August 03, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (33 clues)
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, August 03, 2019

Difficulty Level: Challenging Thursday Puzzle

Total Clues: 66 (33 Across, 33 Down)

Average Word Length: 6.0 letters

August 03, 2019 Saturday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Calgary nickname, along with "Stampede City"	7
2A	8. Competitor of Twinings	6
3A	14. Collapsible chapeau	8
4A	16. Where Sevastopol is	6
5A	17. Like Denver	8
6A	18. Book page size	6
7A	19. Eat lots of protein and carbs, say	6
8A	20. Some legal speeders, briefly	4
9A	22. Cab alternative	3
10A	23. Pioneering football coach ___ Alonzo Stagg	4
11A	24. Occupy, as a desk	5
12A	26. "Let's ___!"	4
13A	27. "I expected better"	3
14A	28. They may go on long walks	5
15A	29. Member of Dubya's cabinet	5
16A	30. It's filled with energy	12
17A	32. The Netherlands was the first country to legalize it	15
18A	35. Celebrated the birth of a child, perhaps	12
19A	36. Winegrowing region of SW France	5
20A	37. Them, to us	5
21A	38. Prefix with tourism or politics	3
22A	41. "Hmm ..."	4
23A	42. Bygone potentates	5
24A	43. Word with bank or blind	4
25A	44. Love, by another name	3
26A	45. Like the ocean	4
27A	46. Mess up	6
28A	48. Permanent-press	6
29A	50. Pogo and others	8
30A	52. Totally dominating	6
31A	53. Bad record?	8
32A	54. Alternatives to S.U.V.s, informally	6
33A	55. Common "explanation" from a parent	7

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. Calgary nickname, along with "Stampede City""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small town in a cattle-raising area of western north america
• Words that mean the same thing: cow town
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COWTOWN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "8. Competitor of Twinings"

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: SALADA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "14. Collapsible chapeau"

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: OPERAHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Where Sevastopol is"

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 ukrainian peninsula between the black sea and the sea of azov
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRIMEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Like Denver"

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: MILEHIGH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Book page size"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves
• Words that mean the same thing: eightvo, 8vo
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OCTAVO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Eat lots of protein and carbs, say"

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: BULKUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Some legal speeders, briefly"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: EMTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Cab alternative"

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: ZIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Pioneering football coach ___ Alonzo Stagg"

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 hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
• Words that mean the same thing: Book of Amos
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Occupy, as a desk"

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: SITAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. "Let's ___!""

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 rotary motion of an object around its own axis
• Words that mean the same thing: pealing, flap, ramble
• The opposite would be: unwind
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROLL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. "I expected better""

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 utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
• Words that mean the same thing: tut-tut, tut
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TSK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. They may go on long walks"

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 stick that people can lean on to help them walk
• Words that mean the same thing: force out, send away, tin
• The opposite would be: hire
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CANES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Member of Dubya's cabinet"

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: CONDI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. It's filled with energy"

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: POWERSTATION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. The Netherlands was the first country to legalize it"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: SAMESEXMARRIAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Celebrated the birth of a child, perhaps"

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: SMOKEDCIGARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Winegrowing region of SW France"

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 red bordeaux wine from the medoc district of southwestern france
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEDOC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. Them, to us"

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 opposing military force
• Words that mean the same thing: foeman, opposition, foe
• The opposite would be: friend
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENEMY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "38. Prefix with tourism or politics"

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: ECO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. "Hmm ...""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ISEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. Bygone potentates"

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 male monarch or emperor (especially of russia prior to 1917)
• Words that mean the same thing: czar, tsar, tzar
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TSARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "43. Word with bank or blind"

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 precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
• Words that mean the same thing: lead by the nose, C, nose candy
• The 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 25 Across: "44. Love, by another name"

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 quantity of no importance
• Words that mean the same thing: nothing, cipher, naught
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "45. Like the ocean"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; - w.r.inge
• Words that mean the same thing: Brobdingnagian, immense, huge
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "46. Mess up"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that disarrange or rumple; dishevel
• Words that mean the same thing: tangle, dishevel
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOUSLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "48. Permanent-press"

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: NOIRON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "50. Pogo and others"

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 small furry australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails
• Words that mean the same thing: phalanger, opossum, possum
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPOSSUMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "52. Totally dominating"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that have ownership or possession of
• Words that mean the same thing: possess, have, own
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OWNING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "53. Bad record?"

