0911 NYT Crossword: Wed September 11, 2024 | Puzzle Breakdown

NYT Crossword Tuesday September 11, 2024 Puzzle Breakdown: Your Complete Guide

Here are the puzzles for New York Times Crossword of September 11, 2024 which brings another set of fun and enticing clues and questions. Below are the explanations for the across and down clues which will assist you in completing today’s puzzle.

NYT Crossword: Wed September 11, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Break down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOB

  Possible Answer : bastard, dickhead, breathlessness, mother_fucker, prick, shit, motherfucker, SOB, whoreson, sobbing, asshole, shortness_of_breath, sob, son_of_a_bitch, cocksucker




• The clue is 4. Overly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOO

  Possible Answer : besides, likewise, too, to_a_fault, also, excessively, as_well, overly




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

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

  The answer: DIANE




• The clue is 12. Not now. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEN

  Possible Answer : so, and_then, and_so, then




• The clue is 14. ___ health therapist (part of a dental practice). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORAL

  Possible Answer : unwritten, oral, viva_voce, oral_exam, viva, oral_examination

  Possible Opposite Answer : aboral, anal




• The clue is 15. Type in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENTER

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : drop_out, exit




• The clue is 16. Device with Alexa. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECHO

  Possible Answer : echo, Echo, resound, reverberate, reverberation, recall, replication, repeat, sound_reflection, ring




• The clue is 17. Swim around, scare some people, ram a boat …?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: LIFEOFJAWS




• The clue is 19. Limit on borrowing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOANCAP




• The clue is 21. As required, after "if". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEEDBE




• The clue is 22. Good quality for a midwife?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: LOVEOFLABORS




• The clue is 25. Claim made stronger by a witness. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIBI

  Possible Answer : alibi, excuse, self-justification, exculpation




• The clue is 26. Palindromic preposition. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERE




• The clue is 27. Some ring decisions, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TKOS

  Possible Answer : technical_knockout, TKO




• The clue is 31. Excuses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUTS

  Possible Answer : come_out, out, come_out_of_the_closet




• The clue is 33. Counts at the gym. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPS

  Possible Answer : repp, rep




• The clue is 36. High dudgeon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRE

  Possible Answer : ira, anger, wrath, choler, ire




• The clue is 37. What the world's largest piggy bank holds?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: FORTUNEOFCHANGE




• The clue is 41. Brewpub order. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IPA




• The clue is 42. Leave 'em rolling in the aisles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLAY

  Possible Answer : bump_off, hit, polish_off, remove, slay, murder, off, dispatch




• The clue is 43. "Smooth Operator" singer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SADE

  Possible Answer : Comte_Donatien_Alphonse_Francois_de_Sade, Marquis_de_Sade, de_Sade, Sade




• The clue is 44. New Mexico's ___ National Forest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GILA

  Possible Answer : Gila, Gila_River




• The clue is 46. Turn for the worse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROT

  Possible Answer : waste, rotting, putrefaction, hogwash, rot, decomposition, bunk, bunkum, decompose, guff, molder, buncombe, moulder




• The clue is 48. Turbine turner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROTOR

  Possible Answer : rotor_coil, rotor

  Possible Opposite Answer : stator




• The clue is 51. Heroes in L.G.B.T.Q.+ history?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: LIONSOFPRIDE




• The clue is 55. Verdi's next opera after "Aida". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTELLO




• The clue is 58. "Chicago" or "Oklahoma!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUSICAL

  Possible Answer : musical_comedy, musical_theater, melodious, melodic, musical

  Possible Opposite Answer : unmelodious, unmusical




• The clue is 59. Jacket sleeves?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: ARMSOFCOAT




• The clue is 62. Contacts listing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAME

  Possible Answer : refer, constitute, bring_up, cite, gens, figure, make, call, discover, advert, distinguish, list, mention, describe, key_out, public_figure, epithet, name, identify, nominate, diagnose, appoint, key




• The clue is 63. Smooths, as unruly hair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAMES

  Possible Answer : chasten, tame, domesticate, naturalize, domesticise, subdue, naturalise, reclaim, tone_down, cultivate, moderate, domesticize




• The clue is 64. 1998 animated film set in Central Park. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTZ




• The clue is 65. Nana alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRAN

  Possible Answer : grandmother, gran, grandma, granny, nan, grannie, nanna




• The clue is 66. Marriott competitor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HYATT




