2410 Fri Oct 04, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. [Chef's kiss], 5. Tablet that's impossible to swallow?, 9. Some ballpark figures, 13. Burgundy specialty, 15. Fair sight, 16. Place to conceal oneself, 17. Onetime home of the world's largest pineapple plantation, 18. Lock horns (with), 19. Customarily, 21. Part of a speaker's introduction, 24. Inscrutable sorts, 26. Word said with a salute, 27. Email status, 29. Initialism that precedes "+", 31. Pluses and minuses, e.g., 32. Common suspect in a murder mystery, 33. It has an alumni magazine called Shipmate, in brief, 35. Pennsylvanie, e.g., 36. Frequent Missy Elliott collaborator, 37. "Citizen ___" (2021 documentary about a tennis icon), 38. Take in a spread, 39. Code inits., 40. Down state?, 41. Landing site for Raptors and Eagles, 43. Once, for one, 44. Business name abbr., 45. Many, 47. Make soaking wet, 48. "This is heaven!", 50. Acrobat displays, 52. Prepare to swing, say, 53. Things that might get broken at a raucous party, 58. Bitter green, 59. In the buff, 60. Weight, 61. Heart of the matter, 62. Demo for many parents of Alphas

Down Clues :

1. Speed reading, for short, 2. ___ Sports (hit video game), 3. It can lead to a longer sentence, 4. Landscapers' tools, 5. Under control, 6. Indian fried bread, 7. Suffer, 8. Certain romantic ideal, 9. Sound from a jubilant crowd, 10. Periodical supplements, 11. Long lunch?, 12. Less forward, 14. Go-getters, often, 15. So-called "explosion shot" from a sand trap, 20. Big name in hummus, 21. Cleared up after waiting, perhaps, 22. Form instruction, 23. What often carries a U.S.D.A. seal, 25. Shone brightly, 28. Step into, 30. Pang of conscience, 32. Runs into some difficulties, 34. High-end skin-care brand, 36. Total disarray, 40. Self-serving arrangement?, 42. Momentary disruptions, 43. Acknowledges tacitly, 44. Shut securely, 46. Classic ice-skating moves, 49. Intense craving, 51. Metaphor for idleness, 54. Cannes "confirm"?, 55. "___ not!", 56. Liu regarded as China's first supermodel, 57. Apt letters missing from _ _ ipper _

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 04, 2024

Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. [Chef's kiss]. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: MWAH




• The clue is 5. Tablet that's impossible to swallow?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: IPAD




• The clue is 9. Some ballpark figures. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: RBIS

  Possible Answer : run_batted_in, rbi




• The clue is 13. Burgundy specialty. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: PINOTNOIR




• The clue is 15. Fair sight. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: BOOTH

  Possible Answer : booth, Booth, kiosk, stall, John_Wilkes_Booth, cubicle




• The clue is 16. Place to conceal oneself. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: HIDEYHOLE




• The clue is 17. Onetime home of the world's largest pineapple plantation. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: LANAI

  Possible Answer : Lanai_Island, Lanai, lanai




• The clue is 18. Lock horns (with). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SPAR

  Possible Answer : spar, sparring




• The clue is 19. Customarily. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: ASARULE




• The clue is 21. Part of a speaker's introduction. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: BIO




• The clue is 24. Inscrutable sorts. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: ENIGMAS

  Possible Answer : closed_book, mystery, brain-teaser, enigma, conundrum, secret, riddle




• The clue is 26. Word said with a salute. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: SIR

  Possible Answer : Sir, sir




• The clue is 27. Email status. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: UNREAD

  Possible Answer : unread




• The clue is 29. Initialism that precedes "+". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: LGBTQIA




• The clue is 31. Pluses and minuses, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SIGNS

  Possible Answer : signal, signalise, contract, bless, augury, sign_of_the_zodiac, polarity, signalize, mark, planetary_house, ratify, signboard, sign_on, signaling, sign_up, mansion, house, preindication, subscribe, sign, foretoken, star_sign




• The clue is 32. Common suspect in a murder mystery. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: HEIR

