June 26, 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
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (37 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Wednesday Puzzle June 26, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Spanish newborn	4
2A	5. Store offering that can be free	3
3A	8. Produce producers	5
4A	13. Complete	4
5A	14. Help around the house	4
6A	16. Sans-serif font choice	5
7A	17. HEBREWS	9
8A	19. "American ___ Warrior" (NBC competition series)	5
9A	20. Condescending sort	5
10A	21. One of the first five inductees at Cooperstown	4
11A	23. Break down	3
12A	24. WEAVER	13
13A	27. Flicked bit	3
14A	29. Go after, in a way	3
15A	30. Take it easy	4
16A	31. "What chutzpah!"	8
17A	34. "Cut that out!"	6
18A	38. Big name in snow blowers	4
19A	39. Paycheck abbr.	3
20A	41. "Holy guacamole!"	4
21A	42. Alfred Nobel and others	6
22A	45. Top with spaghetti straps	8
23A	48. Airing	4
24A	50. Little bit	3
25A	51. Sleep study stage	3
26A	52. SHERIFFS	13
27A	57. Be behind	3
28A	58. "Toy Story" boy	4
29A	59. Oldest golfer to win a P.G.A. Tour event (at 52 years 10 months)	5
30A	61. Birthing	5
31A	63. IRATE	9
32A	66. In need of a break, say	5
33A	67. Come up short	4
34A	68. Canine command usually spoken slowly in a low voice	4
35A	69. Compete in a no-blinking contest	5
36A	70. Down	3
37A	71. Insignificant	4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Spanish newborn"

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: BEBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Store offering that can be free"

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: APP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "8. Produce producers"

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 workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
• Words that mean the same thing: farm, grow, raise
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FARMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Complete"

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 (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
• Words that mean the same thing: concluded, o'er, ended
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Help around the house"

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 female domestic
• Words that mean the same thing: maidservant, housemaid, maiden
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Sans-serif font choice"

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: ARIAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. HEBREWS"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: BEERMAKER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. "American ___ Warrior" (NBC competition series)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations; a person skilled in ninjutsu
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NINJA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Condescending sort"

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 regarded as arrogant and annoying
• Words that mean the same thing: beak, snout, hooter
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNOOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. One of the first five inductees at Cooperstown"

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: COBB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Break down"

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 dyspneic condition
• Words that mean the same thing: breathlessness, prick, motherfucker
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. WEAVER"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TRUEBELIEVERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Flicked bit"

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 residue that remains when something is burned
• Words that mean the same thing: ash tree
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Go after, in a way"

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 french writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)
• Words that mean the same thing: action, litigate, process
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Take it easy"

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 hang loosely or laxly
• Words that mean the same thing: waste one's time, lounge around, lounge about
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOLL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. "What chutzpah!""

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: THENERVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. "Cut that out!""

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: STOPIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Big name in snow blowers"

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: TORO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Paycheck abbr."

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. "Holy guacamole!""

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: GOSH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Alfred Nobel and others"

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 native or inhabitant of sweden
• Words that mean the same thing: Swedish turnip, Swede, rutabaga
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWEDES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "45. Top with spaghetti straps"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a short sleeveless undergarment for women
• Words that mean the same thing: underbodice
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAMISOLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "48. Airing"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ONTV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "50. Little bit"

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 slight amount or degree of difference
• Words that mean the same thing: shade
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. Sleep study stage"

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 recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep
• Words that mean the same thing: paradoxical sleep, rapid eye movement sleep, REM sleep
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "52. SHERIFFS"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: JAZZGUITARIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "57. Be behind"

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

  The answer is: OWE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "58. "Toy Story" boy"

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: ANDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "59. Oldest golfer to win a P.G.A. Tour event (at 52 years 10 months)"

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 united states golfer known for the graceful arc of his swing (1912-2002)
• Words that mean the same thing: Samuel Jackson Snead, Sam Snead
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNEAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "61. Birthing"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
• Words that mean the same thing: lying-in, task, Department of Labor
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LABOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "63. IRATE"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that one who estimates officially the worth or value or quality of things
• Words that mean the same thing: authenticator, valuator
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APPRAISER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "66. In need of a break, say"

