January 27, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, January 27, 2020

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (37 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.0 letters

January 27, 2020 Across Hints: NYT Monday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. iPhone downloads	4
2A	5. Breakfast, lunch and dinner	5
3A	10. The "A" in A&E	4
4A	14. Stumble	4
5A	15. Lit, as a lantern	5
6A	16. Season to be full of cheer	4
7A	17. Gaucho's weapon	4
8A	18. *Sinister genius in a series of Sax Rohmer novels	10
9A	20. With, en français	4
10A	21. Luau garland	3
11A	22. Los Angeles hoopster	5
12A	23. *Quick-tempered, gun-toting, rabbit-hating toon	11
13A	27. "You betcha!"	3
14A	28. Taxis	4
15A	29. Illuminated sign in a studio	5
16A	31. Exchange of negative commercials	5
17A	34. Choose	3
18A	35. "Stupid is as stupid ___" (line from "Forrest Gump")	4
19A	38. *Dudley Do-Right's enemy in old TV cartoons	15
20A	42. You can usually see right through it	4
21A	43. Electric ___	3
22A	44. Brought about	5
23A	45. Cyberbusiness, briefly	5
24A	47. "Right away!"	4
25A	49. Owns	3
26A	51. *Chief pirate in Neverland	11
27A	56. Part of an old Apple commercial tagline	5
28A	58. 1600 Pennsylvania ___ (D.C. address)	3
29A	59. Letter in a Viking inscription	4
30A	60. Archetypically villainous features possessed by the answers to the starred clues	10
31A	63. James with a jazzy voice	4
32A	64. Foes of elves, in Tolkien	4
33A	65. Tennis star ___ Osaka	5
34A	66. Lots and lots	4
35A	67. Track or swimming competition	4
36A	68. Typical middle schooler, agewise	5
37A	69. Ending with ticker or masking	4

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. iPhone downloads"

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: APPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Breakfast, lunch and dinner"

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 food served and eaten at one time
• Words that mean the same thing: meal, repast
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. The "A" in A&E"

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 studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
• Words that mean the same thing: graphics, art, liberal arts
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Stumble"

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 journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
• Words that mean the same thing: spark, trip-up, trip out
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Lit, as a lantern"

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 softly bright or radiant
• Words that mean the same thing: luminous, lucent, lambent
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGLOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Season to be full of cheer"

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 period extending from dec. 24 to jan. 6
• Words that mean the same thing: Christmastide, Christmas, Christmastime
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Gaucho's weapon"

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 cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie
• Words that mean the same thing: bola tie, bolo, bolo tie
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. *Sinister genius in a series of Sax Rohmer novels"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. With, en français"

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: AVEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Luau garland"

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 flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
• Words that mean the same thing: chaplet, leu, garland
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Los Angeles hoopster"

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: LAKER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. *Quick-tempered, gun-toting, rabbit-hating toon"

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: YOSEMITESAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. "You betcha!""

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: YEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Taxis"

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 compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
• Words that mean the same thing: taxicab, hack, 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 15 Across: "29. Illuminated sign in a studio"

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: ONAIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Exchange of negative commercials"

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: ADWAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Choose"

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 select as an alternative over another
• Words that mean the same thing: choose, prefer
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. "Stupid is as stupid ___" (line from "Forrest Gump")"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the united states; created in 1977
• Words that mean the same thing: Department of Energy, behave, perform
• The opposite would be: unmake
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. *Dudley Do-Right's enemy in old TV cartoons"

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: SNIDELYWHIPLASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. You can usually see right through it"

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 sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
• Words that mean the same thing: dot, panelling, back breaker
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Electric ___"

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 22 Across: "44. Brought about"

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: LEDTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. Cyberbusiness, briefly"

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: ETAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "47. "Right away!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. Owns"

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 (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
• Words that mean the same thing: have got, own, induce
• The opposite would be: lack, refuse
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. *Chief pirate in Neverland"

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: CAPTAINHOOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "56. Part of an old Apple commercial tagline"

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: IMAPC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "58. 1600 Pennsylvania ___ (D.C. 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: AVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "59. Letter in a Viking inscription"

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 character from an ancient germanic alphabet used in scandinavia from the 3rd century to the middle ages
• Words that mean the same thing: runic letter
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "60. Archetypically villainous features possessed by the answers to the starred clues"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
• Words that mean the same thing: mustache, moustache
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOUSTACHES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "63. James with a jazzy voice"

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: ETTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "64. Foes of elves, in Tolkien"

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: ORCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "65. Tennis star ___ Osaka"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the mother-in-law of ruth whose story is told in the book of ruth in the old testament
• Words that mean the same thing: Noemi
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAOMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "66. Lots and lots"

