27403 Mon Nov 18, 2024 NYT by Rajeswari Rajamani

Across Clues :

1. Take a chill pill, 6. Welsh dog breed, 11. "Yuck!", 14. Self-evident truth, 15. Spheres of study, 16. July-August zodiac sign, 17. Personal bidding, in an idiom, 19. Part of a train … or an alternative to one, 20. ___ Scurry, first Black woman in the National Soccer Hall of Fame, 21. Museum info displayer, 23. Wee, informally, 24. ___ Moines, Iowa, 27. Take ___ (catch some Z's), 28. Who went "up the hill" in a nursery rhyme, 32. Glass fragment, 36. Suspend, 37. Great Plains tribe, 38. Speaking and pointing at objects, in a game of charades, 39. Mel in the Baseball Hall of Fame, 40. High-fives, basically, 41. Actor Guinness, 42. Ooze, 43. Spanish babies, 44. Two-player offensive sequence in basketball, 47. Instructional talk at an expo, informally, 48. Facility at many a luxury resort, 49. Doughnut shapes, mathematically speaking, 53. Steamy literary genre, 56. Maneuvered (through), as traffic, 58. Bit of cricket gear, 59. Like a hard-to-believe story, 62. Broadway, for one: Abbr, 63. Corrected with Ctrl+Z, 64. "Kate & ___" (1980s sitcom), 65. "Certainly!", 66. Religious factions, 67. Adheres to, as a deadline

Down Clues :

1. Synagogue leader, 2. Put forth, as effort, 3. Permitted by law, 4. Perfectly fine, 5. Marvel Comics mutant, 6. Real scoundrel, 7. Soldier of Sauron in "The Lord of the Rings", 8. "You ___ what you sow", 9. Like a brave knight, 10. One of more than 14,000 that make up Japan, 11. Iconic landmark in Yosemite Valley, 12. Partner of tear, 13. Boggle find, 18. Zippo, 22. Persuade with flattery, 25. Was bouncing off the walls?, 26. Performers of kickflips and boardslides, 28. Law school grads, in brief, 29. Subgenre for Lorde and Lana Del Rey, 30. Leisurely run, 31. "Sometimes ___ is more", 32. Finger-clicking sound, 33. Hindu festival of colors, 34. Amusing stories from a public speaker, 35. What goes up after a countdown?, 40. Weekend comedy show, for short, 42. Flavored ice treat, 45. ___ curiae (friend of the court), 46. On which croquet and cornhole are played, 49. On which Ping-Pong and air hockey are played, 50. Tiny egg, 51. Like the Olympic cauldron every four years, 52. Keeps the engine running, say, 53. Site where NWT = "New With Tags" and GU = "Gently Used", 54. Five-star review, 55. Rock band with an electric name, 57. Wax-coated cheese, 60. D.I.Y. purchase, 61. Distractions on many free apps

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 18, 2024

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

New York Times, Monday, November 18, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Take a chill pill. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RELAX

  Possible Answer : loose, unbend, unwind, slow_down, loosen, unlax, slack, slacken, unstrain, slack_up, make_relaxed, loosen_up, decompress, relax

  Possible Opposite Answer : tense, stiffen, strain




• The clue is 6. Welsh dog breed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CORGI

  Possible Answer : corgi, Welsh_corgi




• The clue is 11. "Yuck!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EWW




• The clue is 14. Self-evident truth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXIOM

  Possible Answer : maxim, axiom




• The clue is 15. Spheres of study. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREAS

  Possible Answer : field, arena, country, expanse, area, orbit, surface_area, region, domain, sphere




• The clue is 16. July-August zodiac sign. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEO

  Possible Answer : Leo, Leo_the_Lion, Lion




• The clue is 17. Personal bidding, in an idiom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BECKANDCALL




• The clue is 19. Part of a train … or an alternative to one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAR

  Possible Answer : auto, automobile, motorcar, railcar, railway_car, gondola, cable_car, railroad_car, elevator_car, car, machine




• The clue is 20. ___ Scurry, first Black woman in the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRIANA




• The clue is 21. Museum info displayer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLACARD

  Possible Answer : bill, poster, posting, notice, card, placard




• The clue is 23. Wee, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITTY




• The clue is 24. ___ Moines, Iowa. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DES

