September 11, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (37 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.0 letters

Across Clues Explained - Wednesday NYT Crossword September 11, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Piquant garnishes	5
2A	6. Female friend, to Felipe	5
3A	11. Guffaw syllable	3
4A	14. Top dog	5
5A	15. Unseen title character in a classic play	5
6A	16. Previously	3
7A	17. Bird in the hand?	11
8A	19. Headstone letters	3
9A	20. R&B singer with the 2006 hit "So Sick"	4
10A	21. ___ vez (once: Sp.)	3
11A	22. Art often of marginal quality?	6
12A	24. Snake in the grass?	12
13A	27. Rarer than rare	3
14A	30. Bourbon and Beale: Abbr.	3
15A	31. Time off, informally	5
16A	32. English architect Jones	5
17A	34. Grab a stool, say	3
18A	35. Head Stone?	4
19A	38. Come up in the world?	15
20A	42. Proofreader's "leave it in"	4
21A	43. Omicrons' predecessors	3
22A	44. Signed	5
23A	45. "___ ever occurred to you ...?"	5
24A	47. Inseparable	3
25A	49. 1960s campus org.	3
26A	50. Throw in the towel?	12
27A	54. Die-hard fan's cry	6
28A	55. Question of introspection	3
29A	56. Provides pieces for	4
30A	60. Fumble or stumble	3
31A	61. Ace in the hole?	11
32A	64. One of three figures carved on Georgia's Stone Mountain	3
33A	65. Gone from the plate	5
34A	66. Lewis who sang the theme for "Avatar"	5
35A	67. Acid	3
36A	68. Mortimer ___, dummy voiced by Edgar Bergen	5
37A	69. Shutterbug's setting	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. Piquant garnishes"

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 vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
• Words that mean the same thing: tang, spice, piquance
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZESTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Female friend, to Felipe"

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: AMIGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. Guffaw syllable"

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: HAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Top dog"

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 1st 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: ALPHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Unseen title character in a classic play"

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: GODOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Previously"

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 gone by; or in the past
• Words that mean the same thing: agone
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Bird in the hand?"

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: HIREDPERSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Headstone 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 dissolute man in fashionable society
• Words that mean the same thing: crosscurrent, rive, rake
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. R&B singer with the 2006 hit "So Sick""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NEYO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. ___ vez (once: Sp.)"

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: UNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Art often of marginal quality?"

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 an aimless drawing
• Words that mean the same thing: scribble, scrabble
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOODLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Snake in the grass?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CATTLEFODDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Rarer than rare"

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 informal terms for nakedness
• Words that mean the same thing: birthday suit, new, unsanded
• The opposite would be: cooked
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Bourbon and Beale: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Time off, 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: RANDR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. English architect Jones"

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: INIGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Grab a stool, say"

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 be around, often idly or without specific purpose
• Words that mean the same thing: posture, seat, baby-sit
• The opposite would be: arise, stand
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Head Stone?"

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 (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of irish descent
• Words that mean the same thing: Mickey, Paddy
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MICK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Come up in the world?"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: MARSFORINSTANCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. Proofreader's "leave it in""

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 printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Omicrons' predecessors"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
• Words that mean the same thing: xi, eleven, XI
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: XIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Signed"

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 append one's signature to
• Words that mean the same thing: 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: INKED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. "___ ever occurred to you ...?""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: HASIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "47. Inseparable"

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 smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: 1, single, one and only
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. 1960s campus org."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a state in north central united states
• Words that mean the same thing: SD, Mount Rushmore State, Coyote State
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. Throw in the towel?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SPAACCESSORY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "54. Die-hard fan's cry"

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: MYIDOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. Question of introspection"

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: AMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. Provides pieces for"

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 weapons considered collectively
• Words that mean the same thing: arm, weapons system, implements of war
• The opposite would be: disarm
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "60. Fumble or stumble"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ERR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "61. Ace in the hole?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place
• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PERFORATION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "64. One of three figures carved on Georgia's Stone Mountain"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in america (born in 1957)
• Words that mean the same thing: Gypsy Rose Lee, Lee Yuen Kam, leeward
• 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: LEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "65. Gone from the plate"

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 take in solid food
• Words that mean the same thing: feed, eat up, run through
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EATEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "66. Lewis who sang the theme for "Avatar""

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: LEONA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "67. 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!

