27458 Tue Jan 14, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 14, 2025

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

27458 Tue Jan 14, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Ruling from a tennis line judge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITSIN




• The clue is 6. Spelled-out chant at the World Cup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USA

  Possible Answer : America, US_Army, US, U._S._Army, USA, U.S.A., U.S., Army, United_States, United_States_of_America, the_States, United_States_Army




• The clue is 9. Home for Shrek. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWAMP

  Possible Answer : drench, flood, swamp, deluge, inundate, swampland




• The clue is 14. For the first time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEWLY

  Possible Answer : new, fresh, newly, freshly




• The clue is 15. ___ Beta Kappa. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PHI

  Possible Answer : phi




• The clue is 16. Signature Caitlin Clark shot, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THREE

  Possible Answer : tierce, triad, tercet, ternary, III, trine, iii, triplet, trio, threesome, ternion, deuce-ace, trinity, leash, trey, 3, troika, three, terzetto




• The clue is 17. One in charge of a sting operation?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEEKEEPER

  Possible Answer : beekeeper, apiculturist, apiarist




• The clue is 19. Vessel in a slip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YACHT

  Possible Answer : yacht, racing_yacht




• The clue is 20. Individuals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONES

  Possible Answer : ace, I, one, 1, single, unity




• The clue is 21. It locks locks into place. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEL

  Possible Answer : mousse, colloidal_gel, gelatin, gel




• The clue is 22. Lead-in to rock or weekly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALT

  Possible Answer : ALT, EL, elevation, altitude




• The clue is 23. Like a birthday candle prior to your making a wish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIT

  Possible Answer : well-lighted, lit, get_down, perch, illuminate, light, illume, unhorse, get_off, light_up, lighted, fall, illumine, illuminated, fire_up, alight, literature, ignite, dismount

  Possible Opposite Answer : unlighted, extinguish




• The clue is 24. Absolute champion. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WORLDBEATER




• The clue is 29. Head off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEPART

  Possible Answer : sidetrack, take_leave, set_forth, take_off, go_away, digress, deviate, set_out, start, pull_up_stakes, go, depart, part, vary, quit, start_out, straggle, diverge, leave, set_off

  Possible Opposite Answer : conform, stay, come




• The clue is 31. Make good as new. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RESTORE

  Possible Answer : restore, bushel, restitute, rejuvenate, mend, reestablish, doctor, furbish_up, reinstate, touch_on, repair, fix, reconstruct, regenerate

  Possible Opposite Answer : break




• The clue is 32. Cheer after a gooooooal!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLE




• The clue is 33. Poorly behaved child. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAT

  Possible Answer : holy_terror, little_terror, bratwurst, brat, terror




• The clue is 35. Parks who sparked a bus boycott. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROSA

  Possible Answer : Rosa, genus_Rosa




• The clue is 36. Publicity hound. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: ATTENTIONSEEKER




• The clue is 40. News of an alien landing, probably. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOAX

  Possible Answer : humbug, put-on, play_a_joke_on, dupery, fraudulence, fraud, pull_someone's_leg, hoax




• The clue is 41. "Milk's favorite cookie" brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OREO

  Possible Answer : oreo_cookie, oreo




• The clue is 42. Barnyard sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAA




• The clue is 43. Challenge for a person drawing lots?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTTEST




• The clue is 45. Piece of equipment seen at the Paralympics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SITSKI




• The clue is 48. Person often flirting with disaster. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STORMCHASER




• The clue is 51. Response in the game of Battleship. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIT

  Possible Answer : strike, come_to, dispatch, tally, impinge_on, reach, polish_off, off, shoot, bump_off, gain, run_into, smash, murder, remove, collision, score, smasher, stumble, collide_with, slay, pip, hit, arrive_at, make, hitting, attain, rack_up, bang, striking

  Possible Opposite Answer : miss




• The clue is 52. Org. that helped phase out CFCs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPA

  Possible Answer : Environmental_Protection_Agency, EPA




• The clue is 53. Jost's "S.N.L." Weekend Update co-host. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHE




• The clue is 54. Hardy and Petty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOMS

  Possible Answer : tomcat, Tom, tom, Uncle_Tom, tom_turkey, gobbler, turkey_cock




• The clue is 55. Friend of Flower and Thumper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAMBI




• The clue is 58. Game that ends when the snitch is caught … and whose positions end 17-, 24-, 36- and 48-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QUIDDITCH




• The clue is 60. Handbill. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLIER

  Possible Answer : broadsheet, aviator, handbill, aeronaut, flyer, bill, broadside, flier, airman, throwaway, circular




• The clue is 61. Chilly remark?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRR




• The clue is 62. Home of the Craters of the Moon National Monument. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDAHO

  Possible Answer : Gem_State, Idaho, ID




• The clue is 63. Bit of snow. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLAKE

  Possible Answer : bit, flake, eccentric, geek, peel, oddball, chip, snowflake, eccentric_person, peel_off, fleck, scrap, flake_off




• The clue is 64. Posed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAT

  Possible Answer : posture, baby-sit, Saturday, sit_around, model, Sabbatum, sit, ride, pose, Sat, sit_down, seat

  Possible Opposite Answer : arise, stand




• The clue is 65. Question after a joke bombs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GETIT

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Emphasized, textwise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INBOLD

• The clue is 2. Like the yellow polka dot bikini, in a 1960 #1 novelty song. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEENIE

• The clue is 3. Popular Thanksgiving item. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWEETPOTATO

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

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

  The answer: ILKS

  Possible Answer: ilk, like

• The clue is 5. Scientific Bill. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYE

• The clue is 6. Word before deck or hand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPPER

  Possible Answer: upper, speed, upper_berth, amphetamine, pep_pill

• The clue is 7. Prominent part of a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle costume. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHELL

  Possible Answer: cuticle, shell, beat_out, beat, casing, trounce, racing_shell, shield, case, plate, eggshell, vanquish, carapace, husk, crush, scale, blast

• The clue is 8. The "A" of A/C. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIR

  Possible Answer: melodic_phrase, atmosphere, tune, bare, aura, aerate, transmit, publicise, gentle_wind, air, ventilate, melodic_line, melody, zephyr, air_out, beam, strain, air_travel, publicize, line, airwave, send, aviation, broadcast, vent, breeze

• The clue is 9. Choices at salons. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STYLES

  Possible Answer: dash, fashion, flair, way, panache, expressive_style, manner, stylus, trend, vogue, title, elan, mode, style

• The clue is 10. "I like this so much!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: WHATATREAT

• The clue is 11. ___ de Triomphe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARC

  Possible Answer: bow, arch, electric_arc, spark, curve, discharge, arc, electric_discharge

• The clue is 12. "I wasn't impressed". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEH

• The clue is 13. Rescue animal, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PET

  Possible Answer: favorite, positron_emission_tomography, deary, ducky, favored, best-loved, preferent, dearie, favourite, preferred, darling, pet, PET

• The clue is 18. Quadruple award achievement, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGOT

• The clue is 22. Supports illegally, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABETS

  Possible Answer: abet

• The clue is 24. Small brown songbird. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WREN

  Possible Answer: jenny_wren, Wren, wren, Sir_Christopher_Wren

• The clue is 25. Liquid-Plumr alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRANO

• The clue is 26. Attempted. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOOKASHOTAT

• The clue is 27. Gaelic language. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERSE

  Possible Answer: Goidelic, Erse, Gaelic

• The clue is 28. Back end. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REAR

  Possible Answer: buns, tail_end, prat, ass, back, arse, nurture, buttocks, can, bottom, rear_end, lift, bring_up, derriere, rise, stern, rear, hindquarters, seat, keister, tail, tooshie, parent, put_up, erect, rearward, hind_end, behind, bum, fundament, posterior, back_end, raise, set_up, nates, tush, butt, rump, rise_up, fanny, backside

  Possible Opposite Answer : front, head, level

• The clue is 30. TV host who got asked a lot of questions. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: ALEXTREBEK

• The clue is 33. Labor day event. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIRTH

  Possible Answer: birth, giving_birth, nascency, nativity, deliver, have, give_birth, nascence, bear, birthing, parentage, parturition

  Possible Opposite Answer : death

• The clue is 34. Pseudonym in a landmark legal case. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROE

  Possible Answer: roe, hard_roe

• The clue is 36. Cries of understanding. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHAS

• The clue is 37. Cause for a lawsuit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORT

  Possible Answer: tort, civil_wrong

• The clue is 38. "Vissi d'arte" opera. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOSCA

• The clue is 39. Qatari leader. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMIR

  Possible Answer: emeer, emir, ameer, amir

• The clue is 44. Enemy of the Rebel Alliance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMPIRE

  Possible Answer: empire, Empire, imperium, conglomerate

• The clue is 45. Tournament ranking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEED

  Possible Answer: source, semen, germ, cum, ejaculate, seeded_player, seminal_fluid, come, seed, sow

• The clue is 46. Korean fermented cabbage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KIMCHI

• The clue is 47. Remark while fanning oneself, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITSHOT

• The clue is 49. Integra maker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACURA

• The clue is 50. Polo, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHIRT

  Possible Answer: shirt

• The clue is 54. It washes a shore. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIDE

  Possible Answer: tide, surge, lunar_time_period

  Possible Opposite Answer : ebb

• The clue is 55. Closest pal, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BFF

• The clue is 56. Not just some. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALL

  Possible Answer: totally, entirely, altogether, all, completely, wholly, whole

  Possible Opposite Answer : partly, some

• The clue is 57. Hamm of soccer fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIA

• The clue is 58. Ones trying not to be sacked, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QBS

• The clue is 59. Fossil hunters' project. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIG

  Possible Answer: excavation, grok, excavate, grasp, barb, gibe, dig_out, jab, drudge, slam, get_the_picture, savvy, dig, cut_into, travail, comprehend, poke, dig_up, delve, stab, turn_over, shot, moil, shaft, toil, grind, fag, prod, compass, labour, archeological_site, digging, labor, hollow, apprehend, jibe

27433 Fri Dec 20, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clue and Answer

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 20, 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. Abbr. in a scholarly paper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETAL

  
  
  




• The clue is 5. Places with scrubs and masks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPAS

  Possible Answer : health_club, watering_hole, spa, health_spa, resort_hotel, watering_place




• The clue is 9. Acquire, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCORE

  Possible Answer : score, account, musical_score, grudge, hit, make, tally, scotch, seduce, mark, sexual_conquest, nock, rack_up, grievance, grade




• The clue is 14. Common motifs in high art?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: MARIJUANALEAVES
  
  

  

  MARIJUANALEAVES

  
  



• The clue is 17. Major success stories in the entrepreneurial world. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: UNICORNSTARTUPS

Visit wiki about unicornstartups


• The clue is 18. Goddess often depicted clothed in green. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAIA

  Possible Answer : Gaea, Ge, Gaia




• The clue is 19. Triumph. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WIN

  Possible Answer : pull_ahead, bring_home_the_bacon, deliver_the_goods, come_through, gain, profits, make_headway, winnings, gain_ground, succeed, win, advance, acquire, get_ahead

  Possible Opposite Answer : losings, fall_back, lose, fail




• The clue is 20. Barn greeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOO

  Possible Answer : low, moo




• The clue is 21. #1 overall, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOPSEEDED




• The clue is 26. One of three in "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACT

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : refrain




• The clue is 29. 2023 film in which Michael Jordan is only shown from behind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIR

  Possible Answer : publicize, line, aura, air, publicise, send, melody, transmit, bare, zephyr, tune, ventilate, vent, beam, air_travel, gentle_wind, atmosphere, aviation, air_out, melodic_line, aerate, strain, airwave, broadcast, breeze, melodic_phrase




• The clue is 30. Check mark alternatives. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: XES

  Possible Answer : go, tenner, XTC, x, ex, disco_biscuit, ten, X, decade, xenon, Adam, atomic_number_54, Xe, cristal, 10, hug_drug, ecstasy




• The clue is 32. Symbol of America's first transcontinental railroad. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEGOLDENSPIKE




• The clue is 38. Veins, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: MINERALDEPOSITS




• The clue is 40. Harsh sentences?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TONGUETWISTERS




• The clue is 41. Mens ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REA




• The clue is 42. Pablo Neruda wrote one to a large tuna in the market. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODE

  Possible Answer : ode




• The clue is 43. Where to watch the cubs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEN

  Possible Answer : hideaway, hideout, den, lair




• The clue is 44. Young and inexperienced, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOTNOSED




• The clue is 49. Egg ___ yung. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOO




• The clue is 52. Subject of 199 silkscreen paintings by Warhol. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAO

  Possible Answer : MAO, Mao_Zedong, Mao_Tsetung, monoamine_oxidase, Mao




• The clue is 53. Softballs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOBS

  Possible Answer : lob




• The clue is 56. "Sorry, those secrets are *beyond* classified". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: IDHAVETOKILLYOU




• The clue is 62. Refuse to sign one's work, say. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: REMAINANONYMOUS




• The clue is 63. Like the ruins in Tulum. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAYAN

  Possible Answer : Mayan_language, Mayan, Maya




• The clue is 64. It comes straight from the horse's mouth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REIN

  Possible Answer : draw_rein, harness, rule, rein_in, rein




• The clue is 65. Willing partner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABLE

  Possible Answer : able, able-bodied, capable

  Possible Opposite Answer : unable

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Rhea's relative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMU

  Possible Answer: electromagnetic_unit, emu, Emu_novaehollandiae, Dromaius_novaehollandiae

• The clue is 2. Sharpness. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TANG

  Possible Answer: piquancy, relish, Tang_dynasty, Fucus_vesiculosus, tang, sea_tang, sapidity, savor, serrated_wrack, flavour, Tang, bladder_fucus, zest, sea_tangle, flavor, Fucus_serratus, savour, black_rockweed, piquantness, nip, tanginess, smack, bladderwrack, piquance

• The clue is 3. Performance that might elicit a "Brava!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARIA

  Possible Answer: aria

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

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

  The answer: LICIT

  Possible Answer: licit, legitimate, lawful

  Possible Opposite Answer : illicit

• The clue is 5. Lead-in to pass. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUR

  Possible Answer: Sur, Tyre

• The clue is 6. Certain film shot, or film reaction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAN

  Possible Answer: pan, cooking_pan, Pan, pan_off, goat_god, genus_Pan, trash, tear_apart, pan_out

• The clue is 7. Had carte blanche. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: ANSWEREDTONOONE

• The clue is 8. French composer who influenced Ravel and Debussy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SATIE

  Possible Answer: Erik_Alfred_Leslie_Satie, Erik_Satie, Satie

• The clue is 9. Spanish 101 verb. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SER

• The clue is 10. Garfield, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAT

  Possible Answer: barf, regorge, computed_tomography, guy, honk, computerized_axial_tomography, vomit, khat, computed_axial_tomography, qat, throw_up, disgorge, be_sick, purge, true_cat, cat-o'-nine-tails, puke, upchuck, CT, regurgitate, kat, retch, hombre, chuck, Arabian_tea, Caterpillar, spue, sick, vomit_up, cat, spew, bozo, computerized_tomography, CAT, African_tea, quat, cast, big_cat

  Possible Opposite Answer : keep_down

• The clue is 11. Largest cell in the human body. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVUM

  Possible Answer: ovum, egg_cell

• The clue is 12. Certain seizure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPO

• The clue is 13. Aptly named descendant of Standard Oil. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESSO

• The clue is 15. John, in Portuguese. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JOAO

• The clue is 16. Sighting from the crow's nest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAND

  Possible Answer: earth, realm, put_down, landed_estate, farming, Edwin_Herbert_Land, soil, kingdom, solid_ground, Land, set_down, terra_firma, down, nation, Din_Land, commonwealth, set_ashore, bring_down, dry_land, body_politic, estate, ground, domain, country, state, demesne, land, acres, res_publica, bring, shoot_down, shore

• The clue is 22. Micronesian nation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PALAU