• The clue is 67. New beginning?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEO

  Possible Answer : neo




• The clue is 68. Vietnamese celebration. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TET

  Possible Answer : Tet

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Parks whose cookbook "BraveTart" won the James Beard Award. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STELLA

  Possible Answer: Stella, Frank_Stella, Frank_Philip_Stella

• The clue is 2. "That's pretty nifty!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHCOOL

• The clue is 3. Like problems a schoolteacher might deal with. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: BEHAVIORAL

  Possible Answer: behavioral, behavioural

• The clue is 4. Word seen in 20 squares on a Scrabble board. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRIPLE

  Possible Answer: three-bagger, triple, trio, three-base_hit, triad, triplex, triplet, ternary, three-fold, threefold, treble

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

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

  The answer: OAF

  Possible Answer: lout, lummox, lump, stumblebum, clod, lubber, gawk, oaf, goon

• The clue is 6. Spanish "Bravo!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLE

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

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

  The answer: DEFER

  Possible Answer: postpone, prorogue, put_over, hold_over, give_in, table, defer, remit, shelve, put_off, bow, accede, set_back, submit

• The clue is 8. For yuks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INJEST

• The clue is 9. The slightest bit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATAD

• The clue is 10. Rookie, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEWB

• The clue is 11. Talk of the Irish, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERSE

  Possible Answer: Gaelic, Goidelic, Erse

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

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

  The answer: NONEBUT

• The clue is 14. Angela's successor as German chancellor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLAF

• The clue is 18. Singer heard on "Give Peace a Chance". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONO

  Possible Answer: Ono, Yoko_Ono

• The clue is 20. Sex. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COITUS

  Possible Answer: carnal_knowledge, copulation, sexual_intercourse, relation, congress, sexual_relation, coitus, sexual_congress, coition, sex_act, intercourse

• The clue is 23. Usually dry streambeds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARROYOS

  Possible Answer: arroyo

• The clue is 24. Strengthen, with "up". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEEF

  Possible Answer: beef, grouse, kick, crab, squawk, bellyache, beef_cattle, boeuf, holler, bitch, gripe

• The clue is 28. Sculptures with moving parts, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: KINETICART

• The clue is 29. Nonprofit's URL ending. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORG

• The clue is 30. Call, as a poker bet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEE

  Possible Answer: visualise, meet, insure, assure, watch, envision, get_wind, come_across, experience, realize, run_across, get_a_line, understand, go_through, figure, see_to_it, encounter, take_care, consider, ascertain, find_out, go_out, find, catch, control, regard, discover, go_steady, interpret, image, picture, hear, run_into, determine, look, view, attend, date, project, see, ensure, take_in, check, witness, reckon, get_word, learn, visit, escort, pick_up, visualize, construe, examine, realise, fancy

• The clue is 32. NBC stalwart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNL

• The clue is 34. Dells, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PCS

  Possible Answer: microcomputer, PC, personal_computer

• The clue is 35. # # #. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHARPS

  Possible Answer: sharp

• The clue is 37. Fruit associated with Newton. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIG

  Possible Answer: Ficus_carica, Libyan_Fighting_Group, common_fig_tree, common_fig, Al-Jama'a_al-Islamiyyah_al-Muqatilah_bi-Libya, fig, Libyan_Islamic_Fighting_Group, Libyan_Islamic_Group, FIG, figure

• The clue is 38. Nail polish brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPI

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

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

  The answer: EARN

  Possible Answer: earn, take_in, make, garner, gain, pull_in, realize, clear, bring_in, realise

• The clue is 40. Like devoted fans. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADORING

  Possible Answer: worshipful, adore, fond, adoring, doting

• The clue is 45. Ready to go. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLSET

• The clue is 47. Part of a club. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOMATO

  Possible Answer: tomato_plant, love_apple, Lycopersicon_esculentum, tomato

• The clue is 49. Whoopi's Oscar-winning role in "Ghost". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODAMAE

• The clue is 50. Give in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RELENT

  Possible Answer: relent, soften, yield

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand

• The clue is 52. Statement of defeat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILOST

• The clue is 53. Reaction to a punch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OOF

• The clue is 54. Mess (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FUTZ

• The clue is 55. Sworn statement. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OATH

