July 23, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (31 clues)
• Down Clues (42 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 73 (31 Across, 42 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

July 23, 2019 Across Hints: NYT Tuesday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Missing school	6
2A	7. Cousin of a lark	7
3A	14. Nonsense word repeated in Stephen Foster's "Camptown Races"	6
4A	15. Literally, "empty orchestra"	7
5A	16. "Spare me your lame reasons!"	14
6A	18. Home of Wall St. and Fifth Ave.	3
7A	19. "Chicago ___" (NBC drama)	3
8A	20. With 24-Across, food coloring in Twizzlers	3
9A	21. Compound with a fruity scent	5
10A	24. See 20-Across	3
11A	26. Roman emperor who wrote "Meditations"	14
12A	32. Waiting for a pitch	5
13A	33. Siesta, e.g.	3
14A	34. Michael of "Weekend Update" on "S.N.L."	3
15A	35. Pull an all-nighter	4
16A	36. Expand	4
17A	38. Giggle	4
18A	39. Be laid up in bed	3
19A	40. Call to a lamb	3
20A	41. Garden plant also called stonecrop	5
21A	42. Facial hair for Sam Elliott and Wilford Brimley	14
22A	46. Equipment hauled by a roadie	3
23A	47. Course covering axons and dendrites, for short	5
24A	48. Maple product	3
25A	50. Chinese zodiac creature for 2019	3
26A	51. Consumer safety org.	3
27A	54. 1981 hit with the lyric "We can make it if we try" ... or a possible title for this puzzle	14
28A	59. So far	7
29A	60. Getting some shut-eye	6
30A	61. Composer Bizet	7
31A	62. Alternatives to Ho Hos	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. Missing school"

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 go away or leave
• Words that mean the same thing: remove, abstracted, missing
• The opposite would be: present
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABSENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Cousin of a lark"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small amount of liquid food
• Words that mean the same thing: eat up, withdraw, immerse
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWALLOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "14. Nonsense word repeated in Stephen Foster's "Camptown Races""

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: DOODAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Literally, "empty orchestra""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that singing popular songs accompanied by a recording of an orchestra (usually in bars or nightclubs)
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KARAOKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. "Spare me your lame reasons!""

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: EXCUSESEXCUSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Home of Wall St. and Fifth Ave."

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: NYC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. "Chicago ___" (NBC drama)"

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 education
• Words that mean the same thing: Master of Education
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. With 24-Across, food coloring in Twizzlers"

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

  The answer is: RED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Compound with a fruity scent"

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 formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "24. See 20-Across"

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 usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
• Words that mean the same thing: dyestuff
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "26. Roman emperor who wrote "Meditations""

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: MARCUSAURELIUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "32. Waiting for a pitch"

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: ATBAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "33. Siesta, 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 a period of time spent sleeping
• Words that mean the same thing: sleep, short sleep, catch a wink
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "34. Michael of "Weekend Update" on "S.N.L.""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "35. Pull an all-nighter"

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 crowd or pack to capacity
• Words that mean the same thing: ram, swot up, get up
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "36. Expand"

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 pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
• Words that mean the same thing: produce, maturate, mature
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GROW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "38. Giggle"

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: HEHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "39. Be laid up in bed"

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 aromatic bulb used as seasoning
• Words that mean the same thing: trouble, pain, garlic
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. Call to a lamb"

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 cry made by sheep
• Words that mean the same thing: blat, blate, bleat
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Garden plant also called stonecrop"

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

  The answer is: SEDUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Facial hair for Sam Elliott and Wilford Brimley"

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: WALRUSMUSTACHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "46. Equipment hauled by a roadie"

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

  The answer is: AMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. Course covering axons and dendrites, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NEURO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. Maple product"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
• Words that mean the same thing: saphead, tire, blackjack
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "50. Chinese zodiac creature for 2019"

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 domestic swine
• Words that mean the same thing: sloven, copper, devour
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. Consumer safety org."

