December 17, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (31 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, December 17, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (31 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.6 letters

December 17, 2021 Across Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Popular Korean rice dish	8
2A	9. Facial expression	6
3A	15. Bach's "Christmas ___"	8
4A	16. Offline activity?	6
5A	17. Towered over	8
6A	18. Sugar in one's coffee, e.g.	6
7A	19. Ancient land that included parts of modern Iraq and Turkey	7
8A	20. Place to buy overpriced drinks	7
9A	21. Keane who drew "The Family Circus"	3
10A	22. Do some light cardio	3
11A	23. Ink	4
12A	24. Quarters feed into them	5
13A	27. Kind of salami	5
14A	29. His debut album was 1987's "Rhyme Pays"	4
15A	30. Tears	10
16A	35. "Ahhh!"	15
17A	37. "Wow, wow, wow!"	10
18A	38. It's made by coagulating soy milk	4
19A	39. Mammal with four toes on the front feet and three on the back	5
20A	40. Pleasantly flavorful	5
21A	41. Financing figs.	4
22A	45. C'est un article défini	3
23A	46. Certain judge's ruling	3
24A	47. Portmanteau for a dumpster-diving anti-consumerist eater	7
25A	49. One might be offensive	7
26A	53. Just peachy	6
27A	54. Deliberately damage	8
28A	55. Possible cause of fatigue	6
29A	56. Mean figures	8
30A	57. People people	6
31A	58. Milky Way and others	8

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. Popular Korean rice dish"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BIBIMBAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "9. Facial expression"

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 human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is british)
• Words that mean the same thing: smiler, kisser, phiz
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VISAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Bach's "Christmas ___""

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 musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text
• Words that mean the same thing: cantata
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORATORIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Offline activity?"

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: IMPROV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Towered over"

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 get up on the back of
• Words that mean the same thing: mount up, get on, jump on
• The opposite would be: hop out
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BESTRODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Sugar in one's coffee, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the dissolved matter in a solution; the component of a solution that changes its state
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOLUTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Ancient land that included parts of modern Iraq and Turkey"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an ancient kingdom in northern mesopotamia which is in present-day iraq
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASSYRIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Place to buy overpriced drinks"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that sideboard with compartments for holding bottles
• Words that mean the same thing: cellaret
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MINIBAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Keane who drew "The Family Circus""

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: BIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Do some light cardio"

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 sharp change in direction
• Words that mean the same thing: lope, square up, trot
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Ink"

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

  The answer is: TATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Quarters feed into them"

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 one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament
• Words that mean the same thing: semi, trucking rig, tractor trailer
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEMIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Kind of salami"

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 seaport in northwestern italy; provincial capital of liguria
• Words that mean the same thing: Genova
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GENOA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. His debut album was 1987's "Rhyme Pays""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ICET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Tears"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: HOTSTREAKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. "Ahhh!""

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: THATHITSTHESPOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "37. "Wow, wow, wow!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HOLYSMOKES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. It's made by coagulating soy milk"

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 cheeselike food made of curdled soybean milk
• Words that mean the same thing: bean curd
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOFU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Mammal with four toes on the front feet and three on the back"

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 large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical america and southeast asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAPIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Pleasantly flavorful"

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 full of flavor
• Words that mean the same thing: flavorous, saporous, flavourous
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAPID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Financing figs."

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 month following march and preceding may
• Words that mean the same thing: April, Apr
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "45. C'est un article défini"

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 chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
• Words that mean the same thing: LE, lupus erythematosus
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. Certain judge's ruling"

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 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, rent, Army of the Pure
• The opposite would be: disallow, prevent
• 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 24 Across: "47. Portmanteau for a dumpster-diving anti-consumerist eater"

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: FREEGAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. One might be offensive"

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 one of the players on the line of scrimmage
• Words that mean the same thing: linesman, electrician
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LINEMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "53. Just peachy"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model
• Words that mean the same thing: adorable, cover girl, endearing
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOVELY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "54. Deliberately damage"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged
• Words that mean the same thing: weaken, counteract, undermine
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SABOTAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. Possible cause of fatigue"