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 lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
• Words that mean the same thing: shopworn, sap, commonplace
• The opposite would be: rested, refresh
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIRED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "67. Come up short"

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 fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
• Words that mean the same thing: recede, fall back, suffer
• The opposite would be: win, keep
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "68. Canine command usually spoken slowly in a low voice"

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 continuing or remaining in a place or state
• Words that mean the same thing: detain, outride, appease
• The opposite would be: change, move
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "69. Compete in a no-blinking contest"

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 36 Across: "70. Down"

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: sorry, pitiful, lamentable
• 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 37 Across: "71. Insignificant"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small pond of standing water
• Words that mean the same thing: bare, simple
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MERE

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Wednesday Crossword Down Clues - June 26, 2019 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Short cut	3
2D	2. Special holiday periods	4
3D	3. Empathetic comment	9
4D	4. What autocorrect corrects	5
5D	5. College athlete, e.g.	7
6D	6. Land east of Iran: Abbr.	3
7D	7. One-___ (modest bathing attire)	5
8D	8. Part of an auto engine	7
9D	9. Melber of MSNBC	3
10D	10. Light wash	5
11D	11. Something a college junior has that a freshman usually doesn't	5
12D	12. Big hunks	5
13D	15. Whimsically witty	5
14D	18. Clicking device	5
15D	22. Bits of writing often accompanied by headshots	4
16D	25. Group of quail	4
17D	26. Some recurring YouTube journals	5
18D	27. Figures on USA's "Suits": Abbr.	4
19D	28. Third place	4
20D	32. Help for pulling an all-nighter	5
21D	33. And the like: Abbr.	3
22D	35. What connoisseurs don't have, by definition	9
23D	36. Key with a chain, maybe	4
24D	37. The enemy	4
25D	40. Help in supporting (or refuting) a hunch	4
26D	43. "Get ready!"	7
27D	44. Knock for a loop	4
28D	46. Shade akin to rust	7
29D	47. ___ Menzel, Tony-winning actress for "Wicked"	5
30D	49. Author of "Burr" and "Lincoln"	5
31D	52. Sudden shocks	5
32D	53. Look forward to	5
33D	54. Two-tone beast that sleeps standing up	5
34D	55. Printed slips	5
35D	56. Great shakes?	5
36D	60. Precious	4
37D	62. Contraction in "Jingle Bells"	3
38D	64. Spot for a good cause, for short	3
39D	65. Whiskey choice	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. Short cut"

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 former monetary unit in great britain
• Words that mean the same thing: curtsy, bobfloat, bobsleigh
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Special holiday periods"

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 (old testament) adam's wife in judeo-christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; god created eve from adam's rib and placed adam and eve in the garden of eden
• Words that mean the same thing: Eve, eventide, evening
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Empathetic comment"

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: BEENTHERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. What autocorrect corrects"

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 wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
• Words that mean the same thing: misplay, wrongdoing, erroneous belief
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERROR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. College athlete, e.g."

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 someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
• Words that mean the same thing: unpaid, recreational, inexpert
• The opposite would be: professional
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMATEUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Land east of Iran: Abbr."

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: PAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. One-___ (modest bathing attire)"

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 separate part of a whole
• Words that mean the same thing: small-arm, assemble, spell
• The opposite would be: disassemble
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIECE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Part of an auto engine"

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: FANBELT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Melber of MSNBC"

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: ARI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Light wash"

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 liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint
• Words that mean the same thing: gargle, rinsing, rinse off
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RINSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Something a college junior has that a freshman usually doesn't"

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 commissioned military officer in the united states army or air force or marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
• Words that mean the same thing: John R. Major, John Roy Major, John Major
• The opposite would be: minor
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAJOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Big hunks"

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 block consisting of a thick piece of something
• Words that mean the same thing: slab
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLABS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "15. Whimsically witty"

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 comical in an odd or whimsical manner
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DROLL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Clicking device"

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 of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
• Words that mean the same thing: pussyfoot, sneak, black eye
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Bits of writing often accompanied by headshots"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: BIOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Group of quail"

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 large gathering of people of a particular type
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEVY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Some recurring YouTube journals"

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: VLOGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Figures on USA's "Suits": Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ATTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Third place"

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 act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
• Words that mean the same thing: display, show up, evidence
• The opposite would be: disprove, hide
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. Help for pulling an all-nighter"

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: NODOZ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. And the like: Abbr."

