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Friday, December 26, 2025

NYT Down Clues Answers December 26, 2025 - All 35 Vertical Solutions & Expert Hints

Today's Down Crossword NYT December 26, 2025 - Every Vertical Solution Explained

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 35 Down clues. We have all the vertical answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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About Today's Down Clues

NYT Down clues solutions for December 26, 2025 — NYT Down Clues - Friday, December 26, 2025

Down Clues Statistics
Detail	Information
Date	December 26, 2025
Day of Week	Friday
Total Down Clues	35 clues
Direction	Vertical (Top to Bottom)
Difficulty	Medium

All Down Clues - Complete List

Here are all 35 Down clues for today's puzzle. These go vertically from top to bottom.

Complete Down Clues List
Number	Clue
1 Down	1. How a supervillain might brag
2 Down	2. Flip
3 Down	3. Waiting for support, maybe
4 Down	4. Like untended plots
5 Down	5. Funeral ___
6 Down	6. Broad band?
7 Down	7. Royal Australian Air Force insignia
8 Down	8. Competition that combines speed with balance
9 Down	9. Professor Dumbledore
10 Down	10. Contest
11 Down	11. Bevy : quail :: parliament : ___
12 Down	12. The world's end, in Norse mythology
13 Down	13. Mr. or Ms. Right
14 Down	14. Baby sitter?
15 Down	21. Half of a classic rum cocktail's name
16 Down	24. Component of a nautilus shell
17 Down	25. Eric who wrote and illustrated "Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me"
18 Down	27. Stick by a fireplace
19 Down	28. Mantra
20 Down	29. Nearby things
21 Down	30. Like the pope's guards
22 Down	31. Area on which to eat or play cards
23 Down	32. "You can absolutely count on me"
24 Down	33. Figure in sci-fi's "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman," e.g.
25 Down	34. Great illustrations
26 Down	38. Connected
27 Down	39. Sister of Moses
28 Down	40. Worth considering
29 Down	41. Made up
30 Down	43. Nation dubbed the "cradle of mankind"
31 Down	44. "Understood?"
32 Down	46. Big break
33 Down	47. Stack (up)
34 Down	49. Casting need
35 Down	51. Short diner order

Detailed Hints and Answers for All Down Clues

Need help? Here are comprehensive hints and answers for each Down clue. Also check these helpful guides:

Complete Down Solutions:

1 Down: "1. How a supervillain might brag"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'S' and ends with 'Y'
Word pattern: S____Y
This is an abbreviation or acronym
Definition: in a smug manner
This is Down clue number 1

Answer:

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SMUGLY

2 Down: "2. Flip"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'L' and ends with 'T'
Word pattern: L____T
This is an abbreviation or acronym
This is Down clue number 2

Answer:

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LOSEIT

3 Down: "3. Waiting for support, maybe"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'O' and ends with 'D'
Word pattern: O____D
This is an abbreviation or acronym
This is Down clue number 3

Answer:

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ONHOLD

4 Down: "4. Like untended plots"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'W' and ends with 'Y'
Word pattern: W___Y
Similar words: scrawny, underweight
Opposite of: weedless
This is an abbreviation or acronym
Definition: abounding with or resembling weeds
This is Down clue number 4

Answer:

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WEEDY

5 Down: "5. Funeral ___"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'P' and ends with 'E'
Word pattern: P__E
Similar words: funeral pyre
This is an abbreviation or acronym
Definition: wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
This is Down clue number 5

Answer:

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PYRE

6 Down: "6. Broad band?"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'O' and ends with 'I'
Similar words: obeah
This is an abbreviation or acronym
This is Down clue number 6

Answer:

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OBI

7 Down: "7. Royal Australian Air Force insignia"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'K' and ends with 'O'
Word pattern: K______O
This is an abbreviation or acronym
This is Down clue number 7

Answer:

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KANGAROO

8 Down: "8. Competition that combines speed with balance"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 15 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'E' and ends with 'E'
Word pattern: E_____________E
This is an abbreviation or acronym
This is Down clue number 8

Answer:

