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Sunday, December 14, 2025

Sunday's NYT Across Dec 14 - Full Horizontal Grid Solutions

Sunday's NYT Across Dec 14 - Full Horizontal Grid Solutions

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 68 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 14, 2025
NYT Across Clues - Sunday, December 14, 2025
Across Clues Statistics
Detail Information
Date December 14, 2025
Day of Week Sunday
Total Across Clues 68 clues
Direction Horizontal (Left to Right)
Difficulty Easy

All Across Clues - Complete List

Here are all 68 Across clues for today's puzzle. These go horizontally from left to right.

Complete Across Clues List
Number Clue
1 Across 1. Marvel superhero who can manipulate weather patterns
2 Across 6. Something fun to take out for a spin
3 Across 9. Shaquille O'Neal's alma mater, for short
4 Across 12. Parts of a hand
5 Across 17. Irritate
6 Across 18. Recaps
7 Across 20. Paul whose house is one of the 16 historic sites of Boston's Freedom Trail
8 Across 21. False alarm announcement?
9 Across 23. Jedi-in-training
10 Across 24. Sensible
11 Across 25. TV host Brzezinski
12 Across 26. #1 choice, in slang
13 Across 27. "No ___, ands or buts!"
14 Across 28. Pollution-fighting org.
15 Across 29. "Game of Thrones" actor Gillen
16 Across 31. River that borders the Black Forest
17 Across 33. "Render ___ Caesar ..."
18 Across 34. Major coin producer
19 Across 37. Viking I or II
20 Across 39. Astronaut Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space
21 Across 40. Nickname for Mark's unsevered best friend in "Severance"
22 Across 41. They turn red litmus paper blue
23 Across 42. First chimpanzee to orbit Earth
24 Across 43. Football blocker?
25 Across 46. Hair-raising stuff
26 Across 47. Remodel and resell some real estate
27 Across 49. Marching band tempo setters
28 Across 54. Who said "It's hard to be humble when you're as great as I am"
29 Across 55. Season to enjoy une glace
30 Across 56. Ruler before 1917
31 Across 58. "Black-ish" airer
32 Across 59. It's a numbers game
33 Across 60. Clothing for SWAT teams
34 Across 62. "The Simpsons" character who becomes obsessed with crossword puzzles
35 Across 64. Puff piece?
36 Across 66. Like the number of Oscars vis-à-vis the number of Emmys
37 Across 67. Plant watcher, for short
38 Across 68. Camera type, in brief
39 Across 69. Site of some Santa sightings
40 Across 71. Longtime record label of Elvis Presley
41 Across 73. 911 responder
42 Across 74. "Hilarious!"
43 Across 77. "I mean, kind of ..."
44 Across 80. "Don't give up!"
45 Across 81. ¬ or ~, in logic
46 Across 83. Beat poet ___ Cassady
47 Across 84. Like some milk, idiomatically
48 Across 87. ___ on the past
49 Across 88. Indication of bad service
50 Across 90. "Much obliged"
51 Across 92. Crossed the International Date Line from east to west, or west to east (depending on how you look at it)
52 Across 97. Bundled up
53 Across 98. Articles are written in this
54 Across 99. Brand name for naproxen
55 Across 100. ___ Miss
56 Across 101. Doll that comes in multiple body types, skin tones, eye colors and hair colors
57 Across 102. Drink known also as "honey wine"
58 Across 103. Frosty
59 Across 105. Subject of Newton's first law
60 Across 108. Enjoying a soak
61 Across 110. 1980 horror film starring William Hurt ... or what the shaded squares contain?
62 Across 112. Fundamental rules of math
63 Across 113. Loopy writing
64 Across 114. Star pitcher?
65 Across 115. "Fiddler on the Roof" matchmaker
66 Across 116. Letters for an unscheduled event
67 Across 117. Prefix with natal
68 Across 118. Like a bubble bath

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. Marvel superhero who can manipulate weather patterns"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'M'
  • Word pattern: S___M
  • Similar words: surprise, ramp
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 1

