December 03, 2019 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: Tuesday, December 03, 2019

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (37 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.0 letters

December 03, 2019 Tuesday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Bart who was the first Super Bowl M.V.P.	5
2A	6. In a funk	3
3A	9. Evita who was played by Madonna	5
4A	14. Civil rights leader Williams, who was an associate of Martin Luther King Jr.	5
5A	15. Piece of fiction	3
6A	16. Intent look	5
7A	17. Started the kitty	5
8A	18. Pebble in one's shoe, e.g.	9
9A	20. *Inclination to follow the majority	12
10A	22. Sign of a theatrical hit	3
11A	23. Lead-in to "la-la"	3
12A	24. "Couldn't care less"	3
13A	25. Liturgical vestment	3
14A	28. Wonderland cake words	5
15A	30. News anchor Holt	6
16A	32. *Phones inadvertently	9
17A	36. Mother of Prince Harry	5
18A	37. Not worth ___ (valueless)	4
19A	38. Hazards on the links	5
20A	40. Prison at sea	4
21A	41. ___ Island Red (chicken)	5
22A	43. *Boy Scout handbook topic	9
23A	45. League of Nations city	6
24A	47. Soak one's bib	5
25A	48. Sounds of hesitation	3
26A	49. "Six-pack" muscles	3
27A	51. Bit of body art	3
28A	52. Comics bark	3
29A	55. *One upstaging a star, say	12
30A	58. On and on and on ...	9
31A	61. One of two on some wedding cakes	5
32A	62. With 64-Across, performer who is like the words sounded out at the starts of the answers to the four starred clues	5
33A	63. Greeting in old Rome	3
34A	64. See 62-Across	5
35A	65. No longer in dreamland	5
36A	66. Barbie's beau	3
37A	67. V-formation flier	5

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Bart who was the first Super Bowl M.V.P."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STARR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. In a funk"

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 experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness; ; - christina rossetti
• Words that mean the same thing: lamentable, distressing, sorry
• The opposite would be: glad
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Evita who was played by Madonna"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that argentine soldier who became president of argentina (1895-1974)
• Words that mean the same thing: Juan Domingo Peron
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PERON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Civil rights leader Williams, who was an associate of Martin Luther King Jr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HOSEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Piece of fiction"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Intent look"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a fixed look with eyes open wide
• Words that mean the same thing: gaze
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Started the kitty"

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 place one's stake
• Words that mean the same thing: ante
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Pebble in one's shoe, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
• Words that mean the same thing: pain in the neck, pain, pain in the ass
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANNOYANCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. *Inclination to follow the majority"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: HERDINSTINCT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Sign of a theatrical hit"

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: SRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Lead-in to "la-la""

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 express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
• Words that mean the same thing: aah
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OOH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. "Couldn't care less""

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: MEH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Liturgical vestment"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves; worn by priests
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Wonderland cake words"

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: EATME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. News anchor Holt"

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: LESTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. *Phones inadvertently"

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: BUTTDIALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. Mother of Prince Harry"

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 english aristocrat who was the first wife of prince charles; her death in an automobile accident in paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
• Words that mean the same thing: Princess Diana, Lady Diana Frances Spencer, Princess of Wales
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. Not worth ___ (valueless)"

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: ASOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Hazards on the links"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
• Words that mean the same thing: hole, bunker, pin 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: TRAPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Prison at sea"

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 two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BRIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. ___ Island Red (chicken)"

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: RHODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. *Boy Scout handbook topic"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about literature.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: KNOTTYING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. League of Nations city"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a city in southwestern switzerland at the western end of lake geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations
• Words that mean the same thing: Genf, Holland gin, Geneve
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GENEVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "47. Soak one's bib"

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 pretentious or silly talk or writing
• Words that mean the same thing: boloney, slobber, baloney
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DROOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "48. Sounds of hesitation"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 68, Er, emergency room
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. "Six-pack" muscles"

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

  The answer is: ABS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "51. Bit of body art"

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 tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
• Words that mean the same thing: sleaze, intertwine, cheapness
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. Comics bark"