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 federal agency in the department of health and human services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products
• Words that mean the same thing: Food and Drug Administration
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "54. 1981 hit with the lyric "We can make it if we try" ... or a possible title for this puzzle"

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: JUSTTHETWOOFUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "59. So far"

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: UPTONOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "60. Getting some shut-eye"

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 in a state of sleep
• Words that mean the same thing: at peace, numb, at rest
• The opposite would be: awake
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASLEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "61. Composer Bizet"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that christian martyr; patron saint of england; hero of the legend of saint george and the dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
• Words that mean the same thing: George II, George, St. George
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GEORGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "62. Alternatives to Ho Hos"

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 songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto
• Words that mean the same thing: yodel, warble, descant
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YODELS

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Tuesday Crossword Down Clues - July 23, 2019 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Mideast's Gulf of ___	4
2D	2. Squarish	4
3D	3. Necessity for achieving one's goals?	10
4D	4. Ending with "umich." or "upenn."	3
5D	5. Rapper Lil ___ X	3
6D	6. Topics for book clubs	6
7D	7. Slated events, in brief	4
8D	8. Material for Icarus' wings	3
9D	9. Circle segment	3
10D	10. Branch of the Olympics?	6
11D	11. Misplace	4
12D	12. Gave the go-ahead	4
13D	13. Anderson who directed "The Grand Budapest Hotel"	3
14D	17. "Buona ___" (Italian greeting)	4
15D	22. Rip-off	4
16D	23. Famed child ruler, informally	3
17D	24. Compete in Pictionary	4
18D	25. "You betcha!"	3
19D	26. Colorful parrot	5
20D	27. Some heart chambers	5
21D	28. Card game with suits of four different colors	3
22D	29. Caffeinated summer drink	10
23D	30. "You betcha!"	5
24D	31. Teacher's note that makes one go [gulp]	5
25D	36. [Oh. My. God!]	4
26D	37. Piece of siege equipment	3
27D	38. Get wind of	4
28D	40. Wander here and there, with "around"	3
29D	41. Disco ___ ("The Simpsons" character)	3
30D	43. Any member of the 2019 N.B.A. championship team	6
31D	44. Meter or liter	4
32D	45. Mall cop's transport	6
33D	48. Apartment building V.I.P., in slang	4
34D	49. Regarding	4
35D	50. Benches along an aisle	4
36D	52. "Hamilton" climax	4
37D	53. Nile biters	4
38D	54. Put a cork in it!	3
39D	55. "Star Trek" spinoff series: Abbr.	3
40D	56. It's groundbreaking	3
41D	57. Spanish for "bear"	3
42D	58. Timeworn	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. Mideast's Gulf of ___"

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 important port of yemen; located on the gulf of aden; its strategic location has made it a major trading center of southern arabia since ancient times
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Squarish"

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 resembling a box in rectangularity
• Words that mean the same thing: box-shaped, boxlike
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOXY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Necessity for achieving one's goals?"

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: SOCCERBALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Ending with "umich." or "upenn.""

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: EDU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Rapper Lil ___ X"

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 silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt)
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 11, Na, sodium
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Topics for book clubs"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
• Words that mean the same thing: stem, theme, root word
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THEMES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Slated events, in brief"

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: SKED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Material for Icarus' wings"

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 various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water
• Words that mean the same thing: rise, climb, mount
• The opposite would be: wane
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Circle segment"

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 electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
• Words that mean the same thing: curve, discharge, arch
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Branch of the Olympics?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
• Words that mean the same thing: laurel wreath, Stan Laurel, Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAUREL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Misplace"

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 fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
• Words that mean the same thing: misplace, suffer, turn a loss
• The opposite would be: find, gain
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Gave the go-ahead"

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: OKED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Anderson who directed "The Grand Budapest Hotel""

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: WES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "17. "Buona ___" (Italian greeting)"

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 amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates
• Words that mean the same thing: serum, blood serum
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Rip-off"

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 fraudulent business scheme
• Words that mean the same thing: victimize, cozenage, gip
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Famed child ruler, informally"

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 utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
• Words that mean the same thing: tsk, tut-tut
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Compete in Pictionary"

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 gully that is shallower than a ravine
• Words that mean the same thing: absorb, withdraw, disembowel
• The opposite would be: repel, deposit
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. "You betcha!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: YEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. Colorful parrot"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MACAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. Some heart chambers"

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 chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of the heart)
• Words that mean the same thing: atrium
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATRIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. Card game with suits of four different colors"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: UNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "29. Caffeinated summer drink"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: ICEDCOFFEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "30. "You betcha!""

