October 02, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (38 clues)
• Down Clues (40 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, October 02, 2019

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (38 Across, 40 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

NYT Wednesday Crossword Across Clues - October 02, 2019 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Data stores	6
2A	7. Value which for Apple stock is $0.00001	3
3A	10. Large chunk of cash	3
4A	13. Not having wrinkles	7
5A	15. "True Detective" channel	3
6A	16. Email address ending	3
7A	17. Gist	9
8A	18. Plate umpire's call	7
9A	20. Mythical places	5
10A	21. 1999 rom-com with Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant	11
11A	23. Fam. tree member	4
12A	24. "I guess you missed the ___"	4
13A	25. Loved ___	4
14A	26. Pablo Neruda's "___ to Sadness"	3
15A	28. Pasta shape	5
16A	31. Like the 70s vis-à-vis the 60s or 50s, say	6
17A	34. Bad person to do a deal with	4
18A	35. Honorific for 69-Across	3
19A	38. Board game with black-and-white pieces	7
20A	40. Units of cookies	7
21A	42. Rock subgenre	3
22A	43. Part of a sword	4
23A	45. State capital founded during a gold rush	6
24A	46. Tricky situations	5
25A	47. N.Y.C. subway inits.	3
26A	48. Superfood sometimes called "purple gold"	4
27A	51. Mother, in Mumbai	4
28A	53. "Darn!"	4
29A	57. What a civilization like India or Egypt has	11
30A	60. Pre-photocopy copy	5
31A	61. Info for a bibliophile	7
32A	62. Act as if	7
33A	64. Dream stage	3
34A	65. Deuce, e.g.	3
35A	66. Chip away at	7
36A	67. Number of colori on the Italian flag	3
37A	68. On the ___	3
38A	69. Icon born 10/2/1869 ... with a hint to three squares in this puzzle	6

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. Data stores"

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 hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
• Words that mean the same thing: hoard, cache, memory cache
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CACHES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Value which for Apple stock is $0.00001"

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 (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
• Words that mean the same thing: equation, equality, equivalence
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Large chunk of cash"

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 small mass of soft material
• Words that mean the same thing: pile, peck, flock
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Not having wrinkles"

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 not having a lining or liner
• Words that mean the same thing: seamless, unseamed
• The opposite would be: lined
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNLINED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. "True Detective" channel"

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: HBO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Email address ending"

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: EDU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Gist"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: ROUGHIDEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Plate umpire's call"

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 region that is outside of something
• Words that mean the same thing: outdoor, exterior, remote
• The opposite would be: indoors, inside
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OUTSIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Mythical places"

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 any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
• Words that mean the same thing: Shangri-la, paradise, promised land
• The 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 10 Across: "21. 1999 rom-com with Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: NOTTINGHILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Fam. tree member"

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: DESC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. "I guess you missed the ___""

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 written proposal or reminder
• Words that mean the same thing: memorandum, memoranda
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Loved ___"

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 smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: one, unity, single
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. Pablo Neruda's "___ to Sadness""

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

  The answer is: ODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. Pasta shape"

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 hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
• Words that mean the same thing: elbow joint, cubital joint, human elbow
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELBOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Like the 70s vis-à-vis the 60s or 50s, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
• Words that mean the same thing: affectionate, lovesome, warm
• The opposite would be: cool
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WARMER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Bad person to do a deal with"

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 lawman concerned with narcotics violations
• Words that mean the same thing: nark, narcotics agent
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NARC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Honorific for 69-Across"

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: SRI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Board game with black-and-white pieces"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the hero of william shakespeare's tragedy who would not trust his wife
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OTHELLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Units of cookies"

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 all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
• Words that mean the same thing: pile, peck, flock
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BATCHES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Rock subgenre"

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: EMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Part of a sword"

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

  The answer is: HILT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. State capital founded during a gold rush"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that capital of the state of montana; located in western montana
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of Montana
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HELENA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Tricky situations"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that something that hinders as if with bonds
• Words that mean the same thing: adhere, stick to, hold fast
• The opposite would be: unbind, untie
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BINDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. N.Y.C. subway inits."

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: MTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. Superfood sometimes called "purple gold""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ACAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "51. Mother, in Mumbai"

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: MATA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. "Darn!""

