July 06, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, July 06, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (37 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

July 06, 2020 Monday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Rafael on the tennis court	5
2A	6. Mineral easily split into layers	4
3A	10. Reached base feet-first	4
4A	14. Michelle who wrote "Becoming"	5
5A	15. Gem found in the Outback	4
6A	16. Daly with a Tony for "Gypsy"	4
7A	17. Like the ocean and most potato chips	5
8A	18. Pianist Cliburn plays basketball defense?	9
9A	20. Building extension	3
10A	21. Spoken	4
11A	23. Garb	6
12A	24. TV host Behar takes mass transit?	8
13A	26. Trash-loving grouch of children's TV	5
14A	27. They bring tears to chefs' eyes	6
15A	28. Young seal	3
16A	30. "___ Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"	3
17A	31. Unstraighten, as a wire	4
18A	32. Illinois city on the Illinois River	6
19A	35. Actress Rogers flips out?	11
20A	39. "That's enough!"	6
21A	40. Kelly seen live in the morning	4
22A	43. Hair goop	3
23A	46. Martial arts level	3
24A	47. Damsel	6
25A	49. Battle site where Davy Crockett died	5
26A	51. Singer Dylan has fun in the snow?	8
27A	53. Change somewhat	6
28A	55. "It's a shame ..."	4
29A	56. Bit of legislation	3
30A	57. Businessman Gates gets out of the poker game?	9
31A	59. Zola who wrote "J'Accuse ...!"	5
32A	61. "So that's how it is"	4
33A	62. Fury	4
34A	63. Printer powder	5
35A	64. "___ of the d'Urbervilles"	4
36A	65. Perfect world	4
37A	66. Watermelon throwaways	5

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. Rafael on the tennis court"

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: NADAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Mineral easily split into layers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity
• Words that mean the same thing: isinglass
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MICA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Reached base feet-first"

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 move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
• Words that mean the same thing: slip, slither, skid
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Michelle who wrote "Becoming""

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: OBAMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Gem found in the Outback"

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 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Daly with a Tony for "Gypsy""

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 river in northern england that flows east to the north sea
• Words that mean the same thing: River Tyne, Tyne River
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TYNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Like the ocean and most potato chips"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that engagingly stimulating or provocative
• Words that mean the same thing: piquant
• The opposite would be: fresh
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SALTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Pianist Cliburn plays basketball defense?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the leading units moving at the head of an army
• Words that mean the same thing: new wave, cutting edge, vanguard
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VANGUARDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Building extension"

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 extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Spoken"

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 express in words
• Words that mean the same thing: aforementioned, tell, suppose
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Garb"

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 clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
• Words that mean the same thing: prink, deck up, fancy up
• The opposite would be: underdress, dress down
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATTIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. TV host Behar takes mass transit?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a ride in a car taken solely for pleasure
• Words that mean the same thing: tool around, joyride, tool
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JOYRIDES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Trash-loving grouch of children's TV"

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 annual award by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
• Words that mean the same thing: Academy Award
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OSCAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. They bring tears to chefs' eyes"

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 bulb of an onion plant
• Words that mean the same thing: onion plant, Allium cepa, onion
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONIONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. Young seal"

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 young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
• Words that mean the same thing: puppy, whelp
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. "___ Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band""

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: SGT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "31. Unstraighten, as a wire"

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 circular segment of a curve
• Words that mean the same thing: stoop, crease, flexure
• The opposite would be: straighten, unbend
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "32. Illinois city on the Illinois River"

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

  The answer is: PEORIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "35. Actress Rogers flips out?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
• Words that mean the same thing: ginger snap, ginger nut, snap
• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GINGERSNAPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. "That's enough!""

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: NOMORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Kelly seen live in the morning"

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: RIPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Hair goop"

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 colloid in a more solid form than a sol
• Words that mean the same thing: colloidal gel, mousse, gelatin
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. Martial arts level"

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: DAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "47. Damsel"

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 unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
• Words that mean the same thing: maid, initiative, maiden over
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAIDEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. Battle site where Davy Crockett died"

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 siege and massacre at a mission in san antonio in 1836; mexican forces under santa anna besieged and massacred american rebels who were fighting to make texas independent of mexico
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALAMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. Singer Dylan has fun in the snow?"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that formerly two short sleds coupled together
• Words that mean the same thing: bobsleigh, bob, bobsled
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOBSLEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "53. Change somewhat"

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 make less severe or harsh or extreme
• Words that mean the same thing: alter, change, qualify
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MODIFY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. "It's a shame ...""

