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Sunday, December 28, 2025

Across Clues NYT December 28, 2025 - Today's Complete Horizontal Solutions

Across Clues NYT December 28, 2025 - Today's Complete Horizontal Solutions

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 69 Across clues. We have all the horizontal answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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About Today's Across Clues

NYT Across clues solutions for December 28, 2025
NYT Across Clues - Sunday, December 28, 2025
Across Clues Statistics
Detail Information
Date December 28, 2025
Day of Week Sunday
Total Across Clues 69 clues
Direction Horizontal (Left to Right)
Difficulty Medium

All Across Clues - Complete List

Here are all 69 Across clues for today's puzzle. These go horizontally from left to right.

Complete Across Clues List
Number Clue
1 Across 1. Poet with a 1982 posthumous Pulitzer
2 Across 6. S.L.R. insert since the early 2000s
3 Across 12. Baths in Bath
4 Across 16. Comedian Notaro
5 Across 19. Host Tyler of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"
6 Across 20. One sporting an article of apparel
7 Across 21. Sign in a theater
8 Across 22. Droll
9 Across 23. Rock of Ages
10 Across 25. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
11 Across 27. Prop for a proposal
12 Across 28. College credit hours
13 Across 29. Far from fore
14 Across 31. Starting section
15 Across 32. Fab Four drummer
16 Across 34. "I can handle that for you"
17 Across 36. Swallow something hook, line and sinker
18 Across 38. Subject of some modern maps
19 Across 41. Boots out
20 Across 43. Ending with Butler or Bard
21 Across 44. A Class Act
22 Across 47. A Strange Loop
23 Across 50. Played a part
24 Across 51. Baldwin of "30 Rock"
25 Across 53. Ran in the rain, perhaps
26 Across 54. Brig pair
27 Across 55. New Mexico skiing locale
28 Across 56. Full legislative assembly
29 Across 58. Personification of darkness, in Greek myth
30 Across 60. Shapiro of public radio
31 Across 61. Buds
32 Across 62. Chips go-with
33 Across 64. Straight up
34 Across 67. A Little Night Music
35 Across 69. Rent
36 Across 70. A Chorus Line
37 Across 72. Creatures formed from the fingers of the sea goddess Sedna, in Inuit myth
38 Across 73. Personal histories
39 Across 74. Automatons, informally
40 Across 75. Cell letters
41 Across 76. "___ down the hatches!"
42 Across 78. Nursery rhyme couple
43 Across 80. Cribbage markers
44 Across 81. Sine's reciprocal, in trig
45 Across 84. Bit of power
46 Across 86. Japanese noodle
47 Across 87. Wave to, say
48 Across 88. The Producers
49 Across 91. Into the Woods
50 Across 93. ___ Lingus
51 Across 94. Intertwine
52 Across 95. Halloween haul
53 Across 96. In tears
54 Across 99. Eschew the high road, say
55 Across 101. ___ Dame
56 Across 104. Repeatedly hit hard
57 Across 105. Dollop
58 Across 106. Pop group
59 Across 109. Sitar great Shankar
60 Across 111. The Wiz
61 Across 113. Mean Girls
62 Across 116. Chess pieces
63 Across 117. Bombeck who wrote "At Wit's End"
64 Across 118. File often installed with computer programs
65 Across 119. Do penance
66 Across 120. Apply
67 Across 121. Hurdle for a J.D.-to-be
68 Across 122. Became aware of
69 Across 123. "Fiddler on the Roof" matchmaker

Detailed Hints and Answers for All Across Clues

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

Complete Across Solutions:

1 Across: "1. Poet with a 1982 posthumous Pulitzer"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'H'
  • Word pattern: P___H
  • Similar words: Sylvia Plath
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: United States writer and poet (1932-1963)
  • This is Across clue number 1

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PLATH

2 Across: "6. S.L.R. insert since the early 2000s"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: S____D
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 2

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SDCARD

3 Across: "12. Baths in Bath"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: L__S
  • Similar words: lav, lavatory
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
  • This is Across clue number 3