  Possible Answer: Palau_Islands, Belau, Pelew, Republic_of_Palau, Palau, TT

• The clue is 23. Move like a crab. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIDLE

  Possible Answer: sidle, sashay

• The clue is 24. M.L.B. team that once drafted Tom Brady. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXPOS

  Possible Answer: exposition, expo, exhibition

• The clue is 25. Many a founding father, religiously. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEIST

  Possible Answer: deist, deistic, freethinker

• The clue is 26. Place to take notes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATM

  Possible Answer: ATM, cash_machine, standard_pressure, automatic_teller_machine, automated_teller_machine, asynchronous_transfer_mode, cash_dispenser, automatic_teller, automated_teller, atm, atmosphere, standard_atmosphere

  
  

• The clue is 27. I.O.U.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHIT

  Possible Answer: check, tab, chit

• The clue is 28. Lin-Manuel Miranda, vocally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENOR

  Possible Answer: tenor, strain, tenor_voice

• The clue is 31. Came down after getting lifted up?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKIED

  Possible Answer: ski

• The clue is 33. Pool contents. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GENES

  Possible Answer: cistron, gene, factor

• The clue is 34. Lymph node, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORGAN

  Possible Answer: electronic_organ, organ, electric_organ, reed_organ, harmonium, Hammond_organ, pipe_organ

• The clue is 35. Hairstyle change. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEWDO

• The clue is 36. Masters of disguise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIES

  Possible Answer: stag, sight, undercover_agent, descry, sleuth, spot, snoop, espy, spy

• The clue is 37. French 101 verb. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETRE

• The clue is 39. Fig. that's often redacted. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SSN

• The clue is 45. The sun emerging from the clouds at exactly the right time, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMEN

  Possible Answer: auspicate, prognostication, augur, prognostic, predict, Oman, betoken, foretell, portent, Sultanate_of_Oman, forecast, prefigure, Muscat_and_Oman, omen, prognosticate, prodigy, foreshadow, portend, presage, bode

• The clue is 46. Member of the Golden Horde. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TATAR

  Possible Answer: Tartar, Mongol_Tatar, Tatar

• The clue is 47. 2024 M.L.B. All-Star ___ De La Cruz. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLY

• The clue is 48. Dish whose name is Turkish for "stuffed". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOLMA

• The clue is 49. Like some handshakes and mattresses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIRM

  Possible Answer: firm, steadfastly, unfaltering, tauten, truehearted, unbendable, business_firm, immobile, fast, stiff, firmly, steady, solid, unwaveringly, house, steadfast, strong, unwavering, unshakable, loyal, unfluctuating

  

  49. Like some handshakes and mattresses

  
  

• The clue is 50. Ancient music halls. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODEA

• The clue is 51. "Jeepers!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHMY

• The clue is 54. Letters on an invite. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BYOB

• The clue is 55. "'Hope' is the thing with feathers / That perches in the ___": Emily Dickinson. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOUL

  Possible Answer: someone, soulfulness, somebody, soul, individual, person, mortal, psyche

• The clue is 57. Org. with towers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AAA

  Possible Answer: abdominal_aortic_aneurysm, AAA

• The clue is 58. Chablis, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VIN

• The clue is 59. Splash of orange in a Japanese pond. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOI

• The clue is 60. Stay there!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INN

  Possible Answer: hostel, lodge, auberge, inn, hostelry

• The clue is 61. Milk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USE

  Possible Answer: habituate, use_of_goods_and_services, role, manipulation, consumption, utilization, purpose, use, enjoyment, expend, usage, habit, practice, utilisation, utilise, economic_consumption, employ, employment, function, exercise, apply, utilize, usance

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27425 Thu Dec 12, 2024 NYT by Daniel Bodily

Across Clues :