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: RAPSHEET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "54. Alternatives to S.U.V.s, informally"

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 any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
• Words that mean the same thing: police van, Plough, estate car
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAGONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "55. Common "explanation" from a parent"

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: ISAIDSO

  Great job if you got it right!

August 03, 2019 Saturday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Private practice?	6
2D	2. Poppy products	6
3D	3. "Sure, I guess ..."	6
4D	4. Long hauls	5
5D	5. Island with a state capital	4
6D	6. Jerked in two directions at once	9
7D	7. Poke with a lot of needles?	3
8D	8. Michael ___, "The Office" manager	5
9D	9. Their lengths are computed by (Θ ÷ 360) x 2πr	4
10D	10. Sloshed	3
11D	11. Endangered watershed	8
12D	12. Marine	8
13D	13. Web-based recovery program, informally	8
14D	15. Film featuring an assassin from 2029	13
15D	21. Rubber	8
16D	25. To a fault	8
17D	26. Indian flatbreads	5
18D	28. Trig function	5
19D	29. Deal in	5
20D	30. Souchong alternative	5
21D	31. Boarding points at amusement parks	9
22D	32. Vessel in a famous 1960s shipwreck	8
23D	33. Midwest university city	8
24D	34. Part-time job for many an actor or actress	8
25D	38. Came after	6
26D	39. Hannity's former Fox News foil	6
27D	40. Must pay	6
28D	42. Sharp tastes	5
29D	43. Bento box fare	5
30D	45. Skier Lindsey with three Olympic medals	4
31D	47. Peak in Thessaly	4
32D	49. Bravo, e.g.	3
33D	51. ___ gow (gambling game played with dominoes)	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. Private practice?"

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 engagement fought between two military forces
• Words that mean the same thing: fighting, battle, armed combat
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COMBAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Poppy products"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy
• Words that mean the same thing: opium
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPIUMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. "Sure, I guess ...""

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: WELLOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Long hauls"

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 journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
• Words that mean the same thing: trek
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TREKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Island with a state capital"

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 an island of central hawaii (between molokai and kauai); the chief island of the state
• Words that mean the same thing: Oahu Island
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OAHU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Jerked in two directions at once"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that victimize, especially in gambling or negotiations
• Words that mean the same thing: whipsaw
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WHIPSAWED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Poke with a lot of needles?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
• Words that mean the same thing: scold, jade, hen-peck
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Michael ___, "The Office" manager"

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 award-winning united states film actor (1928-1999)
• Words that mean the same thing: Sir Walter Scott, Winfield Scott, Walter Scott
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCOTT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Their lengths are computed by (Θ ÷ 360) x 2πr"

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 electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
• Words that mean the same thing: spark, electric arc, arch
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Sloshed"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Endangered watershed"

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: AMAZONIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Marine"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: DEVILDOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Web-based recovery program, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AAONLINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Film featuring an assassin from 2029"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Rubber"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone who rubs or kneads parts of the body to stimulate circulation and promote relaxation
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MASSAGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. To a fault"

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: INEXCESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Indian flatbreads"

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: ROTIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Trig function"

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 ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle
• Words that mean the same thing: cosecant
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COSEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Deal in"

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 act of carrying something
• Words that mean the same thing: channel, contain, run
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CARRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Souchong alternative"

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 superior grade of black tea; grown in india and sri lanka and java
• Words that mean the same thing: orange pekoe
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEKOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Boarding points at amusement parks"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TRAMSTOPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. Vessel in a famous 1960s shipwreck"

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: SSMINNOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. Midwest university city"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: AMESIOWA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. Part-time job for many an actor or actress"

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 sculpture produced by molding
• Words that mean the same thing: modelling, mock up, pose
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MODELING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Came after"

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 issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
• Words that mean the same thing: result, ensue
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENSUED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Hannity's former Fox News foil"

