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NYT Down Clues - September 13, 2025 - All Vertical Solutions

NYT Vertical Clues September 13, 2025 - All 38 Down Solutions with Detailed Hints

Welcome to today's complete NYT Down clues guide for September 13, 2025. We have all 38 vertical clues solved with detailed hints and explanations. Down clues run from top to bottom in the crossword grid.

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Down Clues - 38 Total Vertical Clues

Here are all the Down clues for today's NYT crossword puzzle. These clues run vertically from top to bottom in the grid.

Number Clue
1D Hollow, of a sort
2D Actor Kieran of "Succession"
3D Found darling
4D South Asian crepes
5D What are ahead of their times?
6D Prefix with point
7D Much of a comet, typically
8D The solution referred to in Sherlock Holmes's "seven-per-cent solution"
9D You and me both!
10D Stops lying, say
11D Jet-black stone
12D Much of Jupiter
13D Vegetable also called a Swedish turnip
14D DNA compound whose name includes the letters D, N and A
15D Pink-flowered tree
22D Basketball Hall-of-Famer Baylor
23D Who you would be in France?
24D Watermelon detritus
26D Fine
27D Out of it
28D Octet on a chessboard
29D Instant ___
30D Former Australian prime minister Malcolm
31D Home to the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden, in brief
32D "What's the alternative?"
33D Like about 4% of the citizens of Kansas
34D Soft, yellow fruit
35D Salsas, e.g.
36D "No acting up!"
37D Like paper napkins
38D Beer alternative to a 44-Across
40D Tilt
41D ___ test (home inspection component)
43D Yours, in Tours
44D Whose business is just around the block?
46D Chemistry class unit: Abbr.
47D "___ Beso"
48D Unprocessed

Complete Down Solutions with Hints

Below are all the answers for today's Down clues, along with helpful hints to understand each solution better.

1 Down: Hollow, of a sort

Answer: ALCOVE

  • Could mean: a small recess opening off a larger room
  • Similar to: bay

2 Down: Actor Kieran of "Succession"

Answer: CULKIN

  • Think about words related to culkin

3 Down: Found darling

Answer: ADORED

  • Could mean: love intensely
  • Similar to: adore
  • Example: he just adored his wife

4 Down: South Asian crepes

Answer: DOSAS

  • Think about words related to dosas

5 Down: What are ahead of their times?

Answer: EVES

  • Could mean: (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
  • Similar to: Eve
  • Could mean: the day before

6 Down: Prefix with point

Answer: MID

  • Could mean: used in combination to denote the middle
  • Example: midmorning

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7 Down: Much of a comet, typically

Answer: ICE

  • Could mean: water frozen in the solid state
  • Similar to: water ice
  • Example: Americans like ice in their drinks

8 Down: The solution referred to in Sherlock Holmes's "seven-per-cent solution"

Answer: COCAINE

  • Could mean: a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive
  • Similar to: cocain

9 Down: You and me both!

Answer: PEOPLE

  • Could mean: (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
  • Example: old people
  • Could mean: the body of citizens of a state or country

10 Down: Stops lying, say

Answer: RISES

  • Could mean: a growth in strength or number or importance
  • Similar to: rise
  • Could mean: the act of changing location in an upward direction

11 Down: Jet-black stone

Answer: ONYX

  • Could mean: a chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos

12 Down: Much of Jupiter

Answer: GAS

  • Could mean: the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
  • Similar to: gaseous state
  • Could mean: a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely

13 Down: Vegetable also called a Swedish turnip

Answer: RUTABAGA

  • Could mean: the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food
  • Similar to: swede
  • Similar to: swedish turnip

14 Down: DNA compound whose name includes the letters D, N and A

Answer: ADENINE

  • Could mean: (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA
  • Similar to: A

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15 Down: Pink-flowered tree

Answer: MIMOSA

  • Could mean: evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers
  • Similar to: silver wattle
  • Similar to: Acacia dealbata

22 Down: Basketball Hall-of-Famer Baylor

Answer: ELGIN

  • Think about words related to elgin

23 Down: Who you would be in France?

Answer: VOUS

  • Think about words related to vous

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24 Down: Watermelon detritus

Answer: RINDS

  • Could mean: the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating)
  • Similar to: rind

26 Down: Fine

Answer: AOKAY

  • Think about words related to aokay

27 Down: Out of it

Answer: DAZED

  • Could mean: to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
  • Similar to: dazzle
  • Similar to: bedazzle

28 Down: Octet on a chessboard

Answer: RANKS

  • Could mean: a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
  • Similar to: rank
  • Example: the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen

29 Down: Instant ___

Answer: RAMEN

  • Think about words related to ramen

30 Down: Former Australian prime minister Malcolm

Answer: TURNBULL

  • Think about words related to turnbull

31 Down: Home to the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden, in brief

Answer: MOMA

  • Think about words related to moma

32 Down: "What's the alternative?"

Answer: HOWELSE

  • Think about words related to howelse

33 Down: Like about 4% of the citizens of Kansas

Answer: TOPEKAN

  • Think about words related to topekan

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34 Down: Soft, yellow fruit

Answer: PAWPAW

  • Could mean: tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit
  • Similar to: papaya
  • Similar to: papaia

