November 28, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (40 clues)
• Down Clues (34 clues)
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, November 28, 2019

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (40 Across, 34 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.3 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Thursday Puzzle November 28, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Be agitated	4
2A	5. Nursery display	5
3A	10. California city whose name sounds like a surprised two-word greeting	4
4A	14. Film pooch	4
5A	15. Supermarket checkout choices	5
6A	16. Oaf	4
7A	17. The Man in Black	10
8A	19. Comedy bits	4
9A	20. Difficult to differentiate	5
10A	21. Decidedly not lowbrow	4
11A	22. Light blue	4
12A	23. Tropical squawker	5
13A	24. ___ milk	3
14A	25. Inits. before some presidents' names	3
15A	26. GPS calculation, for short	3
16A	27. Candies that make your mouth burn	9
17A	29. Baked dish often served with tomato sauce	4
18A	30. Merchant	6
19A	33. Reveals to, as a secret	8
20A	35. "We gave it a shot"	4
21A	37. "I met her in a club down in old ___" ("Lola" lyric)	4
22A	38. Excoriates	8
23A	42. Sarge, e.g.	6
24A	46. Feel the burn	4
25A	47. Performance with twirling torches	9
26A	49. Santa ___	3
27A	50. Top suit	3
28A	51. Cable TV's Nat ___	3
29A	52. Like many monks	5
30A	54. ___ milk	4
31A	56. Oaf	4
32A	57. Popular nasal spray	5
33A	58. Done: Fr.	4
34A	59. 17-Across hit ... or a hint to four connected answers in this puzzle	10
35A	61. Dark blue	4
36A	62. Threw in a chip, say	5
37A	63. Fusses	4
38A	64. On deck	4
39A	65. Common wizard feature	5
40A	66. What keeps things in focus?	4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Be agitated"

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 agitation resulting from active worry
• Words that mean the same thing: grudge, grizzle, sweat
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Nursery display"

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 all the plant life in a particular region or period
• Words that mean the same thing: vegetation, plant life, botany
• The opposite would be: fauna
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. California city whose name sounds like a surprised two-word greeting"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OJAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Film pooch"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TOTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Supermarket checkout choices"

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 narrow way or road
• Words that mean the same thing: lane
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LANES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Oaf"

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 an awkward stupid person
• Words that mean the same thing: clod, stumblebum, lubber
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. The Man in Black"

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: JOHNNYCASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Comedy bits"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
• Words that mean the same thing: laugh, choke, retch
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Difficult to differentiate"

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 having the same or similar characteristics
• Words that mean the same thing: similar, likewise, like
• The opposite would be: unalike
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALIKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Decidedly not lowbrow"

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

  The answer is: ARTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Light blue"

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 shade of blue tinged with green
• Words that mean the same thing: turquoise, aquamarine, peacock blue
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AQUA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Tropical squawker"

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 long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of central america and south america; among the largest and showiest of parrots
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MACAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "24. ___ milk"

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 source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food
• Words that mean the same thing: Glycine max, soja, soja bean
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "25. Inits. before some presidents' names"

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 north american republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in north america plus alaska in northwest north america and the hawaiian islands in the pacific ocean; achieved independence in 1776
• Words that mean the same thing: U.S., U.S.A., America
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "26. GPS calculation, 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 a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
• Words that mean the same thing: Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Basque Homeland and Freedom, Euskadi ta Askatasuna
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "27. Candies that make your mouth burn"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding)
• Words that mean the same thing: ball of fire, fireball, human dynamo
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FIREBALLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "29. Baked dish often served with tomato sauce"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that medium-sized tubular pasta in short pieces
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZITI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "30. Merchant"

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 promotes or exchanges goods or services for money
• Words that mean the same thing: marketer, vendor, trafficker
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SELLER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "33. Reveals to, as a secret"

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: LETSINON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "35. "We gave it a shot""

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 flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
• Words that mean the same thing: unfortunately, unluckily, ala
• The opposite would be: fortunately, luckily
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "37. "I met her in a club down in old ___" ("Lola" lyric)"

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 district in southwestern manhattan noted for its shops and restaurants and galleries and artist's lofts
• Words that mean the same thing: South of Houston
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "38. Excoriates"

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: RIPSINTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. Sarge, e.g."