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 sun (or solar disc) which was the deity of a monotheistic cult under the pharaoh akhenaten
• Words that mean the same thing: Aten
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "67. Track or swimming competition"

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 meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
• Words that mean the same thing: conform to, satisfy, see
• The opposite would be: diverge
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "68. Typical middle schooler, agewise"

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: TWEEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "69. Ending with ticker or masking"

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 long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
• Words that mean the same thing: mag tape, taping, tape recording
• The opposite would be: erase
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Monday Puzzle January 27, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Held in check	5
2D	2. Utah city of more than 100,000	5
3D	3. Stacks	5
4D	4. Total ditz	10
5D	5. Fill-in-the-blanks story	6
6D	6. White-plumed herons	6
7D	7. Title role for Jude Law in a 2004 remake	5
8D	8. Reed who sang "Walk on the Wild Side"	3
9D	9. Certain bachelor, in personals	3
10D	10. Tolstoy's "___ Karenina"	4
11D	11. Nutty/marshmallowy ice cream flavor	9
12D	12. [Giggle]	5
13D	13. Commit a fine-dining faux pas	5
14D	19. ___ mater	4
15D	24. Mother in a stable family?	4
16D	25. Freshman, a year later, informally	4
17D	26. Opposed to	4
18D	30. Warning that's pure bluster	10
19D	31. Egyptian cobra	3
20D	32. Substance coiled in a double helix	3
21D	33. Culinary concoction much used in French cuisine	9
22D	34. Avian hooter	3
23D	36. Body shop approx.	3
24D	37. "___ nuff!"	3
25D	39. Sci-fi princess helping lead the Rebel Alliance	4
26D	40. Squeal of pain	4
27D	41. Impulsive people tend to lack one	4
28D	46. Bank no.	4
29D	47. Cry from a person in peril	6
30D	48. Connects (with)	6
31D	49. Sign in the bleachers at a football game	5
32D	50. Love, to Leonardo	5
33D	52. High-altitude Western lake	5
34D	53. "Get ___ here!"	5
35D	54. Winning	5
36D	55. "The Family Circus" cartoonist Bil	5
37D	57. Discreet "Hey!"	4
38D	61. Insect found in "Antarctica" ... but not Antarctica	3
39D	62. Cornfield cry	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. Held in check"

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: ATBAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Utah city of more than 100,000"

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 a city in north central utah settled by mormons
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PROVO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Stacks"

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 pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter
• Words that mean the same thing: bundle, mound, down
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PILES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Total ditz"

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: SPACECADET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Fill-in-the-blanks story"

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: MADLIB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. White-plumed herons"

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 various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season
• Words that mean the same thing: egret
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EGRETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Title role for Jude Law in a 2004 remake"

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: ALFIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Reed who sang "Walk on the Wild Side""

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: LOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Certain bachelor, in personals"

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: SWM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Tolstoy's "___ Karenina""

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 former copper coin of pakistan and india
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Nutty/marshmallowy ice cream flavor"

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: ROCKYROAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. [Giggle]"

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: TEHEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Commit a fine-dining faux pas"

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

  The answer is: SLURP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "19. ___ mater"

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: ALMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "24. Mother in a stable family?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Freshman, a year later, 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 a second-year undergraduate
• Words that mean the same thing: sophomore
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOPH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Opposed to"

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 person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.)
• The opposite would be: pro
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "30. Warning that's pure bluster"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IDLETHREAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "31. Egyptian cobra"

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 of southern europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
• Words that mean the same thing: asp viper, Naja haje, Egyptian cobra
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. Substance coiled in a double helix"

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 (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information
• Words that mean the same thing: desoxyribonucleic acid, deoxyribonucleic acid
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Culinary concoction much used in French cuisine"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WINESAUCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Avian hooter"

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 nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
• Words that mean the same thing: bird of night, bird of Minerva, hooter
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OWL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Body shop approx."

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 standard time in the 5th time zone west of greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern united states
• Words that mean the same thing: Eastern Standard Time, Eastern Time
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. "___ nuff!""

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: SHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Sci-fi princess helping lead the Rebel Alliance"

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: LEIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Squeal of pain"

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 sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)
• Words that mean the same thing: yap, yelping, 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: YELP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Impulsive people tend to lack one"

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 series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
• Words that mean the same thing: be after, programme, program
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. Bank no."

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: ACCT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Cry from a person in peril"

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: SAVEME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Connects (with)"

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: TIESIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Sign in the bleachers at a football game"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HIMOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Love, to Leonardo"

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: AMORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. High-altitude Western lake"

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: TAHOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. "Get ___ here!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OUTTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "54. Winning"

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: ONTOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "55. "The Family Circus" cartoonist Bil"

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: KEANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "57. Discreet "Hey!""

