NYT2429 Wednesday, August 29, 2024 NYT Predictions Steps by CrosswordHints blogs

Across Clues :

1. Tippy-top, 5. Fashion designer Anna, 8. Challenger, e.g., 13. Display self-satisfaction, 15. Writer who quipped "The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast", 18. Call of duty?, 19. Exhausting, 20. Doctor's order, 22. Musical interval like C to E flat, 23. Anatomical pouches, 24. Eponymous physicist Georg, 25. Military school newbie, 27. Term for a swab, 28. List, 30. Constitutional change endorsed by NOW, for short, 31. Suit type for Cab Calloway, 33. Go off script, 35. Competitive gamer's forte, 37. Aunt, in Italian, 40. What one must do using the circled letters to solve this puzzle, 43. Drive-___, 44. Some vodka orders, 45. Veggies that are often deep-fried, 47. Start of many Scottish surnames, 50. Celebrates in style, 53. Keeps the faith, 55. Exhibition contents, 56. Conductor of electrical impulses, 57. Flock member, 59. Doze intermittently, 61. Spouse to a trophy husband, perhaps, 64. Part of an iris, 66. Coalition of skilled workers, 67. Not just any, 68. Small stuff to sweat, 69. Place where you might feel calm while sweating, 70. Skye writing?

Down Clues :

1. Wanted notice, for short, 2. Had a thing for, 3. Sprawling shopping centers, 4. Hard to grasp, in a way, 5. Question from an impatient negotiator, 6. Take for a sucker, 7. Meaning of "veni", 9. Go undefeated against, 10. Makes critical comments about, 11. Win like a loser?, 12. Extract, as from data, 14. Twice-monthly tide, 16. Businessman Emanuel, 17. Crafter's marketplace, 21. Stout, e.g., 24. First in a series of Norwegian kings, 26. Leaves on a pizza, 27. Words on a state license plate, 29. Zip, 31. Actress in the "Avatar" and "Avengers" franchises, 32. Fictional creature born from mud, 34. Cap'n's subordinates, 36. A-one, 37. Founder of a Persian religion, 38. Financially behind, 39. Balance sheet listing, 41. Sports org. founded by Billie Jean King, 42. Furniture outlet with an average size of 300,000 square feet, or five football fields, 46. Response to "Gracias", 48. Obsolescent data storage option, for short, 50. Like some incorrect clocks, 51. Edge of a metro area, 52. Senators' garments, once, 53. Powerful auto engines, 57. Kiwi cousins, 58. Had the best time, say, 60. "___ moved!" (sign in an empty shop's window), 62. Warning not to go, 63. Basic cleaner, 65. Very basic cleaner

Wednesday, Aug 29 2024 NYT Predictions

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 29, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Tippy-top. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACME

  Possible Answer : peak, elevation, pinnacle, vertex, summit, height, acme, superlative, apex, tiptop, meridian, top




• The clue is 5. Fashion designer Anna. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUI




• The clue is 8. Challenger, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DODGE

  Possible Answer : dodge, dodging, duck, evade, stratagem, parry, skirt, fudge, scheme, elude, circumvent, hedge, put_off, sidestep, contrivance




• The clue is 13. Display self-satisfaction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PREEN

  Possible Answer : preen, plume, congratulate, primp, dress




• The clue is 15. Writer who quipped "The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSCARWILDE




• The clue is 18. Call of duty?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUGLE

  Possible Answer : bugleweed, bugle




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

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

  The answer: WEARINGOUT




• The clue is 20. Doctor's order. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAYAAH




• The clue is 22. Musical interval like C to E flat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MINORTHIRD




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

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

  The answer: SACS

  Possible Answer : Sac, sack, Sauk, pouch, pocket, theca, sac




• The clue is 24. Eponymous physicist Georg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHM

  Possible Answer : ohm, Ohm, Georg_Simon_Ohm




• The clue is 25. Military school newbie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLEBE

  Possible Answer : cadet, plebe




• The clue is 27. Term for a swab. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATEY

  Possible Answer : palsy-walsy, chummy, matey, pally




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

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

  The answer: LEAN

  Possible Answer : be_given, run, tend, tilt, skimpy, thin, lean, inclination, leaning, slant, list, angle, tip, incline