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer STORM

2 Across: "6. Something fun to take out for a spin"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'P'
  • Similar words: overstep, tip
  • Opposite of: bottom
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the upper part of anything
  • This is Across clue number 2

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TOP

3 Across: "9. Shaquille O'Neal's alma mater, for short"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

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

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LSU

4 Across: "12. Parts of a hand"

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: board, menu
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a game played with playing cards
  • This is Across clue number 4

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CARDS

5 Across: "17. Irritate"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: C___E
  • Similar words: annoyance, devil
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: soreness and warmth caused by friction
  • This is Across clue number 5

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CHAFE

6 Across: "18. Recaps"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'W' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: W_____S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 6

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer WRAPUPS

7 Across: "20. Paul whose house is one of the 16 historic sites of Boston's Freedom Trail"

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
  • Similar words: idolize, Paul Revere
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 7

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer REVERE

8 Across: "21. False alarm announcement?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 13 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: O___________D
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 8

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OOHIMSOSCARED

9 Across: "23. Jedi-in-training"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: P_____N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 9

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PADAWAN

10 Across: "24. Sensible"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: P_____T
  • Opposite of: imprudent
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
  • This is Across clue number 10

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PRUDENT

11 Across: "25. TV host Brzezinski"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: M__A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 11

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MIKA

12 Across: "26. #1 choice, in slang"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: F__E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 12

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer FAVE

13 Across: "27. "No ___, ands or buts!""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'S'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 13

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer IFS

14 Across: "28. Pollution-fighting org."

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'A'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 14

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer EPA

15 Across: "29. "Game of Thrones" actor Gillen"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: A___N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 15

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer AIDAN

16 Across: "31. River that borders the Black Forest"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: R___E
  • Similar words: Rhein, J. B. Rhine
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: United States parapsychologist (1895-1980)
  • This is Across clue number 16

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer RHINE

17 Across: "33. "Render ___ Caesar ...""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'U' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: U__O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 17

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer UNTO

18 Across: "34. Major coin producer"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 10 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: D________T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 18

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer DENVERMINT

19 Across: "37. Viking I or II"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 10 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: M________R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 19

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MARSLANDER

20 Across: "39. Astronaut Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: E___N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 20

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ELLEN

21 Across: "40. Nickname for Mark's unsevered best friend in "Severance""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: P___Y
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 21

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PETEY

22 Across: "41. They turn red litmus paper blue"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: B___S
  • Similar words: understructure, foot
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 22

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BASES

23 Across: "42. First chimpanzee to orbit Earth"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 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 23

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ENOS

24 Across: "43. Football blocker?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: G_____T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 24

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer GOALNET

25 Across: "46. Hair-raising stuff"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'L'
  • Similar words: mousse, gelatin
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a colloid in a more solid form than a sol
  • This is Across clue number 25

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer GEL

26 Across: "47. Remodel and resell some real estate"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 10 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: F________E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 26

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer FLIPAHOUSE

27 Across: "49. Marching band tempo setters"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: D_______S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 27

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer DRUMLINES

28 Across: "54. Who said "It's hard to be humble when you're as great as I am""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'I'
  • Similar words: Muhammad Ali, Cassius Clay
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 28

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ALI

29 Across: "55. Season to enjoy une glace"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'E'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 29

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ETE

30 Across: "56. Ruler before 1917"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: T__R
  • Similar words: tzar, czar
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 30

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TSAR

31 Across: "58. "Black-ish" airer"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'C'
  • Similar words: first principle, alphabet
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
  • This is Across clue number 31

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ABC

32 Across: "59. It's a numbers game"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'K' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: K__O
  • Similar words: bingo, beano
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 32

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer KENO

33 Across: "60. Clothing for SWAT teams"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'V' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: V___S
  • Similar words: robe, singlet
  • Opposite of: divest
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
  • This is Across clue number 33

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer VESTS

34 Across: "62. "The Simpsons" character who becomes obsessed with crossword puzzles"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: L__A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 34

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LISA

35 Across: "64. Puff piece?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'V' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: V__E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 35

