October 20, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (35 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Tuesday Puzzle October 20, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Multi-Emmy-winning actor whose first and last names start with the same two letters	4
2A	5. Disco ___ of "The Simpsons"	3
3A	8. Attack from the air	6
4A	14. 911s and Panameras	8
5A	16. Rule at a self-serve gas station	6
6A	17. *Followed warnings	8
7A	18. *Materialistic sort, stereotypically	6
8A	19. Punk rock offshoot	3
9A	20. Red dolls made to be tickled	5
10A	22. Musician's gift	3
11A	23. *Marijuana cigarette, informally	6
12A	25. *Posted inflammatory blog comments, e.g.	7
13A	29. Job to do	4
14A	30. Censor's insertion	5
15A	32. Sch. whose mascot is Mike the Tiger	3
16A	33. Gut course	5
17A	36. Not in time for	6
18A	38. Like goods that are temporarily out of stock ... or a hint, alphabetically, to the answers to the starred clues	11
19A	40. Early afternoon nap	6
20A	42. "___ run!"	5
21A	43. Poodle's sound	3
22A	44. "Now the gloves come off!"	5
23A	46. Farrow and Hamm, for two	4
24A	50. *Chewbacca, e.g.	7
25A	52. *Autonomous cleaner	6
26A	54. One used to old habits?	3
27A	55. Shy	5
28A	58. Sch. whose mascot is Sparky the Sun Devil	3
29A	59. *"L'chaim!"	6
30A	62. *Like toddlers in high chairs, often	8
31A	64. Like better	6
32A	65. Guitarist Joe with 15 Grammy nominations	8
33A	66. Passover meals	6
34A	67. Power sources for some clocks	3
35A	68. Wee workers	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. Multi-Emmy-winning actor whose first and last names start with the same two letters"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Disco ___ of "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: STU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "8. Attack from the air"

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 an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STRAFE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. 911s and Panameras"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: PORSCHES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Rule at a self-serve gas station"

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 pay for something before receiving 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: PREPAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. *Followed warnings"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: TOOKHEED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. *Materialistic sort, stereotypically"

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 young upwardly mobile professional individual; a well-paid middle-class professional who works in a city and has a luxurious life style
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YUPPIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Punk rock offshoot"

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: EMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Red dolls made to be tickled"

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: ELMOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Musician's gift"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
• Words that mean the same thing: pinna, spike, auricle
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. *Marijuana cigarette, informally"

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 marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
• Words that mean the same thing: reefer, marijuana cigarette, joint
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPLIFF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. *Posted inflammatory blog comments, e.g."

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 circulate, move around
• Words that mean the same thing: troll
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TROLLED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "29. Job to do"

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 piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
• Words that mean the same thing: project, job, labor
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TASK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Censor's insertion"

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 short high tone produced as a signal or warning
• Words that mean the same thing: beep
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. Sch. whose mascot is Mike the Tiger"

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: LSU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Gut course"

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: EASYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. Not in time for"

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: LATETO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Like goods that are temporarily out of stock ... or a hint, alphabetically, to the answers to the starred clues"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BACKORDERED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. Early afternoon nap"

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 nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries)
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIESTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. "___ run!""

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: GOTTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Poodle's sound"

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: ARF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. "Now the gloves come off!""

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: ITSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. Farrow and Hamm, for two"

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: MIAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "50. *Chewbacca, e.g."

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: WOOKIEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "52. *Autonomous cleaner"

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: ROOMBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "54. One used to old habits?"

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 woman religious
• Words that mean the same thing: conical buoy, nun buoy
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "55. Shy"

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 people who are fearful and cautious
• Words that mean the same thing: shy, faint-hearted, diffident
• The opposite would be: confident, brave
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIMID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "58. Sch. whose mascot is Sparky the Sun Devil"

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: ASU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "59. *"L'chaim!""