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LAVS

4 Across: "16. Comedian Notaro"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'G'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 4

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TIG

5 Across: "19. Host Tyler of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: A___A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 5

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer AISHA

6 Across: "20. One sporting an article of apparel"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'W' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: W____R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 6

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer WEARER

7 Across: "21. Sign in a theater"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: E__T
  • Similar words: kick the bucket, croak
  • Opposite of: be born
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: an opening that permits escape or release
  • This is Across clue number 7

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer EXIT

8 Across: "22. Droll"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'W' and ends with 'Y'
  • Similar words: ironic, dry
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: humorously sarcastic or mocking
  • This is Across clue number 8

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer WRY

9 Across: "23. Rock of Ages"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 12 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: R__________E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 9

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ROSETTASTONE

10 Across: "25. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'M'
  • Word pattern: N______M
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 10

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NEPOTISM

11 Across: "27. Prop for a proposal"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'K' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: K__E
  • Similar words: genu, knee joint
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 11

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer KNEE

12 Across: "28. College credit hours"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'U' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: U___S
  • Similar words: social unit, building block
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 12

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer UNITS

13 Across: "29. Far from fore"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'T'
  • Similar words: astern, abaft
  • Opposite of: fore
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: (nautical
  • This is Across clue number 13

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer AFT

14 Across: "31. Starting section"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: P___A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 14

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PARTA

15 Across: "32. Fab Four drummer"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: S___R
  • Similar words: Richard Starkey, Starkey
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)
  • This is Across clue number 15

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer STARR

16 Across: "34. "I can handle that for you""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: L___E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 16

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LETME

17 Across: "36. Swallow something hook, line and sinker"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'P'
  • Word pattern: E_____P
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 17

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer EATITUP

18 Across: "38. Subject of some modern maps"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: G____E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 18

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer GENOME

19 Across: "41. Boots out"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: E____S
  • Similar words: release, squeeze out
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: put out or expel from a place
  • This is Across clue number 19

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer EJECTS

20 Across: "43. Ending with Butler or Bard"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'U'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 20

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer EDU

21 Across: "44. A Class Act"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'P'
  • Word pattern: F_______P
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 21

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer FIELDTRIP

22 Across: "47. A Strange Loop"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 11 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'P'
  • Word pattern: M_________P
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 22

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MOBIUSSTRIP

23 Across: "50. Played a part"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: A___D
  • Similar words: pretend, move
  • Opposite of: refrain
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: perform an action
  • This is Across clue number 23

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ACTED

24 Across: "51. Baldwin of "30 Rock""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'C'
  • Word pattern: A__C
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 24

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ALEC

25 Across: "53. Ran in the rain, perhaps"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: B__D
  • Similar words: shed blood, phlebotomise
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: lose blood from one's body
  • This is Across clue number 25

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BLED

26 Across: "54. Brig pair"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: M___S
  • Similar words: mast
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a vertical spar for supporting sails
  • This is Across clue number 26

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MASTS

27 Across: "55. New Mexico skiing locale"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: T__S
  • Similar words: Tao, Taoist
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a member of the Pueblo people living in northern New Mexico
  • This is Across clue number 27

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TAOS

28 Across: "56. Full legislative assembly"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'M'
  • Word pattern: P____M
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 28

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PLENUM

29 Across: "58. Personification of darkness, in Greek myth"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: E____S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 29

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer EREBUS

30 Across: "60. Shapiro of public radio"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'I'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 30

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ARI

31 Across: "61. Buds"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: P__S
  • Similar words: brother, chum up
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 31

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PALS

32 Across: "62. Chips go-with"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: S___A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 32

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SALSA

33 Across: "64. Straight up"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: E___T
  • Similar words: raise, set up
  • Opposite of: level
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: construct
  • This is Across clue number 33

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ERECT

34 Across: "67. A Little Night Music"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: L_____Y
  • Similar words: cradlesong, berceuse
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep
  • This is Across clue number 34

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LULLABY

35 Across: "69. Rent"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: S___T
  • Similar words: disconnected, schism
  • Opposite of: unite
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 35

