September 02, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (39 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, September 02, 2019

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (39 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.7 letters

September 02, 2019 Monday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Place to get a mud bath	3
2A	4. "Got it now!"	3
3A	7. Airport about 13 miles from the Loop	5
4A	12. Perfect scores for divers	4
5A	14. "Good heavens!"	4
6A	15. Polite palindromic term of address	5
7A	16. Spice holder	4
8A	17. *Arthur Carlson portrayer on "WKRP in Cincinnati"	10
9A	19. Ancient Chinese book of divination	6
10A	21. Prefix with angle or cycle	3
11A	22. Extremely fun, as a party	3
12A	23. *Job for a model	10
13A	26. Website for some custom-designed jewelry	4
14A	27. Use steel wool on	5
15A	28. Hacks with an axe	4
16A	30. Pro-___ (some golf tourneys)	3
17A	33. Dead set against	4
18A	34. Street sign with an arrow	6
19A	37. Country between Togo and Nigeria	5
20A	39. Sheepskin boot brand	3
21A	41. Assault or kidnapping	5
22A	42. Producer Rhimes who created "Grey's Anatomy" and "Scandal"	6
23A	44. Coupe or sedan	4
24A	46. National park freebie	3
25A	47. Showers with flowers and chocolates, maybe	4
26A	48. Native New Zealander	5
27A	50. Inflatable transport	4
28A	52. *2000 stop-motion animated comedy hit	10
29A	57. Deep anger	3
30A	58. Colorful pond fish	3
31A	59. Bust out of jail	6
32A	60. Summer Olympics contest whose participants do the ends of the answers to the starred clues	10
33A	64. Sugar bowl invaders	4
34A	65. Acquire, as debts	5
35A	66. Helps	4
36A	67. Traditional wearer of plaid	4
37A	68. Fitness program popularized in the 1990s	5
38A	69. Bit of clothing often worn with shorts	3
39A	70. DeskJet printers and others	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. Place to get a mud bath"

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 health resort near a spring or at the seaside
• Words that mean the same thing: health club, watering hole, watering place
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. "Got it now!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "7. Airport about 13 miles from the Loop"

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: OHARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "12. Perfect scores for divers"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
• Words that mean the same thing: ten, ten-spot, X
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. "Good heavens!""

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: EGAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. Polite palindromic term of address"

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 woman of refinement
• Words that mean the same thing: lady, gentlewoman, ma'am
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MADAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. Spice 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 framework for holding objects
• Words that mean the same thing: scud, squeeze, excruciate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RACK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "17. *Arthur Carlson portrayer on "WKRP in Cincinnati""

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: GORDONJUMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Ancient Chinese book of divination"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard 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: ICHING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Prefix with angle or cycle"

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: TRI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Extremely fun, as a party"

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 humanistic study of a body of literature
• Words that mean the same thing: illuminated, illume, alight
• 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 12 Across: "23. *Job for a model"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PHOTOSHOOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Website for some custom-designed jewelry"

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: ETSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Use steel wool on"

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 place that is scoured (especially by running water)
• Words that mean the same thing: purge, abrade, flush
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCOUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. Hacks with an axe"

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 make or shape as with an axe
• Words that mean the same thing: hew, hew out
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. Pro-___ (some golf tourneys)"

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 radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms
• Words that mean the same thing: americium, Master of Arts, Artium Magister
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Dead set against"

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 person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.)
• The opposite would be: pro
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Street sign with an arrow"

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: ONEWAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Country between Togo and Nigeria"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a country on western coast of africa; formerly under french control
• Words that mean the same thing: Republic of Benin, Dahomey
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BENIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Sheepskin boot brand"

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: UGG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Assault or kidnapping"

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 (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
• Words that mean the same thing: offence, criminal offense, criminal offence
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Producer Rhimes who created "Grey's Anatomy" and "Scandal""

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: SHONDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Coupe or sedan"

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 motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
• Words that mean the same thing: motorcar, automobile, 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: AUTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. National park freebie"

