and having velvety petals of various colors
• Words that mean the same thing: fagot, fairy, fag
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PANSIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "58. On"

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 humanistic study of a body of literature
• Words that mean the same thing: ignite, illuminate, lighted
• The opposite would be: unlighted, extinguish
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "59. Next available"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that with the least delay
• Words that mean the same thing: earliest
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOONEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "61. Stick-up artist?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an artist of consummate skill
• Words that mean the same thing: master
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAESTRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "63. Acknowledges nonverbally"

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: NODSTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "64. Fingers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
• Words that mean the same thing: rap, charge, blame
• The opposite would be: absolve
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLAMES

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Thursday Crossword Down Clues - December 12, 2019 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Acis's lover in "Metamorphoses"	7
2D	2. Period of note	3
3D	3. See 34-Across	2
4D	4. Tag	5
5D	5. Biblical figure born to a 105-year-old father	4
6D	6. Unexpectedly came face to face with	15
7D	7. Putting one's reputation at risk	15
8D	8. Moneyed suffix	4
9D	9. Like Harvard Yard, in a Boston accent	5
10D	10. See 34-Across	2
11D	11. Part of a professor's email address	3
12D	12. Animals symbolizing the universe in Chinese culture	7
13D	13. Spiked clubs	5
14D	15. Pursued, as a trade	5
15D	18. Pretend	5
16D	24. Style of the Waldorf Astoria	7
17D	25. Weak excuse	7
18D	28. Storied El Capitan climbing route	7
19D	29. Southwest acquisition of 2011	7
20D	31. Furrowed	5
21D	32. Sting	5
22D	35. Make faces	3
23D	36. Ski ___	3
24D	39. Charles of "The Great Escape"	7
25D	40. Rolls up, as a sail	5
26D	41. Magic potions	7
27D	42. Dipsticks	5
28D	45. Manage	5
29D	47. "Holy cannoli!"	5
30D	49. Book preceding Joel	5
31D	52. Were, biblically	4
32D	53. Notary public's need	4
33D	56. Dove bar?	3
34D	58. 4G ___ (standard for mobile devices)	3
35D	60. See 34-Across	2
36D	62. See 34-Across	2

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. Acis's lover in "Metamorphoses""

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 (greek mythology) a maiden who was first a sculpture created by pygmalion and was brought to life by aphrodite in answer to pygmalion's prayers
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GALATEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Period of note"

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 period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Words that mean the same thing: geological era, earned run average, epoch
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. See 34-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 2 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
• Words that mean the same thing: lithium, 51, fifty-one
• The word looks like this: __
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Tag"

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 brief description given for purposes of identification
• Words that mean the same thing: recording label, mark, pronounce
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LABEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Biblical figure born to a 105-year-old father"

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: ENOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Unexpectedly came face to face with"

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: RANSMACKDABINTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Putting one's reputation at risk"

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: GOINGOUTONALIMB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Moneyed suffix"

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 river in northern england that flows southeast through west yorkshire
• Words that mean the same thing: Aire River, River Aire
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Like Harvard Yard, in a Boston accent"

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: RLESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. See 34-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 2 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

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: Nebraska, nor'-east, Cornhusker State
• The word looks like this: __
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Part of a professor's email address"

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: EDU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Animals symbolizing the universe in Chinese culture"

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 sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
• Words that mean the same thing: polo-neck, turtle, capsize
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TURTLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Spiked clubs"

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 (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
• Words that mean the same thing: macebearer, macer, mace
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MACES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Pursued, as a trade"

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 what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
• Words that mean the same thing: ply, run, cater
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLIED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "18. Pretend"

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 make believe with the intent to deceive
• Words that mean the same thing: affect, simulate, assume
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FEIGN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Style of the Waldorf Astoria"

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: ARTDECO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Weak excuse"

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: IFORGOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Storied El Capitan climbing route"

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: THENOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Southwest acquisition of 2011"

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: AIRTRAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Furrowed"

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 be in line with; form a line along
• Words that mean the same thing: draw, delineate, seamed
• 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 21 Down: "32. Sting"

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 kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
• Words that mean the same thing: voguish, smarting, ache
• The opposite would be: stupid
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SMART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. Make faces"

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 quantity that can be held in a mug
• Words that mean the same thing: smiler, fool, soft touch
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MUG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Ski ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
• Words that mean the same thing: git, backside, posterior
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "39. Charles of "The Great Escape""

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: BRONSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. Rolls up, as a sail"

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 form into a cylinder by rolling
• Words that mean the same thing: roll up, furl
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FURLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Magic potions"

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 sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste
• Words that mean the same thing: philosopher's stone, philosophers' stone, elixir
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELIXIRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Dipsticks"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
• Words that mean the same thing: shag, backside, posterior
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Manage"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SEETO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. "Holy cannoli!""

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 bark in a high-pitched tone
• Words that mean the same thing: yelp, yap, yip
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YIPES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. Book preceding Joel"

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 a minor hebrew prophet (8th century bc)
• Words that mean the same thing: Book of Hosea
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOSEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "52. Were, biblically"

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: WAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "53. Notary public's need"

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 fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
• Words that mean the same thing: sealskin, sealing wax, cachet
• The opposite would be: unseal
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "56. Dove bar?"