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 military officer appointed from enlisted personnel
• Words that mean the same thing: noncommissioned officer, enlisted officer
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NONCOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Feel the burn"

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 dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
• Words that mean the same thing: yen, yearn, hurt
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Performance with twirling torches"

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: FIREDANCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. Santa ___"

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 mother of the ancient irish gods; sometimes identified with danu
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. Top suit"

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

  The answer is: CEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. Cable TV's Nat ___"

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: GEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "52. Like many monks"

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 clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes
• Words that mean the same thing: cloak, pluck, vest
• The opposite would be: undercharge
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROBED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "54. ___ milk"

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 member of a people living in southern benin and togo and southeastern ghana
• Words that mean the same thing: ewe, Ewe
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EWES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "56. Oaf"

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 compact mass
• Words that mean the same thing: chunk, lump, stumblebum
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "57. Popular nasal spray"

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: AFRIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "58. Done: Fr."

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: FINI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "59. 17-Across hit ... or a hint to four connected answers in this puzzle"

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: RINGOFFIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "61. Dark blue"

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 blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically
• Words that mean the same thing: indigo, indigotin, Indigofera anil
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "62. Threw in a chip, say"

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 place one's stake
• Words that mean the same thing: ante
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "63. Fusses"

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 rapid active commotion
• Words that mean the same thing: ado, fuss, stir
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "64. On deck"

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 immediately following in time or order
• Words that mean the same thing: adjacent, succeeding, future
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEXT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "65. Common wizard feature"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
• Words that mean the same thing: byssus, face fungus, whiskers
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Across: "66. What keeps things in focus?"

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 transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Lens, lens of the eye, lens system
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LENS

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Thursday Crossword Down Clues - November 28, 2019 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Place that's orange on a Monopoly board	7
2D	2. "Missed your chance!"	7
3D	3. Fair	7
4D	4. Chocolatier of children's literature	5
5D	5. Cool-looking, in slang	3
6D	6. The house of Felipe VI?	6
7D	7. Hot, hot, hot!	7
8D	8. Gives a makeover	8
9D	9. Visibly aghast	4
10D	10. First saint of the Russian Orthodox Church	4
11D	11. With 40-Down, Oscar-nominated player of 17-Across	7
12D	12. Chilean dictator Pinochet	7
13D	13. Moralizer's comment	7
14D	18. Inexperienced	3
15D	27. Agitator seeking radical change	9
16D	28. Big name in tires	9
17D	29. National park NE of Las Vegas	4
18D	31. Zap, in a way	4
19D	32. Clockmaker ___ Terry	3
20D	34. "Ray Donovan" channel, briefly	3
21D	36. Bachelor contingent at a cotillion	8
22D	38. Nascar enthusiast, e.g.	7
23D	39. Dessert drink made with frozen grapes	7
24D	40. See 11-Down	7
25D	41. College town WSW of Albany	7
26D	43. Hack job?	7
27D	44. Club that few golfers carry	7
28D	45. Theme in "Hamlet"	7
29D	48. Cantankerous sort	6
30D	52. Org. for W.W. II Hurricane pilots	3
31D	53. Slaughterhouse scraps	5
32D	55. It goes with the flow	4
33D	56. Cantankerous sort	4
34D	60. Curious	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. Place that's orange on a Monopoly board"

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: STJAMES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "Missed your chance!""

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: TOOLATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Fair"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that of or relating to the philosophical study of ethics
• Words that mean the same thing: honourable, honorable
• The opposite would be: unethical
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETHICAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Chocolatier of children's literature"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WONKA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Cool-looking, in slang"

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 two-winged insects characterized by active flight
• Words that mean the same thing: pilot, aviate, rainfly
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. The house of Felipe VI?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LACASA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Hot, hot, hot!"