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 flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
• Words that mean the same thing: regrettably, unfortunately, unluckily
• The opposite would be: fortunately, luckily
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. Bit of legislation"

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 collection of rules imposed by authority
• Words that mean the same thing: law of nature, legal philosophy, natural law
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. Businessman Gates gets out of the poker game?"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about sports.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money
• Words that mean the same thing: billfold, pocketbook, wallet
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BILLFOLDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. Zola who wrote "J'Accuse ...!""

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 boy whose upbringing was described by jean-jacques rousseau
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "61. "So that's how it is""

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: ISEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "62. Fury"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a feeling of intense anger
• Words that mean the same thing: cult, fad, craze
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "63. Printer powder"

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 solution containing chemicals that can change the color of a photographic print
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TONER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "64. "___ of the d'Urbervilles""

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: TESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "65. Perfect world"

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 place of complete bliss and delight and peace
• Words that mean the same thing: nirvana, heaven, Shangri-la
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "66. Watermelon throwaways"

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 small hard fruit
• Words that mean the same thing: seeded player, seminal fluid, cum
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

July 06, 2020 Down Hints: NYT Monday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Rhinoplasty, informally	7
2D	2. Mollusk with an iridescent inner shell	7
3D	3. Wasting time	8
4D	4. Quantity: Abbr.	3
5D	5. Stores for future use	6
6D	6. Date night staple	5
7D	7. Apple tablets	5
8D	8. Soup container	3
9D	9. Bit of seaweed	4
10D	10. Game recap figures	5
11D	11. Words to songs	6
12D	12. Dressed like RuPaul	6
13D	13. Gobi or Mojave	6
14D	19. Perfect world	6
15D	22. Much-anticipated parts of Super Bowl broadcasts	3
16D	25. "The Kiss" sculptor	5
17D	28. Get in place for the camera	4
18D	29. Large coffee vessel	3
19D	32. Lowly laborer	4
20D	33. Muff one	3
21D	34. Month of many unhappy returns?	5
22D	36. Fall asleep while watching TV, perhaps	6
23D	37. "Today" show rival, for short	3
24D	38. Spot for a football coach	8
25D	41. Went by bicycle	7
26D	42. a), b), c) and d), on a multiple-choice test	7
27D	43. Stratagem	6
28D	44. Fictional 6-year-old at the Plaza Hotel	6
29D	45. Soup-serving utensils	6
30D	47. Entrepreneur's deg.	3
31D	48. Listings in a calculation of one's net worth	6
32D	50. "And ___ to go before I sleep": Robert Frost	5
33D	51. Award earned by a scout	5
34D	52. Elizabeth of the "Avengers" series	5
35D	54. Time long gone	4
36D	58. Boy in knickers, perhaps	3
37D	60. Bartender on "The Simpsons"	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. Rhinoplasty, informally"

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: NOSEJOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Mollusk with an iridescent inner shell"

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 any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior
• Words that mean the same thing: ear-shell
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABALONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Wasting time"

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 behave carelessly or indifferently
• Words that mean the same thing: chat up, dawdle, butterfly
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DALLYING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Quantity: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AMT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Stores for future use"

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: LAYSIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Date night staple"

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 form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
• Words that mean the same thing: flick, film, motion-picture show
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOVIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Apple tablets"

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: IPADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Soup container"

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 airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: tail end, fire, hindquarters
• The opposite would be: hire
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Bit of seaweed"

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 primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves
• Words that mean the same thing: algae
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Game recap figures"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: STATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Words to songs"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
• Words that mean the same thing: lyric poem, words, lyric
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LYRICS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Dressed like RuPaul"

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: INDRAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Gobi or Mojave"

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 arid land with little or no vegetation
• Words that mean the same thing: defect, forsake, abandon
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DESERT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "19. Perfect world"

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 book written by sir thomas more (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island
• Words that mean the same thing: Sion, Zion
• The opposite would be: dystopia
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UTOPIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Much-anticipated parts of Super Bowl broadcasts"

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 public promotion of some product or service
• Words that mean the same thing: advertising, advertizing, advert
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. "The Kiss" sculptor"

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 french sculptor noted for his renderings of the human form (1840-1917)
• Words that mean the same thing: Francois Auguste Rene Rodin, Auguste Rodin
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RODIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "28. Get in place for the camera"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that affected manners intended to impress others
• Words that mean the same thing: posture, personate, puzzle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "29. Large coffee vessel"