1. Strike one!, 5. Word with slow or strawberry, 8. "___ gusto" ("Nice to meet you," in Spanish), 13. Can, 14. Spanish article, 15. Paella base, 16. Domino pip, e.g., 17. Party crashers, perhaps, 19. Part of a bat that produces the best contact, 21. Small nail, 22. Express publicly, 23. Saint, in Rio, 25. "A Beautiful Mind" director Howard, 27. Balayage providers, 32. ___ Swiatek, four-time French Open winner, 33. Cake part, 35. Fresh, 36. Get serious hang time, as a skateboarder, 40. Times for holiday parties, 41. Boomer in a band, 42. It makes Max profits, 43. Italian dynasty that produced four popes, 46. Bit of kitchenware, 47. "Cleopatra With the ___" (Reni painting), 48. Hosp. staffers, 50. Branch of a sort, 52. Three-digit numbers in parentheses, 57. Low-key place for gnocchi, 58. Toon with a monkey named Boots, 60. Matcha ___ (tea-based beverage), 61. Human thing to do, 62. Waze figs., 63. Easy to understand, 64. Hits up on Instagram, for short, 65. Meeting, informally

Down Clues :

1. A family might have matching ones, for short, 2. "D'oh!", 3. Strutted one's stuff, 4. Maze prompt, 5. Line below a swoosh, 6. Pantry problem, 7. "I Feel Pretty" singer in "West Side Story", 8. Mind repeating that?, 9. "Irresistible" feeling, 10. Language from which we get "Manitoba" and "Saskatchewan", 11. Motorist's warning, 12. The "40" in a malt liquor 40: Abbr., 18. x, y or z, 20. The world at your feet?, 23. Order to an attack dog, 24. Plant used in xeriscaping because of its tolerance to drought, 26. Hogwarts exam after the O.W.L., 28. Nonexpert, 29. "While we're discussing it ...", 30. Novice gamers, informally, 31. Word after one fell?, 34. Extend, as a contract, 37. Show with a "Cyber" spinoff, 38. Suns that shine?, 39. Roger B. ___, justice who infamously authored the Dred Scott decision (1857), 44. Sign of impact, 45. Deets, 49. Begat, 51. Writes in C or R, say, 52. Kazakhstan's ___ Sea, 53. Quoted figure, 54. Pioneering blues guitarist Baker, 55. Unyielding, 56. ___ Tour, pop culture phenomenon of 2023-24, 57. Pampering, for short, 59. Tree with so-called helicopter seeds

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 12, 2024

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

New York Times, Thursday, December 12, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Strike one!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POSE

  Possible Answer : bewilder, baffle, beat, airs, affectedness, put, affectation, perplex, sit, set, place, stick, mannerism, dumbfound, puzzle, present, get, gravel, posture, impersonate, position, mystify, flummox, stupefy, model, amaze, personate, vex, pose, lay, nonplus




• The clue is 5. Word with slow or strawberry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JAM

  Possible Answer : jam, chock_up, jamming, wad, ram, obstruct, throng, mess, cram, kettle_of_fish, impede, press, block, pickle, mob, fix, jampack, occlude, obturate, muddle, crush, electronic_jamming, pack, pile, hole, close_up

  Possible Opposite Answer : free




• The clue is 8. "___ gusto" ("Nice to meet you," in Spanish). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUCHO




• The clue is 13. Can. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JOHN

  Possible Answer : lavatory, Saint_John_the_Apostle, John_the_Evangelist, Gospel_According_to_John, whoremaster, privy, trick, whoremonger, St._John, lav, Saint_John, John_Lackland, John_the_Divine, toilet, St._John_the_Apostle, bathroom, john, John, can, King_John




• The clue is 14. Spanish article. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNA




• The clue is 15. Paella base. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARROZ




• The clue is 16. Domino pip, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPOT

  Possible Answer : tell_apart, post, topographic_point, spot, situation, spotlight, recognize, patch, make_out, pick_out, smear, smudge, discern, speckle, place, blob, descry, berth, spy, slur, espy, blot, daub, distinguish, touch, fleck, position, point, dapple, pip, maculation, office, stain, bit, smirch, blemish, recognise, billet




• The clue is 17. Party crashers, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STRANGERS

  Possible Answer : unknown, stranger, alien

  Possible Opposite Answer : acquaintance




• The clue is 19. Part of a bat that produces the best contact. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWEETSPOT




• The clue is 21. Small nail. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAD

  Possible Answer : brad




• The clue is 22. Express publicly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIR

  Possible Answer : melodic_line, transmit, aerate, aura, air_travel, line, tune, gentle_wind, send, melodic_phrase, breeze, strain, beam, aviation, vent, ventilate, atmosphere, publicize, broadcast, bare, air_out, air, publicise, melody, airwave, zephyr




• The clue is 23. Saint, in Rio. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAO




• The clue is 25. "A Beautiful Mind" director Howard. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RON

  Possible Answer : Bokkos, Daffo, Ron




• The clue is 27. Balayage providers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALONS

  Possible Answer : salon, beauty_shop, beauty_parlor, beauty_parlour, beauty_salon




• The clue is 32. ___ Swiatek, four-time French Open winner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IGA

  Possible Answer : immunoglobulin_A, IgA




• The clue is 33. Cake part. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIER

  Possible Answer : tier_up, grade, level, tier




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

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

  The answer: ANEW

  Possible Answer : anew, afresh




• The clue is 36. Get serious hang time, as a skateboarder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CATCHAIR




• The clue is 40. Times for holiday parties. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVES

  Possible Answer : eventide, evening, Eve, eve, even




• The clue is 41. Boomer in a band. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUBA

  Possible Answer : tuba, sousaphone, bass_horn




• The clue is 42. It makes Max profits. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HBO




• The clue is 43. Italian dynasty that produced four popes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEDICI

  Possible Answer : Medici




• The clue is 46. Bit of kitchenware. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAN

  Possible Answer : goat_god, Pan, pan_out, trash, cooking_pan, genus_Pan, pan_off, tear_apart, pan




• The clue is 47. "Cleopatra With the ___" (Reni painting). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASP

  Possible Answer : Naja_haje, asp, Egyptian_cobra, Vipera_aspis, asp_viper




• The clue is 48. Hosp. staffers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RNS

  Possible Answer : radon, registered_nurse, atomic_number_86, RN, Rn




• The clue is 50. Branch of a sort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECT

  Possible Answer : sect, faction, religious_sect, religious_order




• The clue is 52. Three-digit numbers in parentheses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREACODES




• The clue is 57. Low-key place for gnocchi. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRATTORIA




• The clue is 58. Toon with a monkey named Boots. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DORA




• The clue is 60. Matcha ___ (tea-based beverage). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LATTE

  Possible Answer : latte, caffe_latte




• The clue is 61. Human thing to do. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERR

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




• The clue is 62. Waze figs.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETAS

  Possible Answer : Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty, eta, Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom, Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna, ETA




• The clue is 63. Easy to understand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLEAR

  Possible Answer : top, exculpated, exonerated, realise, take_in, clean, earn, illuminate, unclutter, unmortgaged, clearly, crystallise, crystalise, exonerate, sack_up, clean-cut, straighten_out, clear_up, solve, readable, pull_in, brighten, acquit, light, decipherable, net, light_up, absolved, shed_light_on, authorise, make, authorize, realize, open, exculpate, crystallize, all_the_way, percipient, elucidate, gain, bring_in, pass, vindicated, crystalize, clear-cut, enlighten, sort_out, sack, clear, unclouded, discharge, well-defined, cleared, assoil

  Possible Opposite Answer : ill-defined, cloudy, clutter, opaque, convict, bounce, unclear, overcast




• The clue is 64. Hits up on Instagram, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DMS

  Possible Answer : decimetre, dm, diabetes_mellitus, DM, decimeter




• The clue is 65. Meeting, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SESH

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. A family might have matching ones, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PJS

• The clue is 2. "D'oh!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OOPS

• The clue is 3. Strutted one's stuff. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: SHOWBOATED

• The clue is 4. Maze prompt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENTER

  Possible Answer: move_into, recruit, enroll, accede, figure, go_in, participate, embark, enter, get_into, record, put_down, inscribe, infix, go_into, get_in, enrol, insert, come_in, introduce

  Possible Opposite Answer : exit, drop_out

• The clue is 5. Line below a swoosh. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JUSTDOIT

