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Sunday, December 7, 2025

NYT Across Today December 07, 2025: Complete Horizontal Clues Walkthrough

All NYT Across Clues December 07, 2025 - 67 Horizontal Answers with Hints

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 67 Across clues. We have all the horizontal answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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About Today's Across Clues

NYT Across clues solutions for December 07, 2025
NYT Across Clues - Sunday, December 07, 2025
Across Clues Statistics
Detail Information
Date December 07, 2025
Day of Week Sunday
Total Across Clues 67 clues
Direction Horizontal (Left to Right)
Difficulty Tricky

All Across Clues - Complete List

Here are all 67 Across clues for today's puzzle. These go horizontally from left to right.

Complete Across Clues List
Number Clue
1 Across 1. Fancy dos
2 Across 6. "Count me out"
3 Across 11. Cantankerous captain of fiction
4 Across 15. Lab provisions?
5 Across 19. Bit of letter-shaped hardware
6 Across 20. Attended
7 Across 21. New York university based in Manhattan
8 Across 22. A "bear of very little brain"
9 Across 23. Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison?
10 Across 25. John James Audubon?
11 Across 27. Victorian-era prescription for melancholy
12 Across 28. They'll make it up to you
13 Across 30. Stumble or lurch
14 Across 31. Pittsburgh-to-Buffalo dir.
15 Across 32. Dictionary tag: Abbr.
16 Across 34. Summer camper's conveyance
17 Across 36. Emmy-winning actor Ray
18 Across 38. Samuel Morse?
19 Across 43. Sir Edmund Hillary?
20 Across 46. Lake that's home to the world's largest freshwater island
21 Across 47. Bit of cacao
22 Across 49. Come out on top
23 Across 50. Suffix with hypn-
24 Across 51. Trees commonly confused with birches
25 Across 54. Deposit that might gather interest?
26 Across 55. Cheeky
27 Across 59. Sir Isaac Newton?
28 Across 62. Cattle calls
29 Across 63. "Harper Valley ___" (1968 hit)
30 Across 64. TV tavern visited by Mayor Quimby
31 Across 65. Shoe covering
32 Across 67. It's often rapped but never spoken
33 Across 68. Like beds on lazy Saturdays
34 Across 70. Cuts (back)
35 Across 71. Outfit that may have a hood
36 Across 73. Kofi ___, former secretary general of the United Nations
37 Across 74. Like the Red Sea after a visit from Moses
38 Across 76. Rain on your wedding day, perhaps
39 Across 77. ...
40 Across 79. Oui : non :: ja : ___
41 Across 80. Gregor Mendel?
42 Across 83. Hint
43 Across 85. Gives a thumbs up
44 Across 86. Basic tenet of improv
45 Across 87. Sister to Lex Luthor
46 Across 88. With love, musically
47 Across 91. A urinal, according to Duchamp
48 Across 92. Remedies
49 Across 93. Henry Ford?
50 Across 98. Orville and Wilbur Wright?
51 Across 100. Give a darn, again?
52 Across 101. Food and water, e.g.
53 Across 103. College located in Cedar Rapids
54 Across 104. "That sounds awful!"
55 Across 105. Noble title
56 Across 108. Bit of letter-shaped hardware
57 Across 110. Unexpected endings
58 Across 115. Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung?
59 Across 118. Galileo Galilei?
60 Across 120. Genesis
61 Across 121. Roof overhang
62 Across 122. Weirdly spooky
63 Across 123. Church staple
64 Across 124. "Vous ___ ici" (French map phrase)
65 Across 125. Part of a wooden bench
66 Across 126. "In other words," in other words
67 Across 127. Trips around the sun

Detailed Hints and Answers for All Across Clues

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

Complete Across Solutions:

1 Across: "1. Fancy dos"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: C___S
  • Similar words: dress, set
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
  • This is Across clue number 1

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer COIFS

2 Across: "6. "Count me out""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: I___S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 2

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer IPASS

3 Across: "11. Cantankerous captain of fiction"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'B'
  • Word pattern: A__B
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 3

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer AHAB

4 Across: "15. Lab provisions?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

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

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ALPO

5 Across: "19. Bit of letter-shaped hardware"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'U' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: U___T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 5

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer UBOLT

6 Across: "20. Attended"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'W' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: W___T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 6

