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Saturday, September 7, 2024

0907 NYT Crossword: September 07, 2024 | Puzzle Breakdown

NYT Crossword September 07, 2024 Puzzle Breakdown: Your Complete Guide

Here are the puzzles for New York Times Crossword of September 07, 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.

Breakdown of the NYT Crossword September 07, 2024
Breakdown of the NYT Crossword September 07, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

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

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

    The answer: LAMAZE


  • The clue is 7. Ding-dong. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DOOFUS

    Possible Answer : nitwit, half-wit, doofus, dimwit


  • The clue is 13. Etymologists' interests. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORIGINS

    Possible Answer : blood_line, bloodline, origin, extraction, ancestry, stemma, blood, pedigree, line_of_descent, rootage, root, origination, parentage, line, source, stock, descent, beginning, lineage, inception


  • The clue is 15. Out-of-the-blue. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ABRUPT

    Possible Answer : sharp, precipitous, abrupt, disconnected


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

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

    The answer: GENEPOOL


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

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

    The answer: LOANTO


  • The clue is 19. Signs up for. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: JOINS

    Possible Answer : sum, bring_together, unite, fall_in, articulation, get_together, joint, juncture, connect, union, link, conjoin, link_up, join, junction

    Possible Opposite Answer : disjoin


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

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

    The answer: FABLE

    Possible Answer : parable, apologue, fable, fiction, legend, allegory, fabrication


  • The clue is 22. Cool off, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FAN

    Possible Answer : fan, winnow, sports_fan, rooter, buff, lover, devotee


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

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

    The answer: ALOT


  • The clue is 24. How someone might be in love. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MADLY

    Possible Answer : dementedly, deucedly, insanely, frantically, devilishly, crazily, deadly, madly

    Possible Opposite Answer : sanely


  • The clue is 25. Tesla, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MAKE

    Possible Answer : score, relieve_oneself, draw, crap, progress_to, reach, defecate, piss, pull_in, make, stimulate, puddle, cause, work, realize, pee, make_water, have, attain, construct, form, hold, make_up, constitute, ca-ca, earn, clear, fix, do, cook, produce, ready, name, lay_down, urinate, get_to, shuffle, build, bring_in, make_believe, shit, spend_a_penny, shuffling, get, hit, piddle, give, pass_water, gain, micturate, nominate, establish, seduce, realise, pretend, stool, take_a_shit, prepare, wee, arrive_at, brand, take, wee-wee, create, induce, throw, pee-pee, take_a_crap, take_in, take_a_leak

    Possible Opposite Answer : break, unmake


  • The clue is 26. "I mean, come on!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MAN

    Possible Answer : human_beings, valet_de_chambre, serviceman, man, gentleman's_gentleman, human_being, humanity, military_man, humankind, valet, military_personnel, mankind, humans, Isle_of_Man, homo, piece, human_race, world, adult_male, gentleman, human, Man

    Possible Opposite Answer : civilian, woman


  • The clue is 27. Pain ___ (French toast, in French). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PERDU


  • The clue is 28. Like soffritto ingredients. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DICED

    Possible Answer : cube, dice


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

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

    The answer: SEASERPENTS


  • The clue is 31. Methods for sharing pirated material. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BITTORRENTS


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

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

    The answer: NITTYGRITTY


  • The clue is 33. One of the Goonies in "The Goonies". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MIKEY


  • The clue is 34. It might be fluid. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OUNCE

    Possible Answer : ounce, Panthera_uncia, troy_ounce, snow_leopard, apothecaries'_ounce, oz.


  • The clue is 35. Mediocre, in modern slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MID

    Possible Answer : mid


  • The clue is 38. Whizzes. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ACES

    Possible Answer : ace, genius, adept, star, mavin, unity, sail_through, virtuoso, whizz, nail, champion, angiotensin-converting_enzyme, sweep_through, superstar, whiz, angiotensin_converting_enzyme, I, breeze_through, maven, sensation, single, ACE, 1, wiz, one, wizard, Allied_Command_Europe, hotshot, pass_with_flying_colors


  • The clue is 39. Word in two African country names. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CONGO

    Possible Answer : Zaire_River, Belgian_Congo, French_Congo, English_breakfast_tea, Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo, Congo, Congo_River, congo, Zaire, congou_tea, congou, Republic_of_the_Congo


  • The clue is 40. Somewhat, musically. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: POCO


  • The clue is 41. Poivre go-with. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEL


  • The clue is 42. Videographer's words before recording, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANDGO


  • The clue is 43. Pass it on!. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BATON

    Possible Answer : truncheon, billy, nightstick, billy_club, baton, billystick, wand


  • The clue is 44. Reach, as new heights. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SOARTO