• The clue is 6. Pantry problem. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTS

  Possible Answer: ant, pismire, emmet

• The clue is 7. "I Feel Pretty" singer in "West Side Story". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MARIA

  Possible Answer: Maria, maria, mare, Calophyllum_longifolium

• The clue is 8. Mind repeating that?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MANTRA

  Possible Answer: mantra

• The clue is 9. "Irresistible" feeling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: URGE

  Possible Answer: root_on, urge, inspire, recommend, exhort, advocate, urge_on, itch, cheer, impulse, pep_up, barrack, press

• The clue is 10. Language from which we get "Manitoba" and "Saskatchewan". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CREE

  Possible Answer: Cree

• The clue is 11. Motorist's warning. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HORN

  Possible Answer: French_horn, saddle_horn, tusk, horn, trumpet, automobile_horn, car_horn, trump, hooter, motor_horn, cornet

• The clue is 12. The "40" in a malt liquor 40: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OZS

• The clue is 18. x, y or z. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXIS

  Possible Answer: Axis, axis, axis_of_rotation, bloc, axis_vertebra

• The clue is 20. The world at your feet?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EARTH

  Possible Answer: solid_ground, earthly_concern, world, earth, ground, dry_land, globe, Earth, worldly_concern, land, terra_firma

• The clue is 23. Order to an attack dog. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SICEM

• The clue is 24. Plant used in xeriscaping because of its tolerance to drought. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGAVE

  Possible Answer: American_aloe, century_plant, agave

• The clue is 26. Hogwarts exam after the O.W.L.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEWT

  Possible Answer: triton, newt

• The clue is 28. Nonexpert. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAY

  Possible Answer: rest, put_down, set, ballad, secular, place, position, lie, put, pose, lay, lie_in, laic, dwell, lie_down, repose, consist

  Possible Opposite Answer : arise, stand

• The clue is 29. "While we're discussing it ...". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: ONTHATNOTE

• The clue is 30. Novice gamers, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEWBS

• The clue is 31. Word after one fell?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWOOP

  Possible Answer: swoop, swoop_up, pounce, slide

• The clue is 34. Extend, as a contract. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REUP

• The clue is 37. Show with a "Cyber" spinoff. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CSI

• The clue is 38. Suns that shine?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NBASTARS

• The clue is 39. Roger B. ___, justice who infamously authored the Dred Scott decision (1857). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TANEY

  Possible Answer: Roger_Brooke_Taney, Taney, Roger_Taney

• The clue is 44. Sign of impact. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRATER

  Possible Answer: crater, Crater, volcanic_crater

• The clue is 45. Deets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INFO

  Possible Answer: info, information

• The clue is 49. Begat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIRED

  Possible Answer: engender, sire, generate, get, mother, beget, bring_forth, father

• The clue is 51. Writes in C or R, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CODES

  Possible Answer: take_in, rag, put_one_over, tease, write_in_code, razz, codification, tantalize, put_on, twit, encipher, inscribe, fool, taunt, slang, cipher, computer_code, dupe, befool, bait, ride, cod, tantalise, code, encrypt, put_one_across, gull, cypher, rally

• The clue is 52. Kazakhstan's ___ Sea. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARAL

• The clue is 53. Quoted figure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RATE

  Possible Answer: rate, range, order, place, value, grade, charge_per_unit, rank, pace

• The clue is 54. Pioneering blues guitarist Baker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETTA

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

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

  The answer: FIRM

  Possible Answer: unfaltering, immobile, unfluctuating, solid, unshakable, truehearted, unwavering, house, steadfastly, fast, unbendable, stiff, tauten, steady, unwaveringly, strong, steadfast, loyal, firmly, business_firm, firm

• The clue is 56. ___ Tour, pop culture phenomenon of 2023-24. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERAS

  Possible Answer: era, ERA, earned_run_average, epoch, geological_era

• The clue is 57. Pampering, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TLC

  Possible Answer: TLC, tender_loving_care

• The clue is 59. Tree with so-called helicopter seeds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASH

  Possible Answer: ash, ash_tree