35 Down: Salsas, e.g.

Answer: DANCES

  • Could mean: an artistic form of nonverbal communication
  • Similar to: dance
  • Could mean: a party of people assembled for dancing

36 Down: "No acting up!"

Answer: BEGOOD

  • Think about words related to begood

37 Down: Like paper napkins

Answer: ONEUSE

  • Think about words related to oneuse

38 Down: Beer alternative to a 44-Across

Answer: PORTER

  • Could mean: a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
  • Could mean: someone who guards an entrance
  • Similar to: doorkeeper

40 Down: Tilt

Answer: JOUST

  • Could mean: a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
  • Similar to: tilt
  • Could mean: joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback

41 Down: ___ test (home inspection component)

Answer: RADON

  • Could mean: a radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium; the heaviest of the inert gasses; occurs naturally (especially in areas over granite) and is considered a hazard to health
  • Similar to: Rn
  • Similar to: atomic number 86

43 Down: Yours, in Tours

Answer: ATOI

  • Think about words related to atoi

44 Down: Whose business is just around the block?

Answer: LEGO

  • Could mean: (trademark) a child's plastic construction set for making mechanical models
  • Similar to: Lego set

46 Down: Chemistry class unit: Abbr.

Answer: MOL

  • Could mean: the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
  • Similar to: gram molecule
  • Similar to: mole

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47 Down: "___ Beso"

Answer: ESO

  • Think about words related to eso

48 Down: Unprocessed

Answer: RAW

  • Could mean: informal terms for nakedness
  • Similar to: altogether
  • Similar to: birthday suit

Tips for Solving Down Clues

  1. Start with shorter words: 3-letter and 4-letter Down clues are often easier to solve first
  2. Use crossing letters: Down clues intersect with Across clues, giving you helpful letters
  3. Look for patterns: Common endings like -ING, -ED, or -ER can help with vertical words
  4. Consider word breaks: Vertical phrases might break naturally at certain points
  5. Check theme connections: Down clues often relate to the puzzle's overall theme

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Today's Down Clues Statistics

  • Total Down clues: 38
  • Puzzle date: Saturday, September 13, 2025
  • Difficulty: Standard NYT level
  • Grid orientation: Vertical (top to bottom)

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About Today's Down Clues

NYT Down clues solutions for September 13, 2025
Today's NYT Down Clues - All 38 Vertical Solutions

This complete guide to NYT Down clues for September 13, 2025 includes all 38 vertical answers. Down clues are an essential part of the crossword grid, running from top to bottom and intersecting with Across clues to create the complete puzzle solution.

Remember, solving Down clues becomes easier when you work them together with Across clues, as the intersecting letters provide valuable hints for both directions.

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Saturday NYT Mini Crossword Answers September 13, 2025 - Quick 5×5 Grid Solutions & Tips

Quick NYT Mini Crossword September 13, 2025 - Mobile-Friendly Solutions & Speed Tips

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Mini Crossword has 20 clues total. We have all the answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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NYT Mini Crossword solutions for September 13, 2025
NYT Mini Crossword Grid - Saturday, September 13, 2025
Puzzle Statistics
Detail Information
Date September 13, 2025
Grid Size 5 x 5 squares
Total Clues 20 clues
Across Clues 10 clues
Down Clues 10 clues
Average Solve Time Under 1 minute

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Grid Layout

This puzzle uses a 5 by 5 grid. That means 5 boxes across and 5 boxes down.

5x5 Crossword Grid Pattern
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5
Row 1     
Row 2     
Row 3     
Row 4     
Row 5     

How to Solve This Puzzle Fast

  1. Read all the clues first - your brain will start working on them
  2. Fill in the short words first (3 letters or less)
  3. Use the crossing letters to help with harder words
  4. If a clue has a question mark (?), it's probably a joke or play on words
  5. Common short words: THE, AND, ARE, FOR, NOT

Quick Facts About This Puzzle

  • Total squares in grid: 25 (5 times 5)
  • Average time to solve: Less than 1 minute
  • Best time to play: During a coffee break
  • Difficulty level: Made for everyone to enjoy

Across Clues - 10 Total

These clues go from left to right in the puzzle.