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: ARF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. *One upstaging a star, say"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SCENESTEALER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. On and on and on ..."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ADNAUSEAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "61. One of two on some wedding cakes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a woman who has recently been married
• Words that mean the same thing: Saint Bride, Saint Bridget, Saint Brigid
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BRIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "62. With 64-Across, performer who is like the words sounded out at the starts of the answers to the four starred clues"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
• Words that mean the same thing: articulation, spokesperson, representative
• The opposite would be: devoice
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VOICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "63. Greeting in old Rome"

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 34 Across: "64. See 62-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a theatrical performer
• Words that mean the same thing: worker, doer, player
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACTOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "65. No longer in dreamland"

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 stop sleeping
• Words that mean the same thing: come alive, wake, alive
• The opposite would be: asleep, fall asleep
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWAKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "66. Barbie's beau"

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 range of what one can know or understand
• Words that mean the same thing: sight, cognizance
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "67. V-formation flier"

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 web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
• Words that mean the same thing: bozo, goof, twat
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

December 03, 2019 Down Hints: NYT Tuesday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Persian rulers	5
2D	2. Skin care product	5
3D	3. N.L. pennant winner in 2005 and A.L. pennant winner in 2017 and 2019	5
4D	4. Marsh plant	4
5D	5. Commercial that might have a jingle	7
6D	6. Punctuation that may mean "or"	9
7D	7. Nonstandard negative	4
8D	8. Bib overalls material	5
9D	9. Pumped up, so to speak	7
10D	10. Florida, e.g., to the French	4
11D	11. Took to one's heels	3
12D	12. "The Lord of the Rings" fiend	3
13D	13. Born, in Bordeaux	3
14D	19. Like Nash's lama	4
15D	21. Cry in a game of tag	5
16D	25. Arcade game pioneer	5
17D	26. Leader on view in Red Square	5
18D	27. Fort ___, North Carolina	5
19D	28. Chopin exercise	5
20D	29. Serengeti antelope	5
21D	31. Seeress of ancient Greece	5
22D	32. Erie Canal craft	5
23D	33. Helper at a wedding	5
24D	34. Tweety and Sylvester, for two	5
25D	35. Guys who fish or hunt, say	9
26D	39. Ermine, by another name	5
27D	42. One fleeing a flood, perhaps	7
28D	44. Common promotional giveaway	7
29D	46. $5 bills, slangily	4
30D	50. Go furtively	5
31D	52. Bush 43 Supreme Court appointee	5
32D	53. Second chances, casually	5
33D	54. "___ Jacques"	5
34D	55. Give the ax	4
35D	56. Rain gutter site	4
36D	57. With the bow, musically	4
37D	58. "Selma" director DuVernay	3
38D	59. Wall Street index, with "the"	3
39D	60. Long of 2004's "Alfie"	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. Persian rulers"

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 title for the former hereditary monarch of iran
• Words that mean the same thing: Shah, Shah of Iran
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHAHS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Skin care product"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a solution containing chemicals that can change the color of a photographic print
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TONER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. N.L. pennant winner in 2005 and A.L. pennant winner in 2017 and 2019"

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: ASTRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Marsh plant"

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 tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera arundo and phragmites
• Words that mean the same thing: vibrating reed, reed instrument, Walter Reed
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Commercial that might have a jingle"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RADIOAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Punctuation that may mean "or""

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: SLASHMARK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Nonstandard negative"

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: AINT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Bib overalls material"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear
• Words that mean the same thing: jean, dungaree, blue jean
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DENIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Pumped up, so to speak"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PSYCHED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Florida, e.g., to the French"

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: ETAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Took to one's heels"

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 move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
• Words that mean the same thing: ladder, hunt, scat
• The opposite would be: malfunction, idle
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "The Lord of the Rings" fiend"

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: ORC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Born, in Bordeaux"

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 (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "19. Like Nash's lama"

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: ONEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Cry in a game of tag"

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: NOTIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Arcade game pioneer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ATARI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Leader on view in Red Square"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that russian founder of the bolsheviks and leader of the russian revolution and first head of the ussr (1870-1924)
• Words that mean the same thing: Vladimir Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, Nikolai Lenin
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LENIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Fort ___, North Carolina"