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: COLMES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Must pay"

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: OWESTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Sharp tastes"

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 tart spicy quality
• Words that mean the same thing: savour, sea tang, Tang
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TANGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. Bento box fare"

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 rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUSHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Skier Lindsey with three Olympic medals"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard 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: VONN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Peak in Thessaly"

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 mouth or mouthlike opening
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 76, osmium, oculus sinister
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OSSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Bravo, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the former capital and 2nd largest city of brazil; chief brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
• Words that mean the same thing: Rio de Janeiro
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. ___ gow (gambling game played with dominoes)"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: PAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	48	72.7%
Short Answer	7	10.6%
Geography	5	7.6%
Sports	2	3.0%
Literature	1	1.5%
Abbreviation	1	1.5%
Movies/Film	1	1.5%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	33
Total Clues	66
Average Answer Length	6.0 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 Saturday, and these puzzles are usually challenging level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 6 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (38 clues)
• Down Clues (36 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (38 Across, 36 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.2 letters

August 24, 2022 Wednesday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. On point	3
2A	4. Lots and lots	5
3A	9. Cubist Picasso	5
4A	14. She/___	3
5A	15. Something to live by	5
6A	16. Baseball's all-time R.B.I. leader	5
7A	17. "It's super-cozy, and a breeze to clean!"	15
8A	20. Site for sponges	4
9A	21. Advertiser of the Year award, e.g.	4
10A	22. Shakespearean schemer	4
11A	23. "You can cancel that gym membership!"	15
12A	26. Mild yellow cheese	4
13A	27. No one in particular	3
14A	28. Symbol in the center of the Japanese flag	3
15A	29. Tiny "tiny"?	3
16A	30. Says yes silently	4
17A	31. Painter's coat	5
18A	35. Sch. with the mascot Mike the Tiger	3
19A	36. Simile's center	3
20A	37. Tuba sound	3
21A	39. Jon M. ___, director of "Crazy Rich Asians"	3
22A	40. Winning	5
23A	42. Discretion	4
24A	43. Cereal staple	3
25A	44. Word on Italian street signs	3
26A	46. Exist	3
27A	47. "Practical" thing	4
28A	48. "The space has endless possibilities!"	15
29A	53. Eclipse, to some	4
30A	54. Undecided	4
31A	55. Onetime "divorce capital" of the U.S.	4
32A	56. Source of the euphemisms found in the clues for 17-, 23- and 48-Across	15
33A	60. Like the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars	5
34A	61. In the slightest	5
35A	62. ___ engr.	3
36A	63. Indian tea region	5
37A	64. Hawks	5
38A	65. Gold stds.	3

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. On point"

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

  The answer is: APT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Lots and lots"

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 number or amount
• Words that mean the same thing: rafts, oodles, lashings
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Cubist Picasso"

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: PABLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. She/___"

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: HER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Something to live by"

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 religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
• Words that mean the same thing: dogma
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TENET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Baseball's all-time R.B.I. leader"

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 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 7 Across: "17. "It's super-cozy, and a breeze to clean!""

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: STUDIOAPARTMENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Site for sponges"

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 submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
• Words that mean the same thing: Witwatersrand, Rand
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REEF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Advertiser of the Year award, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (greek mythology) the muse of history
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Shakespearean schemer"

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 villain in william shakespeare's tragedy who tricked othello into murdering his wife
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IAGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. "You can cancel that gym membership!""

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: FIVEFLOORWALKUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Mild yellow cheese"

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 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 13 Across: "27. No one in particular"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that one or some or every or all without specification
• Words that mean the same thing: whatsoever, whatever
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Symbol in the center of the Japanese flag"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
• Words that mean the same thing: sunlight, sunshine, Lord's Day
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Tiny "tiny"?"