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 diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
• Words that mean the same thing: represent, mathematical function, function
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Showers with flowers and chocolates, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that seek someone's favor
• Words that mean the same thing: court, solicit, woo
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WOOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. Native New Zealander"

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 ethnic minority of polynesian and melanesian descent who speak maori and live in new zealand
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAORI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. Inflatable transport"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
• Words that mean the same thing: peck, sight, batch
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. *2000 stop-motion animated comedy hit"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CHICKENRUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. Deep anger"

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 strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
• Words that mean the same thing: choler, wrath, ira
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. Colorful pond fish"

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: KOI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. Bust out of jail"

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 act of escaping physically
• Words that mean the same thing: leakage, outflow, get by
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESCAPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. Summer Olympics contest whose participants do the ends of the answers to the starred clues"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an athletic contest consisting of five different events
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PENTATHLON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "64. Sugar bowl invaders"

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 social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
• Words that mean the same thing: pismire, ant, emmet
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "65. Acquire, as debts"

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 make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to
• Words that mean the same thing: find, obtain, receive
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INCUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "66. Helps"

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 serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
• Words that mean the same thing: aid, help, assist
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AIDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "67. Traditional wearer of plaid"

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 native or inhabitant of scotland
• Words that mean the same thing: Scotsman, Scotchman
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "68. Fitness program popularized in the 1990s"

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: TAEBO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "69. Bit of clothing often worn with shorts"

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 the starting place for each hole on a golf course
• Words that mean the same thing: golf tee, teeing ground, tee up
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "70. DeskJet printers and others"

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 unit of power equal to 746 watts
• Words that mean the same thing: horsepower, H.P., HP
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HPS

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Monday Crossword Down Clues - September 02, 2019 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Peel off	5
2D	2. Popular cobbler fruit	5
3D	3. Dried chili in Mexican food	5
4D	4. In the past	3
5D	5. Belly laugh syllable	3
6D	6. Toss in	5
7D	7. Hyatt alternative	4
8D	8. Mecca pilgrimage	3
9D	9. *Late-night Cartoon Network programming block	9
10D	10. Harold who directed "Caddyshack"	5
11D	11. Opposite of full	5
12D	13. Comic sketches	5
13D	14. Goads	6
14D	18. Company that makes Bug B Gon	5
15D	20. "Sorry, pal"	7
16D	24. Member of the largest Rwandan ethnic group	4
17D	25. A folder is needed for this	7
18D	26. Still-life vessel	4
19D	29. Stage comebacks?	7
20D	30. Muscles strengthened by belly dancing, for short	3
21D	31. "I'm not impressed"	3
22D	32. *Winter barrier	9
23D	35. Org. for physicians	3
24D	36. "Uh-huh"	3
25D	38. How some exciting N.B.A. games are won	4
26D	40. Avocado dip, informally	4
27D	43. Noted British racecourse	5
28D	45. Substitutes for coins	6
29D	49. Ancient Peruvians	5
30D	50. Hit the ball out of the park	5
31D	51. Staples Center, for one	5
32D	53. Component of a drum kit	5
33D	54. Cowhands' home	5
34D	55. "Give me five!"	5
35D	56. Tree houses	5
36D	58. Corn syrup brand	4
37D	61. Soaking spot	3
38D	62. Make up a cover story, say	3
39D	63. Laudatory poem	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. Peel off"

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 relatively long narrow piece of something
• Words that mean the same thing: cartoon strip, uncase, unclothe
• The opposite would be: dress
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STRIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Popular cobbler fruit"

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 cultivated in temperate regions
• Words that mean the same thing: babble, peach tree, stunner
• The opposite would be: keep quiet
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEACH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Dried chili in Mexican food"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: ANCHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. In the past"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Belly laugh syllable"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Toss in"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ADDTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Hyatt alternative"

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: OMNI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Mecca pilgrimage"

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 fifth pillar of islam is a pilgrimage to mecca during the month of dhu al-hijja; at least once in a lifetime a muslim is expected to make a religious journey to mecca and the kaaba
• Words that mean the same thing: hadj, hajj
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAJ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. *Late-night Cartoon Network programming block"

