27398, Wed Nov 13, 2024 nyt by Todd Gross

Across Clues :

1. RATING: ★ A big ditch in a big desert. Big deal., 8. See 66-Across, 13. Word with practice or professional, 14. Disney villain with black-and-white hair, 16. Divine messenger, 17. Old T-shirt, maybe, 18. Mishmash, 19. "___ well!", 21. Part of a U.C.L.A. URL, 22. When to see la lune in Lyon, 23. Genoese god, 24. RATING: ★ Sin, sun and sand … so? Not worth the gamble., 26. Pennsylvania-based snack company, 27. Skin flick, 29. Suffix with Sydney, 30. Liam of "Schindler's List", 32. School stat, 34. Laura in the Songwriters Hall of Fame, 35. RATING: ★★★ Graceland and the Great Smoky Mountains. I volunteer to visit again!, 38. "The Thin Man" terrier, 41. Succor, 42. Low points, 46. Cloud name prefix, 48. Following, 50. Bowl call, 51. RATING: ★★★★★★★★ Fresh salmon and spectacular scenery. Go north, young man!, 53. Crew need, 54. Pear or quince, 55. Frame of a film, 56. Fine dining no-no, 58. Actors McKellen and McShane, 59. How many TV hosts are dressed, 61. Intimates, 64. On the lam, 65. What strings of random letters make, 66. With 8-Across, the sources of the 31-Down in this puzzle's reviews, 67. RATING: ★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Peaches, peanuts and pecan pie. You'll always be on my mind!

Down Clues :

1. Speaker on a stage, maybe, 2. Change one's ways?, 3. More than just respect, 4. "Shut your mouth!", 5. Cuatro y cuatro, 6. Dundee denial, 7. Member of the constellation Aquila, 8. Makes a big deal (over), 9. ___ alone, 10. "You're finished that quickly?!", 11. In a better frame of mind, 12. Sight in the Sonoran Desert, 14. 450, in ancient Rome, 15. Utter destruction, 20. Strongly desired, 22. Many a role in "Sister Act", 23. Part of DKNY, 25. Like the outfield walls of Wrigley Field, 27. Creator of the sleuth C. Auguste Dupin, 28. Photo ___, 31. Rating symbols, as seen in this puzzle, 33. Ed of "Up", 36. Actress Vardalos, 37. Where to catch some waves?, 38. Common trees in Australia, 39. Ballet ending?, 40. Catchphrase for Captain Underpants, 43. Working on a board, perhaps, 44. Pharaoh named for the sun god, 45. Her partner, 47. "Fine with me", 49. Studio activity, 52. Sacha Baron Cohen character who was featured in a Madonna music video, 54. Less bright, 57. People of the Great Basin, 58. ___ facto, 60. Went to the bench, 62. Rapper Kool ___ Dee, 63. Windswept expanse

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 13, 2024

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

New York Times, Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. RATING: ★ A big ditch in a big desert. Big deal.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARIZONA

  Possible Answer : genus_Arizona, AZ, Grand_Canyon_State, Arizona




• The clue is 8. See 66-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLAGS

  Possible Answer : droop, ease_up, sag, sword_lily, slacken_off, ease_off, swag, flag, pin, flagstone, fleur-de-lis, signal_flag, iris, masthead




• The clue is 13. Word with practice or professional. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEDICAL

  Possible Answer : health_check, aesculapian, medical_checkup, medical_examination, medical_exam, checkup, medical

  Possible Opposite Answer : surgical




• The clue is 14. Disney villain with black-and-white hair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRUELLA




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

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

  The answer: PROPHET

  Possible Answer : vaticinator, prophesier, seer, prophet, oracle




• The clue is 17. Old T-shirt, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUSTRAG

  Possible Answer : duster, dustcloth, dustrag




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

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

  The answer: OLIO




• The clue is 19. "___ well!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLIS

  Possible Answer : allis, allis_shad, Alosa_alosa, allice_shad, allice




• The clue is 21. Part of a U.C.L.A. URL. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDU




• The clue is 22. When to see la lune in Lyon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUIT




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

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

  The answer: DIO




• The clue is 24. RATING: ★ Sin, sun and sand … so? Not worth the gamble.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEVADA

  Possible Answer : NV, Battle_Born_State, Sagebrush_State, Nevada, Silver_State




• The clue is 26. Pennsylvania-based snack company. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UTZ




• The clue is 27. Skin flick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PORNO

  Possible Answer : porno, pornography, smut, erotica, porn




• The clue is 29. Suffix with Sydney. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIDER

  Possible Answer : side

  Possible Opposite Answer : top




• The clue is 30. Liam of "Schindler's List". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEESON




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

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

  The answer: GPA

  Possible Answer : grade_point_average, GPA




• The clue is 34. Laura in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYRO




• The clue is 35. RATING: ★★★ Graceland and the Great Smoky Mountains. I volunteer to visit again!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENNESSEE

  Possible Answer : Tennessee_River, Tennessee, Volunteer_State, TN




• The clue is 38. "The Thin Man" terrier. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTA




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

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

  The answer: AID

  Possible Answer : assist, attention, help, financial_aid, tending, care, assistance, aid, economic_aid




• The clue is 42. Low points. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NADIRS

  Possible Answer : nadir, low-water_mark

  Possible Opposite Answer : zenith




• The clue is 46. Cloud name prefix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIRRO




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

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

  The answer: AFTER

  Possible Answer : afterwards, afterward, later_on, after, later, subsequently




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

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

  The answer: RAH




• The clue is 51. RATING: ★★★★★★★★ Fresh salmon and spectacular scenery. Go north, young man!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALASKA

  Possible Answer : Alaska, Last_Frontier, AK




• The clue is 53. Crew need. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OAR

  Possible Answer : oar




• The clue is 54. Pear or quince. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POME

  Possible Answer : false_fruit, pome




• The clue is 55. Frame of a film. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CEL




• The clue is 56. Fine dining no-no. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLURP

  Possible Answer : slurp




• The clue is 58. Actors McKellen and McShane. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IANS




• The clue is 59. How many TV hosts are dressed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INASUIT




• The clue is 61. Intimates. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMPLIES

  Possible Answer : mean, involve, imply, connote, incriminate, entail, inculpate




• The clue is 64. On the lam. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATLARGE




• The clue is 65. What strings of random letters make. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOSENSE




• The clue is 66. With 8-Across, the sources of the 31-Down in this puzzle's reviews. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STATE

  Possible Answer : state, res_publica, body_politic, land, submit, country, posit, State_Department, State, put_forward, United_States_Department_of_State, tell, commonwealth, express, province, nation, say, state_of_matter, Department_of_State, DoS




• The clue is 67. RATING: ★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Peaches, peanuts and pecan pie. You'll always be on my mind!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEORGIA

  Possible Answer : GA, Sakartvelo, Georgia, Peach_State, Empire_State_of_the_South

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Speaker on a stage, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMP

  Possible Answer: ampere, AMP, amp, A, adenosine_monophosphate, adenylic_acid

• The clue is 2. Change one's ways?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REROUTE

• The clue is 3. More than just respect. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDOLIZE

  Possible Answer: worship, idolise, hero-worship, idolize, revere

• The clue is 4. "Shut your mouth!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZIPIT

• The clue is 5. Cuatro y cuatro. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OCHO

• The clue is 6. Dundee denial. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAE

• The clue is 7. Member of the constellation Aquila. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALTAIR

  Possible Answer: Altair

• The clue is 8. Makes a big deal (over). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FUSSES

  Possible Answer: hassle, hustle, bustle, bicker, flurry, fret, stir, bickering, bother, fuss, pother, overprotect, tizzy, dither, ado, flap, trouble, niggle, tiff, mother, spat, squabble, pettifoggery

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

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

  The answer: LET

  Possible Answer: Army_of_the_Righteous, net_ball, permit, LET, lease, countenance, rent, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Army_of_the_Pure, allow, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, have, get, let

  Possible Opposite Answer : disallow, forbid, prevent

• The clue is 10. "You're finished that quickly?!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALREADY

  Possible Answer: already

• The clue is 11. In a better frame of mind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GLADDER