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer VAPE

36 Across: "66. Like the number of Oscars vis-à-vis the number of Emmys"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: F___R
  • Similar words: few
  • Opposite of: many
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 36

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer FEWER

37 Across: "67. Plant watcher, for short"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: O__A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 37

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OSHA

38 Across: "68. Camera type, in brief"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'R'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 38

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SLR

39 Across: "69. Site of some Santa sightings"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: M__L
  • Similar words: promenade, shopping mall
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
  • This is Across clue number 39

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MALL

40 Across: "71. Longtime record label of Elvis Presley"

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 RCA

41 Across: "73. 911 responder"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'T'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 41

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer EMT

42 Across: "74. "Hilarious!""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'W' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: W_______T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 42

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer WHATAHOOT

43 Across: "77. "I mean, kind of ...""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 10 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: N________Y
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 43

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NOTEXACTLY

44 Across: "80. "Don't give up!""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'Y'
  • Similar words: hear, try out
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 44

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TRY

45 Across: "81. ¬ or ~, in logic"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: N_____R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 45

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NEGATOR

46 Across: "83. Beat poet ___ Cassady"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

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

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NEAL

47 Across: "84. Like some milk, idiomatically"

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: run out, shed
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 47

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SPILT

48 Across: "87. ___ on the past"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: D___L
  • Similar words: inhabit, harp
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: think moodily or anxiously about something
  • This is Across clue number 48

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer DWELL

49 Across: "88. Indication of bad service"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'P'
  • Word pattern: N___P
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 49

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NOTIP

50 Across: "90. "Much obliged""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 10 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: I________E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 50

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer IOWEYOUONE

51 Across: "92. Crossed the International Date Line from east to west, or west to east (depending on how you look at it)"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 10 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: G________Y
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 51

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer GAINEDADAY

52 Across: "97. Bundled up"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: C__D
  • Similar words: robe, cloak
  • Opposite of: undress
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: provide with clothes or put clothes on
  • This is Across clue number 52

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CLAD

53 Across: "98. Articles are written in this"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: P___E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
  • This is Across clue number 53

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PROSE

54 Across: "99. Brand name for naproxen"

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: Aflaxen, Anaprox
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 54

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ALEVE

55 Across: "100. ___ Miss"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'E'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 55

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OLE

56 Across: "101. Doll that comes in multiple body types, skin tones, eye colors and hair colors"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'K' and ends with 'N'
  • Similar words: sight, cognizance
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: range of what one can know or understand
  • This is Across clue number 56

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer KEN

57 Across: "102. Drink known also as "honey wine""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: M__D
  • Similar words: Margaret Mead
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 57

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MEAD

58 Across: "103. Frosty"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: C__D
  • Similar words: stale, coldness
  • Opposite of: hot
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 58

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer COLD

59 Across: "105. Subject of Newton's first law"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: I_____A
  • Similar words: inactivity, inactiveness
  • Opposite of: activeness
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a disposition to remain inactive or inert
  • This is Across clue number 59

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer INERTIA

60 Across: "108. Enjoying a soak"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'G'
  • Word pattern: B_____G
  • Similar words: bath, washup
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: immersing the body in water or sunshine
  • This is Across clue number 60

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BATHING

61 Across: "110. 1980 horror film starring William Hurt ... or what the shaded squares contain?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 13 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 ALTEREDSTATES

62 Across: "112. Fundamental rules of math"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: A____S
  • Similar words: maxim, axiom
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
  • This is Across clue number 62

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer AXIOMS

63 Across: "113. Loopy writing"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: C_____E
  • Similar words: longhand, cursive script
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 63

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CURSIVE

64 Across: "114. Star pitcher?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: A___T
  • Similar words: agentive role, federal agent
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 64

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer AGENT

65 Across: "115. "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 65

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer YENTE

66 Across: "116. Letters for an unscheduled event"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'A'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 66

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TBA

67 Across: "117. Prefix with natal"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'O'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: (used as a combining form) recent or new
  • This is Across clue number 67