  Possible Opposite Answer : rich, fat




• The clue is 30. Constitutional change endorsed by NOW, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERA

  Possible Answer : era, epoch, earned_run_average, geological_era, ERA




• The clue is 31. Suit type for Cab Calloway. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZOOT




• The clue is 33. Go off script. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADLIB




• The clue is 35. Competitive gamer's forte. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESPORT




• The clue is 37. Aunt, in Italian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZIA




• The clue is 40. What one must do using the circled letters to solve this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOLLOWDIRECTIONS




• The clue is 43. Drive-___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INS

  Possible Answer : Immigration_and_Naturalization_Service, IN, atomic_number_49, In, INS, Hoosier_State, in, Indiana, indium, inch




• The clue is 44. Some vodka orders. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STOLIS




• The clue is 45. Veggies that are often deep-fried. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKRAS

  Possible Answer : okra, Hibiscus_esculentus, gumbo, Abelmoschus_esculentus, lady's-finger, okra_plant




• The clue is 47. Start of many Scottish surnames. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAC

  Possible Answer : mack, mackintosh, macintosh, mac




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

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

  The answer: FETES

  Possible Answer : fete, fiesta, feast, festival, celebrate




• The clue is 53. Keeps the faith. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOLDSOUTHOPE




• The clue is 55. Exhibition contents. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ART

  Possible Answer : artwork, artistic_production, nontextual_matter, graphics, prowess, art, fine_art, artistry, artistic_creation




• The clue is 56. Conductor of electrical impulses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXON

  Possible Answer : axon, axone




• The clue is 57. Flock member. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EWE

  Possible Answer : ewe, Ewe




• The clue is 59. Doze intermittently. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DROWSE

  Possible Answer : doze, drowse, snooze




• The clue is 61. Spouse to a trophy husband, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUGARMOMMA




• The clue is 64. Part of an iris. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETAL

  Possible Answer : petal, flower_petal




• The clue is 66. Coalition of skilled workers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRADEUNION




• The clue is 67. Not just any. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVERY

  Possible Answer : every




• The clue is 68. Small stuff to sweat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEADS

  Possible Answer : beadwork, astragal, string_of_beads, drop, beading, bead, beads, pearl




• The clue is 69. Place where you might feel calm while sweating. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPA

  Possible Answer : health_club, health_spa, watering_place, watering_hole, resort_hotel, spa




• The clue is 70. Skye writing?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERSE

  Possible Answer : Goidelic, Gaelic, Erse

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Wanted notice, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APB

• The clue is 2. Had a thing for. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRUSHEDON

• The clue is 3. Sprawling shopping centers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEGAMALLS

• The clue is 4. Hard to grasp, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EELY

• The clue is 5. Question from an impatient negotiator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOWHEREDOWESTAND

• The clue is 6. Take for a sucker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USE

  Possible Answer: economic_consumption, apply, practice, usage, role, expend, utilisation, utilization, employment, habit, habituate, exercise, utilize, function, utilise, purpose, enjoyment, manipulation, employ, use, usance, use_of_goods_and_services, consumption

• The clue is 7. Meaning of "veni". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICAME

• The clue is 9. Go undefeated against. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWN

  Possible Answer: ain, possess, own, have

• The clue is 10. Makes critical comments about. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIGSAT

• The clue is 11. Win like a loser?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GLOAT

  Possible Answer: gloat, gloating, crow, triumph, glee

• The clue is 12. Extract, as from data. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDUCE

  Possible Answer: draw_out, extract, elicit, evoke, derive, educe

• The clue is 14. Twice-monthly tide. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEAP

  Possible Answer: neap_tide, neap

  Possible Opposite Answer : springtide

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

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

  The answer: ARI

• The clue is 17. Crafter's marketplace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETSY

• The clue is 21. Stout, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALE

  Possible Answer: ale

• The clue is 24. First in a series of Norwegian kings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLAFI

• The clue is 26. Leaves on a pizza. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BASIL

  Possible Answer: Basil_of_Caesarea, St._Basil_the_Great, Basil, Basil_the_Great, sweet_basil, basil, St._Basil