  Possible Answer: beaming, glad, happy

  Possible Opposite Answer : sad

• The clue is 12. Sight in the Sonoran Desert. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAGUARO

  Possible Answer: sahuaro, saguaro, Carnegiea_gigantea

• The clue is 14. 450, in ancient Rome. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CDL

• The clue is 15. Utter destruction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUIN

  Possible Answer: downfall, ruin, laying_waste, ruining, destroy, bankrupt, break, deflower, ruination, wrecking, smash, dilapidation

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

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

  The answer: LONGEDFOR

• The clue is 22. Many a role in "Sister Act". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUN

  Possible Answer: conical_buoy, nun, nun_buoy

• The clue is 23. Part of DKNY. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DONNA

  Possible Answer: donna

• The clue is 25. Like the outfield walls of Wrigley Field. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VINED

• The clue is 27. Creator of the sleuth C. Auguste Dupin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POE

  Possible Answer: Edgar_Allan_Poe, Poe

• The clue is 28. Photo ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPS

  Possible Answer: Ops

• The clue is 31. Rating symbols, as seen in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STARS

  Possible Answer: ace, headliner, wiz, hotshot, star_topology, star, adept, principal, genius, sensation, maven, wizard, champion, lead, whizz, asterisk, superstar, whiz, mavin, virtuoso

• The clue is 33. Ed of "Up". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASNER

• The clue is 36. Actress Vardalos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIA

• The clue is 37. Where to catch some waves?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAR

  Possible Answer: capitulum, spike, ear, auricle, pinna

• The clue is 38. Common trees in Australia. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACACIAS

  Possible Answer: acacia

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

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

  The answer: SILENTT

• The clue is 40. Catchphrase for Captain Underpants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRALALA

• The clue is 43. Working on a board, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRONING

  Possible Answer: press, ironing, iron_out, iron

• The clue is 44. Pharaoh named for the sun god. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAMSESI

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

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

  The answer: SHE

• The clue is 47. "Fine with me". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKSURE

• The clue is 49. Studio activity. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAPING

  Possible Answer: bug, intercept, rap, exploit, knock, pink, tapdance, videotape, solicit, tape_recording, tape, taping, beg, tap, wiretap, record, tip

  Possible Opposite Answer : erase

• The clue is 52. Sacha Baron Cohen character who was featured in a Madonna music video. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIG

• The clue is 54. Less bright. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PALER

  Possible Answer: pallid, pale, sick, wan

• The clue is 57. People of the Great Basin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UTE

  Possible Answer: Ute

• The clue is 58. ___ facto. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IPSO

• The clue is 60. Went to the bench. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAT

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise

• The clue is 62. Rapper Kool ___ Dee. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOE

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

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

  The answer: SEA

  Possible Answer: sea, ocean

February 01, 1990 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Table of Contents

• Across Clues
• Down Clues
• Puzzle Statistics

Across Clues Explained - NYT Crossword February 01, 1990

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Kind of song or dance	4
2A	5. Code sounds	4
3A	9. Adult walking stick, e.g.	5
4A	14. Netman Nastase	4
5A	15. "Support Your Local Sheriff!" actor	4
6A	16. Broods of pheasants	5
7A	17. Upward of	4
8A	18. Hurting	4
9A	19. Green-skinned pear	5
10A	20. Actress Reichenberg's flambé	12
11A	23. Hiemal vehicle	4
12A	24. Broadcast	5
13A	27. Aquila's brightest star	6
14A	30. Kind of bath	4
15A	32. Kettle et al.	3
16A	34. Freebie's cousin	4
17A	35. Describing an Italian diva's pasta dish	10
18A	38. Harvard climbers	5
19A	40. "___ Dalmatians," Disney film	3
20A	41. Bear and Berra	5
21A	42. Russian count's treat	10
22A	45. Mispickels	4
23A	46. Catch	3
24A	47. What, to Watteau	4
25A	48. With wisdom	6
26A	50. Kyongsong	5
27A	52. Passage, anatomically	4
28A	53. Meat topping à la a French marshal	12
29A	59. Wahine's porch	5
30A	62. An anagram for deli	4
31A	63. Bow	4
32A	64. Girlfriend, in Grenada	5
33A	65. Be chockablock	4
34A	66. Author Shere ___	4
35A	67. Mingles	5
36A	68. Chow	4
37A	69. Flanders flower	4