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: PSST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "61. Insect found in "Antarctica" ... but not Antarctica"

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

  The answer is: ANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "62. Cornfield cry"

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

  The answer is: CAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	53	69.7%
Short Answer	15	19.7%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
Literature	1	1.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%
Geography	1	1.3%
History	1	1.3%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%
Sports	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	5.0 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 Monday, 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 27, 2025 at 11:38 AM

NYT0904 Wednesday Sep 04, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Visitor to Mecca, 5. Choices for party organizers, 11. Quick refresher, 14. Lamar ___, ex of Khloé Kardashian, 15. Top pilot, 16. Rapper Lil ___ Vert, 17. It will change the way you see yourself, 19. Operate, as a program, 20. Throw one's hands up, say, 21. Foreign policy grp., 22. Floral bubble tea flavoring, 24. On the line, 26. Spiral-horned antelope, 28. Point of no return on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire", 32. Garment that might have a built-in bra, for short, 36. Work on Broadway, say, 37. Investigator's interest, 38. Pain, 40. AirPod holder, 42. Boxes for crackers?, 43. "A Hard Day's Night" songwriter, 45. U.K. military arm, 47. Monthly expense, 48. Warhead carriers, 51. Microwave no-no, 52. Cleaning product made in "Fight Club", 57. V fliers, 59. Frosty, 61. Symbol seen on eight national flags (though, ironically, not the U.S. flag), 62. Writer Rand, 63. First- and third-quarter moons, e.g. … or a hint to this puzzle's theme, 66. Call that might precede "first service", 67. Bartender's valve, 68. Comic book figure, 69. Major campaign expense, 70. Penny pinchers, 71. London's Royal Academy of ___

Down Clues :

1. Labor leader Jimmy, 2. What Peter Pan refuses to become, 3. Pop rock's ___ Brothers, 4. Duel cry, 5. … rho, sigma, ___, upsilon …, 6. Honorific for a Catholic cardinal, 7. Makes mistakes, 8. Painter Duchamp, 9. Prefix with efficiency, 10. Hot peppers, 11. Caregiver for a pregnant woman, 12. Blue, in Spanish, 13. Like much cotton candy, 18. "Frozen" snowman, 23. General Motors subsidiary with emergency services, 25. Its parent company is Hyundai, 27. On the ___, 29. Asteroids made a big impact on it in the 1980s, 30. Flat, 31. Conclude in court, 32. H.S. course in which one might be graded on a curve?, 33. Teen follower, 34. Mount Rushmore and the Taj Mahal, e.g., 35. Some navels, 39. Red-haired toon who is always seeing red, 41. Light racing vehicle, 44. Secretive org., 46. Tina of "30 Rock", 49. Covers in goo, 50. Forward-looking sort, 53. Comic actor ___ Baron Cohen, 54. Lewd looker, 55. On guard, 56. Cancún coins, 57. Ball, 58. Stared at, 60. Include in a footnote, 64. ___ Moskowitz, a.k.a. "Hawk" on Netflix's "Cobra Kai", 65. Computer addresses: Abbr.

Wednesday Sep 04, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues

Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 04, 2024

Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Visitor to Mecca. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: HAJI

  Possible Answer : hajji, hadji, haji




• The clue is 5. Choices for party organizers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: THEMES

  Possible Answer : topic, base, root_word, motif, melodic_theme, radical, stem, musical_theme, report, root, paper, idea, theme, composition, subject




• The clue is 11. Quick refresher. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: NAP

  Possible Answer : forty_winks, Napoleon, catch_a_wink, short_sleep, nap, sleep, pile, snooze, cat_sleep, catnap




• The clue is 14. Lamar ___, ex of Khloé Kardashian. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ODOM




• The clue is 15. Top pilot. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: AIRACE




• The clue is 16. Rapper Lil ___ Vert. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: UZI

  Possible Answer : Uzi




• The clue is 17. It will change the way you see yourself. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: FUNHOUSEMIRROR




• The clue is 19. Operate, as a program. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: RUN

  Possible Answer : move, trial, lam, foot_race, tally, die_hard, rivulet, fly_the_coop, runnel, test, take_to_the_woods, carry, tend, streak, escape, feed, operate, prevail, scarper, political_campaign, go, run, function, race, ladder, lean, incline, track_down, footrace, running, flow, ravel, course, consort, ply, hunt, draw, hunt_down, melt_down, run_for, play, endure, unravel, streamlet, work, lead, run_away, persist, discharge, range, pass, execute, break_away, melt, rill, campaign, be_given, head_for_the_hills, outpouring, running_play, guide, bleed, scat, black_market, bunk, hightail_it, turn_tail, running_game, extend