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NEO

68 Across: "118. Like a bubble bath"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: S___Y
  • Similar words: lathery
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: resembling lather or covered with lather
  • This is Across clue number 68

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SUDSY

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 68 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: Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

June 14, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions

June 14, 2022 Across Hints: NYT Tuesday Crossword Answers

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Hot dish that sounds cold 5
2A 6. Increase, as a pot 5
3A 11. ___ Dhabi 3
4A 14. Composer Copland 5
5A 15. Feature of five U.S. presidents from Lincoln to Harrison 5
6A 16. Hummus, for one 3
7A 17. Easy order for a barista 11
8A 19. Feminine suffix 3
9A 20. They play among the reeds 7
10A 21. Gin flavoring 4
11A 22. Exclamation of epiphany 3
12A 25. Not quite ROFL 3
13A 26. Inventor's protection 6
14A 28. $, %, & or @ 6
15A 30. "If ___ Street Could Talk" (2018 film) 5
16A 32. "It is a tale told by an ___, full of sound and fury": Shak. 5
17A 33. Coil in a mattress 9
18A 37. Oscar-winning film set partly in Iran 4
19A 38. Jell-O shapers 5
20A 39. Slushy summer treat 4
21A 40. Ocean invertebrate with a round, translucent body 9
22A 42. Trumpet's sound 5
23A 43. Furious 5
24A 44. Prevailing tendencies 6
25A 45. Sherwood ___ 6
26A 48. Go a-courting? 3
27A 49. "The Waste Land" author's monogram 3
28A 50. Big nights before big days 4
29A 51. Artist Henri Toulouse-___ 7
30A 55. A live one might be hot 3
31A 56. Genre with a Hall of Fame in Cleveland … or what can follow the respective halves of 17-, 33- and 40-Across 11
32A 60. Card player's call 3
33A 61. More robust 5
34A 62. Pisa dough? 5
35A 63. Kylo ___ of "Star Wars" 3
36A 64. Serviceable 5
37A 65. Put down new turf on 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. Hot dish that sounds cold"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans
  • Words that mean the same thing: chili pepper, chile, chilli
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CHILI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Increase, as a pot"

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: ADDTO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. ___ Dhabi"

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: ABU

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Composer Copland"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that united states professional baseball player who hit more home runs than babe ruth (born in 1934)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Henry Louis Aaron, Hank Aaron
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AARON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Feature of five U.S. presidents from Lincoln to Harrison"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
  • Words that mean the same thing: byssus, face fungus, whiskers
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BEARD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Hummus, for one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a depression in an otherwise level surface
  • Words that mean the same thing: souse, duck, plunge
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DIP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Easy order for a barista"

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: BLACKCOFFEE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Feminine suffix"

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 radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
  • Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 99, Es, E
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ESS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. They play among the reeds"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a musician who plays the oboe
  • Words that mean the same thing: oboist
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OBOISTS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Gin flavoring"

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 wild plum of northeastern united states having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh
  • Words that mean the same thing: blackthorn, Alleghany plum, Prunus spinosa
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SLOE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Exclamation of epiphany"

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: AHA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Not quite ROFL"

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: LOL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Inventor's protection"

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 document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
  • Words that mean the same thing: manifest, plain, letters patent
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PATENT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. $, %, & or @"

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 arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
  • Words that mean the same thing: symbolisation, symbolic representation, symbolization
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SYMBOL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. "If ___ Street Could Talk" (2018 film)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: BEALE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. "It is a tale told by an ___, full of sound and fury": Shak."