  Possible Answer : diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, DE, stilbesterol, diethylstilbesterol, DES, stilboestrol, First_State, Diamond_State, Delaware, stilbestrol




• The clue is 27. Take ___ (catch some Z's). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANAP




• The clue is 28. Who went "up the hill" in a nursery rhyme. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JACKANDJILL




• The clue is 32. Glass fragment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHARD

  Possible Answer : fragment, shard, sherd




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

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

  The answer: HALT

  Possible Answer : stanch, halting, arrest, halt, freeze, stay, block, stoppage, gimpy, crippled, stem, kibosh, staunch, game, hitch, hold, lame, check, stop

  Possible Opposite Answer : start




• The clue is 37. Great Plains tribe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTOE

  Possible Answer : Oto, Otoe




• The clue is 38. Speaking and pointing at objects, in a game of charades. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NONOS




• The clue is 39. Mel in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTT




• The clue is 40. High-fives, basically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLAPS

  Possible Answer : slap, smack, smacking




• The clue is 41. Actor Guinness. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALEC




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

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

  The answer: SEEP

  Possible Answer : ooze, seep




• The clue is 43. Spanish babies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NENES




• The clue is 44. Two-player offensive sequence in basketball. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PICKANDROLL




• The clue is 47. Instructional talk at an expo, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEMO

  Possible Answer : demonstration, demonstrate, present, show, exhibit, demo




• The clue is 48. Facility at many a luxury resort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPA

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




• The clue is 49. Doughnut shapes, mathematically speaking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORI

  Possible Answer : torus, tore, toroid




• The clue is 53. Steamy literary genre. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EROTICA

  Possible Answer : pornography, porno, erotica, smut, porn




• The clue is 56. Maneuvered (through), as traffic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEAVED

  Possible Answer : wind, weave, waver, tissue, wander, interweave, thread, meander

  Possible Opposite Answer : unweave




• The clue is 58. Bit of cricket gear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAT

  Possible Answer : at-bat, bat, clobber, chiropteran, flutter, cream, drub, lick, thrash, squash_racket, cricket_bat, squash_racquet




• The clue is 59. Like a hard-to-believe story. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COCKANDBULL




• The clue is 62. Broadway, for one: Abbr. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVE




• The clue is 63. Corrected with Ctrl+Z. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNDID

  Possible Answer : loosen, unmake, unwrap, untie, undo

  Possible Opposite Answer : wrap, make




• The clue is 64. "Kate & ___" (1980s sitcom). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLIE




• The clue is 65. "Certainly!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YES

  Possible Answer : yes

  Possible Opposite Answer : no




• The clue is 66. Religious factions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECTS

  Possible Answer : religious_sect, sect, religious_order, faction




• The clue is 67. Adheres to, as a deadline. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEETS

  Possible Answer : satisfy, encounter, assemble, match, run_across, fulfil, meet, get_together, conform_to, gather, fit, touch, fulfill, play, contact, forgather, suffer, see, come_across, take_on, run_into, receive, cope_with, sports_meeting, foregather, fill, converge, adjoin

  Possible Opposite Answer : diverge

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: RABBI

  Possible Answer: rabbi, Rabbi

• The clue is 2. Put forth, as effort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXERT

  Possible Answer: maintain, wield, exercise, exert

• The clue is 3. Permitted by law. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LICIT

  Possible Answer: lawful, legitimate, licit

  Possible Opposite Answer : illicit

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

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

  The answer: AOKAY

• The clue is 5. Marvel Comics mutant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: XMAN

• The clue is 6. Real scoundrel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAD

  Possible Answer: heel, bounder, cad, blackguard, computer-aided_design, CAD, hound, dog

• The clue is 7. Soldier of Sauron in "The Lord of the Rings". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORC

• The clue is 8. "You ___ what you sow". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REAP

  Possible Answer: glean, reap, draw, harvest

• The clue is 9. Like a brave knight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GALLANT

  Possible Answer: dandy, fop, knightly, lofty, swell, majestic, proud, gallant, sheik, beau, chivalrous, clotheshorse, dude, fashion_plate, squire, dashing

• The clue is 10. One of more than 14,000 that make up Japan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISLAND

  Possible Answer: island

• The clue is 11. Iconic landmark in Yosemite Valley. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELCAPITAN

• The clue is 12. Partner of tear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEAR

  Possible Answer: wear_down, break, endure, outwear, wear_out, assume, don, wearing, fatigue, habiliment, bust, article_of_clothing, fag_out, wear, wearable, wear_off, put_on, weary, clothing, hold_out, tire_out, fag, bear, tire, wear_thin, get_into, wear_upon, have_on, jade, fall_apart, vesture

  Possible Opposite Answer : refresh

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

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

  The answer: WORD

  Possible Answer: news, countersign, Bible, word_of_honor, Holy_Writ, Son, Scripture, tidings, give_voice, Book, word, Logos, password, watchword, Word_of_God, Good_Book, formulate, parole, articulate, give-and-take, Holy_Scripture, phrase, Word, discussion, intelligence, Christian_Bible

• The clue is 18. Zippo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NADA

  Possible Answer: aught, nix, zero, nil, cipher, cypher, naught, zip, goose_egg, null, zippo, nada, zilch, nothing

• The clue is 22. Persuade with flattery. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAJOLE

  Possible Answer: sweet-talk, inveigle, cajole, palaver, wheedle, blarney, coax

• The clue is 25. Was bouncing off the walls?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECHOED

  Possible Answer: reverberate, repeat, ring, resound, echo, recall

• The clue is 26. Performers of kickflips and boardslides. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKATERS

  Possible Answer: skater

• The clue is 28. Law school grads, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JDS

• The clue is 29. Subgenre for Lorde and Lana Del Rey. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALTPOP

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

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

  The answer: LOPE

  Possible Answer: canter, trot, lope, jog

• The clue is 31. "Sometimes ___ is more". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LESS

  Possible Answer: to_a_lesser_extent, less

  Possible Opposite Answer : more

• The clue is 32. Finger-clicking sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNAP

  Possible Answer: snatch_up, crack, grab, snap, snatch, shot, lose_it, snap_fastener, bust, ginger_snap, picnic, catch, duck_soup, cracking, piece_of_cake, snapshot, shoot, break_down, photograph, elasticity, centering, snap_bean, pushover, snarl, gingersnap, ginger_nut, child's_play, tear, click, press_stud, walkover, rupture, cinch, flick, breeze

  Possible Opposite Answer : inelasticity

• The clue is 33. Hindu festival of colors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOLI

• The clue is 34. Amusing stories from a public speaker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANECDOTES

  Possible Answer: anecdote

• The clue is 35. What goes up after a countdown?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROCKET

  Possible Answer: skyrocket, projectile, roquette, rocket, garden_rocket, arugula, rocket_salad, Eruca_vesicaria_sativa, Eruca_sativa, rocket_engine

• The clue is 40. Weekend comedy show, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNL

• The clue is 42. Flavored ice treat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOCONE

• The clue is 45. ___ curiae (friend of the court). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMICUS

• The clue is 46. On which croquet and cornhole are played. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAWN

  Possible Answer: lawn

• The clue is 49. On which Ping-Pong and air hockey are played. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TABLE

  Possible Answer: shelve, prorogue, table, tabular_array, hold_over, tabularise, put_over, put_off, set_back, mesa, remit, tabularize, postpone, tabulate, defer, board

• The clue is 50. Tiny egg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVULE

  Possible Answer: ovule

• The clue is 51. Like the Olympic cauldron every four years. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RELIT

• The clue is 52. Keeps the engine running, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDLES

  Possible Answer: stagnate, laze, tick_over, idle, slug

  Possible Opposite Answer : work, run

• The clue is 53. Site where NWT = "New With Tags" and GU = "Gently Used". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBAY

• The clue is 54. Five-star review. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAVE

  Possible Answer: rabbit_on, gush, mouth_off, rant, spout, rave, jabber

• The clue is 55. Rock band with an electric name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACDC

• The clue is 57. Wax-coated cheese. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDAM

  Possible Answer: Edam

• The clue is 60. D.I.Y. purchase. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KIT

  Possible Answer: outfit, kit, kit_up, kit_out

• The clue is 61. Distractions on many free apps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADS

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

27396 Mon Nov 11, 2024 NYT by Patrick Gramza and John Kugelman

Across Clues :