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer WASAT

7 Across: "21. New York university based in Manhattan"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: P__E
  • Similar words: tread, rate
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
  • This is Across clue number 7

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PACE

8 Across: "22. A "bear of very little brain""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'H'
  • Word pattern: P__H
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 8

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer POOH

9 Across: "23. Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 11 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: P_________E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 9

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer POWERCOUPLE

10 Across: "25. John James Audubon?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: B_______N
  • Similar words: addlehead, addle-head
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought
  • This is Across clue number 10

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BIRDBRAIN

11 Across: "27. Victorian-era prescription for melancholy"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: S____R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 11

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SEAAIR

12 Across: "28. They'll make it up to you"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: L___S
  • Similar words: liar, prevaricator
  • Opposite of: square shooter
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
  • This is Across clue number 12

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LIARS

13 Across: "30. Stumble or lurch"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: R__L
  • Similar words: lurch, spool
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 13

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer REEL

14 Across: "31. Pittsburgh-to-Buffalo dir."

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'E'
  • Similar words: north northeast, nor'-nor'-east
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 14

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NNE

15 Across: "32. Dictionary tag: Abbr."

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'V' and ends with 'R'
  • Similar words: volt-ampere
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 15

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer VAR

16 Across: "34. Summer camper's conveyance"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

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

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CANOE

17 Across: "36. Emmy-winning actor Ray"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: L____A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 17

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LIOTTA

18 Across: "38. Samuel Morse?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: C______Y
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 18

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CABLEGUY

19 Across: "43. Sir Edmund Hillary?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 12 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: M__________T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 19

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MOUNTAINGOAT

20 Across: "46. Lake that's home to the world's largest freshwater island"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'H' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: H___N
  • Similar words: Lake Huron
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the 2nd largest of the Great Lakes
  • This is Across clue number 20

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer HURON

21 Across: "47. Bit of cacao"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'B'
  • Similar words: pen nib, neb
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the writing point of a pen
  • This is Across clue number 21

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NIB

22 Across: "49. Come out on top"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: P_____L
  • Similar words: endure, die hard
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: be larger in number
  • This is Across clue number 22

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PREVAIL

23 Across: "50. Suffix with hypn-"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'C'
  • Word pattern: O__C
  • Similar words: auricular
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: of or relating to near the ear
  • This is Across clue number 23

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OTIC

24 Across: "51. Trees commonly confused with birches"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: A____S
  • Similar words: aspen
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 24

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ASPENS

25 Across: "54. Deposit that might gather interest?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'E'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 25

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ORE

26 Across: "55. Cheeky"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: S___Y
  • Similar words: overbold, impertinent
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: improperly forward or bold
  • This is Across clue number 26

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SASSY

27 Across: "59. Sir Isaac Newton?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 14 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: M____________R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 27

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MOTIONDETECTOR

28 Across: "62. Cattle calls"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: L__S
  • Similar words: Sir David Low, low gear
  • Opposite of: high
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
  • This is Across clue number 28

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LOWS

29 Across: "63. "Harper Valley ___" (1968 hit)"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

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

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PTA

30 Across: "64. TV tavern visited by Mayor Quimby"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: M__S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 30

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MOES

31 Across: "65. Shoe covering"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: G____R
  • Similar words: spat
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 31

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer GAITER

32 Across: "67. It's often rapped but never spoken"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: G___L
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
  • This is Across clue number 32

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer GAVEL

33 Across: "68. Like beds on lazy Saturdays"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'U' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: U____E
  • Similar words: undo, unmake
  • Opposite of: make
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: deprive of certain characteristics
  • This is Across clue number 33

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer UNMADE

34 Across: "70. Cuts (back)"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: P___S
  • Similar words: peel, pare
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: decrease gradually or bit by bit
  • This is Across clue number 34

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PARES

35 Across: "71. Outfit that may have a hood"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: O____E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 35

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ONESIE

36 Across: "73. Kofi ___, former secretary general of the United Nations"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: A___N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 36

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ANNAN

37 Across: "74. Like the Red Sea after a visit from Moses"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: P____D
  • Similar words: separate, break up
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: go one's own way; move apart
  • This is Across clue number 37