  Possible Answer : inheritor, heir, successor, heritor




• The clue is 33. It has an alumni magazine called Shipmate, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: USNA




• The clue is 35. Pennsylvanie, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ETAT




• The clue is 36. Frequent Missy Elliott collaborator. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: CIARA




• The clue is 37. "Citizen ___" (2021 documentary about a tennis icon). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ASHE

  Possible Answer : Ashe, Arthur_Ashe, Arthur_Robert_Ashe




• The clue is 38. Take in a spread. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: DINE

  Possible Answer : dine




• The clue is 39. Code inits.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: HTML

  Possible Answer : hypertext_mark-up_language, HTML, hypertext_markup_language




• The clue is 40. Down state?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: BLUES

  Possible Answer : blue_angel, blue_sky, bluing, blueness, blue_devil, blue_devils, blueing, blue, vapors, Amytal, blues, vapours, blue_air, amobarbital_sodium, megrims, wild_blue_yonder




• The clue is 41. Landing site for Raptors and Eagles. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: AIRBASE




• The clue is 43. Once, for one. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: NUMERO




• The clue is 44. Business name abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: LLC




• The clue is 45. Many. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: LOADSOF




• The clue is 47. Make soaking wet. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: SOP

  Possible Answer : soak, dowse, SOP, standard_procedure, sop, douse, souse, sops, soak_through, standing_operating_procedure, standard_operating_procedure, drench




• The clue is 48. "This is heaven!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: AHBLISS




• The clue is 50. Acrobat displays. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: PDFS




• The clue is 52. Prepare to swing, say. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: TEEUP




• The clue is 53. Things that might get broken at a raucous party. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: NOISELAWS




• The clue is 58. Bitter green. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: CRESS

  Possible Answer : cress_plant, cress




• The clue is 59. In the buff. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: AUNATUREL




• The clue is 60. Weight. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: HEFT

  Possible Answer : massiveness, heftiness, heft, heave_up, heft_up, heave, ponderousness, ponderosity




• The clue is 61. Heart of the matter. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: GIST

  Possible Answer : core, pith, essence, centre, nub, inwardness, gist, kernel, heart_and_soul, heart, sum, effect, nitty-gritty, burden, substance, meat, marrow, center




• The clue is 62. Demo for many parents of Alphas. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: GENY

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Speed reading, for short. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: MPH

  Possible Answer: miles_per_hour, mph

• The clue is 2. ___ Sports (hit video game). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: WII

• The clue is 3. It can lead to a longer sentence. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: AND

• The clue is 4. Landscapers' tools. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: HOES

  Possible Answer: hoe

• The clue is 5. Under control. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: INHAND

• The clue is 6. Indian fried bread. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: POORI

• The clue is 7. Suffer. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: AIL

  Possible Answer: ail, trouble, pain, garlic

• The clue is 8. Certain romantic ideal. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: DREAMGIRL

• The clue is 9. Sound from a jubilant crowd. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ROAR

  Possible Answer: hollo, boom, bellowing, bellow, howl, ululate, yowl, wail, yaup, holler, holloa, yawl, hollering, roar, holla, thunder, roaring

• The clue is 10. Periodical supplements. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: BONUSISSUES

• The clue is 11. Long lunch?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: ITALIANHERO

• The clue is 12. Less forward. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SHIER

  Possible Answer: timid, shy, unsure, diffident

  Possible Opposite Answer : confident

• The clue is 14. Go-getters, often. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: TYPEAS

• The clue is 15. So-called "explosion shot" from a sand trap. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: BLAST

  Possible Answer: flack, savage, shell, shoot, nail, blare, fire, pillory, blow, gust, boom, crucify, eruption, attack, flak, smash, bam, blast, clap, bang, knock_down, good_time

• The clue is 20. Big name in hummus. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SABRA

  Possible Answer: sabra

• The clue is 21. Cleared up after waiting, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: BUSED

  Possible Answer: bus

• The clue is 22. Form instruction. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: INITIALHERE

• The clue is 23. What often carries a U.S.D.A. seal. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: ORGANICBEEF

• The clue is 25. Shone brightly. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: GLEAMED

  Possible Answer: shine, glitter, gleam, glisten, glint, glimmer

• The clue is 28. Step into. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ENTER

  Possible Answer: introduce, enroll, go_into, record, embark, come_in, recruit, insert, participate, infix, figure, enter, inscribe, accede, move_into, enrol, put_down, get_in, go_in, get_into

  Possible Opposite Answer : drop_out, exit

• The clue is 30. Pang of conscience. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: QUALM

  Possible Answer: queasiness, scruple, misgiving, qualm, squeamishness

• The clue is 32. Runs into some difficulties. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: HITSASNAG

• The clue is 34. High-end skin-care brand. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: AESOP

  Possible Answer: Aesop

• The clue is 36. Total disarray. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: CHAOS

  Possible Answer: bedlam, chaos, topsy-turvydom, pandemonium, Chaos, topsy-turvyness

• The clue is 40. Self-serving arrangement?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: BUFFET

  Possible Answer: buff, knock_about, sideboard, buffet, snack_counter, counter, batter, snack_bar

• The clue is 42. Momentary disruptions. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: BLIPS

  Possible Answer: pip, blip, radar_target

• The clue is 43. Acknowledges tacitly. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: NODSAT

• The clue is 44. Shut securely. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: LATCH

  Possible Answer: latch, door_latch

• The clue is 46. Classic ice-skating moves. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SPINS

  Possible Answer: twirl, tailspin, reel, twisting, spin_around, birl, spin, twist, whirl, spin_out, gyrate

• The clue is 49. Intense craving. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: LUST

  Possible Answer: crave, thirst, luxuria, lust, lecherousness, lustfulness, starve, hunger

• The clue is 51. Metaphor for idleness. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SLUG

  Possible Answer: bullet, punch, slug, clout, sluggard, poke, slog, swig, lick, laze, biff, idle, stagnate, type_slug

  Possible Opposite Answer : work

• The clue is 54. Cannes "confirm"?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: OUI

• The clue is 55. "___ not!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ARE

  Possible Answer: equal, live, exist, follow, represent, comprise, constitute, are, cost, be, make_up, ar, personify, embody

  Possible Opposite Answer : differ

• The clue is 56. Liu regarded as China's first supermodel. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: WEN

  Possible Answer: pilar_cyst, steatocystoma, wen, sebaceous_cyst

• The clue is 57. Apt letters missing from _ _ ipper _. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: SLY

  Possible Answer: foxy, tricksy, tricky, dodgy, crafty, slick, wily, knavish, guileful, cunning, sly

February 27, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (36 clues)
• Down Clues (34 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, February 27, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (36 Across, 34 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.6 letters

February 27, 2021 Across Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Hoopster's mantra	10
2A	11. Two-time FIFA Women's World Player of the Year (2001, 2002)	4
3A	15. "My point is ..."	10
4A	16. Like castaways, before being cast away	4
5A	17. Set for the afternoon?	10
6A	18. Clinches	4
7A	19. A couple of dollars?	3
8A	20. Material whose name is a Scandinavian country in French	5
9A	21. Moves like a butterfly	5
10A	22. Countenance	4
11A	24. Stingray feature, once	4
12A	25. Pioneer in 35mm cameras	5
13A	26. School softball?	5
14A	28. Singer Braxton, sister of Toni	5
15A	30. Its birthstone is peridot: Abbr.	3
16A	31. "Let's get ___!" (party cry)	3
17A	33. Individually	8
18A	35. In the cloud, say	6
19A	38. Title character in a "Sgt. Pepper" song	6
20A	39. Night light	8
21A	41. Wiz Khalifa's "We ___ Boyz"	3
22A	42. Ron who played Tarzan on old TV	3
23A	43. Moving	5
24A	45. Some didy changers	5
25A	49. Fare from some bars	5
26A	51. Smart ___	4
27A	53. "Au revoir!"	4
28A	54. Letter to the editor, often	5
29A	55. Atomic clock timekeeper	5
30A	57. Prefix with binary	3
31A	58. Kind of bowl ordered at a juice bar	4
32A	59. Opposite of cheap eats	10
33A	61. Actress/YouTube star ___ Condor	4
34A	62. Whole	10
35A	63. "East of Eden" twin	4
36A	64. #1 on a list, maybe	10

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. Hoopster's mantra"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BALLISLIFE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "11. Two-time FIFA Women's World Player of the Year (2001, 2002)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HAMM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. "My point is ...""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IMEANTOSAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Like castaways, before being cast away"

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 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 5 Across: "17. Set for the afternoon?"