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SPLIT

36 Across: "70. A Chorus Line"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: R_____N
  • Similar words: abstain, chorus
  • Opposite of: consume
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 36

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer REFRAIN

37 Across: "72. Creatures formed from the fingers of the sea goddess Sedna, in Inuit myth"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: S___S
  • Similar words: seal, sealskin
  • Opposite of: unseal
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 37

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SEALS

38 Across: "73. Personal histories"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: P___S
  • Similar words: past tense, past times
  • Opposite of: future
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the time that has elapsed
  • This is Across clue number 38

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PASTS

39 Across: "74. Automatons, informally"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: B__S
  • Similar words: bot
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 39

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BOTS

40 Across: "75. Cell letters"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'A'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 40

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer RNA

41 Across: "76. "___ down the hatches!""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: B____N
  • Similar words: secure, batten down
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 41

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BATTEN

42 Across: "78. Nursery rhyme couple"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: S____S
  • Similar words: brisling, Clupea sprattus
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 42

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SPRATS

43 Across: "80. Cribbage markers"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: P__S
  • Similar words: stick, rowlock
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
  • This is Across clue number 43

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PEGS

44 Across: "81. Sine's reciprocal, in trig"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'C'
  • Word pattern: C___C
  • Similar words: cosecant
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 44

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer COSEC

45 Across: "84. Bit of power"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'W' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: W__T
  • Similar words: W, James Watt
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 45

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer WATT

46 Across: "86. Japanese noodle"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: S__A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 46

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SOBA

47 Across: "87. Wave to, say"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: G___T
  • Similar words: recognise, recognize
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: express greetings upon meeting someone
  • This is Across clue number 47

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer GREET

48 Across: "88. The Producers"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 11 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: P_________T
  • Similar words: working class, labor
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 48

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PROLETARIAT

49 Across: "91. Into the Woods"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: O_______Y
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: characteristic of or suitable to outdoor life
  • This is Across clue number 49

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OUTDOORSY

50 Across: "93. ___ Lingus"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'R'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 50

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer AER

51 Across: "94. Intertwine"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: E____E
  • Similar words: interlace, intertwine
  • Opposite of: untwine
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: spin
  • This is Across clue number 51

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ENLACE

52 Across: "95. Halloween haul"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: T____S
  • Similar words: process, treat
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: something considered choice to eat
  • This is Across clue number 52

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TREATS

53 Across: "96. In tears"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'G'
  • Word pattern: S_____G
  • Similar words: sob
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: convulsive gasp made while weeping
  • This is Across clue number 53

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SOBBING

54 Across: "99. Eschew the high road, say"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'W'
  • Word pattern: G___W
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 54

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer GOLOW

55 Across: "101. ___ Dame"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: N___E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 55

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NOTRE

56 Across: "104. Repeatedly hit hard"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: P___D
  • Similar words: lbf., Irish punt
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: 16 ounces avoirdupois
  • This is Across clue number 56

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer POUND

57 Across: "105. Dollop"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'B'
  • Similar words: seafarer, tar
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a man who serves as a sailor
  • This is Across clue number 57

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer GOB

58 Across: "106. Pop group"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: C___S
  • Similar words: Cola, genus Cola
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts
  • This is Across clue number 58

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer COLAS

59 Across: "109. Sitar great Shankar"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'I'
  • Word pattern: R__I
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 59

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer RAVI

60 Across: "111. The Wiz"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: E______N
  • Similar words: mastermind, brainiac
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 60

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer EINSTEIN

61 Across: "113. Mean Girls"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 12 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: A__________S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 61

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer AVERAGEJANES

62 Across: "116. Chess pieces"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'N'
  • Similar words: humans, man
  • Opposite of: civilian
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the force of workers available
  • This is Across clue number 62

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MEN

63 Across: "117. Bombeck who wrote "At Wit's End""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: E__A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 63

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ERMA

64 Across: "118. File often installed with computer programs"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: R____E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 64

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer README

65 Across: "119. Do penance"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: A___E
  • Similar words: abye, repent
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: make amends for
  • This is Across clue number 65