Across Clues - Detailed Hints and Explanations

1A: "1. Kind of song or dance" (4 letters)

• Think of something that people in general (often used in the plural)
• Similar words include: common people, phratry, kinfolk
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: FOLK

2A: "5. Code sounds" (4 letters)

• Think of something that the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in morse code
• Similar words include: dah, dash
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: DAHS

3A: "9. Adult walking stick, e.g." (5 letters)

• Think of something that (psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood
• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: IMAGO

4A: "14. Netman Nastase" (4 letters)

• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ILIE

5A: "15. "Support Your Local Sheriff!" actor" (4 letters)

• Think of something that an ancient country in southwestern asia to the east of the tigris river (in what is modern iran); was known for its warlike people
• Similar words include: Susiana
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ELAM

6A: "16. Broods of pheasants" (5 letters)

• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: NIDES

7A: "17. Upward of" (4 letters)

• Think of something that quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
• Similar words include: around, or so, more or less
• Opposite of: no
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: SOME

8A: "18. Hurting" (4 letters)

• Think of something that an open skin infection
• Similar words include: huffy, painful, tender
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: SORE

9A: "19. Green-skinned pear" (5 letters)

• Think of something that a former province of western france in the loire valley
• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ANJOU

10A: "20. Actress Reichenberg's flambé" (12 letters)

• Pattern: ____________
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: CREPESUZETTE

11A: "23. Hiemal vehicle" (4 letters)

• Think of something that a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
• Similar words include: sledge, sleigh
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: SLED

12A: "24. Broadcast" (5 letters)

• Think of something that expose to fresh air
• Similar words include: aerate, publicize, bare
• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: AIRED

13A: "27. Aquila's brightest star" (6 letters)

• Think of something that double star 15.7 light years from earth; the brightest star in the aquila constellation
• Pattern: ______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ALTAIR

14A: "30. Kind of bath" (4 letters)

• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: SITZ

15A: "32. Kettle et al." (3 letters)

• Think of something that informal terms for a mother
• Similar words include: milliampere, mom, momma
• Pattern: ___
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: MAS

16A: "34. Freebie's cousin" (4 letters)

• Think of something that an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
• Similar words include: gain vigor, perquisite, pick up
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: PERK

17A: "35. Describing an Italian diva's pasta dish" (10 letters)

• Think of something that a pasta dish with cream sauce and mushrooms
• Pattern: __________
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: TETRAZZINI

18A: "38. Harvard climbers" (5 letters)

• Think of something that old world vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
• Similar words include: ivy, Hedera helix, English ivy
• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: IVIES

19A: "40. "___ Dalmatians," Disney film" (3 letters)

• Pattern: ___
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: IOI

20A: "41. Bear and Berra" (5 letters)

• Think of something that united states baseball player (born 1925)
• Similar words include: yogi, Yogi, Yogi Berra
• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: YOGIS

21A: "42. Russian count's treat" (10 letters)

• Think of something that a rich frozen pudding made of chopped chestnuts and maraschino cherries and candied fruits and liqueur or rum
• Similar words include: Nesselrode pudding
• Pattern: __________
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: NESSELRODE

22A: "45. Mispickels" (4 letters)

• Think of something that a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• Similar words include: ore
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ORES

23A: "46. Catch" (3 letters)

• Think of something that a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
• Similar words include: induce, start, become
• Opposite of: leave, take away
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: GET

24A: "47. What, to Watteau" (4 letters)

• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: QUEL

25A: "48. With wisdom" (6 letters)

• Think of something that in a wise manner
• Similar words include: wisely
• Opposite of: foolishly
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: SAGELY

26A: "50. Kyongsong" (5 letters)

• Think of something that the capital of south korea and the largest city of asia; located in northwestern south korea
• Similar words include: capital of South Korea
• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: SEOUL

27A: "52. Passage, anatomically" (4 letters)

• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ITER

28A: "53. Meat topping à la a French marshal" (12 letters)

• Pattern: ____________
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: SOUBISESAUCE