  • The clue is 46. Sporting venue also known as a dohyo. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SUMORING


  • The clue is 48. Fast-food chain with palm trees on its packaging. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: INNOUT


  • The clue is 49. First word in the opening crawl for "Star Wars: Episode I". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TURMOIL

    Possible Answer : convulsion, agitation, excitement, hullabaloo, tumult, upheaval, turmoil


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

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

    The answer: FEEBLE

    Possible Answer : rickety, debile, nerveless, faint, lame, weakly, infirm, decrepit, weak, feeble, sapless


  • The clue is 51. Where you might say "That's the spirit!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEANCE

    Possible Answer : session, sitting, seance


Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

    The answer: LOGJAM

    Possible Answer: logjam

  • The clue is 2. Iris feature. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AREOLA

    Possible Answer: areola, ring_of_color

  • The clue is 3. Flunky. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MINION

    Possible Answer: minion

  • The clue is 4. One running the showing, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AGENT

    Possible Answer: federal_agent, agent, broker, factor, agentive_role

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

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

    The answer: ZIPS

    Possible Answer: zero, zippo, postcode, postal_code, nothing, energy, zip_fastener, zilch, travel_rapidly, aught, goose_egg, vigor, cipher, zipper, nada, ZIP_code, cypher, nil, null, ZIP, hurry, slide_fastener, naught, nix, zip_up, speed, zip, vigour

    Possible Opposite Answer : unzip

  • The clue is 6. Experimental music documentary of 2024. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ENO

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

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

    The answer: DALLY

    Possible Answer: philander, dally, romance, chat_up, flirt, play, toy, coquet, coquette, mash, butterfly, dawdle, trifle

  • The clue is 8. Relative of a heckelphone. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OBOE

    Possible Answer: hautboy, oboe, hautbois

  • The clue is 9. "Se Non ___, Quando?" (Primo Levi novel whose title translates to "If not now, when?"). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORA

    Possible Answer: os, osmium, bone, oculus_sinister, operating_system, Os, OS, atomic_number_76

  • The clue is 10. Trivia worth learning. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FUNFACTS

  • The clue is 11. Moments of comprehension, in an idiom. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UPTAKES

    Possible Answer: intake, ingestion, uptake, consumption

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

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

    The answer: STONED

    Possible Answer: stoned, stone, pit, lapidate, hopped-up

  • The clue is 14. "Everything's coming along great!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SOFARSOGOOD

  • The clue is 17. Levels of corporate hierarchy, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LADDERRUNGS

  • The clue is 21. Censoring, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BLURRINGOUT

  • The clue is 24. Like material you can sink your teeth into. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MEATY

    Possible Answer: substantive, meaty

    Possible Opposite Answer : meatless

  • The clue is 25. Like mojitos. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MINTY

    Possible Answer: minty

  • The clue is 27. Small-minded. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PETTY

    Possible Answer: fiddling, niggling, subaltern, lowly, piddling, junior-grade, petit_larceny, small-minded, footling, picayune, little, petty, petty_larceny, lower-ranking, secondary, trivial, lilliputian, piffling

    Possible Opposite Answer : grand_larceny

  • The clue is 28. Sausage grinder in Italy?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DENTE

  • The clue is 29. Listings on a blogroll. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SITES

    Possible Answer: web_site, model, place, ride, baby-sit, sit_around, sit_down, pose, posture, site, land_site, sit, seat, internet_site, website, locate, situation

    Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise

  • The clue is 30. Competitor of Chewy. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PETCO

  • The clue is 31. Stretch near a shoulder, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BIKELANE

  • The clue is 32. "Zing!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NICEONE

  • The clue is 33. Mountain grouping. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MASSIF

    Possible Answer: massif

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

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

    The answer: MOTION

    Possible Answer: gesticulate, motion, movement, apparent_motion, apparent_movement, gesture, motility, question, move

    Possible Opposite Answer : motionlessness

  • The clue is 36. Seriously memorable. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ICONIC

    Possible Answer: iconic

  • The clue is 37. Computer accessory. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DONGLE

    Possible Answer: dongle

  • The clue is 39. Big bill, casually. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CNOTE

  • The clue is 40. City famous for its ham and cheese. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PARMA

  • The clue is 42. Surgeon/writer Gawande. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ATUL

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

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

    The answer: BORE

    Possible Answer: assume, stomach, calibre, bear, acquit, aegir, have_a_bun_in_the_oven, gestate, suffer, eagre, tire, drill_hole, abide, eager, tidal_bore, support, have, stick_out, dullard, hold, brook, behave, conduct, take_over, stand, bore, caliber, give_birth, wear, deport, contain, digest, endure, yield, put_up, tolerate, deliver, gauge, pay, drill, accept, carry, expect, turn_out, birth, comport, bore-hole