  Possible Answer: cuss, curse, swearing, curse_word, swearword, expletive, oath

• The clue is 56. It may come down after the wheels go up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRAY

  Possible Answer: tray

• The clue is 57. Lazarus with a sonnet on the Statue of Liberty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMMA

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

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

  The answer: CAN

  Possible Answer: lav, derriere, ass, throne, toilet, force_out, put_up, fanny, give_the_sack, butt, nates, potty, tin_can, send_away, can, hind_end, behind, sack, arse, stool, lavatory, give_the_axe, give_notice, hindquarters, posterior, tush, prat, pot, commode, stern, crapper, tooshie, rump, privy, displace, buns, tail_end, fundament, seat, terminate, john, backside, canful, bathroom, rear_end, bottom, rear, tail, dismiss, fire, tin, bum, keister, buttocks, can_buoy

  Possible Opposite Answer : hire

• The clue is 61. Last word before "Blast off!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONE

  Possible Answer: peerless, unmatchable, I, 1, nonpareil, unrivalled, ane, i, unrivaled, matchless, single, unity, unitary, one_and_only, unmatched, ace, one

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NYT Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIBI

  Possible Answer : alibi, exculpation, self-justification, excuse




• The clue is 6. Law mandating curb cuts, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADA

  Possible Answer : adenosine_deaminase, ADA




• The clue is 9. A state slogan: Don't .... Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AESTX




• The clue is 14. Monument seen in the Pacific Northwest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOTEM

  Possible Answer : totem




• The clue is 15. "It's a ___" (2021 miniseries chronicling the AIDS crisis). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIN

  Possible Answer : hell, drop_the_ball, boob, goof, sinfulness, wickedness, trespass, sine, sin, Sin, blunder, transgress, sinning




• The clue is 16. Piece of equipment for a pitmaster. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMOKER

  Possible Answer : tobacco_user, smoker, smoking_carriage, stag_party, smoking_compartment, smoking_car

  Possible Opposite Answer : nonsmoker




• The clue is 17. A proverb about risk: Don't .... Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (17 letters)

  The answer: BASALLYOUREGGSKET




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

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

  The answer: PINATA

  Possible Answer : pinata




• The clue is 20. Govt. agency whose initialism omits "Explosives". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATF

  Possible Answer : Bureau_of_Alcohol_Tobacco_and_Firearms, ATF




• The clue is 21. Yankees slugger Juan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOTO




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

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

  The answer: LID

  Possible Answer : lid, chapeau, eyelid, hat, palpebra




• The clue is 23. Miniature dog. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOY

  Possible Answer : miniature, play, flirt, fiddle, toy, dally, toy_dog, plaything, diddle




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

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

  The answer: THUS

  Possible Answer : so, frankincense, hence, olibanum, therefore, thus, gum_olibanum, thence, thusly




• The clue is 26. Snickers component. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOUGAT

  Possible Answer : nougat




• The clue is 28. Department store department. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MENS

  Possible Answer : manpower, hands, work_force, workforce, men




• The clue is 29. Haul. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOW

  Possible Answer : tow, towage




• The clue is 31. In a subdued manner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAMELY

  Possible Answer : tamely




• The clue is 33. Performers wearing oshiroi makeup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEISHAS

  Possible Answer : geisha_girl, geisha




• The clue is 37. Cable channel known for its original movies. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: LIFETIME

  Possible Answer : life-time, life, lifetime, lifespan




• The clue is 41. A tip in the working world: Don't .... Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (16 letters)

  The answer: PBLUESAISNUERSES




• The clue is 43. At the wheel. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: STEERING

  Possible Answer : manoeuvre, point, steering, direction, channelise, head, steer, steerage, guide, channelize, direct, maneuver, guidance, manoeuver




• The clue is 44. Pasta specification. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALDENTE




• The clue is 45. Population centers, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: METROS

  Possible Answer : subway, metro, tube, underground, subway_system




• The clue is 47. Posed for a portrait. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAT

  Possible Answer : posture, seat, Saturday, sit_around, baby-sit, pose, model, Sat, sit, Sabbatum, ride, sit_down

  Possible Opposite Answer : arise, stand




• The clue is 48. Act out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIME

  Possible Answer : mimic, pantomimer, pantomime, dumb_show, mime, mummer, mimer, pantomimist




• The clue is 51. Electricians, at times. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WIRERS