29A: "59. Wahine's porch" (5 letters)

• Think of something that an island of central hawaii; a pineapple-growing area
• Similar words include: Lanai Island
• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: LANAI

30A: "62. An anagram for deli" (4 letters)

• Think of something that the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
• Similar words include: out of work, laze, groundless
• Opposite of: work, busy
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: IDLE

31A: "63. Bow" (4 letters)

• Think of something that front part of a vessel or aircraft
• Similar words include: bow, fore, stem
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: PROW

32A: "64. Girlfriend, in Grenada" (5 letters)

• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: AMIGA

33A: "65. Be chockablock" (4 letters)

• Think of something that be teeming, be abuzz
• Similar words include: pour, stream, swarm
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: TEEM

34A: "66. Author Shere ___" (4 letters)

• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: HITE

35A: "67. Mingles" (5 letters)

• Think of something that a commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients
• Similar words include: blend, ruffle, premix
• Opposite of: segregate
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: MIXES

36A: "68. Chow" (4 letters)

• Think of something that informal terms for a meal
• Similar words include: corrode, use up, eat on
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: EATS

37A: "69. Flanders flower" (4 letters)

• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: YSER

Solve the Down: NYT Crossword Help for February 01, 1990

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Exchequer	4
2D	2. Swan genus	4
3D	3. Key ___ pie	4
4D	4. Giftbooks	9
5D	5. Peach Melba, for one	7
6D	6. Audibly	5
7D	7. German mountain range	4
8D	8. Barrie baddie	4
9D	9. Agitated	8
10D	10. Pitman	5
11D	11. Pt. of speech	3
12D	12. Part of five Declaration of Independence signatures	3
13D	13. The Beavers' sch.	3
14D	21. "Whiffenpoof" singer	3
15D	22. "So long!"	4
16D	25. Expatriate	6
17D	26. Ortega or Defoe	6
18D	27. Little action	5
19D	28. Antiflood embankments	6
20D	29. Sorrowful, to Chopin	6
21D	30. " ... fettered to an office ___": G. & S.	5
22D	31. Crocus, e.g.	4
23D	33. Scaredy-cat	5
24D	36. Banshee's land	4
25D	37. Animal science	9
26D	39. Trees named for a Cherokee scholar	8
27D	43. Tubby's friend, Little ___	4
28D	44. Thinks well of	7
29D	49. D.D.E. opponent	3
30D	51. Bowwood	5
31D	52. Small land mass	5
32D	54. Snack	4
33D	55. Cogitator's reward	4
34D	56. "Mila 18" author	4
35D	57. Shed for pouters	4
36D	58. Wide-mouthed container	4
37D	59. Hasty retreat: Slang	3
38D	60. "___ Blue," 1929 tune	3
39D	61. Nope	3

Down Clues - Comprehensive Solutions and Tips

1D: "1. Exchequer" (4 letters)

• Think of something that a state treasury or exchequer or a royal treasury; originally the public treasury of rome or the emperor's private purse
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: FISC

2D: "2. Swan genus" (4 letters)

• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: OLOR

3D: "3. Key ___ pie" (4 letters)

• Think of something that a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
• Similar words include: linden tree, fluxing lime, calcium hydrate
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: LIME

4D: "4. Giftbooks" (9 letters)

• Think of something that something of sentimental value
• Similar words include: relic, token, keepsake
• Pattern: _________
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: KEEPSAKES

5D: "5. Peach Melba, for one" (7 letters)

• Think of something that a dish served as the last course of a meal
• Similar words include: sweet, afters
• Pattern: _______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: DESSERT

6D: "6. Audibly" (5 letters)

• Think of something that using the voice; not silently
• Similar words include: out loud, loud, loudly
• Opposite of: softly
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ALOUD

7D: "7. German mountain range" (4 letters)

• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: HARZ

8D: "8. Barrie baddie" (4 letters)

• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: SMEE

9D: "9. Agitated" (8 letters)

• Pattern: ________
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: INATIZZY

10D: "10. Pitman" (5 letters)

• Think of something that laborer who works in a mine
• Similar words include: mineworker
• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: MINER

11D: "11. Pt. of speech" (3 letters)

• Pattern: ___
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ADJ

12D: "12. Part of five Declaration of Independence signatures" (3 letters)

• Pattern: ___
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: GEO

13D: "13. The Beavers' sch." (3 letters)

• Pattern: ___
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: OSU

14D: "21. "Whiffenpoof" singer" (3 letters)

• Pattern: ___
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ELI

15D: "22. "So long!"" (4 letters)

• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: TATA

16D: "25. Expatriate" (6 letters)

• Think of something that someone who leaves one country to settle in another
• Similar words include: outgoer, emigrant, emigree
• Pattern: ______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: EMIGRE

17D: "26. Ortega or Defoe" (6 letters)

• Think of something that (old testament) a youth who was taken into the court of nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century bc)
• Similar words include: Book of Daniel, Book of the Prophet Daniel
• Pattern: ______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: DANIEL

18D: "27. Little action" (5 letters)

• Think of something that imitate uncritically and in every aspect
• Similar words include: caricature, ape
• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: APING

19D: "28. Antiflood embankments" (6 letters)

• Think of something that a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)
• Similar words include: levee
• Pattern: ______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: LEVEES

20D: "29. Sorrowful, to Chopin" (6 letters)

• Pattern: ______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: TRISTE

21D: "30. " ... fettered to an office ___": G. & S." (5 letters)

• Think of something that a simple seat without a back or arms
• Similar words include: ca-ca, pot, can
• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: STOOL

22D: "31. Crocus, e.g." (4 letters)

• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: IRID

23D: "33. Scaredy-cat" (5 letters)

• Think of something that a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
• Similar words include: cissy, sissified, effeminate
• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: SISSY

24D: "36. Banshee's land" (4 letters)

• Think of something that a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of ireland; achieved independence from the united kingdom in 1921
• Similar words include: Irish Republic, Republic of Ireland, Ireland
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: EIRE

25D: "37. Animal science" (9 letters)

• Pattern: _________
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ZOOGRAPHY

26D: "39. Trees named for a Cherokee scholar" (8 letters)

• Think of something that either of two huge coniferous california trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the taxodiaceae
• Similar words include: sequoia, redwood
• Pattern: ________
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: SEQUOIAS

27D: "43. Tubby's friend, Little ___" (4 letters)

• Think of something that a very attractive or seductive looking woman
• Similar words include: smasher, beauty, mantrap
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: LULU

28D: "44. Thinks well of" (7 letters)

• Think of something that the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
• Similar words include: repute, value, look on
• Opposite of: disesteem, disrespect
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ESTEEMS

29D: "49. D.D.E. opponent" (3 letters)

• Pattern: ___
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: AES

30D: "51. Bowwood" (5 letters)

• Think of something that a member of the siouan people formerly living in missouri in the valleys of the missouri and osage rivers; oil was found on osage lands early in the 20th century
• Similar words include: Osage River
• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: OSAGE

31D: "52. Small land mass" (5 letters)

• Think of something that a small island
• Similar words include: isle
• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ISLET

32D: "54. Snack" (4 letters)

• Think of something that a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
• Similar words include: burn, sharpness, bit
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: BITE

33D: "55. Cogitator's reward" (4 letters)

• Think of something that the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
• Similar words include: estimate, mind, musical theme
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: IDEA

34D: "56. "Mila 18" author" (4 letters)

• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: URIS

35D: "57. Shed for pouters" (4 letters)

• Think of something that a small shelter for domestic animals (as sheep or pigeons)
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: COTE

36D: "58. Wide-mouthed container" (4 letters)

• Think of something that an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
• Similar words include: pitcher
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: EWER

37D: "59. Hasty retreat: Slang" (3 letters)

• Think of something that a rapid escape (as by criminals)
• Similar words include: scarper, escape, break away
• Pattern: ___
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: LAM

38D: "60. "___ Blue," 1929 tune" (3 letters)

• Pattern: ___
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: AMI

39D: "61. Nope" (3 letters)

• Think of something that a quantity of no importance
• Similar words include: nada, veto, null
• Opposite of: allow, permit
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: NIX

Puzzle Statistics

Category	Count
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	76

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Last Updated: August 24, 2025 at 07:19 AM

January 17, 1990 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Published on Wednesday, January 17, 1990 • Daily puzzle hints • Crossword clues © The New York Times

Master the NYT crossword from January 17, 1990 with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun.

