May 05, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (34 clues)
• Down Clues (32 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, May 05, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 66 (34 Across, 32 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.8 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Friday Puzzle May 05, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Popular TikTok character	7
2A	8. Growth area for many	4
3A	12. That's incredible!	8
4A	13. Indecisive child's first word, perhaps	5
5A	14. One way to reach a distant star	9
6A	15. What a graph may show	5
7A	16. Networking group?	9
8A	17. Pantheon of Norse gods	5
9A	18. Kickoff	5
10A	19. Asa Butterfield's role on "Sex Education"	4
11A	21. Big name in house speakers	4
12A	22. Went like a bat out of hell	4
13A	23. Silly sallies	10
14A	25. Appeasement	3
15A	26. Take a broad view?	3
16A	27. 1983 Herbie Hancock funk classic	6
17A	28. "Same ___"	4
18A	29. Owl-light	4
19A	30. On	6
20A	33. Muscles that stretch during pregnancy	3
21A	34. Crossover, for one	3
22A	37. Holders of many long-handled forks	10
23A	40. Mandlikova with four Grand Slam tournament wins	4
24A	41. First name in civil rights	4
25A	42. Award-winning PBS docuseries	4
26A	43. Leeward island where Alexander Hamilton was born	5
27A	44. Cub Scout den leader	5
28A	46. Vital concern	9
29A	48. Dum-dum	5
30A	49. Epic fails?	9
31A	50. Diplomatic professional	5
32A	51. Little romance, maybe	8
33A	52. Try for	4
34A	53. Creator of Aunt Annie and Benjamin B. Bickelbaum	7

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Popular TikTok character"

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: HASHTAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "8. Growth area for many"

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 hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus
• Words that mean the same thing: uterus
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WOMB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "12. That's incredible!"

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: TALLTALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Indecisive child's first word, perhaps"

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: EENIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. One way to reach a distant star"

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: FANLETTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. What a graph may show"

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 general direction in which something tends to move
• Words that mean the same thing: cut, sheer, veer
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TREND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. Networking group?"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: ITSUPPORT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "17. Pantheon of Norse gods"

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 (norse mythology) the chief race of gods living at asgard
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AESIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "18. Kickoff"

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 beginning of anything
• Words that mean the same thing: come out, pop, commence
• The opposite would be: finish, middle
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: START

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "19. Asa Butterfield's role on "Sex Education""

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 inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)
• Words that mean the same thing: Elisha Graves Otis, genus Otis
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OTIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "21. Big name in house speakers"

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 indian physicist who with albert einstein proposed statistical laws based on the indistinguishability of particles; led to the description of fundamental particles that later came to be known as bosons
• Words that mean the same thing: Satyendra N. Bose, Satyendra Nath Bose
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "22. Went like a bat out of hell"

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 commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
• Words that mean the same thing: pull, rupture, pluck
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "23. Silly sallies"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that witty remark
• Words that mean the same thing: crack, quip, wisecrack
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WISECRACKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "25. Appeasement"

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 piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid
• Words that mean the same thing: soak through, standing operating procedure, souse
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "26. Take a broad view?"

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 cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel
• Words that mean the same thing: cooking pan, pan off, trash
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "27. 1983 Herbie Hancock funk classic"

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: ROCKIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "28. "Same ___""

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 present location; this place
• Words that mean the same thing: hither, Hera
• The opposite would be: there
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "29. Owl-light"

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 the time of day immediately following sunset
• Words that mean the same thing: crepuscule, gloam, crepuscle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DUSK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "30. On"

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 on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
• Words that mean the same thing: alongside, on base, on board
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABOARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "33. Muscles that stretch during pregnancy"

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

  The answer is: ABS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "34. Crossover, for one"

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 high-performance four-wheel drive car built on a truck chassis
• Words that mean the same thing: sport utility vehicle, sport utility, S.U.V.
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "37. Holders of many long-handled forks"

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: FONDUEPOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "40. Mandlikova with four Grand Slam tournament wins"