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: LIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. Says yes silently"

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 sign of assent or salutation or command
• Words that mean the same thing: nod
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NODS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "31. Painter's coat"

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 gypsum or plaster of paris spread on a surface to make it suitable for painting or gilding (or a surface so prepared)
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GESSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Sch. with the mascot Mike the Tiger"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LSU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Simile's center"

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: ASA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. Tuba sound"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. Jon M. ___, director of "Crazy Rich Asians""

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: CHU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "40. Winning"

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 having the leading position or higher score in a contest
• Words that mean the same thing: onward, forrader, before
• The opposite would be: backward, back
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AHEAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. Discretion"

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 consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
• Words that mean the same thing: tactfulness
• The opposite would be: tactlessness
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TACT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "43. Cereal staple"

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 annual grass of europe and north africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "44. Word on Italian street signs"

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: VIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "46. Exist"

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 unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
• Words that mean the same thing: personify, ar, represent
• The opposite would be: differ
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "47. "Practical" thing"

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 humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
• Words that mean the same thing: put-on, prank, laugh
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JOKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "48. "The space has endless possibilities!""

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: MAJORFIXERUPPER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "53. Eclipse, to some"

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 sign of something about to happen
• Words that mean the same thing: prognostication, prognostic, portend
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "54. Undecided"

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 separate or cause to separate abruptly
• Words that mean the same thing: buck, charge, pull
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TORN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "55. Onetime "divorce capital" of the U.S."

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 city in western nevada at the foot of the sierra nevada mountains; known for gambling casinos and easy divorce and remarriage
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RENO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "56. Source of the euphemisms found in the clues for 17-, 23- and 48-Across"

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: REALESTATEAGENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "60. Like the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars"

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 located inward; - leonard bernstein; - david denby; - a.r.gurney,jr.
• Words that mean the same thing: privileged, inside, internal
• The opposite would be: outer
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INNER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "61. In the slightest"

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: ATALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "62. ___ engr."

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: CIV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "63. Indian tea region"

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

  The answer is: ASSAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "64. Hawks"

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 activity of persuading someone to buy
• Words that mean the same thing: trade, sell, deal
• The opposite would be: buy
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SELLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "65. Gold stds."

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 unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold
• Words that mean the same thing: kt, carat, karat
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KTS

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Wednesday Crossword Down Clues - August 24, 2022 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Sounds of relief	3
2D	2. Place for cultural studies?	9
3D	3. Fair market price, say	9
4D	4. Not flexible	5
5D	5. Top of the ladder, in brief	3
6D	6. 1997 horror film with the tagline "When you can't breathe, you can't scream"	8
7D	7. Moves into position, as troops	7
8D	8. A step up, perhaps	5
9D	9. Comforting gesture	3
10D	10. Creator of Christopher Robin	7
11D	11. Take ten	5
12D	12. Usual beginning?	5
13D	13. Winning	5
14D	18. Consider	4
15D	19. Noisy squabbles	4
16D	23. Bloke	5
17D	24. Only landlocked country in Southeast Asia	4
18D	25. Zero	5
19D	30. You can't get lower than this	5
20D	32. Low-cut T-shirt feature	9
21D	33. Seal the deal	9
22D	34. Like the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune	5
23D	37. Part of PG	8
24D	38. Big name in laptops	4
25D	41. "Anne of Green Gables" town	7
26D	42. Something usually found in brackets	7
27D	45. P.M. times	4
28D	47. Form of attachment?	4
29D	48. Where Gandalf declares "You shall not pass!"	5
30D	49. Cries of agreement	5
31D	50. Clothes that may come ripped	5
32D	51. Little bits	5
33D	52. Eurasian range	5
34D	57. "Uhh ..."	3
35D	58. Plumber's joint	3
36D	59. Array in an electronics store	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. Sounds of relief"

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: AHS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Place for cultural studies?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PETRIDISH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Fair market price, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TRUEVALUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Not flexible"

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 ordinary man
• Words that mean the same thing: sloshed, potent, sozzled
• The opposite would be: impotent
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  The answer is: STIFF

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Clue 5 Down: "5. Top of the ladder, in brief"

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

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• This could be something that the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)
• Words that mean the same thing: chief executive officer, chief operating officer
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: CEO

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Clue 6 Down: "6. 1997 horror film with the tagline "When you can't breathe, you can't scream""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that large arboreal boa of tropical south america
• Words that mean the same thing: Eunectes murinus
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ANACONDA