  Possible Opposite Answer : idle, malfunction




• The clue is 20. Throw one's hands up, say. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: FLAIL

  Possible Answer : lam, thrash, flail, thresh




• The clue is 21. Foreign policy grp.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: NSC

  Possible Answer : NSC, National_Security_Council




• The clue is 22. Floral bubble tea flavoring. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: ROSEMILK




• The clue is 24. On the line. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: ATSTAKE




• The clue is 26. Spiral-horned antelope. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ELAND

  Possible Answer : eland




• The clue is 28. Point of no return on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: FINALANSWER




• The clue is 32. Garment that might have a built-in bra, for short. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: CAMI




• The clue is 36. Work on Broadway, say. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ACT

  Possible Answer : move, behave, dissemble, pretend, number, deed, roleplay, act_as, playact, routine, play, represent, work, do, enactment, human_action, act, turn, human_activity, bit

  Possible Opposite Answer : refrain




• The clue is 37. Investigator's interest. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: MOTIVE

  Possible Answer : motif, need, motor, motivation, motive, motivative, motivating




• The clue is 38. Pain. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: AGONY

  Possible Answer : agony, excruciation, suffering, torment, torture




• The clue is 40. AirPod holder. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: EAR

  Possible Answer : auricle, spike, capitulum, pinna, ear




• The clue is 42. Boxes for crackers?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SAFES

  Possible Answer : rubber, condom, prophylactic, safety, safe




• The clue is 43. "A Hard Day's Night" songwriter. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: LENNON

  Possible Answer : John_Lennon, Lennon




• The clue is 45. U.K. military arm. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: RAF

  Possible Answer : Red_Army_Faction, Royal_Air_Force, RAF




• The clue is 47. Monthly expense. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: RENT

  Possible Answer : rend, economic_rent, split, hire, tear, take, charter, rive, snag, lease, engage, rent, pull, let, rip




• The clue is 48. Warhead carriers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: CRUISEMISSILES




• The clue is 51. Microwave no-no. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: METAL

  Possible Answer : metal, metallic, alloy, metallic_element

  Possible Opposite Answer : nonmetallic




• The clue is 52. Cleaning product made in "Fight Club". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: LYESOAP




• The clue is 57. V fliers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: GEESE

  Possible Answer : goose, goofball, cuckoo, twat, fathead, jackass, bozo, goof, zany




• The clue is 59. Frosty. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ICY

  Possible Answer : icy, wintry, gelid, polar, glacial, frigid, frozen, frosty, arctic




• The clue is 61. Symbol seen on eight national flags (though, ironically, not the U.S. flag). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: EAGLE

  Possible Answer : eagle, double_birdie, bird_of_Jove




• The clue is 62. Writer Rand. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: AYN




• The clue is 63. First- and third-quarter moons, e.g. … or a hint to this puzzle's theme. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: SEMICIRCLES

  Possible Answer : hemicycle, semicircle




• The clue is 66. Call that might precede "first service". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: LET

  Possible Answer : permit, Army_of_the_Righteous, let, net_ball, lease, countenance, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Toiba, allow, get, Army_of_the_Pure, rent, LET, have, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba

  Possible Opposite Answer : prevent, forbid, disallow




• The clue is 67. Bartender's valve. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: ALETAP




• The clue is 68. Comic book figure. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: HERO

  Possible Answer : sub, fighter, hero, torpedo, Cuban_sandwich, Hero, champion, Italian_sandwich, bomber, Hero_of_Alexandria, submarine, zep, wedge, Heron, submarine_sandwich, hero_sandwich, paladin, grinder, hoagy, hoagie, poor_boy




• The clue is 69. Major campaign expense. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ADS

  Possible Answer : advertisement, advertizement, advert, advertizing, ad, advertising




• The clue is 70. Penny pinchers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: MISERS

  Possible Answer : miser




• The clue is 71. London's Royal Academy of ___. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ARTS

  Possible Answer : humanistic_discipline, artistic_creation, artistry, liberal_arts, humanities, nontextual_matter, art, arts, artistic_production, fine_art, prowess, graphics, artwork

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Labor leader Jimmy. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: HOFFA

  Possible Answer: Jimmy_Hoffa, Hoffa, James_Riddle_Hoffa

• The clue is 2. What Peter Pan refuses to become. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ADULT

  Possible Answer: full-grown, grown, pornographic, fully_grown, adult, big, grownup

