June 22, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (45 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 84 (45 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.5 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Tuesday Puzzle June 22, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Egyptian beetle	6
2A	7. Word before sheet or battle	3
3A	10. First president to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery	4
4A	14. Nabokov novel	6
5A	15. Lobster ___ Newburg	3
6A	16. Instrument that an orchestra tunes to	4
7A	17. X-rayed, e.g.	6
8A	18. Bit of acne	3
9A	19. Went 90, say	4
10A	20. Intertwine	4
11A	21. That, in Tijuana	3
12A	23. Classic Led Zeppelin song represented by the ascending circled letters and this answer	6
13A	25. Bruins : U.C.L.A. :: ___ : Princeton	6
14A	28. Whole bunch	4
15A	29. ___-Magnon man	3
16A	32. Transportation hub named for a 1930s-'40s mayor, in brief	3
17A	33. A Cyclops has one	3
18A	35. Piece of limbo equipment	3
19A	37. Get tangled up	5
20A	39. Catch wind of	4
21A	41. Director Guillermo del ___	4
22A	42. German/Polish border river	4
23A	43. Offerings from Pottery Barn and Chipotle	5
24A	44. Yemen's capital	4
25A	45. Opening of some formal letters	4
26A	46. Territory	4
27A	47. Peeled, as a pear	5
28A	48. Soak (up), as gravy	3
29A	49. "___ but a scratch"	3
30A	50. Nevada's largest county	3
31A	52. One doing an oral exam, in brief	3
32A	53. Org. with programs that are taking off?	4
33A	55. Types in	6
34A	58. Home of the oldest active M.L.B. ballpark	6
35A	60. Y.M.C.A. course, for short	3
36A	61. Classic AC/DC song represented by the falling circled letters and this answer	4
37A	65. Maya Angelou's "And Still I ___"	4
38A	66. Musical ability	3
39A	68. Part of N.H.L.	6
40A	70. Offshore	4
41A	71. Like 2019 and 2021, but not 2020	3
42A	72. Fumbles and flubs	6
43A	73. Pupil's place	4
44A	74. Platform for Dr. Mario and Final Fantasy	3
45A	75. Places for toasters	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. Egyptian beetle"

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 scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient egyptians
• Words that mean the same thing: Scarabaeus sacer, scarabaeus
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCARAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Word before sheet or battle"

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: rap music, knock, pink
• The 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!

Clue 3 Across: "10. First president to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TAFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Nabokov novel"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a sexually precocious young girl
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOLITA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Lobster ___ Newburg"

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 flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Instrument that an orchestra tunes to"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
• Words that mean the same thing: hautbois, hautboy
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OBOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. X-rayed, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that render visible, as by means of mri
• Words that mean the same thing: project, figure, visualize
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMAGED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Bit of acne"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
• Words that mean the same thing: pimple, hickey
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Went 90, say"

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 commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
• Words that mean the same thing: snap, bust, shoot down
• The 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 10 Across: "20. Intertwine"

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 number of openings per linear inch of a screen; measures size of particles
• Words that mean the same thing: engagement, mesh topology, interlock
• The opposite would be: disengage
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MESH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "21. That, in Tijuana"

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: ESO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Classic Led Zeppelin song represented by the ascending circled letters and this answer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
• Words that mean the same thing: paradise, Eden, promised land
• The opposite would be: Hell
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEAVEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Bruins : U.C.L.A. :: ___ : Princeton"

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 terrorist organization in sri lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent tamil state called eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel
• Words that mean the same thing: Panthera tigris, LTTE, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIGERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Whole bunch"

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 (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
• Words that mean the same thing: sheer, remove, good deal
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. ___-Magnon man"

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 electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
• Words that mean the same thing: scope, cathode-ray oscilloscope, oscilloscope
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Transportation hub named for a 1930s-'40s mayor, in brief"

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: LGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. A Cyclops has one"