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: ETC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. What connoisseurs don't have, by definition"

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: POORTASTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Key with a chain, maybe"

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 small island
• Words that mean the same thing: islet
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ISLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. The enemy"

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: THEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. Help in supporting (or refuting) a hunch"

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 collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
• Words that mean the same thing: information, data point, datum
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DATA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "43. "Get ready!""

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: ENGARDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "44. Knock for a loop"

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 make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
• Words that mean the same thing: bedaze, stupefy, sandbag
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. Shade akin to rust"

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: MARSRED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. ___ Menzel, Tony-winning actress for "Wicked""

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: IDINA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. Author of "Burr" and "Lincoln""

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 united states writer (born in 1925)
• Words that mean the same thing: Eugene Luther Vidal, Gore Vidal
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VIDAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "52. Sudden shocks"

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 sudden jarring impact
• Words that mean the same thing: jerk, jerking, jolt
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JOLTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "53. Look forward to"

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 look forward to the probable occurrence of
• Words that mean the same thing: look, wait, expect
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWAIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "54. Two-tone beast that sleeps standing up"

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 any of several fleet black-and-white striped african equines
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZEBRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. Printed slips"

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 mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
• Words that mean the same thing: misprint, typographical error, literal
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TYPOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Great shakes?"

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 shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
• Words that mean the same thing: temblor, quake, earthquake
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEISM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "60. Precious"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
• Words that mean the same thing: pricy, love, darling
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "62. Contraction in "Jingle Bells""

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: OER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "64. Spot for a good cause, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a protein manufactured exclusively by the prostate gland; psa is produced for the ejaculate where it liquifies the semen and allows sperm cells to swim freely; elevated levels of psa in blood serum are associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer
• Words that mean the same thing: prostate specific antigen
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "65. Whiskey choice"

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: rye whiskey, Secale cereale, 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!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	55	72.4%
Short Answer	12	15.8%
Abbreviation	5	6.6%
History	2	2.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	4.9 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (31 clues)
• Down Clues (33 clues)
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, July 17, 2021

Difficulty Level: Challenging Thursday Puzzle

Total Clues: 64 (31 Across, 33 Down)

Average Word Length: 6.0 letters

NYT Saturday Crossword Across Clues - July 17, 2021 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. High branch, for short	6
2A	7. "Don't make me laugh!"	6
3A	13. Library of Alexandria collection	6
4A	14. It reaches Washington heights	7
5A	15. First name in flight	6
6A	16. Boxer whose full name is made up of only three different letters	8
7A	17. Pea piercers	5
8A	18. Endangered wetlands reptile of the northeastern U.S.	9
9A	19. Name in a noted '90s breakup	4
10A	20. Back up	4
11A	21. Bagel variety	5
12A	22. Pull (out)	3
13A	23. Sterling Cooper ___ Pryce ("Mad Men" ad agency)	6
14A	25. Pig tail?	3
15A	26. Break down for closer analysis, as data	12
16A	30. Iconic iPhone addition of 2011	13
17A	33. Ones exploited in a capitalist system, per Marx	12
18A	35. Corvine cry	3
19A	38. First international rock band to play in Cuba (2016), with "the"	6
20A	39. Raider's grp.	3
21A	40. Hardly klutzy	5
22A	43. Christine ___ Whitman, first female governor of New Jersey	4
23A	44. Victorian greeting	4
24A	45. Dead tree edition	9
25A	47. Hat tips	5
26A	48. "Anyhoo ..."	8
27A	49. Shout from a teen's bedroom	6
28A	50. Petty tyrants	7
29A	51. Green party?	6
30A	52. Diamonds used in fashion	6
31A	53. Places of rest	6