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: HANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "41. First name in civil rights"

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 large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Rosa
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "42. Award-winning PBS docuseries"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the process
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "43. Leeward island where Alexander Hamilton was born"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that one of the islands of saint christopher-nevis
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEVIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "44. Cub Scout den leader"

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: AKELA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "46. Vital concern"

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: PULSERATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "48. Dum-dum"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person of subnormal intelligence
• Words that mean the same thing: cretin, changeling, idiot
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MORON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "49. Epic fails?"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: PLOTHOLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "50. Diplomatic professional"

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 diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
• Words that mean the same thing: minister plenipotentiary, emissary, envoi
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENVOY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "51. Little romance, maybe"

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: EASYREAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "52. Try for"

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 movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
• Words that mean the same thing: search, assay, try
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEEK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "53. Creator of Aunt Annie and Benjamin B. Bickelbaum"

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: DRSEUSS

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Friday Crossword Down Clues - May 05, 2023 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. "Impish Fruit" artist, 1943	7
2D	2. Intrigue	6
3D	3. Had dreams, presumably	5
4D	4. Prefix on the links	4
5D	5. Planet with a Wookieepedia page	8
6D	6. Sources of some dings	6
7D	7. First animated dinosaur (1914)	6
8D	8. Words after a commercial break	8
9D	9. The odd thing about laundry	7
10D	10. Bunny slope option	7
11D	11. Doctor's order	7
12D	12. Needle work	6
13D	13. Traveler's approx.	3
14D	14. They may be shaken, but not stirred	5
15D	20. Delivery person's uniform	6
16D	23. Joint chief of staff?	6
17D	24. Nellie Tayloe ___, first female governor of a U.S. state (Wyoming)	4
18D	26. Source of the Amazon River	4
19D	28. Peeked	8
20D	29. Ransomware threat	8
21D	30. Chalet alternatives	7
22D	31. Series opener	7
23D	32. Like a set without a break, in tennis	7
24D	34. Telly on the telly, once	7
25D	35. Part of many soccer team names	6
26D	36. Tulipieres, e.g.	5
27D	38. Was visually exciting	6
28D	39. Like oocytes	6
29D	40. Frontline workers, to many	6
30D	43. First prime minister of an independent India	5
31D	45. Whatever	3
32D	47. Malady that rhymes with the area it affects	4

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. "Impish Fruit" artist, 1943"

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: HANSARP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Intrigue"

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 power to entice or attract through personal charm
• Words that mean the same thing: allurement, temptingness, tempt
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALLURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Had dreams, presumably"

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 be able to accommodate for sleeping
• Words that mean the same thing: kip, log Z's, sleep
• The opposite would be: wake
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLEPT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Prefix on the links"

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 protocol (utilizing tcp) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
• Words that mean the same thing: hypertext transfer protocol
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HTTP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Planet with a Wookieepedia page"

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: TATOOINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Sources of some dings"

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 condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
• Words that mean the same thing: warning signal, alarm, alarum
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALERTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. First animated dinosaur (1914)"

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: GERTIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Words after a commercial break"

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: WEREBACK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. The odd thing about laundry"

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: ONESOCK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Bunny slope option"

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: MINISKI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Doctor's order"

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 confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons)
• Words that mean the same thing: bed rest
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEDREST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Needle work"

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 drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TATTOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Traveler's approx."

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 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 Homeland and Freedom, Euskadi ta Askatasuna, Basque Fatherland and Liberty
• The 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 14 Down: "14. They may be shaken, but not stirred"

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 hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
• Words that mean the same thing: clenched fist, fist
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FISTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Delivery person's uniform"

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 protective garment worn by surgeons during operations
• Words that mean the same thing: surgical gown, scouring, call off
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCRUBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Joint chief of staff?"