  Possible Opposite Answer : juvenile

• The clue is 3. Pop rock's ___ Brothers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: JONAS

• The clue is 4. Duel cry. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: IMHIT

• The clue is 5. … rho, sigma, ___, upsilon …. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: TAU

  Possible Answer: tau

• The clue is 6. Honorific for a Catholic cardinal. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: HISEMINENCE

• The clue is 7. Makes mistakes. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ERRS

  Possible Answer: drift, stray, err, slip, mistake

• The clue is 8. Painter Duchamp. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: MARCEL

  Possible Answer: marcel

• The clue is 9. Prefix with efficiency. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ECO

• The clue is 10. Hot peppers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: SERRANOS

• The clue is 11. Caregiver for a pregnant woman. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: NURSEMIDWIFE

• The clue is 12. Blue, in Spanish. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: AZUL

• The clue is 13. Like much cotton candy. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: PINK

  Possible Answer: pinkish, tap, rap, pinko, ping, knock, pink, garden_pink

• The clue is 18. "Frozen" snowman. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: OLAF

• The clue is 23. General Motors subsidiary with emergency services. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: ONSTAR

• The clue is 25. Its parent company is Hyundai. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: KIA

• The clue is 27. On the ___. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: LAM

  Possible Answer: scarper, lam, run, flail, head_for_the_hills, fly_the_coop, getaway, thrash, run_away, take_to_the_woods, scat, thresh, bunk, hightail_it, turn_tail, break_away, escape

• The clue is 29. Asteroids made a big impact on it in the 1980s. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ATARI

• The clue is 30. Flat. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: EVEN

  Possible Answer: even, evening, level, fifty-fifty, tied, eventide, eve, yet, regular, still, flush, even_out

  Possible Opposite Answer : uneven, odd

• The clue is 31. Conclude in court. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: REST

  Possible Answer: eternal_rest, catch_one's_breath, eternal_sleep, perch, relief, relaxation, residuum, respite, repose, remainder, residual, breathe, take_a_breather, lie, balance, stay, roost, residue, sleep, reside, rest_period, remain, ease, rest, pillow, quietus

  Possible Opposite Answer : change, be_active

• The clue is 32. H.S. course in which one might be graded on a curve?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: CALC

• The clue is 33. Teen follower. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: AGER

• The clue is 34. Mount Rushmore and the Taj Mahal, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: MONUMENTS

  Possible Answer: monument, repository, memorial

• The clue is 35. Some navels. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: INNIES

• The clue is 39. Red-haired toon who is always seeing red. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: YOSEMITESAM

• The clue is 41. Light racing vehicle. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: RALLYCAR

• The clue is 44. Secretive org.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: NSA

  Possible Answer: National_Security_Agency, NSA

• The clue is 46. Tina of "30 Rock". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: FEY

  Possible Answer: fey, elfin, touched

• The clue is 49. Covers in goo. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: SLIMES

  Possible Answer: melt_off, slim, gook, slim_down, muck, slime, slenderize, ooze, lose_weight, goo, gunk, thin, sludge, guck, reduce, goop

  Possible Opposite Answer : gain

• The clue is 50. Forward-looking sort. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SEER

  Possible Answer: prophesier, visionary, prophet, oracle, illusionist, seer, vaticinator

• The clue is 53. Comic actor ___ Baron Cohen. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SACHA

• The clue is 54. Lewd looker. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: OGLER

  Possible Answer: ogler

• The clue is 55. On guard. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ALERT

  Possible Answer: lively, snappy, qui_vive, rattling, alive, alert, alerting, warning_signal, alarm, brisk, zippy, spanking, alarum, awake, watchful, merry

  Possible Opposite Answer : unalert

• The clue is 56. Cancún coins. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: PESOS

  Possible Answer: Uruguayan_peso, Guinea-Bissau_peso, peso, Dominican_peso, Chilean_peso, Cuban_peso, Philippine_peso, Colombian_peso, Mexican_peso

• The clue is 57. Ball. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: GALA

  Possible Answer: jamboree, blowout, gala_affair, gala

• The clue is 58. Stared at. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: EYED

  Possible Answer: eyed, eye, eyeball

  Possible Opposite Answer : eyeless

• The clue is 60. Include in a footnote. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: CITE

  Possible Answer: summons, refer, summon, quotation, advert, acknowledgment, abduce, credit, reference, citation, bring_up, adduce, quote, mention, cite, name

• The clue is 64. ___ Moskowitz, a.k.a. "Hawk" on Netflix's "Cobra Kai". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ELI

• The clue is 65. Computer addresses: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: IPS

  Possible Answer: informatics, information_science, IP, information_processing