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: TOLIFE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "62. *Like toddlers in high chairs, often"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SPOONFED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "64. Like better"

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 like better; value more highly
• Words that mean the same thing: choose, opt, favor
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PREFER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "65. Guitarist Joe with 15 Grammy nominations"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SATRIANI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "66. Passover meals"

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 (judaism) the ceremonial dinner on the first night (or both nights) of passover
• Words that mean the same thing: Seder, Passover supper
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEDERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "67. Power sources for some clocks"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an associate degree in applied science
• Words that mean the same thing: Associate in Applied Science, Alcoholics Anonymous, AA
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "68. Wee workers"

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 social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
• Words that mean the same thing: ant, emmet, pismire
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Tuesday Puzzle October 20, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Exam for some smart H.S. students	6
2D	2. Start for a "land" in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"	6
3D	3. Evidences hunger, in a way	6
4D	4. Query	3
5D	5. Word after ice or book	5
6D	6. Abound (with)	4
7D	7. "If you prick ___ we not bleed?": "The Merchant of Venice"	4
8D	8. Dangerous plant to have around?	3
9D	9. One-man show about Capote	3
10D	10. What matching ends of magnets do	5
11D	11. Shocked	8
12D	12. Like Snow White, among them all	7
13D	13. A Cyclops has just one	3
14D	15. Apron wearer	4
15D	21. Sault ___ Marie	3
16D	24. Home furnishings superstores	5
17D	26. Find a new tenant for	5
18D	27. Some dazzling designs	5
19D	28. Twosome	3
20D	30. Letters on a party invitation	3
21D	31. Slow and stately, in music	5
22D	34. When Hamlet says "The play's the thing" in "Hamlet"	5
23D	35. Play ice hockey, e.g.	5
24D	37. "I love you," in Spain	5
25D	38. Made dirty	8
26D	39. Crime boss	3
27D	40. Alternative to an ax	3
28D	41. Raw material for steel	7
29D	45. Collectible group	3
30D	47. "Count me among your admirers"	6
31D	48. The "A" of AWOL	6
32D	49. Some Arabian Peninsula residents	6
33D	51. Surgical tool	5
34D	52. Civil disturbances	5
35D	53. Something you can pick up with your nose	4
36D	56. Actress Rae	4
37D	57. Longtime film rating org.	4
38D	59. "Decorates" on Halloween, for short	3
39D	60. "___ sher!"	3
40D	61. Places to which patients are rushed in hosps.	3
41D	63. Actress Vardalos	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. Exam for some smart H.S. students"

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 (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward
• Words that mean the same thing: clever, liable, disposed
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APTEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Start for a "land" in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LOOMPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Evidences hunger, in a way"

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 pretentious or silly talk or writing
• Words that mean the same thing: twaddle, boloney, slaver
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DROOLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Query"

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 inquire about
• Words that mean the same thing: call for, enquire, inquire
• The opposite would be: obviate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Word after ice or book"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
• Words that mean the same thing: ledge
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHELF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Abound (with)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that be teeming, be abuzz
• Words that mean the same thing: stream, swarm, pullulate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. "If you prick ___ we not bleed?": "The Merchant of Venice""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: USDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Dangerous plant to have around?"

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 (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
• Words that mean the same thing: sight, stag, espy
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. One-man show about Capote"

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: TRU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. What matching ends of magnets do"

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 cause to move back by force or influence
• Words that mean the same thing: push back, snub, repulse
• The opposite would be: attract
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REPEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Shocked"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that strike with disgust or revulsion
• Words that mean the same thing: appall, offend, shock
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APPALLED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Like Snow White, among them all"

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 free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
• Words that mean the same thing: fair, reasonable, comely
• The opposite would be: unfair, foul
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FAIREST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. A Cyclops has just one"

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 organ of sight
• Words that mean the same thing: oculus, optic, middle
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Apron wearer"

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

  The answer is: CHEF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Sault ___ Marie"

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: STE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Home furnishings superstores"

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: IKEAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Find a new tenant for"

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: RELET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Some dazzling designs"