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EGGANDSPOONRACE

9 Down: "9. Professor Dumbledore"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
Word pattern: A___S
This is an abbreviation or acronym
This is Down clue number 9

Answer:

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ALBUS

10 Down: "10. Contest"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'B' and ends with 'T'
Word pattern: B__T
Similar words: round, bust
This is an abbreviation or acronym
This is Down clue number 10

Answer:

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BOUT

11 Down: "11. Bevy : quail :: parliament : ___"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'O' and ends with 'L'
Similar words: bird of Minerva, bird of night
This is an abbreviation or acronym
This is Down clue number 11

Answer:

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OWL

12 Down: "12. The world's end, in Norse mythology"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'R' and ends with 'K'
Word pattern: R______K
Similar words: Gotterdammerung
This is an abbreviation or acronym
This is Down clue number 12

Answer:

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RAGNAROK

13 Down: "13. Mr. or Ms. Right"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'T' and ends with 'E'
Word pattern: T______E
Similar words: sweetheart, sweetie
This is an abbreviation or acronym
Definition: a person loved by another person
This is Down clue number 13

Answer:

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TRUELOVE

14 Down: "14. Baby sitter?"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'S' and ends with 'R'
Word pattern: S______R
Similar words: baby carriage, go-cart
This is an abbreviation or acronym
Definition: someone who walks at a leisurely pace
This is Down clue number 14

Answer:

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STROLLER

15 Down: "21. Half of a classic rum cocktail's name"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'M' and ends with 'I'
This is an abbreviation or acronym
This is Down clue number 15

Answer:

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MAI

16 Down: "24. Component of a nautilus shell"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'N' and ends with 'E'
Word pattern: N___E
Similar words: mother-of-pearl
This is an abbreviation or acronym
Definition: the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell
This is Down clue number 16

Answer:

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NACRE

17 Down: "25. Eric who wrote and illustrated "Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'C' and ends with 'E'
Word pattern: C___E
This is an abbreviation or acronym
This is Down clue number 17

Answer:

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CARLE

18 Down: "27. Stick by a fireplace"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'M' and ends with 'H'
Word pattern: M___H
Similar words: equalize, gibe
Opposite of: disagree
This is an abbreviation or acronym
This is Down clue number 18

Answer:

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MATCH

19 Down: "28. Mantra"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'C' and ends with 'T'
Word pattern: C___T
Similar words: cantillate, intone
This is an abbreviation or acronym
This is Down clue number 19

Answer:

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CHANT

20 Down: "29. Nearby things"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'T' and ends with 'E'
Word pattern: T___E
This is an abbreviation or acronym
This is Down clue number 20

Answer:

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THESE

21 Down: "30. Like the pope's guards"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
Word pattern: S___S
Similar words: Swiss people
This is an abbreviation or acronym
Definition: the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland
This is Down clue number 21

Answer:

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SWISS

22 Down: "31. Area on which to eat or play cards"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'T' and ends with 'P'
Word pattern: T______P
This is an abbreviation or acronym
Definition: the top horizontal work surface of a table
This is Down clue number 22

Answer:

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TABLETOP

23 Down: "32. "You can absolutely count on me""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'I' and ends with 'E'
Word pattern: I______E
This is an abbreviation or acronym
This is Down clue number 23

Answer:

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IPROMISE

24 Down: "33. Figure in sci-fi's "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman," e.g."

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'G' and ends with 'S'
Word pattern: G______S
This is an abbreviation or acronym
Definition: a female giant
This is Down clue number 24

Answer:

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GIANTESS

25 Down: "34. Great illustrations"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
Word pattern: E______S
Similar words: epitome, paradigm
This is an abbreviation or acronym
Definition: a standard or typical example
This is Down clue number 25

Answer:

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EPITOMES

26 Down: "38. Connected"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'M' and ends with 'T'
Similar words: contact, converge
Opposite of: diverge
This is an abbreviation or acronym
Definition: come together
This is Down clue number 26

Answer:

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MET

27 Down: "39. Sister of Moses"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'M' and ends with 'M'
Word pattern: M____M
This is an abbreviation or acronym
This is Down clue number 27