  Possible Answer : wireman, wirer




• The clue is 54. February Revolution abdicator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSAR

  Possible Answer : czar, tsar, tzar




• The clue is 57. An idiom about regret: Don't .... Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRY

  Possible Answer : battle_cry, yell, shout, squall, hollo, vociferation, shout_out, rallying_cry, exclaim, outcry, scream, war_cry, watchword, holler, cry, blazon_out, call, call_out, weep, cry_out

  Possible Opposite Answer : laugh




• The clue is 58. Rosten who wrote "The Joys of Yiddish". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEO

  Possible Answer : Leo, Leo_the_Lion, Lion




• The clue is 59. Genesis creator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEGA




• The clue is 61. Group for alkali metals on the periodic table. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONE

  Possible Answer : ace, unmatchable, unitary, single, peerless, nonpareil, unrivalled, unmatched, i, ane, unity, matchless, 1, I, one_and_only, unrivaled, one




• The clue is 62. More frosty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIMIER

  Possible Answer : rimy, frosty, rimed




• The clue is 64. A plea to plan wisely: Don't .... Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CARTHORSE

  Possible Answer : cart_horse, drayhorse, carthorse




• The clue is 66. One way to be caught. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INALIE




• The clue is 67. President Obama's caused Reddit to crash, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMA




• The clue is 68. Made public. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIRED

  Possible Answer : airy, publicize, broadcast, transmit, aerate, beam, air, send, ventilate, publicise, aired, air_out, bare, vent




• The clue is 69. Sets of elevators. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BANKS

  Possible Answer : Sir_Joseph_Banks, cant, coin_bank, savings_bank, bank_building, trust, swear, depository_financial_institution, banking_concern, banking_company, money_box, Banks, rely, deposit, bank, camber

  Possible Opposite Answer : withdraw, mistrust




• The clue is 70. Half a score. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEN

  Possible Answer : decade, ten-spot, X, 10, tenner, x, ten




• The clue is 71. With a wink, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLYLY

  Possible Answer : trickily, craftily, foxily, knavishly, cunningly, slyly, artfully

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Attempting to beat the curve?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATBAT

• The clue is 2. Reluctant (to). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOATH

  Possible Answer: reluctant, indisposed, antipathetical, loth, loath, antipathetic, averse

• The clue is 3. "There's no point". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITSFUTILE

• The clue is 4. Most important thing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEALL

• The clue is 5. Jason Mraz hit that spent 76 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMYOURS

• The clue is 6. Request that one can. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASKTO

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

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

  The answer: DIEOUT

• The clue is 8. Leaf-cutter, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANT

  Possible Answer: emmet, ant, pismire

• The clue is 9. Betwixt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMID

• The clue is 10. Long stretch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EON

  Possible Answer: aeon, eon

• The clue is 11. Senator's footwear?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKATE

  Possible Answer: skate

• The clue is 12. Wyoming peak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TETON

  Possible Answer: Lakota, Teton, Teton_Sioux, Teton_Dakota

• The clue is 13. Diagnostics done with "Foot-o-scopes" in old shoe stores. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: XRAYS

• The clue is 16. Malicious. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: SPITEFUL

  Possible Answer: despiteful, vindictive, spiteful

• The clue is 18. Goads. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGGSON

• The clue is 22. Thin layer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAMINA

  Possible Answer: lamina

• The clue is 25. "I said what I said!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOSUEME

• The clue is 27. Some square dancers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GALS

  Possible Answer: gallon, gal

• The clue is 28. "Put your wallet away!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MYTREAT

• The clue is 30. Reporter's question. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHERE

• The clue is 32. Largest city in Yorkshire, England. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEEDS

  Possible Answer: Leeds

• The clue is 33. Modern navigation aid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GPS

  Possible Answer: GPS, Global_Positioning_System

• The clue is 34. Certain grocery payment option, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBT

• The clue is 35. So to speak. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: ASITWERE

• The clue is 36. Japanese company that created Hello Kitty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SANRIO

• The clue is 38. Has no remorse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISNTSORRY

• The clue is 39. Mr. ___ (baseball mascot). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MET

  Possible Answer: run_into, satisfy, gather, cope_with, get_together, forgather, play, converge, come_across, suffer, adjoin, fill, conform_to, receive, encounter, match, assemble, see, fulfil, fit, run_across, contact, take_on, touch, fulfill, foregather, meet