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: TEASERVICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Clinches"

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 water frozen in the solid state
• Words that mean the same thing: trash, ice, Methedrine
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ICES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. A couple of dollars?"

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 angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
• Words that mean the same thing: altitude, elevated, elevation
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Material whose name is a Scandinavian country in French"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that leather with a napped surface
• Words that mean the same thing: suede leather, suede cloth
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUEDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Moves like a butterfly"

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 sudden quick movement
• Words that mean the same thing: flutter, fleet, flit
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Countenance"

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 dignified manner or conduct
• Words that mean the same thing: presence, comportment, bearing
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MIEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Stingray feature, once"

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: TTOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Pioneer in 35mm cameras"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LEICA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. School softball?"

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: EASYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Singer Braxton, sister of Toni"

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: TRACI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Its birthstone is peridot: 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 the month following july and preceding september
• Words that mean the same thing: August
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AUG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. "Let's get ___!" (party cry)"

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 humanistic study of a body of literature
• Words that mean the same thing: get off, illuminate, lighted
• The opposite would be: unlighted, extinguish
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Individually"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALACARTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. In the cloud, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that keep or lay aside for future use
• Words that mean the same thing: lay in, stash away, hive away
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STORED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Title character in a "Sgt. Pepper" song"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MRKITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Night light"

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 ray of moonlight
• Words that mean the same thing: moon ray, moon-ray
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOONBEAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Wiz Khalifa's "We ___ Boyz""

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: DEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Ron who played Tarzan on old TV"

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: ELY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Moving"

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 on the move
• Words that mean the same thing: about, 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: ASTIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. Some didy changers"

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 informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
• Words that mean the same thing: dad, daddy, dada
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DADAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. Fare from some bars"

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 thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and pipturus albidus
• Words that mean the same thing: tapa, tapa bark, tappa bark
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAPAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. Smart ___"

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: ALEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "53. "Au revoir!""

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: TATA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "54. Letter to the editor, often"

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 informal terms for objecting
• Words that mean the same thing: bellyache, beef, holler
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GRIPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. Atomic clock timekeeper"

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 acronym for microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an amplifier that works on the same principle as a laser and emits coherent microwave radiation
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MASER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. Prefix with binary"

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 negation of a word or group of words
• Words that mean the same thing: not
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. Kind of bowl ordered at a juice bar"

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: ACAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "59. Opposite of cheap eats"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FINEDINING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. Actress/YouTube star ___ Condor"

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: LANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "62. Whole"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: INONEPIECE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "63. "East of Eden" twin"

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: ARON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "64. #1 on a list, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a book that has had a large and rapid sale
• Words that mean the same thing: best seller
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BESTSELLER

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Saturday NYT Crossword February 27, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. "Buzz off!"	6
2D	2. Renato's wife in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera"	6
3D	3. Some deals from dealerships	6
4D	4. "___ Mañanitas" (Mexican birthday song)	3
5D	5. Woman's name that's also a plural suffix	4
6D	6. Work it, on the runway	5
7D	7. Four-time Grammy winner Lyle	6
8D	8. George Sand title heroine	7
9D	9. [I'm such an idiot!]	8
10D	10. Inspect	3
11D	11. Selassie of Ethiopia	5
12D	12. What this is an example of: \_(^.^)_/	8
13D	13. Trope seen in rom-coms	8
14D	14. Rub the right way?	7
15D	21. Switched (on)	7
16D	23. Alternative to polyester	5
17D	27. Home for a drone	7
18D	29. Jokester	4
19D	32. Props of sorts	4
20D	34. Target	5
21D	35. Vehicle equipped with photovoltaic cells	8
22D	36. Schroeder plays one, in the comics	8
23D	37. Dig for insights, digitally	8
24D	39. Annual N.Y.C. event hosted by Vogue	7
25D	40. Some Pepperidge Farm cookies	7
26D	44. Begrudge	6
27D	46. "Get Out" star Kaluuya	6
28D	47. Like, now	6
29D	48. Birth control pioneer Margaret	6
30D	50. Like some drones	5
31D	52. Forfeits	5
32D	56. What comes before old age?	4
33D	59. "Of course it looks good on you!," maybe	3
34D	60. Zip	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. "Buzz off!""