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: OPART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Twosome"

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

  The answer is: DUO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Letters on a party invitation"

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: BYO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Slow and stately, in music"

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 (music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LARGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. When Hamlet says "The play's the thing" in "Hamlet""

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: ACTII

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Play ice hockey, 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 sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SKATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. "I love you," in Spain"

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: TEAMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Made dirty"

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 spot, stain, or pollute
• Words that mean the same thing: befoul, fouled, foul
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEFOULED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Crime boss"

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 spanish gentleman or nobleman
• Words that mean the same thing: preceptor, wear, put on
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Alternative to an ax"

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 condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
• Words that mean the same thing: ensure, adage, assure
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. Raw material for steel"

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: IRONORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Collectible group"

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 group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
• Words that mean the same thing: lay, determined, curing
• The opposite would be: rise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. "Count me among your admirers""

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: IMAFAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. The "A" of AWOL"

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 go away or leave
• Words that mean the same thing: missing, abstracted, absentminded
• The opposite would be: present
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABSENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Some Arabian Peninsula residents"

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 native or inhabitant of saudi arabia
• Words that mean the same thing: Saudi Arabian, Saudi
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAUDIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. Surgical tool"

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 edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
• Words that mean the same thing: tongue, stab
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KNIFE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "52. Civil disturbances"

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 public act of violence by an unruly mob
• Words that mean the same thing: debauch, belly laugh, public violence
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "53. Something you can pick up with your 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 any property detected by the olfactory system
• Words that mean the same thing: olfactory property, scent, smell
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "56. Actress Rae"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ISSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "57. Longtime film rating org."

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MPAA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "59. "Decorates" on Halloween, 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: TPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "60. "___ sher!""

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: FER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "61. Places to which patients are rushed in hosps."

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 trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 68, erbium, emergency room
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "63. Actress Vardalos"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	44	57.9%
Short Answer	19	25.0%
Celebrity/Entertainment	5	6.6%
History	2	2.6%
Music	1	1.3%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%
Literature	1	1.3%
Geography	1	1.3%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	4.9 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
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• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (33 clues)
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• Complete Puzzle Statistics
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, February 05, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 66 (33 Across, 33 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.7 letters

NYT Friday Crossword Across Clues - February 05, 2021 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Them's fightin' words	5
2A	6. Deems suitable	7
3A	13. Pop up a lot, perhaps?	6
4A	15. Try	7
5A	16. "Rock-a-bye" locale	7
6A	18. Raised	7
7A	19. Reconstruction, e.g.	3
8A	20. Bit of ancient writing	6
9A	22. ___ Dove, former U.S. poet laureate	4
10A	23. Snitch (on), informally	4
11A	25. Concern in geomorphology	4
12A	26. Send off	4
13A	27. Spicy sandwich spread	5
14A	29. What you're in when you're in the zone	9
15A	32. Umbilicus, familiarly	5
16A	34. "Deuce and a quarter" automaker	5
17A	35. Subject of H.R. 40, introduced in every Congress since 1989	11
18A	38. Product from Bevel or Oui the People	5
19A	39. Train stations	5
20A	41. "Tell me now"	9
21A	45. Beat in the news business	5
22A	47. Seconds, say	4
23A	48. Hip-hop's ___ Soul	4
24A	50. Be wildly successful, as at a comedy club	4
25A	51. ___ Louis, capital of Mauritius	4
26A	52. Finally	6
27A	54. Jazz great Mary ___ Williams	3
28A	55. Not much	7
29A	57. Pair of rings?	7
30A	59. Provisos	7
31A	60. Run through	6
32A	61. Online magazine co-founded by Henry Louis Gates Jr.	7
33A	62. Observes one of the Five Pillars of Islam	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. Them's fightin' words"

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: ITSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Deems suitable"

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: SEESFIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "13. Pop up a lot, 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: NEWDAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Try"

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: HAVEAGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. "Rock-a-bye" locale"

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 the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant
• Words that mean the same thing: crown
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TREETOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Raised"

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 construct, build, or erect
• Words that mean the same thing: set up, erect, put up
• The opposite would be: level
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERECTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Reconstruction, e.g."