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Clue 7 Down: "7. Moves into position, as troops"

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

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• This could be something that place troops or weapons in battle formation
• Words that mean the same thing: deploy
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: DEPLOYS

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Clue 8 Down: "8. A step up, perhaps"

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 support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
• Words that mean the same thing: step
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: STAIR

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Clue 9 Down: "9. Comforting gesture"

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

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• This could be something that the sound made by a gentle blow
• Words that mean the same thing: chuck, slick, dab
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: PAT

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Clue 10 Down: "10. Creator of Christopher Robin"

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

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• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: AAMILNE

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Clue 11 Down: "11. Take ten"

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 some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
• Words that mean the same thing: give out, erupt, bankrupt
• The opposite would be: keep, conform to
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: BREAK

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Clue 12 Down: "12. Usual beginning?"

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

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• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: LONGU

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Clue 13 Down: "13. Winning"

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

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• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ONTOP

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Clue 14 Down: "18. Consider"

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 keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
• Words that mean the same thing: take for, view as, hold
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: DEEM

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Clue 15 Down: "19. Noisy squabbles"

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

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• This could be something that an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
• Words that mean the same thing: quarrel, wrangle, dustup
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ROWS

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Clue 16 Down: "23. Bloke"

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

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• This could be something that a boy or man
• Words that mean the same thing: bloke, blighter, feller
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: FELLA

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Clue 17 Down: "24. Only landlocked country in Southeast Asia"

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 mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern asia; achieved independence from france in 1949
• Words that mean the same thing: Laotian, Lao, Lao People's Democratic Republic
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: LAOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Zero"

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

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• This could be something that a quantity of no importance
• Words that mean the same thing: zilch, null, naught
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: AUGHT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. You can't get lower than this"

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 an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything
• Words that mean the same thing: low-water mark
• The opposite would be: zenith
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: NADIR

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Clue 20 Down: "32. Low-cut T-shirt feature"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: SCOOPNECK

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Clue 21 Down: "33. Seal the deal"

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

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• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: SHAKEONIT

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Clue 22 Down: "34. Like the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune"

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 being on the outside or further from a center
• Words that mean the same thing: forbidden, tabu, extinct
• The opposite would be: safe, inner
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OUTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. Part of PG"

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 designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced
• Words that mean the same thing: maternal, paternal
• The opposite would be: filial
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: PARENTAL

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Clue 24 Down: "38. Big name in laptops"

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 type genus of the aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Acer
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ACER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "41. "Anne of Green Gables" town"

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!
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  The answer is: AVONLEA

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Clue 26 Down: "42. Something usually found in brackets"

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

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• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: TAXRATE

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Clue 27 Down: "45. P.M. times"

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!
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  The answer is: AFTS

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Clue 28 Down: "47. Form of attachment?"

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

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• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: JPEG

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Clue 29 Down: "48. Where Gandalf declares "You shall not pass!""

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!
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  The answer is: MORIA

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Clue 30 Down: "49. Cries of agreement"

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 primeval egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at thebes
• Words that mean the same thing: Amun, Amen, Amon
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: AMENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. Clothes that may come ripped"

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 (usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear
• Words that mean the same thing: blue jean, dungaree, jean
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JEANS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Little bits"

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 tiny or scarcely detectable amount
• Words that mean the same thing: iota, smidgen, smidgeon
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: IOTAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Eurasian range"

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 mountain range in western russia extending from the arctic to the caspian sea; forms part of the traditional boundary between europe and asia
• Words that mean the same thing: Ural Mountains
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: URALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "57. "Uhh ...""

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!
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  The answer is: ERM

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Clue 35 Down: "58. Plumber's joint"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "59. Array in an electronics store"

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 broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; ; - ernie kovacs
• Words that mean the same thing: tv set, telecasting, telly
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TVS

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	67.6%
Short Answer	19	25.7%
Geography	2	2.7%
History	1	1.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.4%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	38
Down Clues	36
Total Clues	74
Average Answer Length	5.2 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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Last Updated: September 07, 2025 at 08:20 PM