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: BITEME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Renato's wife in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that congenital absence of an arm or leg
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMELIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Some deals from dealerships"

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 property that is leased or rented out or let
• Words that mean the same thing: charter, term of a contract, letting
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEASES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. "___ Mañanitas" (Mexican birthday song)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
• Words that mean the same thing: lah, Pelican State, Louisiana
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Woman's name that's also a plural suffix"

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: INES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Work it, on the runway"

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 proud stiff pompous gait
• Words that mean the same thing: cock, swagger, prance
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STRUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Four-time Grammy winner Lyle"

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: LOVETT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. George Sand title heroine"

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: ISIDORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. [I'm such an idiot!]"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FACEPALM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Inspect"

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 organ of sight
• Words that mean the same thing: centre, eyeball, middle
• The 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 11 Down: "11. Selassie of Ethiopia"

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: HAILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. What this is an example of: \_(^.^)_/"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ASCIIART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Trope seen in rom-coms"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MEETCUTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Rub the right way?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation
• Words that mean the same thing: rub down, knead
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MASSAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Switched (on)"

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 flash intermittently
• Words that mean the same thing: flicker, flick, click
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLICKED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Alternative to polyester"

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 thermoplastic polyamide; a family of strong resilient synthetic fibers
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NYLON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Home for a drone"

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: AIRBASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "29. Jokester"

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 one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
• Words that mean the same thing: tease, add-in, circuit board
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "32. Props of sorts"

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 starting place for each hole on a golf course
• Words that mean the same thing: tee, teeing ground, football tee
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "34. Target"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AIMAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "35. Vehicle equipped with photovoltaic cells"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SOLARCAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "36. Schroeder plays one, in the comics"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TOYPIANO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. Dig for insights, digitally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DATAMINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "39. Annual N.Y.C. event hosted by Vogue"

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: METGALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. Some Pepperidge Farm cookies"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the capital of lombardy in northern italy; has been an international center of trade and industry since the middle ages
• Words that mean the same thing: Milan, Milano
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MILANOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "44. Begrudge"

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 feel bitter or indignant about
• Words that mean the same thing: begrudge
• The opposite would be: wish
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RESENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "46. "Get Out" star Kaluuya"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (old testament) a youth who was taken into the court of nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century bc)
• Words that mean the same thing: Book of Daniel, Book of the Prophet Daniel
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DANIEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "47. Like, now"

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: ATONCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "48. Birth control pioneer Margaret"

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 english biochemist who determined the sequence of amino acids in insulin and who invented a technique to determine the genetic sequence of an organism (born in 1918)
• Words that mean the same thing: Margaret Higgins Sanger, Margaret Sanger, Frederick Sanger
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SANGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "50. Like some drones"

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

  The answer is: APIAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "52. Forfeits"

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 give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
• Words that mean the same thing: cede, grant, concede
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CEDES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "56. What comes before old age?"

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 fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
• Words that mean the same thing: good, mature, right
• The opposite would be: green
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "59. "Of course it looks good on you!," maybe"

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 trivial lie
• Words that mean the same thing: taradiddle, tarradiddle, story
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FIB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "60. Zip"

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 quantity of no importance
• Words that mean the same thing: zero, null, cipher
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	52	74.3%
Short Answer	8	11.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.3%
History	2	2.9%
Music	2	2.9%
Sports	1	1.4%
Geography	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	36
Down Clues	34
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.6 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 Saturday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 19, 2025 at 05:40 AM