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: UHHUH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "31. Teacher's note that makes one go [gulp]"

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: SEEME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. [Oh. My. God!]"

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 short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
• Words that mean the same thing: heave, puff, pant
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GASP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "37. Piece of siege equipment"

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 most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible
• Words that mean the same thing: ram down, cram, Aries the Ram
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "38. Get wind of"

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 perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
• Words that mean the same thing: get wind, pick up, listen
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "40. Wander here and there, with "around""

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 person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
• Words that mean the same thing: lowlife, tail end, behind
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "41. Disco ___ ("The Simpsons" character)"

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: STU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "43. Any member of the 2019 N.B.A. championship team"

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 any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals
• Words that mean the same thing: bird of prey, raptorial bird
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAPTOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "44. Meter or liter"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
• Words that mean the same thing: building block, whole, unit of measurement
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "45. Mall cop's transport"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (trademark) a self-balancing personal transportation device with two wheels; can operate in any level pedestrian environment
• Words that mean the same thing: Segway HT, Segway Human Transporter
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEGWAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "48. Apartment building V.I.P., in slang"

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: SUPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "49. Regarding"

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: ASTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "50. Benches along an aisle"

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 long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation
• Words that mean the same thing: pew, church bench
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "52. "Hamilton" climax"

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 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: 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: DUEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "53. Nile biters"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that of southern europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
• Words that mean the same thing: Egyptian cobra, asp, Vipera aspis
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "54. Put a cork in it!"

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 large bottle with a narrow mouth
• Words that mean the same thing: put away, lag, put behind bars
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JUG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "55. "Star Trek" spinoff series: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TNG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "56. It's groundbreaking"

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 tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "57. Spanish for "bear""

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: OSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "58. Timeworn"

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 past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
• Words that mean the same thing: older, previous, sometime
• The opposite would be: new, young
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OLD

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	37	50.7%
Short Answer	25	34.2%
Sports	4	5.5%
Food & Drink	2	2.7%
History	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%
Music	1	1.4%
Literature	1	1.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	31
Down Clues	42
Total Clues	73
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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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (37 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

Across Clues Explained - Wednesday NYT Crossword July 24, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Big fuss	3
2A	4. Neither above nor below face value	5
3A	9. Allowed	5
4A	14. ___ Bradlee, editor of The Washington Post during Watergate	3
5A	15. Actress Keaton	5
6A	16. Dwelling	5
7A	17. Like Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely"	3
8A	18. Like pond scum	5
9A	19. Mario's world	5
10A	20. Task for new parents of twins?	13
11A	23. Elevator innovator Elisha	4
12A	24. ___ tide	4
13A	25. Like straight bourbon, for a minimum of two years	4
14A	28. "La Dolce Vita" director	7
15A	31. Dad on "Black-ish"	3
16A	33. "This texter thinks ..."	3
17A	34. Long-armed zoo animal, informally	5
18A	36. Protection rackets?	6
19A	38. Task for a Thai chef cooking for typical Americans?	13
20A	41. Like the most protective hazmat suits	6
21A	42. Las Vegas was built around one	5
22A	43. What "bist" means in the 1930s hit "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen"	3
23A	44. The "e" of i.e.	3
24A	46. Words of referral	7
25A	50. Lean and tough	4
26A	52. High, in Versailles	4
27A	54. Getaway car cargo	4
28A	55. Task for a Benedictine monk?	13
29A	59. Christensen of "Parenthood"	5
30A	61. Tank-topped, ponytailed "Futurama" character	5
31A	62. Aid in counting to 20?	3
32A	63. Much ESPN programming	5
33A	64. Maker of Glide floss	5
34A	65. Parallel to the x-axis: Abbr.	3
35A	66. Some German autos	5
36A	67. Coasters, e.g.	5
37A	68. Non-majority?	3

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Big fuss"

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

  The answer is: ADO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Neither above nor below face value"

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: ATPAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Allowed"

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 established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
• Words that mean the same thing: sound, effectual
• The opposite would be: illegal
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEGAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. ___ Bradlee, editor of The Washington Post during Watergate"