  Possible Opposite Answer : diverge

• The clue is 40. L.A.-to-Austin dir.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESE

  Possible Answer: east_southeast, ESE

• The clue is 42. Composer Stravinsky. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IGOR

• The clue is 46. Bagel option. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SESAME

  Possible Answer: benny, sesame, benni, benne, Sesamum_indicum

• The clue is 48. Fast-food sandwich that has had multiple "farewell tours". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MCRIB

• The clue is 49. Character name in both "The Seagull" and "Three Sisters". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRINA

• The clue is 50. "I knew you'd come through, bro!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MYMAN

• The clue is 52. Performed again, as an experiment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RERAN

  Possible Answer: rerun, rebroadcast

• The clue is 53. Command ___ Maj. (onetime rank for Tim Walz). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SGT

• The clue is 55. Adams who co-founded the photography magazine Aperture. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANSEL

• The clue is 56. Like a bassoon's sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REEDY

  Possible Answer: reedy, wheezy, reedlike

• The clue is 58. Items given to arriving passengers at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEIS

  Possible Answer: chaplet, lei, garland, wreath, coronal

• The clue is 60. Sounds of realization. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHAS

• The clue is 63. Sort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILK

  Possible Answer: like, ilk

• The clue is 64. Abraham Lincoln was the first to keep one at the White House. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAT

  Possible Answer: big_cat, spew, cat, be_sick, quat, cast, guy, Caterpillar, regurgitate, purge, regorge, upchuck, cat-o'-nine-tails, computed_tomography, vomit_up, puke, spue, qat, chuck, bozo, CT, barf, computerized_axial_tomography, throw_up, disgorge, Arabian_tea, computerized_tomography, true_cat, vomit, sick, retch, CAT, khat, kat, computed_axial_tomography, hombre, African_tea, honk

  Possible Opposite Answer : keep_down

• The clue is 65. Paint type. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OIL

  Possible Answer: anoint, petroleum, inunct, oil_color, oil, vegetable_oil, embrocate, rock_oil, oil_colour, fossil_oil, anele, crude_oil, crude

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• Across Clues (36 clues)
• Down Clues (38 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (36 Across, 38 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

February 11, 2020 Tuesday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Story of why you really couldn't have done it	5
2A	6. Car rental partner of Budget	4
3A	10. Open a bit	4
4A	14. Minus item, in accounting	5
5A	15. Oenophile's love	4
6A	16. Cops, slangily	4
7A	17. Plants in abandoned lots	5
8A	18. Lighting display at many a rock concert	9
9A	20. Overdue amount	6
10A	22. Strike callers	6
11A	23. Symbol of pride	11
12A	26. Channel famous for veejays	3
13A	28. Homer's H	3
14A	29. Dim bulbs	6
15A	30. Papermaking material	4
16A	31. It often introduces new wrinkles	5
17A	32. Sign before Taurus	5
18A	33. With 35-Across, complete success ... or a hint to 18-, 23-, 46- and 51-Across	6
19A	35. See 33-Across	6
20A	37. Mourner's emotion	5
21A	38. Sigma Chi, Sigma Phi and Sigma Pi	5
22A	39. Hankerings	4
23A	40. Bluffer's words in poker, maybe	6
24A	42. Actress Zadora	3
25A	45. Food additive with "the fifth taste"	3
26A	46. Comeuppance for a package thief	11
27A	48. In an overwhelming way	6
28A	50. Letter flourishes	6
29A	51. Sport that can leave you with welts	9
30A	54. Country or heavy metal	5
31A	55. Actress Merrill of "BUtterfield 8"	4
32A	56. Polish before publishing	4
33A	57. Like granola, largely	5
34A	58. Lose sleep (over)	4
35A	59. Sound of a flop	4
36A	60. Shooting sport	5

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. Story of why you really couldn't have done it"

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 (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
• Words that mean the same thing: excuse, self-justification, exculpation
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALIBI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Car rental partner of Budget"

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: AVIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Open a bit"

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

  The answer is: AJAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Minus item, in accounting"

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 accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
• Words that mean the same thing: debit entry
• The opposite would be: credit
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEBIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Oenophile's love"

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 fermented juice (of grapes especially)
• Words that mean the same thing: vino, wine-colored, wine-coloured
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Cops, slangily"