Puzzle Difficulty: Moderate

Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!

Across Clues - Strategic Hints (39 clues)

1A: "1. Baltimore chops"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
• Similar words include: hitting, bump off, tally
• Opposite of: miss

Click to reveal answer

Answer: HITS

2A: "5. Addis ___, Ethiopian capital"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ABABA

3A: "10. "Get lost, Morris!""

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
• Similar words include: break away, fly the coop, scarper
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SCAT

4A: "14. Jacob's twin"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (old testament) the eldest son of isaac who would have inherited the covenant that god made with abraham and that abraham passed on to isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother jacob for a mess of pottage
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ESAU

5A: "15. Seat in a bay window"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that joyful religious song celebrating the birth of christ
• Similar words include: Christmas carol
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CAROL

6A: "16. Corn bread"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cornbread often made without milk or eggs and baked or fried (southern)
• Similar words include: cornpone
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PONE

7A: "17. Goodyear orchestra?"

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: RUBBERBAND

8A: "19. Wreck"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
• Similar words include: ruination, break, wrecking
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: RUIN

9A: "20. Tough trip"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TREK

10A: "21. Throw one's ___ the ring (run)"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: HATINTO

11A: "23. A dry Burgundy"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a city in central georgia to the southeast of atlanta
• Similar words include: maconnais
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MACON

12A: "26. Gone by"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that gone by; or in the past
• Similar words include: agone
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AGO

13A: "28. Do over, as a roof"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: RETAR

14A: "29. Gives someone a lift"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
• Similar words include: lift up, uplift, pick up
• Opposite of: depress

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ELATES

15A: "31. Unchaste"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that combined with extraneous elements
• Similar words include: unclean
• Opposite of: clean, pure

Click to reveal answer

Answer: IMPURE

16A: "33. Finally"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ATLAST

17A: "34. Type of crocodile"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern africa into the mediterranean; the nile river valley in egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization
• Similar words include: Nile River
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: NILE

18A: "35. "Treasure Island" auth."

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: RLS

19A: "38. Entertainer Carter"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: NELL

20A: "39. Evangelist McPherson"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AIMEE

21A: "41. Scrap"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a quarrel about petty points
• Similar words include: tiff, ptyalize, applaud
• Opposite of: boo

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SPAT

22A: "42. Cycle starter"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TRI

23A: "43. Fashion item"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a very short skirt
• Similar words include: miniskirt
• Opposite of: midi

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MINI

24A: "44. Brightest star in Aquila"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that double star 15.7 light years from earth; the brightest star in the aquila constellation
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ALTAIR

25A: "46. Of a nerve"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that of or relating to the nervous system
• Similar words include: neuronic, nervous, neuronal
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: NEURAL

26A: "48. ___ del Fuego"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TIERRA

27A: "49. Set off"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
• Similar words include: get down, get, start
• Opposite of: end

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BEGAN

28A: "51. Actor Gulager"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CLU

29A: "53. Blair of "Marty""

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BETSY

30A: "54. Coat, in a way"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cover or coat with a crust
• Similar words include: incrust, beset
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ENCRUST

31A: "56. Blind, in falconry"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that sew up the eyelids of hawks and falcons
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SEEL

32A: "58. "Woe is me!""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
• Similar words include: ala, unfortunately, unluckily
• Opposite of: fortunately, luckily

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ALAS

33A: "59. Lofty Wright Brothers?"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person of great ability and ambition
• Similar words include: highflier, highflyer
• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: HIGHFLIERS

34A: "64. Labor leader Conboy: 1870-1928"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SARA

35A: "65. Place for a VCR"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TVSET

36A: "66. First name in daredeviltry"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: EVEL

37A: "67. Antimacassar"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)
• Similar words include: neaten, goodish, clean up
• Opposite of: untidy

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TIDY

38A: "68. Machine parts"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
• Similar words include: power train, cogwheel, gear mechanism
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: GEARS