Clue 36 Across: "68. Mortimer ___, dummy voiced by Edgar Bergen"

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: SNERD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "69. Shutterbug's setting"

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: FSTOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Wednesday Puzzle September 11, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Former CNN anchor Paula	4
2D	2. "Night" memoirist Wiesel	4
3D	3. Nimble, especially for one's age	4
4D	4. 2000s Fox drama set in Newport Beach	5
5D	5. Elegiac	3
6D	6. Transportation safety workers, e.g.	6
7D	7. Fable's end	5
8D	8. Cards at a club, say	3
9D	9. Olive oil and fish oil are high in them	8
10D	10. When a nautical day begins	6
11D	11. Screwdrivers, e.g.	10
12D	12. Like gymnasts	5
13D	13. One handy with a lariat	5
14D	18. When repeated, a club game?	4
15D	23. One who's "out"	6
16D	25. Starting on	4
17D	26. Home of the Blarney Stone	4
18D	27. What some eyeglasses lack	4
19D	28. Basic subj. for a surgeon	4
20D	29. Like some terriers	10
21D	33. Upscale Swiss ski resort	6
22D	34. Palindromic nickname	3
23D	36. Included in an email chain	4
24D	37. Converse competitor	4
25D	39. Big name in stain removal	8
26D	40. Baptism, e.g.	4
27D	41. Stadium ticket specification	4
28D	46. Checks (out)	6
29D	47. Onetime pop star Donny	6
30D	48. Neo-___ (film genre)	4
31D	50. Stink	5
32D	51. Some funeral arrangements	5
33D	52. Not so risky	5
34D	53. Rowdy ___, lead role on TV's "Rawhide"	5
35D	57. Real scream	4
36D	58. Part of MSG	4
37D	59. Cinch	4
38D	62. Hwy.	3
39D	63. Visitor from the planet Melmac	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. Former CNN anchor Paula"

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: ZAHN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "Night" memoirist Wiesel"

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: ELIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Nimble, especially for one's age"

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 moving quickly and lightly
• Words that mean the same thing: nimble, agile, quick
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. 2000s Fox drama set in Newport Beach"

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: THEOC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Elegiac"

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 experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness; ; - christina rossetti
• Words that mean the same thing: pitiful, distressing, sorry
• The opposite would be: glad
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Transportation safety workers, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
• Words that mean the same thing: federal agent, agentive role, agent
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGENTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Fable's end"

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 significance of a story or event
• Words that mean the same thing: lesson
• The opposite would be: immoral
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MORAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Cards at a club, say"

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 state in the rocky mountains
• Words that mean the same thing: Idaho, I.D., id
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Olive oil and fish oil are high in them"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GOODFATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. When a nautical day begins"

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: ATNOON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Screwdrivers, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HARDDRINKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Like gymnasts"

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 moving quickly and lightly
• Words that mean the same thing: spry, nimble, quick
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. One handy with a lariat"

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 decoy who lures customers into a gambling establishment (especially one with a fixed game)
• Words that mean the same thing: ropemaker, rope-maker
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROPER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. When repeated, a club game?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
• Words that mean the same thing: putting
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PUTT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "23. One who's "out""

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: ODDMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Starting on"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ASOF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Home of the Blarney Stone"

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 early name of ireland that is now used in poetry
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. What some eyeglasses lack"

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 shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
• Words that mean the same thing: lip, flange, brim
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Basic subj. for a surgeon"

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: ANAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Like some terriers"

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: WIREHAIRED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Upscale Swiss ski resort"

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: GSTAAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Palindromic nickname"

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 female person who has the same parents as another person
• Words that mean the same thing: Systeme International, Si, 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 23 Down: "36. Included in an email chain"

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: CCED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Converse competitor"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: KEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Big name in stain removal"

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: OXICLEAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Baptism, 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 an established ceremony prescribed by a religion
• Words that mean the same thing: religious rite, ritual
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Stadium ticket specification"

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 relative position or degree of value in a graded group
• Words that mean the same thing: tier up, level, grade
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. Checks (out)"