1. App also called "the Gram," informally, 6. Put money (on), 9. Store with a mazelike layout, 13. Its capital is Kathmandu, 14. Insect flitting around a flame, 15. Seize, 16. Island-hopping vacation that might start and end in Miami, 19. MSNBC host Melber, 20. Michelob ___ (light beer), 21. Painter's propper-upper, 22. Dub, 24. "Raggedy" doll, 25. Huffer and puffer in a classic fairy tale, 30. Aardvark's fare, 34. Fall flower, 35. Letter-shaped girder, 36. Confident, 37. With 4-Down, island-themed cocktail, 38. Laundry product that was once the subject of a viral internet challenge, 41. The second O of O-O-O, 42. Ole Miss rival, 44. Own (up), 45. Put into law, 47. Cake decorator, 48. Raps off the cuff, 50. Islet, 52. Burglar's booty, 53. Popular sans-serif font, 56. Ancient Mexican, 59. ___ McMuffin (fast-food sandwich), 62. Trio of average guys, as seen at the ends of 16-, 25- and 48-Across, 65. Early Ron Howard role, 66. Pub purchase, 67. Writer ___ Allan Poe, 68. The "M" in Y.M.C.A., 69. "Pick a card, ___ card!", 70. Final authority

Down Clues :

1. Ancient Peruvian, 2. Within earshot, 3. When cherry blossoms bloom, 4. See 37-Across, 5. Visual accompaniment to a musical release, 6. Wild pig, 7. Europe's highest active volcano, 8. Active ingredient in marijuana, for short, 9. Tropical lizards, 10. "Momager" of the Kardashians, 11. Simplicity, 12. Brother of Cain, 14. Ran into, 17. Ran, as colors, 18. Kylo ___ of "Star Wars" films, 23. Rightmost president on Mount Rushmore, familiarly, 24. Hairdo that might be combed with a pick, 25. Disney's follow-up to "Dumbo", 26. Physicist Newton, 27. Dentist's "Just a little more", 28. Very overweight, 29. Expire, as a subscription, 31. Reason to use sunflower butter in a PB&J, 32. Tiny amount, 33. Religious offshoots, 39. Kinda borderline, 40. Breaks off, 43. Places to play Pac-Man and Skee-Ball, 46. Sch. whose campus includes Washington Square and Union Square, 49. Remove, as a layer, 51. ___ Baba, 53. Chemistry building block, 54. Tug-of-war equipment, 55. "Let's do this!", 56. Related (to), 57. Kooky, 58. Explosive stuff, 60. Mardi ___, 61. Pita sandwich, 63. Busy bee in Apr., 64. Nabokov novel

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 11, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. App also called "the Gram," informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INSTA

  
  



• The clue is 6. Put money (on). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BET

  
  

  Possible Answer : count, stake, stakes, calculate, play, reckon, depend, look, bet, wager




• The clue is 9. Store with a mazelike layout. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IKEA

  
  



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

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

  The answer: NEPAL

  
  

  Possible Answer : Kingdom_of_Nepal, Nepal




• The clue is 14. Insect flitting around a flame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOTH

  
  

  Possible Answer : moth




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

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

  The answer: GRAB

  
  

  Possible Answer : snap, snatch, grab, snaffle, seize, catch, snap_up, take_hold_of




• The clue is 16. Island-hopping vacation that might start and end in Miami. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CARIBBEANCRUISE

  
  



• The clue is 19. MSNBC host Melber. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARI

  
  



• The clue is 20. Michelob ___ (light beer). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ULTRA

  
  

  Possible Answer : extremist, radical, ultra




• The clue is 21. Painter's propper-upper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EASEL

  
  

  Possible Answer : easel




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

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

  The answer: NAME

  
  

  Possible Answer : advert, make, refer, call, distinguish, figure, constitute, key, mention, public_figure, cite, epithet, key_out, appoint, diagnose, list, describe, name, gens, bring_up, nominate, identify, discover




• The clue is 24. "Raggedy" doll. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANN

  
  



• The clue is 25. Huffer and puffer in a classic fairy tale. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIGBADWOLF

  
  



• The clue is 30. Aardvark's fare. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTS

  
  

  Possible Answer : pismire, emmet, ant




• The clue is 34. Fall flower. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTER

  
  

  Possible Answer : aster




• The clue is 35. Letter-shaped girder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IBAR

  
  



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

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

  The answer: SURE

  
  

  Possible Answer : surely, sure_enough, indisputable, for_certain, trusted, certain, for_sure, sure_as_shooting, certainly, sure

  Possible Opposite Answer : uncertain, unsure




• The clue is 37. With 4-Down, island-themed cocktail. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAI

  
  



• The clue is 38. Laundry product that was once the subject of a viral internet challenge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIDEPOD

  
  



• The clue is 41. The second O of O-O-O. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAC

  
  



• The clue is 42. Ole Miss rival. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAMA

  
  



• The clue is 44. Own (up). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FESS

  
  

  Possible Answer : Fez, fesse, Fes, fess




• The clue is 45. Put into law. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENACT

  
  

  Possible Answer : ordain, reenact, enact, act_out




• The clue is 47. Cake decorator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICER

  
  

  Possible Answer : ic, ninety-nine, 99




• The clue is 48. Raps off the cuff. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FREESTYLES

  
  

  Possible Answer : freestyle




• The clue is 50. Islet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAY

  
  

  Possible Answer : cay, Florida_key, key




• The clue is 52. Burglar's booty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAUL

  
  

  Possible Answer : hale, drag, haulage, catch, draw, haul, cart




• The clue is 53. Popular sans-serif font. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARIAL

  
  



• The clue is 56. Ancient Mexican. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AZTEC

  
  

  Possible Answer : Aztec




• The clue is 59. ___ McMuffin (fast-food sandwich). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGG

  
  

  Possible Answer : ball, testis, nut, egg, bollock, eggs, testicle, ballock, orchis




• The clue is 62. Trio of average guys, as seen at the ends of 16-, 25- and 48-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOMDICKANDHARRY

  
  



• The clue is 65. Early Ron Howard role. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPIE

  
  



• The clue is 66. Pub purchase. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PINT

  
  

  Possible Answer : pint, dry_pint




• The clue is 67. Writer ___ Allan Poe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDGAR

  
  

  Possible Answer : Edgar




• The clue is 68. The "M" in Y.M.C.A.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MENS

  
  

  Possible Answer : men, hands, workforce, manpower, work_force




• The clue is 69. "Pick a card, ___ card!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANY

  
  

  Possible Answer : any, whatsoever, whatever




• The clue is 70. Final authority. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAYSO

  
  

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Ancient Peruvian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INCA

  
  

  Possible Answer: Inca, Incan, Inka

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

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

  The answer: NEAR

  
  

  Possible Answer: nearly, almost, about, come_near, penny-pinching, draw_close, well-nigh, approach, near, come_on, draw_near, skinny, dear, go_up, good, cheeseparing, approximate, close, virtually, nigh, most

  Possible Opposite Answer : far

• The clue is 3. When cherry blossoms bloom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPRINGTIME

  
  

  Possible Answer: spring, springtime

• The clue is 4. See 37-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAI

  
  

  Possible Answer: Siamese, Thai, Tai

• The clue is 5. Visual accompaniment to a musical release. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALBUMART

  
  

• The clue is 6. Wild pig. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOAR

  
  

  Possible Answer: boar, wild_boar, Sus_scrofa

• The clue is 7. Europe's highest active volcano. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETNA

  
  

  Possible Answer: bunsen_burner, Mount_Etna, etna, Etna, Mt_Etna, bunsen

• The clue is 8. Active ingredient in marijuana, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THC

  
  

  Possible Answer: tetrahydrocannabinol, THC

• The clue is 9. Tropical lizards. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IGUANAS

  
  

  Possible Answer: iguana, Iguana_iguana, common_iguana

• The clue is 10. "Momager" of the Kardashians. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KRIS

  
  

  Possible Answer: kris, crease, creese

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

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

  The answer: EASE

  
  

  Possible Answer: still, facilitate, allay, rest, repose, easiness, relief, informality, relaxation, simpleness, simplicity, alleviate, relieve, comfort, ease

  Possible Opposite Answer : difficulty

• The clue is 12. Brother of Cain. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABEL

  
  