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ATONE

66 Across: "120. Apply"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'U' and ends with 'E'
  • Similar words: habit, consumption
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the act of using
  • This is Across clue number 66

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer USE

67 Across: "121. Hurdle for a J.D.-to-be"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: L__T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 67

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LSAT

68 Across: "122. Became aware of"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: S____D
  • Similar words: sense, feel
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: perceive by a physical sensation
  • This is Across clue number 68

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SENSED

69 Across: "123. "Fiddler on the Roof" matchmaker"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: Y___E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 69

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer YENTE

Expert Strategies for Solving Across Clues

Master the horizontal clues with these professional tips:

Why Start with Across Clues?

  • Across clues often provide more letter intersections
  • Reading left to right feels more natural
  • Many common phrases run horizontally
  • Across answers often help solve Down clues

Across Clue Patterns to Recognize

  1. Fill-in-the-blank clues: These are usually the easiest Across entries
  2. Common phrases: Many idioms run horizontally
  3. Abbreviations: Look for clues with "Abbr." or shortened forms
  4. Plural indicators: Words ending in 'S' are common in Across
  5. Pop culture references: Names and titles often appear horizontally

Time-Saving Across Techniques

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

Frequently Asked Questions About Across Clues

What are Across clues in crossword puzzles?

Across clues are the horizontal entries in a crossword puzzle that read from left to right. They're numbered and correspond to specific rows in the grid.

Should I solve Across or Down clues first?

Many solvers prefer starting with Across clues because reading left-to-right feels more natural. However, the best approach is to solve the clues you find easiest first, regardless of direction.

How many Across clues are in today's puzzle?

Today's NYT crossword has 69 Across clues.

Are Across clues easier than Down clues?

Neither direction is inherently easier. The difficulty depends on the specific clues and your knowledge. However, Across clues often contain more common phrases and expressions.

How do Across clues interact with Down clues?

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

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, August 07, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 66 (31 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.7 letters

August 07, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions

August 07, 2021 Across Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Answers

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Brings home 6
2A 7. "Nah, thanks anyway" 7
3A 14. Running freely 6
4A 15. Typical wall colors 8
5A 17. One with key responsibilities? 6
6A 18. Oil, informally 8
7A 19. Certain sorority member 5
8A 20. Who had a major part in the Torah? 5
9A 21. Behavioral quirk 3
10A 22. One of the Gilmore Girls 7
11A 24. [Here we go again ...] 4
12A 25. Titaness who abducted Orion 3
13A 26. Afghans, e.g. 4
14A 28. Alternatives to wings 6
15A 30. Insubstantial 11
16A 32. Grand total? 11
17A 33. "Don't let the bedbugs bite!" 11
18A 34. "The Magpie" and "The Wheat Field," for two 6
19A 35. "De dónde ___?" (Spanish 101 query) 4
20A 36. Palindromic term of address 3
21A 39. It raised a major red flag 4
22A 40. Gene pool? 7
23A 42. Awesome, slangily 3
24A 43. Worker whose name anagrams to the person's output 5
25A 47. No bueno 5
26A 48. Portion of an ad agency's budget 8
27A 50. Specific 6
28A 51. Brand with a red star in its logo 8
29A 52. Spot for some piercings 6
30A 53. Back to back 7
31A 54. Home to the world's tallest steel arch bridge 6

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Brings home"

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: BATSIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. "Nah, thanks anyway""

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: ILLPASS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "14. Running freely"

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: ONAUTO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Typical wall colors"

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 one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute
  • Words that mean the same thing: neutral
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NEUTRALS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. One with key responsibilities?"

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

    The answer is: TYPIST

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Oil, informally"

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: TEXASTEA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Certain sorority member"

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 8th letter of the greek alphabet
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: THETA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Who had a major part in the Torah?"

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 (old testament) the hebrew prophet who led the israelites from egypt across the red sea on a journey known as the exodus; moses received the ten commandments from god on mount sinai
  • Words that mean the same thing: Grandma Moses, Anna Mary Robertson Moses
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MOSES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Behavioral quirk"

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 local and habitual twitching especially in the face
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TIC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. One of the Gilmore Girls"

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: LORELAI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. [Here we go again ...]"