• The clue is 27. Words on a state license plate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOTTO

  Possible Answer: catchword, shibboleth, motto, slogan

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

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

  The answer: NIL

  Possible Answer: goose_egg, zippo, nil, nada, null, cipher, cypher, zilch, aught, naught, zero, nothing, nix, zip

• The clue is 31. Actress in the "Avatar" and "Avengers" franchises. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZOESALDANA

• The clue is 32. Fictional creature born from mud. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORC

• The clue is 34. Cap'n's subordinates. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOSNS

• The clue is 36. A-one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRIMO

  Possible Answer: primo

• The clue is 37. Founder of a Persian religion. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZOROASTER

  Possible Answer: Zoroaster, Zarathustra

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

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

  The answer: INARREARS

• The clue is 39. Balance sheet listing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASSET

  Possible Answer: asset, plus

  Possible Opposite Answer : liability

• The clue is 41. Sports org. founded by Billie Jean King. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WTA

• The clue is 42. Furniture outlet with an average size of 300,000 square feet, or five football fields. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IKEASTORE

• The clue is 46. Response to "Gracias". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DENADA

• The clue is 48. Obsolescent data storage option, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CDR

• The clue is 50. Like some incorrect clocks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FAST

  Possible Answer: flying, fast, loyal, tight, dissipated, profligate, degraded, riotous, quick, firm, degenerate, dissolute, fasting, debauched, libertine, truehearted, immobile

  Possible Opposite Answer : slow

• The clue is 51. Edge of a metro area. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXURB

• The clue is 52. Senators' garments, once. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOGAE

• The clue is 53. Powerful auto engines. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEMIS

• The clue is 57. Kiwi cousins. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMUS

  Possible Answer: emu, Dromaius_novaehollandiae, Emu_novaehollandiae, electromagnetic_unit

• The clue is 58. Had the best time, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WON

  Possible Answer: pull_ahead, won, advance, get_ahead, succeed, bring_home_the_bacon, make_headway, deliver_the_goods, South_Korean_won, acquire, come_through, gain, gain_ground, North_Korean_won, win

  Possible Opposite Answer : fail, fall_back, lost, lose

• The clue is 60. "___ moved!" (sign in an empty shop's window). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEVE

• The clue is 62. Warning not to go. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RED

  Possible Answer: violent, cherry, reddened, Bolshevik, reddish, cerise, red-faced, crimson, Red, cherry-red, ruby, ruby-red, Red_River, redness, ruddy, red_ink, loss, bolshy, Marxist, blood-red, scarlet, carmine, red, bolshie, flushed

  Possible Opposite Answer : gain

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

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

  The answer: MOP

  Possible Answer: mop, pout, mop_up, swab, wipe_up, mow, swob

• The clue is 65. Very basic cleaner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LYE

  Possible Answer: lye

XWordHint Crossword Answers June 10, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

XWordHint Crossword Complete Solution: June 10, 2025

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Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. Info acquired by scouts

5-letter answer Answer: INTEL

Clue #2: 6. Blue-footed seabird

5-letter answer Answer: BOOBY

Word Help: Synonyms: booby, pinhead, boob

Clue #3: 11. Cried

4-letter answer Answer: WEPT

Word Help: Synonyms: weep, cry
Antonyms: laugh

Clue #4: 15. Steak ___ (dish flambéed tableside)

5-letter answer Answer: DIANE

Clue #5: 16. Bicker

5-letter answer Answer: ARGUE

Word Help: Synonyms: argue, debate, fence

Clue #6: 17. One applying the finishing touches at a bakery

4-letter answer Answer: ICER

Word Help: Synonyms: ic, ninety-nine, 99

Clue #7: 18. Places where nonprofessionals sing

11-letter answer Answer: KARAOKEBARS

Clue #8: 20. Director Ephron

4-letter answer Answer: NORA

Clue #9: 21. Hyatt alternative

4-letter answer Answer: OMNI

Clue #10: 22. Let out, as a fishing line

8-letter answer Answer: UNREELED

Word Help: Synonyms: reel_off, unreel

Clue #11: 24. Netflix or Hulu

16-letter answer Answer: STREAMINGSERVICE

Clue #12: 28. Word after swimming or dating

4-letter answer Answer: POOL

Word Help: Synonyms: kitty, syndicate, pond

Clue #13: 29. Salon job

3-letter answer Answer: DYE

Word Help: Synonyms: dye, dyestuff

Clue #14: 30. Altar constellation

3-letter answer Answer: ARA

Word Help: Synonyms: Ara, genus_Ara

Clue #15: 31. Grandson of Adam and Eve

4-letter answer Answer: ENOS

Clue #16: 32. Move at a speedy pace

3-letter answer Answer: ZIP

Word Help: Synonyms: zero, aught, goose_egg
Antonyms: unzip

Clue #17: 33. Was verklempt

7-letter answer Answer: PLOTZED

Clue #18: 37. W.S.J. competitor

3-letter answer Answer: NYT

Clue #19: 38. "You predicted that correctly" ... or what the ends of 18-, 24-, 48- and 57-Across will yield?

8-letter answer Answer: GOODCALL

Clue #20: 40. Vexation

3-letter answer Answer: IRE

Word Help: Synonyms: ira, ire, choler

Clue #21: 41. 1981 German film set aboard a submarine

7-letter answer Answer: DASBOOT

Clue #22: 43. "___ day now"

3-letter answer Answer: ANY

Word Help: Synonyms: any, whatever, whatsoever

Clue #23: 44. Flim-___

4-letter answer Answer: FLAM

Clue #24: 45. Abbr. on an airport monitor

3-letter answer Answer: ETA

Word Help: Synonyms: ETA, Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom, eta

Clue #25: 46. Weight-to-height ratio, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: BMI

Word Help: Synonyms: body_mass_index, BMI

Clue #26: 47. Vocal range for Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner

4-letter answer Answer: ALTO

Word Help: Synonyms: contralto, countertenor, alto

Clue #27: 48. Occasion for toasts

16-letter answer Answer: WEDDINGRECEPTION

Clue #28: 54. It helps give a car traction

8-letter answer Answer: REARTIRE

Clue #29: 55. The Beastie Boys, for example

4-letter answer Answer: TRIO

Word Help: Synonyms: tierce, III, ternion

Clue #30: 56. "Frozen" role for Kristen Bell

4-letter answer Answer: ANNA

Word Help: Synonyms: anna

Clue #31: 57. Nodding yes while saying no, e.g.

11-letter answer Answer: MIXEDSIGNAL

Clue #32: 62. One of the Big Four in banking

4-letter answer Answer: CITI

Clue #33: 63. Pal

5-letter answer Answer: AMIGO

Word Help: Synonyms: amigo

Clue #34: 64. Off-the-wall

5-letter answer Answer: NUTTY

Word Help: Synonyms: loopy, crackers, nuts

Clue #35: 65. Part of a ship

4-letter answer Answer: KEEL

Word Help: Synonyms: lurch, reel, stagger

Clue #36: 66. "Unhand me!"

5-letter answer Answer: LETGO

Clue #37: 67. Giggly laugh

5-letter answer Answer: TEHEE

Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. Texter's "shrug"

3-letter answer Answer: IDK

Clue #2: 2. Actress Long of "Soul Food"

3-letter answer Answer: NIA

Clue #3: 3. Staples of Polynesian cuisine

9-letter answer Answer: TAROROOTS

Clue #4: 4. Tooth coatings

7-letter answer Answer: ENAMELS

Word Help: Synonyms: enamel, tooth_enamel

Clue #5: 5. Singer Lewis with the 2008 #1 hit "Bleeding Love"

5-letter answer Answer: LEONA

Clue #6: 6. Hon

3-letter answer Answer: BAE

Clue #7: 7. Prop for a psychic

3-letter answer Answer: ORB

Word Help: Synonyms: orbit, eyeball, revolve

Clue #8: 8. Model train track standard

6-letter answer Answer: OGAUGE

Clue #9: 9. Goes up in flames

5-letter answer Answer: BURNS

Word Help: Synonyms: burn_mark, incinerate, Robert_Burns

Clue #10: 10. "I'm totally serious!"

9-letter answer Answer: YESREALLY

Clue #11: 11. Barrel in a cellar

7-letter answer Answer: WINEVAT

Clue #12: 12. Common bacterial pathogen

5-letter answer Answer: ECOLI

Clue #13: 13. Georges who wrote "Life: A User's Manual"

5-letter answer Answer: PEREC

Clue #14: 14. Swap

5-letter answer Answer: TRADE

Word Help: Synonyms: deal, swop, trade_wind

Clue #15: 19. Most common surname in South Korea

3-letter answer Answer: KIM

Clue #16: 23. Swashbuckling Flynn

5-letter answer Answer: ERROL

Clue #17: 24. Buy things

5-letter answer Answer: SPEND

Word Help: Synonyms: expend, drop, pass

Clue #18: 25. Skating champion Harding

5-letter answer Answer: TONYA

Clue #19: 26. Chowderhead

5-letter answer Answer: IDIOT

Word Help: Synonyms: half-wit, imbecile, cretin

Clue #20: 27. Big Apple coppers

4-letter answer Answer: NYPD

Clue #21: 32. Many a caged creature

9-letter answer Answer: ZOOANIMAL

Clue #22: 33. Feeling in an emergency

5-letter answer Answer: PANIC

Word Help: Synonyms: scare, panic, terror

Clue #23: 34. Repeated instance, jokily

9-letter answer Answer: ZILLIONTH

Clue #24: 35. Muse of lyric poetry

5-letter answer Answer: ERATO

Word Help: Synonyms: Erato

Clue #25: 36. Speed ___ (fast driver)

5-letter answer Answer: DEMON

Word Help: Synonyms: demon, devil, fiend

Clue #26: 38. "Catch my drift?"

5-letter answer Answer: GOTIT

Clue #27: 39. Showed up

4-letter answer Answer: CAME

Word Help: Synonyms: occur, derive, arrive
Antonyms: leave, go

Clue #28: 42. Safety feature for a sleeping child

7-letter answer Answer: BEDRAIL

Clue #29: 44. Exhaustion

7-letter answer Answer: FATIGUE

Word Help: Synonyms: wear_out, fag_out, tiredness
Antonyms: refresh

Clue #30: 46. 2016 subject that dominated U.K. newspapers

6-letter answer Answer: BREXIT

Clue #31: 48. ___ and ruin

5-letter answer Answer: WRACK

Word Help: Synonyms: wrack, wreck, rack

Clue #32: 49. "___, meenie ..."

5-letter answer Answer: EENIE

Clue #33: 50. Florentine poet who wrote "The Divine Comedy"

5-letter answer Answer: DANTE

Word Help: Synonyms: Dante_Alighieri, Dante

Clue #34: 51. Layer of filth

5-letter answer Answer: GRIME

Word Help: Synonyms: grunge, grime, dirty
Antonyms: clean

Clue #35: 52. U.F.O. crew

3-letter answer Answer: ETS

Clue #36: 53. Reproduce on paper

5-letter answer Answer: PRINT

Word Help: Synonyms: impress, print, publish

Clue #37: 58. One of a dozen in a carton

3-letter answer Answer: EGG

Word Help: Synonyms: ballock, eggs, nut

Clue #38: 59. Lead-in to hickey or wop

3-letter answer Answer: DOO

Clue #39: 60. Devoured

3-letter answer Answer: ATE

Word Help: Synonyms: eat_on, consume, exhaust

Clue #40: 61. Common name for NaOH

3-letter answer Answer: LYE

Word Help: Synonyms: lye

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Across Clues and Answers (34)

Clue #1: 1. Where one might have a mic and a Michelob

10-letter answer Answer: KARAOKEBAR

Clue #2: 11. Edgar Degas's "Miss ___ at the Cirque Fernando"

4-letter answer Answer: LALA

Clue #3: 15. "Been there!"

10-letter answer Answer: ICANRELATE

Clue #4: 16. Member of BTS or Blackpink, e.g.

4-letter answer Answer: IDOL

Word Help: Synonyms: idol, perfection, beau_ideal

Clue #5: 17. What may rise over a range

10-letter answer Answer: BACKSPLASH

Clue #6: 18. Let off

4-letter answer Answer: EMIT

Word Help: Synonyms: breathe, give_off, pass_off
Antonyms: absorb

Clue #7: 19. Spotted cat

6-letter answer Answer: OCELOT

Word Help: Synonyms: panther_cat, ocelot, Felis_pardalis

Clue #8: 20. Response to "Who's going?"

3-letter answer Answer: IAM

Clue #9: 22. Plural suffix

3-letter answer Answer: ISM

Word Help: Synonyms: school_of_thought, doctrine, ism

Clue #10: 23. Beget

4-letter answer Answer: SIRE

Word Help: Synonyms: forefather, father, mother

Clue #11: 24. Symbol of rebirth in ancient Egypt

10-letter answer Answer: DUNGBEETLE

Clue #12: 28. Gives birth to

3-letter answer Answer: HAS

Word Help: Synonyms: induce, give, ingest
Antonyms: refuse, lack

Clue #13: 29. Subatomic particle named after an Indian physicist

5-letter answer Answer: BOSON

Word Help: Synonyms: boson

Clue #14: 30. Overdo a celebration, maybe

5-letter answer Answer: GLOAT

Word Help: Synonyms: gloat, glee, triumph

Clue #15: 31. Underline?

5-letter answer Answer: SEWER

Word Help: Synonyms: sewerage, sewer, toilet

Clue #16: 32. Count Vronsky's titular lover in a classic Tolstoy novel

4-letter answer Answer: ANNA

Word Help: Synonyms: anna

Clue #17: 33. Leaves the rest?

7-letter answer Answer: AWAKENS

Word Help: Synonyms: wake_up, awake, come_alive
Antonyms: cause_to_sleep, fall_asleep

Clue #18: 36. Eponym of Pittsburgh's tallest building

7-letter answer Answer: USSTEEL

Clue #19: 39. Country whose predominant language is Bambara

4-letter answer Answer: MALI

Word Help: Synonyms: Republic_of_Mali, French_Sudan, Mali

Clue #20: 40. ___ Grape, Leonardo DiCaprio's role in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape"

5-letter answer Answer: ARNIE

Clue #21: 41. Minor key?

5-letter answer Answer: ISLET

Word Help: Synonyms: isle, islet

Clue #22: 43. Churro covering

5-letter answer Answer: SUGAR

Word Help: Synonyms: sugar, lucre, boodle

Clue #23: 44. Ride-or-die sort, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: BFF

Clue #24: 47. Participant in a hybrid sport that requires both brains and brawn

10-letter answer Answer: CHESSBOXER

Clue #25: 49. Ski resort in the White River National Forest

4-letter answer Answer: VAIL

Clue #26: 50. Chip maker in a 1961 merger

3-letter answer Answer: LAY

Word Help: Synonyms: ballad, put_down, position
Antonyms: stand, arise

Clue #27: 51. Discipline

3-letter answer Answer: ART

Word Help: Synonyms: fine_art, artistic_production, artwork

Clue #28: 52. Most populous California city with a one-word name

6-letter answer Answer: FRESNO

Word Help: Synonyms: Fresno

Clue #29: 54. Male influencer archetype

4-letter answer Answer: EBOY

Clue #30: 56. Where camels can occasionally be seen swimming

10-letter answer Answer: ARABIANSEA

Clue #31: 59. Kind of juice that's high in antioxidants

4-letter answer Answer: ALOE

Word Help: Synonyms: aloe

Clue #32: 60. What the "T" in CAPTCHA stands for

10-letter answer Answer: TURINGTEST

Clue #33: 61. Set components

4-letter answer Answer: REPS

Word Help: Synonyms: repp, rep

Clue #34: 62. Culturally relevant

10-letter answer Answer: ZEITGEISTY

Across Clues and Answers (34)

Clue #1: 1. Nix

6-letter answer Answer: KIBOSH

Word Help: Synonyms: halt, block, kibosh

Clue #2: 2. Traditional wood for a ukulele

6-letter answer Answer: ACACIA

Word Help: Synonyms: acacia

Clue #3: 3. 500 people?

6-letter answer Answer: RACERS

Word Help: Synonyms: racer, race_car, race_driver

Clue #4: 4. ___ sock

5-letter answer Answer: ANKLE

Word Help: Synonyms: ankle_joint, ankle, mortise_joint

Clue #5: 5. Words after a guesstimate

4-letter answer Answer: ORSO

Clue #6: 6. Repressed

8-letter answer Answer: KEPTDOWN

Clue #7: 7. Likely spot for a pipe jam

3-letter answer Answer: ELL

Word Help: Synonyms: ell

Clue #8: 8. Call repeated in a nursery rhyme

3-letter answer Answer: BAA

Word Help: Synonyms: blate, bleat, blat

Clue #9: 9. Something found next to a handle

6-letter answer Answer: ATSIGN

Clue #10: 10. Bring up to modern standards, say

5-letter answer Answer: REHAB

Clue #11: 11. Fake account

3-letter answer Answer: LIE

Word Help: Synonyms: lie_in, rest, Trygve_Halvden_Lie
Antonyms: stand, arise

Clue #12: 12. Pass words?

8-letter answer Answer: ADMITONE

Clue #13: 13. Subject of the 2023 TV series "My Adventures With Superman"

8-letter answer Answer: LOISLANE

Clue #14: 14. Genre for Soundgarden and Linkin Park

8-letter answer Answer: ALTMETAL

Clue #15: 21. Part of a gig

3-letter answer Answer: MEG

Word Help: Synonyms: 1000000, meg, million

Clue #16: 25. Exercises

4-letter answer Answer: USES

Word Help: Synonyms: practice, U.S.A., enjoyment

Clue #17: 26. Eur. land with more than 60,000 miles of coast

3-letter answer Answer: NOR

Clue #18: 27. Send

5-letter answer Answer: ELATE

Word Help: Synonyms: elate, lift_up, uplift
Antonyms: depress

Clue #19: 29. Competition with some defining moments?

3-letter answer Answer: BEE

Word Help: Synonyms: bee

Clue #20: 31. Hits high in the air

5-letter answer Answer: SKIES

Word Help: Synonyms: flip, pitch, sky

Clue #21: 33. Stern question after laying out expectations

8-letter answer Answer: AMICLEAR

Clue #22: 34. Not likely to leave a mark, say

8-letter answer Answer: WASHABLE

Word Help: Synonyms: washable
Antonyms: nonwashable

Clue #23: 35. Two-person shot

8-letter answer Answer: ALLEYOOP

Clue #24: 36. Press

4-letter answer Answer: URGE

Word Help: Synonyms: recommend, root_on, advocate

Clue #25: 37. Downing, with "down"

8-letter answer Answer: SNARFING

Word Help: Synonyms: swipe, pilfer, pinch

Clue #26: 38. Sean Connery or Mick Jagger, e.g.

3-letter answer Answer: SIR

Word Help: Synonyms: sir, Sir

Clue #27: 40. Kind of cable in a car, for short

3-letter answer Answer: AUX

Clue #28: 42. Rod's employer in "Get Out," in brief

3-letter answer Answer: TSA

Word Help: Synonyms: TSA, Transportation_Security_Administration

Clue #29: 43. "I couldn't agree more!"

6-letter answer Answer: SOTRUE

Clue #30: 44. They often end on a low note

6-letter answer Answer: BASSES

Word Help: Synonyms: bass, sea_bass, freshwater_bass

Clue #31: 45. Top-shelf, say

6-letter answer Answer: FINEST

Word Help: Synonyms: ok, all_right, hunky-dory
Antonyms: coarse

Clue #32: 46. Air-filled pool item

6-letter answer Answer: FLOATY

Word Help: Synonyms: buoyant, floaty

Clue #33: 48. Toy doll brand since 2001

5-letter answer Answer: BRATZ

Clue #34: 49. Twenty, in Italian

5-letter answer Answer: VENTI

Clue #35: 53. All the ___

4-letter answer Answer: RAGE

Word Help: Synonyms: ramp, storm, passion

Clue #36: 55. Wry response to a this-or-that question

3-letter answer Answer: YES

Word Help: Synonyms: yes
Antonyms: no

Clue #37: 57. R&B singer Lennox

3-letter answer Answer: ARI

Clue #38: 58. 0 or 1

3-letter answer Answer: BIT

Word Help: Synonyms: mo, snatch, moment

Expert Solving Strategies

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• Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
• Check vowel patterns in partially solved words

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