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PARTED

38 Across: "76. Rain on your wedding day, perhaps"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: O__N
  • Similar words: prodigy, Oman
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a sign of something about to happen
  • This is Across clue number 38

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OMEN

39 Across: "77. ..."

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'C'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 39

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ETC

40 Across: "79. Oui : non :: ja : ___"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: N__N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 40

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NEIN

41 Across: "80. Gregor Mendel?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 14 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: S____________R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 41

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SEEDYCHARACTER

42 Across: "83. Hint"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: T___E
  • Similar words: line, describe
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a just detectable amount
  • This is Across clue number 42

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TRACE

43 Across: "85. Gives a thumbs up"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'S'
  • Similar words: okey, Sooner State
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a state in south central United States
  • This is Across clue number 43

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OKS

44 Across: "86. Basic tenet of improv"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: Y____D
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 44

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer YESAND

45 Across: "87. Sister to Lex Luthor"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: L__A
  • Similar words: Lena River
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 45

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LENA

46 Across: "88. With love, musically"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: A_____O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 46

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer AMOROSO

47 Across: "91. A urinal, according to Duchamp"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'T'
  • Similar words: fine art, graphics
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
  • This is Across clue number 47

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ART

48 Across: "92. Remedies"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: C___S
  • Similar words: bring around, cure
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
  • This is Across clue number 48

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CURES

49 Across: "93. Henry Ford?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 12 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: D__________E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 49

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer DRIVINGFORCE

50 Across: "98. Orville and Wilbur Wright?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: A______S
  • Similar words: airhead
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a flighty scatterbrained simpleton
  • This is Across clue number 50

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer AIRHEADS

51 Across: "100. Give a darn, again?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: R____D
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 51

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer REMEND

52 Across: "101. Food and water, e.g."

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: N___S
  • Similar words: want, pauperism
  • Opposite of: obviate
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a condition requiring relief
  • This is Across clue number 52

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NEEDS

53 Across: "103. College located in Cedar Rapids"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'E'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 53

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer COE

54 Across: "104. "That sounds awful!""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'U' and ends with 'H'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 54

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer UGH

55 Across: "105. Noble title"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: E__L
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 55

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer EARL

56 Across: "108. Bit of letter-shaped hardware"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'G'
  • Word pattern: O___G
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 56

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ORING

57 Across: "110. Unexpected endings"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: T____S
  • Similar words: deform, whirl
  • Opposite of: unbend
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: an unforeseen development
  • This is Across clue number 57

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TWISTS

58 Across: "115. Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'M'
  • Word pattern: D_______M
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 58

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer DREAMTEAM

59 Across: "118. Galileo Galilei?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 11 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: S_________S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 59

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer STARWITNESS

60 Across: "120. Genesis"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'M'
  • Word pattern: G__M
  • Similar words: bug, source
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: anything that provides inspiration for later work
  • This is Across clue number 60

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer GERM

61 Across: "121. Roof overhang"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: E__E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 61

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer EAVE

62 Across: "122. Weirdly spooky"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: E___E
  • Similar words: eery
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
  • This is Across clue number 62

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer EERIE

63 Across: "123. Church staple"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: O___N
  • Similar words: reed organ, Hammond organ
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 63

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ORGAN

64 Across: "124. "Vous ___ ici" (French map phrase)"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: E__S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 64

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ETES

65 Across: "125. Part of a wooden bench"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: S__T
  • Similar words: spline
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a thin strip (wood or metal)
  • This is Across clue number 65

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SLAT

66 Across: "126. "In other words," in other words"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: I___T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 66

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer IDEST

67 Across: "127. Trips around the sun"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: Y___S
  • Similar words: class, twelvemonth
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a late time of life
  • This is Across clue number 67

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer YEARS

Expert Strategies for Solving Across Clues

Master the horizontal clues with these professional tips:

Why Start with Across Clues?

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

Across Clue Patterns to Recognize

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

Time-Saving Across Techniques

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

Frequently Asked Questions About Across Clues

What are Across clues in crossword puzzles?

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

Should I solve Across or Down clues first?

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

How many Across clues are in today's puzzle?

Today's NYT crossword has 67 Across clues.

Are Across clues easier than Down clues?

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

How do Across clues interact with Down clues?

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

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, September 23, 2019

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

September 23, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions

Across Clues Explained - Monday NYT Crossword September 23, 2019

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Lion's hair 4
2A 5. Film reel 5
3A 10. "The King and I" setting 4
4A 14. One who might be caught off base 4
5A 15. Squabble 5
6A 16. Sharp side of a blade 4
7A 17. One who yaks, yaks, yaks ... 10
8A 19. Passion 4
9A 20. Big Band ___ 3
10A 21. Finish line ribbon 4
11A 22. Prevent from happening 6
12A 24. 12th grader 6
13A 26. Supreme Court justice ___ Bader Ginsburg 4
14A 27. ... yaks, yaks, yaks ... 12
15A 33. Product Pittsburgh is famous for 5
16A 36. One fighting the status quo 5
17A 37. The "G" of L.G.B.T.Q.+ 3
18A 38. Old-time N.B.A. great Chamberlain 4
19A 39. Hellos and goodbyes, in Italy 5
20A 40. Lose one's footing 4
21A 41. Sheryl Crow's "___ I Wanna Do" 3
22A 42. Museo in Madrid 5
23A 43. Fashion 5
24A 44. ... yaks, yaks, yaks ... 12
25A 47. Guns, as an engine 4
26A 48. "Whatever you want!" 6
27A 52. African nation whose name consists of three U.S. state postal abbreviations 6
28A 55. Wine holder 4
29A 57. Museum curator's deg. 3
30A 58. Makes the most of 4
31A 59. ... yaks, yaks, yaks 10
32A 62. [Ah, me!] 4
33A 63. Otherworldly 5
34A 64. Place to order bagels and lox 4
35A 65. "No problemo" 4
36A 66. Long, tedious trip 5
37A 67. Puts two and two together 4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Lion's hair"

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 long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
  • Words that mean the same thing: head of hair
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MANE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Film reel"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
  • Words that mean the same thing: bobbin, reel
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SPOOL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. "The King and I" setting"

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 country of southeastern asia that extends southward along the isthmus of kra to the malay peninsula
  • Words that mean the same thing: Thailand, Kingdom of Thailand
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SIAM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. One who might be caught off base"

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 who is away or absent without leave
  • Words that mean the same thing: truant
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AWOL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Squabble"

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 present reasons and arguments
  • Words that mean the same thing: reason, fence, debate
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ARGUE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Sharp side of a blade"

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 boundary of a surface
  • Words that mean the same thing: adjoin, abut, butt
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EDGE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. One who yaks, yaks, yaks ..."

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: TALKAHOLIC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Passion"

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 feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
  • Words that mean the same thing: elan, readiness, ardor
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ZEAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Big Band ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
  • Words that mean the same thing: earned run average, geological era, epoch
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ERA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Finish line ribbon"

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 thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
  • Words that mean the same thing: record, magnetic tape, tapeline
  • The opposite would be: erase
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TAPE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Prevent from happening"

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 crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat
  • Words that mean the same thing: baffle, cross thwart, bilk
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: THWART

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. 12th grader"

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 undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation
  • Words that mean the same thing: elderly, fourth-year, elder
  • The opposite would be: junior
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SENIOR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Supreme Court justice ___ Bader Ginsburg"

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 united states professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Sultan of Swat, commiseration, Book of Ruth
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RUTH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. ... yaks, yaks, yaks ..."

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that someone who gossips indiscreetly
  • Words that mean the same thing: tattletale, telltale, taleteller
  • The word looks like this: ____________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BLABBERMOUTH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "33. Product Pittsburgh is famous for"

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 alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
  • Words that mean the same thing: blade, sword, nerve
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STEEL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "36. One fighting the status quo"

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 `johnny' was applied as a nickname for confederate soldiers by the federal soldiers in the american civil war; `greyback' derived from their grey confederate uniforms
  • Words that mean the same thing: insurrectionist, rise, Johnny
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: REBEL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "37. The "G" of L.G.B.T.Q.+"

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 someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
  • Words that mean the same thing: braw, brave, cheery
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GAY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Old-time N.B.A. great Chamberlain"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots
  • Words that mean the same thing: wilt disease, droop, wilting
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: WILT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Hellos and goodbyes, in Italy"

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: aloha, 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: CIAOS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Lose one's footing"

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 socially awkward or tactless act
  • Words that mean the same thing: chemise, slipperiness, eluding
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SLIP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Sheryl Crow's "___ I Wanna Do""

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 quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
  • Words that mean the same thing: entirely, altogether, completely
  • The opposite would be: some, partly
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ALL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Museo in Madrid"

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: PRADO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Fashion"

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 how something is done or how it happens
  • Words that mean the same thing: flair, panache, mode
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STYLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. ... yaks, yaks, yaks ..."

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that foolish gibberish
  • Words that mean the same thing: blather
  • The word looks like this: ____________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BLATHERSKITE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Guns, as an engine"

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 rate of revolution of a motor
  • Words that mean the same thing: rev, revolutions per minute, rpm
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: REVS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. "Whatever you want!""

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: NAMEIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. African nation whose name consists of three U.S. state postal abbreviations"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a landlocked republic in southern central africa; achieved independence from the united kingdom in 1964
  • Words that mean the same thing: Republic of Malawi, Nyasaland
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MALAWI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. Wine holder"

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 quantity a cask will hold
  • Words that mean the same thing: barrel, caskful
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CASK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. Museum curator's deg."

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 master's degree in fine arts
  • Words that mean the same thing: Master of Fine Arts
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MFA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. Makes the most of"

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 act of using
  • Words that mean the same thing: consumption, practice, expend
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: USES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. ... yaks, yaks, yaks"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that orchid growing along streams or ponds of western north america having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf
  • Words that mean the same thing: magpie, chatterer, giant helleborine
  • The word looks like this: __________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CHATTERBOX

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "62. [Ah, me!]"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: SIGH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "63. Otherworldly"

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 suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
  • Words that mean the same thing: eery
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EERIE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "64. Place to order bagels and lox"

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 shop selling ready-to-eat food products
  • Words that mean the same thing: food shop, delicatessen
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DELI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "65. "No problemo""

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 posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
  • Words that mean the same thing: easygoing, wanton, gentle
  • The opposite would be: quickly, difficult
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EASY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "66. Long, tedious trip"

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 (yiddish) an awkward and stupid person
  • Words that mean the same thing: schlep, shlepper, traipse
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SHLEP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "67. Puts two and two together"

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

    The answer is: ADDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Monday Puzzle September 23, 2019

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Aussie pals 5
2D 2. On the ball 5
3D 3. Christopher who directed the "Dark Knight" trilogy 5
4D 4. Member of a benevolent order 3
5D 5. Vegas casino named for an African locale 6
6D 6. Comedian's visual 4
7D 7. Eye amorously 4
8D 8. Sí: Spanish :: ___ : French 3
9D 9. Professors' addresses 8
10D 10. "Oh yeah? You and what army?" 6
11D 11. What a light bulb represents in the comics 4
12D 12. Culture medium in a lab 4
13D 13. Disappear, as snow 4
14D 18. Island with a reef 5
15D 23. Web programming inits. 4
16D 25. "Yeah, sure!" 4
17D 26. Make again, as hotel plans 6
18D 28. Brambles 6
19D 29. Some hippie neckwear 5
20D 30. Like a fairy tale duckling 4
21D 31. Horse's "fly swatter" 4
22D 32. Bumped-up publicity 4
23D 33. Q-tip tip 4
24D 34. Cash register drawer 4
25D 35. Jazzy Fitzgerald 4
26D 39. Small fissures 8
27D 40. Cherry throwaway 4
28D 42. Expression of relief 4
29D 43. Something stuck through a vampire's heart 5
30D 45. Extremely lowbrow 6
31D 46. Marching synchronously 6
32D 49. Plant deeply 5
33D 50. "Too rich for my blood" 5
34D 51. Cabs 5
35D 52. Creative inspiration 4
36D 53. Home to more than 4.5 billion 4
37D 54. Turkey drumsticks 4
38D 55. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Yastrzemski 4
39D 56. End in ___ (be deadlocked) 4
40D 60. Little chuckle 3
41D 61. Abbr. on a food label 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. Aussie pals"

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 pair of people who live together
  • Words that mean the same thing: Paraguay tea, matte up, snarl
  • The opposite would be: unsnarl, disentangle
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MATES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. On the ball"

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 (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
  • Words that mean the same thing: cognisant, mindful, cognizant
  • The opposite would be: unmindful, unaware
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AWARE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Christopher who directed the "Dark Knight" trilogy"

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: NOLAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Member of a benevolent order"

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 large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in europe and `moose' in north america
  • Words that mean the same thing: moose, red deer, wapiti
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ELK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Vegas casino named for an African locale"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern africa
  • Words that mean the same thing: Sahara Desert
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SAHARA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Comedian's visual"

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 support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling
  • Words that mean the same thing: shore up, airscrew, property
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PROP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Eye amorously"

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

    The answer is: OGLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Sí: Spanish :: ___ : French"

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: OUI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Professors' addresses"

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 speech that is open to the public
  • Words that mean the same thing: rag, have words, lecturing
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LECTURES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. "Oh yeah? You and what army?""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: SEZWHO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. What a light bulb represents in the comics"

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 content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
  • Words that mean the same thing: estimation, estimate, approximation
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: IDEA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Culture medium in a lab"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent
  • Words that mean the same thing: agar-agar, nutrient agar
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AGAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Disappear, as snow"

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 process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
  • Words that mean the same thing: dethaw, evaporate, melting
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MELT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Island with a reef"

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 island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ATOLL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "23. Web programming inits."

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 set of tags and rules (conforming to sgml) for using them in developing hypertext documents
  • Words that mean the same thing: hypertext mark-up language, hypertext markup language
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HTML

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. "Yeah, sure!""

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: IBET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Make again, as hotel plans"

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: REBOOK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Brambles"

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 eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
  • Words that mean the same thing: horse-brier, catbrier, horse brier
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BRIARS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Some hippie neckwear"

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 several beads threaded together on a string
  • Words that mean the same thing: pearl, bead, beading
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BEADS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Like a fairy tale duckling"

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 displeasing to the senses
  • Words that mean the same thing: vile, horrible, horrifying
  • The opposite would be: beautiful
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: UGLY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Horse's "fly swatter""

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 posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
  • Words that mean the same thing: shadow, chase, empennage
  • The opposite would be: head
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TAIL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. Bumped-up publicity"

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 blatant or sensational promotion
  • Words that mean the same thing: ballyhoo, hoopla, plug
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HYPE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. Q-tip tip"

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 implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion
  • Words that mean the same thing: mop, dab, swob
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SWAB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. Cash register drawer"

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 unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together
  • Words that mean the same thing: public treasury, trough, boulder clay
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TILL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "35. Jazzy Fitzgerald"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ELLA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Small fissures"

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 long narrow depression in a surface
  • Words that mean the same thing: crevice, scissure, chap
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CREVICES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Cherry throwaway"

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 (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
  • Words that mean the same thing: shank, stanch, staunch
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STEM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Expression of relief"

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: PHEW

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. Something stuck through a vampire's heart"

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 (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
  • Words that mean the same thing: gage, hazard, bet
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STAKE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Extremely lowbrow"

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 cheap and inferior; of no value
  • Words that mean the same thing: rubbishy, loud, gimcrack
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TRASHY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "46. Marching synchronously"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the arch of the foot
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: INSTEP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Plant deeply"

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 fix or set securely or deeply
  • Words that mean the same thing: plant, implant, imbed
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EMBED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. "Too rich for my blood""

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: IFOLD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "51. Cabs"

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 locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism
  • Words that mean the same thing: hack, cab, taxi
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TAXIS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "52. Creative inspiration"

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 in ancient greek mythology any of 9 daughters of zeus and mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
  • Words that mean the same thing: think over, excogitate, ruminate
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MUSE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "53. Home to more than 4.5 billion"

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 largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to europe on the west to form eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ASIA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "54. Turkey drumsticks"

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 staying power
  • Words that mean the same thing: stage, ramification, pegleg
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LEGS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "55. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Yastrzemski"

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: CARL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "56. End in ___ (be deadlocked)"

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: ATIE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "60. Little chuckle"

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: HEH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "61. Abbr. on a food label"

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

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: RDA

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 66 84.6%
Short Answer 7 9.0%
Geography 2 2.6%
Movies/Film 1 1.3%
History 1 1.3%
Food & Drink 1 1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 37
Down Clues 41
Total Clues 78
Average Answer Length 4.8 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 12 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 medium level
  • Most clues today are about general knowledge
  • The average word today has about 4 letters
  • Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
  • Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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