Answer:

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MIRIAM

28 Down: "40. Worth considering"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'O' and ends with 'E'
Word pattern: O____E
This is an abbreviation or acronym
This is Down clue number 28

Answer:

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OFNOTE

29 Down: "41. Made up"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'A' and ends with 'D'
Word pattern: A____D
Similar words: abye, atone
This is an abbreviation or acronym
Definition: make amends for
This is Down clue number 29

Answer:

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ATONED

30 Down: "43. Nation dubbed the "cradle of mankind""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'K' and ends with 'A'
Word pattern: K___A
This is an abbreviation or acronym
This is Down clue number 30

Answer:

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KENYA

31 Down: "44. "Understood?""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'G' and ends with 'E'
Word pattern: G___E
This is an abbreviation or acronym
This is Down clue number 31

Answer:

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GOTME

32 Down: "46. Big break"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'R' and ends with 'T'
Word pattern: R__T
Similar words: breach, severance
This is an abbreviation or acronym
Definition: a gap between cloud masses
This is Down clue number 32

Answer:

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RIFT

33 Down: "47. Stack (up)"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'P' and ends with 'E'
Word pattern: P__E
Similar words: stack, stilt
This is an abbreviation or acronym
Definition: a collection of objects laid on top of each other
This is Down clue number 33

Answer:

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PILE

34 Down: "49. Casting need"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'D' and ends with 'E'
Similar words: break down, snuff it
Opposite of: be born
This is an abbreviation or acronym
This is Down clue number 34

Answer:

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DIE

35 Down: "51. Short diner order"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
It starts with 'B' and ends with 'T'
This is an abbreviation or acronym
This is Down clue number 35

Answer:

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BLT

Expert Strategies for Solving Down Clues

Master the vertical clues with these professional tips:

Why Start with Down Clues?

Down clues often reveal key letters for intersecting words
Vertical patterns can unlock difficult sections
Many prefixes and suffixes run vertically
Down answers often help solve Across clues

Down Clue Patterns to Recognize

Fill-in-the-blank clues: These are usually the easiest Down entries
Prefixes and suffixes: Common word parts often run vertically
Abbreviations: Look for clues with "Abbr." or shortened forms
Plural indicators: Words ending in 'S' are common in Down
Pop culture references: Names and titles often appear vertically

Time-Saving Down Techniques

Technique	How It Helps
Scan all Down first	Get a mental map of the vertical flow
Fill short Down words	3-4 letter words are often prefixes or connectors
Use crossing letters	Across letters help confirm Down answers
Look for themes	Related Down answers often share a theme

Frequently Asked Questions About Down Clues

What are Down clues in crossword puzzles?

Down clues are the vertical entries in a crossword puzzle that read from top to bottom. They're numbered and correspond to specific columns in the grid.

Should I solve Down or Across clues first?

Many solvers alternate between Down and Across clues to build momentum. Down clues can help unlock difficult sections by providing key intersecting letters. The best approach is to solve the clues you find easiest first, regardless of direction.

How many Down clues are in today's puzzle?

Today's NYT crossword has 35 Down clues.

Are Down clues easier than Across clues?

Neither direction is inherently easier. The difficulty depends on the specific clues and your knowledge. However, Down clues often contain helpful prefixes, suffixes, and word parts that can be easier to guess.

How do Down clues interact with Across clues?

Down and Across clues intersect at various points in the grid. Solving one can provide letters that help solve the other, making the puzzle easier as you progress.

Friday, September 12, 2025

February 10, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
Across Clues (38 clues)
Down Clues (38 clues)
Category Breakdown
Complete Puzzle Statistics
Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, February 10, 2022

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (38 Across, 38 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

February 10, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions

February 10, 2022 Across Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Sharp bend	6
2A	7. Tipping point?	3
3A	10. Intro course?	3
4A	13. "Fa-a-ancy!"	6
5A	14. Heap praise on	8
6A	16. Home of the Boston Mountains	6
7A	17. Polite Spanish assent	8
8A	18. Online fad	4
9A	19. Pricing word	4
10A	21. Just the worst, in slang	5
11A	22. "The time for diplomacy has passed"	6
12A	24. Women's soccer and gymnastics powerhouse	3
13A	25. "___ Blues" (song on the Beatles' "White Album")	3
14A	26. Treatment plants?	5
15A	28. Letters of qualification	3
16A	31. Sweet sign-off	4
17A	32. Trees sacred to Hecate	4
18A	33. Prey for a heron	4
19A	34. ___ Poovie ("Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." character)	6
20A	36. Sounds from a pond at night	6
21A	38. French agreements	4
22A	39. Stone with "fire" and "water" varieties	4
23A	43. "Ish"	4
24A	44. Unspecified ordinal	3
25A	45. Travelocity spokescreature	5
26A	46. Make a pick	3
27A	47. Bird found in the mud?	3
28A	49. Pea, e.g.	6
29A	51. "Death of a Salesman" surname	5
30A	53. It may turn slowly in a horror movie	4
31A	54. Denny's competitor	4
32A	58. "What a pity"	8
33A	60. Liken	6
34A	62. Attend to details ... or a hint to entering six Down answers in this puzzle	8
35A	63. Applies, as lotion	6
36A	64. [Some of us are trying to watch the movie here!]	3
37A	65. "Success!"	3
38A	66. Trickled	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. Sharp bend"

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 angle that resembles the hind leg of a dog
The word looks like this: ______
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
Ready for the answer? Click here!

The answer is: DOGLEG

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Tipping point?"

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 vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles
Words that mean the same thing: bump around, jolt, shake up
The word looks like this: ___
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
Ready for the answer? Click here!

The answer is: JAR

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Intro course?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

The answer is: APP

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. "Fa-a-ancy!""

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: OOLALA

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Heap praise on"

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: GUSHOVER

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Home of the Boston Mountains"

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 an area of low mountains in northwestern arkansas and southeastern missouri and northeastern oklahoma
Words that mean the same thing: Ozark Plateau, Ozark Mountains
The word looks like this: ______
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OZARKS

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Polite Spanish assent"

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: SISENORA

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Online fad"

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 cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one person to another by non-genetic means (as by imitation)
The word looks like this: ____
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
Ready for the answer? Click here!

The answer is: MEME

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Pricing word"

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 (used of count nouns) every one considered individually
Words that mean the same thing: from each one, to each one, for each one
The word looks like this: ____
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EACH

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Just the worst, in slang"

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!
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The answer is: SUCKY

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. "The time for diplomacy has passed""

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: ITSWAR

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Women's soccer and gymnastics powerhouse"

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 north american republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in north america plus alaska in northwest north america and the hawaiian islands in the pacific ocean; achieved independence in 1776
Words that mean the same thing: United States, America, the States
The word looks like this: ___
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: USA

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. "___ Blues" (song on the Beatles' "White Album")"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

The answer is: YER

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. Treatment plants?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

This could be something that a purgative made from the leaves of aloe
Words that mean the same thing: bitter aloes, aloe
The word looks like this: _____
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALOES

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. Letters of qualification"

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 united nations agency concerned with international maritime activities
Words that mean the same thing: International Maritime 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: IMO

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Sweet sign-off"

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: XOXO

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Trees sacred to Hecate"

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 wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the english yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows
Words that mean the same thing: yew
The word looks like this: ____
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
Ready for the answer? Click here!

The answer is: YEWS

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "33. Prey for a heron"

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 various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
Words that mean the same thing: toad frog, frog, anuran
The word looks like this: ____
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOAD

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "34. ___ Poovie ("Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." character)"

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: LOUANN

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "36. Sounds from a pond at night"

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 harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
Words that mean the same thing: perish, mutter, snuff it
The opposite would be: be born
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
Ready for the answer? Click here!

The answer is: CROAKS

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "38. French agreements"

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: OUIS

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "39. Stone with "fire" and "water" varieties"

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 translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones
The word looks like this: ____
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OPAL

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. "Ish""

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!
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The answer is: ORSO

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Unspecified ordinal"

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 last or greatest in an indefinitely large series
Words that mean the same thing: n-th
The word looks like this: ___
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NTH

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "45. Travelocity spokescreature"

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

Here's how to solve it:

This could be something that a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
Words that mean the same thing: dwarf
The word looks like this: _____
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GNOME

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "46. Make a pick"

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 select as an alternative over another
Words that mean the same thing: prefer, choose
The word looks like this: ___
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OPT

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "47. Bird found in the mud?"

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 any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism
Words that mean the same thing: electromagnetic unit, Dromaius novaehollandiae, Emu novaehollandiae
The word looks like this: ___
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EMU

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "49. Pea, e.g."

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 an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family leguminosae
Words that mean the same thing: leguminous plant
The word looks like this: ______
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEGUME

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "51. "Death of a Salesman" surname"

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!
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The answer is: LOMAN

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "53. It may turn slowly in a horror movie"

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

Here's how to solve it:

This could be something that a circular rounded projection or protuberance
Words that mean the same thing: boss, node, thickening
The word looks like this: ____
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KNOB

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "54. Denny's competitor"

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!
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The answer is: IHOP

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "58. "What a pity""

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!
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The answer is: THATSSAD

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "60. Liken"

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 consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
Words that mean the same thing: match, liken, equalize
The word looks like this: ______
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EQUATE

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "62. Attend to details ... or a hint to entering six Down answers in this puzzle"

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!
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The answer is: DOTTHEIS

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "63. Applies, as lotion"

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!
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The answer is: RUBSON

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "64. [Some of us are trying to watch the movie here!]"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "65. "Success!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

This could be something that an affirmative
The opposite would be: no
The word looks like this: ___
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YES

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "66. Trickled"

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 pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
Words that mean the same thing: seep, ooze
The word looks like this: ______
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEEPED

Great job if you got it right!

February 10, 2022 Thursday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Destine for failure	4
2D	2. Trickle	4
3D	3. Rock genre for Roxy Music	4
4D	4. Southern border city in a Larry McMurtry title	11
5D	5. Game measured by its number of points	3
6D	6. Elements No. 7, 8, 9 and 10, e.g.	5
7D	7. Certain martial arts takedown	9
8D	8. Word after bad or hard	3
9D	9. ___ monkey	6
10D	10. Trendy brunch order	12
11D	11. Benefit	4
12D	12. Really hope	4
13D	14. Proportionate size for some model trains	6
14D	15. It's a lot to carry	4
15D	20. Online status	4
16D	23. 1982 film set in a mainframe	4
17D	25. "It's not hard to guess how this will end"	12
18D	27. Key to a quick exit?	3
19D	29. Shark species with the largest brain-to-body ratio	4
20D	30. Some E.R. cases	3
21D	31. Strike	4
22D	33. Underwater weapon-launching apparatus	11
23D	34. Horror star Chaney	3
24D	35. Stop start?	3
25D	37. 2003 cult film known as the "'Citizen Kane' of bad movies," with "The"	4
26D	40. Spotty pattern	9
27D	41. Modifies	6
28D	42. Kind of block	4
29D	45. Afraid to commit, say	6
30D	48. Actor Bomer of "Magic Mike"	4
31D	50. Gets a ride, in a way	5
32D	51. '65 Ford debuts	4
33D	52. "Me! Pick me!"	4
34D	55. Locking mechanism	4
35D	56. Great Plains tribe	4
36D	57. Await a ruling	4
37D	59. "Isn't that obvious?"	3
38D	61. "___ es eso?"	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. Destine for failure"

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 an unpleasant or disastrous destiny
Words that mean the same thing: fate, destine, designate
The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: DOOM

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Trickle"

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 any thick, viscous matter
Words that mean the same thing: goop, exudate, ooze out
The word looks like this: ____
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OOZE

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Rock genre for Roxy Music"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Southern border city in a Larry McMurtry title"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Game measured by its number of points"

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

Here's how to solve it:

This could be something that large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in europe and `moose' in north america
Words that mean the same thing: wapiti, Cervus elaphus canadensis, red deer
The word looks like this: ___
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELK

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Elements No. 7, 8, 9 and 10, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

This could be something that the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
Words that mean the same thing: accelerator, gasolene, flatulency
The word looks like this: _____
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GASES

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Certain martial arts takedown"

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!
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The answer is: JUDOTHROW

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Word after bad or hard"

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

Here's how to solve it:

This could be something that the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Words that mean the same thing: seat, tush, tail
The word looks like this: ___
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASS

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. ___ monkey"

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 of southern asia; used in medical research
Words that mean the same thing: rhesus monkey, Macaca mulatta
The word looks like this: ______
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RHESUS

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Trendy brunch order"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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!
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The answer is: AVOCADOTOAST

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Benefit"

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 an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
Words that mean the same thing: fringe benefit, perquisite, pick up
The word looks like this: ____
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PERK

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Really hope"

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 address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
Words that mean the same thing: implore, beg
The word looks like this: ____
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PRAY

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Proportionate size for some model trains"

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!
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The answer is: GSCALE

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. It's a lot to carry"

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 an onerous or difficult concern
Words that mean the same thing: burden, incumbrance, encumbrance
The word looks like this: ____
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ONUS

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Online status"

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

Here's how to solve it:

This could be something that not present; having left
Words that mean the same thing: out, forth, off
The opposite would be: home
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AWAY

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. 1982 film set in a mainframe"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard 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!
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The answer is: TRON

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. "It's not hard to guess how this will end""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Key to a quick exit?"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard 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!
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The answer is: ESC

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Shark species with the largest brain-to-body ratio"

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 powerful mackerel shark of the atlantic and pacific
Words that mean the same thing: mako shark
The word looks like this: ____
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MAKO

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Some E.R. cases"

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 doctor's degree in optometry
Words that mean the same thing: Doctor of Optometry, OD, oculus dexter
The word looks like this: ___
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ODS

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Strike"

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: XOUT

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Underwater weapon-launching apparatus"

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: TORPEDOTUBE

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Horror star Chaney"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. Stop start?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

This could be something that negation of a word or group of words
Words that mean the same thing: not
The word looks like this: ___
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NON

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. 2003 cult film known as the "'Citizen Kane' of bad movies," with "The""

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

Here's how to solve it:

This could be something that an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
Words that mean the same thing: elbow room, board, way
The word looks like this: ____
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROOM

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Spotty pattern"

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!
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The answer is: POLKADOTS

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Modifies"

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 sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
Words that mean the same thing: reparation, meliorate, improve
The opposite would be: worsen
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMENDS

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Kind of block"

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 (trademark) a child's plastic construction set for making mechanical models
Words that mean the same thing: Lego set
The word looks like this: ____
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEGO

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Afraid to commit, say"

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!
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The answer is: GUNSHY

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Actor Bomer of "Magic Mike""

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

Here's how to solve it:

This could be something that the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
Words that mean the same thing: matte, mat, flatness
The word looks like this: ____
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MATT

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. Gets a ride, in a way"

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!
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The answer is: UBERS

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. '65 Ford debuts"

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!
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The answer is: LTDS

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. "Me! Pick me!""

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!
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The answer is: OHOH

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. Locking mechanism"

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 fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal plate is fitted over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock
The word looks like this: ____
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HASP

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Great Plains tribe"

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 the siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the platte and missouri rivers in nebraska
Words that mean the same thing: Oto
The word looks like this: ____
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OTOE

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. Await a ruling"

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!
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The answer is: PEND

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "59. "Isn't that obvious?""

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

Here's how to solve it:

This could be something that the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
Words that mean the same thing: consider, ascertain, come across
The word looks like this: ___
Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
Ready for the answer? Click here!

The answer is: SEE

Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "61. "___ es eso?""

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: QUE

Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	64.5%
Short Answer	13	17.1%
Movies/Film	4	5.3%
Geography	3	3.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	3.9%
Music	2	2.6%
Sports	1	1.3%
Science/Technology	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	38
Down Clues	38
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	4.9 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.

Last Updated: September 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM

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