NY Times Crossword Answers July 15, 2021 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

NY Times Crossword Complete Solution: July 15, 2021

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Our expert breakdown helps you solve the July 15 NYT crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.

Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. "Delish!"

6-letter answer Answer: YUMYUM

Clue #2: 5. "___ Sexy" (1991 dance hit)

5-letter answer Answer: IMTOO

Clue #3: 10. Single at a bar, perhaps

3-letter answer Answer: TIP

Word Help: Synonyms: gratuity, topple, crest

Clue #4: 13. Brown powder

5-letter answer Answer: COCOA

Word Help: Synonyms: hot_chocolate, chocolate, cocoa

Clue #5: 15. Brown powder

5-letter answer Answer: CAROB

Word Help: Synonyms: locust_pod, carob_bean_tree, Ceratonia_siliqua

Clue #6: 16. Costa ___

4-letter answer Answer: RICA

Clue #7: 17. Popular pops

5-letter answer Answer: COKES

Word Help: Synonyms: coke, snow, Coke

Clue #8: 18. Point a finger at

5-letter answer Answer: BLAME

Word Help: Synonyms: goddamned, find_fault, charge
Antonyms: absolve

Clue #9: 19. Fan fave

4-letter answer Answer: IDOL

Word Help: Synonyms: idol, perfection, graven_image

Clue #10: 20. Kennel sound

3-letter answer Answer: ARF

Clue #11: 21. Southern newspaper that William Faulkner once contributed to, with "The"

13-letter answer Answer: TIMESPICAYUNE

Clue #12: 24. Prefix with beat or futurism

4-letter answer Answer: AFRO

Word Help: Synonyms: Afro, Afro_hairdo

Clue #13: 26. Toy dog from Tibet

9-letter answer Answer: LHASAAPSO

Clue #14: 27. Sport with Native American origins

8-letter answer Answer: LACROSSE

Word Help: Synonyms: lacrosse

Clue #15: 30. Melodramatist

3-letter answer Answer: HAM

Word Help: Synonyms: jambon, gammon, Ham
Antonyms: underact

Clue #16: 31. Kind of saxophone

4-letter answer Answer: ALTO

Word Help: Synonyms: alto, countertenor, contralto

Clue #17: 32. Rapper for whom Harvard's Hip-Hop Fellowship is named

3-letter answer Answer: NAS

Word Help: Synonyms: Na, sodium, atomic_number_11

Clue #18: 34. Get cozy

6-letter answer Answer: NESTLE

Word Help: Synonyms: nestle, cuddle, nuzzle

Clue #19: 39. Cultivars known for their yellow flesh

17-letter answer Answer: YUKONGOLDPOTATOES

Clue #20: 43. "Excuse me"

6-letter answer Answer: PARDON

Word Help: Synonyms: free_pardon, amnesty, forgiveness

Clue #21: 44. Do some patching, say

3-letter answer Answer: SEW

Word Help: Synonyms: stitch, sew, tailor-make

Clue #22: 45. Book after Joel

4-letter answer Answer: AMOS

Word Help: Synonyms: Book_of_Amos, Amos

Clue #23: 46. Compadre

3-letter answer Answer: PAL

Word Help: Synonyms: pal_up, buddy, chum

Clue #24: 48. Quantity that's tied to one's carbon footprint

9-letter answer Answer: ENERGYUSE

Clue #25: 51. Second way of viewing things, figuratively

9-letter answer Answer: OTHERHAND

Clue #26: 56. Appear

4-letter answer Answer: SEEM

Word Help: Synonyms: seem, look, appear

Clue #27: 57. What a solver might growl after catching on to this puzzle's theme?