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: POPO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Plants in abandoned lots"

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 black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning
• Words that mean the same thing: mourning band, sens, weed
• The opposite would be: cultivated plant
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Lighting display at many a rock concert"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LASERSHOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Overdue amount"

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: ARREAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Strike callers"

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 organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
• Words that mean the same thing: conglutination, uniting, wedlock
• The opposite would be: separation, disunion
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNIONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Symbol of pride"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: RAINBOWFLAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Channel famous for veejays"

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: MTV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. Homer's H"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
• Words that mean the same thing: Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Euskadi ta Askatasuna, Basque Homeland and Freedom
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Dim bulbs"

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 person of subnormal intelligence
• Words that mean the same thing: idiot, retard, half-wit
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDIOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Papermaking material"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any soft or soggy mass
• Words that mean the same thing: mush, flesh, pulp magazine
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PULP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. It often introduces new wrinkles"

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 acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time
• Words that mean the same thing: maturate, age, ripening
• The opposite would be: rejuvenate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Sign before Taurus"

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

  The answer is: ARIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "33. With 35-Across, complete success ... or a hint to 18-, 23-, 46- and 51-Across"

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 an instance of traveling by air
• Words that mean the same thing: vanish, flee, wing
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLYING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "35. See 33-Across"

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 flag that shows its nationality
• Words that mean the same thing: distort, color, vividness
• The opposite would be: colorlessness, discolor
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COLORS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. Mourner's emotion"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
• Words that mean the same thing: sorrow, heartbreak, heartache
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GRIEF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "38. Sigma Chi, Sigma Phi and Sigma Pi"

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 social club for male undergraduates
• Words that mean the same thing: fraternity, frat
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FRATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "39. Hankerings"

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 yearning for something or to do something
• Words that mean the same thing: yen, hankering, languish
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "40. Bluffer's words in poker, maybe"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: IRAISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "42. Actress Zadora"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that perennial herb of east indies to polynesia and australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding otaheite arrowroot starch
• Words that mean the same thing: Tacca leontopetaloides, Indian arrowroot, Tacca pinnatifida
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "45. Food additive with "the fifth taste""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that white crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor; often used in chinese cooking
• Words that mean the same thing: monosodium glutamate
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MSG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "46. Comeuppance for a package thief"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GLITTERBOMB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "48. In an overwhelming way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• Words that mean the same thing: enormously, staggeringly, tremendously
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HUGELY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "50. Letter flourishes"

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 short line at the end of the main strokes of a character
• Words that mean the same thing: seriph, serif
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SERIFS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "51. Sport that can leave you with welts"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about sports.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a capsule filled with water-soluble dye used as a projectile in playing the game of paintball
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAINTBALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "54. Country or heavy metal"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a kind of literary or artistic work
• Words that mean the same thing: literary genre, music genre, musical style
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GENRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "55. Actress Merrill of "BUtterfield 8""

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: DINA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "56. Polish before publishing"

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 prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
• Words that mean the same thing: edit out, redact, blue-pencil
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "57. Like granola, largely"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that of or related to or derived from oats
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OATEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "58. Lose sleep (over)"

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 agitation resulting from active worry
• Words that mean the same thing: swither, grate, gag
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FRET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "59. Sound of a flop"

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

  The answer is: THUD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "60. Shooting sport"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird
• Words that mean the same thing: skeet shooting, trapshooting
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SKEET