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 deficiency of red blood cells
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Anemia, anaemia
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANEMIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. Mean figures"

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 statistic describing the location of a distribution
• Words that mean the same thing: average, average out, norm
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AVERAGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. People people"

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: CELEBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. Milky Way and others"

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 splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
• Words that mean the same thing: coltsfoot, galax, extragalactic nebula
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GALAXIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Friday Puzzle December 17, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Bubble tea	4
2D	2. Ticks off	4
3D	3. Amp knob	4
4D	4. Minute	9
5D	5. Northern New Jersey county	6
6D	6. Oven setting	5
7D	7. Sophia Loren title role of 1953	4
8D	8. He once wrote "I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity"	3
9D	9. Fifth-century invaders	9
10D	10. "That's my cue!"	4
11D	11. Challenge in an alley	5
12D	12. Dutch-speaking Caribbean island	5
13D	13. Insinuated	5
14D	14. Wisconsin governor Tony	5
15D	20. The original Frankenstein wasn't one, despite popular belief	7
16D	22. Competes in the Aquabike World Championship	7
17D	24. Jedi foe	4
18D	25. Second	4
19D	26. Fast finish?	4
20D	27. Shook one's defender, in sports lingo	7
21D	28. "___ You Experienced" (Jimi Hendrix album)	3
22D	30. It's all downhill from here	9
23D	31. Passing financial concern?	9
24D	32. Per	4
25D	33. First name in U.N. diplomacy	4
26D	34. Draw counterpart	4
27D	36. Follower of F.D.R.	3
28D	40. Madame, across the Pyrenees	6
29D	41. It has a duck float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade	5
30D	42. Inclined	5
31D	43. Have a ball	5
32D	44. Directive to talk	5
33D	46. Some smears	5
34D	48. A little too slick	4
35D	49. It's hot stuff!	4
36D	50. Noted gift givers	4
37D	51. He won a posthumous Pulitzer Prize in 1958	4
38D	52. Adjective-to-noun suffix	4
39D	54. Slump	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. Bubble tea"

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: BOBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Ticks off"

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 strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
• Words that mean the same thing: choler, ira, wrath
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Amp knob"

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 lowest part of the musical range
• Words that mean the same thing: bass part, deep, freshwater bass
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Minute"

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: ITTYBITTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Northern New Jersey county"

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 united states suffragist in wyoming (1814-1902)
• Words that mean the same thing: Gouverneur Morris, Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack Morris, Robert Morris
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MORRIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Oven setting"

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 cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)
• Words that mean the same thing: bake, broiling, grilling
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BROIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Sophia Loren title role of 1953"

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: AIDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. He once wrote "I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity""

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 united states writer and poet (1809-1849)
• Words that mean the same thing: Edgar Allan Poe
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Fifth-century invaders"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of the western group of goths who sacked rome and created a kingdom in present-day spain and southern france
• Words that mean the same thing: Visigoth
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VISIGOTHS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. "That's my cue!""

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: IMON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Challenge in an alley"

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 extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)
• Words that mean the same thing: stock split, split up, dissever
• The opposite would be: unite
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPLIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Dutch-speaking Caribbean island"

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

  The answer is: ARUBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Insinuated"

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: GOTAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Wisconsin governor Tony"

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 united states civil rights worker in mississippi; was killed by a sniper (1925-1963)
• Words that mean the same thing: Medgar Evers, Medgar Wiley Evers
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. The original Frankenstein wasn't one, despite popular belief"

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 an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
• Words that mean the same thing: monstrosity, ogre, goliath
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MONSTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Competes in the Aquabike World Championship"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: JETSKIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Jedi foe"

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: SITH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Second"

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 the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
• Words that mean the same thing: repeat, sound reflection, recall
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ECHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. Fast finish?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MEAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. Shook one's defender, in sports lingo"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: GOTOPEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. "___ You Experienced" (Jimi Hendrix album)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
• Words that mean the same thing: cost, be, follow
• The opposite would be: differ
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. It's all downhill from here"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between india and tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain
• Words that mean the same thing: Himalaya Mountains, Himalaya
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIMALAYAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. Passing financial concern?"