    Possible Opposite Answer : interest

  • The clue is 45. Deprive (of). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROB

    Possible Answer: surcharge, gazump, rob, fleece, soak, pluck, hook, overcharge, plume

    Possible Opposite Answer : undercharge

  • The clue is 47. Some fraternity letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MUS

    Possible Answer: mu, genus_Mus, Mus

Saturday, July 20, 2024

July 22, 2018 NYT Clues Answers

NYT Crossword and Answers - July 22, 2018

Welcome to NYT Puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is a most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today puzzle:

Across:

  • 1. Festival of Colors celebrant: HINDU
  • 6. Mission to remember: ALAMO
  • 11. Whip: FLOG
  • 15. "Goldarn it!": DANG
  • 19. Orchestra section behind the violas: OBOES
  • 20. Canon competitor: NIKON
  • 21. Former QB Tony: ROMO
  • 22. Treat embossed with its name: OREO
  • 23. "Anchorman" = ? (1976) + ? (1980): NETWORKFAME
  • 25. An "A" in history?: ANNO
  • 26. Hankering: URGE
  • 27. The forest, as opposed to the trees: GESTALT
  • 28. "Rear Window" = ? (2004) + ? (2014): SAWNEIGHBORS
  • 31. Big, big, big: OBESE
  • 33. E.-W. line: LAT
  • 34. Best in mental competition: OUTWIT
  • 35. Like three men of rhyme: INATUB
  • 39. Big Ten sch. whose mascot is an anthropomorphic nut: OSU
  • 41. Foresight: VISION
  • 44. "Silence of the Lambs" = ? (1946) + ? (1960): NOTORIOUSPSYCHO
  • 47. Rockettes motions: KICKS
  • 52. One-named singer with #1 hits in 1965 and 1999: CHER
  • 53. Bikini blast, briefly: NTEST
  • 54. Yves's yes: OUI
  • 56. Smith of Fox News: SHEP
  • 57. Top dogs: HONCHOS
  • 60. Brewing need: YEAST
  • 63. Split base?: BANANA
  • 65. Cry of desperation: HELPME
  • 68. "Transformers" = ? (2000) + ? (1992): TRAFFICTOYS
  • 70. Dept. of Justice heads: AGS
  • 73. Lofty standards: IDEALS
  • 75. "Me first" sort: EGOIST
  • 76. Uncle with a top hat and tie: SAM
  • 77. "Jurassic Park" = ? (1997) + ? (1975): TITANICJAWS
  • 80. James who played TV's Marshal Dillon: ARNESS
  • 82. Third place: BRONZE
  • 83. City across the Missouri from Council Bluffs: OMAHA
  • 85. Quarantine: ISOLATE
  • 89. Scads: ALOT
  • 90. California's Big ___: SUR
  • 92. Maker of the golden calf, in Exodus: AARON
  • 95. Shakespeare's stream: AVON
  • 96. Keys in: TYPES
  • 98. "Twister" = ? (2004) + ? (2013): SIDEWAYSGRAVITY
  • 103. Cracker Jack ingredient: PEANUT
  • 105. One tick, briefly: SEC
  • 106. Frederick Forsyth's "The ___ File": ODESSA
  • 107. Kind of code: POSTAL
  • 111. "Facts First" sloganeer: CNN
  • 113. "Sexy" Beatles woman: SADIE
  • 115. "Dumb and Dumber" = ? (2007) + ? (1979): SUPERBADHAIR
  • 119. Passes, as time: ROLLSBY
  • 123. Bit of physics: ATOM
  • 124. Manlike monster: OGRE
  • 125. "The Poseidon Adventure" = ? (1956) + ? (1984): GIANTSPLASH
  • 128. Sylvester's speech feature: LISP
  • 129. Villagers victimized by the Grinch: WHOS
  • 130. Florida tourist attraction: EPCOT
  • 131. Dad who says "D'oh!": HOMER
  • 132. Pool event: MEET
  • 133. Dupes: SAPS
  • 134. In position: READY
  • 135. Some beams: IBARS

Down:

  • 1. Sweets: HON
  • 2. "___ to differ": IBEG
  • 3. Fa or la: NOTE
  • 4. Mountain ___ (some sodas): DEWS
  • 5. Uniform entertainment?: USOTOUR
  • 6. Target for an angry Chihuahua: ANKLE
  • 7. Removes from a box, say: LIFTSOUT
  • 8. Alias introducer: AKA
  • 9. Choosy ones, in Jif ads: MOMS
  • 10. N.B.A. great with size 22 shoes: ONEAL
  • 11. Frenzied: FRANTIC
  • 12. Only: LONE
  • 13. All in front?: OMNI
  • 14. Bit of baby talk: GOOGOO
  • 15. Uncertainty: DOUBT
  • 16. Shower of the way: ARROW
  • 17. Silents star whose name is an anagram of 112-Down: NEGRI
  • 18. Travel, as thou might: GOEST
  • 24. Certain wedding officiant: RABBI
  • 29. Apt radio call letters for a beach town: WAVY
  • 30. Babe magnet: HUNK
  • 32. Caesar's "to be": ESSE
  • 35. Creep (along): INCH
  • 36. Lower Manhattan area: NOHO
  • 37. Rates ___ (is perfect): ATEN
  • 38. Dangerous juggling prop: TORCH
  • 40. "___-daisy!": UPSY
  • 42. Set one's sights on: SHOTFOR
  • 43. Slip in lieu of a chip: IOU
  • 45. Without a contract: ONSPEC
  • 46. Editorial override: STET
  • 48. "... but who ___?": ISNT
  • 49. Mayhem: CHAOS
  • 50. Mount ___, second-highest peak in Africa: KENYA
  • 51. Big jerk: SPASM
  • 55. Birds with long, curved beaks: IBISES
  • 58. Pittsburgh-based food company: HEINZ
  • 59. Radio format: OLDIES
  • 61. Equal, in math: ARE
  • 62. Long tale: SAGA
  • 64. "Don't ___ surprised": ACTSO
  • 66. Primarily study: MAJORIN
  • 67. Jack of old westerns: ELAM
  • 69. Alternative to sending to jail: FINING
  • 70. No longer on deck: ATBAT
  • 71. Not tomboyish: GIRLY
  • 72. Brownstone hangout: STOOP
  • 74. Dallas-based carrier: Abbr.: SWA
  • 78. Stud fee?: ANTE
  • 79. Who wrote "All great truths begin as blasphemies": SHAW
  • 81. Many a worker in ancient Rome: SLAVE
  • 84. Some small batteries: AAAS
  • 86. Sister company of Budget: AVIS
  • 87. Little ones: TOTS
  • 88. One-named Irish singer: ENYA
  • 91. 1980 Olympics boycotter: USA
  • 93. Some Crown Royal offerings: RYES
  • 94. Academy nomination: OSCARNOD
  • 97. Prep for the ring: SPAR
  • 99. Title for Meghan Markle: DUCHESS
  • 100. Sicily's Mount ___: ETNA
  • 101. Churns up: ROILS
  • 102. Long Island university: ADELPHI
  • 104. Jabs, in a way: ELBOWS
  • 107. Writing attributed to King David: PSALM
  • 108. Protruding part of the body: OUTIE
  • 109. Presume, informally: SPOSE
  • 110. Lure: TEMPT
  • 112. Niamey's land: NIGER
  • 114. Daft: DOTTY
  • 116. Ottoman title: AGHA
  • 117. Tiniest sip: DROP
  • 118. Mature: RIPE
  • 120. Pig: SLOB
  • 121. "Roll Tide!" school: BAMA
  • 122. River flooded in W.W. I to thwart the Germans: YSER
  • 126. Signature Obama legislation, for short: ACA
  • 127. Store door posting: Abbr.: HRS

Monday, July 14, 2025

NY Times Crossword Answers July 14, 2022 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

NY Times Crossword Complete Solution: July 14, 2022

Our expert breakdown helps you solve the July 14 NYT crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.

Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. It isn't much

3-letter answer Answer: TAD
Word Help: Synonyms: shade, tad

Clue #2: 4. Elemental

5-letter answer Answer: BASIC
Word Help: Synonyms: canonical, staple, canonic
Antonyms: incidental

Clue #3: 9. Penguins and Sharks are found in it

4-letter answer Answer: RINK
Word Help: Synonyms: skating_rink, rink

Clue #4: 13. The "U" in U.X.

4-letter answer Answer: USER
Word Help: Synonyms: user, exploiter, drug_user

Clue #5: 15. Actress Alexander of "Living Single"

5-letter answer Answer: ERIKA

Clue #6: 16. Phone tapping target?

4-letter answer Answer: ICON
Word Help: Synonyms: picture, image, icon

Clue #7: 17. Go, go, go

4-letter answer Answer: RACE
Word Help: Synonyms: slipstream, run, rush
Antonyms: linger

Clue #8: 18. Seeking a dry Italian wine?

10-letter answer Answer: AFTERSOAVE

Clue #9: 20. "Pick me! Pick me!"