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 chief official in charge of a prison
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WARDEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Nellie Tayloe ___, first female governor of a U.S. state (Wyoming)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that scottish explorer who led arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the northwest passage (1777-1856)
• Words that mean the same thing: Sir James Clark Ross, Nellie Ross, Nellie Tayloe Ross
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Source of the Amazon River"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a republic in western south america; achieved independence from spain in 1821; was the heart of the inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries
• Words that mean the same thing: Republic of Peru
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PERU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Peeked"

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: HADALOOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Ransomware threat"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DATALOSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Chalet alternatives"

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: AFRAMES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Series opener"

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: BOOKONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Like a set without a break, in tennis"

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: ONSERVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. Telly on the telly, once"

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: SAVALAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "35. Part of many soccer team names"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief
• Words that mean the same thing: connect, unify, link
• The opposite would be: divided, disunify
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNITED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "36. Tulipieres, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers
• Words that mean the same thing: vas, vase, vessel
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VASES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "38. Was visually exciting"

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 bulge outward
• Words that mean the same thing: come out, drink down, pop
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POPPED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "39. Like oocytes"

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

  The answer is: OVULAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "40. Frontline workers, to many"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
• Words that mean the same thing: Heron, grinder, hoagy
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEROES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "43. First prime minister of an independent India"

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 indian statesman and leader with gandhi in the struggle for home rule; was the first prime minister of the republic of india from 1947 to 1964 (1889-1964)
• Words that mean the same thing: Jawaharlal Nehru
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEHRU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "45. Whatever"

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 one or some or every or all without specification
• Words that mean the same thing: whatsoever, whatever
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "47. Malady that rhymes with the area it affects"

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 infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
• Words that mean the same thing: eye infection, hordeolum, sty
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	53	80.3%
Short Answer	6	9.1%
History	3	4.5%
Geography	2	3.0%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.5%
Sports	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	34
Down Clues	32
Total Clues	66
Average Answer Length	5.8 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 Friday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 02, 2025 at 04:26 PM

May 06, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (30 clues)
• Down Clues (36 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, May 06, 2023

Difficulty Level: Challenging Thursday Puzzle

Total Clues: 66 (30 Across, 36 Down)

Average Word Length: 6.2 letters

Across Clues Explained - Saturday NYT Crossword May 06, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Terrible twos?	15
2A	16. Much-viewed showdown of 1975	15
3A	17. Classic Jonathan Swift satire	15
4A	18. Certain movement supporters	5
5A	19. Takes off, with "it"	5
6A	20. "The 1619 Project" publisher, for short	3
7A	21. Grocery list listing	4
8A	22. What a helicopter might fly out of?	5
9A	23. Mathematician Weierstrass dubbed the "father of modern analysis"	4
10A	24. Happy exclamation	3
11A	25. Home of Switzerland's oldest university	5
12A	26. Nation that moved east of the International Date Line in 1892 and west of it in 2011	5
13A	27. Neutral pH	5
14A	28. "Don't worry about us!"	6
15A	29. Quarreled	7
16A	32. Remark while browsing an old photo album … or "Guilty as charged!"	7
17A	33. Author Susan whom Meryl Streep portrayed in "Adaptation"	6
18A	34. Debt notes	5
19A	35. Fertile mixtures	5
20A	36. Silk ___ (hairstyling method)	5
21A	37. Abbr. in a Car and Driver review	3
22A	40. College-level course for H.S. coders	4
23A	41. Bad sound from an engine	5
24A	42. Mother of Cronus and Rhea	4
25A	43. Mens ___	3
26A	44. Gradually eliminate, with "out"	5
27A	45. Some salad veggies	5
28A	46. Extremely hot peppers named for their scythelike tails	15
29A	49. Hybrid video game genre	15
30A	50. Cassette forerunners	15

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. Terrible twos?"