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Tuesday Crossword Down Clues - February 11, 2020 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. "Congratulations! You've been selected ..." program	6
2D	2. Eye lustfully	6
3D	3. The Basques' peninsula	6
4D	4. #2 for #44	5
5D	5. "Things may well not happen the way you suppose"	9
6D	6. Beltmaker's tool	3
7D	7. Through, on an itinerary	3
8D	8. "Yo mama" joke, e.g.	6
9D	9. Perceived to be	6
10D	10. Lhasa ___ (dog)	4
11D	11. Who said "In every walk with Nature, one receives far more than he seeks"	8
12D	12. Guests at the Last Supper	8
13D	13. Do some sculling	3
14D	19. Fix, as a contest	3
15D	21. "The Thinker" sculptor	5
16D	24. Turkey piece	4
17D	25. Something a lighthouse beacon cuts through	3
18D	27. 4-Down and others, for short	3
19D	30. Those in favor	4
20D	31. Those in favor	4
21D	32. Clark Kent and Mr. Hyde, for two	9
22D	33. One may open a window for it	8
23D	34. Pasta often served with clam sauce	8
24D	35. Lit ___ (college class)	4
25D	36. Welcome watering holes	5
26D	37. Place to play hoops	3
27D	38. Butter or olive oil	3
28D	40. "Yeah, right!"	6
29D	41. Saudi capital	6
30D	42. Ballet position on tiptoe	6
31D	43. Escapee's cry	6
32D	44. Not answering at roll call	6
33D	46. Pick up on	3
34D	47. Start of a billiards game	5
35D	49. Pesky swarmer	4
36D	51. Shareable PC file	3
37D	52. Actress Lucy of "Elementary"	3
38D	53. Relative of Inc.	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. "Congratulations! You've been selected ..." program"

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: ADWARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Eye lustfully"

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: LEERAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. The Basques' peninsula"

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 ancient geographical region to the south of the caucasus mountains that corresponded approximately to the present-day georgia
• Words that mean the same thing: Iberian Peninsula
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IBERIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. #2 for #44"

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: BIDEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. "Things may well not happen the way you suppose""

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ITSABIGIF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Beltmaker's tool"

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 pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Through, on an itinerary"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: VIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. "Yo mama" joke, e.g."

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 rude expression intended to offend or hurt
• Words that mean the same thing: diss, contumely, affront
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INSULT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Perceived to be"

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: SEENAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Lhasa ___ (dog)"

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: APSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Who said "In every walk with Nature, one receives far more than he seeks""

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: JOHNMUIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Guests at the Last Supper"

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 an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform
• Words that mean the same thing: apostle, Apostle, Apostelic Father
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APOSTLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Do some sculling"

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 arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
• Words that mean the same thing: course, quarrel, wrangle
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "19. Fix, as a contest"

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 gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise
• Words that mean the same thing: cheat, carriage, getup
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. "The Thinker" sculptor"

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 sculptor noted for his renderings of the human form (1840-1917)
• Words that mean the same thing: Auguste Rodin, Francois Auguste Rene Rodin
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RODIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Turkey piece"

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 movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
• Words that mean the same thing: backstage, annexe, fly
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Something a lighthouse beacon cuts through"

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 droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
• Words that mean the same thing: cloud, befog, obnubilate
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. 4-Down and others, 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: VPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. Those in favor"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an athlete who plays for pay
• Words that mean the same thing: professional, pro
• The opposite would be: con, amateur
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PROS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Those in favor"

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: AYES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Clark Kent and Mr. Hyde, for two"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALTEREGOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. One may open a window for it"

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: FRESHAIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Pasta often served with clam sauce"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that pasta in long slender flat strips
• Words that mean the same thing: linguini
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LINGUINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. Lit ___ (college class)"

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: CRIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Welcome watering holes"

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

  The answer is: OASES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "37. Place to play hoops"

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 athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training
• Words that mean the same thing: gymnasium
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GYM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "38. Butter or olive oil"

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 soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
• Words that mean the same thing: productive, plump, plump out
• The opposite would be: thin, leanness
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "40. "Yeah, right!""

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: ILLBET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "41. Saudi capital"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that joint capital (with mecca) of saudi arabia located in the central oasis; largest city in saudi arabia
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of Saudi Arabia
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIYADH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "42. Ballet position on tiptoe"

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: POINTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "43. Escapee's cry"

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: IMFREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "44. Not answering at roll call"

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

  The answer is: ABSENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "46. Pick up on"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
• Words that mean the same thing: sustain, flummox, commence
• The opposite would be: end, leave
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "47. Start of a billiards game"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
• Words that mean the same thing: violate, wear out, breakout
• The opposite would be: make, repair
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BREAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "49. Pesky swarmer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GNAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "51. Shareable PC file"

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: PDF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "52. Actress Lucy of "Elementary""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LIU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "53. Relative of Inc."

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: LTD

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	51	68.9%
Short Answer	11	14.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	4	5.4%
Sports	2	2.7%
Geography	2	2.7%
History	2	2.7%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	36
Down Clues	38
Total Clues	74
Average Answer Length	5.1 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Tuesday, 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 27, 2025 at 05:18 AM