6-letter answer Answer: OHOHOH

Clue #10: 22. Tankard filler

3-letter answer Answer: ALE
Word Help: Synonyms: ale

Clue #11: 23. "Don't reckon so"

3-letter answer Answer: NAW

Clue #12: 24. Screen makeup

8-letter answer Answer: WIREMESH

Clue #13: 27. Taking care of business

4-letter answer Answer: ONIT

Clue #14: 29. Fervor over Senator Rubio?

12-letter answer Answer: MARCOMADNESS

Clue #15: 33. Put on

3-letter answer Answer: DON
Word Help: Synonyms: get_into, assume, Don_River

Clue #16: 36. Political columnist Peggy

6-letter answer Answer: NOONAN

Clue #17: 37. Like many tracks

4-letter answer Answer: OVAL
Word Help: Synonyms: prolate, elliptic, oval-shaped

Clue #18: 38. Graphic text?

5-letter answer Answer: EMOJI

Clue #19: 40. ___ favor

3-letter answer Answer: POR

Clue #20: 41. Muse of memory

5-letter answer Answer: MNEME

Clue #21: 42. Year in Tuscany

4-letter answer Answer: ANNO

Clue #22: 43. Colorful woven shawl

6-letter answer Answer: SERAPE
Word Help: Synonyms: serape, sarape

Clue #23: 45. Just released

3-letter answer Answer: NEW
Word Help: Synonyms: novel, Modern, young
Antonyms: old, worn

Clue #24: 46. Blazer worn next to a blaze?

12-letter answer Answer: FIRESIDECOAT

Clue #25: 49. Plenty

4-letter answer Answer: ALOT

Clue #26: 50. They might get busted at a rock concert

8-letter answer Answer: EARDRUMS
Word Help: Synonyms: tympanic_membrane, eardrum, myringa

Clue #27: 54. Road trip respite

3-letter answer Answer: INN
Word Help: Synonyms: inn, lodge, hostel

Clue #28: 56. Valuable diamond

3-letter answer Answer: ACE
Word Help: Synonyms: wiz, virtuoso, genius

Clue #29: 58. Rip into

6-letter answer Answer: TEARAT

Clue #30: 59. TV show about a group of whales?

10-letter answer Answer: PODPROGRAM

Clue #31: 63. "Good one!"

4-letter answer Answer: NICE
Word Help: Synonyms: skillful, dainty, prissy
Antonyms: nasty

Clue #32: 64. Concern for Cupid

4-letter answer Answer: AMOR
Word Help: Synonyms: Cupid, Amor

Clue #33: 65. Cafe order

5-letter answer Answer: MOCHA
Word Help: Synonyms: mocha_coffee, mocha

Clue #34: 66. Roger who wrote "A Season in the Sun"

4-letter answer Answer: KAHN
Word Help: Synonyms: Louis_Isadore_Kahn, Kahn

Clue #35: 67. Showroom display

4-letter answer Answer: DEMO
Word Help: Synonyms: demonstrate, present, show

Clue #36: 68. Tough spot to get out

5-letter answer Answer: STAIN
Word Help: Synonyms: stigma, blot, spot

Clue #37: 69. Fire fighter, familiarly … or a phonetic hint to this puzzle's theme

3-letter answer Answer: H2O
Word Help: Synonyms: H2O, water

Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. Best-selling author of legal thrillers

5-letter answer Answer: TUROW

Clue #2: 2. Kirin alternative

5-letter answer Answer: ASAHI

Clue #3: 3. Furnishings

5-letter answer Answer: DECOR
Word Help: Synonyms: interior_decoration, decor

Clue #4: 4. Come to the rescue

7-letter answer Answer: BEAHERO

Clue #5: 5. Bit of yapping

3-letter answer Answer: ARF

Clue #6: 6. ___ pretty

3-letter answer Answer: SIT
Word Help: Synonyms: sit, sit_around, sit_down
Antonyms: stand, arise

Clue #7: 7. Retail giant founded in 1943 by a 17-year-old

4-letter answer Answer: IKEA

Clue #8: 8. It often comes in 60-, 72- and 84-month lengths

7-letter answer Answer: CARLOAN

Clue #9: 9. Carnival locale, briefly

3-letter answer Answer: RIO
Word Help: Synonyms: Rio, Rio_de_Janeiro

Clue #10: 10. [speechless!]

9-letter answer Answer: ICANTEVEN

Clue #11: 11. Stellar phenomenon

4-letter answer Answer: NOVA
Word Help: Synonyms: nova

Clue #12: 12. Had down

4-letter answer Answer: KNEW
Word Help: Synonyms: live, cognize, get_it_on
Antonyms: ignore

Clue #13: 14. Take up again, in a way

5-letter answer Answer: REHEM

Clue #14: 19. What a paper airplane may represent

4-letter answer Answer: SEND
Word Help: Synonyms: mail, institutionalise, beam

Clue #15: 21. Saudi neighbor

5-letter answer Answer: OMANI
Word Help: Synonyms: Omani

Clue #16: 25. Checked (out)

6-letter answer Answer: SCOPED

Clue #17: 26. Roast target, e.g.