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 any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
• Words that mean the same thing: denounce, bum, skunk
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. What a civilization like India or Egypt has"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: LONGHISTORY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "60. Pre-photocopy copy"

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 rotary duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed (trade mark roneo)
• Words that mean the same thing: Roneo, mimeograph, Roneograph
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MIMEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "61. Info for a bibliophile"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
• Words that mean the same thing: version, variant, variation
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDITION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "62. Act as if"

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 enactment of a pretense
• Words that mean the same thing: sham, affect, feign
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRETEND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "64. Dream stage"

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 recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep
• Words that mean the same thing: REM sleep, rapid eye movement sleep, paradoxical sleep
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "65. Deuce, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
• Words that mean the same thing: wed, marry, sleeper
• The opposite would be: disconnect, untie
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "66. Chip away at"

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: EATINTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "67. Number of colori on the Italian flag"

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: TRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "68. On the ___"

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 marked by skill in deception
• Words that mean the same thing: tricksy, cunning, tricky
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "69. Icon born 10/2/1869 ... with a hint to three squares in this puzzle"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that daughter of nehru who served as prime minister of india from 1966 to 1977 (1917-1984)
• Words that mean the same thing: Mrs. Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GANDHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Wednesday Puzzle October 02, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. No longer ill	5
2D	2. One end of a battery	5
3D	3. What a crossword has that a sudoku doesn't	5
4D	4. It's taxed at the maximum rate	10
5D	5. Quashes	4
6D	6. "Didn't I tell you?"	3
7D	7. Negative space?	8
8D	8. Border	4
9D	9. Indian flatbread	4
10D	10. Prefight ritual	7
11D	11. Confuse	5
12D	12. Argument settlers of old	5
13D	14. One with possible Viking ancestry	4
14D	19. Feature of the Himalayas	4
15D	22. Divine message, for some	4
16D	24. King Arthur's magician	6
17D	27. Indian city of 28+ million	5
18D	29. Preserver : Vishnu :: Creator : ___	6
19D	30. Eightsome	5
20D	31. Misfortune	3
21D	32. Device required by law to be outfitted with Braille	3
22D	33. Density symbol	3
23D	35. "That's all ___ wrote"	3
24D	36. Stimpy's TV pal	3
25D	37. "There ___ God!"	3
26D	39. Inherited wealth	8
27D	41. Popular allergy medicine	8
28D	44. Emperor of Russia	4
29D	46. Mega-success	6
30D	48. Having perked-up ears	5
31D	49. Tech worker	5
32D	50. Japanese art genre	5
33D	52. Genre	4
34D	54. Tweak, say	5
35D	55. Sophomore's grade	5
36D	56. "Yes from me, too"	5
37D	58. Poses	4
38D	59. Work hard	4
39D	60. Prefix with tarsal	4
40D	63. Tease, with "on"	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. No longer ill"

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 provide a cure for, make healthy again
• Words that mean the same thing: recovered, healed, cure
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CURED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. One end of a battery"

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 positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device
• The opposite would be: cathode
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. What a crossword has that a sudoku doesn't"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a slight indication
• Words that mean the same thing: cue, hint, clew
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLUES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. It's taxed at the maximum rate"

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: HIGHINCOME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Quashes"

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 either extremity of something that has length
• Words that mean the same thing: end, oddment, last
• The opposite would be: begin, beginning
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. "Didn't I tell you?""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
• Words that mean the same thing: image, go through, visualize
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Negative space?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PHOTOLAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Border"

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 lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
• Words that mean the same thing: border, butt against, butt on
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Indian flatbread"

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: ROTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Prefight ritual"

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: WEIGHIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Confuse"

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 mix up or confuse
• Words that mean the same thing: muddle, puddle
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADDLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Argument settlers of old"

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 prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
• Words that mean the same thing: duel, affaire d'honneur
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DUELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. One with possible Viking ancestry"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a native or inhabitant of denmark
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "19. Feature of the Himalayas"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
• Words that mean the same thing: play false, bamboozle, blow
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Divine message, for some"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. King Arthur's magician"