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 confederate general during the american civil war who was defeated by grant in the battle of chattanooga (1817-1876)
• Words that mean the same thing: Braxton Bragg
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BRAGG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Chopin exercise"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a short composition for a solo instrument; intended as an exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETUDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Serengeti antelope"

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 either of two large african antelopes of the genus taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELAND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Seeress of ancient Greece"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a woman who tells fortunes
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIBYL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. Erie Canal craft"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
• Words that mean the same thing: hoy, thrust ahead, push forward
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BARGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. Helper at a wedding"

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 irish prelate who deduced from the bible that creation occurred in the year 4004 bc (1581-1656)
• Words that mean the same thing: show, James Ussher, Ussher
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USHER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. Tweety and Sylvester, for two"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence
• Words that mean the same thing: cartoon, toon, animated cartoon
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "35. Guys who fish or hunt, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone who engages in sports
• Words that mean the same thing: sportswoman, sportsman, sport
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPORTSMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Ermine, by another name"

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 ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STOAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. One fleeing a flood, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who has been evacuated from a dangerous place
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVACUEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Common promotional giveaway"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TOTEBAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. $5 bills, slangily"

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: ABES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "50. Go furtively"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible
• Words that mean the same thing: stoolpigeon, snitcher, snarf
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNEAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "52. Bush 43 Supreme Court appointee"

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: ALITO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "53. Second chances, casually"

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 do over, as of (part of) a house
• Words that mean the same thing: refashion, remodel, remake
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REDOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "54. "___ Jacques""

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: FRERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. Give the ax"

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 bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
• Words that mean the same thing: hammock, net, release
• The opposite would be: hire
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SACK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Rain gutter site"

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: EAVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. With the bow, musically"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ARCO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "58. "Selma" director DuVernay"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "59. Wall Street index, with "the""

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: DOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "60. Long of 2004's "Alfie""

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: NIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	48	63.2%
Short Answer	17	22.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	4	5.3%
History	2	2.6%
Sports	2	2.6%
Literature	1	1.3%
Geography	1	1.3%
Music	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	12 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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

Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (35 Across, 43 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

March 17, 2020 Across Hints: NYT Tuesday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Vacationing, say	4
2A	5. Blue Ribbon brewer	5
3A	10. "___ Rabbit," 2019 Oscar-nominated film	4
4A	14. Mexican money	4
5A	15. Justice who replaced O'Connor	5
6A	16. Slangy prefix meaning "super"	4
7A	17. One who goes a-courting	4
8A	18. Befitting a king or queen	5
9A	19. Homes for cubs	4
10A	20. Child, to doting parents	11
11A	23. Offshoot of punk music	3
12A	24. "That being said ..."	3
13A	25. Classic Hunter S. Thompson novel, familiarly	15
14A	34. Set of values	5
15A	35. U.K. lexicon	3
16A	36. "Rubber Duckie" singer on "Sesame Street"	5
17A	37. Vaper's buy	4
18A	38. Palmer with an "army"	5
19A	40. German chancellor ___ von Bismarck	4
20A	41. Strategy during the 2003 invasion of Iraq	11
21A	44. Dot over an "i" or "j"	6
22A	46. Singer with the 1994 hit "You Gotta Be"	6
23A	49. Prefix with freak or warrior	3
24A	50. Dispute between Wikipedia page updaters	7
25A	54. ___ whiskey	3
26A	55. "Fiddling" emperor	4
27A	57. "Nothin' doin'!"	3
28A	58. On an even ___ (steady)	4
29A	59. Ambivalence ... or a hint to 20-, 25- and 41-Across	13
30A	64. Novelist Ahern with the best sellers "PS, I Love You" and "Love, Rosie"	7
31A	65. Made privy to	7
32A	67. Doesn't stop performing	7
33A	68. Place to graze	7
34A	69. As a minimum	7
35A	70. Suffered from cramps, say	7

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. Vacationing, say"

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 not present; having left
• Words that mean the same thing: by, forth, outside
• The opposite would be: home
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Blue Ribbon brewer"

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: PABST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. "___ Rabbit," 2019 Oscar-nominated film"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: JOJO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Mexican money"