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: SOPHOMORESLUMPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "16. Much-viewed showdown of 1975"

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: THRILLAINMANILA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "17. Classic Jonathan Swift satire"

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: AMODESTPROPOSAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "18. Certain movement supporters"

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 stick that people can lean on to help them walk
• Words that mean the same thing: give notice, flog, lambast
• The opposite would be: hire
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CANES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "19. Takes off, with "it""

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 written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
• Words that mean the same thing: Word of God, Bible, ledger
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOOKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "20. "The 1619 Project" publisher, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NYT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "21. Grocery list listing"

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 oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
• Words that mean the same thing: testis, ball, nut
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EGGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "22. What a helicopter might fly out of?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAPLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "23. Mathematician Weierstrass dubbed the "father of modern analysis""

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

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: KARL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "24. Happy exclamation"

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 affirmative
• The opposite would be: no
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. Home of Switzerland's oldest university"

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 city in northwestern switzerland
• Words that mean the same thing: Bale, Basle
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BASEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Nation that moved east of the International Date Line in 1892 and west of it in 2011"

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: Samoan Islands, Independent State of Samoa, 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 13 Across: "27. Neutral pH"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
• Words that mean the same thing: VII, septenary, 7
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEVEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. "Don't worry about us!""

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: WEREOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Quarreled"

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 come down like raindrops
• Words that mean the same thing: clap, spat, applaud
• The opposite would be: boo
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPATTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Remark while browsing an old photo album … or "Guilty as charged!""

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Author Susan whom Meryl Streep portrayed in "Adaptation""

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: ORLEAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Debt notes"

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 dismissive term for a girl who is immature or who lacks respect
• Words that mean the same thing: check, tab, chit
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "35. Fertile mixtures"

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 rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials
• Words that mean the same thing: loam
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOAMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "36. Silk ___ (hairstyling method)"

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 state of demanding notice or attention
• Words that mean the same thing: conjure, iron, push
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "37. Abbr. in a Car and Driver review"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium 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: MPG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "40. College-level course for H.S. coders"

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 (military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with caterpillar treads) that is used to transport infantry
• Words that mean the same thing: armoured personnel carrier, armored personnel carrier, APC
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "41. Bad sound from an engine"

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 heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
• Words that mean the same thing: clump, thump, clop
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLUNK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "42. Mother of Cronus and Rhea"

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 (greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of cronus and the titans in ancient mythology
• Words that mean the same thing: Gaea, Ge
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "43. Mens ___"

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: REA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "44. Gradually eliminate, with "out""

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 distinct time period in a sequence of events
• Words that mean the same thing: stage, form, phase angle
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PHASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "45. Some salad veggies"

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 cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
• Words that mean the same thing: cucumber, cuke
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CUKES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "46. Extremely hot peppers named for their scythelike tails"

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: CAROLINAREAPERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "49. Hybrid video game genre"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert 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: ACTIONADVENTURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "50. Cassette forerunners"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: REELTOREELTAPES

  Great job if you got it right!

May 06, 2023 Saturday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Voting rights activist Abrams	6
2D	2. Amount of resistance	6
3D	3. They go into outlets	6
4D	4. Prepares for a surprise party	5
5D	5. Cries after un gran gol de fútbol	4
6D	6. Org. for the New England Revolution	3
7D	7. Like some nondairy milks	8
8D	8. Tear apart	7
9D	9. Register	6
10D	10. Participate in a joint session?	5
11D	11. Toddlers' 26-Down, sometimes	4
12D	12. 2018 inductee into the Toy Hall of Fame	3
13D	13. Calls incorrectly	8
14D	14. Recreation area	8
15D	15. It allows a swimmer to float more easily	8
16D	22. Buff	5
17D	23. Vehicles in a Nintendo racing game	5
18D	25. Nondominant personalities	5
19D	26. See 11-Down	5
20D	27. Things placed in vases	5
21D	28. Beat in a bake-off?	5
22D	29. One traveling by daylight?	8
23D	30. Like much 1960s activism	8
24D	31. Individually, in a way	8
25D	32. "So rude!"	8
26D	34. Intense movement	7
27D	36. Two-dimensional	6
28D	37. Highlighters and such	6
29D	38. Karine Jean-___, White House media person beginning in 2022	6
30D	39. Inflates the ego of, with "up"	6
31D	41. Fabric whose name may derive from its country of origin	5
32D	42. TV medical reporter Sanjay	5
33D	44. Scheme	4
34D	45. "___ hurt"	4
35D	47. ___ stick (frequent Jean-Michel Basquiat medium)	3
36D	48. Jangeo, in Korean cuisine	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. Voting rights activist Abrams"