7-letter answer Answer: HONOREE
Word Help: Synonyms: honoree

Clue #18: 28. Aware of

4-letter answer Answer: INON

Clue #19: 30. One of a percussive pair

6-letter answer Answer: MARACA
Word Help: Synonyms: maraca

Clue #20: 31. "Me too!"

4-letter answer Answer: SAME
Word Help: Synonyms: Lapplander, Sami, Lapp
Antonyms: other, unlike

Clue #21: 32. Whole bunch

4-letter answer Answer: SLEW
Word Help: Synonyms: trend, raft, heap

Clue #22: 33. Like many signers

4-letter answer Answer: DEAF
Word Help: Synonyms: indifferent, deaf, deafen
Antonyms: hearing

Clue #23: 34. Prefix with bus or science

4-letter answer Answer: OMNI

Clue #24: 35. Like the results of loaded dice

9-letter answer Answer: NONRANDOM
Word Help: Synonyms: nonrandom
Antonyms: random

Clue #25: 39. Billy with a record 100+ lifetime performances at Madison Square Garden

4-letter answer Answer: JOEL
Word Help: Synonyms: Joel, Book_of_Joel

Clue #26: 41. Gettysburg general

5-letter answer Answer: MEADE
Word Help: Synonyms: Meade, George_Gordon_Meade, James_Edward_Meade

Clue #27: 43. Light shows?

7-letter answer Answer: SITCOMS
Word Help: Synonyms: situation_comedy, sitcom

Clue #28: 44. Best Actress Oscar winner between Bullock and Streep

7-letter answer Answer: PORTMAN

Clue #29: 47. Take off

4-letter answer Answer: SOAR
Word Help: Synonyms: soar, zoom, surge

Clue #30: 48. Sedative, for short

5-letter answer Answer: TRANK

Clue #31: 51. Husband of Bathsheba

5-letter answer Answer: URIAH
Word Help: Synonyms: Uriah

Clue #32: 52. Double the speed of sound

5-letter answer Answer: MACH2

Clue #33: 53. Court recorder

5-letter answer Answer: STENO

Clue #34: 54. Big Apple product

4-letter answer Answer: IPAD

Clue #35: 55. Home to Alaska's oldest newspaper

4-letter answer Answer: NOME
Word Help: Synonyms: Nome

Clue #36: 57. Feat for a performer, in brief

4-letter answer Answer: EGOT

Clue #37: 60. No amateur

3-letter answer Answer: PRO
Word Help: Synonyms: pro, professional
Antonyms: amateur, con

Clue #38: 61. Victrola maker

3-letter answer Answer: RCA

Clue #39: 62. Tuna variety

3-letter answer Answer: AHI

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, December 16, 2021

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (32 Across, 42 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

December 16, 2021 Thursday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Corresponds 6
2A 7. Very much 4
3A 11. Hot temper 3
4A 14. Something often held underwater 6
5A 15. Flummox 8
6A 17. Flummox 6
7A 18. Shakespeare, notably 9
8A 19. Call of support 3
9A 20. Grazer with a bushy beard 3
10A 21. Joined forces (with) 5
11A 22. South American arboreal snake 7
12A 26. Laser tag equipment 4
13A 27. Depictions of lands' ups and downs 10
14A 29. Seriously shortchange 3
15A 32. Focal points of a debate 10
16A 34. Offensive line 4
17A 35. Mind 4
18A 36. Brambles with edible purple fruit 10
19A 39. Resting place 3
20A 40. Uncompromising sorts 10
21A 42. Small bouquet 4
22A 43. Setting for Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" 7
23A 45. Casts off 5
24A 47. Weekly 90-min. TV show 3
25A 48. Cowboys' grp. 3
26A 50. Word with room or system 9
27A 52. Flummox ... or a classic word game represented by the central grid of shaded squares, in which 15-, 17- and 55-Across can be found 6
28A 55. Flummox 8
29A 56. Nonchalant 6
30A 57. No. after a no. 3
31A 58. Drink sometimes served in a masu cup 4
32A 59. Hits the roof 6

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Corresponds"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that be in accord; be in agreement
  • Words that mean the same thing: fit, tally, correspond
  • The opposite would be: disagree
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AGREES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Very much"

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: ALOT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. Hot temper"

