Saturday, January 16, 1999 NYT crosswords clues with answers hints

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Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 16, 1999

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. Auditing technique -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (9 letters) word

  SPOTCHECK

  
  


• 10. Polar irregularity -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  SERAC

  
  


• 15. Pretentious -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (9 letters) word

  HIFALUTIN

  
  

  Possible Answer : highfaluting, la-di-da, grandiose, highfalutin, hifalutin, hoity-toity



• 16. Ring -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  ARENA

  
  

  Possible Answer : stadium, bowl, sphere, arena, orbit, domain, scene_of_action, area, sports_stadium, field



• 17. Sway -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (9 letters) word

  INFLUENCE

  
  

  Possible Answer : work, regulate, charm, mold, act_upon, tempt, influence, determine, shape



• 18. Obscure -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  BEDIM

  
  

  Possible Answer : bedim, obscure, benight, overcloud



• 19. Greek letters -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  MUS

  
  

  Possible Answer : mu, Mus, genus_Mus



• 20. Grp. emphasizing citizenship -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  BSA

  
  


• 21. Trial response? -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  WOEISME

  
  


• 23. Part of a proposal -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  SPECS

  
  

  Possible Answer : specs, spectacles, spec, eyeglasses, glasses, specification



• 25. Speaker on the road -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  CBER

  
  


• 26. Diner, for one -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  CAR

  
  

  Possible Answer : railway_car, auto, railcar, railroad_car, elevator_car, machine, car, gondola, motorcar, automobile, cable_car



• 27. Stop on a line: Abbr. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  STA

  
  


• 28. Bit -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  SHRED

  
  

  Possible Answer : smidgen, rip_up, tag_end, smidgeon, tag, tear_up, smidge, rag, smidgin, scintilla, tatter, whit, tittle, shred, iota



• 30. Figures -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  DATA

  
  

  Possible Answer : information, data, data_point, datum



• 31. "Hold on!" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  NOTYET

  
  


• 33. Wounds -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  SORES

  
  

  Possible Answer : sore



• 34. Trifling consideration -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (13 letters) word

  SMALLPOTATOES

  
  


• 37. Map feature -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  SCALE

  
  

  Possible Answer : graduated_table, scurf, plate, weighing_machine, shell, scale_of_measurement, exfoliation, musical_scale, surmount, descale, ordered_series, scale, scale_leaf



• 38. 1993 A.L. batting champ John -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  OLERUD

  
  


• 39. Old flatboats -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ARKS

  
  

  Possible Answer : Ark_of_the_Covenant, ark, Ark



• 40. About 1.3 cubic yards -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  STERE

  
  


• 41. Mil. transport -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  LST

  
  


• 44. Early -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  WEE

  
  

  Possible Answer : piddle, wee-wee, pee, itty-bitty, teeny-weeny, puddle, bitty, pass_water, urinate, piss, wee, itsy-bitsy, make_water, teensy-weensy, make, teensy, take_a_leak, teentsy, bittie, weeny, weensy, pee-pee, teeny, spend_a_penny, micturate, relieve_oneself



• 45. "The Highwayman" singer -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  OCHS

  
  

  Possible Answer : Adolph_Simon_Ochs, Ochs



• 46. Nursery rhyme food -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  PEASE

  
  

  Possible Answer : pea, pea_plant



• 48. Hit 1976 self-titled R. & B. album -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  NATALIE

  
  


• 50. U.S.C.G. rank -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  CPO

  
  


• 52. Had an edge -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  LED

  
  

  Possible Answer : conduct, go, extend, take, light-emitting_diode, chair, run, guide, lead, result, top, direct, head, pass, conduce, moderate, leave, contribute, precede, LED

  Possible Opposite: follow



• 53. Misses -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  OMITS

  
  

  Possible Answer : leave_off, pretermit, omit, neglect, drop, except, miss, leave_out, overleap, overlook, take_out, exclude

  Possible Opposite: attend_to, include



• 54. "Tigrane" composer -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (9 letters) word

  SCARLATTI

  
  


• 57. "Une ___ mariée" (1964 Godard film) -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  FEMME

  
  


• 58. Part of some examinations -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (9 letters) word

  ESSAYTEST

  
  


• 59. Commercial fluorocarbon -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  FREON

  
  

  Possible Answer : Freon



• 60. Horse races? -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (9 letters) word

  STAMPEDES

  
  

  Possible Answer : stampede

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Leveling devices -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  SHIMS

  
  

  Possible Answer: shim

• 2. Big pictures -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  PINUPS

  
  
• 3. Counterbalance -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  OFFSET

  
  

  Possible Answer: beginning, setoff, commencement, get-go, branch, starting_time, set-back, cancel, offset_printing, showtime, runner, stolon, outset, set_off, countervail, offshoot, start, first, offset, kickoff, counterbalance, outgrowth

  Possible Opposite: middle

• 4. He defeated Botvinnik in 1960 -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  TAL

  
  
• 5. Some meeting places -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  CLUBS

  
  

  Possible Answer: society, nightclub, nine, guild, clubhouse, golf-club, cabaret, gild, nightspot, golf_club, night_club, ball_club, bludgeon, lodge, order, club, baseball_club, social_club

• 6. Shades -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  HUES

  
  

  Possible Answer: imbue, chromaticity, hue

• 7. Valle del Bove locale -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ETNA

  
  

  Possible Answer: bunsen, Mt_Etna, etna, Etna, bunsen_burner, Mount_Etna

• 8. The Pres., militarily speaking -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  CIC

  
  
• 9. Understood one did wrong -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (10 letters) word

  KNEWBETTER

  
  
• 10. Cavalryman -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  SABER

  
  

  Possible Answer: cavalry_sword, sabre, saber

• 11. James Whitcomb Riley's "___ Went Mad" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  EREI

  
  
• 12. 1950's political phenomenon -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (8 letters) word

  REDSCARE

  
  
• 13. Breathes life into -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (8 letters) word

  ANIMATES

  
  

  Possible Answer: quicken, animize, exalt, liven_up, reanimate, vivify, animate, liven, revive, revivify, invigorate, enliven, renovate, inspire, repair, animise, recreate

  Possible Opposite: deaden

• 14. Flash producers -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  CAMERAS

  
  

  Possible Answer: photographic_camera, television_camera, tv_camera, camera

• 22. Lib. reference -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  OED

  
  

  Possible Answer: O.E.D., Oxford_English_Dictionary, OED

• 24. Lock sites -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  CANALS

  
  

  Possible Answer: canalize, duct, channel, canalise, epithelial_duct, canal

• 25. Many Jamaicans -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  CREOLES

  
  

  Possible Answer: creole, Creole

• 28. N.L. team: Abbr. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  STL

  
  
• 29. Assumptions -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (10 letters) word

  HYPOTHESES

  
  

  Possible Answer: possibility, surmise, speculation, hypothesis, conjecture, supposition, guess, theory, surmisal

• 30. It may result from a long phone conversation -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  DOODLE

  
  

  Possible Answer: scribble, scrabble, doodle

• 32. Encouraging word -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  OLE

  
  
• 33. Good name for a hash house employee -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  STU

  
  
• 34. Hard hit, in baseball slang -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (8 letters) word

  SCREAMER

  
  

  Possible Answer: roarer, yeller, scorcher, screecher, screamer, shouter, bellower, bawler

• 35. Speed along -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (8 letters) word

  MAKETIME

  
  
• 36. Art, these days -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  ARE

  
  

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

  Possible Opposite: differ

• 37. Shortened -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  SAWNOFF

  
  
• 40. High school subj. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  SCI

  
  
• 42. Put (away) -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  SALTED

  
  

  Possible Answer: brine-cured, salted, salt, salt-cured

• 43. ___ fly -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  TSETSE

  
  

  Possible Answer: tzetze, glossina, tsetse, tzetze_fly, tsetse_fly

• 45. "Hellzapoppin'" star, of the 1940's -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  OLSEN

  
  
• 46. Hydra, e.g. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  POLYP

  
  

  Possible Answer: polyp, polypus

• 47. Changes a Life sentence -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  EDITS

  
  

  Possible Answer: delete, blue-pencil, edit_out, cut, redact, edit

• 49. Prefix with sphere -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ATMO

  
  
• 50. Hernando's hideaway? -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  CASA

  
  
• 51. Item on a park walk -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  PRAM

  
  

  Possible Answer: go-cart, carriage, perambulator, baby_buggy, stroller, baby_carriage, pram, pushchair, pusher

• 55. Hrs. on the 90th meridian -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  CST

  
  

  Possible Answer: CST, Central_Time, Central_Standard_Time

• 56. Bolted down -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  ATE

  
  

  Possible Answer: rust, eat_up, run_through, feed, wipe_out, use_up, eat_on, consume, corrode, eat, exhaust, Ate, deplete

August 26, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (31 clues)
• Down Clues (33 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, August 26, 2023

Difficulty Level: Challenging Thursday Puzzle

Total Clues: 64 (31 Across, 33 Down)

Average Word Length: 6.0 letters

August 26, 2023 Across Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Behave in a way suitable to one's situation	10
2A	11. This might change your mind	3
3A	14. Five-minute rock classic with an iconic organ intro	10
4A	15. "___ the mornin'!"	4
5A	16. In pain at the end of a race, say	10
6A	17. Like the football field in Australian football	4
7A	18. Takeoff in pole position, perhaps?	10
8A	19. Woman with enfants	4
9A	20. Not online, to a texter	3
10A	21. Fit to serve?	6
11A	23. Deceive so as to deflect	7
12A	27. Seeds may go down in them	6
13A	29. Flips (over)	8
14A	30. Model Boyd of London's "Swinging Sixties" era	6
15A	31. Be the coolest	4
16A	32. Product from Jamaica	3
17A	34. Una y ___ vez (again and again: Sp.)	4
18A	35. Out	6
19A	38. Rig up	8
20A	41. First N.F.L. quarterback to pass for 50,000 yards	6
21A	42. Course list	7
22A	43. Ceremonial plates for the Eucharist	6
23A	45. Three in Q3, e.g.: Abbr.	3
24A	46. Like an unconvincing argument, say	4
25A	47. "… for instance"	10
26A	53. Worth one and a half or two stars	4
27A	54. Beaver's display?	10
28A	55. Fully grasped	4
29A	56. They're often worn at long public events	10
30A	57. Spanish verb that conjugates to "somos" for first-person plural	3
31A	58. Take two	10

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Behave in a way suitable to one's situation"

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: ACTTHEPART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "11. This might change your mind"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid
• Words that mean the same thing: lysergic acid diethylamide
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LSD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "14. Five-minute rock classic with an iconic organ intro"

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: BABAORILEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. "___ the mornin'!""

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: TOPO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. In pain at the end of a race, say"

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: CRAMPINGUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Like the football field in Australian football"

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 closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
• Words that mean the same thing: egg-shaped, ovoid, elliptic
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Takeoff in pole position, perhaps?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music
• Words that mean the same thing: striptease artist, strip, strip show
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STRIPTEASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Woman with enfants"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small pond of standing water
• Words that mean the same thing: simple, bare
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Not online, to a texter"

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: IRL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Fit to serve?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any substance that can be used as food
• Words that mean the same thing: eatable, victuals, pabulum
• The opposite would be: inedible
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDIBLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Deceive so as to deflect"

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: SHINEON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "27. Seeds may go down in them"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an unhappy and worried mental state
• Words that mean the same thing: overturn, disturb, disturbance
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UPSETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "29. Flips (over)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GOESGAGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Model Boyd of London's "Swinging Sixties" era"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard 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: PATTIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Be the coolest"

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 principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
• Words that mean the same thing: formula, reign, principle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RULE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Product from Jamaica"

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: SKA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Una y ___ vez (again and again: Sp.)"

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: OTRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Out"

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 in a state of sleep
• Words that mean the same thing: at peace, gone, departed
• The opposite would be: awake
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASLEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Rig up"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
• Words that mean the same thing: mastermind, organise, applied scientist
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENGINEER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. First N.F.L. quarterback to pass for 50,000 yards"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that italian poet (1569-1625)
• Words that mean the same thing: Marini, Giambattista Marino, Giambattista Marini
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MARINO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Course list"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
• Words that mean the same thing: dinner party, dinner
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DINNERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Ceremonial plates for the Eucharist"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PATENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. Three in Q3, e.g.: 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 indefinitely short time
• Words that mean the same thing: MO, Show Me State, mo
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Like an unconvincing argument, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that lose thickness; become thin or thinner
• Words that mean the same thing: tenuous, cut, slight
• The opposite would be: thick, gain
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. "… for instance""

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: TONAMEAFEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "53. Worth one and a half or two stars"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard 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: SOSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "54. Beaver's display?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that readiness to embark on bold new ventures
• Words that mean the same thing: enterprisingness, initiatory, maiden
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INITIATIVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. Fully grasped"

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 be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
• Words that mean the same thing: have a go at it, have it off, cognise
• The opposite would be: ignore
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KNEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. They're often worn at long public events"

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: FAKESMILES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. Spanish verb that conjugates to "somos" for first-person plural"

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: SER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. Take two"

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: FRESHSTART

  Great job if you got it right!

August 26, 2023 Down Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Early song subject	4
2D	2. Street food source	4
3D	3. One way up, perhaps	4
4D	4. Best-selling novelist Hoag	4
5D	5. Very busy, informally	7
6D	6. Country where the oldest human skull (circa 1,000,000 B.C.) was found in 1997	7
7D	7. Aromatic fire feeders	8
8D	8. Plant that contains chlorophyll but lacks a stem and leaves	4
9D	9. Put back into service	5
10D	10. Prepared, as lab findings for a report	7
11D	11. Hot lines?	10
12D	12. Remedies for blowouts	10
13D	13. On the ___	4
14D	15. Grave matter	9
15D	22. Pub order, in brief	3
16D	23. It dots the "i" in the Ohio State marching band's spelling of "Ohio"	10
17D	24. Troublemaker	10
18D	25. "Oh-h-h …!"	9
19D	26. On a streak?	5
20D	28. Cast-iron cooking directive	4
21D	29. Elderly relative, informally	4
22D	33. Jazzes up	8
23D	36. Mexico City-to-Cancún dir.	3
24D	37. See star?	7
25D	39. Language spoken in Middle-earth	7
26D	40. They usually end at the ankle	7
27D	44. Dolphin's facility	5
28D	46. Clicks that aren't nice to hear	4
29D	48. Reebok rival	4
30D	49. Going hard	4
31D	50. Reebok rival	4
32D	51. "Have you ___ …?"	4
33D	52. Inapt locale for this answer	4

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. Early song subject"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
• Words that mean the same thing: first rudiment, ABC's, ABC
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Street food source"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
• Words that mean the same thing: drag, handcart, haul
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. One way up, perhaps"

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: TBAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Best-selling novelist Hoag"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium 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: TAMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Very busy, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that jump lightly
• Words that mean the same thing: hop, hop-skip, skip
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOPPING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Country where the oldest human skull (circa 1,000,000 B.C.) was found in 1997"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an african country to the north of ethiopia on the red sea; achieved independence from ethiopia in 1993
• Words that mean the same thing: State of Eritrea
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERITREA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Aromatic fire feeders"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PINELOGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Plant that contains chlorophyll but lacks a stem and leaves"

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 primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves
• Words that mean the same thing: algae
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Put back into service"

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 use again after processing
• Words that mean the same thing: recycle, reprocess
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Prepared, as lab findings for a report"

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: TYPEDUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Hot lines?"

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: LOVELETTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Remedies for blowouts"

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: SPARETIRES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. On the ___"

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 share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given
• Words that mean the same thing: pogey, pogy
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Grave matter"

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 stone that is used to mark a grave
• Words that mean the same thing: headstone, gravestone
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOMBSTONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Pub order, in brief"

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: IPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. It dots the "i" in the Ohio State marching band's spelling of "Ohio""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the lowest brass wind instrument
• Words that mean the same thing: bass horn, tuba
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOUSAPHONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Troublemaker"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HELLRAISER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. "Oh-h-h …!""

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: ISEEITNOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. On a streak?"

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 completely unclothed
• Words that mean the same thing: raw, defenseless, nude
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAKED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Cast-iron cooking directive"

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 make very hot and dry
• Words that mean the same thing: shrivelled, sere, withered
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Elderly relative, informally"

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 metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
• Words that mean the same thing: gramme, Hans C. J. Gram, gm
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GRAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Jazzes up"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that heighten or intensify
• Words that mean the same thing: renovate, liven up, exalt
• The opposite would be: deaden
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANIMATES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Mexico City-to-Cancún dir."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ENE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. See star?"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the head of the roman catholic church
• Words that mean the same thing: Roman Catholic Pope, Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Christ
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PONTIFF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Language spoken in Middle-earth"

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

  The answer is: GNOMISH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. They usually end at the ankle"

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: INSEAMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "44. Dolphin's facility"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return
• Words that mean the same thing: echo sounder, asdic
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SONAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. Clicks that aren't nice to hear"

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 utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
• Words that mean the same thing: tut-tut, tut, tsk
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TSKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "48. Reebok rival"

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 (greek mythology) winged goddess of victory; identified with roman victoria
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NIKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. Going hard"

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: ATIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. Reebok rival"

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 threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)
• Words that mean the same thing: filament, filum
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FILA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. "Have you ___ …?""

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 at any time
• Words that mean the same thing: of all time, e'er, ever so
• The opposite would be: never
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Inapt locale for this answer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the countries of (originally) europe and (now including) north america and south america
• Words that mean the same thing: western United States, Occident, Benjamin West
• The opposite would be: east
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	76.6%
Short Answer	5	7.8%
Geography	3	4.7%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	3.1%
History	1	1.6%
Abbreviation	1	1.6%
Music	1	1.6%
Food & Drink	1	1.6%
Literature	1	1.6%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	31
Down Clues	33
Total Clues	64
Average Answer Length	6.0 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	10 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Saturday, and these puzzles are usually challenging level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 6 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: August 31, 2025 at 06:48 AM