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 tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by teaching evolution; in a highly publicized trial in 1925 he was prosecuted by william jennings bryan and defended by clarence darrow (1900-1970)
• Words that mean the same thing: reach, CRO, oscilloscope
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCOPES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Onetime pop star Donny"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OSMOND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Neo-___ (film genre)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NOIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. Stink"

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 the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
• Words that mean the same thing: flavour, olfactory property, sense of smell
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SMELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Some funeral arrangements"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
• Words that mean the same thing: pyre, funeral pyre
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PYRES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Not so risky"

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 free from danger or the risk of harm
• Words that mean the same thing: dependable, safe, good
• The opposite would be: dangerous, out
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAFER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. Rowdy ___, lead role on TV's "Rawhide""

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: YATES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "57. Real scream"

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

  The answer is: RIOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "58. Part of MSG"

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 acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing
• Words that mean the same thing: mononucleosis, glandular fever, infectious mononucleosis
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MONO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "59. Cinch"

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 the act of catching an object with the hands
• Words that mean the same thing: cracking, snatch up, gingersnap
• The opposite would be: inelasticity
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "62. Hwy."

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: RTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "63. Visitor from the planet Melmac"

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: ALF

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	64.5%
Short Answer	17	22.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	3.9%
Geography	2	2.6%
Sports	2	2.6%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%
History	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	5.0 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 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 Wednesday, 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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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, December 09, 2019

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (35 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.0 letters

December 09, 2019 Monday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. The Mayflower had three of them	5
2A	6. Rocker Lofgren	4
3A	10. Story of heroes	4
4A	14. Hawaiian greeting	5
5A	15. Grp. with many Mideast members	4
6A	16. Outpouring from a volcano	4
7A	17. Sweet citrus fruits from Southern California	15
8A	20. Winter Olympics need	4
9A	21. Tack on	3
10A	22. Most frigid	6
11A	23. ___-bodied	4
12A	25. Abba of Israel	4
13A	26. Only N.F.L. team that doesn't have a logo on its helmets	15
14A	33. Tied, as shoes	5
15A	34. Be under the weather	3
16A	35. "___ till you drop"	4
17A	36. W.W. II zone that D.D.E. commanded	3
18A	37. Completely enchanted	7
19A	41. The Cyclones of the Big 12 Conf.	3
20A	42. Pimply outbreak	4
21A	44. Like some batteries and baseball leagues	3
22A	45. Did something	5
23A	47. Some chickens	15
24A	51. Angry driver's signal	4
25A	52. Lover boy	4
26A	53. "Quaking" trees	6
27A	56. Nightly "NewsHour" presenter	3
28A	57. Queen in Disney's "Frozen"	4
29A	61. Hit 1980s cop show	15
30A	64. Dutch town with a cheese named after it	4
31A	65. Light and open	4
32A	66. Deity of Islam	5
33A	67. Store department with jackets and ties	4
34A	68. Shaggy beasts	4
35A	69. Come from behind, in scoring	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. The Mayflower had three of them"

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 vertical spar for supporting sails
• Words that mean the same thing: mast
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MASTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Rocker Lofgren"

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 quantity of no importance
• Words that mean the same thing: nada, nil, zippo
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NILS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Story of heroes"

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 long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
• Words that mean the same thing: larger-than-life, epic poem, epos
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EPIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Hawaiian greeting"

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 acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is hawaiian and ciao is italian)
• Words that mean the same thing: ciao
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALOHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Grp. with many Mideast members"

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 organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum
• Words that mean the same thing: Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Outpouring from a volcano"

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 rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Sweet citrus fruits from Southern California"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: VALENCIAORANGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Winter Olympics need"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
• Words that mean the same thing: bamboozle, coke, snowfall
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Tack on"

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 condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
• Words that mean the same thing: summate, minimal brain damage, attention deficit disorder
• The opposite would be: take away, subtract
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Most frigid"

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 devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
• Words that mean the same thing: arctic, frozen, polar
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ICIEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. ___-bodied"

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 (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
• Words that mean the same thing: able-bodied, capable
• The opposite would be: unable
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Abba of Israel"

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: EBAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Only N.F.L. team that doesn't have a logo on its helmets"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert 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: CLEVELANDBROWNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "33. Tied, as shoes"

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 spin,wind, or twist together
• Words that mean the same thing: enlace, fortify, plait
• The opposite would be: untwine, unlaced
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LACED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "34. Be under the weather"

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 aromatic bulb used as seasoning
• Words that mean the same thing: trouble, garlic, pain
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. "___ till you drop""

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 mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
• Words that mean the same thing: frequent, give away, shit
• The opposite would be: boycott
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. W.W. II zone that D.D.E. commanded"

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: ETO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. Completely enchanted"

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 inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
• Words that mean the same thing: infatuated, taken with, soft 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: SMITTEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "41. The Cyclones of the Big 12 Conf."