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

  The answer is: BEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Actress Keaton"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: DIANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Dwelling"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
• Words that mean the same thing: bide, dwelling, stick out
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Like Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely""

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: INE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Like pond scum"

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

  The answer is: ALGAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Mario's world"

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: MONDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Task for new parents of twins?"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: TONAMEACOUPLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Elevator innovator Elisha"

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 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 12 Across: "24. ___ tide"

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 less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon
• Words that mean the same thing: neap tide
• The opposite would be: springtide
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Like straight bourbon, for a minimum of two years"

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

  The answer is: AGED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. "La Dolce Vita" director"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that italian filmmaker (1920-1993)
• Words that mean the same thing: Federico Fellini
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FELLINI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Dad on "Black-ish""

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: DRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. "This texter thinks ...""

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

  The answer is: IMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Long-armed zoo animal, informally"

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 large long-armed ape of borneo and sumatra having arboreal habits
• Words that mean the same thing: orangutang, Pongo pygmaeus, orangutan
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORANG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Protection rackets?"

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 fear resulting from the awareness of danger
• Words that mean the same thing: horrify, alarm system, alert
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALARMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Task for a Thai chef cooking for typical Americans?"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: TOPUTITMILDLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Like the most protective hazmat suits"

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: LEVELA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Las Vegas was built around one"

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 fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
• Words that mean the same thing: haven
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OASIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. What "bist" means in the 1930s hit "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen""

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 surface area equal to 100 square meters
• Words that mean the same thing: embody, equal, cost
• The opposite would be: differ
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. The "e" of i.e."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Words of referral"

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: SEEALSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "50. Lean and tough"

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

  The answer is: WIRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "52. High, in Versailles"

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: HAUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "54. Getaway car cargo"

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 goods or money obtained illegally
• Words that mean the same thing: shekels, scratch, moolah
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. Task for a Benedictine monk?"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: TOSAYTHELEAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "59. Christensen of "Parenthood""

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: ERIKA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "61. Tank-topped, ponytailed "Futurama" character"

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: LEELA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "62. Aid in counting to 20?"

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 one of the digits of the foot
• Words that mean the same thing: toenail
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "63. Much ESPN programming"

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 contest with rules to determine a winner
• Words that mean the same thing: gage, plot, game
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAMES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "64. Maker of Glide floss"

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: ORALB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "65. Parallel to the x-axis: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "66. Some German autos"

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 german industrialist who was the first in germany to use an assembly line in manufacturing automobiles (1871-1948)
• Words that mean the same thing: Wilhelm von Opel, Opel
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "67. Coasters, 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 a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
• Words that mean the same thing: twit, depend upon, ride
• The opposite would be: walk
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIDES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "68. Non-majority?"

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 half the width of an em
• Words that mean the same thing: nut, en
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Wednesday NYT Crossword July 24, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Very little	6
2D	2. Indicate	6
3D	3. How the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup finals ended	6
4D	4. Not know from ___	4
5D	5. Roofing option	4
6D	6. Violin virtuoso Niccolò	8
7D	7. Have ___ up one's sleeve	5
8D	8. Circular arrow button in an address bar	6
9D	9. Common bedside item	4
10D	10. Virus first discovered in 1976	5
11D	11. Gillian Flynn thriller novel made into a hit 2014 film	8
12D	12. Interject	3
13D	13. Person born in late July	3
14D	21. Slanted	6
15D	22. Heighten	7
16D	26. Award for a soap, maybe	4
17D	27. Afros, e.g.	3
18D	29. Cry with a fist pump	5
19D	30. "Sesame Street" baby Muppet	7
20D	32. Actress/comic Kemper	5
21D	35. Letters after "Yeah, yeah, little ...," in a 1964 hit	3
22D	37. Pitcher's success?	6
23D	38. Actress Garr	4
24D	39. Reward for working late	8
25D	40. It names names in a newspaper	8
26D	41. Part of LSAT	3
27D	45. Lord's partner	6
28D	47. Hate	6
29D	48. "Already?"	6
30D	49. Predators of crayfish	6
31D	51. Cosmopolitan's opposite	5
32D	53. Gestation stations?	5
33D	56. Some wisecracks	4
34D	57. Magazine with an "Ask E. Jean" column	4
35D	58. Places for vials	4
36D	59. Latin "I"	3
37D	60. Knock at the door	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. Very little"