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, geological era, epoch
• The 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 8 Across: "20. Bit of ancient writing"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
• Words that mean the same thing: gyre, curl, curlicue
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCROLL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. ___ Dove, former U.S. poet laureate"

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: RITA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Snitch (on), informally"

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 lawman concerned with narcotics violations
• Words that mean the same thing: nark, narcotics agent
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NARC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. Concern in geomorphology"

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 state of being covered with unclean things
• Words that mean the same thing: stain, dirty, grime
• The opposite would be: clean
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Send off"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that expel (gases or odors)
• Words that mean the same thing: give off, pass off, utter
• The opposite would be: absorb
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Spicy sandwich spread"

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 industrial city in eastern france to the north of lyons
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIJON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. What you're in when you're in the zone"

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: FLOWSTATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. Umbilicus, familiarly"

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 scar where the umbilical cord was attached
• Words that mean the same thing: belly button, omphalus, navel point
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAVEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. "Deuce and a quarter" automaker"

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: BUICK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Subject of H.R. 40, introduced in every Congress since 1989"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury
• Words that mean the same thing: repair, fixing, reparation
• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REPARATIONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Product from Bevel or Oui the People"

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

  The answer is: RAZOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Train stations"

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 gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card
• Words that mean the same thing: check, finish, block off
• The opposite would be: start, continue
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STOPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. "Tell me now""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IMALLEARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "45. Beat in the news business"

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 quantity a scoop will hold
• Words that mean the same thing: trump, Georgia home boy, exclusive
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCOOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "47. Seconds, say"

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 english statesman who opposed henry viii's divorce from catherine of aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of utopia, the ideal state
• Words that mean the same thing: Sir Thomas More, to a greater extent, Thomas More
• The opposite would be: less, fewer
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "48. Hip-hop's ___ Soul"

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: DELA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "50. Be wildly successful, as at a comedy club"

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 act of terminating a life
• Words that mean the same thing: down, bolt down, drink down
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. ___ Louis, capital of Mauritius"

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 a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
• Words that mean the same thing: embrasure, larboard, interface
• The opposite would be: starboard
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PORT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "52. Finally"

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: ATLAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "54. Jazz great Mary ___ Williams"

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: LOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. Not much"

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: ALITTLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. Pair of rings?"

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: TAGTEAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "59. Provisos"

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 a warning against certain acts
• Words that mean the same thing: caveat, caution
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAVEATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "60. Run through"

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 14th president of the united states (1804-1869)
• Words that mean the same thing: President Pierce, Franklin Pierce, thrust
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIERCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "61. Online magazine co-founded by Henry Louis Gates Jr."

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: THEROOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "62. Observes one of the Five Pillars of Islam"

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 abstaining from food
• Words that mean the same thing: fast, fasting
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FASTS

  Great job if you got it right!

February 05, 2021 Down Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Plan	6
2D	2. Concern in geomorphology	7
3D	3. A fine way to discourage foul language?	8
4D	4. Homage of a sort	3
5D	5. 2019 M.L.B. champs	4
6D	6. Pay, as big bucks	8
7D	7. Actor James ___ Jones	4
8D	8. One-named rapper who became a co-host of CBS's "The Talk"	3
9D	9. Underground rap?	11
10D	10. Revered woman in Islam	6
11D	11. "Totally makes sense"	6
12D	12. Yet	6
13D	14. Many nonfiction films, for short	4
14D	17. Spelman figure, informally	4
15D	21. Unit officially defined as 42 gallons	9
16D	24. Résumé go-with	11
17D	28. Home of many a Sherpa	5
18D	30. Devices sold with motion sensors	4
19D	31. Language in which you might be greeted "Hullo, hoo are ye?"	5
20D	33. Do nothing	4
21D	36. Subject of a Car and Driver report	8
22D	37. Features of some film reviews	8
23D	40. Beyoncé became one in 2003	7
24D	41. Influence	6
25D	42. Dough	6
26D	43. Achieve stardom, so to speak	6
27D	44. Wood strip	4
28D	46. Distinctive features of Marcus Garvey's helmet	6
29D	49. Inits. one might hear at the office	4
30D	52. Spanish opposite of bajo	4
31D	53. Inits. one might hear at the office	4
32D	56. "___ Te Ching"	3
33D	58. Major export of Kenya	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. Plan"