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: ISU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. Pimply outbreak"

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 inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "44. Like some batteries and baseball leagues"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta associated with old age and hypertension
• Words that mean the same thing: abdominal aortic aneurysm
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AAA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "45. Did something"

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 perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
• Words that mean the same thing: behave, playact, play
• The opposite would be: refrain
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. Some chickens"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: RHODEISLANDREDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "51. Angry driver's signal"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)
• Words that mean the same thing: disgorge, regurgitate, upchuck
• The opposite would be: keep down
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HONK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "52. Lover boy"

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 man who is the lover of a girl or young woman
• Words that mean the same thing: young man, swain, dandy
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEAU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "53. "Quaking" trees"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of several trees of the genus populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind
• Words that mean the same thing: aspen
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASPENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "56. Nightly "NewsHour" presenter"

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 solution containing a phosphate buffer
• Words that mean the same thing: PiB, lead, petabit
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "57. Queen in Disney's "Frozen""

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: ELSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "61. Hit 1980s cop show"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: HILLSTREETBLUES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "64. Dutch town with a cheese named after it"

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 mild yellow dutch cheese made in balls encased in a red covering
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "65. Light and open"

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 open to or abounding in fresh air
• Words that mean the same thing: aired, aeriform, impractical
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AIRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "66. Deity of Islam"

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

  The answer is: ALLAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "67. Store department with jackets and ties"

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 force of workers available
• Words that mean the same thing: men, hands, workforce
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "68. Shaggy beasts"

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 large long-haired wild ox of tibet often domesticated
• Words that mean the same thing: cackle, chatter, yakety-yak
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YAKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "69. Come from behind, in scoring"

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 large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm
• Words that mean the same thing: summon, rebound, beat up
• The opposite would be: demobilize
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RALLY

  Great job if you got it right!

December 09, 2019 Monday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Dallas N.B.A. team, informally	4
2D	2. Actor Alda	4
3D	3. Like Lindbergh's 1927 flight to Paris	4
4D	4. Crowd activity at a stadium	7
5D	5. ___ Rafael, Calif.	3
6D	6. "Who knows?!"	6
7D	7. Apple tablet	4
8D	8. Sign before Virgo	3
9D	9. Write quickly and none too carefully	8
10D	10. Weather phenomena from the Pacific	7
11D	11. "Doctor Jones, you're needed at the front desk," e.g.	4
12D	12. Currier and ___	4
13D	13. Group of actors	4
14D	18. Dial on a telephone	4
15D	19. Rent-___ (Hertz or Avis)	4
16D	24. Hotel units	4
17D	25. Polish, as text	4
18D	26. Unambiguous	5
19D	27. Gate fastener	5
20D	28. Cheap, in commercial names	5
21D	29. Birth-related	5
22D	30. "___ Christmas" (holiday song)	5
23D	31. Edged (out)	5
24D	32. Taters	5
25D	38. Chief support	8
26D	39. "Can ___ you a question?"	4
27D	40. Zilch	4
28D	43. Actor who played Andy Bernard on "The Office"	7
29D	46. ___ De Vil, "101 Dalmatians" role	7
30D	48. Earth's longest time divisions, geologically	4
31D	49. Homes for nuns	6
32D	50. Hatchlings' home	4
33D	53. *cough, cough*	4
34D	54. Point of view, as in an argument	4
35D	55. Blueprint	4
36D	56. Employee's reserved parking space, for one	4
37D	58. Brief down period	4
38D	59. Circus animal with flippers	4
39D	60. Wan	4
40D	62. Small inlet	3
41D	63. What a priest, a minister and a rabbi might walk into	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. Dallas N.B.A. team, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MAVS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Actor Alda"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Like Lindbergh's 1927 flight to Paris"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any activity that is performed alone without assistance
• Words that mean the same thing: alone, unaccompanied
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Crowd activity at a stadium"

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: THEWAVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. ___ Rafael, Calif."