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: ABITOF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Indicate"

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 be a sign or indication of
• Words that mean the same thing: refer, announce
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DENOTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. How the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup finals ended"

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: ONENIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Not know from ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (old testament) in judeo-christian mythology; the first man and the husband of eve and the progenitor of the human race
• Words that mean the same thing: ecstasy, disco biscuit, go
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Roofing option"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces
• Words that mean the same thing: roofing tile
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Violin virtuoso Niccolò"

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 italian violinist and composer of music for the violin (1782-1840)
• Words that mean the same thing: Niccolo Paganini
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAGANINI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Have ___ up one's sleeve"

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: ANACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Circular arrow button in an address bar"

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 place a new load on
• Words that mean the same thing: recharge
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RELOAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Common bedside item"

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

  The answer is: LAMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Virus first discovered in 1976"

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 severe and often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys and chimpanzees) caused by the ebola virus; characterized by high fever and severe internal bleeding; can be spread from person to person; is largely limited to africa
• Words that mean the same thing: Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Ebola fever
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EBOLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Gillian Flynn thriller novel made into a hit 2014 film"

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

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: GONEGIRL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Interject"

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 condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
• Words that mean the same thing: impart, contribute, bestow
• The opposite would be: take away, subtract
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Person born in late July"

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 (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in leo
• Words that mean the same thing: Lion, Leo the Lion
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "21. Slanted"

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 having an oblique or slanted direction
• Words that mean the same thing: diagonal, slanted, aslant
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASLOPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Heighten"

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 cause to become alive again
• Words that mean the same thing: resurrect, raise
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UPRAISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "26. Award for a soap, maybe"

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 an annual award by the academy of television arts and sciences for outstanding achievements in television
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMMY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Afros, 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 the federal department in the united states that sets and maintains foreign policies
• Words that mean the same thing: do, perform, Doctor of Osteopathy
• The opposite would be: unmake
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "29. Cry with a fist pump"

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: IRULE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. "Sesame Street" baby Muppet"

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: NATASHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. Actress/comic Kemper"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: ELLIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "35. Letters after "Yeah, yeah, little ...," in a 1964 hit"

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: GTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "37. Pitcher's success?"

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: ADSALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "38. Actress Garr"

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: TERI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "39. Reward for working late"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that work done in addition to regular working hours
• Words that mean the same thing: extra time
• The opposite would be: regulation time
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVERTIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. It names names in a newspaper"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: flag
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MASTHEAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Part of LSAT"

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 collection of rules imposed by authority
• Words that mean the same thing: police force, law of nature, constabulary
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "45. Lord's partner"

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 united states composer and music critic (1885-1966)
• Words that mean the same thing: President Taylor, Deems Taylor, Joseph Deems Taylor
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAYLOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "47. Hate"

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 find repugnant
• Words that mean the same thing: execrate, abhor, abominate
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOATHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "48. "Already?""

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: SOSOON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. Predators of crayfish"

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

  The answer is: OTTERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "51. Cosmopolitan's opposite"

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 is not very intelligent or interested in culture
• Words that mean the same thing: bumpkin, rube, chawbacon
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YOKEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "53. Gestation stations?"

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 hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus
• Words that mean the same thing: womb, 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: UTERI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "56. Some wisecracks"

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 impudent or insolent rejoinder
• Words that mean the same thing: backtalk, mouth, back talk
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "57. Magazine with an "Ask E. Jean" column"

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: ELLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "58. Places for vials"

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 workplace for the conduct of scientific research
• Words that mean the same thing: research lab, lab, laboratory
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LABS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "59. Latin "I""

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 inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
• Words that mean the same thing: egotism, self-importance, self
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "60. Knock at the door"

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 reproach for some lapse or misdeed
• Words that mean the same thing: knock, knap, strike
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	67.6%
Short Answer	16	21.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	4	5.4%
History	2	2.7%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%
Literature	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	74
Average Answer Length	5.1 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 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 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: October 01, 2025 at 11:38 AM