39A: "69. Risqué"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
• Similar words include: aphrodisiac, aphrodisiacal
• Opposite of: unsexy, anaphrodisiac

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SEXY

Down Clues - Strategic Hints (37 clues)

1D: "1. "Rings on ___ fingers ... ""

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: HER

2D: "2. Inst. at Ames"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ISU

3D: "3. Check"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the bill in a restaurant
• Similar words include: pill, yellow journalism, tabloid
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TAB

4D: "4. Accountant's partial sum"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the sum of part of a group of numbers
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SUBTOTAL

5D: "5. Seaport in Israel"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in english-speaking countries
• Similar words include: Akko, Akka, Accho
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ACRE

6D: "6. Rum cake"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BABKA

7D: "7. Heavenly Altar"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a constellation in the southern hemisphere near telescopium and norma
• Similar words include: genus Ara
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ARA

8D: "8. Geniality"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
• Similar words include: amiability, geniality, affability
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BONHOMIE

9D: "9. Star in "The Four Seasons""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ALDA

10D: "10. More agile"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that moving quickly and lightly
• Similar words include: spry, agile, nimble
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SPRIER

11D: "11. Role for Geiger?"

11 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
• Similar words include: vis-a-vis, opposite number, similitude
• Pattern: ___________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: COUNTERPART

12D: "12. Writer Loos"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ANITA

13D: "13. Drift"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the adult male singing voice above baritone
• Similar words include: tenor voice, strain
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TENOR

14D: "18. Birds of merit?"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of europe and greenland
• Similar words include: Haliatus albicilla, white-tailed sea eagle, gray sea eagle
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ERNES

15D: "22. "___ Love," Porter song"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
• Similar words include: dependable, reliable, truthful
• Opposite of: untruthful, false

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TRUE

16D: "23. Intended"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that mean or intend to express or convey
• Similar words include: have in mind, think, signify
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MEANT

17D: "24. Modify"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
• Similar words include: neuter, interpolate, castrate
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ALTER

18D: "25. Hilarious Mister Bell?"

11 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CALLINGCARD

19D: "27. Whitney's factory?"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
• Similar words include: bar, taproom, saloon
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: GINMILL

20D: "30. Flight member"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
• Similar words include: step
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: STAIR

21D: "32. Kilt feature"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
• Similar words include: plicate, ruffle, plait
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PLEAT

22D: "36. Retreats"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the habitation of wild animals
• Similar words include: lair, den
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LAIRS

23D: "37. Ramble"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)
• Similar words include: rove, ramble, roll
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: STRAY

24D: "40. Still"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
• Similar words include: dormant, passive, static
• Opposite of: operational, active

Click to reveal answer

Answer: INACTIVE

25D: "41. Rainbow trouts, informally"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: STEELIES

26D: "43. Lambda followers"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MUNU

27D: "45. Cause for a suit"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LIBEL

28D: "47. Soho scuttlebutt"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: EARSAY

29D: "49. Ron Perlman title role"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
• Similar words include: savage, creature, animate being
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BEAST

30D: "50. Zhou ___ of China"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ENLAI

31D: "52. Courtroom doorkeeper"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that irish prelate who deduced from the bible that creation occurred in the year 4004 bc (1581-1656)
• Similar words include: James Usher, James Ussher, Ussher
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: USHER

32D: "55. Lack, in brief"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SHTG

33D: "57. Frog's cousins"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a newt in its terrestrial stage of development
• Similar words include: eft
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EFTS

34D: "60. Org. started by J. Low"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a central management agency that sets federal policy for federal procurement and real property management and information resources management
• Similar words include: General Services Administration
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GSA

35D: "61. December 24, e.g."

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (old testament) adam's wife in judeo-christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; god created eve from adam's rib and placed adam and eve in the garden of eden
• Similar words include: eventide, even, evening
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EVE

36D: "62. "Oedipus ___," Sophocles play"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
• Similar words include: male monarch, king
• Opposite of: female monarch, queen

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Answer: REX

37D: "63. Nickname for Stallone"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that marked by skill in deception
• Similar words include: slick, tricksy, dodgy
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SLY

Puzzle Stats

39 Across

37 Down

76 Total

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Processed: August 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM