May 15, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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

Date: Friday, May 15, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 66 (33 Across, 33 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.7 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Friday Puzzle May 15, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Secular	6
2A	7. Lines on a record	6
3A	13. "These feelings have got me pretty down"	7
4A	15. Work through, as feelings	6
5A	16. What to do just before you're done	8
6A	18. How bowstrings are strung	6
7A	19. It's used for kicks	4
8A	20. Certain second attempt success	5
9A	22. Follower of greater or lesser	4
10A	23. Gilbert and Sullivan princess	3
11A	24. Stand on deck	7
12A	26. Golfer's consideration	3
13A	27. First lady between Bess and Jackie	5
14A	29. FWIW part	3
15A	30. "The Great Movies" author	5
16A	32. First film collaboration between Scorsese and De Niro	11
17A	35. An official color of the University of Texas	11
18A	36. Anna Wintour, e.g.	11
19A	37. Coup d'état group	5
20A	38. Mixed martial arts org.	3
21A	39. Impress	5
22A	43. Body art, slangily	3
23A	44. Without words	7
24A	47. Portuguese king	3
25A	48. Superhero role for 50-Across	4
26A	50. Actor Hemsworth	5
27A	51. "We said the same thing!"	4
28A	52. More chichi	6
29A	54. Clear out	8
30A	56. Albert Einstein or Enrico Fermi	6
31A	57. What about 40% of the U.S. corn crop is used for	7
32A	58. Fixes a mislabeling of on social media	6
33A	59. They make waves in the ocean	6

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Secular"

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: LAICAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Lines on a record"

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 (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
• Words that mean the same thing: criminal offense, offense, offence
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRIMES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "13. "These feelings have got me pretty down""

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: IMNOTOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Work through, as feelings"

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 remove from its packing
• Words that mean the same thing: take out
• The opposite would be: pack
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNPACK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. What to do just before you're done"

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: LASTSTEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. How bowstrings are strung"

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

  The answer is: TAUTLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. It's used for kicks"

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 hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
• Words that mean the same thing: stifle, genu, knee joint
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KNEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Certain second attempt success"

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 an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
• Words that mean the same thing: trim, save, unembellished
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Follower of greater or lesser"

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: THAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Gilbert and Sullivan princess"

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 an agency of the united nations affiliated with the world bank
• Words that mean the same thing: International Development Association
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Stand on deck"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BATNEXT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Golfer's consideration"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. First lady between Bess and Jackie"

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: MAMIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. FWIW part"

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 branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information
• Words that mean the same thing: information technology, 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: ITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. "The Great Movies" author"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EBERT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. First film collaboration between Scorsese and De Niro"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about movies/film.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MEANSTREETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. An official color of the University of Texas"

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: BURNTORANGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Anna Wintour, e.g."

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: FASHIONISTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Coup d'état group"

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 group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power
• Words that mean the same thing: military junta
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JUNTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Mixed martial arts org."

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: UFC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. Impress"

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 the distinctive form in which a thing is made
• Words that mean the same thing: cast, postage stamp, revenue stamp
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Body art, slangily"

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

  The answer is: INK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Without words"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that in a tacit manner; by unexpressed agreement
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TACITLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "47. Portuguese king"

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: REI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "48. Superhero role for 50-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming; pictured as wielding a hammer emblematic of the thunderbolt; identified with teutonic donar
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. Actor Hemsworth"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CHRIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "51. "We said the same thing!""

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 person believed to bring bad luck to those around him
• Words that mean the same thing: enchant, glamour, witch
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JINX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. More chichi"

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: TONIER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. Clear 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 move out of an unsafe location into safety
• Words that mean the same thing: void, empty
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVACUATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "56. Albert Einstein or Enrico Fermi"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone who leaves one country to settle in another
• Words that mean the same thing: emigree, emigrant, outgoer
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMIGRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "57. What about 40% of the U.S. corn crop is used for"

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 the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors; used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel; proposed as a renewable clean-burning additive to gasoline
• Words that mean the same thing: grain alcohol, fermentation alcohol, ethyl alcohol
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETHANOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "58. Fixes a mislabeling of on social media"

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: RETAGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "59. They make waves in the ocean"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return
• Words that mean the same thing: echo sounder, asdic, sonar
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SONARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Friday Puzzle May 15, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Rapper on the 2001 #1 hit "Lady Marmalade"	6
2D	2. Mother in Tennessee Williams's "The Glass Menagerie"	6
3D	3. Clothing line	6
4D	4. Avian shelter	4
5D	5. Contact information symbols, nowadays	3
6D	6. Tons, informally	5
7D	7. Nail care brand	5
8D	8. Messenger ___	3
9D	9. "Where did ___ my keys?"	4
10D	10. One who's used to adding pressure?	8
11D	11. Desserts made with pâte à choux	7
12D	12. Rogue computer system in "The Terminator"	6
13D	14. Wasn't a stranger	11
14D	17. Lowest rating for PolitiFact's Truth-O-Meter	11
15D	21. Opposite of laissez-faire	11
16D	24. Tailgater's headgear	7
17D	25. Really small	7
18D	28. "___ confess ..."	5
19D	31. Brought forth, biblically	5
20D	33. Bad "Wheel of Fortune" buy for NATURAL RESOURCE	3
21D	34. Univ. peer leaders	3
22D	35. "That's a sure bet"	8
23D	36. 2015 winner of Best Musical	7
24D	37. Nervous feeling	6
25D	40. Singer Grande	6
26D	41. Guide	6
27D	42. Video spots	6
28D	45. Approximately three for a baseball field	5
29D	46. Six-part exams, for short	5
30D	49. World capital where Lettish is spoken	4
31D	51. Strait of ___ de Fuca, waterway separating Washington State from Vancouver Island	4
32D	53. Little bit of work	3
33D	55. Comedian Margaret	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. Rapper on the 2001 #1 hit "Lady Marmalade""

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: LILKIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Mother in Tennessee Williams's "The Glass Menagerie""

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: AMANDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Clothing line"

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: INSEAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Avian shelter"

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 small shelter for domestic animals (as sheep or pigeons)
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Contact information symbols, nowadays"

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 highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
• Words that mean the same thing: at, At, atomic number 85
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Tons, informally"

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: LOTSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Nail care brand"

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: CUTEX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Messenger ___"

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 (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from dna to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
• Words that mean the same thing: ribonucleic acid
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. "Where did ___ my keys?""

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: IPUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. One who's used to adding pressure?"

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: MATHLETE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Desserts made with pâte à choux"

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 oblong cream puff
• Words that mean the same thing: eclair
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ECLAIRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Rogue computer system in "The Terminator""

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: SKYNET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Wasn't a stranger"

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: KEPTINTOUCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "17. Lowest rating for PolitiFact's Truth-O-Meter"

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: PANTSONFIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Opposite of laissez-faire"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that serving to restrict
• The opposite would be: unrestrictive
• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RESTRICTIVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Tailgater's headgear"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BEERHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Really small"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (used informally) very small
• Words that mean the same thing: weensy, itsy-bitsy, bitty
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEENTSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. "___ confess ...""

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: IMUST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "31. Brought forth, biblically"

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 make children
• Words that mean the same thing: generate, beget, mother
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEGAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "33. Bad "Wheel of Fortune" buy for NATURAL RESOURCE"

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

  The answer is: ANI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "34. Univ. peer leaders"

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 network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function
• Words that mean the same thing: radium, Re, atomic number 88
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. "That's a sure bet""

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: BANKONIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. 2015 winner of Best Musical"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: FUNHOME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Nervous feeling"

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 small rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sources
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JITTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. Singer Grande"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that city in tunisia
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARIANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Guide"

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 wise and trusted guide and advisor
• Words that mean the same thing: wise man
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MENTOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Video spots"

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 (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a crt screen (usually a colored dot)
• Words that mean the same thing: pixel, picture element, pel
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIXELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Approximately three for a baseball field"

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 extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
• Words that mean the same thing: demesne, Accho, Akko
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACRES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Six-part exams, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: LSATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. World capital where Lettish is spoken"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a port city on the gulf of riga that is the capital and largest city of latvia; formerly a member of the hanseatic league
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of Latvia
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "51. Strait of ___ de Fuca, waterway separating Washington State from Vancouver Island"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: JUAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "53. Little bit of work"

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 cgs unit of work or energy; the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeter
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "55. Comedian Margaret"

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: CHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	45	68.2%
Short Answer	11	16.7%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.5%
Geography	3	4.5%
History	1	1.5%
Movies/Film	1	1.5%
Music	1	1.5%
Abbreviation	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	33
Total Clues	66
Average Answer Length	5.7 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
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• 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!
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July 15, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, July 15, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (33 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

July 15, 2022 Friday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. 1976's "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" or 2018's "Shallow"	4
2A	5. Wear out	4
3A	9. Fighting sport, for short	3
4A	12. Relatively new addition to Thanksgiving?	5
5A	14. Corporate "carrot"	9
6A	16. The N.B.A.'s Curry, familiarly	5
7A	17. One might be measured in pounds	9
8A	18. Regular partygoer	9
9A	20. Crazy party	5
10A	21. Clan emblems	6
11A	22. Funny business	6
12A	23. They're put in quotes	6
13A	25. Bit of dancewear	4
14A	26. Be as good as	5
15A	27. Stick in one's mouth	9
16A	32. What some films don't do well	3
17A	33. Drink with an onomatopoeic name	7
18A	35. When repeated, a dance move	3
19A	36. Their customers lie for them	9
20A	38. Give another go	5
21A	40. Modern meeting invite	4
22A	41. National park with Devils Garden	6
23A	42. Thick tortilla that's the national dish of El Salvador	6
24A	45. Submissive	6
25A	47. Buck of baseball	5
26A	48. Some early January sporting events	9
27A	51. Warped fabric, it's said	9
28A	53. Friendly start to a group email	5
29A	54. Utter disasters	9
30A	55. Band	5
31A	56. Show that opens with an iconic crane shot, in brief	3
32A	57. Actress Beverly of 1989's "Lean on Me"	4
33A	58. Side dish that's uncooked	4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. 1976's "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" or 2018's "Shallow""

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 two items of the same kind
• Words that mean the same thing: duette, distich, duo
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DUET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. 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 a noisy fight
• Words that mean the same thing: rub, chafe, fret
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FRAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Fighting sport, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: MMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "12. Relatively new addition to Thanksgiving?"

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: INLAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Corporate "carrot""

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 message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
• Words that mean the same thing: packaging, advancement, forwarding
• The opposite would be: demotion
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PROMOTION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. The N.B.A.'s Curry, familiarly"

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: STEPH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. One might be measured in pounds"

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: RESCUEDOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Regular partygoer"

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 socially prominent 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: SOCIALITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Crazy party"

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: RAGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Clan emblems"

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 clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object
• Words that mean the same thing: totem
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOTEMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Funny business"

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 light and humorous drama with a happy ending
• Words that mean the same thing: funniness, clowning, drollery
• The opposite would be: tragedy
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COMEDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. They're put in quotes"

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 property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
• Words that mean the same thing: terms, monetary value, damage
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRICES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Bit of dancewear"

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 south african prelate and leader of the antiapartheid struggle (born in 1931)
• Words that mean the same thing: ballet skirt, Desmond Tutu
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TUTU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. Be as good as"

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 contestant you hope to defeat
• Words that mean the same thing: competitor, touch, match
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIVAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "27. Stick in one's mouth"

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 pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOOTHPICK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. What some films don't do well"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that how long something has existed
• Words that mean the same thing: mature, maturate, eld
• The opposite would be: rejuvenate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Drink with an onomatopoeic name"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: SLURPEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. When repeated, a dance move"

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: NAE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Their customers lie for them"

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 female massager
• Words that mean the same thing: masseuse
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MASSEUSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Give another go"

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 hear or try a court case anew
• Words that mean the same thing: rehear
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RETRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Modern meeting invite"

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 means of connection between things linked in series
• Words that mean the same thing: relate, connection, nexus
• The opposite would be: disconnect, disconnectedness
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LINK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. National park with Devils Garden"

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 curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
• Words that mean the same thing: arch, archway, curve
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARCHES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. Thick tortilla that's the national dish of El Salvador"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: PUPUSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. Submissive"

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 willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed
• Words that mean the same thing: teachable, gentle
• The opposite would be: stubborn
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOCILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Buck of baseball"

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: ONEIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. Some early January sporting events"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: BOWLGAMES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "51. Warped fabric, it's said"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SPACETIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. Friendly start to a group email"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HIALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. Utter disasters"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TIREFIRES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "55. Band"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a social division of (usually preliterate) people
• Words that mean the same thing: kin, clan, kinship group
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRIBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "56. Show that opens with an iconic crane shot, in brief"

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: SNL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "57. Actress Beverly of 1989's "Lean on Me""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TODD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "58. Side dish that's uncooked"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that basically shredded cabbage
• Words that mean the same thing: coleslaw
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLAW

  Great job if you got it right!

July 15, 2022 Friday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. What might elicit an "Oh, snap!"	4
2D	2. Hymnal preposition	4
3D	3. Campus choices	9
4D	4. With 44-Down, the "bubble" in bubble tea	7
5D	5. Neck lines	5
6D	6. Wine choice	4
7D	7. Co. that patented the combination cup holder and armrest	3
8D	8. "No, the opposite"	14
9D	9. Tiny pest	5
10D	10. Responded to a cattle call	5
11D	11. Cross	5
12D	13. "So ... did we get everything?"	14
13D	14. Niminy-piminy	4
14D	15. Join forces	6
15D	19. "___ Amants" (Louis Malle film)	3
16D	22. Aww-inspiring	4
17D	23. English four-wheeler	4
18D	24. European capital known for its Art Nouveau architecture	4
19D	25. Absolutely no more than that	4
20D	27. Sizable incisor	4
21D	28. It may come from the hills	3
22D	29. Signed and sealed, but not delivered	9
23D	30. Mind	4
24D	31. Janitors' janglers	4
25D	34. Sibling of Sol, in Roman myth	4
26D	37. Streaming channel?	6
27D	39. Desserts once known as petites duchesses	7
28D	41. Something seen in a knee M.R.I.	3
29D	42. Fencing needs	5
30D	43. Remove from the top of one's profile, as a tweet	5
31D	44. See 4-Down	5
32D	45. Like many mosques	5
33D	46. Is short	4
34D	48. Early morning caller	4
35D	49. Island east of Corsica	4
36D	50. Host	4
37D	52. Bruno, to Mirabel, in Disney's "Encanto"	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. What might elicit an "Oh, snap!""

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 god of the underworld; counterpart of greek pluto
• Words that mean the same thing: affront, insult, Orcus
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DISS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Hymnal preposition"

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: UNTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Campus choices"

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 course that the student can select from among alternatives
• Words that mean the same thing: elective course, elective
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELECTIVES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. With 44-Down, the "bubble" in bubble tea"

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 granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAPIOCA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Neck lines"

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 agitation resulting from active worry
• Words that mean the same thing: sweat, rub, scratch
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FRETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Wine choice"

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 any of many shrubs of the genus rosa that bear roses
• Words that mean the same thing: roseate, come up, rose wine
• The opposite would be: fall, set
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Co. that patented the combination cup holder and armrest"

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: AMC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. "No, the opposite""

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: YOUROTHERRIGHT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Tiny pest"

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 minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MIDGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Responded to a cattle call"

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 make a low noise, characteristic of bovines
• Words that mean the same thing: low, moo
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOOED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Cross"

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 feeling or showing anger
• Words that mean the same thing: furious, tempestuous, raging
• The opposite would be: unangry
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANGRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "13. "So ... did we get everything?""

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: WHATELSEISLEFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Niminy-piminy"

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 assume a prim appearance
• Words that mean the same thing: strait-laced, prim out, straitlaced
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Join forces"

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: TEAMUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. "___ Amants" (Louis Malle film)"

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

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: lupus erythematosus, LE
• The 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 16 Down: "22. Aww-inspiring"

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 attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
• Words that mean the same thing: precious, cunning
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CUTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. English four-wheeler"

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 small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
• Words that mean the same thing: go-cart, pushchair, pusher
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "24. European capital known for its Art Nouveau architecture"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a port city on the gulf of riga that is the capital and largest city of latvia; formerly a member of the hanseatic league
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of Latvia
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "25. Absolutely no more than that"

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 upper part of anything
• Words that mean the same thing: top off, transcend, spinning top
• The opposite would be: bottom
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. Sizable incisor"

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 hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
• Words that mean the same thing: detusk, horn, ivory
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TUSK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. It may come from the hills"

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 mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "29. Signed and sealed, but not delivered"

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: INTHEMAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "30. Mind"

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 work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
• Words that mean the same thing: tutelage, manage, deal
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "31. Janitors' janglers"

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 metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
• Words that mean the same thing: identify, tonality, Francis Scott Key
• The opposite would be: atonality
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KEYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "34. Sibling of Sol, in Roman myth"

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 (roman mythology) the goddess of the moon; counterpart of greek selene
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LUNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "37. Streaming channel?"

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 conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
• Words that mean the same thing: flush, penstock, sluice down
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLUICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. Desserts once known as petites duchesses"

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 oblong cream puff
• Words that mean the same thing: eclair
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ECLAIRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. Something seen in a knee M.R.I."

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: ACL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "42. Fencing needs"

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 position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
• Words that mean the same thing: berth, mail, post
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POSTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "43. Remove from the top of one's profile, as a tweet"

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 remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of
• The opposite would be: pin
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNPIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "44. See 4-Down"

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 smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
• Words that mean the same thing: bead, off-white, bone
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEARL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "45. Like many mosques"

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 having a hemispherical vault or dome
• Words that mean the same thing: vaulted
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOMED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "46. Is short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that be obliged to pay or repay
• Words that mean the same thing: owe
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OWES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "48. Early morning caller"

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 warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
• Words that mean the same thing: raspberry, razzing, boo
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BIRD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "49. Island east of Corsica"

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: ELBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "50. Host"

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 (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
• Words that mean the same thing: swerve, tidy sum, murder
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "52. Bruno, to Mirabel, in Disney's "Encanto""

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: TIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	53	75.7%
Short Answer	6	8.6%
Food & Drink	3	4.3%
Sports	2	2.9%
Movies/Film	2	2.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.9%
History	1	1.4%
Geography	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.5 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	14 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 08, 2025 at 05:40 PM