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 organ of sight
• Words that mean the same thing: heart, oculus, eyeball
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Piece of limbo 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 a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
• Words that mean the same thing: relegate, streak, measure
• The opposite would be: unbar
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Get tangled up"

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 french composer and exponent of impressionism (1875-1937)
• Words that mean the same thing: Maurice Ravel, ravel out, ladder
• The opposite would be: unknot, unravel
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAVEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Catch 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: find out, get word, see
• The 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 21 Across: "41. Director Guillermo del ___"

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: TORO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. German/Polish border 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 european river; flows into the baltic sea
• Words that mean the same thing: Oder River
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Offerings from Pottery Barn and Chipotle"

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 bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack
• Words that mean the same thing: roll, bowl, lawn bowling
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOWLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Yemen's capital"

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 the capital and largest city of yemen; on the central plateau
• Words that mean the same thing: Sana'a, Sanaa
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "45. Opening of some formal letters"

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 term of address for a man
• Words that mean the same thing: sir, Sir
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "46. Territory"

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 particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
• Words that mean the same thing: sphere, arena, expanse
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AREA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "47. Peeled, as a pear"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that decrease gradually or bit by bit
• Words that mean the same thing: whittle, skin, par
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PARED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "48. Soak (up), as gravy"

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 piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid
• Words that mean the same thing: dowse, soak, 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 29 Across: "49. "___ but a scratch""

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 light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 22, Ti, Cordyline terminalis
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "50. Nevada's largest county"

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: NYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "52. One doing an oral exam, in brief"

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 doctor's degree in dental surgery
• Words that mean the same thing: DD, Doctor of Dental Surgery, Doctor of Divinity
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "53. Org. with programs that are taking off?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an independent agency of the united states government responsible for aviation and spaceflight
• Words that mean the same thing: National Aeronautics and Space 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: NASA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "55. Types in"

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 to come or go into
• Words that mean the same thing: get into, go into, inscribe
• The opposite would be: drop out, exit
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENTERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "58. Home of the oldest active M.L.B. ballpark"

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 state capital and largest city of massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
• Words that mean the same thing: Bean Town, Beantown, Hub of the Universe
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOSTON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "60. Y.M.C.A. course, 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: ESL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "61. Classic AC/DC song represented by the falling circled letters and this answer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any place of pain and turmoil
• Words that mean the same thing: underworld, inferno, hell on earth
• The opposite would be: Heaven
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "65. Maya Angelou's "And Still I ___""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a growth in strength or number or importance
• Words that mean the same thing: hike, rising, salary increase
• The opposite would be: go to bed, descent
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "66. Musical ability"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
• Words that mean the same thing: auricle, pinna, capitulum
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "68. Part of N.H.L."

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 an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
• Words that mean the same thing: conference
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEAGUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Across: "70. Offshore"

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 in the direction of the sea
• Words that mean the same thing: seawards, seaward
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Across: "71. Like 2019 and 2021, but not 2020"

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

  The answer is: ODD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Across: "72. Fumbles and flubs"

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 wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
• Words that mean the same thing: misplay, mistake, fault
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERRORS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 43 Across: "73. Pupil's place"

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 piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DESK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 44 Across: "74. Platform for Dr. Mario and Final Fantasy"

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 colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
• Words that mean the same thing: northeast, Ne, neon
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 45 Across: "75. Places for toasters"

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 platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
• Words that mean the same thing: pulpit, podium, rostrum
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAISES

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Tuesday NYT Crossword June 22, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Next to nothing, as a chance	4
2D	2. "___ as you are"	4
3D	3. "So sad"	4
4D	4. Correct	5
5D	5. Supped	3
6D	6. No-goodnik	6
7D	7. Schick product	5
8D	8. 2001 Will Smith title role	3
9D	9. Course of action	4
10D	10. Completely wreck	5
11D	11. Open and honest	10
12D	12. Tipped off	10
13D	13. Many a TikTok user	4
14D	22. Fish in the genus Hippocampus	8
15D	24. Opposite of WNW	3
16D	26. Think ___ of	3
17D	27. Deck protectors	8
18D	29. With 36-Down, intersection ... as suggested by the circled letters in the middle of this puzzle?	5
19D	30. Static, maybe	10
20D	31. Cloverleaf features	10
21D	34. 2019, 2020 and 2021: Abbr.	3
22D	36. See 29-Down	5
23D	38. CPR sites	3
24D	40. Animal that sounds a lot like you?	3
25D	41. Letters on some airport uniforms	3
26D	43. Antioxidant juice brand	3
27D	47. The "p" of m.p.h.	3
28D	49. "___ Te Ching"	3
29D	51. Shouted	6
30D	54. Porterhouse, e.g.	5
31D	56. Aptly named shelfmate of Smarties candy	5
32D	57. Ventriloquist Lewis	5
33D	58. Flat-headed fastener	4
34D	59. Gas in glowing signs	4
35D	62. Teamwork disrupters	4
36D	63. Tackle box item	4
37D	64. More, as the saying goes	4
38D	67. Juice suffix	3
39D	69. Obama ___	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. Next to nothing, as a chance"

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 take off weight
• Words that mean the same thing: slight, svelte, slenderize
• 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: SLIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "___ as you are""

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 thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
• Words that mean the same thing: amount, hail, total
• The opposite would be: go, leave
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. "So sad""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Correct"

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 an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; ; - eleanor roosevelt
• Words that mean the same thing: rightfield, right hand, redress
• The opposite would be: wrongfulness, falsify
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIGHT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Supped"

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 goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
• Words that mean the same thing: corrode, deplete, eat on
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. No-goodnik"

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: BADEGG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Schick product"

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

  The answer is: RAZOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. 2001 Will Smith title role"

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 united states prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
• Words that mean the same thing: Cassius Marcellus Clay, Muhammad Ali, Cassius Clay
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Course of action"

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 course of conduct
• Words that mean the same thing: route, way of life, way
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PATH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Completely wreck"

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 whole amount
• Words that mean the same thing: amount, come, tot 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: TOTAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Open and honest"

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 without concealment or deception; honest
• Words that mean the same thing: straightforward, honestly
• The opposite would be: dishonestly
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABOVEBOARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Tipped off"

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 warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning
• Words that mean the same thing: forewarn, previse
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FOREWARNED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Many a TikTok user"

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 juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
• Words that mean the same thing: stripling, teenaged, teenage
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "22. Fish in the genus Hippocampus"

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 either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
• Words that mean the same thing: walrus, sea horse
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEAHORSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "24. Opposite of WNW"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ESE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "26. Think ___ of"

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 often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
• Words that mean the same thing: complaint, ominous, poorly
• The opposite would be: well
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Deck protectors"

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 kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface)
• Words that mean the same thing: sealant, sealer
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEALANTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "29. With 36-Down, intersection ... as suggested by the circled letters in the middle of this puzzle?"

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 a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
• Words that mean the same thing: bad-tempered, pass over, crabby
• The opposite would be: uncross
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CROSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. Static, maybe"

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: RADIONOISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Cloverleaf features"

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 bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels
• Words that mean the same thing: flyover, overpass
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVERPASSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "34. 2019, 2020 and 2021: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
• Words that mean the same thing: twelvemonth, yr, year
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "36. See 29-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 a partly sheltered anchorage
• Words that mean the same thing: route, roadstead, road
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "38. CPR sites"

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 trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
• Words that mean the same thing: emergency room, erbium, ER
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "40. Animal that sounds a lot like you?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of a people living in southern benin and togo and southeastern ghana
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EWE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "41. Letters on some airport uniforms"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an agency established in 2001 to safeguard united states transportation systems and insure safe air travel
• Words that mean the same thing: Transportation Security 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: TSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "43. Antioxidant juice brand"

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 tibeto-burman language spoken in the dali region of yunnan
• Words that mean the same thing: Baic
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "47. The "p" of m.p.h."

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: PER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "49. "___ Te Ching""

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 adherent of any branch of taoism
• Words that mean the same thing: Taoist
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "51. Shouted"

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 utter a sudden loud cry
• Words that mean the same thing: squall, shouted, call
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YELLED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "54. Porterhouse, 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 slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "56. Aptly named shelfmate of Smarties candy"

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 an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
• Words that mean the same thing: wonk, swot, nerd
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NERDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "57. Ventriloquist Lewis"

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 african river that flows northwest into lake chad
• Words that mean the same thing: Chari River, Chari, Shari River
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHARI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "58. Flat-headed fastener"

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

  The answer is: BRAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "59. Gas in glowing signs"

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 colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 10, Ne
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "62. Teamwork disrupters"

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

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: ego, egotism, 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: EGOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "63. Tackle box 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 qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
• Words that mean the same thing: come-on, bait, entice
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "64. More, as the saying goes"

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 (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
• Words that mean the same thing: to a lesser extent
• The opposite would be: more
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "67. Juice suffix"

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 sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
• Words that mean the same thing: fruit drink
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "69. Obama ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	48	57.1%
Short Answer	25	29.8%
Music	3	3.6%
Sports	2	2.4%
Geography	2	2.4%
Abbreviation	2	2.4%
Literature	1	1.2%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.2%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	45
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	84
Average Answer Length	4.5 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 Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 16, 2025 at 06:49 PM

XWordHint Crossword Answers June 16, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

XWordHint Crossword Complete Solution: June 16, 2025

Published on Monday, June 16, 2025 • Updated daily

Our expert breakdown helps you solve the June 16 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.

Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. Three-player trick-taking game

4-letter answer Answer: SKAT

Clue #2: 5. Supermarket tabloids, informally

4-letter answer Answer: RAGS

Word Help: Synonyms: tantalize, call_down, rally

Clue #3: 9. Walkways

5-letter answer Answer: PATHS

Word Help: Synonyms: route, way, track

Clue #4: 14. Difficult air to see through

4-letter answer Answer: HAZE

Word Help: Synonyms: daze, haze, fog

Clue #5: 15. Dog biter

4-letter answer Answer: FLEA

Word Help: Synonyms: flea

Clue #6: 16. Greek theater

5-letter answer Answer: ODEON

Clue #7: 17. Pitchers' stats

4-letter answer Answer: ERAS

Word Help: Synonyms: era, ERA, epoch

Clue #8: 18. Short stiletto shoe

10-letter answer Answer: KITTENHEEL

Clue #9: 20. Voice below soprano

4-letter answer Answer: ALTO

Word Help: Synonyms: alto, contralto, countertenor

Clue #10: 22. Locale for a person with a green thumb

6-letter answer Answer: GARDEN

Word Help: Synonyms: garden

Clue #11: 23. 'N Sync bandmate of Justin Timberlake

10-letter answer Answer: JOEYFATONE

Clue #12: 26. Black Friday or Cyber Monday event

4-letter answer Answer: SALE

Word Help: Synonyms: sales_event, sale, sales_agreement

Clue #13: 29. Letters before a criminal's alias

3-letter answer Answer: AKA

Clue #14: 30. Vaccine-approving org.

3-letter answer Answer: FDA

Word Help: Synonyms: FDA, Food_and_Drug_Administration

Clue #15: 31. Finger … or what a finger dials on a phone

5-letter answer Answer: DIGIT

Word Help: Synonyms: digit, fingerbreadth, finger's_breadth

Clue #16: 32. "Affirmative!"

3-letter answer Answer: YES

Word Help: Synonyms: yes
Antonyms: no

Clue #17: 33. Floor model

4-letter answer Answer: DEMO

Word Help: Synonyms: demonstration, show, demo

Clue #18: 35. Slanted edges, as on mirrors

6-letter answer Answer: BEVELS

Word Help: Synonyms: bevel_square, cant, bevel

Clue #19: 36. What a first crush might be dismissed as

9-letter answer Answer: PUPPYLOVE

Clue #20: 38. Author Louisa May ___

6-letter answer Answer: ALCOTT

Word Help: Synonyms: Alcott, Louisa_May_Alcott

Clue #21: 41. Slugger Sammy

4-letter answer Answer: SOSA

Clue #22: 42. ___ de Janeiro

3-letter answer Answer: RIO

Word Help: Synonyms: Rio, Rio_de_Janeiro

Clue #23: 45. Like cursive handwriting, typically

5-letter answer Answer: LOOPY

Word Help: Synonyms: kookie, balmy, loopy

Clue #24: 46. Yahoo alternative

3-letter answer Answer: AOL

Clue #25: 47. Finish

3-letter answer Answer: END

Word Help: Synonyms: finish, conclusion, terminate
Antonyms: beginning, begin

Clue #26: 48. Cash dispensers

4-letter answer Answer: ATMS

Word Help: Synonyms: automated_teller_machine, asynchronous_transfer_mode, cash_dispenser

Clue #27: 49. Spot that may be affected by a charley horse

10-letter answer Answer: CALFMUSCLE

Clue #28: 53. Bandit at sea

6-letter answer Answer: PIRATE

Word Help: Synonyms: commandeer, sea_robber, hijack

Clue #29: 55. Small case for needles

4-letter answer Answer: ETUI

Word Help: Synonyms: etui

Clue #30: 56. Movie marketed toward a primarily female audience, informally

10-letter answer Answer: CHICKFLICK

Clue #31: 60. West Point, in brief

4-letter answer Answer: USMA

Clue #32: 62. 2015 Adele hit that won three Grammys

5-letter answer Answer: HELLO

Word Help: Synonyms: hello, how-do-you-do, howdy

Clue #33: 63. Adolescent woe

4-letter answer Answer: ACNE

Word Help: Synonyms: acne

Clue #34: 64. The first word of 18-, 23-, 36-, 49- or 56-Across is one

4-letter answer Answer: BABY

Word Help: Synonyms: coddle, indulge, child

Clue #35: 65. Swords whose points were once dipped in dye before a duel

5-letter answer Answer: EPEES

Word Help: Synonyms: epee

Clue #36: 66. Squealed, as an informant

4-letter answer Answer: SANG

Word Help: Synonyms: babble_out, American_ginseng, Panax_quinquefolius
Antonyms: keep_quiet

Clue #37: 67. ___ gin fizz

4-letter answer Answer: SLOE

Word Help: Synonyms: Allegheny_plum, Prunus_alleghaniensis, Alleghany_plum

Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. "Thar ___ blows!"

3-letter answer Answer: SHE

Clue #2: 2. Sing-along activity at a bar

7-letter answer Answer: KARAOKE

Word Help: Synonyms: karaoke

Clue #3: 3. Colorful shrubs in the genus Rhododendron

7-letter answer Answer: AZALEAS

Word Help: Synonyms: azalea

Clue #4: 4. In an irritable mood

5-letter answer Answer: TESTY

Word Help: Synonyms: fractious, testy, pettish

Clue #5: 5. ___ Stadium, former D.C. sports venue

3-letter answer Answer: RFK

Clue #6: 6. Boxer who "stung like a bee"

3-letter answer Answer: ALI

Word Help: Synonyms: Cassius_Marcellus_Clay, Ali, Muhammad_Ali

Clue #7: 7. Outset

5-letter answer Answer: GETGO

Clue #8: 8. Lucifer

5-letter answer Answer: SATAN

Word Help: Synonyms: Beelzebub, Lucifer, Satan

Clue #9: 9. Setting for "Make Way for Ducklings"

4-letter answer Answer: POND

Word Help: Synonyms: pool, pond

Clue #10: 10. Sticky stuff

8-letter answer Answer: ADHESIVE

Word Help: Synonyms: adhesive, adhesive_agent, adhesive_material
Antonyms: nonadhesive

Clue #11: 11. Like most first-year college students

7-letter answer Answer: TEENAGE

Word Help: Synonyms: teen, adolescent, teenaged

Clue #12: 12. Groundbreaking invention for ancient farmers?

3-letter answer Answer: HOE

Word Help: Synonyms: hoe

Clue #13: 13. Longtime sketch comedy show, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: SNL

Clue #14: 19. Before, poetically

3-letter answer Answer: ERE

Clue #15: 21. Not working, as a police officer

7-letter answer Answer: OFFDUTY

Clue #16: 23. Bird whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet

3-letter answer Answer: JAY

Word Help: Synonyms: John_Jay, jay, Jay

Clue #17: 24. Skilled

5-letter answer Answer: ADEPT

Word Help: Synonyms: skillful, mavin, maven

Clue #18: 25. Pack (down)

4-letter answer Answer: TAMP

Word Help: Synonyms: tamper, tamping_bar, tamp_down

Clue #19: 27. Rapper ___ Nas X

3-letter answer Answer: LIL

Clue #20: 28. U.F.O. crew

3-letter answer Answer: ETS

Clue #21: 31. Lower one's estimation of

7-letter answer Answer: DEVALUE

Word Help: Synonyms: devaluate, depreciate, undervalue
Antonyms: appreciate

Clue #22: 34. Yiddish laments

3-letter answer Answer: OYS

Clue #23: 35. ___ buddy

5-letter answer Answer: BOSOM

Word Help: Synonyms: embrace, titty, tit

Clue #24: 36. Treat on a stick that you lick

8-letter answer Answer: POPSICLE

Word Help: Synonyms: lollipop, lolly, popsicle

Clue #25: 37. Bread purchase

4-letter answer Answer: LOAF

Word Help: Synonyms: bum_about, loaf, mess_about

Clue #26: 38. Styled after

3-letter answer Answer: ALA

Word Help: Synonyms: ala

Clue #27: 39. Parking place

3-letter answer Answer: LOT

Word Help: Synonyms: great_deal, pot, sight

Clue #28: 40. Put together, as a scrapbook

7-letter answer Answer: COMPILE

Word Help: Synonyms: roll_up, amass, compose

Clue #29: 42. Disengagement due to a conflict of interest

7-letter answer Answer: RECUSAL

Word Help: Synonyms: recusal, recusation

Clue #30: 43. Left hanging between two stages

7-letter answer Answer: INLIMBO

Clue #31: 44. Praiseful poem

3-letter answer Answer: ODE

Word Help: Synonyms: ode

Clue #32: 49. Half-___ (coffee order)

3-letter answer Answer: CAF

Clue #33: 50. Bronze statue in Rockefeller Center

5-letter answer Answer: ATLAS

Word Help: Synonyms: map_collection, book_of_maps, atlas

Clue #34: 51. High-end German camera brand

5-letter answer Answer: LEICA

Clue #35: 52. Things left after tearing checks out of checkbooks

5-letter answer Answer: STUBS

Word Help: Synonyms: ticket_stub, nub, butt

Clue #36: 54. Some bygone theaters

4-letter answer Answer: RKOS

Clue #37: 56. Revolutionary Guevara

3-letter answer Answer: CHE

Clue #38: 57. No-longer-cool way to say "cool"

3-letter answer Answer: HEP

Word Help: Synonyms: hip_to, hep, hip

Clue #39: 58. First channel to offer 24-hour reporting

3-letter answer Answer: CNN

Clue #40: 59. Beer barrel

3-letter answer Answer: KEG

Word Help: Synonyms: kegful, keg

Clue #41: 61. "Affirmative!" at sea

3-letter answer Answer: AYE

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