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a person of subnormal intelligence
  • Words that mean the same thing: retard, changeling, moron
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: IDIOT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Coil in a mattress"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that (usually plural) one of the springs holding up the mattress of a bed
  • The word looks like this: _________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BEDSPRING

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. Oscar-winning film set partly in Iran"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between canis major and the southern cross; now divided into carina and pyxis and puppis and vela
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ARGO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Jell-O shapers"

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

    The answer is: MOLDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Slushy summer treat"

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: ICEE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Ocean invertebrate with a round, translucent body"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: MOONJELLY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Trumpet's sound"

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 loud harsh or strident noise
  • Words that mean the same thing: beep, claxon, clamor
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BLARE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Furious"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that feeling or showing extreme anger
  • Words that mean the same thing: ireful
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: IRATE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Prevailing tendencies"

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 general direction in which something tends to move
  • Words that mean the same thing: trend, vogue, sheer
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TRENDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "45. Sherwood ___"

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 trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
  • Words that mean the same thing: timberland, woodland, timber
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: FOREST

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. Go a-courting?"

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 french writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)
  • Words that mean the same thing: process, Eugene Sue, action
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SUE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "49. "The Waste Land" author's monogram"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: TSE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "50. Big nights before big days"

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: Eve, evening, 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 29 Across: "51. Artist Henri Toulouse-___"

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: LAUTREC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "55. A live one might be hot"

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: MIC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "56. Genre with a Hall of Fame in Cleveland … or what can follow the respective halves of 17-, 33- and 40-Across"

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: ROCKANDROLL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. Card player's call"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: UNO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. More robust"

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 100 halers equal 1 koruna slovakia
  • Words that mean the same thing: heller, hale, whole
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HALER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "62. Pisa dough?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the basic monetary unit of most members of the european union (introduced in 1999); in 2002 twelve european nations (germany, france, belgium, luxembourg, the netherlands, italy, spain, portugal, ireland, greece, austria, finland) adopted the euro as their basic unit of money and abandoned their traditional currencies
  • Words that mean the same thing: euro
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EUROS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "63. Kylo ___ of "Star Wars""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: REN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "64. Serviceable"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: OFUSE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "65. Put down new turf on"

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: RESOD

    Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Tuesday Puzzle June 14, 2022

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Taxi 3
2D 2. "2001: A Space Odyssey" antagonist 3
3D 3. Nest egg letters 3
4D 4. ___ citato (in the passage quoted) 4
5D 5. Rorschach pattern 7
6D 6. Bubbling away 5
7D 7. Dict. offerings 4
8D 8. Loopy 4
9D 9. Overstep one's bounds 8
10D 10. Verse that exalts its subject 3
11D 11. "Easy on Me" singer, 2021 5
12D 12. Plains figure replaced by Monticello on U.S. nickels 5
13D 13. Surprise win 5
14D 18. Cucumber-like, maybe 4
15D 21. Lifelessly dull 7
16D 22. "Take me ___" 5
17D 23. Water power, informally 5
18D 24. Compadre 5
19D 27. Mont Blanc, for one 3
20D 29. Outskirts of the outskirts 7
21D 30. Book-loving Disney princess in a yellow gown 5
22D 31. Whirlpool 4
23D 33. Bit of lightning 4
24D 34. Defeatist's assertion 5
25D 35. Bookish sorts 5
26D 36. Flappers in a gaggle 5
27D 38. Late singer with a food name 8
28D 41. PSAT takers, often 3
29D 42. Operator of a stud farm 7
30D 44. Community card between "flop" and "river" in hold'em 4
31D 45. It's connected to the tibia 5
32D 46. Sheepish 5
33D 47. Intel mission 5
34D 48. Gawk 5
35D 52. Rights advocacy org. 4
36D 53. Some four-stringed instruments, for short 4
37D 54. Mötley ___ 4
38D 56. Letter after pi 3
39D 57. Common conjunctions 3
40D 58. John of Salisbury 3
41D 59. "Acid" 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. Taxi"

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 compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
  • Words that mean the same thing: taxicab, cabriolet, taxi
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CAB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "2001: A Space Odyssey" antagonist"

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: HAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Nest egg letters"

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 militant organization of irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive british forces from northern ireland and achieve a united independent ireland
  • Words that mean the same thing: anger, Provisional IRA, individual retirement account
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: IRA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. ___ citato (in the passage quoted)"

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 informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
  • Words that mean the same thing: daft, dotty, bonkers
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LOCO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Rorschach pattern"

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

    The answer is: INKBLOT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Bubbling away"

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: ABOIL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Dict. offerings"

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: DEFS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Loopy"

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 informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
  • Words that mean the same thing: dotty, bonkers, bats
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DAFT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Overstep one's bounds"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages
  • Words that mean the same thing: violation, usurpation, overstep
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TRESPASS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Verse that exalts its subject"

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 11 Down: "11. "Easy on Me" singer, 2021"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ADELE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Plains figure replaced by Monticello on U.S. nickels"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BISON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Surprise win"

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 unhappy and worried mental state
  • Words that mean the same thing: disorder, worried, untune
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: UPSET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Cucumber-like, maybe"

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 quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature
  • Words that mean the same thing: coolheaded, cool off, cool down
  • The opposite would be: heat, warm
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: COOL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Lifelessly dull"

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 incapable of reproducing
  • Words that mean the same thing: aseptic, unfertile, infertile
  • The opposite would be: fertile
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STERILE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. "Take me ___""

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: ASIAM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. Water power, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: HYDRO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "24. Compadre"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a friend or comrade
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AMIGO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Mont Blanc, for 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 any high mountain
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ALP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Outskirts of the outskirts"

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: BOONIES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Book-loving Disney princess in a yellow gown"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BELLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Whirlpool"

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 founder of christian science in 1866 (1821-1910)
  • Words that mean the same thing: swirl, twist, purl
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EDDY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. Bit of lightning"

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 discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
  • Words that mean the same thing: slap, bang, rigidly
  • The opposite would be: unbolt
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BOLT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. Defeatist's assertion"

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: ICANT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "35. Bookish sorts"

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 an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
  • Words that mean the same thing: swot, grind, nerd
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NERDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "36. Flappers in a gaggle"

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 web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
  • Words that mean the same thing: goof, fathead, goose
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GEESE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "38. Late singer with a food name"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a baked loaf of ground meat
  • Words that mean the same thing: meat loaf
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MEATLOAF

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. PSAT takers, often"

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 son who has the same first name as his father
  • Words that mean the same thing: Junior, Jr, Jnr
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: JRS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "42. Operator of a stud farm"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a person who breeds animals
  • Words that mean the same thing: stock breeder
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BREEDER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "44. Community card between "flop" and "river" in hold'em"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a circular segment of a curve
  • Words that mean the same thing: bit, change by reversal, plough
  • The opposite would be: unbend
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TURN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "45. It's connected to the tibia"

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 longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee
  • Words that mean the same thing: thighbone, femoris
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: FEMUR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "46. Sheepish"

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 of or pertaining to or of the nature of or characteristic of a sheep or sheep
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OVINE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "47. Intel mission"

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: RECON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "48. Gawk"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a fixed look with eyes open wide
  • Words that mean the same thing: gaze
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STARE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "52. Rights advocacy org."

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: ACLU

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "53. Some four-stringed instruments, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a small guitar having four strings
  • Words that mean the same thing: ukulele, uke
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: UKES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "54. Mötley ___"

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: CRUE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "56. Letter after pi"

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 17th 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: RHO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "57. Common conjunctions"

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 state in northwestern united states on the pacific
  • Words that mean the same thing: Beaver State, surgery, operating 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: ORS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "58. John of Salisbury"

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 toilet in britain
  • Words that mean the same thing: W.C., closet, water closet
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LOO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "59. "Acid""

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 powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid
  • Words that mean the same thing: lysergic acid diethylamide
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LSD

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 46 59.0%
Short Answer 17 21.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment 4 5.1%
Movies/Film 2 2.6%
Geography 2 2.6%
Literature 2 2.6%
Food & Drink 1 1.3%
Music 1 1.3%
Sports 1 1.3%
History 1 1.3%
Abbreviation 1 1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 37
Down Clues 41
Total Clues 78
Average Answer Length 4.8 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 Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
  • Most clues today are about general knowledge
  • The average word today has about 4 letters
  • Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
  • Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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

Last Updated: September 09, 2025 at 10:44 AM

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