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

  The answer is: COO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "58. 4G ___ (standard for mobile devices)"

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: LTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "60. See 34-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 2 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium
• Words that mean the same thing: neodymium, atomic number 60, North Dakota
• The word looks like this: __
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "62. See 34-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 2 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a grey lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group; is used in special alloys; occurs in monazite and bastnasite
• Words that mean the same thing: MSc, Master of Science, samarium
• The word looks like this: __
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SM

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	48	66.7%
Short Answer	20	27.8%
Geography	1	1.4%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.4%
Literature	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	36
Down Clues	36
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.2 letters
Shortest Answer	2 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 Thursday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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March 04, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (31 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, March 04, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (31 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.7 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Friday Puzzle March 04, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Better suited	5
2A	6. Genre for "Jersey Shore" and "The Real World"	8
3A	14. Brand owned by Campbell's	5
4A	15. Respect	9
5A	16. "Little" one of rhyme	5
6A	17. Cold brew alternative	9
7A	18. Spots where you might count sheep	4
8A	19. ___ Carter, protagonist in 2018's "The Hate U Give"	5
9A	20. It's all work and no play	4
10A	21. Letter opener?	3
11A	22. Preserves, as flavor	7
12A	24. One of two in a 747	5
13A	26. Tactic of radical environmentalism	7
14A	31. Emmy-winning title role for Rachel Brosnahan	9
15A	34. Iraqi port city	5
16A	35. Needed help	15
17A	37. Food fungus, in Fulham	5
18A	38. 1950s #1 hit with the repeated lyric "Bring me a dream"	9
19A	39. Like Trump's presidency	7
20A	41. Point ___ Peninsula, WNW of San Francisco	5
21A	42. Tweaks further	7
22A	45. Shepherded	3
23A	47. El color del mar	4
24A	51. Like those celebrated with an annual Day of Visibility on March 31	5
25A	52. ___ car (Amtrak train component)	4
26A	53. Give up	9
27A	55. Woman's nickname that sounds like its first and third letters	5
28A	56. Shady, as a street	9
29A	57. A red one is concerning	5
30A	58. Low numbers?	8
31A	59. Burns out	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. Better suited"

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 (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
• Words that mean the same thing: able, capable, able-bodied
• The opposite would be: unable
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABLER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Genre for "Jersey Shore" and "The Real World""

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: DOCUSOAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "14. Brand owned by Campbell's"

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: PREGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Respect"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
• Words that mean the same thing: awe, veneration, revere
• The opposite would be: irreverence
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REVERENCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. "Little" one of rhyme"

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 young pig
• Words that mean the same thing: swinish, shoat, piggish
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIGGY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Cold brew alternative"

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: ICEDLATTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Spots where you might count sheep"

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 unit of length of thread or yarn
• Words that mean the same thing: lea, grazing land, pastureland
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. ___ Carter, protagonist in 2018's "The Hate U Give""

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 rock star and drummer for the beatles (born in 1940)
• Words that mean the same thing: Starkey, Ringo Starr, Richard Starkey
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STARR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. It's all work and no play"

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 productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
• Words that mean the same thing: grind, travail, labor
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Letter opener?"

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 extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Preserves, as flavor"

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: SEALSIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. One of two in a 747"

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 long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
• Words that mean the same thing: gangway
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AISLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Tactic of radical environmentalism"

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: ECOTAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "31. Emmy-winning title role for Rachel Brosnahan"

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: MRSMAISEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "34. Iraqi port city"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the second largest city in iraq; an oil port in southern iraq
• Words that mean the same thing: Basia
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BASRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. Needed help"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ESSENTIALWORKER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "37. Food fungus, in Fulham"

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 loose soil rich in organic matter
• Words that mean the same thing: modeling, forge, cast
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOULD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. 1950s #1 hit with the repeated lyric "Bring me a dream""

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: MRSANDMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Like Trump's presidency"

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: ONETERM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Point ___ Peninsula, WNW of San Francisco"

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 chilean poet (1904-1973)
• Words that mean the same thing: Pablo Neruda, Neftali Ricardo Reyes, Neruda
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REYES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Tweaks further"

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: REEDITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "45. Shepherded"

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 diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
• Words that mean the same thing: run, moderate, conduct
• The opposite would be: follow
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. El color del mar"

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: AZUL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "51. Like those celebrated with an annual Day of Visibility on March 31"

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: TRANS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "52. ___ car (Amtrak train component)"

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 small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
• Words that mean the same thing: coffeehouse, coffee bar, coffee shop
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAFE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "53. Give up"

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: LOSEFAITH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "55. Woman's nickname that sounds like its first and third letters"

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: KATIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "56. Shady, as a street"

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: TREELINED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. A red one is concerning"

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: alerting, zippy, warning signal
• 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 30 Across: "58. Low numbers?"