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 (arthurian legend) the magician who acted as king arthur's advisor
• Words that mean the same thing: pigeon hawk, Falco columbarius
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MERLIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Indian city of 28+ million"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a city in north central india
• Words that mean the same thing: Old Delhi
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DELHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "29. Preserver : Vishnu :: Creator : ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the creator; one of the three major deities in the later hindu pantheon
• Words that mean the same thing: Bos indicus, Brahmin, Brahman
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BRAHMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. Eightsome"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
• Words that mean the same thing: octad, octette, ogdoad
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OCTET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Misfortune"

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 misery resulting from affliction
• Words that mean the same thing: suffering, woefulness
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Device required by law to be outfitted with Braille"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
• Words that mean the same thing: automated teller, standard pressure, automatic teller
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Density symbol"

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

  The answer is: RHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. "That's all ___ wrote""

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: SHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Stimpy's TV pal"

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: REN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. "There ___ God!""

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: ISA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Inherited wealth"

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: OLDMONEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Popular allergy medicine"

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: CLARITIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Emperor of Russia"

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

  The answer is: TSAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Mega-success"

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: BIGHIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Having perked-up ears"

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 condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
• Words that mean the same thing: spanking, alarum, zippy
• The opposite would be: unalert
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALERT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Tech worker"

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 designs and writes and tests computer programs
• Words that mean the same thing: programmer, software engineer, computer programmer
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CODER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Japanese art genre"

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 hard copal derived from an african tree
• Words that mean the same thing: gum anime, Zanzibar copal
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Genre"

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 subdivision of a particular kind of thing
• Words that mean the same thing: typewrite, eccentric, character
• The opposite would be: antitype
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TYPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Tweak, 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 make amendments to
• Words that mean the same thing: remediate, meliorate, improve
• The opposite would be: worsen
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMEND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. Sophomore's grade"

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 tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
• Words that mean the same thing: 10th, tenth part, ten percent
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TENTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "56. "Yes from me, too""

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: SODOI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "58. Poses"

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 be around, often idly or without specific purpose
• Words that mean the same thing: baby-sit, posture, sit down
• The opposite would be: arise, stand
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "59. Work hard"

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 productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
• Words that mean the same thing: moil, grind, drudge
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "60. Prefix with tarsal"

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: META

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "63. Tease, with "on""

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 small piece of cloth or paper
• Words that mean the same thing: cod, twit, dun
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	54	69.2%
Short Answer	20	25.6%
Geography	2	2.6%
Sports	1	1.3%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	38
Down Clues	40
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.9 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 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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• Down Clues (41 clues)
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, October 06, 2020

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (35 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

Across Clues Explained - Tuesday NYT Crossword October 06, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Radiator sound	4
2A	5. One way to stand in poker	3
3A	8. When tripled, et cetera	5
4A	13. When Hamlet sees his father's ghost	4
5A	14. Part of the foot	4
6A	15. Poet who wrote "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"	5
7A	16. Revolutionary Trotsky	4
8A	17. Part of the foot	4
9A	18. Girl Scout cookie with toasted coconut	5
10A	19. Scary landlord?	14
11A	22. Clean with elbow grease	5
12A	23. Marseille Mrs.	3
13A	24. Anti-fuel extraction slogan?	12
14A	31. Massachusetts' Cape ___	3
15A	34. Classify, as blood	4
16A	35. Element extracted from kelp	6
17A	36. Gung-ho	4
18A	38. Pac-12 sch.	3
19A	40. Send a naughty message	4
20A	41. Imposed, as a tax	6
21A	44. "Oh, you told a funny"	4
22A	47. Sound of a 1-Across	3
23A	48. One who freely admits not being any good?	12
24A	51. Time in history	3
25A	52. What light bulbs represent in comics	5
26A	55. What Fancy Feast and Meow Mix compete in?	14
27A	61. Steinway or Baldwin	5
28A	62. President who finished third in his race for re-election	4
29A	63. Jason's ship, in myth	4
30A	64. Green-skinned variety of pear	5
31A	65. Novelist ___ Oz	4
32A	66. Insect drawn to flames	4
33A	67. Destined (to be)	5
34A	68. Shell's game?	3
35A	69. Competitor of Petro-Canada	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. Radiator sound"

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 fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
• Words that mean the same thing: bird, sibilate, sibilation
• The opposite would be: applaud
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HISS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. One way to stand in poker"