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 utterance made by exhaling audibly
  • Words that mean the same thing: suspire, suspiration
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SIGH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Titaness who abducted Orion"

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 (greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of hyperion; identified with roman aurora
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EOS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Afghans, e.g."

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 floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
  • Words that mean the same thing: carpet, rug, carpeting
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RUGS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Alternatives to wings"

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 part of the leg between the hip and the knee
  • Words that mean the same thing: thigh, second 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: THIGHS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Insubstantial"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds
  • Words that mean the same thing: jackanapes, whippersnapper
  • The word looks like this: ___________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LIGHTWEIGHT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Grand total?"

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: EIGHTYEIGHT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. "Don't let the bedbugs bite!""

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: NIGHTYNIGHT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. "The Magpie" and "The Wheat Field," for two"

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 french impressionist painter (1840-1926)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Monet, Claude Monet
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MONETS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "35. "De dónde ___?" (Spanish 101 query)"

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: ERES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "36. Palindromic term of address"

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 female person who has the same parents as another person
  • Words that mean the same thing: te, atomic number 14, Si
  • The opposite would be: brother
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SIS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. It raised a major red flag"

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 former communist country in eastern europe and northern asia; established in 1922; included russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (ukraine and byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 december 1991
  • Words that mean the same thing: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Russia, Soviet Union
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: USSR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "40. Gene pool?"

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: DNABANK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. Awesome, slangily"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the humanistic study of a body of literature
  • Words that mean the same thing: fall, illumine, illuminate
  • The opposite would be: extinguish, unlighted
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "43. Worker whose name anagrams to the person's output"

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: STENO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. No bueno"

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 infested with lice
  • Words that mean the same thing: icky, shitty, crappy
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LOUSY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. Portion of an ad agency's budget"

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 having the ability or power to create
  • Words that mean the same thing: originative
  • The opposite would be: uncreative
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CREATIVE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. Specific"

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 narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
  • Words that mean the same thing: constrict, narrow-minded, minute
  • The opposite would be: wide, diversify
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NARROW

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. Brand with a red star in its logo"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: HEINEKEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "52. Spot for some piercings"

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 small space in a tissue or body part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing
  • Words that mean the same thing: ring of color
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AREOLA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "53. Back to back"

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 on end or upright
  • Words that mean the same thing: endways, end 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: ENDWISE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "54. Home to the world's tallest steel arch bridge"

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 largest australian city located in southeastern australia on the tasman sea; state capital of new south wales; australia's chief port
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SYDNEY

    Great job if you got it right!

NYT Saturday Crossword Down Clues - August 07, 2021 Answers

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Repress, with "up" 6
2D 2. "Moving on ..." 6
3D 3. Gets to the point? 6
4D 4. Holst's "The Planets," for one 5
5D 5. "No need to worry," informally 10
6D 6. With 7-Down, disliking ... or at least feeling indifferent about 3
7D 7. See 6-Down 4
8D 8. Waste at a winery 4
9D 9. Sumptuous 4
10D 10. Groups involved in class actions, for short? 4
11D 11. ___ Technica (tech review site) 3
12D 12. Bided one's time 8
13D 13. Bit of deception 7
14D 16. Investment banker Samuel 5
15D 20. Descriptor for a superhero 6
16D 23. Period immediately following Y2K 6
17D 24. Would you look at that! 5
18D 27. Composer of many Streisand show tunes 5
19D 28. Model-turned-TV personality Chrissy 6
20D 29. Six figures, say 10
21D 30. Hybrid zoo animal 5
22D 31. Wackadoodle 6
23D 32. Who said "The greatest scientists are artists as well" 8
24D 33. "Uh-uh" 7
25D 34. Bed cover 5
26D 36. Dark Lord of Mordor, in "The Lord of the Rings" 6
27D 37. It's just under a foot 6
28D 38. Passage that connects stories 6
29D 41. Put to sleep 5
30D 43. Hasenpfeffer, e.g. 4
31D 44. ___ bar 4
32D 45. They're ahead of their time 4
33D 46. Leakes of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" 4
34D 49. "What of it?" 3
35D 50. "The World Is Yours" rapper, 1994 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. Repress, with "up""

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
  • Words that mean the same thing: feeding bottle, nursing bottle, bottleful
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BOTTLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "Moving on ...""

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: ANYHOO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Gets to the point?"

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 a convex shape that narrows toward a point
  • Words that mean the same thing: wick, sharpen, candle
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TAPERS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Holst's "The Planets," for one"

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 musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
  • Words that mean the same thing: entourage, cortege, rooms
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SUITE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. "No need to worry," informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ITSALRIGHT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. With 7-Down, disliking ... or at least feeling indifferent about"

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 negation of a word or group of words
  • Words that mean the same thing: non
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NOT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. See 6-Down"

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: INTO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Waste at a winery"

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 sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage
  • Words that mean the same thing: Shelton Jackson Lee, Robert E. Lee, Gypsy Rose Lee
  • The opposite would be: windward
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LEES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Sumptuous"

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 elegant and sumptuous
  • Words that mean the same thing: de luxe, deluxe
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LUXE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Groups involved in class actions, for short?"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert 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: PTAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. ___ Technica (tech review site)"

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 colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere
  • Words that mean the same thing: Land of Opportunity, Arkansas, AR
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ARS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Bided one's time"

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: SATTIGHT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Bit of deception"

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 adroitness in using the hands
  • Words that mean the same thing: manual dexterity, dexterity
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SLEIGHT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "16. Investment banker Samuel"

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: SACHS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Descriptor for a superhero"

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 having or showing great strength or force or intensity; ; ; - bulwer-lytton
  • Words that mean the same thing: mightily, right, powerful
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MIGHTY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Period immediately following Y2K"

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 quantity of no importance
  • Words that mean the same thing: goose egg, null, naught
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AUGHTS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Would you look at that!"

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 instance of visual perception
  • Words that mean the same thing: good deal, heap, quite a little
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SIGHT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Composer of many Streisand show tunes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: STYNE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Model-turned-TV personality Chrissy"

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: TEIGEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Six figures, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: HIGHSALARY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Hybrid zoo animal"

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 offspring of a male lion and a female tiger
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LIGER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Wackadoodle"

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 someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
  • Words that mean the same thing: looney, nutcase, weirdy
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: WEIRDO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Who said "The greatest scientists are artists as well""

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 physicist born in germany who formulated the special theory of relativity and the general theory of relativity; einstein also proposed that light consists of discrete quantized bundles of energy (later called photons) (1879-1955)
  • Words that mean the same thing: mastermind, brain, brainiac
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EINSTEIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "33. "Uh-uh""

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: NOSIREE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "34. Bed cover"

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 protective covering of rotting vegetable matter spread to reduce evaporation and soil erosion
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MULCH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "36. Dark Lord of Mordor, in "The Lord of the Rings""

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: SAURON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "37. It's just under a foot"

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 inner sole of a shoe or boot where the foot rests
  • Words that mean the same thing: innersole
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: INSOLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "38. Passage that connects stories"

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 designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another
  • Words that mean the same thing: air lane, flight path, airway
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SKYWAY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "41. Put to sleep"

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 cause to be bored
  • Words that mean the same thing: world-weary, tire, blase
  • The opposite would be: interest
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BORED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "43. Hasenpfeffer, e.g."

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

    The answer is: STEW

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "44. ___ bar"

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: TIKI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "45. They're ahead of their time"

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

    The answer is: EVES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "46. Leakes of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta""

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: NENE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "49. "What of it?""

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: AND

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "50. "The World Is Yours" rapper, 1994"

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 silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt)
  • Words that mean the same thing: sodium, Na, atomic number 11
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 55 83.3%
Short Answer 8 12.1%
Celebrity/Entertainment 1 1.5%
Abbreviation 1 1.5%
Music 1 1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 31
Down Clues 35
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 Saturday, 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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