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: ESTATETAX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "32. Per"

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: APOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "33. First name in U.N. diplomacy"

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: KOFI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "34. Draw counterpart"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a man who is virile and sexually active
• Words that mean the same thing: macho-man, scantling, constellate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STUD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "36. Follower of F.D.R."

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: HST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "40. Madame, across the Pyrenees"

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 spanish title or form of address for a married woman; similar to the english `mrs' or `madam'
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SENORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "41. It has a duck float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AFLAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "42. Inclined"

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 having a tendency (to); often used in combination
• Words that mean the same thing: prostrate
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "43. Have a ball"

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 unrestrained merrymaking
• Words that mean the same thing: make whoopie, revelry, make merry
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REVEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "44. Directive to talk"

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: SEEME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "46. Some smears"

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 false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIBEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "48. A little too slick"

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 marked by lack of intellectual depth
• Words that mean the same thing: glib-tongued, pat, slick
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GLIB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "49. It's hot stuff!"

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 rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "50. Noted gift givers"

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 (new testament) the sages who visited jesus and mary and joseph shortly after jesus was born; the gospel according to matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh; because there were three gifts it is usually assumed that there were three of them
• Words that mean the same thing: Wise Men, magus
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAGI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "51. He won a posthumous Pulitzer Prize in 1958"

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 united states novelist (1909-1955)
• Words that mean the same thing: James Agee
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "52. Adjective-to-noun suffix"

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 strip of land projecting into a body of water
• Words that mean the same thing: cape
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "54. Slump"

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 shape that sags
• Words that mean the same thing: swag, droop, flag
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	54	77.1%
Short Answer	7	10.0%
History	3	4.3%
Food & Drink	2	2.9%
Music	2	2.9%
Sports	2	2.9%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	31
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.6 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, June 30, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (33 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

Across Clues Explained - Friday NYT Crossword June 30, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Crash protection?	8
2A	9. Abandon	5
3A	14. "Waiting to Exhale" or "Bridget Jones's Diary," dismissively	8
4A	15. Sassy retort	6
5A	16. Mexican wrap	8
6A	17. Service provider?	6
7A	18. "___ Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)" (#1 country hit by Jerry Reed)	3
8A	19. "As frickin' if!"	11
9A	21. Some pyramid builders	4
10A	22. Tied up	4
11A	23. Up	5
12A	26. Its name is completely fabricated despite being "translated" as "gem of the mountains"	5
13A	28. Go out for a bit?	3
14A	31. Role	4
15A	32. 52 semanas	3
16A	33. Marketer's payoff	6
17A	35. "I can relate," in Gen Z slang	15
18A	38. Bottom	6
19A	39. Farm sound	3
20A	40. Prefix with present	4
21A	41. Urge	3
22A	42. Hangs on	5
23A	44. Tears up	5
24A	45. Pedestrian caution	4
25A	46. New employee	4
26A	48. "Surely you know that's ludicrous"	11
27A	52. Flight	3
28A	55. Split up	6
29A	56. Way out	8
30A	58. Word with tea or autumn	6
31A	59. Dining option where bow ties might be expected	8
32A	60. Spiritual	5
33A	61. Like a tryst, usually	8

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. Crash protection?"

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: AUTOSAVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "9. Abandon"

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 long narrow excavation in the earth
• Words that mean the same thing: chuck, dump, trench
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DITCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "14. "Waiting to Exhale" or "Bridget Jones's Diary," dismissively"

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: CHICKLIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Sassy retort"

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: BITEME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Mexican wrap"

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 thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TORTILLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Service provider?"

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 person authorized to conduct religious worship
• Words that mean the same thing: minister of religion, parson, curate
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RECTOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. "___ Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)" (#1 country hit by Jerry Reed)"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium 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: SHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. "As frickin' if!""