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: ADULTSWIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Harold who directed "Caddyshack""

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: RAMIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Opposite of full"

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 container that has been emptied
• Words that mean the same thing: vacate, void, empty-bellied
• The opposite would be: full, fill
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMPTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "13. Comic sketches"

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 short theatrical episode
• Words that mean the same thing: skit
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SKITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Goads"

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: EGGSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Company that makes Bug B Gon"

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: ORTHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. "Sorry, pal""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NOCANDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Member of the largest Rwandan ethnic group"

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 member of a bantu people living in rwanda and burundi
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HUTU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. A folder is needed for this"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds)
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORIGAMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Still-life vessel"

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 open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
• Words that mean the same thing: pitcher
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EWER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Stage comebacks?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand
• Words that mean the same thing: encore
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENCORES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Muscles strengthened by belly dancing, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances
• Words that mean the same thing: Av, Artium Baccalaurens, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. "I'm not impressed""

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: MEH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. *Winter barrier"

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: SNOWFENCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Org. for physicians"

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: AMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. "Uh-huh""

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: YEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. How some exciting N.B.A. games are won"

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: INOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Avocado dip, informally"

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: GUAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Noted British racecourse"

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 cravat with wide square ends; secured with an ornamental pin
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASCOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Substitutes for coins"

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 individual instance of a type of symbol
• Words that mean the same thing: souvenir, keepsake, relic
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOKENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "49. Ancient Peruvians"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a ruler of the incas (or a member of his family)
• Words that mean the same thing: Inka, Incan, Inca
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INCAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "50. Hit the ball out of the park"

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: RIPIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "51. Staples Center, for one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a particular environment or walk of life
• Words that mean the same thing: field, domain, scene of action
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARENA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "53. Component of a drum kit"

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: HIHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "54. Cowhands' home"

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 farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
• Words that mean the same thing: cattle ranch, spread, cattle farm
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RANCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. "Give me five!""

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: UPTOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Tree houses"

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

  The answer is: NESTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "58. Corn syrup brand"

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: KARO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "61. Soaking spot"

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 relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
• Words that mean the same thing: vat, bath, bathing tub
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "62. Make up a cover story, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
• Words that mean the same thing: Trygve Lie, dwell, consist
• The opposite would be: arise, stand
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "63. Laudatory poem"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	64.1%
Short Answer	19	24.4%
History	2	2.6%
Sports	2	2.6%
Geography	1	1.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.3%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%
Literature	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	39
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.7 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	10 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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November 16, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, November 16, 2019

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (33 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

NYT Saturday Crossword Across Clues - November 16, 2019 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Goes after	7
2A	8. One who's got something brewing	7
3A	15. Somehow	15
4A	17. What a performer does periodically during a musical	15
5A	18. Place for a pigeon	5
6A	19. Not barefoot	4
7A	20. Weather balloon, maybe	3
8A	21. One in 10 people being left-handed, e.g.: Abbr.	3
9A	22. Nurses	4
10A	25. Recognize silently	5
11A	27. Sporty car option	4
12A	29. Puts in a box, perhaps	5
13A	31. Some obligations	4
14A	33. "Great job!"	6
15A	35. International marque whose logo is a pair of calipers	5
16A	36. Leader in a 24-Down	5
17A	39. Forbes rival	3
18A	40. Diminutive, informally	5
19A	41. Tapped	5
20A	42. Use as a doormat	6
21A	44. Teased, teased, teased	4
22A	45. [Eh]	5
23A	46. Seed	4
24A	50. Past presidential candidate who once worked for IBM	5
25A	52. Its chief agricultural export is dates	4
26A	54. Diminutive	3
27A	55. Hollow, maybe	3
28A	56. Part of a Cinderella story	4
29A	58. Relatives of chalcedonies	5
30A	60. How Old Faithful erupts	15
31A	64. Refuge, of sorts	15
32A	65. Opposite of crowed	7
33A	66. Total train wreck	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. Goes after"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GUNSFOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "8. One who's got something brewing"

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: BARISTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Somehow"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ONEWAYORANOTHER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "17. What a performer does periodically during a musical"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about music.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BREAKSOUTINSONG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "18. Place for a pigeon"

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 projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
• Words that mean the same thing: shelf
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEDGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "19. Not barefoot"

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 furnish with shoes
• Words that mean the same thing: shoe, shodden, shoed
• The opposite would be: discalced, unshod
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "20. Weather balloon, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins
• Words that mean the same thing: unidentified flying object, flying saucer
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UFO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "21. One in 10 people being left-handed, e.g.: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that standard time in the 5th time zone west of greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern united states
• Words that mean the same thing: Eastern Time, Eastern Standard Time
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Nurses"

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 small drink
• Words that mean the same thing: sip
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "25. Recognize silently"

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: NODTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "27. Sporty car option"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TTOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "29. Puts in a box, 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 the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
• Words that mean the same thing: ring armor, ring mail, get off
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAILS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "31. Some obligations"

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 informal debt instrument; representing `i owe you'
• Words that mean the same thing: IOU
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IOUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "33. "Great job!""

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 victory cheer
• Words that mean the same thing: hurrah
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOORAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "35. International marque whose logo is a pair of calipers"

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: ACURA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "36. Leader in a 24-Down"

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 roman catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VICAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "39. Forbes rival"

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 heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to saddam hussein's government of iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of sunni and shiite arabs and kurds who hope to build a new government
• Words that mean the same thing: Iraqi National Congress
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "40. Diminutive, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BITSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "41. Tapped"

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 pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
• Words that mean the same thing: select, pick out, take
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. Use as a doormat"

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: STEPON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "44. Teased, teased, teased"

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 sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
• Words that mean the same thing: cod, rag, hinge upon
• The opposite would be: walk
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "45. [Eh]"

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

  The answer is: SHRUG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. Seed"

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 anything that provides inspiration for later work
• Words that mean the same thing: microbe, source, bug
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GERM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "50. Past presidential candidate who once worked for IBM"

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: PEROT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "52. Its chief agricultural export is dates"

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 strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the arabian peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil
• Words that mean the same thing: Sultanate of Oman, Muscat and Oman
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "54. Diminutive"

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 short time
• Words that mean the same thing: spend a penny, teentsy, relieve oneself
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "55. Hollow, maybe"

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 habitation of wild animals
• Words that mean the same thing: lair, hideout, hideaway
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "56. Part of a Cinderella story"

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 round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
• Words that mean the same thing: clump, formal, orchis
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "58. Relatives of chalcedonies"

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 translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones
• Words that mean the same thing: opal
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "60. How Old Faithful erupts"

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: ONAREGULARBASIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "64. Refuge, of sorts"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HOMELESSSHELTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "65. Opposite of crowed"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ATEDIRT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "66. Total train wreck"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HOTMESS

  Great job if you got it right!

November 16, 2019 Saturday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Relative of a snifter	6
2D	2. Brewing rebellion	6
3D	3. Must	6
4D	4. ___ bag	4
5D	5. Basketball's jab step and others	5
6D	6. Cries of dismay	3
7D	7. Dweller in the Hundred Acre Wood	3
8D	8. Jets might be found in this	4
9D	9. They get minuses in chemistry	6
10D	10. Musical movement with a recurring theme	5
11D	11. "___ alive!"	3
12D	12. Public mention	8
13D	13. Rogers	8
14D	14. Cornstarch brand since 1892	4
15D	16. 2016 election meddlers	13
16D	23. Texter's qualifier	3
17D	24. Domain led by a 36-Across	6
18D	26. Kitchen prep for onions and tomatoes	6
19D	28. It's a stunner	6
20D	30. School where Aristotle taught	6
21D	32. "How about this ..."	3
22D	34. Carnotite, for example	3
23D	35. Kind of system in a hospital	3
24D	36. Old RCA product	3
25D	37. "Heaven forbid!"	8
26D	38. "Rawhide," for Ronald Reagan	8
27D	43. Open organization, for short	3
28D	45. Impresario	6
29D	47. Discarded computer parts and such	6
30D	48. Hinges	6
31D	49. Abbr. in a formal salutation	6
32D	51. Division signs	5
33D	53. What "check" means in poker	5
34D	55. 2022 World Cup venue	4
35D	57. ___ for life	4
36D	59. Provider of a lifeline	4
37D	61. Nickname akin to Ginger	3
38D	62. The letter Æ	3
39D	63. Part of the original spelling of "Sparta"	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. Relative of a snifter"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a drinking glass with a base and stem
• Words that mean the same thing: chalice
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOBLET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Brewing rebellion"

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 state of agitation or turbulent change or development
• Words that mean the same thing: agitation, tempestuousness, fermentation
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNREST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Must"

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: NEEDTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. ___ bag"

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 valuable goods
• Words that mean the same thing: pillage, prize, sag
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Basketball's jab step and others"

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 something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
• Words that mean the same thing: bull, fake, shammer
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FAKES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Cries of dismay"

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: OYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Dweller in the Hundred Acre Wood"

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: ROO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Jets might be found in this"

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 vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
• Words that mean the same thing: bathroom, bathing tub, bathtub
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BATH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. They get minuses in chemistry"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a negatively charged ion
• Words that mean the same thing: anion
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANIONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Musical movement with a recurring theme"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata
• Words that mean the same thing: rondeau
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RONDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "___ alive!""

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 branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information
• Words that mean the same thing: information technology, 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: ITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Public mention"

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: SHOUTOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Rogers"

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: TENFOURS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Cornstarch brand since 1892"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ARGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "16. 2016 election meddlers"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: RUSSIANTROLLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Texter's qualifier"

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 united nations agency concerned with international maritime activities
• Words that mean the same thing: International Maritime Organization
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Domain led by a 36-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PARISH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Kitchen prep for onions and tomatoes"

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 cut into cubes
• Words that mean the same thing: dice, cube
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DICING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. It's a stunner"

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: PHASER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. School where Aristotle taught"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
• Words that mean the same thing: lycee, middle school, Gymnasium
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LYCEUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. "How about this ...""

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 chance to speak
• Words that mean the same thing: suppose, enounce, enjoin
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Carnotite, for example"

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 mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Kind of system in a hospital"

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 dark-skinned member of a race of people living in australia when europeans arrived
• Words that mean the same thing: native Australian, Aborigine, Aboriginal
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Old RCA product"

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 magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) tv programs
• Words that mean the same thing: videocassette recorder
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VCR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. "Heaven forbid!""

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: IHOPENOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. "Rawhide," for Ronald Reagan"

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: CODENAME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Open organization, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Impresario"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone who supervises the physical aspects in the production of a show and who is in charge of the stage when the show is being performed
• Words that mean the same thing: stage manager, veteran, oldtimer
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Discarded computer parts and such"

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: EWASTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Hinges"

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 confidence or faith in
• Words that mean the same thing: bank, swear, rely
• The opposite would be: mistrust
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RELIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Abbr. in a formal salutation"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard 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: MESSRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Division signs"

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: OBELI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. What "check" means in poker"

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: NOBET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. 2022 World Cup venue"

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 capital and chief port of qatar
• Words that mean the same thing: El Beda, Bida, capital of Qatar
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "57. ___ for life"

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 strong sexual desire
• Words that mean the same thing: hunger, lustfulness, lecherousness
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LUST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "59. Provider of a lifeline"

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 inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
• Words that mean the same thing: palm tree, handle, medal
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PALM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "61. Nickname akin to Ginger"

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 red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
• Words that mean the same thing: violent, reddened, reddish
• The opposite would be: gain
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "62. The letter Æ"

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 residue that remains when something is burned
• Words that mean the same thing: ash tree
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "63. Part of the original spelling of "Sparta""

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 17th letter of the greek alphabet
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	69.4%
Short Answer	15	20.8%
Abbreviation	3	4.2%
Music	2	2.8%
Sports	1	1.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.5 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 moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 28, 2025 at 09:37 PM