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: SAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. "Who knows?!""

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: NOIDEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Apple tablet"

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: IPAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Sign before Virgo"

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 (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in leo
• Words that mean the same thing: Leo the Lion, Lion
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Write quickly and none too carefully"

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 poor handwriting
• Words that mean the same thing: scrawl, doodle, cacography
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCRIBBLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Weather phenomena from the Pacific"

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: ELNINOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "Doctor Jones, you're needed at the front desk," e.g."

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 one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
• Words that mean the same thing: varlet, Sir Frederick Handley Page, foliate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Currier and ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954)
• Words that mean the same thing: James Ives, Charles Edward Ives, James Merritt Ives
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IVES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Group of actors"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the actors in a play
• Words that mean the same thing: mould, disgorge, roam
• The opposite would be: keep down
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Dial on a telephone"

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 telephone connection
• Words that mean the same thing: visit, call in, bid
• The opposite would be: put option
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. Rent-___ (Hertz or Avis)"

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: ACAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Hotel units"

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 piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
• Words that mean the same thing: roll in the hay, have it away, seam
• The opposite would be: get up, turn out
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Polish, as text"

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 prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
• Words that mean the same thing: redact, edit out, blue-pencil
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Unambiguous"

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 the state of being free of suspicion
• Words that mean the same thing: open, light up, brighten
• The opposite would be: unclear, convict
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Gate fastener"

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 spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
• Words that mean the same thing: door latch
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LATCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Cheap, in commercial names"

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: ECONO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Birth-related"

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 region of eastern south africa on the indian ocean
• Words that mean the same thing: KwaZulu-Natal
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NATAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. "___ Christmas" (holiday song)"

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 a member of the caucasoid race
• Words that mean the same thing: Edward D. White, White person, tweed
• The opposite would be: blacken, black
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WHITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. Edged (out)"

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 search or inquire in a meddlesome way
• Words that mean the same thing: pry, horn in, poke
• The opposite would be: noseless
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOSED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "32. Taters"

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 an edible tuber native to south america; a staple food of ireland
• Words that mean the same thing: white potato, bourgeon, tater
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPUDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Chief support"

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 prominent supporter
• Words that mean the same thing: backbone, pillar, keystone
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAINSTAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. "Can ___ you a question?""

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: IASK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Zilch"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a quantity of no importance
• Words that mean the same thing: nil, zippo, aught
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NADA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Actor who played Andy Bernard on "The Office""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EDHELMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. ___ De Vil, "101 Dalmatians" role"

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: CRUELLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Earth's longest time divisions, geologically"

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 longest division of geological time
• Words that mean the same thing: aeon, eon
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Homes for nuns"

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 church associated with a monastery or convent
• Words that mean the same thing: abbey
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABBEYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Hatchlings' home"

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 structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
• Words that mean the same thing: draw close, cuddle, nestle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. *cough, cough*"

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 utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: hem
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AHEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Point of view, as in an argument"

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 place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
• Words that mean the same thing: incline, slope, side of meat
• The opposite would be: top
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. Blueprint"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
• Words that mean the same thing: design, programme, architectural plan
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "56. Employee's reserved parking space, for one"

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

  The answer is: PERK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "58. Brief down period"

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 pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished
• Words that mean the same thing: quiet, letup, tranquilize
• The opposite would be: agitate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LULL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "59. Circus animal with flippers"

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

  The answer is: SEAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "60. Wan"

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 of a light grey
• Words that mean the same thing: ash-grey, ash-gray
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASHY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "62. Small inlet"

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: RIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "63. What a priest, a minister and a rabbi might walk into"

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 room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
• Words that mean the same thing: measure, cake, block off
• The opposite would be: unbar
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	58	76.3%
Short Answer	10	13.2%
Sports	3	3.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	3.9%
Geography	1	1.3%
Music	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	5.0 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: September 28, 2025 at 11:38 AM