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. High branch, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard 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: SCOTUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. "Don't make me laugh!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GOSHNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "13. Library of Alexandria collection"

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 paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient egyptians and greeks and romans
• Words that mean the same thing: Egyptian paper rush, papyrus, paper rush
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAPYRI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. It reaches Washington heights"

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 (of weather) wet by periods of rain
• Words that mean the same thing: showery, rainy
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAINIER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. First name in flight"

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 congenital absence of an arm or leg
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMELIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Boxer whose full name is made up of only three different letters"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LAILAALI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Pea piercers"

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 prong on a fork or pitchfork or antler
• Words that mean the same thing: tine, tin, put up
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TINES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Endangered wetlands reptile of the northeastern U.S."

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: BOGTURTLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Name in a noted '90s breakup"

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 former communist country in eastern europe and northern asia; established in 1922; included russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (ukraine and byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 december 1991
• Words that mean the same thing: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Russia, Soviet Union
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USSR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Back up"

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 footwear usually with wooden soles
• Words that mean the same thing: congest, clog up, geta
• The opposite would be: unclog
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "21. Bagel variety"

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 extensive tract of level open land
• Words that mean the same thing: spare, homely, plainly
• The opposite would be: fancy, cheer
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "22. Pull (out)"

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 knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
• Words that mean the same thing: bow down, accede, give in
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "23. Sterling Cooper ___ Pryce ("Mad Men" ad agency)"

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 dealer in fabrics and sewing materials (and sometimes in clothing and drygoods)
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRAPER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "25. Pig tail?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a brutal terrorist group active in kashmir; fights against india with the goal of restoring islamic rule of india
• Words that mean the same thing: get, allow, Lashkar-e-Taiba
• The opposite would be: disallow, forbid
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "26. Break down for closer analysis, as data"

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: SLICEANDDICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. Iconic iPhone addition of 2011"

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: EMOJIKEYBOARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Ones exploited in a capitalist system, per Marx"

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

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: WAGELABORERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Corvine cry"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. First international rock band to play in Cuba (2016), with "the""

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 lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
• Words that mean the same thing: pit, Edward Durell Stone, gemstone
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STONES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Raider's grp."

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 federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations
• Words that mean the same thing: Drug Enforcement Agency, Drug Enforcement Administration
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Hardly klutzy"

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 moving quickly and lightly
• Words that mean the same thing: nimble, quick, spry
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Christine ___ Whitman, first female governor of New Jersey"

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 scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)
• Words that mean the same thing: Lord Todd, Sweeney Todd, Sir Alexander Robertus Todd
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TODD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Victorian greeting"

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: GDAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. Dead tree edition"

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: PAPERCOPY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Hat tips"

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 top edge of a vessel or other container
• Words that mean the same thing: lip, brim, rim
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BRIMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. "Anyhoo ...""

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: IDIGRESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "49. Shout from a teen's bedroom"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GOAWAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "50. Petty tyrants"

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: TINGODS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "51. Green party?"

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 someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
• Words that mean the same thing: tyro, beginner, tiro
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOVICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "52. Diamonds used in fashion"

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 covered gravy holder of silver or other metal containing a detachable central vessel for hot water to keep the gravy warm
• Words that mean the same thing: argyll
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARGYLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "53. Places of rest"

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 cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church)
• Words that mean the same thing: crypt
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRYPTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Saturday Puzzle July 17, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Whirlpools	7
2D	2. Sleeveless undergarment	8
3D	3. Family time at the pool	8
4D	4. President when Texas was admitted to the Union	5
5D	5. "Exodus" novelist	4
6D	6. "Cheap Thrills" pop star	3
7D	7. Dressage criterion	4
8D	8. Grease	5
9D	9. Snafu	5
10D	10. Having a gap	6
11D	11. "Whoa, ___!"	6
12D	12. Position	6
13D	14. Inductee into the National Toy Hall of Fame five years after his sister	11
14D	16. They go around in circles	11
15D	18. High-flying picnic game	11
16D	20. "___ Wife," Pulitzer Prize-winning George Kelly play	6
17D	23. Already: Fr.	4
18D	24. Like corduroy	6
19D	27. Yoga pose done on hands and knees	3
20D	28. Acts lovey-dovey	4
21D	29. Lent feature	3
22D	31. Topping brand with multiple misspellings in its name	8
23D	32. Proposed legislation often debated alongside the DACA program	8
24D	34. Goes along	7
25D	35. Literally, "heads"	6
26D	36. Moroccan resort city on the Atlantic	6
27D	37. Clearing	6
28D	41. Like herons and flamingos	5
29D	42. Documentarian Morris	5
30D	44. Unexpected windfall, figuratively	5
31D	46. Give up	4
32D	47. Insensitive sort	4
33D	49. Major vitamin retailer	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. Whirlpools"

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: SPATUBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Sleeveless undergarment"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a short sleeveless undergarment for women
• Words that mean the same thing: underbodice
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAMISOLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Family time at the pool"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: OPENSWIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. President when Texas was admitted to the Union"

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 elected vice president and became the 10th president of the united states when harrison died (1790-1862)
• Words that mean the same thing: President Tyler, John Tyler
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TYLER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. "Exodus" novelist"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: URIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. "Cheap Thrills" pop star"

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: SIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Dressage criterion"

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 rate of moving (especially walking or running)
• Words that mean the same thing: pace
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Grease"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OILUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Snafu"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a vicious angry growl
• Words that mean the same thing: entangle, snarl up, maze
• The opposite would be: disentangle, unsnarl
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNARL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Having a gap"

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: HIATAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "Whoa, ___!""

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: NELLIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Position"

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 the countries of asia
• Words that mean the same thing: tailor, East, orientate
• The opposite would be: disorient
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORIENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Inductee into the National Toy Hall of Fame five years after his sister"

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: RAGGEDYANDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "16. They go around in circles"

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: LOOPDELOOPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "18. High-flying picnic game"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: BLANKETTOSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "20. "___ Wife," Pulitzer Prize-winning George Kelly play"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CRAIGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. Already: Fr."

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: DEJA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "24. Like corduroy"

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 form vertical ribs by knitting
• Words that mean the same thing: roast, poke fun, guy
• The opposite would be: ribless
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIBBED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Yoga pose done on hands and knees"

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 female of domestic cattle:
• Words that mean the same thing: overawe, moo-cow
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Acts lovey-dovey"

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 sound made by a pigeon
• Words that mean the same thing: coo
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Lent feature"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
• Words that mean the same thing: capitulum, auricle, spike
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Topping brand with multiple misspellings in its name"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: REDDIWIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Proposed legislation often debated alongside the DACA program"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DREAMACT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. Goes along"

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: SAYSYES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "35. Literally, "heads""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure
• Words that mean the same thing: head, caput
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAPITA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "36. Moroccan resort city on the Atlantic"

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

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: AGADIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "37. Clearing"

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 rub with a circular motion
• Words that mean the same thing: wipe, pass over
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WIPING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. Like herons and flamingos"

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 (of plants) having tall spindly stems
• Words that mean the same thing: long-shanked, long-legged, tall-growing
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEGGY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "42. Documentarian Morris"

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: ERROL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "44. Unexpected windfall, figuratively"

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 sauce made by adding stock, flour, or other ingredients to the juice and fat that drips from cooking meats
• Words that mean the same thing: gold rush, windfall, bonanza
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GRAVY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "46. Give up"

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 give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
• Words that mean the same thing: grant, surrender, yield
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CEDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "47. Insensitive sort"

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 crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
• Words that mean the same thing: churl, Goth, tike
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "49. Major vitamin retailer"

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: GNC

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	78.1%
Short Answer	7	10.9%
Geography	2	3.1%
Abbreviation	1	1.6%
Literature	1	1.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.6%
Sports	1	1.6%
History	1	1.6%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	31
Down Clues	33
Total Clues	64
Average Answer Length	6.0 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Saturday, and these puzzles are usually challenging level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 6 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 16, 2025 at 06:31 AM