  Possible Answer: Niels_Henrik_Abel, Niels_Abel, Abel

• The clue is 14. Ran into. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MET

  
  

  Possible Answer: cope_with, run_across, take_on, adjoin, encounter, come_across, get_together, contact, assemble, fulfil, play, conform_to, converge, fulfill, fit, touch, satisfy, meet, foregather, gather, fill, receive, suffer, run_into, see, match, forgather

  Possible Opposite Answer : diverge

• The clue is 17. Ran, as colors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLED

  
  

  Possible Answer: hemorrhage, leech, phlebotomize, shed_blood, bleed, phlebotomise, run

• The clue is 18. Kylo ___ of "Star Wars" films. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REN

  
  

• The clue is 23. Rightmost president on Mount Rushmore, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABE

  
  

• The clue is 24. Hairdo that might be combed with a pick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AFRO

  
  

  Possible Answer: Afro, Afro_hairdo

• The clue is 25. Disney's follow-up to "Dumbo". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAMBI

  
  

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

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

  The answer: ISAAC

  
  

  Possible Answer: Isaac

• The clue is 27. Dentist's "Just a little more". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WIDER

  
  

  Possible Answer: wide_of_the_mark, panoptic, wide-cut, blanket, wide-eyed, spacious, full, all-inclusive, all-embracing, across-the-board, all-encompassing, extensive, encompassing, broad, wide

  Possible Opposite Answer : narrow

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

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

  The answer: OBESE

  
  

  Possible Answer: corpulent, rotund, obese, weighty

• The clue is 29. Expire, as a subscription. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAPSE

  
  

  Possible Answer: sink, recidivate, reverting, slip_away, go_by, slide_by, pass, elapse, retrogress, fall_back, relapsing, oversight, relapse, lapse, backslide, go_along, lapsing, backsliding, regress, reversion, slip_by, glide_by

• The clue is 31. Reason to use sunflower butter in a PB&J. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUTALLERGY

  
  

• The clue is 32. Tiny amount. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRACE

  
  

  Possible Answer: trace, touch, tincture, follow, shadow, describe, retrace, hunt, line, draw, tracing, hound, decipher, vestige, delineate, suggestion, ghost, hint

• The clue is 33. Religious offshoots. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECTS

  
  

  Possible Answer: sect, religious_sect, faction, religious_order

• The clue is 39. Kinda borderline. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IFFY

  
  

  Possible Answer: chancy, flukey, iffy, fluky

• The clue is 40. Breaks off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DETACHES

  
  

  Possible Answer: detach, come_away, come_off

  Possible Opposite Answer : attach

• The clue is 43. Places to play Pac-Man and Skee-Ball. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARCADES

  
  

  Possible Answer: colonnade, arcade

• The clue is 46. Sch. whose campus includes Washington Square and Union Square. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYU

  
  

• The clue is 49. Remove, as a layer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHED

  
  

  Possible Answer: throw, cast_off, drop, moult, throw_away, disgorge, spill, molt, pour_forth, caducous, shed, cast, shake_off, slough, throw_off, exuviate

  Possible Opposite Answer : persistent

• The clue is 51. ___ Baba. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALI

  
  

  Possible Answer: Cassius_Clay, Cassius_Marcellus_Clay, Ali, Muhammad_Ali

• The clue is 53. Chemistry building block. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATOM

  
  

  Possible Answer: particle, mote, molecule, corpuscle, atom, speck

• The clue is 54. Tug-of-war equipment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROPE

  
  

  Possible Answer: rope, roach, rophy, Mexican_valium, lasso, circle, leash, roofy, forget_me_drug, R-2

• The clue is 55. "Let's do this!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMIN

  
  

• The clue is 56. Related (to). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AKIN

  
  

  Possible Answer: consanguineal, blood-related, consanguineous, kin, consanguine, akin, cognate, kindred

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

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

  The answer: ZANY

  
  

  Possible Answer: goofy, goof, fathead, bozo, jackass, zany, whacky, goose, buffoonish, clownlike, cockamamy, clownish, cuckoo, cockamamie, sappy, silly, wacky, twat, goofball

• The clue is 58. Explosive stuff. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TNT

  
  

  Possible Answer: trinitrotoluene, TNT

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

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

  The answer: GRAS

  
  