Across Clues List
Number Clue
1 Across 18. Gumbo ingredients
2 Across 40. Origin of "The Tale of Genji," considered by many to be the world's first novel
3 Across 31. MX-5 and CX-50 maker
4 Across 42. Network
5 Across 39. Botanical bristles
6 Across 44. Beer alternative to a 38-Down
7 Across 50. "I mean, duh!"
8 Across 24. Some baseball stats
9 Across 45. Pooped
10 Across 26. Bad way to make a group decision

Hints and Answers for Across Clues

Need help? Here are hints and answers for each clue above. Also check out these helpful guides:

1 Across: "18. Gumbo ingredients"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 5 letters
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: O___S

Answer:

Click to reveal OKRAS

2 Across: "40. Origin of "The Tale of Genji," considered by many to be the world's first novel"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 5 letters
  • It starts with 'J' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: J___N

Answer:

Click to reveal JAPAN

3 Across: "31. MX-5 and CX-50 maker"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 5 letters
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: M___A

Answer:

Click to reveal MAZDA

4 Across: "42. Network"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 3 letters
  • It starts with 'W' and ends with 'B'
  • Another word like this: network

Answer:

Click to reveal WEB

5 Across: "39. Botanical bristles"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 4 letters
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: A__S

Answer:

Click to reveal AWNS

6 Across: "44. Beer alternative to a 38-Down"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 5 letters
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: L___R

Answer:

Click to reveal LAGER

7 Across: "50. "I mean, duh!""

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 15 letters
  • It starts with 'W' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: W_____________R

Answer:

Click to reveal WELLITSNOWONDER

8 Across: "24. Some baseball stats"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 4 letters
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: R__S

Answer:

Click to reveal RBIS

9 Across: "45. Pooped"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 15 letters
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: P_____________T

Answer:

Click to reveal PLUMTUCKEREDOUT

10 Across: "26. Bad way to make a group decision"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 5 letters
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: A___E

Answer:

Click to reveal ALONE

Down Clues - 10 Total

These clues go from top to bottom in the puzzle.

Down Clues List
Number Clue
1 Down 8. The solution referred to in Sherlock Holmes's "seven-per-cent solution"
2 Down 2. Actor Kieran of "Succession"
3 Down 37. Like paper napkins
4 Down 26. Fine
5 Down 12. Much of Jupiter
6 Down 46. Chemistry class unit: Abbr.
7 Down 29. Instant ___
8 Down 24. Watermelon detritus
9 Down 3. Found darling
10 Down 48. Unprocessed

Hints and Answers for Down Clues

Need help? Here are hints and answers for each clue above. You might also like:

1 Down: "8. The solution referred to in Sherlock Holmes's "seven-per-cent solution""

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 7 letters
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: C_____E

Answer:

Click to reveal COCAINE

2 Down: "2. Actor Kieran of "Succession""

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 6 letters
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: C____N

Answer:

Click to reveal CULKIN

3 Down: "37. Like paper napkins"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 6 letters
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: O____E

Answer:

Click to reveal ONEUSE

4 Down: "26. Fine"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 5 letters
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: A___Y

Answer:

Click to reveal AOKAY

5 Down: "12. Much of Jupiter"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 3 letters
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'S'
  • Another word like this: petrol

Answer:

Click to reveal GAS

6 Down: "46. Chemistry class unit: Abbr."

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 3 letters
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'L'
  • Another word like this: mole

Answer:

Click to reveal MOL

7 Down: "29. Instant ___"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 5 letters
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: R___N

Answer:

Click to reveal RAMEN

8 Down: "24. Watermelon detritus"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 5 letters
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: R___S

Answer:

Click to reveal RINDS

9 Down: "3. Found darling"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 6 letters
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: A____D

Answer:

Click to reveal ADORED

10 Down: "48. Unprocessed"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 3 letters
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'W'
  • Another word like this: bleak

Answer:

Click to reveal RAW

How to Solve the NYT Mini Crossword Faster

Here are the best tips from expert solvers:

Step-by-Step Strategy

  1. Quick Scan: Read all clues once. Your brain starts working on them right away.
  2. Easy First: Fill in the shortest words (2-3 letters). These are usually simple words like "IT" or "ON".
  3. Use Crossings: When letters cross, they help you figure out harder words.
  4. Watch for Wordplay: Clues with question marks (?) are jokes or puns.
  5. Common Words: Remember these appear often: ERA, ORE, ATE, ICE.

Letter Tips That Really Help

  • The letter E is the most common in English
  • Words ending in S are often plurals
  • If you see "___" in a clue, the answer fits those blanks exactly
  • Abbreviations in clues mean the answer is also abbreviated

Time Goals to Aim For

Your Time Skill Level What It Means
Under 30 seconds Expert You know the puzzle patterns very well!
30-60 seconds Advanced Great job! You solve quickly.
1-2 minutes Good You're doing well. Keep practicing!
Over 2 minutes Learning You'll get faster with practice.

Puzzle Numbers and Facts

Today's Puzzle by the Numbers
Total Clues: 20 clues to solve
Grid Size: 5 boxes across, 5 boxes down
Total Squares: 25 squares to fill
Average Time: Most people solve in 52 seconds
Difficulty: A bit tricky

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The puzzle comes out at 10 PM Eastern Time the night before. So you can play Monday's puzzle starting Sunday at 10 PM.

How fast should I be able to solve it?

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Do I need to pay to play?

No! The NYT Mini is completely free. You don't need a subscription like the big crossword.

What makes a good Mini solver?

Good Mini solvers know common short words, can spot wordplay quickly, and use crossing letters well. Practice helps a lot!

Are the puzzles harder on certain days?

Unlike the big NYT crossword, the Mini stays about the same difficulty every day. Sometimes Saturday might be a tiny bit harder.

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Monday, November 18, 2024

27403 Mon Nov 18, 2024 NYT by Rajeswari Rajamani

Across Clues :

1. Take a chill pill, 6. Welsh dog breed, 11. "Yuck!", 14. Self-evident truth, 15. Spheres of study, 16. July-August zodiac sign, 17. Personal bidding, in an idiom, 19. Part of a train … or an alternative to one, 20. ___ Scurry, first Black woman in the National Soccer Hall of Fame, 21. Museum info displayer, 23. Wee, informally, 24. ___ Moines, Iowa, 27. Take ___ (catch some Z's), 28. Who went "up the hill" in a nursery rhyme, 32. Glass fragment, 36. Suspend, 37. Great Plains tribe, 38. Speaking and pointing at objects, in a game of charades, 39. Mel in the Baseball Hall of Fame, 40. High-fives, basically, 41. Actor Guinness, 42. Ooze, 43. Spanish babies, 44. Two-player offensive sequence in basketball, 47. Instructional talk at an expo, informally, 48. Facility at many a luxury resort, 49. Doughnut shapes, mathematically speaking, 53. Steamy literary genre, 56. Maneuvered (through), as traffic, 58. Bit of cricket gear, 59. Like a hard-to-believe story, 62. Broadway, for one: Abbr, 63. Corrected with Ctrl+Z, 64. "Kate & ___" (1980s sitcom), 65. "Certainly!", 66. Religious factions, 67. Adheres to, as a deadline

Down Clues :

1. Synagogue leader, 2. Put forth, as effort, 3. Permitted by law, 4. Perfectly fine, 5. Marvel Comics mutant, 6. Real scoundrel, 7. Soldier of Sauron in "The Lord of the Rings", 8. "You ___ what you sow", 9. Like a brave knight, 10. One of more than 14,000 that make up Japan, 11. Iconic landmark in Yosemite Valley, 12. Partner of tear, 13. Boggle find, 18. Zippo, 22. Persuade with flattery, 25. Was bouncing off the walls?, 26. Performers of kickflips and boardslides, 28. Law school grads, in brief, 29. Subgenre for Lorde and Lana Del Rey, 30. Leisurely run, 31. "Sometimes ___ is more", 32. Finger-clicking sound, 33. Hindu festival of colors, 34. Amusing stories from a public speaker, 35. What goes up after a countdown?, 40. Weekend comedy show, for short, 42. Flavored ice treat, 45. ___ curiae (friend of the court), 46. On which croquet and cornhole are played, 49. On which Ping-Pong and air hockey are played, 50. Tiny egg, 51. Like the Olympic cauldron every four years, 52. Keeps the engine running, say, 53. Site where NWT = "New With Tags" and GU = "Gently Used", 54. Five-star review, 55. Rock band with an electric name, 57. Wax-coated cheese, 60. D.I.Y. purchase, 61. Distractions on many free apps

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 18, 2024

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

New York Times, Monday, November 18, 2024
New York Times, Monday, November 18, 2024


Across Clues with Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Take a chill pill. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RELAX

    Possible Answer : loose, unbend, unwind, slow_down, loosen, unlax, slack, slacken, unstrain, slack_up, make_relaxed, loosen_up, decompress, relax

    Possible Opposite Answer : tense, stiffen, strain


  • The clue is 6. Welsh dog breed. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CORGI

    Possible Answer : corgi, Welsh_corgi


  • The clue is 11. "Yuck!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EWW


  • The clue is 14. Self-evident truth. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AXIOM

    Possible Answer : maxim, axiom


  • The clue is 15. Spheres of study. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AREAS

    Possible Answer : field, arena, country, expanse, area, orbit, surface_area, region, domain, sphere


  • The clue is 16. July-August zodiac sign. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LEO

    Possible Answer : Leo, Leo_the_Lion, Lion


  • The clue is 17. Personal bidding, in an idiom. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BECKANDCALL


  • The clue is 19. Part of a train … or an alternative to one. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CAR

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


  • The clue is 20. ___ Scurry, first Black woman in the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BRIANA


  • The clue is 21. Museum info displayer. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PLACARD

    Possible Answer : bill, poster, posting, notice, card, placard


  • The clue is 23. Wee, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ITTY


  • The clue is 24. ___ Moines, Iowa. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DES

    Possible Answer : diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, DE, stilbesterol, diethylstilbesterol, DES, stilboestrol, First_State, Diamond_State, Delaware, stilbestrol


  • The clue is 27. Take ___ (catch some Z's). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANAP


  • The clue is 28. Who went "up the hill" in a nursery rhyme. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: JACKANDJILL


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

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

    The answer: SHARD

    Possible Answer : fragment, shard, sherd


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

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

    The answer: HALT

    Possible Answer : stanch, halting, arrest, halt, freeze, stay, block, stoppage, gimpy, crippled, stem, kibosh, staunch, game, hitch, hold, lame, check, stop

    Possible Opposite Answer : start


  • The clue is 37. Great Plains tribe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OTOE

    Possible Answer : Oto, Otoe


  • The clue is 38. Speaking and pointing at objects, in a game of charades. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NONOS


  • The clue is 39. Mel in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OTT


  • The clue is 40. High-fives, basically. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SLAPS

    Possible Answer : slap, smack, smacking


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

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

    The answer: ALEC


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

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

    The answer: SEEP

    Possible Answer : ooze, seep


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

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

    The answer: NENES


  • The clue is 44. Two-player offensive sequence in basketball. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PICKANDROLL


  • The clue is 47. Instructional talk at an expo, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DEMO

    Possible Answer : demonstration, demonstrate, present, show, exhibit, demo


  • The clue is 48. Facility at many a luxury resort. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPA

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


  • The clue is 49. Doughnut shapes, mathematically speaking. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TORI

    Possible Answer : torus, tore, toroid


  • The clue is 53. Steamy literary genre. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EROTICA

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


  • The clue is 56. Maneuvered (through), as traffic. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WEAVED

    Possible Answer : wind, weave, waver, tissue, wander, interweave, thread, meander

    Possible Opposite Answer : unweave


  • The clue is 58. Bit of cricket gear. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BAT

    Possible Answer : at-bat, bat, clobber, chiropteran, flutter, cream, drub, lick, thrash, squash_racket, cricket_bat, squash_racquet


  • The clue is 59. Like a hard-to-believe story. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COCKANDBULL


  • The clue is 62. Broadway, for one: Abbr. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AVE


  • The clue is 63. Corrected with Ctrl+Z. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UNDID

    Possible Answer : loosen, unmake, unwrap, untie, undo

    Possible Opposite Answer : wrap, make


  • The clue is 64. "Kate & ___" (1980s sitcom). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALLIE


  • The clue is 65. "Certainly!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YES

    Possible Answer : yes

    Possible Opposite Answer : no


  • The clue is 66. Religious factions. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SECTS

    Possible Answer : religious_sect, sect, religious_order, faction


  • The clue is 67. Adheres to, as a deadline. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MEETS

    Possible Answer : satisfy, encounter, assemble, match, run_across, fulfil, meet, get_together, conform_to, gather, fit, touch, fulfill, play, contact, forgather, suffer, see, come_across, take_on, run_into, receive, cope_with, sports_meeting, foregather, fill, converge, adjoin

    Possible Opposite Answer : diverge


Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

    The answer: RABBI

    Possible Answer: rabbi, Rabbi

  • The clue is 2. Put forth, as effort. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EXERT

    Possible Answer: maintain, wield, exercise, exert

  • The clue is 3. Permitted by law. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LICIT

    Possible Answer: lawful, legitimate, licit

    Possible Opposite Answer : illicit

  • The clue is 4. Perfectly fine. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AOKAY

  • The clue is 5. Marvel Comics mutant. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: XMAN

  • The clue is 6. Real scoundrel. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CAD

    Possible Answer: heel, bounder, cad, blackguard, computer-aided_design, CAD, hound, dog

  • The clue is 7. Soldier of Sauron in "The Lord of the Rings". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORC

  • The clue is 8. "You ___ what you sow". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: REAP

    Possible Answer: glean, reap, draw, harvest

  • The clue is 9. Like a brave knight. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GALLANT

    Possible Answer: dandy, fop, knightly, lofty, swell, majestic, proud, gallant, sheik, beau, chivalrous, clotheshorse, dude, fashion_plate, squire, dashing

  • The clue is 10. One of more than 14,000 that make up Japan. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ISLAND

    Possible Answer: island

  • The clue is 11. Iconic landmark in Yosemite Valley. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ELCAPITAN

  • The clue is 12. Partner of tear. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WEAR

    Possible Answer: wear_down, break, endure, outwear, wear_out, assume, don, wearing, fatigue, habiliment, bust, article_of_clothing, fag_out, wear, wearable, wear_off, put_on, weary, clothing, hold_out, tire_out, fag, bear, tire, wear_thin, get_into, wear_upon, have_on, jade, fall_apart, vesture

    Possible Opposite Answer : refresh

  • The clue is 13. Boggle find. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WORD

    Possible Answer: news, countersign, Bible, word_of_honor, Holy_Writ, Son, Scripture, tidings, give_voice, Book, word, Logos, password, watchword, Word_of_God, Good_Book, formulate, parole, articulate, give-and-take, Holy_Scripture, phrase, Word, discussion, intelligence, Christian_Bible

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

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

    The answer: NADA

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

  • The clue is 22. Persuade with flattery. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CAJOLE

    Possible Answer: sweet-talk, inveigle, cajole, palaver, wheedle, blarney, coax

  • The clue is 25. Was bouncing off the walls?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ECHOED

    Possible Answer: reverberate, repeat, ring, resound, echo, recall

  • The clue is 26. Performers of kickflips and boardslides. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SKATERS

    Possible Answer: skater

  • The clue is 28. Law school grads, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: JDS

  • The clue is 29. Subgenre for Lorde and Lana Del Rey. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALTPOP

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

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

    The answer: LOPE

    Possible Answer: canter, trot, lope, jog

  • The clue is 31. "Sometimes ___ is more". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LESS

    Possible Answer: to_a_lesser_extent, less

    Possible Opposite Answer : more

  • The clue is 32. Finger-clicking sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SNAP

    Possible Answer: snatch_up, crack, grab, snap, snatch, shot, lose_it, snap_fastener, bust, ginger_snap, picnic, catch, duck_soup, cracking, piece_of_cake, snapshot, shoot, break_down, photograph, elasticity, centering, snap_bean, pushover, snarl, gingersnap, ginger_nut, child's_play, tear, click, press_stud, walkover, rupture, cinch, flick, breeze

    Possible Opposite Answer : inelasticity

  • The clue is 33. Hindu festival of colors. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HOLI

  • The clue is 34. Amusing stories from a public speaker. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANECDOTES

    Possible Answer: anecdote

  • The clue is 35. What goes up after a countdown?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROCKET

    Possible Answer: skyrocket, projectile, roquette, rocket, garden_rocket, arugula, rocket_salad, Eruca_vesicaria_sativa, Eruca_sativa, rocket_engine

  • The clue is 40. Weekend comedy show, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SNL

  • The clue is 42. Flavored ice treat. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SNOCONE

  • The clue is 45. ___ curiae (friend of the court). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AMICUS

  • The clue is 46. On which croquet and cornhole are played. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LAWN

    Possible Answer: lawn

  • The clue is 49. On which Ping-Pong and air hockey are played. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TABLE

    Possible Answer: shelve, prorogue, table, tabular_array, hold_over, tabularise, put_over, put_off, set_back, mesa, remit, tabularize, postpone, tabulate, defer, board

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

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

    The answer: OVULE

    Possible Answer: ovule

  • The clue is 51. Like the Olympic cauldron every four years. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RELIT

  • The clue is 52. Keeps the engine running, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IDLES

    Possible Answer: stagnate, laze, tick_over, idle, slug

    Possible Opposite Answer : work, run

  • The clue is 53. Site where NWT = "New With Tags" and GU = "Gently Used". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EBAY

  • The clue is 54. Five-star review. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RAVE

    Possible Answer: rabbit_on, gush, mouth_off, rant, spout, rave, jabber

  • The clue is 55. Rock band with an electric name. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ACDC

  • The clue is 57. Wax-coated cheese. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EDAM

    Possible Answer: Edam

  • The clue is 60. D.I.Y. purchase. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KIT

    Possible Answer: outfit, kit, kit_up, kit_out

  • The clue is 61. Distractions on many free apps. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ADS

    Possible Answer: advert, advertising, advertisement, advertizement, advertizing, ad

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Saturday, September 13, 2025

XWordHint Crossword Answers September 13, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

Master today's NYT crossword with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun. Perfect for crossword lovers who want that satisfying "aha!" moment.

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September 13, 2025 NYT Crossword Solutions

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Medium

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

Across Clues - Complete List

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Student's plan 15
2A 16. Italian pianist who composed the scores for "Nomadland" and "The Father" 15
3A 17. Sort of habitat in a bottle garden 15
4A 18. Gumbo ingredients 5
5A 19. Top 4
6A 20. California's ___ Nuevo State Park 3
7A 21. Contests 4
8A 22. Contents of Pandora's box 5
9A 24. Some baseball stats 4
10A 25. The 21,728th page of 1989's 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary 3
11A 26. Bad way to make a group decision 5
12A 27. Batman : Bruce :: Wonder Woman : ___ 5
13A 28. Stray 5
14A 29. Place for driving 5
15A 30. Rolled chip brand from Mexico 5
16A 31. MX-5 and CX-50 maker 5
17A 32. Province in the names of many Chinese restaurants 5
18A 33. Great volumes 5
19A 34. Petunia's partner, in cartoons 5
20A 35. Rounded, in a way 5
21A 36. Jazz form 3
22A 39. Botanical bristles 4
23A 40. Origin of "The Tale of Genji," considered by many to be the world's first novel 5
24A 41. Mountain West campus city 4
25A 42. Network 3
26A 43. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious 4
27A 44. Beer alternative to a 38-Down 5
28A 45. Pooped 15
29A 49. Completely at ease 15
30A 50. "I mean, duh!" 15

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Student's plan"

15 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ACADEMICPROGRAM

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2A: "16. Italian pianist who composed the scores for "Nomadland" and "The Father""

15 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: LUDOVICOEINAUDI

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3A: "17. Sort of habitat in a bottle garden"

15 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CLOSEDECOSYSTEM

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4A: "18. Gumbo ingredients"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
  • Similar words include: okra, lady's-finger, Hibiscus esculentus
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: OKRAS

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5A: "19. Top"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the highest point (of something)
  • Similar words include: acme, solar apex, apex of the sun's way
  • Opposite of: antapex
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: APEX

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6A: "20. California's ___ Nuevo State Park"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the plo in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries
  • Similar words include: Black September, Arab Revolutionary Brigades, Fatah Revolutionary Council
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ANO

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7A: "21. Contests"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
  • Similar words include: compete, contend, vie
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: VIES

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8A: "22. Contents of Pandora's box"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that morally objectionable behavior
  • Similar words include: evil, immorality, evilness
  • Opposite of: good, goodness
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: EVILS

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9A: "24. Some baseball stats"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a run that is the result of the batter's performance
  • Similar words include: run batted in, rbi
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: RBIS

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10A: "25. The 21,728th page of 1989's 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that either extremity of something that has length
  • Similar words include: last, close, remnant
  • Opposite of: beginning, begin
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: END

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11A: "26. Bad way to make a group decision"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that isolated from others
  • Similar words include: unequalled, lone, unique
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ALONE

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12A: "27. Batman : Bruce :: Wonder Woman : ___"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that english aristocrat who was the first wife of prince charles; her death in an automobile accident in paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
  • Similar words include: Lady Diana Frances Spencer, Princess Diana, Princess of Wales
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: DIANA

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13A: "28. Stray"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
  • Similar words include: scallywag, scalawag, rapscallion
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ROGUE

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14A: "29. Place for driving"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
  • Similar words include: kitchen stove, crop, graze
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: RANGE

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15A: "30. Rolled chip brand from Mexico"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TAKIS

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16A: "31. MX-5 and CX-50 maker"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: MAZDA

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17A: "32. Province in the names of many Chinese restaurants"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a province in southeastern central china between the nan ling mountains and the chang jiang; noted for its timber and valuable mineral resources
  • Similar words include: Hunan province
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: HUNAN

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18A: "33. Great volumes"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a (usually) large and scholarly book
  • Similar words include: tome
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TOMES

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19A: "34. Petunia's partner, in cartoons"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PORKY

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20A: "35. Rounded, in a way"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that having a hemispherical vault or dome
  • Similar words include: vaulted
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: DOMED

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21A: "36. Jazz form"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the law enforcement agency of the justice department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes
  • Similar words include: bonk, whap, Federal Bureau of Prisons
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BOP

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22A: "39. Botanical bristles"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses
  • Similar words include: awn
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: AWNS

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23A: "40. Origin of "The Tale of Genji," considered by many to be the world's first novel"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of asia extending 1,300 miles between the sea of japan and the western pacific ocean
  • Similar words include: Japanese Archipelago, Japanese Islands, Nihon
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: JAPAN

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24A: "41. Mountain West campus city"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a city in western nevada at the foot of the sierra nevada mountains; known for gambling casinos and easy divorce and remarriage
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: RENO

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25A: "42. Network"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
  • Similar words include: World Wide Web, entanglement, WWW
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: WEB

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26A: "43. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: AONE

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27A: "44. Beer alternative to a 38-Down"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons
  • Similar words include: laager, lager beer
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: LAGER

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28A: "45. Pooped"

15 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PLUMTUCKEREDOUT

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29A: "49. Completely at ease"

15 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ASLOOSEASAGOOSE

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30A: "50. "I mean, duh!""

15 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: WELLITSNOWONDER

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Down Clues - Complete List

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Hollow, of a sort 6
2D 2. Actor Kieran of "Succession" 6
3D 3. Found darling 6
4D 4. South Asian crepes 5
5D 5. What are ahead of their times? 4
6D 6. Prefix with point 3
7D 7. Much of a comet, typically 3
8D 8. The solution referred to in Sherlock Holmes's "seven-per-cent solution" 7
9D 9. You and me both! 6
10D 10. Stops lying, say 5
11D 11. Jet-black stone 4
12D 12. Much of Jupiter 3
13D 13. Vegetable also called a Swedish turnip 8
14D 14. DNA compound whose name includes the letters D, N and A 7
15D 15. Pink-flowered tree 6
16D 22. Basketball Hall-of-Famer Baylor 5
17D 23. Who you would be in France? 4
18D 24. Watermelon detritus 5
19D 26. Fine 5
20D 27. Out of it 5
21D 28. Octet on a chessboard 5
22D 29. Instant ___ 5
23D 30. Former Australian prime minister Malcolm 8
24D 31. Home to the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden, in brief 4
25D 32. "What's the alternative?" 7
26D 33. Like about 4% of the citizens of Kansas 7
27D 34. Soft, yellow fruit 6
28D 35. Salsas, e.g. 6
29D 36. "No acting up!" 6
30D 37. Like paper napkins 6
31D 38. Beer alternative to a 44-Across 6
32D 40. Tilt 5
33D 41. ___ test (home inspection component) 5
34D 43. Yours, in Tours 4
35D 44. Whose business is just around the block? 4
36D 46. Chemistry class unit: Abbr. 3
37D 47. "___ Beso" 3
38D 48. Unprocessed 3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Hollow, of a sort"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a small recess opening off a larger room
  • Similar words include: bay
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ALCOVE

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2D: "2. Actor Kieran of "Succession""

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CULKIN

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3D: "3. Found darling"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that love intensely
  • Similar words include: idolised, idolized, worshipped
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ADORED

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4D: "4. South Asian crepes"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: DOSAS

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5D: "5. What are ahead of their times?"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (old testament) adam's wife in judeo-christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; god created eve from adam's rib and placed adam and eve in the garden of eden
  • Similar words include: Eve, eventide, even
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: EVES

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6D: "6. Prefix with point"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that used in combination to denote the middle
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: MID

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7D: "7. Much of a comet, typically"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that water frozen in the solid state
  • Similar words include: meth, frost, methamphetamine hydrochloride
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ICE

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8D: "8. The solution referred to in Sherlock Holmes's "seven-per-cent solution""

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive
  • Similar words include: cocain
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: COCAINE

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9D: "9. You and me both!"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
  • Similar words include: masses, the great unwashed, mass
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: PEOPLE

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10D: "10. Stops lying, say"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a growth in strength or number or importance
  • Similar words include: rise up, cost increase, rebel
  • Opposite of: set, sit down
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Answer: RISES

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11D: "11. Jet-black stone"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ONYX

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12D: "12. Much of Jupiter"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
  • Similar words include: swash, throttle, shoot a line
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: GAS

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13D: "13. Vegetable also called a Swedish turnip"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food
  • Similar words include: Swedish turnip, Brassica napus napobrassica, swede
  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: RUTABAGA

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14D: "14. DNA compound whose name includes the letters D, N and A"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (biochemistry) purine base found in dna and rna; pairs with thymine in dna and with uracil in rna
  • Similar words include: A
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: ADENINE

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15D: "15. Pink-flowered tree"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that evergreen australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers
  • Similar words include: silver wattle, buck's fizz, Acacia dealbata
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: MIMOSA

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16D: "22. Basketball Hall-of-Famer Baylor"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ELGIN

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17D: "23. Who you would be in France?"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: VOUS

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18D: "24. Watermelon detritus"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating)
  • Similar words include: rind
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: RINDS

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19D: "26. Fine"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: AOKAY

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20D: "27. Out of it"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
  • Similar words include: stuporous, logy, stun
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: DAZED

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21D: "28. Octet on a chessboard"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
  • Similar words include: membership, social station, place
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: RANKS

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22D: "29. Instant ___"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: RAMEN

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23D: "30. Former Australian prime minister Malcolm"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: TURNBULL

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24D: "31. Home to the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden, in brief"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: MOMA

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25D: "32. "What's the alternative?""

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: HOWELSE

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26D: "33. Like about 4% of the citizens of Kansas"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: TOPEKAN

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27D: "34. Soft, yellow fruit"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that tropical american shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit
  • Similar words include: melon tree, papaia, Asimina triloba
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: PAWPAW

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28D: "35. Salsas, e.g."

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an artistic form of nonverbal communication
  • Similar words include: terpsichore, trip the light fantastic toe, dance
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: DANCES

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29D: "36. "No acting up!""

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: BEGOOD

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30D: "37. Like paper napkins"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: ONEUSE

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31D: "38. Beer alternative to a 44-Across"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
  • Similar words include: hall porter, ostiary, door guard
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: PORTER

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32D: "40. Tilt"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
  • Similar words include: tilt
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: JOUST

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33D: "41. ___ test (home inspection component)"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium; the heaviest of the inert gasses; occurs naturally (especially in areas over granite) and is considered a hazard to health
  • Similar words include: atomic number 86, Rn
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: RADON

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34D: "43. Yours, in Tours"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ATOI

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35D: "44. Whose business is just around the block?"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (trademark) a child's plastic construction set for making mechanical models
  • Similar words include: Lego set
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: LEGO

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36D: "46. Chemistry class unit: Abbr."

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the systeme international d'unites
  • Similar words include: mole, gram molecule
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: MOL

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37D: "47. "___ Beso""

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ESO

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38D: "48. Unprocessed"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that informal terms for nakedness
  • Similar words include: sore, unsanded, bleak
  • Opposite of: cooked
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Answer: RAW

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38 Down Clues
68 Total Clues

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