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 basic unit of money in uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos
• Words that mean the same thing: Dominican peso, Philippine peso, Guinea-Bissau peso
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PESO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Justice who replaced O'Connor"

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: ALITO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Slangy prefix meaning "super""

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: UBER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. One who goes a-courting"

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 man who is the lover of a girl or young woman
• Words that mean the same thing: fashion plate, dandy, young man
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEAU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Befitting a king or queen"

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 belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
• Words that mean the same thing: majestic, royal, purple
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REGAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Homes for cubs"

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 habitation of wild animals
• Words that mean the same thing: hideout, hideaway, den
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Child, to doting parents"

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: PRIDEANDJOY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Offshoot of punk music"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. "That being said ...""

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 up to the present time
• Words that mean the same thing: hitherto, withal, up to now
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Classic Hunter S. Thompson novel, familiarly"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: FEARANDLOATHING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "34. Set of values"

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 principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group
• Words that mean the same thing: value-system, ethical code, value orientation
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETHIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "35. U.K. lexicon"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles
• Words that mean the same thing: O.E.D., Oxford English Dictionary
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "36. "Rubber Duckie" singer on "Sesame Street""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ERNIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "37. Vaper's buy"

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: ECIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Palmer with an "army""

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: ARNIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. German chancellor ___ von Bismarck"

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: OTTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Strategy during the 2003 invasion of Iraq"

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: SHOCKANDAWE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "44. Dot over an "i" or "j""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
• Words that mean the same thing: smidgin, smidge, smidgen
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TITTLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "46. Singer with the 1994 hit "You Gotta Be""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DESREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "49. Prefix with freak or warrior"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ECO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "50. Dispute between Wikipedia page updaters"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EDITWAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "54. ___ whiskey"

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 seed of the cereal grass
• Words that mean the same thing: Secale cereale, rye whiskey, rye whisky
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "55. "Fiddling" emperor"

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 roman emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of rome in 64) but the roman empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)
• Words that mean the same thing: Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus, Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NERO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "57. "Nothin' doin'!""

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: NAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "58. On an even ___ (steady)"

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 projection or ridge that suggests a keel
• Words that mean the same thing: reel, careen, swag
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KEEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "59. Ambivalence ... or a hint to 20-, 25- and 41-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MIXEDFEELINGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "64. Novelist Ahern with the best sellers "PS, I Love You" and "Love, Rosie""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CECELIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "65. Made privy to"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LETINON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "67. Doesn't stop performing"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PLAYSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "68. Place to graze"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
• Words that mean the same thing: grass, grazing land, pastureland
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PASTURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "69. As a minimum"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ATLEAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "70. Suffered from cramps, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SPASMED

  Great job if you got it right!

March 17, 2020 Tuesday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Police alert, for short	3
2D	2. Eensy	3
3D	3. "Stat!"	4
4D	4. "I agree"	10
5D	5. Presidential absolution, as for a Thanksgiving turkey	6
6D	6. Out of the wind, at sea	4
7D	7. Nickname for Angel Stadium, with "the"	4
8D	8. Pal of Kyle and Kenny on "South Park"	4
9D	9. "See? Just as I said!"	6
10D	10. Takedowns at dojos	10
11D	11. Toe the line	4
12D	12. Actress Aniston, in tabloids	3
13D	13. Stitching sites, briefly	3
14D	21. Apple introduced in 1998	4
15D	22. Ballerina's springing jump	4
16D	25. A.T.M. expense	3
17D	26. "... yadda, yadda, yadda"	3
18D	27. Ignoring the record of past events	11
19D	28. Square figure?	4
20D	29. Dunham of "Girls"	4
21D	30. Father of Thor	4
22D	31. Period during which a throne is vacant	11
23D	32. Minor gripe	3
24D	33. Prefix with political or physics	3
25D	38. Completed perfectly	4
26D	39. Icelandic saga	4
27D	42. When repeated, a World Cup chant	3
28D	43. ___ Lingus	3
29D	44. Highest point value for a Scrabble tile	3
30D	45. Winter sidewalk application	7
31D	47. Weedy vacant lot, e.g.	7
32D	48. Moray, for one	3
33D	51. Newborn	6
34D	52. ___ Bo (workout system)	3
35D	53. Pups	6
36D	56. Kind of daisy	5
37D	58. Makes socks, e.g.	5
38D	60. "Frozen" snow queen	4
39D	61. God: Sp.	4
40D	62. ___ year (2020, for example)	4
41D	63. Celebratory words before "boy" or "girl"	4
42D	64. Tax whiz, for short	3
43D	66. Homer's neighbor on "The Simpsons"	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. Police alert, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: APB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Eensy"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a short time
• Words that mean the same thing: piss, teentsy, bittie
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. "Stat!""