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

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

  The answer: GYRO

  
  

  Possible Answer: gyro, gyroscope

• The clue is 63. Busy bee in Apr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CPA

  
  

  Possible Answer: certified_public_accountant, CPA

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

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

  The answer: ADA

  
  

  Possible Answer: ADA, adenosine_deaminase

No 27,387 Fri Nov 01, 2024 NYT by Spencer Leach

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 01, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Like some tracks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVAL

  Possible Answer : elliptical, ovoid, elliptic, ellipse, oviform, oval, oval-shaped, prolate, egg-shaped, ovate




• The clue is 5. ___ Demand Action (gun control advocacy group). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOMS

  Possible Answer : ma, mommy, mama, momma, mamma, mum, mummy, mom, mammy




• The clue is 9. Deadly biters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASPS

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




• The clue is 13. Where opposites don't attract?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LESBIANBAR




• The clue is 16. Small scale business?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DELI

  Possible Answer : deli, food_shop, delicatessen




• The clue is 17. Help resolve, as a conflict. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEESCALATE




• The clue is 18. Answer irritably. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNAP

  Possible Answer : rupture, ginger_snap, ginger_nut, snap_bean, pushover, snap, grab, child's_play, centering, snapshot, lose_it, bust, press_stud, gingersnap, walkover, picnic, tear, crack, break_down, piece_of_cake, shoot, snatch, click, breeze, cinch, snatch_up, cracking, shot, snarl, photograph, duck_soup, flick, snap_fastener, catch, elasticity

  Possible Opposite Answer : inelasticity




• The clue is 19. Nixon established it in 1970, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPA

  Possible Answer : EPA, Environmental_Protection_Agency




• The clue is 20. Words on a red tag, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASIS




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

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

  The answer: LEADTO




• The clue is 23. Family group. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLAN

  Possible Answer : kinship_group, clan, tribe, kin, kindred, kin_group




• The clue is 24. Large amount, facetiously. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JILLION

  Possible Answer : zillion, gazillion, billion, trillion, jillion, million




• The clue is 25. Golden retriever who ends up with a chocolate lab?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: CHARLIEBUCKET




• The clue is 29. Bit of Muslim attire. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIJAB

  Possible Answer : hijab




• The clue is 30. Accumulating bowlful while eating edamame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PODS

  Possible Answer : seedcase, cod, seedpod, fuel_pod, pod




• The clue is 31. Measure of heat, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BTU

  Possible Answer : BTU, B.Th.U., British_thermal_unit




• The clue is 34. Swears. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVOWS

  Possible Answer : avow, avouch, swear, affirm, assert, swan, verify, aver

  Possible Opposite Answer : disavow




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

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

  The answer: ORG




• The clue is 36. Eggs-terminates?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPAYS

  Possible Answer : castrate, spay, neuter, alter




• The clue is 38. Nebraska senator Fischer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEB

  Possible Answer : debutante, deb




• The clue is 39. ___-Ball. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKEE




• The clue is 40. Shoes, casually. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KICKS

  Possible Answer : kick_back, bitch, bang, plain, beef, recoil, charge, complain, boot, sound_off, kicking, kvetch, give_up, quetch, flush, rush, thrill, kick, gripe, squawk

  Possible Opposite Answer : cheer




• The clue is 41. November handout. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: IVOTEDSTICKER




• The clue is 45. Assent to un hombre. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SISENOR




• The clue is 47. Wine list heading. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REDS

  Possible Answer : loss, bolshy, Bolshevik, redness, red_ink, Red_River, red, Marxist, Red, bolshie

  Possible Opposite Answer : gain




• The clue is 48. Lined up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INAROW




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

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

  The answer: BONO




• The clue is 50. "___ Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!" (long-running British reality show). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMA




• The clue is 53. Sensei's domain. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOJO




• The clue is 54. "I" lift?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGOBOOSTER




• The clue is 57. Animal on the flags of Spain, Montenegro and Sri Lanka. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LION

  Possible Answer : Lion, lion, Leo_the_Lion, Leo, king_of_beasts, Panthera_leo, social_lion




• The clue is 58. Product that reduces static cling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRYERSHEET




• The clue is 59. London-born actor who was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2018. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELBA




• The clue is 60. "Dress for Less" sloganeer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROSS

  Possible Answer : Nellie_Tayloe_Ross, Nellie_Ross, Betsy_Ross, Betsy_Griscom_Ross, Ross, Sir_Ronald_Ross, John_Ross, James_Clark_Ross, Sir_John_Ross, Sir_James_Clark_Ross




• The clue is 61. Wearers of the Star of Life, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMTS

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Dated a while back?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLDE

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

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

  The answer: VEEP

• The clue is 3. Like Pi for much of "Life of Pi". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASEA

  Possible Answer: seaward, asea, seawards

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

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

  The answer: LBS

  Possible Answer: pound, lb

• The clue is 5. Native East African people. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAASAI

• The clue is 6. In which computer chips are used?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONLINEPOKER

• The clue is 7. Degs. for aspiring entrepreneurs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MBAS

  Possible Answer: MBA, Master_in_Business_Administration, Master_in_Business

• The clue is 8. Parked it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAT

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise

• The clue is 9. Marketing department success. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADSALE

• The clue is 10. Line from an unhappy diner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SENDITBACK

• The clue is 11. Writer of the "Phaedrus" circa 370 B.C.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLATO

  Possible Answer: Plato

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

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

  The answer: SIPON

• The clue is 14. "Yeah, you're lying". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICALLBS

• The clue is 15. Archaeologist's finds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RELICS

  Possible Answer: souvenir, keepsake, token, relic

• The clue is 22. Sighting at Yellowstone. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELK

  Possible Answer: Alces_alces, elk, wapiti, Cervus_elaphus_canadensis, red_deer, European_elk, moose, Cervus_elaphus, American_elk

• The clue is 23. Where something rankling might stick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRAW

  Possible Answer: crop, craw

• The clue is 24. Bench coverings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JUDGESROBES

• The clue is 25. Home to N'Djamena. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHAD

  Possible Answer: Chad, Republic_of_Chad, Tchad, Chadic_language, chad, Lake_Chad, Chadic

• The clue is 26. Queen's residence. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIVE

  Possible Answer: hive, beehive

• The clue is 27. "Hey, whatever pays the bills". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AJOBISAJOB

• The clue is 28. Drumming one's fingers, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BORED

  Possible Answer: world-weary, bore, blase, drill, tire, bored

  Possible Opposite Answer : interest

• The clue is 32. Little one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TYKE

  Possible Answer: minor, tiddler, nipper, tyke, nestling, child, shaver, small_fry, tike, boor, Tyke, churl, kid, fry, barbarian, peasant, Goth, youngster

• The clue is 33. Locale of a 1991 coup attempt by the Gang of Eight, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USSR

  Possible Answer: Union_of_Soviet_Socialist_Republics, Russia, USSR, Soviet_Union

• The clue is 36. Some snowmobiles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKIDOOS

• The clue is 37. Shots. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PICS

  Possible Answer: picture_show, photo, movie, motion_picture, flick, exposure, moving-picture_show, motion-picture_show, photograph, pic, moving_picture, film, picture

• The clue is 39. Put away. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STOWED

  Possible Answer: stow

• The clue is 42. "Romeo and Juliet" setting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VERONA

  Possible Answer: Verona

• The clue is 43. Noted surname in avant-garde art. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONO

  Possible Answer: Ono, Yoko_Ono

• The clue is 44. Certain saxophones. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENORS

  Possible Answer: strain, tenor_voice, tenor

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

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

  The answer: SIDLE

  Possible Answer: sashay, sidle

• The clue is 46. Packed like sardines, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INOIL

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

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

  The answer: BOYO

• The clue is 50. Couple. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITEM

  Possible Answer: point, detail, particular, item, token

• The clue is 51. What all straight lines on the surface of a sphere do. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEET

  Possible Answer: match, gather, converge, play, fit, suffer, assemble, fulfill, run_across, forgather, contact, sports_meeting, touch, fulfil, conform_to, run_into, encounter, adjoin, see, receive, fitting, cope_with, take_on, come_across, foregather, satisfy, fill, get_together, meet

  Possible Opposite Answer : diverge

• The clue is 52. Dark ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTS

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

• The clue is 55. Watchdog's warning. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRR

• The clue is 56. Part of a pronoun pair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHE