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0914 NYT Crossword Sat, Sept 13, 2024 | Puzzle Answers

Complete Guide to NYT Crossword Saturday, Sept 13, 2024 | Puzzle Answers

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NYT Crossword puzzle answers and clues for Saturday, September 13, 2024
 NYT Crossword puzzle answers and clues for Saturday, September 13, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:
  • The clue is 1. Red in the face, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASHAMED

    Possible Answer : ashamed

    Possible Opposite Answer : unashamed


  • The clue is 8. Bumped things. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FISTS

    Possible Answer : fist, clenched_fist


  • The clue is 13. Baseball mascot with a fluffy green snout. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PHANATIC


  • The clue is 15. Home to Sun Valley. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IDAHO

    Possible Answer : Gem_State, ID, Idaho


  • The clue is 16. Many Renaissance thinkers. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: POLYMATHS

    Possible Answer : polymath


  • The clue is 18. Woman in dire need?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RENEE


  • The clue is 19. "___ Sea Lice" (collaborative album by Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LOTTA


  • The clue is 20. Peyton Manning, for much of his N.F.L. career. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COLT

    Possible Answer : colt, Colt


  • The clue is 22. Sister label of Volt Records. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STAX


  • The clue is 23. Brand seen on Canadian highway signs. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ESSO


  • The clue is 24. Interjection of interest. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OHCOOL


  • The clue is 26. Case worker: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ATT


  • The clue is 27. Job that anyone could see themselves doing?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WINDOWWASHER


  • The clue is 30. Temper. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANNEAL

    Possible Answer : normalize, anneal, temper


  • The clue is 31. Actress Weaving of 2022's "Babylon". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SAMARA

    Possible Answer : samara, key_fruit, key


  • The clue is 32. Highly rated French vineyards. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CRUS

    Possible Answer : crus


  • The clue is 33. Cry of delight. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YAY

    Possible Answer : Yay


  • The clue is 35. Muscles used in rowing, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LATS

    Possible Answer : lats, latissimus_dorsi, lat


  • The clue is 36. Doesn't stick out. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FITSIN


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

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

    The answer: TOTALS

    Possible Answer : come, tote_up, aggregate, add_together, add, totality, add_up, sum, amount, total, tot_up, sum_up, summate, number, tot, tally


  • The clue is 40. "No backing out now". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ITSADONEDEAL


  • The clue is 42. It once ran the headline "Santa Dies on Xmas Trip": Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NYT


  • The clue is 43. Dentist's concern. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ENAMEL

    Possible Answer : enamel, tooth_enamel


  • The clue is 44. Celeb with a #1 single and an acting Oscar. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CHER


  • The clue is 48. When repeated, college party chant. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CHUG

    Possible Answer : chug


  • The clue is 50. What the ancient Romans called the "Cupid stone," considering it a symbol of love. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OPAL

    Possible Answer : opal


  • The clue is 51. Aid in skyscraper construction. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CRANE

    Possible Answer : Hart_Crane, crane, Stephen_Crane, stretch_out, Harold_Hart_Crane, Crane, Grus


  • The clue is 52. Seen enough. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HADIT


  • The clue is 54. Hard things to ignore, metaphorically. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ELEPHANTS

    Possible Answer : elephant


  • The clue is 56. Musical character who sings "Just You Wait". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ELIZA


  • The clue is 57. Where a rope ladder might lead. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TREEFORT


  • The clue is 58. M.I.T. school. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SLOAN


  • The clue is 59. Apollo was conceived in them. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SIXTIES

    Possible Answer : mid-sixties, sixty, sixties, 60, LX, 1960s


Down Clues and Answers:
  • The clue is 1. Gala, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: APPLE

    Possible Answer: orchard_apple_tree, Malus_pumila, apple

  • The clue is 2. Dismisses unceremoniously. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SHOOS

    Possible Answer: shoo, shoo_away, shoo_off

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

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

    The answer: HALTS

    Possible Answer: hold, stem, stoppage, check, freeze, arrest, block, stop, halt, staunch, stanch, stay, hitch, kibosh

    Possible Opposite Answer : start

  • The clue is 4. Where the average American lives. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANYTOWNUSA

  • The clue is 5. Word with the same meaning in English, Swahili and Mandarin, among other languages. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MAMA

    Possible Answer: mommy, mummy, mama, momma, Mama, mom, mammy, mamma, mum, ma

  • The clue is 6. Connections might hinge on it, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ETA

    Possible Answer: Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty, ETA, Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna, Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom, eta

  • The clue is 7. Senior class tradition. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DITCHDAY

  • The clue is 8. Something trimmed after purchase. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FIR

    Possible Answer: true_fir, fir, fir_tree

  • The clue is 9. 3/15, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IDES

    Possible Answer: ides

  • The clue is 10. Accessories for some bell ringers. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SANTAHATS

  • The clue is 11. Trailer homes?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THEATERS

    Possible Answer: theater_of_operations, theatre, dramatics, field_of_operations, theatre_of_operations, field, dramaturgy, theater, dramatic_art, house

  • The clue is 12. Trying way too hard, in modern lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SOEXTRA

  • The clue is 14. Soda shop purchase. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

    The answer: CHOCOLATEMALT

  • The clue is 17. Not busy. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SLOW

    Possible Answer: ho-hum, tedious, slack, slowly, obtuse, deadening, easy, tardily, slacken, wearisome, sluggish, boring, decelerate, dumb, slow, dense, retard, behind, slow_down, slow_up, irksome, dull, dim, tiresome

    Possible Opposite Answer : fast, quickly, accelerate

  • The clue is 21. Pulls with a water-skiing boat, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TOWS

    Possible Answer: towage, tow

  • The clue is 24. 50/50. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONE

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

  • The clue is 25. Yellow Teletubby. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LAALAA

  • The clue is 28. Acting as a spy, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: INSIDE

    Possible Answer: at_bottom, indoors, interior, inwardly, in_spite_of_appearance, at_heart, deep_down, privileged, inside, within, inner

    Possible Opposite Answer : outside, outwardly, outdoors

  • The clue is 29. Kind of boat affected by a wind advisory. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SMALLCRAFT

  • The clue is 30. Setting for a sitting. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARTSTUDIO

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

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

    The answer: CITYHALL

  • The clue is 34. Some long-distance callers. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YODELERS

  • The clue is 36. "To Kill a Mockingbird" family. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FINCHES

    Possible Answer: finch

  • The clue is 37. Bad idea. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NONO

  • The clue is 39. Business card abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TEL

  • The clue is 41. Cat's "handle" for her kitten. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NAPE

    Possible Answer: nape, scruff, nucha

  • The clue is 45. Capital city on the Red River. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HANOI

    Possible Answer: Hanoi, capital_of_Vietnam

  • The clue is 46. ___-deux. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ENTRE

  • The clue is 47. They can be whole, half or quarter. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RESTS

    Possible Answer: catch_one's_breath, remain, repose, remainder, breathe, rest, residuum, ease, eternal_rest, stay, roost, residue, relaxation, pillow, rest_period, respite, eternal_sleep, residual, balance, reside, perch, quietus, sleep, lie, relief, take_a_breather

    Possible Opposite Answer : be_active, change

  • The clue is 49. City near Memphis. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GIZA

    Possible Answer: Giza, Gizeh, El_Giza

  • The clue is 51. Puppy chow ingredient. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CHEX

  • The clue is 53. Salon offering. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TAN

    Possible Answer: tan, suntan, tangent, sunburn, burn, bronze, topaz

  • The clue is 55. Canadian province: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PEI

    Possible Answer: Ieoh_Ming_Pei, Pei, I._M._Pei

Saturday, August 30, 2025

October 19, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, October 19, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 80 (41 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.3 letters

Across Clues Explained - Thursday NYT Crossword October 19, 2023

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. ___ no good 4
2A 4. Shelfmate of Chips Ahoy! and Oreo 5
3A 9. Actor Abe 6
4A 14. Give quite a shock 4
5A 15. Bolt at great speed? 5
6A 16. Notify 6
7A 17. Group in a roundup 4
8A 18. Knowledgeable, with "in" 5
9A 19. Hit film whose narrator humorously remarks "Thanks to [her], all problems of feminism and equal rights have been solved" 6
10A 20. Did some metalworking on 8
11A 22. French automaker 7
12A 23. Tent with smoke flaps, in an anglicized spelling 6
13A 24. Derbies, e.g. 5
14A 26. Longtime sneakers brand 4
15A 27. Column style 5
16A 29. Hasn't been hoodwinked by 6
17A 31. ___ Claus 3
18A 32. Food regimens 5
19A 34. Counterfeit coins 5
20A 38. Senate majority leader during most of Obama's presidency 4
21A 40. Pyramid ___ 6
22A 42. Space chimp of 1961 4
23A 43. One hanging around a kennel? 5
24A 45. Britain's historic Lady ___ 5
25A 46. Broadway's ___-Manuel Miranda 3
26A 47. Egyptian temple site 6
27A 49. Bother 5
28A 52. "___ a fool not to!" 4
29A 55. Insurance or tax figures 5
30A 56. California o Nueva York 6
31A 58. Certain volleyball players 7
32A 60. It has reading assignments 8
33A 62. "Yoo-hoo! This way!" 6
34A 63. Modern-day sort of provocateur 5
35A 65. Golfer's target 4
36A 66. Equally quickly 6
37A 67. What's found in the center of a prune? 5
38A 68. Prefix with -scopy 4
39A 69. High-end fashion house 6
40A 70. End notes? 5
41A 71. Like a quilt 4

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. ___ no good"

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: UPTO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Shelfmate of Chips Ahoy! and Oreo"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: NILLA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Actor Abe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: VIGODA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Give quite a shock"

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 senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
  • Words that mean the same thing: stupefy, daze, sandbag
  • 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: STUN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Bolt at great speed?"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: USAIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Notify"

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 impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to
  • 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: INFORM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Group in a roundup"

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 group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
  • Words that mean the same thing: ruck, crowd
  • 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: HERD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Knowledgeable, with "in""

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 roll into a ball
  • Words that mean the same thing: clue, clew
  • 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: CLUED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Hit film whose narrator humorously remarks "Thanks to [her], all problems of feminism and equal rights have been solved""

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

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: BARBIE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Did some metalworking on"

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 bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
  • Words that mean the same thing: temper, normalize, anneal
  • 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: ANNEALED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. French automaker"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: CITROEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Tent with smoke flaps, in an anglicized spelling"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a native american tent; usually of conical shape
  • Words that mean the same thing: tepee, tipi
  • 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: TEEPEE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "24. Derbies, e.g."

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 any competition
  • Words that mean the same thing: run, wash, subspecies
  • The opposite would be: linger
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RACES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. Longtime sneakers brand"

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: KEDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "27. Column style"

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 the dialect of ancient greek spoken in doris
  • Words that mean the same thing: Doric dialect
  • 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: DORIC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "29. Hasn't been hoodwinked by"

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: ISONTO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "31. ___ Claus"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a form of address for a married woman
  • Words that mean the same thing: Mrs., Mr., Mister
  • 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: MRS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "32. Food regimens"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a prescribed selection of foods
  • Words that mean the same thing: dieting, diet
  • 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: DIETS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "34. Counterfeit coins"

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 projectile that is fired from a gun
  • Words that mean the same thing: idle, slug, sluggard
  • The opposite would be: work
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SLUGS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Senate majority leader during most of Obama's presidency"

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 scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of david hume (1710-1796)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Thomas Reid
  • 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: REID

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Pyramid ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an elaborate and systematic plan of action
  • Words that mean the same thing: strategy, system, connive
  • 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: SCHEME

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Space chimp of 1961"

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: ENOS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. One hanging around a kennel?"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: IDTAG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. Britain's historic Lady ___"

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 british politician (born in the united states) who was the first woman to sit in the british house of commons (1879-1964)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Viscountess Astor, John Jacob Astor, Nancy Witcher Astor
  • 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: ASTOR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. Broadway's ___-Manuel Miranda"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that united states sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the vietnam war in washington (born in 1959)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Maya Lin
  • 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: LIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "47. Egyptian temple site"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: KARNAK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "49. Bother"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy 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: EATAT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. "___ a fool not to!""

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: IDBE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. Insurance or tax figures"

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 local tax on property (usually used in the plural)
  • Words that mean the same thing: tell on, rate, snitch
  • 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: RATES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "56. California o Nueva York"

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: ESTADO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. Certain volleyball players"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that one who sets written material into type
  • Words that mean the same thing: compositor, typesetter, setter
  • 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: SETTERS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. It has reading assignments"

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 club that people join in order to buy selected books at reduced prices
  • 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: BOOKCLUB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "62. "Yoo-hoo! This way!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that be inherent in something
  • 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: INHERE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "63. Modern-day sort of provocateur"

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 (scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
  • Words that mean the same thing: trolling, round
  • 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: TROLL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "65. Golfer's target"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an opening into or through something
  • Words that mean the same thing: yap, pickle, trap
  • 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: HOLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "66. Equally quickly"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ASFAST

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "67. What's found in the center of a prune?"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: LONGU

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "68. Prefix with -scopy"

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: ENDO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "69. High-end fashion house"

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 (greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with roman mercury
  • 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: HERMES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Across: "70. End notes?"

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 the closing section of a musical composition
  • Words that mean the same thing: coda, finale
  • 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: CODAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Across: "71. Like a quilt"

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 fasten by sewing; do needlework
  • Words that mean the same thing: stitched, sew together, tailor-make
  • 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: SEWN

    Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Thursday NYT Crossword October 19, 2023

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Makes things more interesting 10
2D 2. Was visibly embarrassed 9
3D 3. Taken into account? 9
4D 4. Cellular centers 6
5D 5. Tropical resort locale, maybe 4
6D 6. Praise 4
7D 7. Risky thing to do in an affidavit 3
8D 8. "What happened next?" 3
9D 9. Musicians that play with mallets 7
10D 10. ___ the kill 4
11D 11. Risk it all 10
12D 12. Partner of cut 5
13D 13. Religious agreements? 5
14D 21. ___ Lingus 3
15D 22. 100 yrs. 3
16D 24. Make things more interesting 14
17D 25. Hearst mag 5
18D 28. Round items in square cases 3
19D 30. Flamenco dancer's cry 3
20D 31. Internal review, for short? 3
21D 33. "Sorry, my schedule's packed" 5
22D 35. Opens, as some doors 9
23D 36. Ditch assistance 9
24D 37. You might provide the "last four" of this, in brief 3
25D 39. Territory divided into two states: Abbr. 3
26D 41. How English poets wrote previously? 3
27D 44. Top-floor spaces 7
28D 48. Univ. staffers 3
29D 50. Greek god of the winds 6
30D 51. Finger-wagging accompaniment 3
31D 52. Basketball great Thomas 5
32D 53. Mentally slow 5
33D 54. Risk it all 10
34D 57. Gamble boldly, in a way … or a hint to the answers to this puzzle's italicized clues 10
35D 59. Language akin to Manx 4
36D 60. Get tight (with) 4
37D 61. Apparel competitor of Playtex 4
38D 63. Special attention, in brief 3
39D 64. Critter that grows by leaps and bounds? 3

Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!

Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!

Clue 1 Down: "1. Makes things more interesting"

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: UPSTHEANTE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Was visibly embarrassed"

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: TURNEDRED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Taken into account?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ONDEPOSIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Cellular centers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a part of the cell containing dna and rna and responsible for growth and reproduction
  • Words that mean the same thing: core group, nucleus, karyon
  • 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: NUCLEI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Tropical resort locale, maybe"

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 small island
  • Words that mean the same thing: islet
  • 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: ISLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Praise"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that praise, glorify, or honor
  • Words that mean the same thing: exalt, glorify, proclaim
  • 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: LAUD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Risky thing to do in an affidavit"

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 statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
  • Words that mean the same thing: rest, lie down, consist
  • The opposite would be: arise, stand
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LIE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. "What happened next?""

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: AND

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Musicians that play with mallets"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a musician who plays the vibraphone
  • Words that mean the same thing: vibraphonist, vibist
  • 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: VIBISTS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. ___ the kill"

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: INAT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Risk it all"

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: GOFORBROKE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Partner of cut"

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 remove the moisture from and make dry
  • Words that mean the same thing: dry, desiccated, dehydrated
  • The opposite would be: wet
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DRIED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Religious agreements?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a primeval egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at thebes
  • Words that mean the same thing: Amen, Amun, Amon
  • 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: AMENS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "21. ___ Lingus"

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: AER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. 100 yrs."

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: CEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Make things more interesting"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: RAISETHESTAKES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Hearst mag"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: COSMO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Round items in square cases"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
  • Words that mean the same thing: cadmium, Cd, compact disc
  • 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: CDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. Flamenco dancer's cry"

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: OLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Internal review, for short?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images
  • Words that mean the same thing: magnetic resonance imaging
  • 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: MRI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. "Sorry, my schedule's packed""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ICANT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. Opens, as some doors"

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: UNLATCHES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Ditch assistance"

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: GOITALONE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. You might provide the "last four" of this, 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: SSN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Territory divided into two states: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that east indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye
  • Words that mean the same thing: palas, Butea frondosa, Butea monosperma
  • 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: DAK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. How English poets wrote previously?"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard 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: ERE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "44. Top-floor spaces"

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 floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
  • Words that mean the same thing: garret, loft, attic
  • 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: GARRETS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "48. Univ. staffers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function
  • Words that mean the same thing: reticular activating system, atomic number 88, radium
  • 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: RAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "50. Greek god of the winds"

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 god of the winds in ancient mythology
  • 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: AEOLUS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "51. Finger-wagging accompaniment"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
  • Words that mean the same thing: tut-tut, tut
  • 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: TSK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "52. Basketball great Thomas"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ISIAH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "53. Mentally slow"

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 permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
  • Words that mean the same thing: dumb, impenetrable, dim
  • 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: DENSE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "54. Risk it all"

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: BETTHEFARM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "57. Gamble boldly, in a way … or a hint to the answers to this puzzle's italicized clues"

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: DOUBLEDOWN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "59. Language akin to Manx"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that any of several related languages of the celts in ireland and scotland
  • Words that mean the same thing: Gaelic, Goidelic
  • 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: ERSE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "60. Get tight (with)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an electrical force linking atoms
  • Words that mean the same thing: adhere, attach, adhesiveness
  • 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: BOND

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "61. Apparel competitor of Playtex"

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: OLGA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "63. Special attention, in brief"

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 considerate and solicitous care
  • Words that mean the same thing: tender loving care
  • 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: TLC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "64. Critter that grows by leaps and bounds?"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard 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: ROO

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 59 73.8%
Short Answer 14 17.5%
Celebrity/Entertainment 1 1.2%
Movies/Film 1 1.2%
Food & Drink 1 1.2%
Sports 1 1.2%
Music 1 1.2%
Abbreviation 1 1.2%
Geography 1 1.2%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 41
Down Clues 39
Total Clues 80
Average Answer Length 5.3 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 14 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

  • Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
  • Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
  • When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
  • Today is Thursday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
  • Most clues today are about general knowledge
  • The average word today has about 5 letters
  • Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
  • Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: August 30, 2025 at 04:42 AM