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: STACEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Amount of resistance"

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

  The answer is: OHMAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. They go into outlets"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PRONGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Prepares for a surprise party"

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 dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
• Words that mean the same thing: obliterate, skin, obscure
• The opposite would be: show
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIDES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Cries after un gran gol de fútbol"

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: OLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Org. for the New England Revolution"

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 master's degree in library science
• Words that mean the same thing: cc, cubic centimetre, cubic centimeter
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Like some nondairy milks"

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: OATBASED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Tear apart"

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: RIPOPEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Register"

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 register formally as a participant or member
• Words that mean the same thing: recruit, enrol, inscribe
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENROLL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Participate in a joint session?"

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 cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
• Words that mean the same thing: smoking, heater, green goddess
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SMOKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Toddlers' 26-Down, sometimes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
• Words that mean the same thing: swish, lap, overlap
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. 2018 inductee into the Toy Hall of Fame"

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: UNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Calls incorrectly"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that assign in incorrect name to
• Words that mean the same thing: misname, miscall
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MISNAMES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Recreation area"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a recreation room for noisy activities (parties or children's play etc)
• Words that mean the same thing: game room, rumpus room
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLAYROOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "15. It allows a swimmer to float more easily"

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: SALTLAKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Buff"

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 someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
• Words that mean the same thing: genius, wizard, star
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAVEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. Vehicles in a Nintendo racing game"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: KARTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Nondominant personalities"

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 2nd letter of the greek alphabet
• Words that mean the same thing: Beta, genus Beta, beta
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BETAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. See 11-Down"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an area that includes places where several people can sit
• Words that mean the same thing: bottom, place, keister
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. Things placed in vases"

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

  The answer is: STEMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. Beat in a bake-off?"

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 mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream
• Words that mean the same thing: whisk off, whip, whisk broom
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WHISK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "29. One traveling by daylight?"

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: SOLARCAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "30. Like much 1960s activism"

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: PROPEACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "31. Individually, in a way"

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: ALACARTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "32. "So rude!""

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: THENERVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "34. Intense movement"

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 a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
• Words that mean the same thing: effort, movement, cause
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRUSADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "36. Two-dimensional"

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 involving two dimensions
• Words that mean the same thing: two-dimensional
• The opposite would be: cubic
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLANAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "37. Highlighters and such"

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 cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance
• Words that mean the same thing: make-up, war paint, constitution
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAKEUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "38. Karine Jean-___, White House media person beginning in 2022"

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 capital of the state of south dakota; located in central south dakota on the missouri river
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of South Dakota
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIERRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "39. Inflates the ego of, with "up""

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 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: accelerator, natural gas, shoot a line
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GASSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "41. Fabric whose name may derive from its country of origin"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that trousers made with chino cloth
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHINO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "42. TV medical reporter Sanjay"

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: GUPTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "44. Scheme"

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 secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
• Words that mean the same thing: plot of land, plat, secret plan
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "45. "___ hurt""

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 stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
• Words that mean the same thing: camber, vernacular, jargon
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "47. ___ stick (frequent Jean-Michel Basquiat medium)"

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 slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
• Words that mean the same thing: fossil oil, anele, crude oil
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "48. Jangeo, in Korean cuisine"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in europe and america; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	52	78.8%
Short Answer	5	7.6%
Geography	2	3.0%
Sports	2	3.0%
Abbreviation	1	1.5%
Science/Technology	1	1.5%
Music	1	1.5%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.5%
Food & Drink	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	30
Down Clues	36
Total Clues	66
Average Answer Length	6.2 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Saturday, and these puzzles are usually challenging level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 6 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!

Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.

Last Updated: September 02, 2025 at 03:42 PM