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 strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
  • Words that mean the same thing: choler, ira, wrath
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: IRE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Something often held underwater"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
  • Words that mean the same thing: breathing spell, breather, intimation
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BREATH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Flummox"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that be a mystery or bewildering to
  • Words that mean the same thing: flummox, get, dumbfound
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BEWILDER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Flummox"

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 cause to be confused emotionally
  • Words that mean the same thing: bewilder, throw, discombobulate
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BEMUSE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Shakespeare, notably"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a poet who writes sonnets
  • The word looks like this: _________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SONNETEER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Call of support"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an affirmative
  • Words that mean the same thing: yeah
  • The opposite would be: nay
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: YEA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Grazer with a bushy beard"

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 large african antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail
  • Words that mean the same thing: wildebeest
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GNU

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Joined forces (with)"

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 take sides for or against; ; m siding against the current candidate"
  • Words that mean the same thing: side
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SIDED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. South American arboreal snake"

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: TREEBOA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Laser tag equipment"

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 weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
  • Words that mean the same thing: artillery, accelerator, ordnance
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GUNS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Depictions of lands' ups and downs"

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: RELIEFMAPS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Seriously shortchange"

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 take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
  • Words that mean the same thing: overcharge, pluck, fleece
  • The opposite would be: undercharge
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ROB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. Focal points of a debate"

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: MAINISSUES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. Offensive line"

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 aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
  • Words that mean the same thing: jibe, gibe, shot
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BARB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Mind"

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

    The answer is: OBEY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Brambles with edible purple fruit"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that any of several trailing blackberry brambles especially of north america
  • Words that mean the same thing: running blackberry, dewberry, dewberry bush
  • The word looks like this: __________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DEWBERRIES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Resting place"

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 piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
  • Words that mean the same thing: layer, go to sleep, get laid
  • The opposite would be: get up, turn out
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Uncompromising sorts"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a conservative who is uncompromising
  • Words that mean the same thing: hardliner
  • The word looks like this: __________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HARDLINERS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Small bouquet"

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 arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
  • Words that mean the same thing: nosegay, bouquet, corsage
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: POSY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Setting for Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night""

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 an uncertain region on the east shore of the adriatic where an ancient indo-european people once lived
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ILLYRIA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. Casts off"

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 outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
  • Words that mean the same thing: disgorge, moult, pour forth
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SHEDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "47. Weekly 90-min. TV show"

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: SNL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "48. Cowboys' grp."

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: NFC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. Word with room or system"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
  • Words that mean the same thing: go, control, mesh
  • The opposite would be: disengage, malfunction
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OPERATING

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. Flummox ... or a classic word game represented by the central grid of shaded squares, in which 15-, 17- and 55-Across can be found"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that startle with amazement or fear
  • Words that mean the same thing: flabbergast, bowl over
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BOGGLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. Flummox"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
  • Words that mean the same thing: bedevil, confound, fuddle
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BEFUDDLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. Nonchalant"

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 marked by blithe unconcern
  • Words that mean the same thing: nonchalant, fooling, daily
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CASUAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. No. after a no."

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: EXT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. Drink sometimes served in a masu cup"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a reason for wanting something done
  • Words that mean the same thing: rice beer, saki, interest
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SAKE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "59. Hits the roof"

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 start abruptly
  • Words that mean the same thing: push through, flare, irrupt
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ERUPTS

    Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Thursday Puzzle December 16, 2021

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. "Sesame Street" Muppet with magical powers 4
2D 2. Hug or kiss, maybe 5
3D 3. Took a second? 9
4D 4. Three-vowel French word that sounds like a fourth vowel 3
5D 5. French connections 3
6D 6. ___-wolf 3
7D 7. "___ Ben Adhem" (Leigh Hunt poem) 4
8D 8. "Dancing With the Stars" judge Goodman 3
9D 9. Comes clean 6
10D 10. Certain marketing gimmicks 6
11D 11. Pensée 4
12D 12. Liberal arts college in Portland, Ore. 4
13D 13. Transgress 3
14D 16. Former Fords 4
15D 18. In a real mess 7
16D 20. Runs out of water 7
17D 23. Start of a count-off 4
18D 24. Name that drops "-jah" 3
19D 25. Dumbbell curls build them, for short 3
20D 26. Monthly utility statement 7
21D 28. Sound from a crib 7
22D 29. Giving a boost 9
23D 30. Unrefined material 3
24D 31. Dangerous pellets 3
25D 32. Rabble 3
26D 33. Figure on a fiver 3
27D 34. Winter exclamation 4
28D 37. Photo lab request: Abbr. 3
29D 38. Singer Lana del ___ 3
30D 40. Surfer wannabes 6
31D 41. Subordinate in the prosecutor's office: Abbr. 6
32D 42. Its flag has vertical stripes of red-white-red 4
33D 44. Key just above G 5
34D 45. Glasses, informally 4
35D 46. Weight 4
36D 47. Old dagger 4
37D 49. Collectible cartoon frames 4
38D 50. Award turned down by Alan Rickman: Abbr. 3
39D 51. Variety 3
40D 52. Pre-A.D. 3
41D 53. Piece of equipment for certain summer Olympians 3
42D 54. Atlanta sch. 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. "Sesame Street" Muppet with magical powers"