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: SADSONGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. Burns 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 hoop that covers a wheel
• Words that mean the same thing: pall, wear down, tire
• The opposite would be: refresh, interest
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIRES

  Great job if you got it right!

March 04, 2022 Friday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Waldorf salad ingredient	5
2D	2. Captain Marvel portrayer	10
3D	3. Basis for a case	10
4D	4. Things oologists study	4
5D	5. Civil rights activist Wilkins	3
6D	6. What might get stuck in a window	5
7D	7. Promises too much	9
8D	8. ___ Daniels, main role on "The Wire"	6
9D	9. Surfer's destination, in brief	3
10D	10. Behind	4
11D	11. Catch ___	4
12D	12. Half of "Guys and Dolls"	4
13D	13. Leave quickly, with "out"	4
14D	15. Actress Wilson	4
15D	19. Question asked while pointing a finger	5
16D	22. Run down, in a way	7
17D	23. Lack of objections, in a phrase	7
18D	25. Roe source	5
19D	27. Behind	5
20D	28. "I'm too busy right now"	10
21D	29. Kitchen flare-up	10
22D	30. Pull in	4
23D	31. Note	4
24D	32. Like some feuds and foods on a stove	9
25D	33. Attention	3
26D	36. Defects	5
27D	40. Get the services of, as a lawyer	6
28D	43. Pitted fruit	5
29D	44. Like many TV broadcasts since the 1990s	4
30D	46. Specs	5
31D	47. Secondary social media accounts, informally	4
32D	48. Novelist ___ Neale Hurston	4
33D	49. Put into service	4
34D	50. Dregs	4
35D	52. "Going Back to ___" (hip-hop classic)	4
36D	54. Popular women's health app	3
37D	55. Kit ___ bar	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. Waldorf salad ingredient"

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 fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
• Words that mean the same thing: Malus pumila, orchard apple tree
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APPLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Captain Marvel portrayer"

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: BRIELARSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Basis for a case"

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: LEGALISSUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Things oologists study"

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 oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
• Words that mean the same thing: testis, ballock, ball
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EGGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Civil rights activist Wilkins"

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: ROY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. What might get stuck in a window"

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 either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface
• Words that mean the same thing: decalcomania
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DECAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Promises too much"

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: OVERSELLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. ___ Daniels, main role on "The Wire""

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: CEDRIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Surfer's destination, in brief"

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 address of a web page on the world wide web
• Words that mean the same thing: uniform resource locator, universal resource locator
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: URL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Behind"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
• Words that mean the same thing: fundament, arse, nates
• The 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 Down: "11. Catch ___"

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: ONTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Half of "Guys and Dolls""

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: ACTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Leave quickly, with "out""

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 british politician (1788-1850)
• Words that mean the same thing: strip down, undress, discase
• The opposite would be: dress
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Actress Wilson"

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: RITA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. Question asked while pointing a finger"

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: SEEIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Run down, in a way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
• Words that mean the same thing: calumniate, besmirch, aspersion
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLANDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. Lack of objections, in a phrase"

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: NOBONES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Roe source"

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 small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water
• Words that mean the same thing: smack, sense, reek
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SMELT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Behind"

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 after the expected or usual time; delayed
• Words that mean the same thing: late, belated
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TARDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. "I'm too busy right now""

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: ASKMELATER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Kitchen flare-up"

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: GREASEFIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Pull in"

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 earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
• Words that mean the same thing: take in, realise, bring in
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EARN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. Note"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a written proposal or reminder
• Words that mean the same thing: memoranda, memorandum
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "32. Like some feuds and foods on a stove"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil
• Words that mean the same thing: stewing, boiling, simmer
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIMMERING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "33. Attention"

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 sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
• Words that mean the same thing: auricle, pinna, capitulum
• The 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 26 Down: "36. Defects"

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 any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals)
• Words that mean the same thing: wart, verruca
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WARTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Get the services of, as a lawyer"

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 hold back within
• Words that mean the same thing: keep, keep on, continue
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RETAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Pitted fruit"

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 specified day of the month
• Words that mean the same thing: go out, engagement, see
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DATES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Like many TV broadcasts since the 1990s"

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: INHD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Specs"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DEETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Secondary social media accounts, informally"

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 angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
• Words that mean the same thing: EL, ALT, altitude
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Novelist ___ Neale Hurston"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ZORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "49. Put into service"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
• Words that mean the same thing: employ, habituate, utilise
• The opposite would be: misused
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "50. Dregs"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage
• Words that mean the same thing: Robert Edward Lee, lee side, Tsung Dao Lee
• The opposite would be: windward
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "52. "Going Back to ___" (hip-hop classic)"

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 city in southwestern colombia in a rich agricultural area
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CALI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "54. Popular women's health app"

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: FLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "55. Kit ___ bar"

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 leaves of the shrub catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
• Words that mean the same thing: qat, African tea, cat
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	56	82.4%
Short Answer	7	10.3%
Food & Drink	2	2.9%
Geography	1	1.5%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.5%
Literature	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	31
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	68
Average Answer Length	5.7 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 Friday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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: September 11, 2025 at 01:41 PM