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: HELLTOTHENO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Some pyramid builders"

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 member of an american indian people of yucatan and belize and guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between ad 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy
• Words that mean the same thing: Mayan language, Mayan
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Tied 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 keep busy with
• Words that mean the same thing: engaged, in use, busybodied
• The opposite would be: idle
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Up"

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: ATBAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Its name is completely fabricated despite being "translated" as "gem of the mountains""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a state in the rocky mountains
• Words that mean the same thing: ID, Gem State
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDAHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. Go out for a bit?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a period of time spent sleeping
• Words that mean the same thing: pile, catnap, forty winks
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "31. Role"

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 something determined in relation to something that includes it
• Words that mean the same thing: depart, partially, component
• The opposite would be: wholly
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. 52 semanas"

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 palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the plo in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries
• Words that mean the same thing: Black September, Fatah-RC, Abu Nidal Organization
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Marketer's payoff"

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: ADSALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. "I can relate," in Gen Z slang"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: THATISSUCHAMOOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Bottom"

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 lowest in rank or importance
• Words that mean the same thing: downcast, down in the mouth, modest
• The opposite would be: high
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOWEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Farm sound"

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 cry made by sheep
• Words that mean the same thing: bleat, blat, blate
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Prefix with present"

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: OMNI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Urge"

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 yearning for something or to do something
• Words that mean the same thing: ache, pine, yearn
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Hangs on"

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 temporal end; the concluding time
• Words that mean the same thing: go, final stage, endure
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LASTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Tears up"

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 loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
• Words that mean the same thing: weep, squall, holler
• The opposite would be: laugh
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. Pedestrian caution"

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 time during which some action is awaited
• Words that mean the same thing: expect, look, hold
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. New employee"

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 newly hired employee
• Words that mean the same thing: take, employ, lease
• The opposite would be: fire
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. "Surely you know that's ludicrous""

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: IMEANREALLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. Flight"

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 rapid escape (as by criminals)
• Words that mean the same thing: thrash, head for the hills, run away
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. Split up"

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 serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)
• Words that mean the same thing: dissever, disunite, part
• The opposite would be: multiply, unite
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIVIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. Way out"

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 an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOOPHOLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. Word with tea or autumn"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
• Words that mean the same thing: leave of absence, leave alone, depart
• The opposite would be: arrive, enter
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEAVES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. Dining option where bow ties might be expected"

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: PASTABAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. Spiritual"

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 located inward; - leonard bernstein; - david denby; - a.r.gurney,jr.
• Words that mean the same thing: internal, privileged, intimate
• The opposite would be: outer
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INNER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. Like a tryst, usually"

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: ONEONONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Friday Puzzle June 30, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Isn't oneself?	4
2D	2. *Gulp*	4
3D	3. Wear out	4
4D	4. National Book Mo.	3
5D	5. Accessory worn with goggles	6
6D	6. Where you can hear pins drop	5
7D	7. Bad lot	8
8D	8. Among others: Abbr.	4
9D	9. It might say "zero" on its container	8
10D	10. Cartoon mouse on "The Simpsons"	5
11D	11. French thinker?	4
12D	12. "You know you wanna …"	4
13D	13. "My ___!"	4
14D	15. It's a big thing	8
15D	20. Not yet known, for short	3
16D	21. Lipstick choice	5
17D	23. Well	5
18D	24. Chevrolet offering	5
19D	25. Strength	5
20D	27. "When in ___, don't" (maxim attributed to Benjamin Franklin)	5
21D	28. Climate writer Klein	5
22D	29. Exclusively	5
23D	30. Procedures that may involve a pumice stone, informally	5
24D	32. Dancing duo of the early 1900s	8
25D	34. The first recipe for one was published in "Tramping and Trailing With the Girl Scouts" (1927)	5
26D	36. Hawaiian, e.g.	8
27D	37. Borrowing option	8
28D	43. Business card abbr.	3
29D	44. Certain modern investment, informally	6
30D	45. Renounce	5
31D	47. Brief out line?	5
32D	48. Steamed rice cake	4
33D	49. Air	4
34D	50. "True Blood" actress ___ Rachel Wood	4
35D	51. Brand sold at pet stores	4
36D	52. Endangered predator of the Southwest	4
37D	53. Menken who wrote the music for "The Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast" and "Aladdin"	4
38D	54. Only	4
39D	57. Flying Solo	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. Isn't oneself?"