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 large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: URN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "32. Lowly laborer"

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 laborer who is obliged to do menial work
• Words that mean the same thing: drudge, navvy, galley slave
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "33. Muff one"

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 to make a mistake or be incorrect
• Words that mean the same thing: slip, drift, mistake
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "34. Month of many unhappy returns?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: APRIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "36. Fall asleep while watching TV, perhaps"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: NODOFF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. "Today" show rival, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Spot for a football coach"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field
• Words that mean the same thing: avocation, by-line, out of bounds
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIDELINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "41. Went by bicycle"

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 ride a bicycle
• Words that mean the same thing: bike, cycle, bicycle
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEDALED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "42. a), b), c) and d), on a multiple-choice test"

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 a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
• Words that mean the same thing: suffice, resolve, serve
• The opposite would be: question
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANSWERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Stratagem"

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 opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
• Words that mean the same thing: ploy, stratagem
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAMBIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Fictional 6-year-old at the Plaza Hotel"

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: ELOISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Soup-serving utensils"

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 spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another
• Words that mean the same thing: ladle, laden, lade
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LADLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Entrepreneur's deg."

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 master's degree in business
• Words that mean the same thing: Master in Business, Master in Business Administration
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Listings in a calculation of one's net worth"

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 anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
• Words that mean the same thing: asset, plus
• The opposite would be: liability
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASSETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. "And ___ to go before I sleep": Robert Frost"

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 unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
• Words that mean the same thing: Swedish mile, stat mi, knot
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MILES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. Award earned by a scout"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BADGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "52. Elizabeth of the "Avengers" series"

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: OLSEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "54. Time long gone"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that time long past
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "58. Boy in knickers, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a boy or man
• Words that mean the same thing: gent, fella, feller
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "60. Bartender on "The Simpsons""

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: MOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	66.2%
Short Answer	13	17.6%
History	3	4.1%
Geography	2	2.7%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.7%
Sports	2	2.7%
Abbreviation	2	2.7%
Music	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	74
Average Answer Length	5.1 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 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 Monday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (43 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, October 25, 2021

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (35 Across, 43 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.7 letters

Across Clues Explained - Monday NYT Crossword October 25, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Wood strip	4
2A	5. Circus animal balancing a ball on its nose	4
3A	9. Cook, as vegetables	5
4A	14. Farmland measure	4
5A	15. ___ Major (the Big Dipper)	4
6A	16. Issue to discuss	5
7A	17. Former CNN anchor with a true-crime series on the Investigation Discovery channel	9
8A	19. Apple tablets	5
9A	20. Shrimp dish	6
10A	21. On the ocean	4
11A	23. German article	3
12A	24. Places where kids can feed goats and sheep	11
13A	30. College entrance exams	4
14A	32. "Approximately speaking"	4
15A	33. Obsolescent TV hookup	3
16A	34. Annoying	5
17A	37. Round trips?	6
18A	40. Classic Nintendo character named after F. Scott Fitzgerald's wife	13
19A	43. Like Mr. Spock's ears	6
20A	44. Failed epically	5
21A	45. Hoppy quaff, in brief	3
22A	46. Body part that a Manx cat lacks	4
23A	48. Western lily	4
24A	52. Warsaw currency	11
25A	57. Neighbor of Syria: Abbr.	3
26A	58. ___ (the Jet) Walker, Basketball Hall-of-Famer	4
27A	59. Long-haired, pot-smoking 1960s stereotype	6
28A	61. Eyelashes	5
29A	64. So simple ... like 17-, 24-, 40- and 52-Across?	9
30A	67. Ballpark purchase in a bun	5
31A	68. Study, study, study	4
32A	69. Tennis great Arthur	4
33A	70. Overhang	5
34A	71. Eyelid affliction	4
35A	72. Warty fly-catcher	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. Wood strip"

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 narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LATH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Circus animal balancing a ball on its nose"

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 fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
• Words that mean the same thing: varnish, cachet, sealing wax
• The opposite would be: unseal
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Cook, as vegetables"

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 water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
• Words that mean the same thing: steam clean, steamer
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Farmland measure"

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 unit of area (4840 square yards) used in english-speaking countries
• Words that mean the same thing: Akka, Akko, Accho
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. ___ Major (the Big Dipper)"

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: URSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Issue to discuss"

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 subject matter of a conversation or discussion
• Words that mean the same thing: matter, subject, issue
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOPIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Former CNN anchor with a true-crime series on the Investigation Discovery channel"

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: PAULAZAHN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Apple tablets"

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: IPADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Shrimp dish"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that large shrimp sauteed in oil or butter and garlic
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCAMPI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. On the ocean"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that in the direction of the sea
• Words that mean the same thing: seawards, seaward
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. German article"

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: EIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Places where kids can feed goats and sheep"

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: PETTINGZOOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "30. College entrance exams"

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 seventh and last day of the week; observed as the sabbath by jews and some christians
• Words that mean the same thing: Sabbatum, Saturday, Sat
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "32. "Approximately speaking""

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: ORSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "33. Obsolescent TV hookup"

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 magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) tv programs
• Words that mean the same thing: videocassette recorder
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VCR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. Annoying"

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 causing irritation or annoyance
• Words that mean the same thing: plaguy, irritating, teasing
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PESKY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "37. Round trips?"

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 (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
• Words that mean the same thing: reach, cranial orbit, scope
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORBITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "40. Classic Nintendo character named after F. Scott Fitzgerald's wife"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert 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: PRINCESSZELDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "43. Like Mr. Spock's ears"

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: POINTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "44. Failed epically"

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: ATEIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "45. Hoppy quaff, 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: IPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "46. Body part that a Manx cat lacks"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
• Words that mean the same thing: ass, hindquarters, seat
• The opposite would be: head
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "48. Western lily"

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: SEGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "52. Warsaw currency"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: POLISHZLOTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "57. Neighbor of Syria: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LEB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "58. ___ (the Jet) Walker, Basketball Hall-of-Famer"

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: CHET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "59. Long-haired, pot-smoking 1960s stereotype"

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 rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle
• Words that mean the same thing: hippy, flower child, hipster
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIPPIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "61. Eyelashes"

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 hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms
• Words that mean the same thing: lash, eyelash, cilium
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CILIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "64. So simple ... like 17-, 24-, 40- and 52-Across?"

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: EASYPEASY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "67. Ballpark purchase in a bun"

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 member of the ancient germanic peoples who spread from the rhine into the roman empire in the 4th century
• Words that mean the same thing: postmark, wiener, plainspoken
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FRANK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "68. Study, study, study"

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 crowd or pack to capacity
• Words that mean the same thing: swot, jam, wad
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "69. Tennis great Arthur"

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 united states tennis player who was the first black to win united states and english singles championships (1943-1993)
• Words that mean the same thing: Arthur Robert Ashe, Arthur Ashe
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "70. Overhang"

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 projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
• Words that mean the same thing: shelf
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEDGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "71. Eyelid affliction"

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 infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
• Words that mean the same thing: hordeolum, sty, eye infection
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "72. Warty fly-catcher"

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

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

  The answer is: TOAD

  Great job if you got it right!

October 25, 2021 Monday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Unwanted gaps	6
2D	2. Thorny tree	6
3D	3. School skipper	6
4D	4. Captain's post	4
5D	5. "The World of ___ Wong"	5
6D	6. Timeline segment	3
7D	7. Wood for a baseball bat	3
8D	8. Hawaiian porches	6
9D	9. Larsson who wrote the "Millennium" trilogy	5
10D	10. November birthstone	5
11D	11. Smog-monitoring org.	3
12D	12. Lend a hand	3
13D	13. Ones making introductions, in brief	3
14D	18. TikTok, Instagram or Google's Find My Device	3
15D	22. Kind of alarm often activated in the morning	6
16D	25. Puff from a pipe or cigarette	4
17D	26. It's hoisted on a brig in high winds	7
18D	27. "Ars Amatoria" poet	4
19D	28. Twice tetra-	4
20D	29. Many takers of 30-Across: Abbr.	3
21D	31. Whirl or twirl	4
22D	35. Sinus doc	3
23D	36. Grim Reaper's implement	6
24D	38. Big retailer of outdoor gear	3
25D	39. Three-ingredient sandwiches, for short	4
26D	40. Law officers, in slang	4
27D	41. Iranian money	4
28D	42. Normandy battle site in W.W. II	4
29D	43. Backup singer for Gladys Knight	3
30D	47. Montezuma's people	6
31D	49. Only major Texas city on Mountain Time	6
32D	50. Performer in a kimono	6
33D	51. Did as directed	6
34D	53. Sweet cake topper	5
35D	54. Malted, e.g.	5
36D	55. Spice whose name consists of two consecutive pronouns	5
37D	56. Bark like a lap dog	3
38D	60. Fuel from a bog	4
39D	61. North-of-the-border sports org.	3
40D	62. Fury	3
41D	63. Young fellow	3
42D	65. Good name for a museum curator?	3
43D	66. "___ what?"	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. Unwanted gaps"

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 mistake resulting from inattention
• Words that mean the same thing: slide by, lapse, recidivate
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAPSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Thorny tree"

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 any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus acacia
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACACIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. School skipper"

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 one who is absent from school without permission
• Words that mean the same thing: no-show, nonattender, hooky player
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRUANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Captain's post"

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 steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HELM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. "The World of ___ Wong""

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: SUZIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Timeline segment"

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 period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Words that mean the same thing: earned run average, epoch, geological era
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Wood for a baseball bat"

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

  The answer is: ASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Hawaiian porches"

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 island of central hawaii; a pineapple-growing area
• Words that mean the same thing: Lanai, lanai, Lanai Island
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LANAIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Larsson who wrote the "Millennium" trilogy"

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: STIEG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. November birthstone"

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 yellow quartz
• Words that mean the same thing: common topaz, false topaz, tan
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOPAZ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Smog-monitoring org."

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 independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment
• Words that mean the same thing: Environmental Protection Agency
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Lend a hand"

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 activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
• Words that mean the same thing: assistance, attention, care
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Ones making introductions, in brief"

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 one million periods per second
• Words that mean the same thing: megahertz, megacycle, Mc
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. TikTok, Instagram or Google's Find My Device"

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 15 Down: "22. Kind of alarm often activated in the morning"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
• Words that mean the same thing: short sleep, drowse, catnap
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNOOZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Puff from a pipe or cigarette"

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 puff of a marijuana or hashish cigarette
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. It's hoisted on a brig in high winds"

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: TRYSAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. "Ars Amatoria" poet"

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 roman poet remembered for his elegiac verses on love (43 bc - ad 17)
• Words that mean the same thing: Publius Ovidius Naso
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Twice tetra-"

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: OCTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Many takers of 30-Across: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite
• Words that mean the same thing: steradian, strontium, atomic number 38
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Whirl or twirl"

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 swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
• Words that mean the same thing: whirl, twirl, gyrate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. Sinus doc"

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: ENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Grim Reaper's implement"

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 edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCYTHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Big retailer of outdoor gear"

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: REI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Three-ingredient sandwiches, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce
• Words that mean the same thing: BLT, bacon-lettuce-tomato sandwich
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Law officers, in slang"

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: POPO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Iranian money"

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 basic unit of money in yemen; equal to 100 fils
• Words that mean the same thing: Omani rial, Iranian rial, riyal-omani
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Normandy battle site in W.W. II"

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: STLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. Backup singer for Gladys Knight"

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 a disease of poultry
• Words that mean the same thing: worst, hit, whip
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Montezuma's people"

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 member of the nahuatl people who established an empire in mexico that was overthrown by cortes in 1519
• Words that mean the same thing: Aztec
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AZTECS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Only major Texas city on Mountain Time"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ELPASO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Performer in a kimono"

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 japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing
• Words that mean the same thing: geisha girl
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GEISHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. Did as directed"

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 be obedient to
• Words that mean the same thing: obey
• The opposite would be: disobey
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OBEYED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. Sweet cake topper"

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 formation of frost or ice on a surface
• Words that mean the same thing: icing the puck, frosting, frost
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ICING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "54. Malted, e.g."

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 building material used as siding or roofing
• Words that mean the same thing: handshake, escape from, milk shake
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHAKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "55. Spice whose name consists of two consecutive pronouns"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various mints of the genus thymus
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THYME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "56. Bark like a lap dog"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)
• Words that mean the same thing: yap, yelp, yelping
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "60. Fuel from a bog"

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 partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "61. North-of-the-border sports org."

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "62. Fury"

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

  The answer is: IRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "63. Young fellow"

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 boy or man
• Words that mean the same thing: blighter, cub, fellow
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "65. Good name for a museum curator?"

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 the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
• Words that mean the same thing: artwork, artistic creation, nontextual matter
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 43 Down: "66. "___ what?""

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 chance to speak
• Words that mean the same thing: state, pronounce, allege
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	51	65.4%
Short Answer	16	20.5%
History	3	3.8%
Abbreviation	3	3.8%
Geography	2	2.6%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.3%
Sports	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	43
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.7 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: September 14, 2025 at 05:18 AM