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 sound made by a gentle blow
• Words that mean the same thing: rap, dab, slick
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "8. When tripled, et cetera"

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: YADDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. When Hamlet sees his father's ghost"

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: ACTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Part of the foot"

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 curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
• Words that mean the same thing: puckish, mischievous, archway
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. Poet who wrote "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that british poet (born in the united states) who won the nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965)
• Words that mean the same thing: Mary Ann Evans, George Eliot, Thomas Stearns Eliot
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELIOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. Revolutionary Trotsky"

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 historical area and former kingdom in northwestern spain
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "17. Part of the foot"

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 underside of footwear or a golf club
• Words that mean the same thing: exclusive, lonesome, resole
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "18. Girl Scout cookie with toasted coconut"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of samoa in the south pacific
• Words that mean the same thing: Western Samoa, Samoan Islands, Samoa i Sisifo
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAMOA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "19. Scary landlord?"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: FRIGHTFULOWNER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Clean with elbow grease"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SCOUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Marseille Mrs."

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: MME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "24. Anti-fuel extraction slogan?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FRACKANDRUIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "31. Massachusetts' Cape ___"

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 vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
• Words that mean the same thing: ride, rally, take in
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "34. Classify, as blood"

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 subdivision of a particular kind of thing
• Words that mean the same thing: case, eccentric, typewrite
• The opposite would be: antitype
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TYPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. Element extracted from kelp"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)
• Words that mean the same thing: iodin, I, atomic number 53
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IODINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. Gung-ho"

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 (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous
• Words that mean the same thing: devouring, zealous, esurient
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AVID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Pac-12 sch."

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: USC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. Send a naughty message"

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 fourth of the seven canonical hours; about noon
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEXT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Imposed, as a tax"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that impose and collect
• Words that mean the same thing: levy, raise, recruit
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEVIED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "44. "Oh, you told a funny""

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: HAHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "47. Sound of a 1-Across"

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 independent federal agency that administers compulsory military service
• Words that mean the same thing: Selective Service, US Secret Service, United States Secret Service
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "48. One who freely admits not being any good?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FRANKAMATEUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "51. Time in history"

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

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 25 Across: "52. What light bulbs represent in comics"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
• Words that mean the same thing: theme, melodic theme, approximation
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDEAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "55. What Fancy Feast and Meow Mix compete in?"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: FRISKYBUSINESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "61. Steinway or Baldwin"

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 keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
• Words that mean the same thing: pianoforte, softly, pianissimo
• The opposite would be: forte
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIANO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "62. President who finished third in his race for re-election"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states sculptor (1860-1936)
• Words that mean the same thing: William Howard Taft, President Taft, Lorado Taft
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "63. Jason's ship, in myth"

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

  The answer is: ARGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "64. Green-skinned variety of pear"

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 former province of western france in the loire valley
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANJOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "65. Novelist ___ Oz"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AMOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "66. Insect drawn to flames"

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 typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "67. Destined (to be)"

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 mean or intend to express or convey
• Words that mean the same thing: think of, intend, stand for
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "68. Shell's game?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
• Words that mean the same thing: petrol, shoot a line, gasoline
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "69. Competitor of Petro-Canada"

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: ESSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Tuesday NYT Crossword October 06, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. One of a pair	4
2D	2. Ones writing "Happy Birthday," maybe	5
3D	3. Showing no emotion	5
4D	4. Honor musically	6
5D	5. Grad student's mentor	4
6D	6. Org. defending free speech	4
7D	7. Louise's title friend, in film	6
8D	8. Possible response to "You take credit cards?"	7
9D	9. Late actor Rickman	4
10D	10. Five-and-___	4
11D	11. It may swing or revolve	4
12D	12. One day ___ time	3
13D	14. One way to be led	6
14D	20. Pain	4
15D	21. Lead-in to -bus	4
16D	25. Heart of a computer, for short	3
17D	26. Pop singer who used to use a dollar sign for the third letter of her name	5
18D	27. Hwys.	3
19D	28. 180s	4
20D	29. "Need You Tonight" band	4
21D	30. Safety features for tightrope walkers	4
22D	31. Baby hippo	4
23D	32. "Your turn," in radio lingo	4
24D	33. La Scala star	4
25D	37. Loud noise	3
26D	39. "What greater gift than the love of a ___?": Charles Dickens	3
27D	42. Barely manages	7
28D	43. Not in operation, as a Broadway theater	4
29D	45. Bank capers	6
30D	46. Autobahn auto	4
31D	49. Brand with a lonely repairman	6
32D	50. Attach a new handle to?	6
33D	53. Former Houston hockey team	5
34D	54. Air Force NCOs	5
35D	55. Punishment for jaywalking	4
36D	56. Indian prince	4
37D	57. Privy to	4
38D	58. Crimson Tide, to fans	4
39D	59. Subjects of some eerie videos	4
40D	60. Manhattan neighborhood below Greenwich Village	4
41D	61. Jenna Fischer's role on "The Office"	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. One of a pair"