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 new testament book describing the development of the early church from christ's ascension to paul's sojourn at rome
• Words that mean the same thing: Acts of the Apostles, do, move
• The opposite would be: refrain
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ACTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. *Gulp*"

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

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

  The answer is: UHOH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Wear out"

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 hoop that covers a wheel
• Words that mean the same thing: tire out, fag, pall
• The opposite would be: refresh, interest
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. National Book Mo."

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

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• This could be something that the month following september and preceding november
• Words that mean the same thing: October
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: OCT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Accessory worn with goggles"

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

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• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: SKIHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Where you can hear pins drop"

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

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• This could be something that a narrow street with walls on both sides
• Words that mean the same thing: alleyway, bowling alley, skittle alley
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALLEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Bad lot"

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

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• This could be something that a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
• Words that mean the same thing: villain, baddie, scoundrel
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: VILLAINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Among others: Abbr."

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

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• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ETAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. It might say "zero" on its container"

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

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

  The answer is: DIETSODA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Cartoon mouse on "The Simpsons""

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 nervous and unable to relax
• Words that mean the same thing: antsy, fretful, fidgety
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ITCHY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. French thinker?"

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

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

  The answer is: TETE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "You know you wanna …""

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

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

  The answer is: CMON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. "My ___!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
• Words that mean the same thing: hero sandwich, fighter, hoagie
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HERO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. It's a big thing"

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 loud confused noise from many sources
• Words that mean the same thing: katzenjammer, uproar, hubbub
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BROUHAHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Not yet known, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "21. Lipstick choice"

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 mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted
• Words that mean the same thing: felt, matt, flatness
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: MATTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. Well"

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

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• This could be something that with competence; in a competent capable manner
• Words that mean the same thing: ably, competently, capably
• The opposite would be: incompetently
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APTLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "24. Chevrolet offering"

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

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

  The answer is: TAHOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "25. Strength"

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

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• This could be something that possessing muscular strength
• Words that mean the same thing: heftiness, sinew, muscle
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: BRAWN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. "When in ___, don't" (maxim attributed to Benjamin Franklin)"

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 the state of being unsure of something
• Words that mean the same thing: dubiety, incertitude, doubtfulness
• The opposite would be: certainty
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOUBT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. Climate writer Klein"

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

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

  The answer is: NAOMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "29. Exclusively"

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 isolated from others
• Words that mean the same thing: unparalleled, unaccompanied, unequaled
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "30. Procedures that may involve a pumice stone, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PEDIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "32. Dancing duo of the early 1900s"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987)
• Words that mean the same thing: Astaire, Fred Astaire
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASTAIRES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "34. The first recipe for one was published in "Tramping and Trailing With the Girl Scouts" (1927)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SMORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "36. Hawaiian, e.g."

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 an inhabitant of an island
• Words that mean the same thing: island-dweller
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ISLANDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "37. Borrowing option"

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

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

  The answer is: CASHLOAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Business card 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: STE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Certain modern investment, informally"

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: CRYPTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Renounce"

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 do without or cease to hold or adhere to
• Words that mean the same thing: give up, foreswear, forego
• The opposite would be: claim
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAIVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Brief out line?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ILOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Steamed rice cake"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IDLI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "49. Air"

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

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• This could be something that dignified manner or conduct
• Words that mean the same thing: comportment, presence, bearing
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MIEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "50. "True Blood" actress ___ Rachel Wood"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: EVAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "51. Brand sold at pet stores"

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: ALPO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "52. Endangered predator of the Southwest"

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: LOBO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "53. Menken who wrote the music for "The Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast" and "Aladdin""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "54. Only"

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!

Clue 39 Down: "57. Flying Solo"

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 imperial dynasty that ruled china (most of the time from 206 bc to ad 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of chinese civilization
• Words that mean the same thing: Han dynasty
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	55	76.4%
Short Answer	6	8.3%
Abbreviation	3	4.2%
Geography	2	2.8%
Literature	2	2.8%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%
Sports	1	1.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.4%
Music	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.4 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: September 01, 2025 at 11:38 AM