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

  The answer is: ASAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. "I agree""

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: YOURERIGHT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Presidential absolution, as for a Thanksgiving turkey"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of excusing a mistake or offense
• Words that mean the same thing: excuse, free pardon, amnesty
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PARDON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Out of the wind, at sea"

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

  The answer is: ALEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Nickname for Angel Stadium, with "the""

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: BIGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Pal of Kyle and Kenny on "South Park""

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: STAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. "See? Just as I said!""

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: TOLDYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Takedowns at dojos"

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: JUDOTHROWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Toe the line"

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

  The answer is: OBEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Actress Aniston, in tabloids"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: JEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Stitching sites, briefly"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a state in northwestern united states on the pacific
• Words that mean the same thing: Oregon, Beaver State, operating room
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "21. Apple introduced in 1998"

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: IMAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Ballerina's springing jump"

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: JETE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. A.T.M. expense"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
• Words that mean the same thing: tip, bung
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. "... yadda, yadda, yadda""

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: ETC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Ignoring the record of past events"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that unconcerned with or unrelated to history or to historical development or to tradition
• The opposite would be: historical
• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AHISTORICAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Square figure?"

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 dull stupid fatuous person
• Words that mean the same thing: jerk
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DORK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Dunham of "Girls""

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 russian river in siberia; flows northward into the laptev sea
• Words that mean the same thing: Lena River
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LENA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Father of Thor"

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 (norse mythology) ruler of the aesir; supreme god of war and poetry and knowledge and wisdom (for which he gave an eye) and husband of frigg; identified with the teutonic wotan
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Period during which a throne is vacant"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the time between two reigns, governments, etc.
• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INTERREGNUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Minor gripe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "33. Prefix with political or physics"

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

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: GEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Completed perfectly"

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 succeed at easily
• Words that mean the same thing: pass with flying colors, nail, sweep through
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Icelandic saga"

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 tropical starchy tuberous root
• Words that mean the same thing: taro root, cocoyam, dasheen
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. When repeated, a World Cup chant"

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: OLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. ___ Lingus"

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: AER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Highest point value for a Scrabble tile"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
• Words that mean the same thing: x, decade, ten-spot
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Winter sidewalk application"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ICEMELT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Weedy vacant lot, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that something very ugly and offensive
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EYESORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Moray, for one"

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 33 Down: "51. Newborn"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
• Words that mean the same thing: baby, babe
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INFANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "52. ___ Bo (workout system)"

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: TAE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "53. Pups"

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 young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
• Words that mean the same thing: pup, whelp
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WHELPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "56. Kind of daisy"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any north american shrubby perennial herb of the genus heliopsis having large yellow daisylike flowers
• Words that mean the same thing: heliopsis
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OXEYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "58. Makes socks, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a fabric made by knitting
• Words that mean the same thing: plain stitch, crumple, plain
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KNITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "60. "Frozen" snow queen"

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: ELSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "61. God: Sp."

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: DIOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "62. ___ year (2020, for example)"

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 light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
• Words that mean the same thing: leaping, bound, jump
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "63. Celebratory words before "boy" or "girl""

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: ITSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "64. Tax whiz, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an accountant who has passed certain examinations and met all other statutory and licensing requirements of a united states state to be certified by that state
• Words that mean the same thing: certified public accountant
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 43 Down: "66. Homer's neighbor on "The Simpsons""

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: NED

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	52	66.7%
Short Answer	14	17.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	3.8%
Abbreviation	3	3.8%
Literature	2	2.6%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%
Music	1	1.3%
History	1	1.3%
Science/Technology	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	43
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	5.1 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: September 26, 2025 at 11:38 AM