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: ONAROLL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Gives a makeover"

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: RESTYLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Visibly aghast"

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

  The answer is: ASHY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. First saint of the Russian Orthodox Church"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OLGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. With 40-Down, Oscar-nominated player of 17-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: JOAQUIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Chilean dictator Pinochet"

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: AUGUSTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Moralizer's comment"

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: ITSASIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Inexperienced"

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 not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
• Words that mean the same thing: raw, freshly, fresh
• The opposite would be: old, worn
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "27. Agitator seeking radical change"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning
• Words that mean the same thing: instigant, instigator, provoker
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FIREBRAND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "28. Big name in tires"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a piece of flint that is struck to light a fire
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FIRESTONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "29. National park NE of Las Vegas"

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 originally a stronghold captured by david (the 2nd king of the israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of jerusalem
• Words that mean the same thing: Utopia, State of Israel, Sion
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "31. Zap, in a way"

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: LASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "32. Clockmaker ___ Terry"

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: ELI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "34. "Ray Donovan" channel, briefly"

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: SHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "36. Bachelor contingent at a cotillion"

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: STAGLINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "38. Nascar enthusiast, e.g."

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: RACEFAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "39. Dessert drink made with frozen grapes"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard 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: ICEWINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "40. See 11-Down"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the state capital and largest city located in south central arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural area thanks to irrigation
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of Arizona, genus Phoenix
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PHOENIX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "41. College town WSW of Albany"

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: ONEONTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "43. Hack job?"

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: CABRIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "44. Club that few golfers carry"

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: ONEIRON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Theme in "Hamlet""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that obsolete terms for legal insanity
• Words that mean the same thing: foolishness, rabidity, lyssa
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MADNESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "48. Cantankerous sort"

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 used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man
• Words that mean the same thing: old codger
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CODGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "52. Org. for W.W. II Hurricane pilots"

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 airforce of great britain
• Words that mean the same thing: Red Army Faction, Royal Air Force
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "53. Slaughterhouse scraps"

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 viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OFFAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "55. It goes with the flow"

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 mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake
• Words that mean the same thing: silt 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: SILT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "56. Cantankerous sort"

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 decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
• Words that mean the same thing: pubic louse, gripe, Cancer the Crab
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "60. Curious"

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 not divisible by two
• Words that mean the same thing: singular, unexpended, unpaired
• The opposite would be: even
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODD

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	56	75.7%
Short Answer	10	13.5%
Abbreviation	2	2.7%
Food & Drink	2	2.7%
Geography	1	1.4%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%
History	1	1.4%
Sports	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	40
Down Clues	34
Total Clues	74
Average Answer Length	5.3 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 Thursday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Wednesday Puzzle January 27, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. ___ California	4
2A	5. Frequent sights in Road Runner cartoons	5
3A	10. Attempt	4
4A	14. Vegetarian substitute for gelatin	4
5A	15. "Silence is the most perfect expression of ___" (line in a Shaw play)	5
6A	16. Philosopher David	4
7A	17. Despicable ... or where this answer goes?	15
8A	20. Paradises	5
9A	21. Output of Santa's workshop	3
10A	22. Retort to 4-Down	5
11A	23. Dandies	4
12A	25. Moving around very nicely, thank you	4
13A	26. Nonstop joker	4
14A	28. Midday break	5
15A	32. Merit badge holder	4
16A	35. Nearly forever	3
17A	36. What to expect between June and September in India	7
18A	38. What's what, in Italy	3
19A	39. Sick ... or where this answer goes?	15
20A	42. "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord ...," e.g.	5
21A	43. "Diamonds"	3
22A	44. Habitat for bitterns and herons	5
23A	45. ___ walk	4
24A	47. University whose name is also a food	4
25A	49. Levels	6
26A	52. Knuckleheaded act?	6
27A	56. Is indebted to	4
28A	57. Side to be considered	5
29A	61. "I only got a seventh-grade education, but I have a doctorate in ___": James Brown	4
30A	62. Latent ... or where this answer goes?	15
31A	65. Notable time	3
32A	66. Shipping route	7
33A	67. Burnish	3
34A	68. Servius Tullius, e.g., in ancient Rome	3
35A	69. Part of w.p.m.: Abbr.	3
36A	70. One-eighty	3
37A	71. Like some wines and humor	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. ___ California"

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: BAJA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Frequent sights in Road Runner cartoons"

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 any succulent plant of the family cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the new world and usually having spines
• Words that mean the same thing: cactus
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CACTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Attempt"

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 sudden sharp feeling
• Words that mean the same thing: knife thrust, twinge, thrust
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Vegetarian substitute for gelatin"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AGAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. "Silence is the most perfect expression of ___" (line in a Shaw play)"

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 lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
• Words that mean the same thing: freeze off, pooh-pooh, despise
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCORN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Philosopher David"

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 scottish philosopher whose sceptical philosophy restricted human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses (1711-1776)
• Words that mean the same thing: David Hume
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HUME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Despicable ... or where this answer goes?"

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: BENEATHCONTEMPT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Paradises"

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 any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
• Words that mean the same thing: Eden, promised land, Garden of Eden
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Output of Santa's workshop"

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 artifact designed to be played with
• Words that mean the same thing: flirt, diddle, plaything
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Retort to 4-Down"

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: IAMSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Dandies"

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 man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
• Words that mean the same thing: beau, gallant, fashion plate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FOPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Moving around very nicely, thank you"

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

  The answer is: SPRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Nonstop joker"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RIOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Midday break"

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 midday meal
• Words that mean the same thing: dejeuner, luncheon, tiffin
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LUNCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. Merit badge 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 a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
• Words that mean the same thing: window sash, waistcloth, waistband
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. Nearly forever"

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

  The answer is: EON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. What to expect between June and September in India"

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 a seasonal wind in southern asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MONSOON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. What's what, in Italy"

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: CHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Sick ... or where this answer goes?"

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: UNDERTHEWEATHER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord ...," e.g."

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 one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the book of psalms in the old testament; said to have been written by david
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PSALM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. "Diamonds""

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 water frozen in the solid state
• Words that mean the same thing: methamphetamine hydrochloride, icing, frosting
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Habitat for bitterns and herons"

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 tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera arundo and phragmites
• Words that mean the same thing: reed, vibrating reed, Walter Reed
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. ___ walk"

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: PERP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "47. University whose name is also a food"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
• Words that mean the same thing: Elmer Reizenstein, Timothy Miles Bindon Rice, Elmer Leopold Rice
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. Levels"

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 one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
• Words that mean the same thing: class, socio-economic class, stratum
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STRATA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "52. Knuckleheaded act?"

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: NOOGIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "56. Is indebted to"

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 be obliged to pay or repay
• Words that mean the same thing: owe
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OWES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "57. Side to be considered"

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 distinct feature or element in a problem
• Words that mean the same thing: aspect
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FACET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "61. "I only got a seventh-grade education, but I have a doctorate in ___": James Brown"

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 state of nervous depression
• Words that mean the same thing: shrink, flinch, cringe
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FUNK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "62. Latent ... or where this answer goes?"

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: BELOWTHESURFACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "65. Notable time"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "66. Shipping route"

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: SEALANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "67. Burnish"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an unforeseen obstacle
• Words that mean the same thing: fret, itch, wipe
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "68. Servius Tullius, e.g., in ancient Rome"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
• Words that mean the same thing: king, male monarch
• The opposite would be: queen, female monarch
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "69. Part of w.p.m.: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "70. One-eighty"

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: UEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "71. Like some wines and humor"

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 reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
• Words that mean the same thing: juiceless, wry, ironical
• The opposite would be: phlegmy, wet
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRY

  Great job if you got it right!

January 27, 2021 Down Hints: NYT Wednesday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Hon	4
2D	2. Like sharp cheddar	4
3D	3. Longtime actress co-starring in Netflix's "Grace and Frankie"	9
4D	4. Schoolyard denial	6
5D	5. Winter hrs. in the Midwest	3
6D	6. Fünf + drei	4
7D	7. 2017 Pixar hit	4
8D	8. Where Paris took Helen	4
9D	9. Holiday ___	3
10D	10. Heavy scissors	6
11D	11. Possible result of overeating, informally	9
12D	12. Roadies' loads	4
13D	13. Texas politico O'Rourke	4
14D	18. "Poor venomous fool," to Cleopatra	3
15D	19. A hot one is timely	3
16D	24. Place for a coin	4
17D	25. Old woman's home, in a children's rhyme	4
18D	26. Enlist again	4
19D	27. Na+ and Cl-	4
20D	29. Square	5
21D	30. Tiny fraction of a min.	4
22D	31. Shrink in fear	5
23D	33. What dogs do in the spring	4
24D	34. One of a pair of towel markings	4
25D	36. Citi Field mascot	5
26D	37. Drug trafficker, informally	5
27D	40. City across the Rio Grande from Juárez	6
28D	41. Drive ... or drive mad?	6
29D	46. Drifted downriver, say	6
30D	48. Not off key	6
31D	49. Not drunk	5
32D	50. Quaint contraction	5
33D	51. "Stop worrying!"	5
34D	53. Play defense against	5
35D	54. Run up, as charges	5
36D	55. Barely make it	5
37D	58. Cries of discovery	4
38D	59. Animated frame	3
39D	60. Biblical twin	4
40D	63. Indianapolis-to-St. Louis dir.	3
41D	64. Female Jedi in "Star Wars"	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. Hon"

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 very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
• Words that mean the same thing: sister, baby, infant
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BABE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Like sharp cheddar"

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 people who are old collectively
• Words that mean the same thing: senesce, ripened, age
• The opposite would be: rejuvenate, young
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Longtime actress co-starring in Netflix's "Grace and Frankie""

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: JANEFONDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Schoolyard denial"

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: ARENOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Winter hrs. in the Midwest"

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 standard time in the 6th time zone west of greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian; used in the central united states
• Words that mean the same thing: Central Time, Central 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: CST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Fünf + drei"

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: ACHT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. 2017 Pixar hit"

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 tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics
• Words that mean the same thing: coconut tree, Cocos nucifera, coco palm
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COCO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Where Paris took Helen"

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 system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains
• Words that mean the same thing: Ilium, troy weight, Ilion
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TROY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Holiday ___"

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 hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
• Words that mean the same thing: lodge, hostel, hostelry
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Heavy scissors"

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 large scissors with strong blades
• Words that mean the same thing: fleece, shear
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHEARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Possible result of overeating, informally"

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: TUMMYACHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Roadies' loads"

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 basic unit of electric current adopted under the systeme international d'unites
• Words that mean the same thing: adenosine monophosphate, A, amp
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Texas politico O'Rourke"

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: BETO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. "Poor venomous fool," to Cleopatra"

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 of southern europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
• Words that mean the same thing: asp viper, Egyptian cobra, Naja haje
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. A hot one is timely"

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 extreme end of something; especially something pointed
• Words that mean the same thing: hint, baksheesh, topple
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Place for a coin"

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 position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable
• Words that mean the same thing: one-armed bandit, time slot, expansion slot
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Old woman's home, in a children's rhyme"

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 footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
• Words that mean the same thing: horseshoe, skid, brake shoe
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Enlist again"

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: REUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Na+ and Cl-"

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 particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons
• Words that mean the same thing: ion
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Square"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy 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: UNHIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Tiny fraction of a min."

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: NSEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Shrink in fear"

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 crouch or curl up
• Words that mean the same thing: crawl, huddle, creep
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COWER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. What dogs do in the spring"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
• Words that mean the same thing: slough, cast, throw off
• The opposite would be: persistent
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. One of a pair of towel markings"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Citi Field mascot"

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: MRMET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "37. Drug trafficker, 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: NARCO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. City across the Rio Grande from Juárez"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ELPASO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. Drive ... or drive mad?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of hitting a golf ball from the teeing ground at the start of each hole
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEEOFF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Drifted downriver, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RAFTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Not off key"

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: INTUNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Not drunk"

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 cause to become sober
• Words that mean the same thing: grave, somber, sombre
• The opposite would be: intoxicated, playful
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOBER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Quaint contraction"

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: TWERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. "Stop worrying!""

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 become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
• Words that mean the same thing: loosen, slack up, slow down
• The opposite would be: strain, tense
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RELAX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. Play defense against"

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 person who keeps watch over something or someone
• Words that mean the same thing: sentry duty, safety device, safety
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GUARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "54. Run up, as charges"

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: receive, find, obtain
• The 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 36 Down: "55. Barely make it"

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: EKEBY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "58. Cries of discovery"

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: AHAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "59. Animated frame"

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: CEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "60. Biblical twin"

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 (old testament) the eldest son of isaac who would have inherited the covenant that god made with abraham and that abraham passed on to isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother jacob for a mess of pottage
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESAU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "63. Indianapolis-to-St. Louis dir."

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 compass point midway between west and southwest
• Words that mean the same thing: west southwest
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WSW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "64. Female Jedi in "Star Wars""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: REY

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	57	73.1%
Short Answer	14	17.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
Geography	2	2.6%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%
History	1	1.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually 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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Last Updated: September 19, 2025 at 08:21 PM