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 one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
• Words that mean the same thing: one-half
• The opposite would be: whole
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HALF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Ones writing "Happy Birthday," maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ICERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Showing no emotion"

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 member of the ancient greek school of philosophy founded by zeno
• Words that mean the same thing: stoical, unemotional person
• The opposite would be: emotional person
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STOIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Honor musically"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SINGOF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Grad student's mentor"

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 someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
• Words that mean the same thing: professor
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PROF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Org. defending free speech"

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: ACLU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Louise's title friend, in film"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Possible response to "You take credit cards?""

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: YESWEDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Late actor Rickman"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ALAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Five-and-___"

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 united states coin worth one tenth of a dollar
• Words that mean the same thing: dime bag
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. It may swing or revolve"

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 swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
• Words that mean the same thing: threshold, doorway, room access
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. One day ___ time"

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: ATA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. One way to be led"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that away from the right path or direction
• Words that mean the same thing: wide
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASTRAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "20. Pain"

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 any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: harm, wound, injure
• The opposite would be: be well
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HURT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Lead-in to -bus"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OMNI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Heart of a computer, 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 (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing
• Words that mean the same thing: C.P.U., central processing unit, mainframe
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CPU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Pop singer who used to use a dollar sign for the third letter of her name"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard 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: KESHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Hwys."

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: RDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. 180s"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: UIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. "Need You Tonight" band"

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: INXS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Safety features for tightrope walkers"

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 computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the tcp/ip network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
• Words that mean the same thing: net, clear, profits
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Baby hippo"

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 young of domestic cattle
• Words that mean the same thing: sura, calfskin
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CALF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. "Your turn," in radio lingo"

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 (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
• Words that mean the same thing: o'er, all over, concluded
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "33. La Scala star"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star
• Words that mean the same thing: prima donna
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Loud noise"

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 loud harsh or strident noise
• Words that mean the same thing: cacophony, blare, ruction
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. "What greater gift than the love of a ___?": Charles Dickens"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
• Words that mean the same thing: Arabian tea, Caterpillar, regurgitate
• The opposite would be: keep down
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Barely manages"

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: EKESOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Not in operation, as a Broadway theater"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that absence of light or illumination
• Words that mean the same thing: saturnine, dour, benighted
• The opposite would be: light, day
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DARK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Bank capers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of stealing
• Words that mean the same thing: stickup, rip-off, burglarize
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEISTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Autobahn auto"

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: AUDI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Brand with a lonely repairman"

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: MAYTAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Attach a new handle to?"

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

  The answer is: RENAME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Former Houston hockey team"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AEROS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Air Force NCOs"

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: SSGTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. Punishment for jaywalking"

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 money extracted as a penalty
• Words that mean the same thing: very well, all right, amercement
• The opposite would be: coarse
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "56. Indian prince"

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 prince or king in india
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Raja, rajah
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAJA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "57. Privy to"

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: INON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "58. Crimson Tide, to fans"

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: BAMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "59. Subjects of some eerie videos"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: UFOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "60. Manhattan neighborhood below Greenwich Village"

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 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 41 Down: "61. Jenna Fischer's role on "The Office""

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: PAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	52	68.4%
Short Answer	10	13.2%
History	3	3.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	3.9%
Music	2	2.6%
Sports	2	2.6%
Science/Technology	1	1.3%
Literature	1	1.3%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	4.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	14 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 Tuesday, 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 22, 2025 at 04:42 AM