12-letter answer Answer: WHYYOULITTLE

Clue #28: 59. Genre for the Mighty Mighty Bosstones

3-letter answer Answer: SKA

Clue #29: 62. Mine find

4-letter answer Answer: LODE

Word Help: Synonyms: lode, load

Clue #30: 63. Mother-of-pearl

5-letter answer Answer: NACRE

Word Help: Synonyms: mother-of-pearl, nacre

Clue #31: 64. Motorola smartphone

5-letter answer Answer: DROID

Clue #32: 66. Flubs it

4-letter answer Answer: ERRS

Word Help: Synonyms: slip, mistake, err

Clue #33: 67. Not using profanity, as a comedian

5-letter answer Answer: CLEAN

Word Help: Synonyms: sporting, fair, neat
Antonyms: dirty, unfairly

Clue #34: 68. "___ is easily deceived, because it is quick to hope": Aristotle

5-letter answer Answer: YOUTH

Word Help: Synonyms: youthfulness, youth, young
Antonyms: aged

Clue #35: 69. Central concept of philosopher Zhuangzi's teachings

3-letter answer Answer: TAO

Word Help: Synonyms: Tao, Taoist

Clue #36: 70. Repeatedly comments (on)

5-letter answer Answer: HARPS

Word Help: Synonyms: harp, dwell, mouth_harp

Clue #37: 71. The first one in The New York Times appeared in 1970

4-letter answer Answer: OPED

Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. Southwest desert plant

5-letter answer Answer: YUCCA

Word Help: Synonyms: yucca

Clue #2: 2. Dock

4-letter answer Answer: MOOR

Word Help: Synonyms: tie_up, moor, Moor

Clue #3: 3. Metric of grossness

10-letter answer Answer: YUCKFACTOR

Clue #4: 4. Classic comedy figure who sported a bowl cut

3-letter answer Answer: MOE

Clue #5: 5. Certain warhead transport, in brief

4-letter answer Answer: ICBM

Word Help: Synonyms: ICBM, intercontinental_ballistic_missile

Clue #6: 6. Phoenix and Washington, e.g.

9-letter answer Answer: MALELEADS

Clue #7: 7. Low culture, disparagingly

5-letter answer Answer: TRASH

Word Help: Synonyms: Methedrine, folderol, meth

Clue #8: 8. Brass band sound

6-letter answer Answer: OOMPAH

Clue #9: 9. Showily deferential

8-letter answer Answer: OBEISANT

Clue #10: 10. Neaten

6-letter answer Answer: TIDYUP

Clue #11: 11. Clickable things

5-letter answer Answer: ICONS

Word Help: Synonyms: image, icon, picture

Clue #12: 12. Prefix with -lithic

5-letter answer Answer: PALEO

Clue #13: 14. Lone Star State athlete

5-letter answer Answer: ASTRO

Clue #14: 16. Certifier of music sales, for short

4-letter answer Answer: RIAA

Clue #15: 22. Apple devices run on it

3-letter answer Answer: IOS

Word Help: Synonyms: Io

Clue #16: 23. "Along ___ spider ..."

5-letter answer Answer: CAMEA

Clue #17: 25. Palm part

5-letter answer Answer: FROND

Word Help: Synonyms: frond

Clue #18: 27. Easy two-pointer

5-letter answer Answer: LAYUP

Word Help: Synonyms: layup, lay-up

Clue #19: 28. ___-Seltzer

4-letter answer Answer: ALKA

Clue #20: 29. Not Ready for Prime Time Players show, for short

3-letter answer Answer: SNL

Clue #21: 33. Where a zipper gets caught?

9-letter answer Answer: SPEEDTRAP

Clue #22: 35. Put on

5-letter answer Answer: STAGE

Word Help: Synonyms: stagecoach, represent, degree

Clue #23: 36. Popular hot-and-sour Thai dish

10-letter answer Answer: TOMYUMSOUP

Clue #24: 37. Some summer babies

4-letter answer Answer: LEOS

Word Help: Synonyms: Lion, Leo_the_Lion, Leo

Clue #25: 38. To be: Lat.

4-letter answer Answer: ESSE

Clue #26: 40. Headgear for many an extreme athlete

5-letter answer Answer: GOPRO

Clue #27: 41. Using intuition

8-letter answer Answer: ONAHUNCH

Clue #28: 42. Have

3-letter answer Answer: OWN

Word Help: Synonyms: possess, ain, have

Clue #29: 47. Syllables said with fingers in one's ears

6-letter answer Answer: LALALA

Clue #30: 49. Night sch. class

3-letter answer Answer: ESL

Clue #31: 50. Thin, as a voice

5-letter answer Answer: REEDY

Word Help: Synonyms: reedy, reedlike, wheezy

Clue #32: 51. Small screech, for example

5-letter answer Answer: OWLET

Word Help: Synonyms: owlet

Clue #33: 52. Actress Birch

5-letter answer Answer: THORA

Clue #34: 53. Green power option, informally

5-letter answer Answer: HYDRO

Clue #35: 54. A scallop has up to 200 of these

4-letter answer Answer: EYES

Word Help: Synonyms: eyes, eyeball, centre

Clue #36: 55. Not so cold

5-letter answer Answer: NICER

Word Help: Synonyms: overnice, skillful, prissy
Antonyms: nasty

Clue #37: 58. Second place at a math competition?

4-letter answer Answer: TENS

Word Help: Synonyms: 10, decade, ten-spot

Clue #38: 60. Symbol of highness

4-letter answer Answer: KITE

Word Help: Synonyms: kite

Clue #39: 61. Focus problem, for short

4-letter answer Answer: ADHD

Word Help: Synonyms: attention_deficit_disorder, MBD, ADHD

Clue #40: 65. Joey of children's fiction

3-letter answer Answer: ROO

Expert Solving Strategies

• Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
• Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
• Check vowel patterns in partially solved words

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Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 03, 2025

Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

Fri Jan 03, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Out of whack. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ASKEW

  Possible Answer : wonky, askew, skew-whiff, cockeyed, lopsided, awry




• The clue is 6. Rock group behind 2024's Power Up Tour. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ACDC




• The clue is 10. What a bodybuilder builds during a bulk cycle. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: MASS

  Possible Answer : raft, spate, heap, bulk, pot, deal, quite_a_little, mountain, peck, aggregate, hoi_polloi, sight, mass, lot, aggregative, mess, stack, the_great_unwashed, passel, muckle, plenty, wad, mint, multitude, flock, hatful, people, slew, Mass, batch, volume, tidy_sum, masses, pile, aggregated, good_deal, mickle, great_deal




• The clue is 14. Sudden weather phenomenon. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: FLASHFLOOD

  Possible Answer : flashflood, flash_flood




• The clue is 16. Closing on Sundays?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: AMEN

  Possible Answer : Amen, Amun, Amon




• The clue is 17. Cocktail that's called a French 75 if you use Champagne instead of soda water. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: TOMCOLLINS




• The clue is 18. Mulligan. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: REDO

  Possible Answer : remake, reconstruct, refashion, remodel, redo, make_over




• The clue is 19. Eponymous tourist destination in Belgium. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: SPA

  Possible Answer : spa, health_club, watering_hole, resort_hotel, health_spa, watering_place




• The clue is 20. Basis of some admissions. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: GUILT

  Possible Answer : guilt_trip, guilt_feelings, guilty_conscience, guiltiness, guilt

  Possible Opposite Answer : innocence




• The clue is 21. Strength, poetically. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SINEW

  Possible Answer : brawn, muscle, heftiness, muscularity, sinew, tendon, brawniness




• The clue is 22. Area between the ribs and the round. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: LOIN

  Possible Answer : lumbus, loin




• The clue is 23. Heaps of dressing?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: LAUNDRY

  Possible Answer : wash, laundry, washables, washing




• The clue is 25. Responded identically to. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: ECHOED

  Possible Answer : ring, reverberate, echo, recall, repeat, resound




• The clue is 28. On the ___. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: FENCE

  Possible Answer : fence_in, fence, wall, argue, palisade, contend, surround, fencing, debate




• The clue is 29. Early synthesizers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: MOOGS




• The clue is 30. Ringing nuisance. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: PRANKCALL




• The clue is 34. Like a face telling a spooky campfire story, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: UPLIT




• The clue is 35. Give juice to. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: REV

  Possible Answer : rev_up, rpm, revolutions_per_minute, rev




• The clue is 36. "Ditto". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SODOI




• The clue is 37. Words before someone finally snaps?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: SAYCHEESE




• The clue is 39. Bridge support. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: TRUSS

  Possible Answer : bind, tie_down, tie_up, truss, corbel




• The clue is 40. Stool at a counter, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: PERCH

  Possible Answer : rod, perch, roost, alight, light, rest, pole




• The clue is 41. Woody's crush in "Toy Story". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: BOPEEP

  Possible Answer : peekaboo, bopeep




• The clue is 42. Member of a warrior class. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: SAMURAI

  Possible Answer : samurai




• The clue is 45. Small stretches, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: FIBS

  Possible Answer : tale, fib, tarradiddle, taradiddle, story




• The clue is 46. Cherish. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: PRIZE

  Possible Answer : dirty_money, award, pry, plunder, loot, prize, choice, trophy, treasure, quality, prime, prise, pillage, appreciate, select, booty, lever, swag, respect, esteem, value, jimmy

  Possible Opposite Answer : disrespect, disesteem




• The clue is 47. Much-sought-after commodity in "Dune". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SPICE

  Possible Answer : spice_up, spiciness, spicery, spice, zest




• The clue is 49. Singer Rita. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ORA

  Possible Answer : bone, Os, operating_system, osmium, oculus_sinister, OS, os, atomic_number_76




• The clue is 52. Ice skating move. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: LUTZ




• The clue is 53. Postgame photo op between two opposing players. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: JERSEYSWAP




• The clue is 55. First person to die, according to the Bible. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ABEL

  Possible Answer : Niels_Abel, Niels_Henrik_Abel, Abel




• The clue is 56. They're part of the story. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: PLOTPOINTS




• The clue is 57. Set back to zero, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: TARE

  Possible Answer : tare, darnel, Lolium_temulentum, cheat, bearded_darnel




• The clue is 58. Press rooms?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: GYMS

  Possible Answer : gymnasium, gym




• The clue is 59. Wipe from one's visual memory, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: UNSEE

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Common nap times, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: AFTS

• The clue is 2. Subpar dining hall food. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SLOP

  Possible Answer: mire, splatter, treacle, spill, swill, pigwash, splash, splosh, slops, squish, slop, squelch, glop, mush, pigswill, slosh

• The clue is 3. Hindu god of love. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: KAMA

  Possible Answer: Kama

• The clue is 4. F1 neighbor. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ESC

• The clue is 5. Challenge to an intruder. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: WHOGOESTHERE

• The clue is 6. Like a fearless bettor at a casino. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ALLIN

• The clue is 7. Spring. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: COIL

  Possible Answer: spiral, helix, ringlet, hand-build, whorl, gyre, gyrate, scroll, roll, coil, curlicue, volute, curl, loop, handbuild

  Possible Opposite Answer : uncoil

• The clue is 8. Command to stay. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: DONTLEAVE

• The clue is 9. Items harmed when they're scratched, but not when they're burned. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: CDS

  Possible Answer: compact_disk, CD, candela, certificate_of_deposit, atomic_number_48, candle, compact_disc, Cd, cadmium, standard_candle, cd

• The clue is 10. Group whose band is the oldest professional music ensemble in the U.S.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: MARINECORPS

• The clue is 11. Change. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: AMEND

  Possible Answer: meliorate, remediate, improve, remedy, amend, repair, rectify, better, ameliorate

  Possible Opposite Answer : worsen

• The clue is 12. Meal before the 15th of Nisan. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SEDER

  Possible Answer: Passover_supper, Seder

• The clue is 13. White out, say. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SNOWY

  Possible Answer: white, snow-clad, snowy, snow-white, snow-covered

• The clue is 15. Not set in stone. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: FLUID

  Possible Answer: fluid, unstable, liquid, smooth, fluent, runny, mobile

• The clue is 21. "That's rather unfortunate," dismissively. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: SUCKSTOBEYOU

• The clue is 22. Exercise in deduction. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: LOGICPUZZLE

• The clue is 24. ___ Taylor (fashion chain). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ANN

• The clue is 25. Australia declared "war" on them in 1932, in an attempt to stop them from destroying crops. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: EMUS

  Possible Answer: Emu_novaehollandiae, Dromaius_novaehollandiae, electromagnetic_unit, emu

• The clue is 26. Where Lola was a showgirl, in song. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: COPA

• The clue is 27. Deified, say. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: HOLY

  Possible Answer: sanctum, holy_place, holy

  Possible Opposite Answer : unholy

• The clue is 28. Farm-to-table, say. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: FRESH

  Possible Answer: fresh, refreshed, smart, invigorated, refreshful, sweet, wise, refreshing, tonic, saucy, unfermented, novel, impudent, newly, bracing, unused, new, freshly, impertinent, brisk, clean, sassy, overbold, reinvigorated

  Possible Opposite Answer : stale, preserved, salty

• The clue is 30. "Couldn't have said it better myself". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: PRECISELY

  Possible Answer: incisively, on_the_button, just, exactly, on_the_nose, precisely, on_the_dot

  Possible Opposite Answer : inexactly, imprecisely

• The clue is 31. For two musicians. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ADUE

• The clue is 32. Ditch. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: LOSE

  Possible Answer: lose, fall_back, drop_off, recede, miss, fall_behind, mislay, suffer, turn_a_loss, misplace

  Possible Opposite Answer : win, find, gain, keep, profit

• The clue is 33. Aristotle purportedly spoke with one. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: LISP

  Possible Answer: list-processing_language, LISP, lisp

• The clue is 38. Word often after a president's name. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ERA

  Possible Answer: epoch, ERA, geological_era, era, earned_run_average

• The clue is 41. Curling target. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: BICEP

• The clue is 42. Bad sound to hear by a kitchen counter. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SPLAT

  Possible Answer: splat

• The clue is 43. Dutch constituent in the Caribbean. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ARUBA

  Possible Answer: Aruba

• The clue is 44. Bishop's headwear. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: MITER

  Possible Answer: mitre, mitre_joint, miter, miter_joint

• The clue is 45. Hitmakers?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: FISTS

  Possible Answer: fist, clenched_fist

• The clue is 48. Simple question on a high schooler's hand-drawn poster. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: PROM

  Possible Answer: prom, promenade

• The clue is 49. Dominates. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: OWNS

  Possible Answer: have, possess, own

• The clue is 50. Power or frequency, essentially. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: RATE

  Possible Answer: order, pace, value, charge_per_unit, rate, place, grade, range, rank

• The clue is 51. Church part. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: APSE

  Possible Answer: apsis, apse

• The clue is 53. PNG alternative. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: JPG

• The clue is 54. Motif in 1995's "Se7en". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: SIN

  Possible Answer: sin, boob, sine, sinfulness, sinning, goof, transgress, trespass, drop_the_ball, Sin, hell, wickedness, blunder

No 27378, Wed Oct 23, 2024 NY Times Crossword by Matthew Stock and Brooke Husic

Across Clues :

1. Birth day party?, 6. Oyster relative, 10. Pick up the tab, 13. Canvas holder, 14. Princess with "space buns", 15. Warrior I or Warrior II, in yoga, 16. B.A. in Communications?, 19. Energizing force, 20. Doha native, 21. "Is that true about me?", 24. Stat for a successful squeeze play, 25. Confident, 26. M.S. in Biology?, 32. Cunning plans, 33. Accessory that might read "Prom King" or "Bride to Be", 34. Website builder, for short, 35. Reasonable, 36. Not accidental, 38. Tinder can be used for this, 39. College, to an Aussie, 40. Spot for drying dishes, 41. Contribute to the mix, 42. Ph.D. in Computing?, 46. "It seems to me," in online shorthand, 47. "___ Mubarak!" (greeting around Ramadan), 48. Marshall's friend on "How I Met Your Mother", 49. Genre for James Baldwin's "Giovanni's Room," familiarly, 52. "Nothing runs like a ___" (ad slogan), 54. Not distinguished by large differences … or an apt title for this puzzle?, 59. Gets along well, 60. Source of many an anonymous political quote, 61. Needing rinsing, maybe, 62. ___ throwing (trendy sport), 63. Secure to a dock, 64. Fashion sense

Wed Oct 23, 2024 NY Times Crossword

Down Clues :

1. Cabinet member Haaland, 2. Item fit into a thole, 3. Largest NATO member, 4. Graduation day wear at the University of Hawaii, 5. Distinguished athletes, 6. Dungeons & Dragons character with healing powers, 7. Hissing tire's problem, 8. Afflict, 9. Website that contributed to the decline of road atlases, 10. "Pearls" in a drink, 11. Word with error or experience, 12. Creature in the animated film "Abominable", 15. Pi's last name in "Life of Pi", 17. Bloodwork and such, in medical lingo, 18. Severe, 21. Energizes, 22. Italian fashion capital, to Italians, 23. Truly legendary, 25. Time period, 27. Alternative to white or wheat, 28. Tennis champion Naomi, 29. "Hooray for me!", 30. Obtain through logic, 31. Balanced, 36. Group of problem solvers?, 37. Bounce off the walls, say, 38. Prez depicted in a wheelchair at his D.C. memorial, 40. Verb on an invoice, 41. Speak to, 43. Garments worn by caber tossers, 44. Pot, 45. Ran out of battery, 49. Madly in love, 50. Plastic option, for short, 51. School that's home to Grace Hopper College, 52. Bird symbolizing obsolescence, 53. Acronymic achievement for Viola Davis, 55. South America's ___ de la Plata, 56. Sunbeam, 57. Soccer org. for Chelsea and Manchester United, 58. Symbol atop the pyramid on a dollar bill

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 23, 2024

Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Birth day party?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: DOULA

  Possible Answer : monitrice, birthing_coach, doula, labor_coach




• The clue is 6. Oyster relative. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: CLAM

  Possible Answer : clam, buck, dollar, one_dollar_bill, dollar_bill




• The clue is 10. Pick up the tab. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: BUY

  Possible Answer : grease_one's_palms, steal, purchase, corrupt, bargain, bribe, buy

  Possible Opposite Answer : sell




• The clue is 13. Canvas holder. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: EASEL

  Possible Answer : easel




• The clue is 14. Princess with "space buns". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: LEIA




• The clue is 15. Warrior I or Warrior II, in yoga. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: POSE

  Possible Answer : puzzle, dumbfound, posture, get, position, perplex, stick, flummox, bewilder, baffle, personate, nonplus, sit, beat, gravel, vex, set, pose, mystify, model, amaze, mannerism, impersonate, airs, put, affectation, present, stupefy, affectedness, lay, place




• The clue is 16. B.A. in Communications?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: BRAILLEALPHABET




• The clue is 19. Energizing force. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SPARK

  Possible Answer : spark, trigger_off, flicker, trip, trigger, set_off, Muriel_Sarah_Spark, twinkle, Spark, discharge, sparkle, electric_arc, light, electric_discharge, touch_off, Muriel_Spark, arc, Dame_Muriel_Spark, spark_off, actuate, glint, activate




• The clue is 20. Doha native. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: QATARI

  Possible Answer : Qatari, Katari




• The clue is 21. "Is that true about me?". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: AMI




• The clue is 24. Stat for a successful squeeze play. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: RBI

  Possible Answer : run_batted_in, rbi




• The clue is 25. Confident. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SURE

  Possible Answer : trusted, for_certain, sure_enough, sure, certain, indisputable, surely, certainly, sure_as_shooting, for_sure

  Possible Opposite Answer : uncertain, unsure




• The clue is 26. M.S. in Biology?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: MICROSCOPESLIDE




• The clue is 32. Cunning plans. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: PLOYS

  Possible Answer : stratagem, ploy, gambit




• The clue is 33. Accessory that might read "Prom King" or "Bride to Be". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SASH

  Possible Answer : cincture, girdle, window_sash, waistband, waistcloth, sash




• The clue is 34. Website builder, for short. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: DEV




• The clue is 35. Reasonable. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SANE

  Possible Answer : sane, reasonable

  Possible Opposite Answer : insane




• The clue is 36. Not accidental. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: MEANT

  Possible Answer : entail, signify, imply, think, mean, intend, stand_for, have_in_mind, think_of




• The clue is 38. Tinder can be used for this. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: FIRE

  Possible Answer : flame, raise, fervor, fervency, flak, can, blast, flaming, evoke, arouse, fervidness, attack, ardour, flack, fire, burn, give_the_axe, displace, go_off, fervour, give_notice, ardor, discharge, force_out, elicit, sack, enkindle, fuel, dismiss, open_fire, burn_down, kindle, firing, give_the_sack, provoke, terminate, send_away

  Possible Opposite Answer : hire




• The clue is 39. College, to an Aussie. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: UNI




• The clue is 40. Spot for drying dishes. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: RACK

  Possible Answer : gouge, squeeze, wheel, wrack, scud, extort, rack, torture, excruciate, wring, stand, single-foot, torment




• The clue is 41. Contribute to the mix. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ADDIN




• The clue is 42. Ph.D. in Computing?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: POCKETHARDDRIVE




• The clue is 46. "It seems to me," in online shorthand. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: IMHO




• The clue is 47. "___ Mubarak!" (greeting around Ramadan). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: EID




• The clue is 48. Marshall's friend on "How I Met Your Mother". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: TED

  Possible Answer : Teddy_boy, Ted




• The clue is 49. Genre for James Baldwin's "Giovanni's Room," familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: GAYLIT




• The clue is 52. "Nothing runs like a ___" (ad slogan). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: DEERE

  Possible Answer : John_Deere, Deere




• The clue is 54. Not distinguished by large differences … or an apt title for this puzzle?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: AMATTEROFDEGREE




• The clue is 59. Gets along well. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: GELS

  Possible Answer : gelatin, gel, colloidal_gel, mousse




• The clue is 60. Source of many an anonymous political quote. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: AIDE

  Possible Answer : aide-de-camp, adjutant, auxiliary, aide




• The clue is 61. Needing rinsing, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SOAPY

  Possible Answer : fulsome, buttery, unctuous, oleaginous, saponaceous, smarmy, soapy, oily




• The clue is 62. ___ throwing (trendy sport). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: AXE

  Possible Answer : ax, axe




• The clue is 63. Secure to a dock. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: MOOR

  Possible Answer : moorland, moor, wharf, tie_up, Moor, berth




• The clue is 64. Fashion sense. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: STYLE

  Possible Answer : fashion, trend, mode, style, way, expressive_style, elan, title, dash, stylus, vogue, manner, flair, panache

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Cabinet member Haaland. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: DEB

  Possible Answer: debutante, deb

• The clue is 2. Item fit into a thole. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: OAR

  Possible Answer: oar

• The clue is 3. Largest NATO member. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: USA

  Possible Answer: U.S., Army, United_States_Army, US_Army, USA, United_States, U._S._Army, U.S.A., United_States_of_America, the_States, America, US

• The clue is 4. Graduation day wear at the University of Hawaii. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: LEIS

  Possible Answer: lei, coronal, chaplet, wreath, garland

• The clue is 5. Distinguished athletes. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: ALLPROS

• The clue is 6. Dungeons & Dragons character with healing powers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: CLERIC

  Possible Answer: divine, cleric, ecclesiastic, churchman

• The clue is 7. Hissing tire's problem. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: LEAK

  Possible Answer: making_water, leak_out, wetting, news_leak, leak, outflow, escape, leakage, passing_water

• The clue is 8. Afflict. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: AIL

  Possible Answer: garlic, pain, trouble, ail

• The clue is 9. Website that contributed to the decline of road atlases. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: MAPQUEST

  Possible Answer: MapQuest, mapquest

• The clue is 10. "Pearls" in a drink. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: BOBA

• The clue is 11. Word with error or experience. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: USER

  Possible Answer: exploiter, user, drug_user, substance_abuser

• The clue is 12. Creature in the animated film "Abominable". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: YETI

  Possible Answer: yeti, abominable_snowman

• The clue is 15. Pi's last name in "Life of Pi". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: PATEL

• The clue is 17. Bloodwork and such, in medical lingo. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: LABS

  Possible Answer: science_lab, science_laboratory, research_lab, laboratory, research_laboratory, lab

• The clue is 18. Severe. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: HARSH

  Possible Answer: harsh, rough, abrasive, coarse

  Possible Opposite Answer : fine

• The clue is 21. Energizes. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: AMPSUP

• The clue is 22. Italian fashion capital, to Italians. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: MILANO

  Possible Answer: Milan, Milano

• The clue is 23. Truly legendary. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: ICONIC

  Possible Answer: iconic

• The clue is 25. Time period. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SPAN

  Possible Answer: duo, couplet, cross, twosome, sweep, brace, pair, duad, twain, yoke, dyad, straddle, traverse, duet, span, couple, distich, bridge

• The clue is 27. Alternative to white or wheat. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: RYE

  Possible Answer: rye, rye_whisky, Secale_cereale, rye_whiskey

• The clue is 28. Tennis champion Naomi. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: OSAKA

  Possible Answer: Osaka

• The clue is 29. "Hooray for me!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: IDIDIT

• The clue is 30. Obtain through logic. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: DERIVE

  Possible Answer: descend, derive, come, deduce, infer, educe, deduct, gain

• The clue is 31. Balanced. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: EVENED

  Possible Answer: level, flush, even, even_out

• The clue is 36. Group of problem solvers?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: MATHTEAM

• The clue is 37. Bounce off the walls, say. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ECHO

  Possible Answer: repeat, Echo, reverberate, replication, ring, echo, sound_reflection, reverberation, resound, recall

• The clue is 38. Prez depicted in a wheelchair at his D.C. memorial. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: FDR

  Possible Answer: President_Roosevelt, Franklin_Roosevelt, Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt, F._D._Roosevelt, President_Franklin_Roosevelt, Roosevelt, FDR

• The clue is 40. Verb on an invoice. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: REMIT

  Possible Answer: send_back, defer, table, remitment, hold_over, put_over, slacken, remission, prorogue, shelve, set_back, put_off, remit, postpone, remand

• The clue is 41. Speak to. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: ADDRESS

  Possible Answer: direct, treat, deal, speech, reference, turn_to, name_and_address, call, address, savoir-faire, speak, destination, cover, handle, accost, plow, come_up_to, computer_address

• The clue is 43. Garments worn by caber tossers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: KILTS

  Possible Answer: kilt

• The clue is 44. Pot. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: REEFER

  Possible Answer: marijuana_cigarette, reefer, joint, stick, spliff

• The clue is 45. Ran out of battery. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: DIED

  Possible Answer: decease, drop_dead, perish, break_down, conk, give_out, give_way, croak, die_out, break, pass, go, fail, give-up_the_ghost, become_flat, buy_the_farm, go_bad, expire, exit, kick_the_bucket, snuff_it, cash_in_one's_chips, choke, pass_away, pall, pop_off, conk_out, die

  Possible Opposite Answer : be_born

• The clue is 49. Madly in love. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: GAGA

  Possible Answer: doddering, senile, wild, doddery, dotty, gaga, crazy

• The clue is 50. Plastic option, for short. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: AMEX

  Possible Answer: American_Stock_Exchange, Curb, AMEX

• The clue is 51. School that's home to Grace Hopper College. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: YALE

  Possible Answer: Yale, Yale_University, Elihu_Yale

• The clue is 52. Bird symbolizing obsolescence. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: DODO

  Possible Answer: dodo, fossil, Raphus_cucullatus, fogey, fogy

• The clue is 53. Acronymic achievement for Viola Davis. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: EGOT

• The clue is 55. South America's ___ de la Plata. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: RIO

  Possible Answer: Rio_de_Janeiro, Rio

• The clue is 56. Sunbeam. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: RAY

  Possible Answer: shaft, beam_of_light, ray_of_light, irradiation, re, radiate, electron_beam, irradiate, shaft_of_light, light_beam, beam, ray

• The clue is 57. Soccer org. for Chelsea and Manchester United. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: EPL

• The clue is 58. Symbol atop the pyramid on a dollar bill. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: EYE

  Possible Answer: heart, center, middle, centre, eyeball, eye, oculus, optic