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: ABBY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Hug or kiss, maybe"

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 express greetings upon meeting someone
  • Words that mean the same thing: recognize, recognise
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GREET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Took a second?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that marry, not for the first time
  • Words that mean the same thing: remarry
  • The word looks like this: _________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: REMARRIED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Three-vowel French word that sounds like a fourth vowel"

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: EAU

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. French connections"

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: ETS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. ___-wolf"

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: SHE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. "___ Ben Adhem" (Leigh Hunt poem)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ABOU

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. "Dancing With the Stars" judge Goodman"

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: LEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Comes clean"

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

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  • The word looks like this: ______
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    The answer is: OWNSUP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Certain marketing gimmicks"

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

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  • The word looks like this: ______
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    The answer is: TIEINS

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Clue 11 Down: "11. Pensée"

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

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  • The word looks like this: ____
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    The answer is: IDEE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Liberal arts college in Portland, Ore."

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera arundo and phragmites
  • Words that mean the same thing: reed instrument, vibrating reed, John Reed
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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    The answer is: REED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Transgress"

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

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  • This could be something that to make a mistake or be incorrect
  • Words that mean the same thing: stray, mistake, slip
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ERR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "16. Former Fords"

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

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  • The word looks like this: ____
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    The answer is: LTDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "18. In a real mess"

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

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  • This could be something that cause to be in a state of complete confusion
  • Words that mean the same thing: snafu
  • The word looks like this: _______
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    The answer is: SNAFUED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "20. Runs out of water"

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

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  • The word looks like this: _______
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    The answer is: GOESDRY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. Start of a count-off"

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

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  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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    The answer is: EENY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "24. Name that drops "-jah""

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

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  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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    The answer is: ELI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "25. Dumbbell curls build them, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals
  • Words that mean the same thing: bismuth, atomic number 83, Bi
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BIS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "26. Monthly utility statement"

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

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

    The answer is: GASBILL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. Sound from a crib"

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 cry weakly or softly
  • Words that mean the same thing: mewl, wail, pule
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MEWLING

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "29. Giving a boost"

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

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  • The word looks like this: _________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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    The answer is: RAISINGUP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "30. Unrefined material"

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 mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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    The answer is: ORE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "31. Dangerous pellets"

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 computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest
  • Words that mean the same thing: bulletin board, BB, electronic bulletin 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: BBS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "32. Rabble"

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 disorderly crowd of people
  • Words that mean the same thing: rout, throng, family
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MOB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "33. Figure on a fiver"

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: ABE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "34. Winter exclamation"

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: BRRR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "37. Photo lab request: 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 an inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face
  • Words that mean the same thing: erythema nodosum leprosum
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ENL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "38. Singer Lana del ___"

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: REY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "40. Surfer wannabes"

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

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

    The answer is: HODADS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "41. Subordinate in the prosecutor's office: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ASSTDA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "42. Its flag has vertical stripes of red-white-red"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: PERU

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "44. Key just above G"

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: AFLAT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "45. Glasses, informally"

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: SPEX

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "46. Weight"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the property of being large in mass
  • Words that mean the same thing: heft up, heftiness, heave 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: HEFT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "47. Old dagger"

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: SNEE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "49. Collectible cartoon frames"

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: CELS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "50. Award turned down by Alan Rickman: Abbr."

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: OBE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "51. Variety"

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

    The answer is: ILK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "52. Pre-A.D."

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 of the period before the common era; preferred by some writers who are not christians
  • Words that mean the same thing: B.C.E.
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BCE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "53. Piece of equipment for certain summer Olympians"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an implement used to propel or steer a boat
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "54. Atlanta sch."

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: GSU

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 41 55.4%
Short Answer 21 28.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment 3 4.1%
Abbreviation 3 4.1%
History 2 2.7%
Sports 1 1.4%
Food & Drink 1 1.4%
Literature 1 1.4%
Geography 1 1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 32
Down Clues 42
Total Clues 74
Average Answer Length 4.9 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 Thursday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
  • Most clues today are about general knowledge
  • The average word today has about 4 letters
  • Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
  • Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 13, 2025 at 04:23 AM