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 have in mind as a purpose
• Words that mean the same thing: designate, specify, mean
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INTEND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Concern in geomorphology"

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 a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TERRAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. A fine way to discourage foul language?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SWEARJAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Homage of a sort"

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

  The answer is: ODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. 2019 M.L.B. champs"

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: NATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Pay, as big bucks"

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: SHELLOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Actor James ___ Jones"

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 a british peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EARL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. One-named rapper who became a co-host of CBS's "The Talk""

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 (old testament) adam's wife in judeo-christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; god created eve from adam's rib and placed adam and eve in the garden of eden
• Words that mean the same thing: eventide, even, evening
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Underground rap?"

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: SECRETKNOCK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Revered woman in Islam"

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 youngest daughter of the prophet mohammed and wife of the fourth calif ali; revered especially by shiite muslims (606-632)
• Words that mean the same thing: Fatimah
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FATIMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "Totally makes sense""

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: IGETIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Yet"

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: TODATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Many nonfiction films, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a licensed medical practitioner
• Words that mean the same thing: doctor, DoC, Commerce Department
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "17. Spelman figure, informally"

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 someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
• Words that mean the same thing: professor
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PROF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Unit officially defined as 42 gallons"

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: OILBARREL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Résumé go-with"

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: COVERLETTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "28. Home of many a Sherpa"

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 landlocked asian country high in the himalayas between india and china
• Words that mean the same thing: Kingdom of Nepal
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEPAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "30. Devices sold with motion sensors"

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: WIIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "31. Language in which you might be greeted "Hullo, hoo are ye?""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the dialect of english used in scotland
• Words that mean the same thing: Scotch, Scots English, Scotsman
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "33. Do nothing"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that be idle; exist in a changeless situation
• Words that mean the same thing: idle, slug, stagnate
• The opposite would be: work
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "36. Subject of a Car and Driver report"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROADTEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "37. Features of some film reviews"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning
• Words that mean the same thing: plunderer, mollycoddler, looter
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPOILERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "40. Beyoncé became one in 2003"

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: SOLOACT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "41. Influence"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the striking of one body against another
• Words that mean the same thing: impingement, wallop, shock
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMPACT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "42. Dough"

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 informal terms for money
• Words that mean the same thing: pelf, gelt, lolly
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOOLAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "43. Achieve stardom, so to speak"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
• Words that mean the same thing: make it, come, get in
• The opposite would be: leave
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARRIVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "44. 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 thin strip (wood or metal)
• Words that mean the same thing: spline
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. Distinctive features of Marcus Garvey's helmet"

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 that resembles a feather in shape or lightness
• Words that mean the same thing: hook, preen, pride
• The opposite would be: undercharge
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLUMES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "49. Inits. one might hear at the office"

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

  The answer is: ASAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "52. Spanish opposite of bajo"

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 singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
• Words that mean the same thing: countertenor, contralto
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "53. Inits. one might hear at the office"

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: TGIF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "56. "___ Te Ching""

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 adherent of any branch of taoism
• Words that mean the same thing: Taoist
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "58. Major export of Kenya"

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 beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
• Words that mean the same thing: tea leaf, Camellia sinensis, afternoon tea
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	53	80.3%
Short Answer	6	9.1%
Geography	2	3.0%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	3.0%
Movies/Film	2	3.0%
History	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

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

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: September 19, 2025 at 04:25 PM